Chapter 82: The Wealth Plan

Clark cleverly defused the awkwardness of the reunion with a farcical act, and then everyone entered the villa together.

After sitting down in the living room, Yi Long broke the silence first, half-jokingly asking Matthew: "Matthew, you called me early in the morning to tell me Clark had already come back, so why did it take more than two hours for you to arrive? It was quite a struggle hiding in that big box."

Clark, not wanting the women to worry, intended to gloss over the matter, but Mindy spoke up first: "We had a fight with some bad guys."

Hope immediately asked for details: "What happened?"

Clark had no choice but to recount the battle with Kim Bing and Bullseye in detail.

He was thinking of using this as a segue to discuss the wealth plan he had mentioned to Matthew, but after hearing his account, Hank Pym seemed to suddenly remember something and said to Matthew: "Right, Matthew, I have some matters to discuss with you, let's go to my lab."

With Matthew and Hank Pym, the two key figures, gone, how could any serious discussion take place?

Clark decided to postpone his wealth plan for the moment and started catching up with the three women.

An hour later, the two men returned. Seeing the opportunity, Clark immediately spoke about the wealth plan he had long been contemplating: "I have a huge business opportunity in my hands right now, which can yield multiple times the return in a short period. However, to execute this plan, a large amount of startup capital is needed, the more, the better."

Pausing for a moment, Clark confidently stated: "I can guarantee that the more you invest, the bigger the return will be!"

"Oh?" Nalan Bai was the first to react: "You know some insider information."

During Clark's absence, Nalan Bai had not only managed his Phoenix Entertainment efficiently but also earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, even surpassing Hank Pym as the one with the sharpest business acumen among them.

Realizing Clark's confident guarantee, she immediately understood he must know some confidential information, daring to make such a claim.

Everyone present, all trustworthy individuals, Clark therefore frankly answered: "Tony Stark will shut down Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing factory in a few months."

"What!?" Nalan Bai jumped up from the sofa in shock, looking at Clark incredulously: "Are you joking? How is that possible?"

The others also looked at Clark in astonishment; the news he revealed was too shocking!

Only Hank Pym, despite his increased white hair, his eyes still shone with wisdom. After listening, he simply frowned and quickly identified the key point: "Did you see this in the Quantum Realm?"

After confirming the answer, he immediately raised his doubts: "Even if it's a foreseeable future, it could change due to some events, the so-called butterfly effect. How sure are you that what you said will definitely happen?"

Clark confidently raised a finger: "One hundred percent!"

The stock fluctuations of Stark Industries were a boon for all Marvel universe transmigrators.

Before, Clark couldn't guarantee there wouldn't be a butterfly effect as Hank Pym mentioned, but now, those worries no longer existed.

His confidence was related to being thrown nine years into the future by the Quantum Realm.

And for the cause of the experiment accident, Clark had his own speculation.

Considering what could have happened in these nine years without that accident provides a perspective. Clark would never miss any opportunity to strengthen himself. After half a year of preparation, achieving both strength and business success, he had already stood out among the street-level superheroes.

Then, he would spare no effort to exploit resources mentioned in the plot to further arm himself.

For example, the blueprint of the arc reactor in Anton Vanko's hands in Russia, he was confident he could obtain it through cunning means, securing the clean energy sector for himself before Tony Stark.

Would Tony then use the arc reactor to power his Iron Man suit? Clearly not.

Thus, Iron Man's existence would be nipped in the bud.

With money, Clark would not neglect technological development, recruiting many then-unknown scientists like Bruce Banner, who holds seven Ph.D. degrees.

And for safety, Clark would not let him conduct human experiments casually. Would the Hulk's existence also be prevented?

These were just his initial plans. After completing these tasks, what other mischief he might cause was unknown even to Clark himself.

The Marvel universe has its trajectory, and fate plays a big role, with some destined to be superheroes. Some forces, at least, would not allow these individuals to be thwarted before becoming superheroes.

Thus, the experiment accident prevented him from causing trouble before the Marvel saga unfolded.

Based on this conclusion, many previously ambiguous events can be perfectly explained.

For instance, Hank Pym's fainting was such an event.

Why did the Ant-Man suit, used for so many years without issue, suddenly backlash so severely that only Clark could save him with a risky move?

Clark never considered himself a scientific genius. Even with the aid of a system, he was at best a top student, far from a genius. This one percent inspiration makes a huge difference between a genius and an ordinary scientist.

Take DC's Batman and Superman as simple examples.

Superman, with his super learning ability, could memorize anything effortlessly, faster than transferring data from C drive to D drive. Yet, technologically, he is completely outclassed by Batman.

This illustrates the difference between a top student and a genius!

Clark is not a genius, but when creating the device to wake Hank Pym, his inspiration flowed endlessly, suggesting perhaps some force was guiding him.

However, it seems this mysterious force had no malice towards him, merely preventing him from actions that could disrupt the Marvel Cinematic Universe's layout. Not only did it not harm him, but it also compensated him.

Clark's strength being elevated to the peak of his current life form and Mindy's awakened abilities were likely compensations for traversing nine years through time.

With this reasoning as the foundation, Clark was so certain that Tony would shut down the weapons manufacturing factory, as it's a crucial step in Tony Stark's transformation into Iron Man, something not even Clark, a transmigrator, could stop, let alone others.

Therefore, the current priority is to take advantage of this significant fluctuation in Stark Industries' stock and make a fortune!

Clark didn't explain these reasons to everyone, but they still trusted him unconditionally, pooling their resources to their utmost ability.