Tony Stark, the Overgrown Child

Tony Stark was now extremely grateful for his foresight in leaving himself an escape route when he made those harsh remarks.

He meant that if he asked Chen Mo for the watch again, he would be Chen Mo's biological son, but he was originally Chen Mo's godson. Whether they were related or not was just a matter of a word.

Natasha Romanoff looked at Tony Stark's shameless behavior and couldn't reconcile it with the arrogant, suave "Iron Man" Tony Stark she knew.

Is this really a person? Are you sure this isn't a fake Tony Stark?

When Nick Fury assigned her the mission to infiltrate Stark Industries and closely monitor Tony Stark, he gave her a detailed biography and personality analysis of Tony Stark.

Tony Stark, a genius since childhood, is an absolute megalomaniac, completely self-centered, incapable of considering the feelings of others, impulsive, stubborn, and arrogant.

His relationship with his father Howard Stark, was always very strained, and he showed great disrespect to authority figures.

It was already surprising that he could accept Chen Mo as his godfather, but his childlike behavior in front of Chen Mo was even more astonishing to Natasha Romanoff, who already knew Tony Stark very well.

Tony Stark's behavior in front of Chen Mo is more like that of a child throwing a tantrum in front of his father. His childish, innocent, and straightforward side is completely undisguised in front of Chen Mo. It seems that this is the real Tony Stark, while the arrogant, suave, and wealthy tycoon and Super Hero "Iron Man" in front of the media seems to be just a mask.

She simply couldn't understand how Chen Mo managed to make Tony Stark drop all his pretenses and defenses in front of him, completely revealing his truest self—something even Tony's father, Howard, hadn't been able to do.

As expected of the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D.., a legendary hero who single-handedly turned the tide of the entire world, as a multi-faceted spy and one of the world's top super agents, "Black Widow" Natasha Romanoff has a very sharp eye, but she really can't see through Chen Mo at all.

Her incredibly keen senses, honed through brutal training and countless arduous missions, allowed her to clearly perceive the subtle, almost imperceptible, aura emanating from Chen Mo.

The Chen Mo she saw was far more complex and elusive than anyone else had.

Sometimes he is as ordinary as any other person, and you might even overlook him if you don't look closely.

At times, he is like a warrior emerging from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood—cold, cruel, and incredibly powerful.

Sometimes, he is like a god or emperor who rules over one's entire life, high above, noble, and majestic, emanating an aura that is vast and boundless, as deep as an abyss.

Commander who is invincible on the battlefield, a scientist who works day and night in the laboratory, a gentle elder, a kind partner, and at this moment, he is like a father, kind and deep, rolling his eyes and looking helpless as he faces his eldest son who is being unreasonable.

She sensed no falsehood in any of these drastically different feelings; they seemed to represent Chen Mo's most authentic self.

She trusted her instincts, but this only confused her more. How could one person have so many different qualities? Which one was the real him?

Turning her head slightly, Natasha Romanoff's deep, beautiful, light blue eyes, like diamonds, were fixed on Chen Mo's tall and imposing figure, which seemed shrouded in mist. Her gaze gradually became unfocused.

Over the years, she had met countless men, but none were as mysterious and unpredictable as Chen Mo, who drew her in uncontrollably and made her fall deeply in love with him, unable to extricate herself.

Chen Mo, who was being pestered by Tony for the nano watch, felt the increasingly intense and beautiful gaze beside him and couldn't help but turn his head slightly to meet her eyes.

The moment Natasha Romanoff's eyes met Chen Mo's, she felt a jolt. What kind of eyes were these? Pure and bright like an innocent child, cold and sharp like a peerless divine weapon. In those dark and deep eyes, it seemed as if the entire universe was contained, and in the endless darkness, there were twinkling stars.

Looking into Chen Mo's eyes, Natasha Romanoff felt as if she were in the vast the Starry Night, completely losing herself.

Chen Mo naturally sensed Natasha Romanoff's state, though it wasn't intentional on his part.

As his mental strength continued to increase, Chen Mo's aura became more and more profound, and the power in his every move grew stronger day by day. His influence on the Mind Stone of others also became stronger, especially on those who were already very perceptive.

In fact, Natasha Romanoff's feeling was not wrong. Chen Mo has a very special temperament. He travels through different worlds and has all kinds of completely different experiences. Even in the same world, he has multiple different identities and legendary experiences that are hard for ordinary people to imagine. These special experiences have shaped his unique temperament.

Moreover, this is not contradictory. An ordinary person also has multiple different identities in life: a dutiful employee at work, a strict father, a considerate husband, and a filial son at home.

However, Chen Mo's identity and experience are even more unique: warrior, hero, scientist, behind-the-scenes controller, Lord, god king, godfather, patriarch...

The concentration of such vastly different identities, some of which are even unimaginable to ordinary people, in one person certainly makes one feel mysterious and incomprehensible.

Although Chen Mo deliberately controlled his aura most of the time, sometimes he would inadvertently let some of his aura leak out. Ordinary people would find it difficult to detect, or they would only have a very vague feeling and would not notice anything.

Natasha Romanoff, the "Black Widow" and one of the world's top special agents, possesses terrifying insight and amazing intuition far beyond ordinary people. She keenly sensed the special aura emanating from Chen Mo and realized his extraordinary nature.

However, it was precisely this exceptionally keen mental perception that caused Natasha Romanoff to be affected by Chen Mo's powerful mental strength, leaving her stunned and lost in thought.

Chen Mo believed that as his mental strength continued to improve, its true potential would be realized. As the foundation of his special abilities, Chen Mo was certain that the role of mental strength was not merely to expand space and travel.

Turning his gaze away from the beautiful super agent Natasha Romanoff, Chen Mo looked at Tony Stark's shameless and obsequious expression and couldn't help but roll his eyes in exasperation.

