Chapter 31: Creating a New Reactor
[For this chapter, just skip to after 2,000 words; people found the beginning boring, and it seems the rest might be too, mwah~]
Tony got a headache just thinking about the things Zhang Xuan mentioned. Although his technology was top-notch, mass-producing them would still take quite some effort.
"Once I solve this palladium poisoning, I'll research those things for you."
Zhang Xuan quickly added, "And my three robot maids with the upgrade packages and after-sales service."
Tony's lip twitched; he had completely forgotten about that.
Zhang Xuan and Tony parted ways for now. Since they were back in New York, Zhang Xuan naturally had to go home.
Zhang Xuan landed at Stark Tower, picked a random sports car from Tony's garage, and prepared to head back.
"These damn road conditions, the chassis is getting all scratched up. Good thing it's not my car."
Zhang Xuan arrived at his neighborhood. A female security guard with a hot figure, still in her uniform, saluted him as she opened the gate.
Zhang Xuan had directly replaced the neighborhood's property management with his own people from the Red Room. The neighborhood now had raised perimeter walls, electric fences, and surveillance cameras covering every corner.
You say it's an invasion of privacy? Sorry, if a hundred pounds of 'flour' are found in your house, go complain about your grievances to the big guys in prison.
The residents in this neighborhood had all been screened. Any residents who posed a risk of instability had been removed by Zhang Xuan using some minor methods.
Zhang Xuan looked at the harmonious atmosphere of the neighborhood with great satisfaction. Now, two luxury cars were parked by his house, making the one he was driving the third.
Zhang Xuan felt he should build a garage on the empty lot; leaving them out in the sun all the time didn't seem right.
Look at this Koenigsegg; it had turned from red to yellow after being in the sun for a month.
"dears, hubby's back."
Today was Sunday. Wanda, the homebody, had been at home all day, while May was on her day off. Little Peterwas playing with his friends at the newly built Lego playhouse in the neighborhood.
The two women heard Zhang Xuan's voice and stopped eating their chips. Wanda used magic to speed herself up, jumping onto Zhang Xuan before May could.
May didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she still stepped forward to hug Zhang Xuan, even though baby Wanda was in between them.
Zhang Xuan held Wanda's butt with both hands, felt it carefully, and asked doubtfully, "Wanda baby, have you gotten fat?"
With that one sentence, Wanda froze.
Wanda used Chaos Magic to push Zhang Xuan away, then went back to the sofa in a huff to continue eating chips.
May chuckled and leaned into Zhang Xuan's ear. "I'll tell you a secret: Wanda is already 60kg."
(A top-tier 110-pound figure, with the other 10 being her 'dual-fan independent graphics cards'.)
Zhang Xuan: "What? I was wondering why she felt so soft and squishy. So she's gotten fleshy. Her 'ration bags' must have gotten bigger too, right?"
May nodded with a smirk. (￣y▽￣)
Wanda: (◦`~´◦)
Zhang Xuan: "Wanda wife, let me give you an inspection."
May: "I've gotten fat too, you know."
After saying that, May bumped into him with her 'graphics cards'... and then, they were off.
Night.
Zhang Xuan, Wanda, and May were each driving a sports car down the highway.
"Xuan, I don't think I'm doing this right. Why does it always feel like you're pressing me into the seat when I step on the gas?"
Wanda gripped the steering wheel in a panic, using all her strength to keep the car from hitting the side guardrail.
Zhang Xuan comforted her, "dear, you need to relax. Press the gas gently, don't floor it all at once."
Wanda: (٥ŏ ﹏ ŏ) "Hu... hubby, which one is the gas? I got nervous and forgot."
Zhang Xuan sighed. "Jarvis, help her out."
"No problem, Mr. Zhang Xuan."
Jarvis's voice sounded inside Wanda's car. "Ms. Wanda, please relax. Take your hands and feet off the steering wheel and pedals."
Wanda answered timidly, "O... okay."
The vehicle began to drive smoothly down the road. The other drivers behind them breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to drive with peace of mind.
Zhang Xuan looked over at May, who was driving seriously and cautiously, her face so focused it looked almost ferocious, which he found hilarious.
"Jarvis, help May too."
...After getting out of the cars, the three of them parked the sports cars in Tony's private garage and went to a crowded burger shop.
"Flash, a three-person meal."
Flash saw it was his 'big brother' and pointed at the ordering machine with a sly grin. "Boss, you have to order there, otherwise the kitchen won't get the ticket."
Zhang Xuan didn't mind; he gave Flash a flick on the forehead and took the two women to order.
Zhang Xuan used to think six employees would be enough for the burger shop, but after the official opening, he had to hire four more to fill the gaps in the front desk, kitchen, and cleaning staff.
Wanda was shocked when she saw the total at checkout—it was over 200 dollars.
"Hubby, is your burger shop always this expensive? Pietroand I used to be able to eat until we were stuffed for only 20 dollars."
"It's not the same." Zhang Xuan first gave her a light punch, then explained, "The people here aren't short on cash. The people who can work around here are elites from major corporations. That guy over there, I've seen him; he's even discussed business with Pepper. Isn't he still munching away on a chinese burger right now?"
After Zhang Xuan finished eating, he packed a large portion to go.
Wanda and May went back, while Zhang Xuan walked up to Stark Tower alone to see Tony. Tomorrow, he and Tonywould study Tony's new battery.
Putting the burger into Tony's custom thermal box, Zhang Xuan stepped into his armor and flew to California.
Zhang Xuan took the thermal box and went down to the underground lab.
He saw Tony writing code and asked, "What kind of new program is this?"
Tony took his hands off the keyboard and then hit enter. "Jarvis, you can try running it now."
"Yes, sir."
Tony took the burger and gave Zhang Xuan a look. "This is a chip manufacturing machine I developed. I got the inspiration from the chips inside that spider suit. Future me is truly a genius among geniuses to have evolved chips to that level."
Zhang Xuan: (๑•̀ㅂ•́)
"So my gaming PC can be mass-produced now?"
Tony took a bite of the burger and made a gesture with his pinky. "Piece of cake."
Zhang Xuan couldn't wait to go to his workstation, open his computer, and continue developing the open Worldand fine-tuning the character models.
With Jarvis's help, Zhang Xuan only needed to enter the game, click here and there, and tell Jarvis what to modify whenever he saw something he didn't like.
Genshin Waves, launch!
Zhang Xuan looked at the character in front of him, who bore a striking resemblance to the goddess Aphrodite, and was considering whether to add some 'realism' under the clothes.
Tony walked over and saw the character's stats.
"QQ cups? That's so big you won't be able to handle it. Let big brother handle this."
Zhang Xuan pushed Tony away. "Go eat your burger, you playboy who can't even handle Pepper."
Zhang Xuan added a small support shelf underneath to hold up the QQ cups.
Then he added some 'realism' points, saving mod players the trouble of adding those skills themselves.
Speechless, Tony left to go back to researching the mass-producible chip machine.
Zhang Xuan was immersed in his own World, and before he knew it, it was already the next morning.
Jarvis: "Mr. Zhang Xuan, there is an illegal intruder in the yard. Do you need me to intercept?"
Zhang Xuan looked at the quinjet in the yard and knew exactly what was going on.
"It's fine, I'll go out and take a look."
Zhang Xuan walked outside and saw a familiar figure.
"Nick, did Tony buy that century-old whip yesterday just to welcome you?"
Nick Fury's face darkened a few shades. "It's the same few lines every time. Can't you be a bit more original?"
Zhang Xuan held out his hands with a smug expression. "But it's very effective, isn't it?"
Nick Fury: Why wasn't I born even darker? That way, no one could see my face darkening.
"Everything is here. Do you want to call the 'great genius' out to take a look?"
Zhang Xuan glanced at the things piled by the wall. Aside from the videotapes, the rest were just insignificant items.
"What about the research on the glowing blue cube and the anti-gravity devices? And the other technologies? They can't all be in the videotapes, can they?"
Nick Fury had calmed down, and his complexion had returned to normal, but when Zhang Xuan mentioned the glowing blue cube, it darkened again.
"Those things may have been researched by Howard, but they are the property of S.H.I.E.L.D. All of Howard's personal effects are here."
