The calmness of the Stark Villa lasted for three whole weeks. Tony·Stark had begun to wonder if aliens all over the world had gone on a collective vacation, and even S.H.I.E.L.D. did not bother them again.
"You know," Tony said to Xiao Han on the beach chair, "I just checked all the monitoring equipment, and even Kree Empire's old opponents didn't move. It's a bit strangely quiet."
Xiao Han adjusted the angle of his sunglasses. "If you are too busy, you can go and clean the swimming pool. The water is a bit dirty."
At this moment, JARVIS issued an alarm. "Abnormal vibration frequency detected. Source: East Africa."
Tony immediately called up the holographic map, "Wakanda? T'Challa What happened over there?"
Xiao Han turned over lazily. "As long as they don't come to find me, let them go their own way."
Suddenly, a golden teleportation circle unfolded on the beach, Black Panther T'Challa walked out quickly, followed by General Okoye.
"Stark," T'Challa looked serious, "We are in trouble."
Tony raised his eyebrows. "Let me guess, who is the blind person who wants to steal Vibranium?"
Okoye answered, "It's worse than that. Someone simply stole an entire Vibranium vein."
Xiao Han finally sat up. "A whole mine? How to steal it? Use a super vacuum cleaner?"
T'Challa sighed, "Using sonic resonance technology. The other party obviously knows our technology very well and has avoided all defense systems."
Tony calls up data. "JARVIS, analyze all recent vibration anomalies."
"Matched to a special set of sound wave frequencies, consistent with the weapon characteristics of Ulysses Klaue."
"Klaue?" T'Challa frowned, "That Vibranium smuggler? He can't possibly have such technology."
Xiao Han lay back again. "So he is another villain who thinks he is smart. Don't you Avengers specialize in dealing with this kind of thing?"
T'Challa looked at Xiao Han: "We tracked Klaue's hiding place on a cargo ship in New York port. But there is some kind of sound wave barrier there that our technology cannot break through."
Tony's eyes lit up. "So you need help?"
"We need his..." T'Challa thought carefully about his words, "Special abilities."
Xiao Han sneered, "If you want me to be a can opener, just say so. But the sun is too bright today, so I'm too lazy to move."
Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the direction of the freighter, followed by a strong vibration that could be felt even on the beach.
Tony has already put on the battle armor. "Well, it seems that we can't go. Xiao Han, if you don't come, I will give all the ice cream you treasure to Banner."
Xiao Han sighed, "You Avengers know this trick?" He stood up slowly, "Let's go, let's fight quickly."
When the three arrived at New York port, they found a huge cargo ship shrouded in a transparent sound wave barrier. The surrounding seawater was vibrating at strange frequencies.
Okoye tried to attack the barrier with a spear, but was directly deflected. "Our weapons are ineffective."
Tony fired the palm cannon, but it was also absorbed. "Wow, this thing can absorb energy."
Xiao Han floated to the barrier and observed carefully. "So this is the toy that can steal the entire mine?" He tapped the barrier lightly, and a low resonance echoed throughout the port.
A figure appeared on the freighter and shouted through the loudspeaker, "Get out of here! This is not something you can interfere with!"
T'Challa frowned. "That's not Klaue."
Suddenly, another voice came from behind. "Because he is dead."
Everyone turned around and saw Princess Shuri standing there, holding a tablet in his hand. "We just found out that Klaue died a week ago. The person who is now using his identity is an imitator."
Tony opened the mask. "So he is a fake? Interesting."
The figure inside the barrier laughed, "Imitate? I am evolving!" He lifted the barrier and revealed his true face - a young man wearing silver-white armor.
"I'm Echo," he announced. "Klaue's technology was so primitive. I upgraded it."
Xiao Han raised an eyebrow. "So you are here to apply for a patent?"
Echo glared at him. "I know you, Sun's Son. Your energy characteristics are exactly what I need!"
He suddenly fired a sound beam, hitting Xiao Han directly. But surprisingly, the sound wave deflected before contacting Xiao Han, and hit a container yard nearby.
Tony whistled. "Wow, even sound waves are useless to you?"
Xiao Han pat the non-existent dust. "Basic operation."
T'Challa and Okoye took the opportunity to break into the freighter and engage Echo's drone. Tony provided air support, while Xiao Han followed slowly.
