"You want me to design a new type of missile for Stark Industries?"
Li Qingyuan was momentarily stunned by Grant Ward's words.
What did Stark Industries' new missiles have to do with Hydra?
"You should know that Tony Stark, the CEO of Stark Industries, has gone missing!" Grant Ward pulled out a file from his pocket.
"Obadiah Stane, the vice president of Stark Industries, has always been in a cooperative relationship with our organization. He currently has a military order that needs to be completed as soon as possible, and because of Tony Stark's disappearance, the most crucial data parameters have gone awry. So, he's come to our organization, hoping that we can send someone to help him solve this problem!"
Alright!
Li Qingyuan waved his hand, signaling Grant Ward to stop speaking. He needed to sort out the relationships here.
Obadiah Stane, the main antagonist in Iron Man 1, was also the Vice President of Stark Industries, holding approximately thirteen percent of the company's shares.
When Howard Stark founded Stark Industries, Obadiah Stane was his right-hand man. Without Obadiah Stane's adept social skills, Stark Industries wouldn't have risen so quickly to become America's leading military industrial complex.
After all, both Howard and Tony, father and son, though possessing high IQs, inherited a talent for being incredibly rude, capable of infuriating most people to death. Cooperation and mutual benefit were out of the question!
Because he had been handling various interpersonal relationships for Howard for years, it was only natural that Obadiah Stane knew about the existence of S.H.I.E.L.D.
According to the plot, after helping the Starks clean up messes for fifty years, Obadiah Stane's confidence soared. He felt he could manage Stark Industries without Tony, so he contacted local terrorists while Tony was in Afghanistan promoting the latest missiles, planning to kill Tony Stark in the Afghan desert.
However, he clearly underestimated a top-tier genius's importance to research projects. Without Tony Stark's assistance, Stark Industries couldn't even fulfill the military's orders.
In desperation, Obadiah Stane could only turn to his old friend, John Garrett, with whom he had once... Wait, no! They had fought side-by-side.
Tony didn't know anything about it yet, but if the military orders weren't fulfilled, Stark Industries' stock price would really plummet!
Obadiah Stane wanted to replace Tony as CEO, not bankrupt Stark Industries.
Originally, Garrett planned to report this to Nick Fury, that black-hearted egg, and let him handle it. However, after some consideration, the old man concealed the matter and instructed his adopted son, Grant Ward, to find Li Qingyuan and see if they could deal with it without going through headquarters.
After all, as the saying goes, the more friends, the more paths. Obadiah Stane, as a veteran of Stark Industries and a world-famous super-rich man, helping him was definitely beneficial.
As for whether Li Qingyuan could handle this?
Garrett thought there was no harm in trying!
"I'm going to design missiles for Stark Industries?" Looking at the authorization letter personally signed by Obadiah Stane in his hand, Li Qingyuan felt a mix of emotions.
He had planned to stay out of the Iron Man mess, so why did he feel like he couldn't escape?
What's more!
If he designed a new type of missile for Stark Industries, would the Iron Monger kill Iron Man outright because the new missile was too powerful during Obadiah Stane's showdown with Tony Stark?
Thinking about it like that was kind of exciting!
While Li Qingyuan was pondering, Grant Ward began to carefully examine the small shop.
Although he knew everything in the shop was fake, it didn't stop him from observing.
After all, as an agent, observing every detail around him had become second nature!
Compared to his last visit, most of the items in the shop hadn't changed much. However, there were two silver wine glasses on the counter, which, based on their age and patterns, seemed to be Renaissance antiques.
Then, on the top shelf, there was a piece of pale yellow amber. The amber's shape was very irregular, and for some reason, he felt like it was prickly when he looked at it!
While Grant Ward was observing Li Qingyuan's shop, Li Qingyuan was also quietly considering whether he should take on this task.
Admittedly, his relationship with John Garrett was only one of cooperation; he didn't necessarily have to follow his orders.
Besides, he had spent a decade in the Caribbean world, collecting a pile of useful and useless treasures. Even if he were to fall out with the old man now, he wouldn't be afraid.
But considering he would definitely meet Obadiah Stane, that bald guy, this mission seemed a bit interesting.
As the absolute villain in Iron Man 1, Obadiah Stane had a high probability of triggering a dungeon quest. Moreover, that bald guy's level was very low; the only thing he could bring to the table was the Iron Monger!
He could completely treat this as a vacation to farm the dungeon, and maybe even get a perfect clear bonus reward.
Of course, more importantly, it could liberate his mind and body.
He had been a king in the Caribbean world for ten years, and he couldn't live without meat!
When he first returned to the main world, he was quite calm, thinking he could finally take care of his kidneys.
But after resting for more than ten days, Li Qingyuan felt his kidneys were good again.
Just in the main world, he couldn't find a suitable friend.
After all, he'd been a king for ten years, and the friends he'd dealt with were all carefully selected beauties from various countries. He really had no intention of befriending ordinary, run-of-the-mill people.
"Okay, I can accept this mission, but I don't want it to affect my normal life!" Li Qingyuan closed the authorization letter and said to Ward.
He could casually farm Obadiah Stane's instance, but he really didn't want to run into that Iron Man guy right now.
As a Marvel protagonist, the difficulty of the instance that would drop from Iron Man was definitely off the charts. Before he was ready, he absolutely didn't want to meet him.
"Of course. We'll erase all your electronic records, and Stark Industries won't ask any questions. You just need to carry this identification!" Garrett had considered this problem before sending Ward over, and had already prepared everything.
For Garrett, who was currently recruiting soldiers and horses, concealing a master like Li Qingyuan, who was proficient in demolition and explosives, and firmly holding him in his own hands was the best choice.
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