Tony, what did you and Mr. Coulson talk about?"
After Pepper saw Coulson leave the first floor, she saw Tony walk directly into the Underground Room and asked curiously.
"Nothing, just a chat about the current situation and future of the World."
Tony Stark casually brushed her off and took the elevator directly down to the Underground Room.
Regarding what he discussed with Coulson, even a genius like him, having personally seen the God of Death, had some psychological preparation, which allowed him to accept it so quickly.
If Pepper, an ordinary person, were to understand and believe it, he didn't know how much effort it would take.
After Pepper believed him, she might even say things like she didn't want him to go to the battlefield.
Although Tony Stark's words were dismissive, they were undoubtedly true; the content of their conversation, in summary, revolved around the future of the World.
However, Pepper was clearly not satisfied with Tony Stark's dismissive attitude, so she actively followed him, wanting to ask Tony Stark properly.
Tony Stark already had a way of dealing with Pepper, so the two began bickering back and forth.
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On the other side,
Last night, Harvey Anberaka was contacted by Tony Stark.
He already knew that Tony Stark had dealt with Obadiah Stane, and Iron Monger clearly wouldn't appear.
Because without Obadiah Stane to steal it, it would be impossible for others to create an Ark Reactor in a short time.
So, for the next period, it would be a time of calm.
Of course, calm was only relative to Harvey; for others, New York had always been turbulent.
Tony Stark wouldn't be able to settle down anytime soon.
Given Tony Stark's personality, once he knew he could arrange a meeting through the dark web, he would definitely contact him later.
Now, he just had to wait patiently.
As for why Harvey didn't answer Tony Stark's call last night, there was no important reason, nor was he busy.
Harvey simply didn't want to see Tony Stark showing off to him.
After all, although Tony Stark's temperament had changed a lot, becoming somewhat kind and willing to help the weak,
Tony Stark's inherent arrogance and disregard for the feelings of others in his words and actions had not changed much.
Harvey, wearing a T-shirt and shorts, was playing games in the living room in front of a luxurious large screen.
He knew he would soon enter his twenty-second year in the Marvel Universe.
In this World, Harvey had no friends he could truly talk to.
Because of his past as an Asian orphan, his poor background led to much bullying and neglect.
He didn't have many thoughts about friends; he just wanted people not to bother him or obstruct his view.
This idea became even stronger after he awakened the system and gained powerful strength, and Harvey's public identity became that of a diamond bachelor in the eyes of countless people; he no longer wanted to make friends.
If making friends required deliberately catering to others, then he would rather not make friends.
If there was a hobby for Harvey to relax during the two rare days off, besides the five days of mandatory exercise,
Then it was to find more delicious food or play games at home.
For various games, Harvey initially liked competitive ones, such as racing, MOBA, FPS, etc.
However, with Harvey's physical fitness and senses, playing competitive games always led to him being mistaken for a cheater, often resulting in reports and account bans.
Harvey was too lazy to call and argue with the officials, so gradually, Harvey stopped playing competitive games and switched to casual games.
For example, pet-raising games, farming games, these games are fine even if you don't log in for a long time.
This perfectly fit his rest style of playing for a few hours a week.
Just spend a little money, and occasionally exchange experiences with people online, which also helped him relax.
It took Harvey over an hour to finish all the daily tasks and things to do in several games.
Afterward, Harvey, having nothing else to do, went out to find something to eat.
With five meals a day, he gained over 100,000 Evolution Points a day.
If he specifically sought out food made from more powerful animals, he could gain even more Evolution Points.
As for alcohol, it didn't bring him too many Evolution Points; it was simply consumed as a beverage.
However, Harvey generally wouldn't go out of his way to find it, as he had many ways to obtain large amounts of Evolution Points if he wanted them, so he always did whatever felt good.
If he was willing to be a bit harder on himself, it wouldn't be impossible to evolve a hundred times a week.
Harvey drove his Maserati out this time, and as he drove, he wondered when Tony Stark would host another large banquet or exhibition so he could go and freeload some food again.
Thus, the days passed one by one.
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In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.
Tony Stark, piloting the Iron Man Armor, went to Afghanistan multiple times to find the Ten Rings Gang.
After some time, Tony Stark finally annihilated the Ten Rings Gang, freeing Gomira from its hellish situation.
Various allied nations and America were spreading rumors about Iron Man.
The people of Gomira regarded Iron Man as a hero, while many in America began to suspect whether it was technology produced by Stark Industries.
Because currently, Stark Industries was the only entity in America with the potential to create such advanced technology.
Facing numerous external doubts, Tony Stark finally held a press conference and, directly in front of countless people worldwide, declared, "I am Iron Man."
The confirmation of Iron Man's identity drove countless people in America wild.
This was followed by a summons from the National Council.
They wanted Tony Stark to hand over the core of this technology to contribute to the nation.
An ordinary person might be intimidated by the National Council, but what kind of person was Tony Stark?
Before his transformation, he was a World-renowned super genius and arms dealer, and also an honorable taxpayer; it wasn't so easy to pressure him with authority.
So Tony Stark publicly refused and left the venue directly.
This action made countless people in America worship Iron Man even more; his reputation surpassed that of his previous playboy days.
And it was on this day, a month later.
After Tony Stark rejected the National Council's demands, he returned to the mansion, finished dinner, came down from upstairs, entered his laboratory, and casually ordered,
"Jarvis, contact Harvey Anberaka."
"Yes, sir."
Jarvis was already accustomed to this; ever since Tony Stark's call was rejected last time,
Mr. Tony Stark would ask him to contact Mr. Harvey Anberaka every day.
He originally thought this time would be like usual, immediately rejected, but this time, it connected.
"Tony Stark, calling every day for a month straight, do you know this is harassment?"
"My phone and tablet, and many other devices, have other uses, not just being turned off every day to avoid your calls."
And the first words upon connecting were Harvey's somewhat contemptuous remarks.
"Jarvis, is this considered harassment?"
Tony Stark heard these words, stopped what he was about to do for work, and asked belatedly.
"In a sense, yes, sir."
Jarvis paused upon hearing this, considering whether to answer truthfully, but ultimately chose a polite response.
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