Although he didn't communicate much with Batman, Ivan was very clear about one thing—this guy kept his word.
What’s more interesting is that as long as he maintains his current status, the young master can only watch and cannot cause trouble for him.
This is really interesting.
Luke didn’t know this, otherwise he would have laughed out loud: Isn’t this the real-life version of “I just like the way you see me getting angry but can’t do anything about it”
Since Ivan was willing to be a black thug, he didn't mind the other party's little thoughts.
Especially now that the Chitauri may appear at any time, a guy like Ivan who would not feel sad even if he died is quite useful because he is not afraid of fighting.
This is what is so valuable.
Look who's in the Avengers.
Tony would play with empty cloth members when he had nothing to do, and he also participated in several major events with Luke.
Black Widow and Hawkeye are professional agents, and their combat mental stability is top-notch.
Not to mention the green fat man, when he is full of anger, his ability to withstand attacks and pure physical attacks are completely cheating.
Thor is a "god" who has fought in the Nine Realms for thousands of years.
Captain America is a veteran who defeated a bunch of Hydra and German elite troops in World War II.
This group of people have extremely strong fighting will and experience, which is why they are able to make comebacks so many times in the movie.
Similarly, regardless of the level of trust and closeness among the "teammates" Luke is currently looking for, none of them are afraid of fighting.
Alice is the only one with a weak combat awareness.
But she has intermediate self-healing protection, coupled with armor and alloyed bones, she is the one with the highest survivability except Luke.
During this period, Luke also considered whether to recall Rebecca and Bloodmint who were staying in Brazil.
In the end, he gave up the idea.
Although these two women have good combat capabilities, their abilities do not add any bonus to the armor, but will be covered up instead.
After all, it seems unnecessary to shoot in an arc when using a warframe.
Faced with the overwhelming Chitauri army, their usual assassination-style fighting style was no longer suitable.
For the same reason, Carol and Lorna, who were hiding in Brazil, were also excluded from the recall list.
Carol is actually very suitable for driving the armor. Her reaction speed and fighting skills can be added to the armor, but her fighting will and experience cannot make up for it.
The Sentinel Secret Service can be scared to death when facing ordinary people, so why let her fight against the Chitauri army? If she doesn't piss herself in fear, it will be considered an improvement.
The same goes for Lorna.
In this kind of big battle, mentality is the key to exerting one's strength, otherwise it is too easy to give away lives.
When Luke formed his own team, he naturally took this into consideration and did not recall those who were not suitable.
However, there is still a guy who has been tanning on the Brazilian beach with his wife for several months, and he must be brought back.
That undead Shar Pei is absolutely suitable to participate in this war, and... just pay for it.
In fact, Wade is already on his way back.
His wife Vanessa also returned with him.
Yes, now these two are a legitimate couple, with a certificate.
In a few months, Wade and his wife not only vacationed in Brazil, but also went to Las Vegas and got a marriage certificate.
In Las Vegas, the fastest way to get married involves two people driving through a window, reciting a few lines with the witness, and the marriage certificate will come out without even having to get out of the car.
Although the faces in the ID photos were not their own, the two of them obviously didn't care about that, but rather the sense of ritual.
Wade did not treat his only love lightly and held a romantic wedding seriously.
When you take your wedding seriously, you take money even more seriously.
Wade felt a little painful after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars, but when he heard that Luke suddenly had a "high-paying proxy" business, he immediately became energetic.
When he heard that the advance payment had reached 10 million U.S. dollars, Luke could hear the guy yelling over there: "Honey, put on your clothes quickly, we are going back to the United States to make a fortune."
Luke didn't mind at all.
You get what you pay for.
If you want Wade to behave himself, you have to give him benefits first, and then use the remaining benefits to keep him hanging.
Wade himself is also happy about this, otherwise he would not have set the rule of paying a 50% deposit first.
In addition, for safety reasons, Luke arranged for the couple to stay in a safe house in Long Beach, Nassau County.
In this way, even if the war in New York breaks out and really affects Long Beach, Vanessa can drive the yacht to the east end of Long Island, or head southwest to New Jersey to escape.
The Wade couple were extremely satisfied with this arrangement.
Luke considered Vanessa's personal safety as one thing, but the other thing was that when they returned to New York, they would live in a room with a sea view and have a yacht to go out to sea at any time. This benefit was beyond their imagination.
The only requirement for Wade was to familiarize himself with the armor that was sent to him, and try not to be discovered when using it.
Although it's not a big deal if he's discovered, but with Wade's talkative personality, what if he starts chatting with the female reporter while wearing his armor!
With that kind of chatterbox style, changing the voice can't hide how vulgar it is - that's what Luke thinks.
Batman has just killed several big guys, along with some of their subordinates and related people. If Wade jumps out, he might be caught by someone with clues.
In view of this, he also deliberately added a special clause for Wade: if the training armor is damaged due to his reckless behavior, repair fees will be charged depending on the extent of the damage.
This maintenance cost will be deducted directly from the remaining 50% balance.
For a former mercenary who's desperate for money, this threat should be enough.
At the same time, teammates including Selina received a new plug-in accessory and began to familiarize themselves with its operation.
As a result, Luke was very busy throughout September.
During this time, he did not forget Elena, but the two paintings were still not completed, and she did not get new "inspiration" to paint the third predictive painting.
Obviously, her predictive ability is not the omniscient type, but the type where she gets inspiration in a flash and relies on luck to make a living.
For the time being, Luke did not intend to remind her of this. He just used pheromones to control her so that she would not mention the existence of any "precognitive painting" to anyone.
Predicting the future is not necessarily a good thing, at least not for Elena.
Without adequate channels or forces to protect it, the dangers of this ability far outweigh the benefits to the owner.
If other people really knew that she had the ability to predict the future, she would most likely be thrown into a small dark room or a scientific research institution, and would never be able to move freely for the rest of her life.
Luke values Elena so much, not only because she predicted the New York battle, but also because of her second painting.
Although the painting only showed Batman flying with a missile, Luke observed and analyzed it repeatedly after returning, and naturally noticed many details, and many problems emerged.