Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

After Chapter 308 ends
"So, while there won't be any more Hell invasions in the short term, any research into prevention will also be fruitless, right?"

Inside the makeshift research vessel, Tony Stark, looking utterly exhausted, reached for the coffee cup with trembling fingers, but failed to grasp it several times, nearly spilling the entire cup instead.

Seeing this, Dr. Banner felt a pang of pity and stepped forward to pick up the coffee and hand it to him.

Tony took the cup but only raised it with a slightly blank expression, remaining silent for a long time.

In fact, just before Tony returned, Luca had already given Banner a general overview of the current situation.

Although it didn't go into detail about the matters related to the dimensional war, it did basically explain how the Ancient One held Mephisto back from outside Earth, as well as the interference from spatial turbulence.

Both of them had anticipated that Tony might not be able to accept this reality after returning.

After all, for Tony, this crisis was entirely caused by his research going out of control.

Whether out of guilt or a heavy sense of responsibility, Tony hoped to do his best to make up for the losses he had caused.

This attempt itself is also a kind of redemption for Tony.

That's why, since the end of the battle, he hasn't closed his eyes once and has been fully engaged in the work of resettling those New York 'refugees'.

just now
"I've gone back to help the captain calm the people down. The next batch of supplies should arrive soon."

Tony put down his coffee cup, his expression perfectly calm, and got up to walk out the door.

If it weren't for the coffee that still lingered on the table, spilled from his cup due to his trembling arm, no one could possibly discern the bewilderment in his heart from his face.

"Tony."

There was no reply; the door was gently closed.

Only Luca and Banner remained in the room, staring at each other in bewilderment.

“Then I’ll head back too. I’ll leave a portion of the robot force with Vision’s leadership. If you need any help, you can just talk to him.”

"Yes, but he will probably have to prioritize the resettlement of Orange Industries employees in the early stages."

After speaking, Luca tapped his communication headset, then took a step back and stepped into the dark portal that had just appeared without hesitation.

While Banner was still in a daze and hadn't reacted yet, Vision had already passed through the wall and entered the room.

“Mr. Luca said he would send me to assist you with the post-disaster reconstruction.”

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To be honest, Luca himself wasn't too concerned about the fact that New York was also destroyed after Washington.

Although the company has considerable assets headquartered in New York, the actual losses are not entirely unacceptable due to the shift in its focus.

On the contrary, because of the subsequent complete collapse of the North American economy, Luca, who still has a certain influence in the United States with the remnants of Hydra, may actually benefit more from it.

Even many of the shrewd Orange Industries employees in the United States foresaw the potentially greater chaos that would follow and simply took this opportunity to move their entire families to Sokovia.

It can only be said that while Americans, especially New York residents, are generally quite resilient, not everyone can calmly accept such repeated urban crises. Furthermore, because this incident has completely disrupted spacetime, Gwen's original 'plan to go home' could not proceed as scheduled.

In the period that followed, perhaps having let go of her psychological burden, her relationship with Luca grew even closer.

Although Gwen did not reside permanently in Sokovia in order to help her fellow Avengers, the frequency of their video calls increased significantly during their free time.

So much so that Luca usually gets a lot of news about the Avengers from Gwen, just like...
"New New York? Tony came up with that?"

Luca pushed aside the orange Haro beside him, listening to Gwen's message with a strange look in his eyes.

"No, that's not it. The original suggestion came from the Captain and the people from S.H.I.E.L.D., but Mr. Stark decided to fund it all himself, which is why I said earlier that it was built by Stark Industries."

"In short, the new New York will be built on the sea first, and the other half of the city will be rebuilt on the original site of New York. I don't know anything else. Mr. Stark and his team are probably still discussing it."

In the video, Gwen is sitting in some dark corner, holding her phone, hugging her knees, and whispering to Luca about what's happening over there.

However, before Luca could say a few more words, the previously dim background suddenly lit up.

Immediately afterwards, another girl suddenly burst into the frame, grabbed Gwen's arm, and started yelling.

"You're chatting here again! Go to rehearsal! The band's benefit concert is starting in a few days, and that bastard Luca refuses to come again. Why are you chatting with him so much!"

As she spoke, the video suddenly shook violently. Gwen, who was clearly capable of throwing a truck away, was instead dragged out of the room by the arm by this noisy girl.

"Hey, Stacy, slow down~ We'll talk later."

The screen went black, and the video abruptly stopped.

Seeing this, Luca shook his head and chuckled helplessly, then turned to look at the peculiar electronic keyboard that he had placed to the side, which looked like a toy.

"We haven't finished talking yet, but never mind, it's not a particularly powerful tool, let's keep it for research."

As he spoke, Luca picked up the 'toy keyboard'.

Then, naturally, no panel popped up, since the item had already been synthesized, but Luca knew its description by heart.

Bad Boy Electronic Keyboard

Despicable Me World 1/5

[Creator: Barthazar Bright]

[Core Component: Electronic Keyboard]

[Crafting materials: 1 electric guitar, 1 ultrasonic energy gun]

[Item Description: Balthazar Bright, the star of the 80s Hollywood film *Bad Boy Bright*, aspired to become a true supervillain after a failed acting career. As an adult, he crafted a series of superweapons that should only exist in movies. The Bad Boy Keyboard is just one of these seemingly insignificant weapons. It can unleash powerful sonic beams by playing music, blasting enemies away. Different music produces different attack trajectories, and the player's skill level with the instrument also affects the power of the sonic attack.]

[Friendly Reminder: While the sonic attack can blow enemies away, it may often blow off their clothing first.]

(End of this chapter)