I've already informed Origin to come over himself. These past few days, I've also been studying the Origin Energy within him. It's a very peculiar energy; it can operate and move autonomously, just like a sentient being. I think that might be Origin itself..."
After the final pipeline was set up, Tony was busy configuring the special pipes for developing the new element, while also telling Ron about some of his research on Origin.
As Tony spoke, a robot, roughly the size of a child but entirely mechanical, walked in through the door. Upon seeing Ron, the robot immediately approached him and said, "Ron, it's me. I am Origin."
"Hmm, it seems you have a new body now." Ron smiled and responded, then turned to Tony and said, "As expected of a tech genius, you actually separated Origin from Genesis. By the way, where's Genesis?"
"That large robot is probably sunbathing by the sea right now. It seems to prefer being alone."
Tony pointed to a virtual screen on the side, which showed a scene of the beach outside the villa. A massive robot sat on the ground in a human-like posture, staring blankly at the distant coastline, lost in thought.
After speaking, Tony walked over to the 'child-like' Origin, patted its mechanical head, and continued.
"After separating Origin from the large robot, I had a new idea: to try and separate Origin's Origin Energy, dividing it into two energy forms—one with sentient consciousness and one without. But I failed; things aren't as simple as they seem..."
"Tony, what are you planning to do then?" Ron asked.
"The new element." Tony smiled, pointing to a triangular alloy frame on the side, and said, "I have a feeling that I can successfully research the new element my father left for me. If I can't thoroughly understand Origin's Origin Energy by then, I can research a conversion device to make the new element Origin's energy source."
"That sounds great, Tony, you're amazing!" Ron nodded, genuinely praising Tony.
Although this guy was quite arrogant and conceited, he would never go back on his promises. Having such a friend would probably be pretty good.
Unfortunately, Ron had come with an agenda from the very beginning. Even if Tony considered him a friend, Ron found it very difficult to make any new friends now.
At this moment, Tony's AI butler, Jarvis, suddenly spoke up, saying to Tony, "Sir, Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. is here. Would you like to see him?"
"Agent Coulson?" Tony frowned. Although Coulson was from S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony didn't dislike this agent, who sometimes spoke in a rather amusing way. He thought for a moment, then said,
"Let Agent Coulson in. Perhaps he has something important to tell me."
"Yes, sir," Jarvis replied.
"Ron, I know you have some unclear relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D., but I assume you wouldn't object to interacting with their people, would you?" After Jarvis's words fell, Tony turned his head and asked Ron.
"Of course, Agent Natasha from S.H.I.E.L.D. has already contacted me, and we got along very 'pleasantly'!" Ron said with a smile.
"'Pleasantly' here sounds like it has some deeper meaning..." Tony's eyes also narrowed, and he laughed along with Ron.
A moment later, the somewhat balding Agent Coulson walked in through the door, calling out to Tony inside, "Tony, I heard your research has yielded results... uh..."
However, halfway through his sentence, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be more than just Tony inside. A man and a woman were also standing beside Tony.
And most importantly, Coulson knew who this man and woman were. In his impression, these two were even harder to approach than Tony Stark, the kind of people you simply couldn't get close to.
Although Coulson had seen Ron's file countless times, this was his first actual encounter with Ron. So, Coulson dared not step forward, nor dared to retreat, and the scene momentarily fell into an awkward silence.
Seeing Coulson's cautious demeanor, Tony smiled. He finally understood S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attitude towards Ron. S.H.I.E.L.D. was treating Ron like a major villain boss, not daring to relax their guard even for a moment.
To alleviate the current awkward situation, Tony, as the middleman, said, "Coulson, let me introduce you. This is Ron, the owner of Marvel News. The beautiful lady next to him is Jessica, a reporter from Marvel News. They're here to interview me. Coulson, you don't need to be nervous, relax, relax..."
However, even though Tony tried hard, Coulson still dared not approach. Of course, given Coulson's personality, it wasn't that he didn't dare, but rather that Nick had warned him that, except for Black Widow, no one else should ever contact Ron, to avoid any unforeseen incidents.
"Alright..." Tony didn't insist. He waved to Ron, then took Coulson outside the basement, finally resolving the awkward situation.
"So, what do you need me for?" Tony asked, looking at the now relaxed Coulson.
"To say goodbye," Coulson said with some regret. "I've been reassigned. I'll be heading directly to New Mexico shortly to carry out another mission."
Tony smiled and extended his right hand: "That's a good place. Good luck."
"Hmm, I'm leaving. I hope you'll seriously consider our suggestion. We need you." Coulson also reached out and shook Tony's hand, saying.
Tony didn't say anything, giving Coulson an 'oh well' expression, watching him leave.
Although Tony and Coulson were quite far apart, Ron in the basement still heard their conversation.
He knew that Coulson's departure would lead to the introduction of another heavyweight character, the man who could control lightning—no, control a hammer.
After Coulson left, Tony returned to his work on the new element. This was the final step; if successful, a powerful new element would be born.
Ron and Jessica didn't leave. They sat aside, quietly watching Tony conduct the experiment, witnessing it all.
"Activate the prism accelerator, begin the experiment!"
Having completed everything, Tony gave his final command to Jarvis. As soon as his words fell, white lasers gradually formed within the pipes, converging into a powerful energy source.
Next, Tony held a special reflective alloy in his hand and slowly aimed the laser at the small triangular alloy device in the corner, directing all the lasers onto the small triangle.
Throughout the process, the containers in the basement were completely destroyed and split in half by the energy lasers, a shocking sight.
After a long period of radiation, the original small triangular alloy had disappeared, and the new small triangle was entirely composed of this energy, becoming dazzlingly luminous.
This indicated that the new element Tony's father had left for him to research had formed and was born on Earth, which urgently needed technological advancement, adding a heavyweight bargaining chip for Earth to face future cosmic threats.