Saving Private Tony (3)

With money and connections, Tony quickly found people to deliver all the relevant materials. "Alright, all the materials and equipment we need are here. What should we do next?"

Iron Man was a hands-on genius himself, so he couldn't help but be eager to try.

"Let's install the mobile accelerator first..." Aeo thought for a moment. He had only heard about Krypton's technology from Eiffel, and this was his first time actually doing it. "Okay, okay, I'll do it!"

Watching Tony struggle, Aeo sighed helplessly. With ease, he lifted the energy conduit tube made of special steel, weighing hundreds of pounds. He looked around, kicked a hole in the west wall of Iron Man's house, gestured, and inserted the steel pipe into the hole.

"Next, install them one by one."

Tony shrugged. "J.A.R.V.I.S., put on my armor!"

"Yes, sir."

And so, for the next few days, the two of them worked busily, tearing down and rebuilding, until they had created a ring-shaped quantum collider.

"Now, connect the power." Compared to the scene in the movie where Iron Man created new elements, Aeo felt this equipment was much more advanced than what Tony had come up with himself. But in his past life, he was just a nobody, and creating new elements was something he had never even thought about. Thus, he couldn't help but take a breath. "Tony, can your power supply keep up?"

Stark stared dazedly at the advanced quantum equipment before him. After a moment, he snapped back to reality and said, "What? What did you say? ... Ah, no problem. Because I manufactured the Iron Man armor, the cables at home are directly connected to the state nuclear power plant. Don't worry."

Aeo felt a little more at ease. He paused, looked at Tony, then at the equipment, "How about you do it?"

"Can I?" Iron Man was surprised.

Aeo shrugged. He just wanted to deeply study the relevant technology; he didn't necessarily need to create a new element himself.

"If you want to."

Upon hearing this, Tony excitedly stood by the main control switch. Besides being a genius, a billionaire, and a playboy, he was also a scientist with immense curiosity.

"Then I won't be polite! J.A.R.V.I.S., activate the energy link, calculate the energy intensity..."

"Yes, sir. Energy linked, calculations in progress..."

The two exchanged a glance. "Let's begin."

With a soft hum, the equipment started up. A blue laser beam shot out from the center, hitting the material used as the new element's carrier.

"Zzzzt."

At first, the material didn't react, but as the power increased...

"Sir, approaching maximum power..."

"Continue, J.A.R.V.I.S.," Iron Man shouted. Aeo also watched the collider under bombardment nervously. He couldn't yet analyze matter at the molecular or even atomic level.

"Zzzzz~~"

A huge burst of light suddenly illuminated. The two felt a sense of relief.

"Congratulations, sir, you have created a new element!" the Smart Butler congratulated.

The laser extinguished. Stark excitedly ran towards the triangular Unk element emitting a soft glow, trembling as he asked, "Is this what we created? A new element?"

"For Earth, yes." Aeo felt a sense of wistful loss from similar scenes in his past life. After a moment, he realized, "You can use it to replace the palladium in your arc reactor. That way, you won't have to fear dying from radioactive poisoning..."

After a brief adjustment, J.A.R.V.I.S. happily reported to Stark, "Sir, this is indeed a clean and efficient energy source. It's perfectly suitable to replace palladium, and it has no negative effects on your body. I must say, sir, you have come back to life."

"Thank you, I mean Zod, thank you!" Even the billionaire, accustomed to great storms, couldn't help but say with emotion.

"From today on, you're my friend!"

Aeo smiled.

"I hope so."

... ...

Meanwhile, at S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Sir, we've detected a massive power surge at Stark's residence in Malibu. We suspect he's manufacturing something," Hill said, her face grim as she entered.

"Also, the X-entity is there," she added meaningfully.

Nick Fury's expression changed drastically. "Let's go!"

On this side, Stark was celebrating with the Son of Krypton who had saved his life. "To thank you for saving my life, Zod, let's have a drink!"

"Come on, you're an alien, aren't you afraid of Earth's alcohol? Don't tell me you can't drink!"

Aeo looked helplessly at the superhero who got excited so easily and said irritably, "It's not that I can't drink, it's that our cells and nerves are too resilient. This little alcohol is useless to us! We'd need to drink a lot, a lot, to feel tipsy, but then it would be pointless..."

Stark's interest was piqued. He looked Aeo up and down curiously. "Is it because the alcohol concentration is too low? Hey, how about we try industrial alcohol? That's 100% pure..."

Aeo rolled his eyes directly. "Terrible idea..."

"OKOK." Iron Man also felt he was unreliable and quickly said, "Just a joke." He paused, then said meaningfully, "Listen, I'm grateful for everything you've done for me, but..."

"I'm not going to destroy humanity!" Aeo said impatiently. "You humans are really too suspicious. I told you, I just need a platform for development. After I get what I need, I'll leave! You might beg me to stay then, and I might not!"

Finally, Aeo revealed a bit of his needs and goals for the first time. Under Iron Man's astonished gaze, Aeo stood up. "Listen, Tony, I have a vendetta to settle, but it has nothing to do with Earth, nothing to do with you humans. So don't worry! Iron Man!"

Stark quickly stood up. "Don't misunderstand, Zod, I was just..."

Seeing Iron Man's evasive and apologetic eyes, Aeo sighed, feeling a sense of wistful loss. "This isn't my home, I know that without you reminding me!"

"My home is in the distant space..." Aeo's mind flashed with the events of his two lives. "...It's been destroyed..."

Nick Fury and the others, who were just entering, were greatly shaken. They stopped in their tracks and exchanged glances.

"..."

Aeo's dangerous gaze suddenly turned towards them, his tone unfriendly. "What do you want this time?" The young man knew they were coming, but some things didn't matter if they knew. After all, his plan had already begun...

Stark then noticed the uninvited guests in his house, his expression also displeased. "Hey, this is my house. Don't you guys knock? I have a password, how did you get in?"