The End of the World: Chaos

The morning light was just beginning to brighten, and the night's feast was over. Lu Yu stood up from Daisy's side. As usual, he had to devote himself to the tedious analysis today.

Day after day, he could only focus on this thing, with no time for anything else, because this was Lu Yu's own choice, and he could not blame anyone else. In short, he had to persevere.

Lu Yu took out the Mind Gem and started to analyze it again. However, before he could go deeper, a communication interrupted his progress, forcing him to put it on hold temporarily.

"What's so urgent?" Lu Yu asked Ivan Vanko through the communication.

"Someone wants to conspire with me for something big!" Ivan Vanko replied.

"Is that all? You never act rashly." Lu Yu asked doubtfully.

"They demonstrated a technology, or you could call it a disease!" responded Ivan Vanko.

"Epidemic? Desperate virus?" Lu Yu became alert.

"Boss, do you know about this?" Ivan Vanko was surprised.

How could he not know this? However, he did not expect that the plot of "Compendium of Materia Medica" would be staged in advance. Was it because of the appearance of Ivan Vanko? Did he want to contact others to fight against Tony Stark together?

It's not impossible!

Lu Yu had already made up his mind. "What do you think?" he asked.

"I think it's best to stay away from this guy. His ideas are too radical," Ivan Vanko said, placing his cigar in the ashtray.

"Go on." Lu Yu urged. Ivan Vanko seemed to have grown a lot because things were different now. He was quite interested in what would be said next.

"Although my contact with him was brief, I have noticed his paranoia. This stems from his tragic experiences in the past, which have made his paranoia even worse," said Ivan Vanko.

"Have you investigated his background?" Lu Yu asked.

"How dare we talk about cooperation without investigation?" Ivan Vanko answered calmly. As his power grew and his interests became intertwined, he became more cautious.

"Although he doesn't have a feud as deep as my family and the Stark family, his inherent inferiority complex, coupled with the fact that he was left hanging on the roof all night, made him hate Tony Stark more than I do. His radical personality may very likely lead to disaster." Ivan Vanko has a deep understanding of human nature.

This person is indeed capable of such means that he can even pretend to be a terrorist and kidnap the president. He will definitely cause great trouble.

"If there is no real benefit, then we will turn away. Cooperating with radicals will only bring disaster upon ourselves. But the problem is that the benefits he offers are really tempting." Ivan Vanko said sincerely. Although the other party did not reveal the full picture of the desperate virus, he had seen its extraordinary potential, and once it was realized, the benefits would be huge.

Therefore, Lu Yu needs to weigh the pros and cons and seek assistance. "Cooperation is feasible, but don't get too involved." He pondered.

"Boss, what you mean is that we should just maintain superficial business dealings and not get involved in deeper matters?" Ivan Vanko confirmed.

"That's right. You have to be careful about what you do, otherwise his actions may cause trouble." Lu Yu warned.

"So what's the next step?" Ivan Vanko asked.

"The next step is entirely up to you. When something happens in their company, you have to deal with it flexibly. You are better at this than I am." Lu Yu said.

"I understand!" Ivan Vanke thought. It was nothing more than a merger routine. He was better at these capital operations. He had a professional team to serve him. He could handle this matter.

"Remember, when dealing with them, stop when you are ahead and don't interfere excessively. It's best not to mention mergers. Just take the benefits." Lu Yu reminded.

"Why is that?" Ivan Vanko was puzzled.

"On the one hand, many people are eyeing it, and it would not be appropriate for you to take it all for yourself. On the other hand, his company may have problems, so it is better to avoid suspicion," Lu Yu explained.

AIM is an organization founded by Killian in "Compendium of Materia Medica". But in other stories, it is related to Hydra and is called AIM. It was once a branch of Hydra, and was established by a group of Hydra scientists who were dissatisfied with the existing model...

Lu Yu has not explored too much whether there is any connection between the two, but it would be better for Ivan Vanke not to get too involved in this company.

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At least until Lu Yu finds out whether there is any connection between the two.

Although Ivan Vanko didn't know the details, he believed that Lu Yu would not ask questions without reason, so he agreed and hung up the phone.

After Lu Yu finished communicating with Ivan Vanko, he did not continue the analysis, but instead contacted Sitwell to inquire about the status of AIM Pioneer Technology.

