Chapter 31: Trading Partner! Tom Cat!
"I think so. I'll take my leave first!"
Tony, on the podium, looked at the reporter who was mocking him. As he read, he suddenly put down his script. He directly told all the reporters' cameras that he was Iron Man! The next moment, all the reporters went crazy; no one expected Tony Stark to actually be Iron Man.
And he directly revealed it. Reporters from various news agencies started frantically interviewing and questioning Tony Stark! Rhodes, not far away, watched this scene with a headache, and spoke to Coulson next to him, pretending to be relaxed. Coulson just smiled helplessly in response, and then left the scene directly after speaking.
Jiang Bai, at home, smiled slightly after seeing Tony say, "I am Iron Man!" He picked up the computer next to him and started checking Stark Industries' stock in the stock market. As expected, Stark Industries' stock was rising sharply! He thought of the 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in stock he had bought.
When he sells them, it will be a huge sum, which also improved Jiang Bai's mood considerably! Rhodes shook his head slightly, looking at Tony who was being interviewed, and then got up and left the scene. The Military had already learned about the armor Tony possessed last night, so he had to deal with the Military personnel.
It's estimated that even the government will take action, and he'll have to help Tony mediate all of this. Soon, after answering a few reporters' questions, Tony left directly! He arrived at a cemetery in a Rolls-Royce, took two bottles of expensive good wine out of the car, and approached a brand-new tombstone.
This was Ethan's tombstone. At this moment, the smile Tony had during the reporter's interview was gone from his face. He looked at the tombstone before him with a heavy heart, opened a bottle of wine, and poured it directly in front of the tombstone, while he himself drank from the other bottle.
"Ethan, I'm so sorry for getting you involved in this! Although I've already avenged you."
"But all of this is still because of me. You died because of me, and I couldn't save you. But I will help develop your hometown. Don't worry, your hometown will no longer be filled with war in the future! I will help develop it and ensure it will not be harassed by Terrorists or other countries in the future!"
"I never thought that we, who were drinking together yesterday, would just... in one night."
After pouring an entire bottle of million-dollar wine in front of Ethan's tombstone, Tony spoke in a low voice to Ethan's tombstone. His heart was filled with apology and guilt for Ethan's Death! He also promised to help develop Ethan's hometown, Gomera. Thinking of the scene where Ethan died in front of him yesterday, Tony's grief surged again.
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"It seems that Tony announcing himself as Iron Man was inevitable. Does this mean that Tony announcing himself as Iron Man truly marks the beginning of Marvel?"
Watching Tony announce himself as Iron Man at the Stark Industries press conference on the TV screen, Jiang Bai sat on the sofa and muttered to himself, guessing another reason why Tony announced his Iron Man identity! He strongly suspected this was an inevitable event.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, you have received a chance to draw a trading partner. Would you like to draw?]
"Hmm? Now...? Draw!"
[Ding, drawing successful. Trading Partner: Tom!]
"Tom? Which Tom? Hiss~ No way, it's actually Tom Cat, my goodness!"
Jiang Bai looked at the familiar blue and White cat displayed on the System screen! He stood up from the sofa in disbelief. If Grey Wolf was a top scientist and inventor, then Tom Cat was a truly idealistic existence.
As long as he wants to, he can do anything! Various things that defy common sense, things that violate the major laws of the World. If Tom Cat appeared in this World, Newton's coffin lid would probably not hold! This guy, if he wants to, can even ignore gravity and float in the air, walk in the air.
He is a completely unresolvable existence; as long as he wants to be how powerful, he can be that powerful! Even researching machinery, equipment, biology, energy, etc., is no problem. His existence and abilities are even more outrageous than Grey Wolf's!
Tom (February 10, 1940 -) is one of the main characters in the "Tom and Jerry" World, and the little mouse Jerry can be called a pair of joyful enemies. They are both enemies and friends, sometimes messing with each other, sometimes helping each other, sometimes arguing endlessly, and sometimes united and harmonious.
He is busy every day trying to catch Jerry, who lives with him, but he always fails and is always being tricked, adorably silly. His life is full of humor and comedy, but also has lyrical and sad moments; his Master is usually Mrs. Two Shoes.
Additionally, he also admires the beautiful high-class female cat, Toodles Galore. Sometimes he is also bullied by other members, such as Spike, Butch, Lightning, Tops, etc. He is a comedic yet tragic character.
At this point, Jiang Bai suddenly remembered that Tom usually doesn't speak. So how would he communicate with Tom...? Because even if Tom is an idealistic existence, he is still bound by a cat's mindset. In his perception, cats don't speak, so he won't speak.
As long as he wants to, he can speak, but unless in some special circumstances, Tom generally won't speak, only making cat sounds! This also made Jiang Bai a bit confused. If Tom doesn't speak, how will they communicate and trade?
Just as Jiang Bai clicked on the communication box with Tom, the screen, which should have been an information display, directly turned into a video, and opposite him was a blue and White cat, which was the Tom he was familiar with!
"Hello, Tom, nice to meet you. Here's a gift for you!"
Only then did Jiang Bai understand that the way to communicate with Tom was directly through video. This sudden video startled him slightly. After he reacted, he greeted Tom and prepared to give him a gift! Tom in the screen initially looked at Jiang Bai with confusion in his eyes.
After hearing that Jiang Bai wanted to give him a gift, Tom showed a smile and obediently sat in place, nodding his head towards Jiang Bai! Seeing this, Jiang Bai took out the seafood he had previously stored from the System Space and used the trading system to trade with Tom. As long as Tom subconsciously agreed, he could receive Jiang Bai's items.
Then, a large fat fish appeared in front of him. Seeing the fish suddenly appear in front of him, Tom couldn't help but drool. But he didn't start eating immediately; instead, he looked at Jiang Bai on the screen. After seeing him nod, he devoured it ravenously.
In less than five seconds, a large fish weighing six or seven catties was directly eaten by Tom, and his stomach showed no changes whatsoever.