We will always experience various low points in life, such as the confusion of adolescence, the setbacks of young entrepreneurs, and the midlife crisis.
It seems that these are inevitable things. Tony Stark's life has been smooth sailing, except for the discord between him and his father in his youth and the accidental death of his parents.
His life went smoothly after that. The Stark Group became bigger and bigger in his hands, and his life became more and more luxurious.
Countless glories and halos were bestowed upon him. At a certain moment, he seemed to be a saint and a living legend.
But all this was broken recently. Not to mention being kidnapped by the Ten Rings Gang in Afghanistan, but they actually came to New York to kidnap me.
And the most important thing is that they actually let him strip naked and have a naked party on the streets of New York. Tony Stark's worst fear happened. His naked photos were taken by some media and nearby citizens. This made him very difficult recently.
As long as you open the website or the news, you can always see news about your naked body.
"Mr. Stark, two more small websites have published your photos and videos." At home in Malibu, Jarvis was reporting to Tony.
"Buy them and delete all the content." Tony's face twitched and then he said.
"Yes, sir." Jarvis quickly went to carry out the order without any doubt, regardless of whether the decision was right or wrong.
"Tony, you've bought a lot of these websites recently. I don't think this is the solution to the problem." Ethan and Tony were working on the new version of MK3 in the basement of his home.
"But I can't let these people destroy my reputation like this." Tony was welding a small part. "Hand me the welding wire over there, Doc."
"I think the doctor is right, Tony. The more you do this, the more people will want to make a fortune from you. We have already paid nearly 30 million dollars for nothing." Pepper Potts also came down from upstairs to the laboratory.
"Never mind. I'm not short of money anyway." Tony Stark didn't even raise his head. Tens of millions of dollars were not something he cared about.
"Can't you handle things seriously like a real boss?" Pepper said weakly, holding his forehead.
"You are now the executive president of Stark Group, Ms. Potts. I think I should delegate power to you and you don't need to manage so many things." Tony found a perfect excuse for his laziness.
"Well, your guest is here and is upstairs. You'd better have a good talk with him." Pepper calmed down his desire to quarrel with Tony and tried to speak in a calm tone.
"What guest? Oh~ I remember, the guy in the gray hoodie, his name is Night Walker, right?" Tony thought for a while before he remembered.
"You'd better be polite. Someone saved your life." Pepper reminded.
"But it also made me look very embarrassed." Tony shook his head.
At this time, Jason was sitting on the sofa in the living room of Tony's luxurious and modern villa, admiring the beautiful coastline while waiting for Tony's arrival.
This invitation was made by Tony, who tried to find Jason and Spider-Man after the street kidnapping.
Spider-Man Peter is easy to find. Unlike Jason who usually only comes out at night, Spider-Man often comes out during the day.
Tony followed Peter wandering the streets of New York wearing his Iron Man suit, and asked Peter to tell Jason to come for a gathering.
To be honest, Jason didn't know why Tony Stark wanted to see him. But he did need to talk to Tony as Night Walker.
This invitation was a non-public private invitation. Tony obviously avoided all those who were monitoring him, including the SHIELD agents, and privately invited Jason to his villa.
"Hello, what do you think of the scenery here?" Tony Stark's voice came from behind Jason.
Jason turned around and saw that Tony was actually wearing a full set of MK2 armor.
"It's pretty good, but do you wear this at home?" Jason pointed at the armor on Tony.
"It makes me feel safe when I stand with you, as if you never reveal your true face." Tony pointed at Jason's hood.
"Well, thank you for your invitation, Mr. Tony. So what do you want me to do?" Jason sat directly on the sofa, as calm as if he was at home.
"It's actually very simple. I want to know where your mysterious power comes from?" Tony said straight to the point.
"Do you think I will tell you?" Jason waved his hand. When did Tony become so naive.
"I think we can talk, come with me." Tony didn't say anything, but motioned Jason to follow him. "Don't worry, I didn't set up traps like in the movies, we just need to talk in a safer place."
Jason followed Tony into his underground laboratory, which was a fully enclosed space where there was no need to worry about any eavesdropping or leaks.
"Please take a seat, Mr. Night Walker." Tony said, pointing to the only two chairs in the room.
"Then please let me explain the purpose of my invitation to you this time."
"I know that you and your partners have been doing a lot of things in New York recently, such as fighting some thugs."
"Of course the most important thing is that you saved me." Jason couldn't help rubbing his cheeks. Tony's arrogance was really speechless.
"And I found something very interesting, if you can straighten out everything you do into a single thread." Tony waved his fingers lightly, and a full 3D projection image appeared in the room.
"From what you did, you actually saved me twice. Including the incident in Afghanistan, it was also related to the changes in New York." Husano has confessed to S.H.I.E.L.D.
He told her everything that happened, including the kidnapping in Afghanistan and the subsequent events. Tony also got the relevant intelligence, and it was not difficult to infer the cause and effect of these events from all the events.