"Pioneer Gang?" Hitwell didn't understand why Lu Yu suddenly asked this question.

"Do you know how this gang is related to Hydra?"

"This gang was built by our Hydra in the past!" Hitwell's answer surprised Lu Yu.

Sure enough, there is a connection between the two?

Lu Yu had been in contact with Hydra for a long time, but he didn't notice this.

"Wait a minute, what do you mean by 'in the old days'?"

"In the past, a master was dissatisfied with our brutal way of ruling the world due to different ideas, and wanted to find another way. However, Hydra advocates secrecy, and it is difficult for their scientists to act in secret without funding, so they planned to use technology to support a company."

"And they finally chose AIM, Advanced Technology?"

"Good!" Sitwell confirmed.

Just as Lu Yu expected, they did choose Pioneer Technology.

“At that time, Pioneer Technology was not yet famous and was just a small startup company.”

Lu Yu knew a little about this.

It is normal that two founders, one poor and the other beautiful, will find it difficult for a startup company to succeed even if they are both talented.

"With the support of Hydra scientists and our support, it can take shape."

The desperate virus is not a one-time effort, it takes a long time to brew, and this period of time has made them obsessed.

Building a laboratory costs tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars. Where do they get the money?

Thanks to Hydra's technical support in exchange for funds, Avant-garde Technology rose to prominence.

Perhaps it also benefited from Hydra's connections, which helped it get loan orders. After all, they are all from the same Hydra lineage.

If you pay enough, you can get what you want.

"Small companies gradually became medium-sized enterprises, and Chinese companies grew into the giants they are today, waiting for the desperate virus to mature!" said Sitwell.

The desperate virus has great potential!

"You mentioned 'the old days'. Is this related to this?"

"Yes, Pioneer Technology has grown stronger and stronger, and has become a force that cannot be ignored. The core scientists of that time have developed rapidly and eventually become an independent force." Sitwell said.

This is slightly different from the Xian Gang in the comics.

In the comics, A-Tech had already taken shape during World War II and rose in modern times to become a branch of Hydra.

By that time, it had broken free from the constraints of other Hydra forces.

Instead of being like it is now, growing gradually and becoming independent slowly.

However, this is the world of film and television, and some changes are understandable. After all, there are many missing things, so changes in cutting-edge technology are not surprising.

Lu Yu was more concerned about one thing at the moment.

"Is the head of Hydra at A.I.T. named Murdoch?"

"Murdoch?"

“I have never heard of it.”

Never heard of it? Has it not yet emerged? Or does it not exist at all?

Many things have changed, and it is possible that Murdoch will disappear.

However, it doesn’t matter if they disappear. Lu Yu doesn’t care about just one or two people.

"What is the strength of Hydra within A.I.P."

"They are still powerful, but they are inferior to us. After all, they are just a group of scientists. Even if their technological power is strong, coupled with the economic strength of Pioneer Technology, their control is limited!"

In the comics, A.I.T. is far more powerful than this, and is divided into two factions, doing traditional Hydra activities and fighting each other!

This would give Lu Yu a chance to take action against him.

"If I want to recruit them, what good strategy do I have?" Lu Yu asked Sitwell.

"They rely on A-Tech for survival, just like we rely on SHIELD, and we all need to hide our identities. Attacking A-Tech is attacking them, and destroying A-Tech is also disintegrating them. Cutting off their foundation will allow us to recruit them. But..."

"What's the matter?"

"There is a problem. This group of people are like fanatics, obsessed with science, just as much as Rumlow. Without extraordinary measures, it may be difficult to completely subdue them!"

"It's okay, just take it slow, there is always a way!"

Lu Yu was not worried about this matter. It would only cost him some manpower, which Lu Yu did not care about.

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It is not difficult for Hydra in AIM to solve this problem. Otherwise, where did the Extremis virus component in the centipede serum of SHIELD agent Garrett come from?

SHIELD's Hydra also did this and was obviously successful, so Garrett has this thing in his hands.

If SHIELD’s Hydra can succeed, why can’t Lu Yu?

What's more, Killian destroyed his own cutting-edge technology for revenge. To a certain extent, Lu Yu didn't even need to take action. He just needed to wait for the opportunity. It was extremely simple!

"Chief, do you need me to collect more cutting-edge technology information?" Seeing that Lu Yu was very interested in this, Hitwell suggested earnestly.