Anything is possible, right? So, what do you say, if things really go south, will you come with me?" Su Zhan looked at Simmons seriously.
Simmons paused, then nodded, "If that day truly comes, perhaps… I would agree."
"Then it's settled!"
Su Zhan smiled contentedly, "It's getting late. You should get some rest. Anyway, there's no rush to research this Ability Potion."
"Mmm, I'll go rest in a bit."
"Then… good night?"
Su Zhan tentatively leaned towards Simmons. Seeing that she didn't resist, he kissed her on the cheek.
"Good night!" Simmons said, her face flushed.
Leaving the laboratory, Su Zhan returned to his room to rest.
In a flash, three days passed.
During these three days, no missions came up. Su Zhan was either devouring Aether Particles, researching Fear Crystals, or spending time with Skye or Simmons, especially Simmons.
It must be said, Simmons was indeed very capable. She was beautiful, had a good figure, and a pleasant personality. Most importantly, her professional skill level was high, which was why Su Zhan wanted her to follow him.
In three days, she had already made preliminary progress, essentially understanding the Ability Potion's formula, effects, and so on. Because the superpowers gained after taking this Ability Potion had a high degree of randomness, she actually began researching this aspect, attempting to find a pattern to ensure that a desired Ability could be obtained after consumption!
Although she had a preliminary direction, she still had no clear idea, but it was enough to prove her talent and Ability.
After three comfortable days, Su Zhan prepared to visit the island Base. Although he could rest assured leaving things to Blink and the others, it was still his Base, and he couldn't completely be a hands-off boss.
"You're going out?"
Just as Su Zhan was about to leave, Coulson appeared from nowhere and asked.
Su Zhan was speechless: "I say, you haven't been watching me this whole time, have you?"
"Yes!" Coulson nodded in admission, smiling as he said, "I was worried you'd suddenly leave. Didn't you promise me you'd take me to visit your spaceship?"
"Now isn't a good time. It's a mess over there. If you want, I'll invite you to visit once things are settled. How about that?" Su Zhan said.
Coulson shrugged: "Alright, then we'll talk about it next time."
"Okay, just contact me if anything comes up."
Chapter 0066 Pepper
Leaving the plane, Su Zhan flew all the way. Under his continuous urging, his speed had already reached supersonic, and it wasn't long before he appeared over the island on the West Coast. From above, he could clearly see a bustling scene on the island, with construction everywhere, and Blink was opening portals all around to facilitate transportation.
Su Zhan slowly descended.
"Boss, you're here!"
Seeing Su Zhan land, Blink quickly said.
Looking at Blink, whose forehead and temples were slightly sweaty, Su Zhan said with concern, "Don't work too hard."
"It's okay, this can speed things up and also train my Ability!" Blink wiped away a bead of sweat, saying indifferently.
"How's the progress?" Su Zhan knew that even though Blink seemed very docile and quiet in front of him, she was actually very stubborn. So he didn't try to persuade her further and instead asked about the progress.
According to Su Zhan's vision, he didn't just want to build a single building on this island; the most important part was underground! Therefore, the amount of engineering involved was still very large.
"It's decent. If all goes smoothly, it should be completely finished in six months!" Blink thought for a moment and replied.
Six months? That seemed a bit slow.
But relying solely on Blink and the other two, plus the hired workers, there was no way to go any faster. It seemed he would have to stay and help…
"Boss, it seems someone's here."
Just as he was thinking, Blink suddenly said.
Su Zhan looked up, and a flash of light appeared in the distance.
"Iron Man? Why is he here?"
Su Zhan frowned slightly. This guy wasn't still thinking about the Dark Elves' spaceship, was he?
"Go ask the Dark Elf if the spaceship's technology can be easily deciphered." Su Zhan whispered to Blink. Blink nodded, opened a portal, and went straight to find the Dark Elf.
At this moment, Iron Man had already arrived above him and was slowly descending.
His posture was a bit wobbly, looking somewhat unpracticed.
"Why are you here? Don't tell me it's for the Dark Elves' spaceship. If it is, I can only say you're probably making a wasted trip." Su Zhan looked at Iron Man as he landed, pouting.
The Iron Man Suit's helmet opened, but the person inside wasn't Tony, but Pepper.
Seeing her awkwardly step out of the Iron Man Suit, Su Zhan was a bit stunned.
What was going on?
"Sorry, I thought it was Tony!" Su Zhan said in surprise.
Pepper smiled awkwardly and waved her hand: "It's okay, it's okay."
"By the way, are you here to find me?" Su Zhan asked.
Pepper nodded: "Yes, knowing you were here, I specifically came over. I know Tony has always been thinking about your spaceship, but I'm here in a private capacity this time."
"Private capacity? Uh… You just came to find me like this, aren't you afraid Tony will get jealous?" Su Zhan joked with a smile, wondering why Pepper came to find him, and in a private capacity?
Pepper suddenly said seriously: "Mr. Su Zhan, I think you might have misunderstood my relationship with Tony. I am his assistant, but I am not his girlfriend."
"Uh… Really?" Su Zhan was genuinely surprised. Seeing how much Tony seemed to care about Pepper before, he had thought they were a couple. Now it seemed they weren't. "Excuse my directness, but have you… have you never had any intimate gestures?"
"Of course not! I am an assistant, not his girlfriend!" Pepper said very, very seriously: "It's just that I've known him for many years, so putting aside the assistant role, we're also friends, but absolutely limited to that. Actually, I've been looking for a new assistant for him recently, but I haven't found a suitable one yet. Hey, why am I telling you all this? It's like this, I came to thank you."
"Thank me? Because of Extremis?"
"Yes!"
"No need. Didn't I say before that I was doing it to get Extremis!" Su Zhan hadn't expected Pepper to remember and even specifically come to thank him.
"But for me, it was a life-saving grace. So I had to come and thank you." Pepper insisted, then hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's just, I don't know how to repay your life-saving grace."
"That's not difficult. You can't just offer yourself!" Su Zhan joked.
Pepper paused, seemingly not expecting Su Zhan to say that.