"I'll be heading back. Contact me if anything comes up." After Obadiah Stane turned and left with an unhappy look on his face, Shen Fei prepared to leave as well. Stark had only just returned and undoubtedly had plenty to deal with, especially after announcing the closure of Stark Group's weapons manufacturing division. The major shareholders would certainly want to know why.
Even Stark could not simply ignore them.
"I'll come find you in a few days." Stark had wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.
"What are you planning to do next?" After Shen Fei left, Pepper and Stark quietly left Stark Group as well. They went to the military base, then flew directly back to Tony's Seaside Villa in California.
After entering the villa's laboratory, Pepper finally spoke. Even if Stark Group shut down its weapons manufacturing division, it would not go bankrupt, but its assets would undoubtedly shrink considerably.
"Don't worry. We'll be getting into energy in the future—clean energy with zero pollution." As Stark spoke, he had Jarvis prepare what he needed. Before long, he assembled a new Arc Reactor, then unbuttoned his shirt and had Pepper help him replace the Arc Reactor in his chest.
"What's going on? Why aren't you going to the hospital?" Pepper was about to call an ambulance, but Stark immediately stopped her.
"Don't worry so much. I'm fine. Just help me out." The previous Arc Reactor had been crudely made by hand in a cave. It had contained little Palladium to begin with, and after powering Mark 1 through a battle, more than half of its energy had already been depleted. There was not much left.
Though Pepper still looked worried, Stark eventually convinced her to help him replace the Arc Reactor.
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