Chapter 12: Advancement and Tony Stark
Seeing the God King stopping him, Heimdall said with a puzzled expression, "King, this..."
"It's fine. This is something the Sorcerer Supreme and I agreed upon. This is his Opportunity. It's fine! Continue outputting energy. How far he can reach depends on his own destiny," Odin said with a calm face.
Hearing his King's command, Heimdall said nothing more. He was absolutely loyal to the God King. No matter what the God King asked him to do, he would strive to complete it.
Lan Xingyu felt the energy of the Bifrost Bridge seemingly merging with the energy in his own body! What was going on? Originally, this was a good thing! But the energy of the Bifrost Bridge was too vast. In these short dozens of minutes, Lan Xingyu was about to reach his limit. One must know he was currently at the Father-Heaven Level! The amount of energy required to fill a Father-Heaven Level was a terrifying figure. That excess energy began to further strengthen Lan Xingyu's body. However, this was not a gentle strengthening like the Old Immortal's; it was incredibly violent. The intense pain throughout his body constantly tortured Lan Xingyu's spirit. After another 10 minutes, Lan Xingyu completely lost consciousness. Just as Lan Xingyu blacked out, the energy stopped pouring into his body. Lan Xingyu also accidentally fell out of the Bifrost Bridge. Fortunately, Lan Xingyu still returned to Earth. After falling from the sky to the ground, Lan Xingyu's body rolled several times. Luckily, it was a desert. Well, actually, even if it wasn't a desert, Lan Xingyu wouldn't have died from the fall. After all, he was now a top-tier Father-Heaven Level powerhouse. That's right, you read that correctly. Having undergone the baptism of the Bifrost Bridge's energy, Lan Xingyu's strength had already broken through to the Father-Heaven Level Peak. The energy within his body was still undergoing a transformation. But Lan Xingyu knew none of this, as he was currently in a deep coma.
At this moment, a convoy drove toward Lan Xingyu's direction, looking like a military unit. This convoy was meant to protect a man's safe arrival at a base. This man wore a suit, and his frivolous face revealed a hint of wisdom. His most iconic feature was his distinctive mustache. That's right, this person was the man cursed by knowledge, the future Iron Man, a superhero who, with a Mortal body, rivaled the gods—Tony Stark. Of course, right now, he was still just a playboy.
At this time, in Tony's car, Tony was listening to music and looking out the window when he suddenly saw a child lying on the sand. The child's clothes were tattered (first impacted by the Bifrost Bridge's energy, then falling from mid-air, and rolling a few times on the sand—how could they not be torn?)
"Hey, hey, hey! Mr. Driver, can you stop the car for a moment?" Tony called out urgently.
Hearing Tony needed something, the driver stopped immediately. Seeing Tony's car stop, the other vehicles also pulled over one by one! "What's wrong, Mr. Stark?" Tony ran out of the car and came to Lan Xingyu's side. Seeing the child's chest still rising and falling, he felt relieved.
Although the current Tony hadn't had his awakening yet, he wasn't a bad person after all. His original intention for developing weapons was also to better maintain peace. So, seeing a child lying tattered in the desert now, he couldn't just stand by and watch him die.
Tony looked at the child's face; he didn't have the emaciation of a local, but was instead very cute. Looking at him, Tony felt a bit of pity. If this were a game, a prompt might have appeared: 'Tony has been hit by Lan Xingyu's passive; Favorability significantly increased!' But this was not a game.
Tony guessed he probably wasn't a local, and was more likely lost in the desert with his family or sold here by human traffickers and then escaped. Looking at the degree of damage to his clothes, Tony was more inclined to believe the latter.
Thinking of this, Tony no longer hesitated. He picked up Lan Xingyu in one go and walked toward the convoy.
Seeing Tony walking back, the personnel protecting him also returned to their vehicles. Only when Tony got in did they notice the child he had brought back. Because of the presence of terrorists in the area, they all looked over Lan Xingyu warily. Seeing that those tattered clothes couldn't possibly hide a weapon, they let it go.
The convoy continued forward, the speakers still playing music. But the atmosphere was a bit awkward, especially for the young soldier sitting next to Tony, who looked at Tony from time to time. Tony wanted to change the atmosphere and said, "This atmosphere feels like you're sending me to a military court. Really? What did I do? It feels like you're going to pull over and then take me out. What? Are you guys not allowed to talk? Hey, Gump (Gump is the protagonist of 'Gump,' who isn't very good at talking. This is a movie very worth watching! I highly recommend my dear readers to check it out. Very inspiring)."
