Meng Chuan walked alone through the expo. Night had fallen, and he had sent Banner and Peter off to enjoy some time together under the moonlight.
That's two superheroes collected. But he was still a long way from completing the grand slam that appealed to his peculiar tastes.
Meng Chuan wandered past the modern weapons on display, barely paying them any attention.
The six Shi are the key objects in this Universe. But if S.H.I.E.L.D. still won't agree to my deal after this expo...
I'll have to take special measures! Meng Chuan thought.
He had been so careful about obtaining the Space Stone because this was a test. The string of unexpected events since his arrival in Marvel had made him cautious.
The six Shi ought to be the most important things in this Universe. If anything could trigger another upheaval, it would be them. He would take his time. If obtaining the Space Stone caused no upheaval, the remaining stones would be simple.
As for why he had not approached the Time Stone first, The Ancient One had already worked wonders with it. Using the Time Stone as his first test still carried risks.
And if it did trigger some kind of change...
At worst, he would lose this wisp of Divine Sense!
"Oh! Isn't that Mr. North?" Someone spotted Meng Chuan and hurried over with a smile.
Meng Chuan glanced at him. Hammer!
"That's me. What is it?" Meng Chuan replied evenly. If events followed the original plot, this old bastard was going to cause trouble tonight, and quite a few people might be killed or injured.
A movie was only a movie. In the real world, chaos like that could not happen without casualties!
The world of superheroes was not a wonderful place!
"North, I thought you