Tony Stark's Recent Situation

Early the next morning, Chen Changsheng drove to Stark Industries to seek Tony Stark and Pepper's help in arranging an internship for his girlfriend.

However, Tony wasn't at the company. Pepper received Chen Changsheng instead. From Pepper, Chen Changsheng learned that Tony Stark had already gone to Afghanistan to demonstrate his latest research results.

At this time, Pepper was not yet the chief CEO of Stark Industries. She was merely Tony Stark's assistant.

Even so, Pepper readily accepted Chen Changsheng's request and arranged for Gwen to become her assistant.

Well, an assistant's assistant. What was Gwen supposed to be called?

At the same time, somewhere in a US Military base far away in Afghanistan.

With a tremendous boom, a relatively high hill was blown to pieces by a single missile. The sight stunned all the senior officers at the base.

The way that missile covered an entire hillside in a single attack was truly distinctive. It was also perfectly suited to this godforsaken place, which was riddled with tunnels.

Looking at his handiwork, Tony Stark waved his hand ostentatiously and spread his arms as if he wanted to embrace the sky.

The military generals present cooperated quite well, applauding to show that they were very satisfied with the power of the Jericho Missile.

Seeing the smiling military generals, Tony Stark was also pleased with his performance. He nodded at the financiers, then walked over to a refrigerator.

He opened the fine wine he had flown in and poured a glass for each of the generals present. Then he raised his glass with a smile and said, "To America. To freedom."

A weapons order worth over a hundred million dollars was finalized just like that. Tony Stark was proud that he had once again completed a valuable deal.

However, Tony Stark now intended to leave this godforsaken place as quickly as possible and return to the bustling metropolis of New York.

Given Tony Stark's playboy personality, he normally would not come to a backward and impoverished place like Afghanistan.

But there were always exceptions. Making money was nothing to be ashamed of.

Even as a billionaire and playboy, Tony Stark could force himself to fly from New York to this place for the sake of making money and introduce his new weapons to a group of soldiers.

Fortunately, he had successfully achieved his goal and sold his newly developed weapons to the US Military, which was mired in the Afghan War. With this deal completed, the next one would surely come soon.

The generals on the American mainland would not consider purchasing such powerful weapons. Having not experienced war for a long time, they had chosen to cooperate with Chen Changsheng and ordered many Tyrants.

Therefore, Tony Stark could only come here to promote his new weapons and demonstrate to the military that his weapons were no worse than those of Umbrella Corporation.

As for Chen Changsheng stealing his business or anything like that, Tony Stark had never taken it to heart.

In his eyes, the US Military was a huge gold mine. Even if several more people came along, there would still be enough to share.

Rather than share it with strangers, he would rather share it with Chen Changsheng, a good friend who shared his ambitions.

After both host and guests had enjoyed themselves, Tony Stark prepared to get into his luxury car and leave this godforsaken place, returning to New York, the bustling metropolis and gentle haven he had missed for so long.

However, before getting into the car, Tony Stark saw several military Humvees behind it, along with the fully armed soldiers inside.

Thinking that he had never ridden in a military Humvee before, Tony immediately took action. He squeezed into the rearmost Humvee with several soldiers, intending to experience the treatment of an American soldier.

As for his original car, it didn't matter. They were all going to the airport anyway, and he would have plenty of chances to ride in it later.

Tony never imagined that this spur-of-the-moment decision would soon save his life.

While the military escorted him to the airport, Tony Stark's convoy suddenly came under attack from Afghan militants.

As the convoy traveled, a rocket was fired from somewhere. It struck Tony Stark's luxury car directly, and the resulting explosion immediately threw the convoy into disarray.

Not far behind the luxury car, Tony Stark was also startled inside the Humvee.

Although Tony Stark sold weapons, this was his first time witnessing an explosion from such a close distance. For the first time, he felt that life and death were frighteningly close.

The US soldiers escorting Tony Stark to the airport were clearly experienced. They launched a counterattack the moment they came under attack.

