American Comics: Tales of Cultivator

Chapter 170: Acquisition, Plan, Roadblock (Seeking Monthly Tickets, Brothers)

Tang Song twirled the White Bone Banner on the Rosewood Long Table, watching a magic creature that looked like a round eyeball appear within the Hexagram Array.

This little thing resembled a large eyeball with legs, capable of shooting a powerful sulfuric acid ray from its eye...

It seemed quite powerful, but as soon as it appeared, it was given a sting by the Wasp Yin Spirit from the Ghoul White Bone Banner.

Amidst its wails, it was pierced in the eye by the sharp Wasp tail and sucked dry, leaving only a pile of skin. Watching this scene, Tang Song asked Lane, without lifting his head, for his opinion on the situation after the assassination of the Wakandan King.

Lane held his tea cup to his lips, thought for a moment, and replied, "The war between Wakanda and the Allied Forces will likely escalate, and Wakanda might even declare war directly on the Federation!"

"If the Federation and Wakanda go to full-scale war, the Federation's defense military expenditure will definitely increase significantly, and the arms business will be easy to do." Tang Song watched the Wasp Yin Spirit completely drain the Eye Demon, raised his tea cup, and sighed while drinking his tea.

Tang Song turned to look at Lane: "Right, how is Hammer Industries? Is Justin Hammer still holding on?"

"News from the Department of Defense indicates they intend to terminate the military purchase agreement with Hammer Industries and remove Hammer Industries from the ranks of arms suppliers! During this time, Hammer Industries' stock has plummeted. Justin Hammer is in Washington, lobbying everywhere, but with little effect. As you instructed, I've acquired some shares in Hammer Industries. Currently, we are the second Major Shareholder in Hammer Industries!"

Lane, as Tang Song's butler, naturally understood his Boss's intentions.

"I privately contacted some shareholders of Hammer Industries and have persuaded them. If we take control of Hammer Industries, they will stand with us!"

Tang Song put down his tea cup, shook his index finger at Lane, and denied his words:

"Take control?! I'm not interested in Hammer Industries. What I want is its complete system of arms manufacturing factories. Find a way to merge Hammer Industries into Tang Industries before the war breaks out!"

"Boss! If it's a merger, those shareholders might have objections!" Lane said hesitantly.

Tang Song picked up a White Bone Banner and gently waved it. Above the entire Artificial Lake, dark clouds gathered, and Black Energy swirled.

Within the Black Mist, iron armor clanked, and faintly, countless Ghost Gods and Yin Soldiers could be seen lining up.

Under the influence of the Black Mist and Yin Soldiers, layers of Ice Layer even began to form on the Lake Surface.

The Ice Layer grew thicker and thicker, starting to spread towards the Lake Bottom...

In just a few breaths, the massive Artificial Lake was almost half frozen, becoming a giant ice block.

Tang Song looked at the ice lake before him, at the Goldfish and Lotus frozen in the ice, and flicked his finger. A stream of True Essence struck the Great Desolation Bell hanging directly above the pavilion.

The Great Desolation Bell let out a Bell Toll, and a ball of firelight, warm like the Great Sun, instantly enveloped the entire Artificial Lake along with the sound of the bell.

In the firelight, the bell toll, symbolizing the Great Sun, instantly unfroze the entire lake water.

Ice Melting and Snow Dissolving, Koi Carp leaped joyfully, Lotus swayed. "If they have objections, make them shut up!"

Tang Song tested the Force of the Ghoul White Bone Banner and the Great Desolation Bell, two Magic Tools, and nodded with satisfaction.

"We always act politely first, then resort to force. For friends, exchange their shares for shares in Tang Industries.

If any of them are unwilling, I remember that Jewish guy from Osborn Industries who wanted to kick me out of Osborn before. They should have common ground!

For those who don't listen, send them to meet him!"

Lane nodded understandingly: "I understand, Boss!"

"Boss, what about Justin Hammer? How should we handle him?" Lane asked.

Tang Song closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then said to Lane: "Let's see our Mr. Hammer's attitude. Although he's an Old Friend, if he has any objections, don't keep him either!

I don't want someone staging a king's return!"

Although Hammer Industries' reputation in the industry is inferior to Stark Industries, it is still one of the few large Arms Companies in the Federation.

