Chapter 81: Collaboration with Iron Man

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The next day, in the early morning.

The X-Jet appeared invisibly above Iron Man's mansion.

George spread his wings, bringing Wolverine along to avoid the mansion's guards, and directly descended from the sky onto the balcony. He used a unlocking spell to enter the mansion's living room.

At that moment, Tony, who was sound asleep, was suddenly awakened by Jarvis's alarm.

"Sir, an unknown person has entered the living room. Should I alert security to remove them?"

"No need. I'll handle this myself... George?"

Startled awake by the alarm, Tony quickly rolled over, eager to test his newly assembled armor. However, he was surprised to see that the person on the screen was none other than his previous savior.

After getting dressed and asking Jarvis to brew him a cup of coffee, Tony made his way to the living room.

"The amazing magician! I never expected to see you again in my own living room."

"I know who hired those terrorists to attack you."

George wasted no time with pleasantries; he dropped a bombshell.

The revelation immediately made Tony's expression serious:

"Who was it?"

"Obadiah Stane!"

George blurted it out, and Tony's pupils instantly narrowed.

"How are you so sure it was him?"

"Because I'm a mutant with telepathic abilities. I've used my powers on Obadiah Stane before."

George replied calmly.

However, Tony couldn't help but smile:

"I suspected you were a mutant. I thought this world was devoid of them, but it seems I was wrong."

At his level, the government's methods to keep ordinary people in the dark were largely ineffective. While he hadn't previously paid much attention to mutants, he still had some understanding of the general situation.

So, after witnessing George display those incredible abilities, he had a few guesses.

Upon returning home, he even specifically looked up information about mutants and learned a lot about their history.

"Well, if I'm not mistaken, this must be the famous Wolverine. By the way, can your hands really pop out steel claws like a cat?"

Turning to Wolverine, who was casually smoking a cigar and sipping on his expensive drink, Tony asked half-jokingly, recalling the information he had read.

Wolverine didn't respond but simply raised his right hand, swiftly extending three claws. He then slowly retracted the two on the sides, leaving the middle one extended, as if giving a middle finger.

"Alright, next time you come over, there won't be any drinks for you."

Tony turned back to George:

"Now tell me, since you specifically came to share such crucial intel, what are your conditions?"

From his previous interaction with George, Tony understood that he wasn't the type to help others unconditionally. Furthermore, he had just discovered that George might still have ties to the Lyon family.

George looked a bit surprised and asked:

"Aren't you concerned about the authenticity of my information?"

Given that they had only met once, he found it hard to believe that Tony would trust him so readily.

Tony plopped down on the sofa:

"First of all, you saved my life. Whether it was for money or not, I doubt you would go out of your way to deceive me."

With your abilities, you could have easily threatened me to gain greater benefits, yet you didn't do that. Instead, you only made a meager profit from the stock prices.

Furthermore, I suspect that this kidnapping incident is related to Obadiah. After all, if I die, the company will belong to him. And who else but him has the authority to sell missiles to terrorists?

Lastly, I have great confidence in my intuition and judgment."

In that cave with the terrorists, he had already suspected Obadiah. However, after years of friendship, he was reluctant to think in that direction.

But after hearing Obadiah had united the shareholders to remove him from his position at last night's gala, he realized that Obadiah was indeed involved.

"You seem quite clever."

George wasn't particularly surprised; he wouldn't underestimate Tony Stark. This guy's intellect was among the highest of all superheroes. If George hadn't had the advantage of knowing the plot, he might not have been able to maintain the upper hand.

"I do need your cooperation to accomplish certain things, and I also need your help to create an item."

"Creating something is no problem, but for collaboration, you need to tell me how we'll work together and what specifically needs to be done."

George felt grateful for Tony's lifesaving assistance. Although his main motivation was money, he was genuinely appreciative and willing to help as long as it didn't violate his principles.

"Sure, you can take a look at this first."

George tossed a USB drive to Tony, who caught it and plugged it into the living room projector.

Soon, a video was projected onto the wall of the living room.

It showed the damning evidence of the experiments that Gabriella had secretly filmed at the laboratory in Mexico.

After watching it, Tony's expression darkened significantly; he was shocked to discover that such inhumane laboratories existed in the world.

Using innocent women as surrogates to give birth to mutant children and then forcing these children to become killing machines was utterly inhumane.

"Tony, to be honest, I was also one of the experiments in that lab. Originally, I was subject number 757, fused with the genes of multiple mutants.

Later, I escaped the laboratory with those children and found Logan, who helped us get to New York.

However, the Alclay Gene Corporation has been sending people to hunt us down.

So I want to collaborate with you to destroy the Alclay Gene Corporation and prevent them from exploiting innocent children for cruel experiments."

George conveyed the general sequence of events to Tony, mixing truth with lies and downplaying some details. He didn't mention the mutant school or Professor X, instead focusing on the evil of the Alclay Gene Corporation.

Sure enough, with the video as evidence, Tony listened to George's account without any skepticism, his face filled with anger.

Reflecting on the decision he made in the cave and the purpose behind creating the Mark armor, he slammed his hand on the table and replied:

"I will help you destroy the Alclay Gene Corporation!"

"Deal."

With Tony Stark's affirmative response, a smile broke out on George's face.

From his understanding of Tony, he knew that even without George's input, Tony would not ignore the atrocities committed by the Alclay Gene Corporation.

After all, he was a superhero, and regardless of anything else, he had a good heart.

"By the way, before that, I need you to help me create something."

George then explained the requirements for the staff he needed and described it to Tony.

"Can it be made?"

"I want a metal rod that allows a special energy to flow smoothly. That's not too difficult, but you'll need to let me test this energy's properties first before I can proceed with the design."

After thinking for a moment, Tony replied.

George nodded and took out a marble that contained some of his magical power.

"This is the type of energy."

"Alright, follow me!"

After taking the marble, Tony immediately led George and Wolverine to the basement.

There, he began operating the machinery for testing, and soon, the results came in.

"No problem. According to my calculations, if we fuse these materials into a special alloy, it should meet your requirements."

(End of Chapter)