My timeless tavern

Chapter 558 Hulk

Hearing Tony's words, the man in front of him was stunned for a moment, then he stretched out his hand.

"Bruce Banner, that's my name," he said.

"Haha, I didn't recognize the wrong person!" Tony raised the corner of his mouth and showed a smile.

Thor looked Bruce up and down, with curiosity in his eyes.

Before he came to the tavern, he was cast into the earth and was at his lowest point.

Although he had never seen Dr. Banner, he had heard of him.

Bruce's expression became more alert, and he tightened his hand around Tony's.

"You should have heard of me too, right?" Tony asked with a smile.

Bruce did not deny it.

Even though the man in front of him looked different from the playboy on TV, the fact that their names were the same was enough.

The other party, Stark Industries, said that it had abandoned the military industry, but he didn't believe it.

What if he was interested in his genes, too?

His current situation is very embarrassing.

Ever since the accident that resulted in a violent and irritable green monster appearing in his body, he has become a wanted target of the military.

He knew very well the military's purpose, which was simply to use his genes to cultivate a group of super soldiers. As a scientist with a conscience, Bruce naturally refused to surrender.

He knew very well how terrifying the green monster was, and it was almost impossible to control it.

If we rashly let the military conduct research on it, it would be a disaster for the whole world.

He had no choice but to leave his girlfriend and change his identity, but he was still discovered.

He had just experienced a great war not long ago, which allowed him to escape the military's pursuit and meet his girlfriend whom he had not seen for two years. He got information from her and looked for the netizen code-named Mr. Blue, preparing to work with him to study ways to completely suppress the monster.

Mr. Lan met him by chance, but they got along very well and he was very impressed by the other's achievements in biology.

In the past two years, he has controlled himself very well with the advice of the other party, but if he wants to conduct further research and completely suppress the violent and irritable monster, he has to give the other party the original data of the early experiments and his own blood.

For this reason, he traveled thousands of miles back to find his girlfriend, get back the original data stored from her, and plan to go together to find the mysterious Mr. Blue.

However, before they could meet Mr. Lan, they were chased by the military.

If Bruce hadn't protected his girlfriend at the critical moment, she would have been shot to pieces by the military's indiscriminate attack.

Now the two of them have just avoided the military's pursuit and found Mr. Lan himself.

He had just finished drawing blood and was checking the experimental records when he received an invitation to the tavern, so he came here.

Bruce was curious about the existence of the tavern and its various guests, but he was also more wary.

He couldn't be sure what was going on and was afraid that it was also a conspiracy against him.

"Don't be nervous, brother." Thor patted his shoulder with a smile and said, "Since you have heard of him, you should be able to see that he is different from the Tony you know."

"As you can see, we all come from different worlds," Tony said. "Even if you've heard of another me, that's just a person with the same name as me in a parallel world."

Bruce's worries were somewhat alleviated by their words.

The scenes before entering the tavern and what he saw before him made him realize that what the two said should be correct.

"This is the multiverse..." Bruce asked tentatively.

Before he could finish his words, Tony interrupted him: "No, the tavern is even more magical."

Seeing Bruce's confusion, he smiled and said, "Compared to the tavern, your understanding of the multiverse is narrower. Let's put it this way. You can go to New York to find a guy named Stephen Strange, or go directly to the Himalayas to visit the Ancient One. If she is still there, you will understand."

Bruce was a little confused.

He had heard of Tony's name, but the others sounded unfamiliar.

He thought about it carefully, but still found it difficult to understand.

"You'll understand later." Thor raised his glass.

It took him several days to understand the difference between this place and the magical places in the universe he had heard of after arriving at the tavern.

It's hard to believe how unique this place is. If it weren't for their incredible luck, they would have no chance of coming here.

Seeing Bruce looking at him with confusion, he put down his glass, stretched out his hand and said, "I forgot to introduce myself. I am Thor, son of Odin."

Bruce was stunned: "Thor?"

"It seems you have heard of my name." Thor laughed, quite proud.

Bruce was even more confused.

Thor, the god of thunder, isn’t this a character from mythology?
Tony looked at his expression and said with a smile, "He is in the same world as us. You will have a chance to meet Thor from your world in the future."

