"I announce the closure of Stark Industries' weapons research and development division!"
Inside Tony's villa living room, the television was replaying the news from a few days prior.
Lin Feng sat on the sofa watching the playback, couldn't help shaking his head and smiling, yet he also breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that after saving Tony from the cave, he hadn't caused any irreversible changes to the main storyline's development; Tony Stark still closed the weapons research and development division just like in the original work.
Not long ago, Lin Feng was still a plain and unremarkable Blue Star citizen.
While scrolling through short videos, he accidentally fell asleep, and the phone screen was still playing an Avengers movie. The post-credits scene carried the sound of Tony Stark hammering metal, strike after strike.
Just like that, woken up once again by Tony's iron-smashing sounds, he found himself time-traveled to the cave where Tony met with disaster.
And he even activated the system. For Lin Feng, who complained every day about a dull and uninteresting life, this was undoubtedly both magical and exciting.
The first task issued by the system was to help Tony Stark forge the Iron Man armor, and it even advanced the task reward: 10% of Superman's powers (from Man of Steel).
With this 10% of Superman's strength, Lin Feng naturally took Tony and escaped from the cave that imprisoned him.
And Lin Feng, who saved Tony Stark, also gained Tony's friendship.
Considering that after time-traveling he was a person without legal registration, having neither identification nor a place to live, Lin Feng had no choice but to temporarily move into Tony Stark's seaside villa under his arrangement.
Lin Feng turned off the TV, touched his chin. It had been a while since he rescued Tony Stark.
The second item of his beginner tasks should also be put on the agenda.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng couldn't help looking through the system's task list again. Just seeing the word Superman behind the reward was enough to make his blood boil.
Beginner Task 1: Rescue Tony Stark.
Task Reward: 10% Superman - Man of Steel physical fitness (completed).
Beginner Task 2: Fly into outer space to receive yellow star radiation, method not limited.
Task Reward: Superman - Man of Steel complete powers.
Prompt: After completing both beginner tasks, the system will completely bind to the host. Please complete the beginner tasks within one month, otherwise the system will automatically unbind.
The dream of countless men and boys: super speed, Super Stamina, super strength.
As well as the handsome and practical Heat Vision, Freeze Breath, and so on.
Superman's powers! Lin Feng clicked his tongue. Just thinking about it was incomparably exciting. The 10% Superman's powers had already let him taste the sweetness, and now he couldn't wait to complete the second beginner task to experience what the full version of Superman was like!
Speaking of Beginner Task 2, flying into outer space, this task was indeed quite difficult to say it was difficult, but to say it was simple, it was also relatively simple.
In the past, Lin Feng probably didn't have much chance to fly into outer space. Not to mention that the technology at the time didn't allow ordinary citizens to board a rocket, even if it did allow it, Lin Feng didn't have that kind of money!
Yet the current Lin Feng was in Marvel, where all kinds of black tech were dazzling. He had also rescued that wealthy tycoon Tony Stark, so wanting to fly into outer space was theoretically not a difficult matter.
The beginner task only had a time limit of one month. If he couldn't complete it, Lin Feng didn't know what would happen. Perhaps after the system unbound, he would still be in the Marvel world, just without Superman's strength.
Or perhaps after unbinding, he would kick the bucket directly, without even the chance to go back.
No matter which result it was, it wasn't what Lin Feng wanted to see.
Under these circumstances, Lin Feng knew that he could only seek Tony Stark's help, which was also the most convenient and reliable plan to fly into space.
By then, he would possess Superman's complete powers. Although it was the Man of Steel version, it was completely enough to punch out weirdos like Hulk and the Purple Potato Monster, and Superman's powers could also completely allow him to coast smoothly through the early Marvel plot.
Hm, the plan was viable.
Lin Feng continuously daydreamed about a wonderful future, and whenever he thought of an exciting spot, he jumped up from the sofa, gesticulating wildly and throwing a set of punches.
Looking for all the world like a goofy roe deer...
