Shadow of the Beautiful World

Tony flew to New York with his fiancée, Miss Potts, and had a meal with Norman Osborne, the chairman of Osborne Enterprises, and his son Harry Osborne.

The meeting of the two business titans was very pleasant.

After listening to Tony tell the whole story, Norman said on the spot that he would return the ancient biological samples bought from the black market to Tony, and stop the research on the ancient biological enhancement project that was about to start.

But he also made an odd request.

Norman said that his son Harry is very interested in Iron Man's armor, and he wants to take Harry to the studio where Tony made the armor, as a way to fulfill his son's birthday wish.

In this regard, Tony did not refuse.

He is also not worried about the Super Mark Armor technology being stolen.

Not to mention whether Norman has the ability to break through the studio guarded by Jarvis, even if Norman saw the production process of Super Mark with his own eyes, he would not be able to complete the copy.

Tony Stark has full confidence in this.

After all, the people in the world who are smarter than him can be counted on two hands.

After the meal was over, Tony and Potts rushed to Central City without stopping.

A few days ago, the famous high-energy physicist Dr. Silas Stone, who is also a member of the Future Technology Foundation, contacted Tony and said that there was a big discovery in the interstellar laboratory, and an excellent physicist like him was needed to take a look.

That prestigious laboratory was actually the destination of Tony's trip today.

The meal with Norman was a completely sudden extra job.

Central City, s.t.a.r. Physics Laboratory.

Tony took his fiancée Potts to watch all kinds of strange research results in the laboratory's exhibition hall, and waited for Dr. Stone who was doing experiments by the way.

This laboratory has more than 30 branches around the world. Its scientific research capabilities are extremely powerful. Many researches of the Future Technology Foundation are carried out in the interstellar laboratory.

Tony, who was wearing a slim gray suit and brown sunglasses, held Potts' hand and introduced the laboratory in front of his fiancee.

Miss Potts is not a scientist, so she doesn't know much about the status of the interstellar laboratory in the scientific community.

Including the re-upgrade of my armor, the performance optimization of the high-speed thrusters, and the prototype of the nano armor that is being designed, all need the help of scientists from the interstellar laboratory.

Tony patted the glass showcase in front of him, and said:

If I wasn't from the Stark family, if I had an ordinary background, then entering the interstellar laboratory would probably be my long-cherished wish.

It seems that this place is really powerful.

Miss Potts said softly:

I've never seen my cocky boyfriend say that about a place! Do you have a date in this lab? Or does one of your ex-girlfriends work here?

This is of course a joke.

Since Miss Potts was Tony's personal secretary, she didn't care about Tony's living habits.

Now about to become the next Matron of the Stark family, she has beaten too many contenders.

She had long since stopped seeing women who tried every means to get into Tony's bed as a threat.

She knew very well that this man's heart was with her now.

Let me think.

Tony Stark rubbed his forehead pretendingly, he said:

It seems that there are indeed a few female scientists with very good figures who have a relationship with me and work in the interstellar laboratory. Aren't you jealous?

Why should I be jealous?

Poz looked around, stood on tiptoe, and kissed Tony on the face, she said softly:

Aren't all men like this? People like Merlin are also in debt, I can't stop it. Men like you, the more you want to hold on tightly, the farther away you will be. Although I am not as smart as you in terms of IQ, Tony

But in terms of emotional intelligence, ten of you are no match for me.

After finishing speaking, Miss Potts took a step back. She glanced back at the middle-aged black scientist in a white coat who was coming out of the laboratory. She said to Tony:

You work hard, I'll go to the mall in Central City and come back in 2 hours, don't worry, Happy will be with me.

Aren't you going to take a look with me?

Tony shook hands with the black scientist and said to Potts:

This is Dr. Silas Stone. He said that he has a super big discovery. You will definitely be interested.

