Chapter 152 Threats and Transactions

Salwa Shipyard in African waters

Ulysses Klaue looked at the strange-looking metal man in front of him, Ultron, with a big smile on his face.

To be precise, his legs were shaking at the moment, and his face remained basically calm, but in fact, it was just to hide his inner panic and anxiety.

This "factory of evil" was originally owned by Ulysses Klaue and was converted from a heavy cargo cruise ship.
Dozens of armed mercenaries who obeyed his command, as well as a group of family confidants he trained, formed a group that relied on reselling arms, developing armed forces, and acting as the white gloves of some forces.
Of course, the most important and most secretive core business is naturally the precious resource that Ulysses Klaue paid a huge price for - the vibranium stolen from Wakanda. They have been doing this for generations.

Decades ago, Tony Stark's father, Howard Stark, spent a large sum of money to buy the vibranium raw materials provided by Ulysses Klaue's father.
Created what is considered the strongest shield in the world, which is now the shield of Captain America Steve Rogers.

If we turn the clock back thirty minutes,
Ulysses Klaue was still in another negotiation with the minister of a small East African country.
"Mr. Minister, I gave you four heat-sensing remote-controlled missiles..."

But before he could get a response from the other party,
The cargo ship, which was originally brightly lit, suddenly lost power and became completely dark. The men shouted in panic.

And Ulysses Klaue also realized that something was wrong:

My territory has been invaded!

Almost immediately, Ulysses Klaue looked at an M1911 pistol placed on the table less than half a meter away from his left hand. That was the weapon he could use for self-defense.

But just when Ulysses Klaue's palm touched the cold metal handle of the pistol,

A slightly cool hurricane passed by, chilling Ulysses Klaue's heart.
Looking at the neatly disassembled gun parts placed on the table, including the seven brass-colored bullets in the magazine were also neatly placed on the table.

It was as if mocking Ulysses Klaue's meaningless resistance in the most direct way.

The next moment, Ulysses Klaue saw Quicksilver, wearing a tight sportswear, pacing in front of him with a look of unsatisfied confidence in his eyes.

And next to Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch Wanda in a red leather jacket,

After a moment, Ulysses Klaue smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly, and his originally tense body began to relax. He sat on the seat behind him, his tone remaining calm, with a hint of doubt,

"Strucker's good assistant, ability enhancer?"

"What are you doing here?"

As a man with certain means, good intelligence capabilities, and extensive connections, Ulysses Klaue naturally has a calm mentality.
His brain was thinking quickly. While picking up the box of candies on the table, he tried to use his previous friendship and cooperation with Hydra's Strucker to get closer to the two of them.

"Eat candy?"

"To be honest, I feel really sorry that Stark died..."

Ulysses Klaue, with a look of regret on his face, was unable to get Wanda and the others to speak.
It also made Ulysses Klaue realize that they were more like receiving a mission to "negotiate" or threaten him with unskilled skills.
There is someone else behind it.

So, Ulysses Klaue stood up with some confidence and spoke to the two of them.
"You can't threaten me if you come to discuss business with me,"

"I know that what you say doesn't count. I only deal with people who have the final say." The next moment, the glass behind Ulysses Klaue suddenly shattered. A tall human-shaped shadow shattered the glass, and Ulysses Klaue was picked up along with it, and was pushed and thrown into a passage on the side.

Ulysses Klaue groaned in pain and struggled to stand up. He looked at the tall figure made of mechanical metal that walked out of the shadows.
Ultron lowered his head, and his low, hoarse mechanical voice echoed towards Ulysses Klaue, who was lying on the ground, bewildered.

"Now, then, we can start talking about business."

There is absolutely no choice.
A moment later, Ulysses Klaue trembled a little and brought Ultron to the warehouse where he stored the hidden vibranium.
Faced with the threats and inducements of this inhuman being, he organized some words and signaled his men to activate the mechanism.
As the miscellaneous items used to conceal the truth in the warehouse slowly rose up along with the base, rows of vibranium neatly placed in translucent tank containers appeared.

Ulysses Klaue picked up a can of vibranium and handed it to Ultron.
Ultron looked at the metal substance in the container in his hand, and after confirming that it was correct, he looked at Ulysses Klaue again.

He touched his chin somewhat guiltily, but still maintained basic composure.
"This is all the vibranium I have,"

"Let me tell you, these things are not cheap, they are worth billions."

Looking at the human in front of him whose greed was almost overflowing, Ultron just smiled disdainfully.

With just a thought, Ultron's data consciousness easily retrieved the wealth in Stark's account.

"All transferred to your virtual account."

“So I often say that human finance is a really strange thing…”

Ulysses Klaue picked up the satellite phone with a look of disbelief and checked his ever-increasing account.

The sudden wealth made Ulysses Klaue dizzy and made him subconsciously say some things he shouldn't have said.

"Stark also said this...Are you sent by Stark?"

The originally cheerful atmosphere suddenly dropped to freezing point.

As if he had been hit in the sore spot, Ultron flew into a rage and roared angrily.
"You also think I'm Stark's puppet?"

"enough!"

Then, Ultron raised his palm, and the sharp metal palms were combined into a blade, and he swung it down cleanly.
Blood splattered, and along with Ulysses Klaue's screams, a severed arm fell off.
"Stark is a stubborn disease and needs to be cleaned up!"

But Ultron just looked at Ulysses Klaue impatiently and kicked him off the platform.
Turning around, Ultron saw the belated Avengers.

There was a hint of provocation in its tone, ignoring the Black Widow Natasha and Hawkeye Barton who had quietly begun to act.
Instead, he stared at the red and gold figure in front of him, Tony Stark.

"Let me guess, you're almost at the next stage, right?"

(End of this chapter)