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Chen Changsheng, finally full from being force-fed dog food, finally left the scene of extreme public displays of affection. By the time Chen Changsheng went to Gwen's house now, he no longer needed to bring a fruit basket. This was precisely a sign of Chen Changsheng integrating into the family.

After the incident with Osborn Industries last time, Gwen had gone to intern at Stark Industries. As far as Chen Changsheng's relationship with Pepper was concerned, the work Gwen needed to do was quite simple.

At this moment, Chen Changsheng's only assets were the Magic Forest Fruit Company and Umbrella Corporation. The Magic Forest Fruit Company was a cash cow that brought in a fortune daily, accumulating funds for Chen Changsheng continuously. As for Umbrella Corporation, it was in an awkward position. Although it had made a lot of money, it seemed Chen Changsheng had invested even more into it...

The Magic Forest Fruit Company didn't have many employees in total, and they were all scattered around the world. Chen Changsheng rarely participated in their management. After all, as long as it made money, why would Chen Changsheng bother with so much oversight?

The main reason was that the Magic Forest Fruit Company was originally a product of cooperation with Stark Industries. With Pepper's help, the company's core team was established, so much so that Chen Changsheng hadn't paid much attention to it until now.

Anyway, the supply chain was in his hands. He let those people do as they pleased; they couldn't cause any major trouble. This was Chen Changsheng's most genuine thought.

Umbrella Corporation's research progress on Dr. Connors' gene enhancement serum was also quite objective, but it hadn't been tested on humans yet.

At least, that was the case on the surface. As for whether the Lizard Gene Enhancement Serum borrowed by General Ross was analyzed and studied, or injected into people, that was no longer Umbrella Corporation's concern.

Chen Changsheng was no longer inclined to help Dr. Connors with his research. After all, the master guides the disciple, but the cultivation depends on the individual. Moreover, Dr. Connors was a true expert.

Now, Chen Changsheng was completely allowing Dr. Connors to develop freely. Whether Dr. Connors was researching a recovery agent to repair his severed limbs or researching something else, Chen Changsheng didn't really care.

The money had already been invested. As for when the harvest would come, that was not something Chen Changsheng could foresee.

Chen Changsheng had been considering how to develop in the future. While generously spending money guaranteed a promising future, it had also caused some issues with Chen Changsheng's cash flow.

All of Chen Changsheng's money was tied up in Stark Industries stock, and it couldn't be cashed out yet. Furthermore, because Tony Stark publicly announced that Stark Industries would abandon its weapons manufacturing division, its stock had plummeted to rock bottom.

Chen Changsheng was still trying to find ways to buy more. In Chen Changsheng's opinion, this was all money falling from the sky. If it's free, why not buy it!

After bidding farewell to Gwen, Chen Changsheng decided to go see Tony Stark to help advance the plot. He also wanted to urge Tony Stark to quickly bring out the Arc Reactor and boost Stark Industries' stock price.

Being stuck with his investments like this made Chen Changsheng feel a bit uncomfortable.

Although Tony Stark had returned to the familiar metropolis of New York, he hadn't been out carousing recently. This was because Tony Stark had found a new form of entertainment: building Iron Man Armor.

The hobbies of rich people are very simple: throw money at them. No matter the hobby, it's about throwing money at it.

Building Iron Man Armor was no exception. After all, Tony Stark could manually craft Iron Man Armor in a cave; how much more so now that he had all the tools?

Thanks to the combat experience with the Mark I Iron Man Armor, Tony Stark had exceptionally enhanced the armor's shock absorption capabilities this time. The current Iron Man Armor's exterior already bore some resemblance to the later Mark series.

So, when the arms dealer promised to close the weapons manufacturing department, it was true, but it only meant he wouldn't manufacture for others anymore. He would continue as usual for himself.

Perhaps this could be called high-tech prosthetic limbs...

When Chen Changsheng arrived at Tony Stark's seaside villa, Tony was enthusiastically researching his Iron Man Armor and had no interest in entertaining Chen Changsheng. He simply allowed Jarvis to grant Chen Changsheng access and then continued to immerse himself in his research.

This was the hospitality of the genius inventor Tony Stark. Chen Changsheng didn't blame him at all. He followed Jarvis's guidance to the underground laboratory of Tony Stark.

Hearing the movement behind him, Tony Stark didn't even look up. He called out with his back to Chen Changsheng, "What do you want to drink? Juice or something else?"

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"Do you think I'd like juice? Of course, I'll have alcohol, the most expensive kind." As the big boss of the Magic Forest Fruit Company, how could Chen Changsheng drink juice? Tony's collection of famous wines was more appealing.

