Chapter 96 : Challenge Begins

In terms of money, Tony has always been generous, but this time, he was a little embarrassed, he spread his hands and said: "Director Hill, you know, the stock price of Stark Industries has been cut in half again, uh, how should I say it?"

Hill asked, "It's nothing to you, right?"

"Then, the military, and all walks of life demand that the Stark Industries should compensate for Manhattan's losses!"

Tony continued: "In this case, Stark Industries must retain sufficient liquidity, so Pepper ordered to suspend all investments and sponsorships of more than one million!"

"In other words, you don't have any money?" Hill sighed.

"Why don't you ask the richest bastard in America for money?"

Tony asked: "He not only didn't have to lose money, but he also took on the rebuilding and cleanup projects in Manhattan and made a lot of money. Also, that guy bought alien invasion insurance in advance, and several insurance companies were going to go bankrupt to compensate him.

I have some doubts that he directed this alien invasion, otherwise, why everyone is losing money, but he was making more? "

"You know the reason, he is a vampire after all!"

Hill said: "Tony, please help me think of a way. If this goes on, the hearts of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be scattered. Today, someone sent an anonymous letter scolding me for canceling his vacation."

Tony was stunned: "Someone dares to do that? You are the Chief of secret agents!"

"They are also agents who are ready to strike for canceling their vacations!"

Hill sighed: "Sometimes, I want to leave this mess, but Tony, the world needs S.H.I.E.L.D., and humans need S.H.I.E.L.D.!"

Tony was silent, he took out his mobile phone, and said, "Maybe you can try to commercialize superheroes, don't look at me with that kind of eyes, yes, it's the model of the Watchmen company, they are super profitable, and today's market value is already over 10 billion!"

After a pause, Tony added: "In fact, Stark Industries has also been selling Iron Man's peripherals. Before the Manhattan War, the sales were good."

Hill frowned: "Commercialization of superheroes? That's not good, we are an official secret service organization, so it's not suitable to be too high-profile!"

"What's wrong? Superheroes can't keep a low profile!"

Tony said: "The commercialization of superheroes can not only bring a lot of wealth to S.H.I.E.L.D. but also enhance the image of S.H.I.E.L.D. Your current reputation is quite bad!"

"Isn't that because of 'Trish Talk'?" Hill felt resentment. She thought about it and asked, "Does the Avengers team have enough commercial value?"

"Of course there is!"

Tony projected the screen, pointed to the photo above, and said, "This Avenger's popularity on Twitter is not ordinary!"

Hill looked at the pictures of welfare and complained: "Tony, you follow Natasha? Don't forget, you already have a fiancée!"

Natasha Romanoff, the most popular beauty on Twitter, although she has never shown her face, her various welfare pictures are still mouth-watering, not to mention, she often posts photos with superheroes, many people on Twitter are discussing who she is!

"I only followed to get information!"

Tony coughed and defended: "Besides, a lot of people from S.H.I.E.L.D. are also following her, okay? Hawkeye and Coulson do too."

Hill is speechless. Those guys are shameful. I heard that some people use the S.H.I.E.L.D. dedicated network to watch Victoria's Secret.

"Back to the point!"

Tony said: "Natasha's popularity is high, if you hype it a little, you can attract the attention of the whole people. At that time, you will take the opportunity to launch the Avengers team, which will be a hit!

In the entertainment industry, as long as it is popular, it will make money! It's a pity that the copyright of the Captain is in the Ministry of the Army, otherwise, he alone could make billions of dollars for S.H.I.E.L.D. a year! "

"Captain is so valuable?"

Hill's eyes brightened, and then she shook her head regretfully, the Ministry of Army would not give up this cash cow!

"Tony, S.H.I.E.L.D. can't come forward directly."

After thinking about it, Hill said: "We can only authorize a certain company to help commercialize superheroes!"

Tony said: "The Stark Industries can cooperate with you, but you also have to invest, and you can't share much money just by licensing."

Hill nodded: "Okay. When I finish consulting with Minister Pierce and the Avengers team, I will discuss it with you formally!"