The US sergeant major sitting in the passenger seat of Tony Stark's vehicle was highly professional. He opened the individual communicator on his chest to report the situation while telling Tony Stark not to leave the vehicle and to remain calm. Then he pushed open the door and prepared to organize a counterattack.

Seeing how professional the US soldiers protecting him were, Tony Stark relaxed. With such professionals protecting me, I'm perfectly safe. He silently comforted his nervous heart.

However, in this situation, Tony Stark suddenly remembered the healing potion Chen Changsheng had given him before he came to Afghanistan.

He silently took the healing potion from his pocket and held it in his hand. After thinking it over, Tony Stark did not inject it. He felt there was still hope. After all, they still had the advantage.

The sergeant major had already left the Humvee. Holding a radio, he called for reinforcements while firing back. Unfortunately, his aim was impossible to judge; it was nothing but a show of overwhelming noise.

Before the sergeant major had emptied a single magazine, a mortar shell trailing black smoke landed at his feet. He did not even have time to scream before he was turned into minced flesh by the enormous explosion, which splattered across the Humvee's windows.

Seeing the seemingly professional sergeant major reduced to a pile of minced meat, Tony Stark nearly vomited.

Watching the sergeant major he had trusted and relied upon be killed, Tony Stark felt that his side's advantage had completely vanished.

Inside the Humvee, Tony Stark was also dazed by the sudden shell, his mind going blank.

Realizing that the Humvee he was in was too large a target, Tony Stark ignored the sergeant major's instructions, opened the door, and ran toward a huge rock not far away.

He had barely run a short distance when an explosion sounded behind him. The Humvee had clearly been blown apart. Tony Stark did not dare look back and threw himself behind the boulder, rolling across the ground.

After hiding himself, Tony Stark pulled out his phone to contact the military for help. In the midst of the crisis, he was so frantic that he could barely hold the phone steady.

The moment the phone lit up, before Tony Stark could dial, another shell landed beside him.

Amid the beeping, Tony Stark somehow still had time to glance at the bomb beside him. The English abbreviation for Stark Industries was printed right on it...

With no time to think further, Tony Stark was hurled several meters away by the violent blast wave.

After hitting the ground, Tony Stark was clearly disoriented. On the battlefield amid a storm of bullets, he actually stood up blankly, looking left and right without knowing which way was north or south.

After his mind remained muddled for a while, Tony realized that spots of blood were seeping through his white shirt. The blood was rapidly spreading.

Before long, it had dyed the entire shirt crimson.

He struggled to undo his clothing and discovered that his expensive custom-made bulletproof vest had provided no protection at all. Several holes had been blasted straight through it.

As the blood flowed out, Tony Stark gradually felt his consciousness fading. Just before he passed out, Tony Stark forcefully plunged the syringe into himself.

At that moment, the one thing Tony Stark most wanted to say was, "I'm actually going to be killed by my own bomb!"

Meanwhile, after discussing the details of Gwen's internship with Pepper, Chen Changsheng left Stark Industries.

The moment he stepped out of the Stark Industries building, Chen Changsheng received a call from Dr. Otto.

Dr. Otto's research abilities were astonishing. Chen Changsheng had only agreed with him the previous day to develop some auxiliary equipment suitable for Tyrants, yet Dr. Otto had already given Chen Changsheng a complete plan.

The plan was simple. Dr. Otto had added an auxiliary aiming module and a weapon compression module to the Tyrant. He had compressed the Tyrant's arsenal into a long rectangular box. From a distance, it looked as though the Tyrant was carrying a coffin... which suited the Tyrant's image quite well.

The box was like an external attachment containing large quantities of weapons and ammunition. Tyrants possessed tremendous strength, so Otto had specially added many high-powered rounds for them.

As a result, the firepower carried by a single Tyrant could now completely match that of a professional US Military combat squad.

The weapons box could certainly be made more futuristic and attractive, but that would be for Chen Changsheng's own armed forces.

If the military wanted one as well, that could naturally be arranged—but they would have to pay extra.

Chen Changsheng liked Dr. Otto's enthusiastic attitude toward participating in the project. This was how a human elite ought to behave: working tirelessly for humanity's future. With an elite like Dr. Otto on Earth, the future was limitless.