Nick Fury signaled the pilot with a hand behind his back, telling him to close the hatch quickly. He didn't want to say another word to Zhang Xuan; he felt like S.H.I.E.L.D.had no secrets in front of this man.
Seeing that Nick Fury wanted to end the conversation, Zhang Xuan said one last thing: "If you find the Old Popsicle, remember to call me over. I'm looking forward to it."
Nick Fury's eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't understand what Zhang Xuan meant, but the man's words always had a hint of a dark joke to them, and his suggestions were actually quite good.
After he went back last time, he discussed the underground Base's evacuation system with the engineers and realized they really hadn't considered the possibility of escape if the entire Base were destroyed.
So he was going to go back and thoroughly investigate anything related to an 'Old Popsicle'; it might just come in handy.
"But this bastard knows too much. Where on earth did he get all this intel? Is there a mole? I'll have to investigate further when I get back. The newly recruited Chinese Agents need to be marginalized."
Jimmy Chen: I just joined! I just joined! How did I become just another disposable Agent?
Zhang Xuan took the videotapes and went back inside.
"Jarvis, wake Tony up."
Soon, Tony walked over. Zhang Xuan handed him the videotapes and prepared to leave.
"Where are you going? Aren't we watching together?"
Zhang Xuan: "No, I'm afraid you won't be able to cry if I'm here. I've already prepared the tissues for you."
Tony tried to kick Zhang Xuan, but Zhang Xuan dodged it.
Half an hour later, Tony opened the door and said with high spirits, "We're about to start doing something big that will change the World. Let's start the renovation."
Zhang Xuan put down his hand, which was currently modifying Aphrodite's QQ cups, and prepared to tear the place apart.
Tony directed Zhang Xuan to destroy things in various places while he performed calculations for atoms, protons, and whatever else.
Aside from it looking pretty, Zhang Xuan couldn't understand a thing.
"A Heaven-tier technique is right here, why don't you all take it? As expected, Old Man Qian still thought too highly of the World."
Finally, after a whole day of demolition, an ultra-long pipeline like the one in the movie was formed.
Zhang Xuan saw Tony constantly measuring and leveling things until it was time to bring out that shield model.
"Tony, try this."
Tony was in the middle of leveling when Zhang Xuansuddenly shoved a shield into his arms, which he caught instinctively.
Zhang Xuan lifted the pipe. "What are you looking at? Put it underneath."
Tony placed the shield under the pipe and checked it with a level. It was perfectly balanced.
"Zhang Xuan, are your eyes a ruler? That's so precise."
Then, the creation of the element began.
"Zhang Xuan, I'll turn it slowly. Turning it too fast will cause energy leakage."
Tony tried to turn the valve, then decisively gave up and made way for Zhang Xuan.
"Jarvis, start the prism accelerator."
As Tony's command was given, a blue energy beam was released inside the accelerator. The beam was amplified layer by layer by the coils until its intensity was enough to melt through walls directly.
Zhang Xuan began to turn the valve slowly.
"Aargh!"
Zhang Xuan stopped turning the valve. He didn't remember this new element being able to talk.
"Tony, can your new element talk?"
Tony hurriedly shut down the prism accelerator and went to check the situation outside the wall.
Tony opened the door and saw a bloody scene outside. He pinched the bridge of his nose with both hands.
"Oh my god, can't you people just knock when you come to my house?"
Zhang Xuan poked his head out from behind. (≖beneficial≖ ) Yikes, what a miserable guy.
In the hallway outside the door, Coulson was lying on the floor, clutching his severed left forearm. He was sitting on the ground, his expression filled with intense pain. Just looking at him made Zhang Xuan feel the pain.
"I'll stop the bleeding for you first."
Zhang Xuan knelt down and squeezed the upper part of Coulson's severed arm with both hands. The bleeding indeed stopped, but Coulson's expression became even more pained because Zhang Xuan was squeezing really hard, so it hurt a lot.
Coulson used all his strength to call out to the team members outside.
"Bring up the medical kit." After saying those few words, Coulson was exhausted.
When those grunts saw the scene, they instinctively reached for their guns, but they quickly realized it must be a misunderstanding. This former colleague was actually stopping the bleeding for their boss.
"Where's the medical kit? Where's the tourniquet? Stop the bleeding, quickly!"
The team members snapped out of it, took out a large zip tie to bind Coulson's severed arm, and then used a plastic bag to collect the blood. This blood could still be transfused back into Coulson's body.
After the team members thanked them, they cleaned up the accident site before leaving.
Tony blocked off the floor to prevent anyone else from coming up. Coulson was lucky; he only lost an arm. If anyone else had bad luck, they might have been cut in half.
"Continue. prism accelerator, start."
Zhang Xuan controlled the beam and moved it slowly. Finally, the light hit the edge of the triangle. The edge of the triangle gradually changed color until the entire triangle turned blue, its light becoming increasingly dazzling.
Tony slowly cut off the power supply. As the light faded, the two of them could finally see that enchanting blue triangle clearly.
"Tony, congratulations. Your life has been successfully extended."
Tony used tweezers to pick up the triangle and placed it onto the prepared miniature reactor.
"Sir, the reactor has accepted the modified energy core. I am currently testing it."
Tony asked Zhang Xuan, "Is this how the future me did it?"
Zhang Xuan shrugged. "More or less, just without Coulson and me."
Tony took the new reactor, removed the one from his chest, and installed the new one directly.
"Sir, we should perform a test first."
Tony: "I am testing it."
Tony coughed a few times, his breathing becoming a bit labored.
Zhang Xuan asked at that moment, "Is there a coconut taste?"
Tony's body trembled, and his breathing was shallow. "Yes, and a metallic taste too."
About a minute later, these symptoms gradually faded, and the black lines on Tony's chest also disappeared.
Tony let out a long breath, a look of surprise and joy on his face. "It worked! This new element perfectly solved the palladium poisoning issue! For the residual palladium in my body, I just need to drink some more vegetable juice."
Zhang Xuan walked up behind Tony with a mischievous grin and patted his shoulder.
"So, you better hurry up and put my two robot maids on the schedule. And my great gaming enterprise—it all depends on you now."
Tony said nonchalantly, "Now is not the time to talk about that. We need to celebrate properly. This is a cross-century achievement."
Zhang Xuan: "Indeed, your old man's research from the last century has spanned an entire century."
Chapter 32: The God in Charge of Thunder and Lightning—True Thunder God Taser
[Thor Appears Early]
Zhang Xuan was making Easter eggs for the game map at Tony's house when he suddenly received a call.
Zhang Xuan looked at the caller ID, thought about it, and decided to answer.
"What? Coulson couldn't be saved?"
On the other end of the line, Nick Fury suppressed his anger. "Did you do it on purpose or was it an accident?"
"I did it on purpose by accident." Zhang Xuan's mouth was faster than his brain, catching the meme instantly. After saying it, he slapped his own mouth reproachfully. "Why are you so fast?"
"Ahem, my mouth was just too fast. It was an accident."
Nick Fury began the art of being shameless: "You seriously injured our Agent; there should be some compensation, right?"
Zhang Xuan was speechless. How could this person be so shameless? But he was curious about what compensation Nick Fury wanted, so he asked, "Tell me, what compensation do you want? A hundred free draws upon login?"
Nick Fury was truly not polite and stated his condition: "Help me go to New Mexico to investigate a hammer that cannot be picked up."
Zhang Xuan was shocked by Nick Fury's shamelessness; he really dared to ask. Zhang Xuan feigned an angry tone and snapped, "Do you think your face is some kind of shoe insole that makes anything fried taste good? You really said it just because I let you. I'd be in the right even if I shot you for illegal trespassing. Last time I let you go because I was afraid you'd bleed green blood. Do you really think my house and Tony's house are your backyards?"
"I'm warning you for the first and last time: if you dare to send people to monitor near my home, I will smash the load-bearing pillars of the Triskelion one by one."
Nick Fury didn't care at all and said perfunctorily, "S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't monitor anyone unless they are a threat to the World."
Zhang Xuan didn't care either. He couldn't take on the World right now, but soloing S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't a problem.
As long as he leaked some of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s dirty laundry later, the matter would pass, and he would become a hero cleaning out the vermin—at least that's how it works in U.S. movies.
