Chapter 1: Transmigration! Marvel Universe!
New York City, under the scorching sun.
"According to our station, Stark Industries CEO, Tony Stark, was attacked by terrorists yesterday in Afghanistan… "
"Tony Stark was attacked by terrorists in Afghanistan and is now missing. Traces at the scene indicate the situation was extremely dire… "
"After Tony Stark's disappearance, Stark Industries' stock began to plummet rapidly, resulting in losses of tens of billions of U.S. dollars for Stark Industries… "
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Inside a luxurious Villa, a blond man sat expressionless on the sofa, watching the news broadcast on the oversized television screen. He was tall, with a model-like physique, broad shoulders that weren't overly thick.
His arm muscles were clearly defined but not overly bulging, appearing both powerful and well-proportioned. His smooth, fair face was sharply chiseled and coolly handsome, and his dark, deep eyes shimmered with an alluring luster. His thick brows, high nose, and exquisite lips all exuded nobility and elegance.
Several channels were all reporting on Tony Stark's disappearance, which left Jiang Bai feeling quite helpless. He sighed and leaned back on the sofa, his eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. Tony Stark, what a familiar name.
Actually, Jiang Bai did not belong to this World; he was a Transmigrator from another World. As for how he Transmigrated, he wasn't very clear. He only remembered working overtime at the company, and when he woke up, he found himself in a luxurious and exquisite bedroom.
Three days had passed since his Transmigration. His identity was the son of a CEO of a New York investment company, but unfortunately, the day before his Transmigration, both the CEO and his wife died in a car accident, which directly made Jiang Bai an orphan and the inheritor of that investment company, valued at over a billion U.S. dollars.
Suddenly Transmigrating, Jiang Bai, after merging with his predecessor's memories, was unable to control the entire company, as this company was not solely owned by his original father! His father was merely the largest shareholder. With his sudden death a few days ago, other shareholders naturally had some ideas.
Before Jiang Bai Transmigrated, he was just an employee and completely unable to contend with the tactics of these shareholders. However, on the second day, the shares that originally belonged to him were completely inherited by him, which left him puzzled.
It wasn't until now that he understood it was due to his family's old butler! According to his predecessor's memories, this old butler had watched him grow up, and his identity was not simple. In his youth, he was even a Captain of the U.S. Navy SEALs. After retiring, for some unknown reason, he had been with Jiang Bai's father until now.
"Navy SEALs" is the nickname for the U.S. amphibious assault team, with SEAL standing for Sea, Air, and Land. The assault team was officially established in 1962, evolving from the U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition Teams. By 1988, it had expanded to two combat groups, comprising 7 squadrons and approximately 1600 personnel. The Navy SEALs have now become the U.S.'s trump card for implementing local wars and responding to emergencies.
When those shareholders wanted to use special means to force Jiang Bai to sell those shares at a low price, this person, Martin, used some unknown connections, and those shareholders never mentioned the shares again! But Jiang Bai told Martin to sell all the shares at market price.
Then he got over a billion U.S. dollars. Although Martin was a bit puzzled about the desire to sell the shares, he didn't ask too many questions and directly helped Jiang Bai sell all of them! Martin's full name is Martin Kjell! He is Jiang Bai's butler.
As for selling these shares, Jiang Bai also had his own plans. After learning the name Tony Stark, he knew he had Transmigrated into the Marvel Universe. Now that Tony Stark was kidnapped, he naturally planned to make a fortune from the stock market.
Initially, upon learning this was the Marvel World, his first reactions were fear, terror, and evasion. It took him a full day to accept that he had Transmigrated into the Marvel World. It wasn't that Jiang Bai was cowardly, but this World was truly terrifying, with villains who wanted to control and destroy Earth.
There were the Military creating biological weapons, aliens wanting to invade Earth, and that Universe family planning director: Thanos! Collecting the six Infinity Stones to wipe out half of the life in the Universe. How could he not panic, having Transmigrated as an ordinary person?
Furthermore, this was not just a simple Marvel movie or Marvel comic World, because there were traces of Mutants here, and he had even seen the existence of the Continental Hotel before. The existence of Mutants on Earth made survival even more difficult for ordinary people; almost every Mutant possesses superpowers.
The Continental Hotel is a killer organization. With these two precedents, are there other existences? For example, Kingpin in Hell's Kitchen, and so on. Sometimes Jiang Bai desperately wanted to run away, but ultimately he chose to face it.
His biggest advantage now is knowing some of the plot and the direction of the timeline, which gives him a lot of room for maneuver. For example, Tony Stark's kidnapping, Captain America's frozen location, and the timing of Thor's future arrival.
There's also the Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. The current situation for Mutants is not good. If he were to offer help, he should be able to gain Professor X's friendship. However, he dared not approach Professor X. If he were to use his psychic abilities to probe his mind, the memories of his Transmigration and his knowledge of the timeline's development would all be revealed to Professor X.
At that time, he couldn't even imagine if Earth would collapse. In one of the Worlds in the comics, Deadpool, upon learning he was a character in movies and comics, directly broke down and began Transmigrating through the Single Universe to hunt himself and destroy all Single Universes.
So, approaching Professor X is not an option, but he doesn't have any good ideas right now. He only knows that Tony Stark was kidnapped in a valley, but he doesn't know the exact location. Afghanistan is so vast, and he doesn't have much confidence in finding him.
So now Jiang Bai's goal is to make money in the stock market through Tony Stark's disappearance and his return three months later! In the Marvel World, the poor mutate, and the rich rely on technology! Having money will allow him to have some self-preservation in the future!
What's more, knowing the development of the timeline, he might not be without opportunities! For example, Anton Vanko, who was expelled by Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark! He also possesses the blueprints and ability to create a small arc reactor, and his son is the future Whiplash.
There's also Killian's Extremis. It seems that Extremis was not fully developed in the end, but with financial and temporal support, it might eventually be successfully researched!