The next afternoon, Lin Hai was lounging in a recliner on the rooftop balcony, basking in the sun.
New York's May sunshine was just right, warm against his skin and enough to make him drowsy. A freshly brewed cup of Longjing sat on the small tea table beside him, its fragrance drifting faintly on the breeze.
He had just finished an early dinner with Gwen and the others. After Peter and Harry cleaned up the dishes, they headed back into the underground lab, while Gwen went to the study to continue reading the magical tomes she had brought back from Kamar-Taj.
Lin Hai curled up alone in the recliner, his eyes half-closed as he enjoyed this rare moment of peace.
But the very next second, that peace was shattered by the phone in his pocket.
He pulled it out and saw the words "Tsundere Freak" on the screen. He answered, and Tony's voice came through the phone. "Doctor Lin, are you free tonight?"
Lin Hai was a little curious. Why was Tony calling at this hour to ask whether he was available?
"Sure. What's up?"
Tony said in a calm tone that could not hide his excitement and pride, "I'm inviting you to witness how Stark Tower becomes the benchmark for renewable clean energy."
Hearing that, Lin Hai remembered.
Tony's Stark Tower in Manhattan was preparing to completely replace its external power supply with an Arc Reactor. Previously, the building had been connected to New York City's municipal grid, no different from the office buildings around it.
But after today, that would change. Tony was going to connect his reactor to the tower's energy system, allowing the entire building to disconnect from the grid and rely solely on the energy generated by the reactor to keep everything running.
That was