"We can talk, sir," the young soldier sitting next to Tony said.
"Ah, okay. So, do you have a problem with me?"
"No, you make them nervous," the female driver in front replied.
"My God, you're a girl!" Tony said in surprise. "I really couldn't tell. I feel like I should apologize, but that's the effect you're going for, right? I have to treat you like a soldier first," Tony teased. This made the young soldier next to him and a man who looked like an officer in the passenger seat laugh.
"I'm Air Force," the female driver replied calmly.
"You have a great bone structure. I can't take my eyes off you right now. Is that weird?" After Tony finished speaking, he successfully made everyone laugh. The atmosphere in the car instantly lightened up.
"Alright, laugh a little, it's fine."
At this time, the soldier in the front passenger seat said, "Sir, can I ask you a question?"
"Ask away!"
"Is it true you were with all 12 of last year's Maxim cover girls?"
Tony took off his glasses and said, "Good question! Yes and no. March had a scheduling conflict with me, but fortunately, the Christmas issue had twins on the cover. Any more questions?"
The young soldier next to Tony cautiously raised his hand.
"You're joking with that hand raise, right?" Tony joked.
"Can I take a picture with you?"
"Of course, absolutely."
The young soldier excitedly held the camera and handed it to the soldier in the passenger seat.
"Just don't post it on your 'MySpace' homepage. Please, no gang signs (the peace sign)." Seeing the soldier look a bit downcast, he immediately added, "Just kidding. Put it up. Yes, peace. I love peace. If there were peace, I'd be out of business."
"Hurry! Hurry! Press the shutter button," the young soldier urged urgently.
Suddenly, the car in front of them exploded, followed by chaos. The soldiers in Tony's car died one by one.
Tony immediately grabbed Lan Xingyu and rushed out of the car, running a short distance before hiding behind a rock. Tony immediately took out his phone with his left hand, intending to call for backup. Suddenly, a shell flew next to him, and he clearly saw 'Stark' written on it. Tony stood up to run, but it was too late. The shell exploded, blowing Tony away. It must be said that Tony's kindness saved his life, making his injuries not as severe as in the original story, because Lan Xingyu in front of his chest blocked most of the attack. After all, with Lan Xingyu's current Physique, perhaps even a nuclear bomb couldn't hurt him.
But shrapnel still entered Tony's body. Combined with the impact, Tony still passed out.
The leader saw the fallen Tony Stark and the child beside him and took them back. If the kid wasn't dead, he could be an extra bargaining chip to threaten him. Damn Obadiah lied to us. Hurry up and have someone heal him! He's worth a lot of money! After that, everything happened as in the movie, except there was the addition of using the unconscious Lan Xingyu to threaten Tony.
Two months later, Tony was still building his iron armor, but this time with a child. That's right, this child was our protagonist, Lan Xingyu. He woke up on the night Tony installed the Arc Reactor in his chest. Having just woken up, Xingyu saw a man with a light bulb in his chest and a middle-aged uncle in a cave, and he roughly knew the process of events. It must be that he fainted in the desert, was saved by Tony, and then Tony was attacked, so he was captured here along with him. As for why he could still be with him, it was probably those terrorists using him to threaten Tony or something? Sure enough, when Tony told him the outcome, he found it was exactly as he speculated. However, that day Lan Xingyu said he had a way to get them out, but Tony and the others didn't believe him. Fine then, Lan Xingyu was also afraid that saving Tony too quickly would affect the emergence of Iron Man. So he stopped talking and just waited to act when they left, just to save Yin Sen. He could also witness the birth of the first generation Mark armor. As for the Ancient One's side, since she told him to use the Bifrost Bridge, she must have known something would happen. Do you think the Time Stone is just for show? It must be said that Asgard really gave a great gift this time; he was now more than just a little bit stronger than before he returned.
With Lan Xingyu's help, the progress of building the iron armor was accelerated by a month. Even Tony was shocked by Lan Xingyu's learning ability and his extraordinary strength. After two months together, Tony and Yin Sen grew to like this child more and more; not only was he cutely illegal, but he was also very sensible and smart. Knowing Lan Xingyu had no parents, Tony told Lan Xingyu that after getting out, he could take him to America and sponsor him through university. Lan Xingyu, however, said he had to ask his teacher. Tony didn't mind; who could refuse a request from Tony Stark?
And today was the day of their great success. Lan Xingyu smiled slightly. Scum of the Ten Rings Gang, prepare to receive judgment!
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