What are you doing?" Belle walked over, a hint of suspicion in her eyes, and scrutinized Huang Wen. "Why do I feel like your emotions are fluctuating wildly?"
"You can sense that?" Huang Wen looked at Belle with a touch of surprise, then chuckled. "It seems you're mastering the power within the Rebirth Dragon Seal quite quickly..."
At this moment, with the Rebirth Dragon Seal's enhancement, Belle's vitality, representing physical fitness, and her divine power, representing spiritual strength, both surpassed Huang Wen's without Silly Girl's assistance. However, Belle's original foundation was weak, so her rapid mastery of power genuinely surprised Huang Wen.
"I haven't quite mastered this power. Even a light touch results in immense strength, which is incredibly difficult to control..." Belle's delicate brows furrowed, and her lips pouted in dissatisfaction. "However, I'm mastering the special abilities faster; it's much easier to control than my physical strength."
"It's alright, take your time. When the opportunity arises, I'll help you with your physical training," Huang Wen said with a gentle shake of his head and a soft smile.
"Hmph, I'm not talking to you!" Belle's pretty face flushed, and she suddenly turned and ran off.
"???" Huang Wen stood rooted to the spot, his mind a little dazed, his mouth twitching subconsciously.
Meanwhile, the renowned merchant of death embarked on his journey of transformation, heading to the Middle East to sell his Jericho missile, the name of which he couldn't recall. As expected, he was attacked and kidnapped.
After a period of suffering, as if he had just escaped the brink of life and death, Tony Stark regained consciousness, instinctively pulling out the tube inserted into his nose.
"What is this place? What is this thing?" Tony Stark discovered that his chest was connected by wires to something beside him. His expression changed, and he quickly began to examine it.
"If I were you, I wouldn't move around so much," Yinsen's voice came from the side, causing Tony Stark to pause. But his inherent stubbornness led him to tear off his bandages, determined to find out what had happened.
A while later, Tony Stark gasped, staring at the metal ring on his chest. He could hardly believe what was happening; everything around him felt as illusory as a dream.
"What exactly did you do to me?" Tony Stark asked, taking a deep breath and looking at Yinsen.
"What did I do? I saved your life. I tried my best to remove some shrapnel, but there's still some left, and it's moving towards your heart..." Yinsen glanced at Tony Stark, pulled out a small bottle, and tossed it over. Inside were a few fragments of shrapnel. "Want to see? Here's a souvenir, take a look..."
"What is this?" Tony Stark asked, glancing at the small bottle and then at the metal ring on his chest.
"It's an electromagnet, powered by a car battery. It prevents the shrapnel from entering your heart," Yinsen explained softly.
"Where is this place?" Tony Stark asked, surveying the dark, enclosed environment around him.
Before Yinsen could answer, the iron door suddenly burst open, and a group of terrorists rushed in, holding weapons manufactured by Tony Stark's company, revealing to him exactly where he was.
The leader demanded that Tony Stark build the Jericho missile he had previously sold. Tony Stark angrily refused and was subjected to waterboarding. Eventually, with Yinsen's assistance and persuasion, Tony Stark decided to save himself first.
News of Tony Stark's kidnapping quickly broke. As the most famous billionaire, playboy, and weapons dealer in the entire United States, the whole country instantly focused on the situation.
"Boss, Tony Stark, whom you asked me to keep an eye on, has been kidnapped..." Huang Wen, who was still in the underground base stimulating his body with ice and fire for reinforcement, received a message from Silly Girl.
"Oh? The curtain has risen!" Huang Wen opened his eyes, thinking of the beginning of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "Send a message to Reese and Jack, tell them Tony Stark has been kidnapped by local terrorist forces, and he will close the weapons division upon his return. Tell Jack's family to prepare early..."
"But there's no need to make things too difficult with Tony Stark, because he and his company will rise again later. Let Jack and Reese handle it!"
Huang Wen was aware of the method of short-selling Stark Industries to earn the first pot of gold in Marvel Crossing novels, but he wasn't familiar with the specific operations involved. Therefore, it was better to inform his allies and let them handle it. In the end, the money that belonged to Huang Wen should not be a single cent less.
"Is he telling the truth?" Mark Sherman stood up abruptly after receiving Jack's message. Tony Stark was one of the military's crucial sources of weapons. With Tony Stark now in trouble, and Colonel Rhodes, who lost Tony Stark, being from their Air Force, even Mark Sherman felt a slight pressure.
However, at this moment, after hearing the information from Jack, Mark Sherman hesitated for a moment, because if Tony Stark really closed the weapons division, then he would not be as valuable to the military.
"Since Jack has already invested, and the strength he has shown is worth our investment, especially the tuxedo he gave Jack – although it cannot be studied, it proves that the previous investment was not wrong..." Mark Sherman narrowed his eyes in thought and quickly made a decision.
"Tell Rhodes to add three more armed helicopters to search for Tony Stark's location. If Tony Stark is rescued, no matter what decision he makes, our military... no, our Air Force, and the Sherman family, will give him our utmost support!"
"Also, contact other weapons manufacturers to discuss future Air Force cooperation with their weapons..."
"Yes, sir!" The adjutant quickly took the order and went to deliver it.
"Ding-a-ling!" Just then, Mark Sherman's phone rang. He frowned and picked it up, only to find it was an unknown number.
"Hello?" Mark Sherman answered the phone. He wanted to know who could possibly have gotten his number.
"Mark, it's Nick Fury," Nick Fury's voice came from the other end of the line.
"Oh?" Mark Sherman raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Well, who is it, if not the famous Director Nick? No wonder you could get my number..."
"I know that guy Huang Wen has connections with your Sherman family. Huang Wen's teleportation ability should be able to rescue Tony Stark!" Nick Fury said in a deep voice. "He was lost by your Air Force, and your Air Force bears the primary responsibility!"