Although he hadn't interacted much with Batman, Ivan knew very well that the guy was a man of his word.
What was even more interesting was that as long as he maintained his current state, the tycoon could only watch and not cause trouble for him.
That was really interesting.
Luke didn't know any of that, or he would've laughed out loud. Wasn't this the real-life version of "I like it when you look at me when I'm angry but can't do anything about it?"
Since Ivan was willing to be a thug, Luke didn't mind the other party's thoughts.
In particular, now that the Chitauri could appear at any moment, Ivan, who didn't feel the pinch even if he died, was quite useful because he wasn't afraid of battle.
That was what was most commendable about him.
Look at who was in the Avengers.
Tony would fight terrorists when he had nothing to do, and had participated in several major incidents with Luke.
Black Widow and Hawkeye were professional agents, and their mental fortitude was superb.
As for Green Fatty, when he was furious, his resistance and pure physical attacks were completely cheating.
Thor was a "god" who had fought in the nine realms for a thousand years.
Captain America was a veteran of World War II who had killed a bunch of Hydra and German elite troops.
This group of people had extremely strong fighting spirit and experience, which was why they were able to turn the tables so many times in the movies.
Similarly, none of the "teammates" that Luke had found were afraid of battle, regardless of trust or closeness.
Alice was the only one with a weak fighting spirit.
But she had Intermediate Self-Healing, plus her armor and alloy bones, and was the one with the highest survivability apart from Luke.
During this period, Luke also considered whether or not to recall Rebecca and Bloodmint, who were in Brazil.
In the end, he gave up on the idea.
While the two women were good at fighting, their abilities wouldn't be enhanced by the armor, and would instead be overwhelmed.
After all, it didn't seem necessary to use Curve Shot when they were using the armor.
Faced with the overwhelming Chitauri army, the assassin style that they were used to wasn't suitable for them.
For the same reason, Carol and Lorna, who had been hiding in Brazil, were also excluded from the recall list.
Carol was actually very suitable for operating the armor. Her reaction speed and combat skills could be enhanced by the armor, but her fighting spirit and experience couldn't make up for it.
Even the Secret Service had been scared off by the Sentinels of ordinary people, so why would she fight the Chitauri army? She would be considered an improvement if she didn't piss her pants.
Lorna's reasoning was similar.
In this kind of battle, one's mentality was the key to unleashing one's strength. Otherwise, it would be too easy for one to die.
Luke had naturally considered this when he established his own team, so he didn't recall anyone who wasn't suitable.
However, there was still a guy who had been fooling around with his wife on a Brazilian beach for a few months. He had to be pulled back.
That Undead Shar-Pei was definitely suitable to participate in this battle, and … he just needed money.
In fact, Wade was already on his way back.
His wife, Vanessa, also returned with him.
Yes, now the two of them were officially husband and wife, the kind with a certificate.
In the past few months, Wade and his wife had not only vacationed in Brazil, but also went to Las Vegas to get a marriage certificate.
In Las Vegas, the fastest way to get married was to drive through a window and follow the witness to recite a few lines. Then, the marriage certificate would come out without even needing to get out of the car.
Although the faces on the ID photos were not their own, the two of them clearly did not care about that. What they cared about was the sense of ceremony.
Wade also did not perfunctory his only love, and seriously held a romantic wedding.
Once the wedding was serious, the money was even more serious.
Wade, who had spent hundreds of thousands, was a little pained. When he heard that Luke suddenly had a "high-value commission," he immediately perked up.
When he heard that the advance payment this time had reached ten million dollars, Luke could even hear the guy shouting, "Darling, hurry up and put on your clothes. We're going back to America to make a fortune."
Luke didn't mind at all.
You got what you paid for.
If he wanted Wade to behave, he had to give him benefits first, and then keep him hanging with the rest of the benefits.
Wade himself was never tired of this, or he wouldn't have set up the rule of paying 50% of the advance payment.
Also, for safety reasons, Luke arranged for the couple to stay in a safe house in Long Beach in Nassau County.
That way, even if the battle in New York really did spread to Long Beach, Vanessa could take the yacht to the eastern end of Long Island, or go southwest to New Jersey to hide.
Wade and his wife were extremely satisfied with this arrangement.
It was one thing for Luke to consider Vanessa's personal safety, but it was also one thing for them to live in a sea-view house when they returned to New York, and they could go out on a yacht at any time. These benefits were beyond their imagination.
His requirements for Wade were limited to familiarizing himself with the armor and trying not to be discovered when he was using it.
Although it wasn't a big deal if he was discovered, given Wade's talkative personality, what if he started chatting with the female reporter while wearing the armor?
That was what Luke thought, even changing his voice couldn't hide how wretched he was.
Batman had just tricked several bigshots, as well as some of their subordinates and related people. If Wade jumped out, he might be caught.
Given this, Luke specially added a special clause to Wade: If the training armor was damaged because of his rash actions, he would be charged a repair fee based on the extent of the damage.
This repair fee would be directly deducted from the remaining 50% of the final payment.
For a certain mercenary who was desperate for money, this threat should be enough.
At the same time, his teammates, including Selina, received a new plug-in and began to familiarize themselves with how to operate it.
Just like that, Luke was very busy for the entire September.
He didn't forget about Elena, but the two paintings still hadn't been completed, and she hadn't received any new "inspiration" to draw a third foresight painting.
Clearly, her foresight ability wasn't omniscient, but the type that had a flash of inspiration and depended on the weather.
For the time being, Luke didn't intend to remind her of this. He simply used pheromones to control her so that she wouldn't mention the existence of any "foresight paintings" to anyone.
Foresight wasn't necessarily a good thing, at least not for Elena.
Without enough channels or protection, this ability was far more dangerous to the owner than it was beneficial.
If other people really found out that she had foresight abilities, what awaited her was likely to be a small black room and a research facility, and she wouldn't be able to move freely for the rest of her life.
Luke attached so much importance to Elena not only because she had foreseen the battle in New York, but also because of her second painting.
Although the painting only showed Batman flying with a missile, Luke had observed and analyzed it repeatedly after he returned. Naturally, he noticed a lot of details and a lot of problems.
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