Chapter 7: Jiang Bai's Idea! Adopting Wanda and Pietro!
It was noon when they returned to New York. After confirming that Wanda and Pietro were fine, Jiang Bai had Martin look after them.
It wasn't until evening that Wanda and Pietro woke up, bewildered as they opened their eyes to a pristine white ceiling. Slowly, they got up and, with difficulty, opened their door and walked out.
Just then, Pietro also emerged from the room next to them. The two exchanged glances and walked forward, where they saw Jiang Bai and Martin eating at the dining table. Sensing Wanda and Pietro, Martin gestured to Jiang Bai.
"If you're awake, come eat something. You can ask questions after you're done!"
"...Thank you!"
Turning his head to see Wanda and Pietro, Jiang Bai said indifferently.
After a moment of hesitation, the two came to the dining table, thanked Jiang Bai, and began to eat.
After finishing his meal, Jiang Bai went alone to the living room sofa and sat down, beginning to ponder whether or not to rescue Tony Stark.
Although he didn't know Tony Stark's exact location, he could at least analyze it through the Iron Man Armor's intelligent system!
The Iron Man Armor's intelligent system could form a radar-like effect through magnetism, so there was a good chance of finding Tony Stark.
Although he knew the new element was the new city model Howard Stark left for Tony Stark! This did not mean that simply having that model could produce the new element; if the new element were truly that simple to produce, it would be great.
It was like Tony Stark wasn't worried that someone could replicate his Iron Man Armor and reactor. The Iron Man Armor might be reproducible, but the reactor definitely couldn't be made by anyone unless Tony Stark himself taught them step by step.
Otherwise, even if Jiang Bai were given a reactor, he would be completely clueless. Even recruiting scientists from America wouldn't be able to decipher the reactor's technology. It wasn't that Jiang Bai hadn't considered having Grey Wolf produce a new element reactor using this model.
But he quickly thought of another problem: Qingqing Grassland's physics and chemistry seemed different from Marvel's! Even Grey Wolf would likely find it very difficult to produce the new element reactor that Tony Stark originally created!
However, this doesn't mean Grey Wolf is inferior to Tony Stark. If Grey Wolf were forced to research a new element, it wouldn't be impossible, but it might take a long time.
Although trading with Grey Wolf is better, befriending Tony Stark also has no downsides for him.
After all, Tony Stark is the CEO of Stark Industries, and he possesses countless official connections, which should be of considerable benefit to him in the future!
He also has many good things in his hands; the Iron Man Armor alone is good. Even if he doesn't use it himself, he can give it to other trading partners!
For future plans, perhaps befriending Tony Stark is a good choice. With his trading system! Although he already has the capital to become stronger, gaining benefits by moving between various forces and individuals and trading with the World is the right path!
Furthermore, to gain benefits from others, he must maintain the initiative and the upper hand, as this will yield more!
While Jiang Bai was deep in thought, Wanda and Pietro had already come and sat beside Jiang Bai.
"Um, did you save us?"
"Yes, this is New York. When I saved you... I saw two bodies in the ruins of the house... My condolences."
"What! That was Mom and Dad! Boo hoo hoo..."
To Wanda's question, Jiang Bai nodded and said, also telling the two about the bodies he saw in the house's ruins.
The next moment, Wanda's tears flowed uncontrollably, and even Pietro's eyes were red as he remained silent, gently patting Wanda's back to comfort her.
Jiang Bai didn't say much about this, sitting quietly by, waiting for the two to calm down.
He also began to think that those two shouldn't be Wanda and Pietro's parents. This World has the showman Magneto, and according to the comic's setting, both of them are Magneto's children.
He just didn't know if this World was the same. If it was, wouldn't he be confronting Magneto in the future?
He shook his head slightly and stopped thinking about it. Even if it were true, Magneto probably didn't even know these two children existed.
"I'm sorry, sir, I..."
"It's fine. My name is Jiang Bai. The other person at the dining table just now was Martin, my butler. What will you two do in the future?"
"We... don't know."
"Hmm... You two are too young to survive outside. If you don't mind, I can adopt you."
"This... No, you've already saved us once; we can't accept more of your help."
"Alright, it's decided. Otherwise, are you two little ones going to beg outside? Don't worry, adopting you two won't make me poor."
After Wanda and Pietro calmed down, Wanda was the first to apologize to Jiang Bai.
He merely waved his hand, indicating he didn't mind. Then he introduced himself and Martin to Wanda and Pietro!
Afterward, he asked about their future, though it was a bit redundant.
But he had to ask, after all, he had gone to Sokovia to save them; how could he let Wanda and Pietro leave?
Perhaps Jiang Bai himself felt a bit hypocritical, directly making the decision for them and then getting up and walking upstairs.
Although he felt a bit hypocritical in his heart, upon second thought, they would be better off with him than falling into HYDRA's hands!
Although he wasn't a billionaire, he had enough to raise Wanda and Pietro, which was better than living in constant fear with HYDRA.
After thinking it through, Jiang Bai felt it was nothing. Meanwhile, Wanda and Pietro downstairs looked at each other in confusion.
At this moment, Martin walked over and said to the two:
"Children, don't be afraid. The young master just has this personality. He's afraid you won't accept, which is why he's so forceful, after all, you're too young. It's fine, although our family isn't very rich, it's more than enough to raise you two!"
"This... Okay, thank you!"
After listening to Martin, Wanda and Pietro finally agreed to be adopted by Jiang Bai.
What Martin said was also true; they indeed had nowhere to go and couldn't survive in New York.
Although they agreed, they still felt some guilt.
The next day, Martin took Wanda and Pietro to complete the paperwork, and soon they became members of the family!
Meanwhile, Jiang Bai was currently communicating with Grey Wolf, wanting to find Tony Stark in Afghanistan. This was not easy and required Grey Wolf's inventions.
He himself had no ability to find Tony Stark in Afghanistan; one should know that he wasn't the only one looking for Tony Stark.
The beginning is a bit watery; you can skip the beginning!