Just as Lin Feng was happily getting high on his own supply, Tony Stark, who had spent the day dealing with reporters, returned to the villa and just as he entered the door saw Lin Feng going crazy on the sofa.
"Hey, buddy, did you do drugs? Do you know how much that sofa is worth?!"
Lin Feng, who had let himself go, was snapped awake by this sudden voice, and only then discovered that Tony had returned. He awkwardly jumped down from the sofa and casually patted the spot he had stepped on.
"Oh! Tony, welcome back... Hehe."
"Heh..."
Tony snorted and walked over to sit on the sofa.
"How is it, Lin? Are you getting used to living here?"
Hearing this, Lin Feng reached out to touch his chin, put on a thoughtful posture and said, "Um... pretty much."
"Pretty much? Buddy, do you know how much the sofa you just stepped on is worth? 30k dollars!" Tony couldn't help rolling his eyes.
"Oh... buddy, this doesn't matter, we're friends, aren't we!"
"When I get a house in the future, I'll allow you to step on the sofa in my home too!" Lin Feng made a magnanimous wave of his hand and wrote a check he couldn't cash.
Anyway, he was penniless right now, so he would just gloss over this matter first.
"I couldn't care less..."
Tony curled his lip, but he didn't refute Lin Feng's claim of being friends. Although he had a sharp tongue, for Lin Feng, who had shared life-and-death experiences with him and even saved his life, he reluctantly accepted the status of friend.
And in the days to come, Tony would also countless times feel grateful for having such a friend.
However, that was a story for another day.
"Speaking of a house, you already have one!" Tony reached out and tossed a stack of documents to Lin Feng.
"The ID you wanted, a driver's license, and, a villa in New York!"
"This is a special treat!" Tony pointed at the deed to the villa, arching his eyebrow as he spoke. "Pepper picked it out personally! I'm sure you'll like it!"
"Now, you can express your happiness and properly thank the billionaire, Tony Stark." Tony wore a smug look, displaying the authority of his wealth.
Lin Feng took the documents speechlessly and opened them for a glance.
An ID, a deed to a villa in the New York area spanning six hundred square meters, and on top of that, a five-million-dollar check.
Oh?? Lin Feng narrowed his eyes. Not bad, extremely satisfied.
"Thank you very much, billionaire Tony Stark. I'm very satisfied with this gift!"
Lin Feng raised his brows, happily accepting them, and nodded at Tony Stark with a satisfied expression.
I have to admit, even though Tony had a sharp tongue, the things he did were quite thorough and showed a lot of sincerity.
Good grief, just like that, he had a young man's first house?
Oh no, it was the first villa!
Without standing on ceremony with Tony, after chatting and joking around, Lin Feng decided to talk to him about his aspiration to go to outer space.
"Having said that, Tony..." Lin Feng straightened up slightly, looking as though he had serious business to discuss with him.
"Actually, there's still one very important matter where I need your help."
"Oh? Let's hear it..."
Seeing that Lin Feng had turned serious, Tony raised an eyebrow, got up, and fetched a bottle of whiskey from the bar.
He poured a glass for himself, then pushed an empty glass toward Lin Feng, signaling him to pour his own if he wanted a drink.
Lin Feng did not pour any wine; he was not used to the taste of whiskey. He reached out, pointed upward, and continued:
"Tony, I want to take a trip to outer space!"
"The kind that flies right out of Earth's atmosphere!"
"It doesn't need to be too far, just somewhere around where the satellites are will do."
Tony was stunned upon hearing this, and the glass he was raising froze in mid-air.
"Outer space? The kind that leaves Earth? I didn't hear that wrong, did I?"
"Yes, Tony, the kind that leaves Earth." Lin Feng nodded.
Tony leaned forward. "Pal, did you really pop some pills?"
Tony's words left Lin Feng even more speechless.
"I'm serious, Tony!"
Seeing that Lin Feng was indeed serious, Tony rubbed his chin.
"Alright, you're serious."
