After two days of renovation, the house had undergone a major overhaul, and Noah had transformed it to his liking. The house had changed so much in just two days, mainly with the help of Nano Robots. The work efficiency of these robots was simply incredibly high.
At this moment, Noah was sitting on the sofa in the living room, with several photos of Tahm Kench on the table beside him. These were the photos Noah had taken before he transformed into Tahm Kench and went into the Atlantic Ocean, and he had placed them here.
"Let's see if anything big happened in the past two days."
Noah sat on the sofa, and a holographic screen rose from the table. Noah reached out to check the news hotspots from the past two days. Besides some celebrity gossip, Noah saw a few interesting messages.
"Iron Man Tony Stark's Birthday Party Extravaganza!" "Two Iron Men?! The 'Iron Man Battle' at Tony Stark's Birthday Party!" "Justin Hammer to Showcase New Combat Robots at Stark Expo!" "Meteorite Lands in New Mexico."
"It's already this time period, so does that mean tomorrow is the decisive battle between Iron Man and Ivan Vanko?" Noah looked at these messages and knew the current time. It was the end of Iron Man 2. Today should be when Nick Fury gave Tony's father's relics to Iron Man, and then tomorrow would be Iron Man inventing a new element and then battling Whiplash.
Moreover, Noah looked at the third piece of information. Was this meteorite Mjolnir? These two plotlines were quite close, but Noah decided to finish the Iron Man storyline first before dealing with Thor's matters.
Noah turned off the projection and picked up the late-night snack Lissandra had prepared for Noah on the table: a large bowl of Zhajiangmian. That's right, it was Zhajiangmian. Noah had mentioned to Lissandra before that he wanted to eat Chinese food, so Lissandra searched online for recipes and learned Chinese cuisine. With an artificial intelligence's learning ability, Lissandra immediately mastered the methods of making Chinese delicacies.
"Delicious!"
While slurping the noodles, Noah planned for tomorrow. However, according to the previous agreement, he was supposed to go with Peter and Ned. Hmm, Noah thought about it again and decided to stick to the original plan. Once there, he would check the mission refresh status and then complete the missions accordingly.
As for today, he wanted to get a good day's rest. After all, the mental activity of the past few days had been truly exhausting for him. He hadn't even slept for these two days, constantly thinking and learning. Noah felt like his brain cells were being squeezed dry.
Just then, Lissandra notified Noah that someone was contacting him. Noah clicked on the screen in front of him, and the caller's name was Peter Parker. Seeing that it was Peter's call, Noah clicked to connect, and Peter's voice came through.
"Good evening, Noah."
"Peter, good evening. Is there something you need to talk about so late?"
"Of course, have you forgotten that we're going to the Stark Expo tomorrow?"
"Of course not. Have you and Ned decided on a meeting place for tomorrow?" Noah asked.
"How about we meet at the entrance of the exhibition tomorrow? What do you think?" Peter asked Noah for his opinion.
"No problem."
"Then it's settled, Noah, bye-bye."
After hanging up the phone, Noah began his time for rest and relaxation.
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Meanwhile, at noon, while Noah was still working, in Tony Stark's beach Villa, the messy floor and charred ceiling hinted at the wildness of Tony's birthday party the night before. Nick Fury and Tony sat facing each other, discussing the Arc Reactor, with several Agents guarding on the balcony.
"That thing in your chest is based on unfinished technology," Nick Fury said to Tony.
"No, it's finished. It just wasn't efficient before, until I... and then..." Tony heard Nick Fury's words and began to retort.
Listening to Tony, Nick Fury just smiled and then spoke about Tony's father, Howard's, vision for the future of the Arc Reactor. Then, at Tony's inquiry, he revealed the story of Ivan Vanko and his father.
After listening, Tony asked again, "You just said I haven't tried everything. What else haven't I tried?"
"He said that only you in this World could complete his unfinished work?"
"He said that?" Tony asked.
"Aren't you? If you are, then you can definitely solve your heart problem," Nick Fury stared at Tony.
Tony looked at Nick Fury for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know where you learned these things, but he actually didn't think highly of me."
Tony began to describe his impression of his father: cold, calculating, and not fond of him. So Tony felt that what Nick Fury said was impossible; he couldn't understand why his father would place all his hopes for the future on him.
"Not so," Nick Fury said after taking a sip of Water.
"It seems you know my father better than I do," Tony scoffed.
"Indeed, in fact, your father was one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D.," Nick Fury said. Two Agents nearby carried a large silver box, while Black Widow Natasha and Agent Coulson also approached. Nick Fury looked at his watch and told Tony that he had an appointment at 2 o'clock and had to leave.
"Wait, what's this?" Tony asked, looking at the silver box.
"Natasha will continue to work undercover at Stark Industries. You remember Agent Coulson, right?" Nick Fury ignored Tony's question and said to him, then gestured to Agent Coulson. Finally, before leaving, he signaled to Tony that he would be watching him.
"We've cut off all communications. You are isolated from the outside World. Good luck." Tony looked at Natasha, and Natasha said to Tony, then turned and left.
Tony shrugged and looked at Coulson, indicating that he needed a change of clothes. He was still wearing a bathrobe and needed to go to the laboratory to work. He also mentioned that a cup of coffee would be even better.
