"What's with the pronunciation of 'Wat Ayu'? Tony, are you crazy?"
Qin Xiao and Pepper Potts reached out to stop Tony almost simultaneously, but he was too sudden.
"I study the genes modified by the Extremis Virus. This stuff is incredibly unstable. Even with stabilizers injected, if your emotions fluctuate wildly, it could still self-destruct at any time."
"Injecting this substance allows me to deeply experience every change it undergoes, which will accelerate my research into the antidote. This will not only ensure the safety of both of them to the greatest extent possible."
"And..."
Tony grinned mischievously at Qin Xiao.
"You two better avoid anything too intimate lately, otherwise, if your heart rate gets too fast, it's very likely that, 'bang!'"
Tony's reason made Qin Xiao roll his eyes. "You're the one who's eager to make love with Pepper Potts, aren't you? Why are you pushing me like that?"
" Tony, this thing has a terribly low success rate, you'll be in danger!"
Pepper Potts said, holding Tony's hand.
"Don't worry, I'm absolutely confident. Besides, you've all forgotten that Qin can use the Time Stone to reverse time, Peggy Carter, remember? So there's no way I could be in any real danger."
"But Tony, I haven't lent her the Time Stone yet. Last time, there were many factors involved. Just to save you, she might not be willing to lend it to me?"
Tony: "..."
As it turns out, the characters in the story do indeed have some kind of protective luck.
Like Tony, Pepper Potts, and Natasha, they overcame the challenge solely through their physical strength and willpower.
Qin Xiao watched helplessly as Tony's entire body turned orange-red, and then, with a series of movements, his chest slowly filled the large hole left after the reactor was dismantled.
And it pushed out a bunch of very small, red-hot shrapnel.
"You're disgusting, Tony. It looks like you're pooping on your chest!"
Qin Xiao said with a look of disgust.
"I previously refused to have the shrapnel removed and to treat my injuries. I believed that the reactor embedded in my body was a symbol of Iron Man, and for a while I even relied on the armor."
"Later Steve told me that the reason I became Iron Man wasn't because of that!"
Tony held the dismantled reactor, looking at it as he spoke.
"It's here!"
Tony pointed to his heart.
"So I thought, since I create and repair/upgrade armor, it's time I also repair myself."
During the few days that Tony was developing the antidote, Qin Xiao finally understood why the Marvel Universe had so many brilliant scientists and so much advanced technology.
Why is Tony Stark the only truly dazzling genius?
It was because of his extensive knowledge; tinkering with machines was simply what interested him most.
During the Avengers movie, in order to track down the Tesseract, he spent an entire night studying data, which transformed him into an outstanding astrophysicist.
In the last few days, he has transformed himself into a top-notch biologist.
Qin Xiao was actually quite curious. If possible, preserving the Extremis Virus while ensuring safety might be a good way to enhance everyone's combat capabilities.
However, Tony directly refuted this, saying that complete stability was not impossible, but it would completely change a person's appearance and even personality.
Qin Xiao had originally intended to use himself as an example, as his mastery of fire energy far exceeded that of the Extremis Soldier.
But in Tony's words, Qin Xiao is no longer human at the genetic level.
He's not a human from Earth. He can enhance others based on Qin Xiao's genetic blueprint, but out of a hundred million people, perhaps only one will survive.
The others either die immediately from genetic collapse or turn into monsters.
This reminded Qin Xiao of the Green Goblin and the Lizard from the Spider-Verse.
One of them changed his personality, while the other changed both his personality and physique.
Based on personality changes, it is even possible for a new personality to emerge, turning someone into a schizophrenic madman.
So this really does depend on luck, or rather, fortune.
Some people who get bitten by spiders become Spider-Man, while others might die from the poison. Some people who are hit by the energy explosion of the Tesseract become Captain Marvel.
If it were someone else, they would most likely have been killed instantly.
Therefore, fate, or destiny, is a very mysterious thing.
Although Qin Xiao's arrival in this world changed many things, some things, or rather, the destinies of some people, are still proceeding according to their original trajectory.
The time and place may change, but the final result will likely be similar, such as the encounter between Captain America and Falcon.
For example, these two people in front of us look like father and son.
" Tony, did Maya Hansen really have a child with you back then?!"
Qin Xiao looked at the eleven or twelve-year-old boy next to Tony and said.
"You know what? The thing I can't accept the most isn't someone handing me something, but rather an ex-girlfriend or one-night stand suddenly telling me that she had a child with me years ago. I just can't accept that."
"But if it were this child, I think I could barely accept it, but unfortunately, it's not. Come here, Peter, say hello to Qin."
"Hello, Mr. Qin, my name is Peter Parker, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
"Walter?"
Qin Xiao suddenly jumped up from his chair!
"Damn it! What are you doing? You've scared the child!"
Tony pulled Little Parker over and said.
"It's nothing. What did you say your name was?"
Qin Xiao composed himself, squatted down, and spoke to the child.
" Peter Parker, sir!"
Although young, Little Parker speaks very politely and calmly, which makes him very likable.
Qin Xiao carefully examined the child in front of him.
Although it's not quite the same as the one in the movie from my previous life, you can definitely tell from the way he looks at his eyebrows that he's Spider-Man.
"Hello, Peter Parker!"
Having confirmed that it was indeed Spider-Man, Qin Xiao warmly rubbed his little head.
"This kid is a genius. Stark Industries launched a competition for children below high school level to conduct scientific experiments and inventions. The top winners would receive a Stark Industries charitable education fund. This kid improved the V8 engine I assembled when I was six years old."
"Can you imagine? He's only eleven years old! He's an absolute genius!"
Tony introduced Spider-Man to Qin Xiao.
"That's really impressive, but Tony, I get the feeling you're indirectly praising yourself!"
"Although saying this might sound like self-praise, I still want to say that you shouldn't compare yourself to others. I graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of seventeen with top marks. In fact, if it weren't for my dad trying to make my student life seem more normal, I could have finished it three years earlier."
Tony shrugged and said.
"But this child's skill level is absolutely at that of a gifted high school student, and he only graduated from elementary school not long ago!"