261 Chapter 259. After the Battle
"It can't be undone."
After the Battle of New York, amidst the ruins of the city, a bald man with a vulture-like appearance stood in the severely damaged Stark New Energy Building and spoke up.
The Avengers may have saved everyone, but the scars left by the war still remain. Adrian Toomes now runs a salvage company in New York. After the battle, he exhausted all his family's resources to obtain government approval to participate in the recovery of Chitauri debris, with hopes of making a big profit.
"However, at least it is not entirely a bad thing."
Looking up at the alien debris all over Stark Industry, a sinister smile appeared on Toomes's vulture-like face.
While the attack from the alien army was frightening, the Chitauri leftovers present a huge business opportunity for him.
"As the saying goes, opportunities are only for those who are ready."
Muttering to himself, Toomes lowered his head and stepped into the ruins.
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[Reputation points from Thanos +1000]
'As I thought.'
In the antique shop, Ryan looked at the prompt on the system data panel, and his face revealed a look of surprise.
Ryan wasn't surprised that the Battle of New York attracted Thanos's attention.
Ultimately, the main reason for this invasion was Thanos's ambition to collect the Infinity Stones to curb the expansion of the universe, no, the growth of its population.
Therefore, just a simple outpost planet couldn't stop Thanos's ambition to acquire the Infinity Stones. It was foreseeable that Thanos's army would return to Earth once again, for the sake of the Infinity Stones.
Certainly, thinking about such things at this point was obviously getting ahead of oneself. Particularly for Ryan, as long as he could successfully gather enough reputation points to unlock the legendary treasure chest, he would eventually have the strength to confront, and even defeat, his opponents. At that time, it would be doubtful whether Thanos's so-called grand plan could succeed.
So, he kept his composure and didn't panic.
Ryan reminded himself silently, and he reined in his agitation, focusing his gaze once again on the system data panel.
[Reputation points]: 120855
As expected, the Battle of New York brought him over 100,000 reputation points.
Especially in the end, when the [Drunken Sword Immortal] charged into the portal and used the [Wine God's Curse] to destroy the Chitauri warship, the scene was not only stunning but also caused the reputation points on the data panel to soar by nearly one-third. In fact, if the event had taken place in the sky above New York instead of in outer space, the number of reputation points that were gained could have been even higher.
Of course, in any case, the Battle of New York proved to be a bountiful harvest for Ryan.
Looking at the points on the data panel, Ryan's inner thoughts came up again.
Saving up these points as preparation for the next [Golden Treasure Chest] was a natural option.
However, Ryan looked at the [Gold Treasure Chest], which required a million points to obtain, and glanced at the [Silver Treasure Chest], which could be redeemed for only 100,000. With barely a moment's hesitation, he gave up on the idea of saving up the points.
The [Golden Treasure Chest] was certainly tempting, but the one million points required was a bit too harsh. Instead of keeping these points until the one-million-point requirement was met, it would be better to use them to open the [Silver Treasure Chest]. What's more, when he opened the system's item section and looked at the [A-level card fragments ×2] in it, he could obtain A-level character cards in more ways than just opening a treasure chest. If he was lucky enough, he could get all the fragments he needed to synthesize A-level cards from a few Silver Treasure Chest.
Thinking of that, Ryan didn't hesitate any longer and resolutely spent 100,000 reputation points to redeem a [Silver Treasure Chest].
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[Item: Flying Dutchman]
[Effect: Curse]
[Introduction: One of the legendary ships commonly featured in Pirates of the Caribbean, the Flying Dutchman, was captained by David Jones. He fell in love with the sea goddess, Calypso, and voluntarily agreed to ferry the dead to the underworld at sea on her behalf. However, this came at the cost of docking the Flying Dutchman only once every ten years. Despite sacrificing his soul for love, David Jones was ultimately betrayed and cursed, turning into a sea creature.]
[Remark: There was a time when I would have given anything for you to look like that while thinking about me.]
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[A-level card fragment ×1]
[Effect: Assembling]
[Introduction: Unknown A-level card fragment. Collect five fragments to synthesize a brand-new card.]
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[B-level card -- Gaara]
[Skill: Ninjutsu, Shukaku]
[Background: A character from Naruto. The fifth Kazekage in Sunagakure, the Land of Wind. As a child, he was feared by the villagers due to the Shukaku being sealed within him, and his personality became cold and inclined towards killing due to the betrayal of his closest family members. However, after facing Naruto Uzumaki in battle, he gradually overcame his inner demons under Naruto's influence.]
[Remarks: I too want to become someone who is needed, instead of a weapon that is feared. And as the Kazekage of Sunagakure.]
The appearance of [A-level card fragment ×1] matched Ryan's expectations, but was somewhat less impressive than the other two items opened in the chest.
'[Flying Dutchman]!'
Setting aside the [Flying Broom] with its stringent conditions, the [Flying Dutchman] should be considered a legitimate tool that Ryan can use as transportation. Although the negative effects of the [Flying Dutchman] greatly outweigh the positives according to the system's introduction, this didn't detract from Ryan's admiration for the ship.
Ferrying the dead to the underworld.
'This magnificence! Much better than a [Flying Broom]!'
Then there was the B-level card [Gaara]. The arrival of this character card certainly alleviated Ryan's concerns about his limitation of not being able to be in two places at once. Furthermore, and more importantly, the character card [Gaara], with its B-level status, had extremely formidable abilities. Its various ninjutsu and the power of Shukaku had significantly enhanced Ryan's future plans, both in terms of manifestation and combat.
It was predictable that with the acquisition of the [Gaara] card, Ryan's future appearances in Peng Lai, Jiu You, and other characters would no longer be limited. His previous pace in gaining points would get a boost, no longer being restricted or reliant on only the few characters he had to fill the scene.
In the future, with [Gaara]'s ability to be in two places at once, Ryan could also create a big scene that was no less than the Battle of New York.
At the same time, his activities were no longer confined to New York.
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