After all the commotion, Wanda and Pietro finally fell asleep.
They had experienced so much in a single day that even adults would be exhausted, let alone two children.
Therefore, even though gunfire still echoed outside, they both drifted off to dreamland.
Looking at the siblings lying on either side of him, Li Qingyuan felt a sense of emotion.
He had just returned, having slept soundly on the Titanic, so he couldn't sleep at all.
Furthermore, Wanda and Pietro had only gone through a war and the pain of losing their parents. But he, on the other hand, had experienced a transmigration, a System, the concept of infinity, and the Marvel universe, plus everything else. If he could still sleep, he'd have a heart of steel.
With his eyes wide open, leaning against the headboard, he began to contemplate what to do next.
Sokovia was definitely not a place to stay. According to the memories, this place seemed to experience three or four local wars every year. He didn't know how the original body's parents had managed to adapt.
Furthermore, according to the plot, there seemed to be an old castle from the last century on the outskirts of the city. The owner of the castle was Baron Strucker, a big shot in HYDRA.
In the Marvel movies, Baron Strucker only appeared in two scenes before dying. He was killed by Ultron, who he saw as his trump card, in his prison cell, which was incredibly pathetic.
If you weren't interested in Marvel history, you probably wouldn't have much of an impression of this bald guy who showed up and immediately kicked the bucket.
But in reality, Baron Strucker was a genuine HYDRA elder. Back in World War II, he was the Red Skull's right-hand man. After the war, he took over a lot of the Red Skull's strategic legacy. If you really counted, the power he held wasn't any weaker than S.H.I.E.L.D.'s.
You have to remember that at the beginning of Avengers: Age of Ultron, it took the combined strength of the entire Avengers to destroy Baron Strucker's castle. And that was because the other party was actually trying to use a scheme to dismantle the Avengers.
Unfortunately, Baron Strucker calculated the beginning but not the end. The Avengers were indeed later disbanded due to differences in ideology, but he was directly killed in prison by the berserk mechanical lifeform, Ultron, dying in an extremely aggrieved manner.
In the original story, Baron Strucker had been working hard to develop human superpowers, and Wanda and Pietro were the successful test subjects.
Some people might say that to gain power, you must sacrifice something, but Li Qingyuan didn't think that way.
His little Wanda was so adorable; why would he subject her to dangerous human experiments that could cost her life?
If it were Pietro, he might consider throwing him into the mix.
But enough rambling!
If he didn't have the System, Li Qingyuan had planned to take Wanda and her brother to a certain unspeakable nation and live in seclusion. It was said that this nation was protected by the Great Harmonious Deity, so no matter if it was Thanos' snap or a cosmic explosion, it would remain safe and sound, without even a ripple.
But now that he had the System, if he still wanted to keep a low profile, not only would his heart disagree, but the readers would also disagree, he figured.
He had finally transmigrated to a new world and gained the System, a cheat code! He had to make something of himself!
After some research, he discovered that his System seemed to trigger missions by interacting with characters from the original story. His first mission had started because he interacted with Wanda.
As for why his first contact with Pietro didn't trigger a mission?
Well, either the System isn't a hundred percent reliable, or that kid Pietro has a terrible reputation, and even the System doesn't consider him a key figure in the Marvel Universe.
After all, compared to Scarlet Witch's fame, who remembers just Quicksilver? Of course, it's also possible that the System favors women over men.
But these are just guesses. If he wants to understand the rules, he'll probably need to experiment multiple times.
And judging by how he first activated the System with Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the world the System opens should be related to the mission character he contacts.
The ancient beasts in Godzilla: King of the Monsters can indeed destroy the world. Even Burning Godzilla can casually eat a nuclear missile. If he were to enter with superheroes like Captain America or Black Widow, it would be a complete waste of time. But with Scarlet Witch in her complete state, who knows who would be the one getting beaten up?
So, under the premise of ensuring his own safety, he should carefully consider which superhero to contact next. The first world was specifically made easier for him by the System because it was the newbie tutorial. Who knows if the second one will have such a privilege?
If he were to foolishly go and contact Iron Man, the big boss of Marvel, who knows what kind of plot the System would throw him into?
If it were a world like Clash of the Titans, where everything could be destroyed in an instant, he'd probably be killed by a grunt's sneeze halfway through.
Before his strength was up to par, it was best to stay away from that arrogant guy!
However, even though he couldn't mess with Iron Man right now, he could still try to interact with other heroes or villains!
For example, Black Widow, or War Machine and Falcon, who were only powerful enough to show off among ordinary people.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but start planning his future steps.
After things stabilized a bit tomorrow, he'd take Wanda and her brother and run. He didn't want to stay in this broken country for even a minute.
His predecessor's parents had left behind quite a bit of inheritance, which should be enough to get him to New York.
Wanda and her brother shouldn't be a problem either. They were just two kids with no family. If they didn't want to follow him, they would have to go to an orphanage. He didn't think they were that stupid.
New York, though a chaotic place, was also the only place where he could quickly encounter various characters from the storylines and rapidly increase his strength.
It was already the end of 2006. Next year, that arrogant guy would become Iron Man, and then Earth would enter the age of the extraordinary.
At least in New York, he could keep up with the plot development and take advantage of his foresight to get System rewards. Although the risks were higher, he was in danger no matter where he was on Earth unless he could hide in some unspeakable country.
The movies only revealed the tip of the iceberg; the crises hidden elsewhere weren't necessarily smaller than those in New York.
This was, after all, the world of Marvel. Who knew if he'd be eating peacefully at home and suddenly get crushed by a giant green butt falling from the sky?
"Don't... don't leave me..."
Wanda tightly hugged his arm, murmuring to herself.
She must be having a nightmare, this girl!
Gently patting Wanda's shoulder, Li Qingyuan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Indeed, she was worthy of being the great Scarlet Witch. At only ten years old, she was already comparable to those seventeen or eighteen-year-olds back home. He didn't know how she'd grown so quickly.
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