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Chapter 126 Banner Awakens
When Banner woke up, it was already the next day.

An unfamiliar ceiling, an unfamiliar room.

The room had a faint smell of alcohol and disinfectant, but it didn't quite feel like a hospital.

Where am I?

Banner began to recall, but couldn't remember anything—although he had some vague recollections of Hulk's later memories, such as the battle with Thanos on the Asgardian refugee ship in Avengers: Infinity War, where Hulk was the one who fought, but Banner still had complete memories of it.

However, in the early stages, the memories of the two personalities were completely separate.

So Banner thought for a long time, but all he could remember was that he was conducting the final experiment on the serum in the lab, and accidentally exposed himself to gamma rays, after which he knew nothing more.

"Dr. Banner, you're awake? I'll inform Mr. Stark and Mr. Lee right away." Banner's awakening was immediately noticed by Jarvis, who was monitoring the room.

"Who are you? Where am I?" Banner asked warily.

“I am Jarvis, Mr. Tony Stark’s smart assistant!” Jarvis answered honestly.

“Tony Stark?” Banner was stunned. Of course he knew who Tony was. Both of them were geniuses in the scientific community, so they had met at some seminars and other events.

But to be honest, the two sides were just acquaintances.

In reality, there was practically no social interaction between them.

It's not that Tony looks down on Banner, but rather that Banner is an introverted and withdrawn person—which is why many people believe that Banner will develop the Hulk personality, and even suspect that Banner actually suffers from multiple personality disorder.

After all, Banner's sister, the future She-Hulk Jennifer, has a personality completely opposite to Banner's. She is a cheerful and strong woman, so even after she was corrupted by the Hulk and became the She-Hulk, she still maintained her own personality.

Other characters, such as the Red Giant and the Red Giantess from the comics, have not shown signs of split personality.

Therefore, Dr. Banner is a very likely candidate.

It is precisely this personality trait of Banner's that makes it impossible for him to take the initiative to approach Tony like Killian and others.

Given Tony's personality, he would be even less likely to lower himself to approach Banner without a special reason.

Therefore, Banner was naturally very surprised to hear Tony's name.

"So I am now?" Banner asked, somewhat puzzled.

"You are now at the Alliance headquarters! I am Victor Lee, Mr. Tony Stark's partner, and he will be here shortly!" This time, it was not Jarvis who answered him, but Lee, who had opened a portal and arrived immediately after receiving Jarvis's notification.

However, in order not to disturb Banner, Levi only opened the portal to the doorway of the room.

"The Alliance? What's that?" Banner looked completely bewildered.

“We are a superhero organization led by Mr. Tony Stark… Iron Man, understand?” Levi said.

"Ah, I see. So what kind of man are you?" Banner asked curiously. He was just a bit aloof, not detached from worldly affairs.

He did know that Tony was Iron Man.

“I’m not some kind of man, I’m just a wizard,” Li Wei said with a smile and a shake of his head.

"A wizard? Like Gandalf?" Banner's eyes widened.

"Almost there. I bet you're hungry now. How about some fish soup, omelets, and steak?" Li Wei mischievously pulled out a wand and tapped it on the table by Banner's bedside. A bowl of fish soup, a plate of omelets, a plate of steak, and a set of cutlery appeared on the table.

Moreover, all three dishes were piping hot and had a wonderful aroma.

Upon smelling the aroma, Banner immediately felt an intense hunger.

After all, transforming into the Hulk does require a certain amount of physical exertion, and he hadn't eaten anything for a day. "Is this food safe to eat?" Banner was somewhat skeptical because he had watched Levi "conjure" this food with magic.

"Haha, don't worry, I can definitely eat it!" Li Wei said with a smile, and at the same time, to reassure the other party, he took a small piece of the egg roll from the plate and put it in his mouth.

These foods certainly couldn't have been "conjured" by him.

It was just some stock he had stored in his spatial inventory.

Banner didn't actually suspect that the food was poisoned; he was just a little surprised by Levi's "magic." He didn't think he had anything that would make him worth "poisoning."

Li Wei's act of "tasting" actually made him a little embarrassed.

But the hunger quickly made him forget his embarrassment.

They started wolfing down their food.

"So, Mr. Li, why am I at your alliance's headquarters?" Banner asked, having slightly eased his hunger.

"So Dr. Banner, you have absolutely no memory of what happened yesterday, is that right?" Levi countered.

“Yes, I only remember being in the school lab…” Banner didn’t finish his sentence. His project was in cooperation with the military, so he was aware of the basic confidentiality regulations.

"Is it right to conduct serum experiments in the lab?" Li Wei asked.

"You know?" Banner was somewhat surprised, but upon reflection, it seemed quite reasonable. Since he was here, the other party must also know something.

"So Dr. Banner, do you know what exactly the serum you're researching is?" Levi continued to ask.

“…I’m sorry, this involves confidentiality regulations…” Banner hesitated upon hearing this.

“I understand. It’s a military project. They told you it’s a serum to prevent radiation poisoning, right?” Levi didn’t care about Banner’s hesitation and cut to the chase.

"Isn't that right?" Banner, with his high IQ, immediately understood what Levi meant and was somewhat incredulous.

"Of course not. That serum is a weapon, Captain America, you know?" Li Wei shook his head and asked in return.

“Captain America? Super Soldier Serum?...No wonder…” Banner suddenly looked enlightened.

He didn't even doubt what Li Wei said.

Because he had actually suspected it for a while—a year ago, the military had already considered stopping the research. So, in order to continue the research, Banner took it upon himself to inject himself with the semi-finished serum, thus preserving the project.

It was around that time that Banner had already noticed something unusual about himself.

He simply didn't want to think about it too deeply because of his girlfriend, Betty.

Now that Li Wei has revealed his secret, he naturally isn't too surprised.

"So... you brought me here for that potion, right? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed; the research didn't succeed!" Banner said with a self-deprecating laugh.

"...No, Dr. Banner, you succeeded, but there was a slight deviation. And we brought you to the Alliance not for any kind of potion, but to protect you. You should take a look at this first, the surveillance footage from the Kalff University lab yesterday—but you have to keep your composure!" Levi had Jarvis project the video onto the screen in the room, and said seriously to Banner.

And it is ready to unleash its transformation spell at any time.

Levi wasn't afraid of anything else, but he was afraid that Banner would be provoked by seeing him injure Betty Ross after his transformation and transform again!
Although there are many contingency plans in place for this situation, and there is no need to worry about Banner causing excessive damage, there will still be some losses.

We should try to save money where we can.

(End of this chapter)