Echo retreated into the cabin. "You don't understand! Vibranium is not just metal, it is alive! It can remember and learn!"
Shuri said through the communicator, "He is trying to use Vibranium to copy your energy characteristics! He wants to create another you!"
Xiao Han finally showed an interested expression. "Another me? Like a robot?"
The next second, the cabin opened, and three silver-white figures walked out, with energy patterns similar to sunlight flashing on the surface.
Echo laughed, "Meet your copies! Vibranium Memory Core, records all your energy characteristics!"
The eyes of the three Vibranium robots emitted red light at the same time, with Heat Vision shining directly at Xiao Han.
Xiao Han didn't even dodge, Heat Vision disappeared in front of him. "That's it?" He instantly appeared in front of a robot and punched it through, "Knockoffs are just knockoffs."
The other two robots tried to attack from a flank, but Xiao Han shot out Heat Vision from its eyes, melting their legs directly.
Echo backed away in horror. "Impossible! I completely copied your energy characteristics!"
Xiao Han crushed the last robot's head. "You copied me from the past." The red light in his eyes grew brighter, "But I am getting stronger every day."
T'Challa and Okoye have cleared all the drones and surrounded Echo. Tony landed next to it. "Okay, this is much easier than I thought."
Suddenly, the entire freighter began to shake. Shuri warned urgently, "He is starting the self-destruction program! He wants to sink the entire ship and all Vibranium to the bottom of the sea!"
Echo laughed crazily, "If I can't have these powers, no one can!"
Xiao Han sighed, suddenly took a deep breath, and blew an extremely cold breath towards the sea. The seawater in the port froze instantly, and even the cargo ship was fixed in the ice.
"Now," Xiao Han picked up Echo's collar, "Can we skip the boring villain monologue?"
T'Challa checked the freighter. "The self-destruct program has stopped. Vibranium are all safe."
Tony looked at the frozen harbor. "Well, this may affect shipping..."
Xiao Han threw Echo to Okoye: "That's your problem." He looked at T'Challa, "So Wakanda owes me a favor. I want your best engineers to repair Tony's coffee machine."
T'Challa couldn't help laughing, "We will send a technical team."
During the return flight, Tony couldn't help but ask, "How do you know those robots can't hurt you?"
Xiao Han shrugged. "One of the benefits of basking in the sun: it is upgraded every day. Those copies cannot keep up with the speed of the original."
When I returned to the villa, I found Loki sitting leisurely in the living room eating grapes.
"Again?" Tony rolled his eyes, "What are you here for this time?"
Loki wiped his hands gracefully. "I'm here to remind you that that Echo kid is just a pawn." He looked at Xiao Han, "Someone is betting on who can get your energy sample first in outer space."
Xiao Han raised his eyebrows. "What's the bet?"
Loki smiled, "The energy core of a star. It is said that it is beautiful when placed in the garden as a decoration."
Tony collapsed on the sofa. "So now the whole universe wants to catch you and use it as a power bank?"
"It's more like they all want to copy my abilities." Xiao Han picked up the grapes Loki brought and tasted them, "It tastes good. Where did you buy them?"
Loki smiled proudly, "Asgard specialty. If you want, I can supply it regularly. In exchange..."
"No." Xiao Han interrupted him, "But you can stay for dinner. Tony ordered Chinese takeout."
Loki looked surprised and satisfied. "What a... generous invitation."
After dinner, when Loki left through Bifrost, Tony looked at the takeout boxes on the table. "So this is our daily life now? Beating villains, receiving fairy guests, and ordering Chinese takeout?"
Xiao Han adjusted the beach chair and prepared to watch the stars. "What's wrong?"
"I just feel..." Tony thought about the words, "It's much easier than those previous apocalyptic crises."
Xiao Han chuckled, "Because they have finally learned to be smart. They know that they have to think carefully before looking for trouble."
The stars twinkle in the night sky and the sea breeze is gentle. Somewhere, someone may really be gambling in the universe; in another place, the technical team of Wakanda is preparing to go to Malibu.
But here, in this moment, everything is fine.
The starlight is just right, not even God dares to disturb it. This is the life Xiao Han wants.
As for those who want to copy his abilities? Let them try. Anyway, the genuine version will always be far ahead of the copycat version.