Dr. Ethan, standing to the side, was not surprised by Tony Stark's actions. Of everyone present, he had spent the most time with Tony. He had saved Tony's life in the cave, helped him build the prototype Iron Man suit, the Mark I, and even nearly lost his life to buy him time. The two had a life-or-death bond, and his understanding of Tony Stark was no less than Chen Mo's.

Actually, Tony Stark is much luckier now than in the original storyline. Not only is his father Howard not dead, but he and his mother are living S.H.I.E.L.D. together in S. H. I. E. L. D.

Tony Stark originally didn't have many friends.

When he returned from Afghanistan, he invited his only friend, Colonel Rhodes, to join the Iron Man suit development project. However, Rhodey mocked him for announcing the closure of Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing division at a press conference, telling him to go back and sober up.

Now, he has the help of Dr. Ethan and Chen Mo, but in the movie, he completed the manufacture of the Mark II Iron Man suit entirely by himself.

When he needed help, his only friend didn't help him. Beneath the mask of a cynical playboy, Tony Stark was always lonely at heart.

But now things are different. He has Dr. Ethan, who is loyal to him and is willing to sacrifice himself to help him buy time to escape from the Dr. Ethan, and Chen Mo, who personally rescued him from the desert and guides him like a mentor.

When he decided to shut down Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing division, everyone thought he was crazy, not even his closest friends Colonel Rhodes and Pepper Potts.

However, Dr. Ethan and Chen Mo understood and agreed with his approach, silently encouraging and supporting him from the sidelines, and helping him build the Mark II Iron Man suit.

Chen Mo appeared just in time after Obadiah betrayed him and stole the Arc Reactor from his chest, replacing it with the latest Third-generation Arc Reactor. He also arrived just in time again when Obadiah was about to die at the hands of Iron Monger, killing Iron Monger and saving him.

With Chen Mo, it seemed that no one could do anything to him. All dangers would be blocked by Chen Mo's imposing figure. Tony Stark had never felt so safe as he did now.

After gaining a trustworthy brother and a reliable father, Tony Stark underwent a significant transformation.

He became more relaxed and natural, letting go of all pretense and returning to his true self.

Just like now, in order to get that nanowatch, Tony Stark is like a spoiled child, pestering Chen Mo and refusing to give up until he gets what he wants.

Chen Mo hadn't intended to refuse him in the first place. Seeing his desperate pleading look, he glared at him fiercely before taking out the watch he had given him earlier from his spatial storage and tossing it to him.

After Tony impatiently put on his wristwatch and activated his Nanotech Combat Suit, Chen Mo slowly walked over to Wang Jin, who had just experienced an incredibly thrilling freefall and wingsuit flight, patted him on the shoulder, and said gently.

How are you feeling?

Feeling the warmth from the broad, strong hand on his shoulder, Wang Jin's turbulent emotions quickly calmed down. After carefully recalling the entire experience, he looked up at Chen Mo and said...

"That was so exciting!"

"It's much more thrilling than roller coasters! And the feeling of gliding when the cape unfolds at the end is just amazing!"

"It's like a bat flying freely, looking down at this bustling city from the night sky. I can't describe the feeling, but I love it. From now on, I am Batman!"

As Wang Jin spoke, a look of rapture appeared on his face.

Chen Mo nodded slightly, not expecting Wang Jin to accept the title of Batman so quickly, and even seem quite satisfied.

Actually, it was just his mischievous hobby before, just a joke. If Wang Jin didn't like it, he could change it to another name. The wristwatch had a user manual for the combat suit, and the commands for each function could be changed at will according to his own habits and preferences. Even if he wanted to shout "Ultraman, transform!", it wouldn't be a problem.

In fact, when Chen Mo's mischievous side kicked in and his imagination ran wild, he even considered using the blood of Marcus, the Progenitor Vampire from the Underworld, and William, the Progenitor Lycan, stored in his space, combined with his own Perfect Blood, to transform Wang Jin into a half-vampire with Bat Wings —that would be the real Batman.

But after thinking about it carefully, I decided against it. Although a hybrid vampire who has fused the blood of a vampire, a werewolf, and Perfect Blood is extremely powerful, six to seven times stronger than a normal person, his disadvantages are also obvious.

Although the Perfect Blood eliminates the flaws and weaknesses of vampires and werewolves, as can be seen from the movie, after fusing the bloodlines of werewolves and vampires, although one can control their transformation from a normal human to a hybrid state and their strength will increase dramatically, the transformed appearance is always ugly.

Michael, the male protagonist, with his werewolf and vampire bloodline, transformed into Avatar, while Marcus, with his vampire and werewolf bloodline, simply became an ugly giant bat. Chen Mo didn't want Wang Jin, this handsome young man, to gain a strange ability to transform into a monster because of his own perverse tastes.

Besides, if you're going to bring Batman into the story, you should at least respect the original work. Why does the handsome, rich, and successful Batman need to transform? Only losers rely on mutations; the rich rely on technology!

As the young leader of the Seven Precepts Gang, Wang Jin naturally belongs to the ranks of the most elite wealthy people.

The Seven Precepts Gang, which controls a large portion of the United States' underground forces and numerous large corporations, possesses wealth far exceeding that of Tony Stark. Seventy years ago, under Chen Mo's guidance, the Seven Precepts Gang began to venture into various industries and has long since become a veritable business empire.

Tony Stark's Nanosuit lacks hard armor on the knees, elbows, and fists, and there are no sharp blades on the head. The overall lines are softer, making it look more like an ordinary sports bodysuit, especially after removing the head mask and hand parts, which makes it even more inconspicuous.

Tony Stark was somewhat disappointed, but Chen Mo naturally had his reasons.