"I'll take responsibility for treating Coulson's hand. He's a pretty good guy. If he were the Director, he'd probably be much better than you; at least he'd be more pleasant to look at."
Nick Fury hung up the phone, his expression normal and showing no fluctuation, as he leaned back in his chair to think.
The purpose of his call was merely to test if Zhang Xuanknew about the hammer. Zhang Xuan knew too much, giving him the illusion that Zhang Xuan should also know about this.
However, today's conversation yielded nothing. Nick Furyhad to reformulate his strategy regarding Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan hung up the phone, opened his contacts, and called Dr. Selvig.
"Doctor, are there abnormal fluctuations in New Mexico?"
Selvig was surprised that Zhang Xuan was still following his research, feeling valued. But thinking of the day's monitoring results, he felt a bit disappointed.
"Yes, Jane and I are investigating abnormal energy fluctuations in New Mexico, but the results aren't very ideal."
Hearing this, Zhang Xuan knew they hadn't met Thor yet, so he said, "I'll be there in an hour."
"Two hours? Boss, are you in New Mexico too?" Selvigasked in confusion.
"I'm in California."
Listening to the hung-up phone, Selvig muttered to himself, "California? One hour? Is the boss coming by helicopter?"
"Erik, what are you saying?"
Selvig turned to the questioning Jane and said helplessly, "I was telling our boss that my niece doesn't like calling me uncle, and he said he'd come personally to teach this disobedient niece a lesson."
Jane didn't care at all. "Uncle Erik? Saying it like that makes me say several more words. Let's forget it."
Selvig: "How about just calling me Uncle?"
Jane's assistant, Daisy, had a disgusted expression: "Oh, Doctor, I didn't realize you liked that kind of thing."
Selvig was full of question marks. How was he defined as a pervert?
Daisy explained: "It's popular in Japan now to call people 'Uncle' on the street and then go to a hotel."
Selvig and Jane looked disgusted after hearing that.
Jane quickly explained, fearing Selvig would misunderstand: "I'm just afraid of being reminded of my father. I had no idea they had that custom in Japan."
Selvig looked disgusted: "It's a bad habit. Those streetwalkers in the alleys just shout 'Daddy'."
This time, Jane and Daisy looked disgusted and moved away from Selvig.
Selvig looked innocent: "You're overthinking it. As long as it's a man passing by..."
Daisy interrupted; she didn't want to listen anymore. "Doctor, we understand. You're at such an age, it's normal to have some needs. We understand."
Selvig covered his head: "What I was going to say is that as long as it's a man passing by, they'll shout 'Daddy'. And I only went out for ten minutes that day to buy bread, you know." Finally, he muttered in a low voice: "Ten minutes is completely not enough."
Daisy pushed the bread toward Jane... 40 minutes later, Jane and Daisy, who were about to sleep in the luxury RV, heard the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground. They put on their clothes and took out a taser.
"The electric blanket the boss gave me is so good, I'm getting a bit hot." Dr. Selvig was spending the night in a sleeping bag in the lab. Suddenly, he heard the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, along with a noise similar to an engine. He took out the handgun from the lab drawer.
The three met in the dark, nodded to each other, and carefully looked toward the place where the sound had just come from.
They saw an Iron Man walking out of the darkness. After a "pfft" sound, a metallic clanging noise followed, and the Iron Man stopped in place.
"Daisy, why did you attack Iron Man?" Jane grabbed Daisy's shoulder with a look of terror.
Daisy spread her hands and said excitedly, "I was scared! Aren't you afraid of an Iron Man suddenly appearing?"
Selvig had a guess and asked with uncertainty, "Boss?"
Just as Selvig finished asking, the armor made a "hissing" sound of releasing air.
The armor opened, and Zhang Xuan stepped out.
"Your way of welcoming is truly unique. If you wanted to charge me, this might... take several hundred years to charge?"
"Whooo are you?" Daisy looked at Zhang Xuan coming out of the armor in disbelief. "I thought it was Iron Man. But it's okay, you're a bit more handsome."
Zhang Xuan ☚ (≖‿≖✧): "You're quite the smooth talker. Selvig, give her a raise."
Daisy: "Yesss~ I finally have a salary."
Jane interrupted Daisy's fantasy: "Your salary is 6 credits. I'll give you 12 credits."
Daisy ran to Zhang Xuan's side, hugging his arm and letting him fall into her offensive, acting spoiled:
"Bo~~ss~~ look at them."
Zhang Xuan looked down at this Daisy, who was much prettier than in the movie World. Daisy inherited Kat Dennings' advantages, but her not-quite-pretty face had turned into the playful look of a quirky beauty.
The feeling of being deeply mired now made him want to take this Daisy down.
Zhang Xuan patted Daisy's head: "You have two choices: stay a bit further away from me, or be one of my wives."
Hearing this, Daisy immediately let go of Zhang Xuan's arm, her bouncing twins even stuttering for a moment.
"Boss, a salary increase is fine. I still want a poignant love story; I don't want to be a mistress."
Zhang Xuan wagged his finger with a righteous face: "You misunderstood, didn't you? I said 'one of my wives', not a mistress. The kind where we all sleep together."
Jane was shocked. What did she just hear? One of the wives? Sleeping together? Is this something a modern person should say?
Daisy: "Thanks, Boss. I still want to experience the bitterness of love. I'll come find you after I've tasted that bitterness."
Zhang Xuan frowned and refused: "I won't want you after you've tasted someone else's bitterness. I'm a traditional man and hope my wives stay traditional too."
Jane (ʘ̆mouthʘ̥̆): What a 'traditional' man.
Daisy changed her mind after hearing that: "Then after I've endured the beatings of society, I'll come find you. Can you save a spot for me?"
Zhang Xuan agreed directly: "As long as you're still a traditional girl, it's no problem."
Zhang Xuan forced his target-seeking gaze away and walked into the lab filled with various homemade instruments. "Doctor, no experiments tonight?"
Dr. Selvig was suddenly asked and brushed his hands over himself: "We sleep with our clothes on, ready to set out at any time."
Selvig pointed out different instruments and data to Zhang Xuan, explaining the discoveries within.
Jane didn't have a good impression of this boss, so she didn't speak.
Daisy, on the other hand, was stroking the armor, admiring it up close. This was something many people couldn't see even if they wanted to.
Beep beep beep beep—
The sound of the instrument rang out abruptly.
Daisy was startled, thinking she had triggered some mechanism of the armor, and threw her hands up.
"Boss, I didn't do anything. It started ringing on its own."
Jane held the beeping instrument, constantly adjusting the direction to determine the location.
"Daisy, drive. We need to move."
Daisy realized it wasn't the sound of the armor, sighed in relief, and sat in the driver's seat.
The three began to grab various equipment and quickly got into the vehicle.
Jane sat in the front passenger seat on the right, sticking her head out. She held the beeping instrument and a video camera in her hands.
The RV was large. Zhang Xuan stood between Daisy and Jane, while Dr. Selvig was at the back of the RV adjusting other instruments and recording other data.
Zhang Xuan pointed to the sky on the right and said, "Aren't you going to look over there?"
The three looked in the direction Zhang Xuan was pointing and saw a large area of aurora in the sky.
"Daisy!"
"I know!"
Selvig asked Jane, "Didn't you say it was a very weak aurora?"
"Isn't this better? We can see more."
Jane had a face full of smiles as she began to check the data on various testing instruments and turned on the modified infrared detector on the roof.
Zhang Xuan opened the sunroof and looked up at the sky.
The beam of the Bifrost Bridge descended from the sky, kicking up a large cloud of dust the moment it touched the ground.
Zhang Xuan didn't want to eat dust, so he decisively closed the sunroof.
Seeing Daisy's fearful expression, he knew a turn was coming and grabbed the handrail tightly.
Jane was angry at Daisy's sudden turn and scolded, "What are you doing? Turn back quickly!" She even reached out to grab the steering wheel.
Daisy fought back strongly: "I don't want to die for 12 credits."
Then came the part of fighting for the steering wheel. Zhang Xuan took out his phone and started recording.
Five seconds later, the side of the car swiped the movie's protagonist.
With a thud, all three knew they had hit someone and got out of the car to check.
