Demanding the Remains

"I'm done with my business."

"Let's go upstairs and talk about other things."

"Could you do me a favor and talk with Pepper?"

"To be clear, I haven't told her about what we discussed."

"Pepper just wants to talk to you, the guy who's caught the eye of so many wealthy women."

Tony Stark said immediately.

"You don't mind?"

Harvey glanced at Tony and asked.

"You're very handsome, but you look so much younger than Pepper."

"She doesn't have that much money, so she can't afford to keep you."

"As long as you don't deliberately flirt with Pepper, I don't have anything to mind."

Tony Stark said, waving his hand, not worried at all.

"Since you don't mind, then I care even less."

"Besides, flirting with beautiful women has never been my style; people always come to me first."

Harvey spread his hands, looking indifferent.

"Alright, let's go."

Tony Stark felt relieved.

But just as Tony Stark was about to leave the underground research lab with Harvey...

"Sir, Mr. Coulson is calling. Shall I connect?"

Jarvis's voice suddenly rang out.

"So soon?"

Tony Stark said, surprised.

Coulson was helping him investigate his father's belongings. He had even expected Coulson to use some tactics to stall for time, to gain an advantage and curry favor with him.

He hadn't expected Coulson to contact him in just ten minutes.

If it was this fast, it meant they had likely found his father's遗物.

"Perhaps they're a little more capable than you think?"

Harvey commented.

"Then let's take the call."

Tony Stark stopped his steps as he was about to go upstairs and said.

This time, when the call was connected, it wasn't just audio but a video call.

A Black man in a trench coat and an eyepatch appeared, with Coulson standing beside him.

When the Black man saw Tony on the screen, he noticed Harvey Anberaka and his eyes flickered.

"Tony Stark, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"I am Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Coulson's superior."

"And Harvey Anberaka, I apologize on behalf of the agent who offended you last time."

"I'm sorry."

Nick Fury introduced himself first.

"Director Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"Didn't you guys call yourselves the Department of Homeland Security or something?"

Tony Stark found the name strange.

"Just call me Fury."

"It's not just Tony Stark who finds our department's name too long."

"Harvey Anberaka also said our department's name is too long."

"So we've been considering shortening our name."

"After much consideration, we've finally come up with a simple, direct, and reassuring name."

Nick Fury explained.

"I don't know if 'S.H.I.E.L.D.' sounds reassuring, but it's definitely easier to remember than the previous one."

Tony Stark said directly, his words making one want to punch him.

Harvey, meanwhile, sat down and started playing with his phone.

Nick Fury felt a bit helpless seeing Harvey Anberaka not even looking at him directly.

However, he also knew that Natasha had indeed made a terrible first impression that time.

Nick Fury wasn't particularly surprised by Harvey Anberaka's appearance at Stark Mansion.

Harvey Anberaka currently held a significant number of shares in Tony Stark's company.

Furthermore, everyone in New York's upper circles knew that Harvey Anberaka and Tony Stark had become friends.

Even without superpowers, Harvey Anberaka possessed a certain favor from the goddess of luck, ensuring his future achievements wouldn't be too shabby. It wasn't strange that the two, both wealthy, hit it off so well.

"Let's put the name issue aside for now."

"Let's talk business."

Regarding your father, Howard Stark's, belongings, we have indeed found some things.

"However, your father was involved in very important missions for the military, so the items he left behind have become military secrets."

Nick Fury leaned forward, clasping his hands on the table in front of him, and said with a serious expression.

"You're beating around the bush, all you're saying is that it won't be easy for me to get them, right?"

Tony Stark had dealt with the military enough times to understand this kind of rhetoric.

"No, no, no, returning your father's遗物 (yíwù) to you is understandable."

"The main thing is, before I hand them over, I'd like to understand a few things from you."

"You're thirty-nine years old now. After all these years, you never thought to ask the military if there were any relics left by your father."

"But now you remember. May I ask why?"

Nick Fury shook his head upon hearing this and spoke.

"Because of this."

Tony Stark pulled open his shirt, revealing the Arc Reactor.

Rather than saying he remembered to inquire about them because Harvey Anberaka reminded him, he preferred to say it was because of the Arc Reactor on his chest.

"This is called the Arc Reactor. It's very useful and was key to me becoming Iron Man."

"It's just that for certain reasons, I have to wear it constantly and cannot take it off."

"I want to find a new element to replace it, but I've tried all the other elements on the periodic table."

"The results were obvious; I didn't find anything."

"So, I thought of my father, who is as brilliant as I am."

"I wanted to see if he left behind any relics that could give me some inspiration."

Tony Stark's face showed a complex expression, explaining the reason.

"I understand. I'll have Coulson send them over to you."

"I hope your father's遗物 (yíwù) can be of some help to you."

Nick Fury looked at the Arc Reactor on Tony Stark's chest, which was glowing white, without much shock, and said.

If Tony Stark hadn't found a replacement element, S.H.I.E.L.D. had something that could alleviate the palladium poisoning symptoms.

But alleviation was only a temporary fix; Tony Stark would still have to find his own solution to survive.

The Iron Man armor Tony Stark created possessed astonishing combat power.

After all, it was equivalent to a fighter jet in human form, and it was much more maneuverable than a fighter jet. It could be said that it was on par with superheroes who possessed superpowers.

However, if Tony Stark didn't have much lifespan left, then a valuable potential recruit for the Avengers Initiative would be lost.

"As soon as possible."

Tony Stark's complex expression vanished, and he nodded slightly.