Three days later, in the chairman's office of Rebirth Group, Andrew and Howard were watching a live broadcast—the famous scene where Tony Stark went to the Middle East to sell Jericho missiles and ended up being blown up by his own missile.
Fortunately, Tony was wearing a special bulletproof vest, so he wasn't killed, just knocked unconscious.
Andrew looked at the gradually darkening magic light screen and said, "Tony Stark's life has completely changed from this point on."
Compared to Andrew, Howard was extremely nervous: "BOSS, Tony really won't die?"
"Don't worry, he won't die."
Andrew said, "By the way, remember to inform Jameson about Tony Stark's attack in the Middle East. We want to grab the headlines."
J. Jonah Jameson, editor-in-chief of The Daily Bugle, is the one who constantly slanders Spider-Man in the newspapers in the movie.
"BOSS, I was wrong before. You are no different from other Demon Kings."
Howard complained. Not saving his son was one thing, but he was actually using the news of his son's serious injury to boost newspaper sales. Was there any humanity left?
"I am a Demon King to begin with."
Andrew shrugged and said, "If I told you that I built a company overseas and plan to profit from the fluctuations in Stark Industries's stock price, what would you think?"
"BOSS, how could you do that?"
Howard was very angry: "You have an opportunity to make money but you don't tell me? Oh, right, we can also use this incident to open a betting game in Las Vegas."
"You truly are his father."
Andrew complained and said, "Let's not talk about this. By the way, how are your attainments in artificial intelligence? Can you create an Intelligence System like Tony's?"
Howard said confidently, "I'll brush up on my knowledge, it's not a big problem. More than half of what Tony developed is based on my old work."
"That's good. My negotiations with Twitter were not smooth; they are unwilling to give up control."
Andrew said, "So, I want to start a short video company, focusing on mobile short videos. You'll be responsible for researching the software and algorithms. I want to use it to defeat Twitter and gain control of online discourse power."
You don't need to worry about funding; spend as much as you need. I will provide it to you unconditionally and without limit."
Howard agreed: "Although my main business is manufacturing weapons, I can do this too."
Andrew said, "It's fine if you like researching weapons. Work at the company during the day, and go back to Rebirth Hell to research weapons at night."
Howard complained, "Working twenty-four hours a day? You truly are a Demon King."
...
The disappearance of Tony Stark in the Middle East quickly caused a huge stir. Although Stark Industries denied it immediately, its stock price still plummeted.
Susan sighed as she looked at the news on her phone. Natasha, the new secretary beside her, asked, "Susan, did you buy Stark Industries stock?"
Yesterday, Susan encountered a thief, and fortunately, Natasha stepped in to help. After the two women talked, Natasha successfully became Susan's secretary.
"I didn't buy any, but I have a friend who did. He's unlucky; his investments always fail. It seems this time is no exception."
Susan shook her head. Who would have thought that something so major would happen to the usually stable Stark Industries?
"He's really unlucky."
Natasha looked at the chairman's office and said, "In contrast, our boss's luck is much better. Some people even give him shares for free."
Susan recalled what Andrew had once said and smiled, "Because he is God's Angel, Ghost Rider."
"God's Angel, Ghost Rider?"
Natasha was stunned. How did it turn from a spy drama into a mythological drama?
...
Tony Stark is a very resilient person. Although he was seriously injured and imprisoned by terrorists, he did not choose to give up. In a cave, he accomplished a miracle with crude tools—miniaturizing the Arc Reactor.
The Arc Reactor is a controllable nuclear fusion reactor that can release three billion joules of energy per second. The reason Andrew cast magic on Tony was for this.
In Rebirth Hell, Andrew watched Tony Stark place the glowing Arc Reactor into his chest and asked Howard, "Howard, can you replicate it?"
Howard said, "Yes, the Arc Reactor was something I researched. All Tony did was miniaturize the reactor."
"Your Arc Reactor was just an exhibit; your son successfully turned an exhibit into a groundbreaking invention."
Teslak sneered, "I have to say, he really is a genius."
Howard said unconvinced, "His reactor has a problem; it causes palladium poisoning. I once researched a new element to replace palladium, which is not only more efficient but also has no side effects."
"Quickly get the new element out. I want to use the Arc Reactor to solve Rebirth Hell's electricity problem."
Andrew said, "Teslak, use the Arc Reactor as an energy source and build robots for me."
"BOSS, do you want robots, or power armor like Tony Stark's?"
Teslak asked. In the light screen, Tony Stark was researching with Yinsen how to build the suit, which was the Mark I.
Andrew said, "Of course, it's robots. I plan to have spirits possess the robots and control them in battle."
Teslak and Howard's eyes lit up simultaneously: "Souls possessing robots, can that be achieved?"
"Of course, it can, as long as you construct magic runes inside the robots."
Andrew smiled, "From now on, the souls that come to this Rebirth Hell will begin their second life in the form of mechanical life."
Although he was a Demon King, Andrew didn't like demons at all, because demons were full of chaos and slaughter, and they were too ugly.
"Mechanical life?"
Teslak and Howard, these two top Scientists, were both quite interested in this. The dwarf Teslak thought of something and sighed, "Mechanical life will be fairer than flesh-and-blood life. At the very least, there will be no dwarfs, and no born disabilities."
"We'll talk about these later. This is just the beginning."
Andrew shook his head and said, "Manufacture a batch of robots as quickly as possible. They'll be put to use soon."
Teslak said excitedly, "No problem, I'll create a powerful body for myself, at least three meters tall."
"I have a body, so a battle suit suits me better."
Howard said, "I'm going to personally design a battle suit, a top-tier battle suit. I want to use this battle suit to let Tony know that his father will always be his father."
Andrew laughed, "You can also let him know that you don't like men."
Howard's face was covered in black lines. So this dark history can't be washed away, huh?
...
Several days later, Tony Stark, wearing the crude Mark I, escaped from the terrorists' lair. His friend Yinsen died under a hail of gunfire from the terrorists, buying him time.
Before he died, Yinsen told Tony to cherish life. Tony tearfully agreed, and the Super Hero Iron Man was officially born at that moment.