Miss Potts shook hands with Dr. Stone, and said very gently:

I get a headache when I see your drawings, and I fall asleep when I hear you talking about physics concepts. My Tony, don't torture me. Compared with your great discovery, maybe a new fashionable dress is more suitable for me.

After finishing speaking, Miss Potts waved goodbye to the smiling Dr. Stone, pecked Tony's lips again, and then left the laboratory with her handbag under the escort of the bodyguard Happy.

Tony, you once told me that you would never get married in your life.

Dr. Stone stood beside Tony and watched Miss Potts leave. The black doctor pushed his glasses and said to Tony:

Now it seems that no matter how good a man is, he will always fall into the hands of a better woman. When will you get married? I will attend.

I wouldn't send an invitation to an old widower.

Tony patted Dr. Stone's shoulder maliciously. These two should be good friends, otherwise Tony wouldn't make such a nasty joke.

Let's go, let's go and see your 'big discovery', don't let me down.

A few minutes later, in the highest security warehouse of Interstellar Lab.

Tony looked at the black iron box in front of him.

On the lens of his sunglasses, the various data of this box are projected in a pulsating data stream.

This thing was found in an ancient tomb in Europe two months ago. I went there to do a carbon 14 test. The tomb was established at least 1,500 years ago.

Dr. Stone stood by Tony, who also looked at the strange iron box, and he explained:

But this thing definitely existed much earlier than that ancient tomb.

The Doctor made a fool of himself, and when Tony looked up at him, he shook five fingers and said:

It was made at least 5,000 years ago, and the analysis results of its shell metal are also very surprising. At least the metal that makes up the shell of this box does not exist on the earth, or even in the solar system.

ha?

A gleam of interest flashed in Tony's eyes.

He bent down, stretched out his hand, and touched the surface of the metal box, which was covered with all kinds of weird grooves and nicks similar to circuit boards.

It is cold to the touch, full of the delicate feeling of steel creations.

If it's just like this, then you definitely wouldn't invite me here with such a big fanfare, so I guess, apart from the material and time, this box must have other special properties.

Tony tried to hug the cold box, but the density inside the thing must be very high, and Tony couldn't hold it.

Say it, Silas, and stop teasing me.

Okay, back off a little bit.

Dr. Stone pulled Tony back more than ten meters, and then took out a controller.

He pressed the button, and a modified omnic in the corner of the warehouse was awakened. It strode to the box, picked up the energy gun as requested by Dr. Stone, and fired a shot at the box.

hum

The blue beam of light hit the surface of the box, but strangely, it did not cause any explosion or destruction.

Under Tony's gaze, blue streamers rolled up on the surface of the box, like a mouth, swallowing the energy gun's rays into it.

It can absorb energy?

Tony says:

anything else?

Don't worry.

Dr. Stone pressed the button again, and the controlled omnic raised his hands, placed them on the surface of the box, and the ignition device at the fingertips was activated.

The box was covered in scorching plasma flames the next moment.

Looking good.

Dr. Stone took out a coin from his hand, said something to Tony, and then threw the coin into the air ahead.

Under Tony's surprised gaze, the coin seemed to be held by an invisible hand, neither falling nor rising, but tumbling rapidly in the air.

Gravity is altered.

Dr. Stone put his left hand in his pocket and said to Tony:

As the energy impact continues to increase, the scope and strength of the gravitational force will be distorted. I did an experiment a week ago and bombarded it with explosive-level energy. The gravitational distortion produced can support a yacht in a short time.

If the impact is energetic enough, it can even permanently change the gravitational constant in a particular region. But it's not all there

The black doctor said to Tony:

That's just one of its many properties, and there are even more amazing ones.

show me.

Tony was completely interested at this time. He rubbed his hands and said to Dr. Stone:

Where is the more amazing point?

Wait a few seconds.

Dr. Stone raised his wrist, looked at his watch, and then at the omnic that kept burning the box with flames.

After 10 seconds, Tony suddenly saw that the omnic's fingers began to be absorbed by the weird box as if rubbed into the dirt.

