He's quite the spirited young man, too bad he's a lunatic.
Pepper Potts looked sympathetic, then quickly turned to anger.
What are the Security Personnel doing? How can just anyone get in?!
A black pot landed on the Security Personnel's heads. The Security Personnel, who were diligently patrolling, expressed their innocence.
Intercepting spatial movement, we are powerless! Dear!
If Tony Stark had heard Steve's words before he knew Muyang, he would have shared Pepper's sentiment eighty percent of the time and then told the security to "escort" the two of them out.
But now...
Tony gave Muyang an inquiring look.
"It's true! I just dug him out of a glacier yesterday!"
Muyang confirmed to Tony, earning a sympathetic look from Pepper.
With Muyang's confirmation, Tony believed it eighty percent, still holding a sliver of doubt.
"What are you borrowing money for?" Tony asked, then received a strange look from Pepper.
"Like this, like that..."
After Steve's detailed explanation, Stark frowned, and Pepper covered her mouth.
"Is the source reliable?"
Steve's gaze turned to Muyang, who raised his hand in agreement.
"Hey hey! The information is from yours truly!"
Tony shut up, no longer questioning the information's authenticity, and instead analyzed, "According to the information you provided, we can deduce that several decades ago, Hydra was driven to a dead end and chose to… emmm… cut off their tail to survive, gathering their forces to hide and evade the encirclement, then quietly developed for decades without being discovered."
"For the better part of a century, no one knows how much Hydra has grown…"
Before he could finish, Muyang raised his hand! "Hey hey! I know! Detailed intelligence only costs 1000 Money, buy now while it lasts!"
The face-slapping came so fast, like a tornado!
Stark took a deep breath. From that moment on, he understood one thing: he couldn't speak too confidently, or he'd easily be slapped in the face.
Distracted by Muyang, Stark lost the mood to continue analyzing and said directly, "Money, I can lend it to you. How much do you need?"
Steve was stunned. He didn't know how much he needed to strengthen himself to the point where he could save Bucky.
He turned to Muyang, his gaze questioning.
"It'll cost you fifty thousand! Fifty thousand to exchange for a Flame-Flame Fruit."
"Here, deduct it."
Money changed hands, and the deal was done.
A fruit with strange patterns was handed to Steve Rogers.
"What does this thing do when you eat it?" Tony Stark asked, staring at the Flame-Flame Fruit in Steve's hand.
"After eating it, you'll gain the ability to control flames and transform into fire."
"Oh~, I get it." Hearing Muyang's words, Tony Stark understood immediately.
Enhanced by the Super Soldier Serum, Steve Rogers had reached the peak of human potential. Normal people couldn't win against him in a fight. However, he was still flesh and blood, vulnerable to firearms.
But when that flesh and blood transformed into a body of flames… physical attacks became useless.
Stark already envisioned the bewildered and despairing expressions on the faces of the Hydra soldiers.
"Eat it, eat it quickly, and then give us a demonstration," Tony Stark urged.
Steve, a veteran of countless battles, understood the significance of this. He knew this fruit would be of immense help to him. He didn't hesitate and took a bite.
Under Muyang's expectant gaze, Steve Rogers, after biting into the Devil Fruit, instantly changed his expression. His excited expression twisted rapidly, his entire face contorting into a grimace.
"It's so disgusting!!!" Steve stuck out his tongue.
Tony Stark also saw Steve's strong reaction and was curious. "How bad is it?"
"You can buy one and try it."
"Ha! I'd have to be crazy to pay fifty thousand for that kind of trouble." Tony stared at Steve like he was an idiot.
Steve was speechless; he had a point.
"You get the ability as soon as you take the first bite of a Devil Fruit! You don't have to keep eating them!"
Muyang took out his phone, switched it to video mode, and placed it on the coffee table. The camera was pointed at Tony Stark, and he gave a friendly reminder.
As soon as he said this, two people's expressions changed on the spot.
Steve looked at the Devil Fruit in his hand, deep in thought.
Tony tugged at his tie and said seriously, "Pepper, it's almost time. We should head to the press conference."
Tony wanted to slip away after speaking, but as he took a step, Muyang's large hand landed on his shoulder.
"Oh! My friend, why are you leaving so quickly? I have something good for you!" Muyang said with a smile, holding up a Devil Fruit he had taken a bite from.
I, Muyang, will show you today what it means to speak without thinking.
"No, we haven't known each other for long. We're not that close, I'm not comfortable accepting your gift."
Tony tried to break free from Muyang's grip, but how could a middle-aged man with an ordinary physique escape the grip of Muyang, who had awakened his sixth sense and had body functions a hundred times stronger than normal? He could only watch helplessly as the Devil Fruit got closer and closer to his mouth.
Tony Stark's expression changed drastically, and he turned to Steve for help, "Steve, save me! I'm your creditor!"
"Uh, Boss Muyang..." Steve spoke up.
"Alright." Muyang retracted his hand.
Tony breathed a sigh of relief, but then a glint flashed in Muyang's eyes. "Opportunity!"
The hand holding the Devil Fruit loosened...
"Whoa—" Tony Stark jumped back, startled.
"Just kidding." Muyang retracted the hand holding the Devil Fruit, and also removed the hand that had gripped Stark's shoulder.
"Your expression earlier didn't seem like a joke." Tony patted his rapidly beating heart.
"That means my acting is good!" Muyang tossed the Devil Fruit back to Steve.
Steve caught the Devil Fruit and asked, "Since it only takes the first bite, what do we do with the rest? Throw it away? Would others gain abilities if they ate the leftovers?"
"No, only the first bite grants abilities. The rest is just ordinary, extremely unpalatable fruit." Muyang picked up his phone, looking at the recorded video as he answered.
"Well..."
Before Steve could finish, Tony interjected, "Give it to me. I plan to study it."
"Alright, here you go."
Steve offered it to Tony, who didn't take it. Instead, Pepper, who had been silently observing, stepped forward and received the fruit.
"I should get going."
Now that his goal was achieved, Steve didn't plan to linger.
Bucky was waiting for him to save him.
"Put on a show," Tony said.
Steve raised his hand and waved it, and his entire arm transformed into burning flames.
Muyang walked to Steve's side, pressed his shoulder, and was about to use Instant Transmission to take him away when Tony suddenly said, "Muyang, I want to buy some information. The one secretly trading weapons is..."
"Obadiah Stane."
After a moment of silence, Tony threw a card to Muyang.
After deducting the money, Muyang placed the card on the nearby coffee table, and then used Instant Transmission to leave with Steve.
Pepper walked over and picked up the card, then walked back to Tony's side, "Tony, what happened just now..."
Tony took the card Pepper handed him and put it away, without answering, and turned to walk towards the door.
"Pepper, we should go to the press conference."
Although everything that had happened before was strange, Pepper didn't intend to pry. She obediently followed Tony out of the room. If Tony wanted to talk, she would listen; if he didn't, she wouldn't ask.
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