A Big Shot's "Desperate Plan"!

Howard looked up at Chen Mo as he spoke.

"Anyway, it's not a big problem for him. As long as we switch to a new clean energy source, the palladium in his body can be easily removed."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo looked Howard up and down, and couldn't help but doubt his blood relationship with Tony again.

"This is your training plan?"

Howard tilted his head back and said with a proud look on his face.

"That's right, people only grow in Extremis! This is my 'Desperate Training Plan'! What do you think? Not bad, right?"

Chen Mo looked at Howard with an expression as if he were an idiot. "Desperate Training Plan? I think this is more like Desperate Plan, a plan to replace the Extremis Virus and kill Tony Stark ahead of time!"

"So, may I ask, how has Tony progressed during your two-year 'Desperate Training Plan'?"

"Well..."

Howard paused for a moment upon hearing this.

How has he grown? Grown my ass! This brat hasn't improved at all; in fact, he's gotten even worse than before!

Compared to his previous carefree, arrogant, and aloof attitude, Tony, after being poisoned by palladium, became even more unrestrained and vented his frustrations, making him even more unreliable than before Chen Mo appeared.

It could be said that Tony, whom Chen Mo had finally managed to get back to normal, had regressed under Chen Mo's "Desperate Training Plan"!

Seeing Howard look away and stop talking, Chen Mo said irritably.

"If you keep playing like this, you're going to ruin Tony! Hand over the stuff right now!"

Howard felt a pang of guilt upon hearing this. He really wasn't very good at educating children. His consistent principle was "strict teachers produce outstanding students," and he had been very strict with Tony since he was a child. However, the results didn't seem to be very good. Apart from inheriting his genius brain, Tony hadn't developed as he had expected. This self-righteous "Desperate Training Plan" also seemed to have failed.

Upon hearing Chen Mo ask him to hand over the items, Howard didn't react for a moment and asked weakly.

"What is that?"

Chen Mo glared at Howard, annoyed.

"New Element! New Element that can replace palladium metal as fuel for the next generation of Arc Reactor!"

Upon hearing this, Howard's expression became somewhat unnatural, and he stammered.

"You already know? Well, actually, I haven't fully manufactured it yet."

Feeling the disdainful look Chen Mo was giving him, Howard felt a little embarrassed.

"As you know, I spent most of my time in cryogenic hibernation after faking my death. When I woke up, I was busy managing S.H.I.E.L.D.. and protecting the Earth, so I didn't have much time. Although I had a general idea before I faked my death, it was still far from being successfully manufactured. I only started researching this time after I learned that Tony had been poisoned, so it won't be completed so quickly."

Chen Mo's gaze remained unchanged.

"He's been poisoned for a year or two now. If I hadn't made improvements to the Arc Reactor back then, which slowed down the development of palladium poisoning, he probably wouldn't have lived to see you research the New Element before he died."

Seeing Howard lower his head and remain silent, Chen Mo softened his tone and spoke earnestly.

"Don't underestimate him. You said it yourself, he's a genius just like you. He invented the Iron Man suit. In some ways, he's even more amazing than you. Why not let him give it a try?"

Howard then raised his head and looked at Chen Mo with a wronged expression.

"Actually, I originally hoped that Tony could complete the work that I was unable to finish, and research this New Element contains even more powerful energy. I even left him a lot of blueprints and data from my previous research!"

At this point, Howard's face filled with anger again, and he said indignantly.

"But all that brat does is chase girls and research weaponry, equipment, and all sorts of other high-tech stuff. He didn't even look at the stuff I left him; he just threw it all into the storage room. So I have to do all the research myself!"

Howard's tone was full of resentment at Tony Stark's disappointment and anger at Tony Stark for treating the valuable data he left behind as trash!

However, seeing Chen Mo looking at him with a meaningful expression, he knew that he could only blame himself for not knowing how to raise his child, which made Tony Stark have a deep-seated resentment towards him since childhood. The fact that he didn't burn everything he left behind for him was already a sign of consideration for their father-son relationship!

In addition, the "Desperate Training Plan" had obviously failed again. Howard couldn't help but feel guilty in front of Chen Mo, Tony's godfather. He quickly changed the subject and started talking about Tony's health.

"Besides, if all else fails, there's always the Super Soldier Serum, isn't there?"

Chen Mo couldn't help but think of the box of Super Soldier Serum that had been sitting in his room for two years. If Tony Stark had injected himself with the serum back then, it might have been somewhat useful, but now...

"Are you sure his current physical condition can withstand the modifications from the Super Soldier Serum?"

Faced with Chen Mo's intense gaze, Howard looked away somewhat guiltily.

"This..."

Although the success rate of the Improved Super Soldier Serum is high, it is not 100%. People with poor physical condition still have a high chance of failure. Tony Stark's current physical condition is not as good as that of Dr. Erskine. Dr. Erskine was just a bit old, but his body was still relatively healthy. However, Tony Stark's physical functions are completely damaged, so the possibility of successful enhancement is not very high.

"Moreover, even if the enhancement is successful, the enhancement effect of the Improved Serum can only achieve three times the physical fitness of an ordinary person. It is not enough to completely expel the palladium element that has diffused into the body from the reactor. It only makes him more tolerant to palladium poisoning and slows down the progression of poisoning. It does not fundamentally solve the problem. It only allows him to last for a few more years."

Howard didn't look Chen Mo in the eye, and said in a low voice with his head down.

"It would be good if this could be extended for a few years. By then, I should be able to research the New Element."

Seeing Howard's incredulous expression, Chen Mo simply stopped talking.

In fact, Howard understood this perfectly well: regardless of whether the Super Soldier Serum could be successfully enhanced, it could not fundamentally solve Tony Stark's palladium poisoning problem.

Therefore, creating New Element to replace palladium is currently the only way to save Tony Stark.

Howard may seem nonchalant, but as Tony's poisoning worsens, Howard has been neglecting S.H.I.E.L.D.. affairs and spending most of his time researching New Element.