Zhang Xuan followed them out after saving the recording.
Selvig looked at Thor, who was staggering to his feet, and felt he needed to be sent to the hospital first: "Jane, he's drunk. Let's take him to the hospital."
After showing concern for Thor for two seconds, Jane noticed the brand on the ground. In Jane's eyes, there was no more Thor, only the scorch marks left on the ground by the Bifrost Bridge.
"It's amazing! Erik, look at these."
Jane was now squatting on the ground, stroking the marks and taking photos at the same time.
Daisy was watching the show from the side, her taser ready at any moment. "I think he's wasted. You guys think so too, right?"
Selvig emphasized again: "Jane, we should take him to the hospital."
Jane realized then and nodded, "Yes, we should take him to the hospital."
Daisy said with certainty, "He's perfectly fine. He's probably just drunk. We don't need to worry about him. Look how seriously he's acting."
"Heimdall! I know you can hear me! Open the Bifrost Bridge!"
Thor still thought his father was joking with him and wanted to return to Asgard.
Getting no response from Heimdall, Thor looked at the several people present.
Thor said haughtily, "Who are you? Which kingdom is this? Alfheim? Nornheim?"
Jane didn't even look up as she said to Selvig, "You take him to the hospital. I'm staying."
Selvig had a huge headache dealing with such a niece.
"Answer me, mortal!" Thor roared, trying to intimidate these mortals. This trick worked well when facing people from other realms, especially when paired with his hammer.
"mortal, where is my hammer?!"
Daisy pulled out her taser and pointed it at Thor, saying displeasantly, "This is New Mexico. Your hammer should be on someone else's nails."
"mortal, you dare threaten me with such a small weapon? I am Thor Od—"
With a crack, Daisy's taser fired.
Thor's body began to twitch. He held on for two and a half seconds, but finally, he was no match for the True Thunder God Taser and collapsed, unable to get up again.
The camera in Zhang Xuan's hand recorded this scene. He'd have Thor trade Asgard's treasures for it later.
Jane's mouth hung open as she looked at the big man Daisy had taken down, then at Daisy.
Daisy turned and hugged Zhang Xuan: "Bo~~ss~~, did I do the right thing? Did I, did I?"
Selvig slapped his forehead and asked Zhang Xuanhelplessly, "Boss, can you help? I'm an old man; I'm afraid I can't lift him."
Zhang Xuan praised Daisy: "You did nothing wrong. When faced with a threat, we must strike back immediately." Then he reached out and pinched Daisy's cheeks as she rubbed against his arm.
Daisy was shocked by Zhang Xuan's bold move. She quickly covered her cheeks with both hands and stepped back, her small face blushing red—perhaps there was some anger, but whether it was 1% or 10%, who knows.
Turning off the camera, Zhang Xuan walked over to Thor, grabbed his arm, and threw him forcefully, casually tossing Thor ten meters away before saying:
"You guys focus on your research and don't worry about him. His body is very tough. This small injury is just a minor matter for the Hammer God."
"Thanks," Jane said, then lowered her head to continue her research.
Selvig caught the meaning in Zhang Xuan's words and pulled Zhang Xuan over to whisper, but Daisy leaned in too.
"What are you coming over for? Go study those symbols with Jane." Selvig didn't want Daisy to be exposed to too much of this, so he wanted her to leave.
Daisy gave a cunning smile: "Doctor, don't try to hide it from me. You two are definitely going to do something interesting."
Selvig corrected the ambiguity in Daisy's words: "I'm correcting your words: we are going to 'talk' about something interesting, not 'do' it. After I'm done talking with the boss, I'll leave you time to 'talk' about something interesting with him."
Chapter 33: With Thunder—Crush the Darkness!
Selvig wanted to pull Zhang Xuan away, but was instead held back by him.
"Dr., there's nothing to hide. This guy is the one who just fell from the light; he's the eldest princess of the God Realm, Asgard."
Before Zhang Xuan could finish, he was interrupted by Daisy's exclamation: "Princess? Him? Well, maybe. His pectorals are bigger than my college roommate's."
Zhang Xuan made a grasping motion in the air with one hand. Daisy protected her chest, took a step back, and shut her mouth.
Zhang Xuan continued, "A spoiled eldest princess—the God of Hammers—banished to the mortal world by his royal father. That's roughly the story. There are other details in between, but for now, you should continue your research. I'll tell you more tomorrow."
Selvig crouched down to continue his research, half-believing. His boss had shown his terrifying power in private, so he felt his boss wouldn't just talk nonsense, but what he said was too fantastical for him to accept.
"Hey! Erik, you're about to step on the marks."
Scolded by Jane, Selvig realized he had stepped onto the branding on the ground and quickly jumped away.
Daisy and Zhang Xuan stayed where they were. Seeing the Dr.'s solemn expression as if he were taking Zhang Xuan's fairy tale seriously and contemplating it, she began to doubt.
"Is what you said true? The Dr. seems to believe it?"
Daisy asked in disbelief, looking as if she had seen a ghost, "Could it be that what you said is really true?"
Zhang Xuan raised an index finger with an expression that said 'wait right here,' and walked over to the unconscious Thor.
"Look at this." Zhang Xuan picked up a stone and crushed it in his palm, making a crunching sound of breaking rock.
Daisy covered her mouth in shock and stepped forward to look at the crushed stone in Zhang Xuan's palm. Disbelieving, she picked out a stone herself and placed it in Zhang Xuan's palm.
Zhang Xuan applied force, and the stone turned into debris before Daisy's eyes.
"Now step back. I'll prove to you right now that he's the God of Hammers." Zhang Xuan thought of something else and added, "Get the taser ready."
Daisy backed away five meters, waiting for Zhang Xuanto prove that this God of Hammers was a god and not a lunatic.
Next, Daisy saw the proof that this person was the God of Hammers.
She saw Zhang Xuan grab the God of Hammers by the ankle, swing him with great force, and slam him heavily behind him. The ground even caved in by a few centimeters.
Daisy watched in terror, afraid that blood would splatter on her.
Daisy (づԾ﹏Ծど): "I believe he's the God of Hammersnow. To not have turned into scattered pieces of human debris after that, he must be a hammer spirit."
The other two heard the loud noise and looked over, seeing Zhang Xuan swing the God of Hammers again and slam him into the other side, denting the ground.
Jane: Σ(꒪mouth꒪ ‧̣̥̇) My poor husband.
Selvig: (|||꒪ᗜ꒪) With this strength, he's definitely, certainly dead.
Loki (´இdishஇ): Yes, that's it. That's the feeling. I love it!
Then Zhang Xuan kept slamming him back and forth. After a dozen times, he tossed Thor aside and spat disdainfully, "Weak god."
Jane and Selvig rushed over, looking at the two thirty-centimeter deep pits around Zhang Xuan, praying that the man was still alive.
"See, he's perfectly fine. He's even awake."
Zhang Xuan took the taser from Daisy's hand and pointed it at Thor, who was sitting upright.
Before Jane and Selvig could voice their anger at Zhang Xuan, they followed his gaze and indeed saw the man sitting up.
Selvig: "Oh my God, is he really a god?"
Jane: "He won't get angry and try to fight, will he?"
Daisy: "I think he's probably been slammed stupid."
Zhang Xuan: "Go back to sleep for a bit."
Thor's head was still foggy, but he saw that little gadget. He knew he had been knocked out by that small thing.
He rolled over to dodge.
"Bingo! Successful prediction."
The taser accurately hit Thor's bladder after he moved; the God of Hammers was defeated and fainted once again.
Selvig looked at where he was hit and winced, shrinking back slightly.
"You guys do your research. We'll head back when you're almost done."
Zhang Xuan ignored Thor, clapped his hands, and went back to the RV.
Although Jane and Selvig were concerned about the 'iced red tea' spilled on the ground, they still stepped forward to check if the man was alive.
Finding that he was indeed still breathing, they both breathed a sigh of relief and continued their research.
Zhang Xuan and Daisy returned to the vehicle. They looked at each other, then both took out their phones and started doing their own thing.
Zhang Xuan lay on the bed. His phone projected various images, showing the latest mobile tower defense game he had made.
