[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens":3,"chapter-starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-52":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from Warhammer to Raid the All Heavens",{"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},2277825,4456,"Chapter 52: Shifting Blame Is an Art","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>What kind of person is Tony Stark?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Alvin’s view, he was more like a lonely man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although to outsiders, Tony Stark was arrogant, selfish, and conceited—just as his father had judged him, placing his own preferences above collective interests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even S.H.I.E.L.D.’s comprehensive evaluation of Tony’s personality, character, and abilities concluded: he was an extreme instability risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precisely because of this, S.H.I.E.L.D. never showed any sign of wanting to recruit him before he developed the Iron Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing could not be denied: Tony Stark... possessed a warm heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what kind of person I am, I’m still your friend, aren’t I?” Alvin’s words struck Tony’s heart like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the deep longing within him to escape loneliness cracked open a fissure in his forcibly sealed soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing into Alvin’s sincere, utterly pure eyes, Tony’s lips twitched slightly, as if he wanted to say something—but finally turned his head away, muttering in a forced harsh tone: “Disgusting. You just looked like you were about to confess your love to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, he immediately rose from the sofa—but no matter how you looked at it, his back seemed unmistakably like that of someone fleeing in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Tony, I started a company. Want to join?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin called out to stop Tony, grinning: “Vortech Biopharmaceutical. I guarantee you’ll be shocked.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s it?” Tony sneered, curling his lip: “I already knew. You went behind my back to Osborn? You think I can’t afford to invest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sss... where did that sour tone come from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin scratched his head and replied honestly: “I just figured you’re into weapons and energy, not biopharmaceuticals, so I went to Osborn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not skilled?” Tony whirled around, jabbing his own chest like a startled cat: “I, Tony Stark, have nothing I’m not skilled at, understand?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin instantly saw through it—this guy was just jealous. He comforted him: “Relax, I’m just messing around with him. With you, I’m serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s more like it...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming his weight in Alvin’s heart, Tony finally felt satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he returned to his room and replayed those words in his mind, he suddenly felt something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, isn’t this the exact line I use to cheat on women?” Tony’s temple throbbed with veins—he felt tricked: “JARVIS, freeze his black card. Now. Immediately. Right now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, I must remind you: Mr. Vorthus is not short on funds. This action would be meaningless.” JARVIS whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony fell silent for two seconds, then asked: “How much did Osborn invest in that Vortech company?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to available records: two billion U.S. dollars.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For JARVIS, this information was trivial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Invest fifty billion for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony immediately demonstrated his reckless spending: “What crap Osborn—two billion? He dares to show that up against me, Tony Stark?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted Alvin to know who the real “money daddy” was!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near midnight, as Alvin was about to sleep, he received a private call from Norman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange. Why is Norman calling me at this hour?” He frowned—it was nearly three a.m. Didn’t this old man sleep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of politeness, Alvin answered: “Mr. Osborn, it’s three in the morning. What do you need?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Norman’s sincere, heartfelt apology came through the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“???”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—you call me at three a.m. and open with “I’m sorry”? That’s seriously misleading!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking again, Norman wasn’t the type to act without reason—he must have encountered something. Alvin asked: “Mr. Osborn, calm down first. What happened? Did someone steal Compound Five?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no, no—Compound Five is still safe. Not stolen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman hurried to explain, but Alvin grew even more confused—if not Compound Five, then what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahem, this matter requires a full explanation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman seemed nervous, cleared his throat twice, ready to speak—when Alvin cut him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Osborn, it’s three a.m. If possible, I’d appreciate a concise summary. Can you do that?” Alvin, his sleep disrupted, grew impatient at the roundabout approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At Osborn Pharmaceutical Lab, a researcher, facing the lab’s imminent closure, planned retaliation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman no longer danced around—he laid it all out: “Just now, he broke into my room and nearly killed me... God, he’s become a monster. I never imagined that experiment was so dangerous. I regret investing in him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Sss!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Norman’s account, a familiar sensation rose in Alvin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, cautiously, he asked: “The experiment you mentioned—was it the one combining human genes with biological organisms to achieve bodily regeneration?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman on the other end was genuinely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the experiment wasn’t top-secret, Alvin seemed to know it intimately—this was unsettling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...So the attacker was Dr. Curt Connors?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin rubbed his forehead. No wonder he’d seen a lizard-man tonight—the source was Norman all along!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems you know a lot. It’s almost frightening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman fell silent for several seconds, his voice unconsciously tinged with reverence: “Since you know about Connors, I’ll be direct—he turned into a disgusting lizard, broke into my room, demanded to know why I cut funding, and claimed he was close to developing the true regeneration serum.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And then?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin already guessed what this shameless old man had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Er... you know, I’m just an ordinary man, so I...” Norman hesitated, embarrassed: “I told Connors it was because of your Vortech Group that I withdrew investment. But I swear—I didn’t mean to! Respectful Mr. Alvin!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, fine—you’ve mastered the art of shifting blame!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin nearly laughed in rage. No wonder the lizard-man didn’t strangle him—he’d just dumped the blame on him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Alvin, I know you’ll be furious at what I did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman suddenly spoke: “But I had no choice. I must survive to continue researching Compound Five. To compensate, I offer 5% of Osborn Group’s shares and reduce my stake in Vortech Group. If that’s still insufficient, I can...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused a long time, as if wrestling with inner turmoil, then said: “I can share with you a fragment of the Super Soldier Serum research data!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman’s actions somewhat cooled Alvin’s anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he’d survived decades in the business world—he knew this move would anger Alvin, so he cut off his own flesh to pay!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Alvin, I hope my compensation satisfies you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman’s low voice came through the line: “We are partners. I don’t want this incident to damage our relationship. This is the maximum I can offer. I swear, in the name of the Norman Osborn family, I beg your forgiveness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He offered compensation. He lowered his stance. What could Alvin say now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. I forgive you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvin lowered his eyelids, a faint glint of cold light passing through: “But I hope this is the first—and last—time. Understood, Norman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I swear by my family’s name: this will be the last time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norman’s heart, which had been hanging in his throat, finally dropped into his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>",1134,"2026-06-20T00:45:41.385Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","19cf24b984cd920f998c943bb3638c6e445a2bdf43bb45dc90de02267cc53dab","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-53","starting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-chapter-51",588,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-warhammer-to-raid-the-all-heavens-cover.jpg"]