American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

Silent City.

Teleportation Hub.

The dazzling light of the Dimensional Rainbow Bridge was continuously brewing, and finally, in a burst of dazzling light, two huge mechanical devices, even after being compressed by spatial devices, still appeared large enough to be teleported over.

Countless light waves and rays swept back and forth across the teleported devices at the same time, beginning to collect and analyze information data.

If you went to another civilization, assuming your civilization level was higher than theirs, how would you package and send back their massive amount of technical information?

An infinitely large storage disk?

To put it in the words of someone with an open mind, as long as you are within the same underlying logical rules, you only need a stick from that civilization.

What if it's a different universe?

Luke chose to move their entire laboratory and creations back.

Silent City began operating at high power, one Space Stone after another was connected and activated, and one space bubble after another formed in the teleportation hub.

The signs of congestion in the teleportation hub caused by the massive mechanical devices that were teleported over were eased by the effect of one space bubble after another, making it spacious again.

Those huge devices and disassembled machinery were swallowed whole by the space bubbles, with the small engulfing the large. Then, they transformed into floating soap bubbles, drifting in the teleportation hub.

A slightly hunchbacked, gray-haired old man directed one floating mechanical squid after another, neatly arranging the bubbles, labeling them with sequence information, and finely adjusting the energy level and size of the space bubbles.

Outside on the plaza, life forms from various planets and dimensions, stationed here for business, looked at the sky, at the dazzling rays of light, and felt inexplicably excited and nervous.

They all knew that only the fully powered Dimensional Rainbow Bridge could create such a large energy surge and magnificent scene in Silent City. And such frequent activation and full-power operation of the Dimensional Rainbow Bridge clearly indicated that Silent City had made another big move.

Their city lord and the behind-the-scenes controllers of the Energy Bank had obviously reaped another rich harvest. This was, of course, a good thing for them! Because Silent City was the transfer center and core of everything. After the things harvested from another universe and world were thoroughly researched, most of them would be transformed into various products and technologies and circulated to the outside world to a limited extent. Those who had shops or had been stationed in Silent City for a long time would naturally be the first beneficiaries.

Silent City was no longer an unknown building in a remote corner of the universe. Its Bright City had expanded at least three times, and the fourth expansion was already being planned and tendered.

Large and small civilizations in the universe would have an office in Silent City's Bright City, like an embassy. There would also be one or two shops of varying sizes around it, used for product display.

This place had become a meeting point for major civilizations.

As for Dark City, it was relatively closed, only open to a few people and a few forces. Compared to the strong technological atmosphere of Bright City, although Dark City was still technologically advanced, everyone inside regarded it as a confluence of mysterious power.

After all, just the strange creatures and dimensional beings were enough to open people's eyes. It was like a gathering place for various mythological creatures: angels, demons, dwarves, gods, elves, and mages.

There were also rare and mysterious items that were rarely available in Bright City. At least a certain Midgardian tycoon, Stark, liked to browse Dark City through the data dimension when he had nothing to do, and upgrade and replace his [hobbies].

Unlike the Starks of other universes, Tony now had not only the existing technology-based Mark armor, but also magic-based Mark series armor, and mixed-version armor. Armors like Asgardian and Nine Realms, although not in the same category, were considered his treasured editions, just like the Spider series he built for little Spider-Man Peter Parker.

There was no way, the cost of the technology version was still okay for the time being, but the other versions of the armor were so expensive that Stark found it a bit difficult to bear. Faced with the dazzling array of materials in the data dimension, he had to admit that he really didn't have much money, and he needed to calculate every penny.

Mainly the materials, those mysterious materials from various universes and dimensions, every bit that circulated out was something that major forces would fight for depending on the situation. Although Stark and the others had internal channels, Luke, as a profiteer, would not be generous enough to give them away for free, or sell them at half price. Every time he made a large purchase, Stark had to spend all the new currency he had managed to accumulate, and occasionally exchange his and Dr. Banner's latest technology for funds to fill the gap.

There was no way, seeing those materials with different textures, he always had an uncontrollable desire to research and purchase them. For him, restraining himself from buying, buying, buying was more uncomfortable than death.

So Stark occasionally missed his uncle Obadiah! Although he wanted to kill him, the time when he was responsible for making money and handling affairs was indeed his most comfortable days. Their cooperation was still very good. Stark provided the technology, and he was responsible for selling it and converting it into money. If he was still around, he might cooperate with him even better.

Of course, this was just a remembrance. In fact, Pepper was doing a good job in this regard. Although she didn't have Obadiah's smooth and ruthless methods and calculations, she handled the company's affairs in an orderly manner, and the most important thing was that Pepper and Sandra of Heberon had a close relationship, so close that they were almost kicking out their own men and living together with their children.

Stark was able to have the right to purchase all non-public materials and low-interest loans because his wife was the best friend of the mistress of Heberon. This made Stark a little embarrassed at times.

So, in order to maintain his self-esteem and some other factors, Stark had to return to his old profession.

Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. once sent Stark an offer and wanted to give him a salary. Stark arrogantly said at the time that you couldn't afford my salary.

But things were different now. Although S.H.I.E.L.D. was heavily in debt, and Luke and those big shots from the Energy Bank had thrown one debt business after another at it, as a subordinate institution of the Energy Bank, it had many businesses and new currency resources.

Stark Industries was one of the giant enterprises that S.H.I.E.L.D. was connected to, responsible for solving and producing some customized equipment for S.H.I.E.L.D. As the soul of Stark Industries, Stark also got a technology consultant identity from Nick after some subtle inquiries, with a generous salary!