"I'm just curious why you suddenly want to go to outer space. Wanting to go sightseeing?"
Flying to outer space was something Stark Industries could fully pull off right now, and the expense was merely a minor matter for Tony. After all, Stark had his own commercial satellites too.
"Not sightseeing, Tony. I can only tell you that it has to do with my abilities." In order to smoothly complete beginner mission 2, Lin Feng decided to tell Tony some partial truths.
Lin Feng knew very well in his heart that without a suitable reason, Tony Stark would not easily agree to this seemingly crazy request of his.
After all, at the current point in time, sending people into outer space still carried quite a bit of risk, unlike later when Star-Lord appeared, at which point flying out of Earth was practically an everyday occurrence.
"My abilities come from solar radiation," Lin Feng continued.
"In outer space, without the shielding of the atmosphere, I can receive radiation to the maximum extent to strengthen myself, and my abilities will also be greatly enhanced."
"Mm... you get it!"
Saying this, Lin Feng made a punching motion and arched his brow at Tony.
Back in the cave, he had used precisely this posture and punched a huge hole straight through the mountain.
The falling debris bought precious time to charge Tony's armor, leaving a very deep impression on him.
"Alright, Lin, that really is a bizarre training method. I've never heard of it."
Tony picked up his wine glass, shaking it as he sighed and shook his head. He also recalled Lin Feng's punch from back then—outrageously powerful, and even world boxing champions possessed no such punching force.
"Lin, actually I've always had a question." Tony changed the subject.
"I'm a bit curious if you're a mutant. After all, you back then..."
Tony imitated Lin Feng throwing a punch.
"That doesn't look like something an ordinary person can pull off!"
In Tony's impression, it seemed only the mutant group possessed some abilities that surpassed ordinary people.
"I am no mutant, Tony." Lin Feng explained. Indeed, it was hard not to associate that punch of his with mutants, but...
Mutants? Mutants could never beat Superman.
"To be precise, my superpowers come from a bloodline inheritance."
Lin Feng waved his hands around in the air haphazardly and explained.
"Uh... actually, I can't really explain it clearly either. After all, I haven't awakened for very long, and I'm very confused myself."
Lin Feng told a lie, as half-true words were the hardest for people to distinguish.
In the past few days, he had used the internet to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the current world, confirming that this truly was a pure Marvel world.
Moreover, humans in this world had no awareness of Superman. They could not find any comics, videos, movies, topics, or anything else related to Superman.
"Alright..." Tony shrugged, indicating that he accepted this explanation.
"Then you agree to send me to outer space?" Lin Feng asked.
"Oh! This is very simple for me, buddy. Since you want to go, then I'll just send you there."
Tony shrugged indifferently. Since Lin Feng wanted to go, he would just send him there; otherwise, someone might say he was stingy.
Hearing Tony agree, Lin Feng's mood became cheerful.
He knew there was a high probability that Tony wouldn't refuse.
"A week from now, Stark Industries will launch an artificial satellite. You can go to space along with it."
Tony stood up, patted Lin Feng's shoulder, and arranged it.
"Now, you can go check out your new residence!"
"Yeah! You know, my villa actually doesn't welcome men other than me, unless you're a woman."
Tony began to chase people out, half-jokingly and half-seriously.
His villa was only ever visited by cover girls from magazines, and he wasn't lying about that at all.
"Go pick a ride in the garage; consider it a gift from me! After all, it's not easy to catch a cab around here!"
Without waiting for Lin Feng to speak, Tony continued.
"...Alright."
Lin Feng nodded and agreed to Tony's arrangement.
His goal had already been achieved, and now that he had his own house, Lin Feng also wanted to see what his first villa in life looked like.
Lin Feng quickly left Tony's villa, and before leaving, he audaciously drove away in Tony's R8 sports car.
He remembered that in the movies, this was Tony Stark's favorite car, at least for now.
Well, Stark had said he could pick whatever he wanted, so there was nothing wrong with that.
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