Artificial Intelligence Butler

Three months had passed since Tony admitted that he was Iron Man.

The United States Department of Defense had immediately demanded Tony hand over the Iron Man armor, only to be ruthlessly refused.

Though unwilling to accept it, the Department of Defense still spared no effort in promoting Iron Man's deeds.

After all,

he was the first household-name United States superhero since Captain America.

Over the past three months,

the Ten Rings bases in the Middle East had been completely destroyed by Tony.

At the very least,

the wars in the Middle East had largely subsided, while Iron Man's fans had spread across the globe.

Stark Industries Expo

A group of glamorous blonde, big-breasted women sang and danced onstage.

Below the stage,

Stark Industries' longtime rival,

Hammer Industries, which had been ground into the dirt by Stark Industries for more than a decade, had its leader Justin Hammer staring jealously at Tony's enormous poster onstage.

He had originally wanted to take advantage of Tony's decision to stop producing weapons and Stark Industries' plummeting stock price to acquire its shares.

But he had been one step too late.

Only afterward did he learn

that nearly all the shares circulating on the market had been snapped up by the two brothers, Tony and Qin Yi.

Still, that only caused him a little heartache.

A weapons company that no longer produced weapons would sooner or later be surpassed by Hammer Industries.

A few days ago,

when he heard that Tony was holding an industrial expo, he had been overjoyed. The chance to kick him while he was down had finally arrived.

He decided to humiliate Tony Stark mercilessly at the expo.

Onstage,

Tony descended from the sky in his Iron Man armor, landing in the center of the stage as a group of glamorous American bombshells surrounded him.

"Tony! Tony! Tony! Tony!..."

The atmosphere instantly erupted, with cheers and cries of confession rising endlessly from the crowd.

Justin Hammer stared expressionlessly at the stage, shouting in his heart, Just you wait, Stark!

After taking off his armor, Tony waved to the crowd, and the venue gradually fell silent.

"You missed me, didn't you? I missed you too!!"

The crowd responded with the fervor of rabid fans.

Tony waved at the beauties leaving the stage, then cleared his throat.

"Over the past few months, I've been fortunate enough to be reborn, like a phoenix rising from the ashes.

Likewise, starting today, Stark Industries will rise from the flames!!!"

As Tony pointed one finger at the curtain onstage,

the slowly opening curtain revealed rows upon rows of robots roughly the same size as ordinary people, standing quietly on the stage.

The entire venue fell silent.

Tony joked,

"Of course, these aren't Iron Man armors for combat. What you're seeing are artificial intelligence butlers developed by Life Control Corporation and manufactured by Stark Industries.

Perhaps you're wondering what these compact robots can do."

Tony turned and called toward the stage.

"Chloe?"

A small robot stepped forward and spoke.

"Hello, Mr. Stark. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Tony walked over to Chloe and faced the audience.

"Could you briefly introduce your origins and capabilities, Chloe?"

Robot Chloe nodded and spoke to the silent audience.

"I am the first personal assistant manufactured by Life Control Corporation. I can handle most daily tasks, such as housework, cooking, managing your schedule, and more, Mr. Stark."

The audience remained quiet only briefly.

As Chloe introduced herself,

excited cheers rose one after another throughout the Stark Industries Expo.

Justin Hammer stared blankly at Tony Stark as he chatted freely with the robot.

He could not understand why.

Why was this guy always so lucky? He had clearly stopped making weapons, yet now he had come up with artificial intelligence robots?

Was this even something current technology could create?

Even more unbelievable was the number of robots on the stage. They had clearly already entered mass production.

Didn't everyone usually make empty promises first and raise funds afterward? Why didn't Stark follow the usual process?

And besides,

Life Control Corporation was Stark's younger brother's company, wasn't it? Why didn't Hammer have a brother like that!

His heart hurt so badly!!!

Onstage, Tony spoke to Chloe.

"Thank you, Chloe. Could you introduce your companions?"

Chloe waved at the robots onstage.

One robot after another walked to the front of the stage and introduced themselves to the audience.

"Hello, everyone. I am a personal teacher manufactured by Life Control Corporation. I can explain most courses from elementary school through university."

"Hello, everyone. I am a medical nurse manufactured by Life Control Corporation. I specialize in caring for patients and monitoring their physical condition at all times, so that follow-up treatment can be arranged more effectively."

"I am manufactured by Life Control Corporation..."

As the robots with different functions finished introducing themselves, not only the live audience but even viewers watching the broadcast around the world were thrown into an uproar.

Online, some criticized Life Control Corporation for stealing human jobs, some discussed how artificial intelligence would eventually destroy humanity, while others excitedly asked where they could buy one.

White House

The United States president and Secretary of Defense were silent for a long time before instructing the secretary,

"Call a defense conference. This time, we must take that artificial intelligence for ourselves."

Leaving everything else aside, at the very least,

this Stark Industries Expo was enough to leave a heavy mark in history.

Tony stood onstage and gestured to the audience.

"I heard more than one person just now asking where they could buy an artificial intelligence butler."

Tony paused.

"Tomorrow. Starting at eleven tomorrow morning, everyone can purchase one immediately through the Ikong Mall on your Ikong phones.

Of course, each address will be limited to one unit. Before long, our production lines will be able to ensure an ample supply."

Amid the enthusiastic atmosphere, the Stark Industries Expo opened perfectly.

Even late into the night,

many people still remained at the venue, gathered around the displayed artificial intelligence robots and discussing them.

Backstage,

Tony lay on the sofa, watching Qin Yi grin for no apparent reason.

"Next time, don't even think about getting me to promote your products!!!"

Qin Yi looked at Tony with a cheerful smile.

"Talk about that after you can travel freely through space."

Tony sighed.

He had originally wanted Qin Yi to take him into space to see if they could find some special materials for forging a brand-new armor. The reason Tony had this idea

was because, a few days earlier,

a massive fire had broken out in downtown New York City. Amid the helpless cries of the crowd,

it was not just Iron Man Tony who arrived at the scene for disaster relief. Magneto's Helping Hands Disaster Relief Company had also arrived immediately.

Tony stared at the scene in astonishment. Magneto merely waved a hand,

and amid the collapsed ruins,

every object made of metal was steadily brought under Magneto's control.

Tony immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He knew Qin Yi could control everything as well, even breaking things down to the molecular level and rearranging them.

But that was his own younger brother. Qin Yi definitely would not attack him.

Yet Magneto was an outsider with that kind of ability, so he immediately became Tony's hypothetical enemy.

After Tony explained the situation to Qin Yi,

Qin Yi suggested they go into space to search for special materials, and Tony happily agreed.

After all,

it would be his first time leaving the Earth, where he had lived for more than thirty years, to explore space.

What he had not expected was that Qin Yi would actually ask him to promote products at the Stark Industries Expo!

Though he was extremely reluctant,

when he thought about getting the chance to explore space, Tony gritted his teeth and agreed.