Today, there were no performances at the theater, so Uncle John stayed on the sofa watching TV as soon as he woke up.
Of course, Li Yue couldn't possibly watch those boring TV shows with Uncle John, so he left early, telling Uncle John he was going out for a walk.
Naturally, Li Yue wasn't just aimlessly wandering outside.
He didn't know why he had come to the Marvel world, and he didn't even have any identification.
If he ran into the police outside, he wouldn't be able to explain himself.
So, after greeting Uncle John, he found an empty alley and teleported away.
It's worth mentioning that Uncle John knew Li Yue was penniless, so he gave him a few hundred dollars for any unexpected needs.
However, what Li Yue didn't know was that a few minutes after he teleported away from the alley, two people entered it.
Seeing that the alley was empty, and after a careful search revealed no other exits or unusual features, one of them walked to the side and spoke a few words into a walkie-talkie.
Then, the two quietly left the alley.
Li Yue was unaware of these events; his mental power could only perceive what was within a ten-meter radius, so he didn't notice anything unusual.
Li Yue teleported to the forest he used for superpower training back on Earth.
Due to the time difference, it was night there now, but that was fine.
Ever since Li Yue gained his superpowers, his physique and mental power had been steadily increasing.
He could see normally at night, though not as clearly as during the day.
As long as he used his powerful memory to remember the terrain, he wouldn't run into trees while training his superpowers.
Moreover, the place was sparsely populated, making it an excellent spot for him to train his abilities.
Through his experiments, Li Yue discovered that he only needed to imagine the information of the location he wanted to go to in his mind.
If there was a place on Earth that matched the information of his desired destination, he could successfully teleport there.
Furthermore, activating his superpower did not consume energy; however, teleporting heavy objects required mental power.
The upper limit of his mental power determined the maximum weight of objects he could teleport (Li Yue's abilities will be explained in detail later).
After training his superpowers for a day, just as he did on Earth, Li Yue returned to Uncle John's house.
Of course, he had returned to a restaurant to eat during his training; having superpowers was convenient.
"News reports indicate that the renowned arms dealer and current CEO of Stark Industries, Tony Stark, was attacked by unidentified terrorists on his way back from Afghanistan, where he was demonstrating a new type of weapon.
All accompanying armed guards were killed, and Tony Stark himself is missing.
Our reporters are currently investigating the situation further.
Please stay tuned to this station for the latest updates."
As Li Yue walked into the house, he heard a beautiful female anchor on the TV speaking.
The content was the news of Tony Stark's kidnapping, which was also the beginning of Tony's transformation and the starting point of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.
However, Li Yue knew that Tony would emerge from this ordeal unharmed, and it would make him realize his future mission.
He would understand that he could not only create weapons that brought war, earning him the title of "executioner," but also, as a mortal, use his genius intellect to become a superhero who protected the world.
"That Tony Stark, instead of staying home and being a playboy, why did he have to go to a war-torn region to demonstrate weapons?
And wouldn't you know it, he got attacked.
They say he's missing, but I bet he's been kidnapped by terrorists."
Uncle John grumbled at the TV.
Although he disliked Tony Stark as an arms dealer, he was still very worried.
He feared that terrorists would use Tony Stark's brilliant mind to create weapons for them, which would then plunge the entire world into danger.
Even though Tony Stark was a playboy, his genius intellect was universally acknowledged.
Seeing Uncle John's exasperated expression, Li Yue smiled.
He knew that Tony would return unharmed three months later, and upon his return, he would present a different Tony Stark to the world.
He also knew that this kidnapping was orchestrated by Tony's uncle, Obadiah Stane.
So, Li Yue didn't pay too much attention to the matter; he already knew about it, so there was nothing to be surprised about.
While Li Yue found the matter unremarkable, some people certainly didn't see it that way.
Hours earlier, the military had received news of Tony Stark's disappearance, and Colonel Rhodes had also informed Pepper Potts, or "Pepper" as she was known, Tony's assistant.
Upon hearing Rhodes's words, Pepper was extremely worried about Tony's safety.
Pepper had actually harbored feelings for her boss for a long time, but firstly, Tony was a daily playboy surrounded by countless beautiful women, and secondly, their relationship was that of boss and employee.
Therefore, she had always kept her feelings hidden, simply doing her job.
However, with the incident already having occurred, Pepper could only ask Rhodes to keep it strictly confidential.
She knew that if this matter were made public, Stark Industries would suffer a huge blow and immeasurable losses.
"Colonel Rhodes, I hope you will intensify your search efforts.
No matter the cost, you must bring Tony back unharmed.
You should be aware of what would happen if Tony fell into the hands of terrorists.
The consequences would be extremely severe," Pepper said with a very serious tone.
"Ms.
Pepper Potts, our military will spare no effort in searching for Mr. Stark's whereabouts.
Please rest assured, I will bring Tony back."
As Tony's good friend, Rhodes was naturally very concerned about his safety.
Upon receiving news of Tony's accident, he immediately dispatched a rescue team to search for him.
He had come this time to inform Pepper about the matter, and he also planned to personally go to Afghanistan to search for Tony.
At the same time, the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (S.H.I.E.L.D.) also knew about Tony's disappearance.
Nick Fury could only put Li Yue's matter aside for now and send Coulson to lead a team to Afghanistan to search, making sure to bring Tony Stark back and absolutely not let him fall into the hands of terrorists.
Only a team of agents was dispatched to monitor Li Yue, with instructions not to alert him.
Everyone who knew about Tony's disappearance ordered secrecy, yet things often turn out unexpectedly.
Hours later that day, news media reported Tony Stark's disappearance in Afghanistan.
This caught everyone off guard.
Stark Industries' stock plummeted several percentage points at once and continued to fall.
Some people couldn't help but worry that in the near future, terrorists would attack with advanced weapons, and suddenly, the public was in immense panic.
Of course, none of these things concerned Li Yue.
He spent every day training his superpowers, leaving early and returning late.
He occasionally performed on stage when the theater had shows, and the magician Pete had also returned.
His mother's condition had improved greatly, so he could return to performing at the theater.
Li Yue had met him; he was a rather handsome man, not old, and very talkative.
Upon meeting Li Yue, he began discussing his experiences performing magic.
Li Yue had no such experiences, so he could only chat briefly before quickly making his escape.
Three months passed like this, and Li Yue found that his mental power was growing rapidly.
He could now control an area within a twenty-meter radius, and the maximum weight of objects he could teleport had almost doubled.
He didn't know why, but his abilities were growing very quickly in the Marvel world.
However, this was a good thing, so Li Yue didn't think too much about it.
"It's been almost three months since Tony was kidnapped.
His first generation armor should be almost ready, and it's time to go see him and find an opportunity to build some goodwill."
This was Li Yue's thought.
Tony, known as the "Novice Village Chief" of the Marvel world, was someone Li Yue wanted to meet.