Chapter 22 Saving Tony Stark
System tasks:
After Tony Stark builds the Mark 1 armor, help him escape. Mission reward: 30,000 points, 30,000 points will be deducted if failed. If the points are insufficient, the points will be negative, and the principal will be paid 50% interest per year.
"Tony Stark could have escaped on his own, so why did he issue such a mission and the points were so high? What changes did I bring to the plot? Tmall, tell me." Xia Yu said to the system.
"Master may not understand what I mean.
You have not brought any changes to the plot for the time being.
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Even if you do not accept the mission now, Tony Stark will still escape along the established route.
But if you accept the mission, the plot will change and the difficulty will increase, so you will be given points as a reward."
Tmall explained.
Xia Yu understood what he heard, so it would be fine if she didn't move. She said to Tmall, "Then I won't accept it. I can earn points later."
"From now on, all system tasks will be closely related to the plot.
That is to say, only by accepting the tasks can the master improve his strength as the plot develops.
Only with sufficient strength can the master participate in the ultimate battle and save those who are doomed to die in the ultimate battle."
Tianmao's voice was still the same as the electronic synthesis, but these words made Xia Yu shudder.
"Everything is arranged, forcing me to change the ending, right? Give me an explanation, why?" Xia Yu was a little angry.
"Master, please rest assured. The system exists to assist you. Some things cannot be explained now. After the civil war, everything will be clear. Master, please actively complete the tasks and increase your strength." Tmall said.
Xia Yu stopped talking. No matter what the system was like, at least one thing was correct. It was right to improve one's strength first. It was just like playing a game. One had to complete the main task to upgrade first.
Then the next step is to research the trip to Afghanistan.
At least first you need to know where the place is.
Xia Yu recalled the movie he watched in his previous life.
There were several key pieces of information in the movie about the cave where Tony Stark was imprisoned: Gumira, Ten Rings, abandoned Soviet factory, and desert.
Putting these clues together makes the matter much simpler. Since Tony is definitely fine, he has time to realize his original plan and take advantage of the two sharp drops in Stark Industries' stock to buy at the bottom.
Ten days later, Xia Yu, who had arranged everything, set foot in the Gumira region of Afghanistan.
Many place names in the Marvel Movie Universe are fictional, such as Gumira and Sokovia.
Xia Yu had never been to Afghanistan in her previous life.
She only heard that it was very chaotic, but when she really came to this place, she found that it was more than just chaotic, especially the Gumira region.
Except for a few small towns, other places were basically occupied by the Ten Rings, and it was said that all the men were conscripted.
After several days of investigation, Xia Yu chose a small town called Mieno because there was a tavern in this town.
Afghanistan here is similar to his previous life in that it is an Islamic country, so it is difficult to find a tavern, especially in small places.
Even if there are non-Muslims, in this country where there are constant wars and ordinary people cannot afford to eat, few people have the spare money to go to the tavern.
So Xia Yu went in to try it out, and actually found a Ten Rings tattoo on the boss' neck, and he could speak English. This was very important, as Xia Yu needed an interpreter.
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So Xia Yu used the Life and Death Talisman to control him without any further ado, and discovered that this was a stronghold of Ten Rings. Several nearby towns were areas secretly controlled by Ten Rings, and everything here was a resource controlled by Ten Rings.
This tavern basically serves the members of the nearby Ten Rings base, so after staying in this tavern for more than ten days, Xia Yu knew Tony Stark's current situation and specific location. The next step was to wait for Iron Man to break out of his cocoon.
There are hidden story lines about Ten Rings in Marvel movies.
For example, in Iron Man 3, the disguised Mandarin was killed by the real Ten Rings after being imprisoned.
For example, in Ant-Man, there were people from Ten Rings among the people who went to Pym Technologies to buy battle suits.
So in the Marvel world, Ten Rings should be very powerful.
In the following time, Xia Yu successively controlled more than a dozen Ten Rings members who came to the tavern to drink, four of whom were in the camp where Tony Stark was imprisoned, but unfortunately, very little information was obtained from them, and they were all just low-level warriors, and did not bring any useful information to Xia Yu.