Seeing Zhang Xuan's cool phone and then looking at her own, Daisy pondered for a few minutes before resolutely walking to the side of Zhang Xuan's bed.
Zhang Xuan: (￢_￢)? "What are you doing?"
Daisy licked her lips and was about to pounce, saying 'Do it!'.
She was all ready to pounce, but Zhang Xuan blocked her face with his palm.
"Hold on, I have something to do outside." Zhang Xuansaw the time; it was almost 12 o'clock. He had to sign in, or he'd miss a day.
Zhang Xuan left the RV and walked to Thor. He grabbed Thor by the hair and took a photo.
[Check-in successful. Obtained Lightning Technique: Lightning Attraction Technique.]
Zhang Xuan smirked: "Oh, not bad. Let's do it again."
Zhang Xuan waited until 12 o'clock and signed in on Thoragain, but this time in a pose stepping on the Thunder God.
[Check-in successful. Obtained permission to use Mjolnir.]
Zhang Xuan's smirk turned into a wild laugh, and then he shouted:
"Darkness shrouds all things."
"I shall be the final dawn within the darkness."
"With thunder—crush the darkness!"
Jane and Selvig looked up at Zhang Xuan, who had suddenly shouted chunibyo lines. Although they didn't understand the meaning, the majestic aura and determined tone gave them an urge to kowtow.
Inside the RV, Daisy covered her face in pain. She couldn't believe this was the man she had chosen—not only was he traditionally fickle, but he was also incredibly chunibyo.
"But he really is handsome. Is this the high-end version of a chunibyo youth?" Daisy's infatuation took over her brain as she thought of something embarrassing.
At this moment, Zhang Xuan was listening to QueenFrigga. He extended his right hand at a 45-degree angle, waiting for Mjolnir.
One minute passed... two minutes passed... three minutes passed... Jane and Selvig ignored Zhang Xuan after the first minute and continued their research.
Daisy was in the car with a camcorder, filming her man's chunibyo episode.
At the same time, she didn't stop talking: "I'll hold this recording over you for the rest of your life. Clapping on Monday, buying bags on Tuesday, Wednesday..."
Poor Daisy. After showing the recording, she spent Monday through Wednesday 'clapping,' with no time at all to buy bags.
In the end, she was crying and begging for mercy like some minor bratty girl.
Zhang Xuan wanted to leave, but leaving like this felt awkward. Yet, because it was awkward, he wanted to leave even more. Just like that, Zhang Xuan felt he had been set up and planned to settle the score with Black Egg later.
Zhang Xuan leaped with both legs and landed right in front of the RV door in one go.
Daisy was startled by Zhang Xuan suddenly appearing in the lens. She quickly put the camera away and looked at Zhang Xuan with a smile of a guilty conscience.
Zhang Xuan didn't think much of Daisy's strange smile. She was just a confidante; he'd deal with her later.
However, this wasn't a good place to 'know' Daisy. The RV was still being used by Selvig and Jane; it wouldn't be appropriate here.
Two hours later, Daisy had fallen asleep on the bed. Jane and Selvig finished their research and returned to the RV.
Only then did Jane start worrying about Thor. "Should we take him with us?"
Hearing Jane's reminder, Zhang Xuan remembered there was still a check-in tool-person. He handed Selvig a rope and said casually, "Just tie him to the back of the car."
Selvig's limited conscience prompted him to ask, "Shouldn't we carry him inside?"
Zhang Xuan sat in the driver's seat and said lazily, "I don't mind if you guys want to carry him."
Jane immediately agreed with Zhang Xuan's idea: "Erik, it's fine. He'll be fine."
Jane's words caused Dr. Selvig's limited conscience to vanish completely, turning him into a heartless tying machine.
"You're right, he'll be fine." After saying that, he took a deep look at the human-shaped pit Zhang Xuan had slammed the man into.
The RV sputtered to life and drove toward the lab in Puente Antiguo.
On the wasteland, Thor was caught in a cycle of waking up from pain and being knocked unconscious by rocks. Watching all this from above, Heimdall painfully closed his eyes. This was his future king; he could only look away. The slight curl of his lip was his sympathy for the king.
Odin, who was arguing with Loki, saw his son being treated this way by the people of Midgard. His heart disease, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease all flared up at once. He slowly sat on the steps, deeply disappointed in his useless eldest son. Grasping Loki's hand, he said:
"My son, if Thor does not return, you... you shall be... the King... of... Asgard."
Loki looked at his unconscious father in disbelief. Recalling his father's "deathbed words," he couldn't stop his lips from curling upward.
"No, I must control it. If I laugh, it's over."
Loki tried to control the corners of his mouth, but they were like memory metal—no matter how he pressed them down, they would spring back.
"Guards." Loki eventually called the guards and had them take his father to his mother.
Throughout the process, he kept his head down. He was afraid the guards would see his upturned lips and spark unnecessary speculation.
In the end, Frigga stayed by Odin's bedside and let Lokiact as the regent of Asgard.
Loki sat upon the throne, holding the Eternal Spear in one hand and placing the other by his mouth.
Why by his mouth? Because Odin's final words made him feel like he was the chosen successor. While he could suppress his smile in front of Frigga and Odin's bed, once he sat on the throne, he couldn't hold it back at all.
He even slapped himself several times in secret, but even then, the corners of his mouth remained upturned.
With no other choice, Loki could only keep his hand by his mouth to hide the slight smirk.
Until The Warriors Three and Sif arrived. Then, Loki's mouth couldn't curl even if he wanted it to. He looked at these four die-hard Thor fans with a long face.
"All-Father, we have urgent matters to report."
Sif walked in with the three guys. The All-Father they expected to see on the throne was gone, replaced by Lokiwearing his horned helmet.
"Where is Odin?" Fandral, one of The Warriors Three, spoke first.
Loki said calmly, "Father has entered the Odinsleep. Mother is by his bedside."
Sif stepped forward aggressively, her tone equally confrontational: "We wish to speak with her."
"Mother said she would not leave Father's side. You can tell me whatever it is." Loki spoke calmly, just like in the movie. Then his expression turned serious, and he stood up from the throne.
He struck the Eternal Spear against the ground and said arrogantly, "I am your King now."
Volstagg whispered, thinking no one could hear, "Just an acting one. Thor will return."
Loki: (ꐦ ͡' ~ ͡' )
However, Volstagg submissively beat his chest with one hand and knelt on one knee. The other three followed suit.
After kneeling, Sif said, "My King, we implore you to end Thor's banishment."
Loki sneered and said with an air of righteousness, "I do not wish my first command to contradict my father's."
He slowly walked down the steps and continued, "We are at war with Jotunheim. To make our people feel protected, we must stand united. So, my warriors, are you willing to fight for Asgard?"
Sif understood Loki's meaning—he would not allow Thorto return to Asgard. She wanted to retort excitedly, but Fandral and Hogun grabbed her arms from behind.
Fandral replied with an obsequious smile, "Yes, we will fight for Asgard."
Volstagg still wanted to say something, "My King, I implore..."
Loki cut him off ruthlessly: "Enough. Go and await my orders."
The four of them stood up, glared at Loki, and turned to leave.
Loki also left the throne. He was going to prepare for his plan.
"A new king must always achieve something after taking the throne to convince the people."
...10 o'clock.
Selvig held the taser and shocked the newly awakened Thor unconscious again. He was starting to feel a bit sorry for him.
"Boss, is it really okay for us to treat a deity like this? Even if he's just the God of Hammers."
Selvig had experienced much and feared many things. He didn't want to offend someone he shouldn't, just like his friend who studied gamma rays and had been missing ever since.
Zhang Xuan waved his hand dismissively. "It's fine, Dr.Gods are just powerful humans. For instance, even the God of Thunder can be knocked out by a taser, right?"
Daisy poked her head out and asked, "Wasn't he the God of Hammers? How did he become the God of Thunder again?"
Zhang Xuan: "In a few years, after he loses an eye, he'll evolve into the God of Thunder. It's a family tradition."
They all nodded, thinking of Odin from Norse mythology.
Selvig frowned in thought, muttering several words: "hammer, God of Thunder, blind?" Putting these together, he thought of something and asked:
"Boss, could this be Thor from Norse mythology? And the hammer he mentioned—is it Mjolnir?"
