A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 32 Alliance Temporary Headquarters
Li Wei felt somewhat regretful.

Because the scene he was expecting of Iron Man vomiting did not appear.

He actually had a lot of food in his storage bag, and picking out the spider sausage was definitely intentional.

This can also be seen as "revenge" for Tony disturbing his sleep so early in the morning.

In his opinion, Americans, who normally can't even accept animal organs, chicken feet, or pig trotters, would definitely find spider meat, a "dark ingredient," unacceptable.

However, Tony's strong-willed nature and ability to accept things still surprised Levi.

Li Wei was all ready to take photos.

Aside from a slightly stronger reaction when he first heard that he was eating spider meat, Tony didn't vomit and even forced himself to finish the rest of the sausage.

After finishing their meal, they even asked Li Wei for a whole flax bag of chrysanthemum tea.

Of course, Tony also paid for it.

A total of 1.2 million, 10,000 per cup.

To this, Li Wei could only say, "Give me more."

His family's small trading company only generates about that much revenue in a year.

Shortly after Tony left, Pepper called.

However, he was informed that the temporary alliance base was ready and he could take his men there.

Look at that efficiency!

I can only say that it’s great to have money.

The Alliance's temporary base was not set up at the Stark Industries headquarters building, unlike the Avengers in the original timeline.

One reason is that it's in downtown Manhattan, and the alliance isn't a commercial organization, so having its headquarters there would be meaningless and also make it difficult to keep secret.

Secondly, Tony hasn't dealt with Obadi yet, which makes things inconvenient. Levi doesn't intend to get involved with Obadi. Although Tony isn't Iron Man yet, if he can't even handle Obadi, he'd be unworthy of his genius reputation.

So the league’s temporary base is an old factory in Brooklyn, on the banks of the Hudson River, which Stark had just bought.

After getting the address, Li Wei immediately opened the portal.

It has to be said that having the ability to open portals is incredibly convenient.

Moreover, the Kamar-Taj wizard's portals are incredibly magical.

You don't need to have been to a place to open a portal. As long as you have a clear idea of ​​your destination—or even just a clear idea of ​​the person or thing you're looking for—you can open the portal directly.

So in the movie, you can see Doctor Strange being able to open a door and find Tony, who is exercising with Pepper in the park.

Ned can perform amazing feats such as directly opening portals to find Peter Parker in other universes.

It's quite idealistic.

However, whether or not the door can be opened successfully depends not only on having a clear concept of the target one is looking for, but also on the abilities of the person opening the door and whether or not they are affected by spatial interference.

Of course, the most, most, most important point is that you must have a suspension ring.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this thing appears on a large plate in the Doctor Strange movie when Strange and many apprentice sorcerers are training together, and it doesn't seem like anything special.

But in reality, this thing is very difficult to manufacture, and Kamar-Taj controls it very strictly.

Just because someone gives you a ring during training doesn't mean they'll give it to you outright. In fact, under normal circumstances, only qualified mages recognized by the Sorcerer Supreme can possess a hanging ring.

Ordinary novice monks are required to return to their original positions after completing their training.

So if you look closely while watching the movie, you'll notice that none of the wild mages Kaecilius led had any slingshots.

Only Casillas himself, as a former member of Kamar-Taj, possessed the Sling Ring.

This shows just how strict Kamar-Taj is in managing the slingshots.

Meanwhile, Pepper had just hung up the phone and was waiting for Levi outside the factory when she turned around and saw Levi emerge from a door sparking with fire, which startled her.

However, when Li Wei left yesterday, she had already witnessed a similar situation and learned from Tony that this Mr. Victor Li was a magician.

Although magic is indeed somewhat incredible for a 21st-century person.

But the facts are undeniable, so Pepper has no choice but to believe them.

As for the title of "magician," Li Wei might have been a little hesitant before meeting the Ancient One yesterday.

But now, Li Wei says we've been officially certified!

“Oh, Mr. Li, are all magicians this elusive?” Pepper patted his chest and said, taking a breath.

“It’s a bit abrupt, but it’s really convenient, isn’t it?” Li Wei shrugged.

“Um…that’s true.” Pepper nodded. This way of coming and going freely was indeed convenient.

“By the way, this is the temporary headquarters that Tony found? Such a huge industrial park?” Only then did Levi notice the factory behind Pepper.

He had initially thought it was just a small factory.

The factory in front of us is more like an industrial park than a factory.

After all, this is New York, where every inch of land is incredibly valuable.

Even Brooklyn, once the industrial center of New York, is mostly comprised of small factories.

Large-scale industrial parks are basically non-existent.

Not to mention that it's already the 21st century.

As it turned out, Tony Stark actually found one.

Although its scale cannot compare to the super-large industrial parks that Li Wei saw in later generations.

But in New York, that's already incredibly impressive.

Simply inhumane!
“Not entirely!” Pepper replied.

"What do you mean?" Li Wei asked, puzzled.

“Although Mr. Stark bought the entire factory, the main building is still a product of the early 20th century. Although it has been renovated, it is still too old. Therefore, according to Mr. Stark’s plan, it needs to be demolished and rebuilt entirely. Otherwise, it is not suitable as the future headquarters of the Alliance. So the Alliance’s temporary headquarters is actually just an annex building on the edge of this park,” Pepper explained.

"I see!" Li Wei nodded, that makes more sense.

“Although it’s an annex, it’s actually quite large. It was built only a little over a decade ago and was originally the factory’s activity center. The facilities are very complete, integrating living, entertainment and office functions. Moreover, it’s a distance from the main factory area, so even if the main factory area is rebuilt, it won’t have much impact on that area.” Pepper said, pointing to the Rolls-Royce next to her. “Get in, I’ll take you to see it.”

Li Wei nodded and got into the car, inwardly marveling at how considerate the other person was, truly befitting the head secretary of the world's number one conglomerate, the future president of Stark Industries, and Iron Man's housekeeper.

(End of this chapter)