Off the coast of New York, the Justice League superhero base.
At 10 a. m., sunlight streamed into the spacious central conference hall.
After a night of travel, the superheroes scattered around the world gradually returned to their base.
At this moment, everyone gathered in the conference room.
Peter Parker sat on the sofa in the corner.
Holding a thermal box brought back from Tokyo, she was distributing Japanese dorayaki to Matt.
" Mr. Murdock, try this. It's red bean paste, and the sweetness is just right."
"I bought this at Tokyo airport; it cost me two hundred US dollars. Luckily, Mr. Luca said he would reimburse me double."
Matt took the dorayaki, took a bite, and smiled helplessly.
Thank you, Peter.
"But more than sweets, I hope the boss won't give us any more tasks during the meeting later. Right now, all I can hear is the ringing of bells."
Across from them, Bruce held a cup of chamomile tea, his face beaming with relief at surviving the ordeal.
"The air in New York is absolutely wonderful," Banner exclaimed sincerely.
"No samba, no feathers, no bikinis... my heart rate has finally dropped below 80."
Pietro, standing nearby, couldn't help but chuckle.
"I'm telling you, Doctor, you're not a real man at all."
"Two hundred hot Brazil women are wiggling their hips in front of you, and you're just reciting multiplication tables in your room?"
"If that old lecher Steve were there, I bet the beaches of Rio de Janeiro would be full of his illegitimate children by now."
"Shut up, kid! You have no idea what it's like to be a scientist with a monster inside you!" Banner glared at him irritably.
On the other side of the long table.
Frank kept his head down, carefully wiping the barrel of the rifle, his gaze as focused as if he were caressing a lover.
Thor sat in the seat closest to the counter, with a pile of bacon and fried eggs in front of him.
Yesterday's "pigpen search" theory made him a laughing stock in the entire league.
So at this moment, he was channeling his grief and anger into his appetite, trying to shut Pietro's mouth with food.
Just then, the conference room door slid open.
Luca walked in.
Holding Gwen Stacy's hand with his left and Wanda's arm around his right, he looked refreshed and radiant.
As Luca took his seat at the head of the table, the noisy conference room instantly fell silent.
Luca had barely sat down when, before he could even speak...
Two beautiful figures immediately came from the side to greet them.
Natasha placed a perfectly chilled iced Americano on Luca's left with elegant and respectful movements.
"Boss, this is your favorite Americano, with ice added in a 3:1 ratio."
Immediately afterwards, Jessica walked to Luca's right side and bent down.
He then placed a neatly organized document on the table and put his hands on Luca's shoulders, gently massaging them.
"Boss, your shoulders must be sore from that long flight, right? I've learned a relaxation technique; could you check if the pressure is right?"
As Jessica massaged him, she leaned forward slightly, her breathtaking curves almost touching Luca's back.
The others were stunned by what they saw.
Peter was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look around.
Pietro's eyes widened, and he mentally gave a thumbs-up.
As expected of the boss, even his assistant is so well-behaved!
Gwen Stacy and Wanda, sitting next to Luca, exchanged a glance, their eyes simultaneously turning somewhat dangerous.
Luca enjoyed the service and smiled gently.
The two were exchanging sarcastic remarks last night.
Why have you suddenly become so docile and obedient since you came back today?
"It seems someone gave a direct order."
Luca chuckled inwardly.
"Good strength, Assistant Jones."
" Natalie's coffee was also to my liking. It seems you've had a very fruitful business trip."
Natasha and Jessica both breathed a sigh of relief, but on the surface, they showed even sweeter smiles.
"It's our pleasure to serve you, boss," the two women replied in unison.
After tapping the two women, Luca put down his cup and tapped his fingers lightly twice on the table.
"Alright, that's enough chit-chat. Where's Nick Fury? I haven't seen his gleaming Black Nick Fury."
"I'm here, Stark."
The small door on the side of the conference room was pushed open, and Nick Fury, who had changed into a clean suit, walked in with Coulson.
Although he had changed his clothes, Fury's complexion was still very bad, with deep bags under his eyes.
He clearly hadn't slept all night.
Fury pulled out the chair opposite Luca and sat down, getting straight to the point.