It owns eight complete large-scale arms manufacturing plants in various states of the Federation. This was the reason Tang Song subcontracted Italy's military procurement to Hammer Industries in the first place.

This is also the reason Tang Song had his eyes on Hammer Industries from the start. To build a complete arms manufacturing company system, from Approval to factory construction, Equipment procurement, and securing Orders, it would take at least three years.

The Industrial Company under Tang Group has been established for less than half a year. To catch up with those established industrial companies, it would conservatively take at least ten years.

But if he were to occupy the magpie's nest, it might only take a few months.

Besides the huge Profits brought by the Arms Business, Tang Song wanted Hammer Industries because he valued its legal and mature arms manufacturing Factory Buildings.

Imagine the Iron Suit / Armor, Iron Soldiers, and even Spaceships being Mass Production on the assembly line, continuously.

These Technology Weapons, like the Silver Armored Corpse and Skeleton Demon, will all be his protective Dao Soldiers in the future! By then, what are the Chitauri, what are the Dark Elf, what is the Avengers, what is Thanos... Thanos first... Thinking of Thanos, Tang Song rubbed his brow. Thanos is indeed difficult to deal with.

Leaving aside his personal Strength, just the fleet of Spaceships spanning half the Milky Way Galaxy, the resources this Cosmic Overlord can mobilize are not something a small Earth can contend with.

If Thanos's great Ideal wasn't a fatal threat to Tang Song himself, Tang Song really wouldn't want to Provoke this madman.

But now that he has come to the Marvel World, like that Amazonian butterfly, who knows if this madman will still die from the Plot kill.

Relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself.

"How is the matter with Ivan Vanko?" From Iron Suit / Armor, Tang Song thought of Ivan Vanko.

Ivan Vanko is not only a top Nuclear Physicist, but his Strength in Weapon Manufacturing is definitely not inferior to Tony Stark in his early days.

Burying him in the Raccoon City Base is a waste of talent. This kind of talent should be placed in the industrial manufacturing department and used as a Chief Researcher.

"The senior Lawyers from the Law Firms serving us all said that Ivan Vanko's situation is not serious, and it happened in Monaco!

Here in the Federation, we just need to pay a portion of the Bail Money!"

Lane paused and stated his opinion: "Boss, considering the Federal Government's coveting of the Arc Reactor and Stark Industries' relentless Attitude now!

I suggest it's better not to let him show his face for now!"

Tang Song hummed: "You're right. Then let Ivan Vanko wait a bit longer! Right, how is the Energy Source supply for the several Bases doing?"

Lane nodded and said: "Ivan Vanko is very diligent. Currently, the Energy Source supply for the two Bases in Raccoon City and one of our Secret Bases has been replaced with Arc Reactors!"

"What about the Spaceship Energy Core I asked for? No progress yet?!" Tang Song asked.

Lane explained: "Ivan is still researching it. I took him to the Alien Spaceship at the Territory. The Energy Source in the Spaceship is an unknown Energy System on Earth currently.

Ivan calculated that if we want to replace this Energy Core with Arc Reactors, we would need to build at least six large Arc Reactors! But this would make the Spaceship overweight, and he currently has no solution!"

"Then let's put it off for a while. Has the Artificial Sun Project proposed by Oscorp been approved?" Tang Song thought for a moment and asked Lane! Lane replied: "Boss, the Nuclear Physicists we hired specifically discussed this Project, and they all feel the Prospect is not very optimistic!"

"I gave this Project to Ivan Vanko. His conclusion is that even if the stability of the Nuclear Fusion inside the Artificial Sun can be maintained, there are no Materials that can withstand the High Temperature and Magnetic Influence of the Artificial Sun. So this Project has been temporarily shelved!"

After listening carefully to Lane's report on the experts' opinions on the Artificial Sun Project, Tang Song tapped the Rosewood Long Table twice with his finger and said: "What if we use Adamantium Alloy as the carrier?"

Lane was stunned for a moment, but he instantly thought of the characteristics of Adamantium Alloy. Once Melt and Fix/Stabilize, it is Indestructible and extremely resistant to High Temperature, even remaining undeformed at 50,000 degrees Celsius.

"If the temperature of the Artificial Sun doesn't exceed the core temperature of the Sun, theoretically it should be possible!" Lane quickly integrated the theoretical Data from Oscorp that he had seen in his mind.

