Stark walked over to Mercer with a glass of wine in hand and laughed. "Haha, how was it? Feels pretty good being admired, doesn't it?"
"You should've told me ahead of time if you were going to pull something like this. If I'd known, I definitely wouldn't have come." Mercer shook his head helplessly.
"I couldn't do that. I'm not someone who takes advantage of others. The technological advances your Dark Saber core brought us are incredible. This is something that can shake the world. Everyone needs to know who its real owner is."
Stark looked utterly serious, which surprised Mercer. When Stark noticed Liang Bing beside him, a flash of admiration crossed his eyes, and he asked,
"And this is?"
"Oh, this is Liang Bing, a new friend of mine," Mercer said with a smile.
"Hello, I'm Tony Stark," Stark introduced himself like a gentleman.
Even with all the women he'd known, Liang Bing's beauty made him envy Mercer. None of the women Stark had met before were even half as beautiful as she was.
"Hello."
Liang Bing showed little interest. After a brief greeting, she went back to sipping her wine, with no intention of chatting further with Stark.
Aside from Mercer, few people could hold Liang Bing's interest.
Stark didn't take offense. "There's plenty of good food at the banquet, so help yourselves. There's also a private gathering later, for the Avengers. Mercer, want to come?"
The invitation made Mercer raise an eyebrow. A private Avengers gathering? That reminded him of something.
But he didn't dwell on it for now. He nodded and smiled. "Sure."
"Great. It's on the top floor. Just take the elevator up later."
With that, Stark left to entertain the other guests.
He'd unveiled a new energy source. Naturally, he hadn't invited all