Zhang Xuan nodded, confirming Selvig's suspicion.
"The Dr. is very smart. Look at these two; they're still wondering what Mjolnir is."
Daisy bumped into Zhang Xuan crossly. "Who doesn't know Mjolnir? Isn't it just the hammer Thor carries? From what you're saying, does that hammer really exist?"
To avoid revealing her shortcomings, Jane chose to remain silent.
Zhang Xuan held a rope, dragging Thor along as he walked, telling the three of them Norse myths.
Chapter 34: Artificial Rain from the Heavens
After Zhang Xuan finished his story, he returned to California first. The food there was truly indescribable, and he needed to go back and cook something for himself. This period of time would be considered Jane and Thor's honeymoon.
Daisy saw Zhang Xuan about to leave, and looking at Zhang Xuan's armor, her desire and shy little expression were written all over her face.
Zhang Xuan leaned against the armor, raising an eyebrow,
Daisy stepped forward in surprise, hugging Zhang Xuanwithout any reservation or shame. Of course, this was Jane and Dr. Selvig's opinion of their unprincipled teammate.
In reality, it was indeed so. Daisy hugged Zhang Xuan and acted coquettishly,
On the surface, Zhang Xuan was like this, but in his heart, he sneered: Heh, women. They act coquettishly now, but after they get me, they'll reveal their true nature, only taking and no longer having any thought of acting coquettishly. Before and after getting me, they are completely two different people.
They only act coquettishly and tell him to find others when they can't stand him anymore.
To experience more of these coquettish girls, Zhang Xuanhad no choice but to constantly seek out girls who hadn't yet been with him.
Daisy stood in front of the armor. The armor began to encase Daisy's hands, feet, back, and head. When it reached the chest plate, it almost strangled Daisy to death.
Daisy: (꒪ั ༥ ꒪ั|||)
After trying, the armor released Daisy.
Jarvis re-scanned the armor.
Daisy left the armor, gasping for breath, and said intermittently,
Upon hearing this, Daisy stood in front of the armor again, her face full of excitement:
Jarvis was waiting for Zhang Xuan's approval.
Jarvis controlled the armor, carrying Daisy into the sky, maintaining a speed of only about 40 meters per second.
Daisy excitedly watched herself flying, a very novel feeling.
Zhang Xuan: ↜(っ ิ ꇴ ิ c)
Daisy was overjoyed, and said cheerfully,
Zhang Xuan: (΄◞ิꇴ◟ิ)
Daisy answered without hesitation,
Jane: (ﾉ)´-﹏-) I can't hear, I can't hear, what terrible lines are these.
Dr. Selvig: (•́﹏•̀ ٥)... This isn't my intern, whoever's she is, come claim her, it's corrupting public morals.
Zhang Xuan said to Jarvis,
This was said after shielding Daisy. After saying it, Zhang Xuan showed an extremely pure smile. Let's have some extremely pure smiles in the comment section.
At this moment, Daisy looked at herself falling and cheered joyfully.
However, she soon realized something was wrong. She found that her hands could move on their own; they had been completely immobile before, with the armor carrying her as she flew.
Daisy asked during the conversation, but received no response.
Actually, Zhang Xuan wanted to answer, for example: Daisy, I'm sorry, the armor's battery is low, you only have 30 seconds to activate the backup power.
Zhang Xuan really wanted to say something like that, but he couldn't do it now. Watching Daisy's calm expression on the video gradually turn terrified, he could barely hold back his smile.
(*￣m￣)
He could only bite his hand, holding back his smile, afraid that he would expose himself if he spoke.
Jane: (≖_≖٥)
Dr. Selvig: (=ω=;)
Daisy, who had been calling out for a long time without a response, looked at the approaching ground, and tears uncontrollably started to flow, even turning light yellow with fear.
Daisy in the air even vaguely saw Zhang Xuan and the other two, who were also watching her.
Zhang Xuan even saluted, as if bidding her farewell.
Just as Daisy was terrified, and about a hundred meters from hitting the ground, the armor suddenly activated, controlled Daisy's flailing limbs, and began to decelerate.
Finally, it stopped steadily not far from Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuan looked at the still-shaken Daisy with a wicked smile, about to go comfort her, when he heard Jarvis's reminder.
Zhang Xuan: ୧(◞ ⁼̴ ～ ⁼̴)?
The three, simultaneously realizing something was wrong, quickly sought cover. Jane and Dr. Selvig hid under a balcony. Zhang Xuan looked left and right but found no other hiding space.
He glanced at Daisy, who had recovered her senses, silently apologized in his heart, and directly lifted Daisyup.
Suddenly startled awake, she was about to go retrieve clothes, then saw the huge Sun, and thinking of herself soaked by the rain, immediately connected it to her actions in the sky.
Her expression gradually turned terrified, and she struggled continuously in the air, wanting to take off the armor.
Zhang Xuan watched the water droplets on the ground near his feet gradually disappear, breathed a sigh of relief, and then put Daisy down.
Jane and Dr. Selvig were utterly astonished by Zhang Xuan's actions.
(ʘ̆dishʘ̥̆‖)|﹏ ŏ๑ )
This is truly inhumane. She peed her pants, and you even used her to block the rain. Be a human! At least use the back of the armor.
As Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, his heart also tightened.
The armor actively released Daisy, then flew away. It needed to find a place to clean its body.
Daisy, free from the armor, her terrified, weak legs lost their support and she was about to fall to the ground. Zhang Xuan quickly caught her.
Hugging Daisy, Zhang Xuan felt a surge of unease. He looked up and saw Daisy's glowing red eyes and an extremely crazed smile.
Daisy rubbed her face and character all over Zhang Xuan's body and face, attempting to contaminate Zhang Xuan's pure body.
Zhang Xuan barely resisted Daisy's rubbing face and his favorite blanket, and at this moment, with hundreds of tons of strength, he actually felt a hint of strain. He didn't know if it was because he was guilty and dared not use force, or if Daisy had awakened some amazing ability.
Finally, Zhang Xuan pressed Daisy's face against his stomach and carried her into the RV's bathroom.
After half an hour of clanging, Zhang Xuan emerged from the bathroom, holding a clean Daisy.
Daisy mercilessly pushed Zhang Xuan away, sniffing, and crawled onto the bed with wobbly legs, silently expressing her anger towards Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuanalso came over and lay down with her. Daisy wanted to push him away, but she had no strength, so she sulkily refused to look at him.
Zhang Xuan rested in the RV, holding Daisy in this posterior position.
Jane, Dr. Selvig: ((′-_-)-_-)
The two began to examine the data they had recorded, hoping to find some clues about the Nine Realms Zhang Xuan had mentioned.
Dr. Selvig's mind was filled with many incredible images after hearing this.
Jane nodded after hearing this:
The light in Dr. Selvig's eyes grew brighter and brighter, but his knowledge was insufficient to support him in completing this project.
Dr. Selvig and Jane had the same fanatical expressions. They were truly obsessed and crazy about science, which is why Jane had pursued an unconfirmed energy fluctuation for so many years.
At this moment, Thor, who was tied, oh no, bound outside the door, cautiously opened his eyes, confirmed that there were no people with those small weapons that could knock him out around, exerted himself a few times, and finally broke free from the ropes.
Thor quickly ran towards the outskirts of the town, not stopping even when he heard Dr. Selvig's shouts behind him, running straight ahead without looking back.
After Dr. Selvig discovered Thor had escaped, he knocked on the RV door, waking Zhang Xuan and Daisy.
Zhang Xuan rubbed his eyes, vaguely hearing Dr. Selvig's voice, seemingly talking about... Thor? And what else? Run?
Zhang Xuan suddenly sat up, and the violent movement also woke Daisy.
Daisy, embarrassed, used the 'Villain's Wailing Claw' on Zhang Xuan's raised cowlick.
But contrary to Daisy's expectations, Zhang Xuan ignored her divine skill, not only swatting away her attacking hand but also giving her a second slap that made her sway continuously.
It instantly brought out all her shame, and she covered her body exposed in the sacred space.