If Adamantium Alloy were used as support, the success rate of the Artificial Sun Project would increase directly from the previous 10% to 40%.

The rest would depend on Dr. Otto's level.

"Boss, then I'll contact Oscorp!" Lane saw from Tang Song's Attitude that he was very Interested in this Project.

"Use the Investment Company's account. Just in time, a batch of Counterfeit Euro Banknotes was dealt with in Europe. We can use this Project to wash the Money again!"

"I understand, Boss!"

Some Fortune 500 companies, such as Osborn, Hammer Industries, and Stark Industries, have to consider corporate Investment, Company operating Cost, and Employee Salary.

Perhaps their book figures and annual Financial Report look good, but in terms of Cash Flow, they might not be as abundant as Boss Tang.

After all, those Business partners who do Business with Boss Tang like to pay in Cash for some unspeakable Reason.

After having a large amount of Cash Flow, Tang Group established an Investment Company specifically to invest in some potential Companies around the world.

This is also the Reason Oscorp has repeatedly sought him out for Project Investment.

Lane was decisive in his actions. After leaving the Manor, he began to handle the Matters Tang Song had assigned.

First was arranging Manpower to fly to New Mexico to rescue that cooperative fried chicken vendor.

Another was dealing with the Oscorp Investment. In fact, it was just having the head of the Investment Company form a specialized Assessment and Negotiation Team.

They would assess the Financing and Investment Proportion of the Project, negotiate with the people from Oscorp, and finally have the Company's Lawyers draft the Contract Terms.

Although it was just a verbal agreement between Tang Song and Norman Osborn.

After all, it involved a nine-figure Investment. It would take at least one to two weeks for the people below to complete all the Procedure.

After assigning the Oscorp matter to his Subordinates, Lane then set about dealing with Hammer Industries.

The first step was to understand the shareholder structure of Hammer Industries. In Tang Song's words, it was to identify who were the enemies and who were the Friends.

Hammer Industries entered the Department of Defense's military procurement industry some time ago and was in its prime. Who knew how many High-Ranking Officials in the Department of Defense held bearer Shares in Hammer Industries.

These people could not be dealt with using Boss Tang's usual Method. All of this needed to be investigated clearly and handled properly.

Lane was busy dealing with Hammer Industries so that Tang Group could swallow this behemoth like a snake swallowing a whale, taking advantage of the situation to secure the Department of Defense's Arms Order.

Boss Tang was in a hurry, so Lane was almost constantly on the move, secretly visiting some shareholders of Hammer Industries one after another.

At the same time, he contacted some senior military Officers responsible for procurement in the Department of Defense through various connections.

Only Lane was a little confused, the Boss seemed deeply convinced that the Wakandan King would definitely be assassinated successfully!

Tang Song was Interested in Money, but not very interested in these affairs, and he was truly not proficient in them. So he could be a hands-off Boss, a complete coordinator, which meant he spent his days drinking tea in the Manor, with his copy of Laozi's Dao De Jing unearthed from the Han Dynasty always in hand, cultivating himself while flipping through the book and watching the three-dimensional sound and light performance on the White Bone Banner on the Rosewood Long Table.

Aside from Cultivation, Tang Song would also accompany his women shopping. Buying small items like Clothes, Bags, and accessories, which was also the Matter that gave Boss Tang the most Headache.

Any woman would never be careless about these small items like Clothes and Bags. A bag that looked similar to him could lead them to visit four or five Luxury Goods stores just because of a slight color difference.

Tang Song wanted to pack up everything from all the Luxury Goods stores on the street and have them delivered back to the Manor for the women to choose slowly.

But clearly, these women didn't enjoy the happiness of buying Luxury Goods; they enjoyed the happiness of shopping with Tang Song accompanying them, carrying Luxury Handbags.

......…

While things were calm on Tang Song's side, the Manpower Lane sent to New Mexico had arrived in Albuquerque and found a local Arms Dealer.

This Arms Dealer was named Quincy, and he also served Tang Group, considered an Outer Leader. His main area of activity was Santa Fe.

The Reason he came to New Mexico was because of the Chaos environment there.

Selling Firearms here was far more profitable than in other states.

