previously in chapter 65
"But what i need to improve what i already have?" he asked himself as he pondered, "well, since i am already specilising in fire, i might just focus on that" he though to himself as he contoued to think, before popping a limitless, which he noticed something, "the affect, are they reduced?" he asked himself as he immediately realised the reason why, "its mostly like because of the phoenix potion that enhanced my cognitive function so the effect are reduce but was i really that dump?" he ask himself but he already knew that so he started to work, "i already have an idea" he smiled as he started to work, before looking at a particular mutated plant in front of him.
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Chapter 66
[ Name: Sunpetal ]
[ Grade: 5th ]
[ Description: A golden plant mutated through Liquid Sunlight, its petals radiate warmth and emit a bright, golden glow. ]
[ Effects: +120% energy generation, +130% light-based spell potency, +110% solar energy absorption, +125% health regeneration, +115% vitality boost ]
[ Deterioration-Rate: 0% ]
"Perfect, although I need to get rid of that light-based effect. Maybe I should try multiplying that Flaming Ginseng," he thought as he got to work. Suddenly, Kai gave him notice. "Hmm, Hank Pym, this is interesting," he muttered to himself as he pulled up everything he had on Hank Pym, which led to him smiling evilly. But before he could do that, he had work to do, as in front of him were several fire liquids in fireproof vials.
[ Name: Eternal Flame Elixir ]
[ Grade: 6th ]
[ Description: The Eternal Flame Elixir is a blazing liquid synthesized from the essence of 100 flames, each stage involving the merging of two flames into an essence, repeated a hundred times to create a new, hotter flame. This elixir burns with an intense heat that lasts longer and shines brighter than any normal fire. ]
[ Effects: +500% heat intensity, +450% longevity, +450% brightness, +500% energy efficiency, +450% purity of flame, +500% thermal conductivity ]
[ Deterioration-Rate: 0% ]
"One hundred stages of fusion and it results in tier 6," he sighed. He was expecting a tier 7, but he didn't mind. "Now I just have to—" he paused as he suddenly thought of something. "Why am I doing this? What is my goal?" he asked himself, randomly, out of the blue, as he got up and walked to his planning desk, which resembled how detectives hang their findings in a case. "What is my long-term goal?" he asked himself, and the goal was obvious. "I need to grow stronger and become a god so that I can participate in the cosmic war," he thought as he put up a line, and at the end of the line, there was a goal that said 'become a god.'
"And what is my short-term goal?" he asked himself as he drew another line. "It's to gather funds, materials, and then craft a potion that permanently enhances my strength so that I can't be killed by a bullet," he answered himself, then paused before noting 'achieved 50%.' He still wasn't comfortable with the fact that his heart and his brain were still weak points.
"What are potential obstacles that can get in my way?" he asked himself as several figures came to mind. "SHIELD, HYDRA, Hand, and the Avengers," he put those names in the possible obstacle sections. "And what is their priority level?" he asked himself as he placed several notes under each one.
"The Avengers are dead last mostly because I haven't had a run-in with them yet, but since I'm going to need Hulk's blood and Thor's blood, I'm going to encounter them next," he thought as he moved to the next one. "SHIELD is next because it's on its last leg. All I have to do is kill Fury and Coulson's team, but their ties to the Avengers are what makes them dangerous." He moved to the next one.
As he then moved to HYDRA, "HYDRA is second mostly because they are trying to make me forcefully join them, and they have the means to not only parasitize but also cripple a giant organization like SHIELD. Plus, I don't know their depth, who created them, and why they were created, so i need to get to know before they became a real problem" he noted, finally realizing just how much he had been underestimating the nine-headed serpent.
"And finally, the Hand. They are the number one priority because they not only consist of martial artists but because they have dragon bones—real dragon bones—making them a priority. And because I stole nearly all of SHIELD's toys, this moved them higher on the priority list." With that in mind, he asked himself the next important question. "Can I handle them? What is the difficulty of handling them in case of a full-on attack?"