"Yes," Thor also said, "I met another Dr. Banner a few days ago."

"You all have connections with him?" Bruce asked suspiciously.

At first he thought that Tony had heard about him from somewhere and had the same purpose as the military.

But looking at their reactions, he suddenly realized that this was not the case.

These two guys seem to have a special relationship with their other selves.

If I could get to know such a person, I wouldn't have to worry about the military's search.

"Of course," Tony said, "We belong to the same organization, the Avengers, which is dedicated to fighting against alien invaders and protecting the earth."

"That's the future," Thor said.

"Avengers..." Bruce muttered, with mixed feelings.

Even though the two did not explain in detail, he could tell that this was a heroic organization that protected humanity.

Could it be that I will be able to control the monster in my body in the future?
"Will we get along well?" Bruce asked expectantly.

"Maybe." Thor said uncertainly.

He heard about the Avengers from Tony. His conversation with the other Bruce Banner a few days ago was not pleasant.

"Most of the time," Tony shrugged.

Bruce understood immediately.

He held up the wine glass with some distress and sighed, "So it's still a failure?"

"What failed?" Thor asked.

"A friend and I..." Bruce told what he was currently doing.

"I seem to have heard of that," Tony shook his head, "but it's obvious that the Hulk's power is not so easy to suppress."

Seeing Bruce's depressed expression, Thor asked in surprise: "You don't want to completely wipe out this powerful force, do you?"

Bruce looked at him and said, "Why not?"

"This is my punishment!"

"No, it's a gift to you!" Thor said seriously.

Sometimes he would feel envious of ordinary people who could obtain such powerful strength.

Tony shook his head and said nothing more.

The other Dr. Banner had said something similar to him before, but with his help, the other party has now merged with it and can use this power freely.

Bruce opened his mouth, but ultimately chose not to argue.

No one understood better than him the pain that this uncontrolled force brought him.

In his daily life, he has to carefully control his emotions all the time, otherwise he will go crazy.

Even when he is dating his girlfriend, he cannot do strenuous exercise. Sometimes he feels like he is not even a man.

"It may be difficult to remove or control this power in other places, but it's easy in the tavern." Tony comforted him when he saw his sad face.

Bruce's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly, "Really?"

He suddenly realized something and looked at his beeping watch.

His heart rate had exceeded the critical value. Normally, his body would have felt uncomfortable at this time, but now he didn't feel anything abnormal. "I understand!" He was excited.

If you can’t control your emotions in the future, can’t you just come here?

"What do you know?" Thor asked in confusion.

He glanced at the bar and the treasure room, his expression a little confused.

It was only after the introduction of others that he realized the truly extraordinary features of this tavern.

This guy just came here, how come he understood it all at once?

"You don't understand," Tony said bluntly.

How he couldn't see clearly what Bruce was thinking.

Seeing him looking at him, he pointed at the bar and said, "Take a look at the wine list first."

Bruce looked at it doubtfully.

Soon, his attention was attracted by all kinds of incredible wines.

Even though he tried his best to control his emotions, his breathing became uncontrollably heavy and his fists clenched.

He even ignored the harsh dripping sound on his wrist.

After a long while, he looked away, his eyes still filled with disbelief.

"Is this all true?" he asked.

Thor had long forgotten that he had asked the same question a few days ago. He nodded his chin, made a "you have no knowledge" expression, and said: "Can the things in the tavern be fake?!"

"Could that Hulk gene-enhanced wine come from another me?" Bruce asked in amazement.

As he spoke, he took off the piercing bracelet.

He had realized that the tavern was unlike any other place he had been before. Here, even if his heart rate was off the charts, he didn't have to worry about losing control of himself.

On the contrary, he had a strong intuition that he could transform himself at will, just like the description of the glass of wine.

If drinking a glass of wine like that could stop me from losing control, that would definitely be a huge benefit.

"Of course," Tony smiled, "but I don't recommend you be so wasteful."

"Waste?" Bruce was puzzled.

Thor was quite authoritative, saying, "The power is in you. You are just too weak to control it at will now. However, you can control it through persistent training, and there is no need to waste those 100,000 time and space coins!"

That's how he got here.

