Chapter 33: Stark's Technique
"Alex! This drink is really fantastic!"
As soon as the milk tea was in his mouth, Tony felt like a man who enjoyed all the delicacies of the world, big and small.
A sip of sweet milk tea in his mouth delighted him.
"Alex, trust me."
Alex looked at Tony curiously.
Trust you in what?
"You will give me the recipe for this drink in less than six weeks."
"No, only in three months!"
"I can make a new drink that will take the world by storm, what a piece of shit is coffee."
Tony is not only a brilliant science teacher, but also a businessman.
A businessman can just sniff out business opportunities.
Of course, Tony didn't care at all about the small profit that milk tea could bring, he was more worried about Alex's recipe.
Something so delicious should be at his own ball.
And in his own office.
So he could drink it anytime and anywhere.
"Damn Tony, even if I gave you a recipe, you wouldn't be able to cook it."
Alex was telling the truth.
He was the only one in the world who could make such milk tea.
And Tony understood it as Alex's refusal.
"Okay, but later, when I leave, I hope you'll give me two more cups."
"I want to take it to my friends to drink."
"I'm sure they've never had such a drink either."
I must say that Tony had absolutely no choice when it came to treating his friends.
Alex interrupted him: "Tony, get to the point."
"I guess you didn't come to me today to sunbathe with me."
"And I don't like sunbathing with a guy."
"Of course, I don't like it either."
Tony dropped the milk tea into his hand and said: "I think you should be well aware of my current state of health."
"Palladium poisoning, don't forget to call me when you're having a banquet on the occasion of a new novel, we're friends after all."
"Friends."
"Can't you be more polite?"
"Maybe I'm still saved."
Tony said stubbornly.
Alex took a mouthful of milk tea and said dispassionately, "You wouldn't have come to me if you were still saved."
"You're desperate if you're looking for me, a novelist."
"Admit it, Tony, you came to me for help."
Tony, whose thoughts were completely read, took a deep breath, and then looked like a deflated balloon.
The last drop of pride he felt in front of Alex was gone.
"Okay, I'll admit it."
"I asked Jarvis to try all possible combinations of elements and I can't find a single new element that could replace palladium."
"I..."
"I tried my best."
Tony waved his hand.
Instead of feeling miserable at these words, Tony's entire body relaxed when they were uttered.
"Red Queen, do you think I can still be saved in this state?"
Tony asked.
"No, it's hopeless, we can only wait for death."
Tony's mood, which had gotten a little better, turned bad again.
This Red Queen was even worse than Jarvis.
"So, is there anything you can help me with?"
"Sure, but I need a state-of-the-art projection rig made by Stark Industries."
"I need a picture of the Red Queen."
It goes without saying that Stark Industries' projection equipment is simply amazing.
After receiving an affirmative answer from Alex, Tony's eyes instantly lit up.
"If we can solve the palladium poisoning problem, let alone one set of projection equipment, even if it's ten or a hundred sets, it's not a problem."
"I'll have them sent right away," Tony said.
"Take your time, I want the whole house to be customized for me."
"Red Queen, send Jarvis the layout of the rooms."
"Yes, master."
Soon Jarvis received the diagram sent by the Red Queen, and at Tony's direction immediately began to manufacture the equipment.
Alex wanted the Red Queen to be able to move freely around the house like a human.
And she wasn't a cold, shapeless artificial intelligence.
"Okay, now state your thoughts."
"If I remember correctly, a long time ago, Mr. Howard Stark had a concept of the city of the future."
"As well as an architectural model based on it."
"Yes, this model is now somewhere in Stark Industries, I've never been there to look at it."
Tony didn't touch anything he left behind after Howard died.
Even when Stark Industries was subsequently redone, it was still put in its former place.
The fabric was also changed on it.
"Why are you suddenly talking about him?".
"Everyone in the world knows that we didn't get along with him."
Alex smiled weakly.
This is as tough as you can say right now.
"Come back and look carefully, there is an answer you want to receive, and a gift that your father left for you."
"WHAT?"
Tony didn't believe it.
But Alex wasn't lying when he spoke.
After receiving the answer, Tony immediately stood up: "Where is my milk tea?".
"In the refrigerator."
Since Gwen and Jean loved this tea so much, Alex made quite a lot of it and put it in the fridge to have it every time they come.
Tony came over and saw that there were a dozen bottles.
"Alex, then I'll take three bottles."
"I want more."
"Another gourmet."
Alex didn't even bother to pay attention to him.
Tony soon returned to his car with a drink, and as soon as he got into it, Tony instructed Jarvis: "Use the latest projection technology to create a projector for Alex."
"Make sure that you achieve the most realistic sensations."
"Yes, sir."
After buckling his seat belt, Tony continued: "Jarvis, find all the information and videos about the future city of Stark Industries."
"Let everything be ready for my return to the laboratory."
"Yes, sir."
In a rush of speed and excitement, Tony found himself in the Stark Industries office, in Pepper's office.
It used to be his office.
Only now it was given to Pepper.
As soon as he entered, Tony saw one sexy red-haired girl in the room: "Hello, new assistant?".
Pepper nodded, and also noticed what Tony was carrying in his hand: "What is it?".
"Tea with milk is a good thing."
With that, he took a cup for Pepper, at that moment Happy came in, and Tony took one for him.
One cup for yourself, three cups for everyone.
And Happy very generously gave his cup to the Black Widow.
"You're going to regret this."
"Tony, it's just a drink, I never regret anything."
"Wait, what's wrong with your throat?"
"Oh no, Tony. It's okay...".
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