Creating a New Element!

However, seeing the quiet despair beneath Tony's cynical gaze, Chen Mo still patted him on the shoulder.

"Trust me, you won't die!"

Tony Stark assumed Chen Mo was merely comforting him, but feeling Chen Mo's concern eased much of the gloom in his heart. He could not help raising his head to look at Chen Mo, flashing him a toothy grin.

"Of course. Iron Man isn't that easy to kill!"

Chen Mo could naturally sense Tony's true thoughts and knew he had not truly come to terms with it.

He turned to look at the wooden cigar box on the table. With a lift of his finger, the lid opened on its own, revealing six silvery-white palladium plates neatly arranged inside. These were the "batteries" Tony Stark depended on to survive, but they were also the poison constantly ravaging his body and driving him toward death!

With a slight beckoning motion of his right hand, Chen Mo made the six palladium plates float out of the box and slowly drift over in front of him.

Tony Stark's eyes widened at the magical sight before him.

"Dad, when did you learn magic?"

Chen Mo glanced at the stunned Tony and smiled faintly, but he did not answer. As he controlled the six palladium plates to slowly rotate before him, he spoke in an unhurried voice.

"We have plenty of ways to solve this. For example, we could change the reactor's fuel!"

At that, the light that had returned to Tony Stark's eyes instantly dimmed again.

"It's useless. J.A.R.V.I.S. simulated every known element, but none of them can replace palladium."

Tony stared absently at the six palladium plates floating above Chen Mo's hand. He no longer had the mind to care about the strange ability Chen Mo had displayed.

As he watched