As Nick, who was under great debt pressure, would certainly not let Stark and other technology consultants be paid for doing nothing, he assigned them a vast number of research tasks almost immediately after signing the contract.

S.H.I.E.L.D. now had too many businesses. With the support of various countries, it had expanded into an ultimate monster. It was no exaggeration to say that it possessed all the rights and affairs of a country. But it had no citizens and did not have to be responsible for the people. Its power even exceeded other official institutions, and generals like Ross were envious.

Of course, Nick also paid a lot of benefits for this, such as the technology that S.H.I.E.L.D. inherited from Heberon, some [benefits] from the Energy Bank, and the most important thing, the tax on new currency.

The official countries were now counting on getting a stable income of new currency from S.H.I.E.L.D. As long as Nick Fury didn't touch this red line, all kinds of support would not stop.

The order income that Stark and Osborn and other giants earned from S.H.I.E.L.D. would also be charged a part of the tax. Even in the earliest days, the official council without Captain wanted to take all the new currency paid to these giant enterprises and exchange it into corresponding real currency to pay them. However, as soon as this matter revealed a bit of news to test the waters, these giant enterprises joined forces and severely counterattacked.

Everyone knew that the purchasing power of the new currency was stronger and rarer! The new currency could be exchanged for all currencies at any time, and could buy items from Heberon and most cosmic civilizations, but what could real currency be exchanged for? Were they the kind of people who lacked real currency?

What they lacked was new currency!

During that time, the large and small meetings and arguments lasted for four or five months, averaging once a day. The two sides were almost completely tearing their faces apart at the time.

In addition to the meetings and arguments, various small actions were also emerging in private. Today, this big shot was investigated, prosecuted, and imprisoned, and tomorrow a big man was found dead at home.

Even if the official council wanted to use the military to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, facing a security team of at least a hundred people on the surface, all equipped with extraordinary weapons, and various mutants recruited in advance, they also reluctantly withdrew after confronting each other in secret.

This more intense confrontation brought about the in-depth cooperation of Osborn and other giants, who abandoned everything. They pulled together an extraordinary equipment army and a mutant mercenary army. The two sides were tit-for-tat, and the situation was so bad that it seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

The upper echelons were in chaos, and everyone was in danger. In the end, under the strong counterattack and uncooperative tough attitude of the major giants, the council officials, who found that this road was impassable, had to retreat a step under the steps given by Nick. If they continued to confront each other, no one would be able to control the situation, and order would collapse.

After a friendly negotiation in a [calm and peaceful] manner, the official council and Osborn and other giant enterprises reached a consensus. Each side retreated a step, and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s new currency was still paid, but in exchange for a harsh new currency tax.

This situation was not uncommon since the establishment of the Energy Bank, but this time the momentum and confrontation were particularly large. For example, when there was external force, such as Osborn giants, they would certainly band together depending on the situation, but if it was an internal order competition, the major giants would also tear each other apart first.

The stage where the tearing was more intense, and even the means were unscrupulous, was in the early stage. In the early stage, there were few orders, and the competition for each order was very fierce. Because this represented your income problem. You couldn't just change careers, paying Heberon's expensive consulting fees and machine loan fees every day, but having no orders to do, right?

What were they trying to do then?

During that time, Nick was blocked at the door and only dared to stay in his office, eating and living without leaving. When he left to handle important affairs, he even asked S.H.I.E.L.D.'s mage consultant to open a teleportation door. After handling the affairs, he asked the mage to open a teleportation door to teleport back.

Now, the major giants were more generous. Because with the expansion of the Energy Bank's field, the business that S.H.I.E.L.D. was responsible for also began to expand. The Nine Realms War and the Civilization War, these two big orders made the council and the major giants eat until they were full of oil, a belly full of oil and water. Naturally, no one would care about the little soup and water at the beginning. Even these giants had already looked down on these small fights and generously distributed them to the second-tier enterprises.

Of course, if these second-tier enterprises wanted to obtain a ticket to join, they had to contribute enough stocks and positions, and also borrow money to buy the extraordinary machines that these giant enterprises had eliminated after upgrading and replacing them, and pay expensive artificial consulting fees and service fees.

Were the conditions harsh?

If you didn't want to join, there would be a replacement immediately.

The giants never worried about this. After all, no matter what, they had to get back what they had paid to Heberon, right? The eliminated equipment was not broken, it was still a top-notch manufacturing machine, wasn't it?

After opening up the multiverse and incorporating and expanding the Time Administration Bureau, this big cake almost stunned the entire S.H.I.E.L.D., Council, and giants.

The Time Administration Bureau recruited a lot of mutants to serve as mercenaries, and placed a large order for extraordinary standard equipment to S.H.I.E.L.D. Heberon also updated a new list of technology purchases, benchmarking this order business of the Time Administration Bureau.

So this wave of S.H.I.E.L.D. pulled a large order from the Energy Bank, and applied to the bank for loan authority. When competing for orders, the order included the corresponding manufacturing equipment price and loan authority.

In order to win this huge order that could make all the giants full, Osborn and other enterprises tearfully turned over most of their hard-earned profits as purchase fees, and applied for a large loan from the Energy Bank to purchase various manufacturing instruments配套 with the order.

The Energy Bank spun off a large number of loan businesses, Heberon earned another wave of rich and lasting profit fees, and the Council and S.H.I.E.L.D. ushered in a harvest period. Although the giants were burdened with another heavy loan, they obtained new technologies, and as time went by, this order could allow them to recover their costs and make some profit.

Even because of the increase in orders, more enterprises and people could participate in this order feast, and the new currency was no longer something that only a few forces and a few people could earn and own.