"As you requested, I have connected all the satellite surveillance networks that S.H.I.E.L.D.. can currently control, the coordinates of global secret safe houses, and the remaining data from Project Pegasus to your artificial intelligence."
"Now that you've called everyone back, I need to know what specific defense plan you have against Loki."
Upon hearing this, everyone's attention turned to Luca.
Luca leaned forward slightly and snapped his the Snap.
" JARVIS, project the terrain map."
Buzz.
A three-dimensional holographic city model instantly rose up in the center of the conference table.
This is Manhattan in New York.
In the very heart of Manhattan, a towering skyscraper is highlighted in red and enlarged.
This is the newly completed headquarters building of Stark Industries.
" Fury, and everyone else."
Luca pointed to the building, his tone calm.
"I confirmed something with Thor last night."
" Loki has definitely already left Earth and gone into space to search for an army."
"His goal was clear: to return with a massive army, raze the Earth, or rather, to New York, to wash away the humiliation I inflicted upon him."
Thor nodded heavily beside him.
"That's right. Knowing Loki's personality, he'll always find a way to get revenge wherever he falls."
" New York is definitely his primary target."
"However, transporting an entire fleet from deep space to Earth is not something he can do alone."
Luca stood up and slowly walked around the holographic projection.
" JARVIS has conducted a detailed analysis of the remaining data from the Project Pegasus base."
"While the Space Stone contains limitless energy, to tear apart the spatial barrier between two star systems and maintain a stable wormhole large enough for a large warship to pass through..."
"This requires the releaser to be powerful enough."
"Or it might require a massive external energy source for initial activation, and a signal transmission tower built high in the sky to stabilize the spatial coordinate structure."
At this point, Luca turned to look at everyone present and smiled slightly.
"Now, I'm asking you."
"Where in all of New York is there a place that has both a towering launch altitude and the perfect source of continuous energy?"
The meeting room fell silent for a second.
Then, Banner blurted it out.
" Stark Tower! The Arc Reactor you and Tony installed on the top floor!"
"You're right, Dr. Banner. Here's ten points for you."
Luca snapped his the Snap in satisfaction.
Loki is a conceited and ostentatious guy.
"He hates me to the core, so what could be more satisfying for him than simply taking over my building?"
Fury's one eye suddenly narrowed.
He had to admit that Luca Stark's analysis made a lot of sense.
"So, your plan is to strengthen the defenses of Stark Tower and intercept him before he gets close to the tower?" Fury asked in a deep voice.
"Intercept him? Why should I intercept him?"
Luca looked at Fury as if he were an idiot.
"If I set up anti-aircraft guns all around the building, making it look like an iron barrel."
"What if we scare Bambi and he runs off to the Sahara Desert or Siberia to open the door?"
"Am I supposed to take a dozen or so hours on a plane to fight? Are you going to reimburse me for the airfare?"
Fury almost choked on his breath.
"Starting today, remove all overt security personnel from the building. Give them all a paid leave for a period of time."
"The top-level reactor's energy output power was set to maximum, and the outer electromagnetic shielding was deliberately removed."
"Only in this way can the energy fluctuations be clearly dissipated."
"I'm going to turn Stark Tower into a piece of cheese."
Luca placed his hands on the table and looked around at everyone.
"We'll hide in the shadows and wait for Loki to open the wormhole for me himself."
"Remember, no one is allowed to close the wormhole until he lets his fleet in!"
"I'll wait until all those damn aliens are inside before I weld the door shut!"
"No matter how many come, Stark Industries will take them all!"
After listening to Luca's plan.
Everyone in the conference room felt a chill run down their spines.
madman!
This is absolutely insane!
When faced with an alien invasion, other people think about how to stop the invaders before the wormhole opens and how to minimize losses.
And Luca Stark was actually afraid that aliens wouldn't be able to get in?!
He even went so far as to set up a platform for the enemy, just so they could come in, trap them, and seize their spaceships and equipment!
No, is this reasonable?!
"Alright, the tactics are clear. For the next period of time, everyone stay at base and familiarize yourselves with your new equipment."
Luca clapped his hands, ending the meeting.