After Chen Changsheng and Dr. Otto discussed many things, their relationship became even closer. Chen Changsheng therefore told Dr. Otto about his plan to invest in Nuclear Fusion.

The benefits involved in Nuclear Fusion were enormous, so Chen Changsheng had no choice but to be cautious.

If Dr. Otto kicked him aside after Nuclear Fusion succeeded, wouldn't Chen Changsheng be furious?

Of course, the greater the returns, the greater the risks. The initial capital required was even more enormous. Otherwise, Dr. Otto would have already secured enough investment and would not have had to wait for Chen Changsheng.

Dr. Otto was quite straightforward and directly expressed his thoughts to Chen Changsheng.

As long as Chen Changsheng provided enough funding for him to complete the Nuclear Fusion experiment, Dr. Otto was willing to follow Chen Changsheng's proposed distribution of the profits. Even accepting a smaller share would not be a problem.

In fact, Dr. Otto's decision was entirely correct. This was an undertaking that could alter the course of human history. If it succeeded, even one ten-millionth of the profits would be enough for Dr. Otto to live comfortably for the rest of his life without doing anything.

Of course, Chen Changsheng was not shameless enough to seize Dr. Otto's research results outright. Respect between people had to be mutual. Since Dr. Otto was willing to trust him like this, Chen Changsheng could likewise trust Dr. Otto.

Therefore, Chen Changsheng and Dr. Otto established a betting agreement. Chen Changsheng would provide funding for one experiment. If Dr. Otto successfully completed the nuclear fusion experiment, Chen Changsheng would continue investing in his research. In the end, Chen Changsheng would take only 49% of the profits from Dr. Otto's research results.

As a technological genius, Otto did not care much about economics. But hearing that he would receive at least 50% of the profits made him very happy. At that moment, he regarded Chen Changsheng as a kindred spirit—or perhaps a patron who had recognized his potential.

The two happily signed the contract. Otto also invited Chen Changsheng to have dinner at his home sometime when he was free. This was truly the treatment reserved for friends.

After seeing Dr. Otto off, Chen Changsheng felt that he was spending money as if it were water. Although he had felt nothing when the money came from bank loans, he was spending it incredibly quickly.

In a short time, Chen Changsheng had already spent more than half of it. If one only looked at his assets, Chen Changsheng was now probably a heavily indebted pauper.

But being able to borrow money from the bank was also a skill. I borrowed all this money through my own abilities, so I'm the boss now.

Fortunately, the recent US Military order had replenished Chen Changsheng's funds. Otherwise, he probably would not have had the money to support Dr. Otto's Nuclear Fusion experiment.

He still had to find a way to make money quickly. Chen Changsheng himself did not need money, but if he wanted to live in this world and recruit more talented people, he had no choice but to earn more.

Sometimes that was simply how things were. Chen Changsheng did not need it, but other people did.

Dr. Connors's ability-enhancement potion still had to be developed as quickly as possible. Such a potion would certainly sell extremely well. Whether the military or other mysterious organizations, they would all want to get involved. It would definitely make Chen Changsheng a huge amount of money.

As for the fruit from Magic Forest Fruit Company, it was currently selling like hotcakes. It seemed that everyone now knew there was a company called Magic Forest in this world, and that its fruit possessed miraculous effects.

The price of the fruit had been driven to a new high, far exceeding Chen Changsheng's expectations.

Rich or poor, people all over the world were doing everything they could to buy Magic Forest's fruit, then resell it for a profit.

The surreal feeling reminded Chen Changsheng of his previous life, when countless people had scrambled for Moutai...

Of course, all this was small money. Chen Changsheng needed much more. He silently returned to the headquarters of Umbrella Corporation and decided to work with Dr. Connors to develop the Enhancement Potion as quickly as possible.

Connors's research progress was already very fast, but if Chen Changsheng joined him, it would surely become even faster.

After all, no one in this world understood genes better than Chen Changsheng.

As for the subsequent experiments, those were minor matters. As long as Chen Changsheng provided the potions to the military, the military would have thousands of ways to test their effects.

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