The speed of absorption was very fast, almost in the blink of an eye, an omnic was swallowed into the iron box.

this!

Tony looked at Dr. Stone in surprise, who shrugged and said:

This is the seventh experimental omnic it has 'eaten' in the past few days.

Here's what I'm going to say to you, Tony, this thing can rearrange the molecular structure of matter, even in high energy environments, take over and control the surrounding machinery, that's why I dare not put it in the laboratory reason.

I need you to help me study it and open it.

Dr. Stone stared at the box, which had grown cold again, and said:

I have a hunch that once the technology contained in this thing is discovered and adopted by us, the scientific level of this world will take a big step forward in an instant.

It can change the world, no exaggeration.

But it's also dangerous, Silas.

Tony took a few steps forward, he circled the box a few times, and he said to Dr. Stone:

Any alien technology is dangerous, especially if we don't know where it came from.

Just now I monitored the energy change of this box throughout the whole process. When it devoured the omnic, its energy level even reached the explosive energy of a small nuclear bomb for a moment.

It can really advance technology.

Iron Man reached out and patted the box, and he said to Dr. Stone:

But it could also be the fabled Pandora's Box, you know what I mean? Once it's opened, maybe the whole world will

Don't say that.

Dr. Stone pushed up his glasses, he looked at Tony, and he said:

You are not the kind of person who will stop because of danger. It is because of danger that we have to study it and then formulate a defensive strategy. Just say whether you can help me, Tony.

Help, why not?

A smile appeared on Tony's face. He reached out and took off his sunglasses, and said to Dr. Stone:

But I have a request. Any technology found in this box cannot be spread immediately after being restored. And this matter, we alone can't do it.

You can call Reid, and I will contact Banner. I believe that the four of us will work together to crack the secret of this box in a short time!

good!

Dr. Stone was not one to be indecisive, and he immediately agreed with Tony's suggestion.

A few minutes later, they walked out of the tightly guarded warehouse, only to see a researcher wearing glasses walking into the laboratory ahead, directing several scientists to build a device similar to a reactor.

what is that?

Tony recognized at a glance that it was a model of an accelerator related to high-energy physics research.

Looking back at Dr. Stone, he asked:

You restarted the particle accelerator experiment again? If memory serves me, your attempt failed four years ago.

This time the odds of success are high.

Dr. Stone said to Tony:

This time the experiment was hosted by Dr. Harrison Wells. He is also a full member of the Future Technology Foundation and a top researcher in the field of high-energy physics.

I have seen his accelerator drawings, which are full of imagination. He took a completely different path from the past, and the results after repeated verification on quantum computers are also very gratifying.

The black doctor took off his glasses, wiped them in his hands, and said to Tony:

The first accelerator test will be carried out in 15 days. If you have time then, we welcome you to watch the ceremony.

It seems that you are full of confidence.

Tony laughed and said:

But I guess I don't have time. I want to prepare for the wedding with Potts, so don't waste time. After Reed and the others come over, start studying the box immediately.

By the way, is your relationship with your son, who aspires to be a football star, still that bad?

Tony took another look at the model of the particle accelerator in the laboratory. He looked back at Dr. Stone and asked a very personal question.

This question caused Dr. Stone's expression to change.

He sighed, turned and walked into the aisle of the laboratory, he said to Tony:

I was trying to improve, but the kid kept resenting me because of his mother. Although he never mentioned it, I could feel the alienation in his eyes

It's very similar to when I was young.

Tony patted his old friend on the shoulder, and he said:

Call him out to have a meal together. Although I usually don't do this kind of thing, if you need, I can help you enlighten him. Young people, temper comes and goes quickly.

By the way, what's your son's name? I remember you said it, but I didn't pay attention at the time.

Victor.

Dr. Stone knew Tony's character well, and instead of being angry, he sighed and said:

His name is Victor Stone.

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