Early morning. Two hours later, under Hong Fei's full guidance and assistance, Tony created the new element right in front of him. Hong Fei firmly committed the materials and the process to memory. The key lay in the vista of the future city left behind by Howard Stark; the materials S.H.I.E.L.D. had given him could only be said to have provided a starting point for expanding his imagination.
Now that Hong Fei had personally pointed out the key, it naturally saved him more than half the effort of thinking. The new core replacing the palladium element disc was triangular. Hong Fei didn't know why it had to be this way; perhaps it was because triangles possessed stability? Tony held it up with tweezers, observing it closely.
From Jarvis's analysis, he already knew this was his life-saving miracle cure. "I'll throw in one more piece of information for free: your father was a founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., and there are things he left behind there. If you could see those, perhaps you would have thought of it yourself. Howard was a genius too," Hong Fei said with a tone of reflection.
Tony was stunned for a moment, "Are you telling the truth?" "Whether it's true or false, wouldn't you know if you went and asked the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.? He should have met your father." Tony's eyes flickered, "I will." Hong Fei smiled inwardly. Sowing discord.
He understood that Fury wanted Tony to first taste the feeling of near despair, and then deliver hope into Tony's hands in the guise of a savior. Furthermore, this could incidentally strengthen Tony's psychological resilience. But what did that bald guy's plans have to do with Master Hong? Sending spies to my side? I'll just flip your whole operation over!
"Shall I help you swap it in to try it out?" Hong Fei suggested. Tony turned to look at him. He hadn't taken off his armor the entire time, fearing that Hong Fei might suddenly lash out, even though he felt that even with the armor on, there was a high probability he wouldn't be able to defeat the other party.
If I had known today would come, I shouldn't have made any blade; it was purely gifting equipment to the enemy. It was too late for regrets now. Tony stood up, retrieved a new reactor, took out its core, and placed the new element inside. He stood up, and the chest section of his armor retracted to the sides, revealing the core in the very center.
Handing the new reactor to Hong Fei, he said, "Be gentle." "Rest assured, I'll be very gentle." Taking out the old reactor, a strange odor immediately rushed toward them. Hong Fei wrinkled his nose, "You've started to stink." Beneath the faceplate, Tony closed his eyes and pretended not to hear.
The new reactor was inserted inward, given a gentle twist, and a feeling of a perfect, seamless click came from his hand. The armor closed back up, and the reactor shone brightly. The initial reaction released pure energy far exceeding the past, illuminating the entire gold-red armor with a translucent blue light. Tony let out a low growl from his throat. A moment later, the light subsided.
Tony opened his eyes, and Hong Fei had already vanished. He stood quietly for a while, then flew back to the room where they had fought, waking up Natasha and Rhodes one after another. After waking up, Rhodes hurriedly opened his faceplate, saying with a confused look, "What just happened? Where is that person?" "He's gone."
Natasha held the back of her head as she stood up, looked at them, and quietly stepped away, wanting to leave. Tony: "Where do you want to go?" Natasha paused, looked back, and smiled lightly, "I'm going to find Pepper." "She's very safe. I think you should go find Fury instead; I can't afford to use a female Agent." Natasha's expression didn't change, as if she hadn't heard Tony's words.
She continued walking out, and Tony didn't stop her again. Rhodes frowned, "What did you just say? She's an Agent?" Tony retorted irritably, "It's none of your business, you should hurry up and leave too!" "Tony, you know that's not what I meant.
I just went to great lengths to assure my superiors that you wouldn't be messing around anymore, but as soon as I entered the room, I saw those absurd actions of yours. You need to know that you are no longer an ordinary person." "I wasn't before either." "…I know. What I mean is, now everyone sees you as Iron Man, a superhero. Any action of yours will be interpreted by those who like you.
You can choose not to care what others think, but you should consider what impact these things will have on you and Stark Industries. The hearing just ended not long ago, and the government and Military haven't given up. Unless you can keep doing well, any flaw will become an excuse for them to attack you!" Rhodes spoke quickly, and Tony heard him clearly.
As a friend, Rhodes had done his best, and Tony understood his intentions. Previously, he had viewed himself as a dying man, so he only wanted to vent to his heart's content, but now it was different; he felt he could live for a long time. Tony patted Rhodes's armor and said, "I know, but I will always be me. I won't change myself for those shameless people.
I don't want to mention what just happened again. Now, you really should go." Rhodes sighed and stood up, walking downstairs. Tony called out to him, "No need to go downstairs, just leave directly!"
... The manor. The trip ended. His physical fitness had improved significantly, his energy cap had increased slightly, and while he hadn't gained a skill card, he had captured a weapon.
Hong Fei held the "stark blade" in his hands, unable to put it down. The description of "cutting through gold and jade" was an understatement for this blade; it could cut or pierce 99% of materials on Earth, and most of the remaining one percent was in Wakanda.
Even if it couldn't compare to Captain America's shield, looking at the entire Earth and even the Universe, how many weapons had a stronger material than that shield? If there's a chance in the future to snatch Thanos's giant blade, it would definitely be exciting to wield.
The previous blade was just used to make up the numbers, but now, it could be said to be enough for Hong Fei to use for a long time. However, one thing to note is that he couldn't use it to go head-to-head with the likes of Hulk and Thor; even secondary Adamantium couldn't withstand their brutal strength. Click. The door was pushed open. Hong Fei looked up to see Dr.
Helen Cho walking in with a puzzled look on her face. She didn't see Hong Fei at first and walked straight toward the light switch. Catching a glimpse of a figure in her peripheral vision, she cried out in surprise and quickly covered her mouth. "Mr. Hong..."
Hong Fei had long since removed his mask, but he was still wearing the dark red suit and holding the blade, which looked rather strange at first glance. "I'm sorry, I thought you weren't home and forgot to turn off the lights…" Dr. Helen Cho said while observing Hong Fei. After seeing his appearance clearly, her voice gradually weakened, and her gaze became a bit strange.
Hong Fei cleared his throat, "Ahem, it's fine. I just couldn't sleep and got up to sit for a while." Dr. Helen Cho pointed at his clothes. Hong Fei pursed his lips, unable to think of how to explain it for a moment. "Do you like Cosplay?" "Ah... yes!" Dr. Helen Cho chuckled twice, "I didn't expect Mr. Hong to have this hobby. But you can wear it openly in the future; it's not some shameful quirk."
Hong Fei smiled awkwardly. Dr. Helen Cho turned and retreated, pulling the door shut as she left, and added at the end, "Mr. Hong, get some sleep early. Good night." "Good night."