"Jarvis, prepare a glass of whiskey for Jack, and a bourbon for me too." Without stopping his work, Tony had already issued the command to Jarvis, and a robotic arm slowly moved towards Tony's wine cabinet.

Chen Changsheng watched this scene without daring to speak, only looking at the robotic arm with some confusion. Internally, he was also wondering if Jarvis had already developed to this extent?

Before Chen Changsheng's confusion subsided, he heard a crisp shattering sound. Following the sound, he saw that the robotic arm controlled by Jarvis had knocked over a bottle of expensive red wine. Tony seemed to have gotten used to it and just muttered, "Why are you still so stupid? Jarvis."

Although Chen Changsheng felt a pang of regret for the bottle of wine, he didn't pay too much attention to it. It wasn't his, after all. If Tony Stark didn't care, why should he? At the same time, he asked Tony Stark, "Tony, how far has your artificial intelligence, Jarvis, developed?"

Hearing Chen Changsheng's question, Tony walked out from the console with a robotic arm and said to Chen Changsheng, "I'm not entirely sure. He's been learning lately, but he's still a bit slow. How about it, do you need me to develop an artificial intelligence service management system for your company? I'll give you a 20% discount."

Good heavens, the world-famous magnate Tony Stark was actually promoting his own artificial intelligence system. Chen Changsheng was dumbfounded, but he also considered it carefully.

In this world, basically all large companies have their own office management systems.

Osborn has its own artificial intelligence system, Stark Industries does too, and even Dr. Otto has researched an AI-assisted robotic arm himself.

As a budding tech company, Umbrella Corporation, without its own artificial intelligence, might seem unprofessional. However, whether to use Tony's Jarvis was still up for debate.

Once you use someone else's system, it means all your secrets will be exposed to their gaze. Any mature company needs to carefully consider the consequences of its secrets being revealed.

Chen Changsheng shrugged noncommittally and perfunctorily replied to Tony, "My company also has professional talent and plans to develop an artificial intelligence system. I believe we'll have results soon."

Hearing Chen Changsheng's less-than-professional answer, Tony's expression was clearly stunned. Developing an artificial intelligence system, you really dare to say that. His own Jarvis, he didn't know how much effort it took him to get to this rudimentary stage. And you're saying that as soon as you have a plan, you'll have results soon? That's truly laughable.

Considering that Chen Changsheng was not an expert in artificial intelligence, Tony gave up on mocking him. After all, not everyone in this world was a genius like Tony Stark. He still needed to save face for these ordinary people, especially since they were friends.

While they were chatting, Tony finished installing the gloves of his Iron Man Armor. He tried putting the glove on his hand and raised his hand, looking around, unsure what he wanted to do.

Looking at the Iron Man Armor glove on Tony's hand, Chen Changsheng felt a bit tempted. After all, he was also very interested in Iron Man Armor. He just didn't know how powerful this glove was? Would it pose a threat to him?

Chen Changsheng was overthinking it. The Iron Man Armor glove was only equipped with a laser cannon function. The most important part was the rocket that assisted in flight. With Chen Changsheng's black exoskeleton biological armor, even a rocket launcher wouldn't be able to break through it in a short time.

"Tony, what is this? It looks so cool. Can you give me one?" Although Chen Changsheng felt Tony would never give it to him, he still feigned great interest and asked.

"Of course, it's cool, but I can't give it to you. This one arm alone is worth a million dollars!" After saying that, Tony Stark seemed to have found a target. He fired a shot at the wine cabinet that Jarvis had just bumped askew.

With a bang, a palm cannon hit the wine cabinet, shattering the cabinet and the expensive collection of various fine wines stored on it.

Chen Changsheng looked at the Iron Man Armor glove in Tony's hand, then at the wine cabinet in the distance that had been reduced to wreckage. He quietly downed the whiskey in his hand and inwardly complained about Tony's extravagance. On the other hand, he also envied the Iron Man Armor.

Chen Changsheng secretly vowed to get a suit of Iron Man Armor. Only then would it feel like he hadn't come to the Marvel universe in vain.

Not noticing Chen Changsheng's expression, Tony let out a soft "oh" and inwardly praised the power of his palm cannon. Then he asked Chen Changsheng, "How's the power?"

"It's alright, just so-so." Although Chen Changsheng found Tony's Iron Man Armor very cool, it was only cool. In terms of power, it was indeed not enough to impress. The only thing worth praising was probably the flight function. That was the most practical. And then there was the Arc Reactor on Tony's chest.

Hearing this layman, Chen Changsheng, dare to say that the weapon he researched was only "alright," Tony instantly felt indignant. Was this something a layman should say?