Marvel: Starting with the forced creation of villainous characters

In fact, he considered not only Emma, ​​but also Jessica Jones, but in the end he chose Emma to be Obadiah's successor.

The reason is simple: Jessica Jones is straightforward. She's fine for fighting, but when it comes to scheming and plotting, even ten Jessica Joneses couldn't outmaneuver Emma.

The value of being born a bad seed is no joke; it's innate, something most people can hardly understand or even achieve. Emma is best suited for the business and political worlds.

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Two hours later, at New York Airport.

Obadiah, his face ashen, watched Tony Stark announce the formal closure of Stark Industries' weapons division.

By the time he knew what Tony Stark was about to say, it was too late. If he could turn back time, Obadiah would have loved to shut Tony Stark up the moment he got off the plane.

"Is this the surprise the mastermind was talking about? This is truly a huge surprise!" Obadiah thought through gritted teeth.

If eyes could kill, Tony Stark would be dead by now.

Obadiah could only frustratingly clean up Tony Stark's mess. He was used to this kind of thing, but this time, Tony Stark had only made a bigger mess.

To divert media attention, Obadiah announced that day that he had adopted a little girl named Emma, ​​and also stated that all his property would go to the adopted girl after his death.

But the buzz surrounding this news ultimately couldn't overshadow the news of Tony Stark shutting down the weapons division.

The Wall Street buildings were unusually lively that day, and dumplings were being cooked non-stop.

Skye's face was flushed as she stared intently at the graph on the screen—or more accurately, the downward curve.

She's going bankrupt again.

I thought that once Tony Stark was rescued, Stark Industries' stock would recover, but that damn playboy pooped a huge pile as soon as he got off the plane.

Her face turned red because in the US stock market, red represents a decline, and the screen was all red. Under the red light, her face naturally turned red.

Mark, who was about to check the system, also noticed the red light on Skye's screen.

"What? You didn't buy Stark Industries stock again, did you?" Mark asked.

Skye nodded.

mark:"……"

Mark sincerely advised, "Don't touch Stark Industries stock. It's too risky; you can't handle it."

Skye nodded, but Mark could see the lingering determination in her eyes.

Seeing this, Mark shook his head and stopped worrying about Skye.

In America, people with a little money like to invest in the stock market. Although Skye is not even 17 years old, she is actually a veteran stock investor with three years of experience of being fleeced.

If Mark hadn't given her some advice, this girl would probably have been constantly exploited like a韭菜 (a metaphor for being taken advantage of), which is actually the norm for most stock market investors.

Jessica Jones chimed in, "Obadia was quite cooperative; he actually announced the adoption of Emma right there at the Tony Stark comeback press conference."

Emma, ​​holding her teddy bear, listened intently without making a sound.

When Emma heard that Mark was going to send her away, she almost revealed her true nature.

Emma looked at Mark with a pitiful expression and said, "Brother Mark, don't you want Emma anymore? Emma doesn't want to leave you."

Emma was still holding onto Mark's left hand tightly as she spoke, looking like she wouldn't let go even if it meant death.

Mark gently patted Emma's head and comforted her, "Don't worry, we won't send you away. It's just nominal adoption. In reality, you'll still live with us."

A villain with such great potential and high intelligence like Emma should definitely be kept close by and manipulated.

Emma finally stopped looking aggrieved after hearing this.

"I was so scared! I thought my brother was going to send me away," Emma said, feigning relief.

Mark looked at the "soft and cute" little girl in front of him with a smile. If he didn't know the little girl's true nature, he probably wouldn't believe that she was a ruthless character with at least four lives on her hands.

Seeing this, Emma pressed her advantage and asked, "Brother Mark, can I sleep with you tonight?"

"Uh... no way." Mark decisively refused, after all, he wasn't Emperor Yan Xiao Yan, and he wasn't very interested in lolis or anything like that.

Seeing this, Emma pouted in grievance and ran back to her room with a displeased expression.

After Emma left, the water sprite, who had been silent all along, quietly reminded her, "By the way, could you remind Emma that she often forgets to take the hairdryer out of the bathtub after blow-drying her hair? That's dangerous. Tell her to be more careful next time."

mark:"!!!"

Mark stared at the water sprite in shock; he hadn't expected this wicked creature to cause trouble so quickly.

This isn't just something you forgot to take; this is clearly premeditated murder.

Mark was puzzled as to why Emma targeted the water sprites instead of Jessica and Skye.

"Yes, that is indeed quite dangerous. I'll have a good talk with Emma," Mark said very seriously.

Emma's little tricks shouldn't have escaped the water spirit's notice, but the fact that the water spirit didn't directly attack means that Emma's actions were still within the water spirit's tolerance range.

As for the reason why the water sprite did this.

Mark has two conjectures.

One reason might be that you don't argue with children, and the other might be that you find it amusing?

Ma Ge leans more towards the latter, since the water sprite probably dislikes children because she can't grow up.

The water sprite nodded and then turned its attention to the television.

Right now, Tom and Jerry is playing on TV, and Spike is beating Tom up.

After confirming that no one was paying attention to him, Mark calmly opened the system panel.

After the trade with Obadiah, the system's progress bar has advanced significantly, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the mastermind panel will unlock new abilities.

Final Result Template - The Mastermind Behind the Scenes (Progress 18%)

Acquired abilities: One Causal Agent, Intermediate Villain Aura, One Extraordinary Clue, and Beginner Behind-the-Scenes Mastermind.

Newly acquired abilities: Basic Shadow Manipulation (Effect: When in a dark environment, one can briefly mobilize the power of shadows to resist impending damage, move as a shadow in the shadows, and be immune to damage from the material world.), one Causalist, and one World-Class Stealth.

After accepting the offer, Mark excitedly returned to his room, drew the curtains, turned off the lights, and then enthusiastically tried out his superpower.

First, there's the Shadow Shield. Mark completely ignored this skill and then tried using Shadow Movement.

Shadow movement moves at about the same speed as he runs, but its drawback is obvious: shadow movement can only be used in the dark.

However, Mark values ​​Shadow Movement's ability to become a shadow, granting it immunity to all damage from the material world. This means that Shadow Movement is immune to attacks that do not originate from other dimensions.

As for cause and effect.

Mark still doesn't understand what this thing actually does.