"Pepper, do you know how many times I have faced strange looks from others since I became Iron Man?" Tony squatted next to Pepper's chair and held her hand.
He knew what kind of person Pepper was in normal times. She was calm and alert, and could always handle various matters appropriately. She was a very competent secretary and was deeply trusted by him. But maybe it was because she was too worried about him, so
Today I have lost my former calmness and rationality.
Tony raised his head and looked into her eyes: "In the eyes of those people, there is jealousy, greed, and fear... Well, although I have experienced this kind of gaze in the past, there is something different about me now.
I am an iron man, I am no longer the mediocre arms dealer I used to be, I am no longer the same as I used to be."
"But, Tony, what does this have to do with your illness?" Pepper cried: "Why do you want to turn yourself into this? Why don't you go to the hospital and remove this damn reactor on your chest?
Okay?"
Tony shook his head: "No, I can't get rid of it yet, at least not yet."
"Why?" Pepper didn't understand.
Tony was silent for a while, as if hesitating whether to say something or not. He finally said it.
Tony's expression became a little lonely. He shook his head and laughed at himself: "Pepper, do you still remember the words I said at the press conference before?"
"I will no longer be engaged in arms production, nor will I develop arms and weapons used to kill people. Stark Industries will close the arms department forever. Although this process is a bit long, after all, Stark Industries is not the only one who has the final say.
Yes, but I have been working hard, and now Stark Industries hardly sells any weapons anymore."
When Tony said this, he felt a little at a loss.
Perhaps it was only here with Pepper that he would show his weakness and put away the arrogance and rebelliousness that he showed to the outside world.
"Then you..." Pepper was about to say something, but was slightly interrupted by Tony.
"Pepper, do you know who is the hottest person among the greedy eyes I have encountered?" Tony sneered and said, "That is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security."
"They... no, I should say everyone in the outside world, they have always thought that the Mark armor I developed is a weapon, used to kill people and win the war. But in fact, this is not the case at all!
"
"Why did I develop this kind of armor in the first place? What was the reason? It was because when I was in the Middle East, I was kidnapped by a group of terrorists there. In order to survive and escape, I had no choice but to create the first armor.
A set of Iron Man armor."
"But no one in the world cares about the original reason for the birth of this armor. They only care about the results. After this armor was exposed to the public, many, many people smelled the arms business opportunities.
.”
"In their opinion, this kind of armor is perfect for making weapons. It has rough skin and thick flesh, and is agile in movement. If it is also equipped with high-power weapons, its lethality will be even more amazing."
"So this kind of armor has been spotted by the Ministry of National Defense. They want to snatch all the armor from me immediately and transform them into military weapons for their own use. But if everything goes back to .asxs., who will
Remember what I said back then? I, Tony Stark, will no longer develop arms and weapons, weapons used to kill people."
Tony's words shocked Pepper.
She covered her mouth and said in disbelief: "Tony, you... you never told me this..."
Tony sighed and said, "I won't tell you because I'm afraid you'll worry."
"Pepper, actually until now, I still occasionally recall my experiences in the Middle East in my sleep. If it hadn't been for that doctor at that time, I would have died long ago. But you know, it was the one who saved me
Doctor, in order to buy me enough time to start the machine, he ran out with a submachine gun, and finally died under the gun of a terrorist. It was his death that made me start thinking about my own arms career.
is it right or not."
Tony knocked on the Ark Reactor in his chest and made a clear knocking sound: "What's more, I had to wear this thing on my chest because I was killed by a weapon developed by myself. I was almost killed by a weapon developed by my own company.
He was killed by a weapon, and he was harmed by this weapon to this point."
"But Tony, you, why can't you replace this thing on your chest?" Pepper wiped her tears, pointed to the Ark reactor on Tony's chest, and asked: "With your skills, can't you still
Can't we replace this thing on the chest and use other elements to provide energy? Does it have to be palladium?"
"I am also making such efforts." Tony smiled helplessly: "But I can't find a suitable element, and there is nothing I can do. If other elements are used, the power of the Ark Reactor will be lost.
Now that it’s so high, I won’t be able to use the Mark Armor.”
"You can put the reactor outside the steel suit." Pepper suggested: "Then use other energy batteries on your chest to provide energy. Or, you can go directly to the hospital to remove all the remaining shrapnel.
Take them all out. With today's medical methods, this can be done. I know a very powerful surgeon, he can definitely..."
Tony shook his head slowly: "Pepper, the core technology of the Steel Armor lies in the reactor. A armor without a reactor is as harmless as scrap metal. But if I install the reactor externally, then the Mark Armor will not
Can everyone use it? How do I explain to the outside world that this is not a weapon?"
"I said that I am not willing to develop weapons anymore. As long as I am still in the steel suit, I can control the suit myself, and rely on the reactor embedded in my body to power my suit, then I will
Iron Man, Iron Man can only be me. Iron Man will always be a hero, not a weapon, and will not fall into the hands of terrorists."
"But if I put the reactor externally into the Mark armor, then anyone can put on this armor and become Iron Man. Iron Man is no longer Iron Man, it's just a weapon, and I made it myself.
The most powerful murder weapon in history."
Tony laughed at himself: "Isn't this ironic? I clearly said that I would no longer develop weapons, but instead I made the most powerful weapon. Ha, this is really interesting."