"We're not here for that. Director Fury has instructed us to prevent you from leaving here by any means necessary," Coulson said to Tony with a smile, indicating that if Tony tried any tricks, he would stun him with a taser, then go watch TV, leaving him to drool on the floor.
"Okay, I understand." Once Tony realized that he wouldn't be allowed to leave for now, he could only take the briefcase and examine its contents. He then stayed in the room, looking at Howard's notes while playing his video recordings.
Meanwhile, at the Military, Tony's friend Rhodes and his subordinates were watching Hammer confidently present a weapon. Hammer was introducing the weapons he had developed, but seeing Rhodes's expressionless face, Hammer prepared to introduce his trump card: the "Ex-Wife" missile from the humorous scene at the end of Iron Man 2. However, Rhodes remained expressionless, and Hammer didn't know what he was thinking.
"Well, do you want it or not? Just say it clearly. You're like a Sphinx, impossible to read," Hammer said, hands on his hips.
"I'll take it," Rhodes said.
"Oh? You want it? Which one do you want?" Hammer asked, surprised by Rhodes's words.
"I want them all."
Hearing Rhodes's words, Hammer was also very surprised. In that case, he would have to heavily modify the Iron Man Suit. Hammer turned to look at the silver Iron Man Suit in front of him. If possible, he also wanted to see if he could reverse-engineer Stark's Iron Man Suit technology.
This suit was the one Rhodes had privately worn at Tony's birthday party. It couldn't really be called private, as no one could wear it without Tony's permission. It was just that Tony thought he was going to die at the time, so he silently allowed his few good friends to wear the suit as a dying gift.
The next day, Tony went to Stark Industries' CEO office to talk with Pepper, but Pepper was in a very bad mood due to the public opinion of the past few days, so she didn't pay much attention to Tony and rushed to deal with other matters of Stark Industries. Seeing Pepper ignore him, Tony also went back, but before leaving, Tony took the map model that Howard had left behind.
Back in the laboratory, Tony finally discovered what Howard had left in the model: a new element, a new element that could replace palladium. Tony was filled with emotion and silently thanked his father.
After putting away the projection, Tony cleaned up his laboratory and then began to set up a small particle accelerator to synthesize the new element. After a busy period, Agent Coulson even came to bid farewell to Tony, saying that he was going to another place to perform a mission, and then Tony finally synthesized the new element.
"Congratulations, sir, you have synthesized the new element." Tony picked up the glowing new element with tweezers, and Jarvis congratulated Tony from the side.
Admiring the new element radiating blue light in front of him, Tony's eyes were complex and excited. He then placed the new element into the newly built Arc Reactor. The reactor successfully accepted the new element, proving Tony's success.
"Anonymous call incoming, sir." Just as Tony was directing his robots to clean, Jarvis reminded Tony that an unknown call had come in. Tony initially thought it was Coulson, but the caller's voice made Tony feel unfamiliar.
"Tony, are you alright?" Tony felt this voice was a bit familiar. After recalling for a moment, he finally remembered that the caller was Ivan Vanko, who had attacked him at the racetrack. However, Tony wondered why he was still alive; he recalled that his prison had exploded, and his body had been charred.
However, Tony didn't waste time. After muting his end, he listened to the other party while having Jarvis lock onto the call's source. But just as the location was about to be pinpointed, the other party hung up. Tony only knew that the other party was in Manhattan and its surrounding areas.
As Tony was thinking, he turned and saw Justin Hammer displayed on a nearby screen, which reminded Tony of some things. Justin Hammer was also at the racetrack on the day of the attack. Tony felt that the other party must have wanted to deal with him and had secretly rescued Ivan Vanko.
Thinking of this, Tony quickly installed the latest Arc Reactor. Jarvis wanted to stop Tony, as it hadn't been tested yet, but Tony felt there was no time. He remembered that Pepper was also at the exhibition today, and he was worried that some dangerous situation might occur there.
After installing the latest reactor, Tony's palladium poisoning symptoms gradually dissipated, and the reactor in his chest emitted a strong light. Tony felt that his current state was excellent.
"It smells like coconut."
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"Time to wake up, Noah."
Hearing Lissandra's voice, Noah opened his eyes, feeling very refreshed. He checked the time; it was already noon. He had slept for quite a while because he had been working tirelessly in the laboratory for the past two days. Although he didn't need to sleep due to the Resolve Rune, he would still feel mentally fatigued, which was why he slept longer this time.
After getting up, washing, and having lunch, he prepared to head to the Expo. It was almost the time he had agreed upon with Peter.
Noah first placed the control ward in the main hall. He had been a bit busy these past few days, getting busy with the laboratory matters as soon as he moved in, and he had forgotten to place wards. Moreover, control wards, unlike vision wards, have no time limit and can exist indefinitely.
Noah felt he needed to buy a vehicle. Otherwise, even though he was very fast, constantly flying in his Iron Man Suit felt strange for daily life. However, buying a car was a matter for later.
Noah sensed the location of his old ward, greeted Lissandra, and then used his Teleport skill to Teleport directly back.
This time, he didn't bring Lissandra's main body, because she still had to be busy with laboratory work. However, even when Noah was far away from Lissandra, Lissandra could always contact Noah through the belt on his body. Lissandra could even use the Nano Robots in Noah's belt to directly create a new body and appear next to Noah.