Chapter 13: Iron Man Again

"I don't think it's likely to be me," Natasha Romanoff was the first to express her opinion. "Although I don't understand the principle behind Loki's scepter controlling minds, Barton fell under its influence. Barton and I are similar in many ways, so if he couldn't resist the Mind Stone, the chances of me resisting it are also very slim."

"I also think I don't need to consider it for now. It's not because I have confidence in resisting the Mind Stone, but I believe Loki won't use it on me," Nick Fury stated his judgment as the second person. "Unlike you, you've seen the footage from the Battle of New York. You were on the front lines while I was commanding from the rear. Apart from Loki initially stealing the Tesseract from under my nose, I believe the possibility of me facing Loki directly is very low, so the likelihood of him using the Mind Stone to control me is also very low."

"Besides, if Loki really intended to control you with the scepter, he could have done so when you first met," Natasha Romanoff added, "He took Barton but ignored you. Obviously, in his eyes, you were not worth controlling."

"Since he won't use the scepter to control you, then the possibility of failed control doesn't exist, and that's an irrefutable deduction," Tony Stark nodded, agreeing with this conclusion. "So, that leaves us with two answers. Me or this mysterious Doctor Strange. Don't even bother asking, I'm definitely choosing myself. Someone like me, who has undergone a phoenix-like transformation, is destined to be the protagonist of this world. If there's anyone who can resist the influence of the Mind Stone, it must be a protagonist like me, right?"

"Come on!" Natasha Romanoff frowned as she listened. "Stark, can you put away your narcissism at a time like this?"

"It's not about narcissism, it's about plain facts. Are you willing to believe in that Doctor Strange, who we don't even know where he is?" Tony Stark shrugged. "At least I definitely participated in the Battle of New York, but we don't even know if this Doctor Strange was there. So, from that perspective, my chances are higher than his, right?"

"Romanoff, this time, the answer is likely Stark," Nick Fury took a few steps to stand beside Tony Stark and tapped his chest with his right hand.

"What the hell are you doing, Baldy!" Tony Stark was frightened, took a step back, quickly distancing himself from Nick Fury as if avoiding the plague.

"Did you hear that?" Nick Fury ignored Tony Stark's nervous reaction and asked Natasha Romanoff beside him, "What was that sound just now?"

"That was the arc reactor."

"That's right!" Nick Fury said, "Do you remember the previous footage? Loki used the Mind Stone to control people by touching their chests, and Tony Stark's chest is not flesh and blood, but a machine."

"Although there is no evidence that Loki would definitely touch people's chests, in the footage, he controlled three people in a row by touching their chests, so this possibility is quite high," Natasha Romanoff glanced at Tony Stark and finally nodded, "So, Mr. Narcissist, I also now believe that the answer is you. Congratulations."

"Since you have such faith in me, how about you answer this question?" Tony Stark said.

"Romanoff, why don't you give the answer?" Nick Fury also spoke up.

"Sure." Natasha Romanoff didn't hesitate either. There's no woman in the world who doesn't love beauty, and even the famous Black Widow couldn't resist the allure of this anti-aging elixir.

"My answer is A, Iron Man Tony Stark," Natasha Romanoff said loudly, filled with hope.

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An inconspicuous glass bottle appeared on the ground, filled with a light green liquid that exuded vitality.

"I have to be frank, this thing looks like something you'd find at a flea market," Tony Stark glanced at the elixir and lost interest. "Are you sure this can really fight aging?"

"If the Mark 7 armor and the Green Goblin hoverboard are real, then I have no reason to doubt the authenticity of this bottle of elixir," Natasha Romanoff replied, putting away the elixir.

"Romanoff, before you use this elixir, I hope you can provide me with some samples," Nick Fury suddenly spoke up.

"Why, do you want to study this?" Tony Stark couldn't help but ask.

"If we can successfully replicate this elixir, it could be a big business opportunity," Nick Fury said in a deep voice. "Whether it's dealing with the Chitauri or Loki, I need to be prepared in advance, and that requires a lot of money. And those guys sitting in offices sipping coffee, my superiors, I don't think I can get enough funding from them, so I need a lucrative channel."

"Well, you have good foresight. Once an anti-aging elixir hits the market, women all over the world will go crazy for it," Tony Stark agreed with Nick Fury's perspective. "Who knows, your wealth might even catch up to mine."

"Stark, how about you take on the research and development?" Nick Fury suggested. "Among the scientists I know, no one is more brilliant than you."

"I don't have the time. I only have two or three years to develop new armor to deal with the Chitauri. I can't afford to allocate too much energy to other things," Tony Stark replied without hesitation, directly refusing. "Besides, this isn't my field of expertise, which means I would have to invest more time, and the one thing we can't afford to waste is time."

As he said that, the space turned black, and a new image appeared.

A glowing cube, occasionally emitting beams of energy-like currents, appeared. It was the cosmic cube that Loki had stolen.

But this time, the cosmic cube was installed on a launching device.

The device was familiar to everyone; it had appeared in the previous video. At that time, Natasha Romanoff had used the Mind Stone to close the portal that the Chitauri used to invade Earth. The launching device at that time was identical to the one in the current video.

"The establishment and maintenance of a portal require tremendous energy. I was curious about what provided the energy for the portal, and it turns out to be the cosmic cube," Tony Stark said, staring at the cosmic cube in the video.

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