After finally persuading Pepper to leave, Tony sat up abruptly in bed. The movement tugged at the wound on his shoulder, making him grimace in pain.
He rose and walked to the workbench. "Open the blueprints."
"Sir, you need rest right now."
Tony curled his lip. "Once I'm dead, I'll have plenty of time to rest."
Jarvis said nothing more and projected an unfinished holographic blueprint for an armor suit.
Tony frowned in thought, then quickly said, "The life-support system needs an upgrade. The armor needs more attack options. Raise the mental monitoring module to top priority. Also, at critical moments, you can actively intervene and correct the armor's controls. Oh, and I need something to force me awake, so try integrating an electric shock module as well."
When he had been stabbed, he had suddenly broken free from the mind control. That made him believe he had found a way to fight back.
"The best solution would be to block his mental control completely. Create a new folder for me, and search for every paper related to research on psychic fluctuations."
Jarvis immediately got to work. A mechanical arm handed Tony a bottle of dark green, almost black liquid.
Tony took it and gave it a shake, pulling a face. "This stuff really tastes awful."
"Sir, chlorophyll juice can effectively reduce the toxin levels in your body."
"I know." He tipped his head back and gulped down several mouthfuls before asking, "Have you found the route he took when he left?"
A miniature city immediately rose from a blank section of the workbench, followed by glowing red dots and red lines.
"Sir, he apparently did not believe your explanation. After leaving Hell's Kitchen, he was clearly still doing his utmost to conceal himself. I also believe he deliberately circled