When he first saw the Thor gene wine, he also wanted to buy a glass, but was later persuaded by Batman Bruce Wayne.

After just a dozen days of training, he has already achieved some success in controlling his own power of the god of thunder, and it won't take long before he can fully control it.

Bruce doesn't have the patience.

He had long been tortured by the Hulk and said, "I just want to get rid of it now!"

"This may not be the only way," Tony suggested, "For example, buying a technique..."

At this point, he patted his forehead and said with regret: "I almost forgot, you have no money."

A better martial art would cost millions of space-time coins, and he didn't think this poor-looking guy could come up with it quickly.

Bruce seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water, and his eyes became dim.

"Is one hundred thousand time and space coins a lot?" he murmured.

"One hundred thousand Spacetime Coins isn't much," Tony said casually, "It's enough to sell your ability, but..."

"My abilities can still be sold?" Bruce's disappointment turned into surprise.

"Of course," Tony said matter-of-factly, "The Hulk I sold was not you. Although your abilities may be similar, there are still some subtle differences."

Bruce was a little unhappy with the word "Hulk", but when he thought about being able to immediately control the power in his body, his mood became wonderful.

If he could avoid being tortured, he would accept being the Hulk, not to mention the Green Monster.

"What should I do?" he asked for help.

"You can find Princess Yin Man." Thor said, "But I think you should consider it carefully."

At least for Thor at the moment, one hundred thousand space-time coins is not a small amount.

"I don't want to wait any longer," Bruce said.

Seeing how eager he was, Tony shrugged and showed him the way.

It’s just 100,000 time and space coins, he doesn’t take it seriously.

If Bruce is smart enough, he will soon be able to get dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of times more time-space coins.

He has much more experience than Saul in making money.

Bruce quickly stood up, walked to the bar, and told Ying Yinman what he wanted.

Ying Yinman was already familiar with the process and successfully helped him identify the valuable items.

[Hulk Gene II, worth 10 Spacetime Coins. ]

Seeing this result, Ying Yinman showed an unexpected expression.

Bruce, however, had an idea and asked, "Can you remove it from my body when I sell it?"

He didn't want this damn thing anymore.

Even if he could perfectly control this power, he didn't want it, lest he be harassed endlessly by the military when he returned.

With 100,000 time-space coins, he can wait for the storm to pass and buy something else.

"Peel off?" Ying Yinman was a little surprised.

She was chatting with Feng Baobao just now and did not hear the conversation between the few people, but when she saw Bruce's expression, she came back to her senses vaguely.

"Yes." Bruce nodded heavily.

"It's not difficult to strip it away, and it can bring you some extra income, but you have to think it through," Ying Yinman advised, "This ability that has evolved from you is the most suitable for you, and it can only be brought into play in you. The strongest potential may even usher in further growth and become stronger, and it can also be sold a second time."

"If you're just worried about losing control or being discovered by others, you can seal it first," she added.

"Yes," Thor also came over, put his arm around Bruce's shoulders and said, "If you can transform a second time, its value may skyrocket to one million time-space coins."

Bruce's expression became hesitant.

After seeing those fine wines, how could he not know the value of the time and space coins.

If he really had enough time and space coins, perhaps he could leave the earth and wouldn't have to worry about the military.

"I can help you." Tony also came over, eager to try, "It just so happens that I learned a secret sealing technique a few days ago."

Seeing Bruce's worry, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if you are beaten to death, the seal will not be broken."

"My genes..." Bruce hesitated.

"Even the most advanced instruments in the universe can't detect it!" Tony said with certainty.

"Thank you," Bruce said.

He successfully obtained 100,000 time-space coins, and Tony also took the opportunity to use the sealing technique he had learned not long ago and tried it on Bruce.

After finishing it, he took out a testing instrument.

This was seized by him from a group of interstellar pirates and was used to detect whether the target had special genes.

After seeing the test results, Bruce breathed a sigh of relief.

When Thor asked him excitedly how he planned to spend the 100,000 time and space coins he had obtained, he shook his head.

"Let's talk about it after we've dealt with the military in a few days," he said.

Both Tony and Thor disagreed with his decision, but neither said much.

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(End of this chapter)