Tony Stark lay on his back in a rocking chair, folding his hands on his chest, watching the news replay on TV with a smile.
"[I have destroyed all weapons that have fallen into the hands of dangerous elements,]" Stark, in a suit and tie, spoke to reporters: "[No kind people will be harmed by Stark Industries products in the future. Weapons
After the department is closed, the relevant production and research and development departments will turn to civilian aspects, such as clean energy, suspended cars and intelligent machinery. I believe that they are what the American people need more than weapons.]"
"[What about your armor? Mr. Iron Man?]" A reporter with malicious intentions took the opportunity to ask: "[Your battle with the 'Iron Overlord' not long ago destroyed half of the city. Do you think that is not a crime?"
Is it hurt?】"
"[Who was hurt?]" Stark spread his hands: "[Because it was discovered that Stark Group had bought all the damaged apartments and shops in advance, the article that slandered Stark Industries had to be overturned and rewritten.
you?】"
There were bursts of laughter at the press conference.
"[But it is undeniable,]" the reporter was obviously very persistent: "[The weapon you used to become 'Iron Man' is more powerful than ordinary weapons. You yourself just said that you single-handedly destroyed all homeless people."
Weapons outside the home, if your technology is obtained by dangerous elements and used to commit crimes, do you think you will not be held responsible?】"
"[Of course, no need,]" Stark replied: "[In fact, half an hour before this press conference started, Stark Industries had handed over the full set of technology for the steel armor to the military. If
You did not interrupt me urgently and ask a tendentious question. The next step should be Colonel James Lord's statement on the use and confidentiality of these technologies.]"
The camera of the program panned and focused on a sturdy black officer wearing a military uniform, a beret, and sunglasses on his face.
"[The military will equip outstanding and loyal soldiers with this type of individual armor. Their mission will be to maintain the security of the American people and eliminate threats to the United States,]" Colonel Rhodes held the microphone in his hand and said expressionlessly: "[
Any individual or group who wants to steal these technologies will be considered an enemy of the United States, and this protection also includes Stark Industries technology.]"
"[...]" The reporter was stunned and reluctantly said: "[I have no problem.]"
"Ha," Stark turned off the TV: "Jarvis, how did I do?"
"[Your speech writing is really great,]" Jarvis replied: "[Especially the pie painting.]"
"Justin Hammer, a fool who thinks he is very smart," Stark looked out the window: "The military wants Stark's technology, and he chose to belittle and slander Stark, and then sell it to the military
Your own similar product? This sounds like a woman deliberately slandering her sweetheart in order to gain a man’s attention, which is stupid.”
Why on earth would Hammer Industries be so adamant that Stark Industries would reject the military's proposal? As a former arms industry man, how could he possibly refuse to sell the product?
The reason why Iron Man is Iron Man is not only because of the armor. Jarvis, who provides calculation assistance for the armor, and Stark, who can continuously upgrade the armor's functions, are the most important.
If the military wants the technology and craftsmanship of the "Mark I", then just sell it to them. After all, the current armor has been updated to the "Mark IV".
By the time they want to upgrade and come to buy the Mark IV, they may even have developed the Mark X or even XV.
The military uses an outdated version of the armor and does not dare to use the AI provided by Stark Industries. What they buy back is just a stronger exoskeleton with more functions.
Therefore, the decision-makers at Hammer Industries are a bunch of idiots.
"[He is obviously not as well-informed as you,]" Jarvis said: "[Mr. 'Aquaman'.]"
"Of course..." Stark blinked: "Wait, what does that word mean? My intuition tells me that it is not a good word."
"[It is a popular Internet term recently,]" Jarvis replied: "[It means a man who has many ambiguous partners.]"
"Fishing with a pole, fish in the pond, fish in the sea, King of the Sea, tsk," Stark curled his lips: "You should be able to analyze that this is not a complimentary word, right?"
"[Analyzing the context and evolution so quickly is worthy of being called 'Aquaman'."
"No! Damn it, I'm devoted to Pepper!" Stark slapped the table.
"[According to your preset requirements, I have deleted the relevant records within 0.03 seconds after you said this sentence. Do you need to modify the preset conditions?]" Jarvis said.
"...Keep settings for now,"
Stark stayed for two seconds and suddenly slapped the table again:
"No! Damn it! That's all just a joke!"
"[This is called 'Aquaman', sir.]" Jarvis answered easily.
"I must refute this," Stark sat up straight in his chair: "If you exclude all 'ambiguous objects', how many appointments do I have with young women?"
"[0, sir.]"
"Nonsense, I remember there were arrangements to meet with Pepper."
"[But Miss Pepper is also your 'ambiguous object']"
"Asshole! That's my wife!"
"[Relevant records have been deleted within 0.03 seconds.]"
"...delete a few more sentences and we'll start over." Stark held his forehead.
"[This is called 'Aquaman', sir.]" Jarvis replied.
"I refuse to accept this title," Stark folded his hands and put it under his chin: "List the young women who have had direct interactions with me recently but are not romantic partners."
"[The search result is '2' people,]" Jarvis responded almost immediately: "[Miss Caroline Channing and Miss Max Black respectively.]"
"Who?" Stark wondered.
"[When you fought the Iron Overlord, you destroyed the restaurant where they worked. You waved to them, and they called you a bastard.]" Jarvis replied.
"I think about it...how are they doing?"
"[They work at a restaurant on the border of Clinton and Manhattan, sir.]"
"I really appreciate people who work hard," Stark stood up and said, "I'm going to cancel my next trip. I'm going to meet these two girls."
"[Sir, I think you should hear some information about their background——]"
"When did Stark need to care about other people's backgrounds?" Stark waved his hand and interrupted: "Buy the restaurant first, then I will go there wearing a Mark IV, fall from the sky, and then create a grand fireworks for them.
Here’s a surprise.”
"[Okay, sir.]"
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Although it’s not written on the card, I have never opened the CP