"My Agent heard some Information. The person the Big Boss is looking for has been caught by the DEA!"

In the car driving from the Airport to Albuquerque, Quincy said helplessly to the burly Big man in the back seat.

This German Paper Soldiers frowned: "Explain clearly, what happened?"

Quincy turned his Head and said simply:

"According to the Information my Agent received, this Drug Dealer named Gustavo Fring was betrayed by his subordinate, Heisenberg, and the DEA caught him in his Safe House."

Quincy continued slowly: "The person is in the hands of the DEA, so..."

"According to the original Plan, since we know where the person is, we'll snatch him out!"

Quincy looked at the Big man in the back seat who didn't seem to be joking and stammered: "That's the DEA. Do you think we should ask the Big Boss for instructions? If the Matter is exposed, I think it will definitely bring Trouble to the Big Boss!"

Upon hearing this, the German Paper Soldiers immediately picked up the phone, called Lane, and explained the situation.

Lane simply said concisely on the phone: "For the Matters the Boss assigned, if there's Trouble, handle it cleanly and don't leave any loose ends."

"Yes, Officer!"

The German Paper Soldiers, who had hung up the phone, had a change in his gaze, and a hint of imposing killing intent permeated his expression.

Sensing the bloody killing intent from his comrade, the other Paper Soldiers sitting in the Car began to reach for his waist. His eyes were like those of a cold-blooded reptile, devoid of any warmth, filled with icy killing intent.

Quincy swallowed, and quickly said: "We have already found the route the DEA is using to escort Gustavo Fring. They will escort Gustavo Fring to Santa Fe Prison, and we have his action route."

The German Paper Soldiers frowned and said: "So, we can ambush them?

OK, give me all the relevant information. Also, I need a batch of weapon equipment. I will lead people to take them down and bring the person back!"

"No problem. As for weapon equipment, I have a dedicated Armory nearby!"

Led by Quincy, three cars drove along Interstate Highway 66 for about half an hour. The cars exited the highway and arrived at a deserted Barn.

After greeting the several gunmen guarding the Barn, Quincy led the group inside the Barn.

Inside the Barn was a large container truck. Quincy opened this Armory.

This Armory was filled with all the firearms available on the market.

From 120mm mortars to 4.6mm caliber special silenced handguns, everything was available.

The German Paper Soldiers gave the order: "Everyone, choose the firearms you are most accustomed to..."

The big men behind him, who came from the Siberian Training Camp, filed in orderly into the Armory and began selecting the firearms they were most accustomed to using.

Some of them put on black special combat uniforms and smeared oil paint on their faces, while others simply selected some firearms and did not put on any other attire.

The German Men looked at the fully armed crowd and slowly said: "You are all elites from the Siberian Training Camp, so I believe you will complete your mission well...

Send two people to track their cars at the DEA and report the appearance and position of their vehicles.

The others should conceal themselves near the highway and act...

If necessary, we will also act, but by then, it will be your shame, understand?"

These soldiers from the Siberian Training Camp understood what he meant. If two people from the Paper Soldiers sequence had to personally act to deal with those federal police, then this group of elites would truly have no reason to continue.

Two Paper Soldiers walked out first, followed by the other big men who filed in!

"Okay, also prepare three extended and reinforced container trucks and four off-road jeeps for us!"

The German Men said to Quincy, who was standing nearby.

"No problem!" Quincy nodded.

......

Twenty-eight hours later, a large prisoner transport vehicle escorting a prisoner, followed by two police cars, was driving on the Interstate Highway towards Santa Fe! In the back seat of the police car behind the prisoner transport vehicle, Phil Coulson, wearing an FBI agent badge on his chest, had a very serious expression on his usually kind smile.

"Watch the car behind us, it's following too closely!"

Phil Coulson contacted the police officers in the front and back police cars through his earpiece, while one of his channels was also contacting an armed security personnel team also wearing FBI badges.

These armed security personnel were mixed among the civilian cars along the Interstate Highway, preparing to ambush any potential enemies.

Upon learning that someone had secretly taken photos of Crossbones' interrogation, Nick Fury, who rarely showed his emotions, cursed at Phil Coulson for a full two hours.

One must know that compared to Hydra, led by Alexander Pierce, his biggest advantage now was the ability to switch between overt and covert.