Jason, on the other hand, was hearing about this for the first time. He watched the branches and progress of all the events shown on the projection.
"In fact, you have already offended the Ten Rings Gang. Although this gang is mostly active in Asia, it is not difficult for them to come to the United States."
"They are very difficult to deal with, as you should have seen. And what you have done has actually caused some people in the government to start paying attention to you."
"I don't know why they haven't come to you yet, but some people have started to look for me, or to spy on me."
"That's why we need to talk here. I feel like we have the same purpose. We both look forward to protecting civilians. I can solve the big problems, and you and Spider-Man can deal with the smaller problems on the streets."
"I think we can benefit each other, and I expect you to work for me." Tony finally got to the point.
"Become an employee of Stark Group, and I can use my abilities to cover you. We can work together, and I can even provide you with the latest technological products of Stark Group, which I think should be better than the robotic arm you use."
Tony took off the MK2 mask, revealing his own face and appearing sincere.
But Jason still shook his head. "Thank you, Mr. Stark, but I don't think this is a good suggestion."
"You may not know how messed up your involvement with S.H.I.E.L.D., aka the Strategic Homeland Security Countermeasures and Logistics Agency, is."
"Our team does not fully agree with the philosophy of this organization."
"If my team and I were hired by you, but you ended up being hired by this organization, I believe our cooperation would be very unpleasant."
"Just like you did today, meeting me in your iron armor."
"Every member of my team has privacy, but they will not treat their teammates as enemies. In fact, this means you don't trust me, and of course, I don't trust you either."
"If we really want to form a team, we will definitely not get along."
"That's really a pity." Tony said, touching his nose.
"But don't we all live in this country? Sometimes it's not unacceptable to obey the government."
"But sometimes the government is wrong."
"Your thoughts are dangerous, Night Walker."
"But I'm behaving safely, Iron Man."
Tony finally spread his hands and said, "So we can't reach an agreement on today's topic?"
"No, I think at least we can talk about another issue." Jason said seriously.
"What's the problem?"
"About the palladium poisoning in your body." Jason's tone was serious.
"How did you know?" Tony put on the mask of the Iron Armor again.
"There are many ways, such as collating enough information and making appropriate analysis." Jason spoke without any guilt.
"So you have a solution?"
"There is a way, but it comes at a cost."
"Don't even think about getting any information about the Iron Armor from me."
"I don't need this junk." Jason's words angered Tony.
"Ha~ You bastard, do you dare to fight me now?" Tony said very unhappily.
"Are you going to tear down your house here? You might as well care about how long you can live." Jason shook his head.
Tony has tried many methods, but the palladium content in his body continues to rise, and he needs a real solution.
"Tell me what your conditions are." Tony was prepared to be ripped off.
"This is the list I made. I need these devices." Jason took out the list he had prepared long ago. "I know many of these items are not available on the market, but I believe they are in Mr. Tony Stark's private collection."
Most of the things in this list were written by Peter, and a small part was written by Zack.
There are many experimental equipment, as well as tools and materials needed to make various equipment. Many things are very expensive, or even not sold on the market.
Studying Harry's blood requires a complete laboratory. Peter is a genius, but he also needs enough tools.
Not to mention that more and more complicated things are bothering Jason, he needs to urgently improve his strength.
The easiest way is to rely on external forces to improve and rely on technology to quickly reach combat power. Of course, this is based on the premise of having Peter.
Because Peter was able to manufacture the equipment in various drawings, but Jason obviously did not have such talent.
"So these are all you need?" Tony looked at the list and asked. Although these things were expensive, they were not that expensive compared to his life.
"Yes, of course I also hope to gain your trust. I don't want the day when we come to blows." Jason said meaningfully.
"Okay, I can agree to these conditions. These requests are not excessive." Tony readily agreed to Jason's conditions. "So what is the method?"
"I got some information that your father, Mr. Howard Stark, left you a legacy." Jason recalled the plot he had seen before. "It's a new element."
"All the information is sealed up in SHIELD. I don't know why they withheld the inheritance your father left you, but I think you can get it back." Jason invisibly set a trap between SHIELD and Tony.
SHIELD wants to be a good guy, but forget it, I'll be the good guy first.
"Really?" Tony was skeptical.
"There is no need for me to lie to you. You can hand over these devices to me after you confirm their authenticity." Jason shrugged.
Tony is not a fool. He will not make any deal that he feels is inappropriate, and he especially doesn't like being threatened.
All of Jason's proposals were made after he had a good understanding of Tony's temper. The secret meeting between the two did not alarm S.H.I.E.L.D.
Because Tony found a way to cover up all the traces himself.
It was not until Jason left that he suddenly remembered that he hadn't done something important. "Oops! I forgot to laugh at him for being naked on the streets of New York!"
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