"Autonomy."
Tony tapped his knuckles on the desk.
"The Superhero Autonomy Faction."
Tony circled "autonomy" in the draft with a red pen.
Chen Mo turned to the next page, expressionless.
Tony pulled the projection up into the air.
"Come on, take a look at this."
A new Hero File hovered in the center. Most of its status fields were locked, with only a handful of lines visible.
Tony opened the action log.
"Who they saved, what they damaged, how far compensation has progressed-all of that can be made public for review."
"Wow, you really thought this through." Looking at the Hero File, Chen Mo once again felt how dependable Iron Man was.
Tony rolled his eyes without bothering to hide it. "Of course."
Rhodey looked at the permissions field at the bottom.
"What about the military?"
"No access, same as the government."
Tony crossed out external access permissions.
"No one gets to touch home addresses or family identities."
"And the real identities of masked heroes. That's essential," Chen Mo added.
"Of course."
The application count on the right side of the file ticked up again.
Tony dragged Stark Legal's old registration portal into the new page.
Appeals previously reviewed by the Administrative Bureau now went directly to the Autonomy Faction's independent lawyers, such as a certain Blind Lawyer who preferred to remain anonymous.
Rhodey's phone lit up.
"The Military Liaison Office is requesting that we suspend the transfer of authorization."
After reading it aloud, Rhodey decisively rejected the incoming call.
Tony pushed the migration button all the way.
"Have them submit a formal written request too. As for whether it gets approved... I'll assess how reasonable it is."
On the screen, several street-level heroes who had been watching the infighting between the three factions submitted their action logs after Iron