Need a ride home on the Iron Man?"
With a click, the newcomer's helmet popped open, revealing a face that filled Qi Jun with mixed emotions. The person raised an eyebrow and asked playfully.
"Hey!"
"Lucky kid who just immigrated to the American Federation?"
"The great Iron Man is talking to you!"
"Need a ride home on the Iron Man?"
Qi Jun didn't answer, he just stared at the famous face of Tony Stark from the Marvel universe, his expression complex.
Chapter 51: Iron Man's Purpose
Qi Jun looked at Tony Stark, his expression quite complex.
This was the man who, with a snap of his fingers, had sent him to the Marvel world.
Of course, after gaining a deeper understanding of the [Mutated Gem], Qi Jun also knew that his transmigration actually had little to do with Tony Stark.
Or rather, Tony Stark's snap was just a catalyst; there were definitely other secrets behind it.
If Tony Stark possessed the [Mutated Gem], he would have no reason not to keep it for himself, and he certainly wouldn't allow such a divine object as the [Mutated Gem] to fall into Qi Jun's hands.
But no matter what, Qi Jun's transmigration was closely related to Tony Stark.
After all, if Qi Jun hadn't watched 'Avengers 4' one last time, and if Tony Stark hadn't made that snap, Qi Jun wouldn't have transmigrated, would he?
"Hey~"
"Lucky kid, I just found you sleeping in the desert."
"Let me guess, were you kidnapped and thrown into this desolate desert to die?"
"I have to say, you've got a strong heart, if it were me... hmm, I'd definitely be stronger than you!"
"That's right, who am I kidding, I'm Iron Man!"
"Compared to you giving up and sleeping here, the great Iron Man himself would definitely try every possible way to escape!"
Tony Stark, with his helmet visor raised, winked and made exaggerated facial expressions, fully displaying the rich body language of Americans... uh, their exaggerated facial expressions!
"Woah~"
"You're not thinking about why I didn't save you first, are you?"
"If I hadn't detected that your life signs were very strong, I might have saved you first!"
"But you have to understand, you weren't in danger just now, while over there, a large number of terrorists were slaughtering civilians."
"So, I think you definitely won't hate Iron Man because of this."
"Right?"
Tony Stark, dressed in his Mark armor, pointed in the direction he had flown from, an heroic expression on his face that said, 'I just saved a lot of civilians again.'
"Hey!"
"What's with that expression?"
"You're not thinking that I deliberately woke you up, are you?"
[Although I did it on purpose!] Tony Stark muttered to himself... In fact, the moment he discovered Qi Jun, Tony Stark had already had his private AI butler, 'J.A.R.V.I.S.,' investigate Qi Jun thoroughly!
It was no joke; in the middle of a desolate desert, where there were no signs of life, not even snakes or insects, a person appearing there was already abnormal!
Moreover, J.A.R.V.I.S.'s scan revealed that this person's vitality was so robust that even so-called boxing champions or soldier kings were nothing compared to him!
In Tony Stark's impression, only the 'sacrificed' Captain America, whom his father often talked about when he was a child, could possibly possess such powerful physical functions!
The most suspicious thing was that in this desert environment, which was definitely over forty degrees, or even fifty degrees, and could be determined by the naked eye without even needing a scan, this guy was still lying on the sand, sleeping soundly!
Given all these factors, how could Tony Stark not take it seriously?
Fortunately, Qi Jun's information had been made flawless by him using the [Mutated Gem]. Even if someone were to investigate, 'relevant personnel' would definitely come forward to corroborate it!
Therefore, Tony Stark didn't find anything amiss with Qi Jun's information. He simply assumed this guy was an unlucky fellow who had recently immigrated to the American Federation but had somehow been kidnapped.
As for why Qi Jun appeared in this desert? How did he appear in the center of this desert, where there was no one for a hundred kilometers around?
Tony Stark wasn't actually very interested!
Having just become Iron Man, Tony Stark was at his most arrogant at this time, never believing that anyone could harm him while he was wearing the Mark armor.
Even though he was secretly saddened by Obadiah, and even though he had traveled halfway across the globe to this desert he had once escaped from, it was only because he had just found terrorist strongholds that Obadiah had connections with, or even controlled, in his private files. He had then donned a brand new Mark III armor to eliminate all these terrorists.
No one could offend Tony Stark and still live well! Let alone terrorists!
Tony Stark, a playboy, was also known for his sharp tongue. At this moment, could he possibly be speaking so kindly to Qi Jun without some ulterior motive?
From beginning to end, Tony Stark's curiosity about Qi Jun stemmed from the vitality that J.A.R.V.I.S. had detected, which was countless times more robust than that of an ordinary person!
...As someone who lived with an electromagnet in his chest, Tony Stark wanted to solve the problem of the tiny shrapnel remaining in his heart's bloodstream more than anyone else.
When wearing the Mark armor, Iron Man might never think about this problem.
But whenever he took off the Iron Man armor and became an ordinary Tony Stark again, how could he not want to restore his healthy body?
However, the danger of surgery and the power that the palladium-powered miniature arc reactor gave Tony Stark made him constantly waver between having surgery and not having surgery.
Moreover, Tony Stark was very clear about the problem of palladium poisoning from the very beginning when he created the miniature arc reactor.
Don't look at Iron Man flying around excitedly all day now; in fact, the anxiety disorder that Tony Stark later developed already had a slight beginning at this time.
And now, with Qi Jun, a person with such robust vitality, right in front of him, it would be impossible for Tony Stark to let him go!
Fortunately, having gone through three months of torment (training experience) in the cave, and the sacrificial death of Yinsen (a friend's sacrifice for his path), the current Tony Stark would not do anything like forced kidnapping (believing he should be a good person).
(If Tony Stark were still a playboy and an arms dealer, he would definitely have kidnapped Qi Jun first. What do you think?)