"I can classify the Avengers as red because of two people—well, three people: mainly Thor, Hulk, and Iron Man. Hulk is self-explanatory, while Thor has an entire alien civilization that is more advanced than Earth by millennia. As for Iron Man, he is a pain in the ass, not only because he is smart but also because he has the resources and the funds. Unless I can cripple his funds and mind and take out his toys, then he is a threat," he mused as he finally moved on to the next one.
"HYDRA is yellow because I don't know their roots, and the Hand is the same. If they can make drugs out of dragon bones, then they are going to be very tough to deal with," he sighed, still envious of those dragon bones. "And understandably, SHIELD is last, although I have reason to believe that they can rebuild given everything I know about Coulson," he sighed as he looked at the web of lines that were forming.
"So I have identified or unidentified my goals, my enemies, and established the rank of priority, so now I need contingency plans. I need a way to deal with everyone here," he sighed. "To deal with the Avengers, I will need the Reality Gem, which I am saving to use as a supplementary material for a reality-warping function, but this gem should be enough to deal with them temporarily. But killing them is going to be tough," he sighed for the hundredth time.
"But I don't need to kill them. Heroes have their uses, as demonstrated by their ability to deal with an alien invasion, although the fact that the alien invasion's real leader has yet to make an appearance makes me uneasy," he said, thinking about how he didn't believe that Loki was their leader, especially now when he was high on Limitless.
"Plus, I still believe that there will be more events they need to deal with. All I need to do is make sure they don't get in my way. It would be great if I could use them too, but just in case I need to get rid of them, the Reality Gem is the key. As for how to deal with each individual Avenger, I will need to make time for that." With that out of the way, he turned to HYDRA. "With the little information I have from SHIELD, I can establish that these fuckers are planners, biding their time.
I will need to unearth them, hitting multiple of their bases at a time. But I won't be doing that myself; that would just be doing the work for SHIELD. And why should I waste time working for SHIELD when I can have them work for me? I can tip off HYDRA bases and let them raid it. It would have been great if I could create clones. I would just use one to infiltrate shield, like ward did," he sighed as he put 'how to deal with HYDRA' under their name.
"Then there is SHIELD. It's quite straightforward, but I don't want to get rid of them yet. I need them to battle HYDRA, and if there is something interesting that HYDRA is keeping, then I would take it first before tipping off SHIELD." He then put aside SHIELD, placing the label 'slaves' above their name. "And lastly, the Hand. I can also use a borrowed gun to deal with them, although I can deal with them myself, but it would waste time. Me poisoning Fisk's toy already made him suspicious of Madam Gao, like I wanted. Now I just need to fan the flames, maybe kill a very trusted subordinate like that James Butler guy," he thought as he put exactly that on the board.
"But this would only sour the relationship between the Hand and Fisk. Given the number of Hand ninjas Gao has under her, I will need more than Fisk to deal with them, and I would also need to know their roots, their origin."
During this whole reevaluation, his life and goals pointed out quite a lot of flaws, mostly the fact that Henry lacked the capability to know deep and ancient information, like how the Hand was formed. "Looks like I will need to make some memory-extracting item or truth potion and capture someone who knows a lot of information," he quickly came up with a possible solution as he returned to the goal.
"With some semblance of a contingency plan, I can start my work. I need to drive a wedge between Fisk and Gao. I also need to tip off SHIELD about possible HYDRA bases that have no real value to me, and I need to create an artifact using the Reality Gem," he thought. With all of his thoughts aligned and enemies planned for, he could finally turn his attention to his goal.
"Setting aside becoming a god, to even attempt that, I need to live long enough. And with the extremes in my blood, I can heal from injuries, but I can still die. So I need immortality, the kind of immortality that makes me unkillable, no matter what part of my body is destroyed." and he was already concocting some ideas on how to achieve that.
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A/N Oh right, this was the chapter where he reevaluated his goals and started to adjust accordingly. I also like to believe that this is the chapter where he starts to think before he acts—not getting angry, but keeping calm and composed. That is what I think. There might be flaws in his goals or thinking process, and that is okay. As long as I am improving, then it's okay. In fact, I believe that I have come a long way. Just take out *Marvel Imperial Beast* for comparison reasons and come back to comment here. See the difference, that is.
ps: why the fuck did i say. THAT IS, that doesn't make sense,