The Roxxon-Stark War might have been the event Peter had experienced that had the greatest impact on the entire world. Unlike battles between superheroes and villains, this was a full-fledged corporate war. From price wars to endless dirty tricks, its reach had already extended beyond the entire United States.
Especially using Mephisto to cause every Arc Reactor to malfunction in order to hammer Stark Industries' stock price—that was something Peter never could have dreamed up in eight lifetimes.
It was utterly ridiculous.
"I never expected a young man like you to start paying attention to stock prices. That's good, though. Young people should learn a little about investing too."
Today, Tony had taken Peter to visit Avengers Base in New Jersey. The grounds were too vast to measure in acres; they had to be counted in hectares. Just in the visible area alone, there were five Kun-style Fighter Jets. The place was absurdly huge.
Tony still looked relaxed as he said, "It's nothing. Stark Industries isn't going bankrupt anyway, and housing in the New Jersey suburbs isn't that expensive. It's much cheaper than New York, at least. Oh, did you know? Once, I took a cab in New York and told the driver I was going to New Jersey. He got so mad that he kicked me out of the car rather than drive me here. Even though it's not that far."
Peter looked at Stark in disbelief. "You take cabs, Mr. Stark?"
"...Well, that joke would work better coming from Captain. His financial situation makes it more convincing."
As he spoke, Tony smiled at Peter. "Anyway, I'm still glad you've started taking investment and financial management seriously."
"No, I only care because a lot of people have fallen into financial crisis because of this. You have no idea, but