"Uhh... I am alright," Liam reacted after a second of being dumbfounded.
"Oh, you haven't met my confidante here before. Mathew Murdoch..." Yup, the chubby man was Foggy, and the blind man was Matt—or as we know him, Daredevil. The blind, hypersensitive superhero. Well, he wasn't a superhero yet, as he was still in university, and maybe he was still dating Elektra. Thus, both of them looked quite ordinary.
"That was an exaggeration. Hello... You can call me Matt," Matt replied as he extended his hand to shake with Liam. Liam hesitated for a second before shaking hands with him. As Liam and the two future lawyers were talking, Liam heard a man speaking from behind.
"Liam, I heard that you have been selected by the school to represent us in the Science Expo in LA." The man was wearing a good suit, with a receding hairline but looked quite fit for his age—or maybe it was the good black suit that made him look classy. Liam knew him. In fact, many of the people who had followed the MCU would know him.
Phil Coulson. He was here for his Lola.
"Yes, it is a small device I made that could send back a 3D sonar picture to the person controlling it. I have already applied for the patent," Liam said. The reason Liam was dumbfounded was not because he met Matt or Phil. It was just that both of them were at the same place at the same time. That was what caught Liam off guard.
"3D sonar, huh... Maybe our department will be interested," Phil said.
"You mean your department of the FBI? Why would the FBI need it?" Liam knew the actual situation and thus teased Phil.
"Well, in many home invasions and bringing down bad guys, you never know where the enemies are hidden, so your device might come in handy," Phil said.
"You are talking as if you have already seen the device," Liam said.
"We have... Or at least we have seen the patent. But we want you to make one, and following that, we will proceed with the future plans. Your device, if it works, will be quite useful for us, and that is also the reason why private companies haven't called."
"If I didn't know better, I would have called you a stalker," Liam said.
"Hahaha. We only look for potential people around. You are a genius, Liam. I hope you and our department can cooperate. Of course, our department will compensate you with enough money and maybe invest in your future inventions if they are helpful for us. Oh yes, bring the receipts of all the parts of the device you made. It will help us as we can accurately estimate the price since costly items might make your device less helpful for us," Phil said.
Liam could only roll his eyes at that. You guys have a flying aircraft carrier and multiple ones at that. Or at least they are in production. Money is the least of your concerns. Foggy and Matt felt a bit awkward as they didn't understand what was going on.
Thankfully, his father, Mason, was here, and since Foggy was a regular customer, he happily and proudly spoke of the invention his son had made. Liam felt a bit embarrassed, as this was actually not his own invention. Just like his knowledge of cars, this came from BT too.
He had this idea when he had been using the Pulse Blade. The Pulse Blade was a throwing knife that emitted a radar pulse and allowed one to see the outline of an enemy through any terrain, within a limited range. This was quite useful for a soldier or even police who wanted to invade a place. Thus, he had asked BT how it functioned and even asked BT to give him a blueprint.
Of course, it was a cheaper blueprint and not the one that was small and less efficient. BT didn't actually have the knowledge, and it was from other NPCs that were on his team. BT just simplified it for him, and thus he was able to make his own small sonar device.
He had shown its usefulness to the school and even asked his father to apply for a patent with the help of his lawyer. Both the school and the lawyer were thrilled with what Liam had built, and thus this year's Science Expo for teenagers was going to be held in LA.
This was also one of the reasons why the principal of his school didn't call his parents after the bullying incident. He was too good for the school to be let go—or at least that was what the principal thought.
After a brief introduction and encouragement from Phil, he left, followed by Foggy, as his car needed maintenance, while Phil was taking his Lola out. Liam then started to work and helped his dad and his employees.
Liam was back again at the control station of the Fold Weapon. He had thought deeply about how he would tackle the laser weapon, and that was by dodging long before she could fire the gun. Those guns were heavy, but they also had a drawback: each fire required a recharge after a few seconds. That could only be done if BT counted down the time and dodged by itself, not waiting for Liam's response.
"BT, count down the second she needs to recharge."
[Affirmative, Jack.]
Of course, in order to count the second, he and BT would have to die for the first time. And that was what happened in the end. They died. Not before seeing the countdown on the side.
Nine seconds.
It was rare for Liam to smile after coming from that godforsaken world. He was close to the end goal now and he couldn't wait to see the first rewards. Even though the mental torture was horrible, he did gain physical flexibility, strength and being aware of the surroundings from the game world.