An enclave in the United States, Las Vegas. It was a world-famous casino.
It was an intoxicating place to spend money. It was heaven and hell for countless gamblers. Geographically, it was already very close to the North Pole. Because the dimension was already very far north, it was still very cold here even in mid-February.
It was said that this cold weather would last at least until the end of March to the beginning of April. Therefore, this period of time was not the best season for the casino.
"How many pieces of silverware have we collected?" Li Jie asked as he held a piece of silverware that he had just collected. It was bought from a silverware shop.
It seemed like the previous owner needed money to sell it.
"We have more than eighty pieces of silverware in our hands. Including the Mutated Humans, we have collected forty pieces. S.H.E.L.D. has also collected close to a hundred pieces in the past half a month. It can be said that we have collected most of the silverware. "The one who answered Li Jie was Frank who went on the mission with him.
It should have been very troublesome to cross the entire Canadian territory from New York to this place, but the helper that Li Jie found played a big role.
Lan participated in Li Jie's plan. She had an excellent teleportation magic that could send people thousands of miles away in an instant.
She was also able to lock onto the silverware that was left outside thanks to her magic. Although it wasn't very accurate, she could at least find out the general location.
Because the aura of all the silverware seemed to come from a complete object, there was a connection in the aura.
Lan could use the aura of one silverware to lock onto the aura of another to determine the location, just like what Loki did before.
"Did you find it? If there's nothing else here, I think we should go back first. "Lan saw that Li Jie and Frank had returned to the agreed location.
Her complexion was not very good at the moment, because she had overused her magic power during this period of time, and the magic power of a mage was not endless.
Even someone as strong as the Ancient One or Odin the Heavenly Father will run out of magic power.
"Thank you for your hard work. Please send us back to New York first. I think you might need to rest for a while," Li Jie said, looking at Lan's face.
"Let's go back first." Lan didn't respond to Li Jie's words. Instead, she directly tore open a space door that flickered with golden-red sparks.
In the blink of an eye, Li Jie and the other two crossed thousands of kilometers and returned to New York.
"Nothing happened in New York today, right?" After returning, Li Jie asked Ceng Chu, who was staring at a bunch of computer screens and observing the situation in New York City.
"A bunch of lunatics trying to attack Stark Industries doesn't count. Then it's not a big deal, "Zeng Chu shrugged and said.
"Why? Did someone attack Stark Industries? "Li Jie put the silverware into the base's vault.
"Nothing, just a bunch of unemployed employees." Ceng Chu pointed at the TV, indicating that this was the biggest news of the day.
"It's mostly because Stark's new energy system ruined a lot of people's jobs. I heard that the seven major energy giants in the world are preparing to start large-scale layoffs."
"The OPEC countries that rely on crude oil exports can no longer sit still. Stark's new energy project is already starting to get on track in New York. "
"When I went to refuel today, even the employees at the gas station were worried about losing their jobs. You know, a lot of gas station employees don't have any other skills. Once Stark's new energy replaces the old petrochemical energy, it's almost certain that these people will lose their jobs."
"So someone attacked Stark Industries?" Li Jie kind of understood what had happened. The great era hadn't really taken its first step yet, but the obstacles that were stopping it had already appeared.
"Yes, about three hundred people. They seemed to be organized," Ceng Chu said after thinking for a moment.
"Some people also brought weapons to besiege Stark Industries and hid in their cars. When they got close to Stark Industries, someone opened fire."
Li Jie frowned. This didn't seem to be as simple as laid-off workers causing trouble because they had trouble finding jobs.
"There were about a dozen guns, and two employees of Stark Industries were killed at the scene. Then, Tony Stark, who was wearing steel armor, appeared. It seems that he added a lot of non-lethal explosive weapons to his new armor, and he subdued the crowd in a very short time. "
"Can you find the files on those guys who caused trouble?" The more Li Jie thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. It was already a troubled time. Were these guys who opened fire on the streets of New York really not ordered by someone?
"The New York Police just locked them up. I can't find their information yet, but I'll keep an eye out." Ceng Chu indicated that it probably wasn't as simple as it seemed.
"We've already found so much silverware. The rest shouldn't cause too much trouble, right?"
"I don't know, but I don't think it's that simple. You have to know that the silverware that the mutants found was almost all recovered after they lost control." Li Jie had a headache thinking about the mutants' recent actions.
