Marvel: It Starts with a Spell

The dirty road, the dim sky, the noise of children, and the shrill horns of cars penetrated through the cars and into Carter's ears.

She was driving through Brooklyn with Steve in a car, trying to relax Steve and make him less nervous before injecting the super soldier serum.

"I'm familiar with this neighborhood. I've been beaten in that alley, and in that parking lot, and behind that restaurant..." Steve's face showed a look of reminiscence.

Listening to Steve's description, Carter asked curiously: "Why don't you run away."

Steve shook his head. “If you run once, you’ll keep running. If you stand up and fight back, you’ll get your chance someday.”

This made Carter raise his eyebrows; "I agree with you a little bit..."

"I don't understand why you want to join the army. You are a beautiful lady. I mean, a beautiful woman, no, ma'am, you are very beautiful..." Steve became more and more confused. Finally, he curled his lips and spread his hands, thinking that he shouldn't be boring himself.

Carter turned his head and said with interest: "You don't know how to chat up a lady."

Steve smiled sheepishly, "This is probably the longest conversation I've ever had with a lady."

"You haven't danced with other women, have you?" Carter stared at Steve.

"I don't dare ask another woman to dance, and after so many years, I don't care much anymore. I guess... I'm waiting."

Steve turned his head and looked out the window with a distracted look in his eyes.

"Waiting for what?" Carter asked curiously.

"Wait for a suitable dance partner..." Steve turned his head away, not daring to look Carter in the eye.

Carter smiled knowingly and stopped staring at Steve.

"Li, why did you come to the United States?" In another car, Li Huang and Dr. Erkins were riding in the same car.

"As for me, I originally wanted to avoid the war, but I didn't expect that I would end up on the battlefield. There is an old Chinese saying, 'Fate plays tricks on people', which probably refers to my situation." Li Huang smiled bitterly, "Then, Doctor, why did you come to America?"

"As for me, perhaps, I also wanted to avoid the war. Schmidt wanted me to make super weapons for him, but those weapons would further escalate the intensity of the war. If I had not studied this project at the beginning, perhaps there would not have been so many things later. I could still be in the German countryside, drinking wine and reading. It is just as you said, fate plays tricks on me." Dr. Erkins sighed.

"No, Doctor. A genius like you will shine like gold wherever you go." Li Huang said firmly.

"Ah, maybe, but I'm just a canary now. I can't even decide where my research results go."

The meaning of Dr. Erkins's words was very clear, he could not let Li Huang inject the super soldier serum.

Li Huang naturally understood what Dr. Erkins meant: "It's okay, Doctor. Steve might be a better candidate."

"Hey, Li, I promise you that I will make my future research results available to you." Dr. Erkins set his goal.

Before Li Huang could answer, the car stopped in front of the Brooklyn Antique Store and the driver said, "We're here, Doctor. Please get off."

"Ah, it's time for us to get out of the car. Li, come on, you can take a look at Steve's injection first." Dr. Erkins opened the car door and jumped out, followed closely by Li Huang.

As they walked into the store, an old lady looked at them and said, "Isn't it a great weather today?"

This is a code word. Only if you answer it correctly will she let you in.

Dr. Erkins obviously knew how to respond: “Yeah, but I always carry an umbrella.”

The doctor took Li Huang to a room where medical staff were busy. Various silver precision instruments were placed in the room. In the center was a reinforced warehouse similar to an iron coffin. Colonel Phillips and Howard Stark were also here.

"Hey, Doc, you're a little late." Howard whistled and greeted the Doc in a relaxed tone.

"Yes Mr. Stark, I was a little late in getting here after having a chat with this fine young man."

"It's okay, Doctor. Our guinea pigs haven't arrived yet. Let's get ready." Howard's tone was light and there was no sense of nervousness at all.

Li Huang raised his eyebrows. Howard was really bold to say, "Little white mouse". Although everyone knew that Steve was the first experimental subject besides the Red Skull, and the super soldier serum had also been transformed and upgraded, it was really too straightforward to say this.

Dr. Erkins nodded, turned to Li Huang and said, "That's your seat. I'll go make some preparations first."

Li Huang was just about to sit down and wait when he heard Steve's surprised voice behind him: "Hey, Huang, are you going to become a super soldier too?"

"No, Steve, I'm here to cheer you on. You must succeed soon. I believe in you. You will be fine!" Li Huang came over and held Steve's hands tightly. "Come on!"

"I will, I will succeed!"

"Hey, Steve, come here." Dr. Erkins waved to Steve at the side of the enhanced warehouse.

"I'm over there." Steve gave Li Huang a hug and walked towards Dr. Erkins.

Carter glanced at Li Huang. Steve's words just now often mentioned "Bucky" and "Li Huang".

Li Huang sat down in his seat and quietly looked at the crowd who came to watch the experiment.

"Senator Brant, welcome..."

"This is Greg..." Congressman Brandt introduced a middle-aged man to Phillips.

"Greg Clemson, from the State Department..."

Li Huang took a closer look at the man named Greg. He was the Hydra agent, the guy who shot Dr. Erkins. He didn't expect that Hydra's agents had been planted in the US State Department.

In Li Huang's plan, this guy is also one of the key figures, because he will steal a super soldier serum later, and what Li Huang needs is the super soldier serum.

"Oh my God, give that kid something to eat." Senator Brandt saw Steve entering the enhanced cabin with his upper body naked through the glass of the control room. Seeing his skinny body, he couldn't help but complain.

Li Huang was also quite helpless. Even though this guy practiced the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu", he was still so thin. Could this be the law of cause and effect?

Watching in the audience, Steve lay in the cold enhanced chamber, his heart beating fast and his hands and feet sweating.

"How do you feel?" Dr. Erkins had already changed into a white coat.

"It feels a little big." Steve tried to calm his rapid breathing.

"Haha." Dr. Erkins smiled knowingly.

"Is there any wine left in that bottle?" Steve swallowed hard, feeling his whole body tense.

"No more. Li and I have already finished drinking."

"Okay, next time this happens, can you let me drink some wine first?"

"Sorry, boy, for the sake of your health and the experiment, this is not possible." Dr. Erkins tried his best to ease Steve's tension.

He turned his head and asked, "Howard, what's the baseline situation like?"

"The baseline is 100% normal, everything is ready, Doc." Howard came over and gave Steve a signature smile: "Don't worry, man, we may use up half of Brooklyn's electricity, but everything is fine."

"Very good, Steve, Howard, we are ready to start; Agent Carter, would it be better if you were in the control room?" Dr. Erkins turned around and asked everyone to get ready to start the experiment immediately.

Carter said sorry, turned around and went up to the control room. Before going back, he looked back every few steps and looked at Steve.

Dr. Erkins picked up the microphone and said, "Can you hear me? OK, gentlemen, you all already know the experiment we are going to conduct today. I will not say more. Let's begin!"

The room became busy as several staff members opened the instrument storing the serum, revealing four bottles of blue serum inside.

Li Huang stared at these cute little bottles closely, as this was one of the keys to his strengthening!