Marvel: Starting with the forced creation of villainous characters

"I guess so," Mark nodded ambiguously.

Frank was only half one of them, so his answer wasn't wrong.

Sharon Carter tentatively asked, "Can you tell me what happened?"

"Through Mindy's connections, I met the Punisher and told him about Little St. James Island," Mark explained simply.

The Punisher?

Sharon Carter's pupils contracted; she hadn't expected that Mark would give her such a big shock simply because she hadn't been paying attention to him for a moment.

Who is the Punisher? He's a thug who believes in violence to stop violence.

The future Mark is already extreme enough; if he were to adopt the Punisher's style of doing things, Sharon Carter would be a little scared just thinking about it.

Compared to the idea of ​​Mark becoming a steely, compassionate father like Lenin, Sharon Carter suddenly felt that Mark becoming Emperor Möngke wasn't so bad after all.

The American emperor might only be after the capitalists' money, but the Iron Father is after the capitalists' lives.

"The Punisher is too dangerous. Try to avoid contact with him as much as possible in the future. He has already killed at least four figures." Sharon Carter said with a frown.

Mark nodded without refuting. If you calculate it that way, then the Punisher has indeed done a great service.

Seeing that Mark didn't want to continue the conversation, Sharon Carter could only change the subject: "By the way, I heard that Gendy is injured?"

Mindy, standing beside her, said calmly, "She suffered a minor injury, but she's fine now."

She didn't like this agent because he viewed Frank with prejudice, after all, Frank was her uncle and instructor.

Sharon Carter didn't care about Mindy's attitude; she said with concern, "Be careful when you go out doing good deeds in the future."

Mindy nodded somewhat impatiently.

Sharon Carter was also helpless, after all, she was genuinely concerned about Mindy and the others' safety, because if something happened to Mindy and the others, Mark might turn to the dark side, which was something she didn't want to see.

Seeing that this woman was about to offend everyone in the room, Mark had no choice but to take the initiative and steer the conversation: "Have you been spying on Tony Stark lately?"

Sharon Carter nodded and said, "Yes, although that playboy has been quite quiet lately, he's definitely brewing something big."

Sharon Carter, who knows what the future holds, certainly knows what Tony Stark has been up to lately, but she's not going to tell Mark about it.

"Do you know when he's going to make his move against Obadiah?" Mark asked again.

"You...you know about those two, uncle and nephew?" Sharon Carter looked at Mark with surprise.

"Of course, otherwise why would I go through all this trouble to make Emma his successor? Just so Emma could have a home?" Mark retorted speechlessly.

After the initial shock, Sharon Carter looked at Mark with a complicated expression.

Sharon Carter couldn't help but ask, "So... you really are after Obadiah's legacy?"

Mark nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Sharon Carter had only one thought at that moment: was it too late for her to become Obamaia's godfather?

A 10% stake in Stark Industries—that's something anyone would covet.

"Are you sure you can protect this wealth?" Sharon Carter looked at Mark with some concern.

She worried that Mark's entry into the financial world too early would cause him to go astray.

"Tony Stark is a decent man; he wouldn't target Emma. As for the others? Isn't that what you're here for?" Mark said, then looked at Sharon Carter with a smile.

Isn't this how women are used?

He was pushed out to block bullets at a crucial moment, allowing the fledgling player to avoid some rule-related troubles.

Sharon Carter sighed helplessly. She wanted to say, "Why should I get any benefits and still have to clean up the mess?"

Sharon Carter nodded resignedly: "Alright, I'll handle any trouble within the rules for you."

"As the saying goes, one should not trouble two masters for one matter. I have another matter I would like to ask you for help with," Mark said again.

"What is it?" Sharon Carter asked. She never refused Mark, nor did she think Mark was going too far. Even she herself didn't realize that she had unknowingly handed the reins to Mark.

"I want to meet with Tony Stark, the sooner the better," Mark said.

Upon hearing this, Sharon Carter pondered. Rather than having Mark associate with thugs like the Punisher, she preferred him to associate with playboy Tony Stark.

After all, it's better to learn from Iron Man than from the Punisher.

Sharon Carter nodded and said, "Okay, after dinner I'll take you to visit him."

After nightfall, Sharon Carter, who had finished dinner with Mark, took him to the seaside villa where Tony Stark was staying.

Inside the villa, Tony Stark looked at Mark beside Sharon Carter and asked in shock, "Is this your child?"

"This is my friend." Sharon Carter rolled her eyes at Tony Stark, speechless. Did Sharon Carter look like the kind of person who would have a child at the age of 12?

"Friends?" Tony Stark looked at Mark with some surprise.

He had considered words like nephew and younger brother, but he didn't expect the other party to use such a word.

Tony Stark, who had taken a great interest in the little boy, asked, "What do you need me for?"

Mark said directly, "I've come to make a deal with Mr. Stark."

Tony Stark wasn't a very polite person, and Mark wasn't exactly the type to follow the rules either, so both of them seemed quite impolite.

"A deal?" Tony Stark looked at Mark, finding it somewhat absurd.

Intrigued by Mark's words, Tony Stark followed up with, "How does the trade work?"

"I want the weapons division of your Stark Industries," Mark stated his purpose directly.

Sharon Carter, standing beside Mark, stared in shock. She felt like she'd been tricked again. If she'd known Mark's motives were like this, she wouldn't have brought him along.

Unfortunately, she found out too late.

Sharon Carter felt powerless, realizing she had been tricked by a child again.

Can I really guide this child well?

Sharon Carter asked herself this question.

Tony Stark wasn't angry. Instead, he asked curiously, "Interesting. You're talking about a trade. So, what are you offering in exchange?"

Mark: "I'll trade you my life."

"My life is my own. If you're here to make your Uncle Tony laugh, then I can only say you've succeeded." Tony Stark looked annoyed, feeling like he'd been tricked by a child.

Faced with Tony Stark's order to leave, Mark calmly uttered three words: "Poisoned by a rake."

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark's pupils contracted, and his expression became much more serious.

Mark continued, "I'll tell you about an element that can replace the metal target, and you give me the weapons department you're going to shut down."

When it came to his own life, Tony Stark instantly switched to work mode.

"I can't give you all of it; I can only give you half because I still need the equipment for some departments."