On Tony Stark's private jet.
Although the result of the previous combat test ended with Tony being flicked away by a brain flick, which made him feel a bit embarrassed.
However, he still lent his private jet to Luca with a sullen face.
As for being defeated by Luca's unfinished [Boxer] Mech, Tony had no other choice but to go back and upgrade his armor.
Fortunately, his genius brain was still fully operational, and after this battle, Tony came up with a lot of new ideas.
As for private jets, Luca actually had one too.
However, that was a HYDRA plane offered by Strucker, his 'loyal subordinate'. With Tony's luxurious plane, which had been modified by someone who enjoyed comfort, Luca naturally abandoned the HYDRA military plane.
The flight time was not long; Luca even felt like he had just fallen asleep when Rena came to remind him that they had arrived in Sokovia's capital.
Uh, Rena was the beautiful secretary HYDRA had assigned to Luca.
However, Luca had already confirmed with Strucker that this woman was not someone he had arranged to be placed under Luca.
Instead, it was the doing of the spy director Luca had eliminated earlier.
Currently, this woman was unaware of Luca's purpose for this trip, only thinking it was a regular business trip. Luca brought her along this time, partly for overt work needs, and naturally, he planned to give her a Mind Stone package to see what purpose those HYDRA agents from SHIELD had in placing her by his side.
Novigrad, which is the capital of Sokovia.
This was the city that was almost blown sky-high in the original movie.
In fact, the entire Sokovia only has a handful of officially named cities, and due to war and economic reasons, most of Sokovia's residents actually live in this not-so-large capital.
As soon as Luca got off the plane, he hadn't even noticed the HYDRA agents sent by Strucker to pick him up; what he first felt was the dilapidation of the city.
Despite being the capital of a country, the airport was pitifully small, and looking around, there were no tall buildings anywhere in the city.
Although it wasn't entirely low-rise bungalows, the overall impression it gave was that of a small, third or fourth-tier county town.
Everywhere one could see, there were graffiti of resistance and rebellion, and the pedestrians on the streets seemed dazed, unsure whether death or tomorrow would arrive first.
The only landmark in the entire city was the HYDRA Base built on a small hill outside the city.
It made Luca feel a bit too much like dark humor.
'In a city like this, can HYDRA's Insight System test really identify many people who are a threat to HYDRA?'
At this moment, several jeeps sped over, raising clouds of dust, and finally stopped next to where Stark's private jet had landed.
The person who got out first, Luca actually found somewhat familiar.
'It seems to be a Dr. under Strucker, the one who activated Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver's abilities?'
Because he didn't want to accidentally expose his mind control, Luca didn't let Erha directly use lokis scepter to control the entire Base, and even the soldiers who had returned with Strucker back then were gradually cleared out by Erha when given the chance.
So, currently, the entire HYDRA Base is actually only indirectly controlled by the controlled Strucker.
The white-haired old man sent by Strucker, upon seeing Luca step off the plane, immediately approached him enthusiastically, smiling and reaching out for a handshake.
"Mr. Orange, I've heard so much about you! Your invention, the Orderer Pistol, is simply a genius idea. It's an honor to meet you in person this time. We must have a good exchange when we have time."
"..."
Luca, who had just stepped off the plane, was immediately bewildered by the old man's enthusiastic demeanor.
'No, haven't I even controlled you yet? It's just an energy handgun, is it really that big of a deal to you?'
Especially since this old man was a scientist under HYDRA, and his enthusiastic, even somewhat fawning, attitude towards a young man in his teens like himself—what exactly was he after?
Luca, with a bewildered expression, instinctively reached out and shook hands with the other party, but for a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Uh, hello, hello..."
"I almost forgot to introduce myself. You can call me Dr. List. My main research directions are high-energy physics and human biology."
"Uh, good, very good..."
"Mr. Orange must be tired from the journey, right? The accommodation is arranged near the Orange Group branch, and Baron Strucker is also waiting for you there."
"Uh, okay, okay..."
And so, one extremely enthusiastic and one awkwardly bewildered, Luca and his party quickly arrived at the so-called 'Orange Building'.
Calling it a building, it was actually just an ordinary ten-story small building.
However, compared to its somewhat simple exterior, its interior decoration was quite luxurious.
Some of the employees here were recruited locally, while others were directly transferred from the Orange Group headquarters.
Although this branch had only been established recently, it currently seemed to be quite well-organized.
At least, it showed no signs of being a shell company.
Following Dr. List's guidance, Luca and his party quickly arrived in front of the large office on the top floor.
Approaching the door, Luca thought for a moment, then turned to look at the few people accompanying him.
"Dunshan, you guys wait outside for a bit. Rena, you can come in with me."
"Okay, Boss."
Without further ado, Luca directly stepped into the office.
However, at this moment, Dr. List, who had been very enthusiastic earlier, suddenly stopped and said softly with some embarrassment.
"Well, I won't go in, will I? Mr. Orange and Baron Strucker probably have important matters to discuss, and it wouldn't be convenient for me to go in."
Upon hearing this, everyone present cast strange glances at him.
Although it was already very odd for a HYDRA researcher to be in charge of today's reception, for a receptionist to suddenly say he wouldn't go in to see his own boss, that seemed even stranger.
Dunshan and the others immediately thought of some bad situations and instinctively reached for the weapons at their waists.
And their actions immediately alerted the other HYDRA agents.
In an instant, the previously harmonious atmosphere became tense due to a single sentence from Dr. List.
Luca's eyes narrowed slightly. He first looked at the quiet office door, then at Dr. List, whose forehead had already begun to sweat.
Taking a step forward, his mechanical hand directly pressed onto the other's shoulder.
"Dr., let's go in together~"