"Jarvis, that was purely for functional considerations!"
Tony Stark immediately interrupted Jarvis, emphasizing with conviction, "But just because it's designed doesn't mean I have to use it!"
"It's like this watch I'm wearing right now. It's designed to withstand being run over by a car, but am I going to actually run a car over it?"
"That's not a very apt analogy, but I understand your meaning, sir."
"You understand? You understand what? I didn't say anything!"
The playboy was slightly flustered by his own AI.
"Sir..."
"Alright, let's not waste time on trivial matters like this. Let's analyze the diary!"
Jarvis was about to say something else when Tony Stark cut him off without a second thought.
The topic of "armor peeing" was abruptly shut down by the playboy.
His gaze returned to the diary in front of him.
Things like sitting on a giant donut while eating a donut were easy enough to understand.
Tony Stark remembered a donut shop that had a giant donut statue on its roof.
Apparently, his future self, or rather, the self from another world, was sitting in that donut statue, eating a donut.
It had to be said, it was a bit showy.
But the playboy didn't dwell on such unimportant matters.
His attention quickly turned to the "Iron Clad Battle" between him and Rhodes.
"Iron Clad Battle."
The literal meaning was easy to understand. It clearly referred to a battle where both he and Rhodes were wearing Iron Man suits.
That wasn't the problem.
The real question was, where did Rhodes get an Iron Man suit?
The playboy knew very well that the Iron Man suit technology was at least twenty years ahead of its time! Aside from himself, no one else could produce Iron Man suits.
Could it be that the battle mentioned in the diary occurred in a very distant future?
A future so far away that others had already produced Iron Man suits?
But clearly, this contradicted the timeline of his impending death from Palladium Poisoning.
Considering the time factor of Palladium Poisoning, the Iron Clad Battle mentioned in the diary should occur in the near future.
In other words.
When he and Rhodes fought, the Iron Man armor should still be his, Tony's, exclusive technology.
So~ Could it be that the armor Rhodes wore actually originated from him? Why would this happen? Considering Rhodes' military background and the special nature of the Iron Man armor.
Could it be that in the future, he still couldn't withstand the pressure, and the military forcibly took some of his armor? Hmph! Thinking of this, Tony Stark couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
Whether it's Hydra, the military, or those other freaks who covet his Iron Man armor, they can all go eat dirt! He, Tony, would absolutely not let anyone succeed, unlike the other version of himself.
The military isn't working either!
[This is just painful to watch!]
[Knowing he's dying, Stark is being completely reckless, and has given up all hope!]
[He's starting to slack off, letting everything fall apart!]
[He's even starting to make arrangements for his death.]
[This is simply the biggest black mark on Stark's entire life.]
[If Nick Fury hadn't stepped in, there's no doubt Stark would have died!]
???
What the hell?
Tony Stark couldn't help but have a question mark appear on his forehead.
Why was Nick Fury butting in at this moment?
Didn't the diary say that his father, Howard, had "trans-temporally" guided him to synthesize the new element that saved his life?
Why was it now saying that Nick Fury was the one who did it?
Could it be...?
The playboy quickly sorted through the related fragments and pieced together a basic logical line.
According to the diary's records, his old man, Howard, had left clues many years ago to guide him in synthesizing the new element.
But Howard was already dead. How could he guide him after so many years?
So, it was obvious that the specific executor should be Nick Fury.
These two were the founder and the current director of S.H.I.E.L.D., respectively.
Considering this relationship...
Nick Fury being involved in this didn't seem so hard to understand.
So it seemed.
That he, Tony, could synthesize a new element wasn't, as he'd previously thought, because he'd researched the Arc Reactor's technical data and figured it out himself.
Was it because Howard really left something for him? But if that was the case~ The playboy's brow couldn't help but furrow slightly.
How did Nick Fury know about his Palladium Poisoning?
Could it be that the spy chief had been secretly watching him all along?
This damn it!
Tony Stark immediately felt uneasy all over.
"It seems I need to upgrade the security level."
Tony Stark silently made this decision.
But I have to say, Nick Fury's timing was perfect.
He clearly had Howard's gift for Stark, and he clearly knew about Stark's Palladium Poisoning.
Yet he kept it hidden, only making his grand entrance when Stark was about to die.
He gave Stark what Howard had left for him.
In a way, he played the role of Stark's savior.
Tony Stark couldn't help but nod inwardly.
So his father, Howard, really did leave something for him at S.H.I.E.L.D.?
That was consistent with his earlier guess.
But there was one thing the playboy still couldn't figure out.
He didn't know what exactly his father had left that could guide him in synthesizing a new element. Why didn't he just leave it for him directly?
Instead, it was left with S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Wasn't he, his own son, more trustworthy than that Nick Fury?
He'd been hearing Zhou Cheng going on and on about how much Howard loved him.
And this was it?
Tony Stark slightly pursed his lips.
Tony Stark wasn't fond of Nick Fury showing up just as he was about to die.
That bald guy looked like a sneaky character, and it turned out he was! But Stark doesn't know that synthesizing a new element is actually very simple, right?
He just needs to go to Stark Industries, take a stroll through his own office.
The answer is right there, sitting pretty!
The most precious thing Howard left for Stark is just sitting there.
Completely exposed!
Tony Stark couldn't help but sit up straight.
The key to synthesizing the new element was in his own office?
The answer he'd been desperately researching and searching for, the one he could never find, had been there all along?
It had to be said, the playboy was truly caught off guard.
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