[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel":3,"chapter-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-222":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Life as a Mental Mentor in Marvel",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2322790,4544,"Chapter 222: Military Movements (Part 2)","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>The fact that Stark is Iron Man generated massive public backlash, because both Stark and Iron Man were well-known figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark’s reputation was truly terrible; the military had already once manipulated public opinion to smear him, labeling him an unscrupulous arms dealer standing atop mountains of corpses, a completely irresponsible playboy, a decadent villainous billionaire—if there were a five-star rating system, Stark’s reputation would hover between half a star and one star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Healing Game\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Iron Man’s reputation was excellent, not only because he saved lives in New York, but also because he was always on the front lines during every major crisis threatening the city; many civilians had seen him, heard of his deeds, and some had even become fans because of his sleek armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the incident, Iron Man already had his own fan website, with people creating charity merchandise, and many fans would wait on rooftops specifically to photograph Stark speeding across the New York skyline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, when Stark’s identity merged with Iron Man’s, the largest-scale superhero implosion in history occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, people who admire a certain image project many fantasies onto it; Iron Man’s fans were no exception. They had long speculated about who Iron Man really was—his expensive armor clearly indicated he was wealthy, so most fans assumed he was one of those young billionaires passionate about charity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some guessed he might be the heir of the Osborn family, since old Osborn was deeply involved in charity; others thought he was the CEO of America’s largest construction company, or perhaps an oil tycoon’s heir—but certainly not Tony Stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the day the news broke, Iron Man’s fan website changed its background image to blood-red; the site’s administrator claimed he felt utterly betrayed and that Iron Man would no longer be his hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, many self-proclaimed Iron Man fans ignited an online storm, posting videos and tearfully recounting their journey of quitting fandom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Numerous commentators launched lengthy analyses of Stark’s motives: some claimed he used minor good deeds to whitewash his image, others said he aimed to fool the public, and still others insisted he merely sought to satisfy his vanity—every single piece read as pure condemnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This public assault was more than ten times fiercer than the last; Stark seemed to have been permanently branded as a hypocrite, and with him, the Iron Man identity was dragged from its pedestal and plunged straight into the mud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, given Stark’s temperament, he would have already flown into a rage and launched a desperate counterattack—but now, he locked his lab door, declared all worldly affairs none of his concern, and refused to listen, refused to listen, like a turtle reciting sutras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since ancient times, every kind of drama has a concept called “opponent scene”—if the opponent refuses to play along, you risk becoming a clown performing a solo act; that is precisely the military’s current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A major flaw in public opinion attacks is that once the heat fades, people begin to forget; thus, the best way to handle public opinion is not to clarify or retaliate, but to play dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark, having come to terms with it, instinctively grasped this crucial lesson: if you want to curse, go ahead—as long as I don’t hear it, don’t see it, don’t feel it, all public opinion means nothing to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark’s behavior exceeded many people’s expectations; Pepper had already prepared to clean up his mess, Obadiah’s PR team had drafted three or four public relations plans—but after three days of the military’s hype, Stark remained unmoved, never leaving his lab; it was like performing a play for the blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When one plan failed, another arose: the military turned to Osborn Group, hoping to win them over with incentives and ally with them against Stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result? They couldn’t even get past Osborn Group’s front door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Osborn was a businessman, he held a grudge over the military’s initial preference for Stark and their treatment of Osborn Group’s biotech as a backup option; moreover, his collaboration with Stark on the immortality factor industry was thriving—he’d have to be insane to go begging to the military now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Osborn Group unwilling to cooperate, the military’s options narrowed drastically—and conveniently, Life Foundation’s CEO, Drake, had been arrested alongside Riot and locked in S.H.I.E.L.D.’s black site; the military saw an opportunity to seize Life Foundation’s assets and install a new proxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After considerable effort, they finally found a decent candidate—he inherited part of Drake’s reputation and claimed to be a scientist working for the common good, designed to make Stark look even more evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just two days after he took office, Eddie used his connections to leak Dora’s detailed data exposing Life Foundation’s experiments on homeless people—and just like that, Life Foundation was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military’s competence was poor, but their persistence was immense—commonly known as “bad at their job but obsessed with it.” When major corporations refused to cooperate, they turned again to Hammer Industries—or rather, Hammer Industries had always been the military’s pet dog, ready to obey any command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer Industries was desperate to impress the military and secure more orders, but compared to titans like Stark or Osborn, their scale was negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer Industries had to find another path—they began scouring the world for any dirt on Stark. And after tireless effort, they actually found something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days ago, a car explosion occurred in the underground garage of Stark Tower; the incident attracted no attention because no one was injured—the person in the car was neither Stark nor a Stark Tower employee; the only living thing in the vehicle was JARVIS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people assumed it was an accidental result of a car test—but Justin Hammer, CEO of Hammer Industries, sharply suspected it was a deliberately staged accident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought the perpetrator might be a deranged fan who had turned against Iron Man—but he ended up catching a much bigger fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yinfan Wanke, who claimed to be Stark’s enemy, told Justin Hammer a version of the story in which his father and Stark’s father had jointly developed the Arc Reactor, but Stark’s father stole the final research findings and murdered his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth of this story was impossible to verify—it had been too long—but Hammer Industries and the military seized upon it like treasure; precisely because it couldn’t be proven, it was easier to exploit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark ignored all smears against him, locking himself in his lab for research—but the military bet he couldn’t possibly ignore new rumors defaming his father, so the story spread with astonishing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military exaggerated Howard’s past deeds tenfold: in their narrative, all of Howard’s research was dismissed, and instead, it was claimed that Yinfan Wanke’s father’s achievements had been stolen by the evil Howard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only detail preserved was Howard’s failed demonstration of a levitating car, now portrayed as the true measure of his abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like they’ve successfully targeted your weakness,” said Sheer and Steve, playing checkers in Stark Tower’s lab, while Stark sat on another lab bench pretending to be absorbed in documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s logic to it,” Sheer continued. “If they portray your father as a failure, then you—who spent your life trying to prove you’re stronger than Howard—will look like a clown.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must clarify: I didn’t use mind-reading. This is obvious to anyone with eyes. You’ve always tried to emphasize that Howard wasn’t as brilliant as you—but when someone calls Howard an idiot, you still get angry. As I expected, you’re probably now wondering why you’re angry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I can give you the answer directly: because you don’t actually hate…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough!” Stark slammed his fist on the table and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strode out from behind the lab bench and stood beside the checkers table, then suddenly paused, staring at the two men locked in fierce combat on the board, wondering whether arguing with these two was beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he extended a hand and said: “Fine. I’ll hold a Stark Industries Expo—let them see Stark’s latest achievements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll tell them that whichever Stark you’re talking about is thousands upon thousands of times superior to that bunch of idiots.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know Yinfan has an Arc Reactor too. I know he came up with the dumbest idea imaginable for using it—he actually built…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know who’s least welcome at my sanatorium?” Sheer suddenly interrupted Stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark asked: “Who?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People who spoil the ending.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——————Extra Notes——————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Been incredibly busy lately—haven’t written an interlude in a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For plotlines identical to the movie or comic originals, I’ll summarize them—I don’t want to be a parrot. If you’re curious about specific details—like Yinfan’s father’s relationship with Howard—go read the original.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In my view, rewriting original plotlines in fanfiction feels like cheating readers—it hurts my conscience—but if I don’t write anything at all, many won’t understand. So I’ll keep it simple.\u003C\u002Fp>",1472,"2026-06-20T16:39:20.726Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1c5337c7660c28c1fd90c1156313f98f8880a35307461a23b075046ddda93e51","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-223","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-221",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-cover.jpg"]