Zhang Xuan opened the car door, and Dr. Selvig urgently said,
Zhang Xuan said indifferently,
Dr. Selvig shook his head:
Jarvis took over the armor again, and a very gentlemanly voice came through:
Dr. Selvig was shocked:
Zhang Xuan raised his hand, signaling Dr. Selvig not to get agitated. Two minutes, and he could run 5 kilometers.
It was just a small interlude. Zhang Xuan planned to return to California first and wait until Thor found Mjolnir.
Dr. Selvig surprisingly answered before Jarvis:
Zhang Xuan: (•̀profit•́ ) How did you manage to find the right place?
Zhang Xuan got in the car, telling Daisy to get dressed. He was going to chase Thor; it was still necessary to build a good relationship with Thor, who was his capable fighter.
After everyone was in the car, Zhang Xuan drove them west.
Since it was a dirt road with many potholes and stones, Zhang Xuan drove cautiously, so it took him ten minutes to catch up with Thor, who had slowed to a jog.
Thor, who was jogging, heard a sound behind him and looked back, realizing it was the people who had knocked him out. He picked up his pace and started running wildly again.
Zhang Xuan saw that he couldn't catch up, so he had to go himself.
Zhang Xuan smiled confidently,
After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, he jumped out of the car. Daisy, lying on the bed and eating a lollipop, watched Zhang Xuan fall due to inertia and quickly get back up. She snapped a picture with lightning speed.
However, neither of them was interested, or perhaps they had too much funding and couldn't spend it all.
Zhang Xuan was indeed thrown to the ground with his hands due to the immense inertia, but he quickly regained his balance. He never imagined that this very brief moment would be captured.
In the future, Daisy was also punished to perform the same action because of this photo.
Daisy looked back again, only to find Zhang Xuan had disappeared. She looked left and right behind them, but still couldn't find Zhang Xuan's figure.
Jane pointed to the front of the vehicle and said wearily,
After sleeping, Daisy's numb legs had mostly recovered.
She walked to the passenger seat, looked at the figure kicking up dust and speeding away to the front right, and confirmed that it was Zhang Xuan.
Dr. Selvig said with the pained expression of an old man on the subway,
Daisy exaggeratedly said,
Zhang Xuan quickly caught up with Thor, who was already running out of breath.
Upon hearing Zhang Xuan's words, Thor instantly slammed on the brakes, and the dirt kicked up by his feet piled up to his ankles.
Zhang Xuan didn't expect Thor to stop directly, so he also quickly braked, but still ran over a hundred meters further than Thor.
Zhang Xuan stepped his right foot towards the ground, but the expected solid feeling of hitting the ground didn't appear. Instead, a centrifugal force acted on his leg.
The immense inertia, carrying this centrifugal force, caused his right foot to slip on a stone and fly out. After bouncing twice on the ground, he slid another fifty meters.
Fortunately, only Thor saw it, and he didn't have a camera.
Chapter 35: The Hammer God Holding the Thunder God's hammer
Zhang Xuan quickly stood up, wanting to pat the dust off himself, but seeing his clothes riddled with holes, he felt there was no point. He raised his hand and tore the garment off.
Thor also walked up to him at this time, carrying the arrogance of an Asgardian: "Mortal, you have angered Thor, the God of Thunder. Prepare to face the wrath of the Thunder God."
The simple-minded Thor, after being easily provoked, had already forgotten the fear of being dominated by the True God of Thunder stun gun.
Zhang Xuan didn't take out the stun gun either; he wanted to take this chance to give Thor a good beating. What if Thor became unbeatable after his awakening?
Zhang Xuan even took out the Ten Rings and wore them on his arms, then crooked his finger at Thor.
Thor, who had never been treated with such disrespect, charged straight at him.
Zhang Xuan was baffled by Thor's stance. 'Not this, bro... is this really how you fight?'
Zhang Xuan sidestepped Thor's straight punch, crouched slightly, and landed a punch on Thor's abdomen.
Thor's body stalled for a moment, then he prepared to grab Zhang Xuan's arm to restrict his movements.
In that instant, Zhang Xuan noticed that Thor was full of openings, but he was drawn to the biggest one.
His arm twisted from bottom to top. At the moment it was about to hit, Thor seemed to have some sort of intuition and quickly jumped back, dodging Zhang Xuan's fatal ball-strike that even Ultraman would have to evade.
Feeling the wind from Zhang Xuan's palm, Thorswallowed with lingering fear, which also helped him regain some of his sanity.
His offense was no longer a mess of wild punches, but became much more disciplined in its advances and retreats.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan also stopped underestimating his enemy, waiting for a gap in Thor's mistakes, ready to use his secret technique at any moment.
After a minute of exchange, Thor heard the roar of a vehicle behind him. His heart tightened, and he exposed a brief opening.
Zhang Xuan quickly lunged into a bow-step, seizing this perfect opportunity.
Zhang Xuan passionately shouted the name of this move in his heart—Kun Mountain Lean.
Kun Mountain Lean: Inspired by basketball fakes. Utilizing extreme core strength, it involves performing continuous basketball crossover techniques in a short period to trick the opponent into revealing an opening. However, in battle, it involves striking the enemy multiple times at extreme speed, achieving the effect of multiple Iron Mountain Leans combined.
There is also a variant of the Kun Mountain Lean, which similarly relies on quick fakes to trick the opponent into an opening, but this time it requires using a fake jump to trick the opponent into jumping higher. Then, one rapidly crouches and uses a finger-strike to the balls.
Commonly known as the Finger-flick Ball-strike.
(The explanation might be a bit cringe, but as long as everyone gets the meaning. Also, watch out for your 'good' 'brothers' when playing basketball. T.T)
In that instant, Thor took five Kun Mountain Leans from Zhang Xuan. Finally, with the five forces combined into one, Thor was sent flying dozens of meters. He bounced three times upon landing and finally crashed into the approaching RV, causing it to tilt sideways.
Selvig patted his racing heart with lingering fear. Luckily, he reacted quickly and immediately steered left, so Thoronly hit the side of the RV instead of coming straight through the window.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuan quickly ran to the side of the RV. Seeing that the three people inside were not injured, he felt at ease. He then crouched down and pulled Thor out from under the RV.
Zhang Xuan really wanted to reconstruct the scene to see exactly how Thor had ended up under the car.
By all accounts, Thor should have been on the roof, not under the car, right? Since he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Pushing a few times from under the car also saved him some effort.
Looking somewhat speechlessly at Thor, who had fainted yet again, Zhang Xuan first went into the car to see if Daisy was okay.
"Is everyone uninjured?" Zhang Xuan looked around and found no bloodstains.
"Boss, did you throw him over? If I hadn't reacted quickly, he might have smashed right through the windshield."
Selvig was still marveling at his own good eyesight, having spotted the 'hammer' thrown from a great distance.
Selvig walked over to Thor and poked Thor's firm buttocks, "He's really tough. Still alive after being sent flying so far."
Jane irritably slapped Selvig's foot away and scrutinized Thor seriously.
"Shh~" Zhang Xuan hushed them, signaling the other two to keep quiet.
Selvig saw that Jane really wanted to protest, but seeing that the boss wouldn't let them speak, he pulled the boss aside.
"Boss, something's wrong with Jane. She... she..." Selvigthought for a moment and came up with a fitting description, "She's like she's been charmed. That look in her eyes is exactly the same as the way I look at Mrs. Lei Huo Jian—lusting after his body, she..."
Zhang Xuan put his arm around Selvig and finished his sentence: "You want to say she's lusting after his body and being cheap, right? Dr., that's prejudice. This is called love at first sight driven by lust."
Selvig was stunned, and after a moment of thought, he asked: "Is there a difference?"
At this moment, Daisy's voice rang out from Selvig's other side: "Of course there's a difference. One is a one-night stand, and the other is love for a lifetime."
Selvig's middle-aged mindset couldn't understand the World of these young people. He walked back into the car alone, giving Thor a fierce glare as he passed him. Then he went into the room to pass the time with his research.
After Zhang Xuan and Daisy shared a Kun-minute of sweet talk, Daisy went to the car to get Zhang Xuan a bottle of water.
Zhang Xuan poured the water onto Thor's face. Thorwoke up and wiped his face, smearing all the dust from his hands onto his face.
Seeing this, Jane let go of Thor in disgust and handed the conversation over to Zhang Xuan.