Alexander Pierce could not be certain that they had found traces of Hydra, which gave them time to counterattack.

But if this video were to leak out, Alexander Pierce would definitely act first.

Given the current state of Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D., there was no need to even think about who would win or lose.

Nick Fury gave Phil Coulson a death order, demanding that he absolutely seal off the video leak and simultaneously silence all those who knew about it, while also finding the mastermind behind it.

But Phil Coulson also didn't expect that drug dealer to be a ruthless person. When his Safe House was surrounded, he directly shot and killed his subordinate, Heisenberg, and injected himself with an anesthetic toxin. He had been in the hospital for several days, undergoing emergency treatment, and there was no way to interrogate him.

Phil Coulson also couldn't be sure how many people had seen this video.

Unable to mobilize S.H.I.E.L.D.'s strength, Phil Coulson had no choice but to use the pretext of escorting the prisoner to temporarily transport Gustavo Fring to Santa Fe Prison, while also probing for anyone attempting to rescue the prisoner.

Two Paper Soldiers on the distant mountainside watched the Interstate Highway three kilometers away intently through binoculars. The gunmen responsible for tracking reported through their earpieces:

"Officer, something's wrong. On this section of the Interstate Highway, there are over fifty ordinary civilian vehicles. There might be an ambush inside!"

The German Men said coldly: "If there's an ambush, then take them down! Proceed as you see fit."

The escort convoy seemed to sense something was wrong, as the two cars behind them were following too closely. They instinctively felt danger, and the convoy sped up.

Hearing the order to proceed as they saw fit through the earpiece, a gunman from the Siberian Training Camp leaned out from the front passenger seat and raised his large caliber military pistol.

Bang bang bang three shots.

Leaving a few small white dots on the tail of the police car in front.

The big man driving the car mocked him mercilessly: "Your gun is too weak, it can't even break their car glass."

The big man who fired the shots looked at him dissatisfied and said: "It's obvious their car has bulletproof glass. It would be strange if my handgun could break it. Besides, I'm just firing two shots to force them to go faster."

"Slow down, not so fast. We're approaching the minefield ahead!"

The big man driving the car still obediently slowed down.

Ahead, a firelight flashed in the center of Interstate Highway 66. The foremost police car bulletproof vehicle groaned, sliding forward for a while on three wheels, but then managed to regain its balance. Black smoke billowed from its four tires as it continued to speed ahead.

An extended and reinforced red container truck suddenly crashed onto the Interstate Highway directly from below, blocking the way ahead.

The police car bulletproof vehicle turned wildly, but due to its excessive speed, it still crashed headfirst into the container truck and came to a stop.

Five or six big men in black bulletproof vests climbed onto the highway from the roadside, their various firearms aimed at the prisoner transport vehicle and the police car behind it, roaring furiously, shattering pieces off the bulletproof vehicle! "Landmines... Are the people of New Mexico really this fierce!"

The police officers in the police car huddled down, frantically calling for backup, not daring to stick their heads out to return fire.

"The prey has taken the bait, act!"

Phil Coulson cursed inwardly, then contacted the FBI Special Agents scattered around through his earpiece!

The real boss of this unofficial FBI team was not the FBI Director, but their Director Nick Fury.

No one knew what methods he used or what deals he made to create such a Special Operations Team operating under the FBI name.

This armed squad was also not within the S.H.I.E.L.D. system.

Upon receiving Phil Coulson's order, four or five cars on the Interstate Highway simultaneously accelerated towards the incident location.

Two cars drove in the opposite direction, their speed soaring to nearly 180 mph.

The two Paper Soldiers standing on the hillside quickly saw this scene through their binoculars.

One Paper Soldiers bent down and took out an anti-tank rocket launcher from the weapon box at his feet. He swayed his body, which rapidly expanded, transforming into a lizard-man state. With a leap, he carried the rocket launcher and quickly rushed towards the Interstate Highway.

He sprinted three thousand meters in just forty seconds. By the time the oncoming car was about to reach the incident location, they saw a man in tattered clothes kneeling on the ground, aiming a rocket launcher at them.

The driver saw this scene and was almost scared to death, desperately yanking the steering wheel. But it was too late.

Boom! In the sound of the explosion, a seven-seater commercial vehicle and everything inside turned into a large fireball.

(End of chapter)