"Okay!"

After the discussion, Tony turned around and left. When he reached the door, he glanced back, his eyes were full of coldness. S.H.I.E.L.D., or Snake Shield, you guys won't be around in a few days!

...

On the private plane, Tony looked at Carter's holographic projection and asked, "Aunt Carter, did Whitehall surrender?"

"Not yet!"

Carter shook her head, and she asked, "What do you gain from going to S.H.I.E.L.D. today?"

"The harvest is great. If I guessed correctly, Nick Fury is the leader of HYDRA." Tony said coldly, "In other words, it was him who killed my parents!"

"Why are you so sure?" Carter was stunned. She said, "Steve and I both think Fury is not a HYDRA!"

"That means you don't know how much money he stole?" Tony sneered, and Carter was stunned after hearing this. No one would believe that Nick Fury was not a HYDRA, right?

"Steve and I will interrogate him again."

Carter said: "Tony, don't be impulsive, we not only have to avenge Howard but also have to eradicate the HYDRA!"

"I know!"

Tony nodded, and then he talked about the commercialization of superheroes, and then explained: "I proposed the commercialization of superheroes for two purposes, one is to make S.H.I.E.L.D. short of money, this project can indeed make money, but they need to invest a lot in the early stage. If they want to make money back, it will take at least half a year!

Another purpose is to find opportunities to meet superheroes and make them our people! "

"This is okay." Carter reminded: "However, among superheroes, there may also be HYDRAs!"

Tony said: "I will be careful to distinguish!"

Carter asked: "Tony, why are you making S.H.I.E.L.D. even more short of money, do you have any plans?"

"Lack of money creates chaos, and for us, the more chaos at S.H.I.E.L.D., the better!"

Tony explained: "In addition, this can help us identify the HYDRA. S.H.I.E.L.D. is short of money, but the HYDRA may not be!"

Carter praised: "Good idea, the best thing is that it won't startle snakes!"

Tony said arrogantly: "What I Tony Stark came up with, will of course be a good idea!"

"Your arrogant look is the same as Howard's when he was young!"

Carter laughed. She thought of one thing and asked, "By the way, Tony, are you familiar with Sin Buster?"

Tony asked, "A little, what's wrong?"

Carter said: "Bert told me that the Sin Buster's Penance Stare can see memories, and I want him to use it on Whitehall. At least, we can know. who is the leader of HYDRA!"

"This is possible!"

Tony's eyes lit up and said, "Leave it to me, I'll contact Sin Buster for help!"

"Okay!"

Carter nodded and went offline. Tony thought about it and called Bert. As soon as he was connected, he complained: "Bert, can you take care of Ivan? That lunatic asks Pepper for a date every day, believe it or not, I'll hit him with a missile someday."

Bert shrugged and didn't say anything. Tony asked: "I heard that you want to build a military space station and put armor on the earth?"

Bert nodded: "Yes, if Loki didn't lie, Thanos will come sooner or later, we must be prepared!"

Tony said: "Count me in, I'll do it with you!"

Bert glanced at Tony and asked, "Are you rich?"

"I Tony Stark going to run out of money? I'll fix all this shit in a month."

Tony angrily said: "When the time comes, I will pay as much as you pay!"

"Then you have to be prepared, the military space station is related to the safety of the earth!" Bert said: "I plan to spend hundreds of billions to build it!"

Tony sucked in a breath: "Hundreds of billions? Are you going to use Vibranium to make it?"

"Yes, there will be at least hundreds of kilograms of Vibranium on the space station, otherwise it will not be able to stop the attack of aliens."

Contrary to Tony's expectations, Bert nodded directly. He said, "It is not only a space station but also a space fortress. Hundreds of billions of dollars are just estimates. In the next ten years, I will keep investing in it!"

"Hundreds of kilograms of Vibranium?"

Even Tony was stunned by Bert's generosity. He asked, "Do you have so much Vibranium? You can't buy this with money, right?"

Bert sneered: "In a few days, let alone hundreds of kilograms, I will have thousands of kilograms!"