"Thor, the God of Thunder? You're not much. You couldn't even withstand one of my Kun Mountain Leans."
The conscious Thor realized he had been knocked out by the young Midgardian across from him. Although his behavior became more restrained, he remained stubborn in his speech:
"Midgardian, if my hammer were here, I would knock all your teeth out."
At this moment, Thor didn't know that his dear hammerhad already left him. Zhang Xuan was going to perform a face-to-face NTR, making Mrs. hammer take the shape of his palm.
"I think you're just a Hammer God."
Thor was furious: "You've gone too far, Midgardian."
"How about I take you to find your hammer?"
Facing Thor's bared teeth, Zhang Xuan didn't get angry, but instead offered to take him to find his hammer.
"Ignorant Midgardian, my hammer is not one of your primitive tools, it is..." Thor spoke with a hint of mockery, but more so with arrogance, wanting to introduce his war hammer to the ignorant Midgardian, but his words were finished by Zhang Xuan.
"It's forged from the heart of a dying star, and the handle is from the branches of the World Tree, right?"
After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, Thor's eyes became clear, as if he had found a teammate who also loved to camp the bridge.
Oh, no wonder Thor's whole family was gone. Could it be because they loved camping bridges? He'd have to make a Triangle-Circle game later to see if Thor was a CS player.
"Hey, you really know your stuff! Are you truly a local Midgardian native? So, are you going to take me to find my hammer?" Thor asked happily.
Zhang Xuan felt that coaxing a fool was quite fun and continued to humor him: "Of course. I know the approximate location. Get in the car."
Because he was about to find his beloved hammer, Thorhappily got into the car, completely forgetting about being tasered earlier.
Jane was in the driver's seat, so Thor naturally sat in the passenger seat, and Zhang Xuan was happy to see it happen.
"Drive west. You should be able to see it in about 40 miles."
Zhang Xuan finished giving directions, not at all worried about not being able to find Mjolnir. With the two protagonists driving, was there any possibility of not finding it?
Daisy and Selvig came over and stopped their whispering.
"What were you two talking about? Why did you stop when I came over?" Zhang Xuan was also curious about what kind of secrets the two of them could share.
Daisy pulled Zhang Xuan over and pointed at Thor and Jane, who were chatting and laughing (chuckling like idiots), and asked with a deep frown:
"Boss, are you sure that guy is the God of Thunder? Not the Hammer God?"
Zhang Xuan was puzzled: "Why would you ask that?"
Selvig chimed in: "After you introduced Mjolnir just now, his reaction was like... like you were praising him." It took the Dr. a moment to think of how to describe Thor's reaction.
Zhang Xuan agreed with their words and said helplessly: "Although that is indeed the case, he really is the God of Thunder, though he truly cannot release lightning without the hammer."
Daisy said with a very serious look: "I think that hammeris the God of Thunder, and he's just the Hammer Godholding it."
Zhang Xuan spread his hands: "Well, I actually think so too."
...The road across the Gobi Desert was not easy to travel, and they only arrived at the hammer's crash site in the evening.
S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents had already cordoned off the hammerpit, and only some white plastic tarps could be seen.
Zhang Xuan kicked some remaining BBQ skewers on the ground and used his phone to order a fresh portion of grilled beef and mutton skewers in California. He had originally planned to go back for dinner, but was interrupted by various accidents and had been eating bread all day.
He simply had Jarvis pick up the order and deliver it. It would arrive in just 30 minutes. He just didn't know if supersonic flight would affect the taste of the BBQ.
Seeing the pictures of the skewers on Zhang Xuan's phone, Thor said unceremoniously: "Friend, I have a big appetite. Please order more."
Zhang Xuan glanced at him and sneered inwardly: 'If you can still eat later, I'll eat Mjolnir.'
Zhang Xuan had Jane drive the car right to the entrance of the S.H.I.E.L.D. camp. He and Thor got out, and he asked Dr. Selvig: "Dr., I remember I asked for a bulletproof car, right?"
"Yes, otherwise the car would have been deformed when that kid hit it." Dr. Selvig didn't understand the meaning behind Zhang Xuan's question, but he had an ominous suspicion and asked back tremblingly: "Boss, you're not going to go to war with them, are you?"
After asking, Selvig swallowed with lingering fear, thinking of his friend who had been taken away for opposing S.H.I.E.L.D.
Zhang Xuan said casually: "Of course not. But just in case a conflict breaks out, if your car isn't bulletproof, you'll have to head back first. A conflict might hurt you."
Selvig stepped on the gas and turned the steering wheel all the way to the left, leaving behind a sentence: "We're heading back first. Waiting for your good news."
Daisy also waved to Zhang Xuan from the window: "Boss, I'll be waiting for you to come back. If you end up in prison, I'll visit you. But only if you still have assets."
"Erik, I want to get out too." Jane saw her chance and jumped out of the car.
Dr. Selvig wanted to go back for her, but Daisy held him back.
"Dr., let's go back first. With the Hammer God there, Jane will be fine."
Selvig thought about it and stopped caring, driving away.
Zhang Xuan took out his phone and called the Black Egg. A few seconds later, the call connected.
"Is our Agent baby in trouble? To think you'd actually call me."
Zhang Xuan: "Call Sitwell. I'm here to tell you the correct way to use Mjolnir."
Nick Fury looked at the hung-up phone. He wasn't even surprised that Zhang Xuan knew Sitwell or that Sitwellwas in charge of the hammer. Instead, he repeated Zhang Xuan's words.
"Mjolnir? Thor?"
"Sitwell, there's a man named Zhang Xuan outside. Take him in to see the hammer. If there's any abnormality... if he doesn't take the initiative to attack, don't act rashly."
"Yes, Director." Sitwell listened to the dial tone of the hung-up call, very dissatisfied with this arrangement by the Black Egg. Don't you know we HYDRA are currently researching this hammer? And you're giving me more work.
'It's so infuriating, being ordered around by this guy. Forget it, I'll just write off more equipment wear and tear later as my mental compensation.'
After Sitwell found a way to compensate for his mental distress with money, his mood improved significantly, and he went to the main gate to find the person Nick Furymentioned.
Zhang Xuan was currently lying outside the temporary S.H.I.E.L.D. camp, waiting for Sitwell to open the door for him.
Thor urged Zhang Xuan impatiently: "I told you we should fight our way in. You insisted on using connections. I told you that's what weaklings do."
Zhang Xuan rolled his eyes at Thor and lay lazily on the ground: "I'm too tired. Besides, their weapons are much more powerful than that little taser."
Zhang Xuan checked the time; it had been three minutes. He actually wanted to fight his way in too, taking out those weak S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents with left and right hooks—that would definitely be a blast.
But thinking about the potential trouble later, he gave up on the idea. "Wait two more minutes. If they don't come out, we'll fight our way in."
Thor looked excited. The thought of using force to rescue his beloved hammer made him incredibly thrilled.
Thor kept counting the minutes on Jane's watch. Finally, it was almost two minutes. His fists were already clenched; he was finally going to get his beloved hammer back.
"110, 111, 112, 1..."
"Zhang Xuan?" Sitwell walked up to Zhang Xuan and asked.
Zhang Xuan opened his eyes, which were about to fall asleep, and saw a reflective bald head.
"Turn off the light, it's blinding me."
Sitwell: "Wang Chao..." Sitwell moved aside a bit so that the reflective area of his head was no longer aimed at Zhang Xuan.
"Mr. Zhang Xuan, please come with me. I'll take you to see the hammer."
Thor was very angry that his chance to heroically save the hammer was gone, but hearing that he could see his hammer again, he had already forgotten about it.
"Quick, let's go in. I've missed my hammer to death."
Sitwell stopped Thor and adjusted his glasses. The surrounding guards aimed their muzzles at Thor and Jane.
"Sorry, sir. Our Director only said to let Mr. Zhang Xuan in. You two should wait outside."
Thor was unhappy upon hearing this. "Midgardian, I have endured for a long time. You not only attacked me but also want to stop me from getting my hammer. Today, I am definitely going in."
Zhang Xuan used a bit of force to strike Thor's abdomen, stopping Thor's imminent reckless behavior. Thorcrouched on the ground with a painful expression.