Silkaria.
Tony Stark spent a lot of money to rebuild a high-end neuromechanical laboratory in this country.
In Pepper's eyes, this place is more like a slaughterhouse of metal corpses.
There are various models of steel suits hanging throughout the laboratory, and these are Tony's ongoing experimental models of fully intelligent armor.
"did you see it?!"
"Little Pepper, there is nothing to be afraid of. Although it is unprecedented, it will be the general trend."
Under Pepper's angry eyes, Tony held up a whole bottle of high-end whiskey and poured it into his mouth as he spoke.
actually.
For Tony now, it doesn't really matter whether he drinks whiskey or rum.
As long as the price is right, it is an ordinary alcoholic drink for him. He drinks more for the sake of drinking.
The result of alcoholism is that it can make his genius brain, which can't settle down, be slightly paralyzed.
"The emergence of fully intelligent armor means that all the suits produced in the steel factory will be under my control."
"How about they do what they should do within the agreement...you won't be worried now, will you?!"
Tony raised his eyebrows and looked at Pepper who was silent.
Facts have proved that after Tony said these words, Pepper became very upset.
"I think you're in a bad mood, Tony. You've become different since..."
Pepper wanted to say something, she knew Tony didn't want to hear that name, but...
"Stop, stop, stop."
"I'm fine, I'm fine. The human version, the old version has become outdated. We have all seen this with our own eyes."
"And now I'm building these exciting things, right?"
Tony's eyes became sharp, he had seen the truth of this world.
This world is extremely dangerous.
"Think of Obadiah, think of Whitney Silver Sable went to find, think of the New York we left behind."
"I know what I'm doing."
Pepper listened to the man in front of him, holding a wine bottle in his hand and shouting with a serious expression.
Yes.
Yelling, she has never seen Tony like this...
"Tony, I'm worried that you are going crazy. I don't know how to put it more clearly."
"but……"
"You don't look like a scientist now. You want to control this country more."
"Starting from your steel suit, maybe you weren't joking with me before, you want to be the ruler?!"
Pepper hit the nail on the head.
After Tony in front of her was in a daze for a short time, the spicy alcohol seemed to really hit the genius's brain.
Tony felt dizzy all over, his voice was sore, and the figure of the woman he loved so much was shaking in front of him.
He couldn't help but said.
"why not?!"
"I mean, God... I'm not crazy, I'm in good control of my body."
"I can take care of myself, and there's nothing wrong with my brain. Why do you always feel like I'm mentally wrong, Pepper?!"
Tony looked frantic, with an expression of extreme confusion on his face, and it was exactly this rhetorical question.
Pepper's patience also reached its limit.
"Take care of yourself?!"
"So what you call taking care of is a wall full of tattered drinks?!"
"Then you hide in this dark laboratory and drink alcohol while guarding these metal limbs of yours?!"
Wow!!
Pepper angrily snatched Tony's bottle from his hand and pushed the entire wine rack hard.
As the bottles exploded, the various liquors shattered all over the floor in the laboratory.
The wires were torn off, and part of the experimental armor was completely submerged in wine, and even sparks appeared!
"Hey."
"The wine I finally found, and my equipment worth tens of millions!!"
Tony was drunk, and he watched his semi-finished mechanical arm squeaking.
I couldn't help but shout out!
"Snapped!"
A nice straight shot.
Pepper was not used to the man whose mouth was full of the stench of alcohol, so he slapped him hard.
"..."
Immediately afterwards, the whole world became quiet.
Tony stood there blankly, letting the mixed liquor of various colors flow slowly on the ground.
He looked at Pepper.
After a brief outburst, after venting her emotions, Pepper also looked at Tony.
"I-I'm sorry, Pepper."
It seemed that this mouthful shook Tony out of his alcoholic state. Tony took a step forward and hugged Pepper slowly.
"These……"
"I don't want to die, I don't want to lose you!"
Little Pepper was silent.
She knew Tony's inner fragility. This playboy who once stood at the top of the world had experienced an indescribable impact on the worldview.
"Tony..."
Pepper's voice was soft and she let Tony hold her. She was worried that the man she loved so much would go on a road of no return.
Tony, on the other hand, just held her quietly, speaking in a low tone.
"And you have understood all this wrong. I am still me, and I am still Tony Stark."
"Believe me...I'm just better!!"
…
Pepper left.
After a short conversation, she still had a lot of things to do, such as Silver Sable, Rhodes, etc.
There are many, many people or things now waiting for Pepper to deal with them.
The documents passing through her hands were even busier than the president of this country.
"call!"
"It's okay now, there's no more wine to drink."
Tony shook his head. The door to the laboratory was still locked. Except for Pepper, he would not allow anyone to enter.
"Sir, you still have a package that you haven't checked."
Jarvis's voice suddenly sounded.
"Oh, that's the point. I almost fainted."
Tony felt that he had indeed drunk too much, so he stood up and took out the things he had brought into the laboratory.
There is nothing unusual about a boxy package.
And this was the reason why Tony left the laboratory. In fact, he didn't leave because of Pepper's invitation at all.
"Pepper, I can take care of myself, and when I complete my plan, you'll know I was right."
Tony muttered.
Then I checked the package with an unknown route, and the recipient was Tony Stark.
Then there was no other information, and no clues were found, including Jarvis.
"Sir, this package seems to have appeared out of thin air."
"However, our address should be kept secret, and of course it does not rule out that someone is investigating us."
"Maybe it's some unknown technology that I can't understand, and..."
Tony opened the package in Jarvis's electronic voice, which was different from the information sent by SHIELD before.
When the seal was opened, a dazzling pink light bloomed, illuminating even the dim laboratory.
Bang!
Tony's heartbeat slowed down a beat at this moment, and even Jarvis's voice paused for a moment.
A diamond-shaped fragment appeared on the experimental table, complementing the blueprint of the steel skull drawn by Tony on the screen!!
A small line of handwriting was written inside the delivered package.
"The gem fragment of the Shikon Jade that can satisfy all miracles. This gift should make you full of joy!!"
This chapter has been completed!