"It seems that you have gained a lot in Wakanda!"

Tony gritted his teeth and said, "In terms of funds, I will find a way, but I must have half of the ownership. This is not only for myself but also for you. Only in this way will the human side be at ease!"

"Wait until you have the money!"

Bert directly turned off the holographic projection, and Tony cursed angrily. This guy is getting more and more arrogant.

"Hundreds of billions of funds!"

Tony has a headache, the total market value of Stark Industries is only hundreds of billions of dollars!

Tony thought to himself: "It seems that I have to find a way to make money."

...

In Wakanda, above the waterfall, a large number of people gathered. Today, Erik, the son of N'Jobu, will challenge T'Challa, the son of King T'Chaka!

For this challenge, the Wakanda people have different ideas, but one thing is consistent, that is, this challenge conforms to tradition and rules.

That is, whoever wins, will take the throne!

Bert was sitting on a big rock, quietly reading a book. At this moment, a little girl came over and said to Bert dissatisfied: "Aren't you a hero? Why did you come to rob us of Vibranium?"

This woman is Princess Shuri!

Bert turned his head to look at Shuri, and said lightly, "I'm not stealing it, I'm just helping my apprentice!"

Shuri said dissatisfiedly: "After Erik wins, you will make him open Wakanda. What's the difference between this and stealing?"

"Even if it is open, it is to buy Vibranium, not to rob Vibranium!"

Bert said: "Little girl, if you are about to die, there is only one thing that can save you, and this thing, which no one else has, is all in the hands of another person, but this person is unwilling to give it to you. In that case, what would you do?"

Bert added: "By the way, There are so many with these people, and all you need is just a little bit!"

Shuri knew that Bert was talking about Vibranium, and she said, "How can you exaggerate it like that?"

"It's not an exaggeration. Without Vibranium, the earth can't stop Thanos. At that time, half of the population will be slaughtered!"

Bert said: "Little girl, perhaps in your eyes, I am an intruder, but you must know that if I want to invade your Wakanda, your people will probably not be alive right now!

At that time, all your Vibranium will be owned by me alone! "

Shuri was startled, and then shouted in dissatisfaction: "We Wakanda are not that weak!"

Bert laughed without saying a word, Shuri snorted, but her hatred for Bert was reduced a lot. She asked, "What Thanos, is it as scary as you said?"

"He slaughtered at least hundreds of planets, but he is still safe. Do you think he is terrifying?"

Bert said: "In addition to Thanos, there are many enemies on Earth, such as Mephisto!"

"That's Mephisto? American officials have been promoting them as aliens too!"

Shuri asked curiously, "Can you tell me about Mephisto? I'm curious about hell!"

"Okay, it just so happens that I'm also reading books about hell!"

Bert smiled and said: "There are many levels in hell, and on each level, there is a demon king, Mephisto is one of them, and in addition, there are demon kings such as Lucifer and Hades..."

Shuri listened with relish, and T'Chaka in the distance frowned greatly when he saw this scene, what the hell, the battle is imminent, but his daughter is socializing with the enemy?

T'Chaka hurriedly sent Okoye to call Shuri back, and then he said to T'Challa, "Don't be nervous, trust yourself!"

T'Challa took a deep breath and said, "Baba, I will beat him!"

Soon, the duel began, T'Challa first drank the potion to remove the heart-shaped herb powers, and removed his top. Standing topless, face to face with Erik in the water!

With one sword and one shield, T'Challa shouted to Erik, "I know you are strong, but I will not lose to you!"

"You have no idea how strong I am!"

Erik pointed to the dense marks on his body and said, "Every time I kill a person, I make a mark on my body. Do you know how many people I have killed so far?"

Looking at the mark on Erik's body, T'Challa took a deep breath. Did he kill more than hundreds of people?

T'Challa said: "If this is the case, then I can't lose to you, Wakanda doesn't need a murderer!"

"Childish!"

Erik smiled disdainfully. He was too lazy to talk nonsense anymore. He put on a posture and waved: "T'Challa, come on!"