Xia Yu knew what Tony Stark's situation was without asking, and what he needed most now was to contact Tony Stark and unify a date.
Finally, two months after Tony disappeared, Xia Yu controlled a small leader who could even directly contact Tony Stark.
The cave where the Ten Rings imprisoned Tony Stark. Today is the 79th day that Tony Stark has been imprisoned. The terrorists have lost their patience many times. Tony Stark knows that he can't delay any longer and must hurry up to make the armor to have a chance to leave.
A terrorist with dyed yellow hair came over that day. Tony Stark had seen him before. He was standing next to the bald leader and should be a leader.
The terrorist came in and went straight to Ethan. Tony went to stop him but was knocked to the ground. The yellow-haired man pressed Ethan on the table, pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Ethan's head, and asked Tony Stark loudly: "Tell me, how much time do you need?"
"Fifteen days, it will take at least fifteen days. The equipment here is too simple." Tony said.
The terrorist used his gun to slam Ethan's head against the table and said, "I'll give you a week at most."
After saying that, he let go of Ethan, picked up the structural diagram on the table, and waved his hand to signal Tony Stark to explain to him.
Then he pulled out a drawing and asked Tony what part of the missile it was.
When Tony got completely close, he said quietly and quickly: "Mr.
Xia asked me to say hello to you."
Tony was a little bit incredulous, but he didn't deny it directly. He just looked at the terrorist in confusion.
When Tony Stark didn't say anything, the terrorist spoke again: "One hundred million dollars on the ground, and you are an impotent old pervert."
Tony Stark was ecstatic, but he suppressed his excitement and asked in a low voice: "Why don't you notify the US military to rescue me?"
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The terrorist honestly conveyed Xia Yu's words: "Your itinerary is top secret. He doesn't trust the government or your company. Mr. Xia is in a nearby town. He said he would arrange a time with you and I can help you."
Tony Stark thought for a moment and said, "One week. What kind of help can you provide me in one week?"
"I need to meet with Mr. Xia first. I can't stay too long. I will come to you in three days and we will talk in detail then." The terrorist said and hurried away. Tony Stark said to Ethan, "This is more certain. Come on, we need to speed up the progress. Time is running out."
Soon, the yellow-haired classmate from Ten Rings met Xia Yu.
"I need you to take me in on the day of the operation, and it would be best if I could get close to your leader," Xia Yu said.
"Impossible. I'm not the closest person to him. It's very difficult to bring you into the camp, sir. Your face is too easy to recognize."
"Huh?" Xia Yu's face changed.
Huang Mao, who had experienced the feeling of being unable to survive with the life and death talisman, saw Xia Yu's face change, and he suddenly became alert.
He suppressed his fear and said, "Mr.
Xia, you have to give me a way to live.
If I die anyway, I might as well commit suicide.
Besides, if I take you in directly, you will definitely be exposed, which will increase the difficulty for you to save people."
Xia Yu was amused. He was a clever boy. It would be a good idea to keep him as a nail in Ten Rings. Actually, Xia Yu had a rough plan in mind, but he had to make sure how far Tony had progressed.
Normally, the people guarding Tony's cave are the bald leader's trusted subordinates.
There is no way to solve this problem for the time being, so Xia Yu asked the yellow-haired man to bring only one question to Tony, which is whether he can ensure his own safety in the cave, or guard the door to prevent others from coming in.
Xia Yu already knew the answer to the question.
Tony just had to fight his way out according to his plan.
In the next few days, Xia Yu would summon the Ten Rings under his control.
It would be best if they brought a few more people over.
After they had the enemy under control, they could directly attack the camp and help Tony hold back a large number of enemies.
He would then observe the battlefield himself and prevent any unknown unexpected factors.
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The author has something to say:
I am not satisfied with this chapter. This kind of plot always makes me feel awkward and unnatural. I will try to improve it in the future.
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