Recently, there had been nearly forty cases of mutants losing control. Although they didn't happen in New York, the impact was still very bad.
In particular, there was a case of a Mutant who went out of control during the oil and gas extraction process. The Mutant who went out of control had always been able to control his abilities, but that day, he suddenly lost control and caused a series of explosions on the entire mining platform.
More than seventy people died and nearly five hundred were injured. It was the most destructive case caused by the mutants in recent years.
The mutants storm, which had been somewhat suppressed, began to rise again.
Moreover, the release of Stark Industries' new energy caused the stock prices of these old energy manufacturers to fall. Coupled with the damage to the mining platform and the astronomical compensation that almost broke the boss down, the boss of this company simply declared bankruptcy after the compensation was paid.
This caused the boss of this company to simply declare bankruptcy after the compensation was paid, which caused thousands of people to lose their jobs.
Because of the mutants and Stark Industries' new energy, the entire society had become even more turbulent, and many people began to feel uneasy.
This was especially true for those in the relevant industries. They were all afraid that they would lose the jobs that they relied on to survive. This invisible fear spread among the people.
Although the crowd wasn't large, the fear was real.
"By the way, where did Barbara go?" The Barbara that Li Jie was asking about was the new member that Frank had brought into the team. She wore black-rimmed glasses and was dressed like a nerd. She was a straight-A student.
She was quite knowledgeable in biology, and according to Frank, she had excellent marksmanship. She had always been a scientist in a special organization.
"She's in the lab studying the black symbiote that you brought back last time." Ceng Chu pointed at the door of the lab.
"By the way, what are you going to do with that kid? Barbara did a thorough examination on Kane and confirmed that his body structure shouldn't have been damaged by the symbiote. "Frank took off all his equipment and joined the conversation.
"I haven't thought about it yet, but I'm afraid that he'll be taken back to the orphanage for research, right?" Li Jie had been so busy recently that he didn't have time to think about Kane.
"Is Ancient One back yet?" Li Jie asked Lan, who was using magic to try to communicate with Ancient One.
"I don't think so. She might still be in Asgard. My magic power is too weak. I can't go through Asgard to contact Ancient One. "Lan shook her head. Her face was even paler. She had overdrawn her magic power.
"You should rest first. Things can't be solved in an instant," Li Jie said to Lan while shaking his head.
"I'm afraid I have to rest, because I can't sense the location of the rest of the silverware other than the ones that we have and those that your friends have collected." Lan bit her lip and told Li Jie the bad news.
"Alright, no matter what, you should go and rest first. I'll take care of the rest. "Li Jie patted Lan's shoulder.
He had to find a way to solve the problem. Since this path wasn't painful, he had to find another one.
"I'm going to Stark Industries. If there's anything urgent, remember to contact me." Li Jie felt like he was running around like a firefighter.
He stepped on the glider that Harry had provided and flew at an altitude of several hundred meters at a speed of 300 kilometers per hour.
"Mr. Tony, Nightcrawler requests a meeting." In the laboratory inside the Stark Industries building, Tony was staying up late to create some interesting little inventions. Jarvis's voice interrupted his inspiration.
He could only put down the equipment in his hands and say, "Shut down the defense system. Let him come in from the rooftop. "
Li Jie entered Tony's reception room from the rooftop. The owner of the room, Tony Stark, was reading information on a tablet.
After several meetings and cooperation, the two were not as wary of each other as they had been at the beginning. At the very least, Tony wouldn't be wearing a full set of steel armor when he met Nightcrawler.
"I heard you've been very busy recently? There are fires everywhere. I want to ask you, does the US government pay you? "Tony asked without raising his head.
"What about you? I heard you recently flew to Iraq to deal with a group of armed groups. Did the Iraqi government give you a special bonus? Or was it a moving thank-you letter? "Li Jie knew Tony's personality and didn't fight back politely.
"I receive thank-you letters every day, but I've always liked those from ladies, especially those beautiful ladies." Tony put down his tablet.
"I heard you ran into some trouble at the company today? Can you guess who's behind it? "Li Jie found a sofa and sat down.
"You believe in conspiracy theories too? Well, to be honest, there are too many possibilities. You have to know that what I've done has ruined a lot of people's livelihood. "
"Are you here today to ask about your new friend's trouble?" Tony asked.
"Actually, I wanted to ask you, did you find anything about the silver necklace I gave you?"
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