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Hearing this, Tony quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Because he actually hadn't intended to put Bucky to death.
After all, a weapon is not the same as a murderer; as an arms dealer, he knew this better than anyone.
Even within the Spider Family, there were two little witches whose parents died because of his missiles...
Didn't they also forgive him for Ryan's sake?
Not to mention, Steve's direct confession to him actually hit the exact point of least anger after he learned about the matter.
What he hated most wasn't knowing the truth, but the deception and concealment from a friend!
Otherwise, if he really wanted to kill the man, he would have put on the Nano-armor and killed the Winter Soldier long ago!
That's right, the Tony of this Universe had actually successfully developed Nano-armor, and it was right under his coat.
Now, with just a light press, he could complete the armor's deployment!
So, by Ryan handing over the dagger, it instead made Tony, whose anger was already gradually fading, feel like he was being put on the spot...
Should he stab him or not?
But fortunately, Ryan had a conscience and gave him a way out, saying they should wait until after his parents returned...
Wait!
Thinking of this, Tony suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Ryan, so excited that he couldn't help but grab Ryan's collar:
"What did you just say? My parents are coming back, what does that mean?!"
Ryan casually swatted Tony's hand away and said indifferently, "What else could it mean? It means exactly what it sounds like. In a while, I'll bring your parents back from the dead."
"This... how is that possible..." Tony felt it was somewhat unbelievable.
"You recognize this, right?" Ryan didn't bother to explain; he just raised his left hand and showed off the Infinity Bracelet.
Looking at the five brilliant gems of different colors set in five of the iron rings, Tony's smart brain immediately figured it out!
Tony was shocked: "You plan to use the six infinity stones to resurrect my parents, just like in the other Universe where half of all life in the Universe annihilated by Thanos was resurrected?!"
"Exactly. Now I'm only missing the reality stone, and if all goes well, I'll have it soon. So once I have the reality stone, I can use the power of the six infinity stones to resurrect your parents," Ryan said.
Hearing this, Tony's face was beyond delighted, but at the same time, he was somewhat worried:
"But my parents weren't annihilated by the power of the infinity stones. Can they still be resurrected like those lives annihilated by the stones?"
Ryan smiled and shook his head: "You're slightly underestimating the power of the infinity stones. Never mind just resurrecting your parents; the infinity stones can even create a new Universe. It's just a matter of the price being a bit higher!"
Hearing this, Tony finally felt completely at ease and patted his chest as he promised, "Ryan, I will bear the cost of this. As long as you can resurrect my parents, I'll give you all my shares in Stark Industries as a reward!"
All the shares of Stark Industries?
Wouldn't that be the same as giving Stark Industries to him?
What a joke, he didn't want it!
Ryan quickly shook his head and said with disdain, "Go, go, go! Who wants that junk? I'm already too busy managing my Parker Industries. You can keep your Stark Industries for yourself!"
"BOSS, when have you ever managed Parker Industries? How come I didn't know..." At this moment, Natasha's resentful voice quietly drifted over.
Ryan: "Uh... (⊙o⊙)..."
He forgot that his number one worker, Natasha, was still here...
Seeing Ryan's frozen expression, Tony and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud.
They rarely saw Ryan with such a deflated expression!
And because a major worry had been resolved, everyone present appeared very relaxed.
"Fine, you guys just laugh all you want here. I'm going to the Spider Family Base, then I'll have to set out to find the last reality stone~"
Ryan rolled his eyes at them, not bothering to stay any longer. With a flash of blue light, he left the office.
After settling the private grudge between Tony and Bucky that had spanned three hundred chapters, Ryan reappeared, this time inside the new Spider Family Base.
In the few days he had been away, the Multiverse Gates had already begun to open.
Lifeforms from various races had started coming to the Spider Family's new Base through the Multiverse Gates, beginning to set up and decorate shops for their respective races in the areas assigned to them.
For example, the Frost Giant race had created a variable indoor ice rink in the area Ryan assigned to them, and were selling some specialty minerals from Jotunheim, as well as fruits and such.
The shop area for the Asgardian gods was right next to the Frost Giant race, selling weapons forged by the Dwarves, and... they had set up a theater stage?
The content of the play on it was exactly the scene where Ryan, in his Spider Monarch form, went on a killing spree against the invading Frost Giants when they previously invaded New York!
This caused the Frost Giants, whose shop was right next door, to almost get into a fight with the performers on stage upon seeing it!
Isn't this just rubbing salt in the wound?
And now that Ryan is the King of the Frost Giants, isn't this just sowing discord?
And as for who could do something so petty, there was no doubt there was only one person in Asgard.
That would be our God of Mischief, Loki!
It seemed Odin had also put Loki in charge of this stall-keeping job.
Ryan rubbed his brow and didn't go to stop anything.
Multiculturalism, the main theme is inclusivity.
He couldn't just go around stopping everything, right?
Whatever people sell, as long as it's not against the rules, it's their freedom.
The most crucial point was that Loki hadn't smeared him; his actor on the stage was also killing it. Wasn't this free publicity for his past glorious achievements?
Why would he stop such a good thing?
There were others, like the dragon-scale weapons sold by the Ta Lo villagers' shop, the Vibranium tech sold by Wakanda...
The most ridiculous was the Kamar-Taj shop. Since magic cannot be casually taught to others, Kamar-Taj did not sell magic books.
But they thought of a new idea.
And that was selling teleportation tickets!
If you need to go anywhere in the World, or even to other Planets beyond Earth, as long as you have specific coordinates, the Kamar-Taj shop can open a portal and send you there!
This is much faster than planes, or even spaceships!
This resulted in the Kamar-Taj shop becoming the 'station' entrance of this new Base!
Of course, just like plane tickets, the further the teleportation destination, the more expensive the price.
Discounts are available for group purchases~
Seeing the thriving scene of the new Spider Base, a satisfied smile couldn't help but appear at the corners of Ryan's mouth.
This was all brought about by him personally. In the future, this place is bound to become the trade center of the entire Multiverse!
And the arrival of Ryan, the big boss, naturally attracted the attention of many people.
Three people walked toward Ryan.
First was Sylvie, the Queen of the Frost Giant race, who was looking unhappily at the nearby Asgardian theater stage.
After reaching Ryan's side, the cold expression on Sylvie's face melted like spring snow, replaced by a sunny smile that didn't seem to belong to the Frost Giant race:
"My King, you're back!"
"Yeah. How have things been over in Jotunheim lately?" Ryan lightly caressed Sylvie's cool cheek, his eyes softening a bit.
Sylvie gently leaned her cheek against Ryan's palm, closed her eyes in enjoyment, and whispered:
"Very well. We've been pushing forward with the development direction you left for us. Plus, with the large number of Arc Reactors provided by Mr. Stark, although Jotunheim can't compare to Earth and Asgard yet, it has moved past the primitive era. We've entered a new era of universal electricity, where everyone can eat their fill and everyone can study!"