Tony's eyes lit up. "So, you'll come back?"
Luke said, "Who knows?"
Tony stared blankly at the conversation for a long time before he rubbed his chin and murmured, "Batman: The Return of the Dead?"
He immediately shook his head. "Impossible. Those people will say that we're cheating the public! Could it be … "
Thinking of another possibility, the tycoon nodded uncertainly. "That should be it."
Then, he suddenly thought of something. "Wait, if that's the case, those three bat darts are really superb!"
After hesitating for a long while, he finally sighed and said, "Jarvis, add the bat darts to the charity auction list and set it as Lot 1."
Jarvis said, "Yes, sir."
"Bat darts No. 001-003 have been added to the auction list." A moment later, Jarvis said again, "But sir, are you really going to sell them? You said you were going to keep them for the rest of your life as collectibles. "
Tony shook his head. "He made them to help the victims in the first place. If those rich young masters can buy them now, it won't be a waste of his effort."
Jarvis was still a little confused. "Sir, I don't think they'll be sold for more than twenty million dollars. That's already the highest possible price. You … don't seem to be short of money? "
Tony's lips curled up. "Because on the day I bought them, someone sent me a message."
Jarvis asked, "What?"
Tony said, "Sell them at a higher price next time."
Jarvis: "…"
He felt that there was something wrong with his logic. Neither his master nor Ah Fu's master seemed to be short of money, but why were they so obsessed with the price of the bat darts?
It was like two billionaires figuring out how to scam a noodle shop owner for a bowl of noodles every day. It didn't make sense at all.
Tony didn't explain it to Jarvis. After all, he wasn't as cunning as humans.
From the very beginning, Batman's "souvenirs" had been targeted at the rich.
Even if these people paid millions, it wouldn't affect their lives; it was purely voluntary.
The money would become a charity fund to help the victims.
As for whether the money belonged to Tony's foundation or Batman's foundation, there was no real difference. Neither of them cared who paid more, as long as the civilians benefited.
Tony had bought it from the very beginning to prevent the biggest profit from the appreciation from benefiting other tycoons.
Everybody knew that the price of Batman's first set of autographed darts could only go up, because Tony Stark wasn't short of money.
At this moment, Tony also had an indescribable admiration for Batman.
It wasn't because he was selfless, but because he seemed to have been waiting for this moment.
Even Stark Industries couldn't afford to deal with the aftermath of the battle in New York.
However, this was an American matter, and Stark Industries didn't have to bear the responsibility alone.
However, he would be able to take care of more people at the bottom of the social hierarchy if he could earn more money. That was a good thing for the people and superheroes.
Money can't solve all problems, but it can solve most of them.
Money couldn't bring back the lives of the dead, but it could make the lives of the living a little better.
Thinking, he had Jarvis call Pepper. "Has the DCC been set up?"
Pepper was very busy. She clearly said something to the person next to her before she replied, "Not so fast. However, the main structure will be completed in a month at most. I'll basically have nothing to do then. "
Tony frowned. "Those Chitauri things can't be left there for a month."
Pepper said, "The New York authorities have temporarily outsourced the collection and transportation work. They'll hand it over when the DCC is set up."
Tony nodded. "Okay. Okay, will you be back tonight? "
After a brief silence, Pepper said, "I'll try my best. Don't wait for me. Rest if you're tired."
Tony said, "I can't sleep without you."
Pepper chuckled. "Is that so? When did I get home yesterday? Jarvis, don't remind him. "
Tony glanced at the screen that had just appeared next to him and said unconcernedly, "You … uh, you only got home in the morning?"
Pepper said, "Yes, that's why you only saw me making breakfast when you got up."
Tony coughed awkwardly, and Pepper didn't follow up with another attack. She simply hung up the phone.
The tycoon shook his head helplessly. "Jarvis, couldn't you have reminded me faster?"
Jarvis said, "Sir, you spoke too fast."
What could Tony say? He had been looking at Jarvis's projection as he spoke.
Otherwise, he would have known right away that Pepper's question meant that he had already exposed himself.
…
While Tony was busy on his end, Luke wasn't idle either.
Two days later, he finally found the time to add points to his basic attributes.
At that moment, the host was level 22.
Strength: 30 (Justice Star + 10)
Dexterity: 29 (Justice Star + 10)
Mental Strength: 30 (Justice Star + 10)
Extra stat points: 20
Experience: 3145000/5000000
Credit: 6142000
Looking at the numbers on the panel, Luke's heart was inexplicably heavy.
The drones that had been wreaking havoc in New York didn't give him any experience and credit points.
They were just remote controlled devices for the Chitauri army, which was why they had suddenly lost control after the spatial gate closed.
Thus, most of the experience and credit points he had gained this time came from "rescues."
Only a few hundred thousand points were from the real Chitauri that he had killed when he destroyed the second flagship and damaged the first flagship.
He estimated that the Chitauri who had died back then had killed at least twenty thousand New Yorkers.
Of course, more than twenty thousand people had died in New York.
Thus, the remaining Chitauri were either safe in the first flagship or had survived the destruction of the second flagship.
It was a pity that Luke hadn't gotten his hands on the flat weapons of the Predators back then, or there wouldn't have been so many Chitauri left.
Most of the experience and credit points were from saving the people of New York.
Some of them were the results of his own efforts, and some were shared with Selina, his three-star teammate.
Based on his rough calculations, the total experience and credit points for this New York rescue mission should be around 18 million.
Some reports claimed that the disaster could have caused millions of casualties, which wasn't an exaggeration.
In the end, his own share of the contribution from his teammates accounted for 37% of the entire mission, and the actual experience and credit points he had gained were 6.7 million.
With such a huge amount of experience and credit points, Luke filled in the hundreds of thousands of points for leveling up to 20, a million for leveling up to 21, and three million for leveling up to 22.
This was a rare "three levels in a row" for Luke.
His character level jumped from 19 to 22.
As for his remaining stat points, he still gained 6 points from leveling up to 20, and 7 points from leveling up to 21 and 22, for a total of 20 points.
In fact, Luke had already reached level 20 before the battle in New York ended.
But it wasn't until two days later that he was ready to use his remaining stat points.
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