[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

The following story is quite legendary, and it has been talked about by major media in the following years.

The famous arms dealer, the richest man in New York, and genius inventor Tony Stark built his first battle suit with improvised materials in an armed base in Afghanistan, relying on it to escape from birth, it is famous The prelude to the birth of the hero Iron Man is also the beginning of countless stories.

It's just that in the process of escaping, there are still some episodes that make the most intelligent brains in the world feel unbelievable.

The scientist Ethan, who was imprisoned with him at the anti-government organization's armed base, was fatally wounded and decided to give up survival when he was dying.The scene was at a critical moment, just when Stark himself was about to abandon him and leave, a miracle happened.

Under the astonished eyes of the two, a ruby ​​flew out of the thick metal plate armor as if passing through an invisible barrier, floating above Ethan's wound, and finally dissolved into his body like a mud cow into the water. inside.

The fatal wound caused by the shrapnel penetration was rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a few breaths, when the pursuers were approaching, he could even stand up staggeringly.

"Uh... I take back what I said earlier."

Ethan said embarrassingly: "I didn't expect Stark Industries to be so high-tech, you should take me and escape together."

Tony Stark: "..."

He is also shocked now.

He considers himself to be the best existing scientist in the world, nothing can escape his genius brain, but the gemstone that can penetrate directly through the middle of the alloy and can treat seriously injured patients is still too much information for him. A little more magical.

"Well, this is the latest research and development product of Stark Industries. It's confidential, so don't talk about it later."

Tony Stark said vaguely and perfunctorily, his mind was in chaos.

Edfelt Jewelry Store, the store manager whose father once had a relationship, and who is now in contact with the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D....

This guy is really not an ordinary person.

——The ruby ​​brooch was not worn by him, but was directly put into his body pocket.The smartest brain in New York thinks very fast, and the weapon he developed himself will emit shotgun bullets after the first explosion, enough to sieve any creature that comes into contact with it at close range. Except for the penetrating injury that killed him on the spot, his other parts would not face the risk of amputation.

Lots of scrapes, but none fatal.

After returning to New York, he even pushed a press conference, with a bandage on his arm, and Hubby drove him directly to the door of the jewelry store.

At that time, Alphonse was frustrating the wax block with a file, and would gently blow off the wax shavings on his fingers every few times. When he saw the person coming, he was stunned: "The money and the things are in front of you. Check it out, I will not be responsible afterwards. Did you throw something into our store?"

"Mr. Alphonse."

Tony Stark tried to show a kind and grateful expression: "Thank you for selling me this incredible brooch..."

The other party didn't look like he was seeking revenge.The little clerk was just about to sneak away during the confrontation between the two big bosses, when he heard Tony Stark say a statement that made him unable to escape the blame:

"That gem healed a scientist mortally wounded in Afghanistan, almost from the dead, in less than ten seconds."

"..."

A crack finally appeared on Alphonse's perfect expression as a businessman.He reached out and grabbed the wrist of the clerk Kevin, who subconsciously exclaimed: "I'm sorry, Mr. Alphonse! I must have confused the two gems and gave him the enchanted one... I It’s really not the intentional store manager!”

The scene was very embarrassing for a while.

Revealing secrets to ordinary people is a violation of the magic secrecy regulations, and if all this originated from the own mistakes of SHIELD's own agents, Tony Stark can only be said to be accidentally involved.

Logically, he should try to eliminate the consequences of the mysterious interference, but the effect of this ruby ​​is to "cure the seriously injured", and he can't kill an innocent scientist who has escaped from the death line in order to modify the results caused by the mystery .

The blond store manager snapped his fingers, and the store door closed and locked automatically with a click.

Facing Tony Stark, who was vigilant and took two steps back, Alphonse showed a moderately apologetic expression: "Based on the mysterious secrecy regulations, ordinary people should not know this knowledge, so I will perform fragment memory erasure magic on you, Mister Stark."

You call a person whose name is like a thunderbolt and everyone knows the whole world, an ordinary person?

"Wait, I think there may be some misunderstanding among us."

Tony Stark made a gesture of raising his hands and surrendering: "At least we have no grievances. It would be even better if you would go out with me for a drink to improve our relationship and make friends...By the way, memory erasure or something I hope it has no side effects?"

Even if he didn't, Tony Stark refused to let others touch his mind.He tried to get his smart butler to call Hubby who was waiting outside the door, but the store door closed suddenly, and Hubby had a gun in his hand, he couldn't sit still...

The lake-green eyes became extraordinarily deep, and with the gaze of those eyes, Stark's whole body froze.

"This is a technique called 'Magic Eye'."

There seems to be a dangerous deep sea in those eyes: "It's not a powerful eye, but it's enough for an ordinary person."

"So I think we must have some misunderstanding..."

It’s as if you can’t stop the other party’s mouth even if you’re restricted: “And I’ve pushed an important press conference to tell you about this!”

The arms dealer gritted his teeth: "Now the media doesn't even know that I'm back alive! You just want to mess with my brain because of the mistake of that S.H.I.E.L.D. second-level agent..."

Alphonse's movements froze for a moment. He was indeed a little hesitant. He hadn't revealed his identity as an alchemist in the past few years, and he didn't know how the clock tower would define this matter...

With a ding dong, the door of the store opened suddenly without permission.

Nick Fury rushed to Edfelt's jewelry store in a hurry, and saw the sports car with STARK on the license plate at first sight.

His tsavorite is both a key and a communicator. Even if the jewelry store has opened an enchantment to the outside world, there is still a way to knock on the door of this store that theoretically refuses everyone to enter.

"Fry!"

Stark's neck was so stiff that he couldn't even turn his head: "What the hell is going on!"

A pair of lake-green clean eyes that have activated the magic eye also stared at Nick Fury, silently condemning the other party's rotten secrecy measures.

"Uh……"

After seeing the situation in the store clearly, Nick Fury's mind turned rapidly: "I just happened to have something to do with both of you, but I didn't expect to bump into each other all of a sudden, ahaha."

"I have also received a report about Stark... How about this, I have a three-party win-win plan, Stark will not be washed out of memory, and you don't need to explain to the association."

——A shared secret has always been the secret to maintaining a close relationship.

It was as if the stagnant air had regained its flow, and the invisible restrictions imposed on him suddenly disappeared.Tony Stark eased his wrist with a slightly surprised expression, convinced that the other party did not use any technology he knew to do this.

Magic...or whatever.

He couldn't help but swear in his heart.

"Now let's reintroduce."

Nick Fury walks between the two, with one hand on the shoulder of one: "Tony Stark, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s advisor on the scientific side, and Alphonse Edelfeldt, the liaison on the mysterious side. .”

"I thought my scope of advisors was nothing more than a convenience for doing business."

Tony Stark whispered.

"For the sake of your head, shut up Stark."

Nick Fury also lowered his voice and responded.

The arms dealer who was criticized by name rarely remained silent. Since his return from Afghanistan, he himself has undergone some changes, one of which is awareness of current affairs.

That person—although he was extremely unfriendly, but the merchant named Edelfelt, the gems he sold actually saved a person's life in front of him.

In a form he could not understand for the time being.

"That is to say, Mr. Stark also applies to the lowest level of the mysterious protection regulations?"

Alphonse glanced at Nick Fury for advice, and the latter nodded after receiving his gaze: "Not bad."

At least he saved the cost of an amnestic.

The young alchemist turned his head to look at Stark, who was still a little unresponsive, and said, "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, let me re-introduce myself. Alphonse Barthemelo Edelfelt, An alchemist."

"--what?"