CHAPTER 55: Keep an Eye on Them

S.H.I.E.L.D

Maria Hill stepped up to the podium with Nick Fury.

"Magneto left New York with Mystique, what they discussed with Professor X last night is still unclear."

The Xavier Institute is not like other places where you can get SHIELD agents to sneak in. The first requirement to get in there is to be a Mutant.

Also go through a Q&A session with Professor X.

The old man is the most sophisticated lie detector in the world.

This is also a necessary procedure to prevent other people from sneaking in.

Otherwise, Nick Fury wouldn't have made a special trip to threaten Magneto last night.

It's easy to get into trouble if you're not careful.

"Since Charles asked him to come, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Do you trust Charles?"

Faced with Hill's question, Nick Fury smiled noncommittally: "Not only do I trust Charles, but all the higher-ups trust Charles."

"Otherwise, what Charles has done for so many years would have been in vain."

"But I have to remind you that this kind of trust is completely different from the trust you know."

"Isn't it the same?"

Maria was even more confused.

Although she is also a SHIELD agent after all, she is still a bit delicate in the aspect of representing power.

Nick Fury just smiled slightly, without much explanation.

This kind of trust does not refer to relationships between people.

What's more, Professor X is still a Mutant.

This kind of trust in Professor X is like an owner's trust that his dog will not bite him.

But Nick Fury will definitely not go into details.

There are some things that are best kept in one's heart.

Although it is a fact, some people just can't get used to it and want to daydream.

"However, pay more attention to the changes at the Xavier Institute during SHIELD's operation this period."

"I feel like something big is going to happen."

Nick Fury didn't continue speaking.

This feeling can't be called good, but it can't be considered bad either.

But it's always right to pay more attention.

"Any news from Agent Romanoff?"

"No."

"Have you managed to hack JARVIS yet?"

Hill nodded, "Tony Stark has fixed all the bugs since you last hacked."

"With the capabilities of SHIELD's information department, there's no way to advance against JARVIS."

Nick Fury nodded understandingly.

After all, when JARVIS managed to break in, it took him a while to prepare for a breach.

"Tell Agent Romanoff to hurry up, or someone will mess with Tony."

"Who?"

Even though Hill is Nick Fury's assistant, that doesn't mean she has access to all the information.

Some are still in Nick Fury's hands.

"The complaints from the higher-ups, let Tony Stark handle it himself."

Hill nodded, half-understanding, and did not continue to ask any more questions.

Looking at Nick Fury's indifferent and arrogant face at that moment, if she hadn't seen that scene last night, she would have believed that he was always like this.

"Agent Hill, if there's nothing else you can leave."

Nick Fury looked at Hill with piercing eyes, and Hill was startled.

"Understood, Director."

She immediately left the room without looking back, fearing that if she delayed any longer, Nick Fury would lose his temper.

Through the skylight of the SHIELD Helicarrier, Nick Fury looked solemnly at the sky.

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Arthur's Mansion

Jean said gratefully to Arthur: "Mr. Morgan, this time it was thanks to you that the professor decided to change his way of thinking."

Gwen, who was sitting next to Arthur, looked confused.

What's going on here? She thought.

Arthur nodded indifferently: "It's okay, the most important thing is to help you, we're friends."

"Don't be so weird, you can talk to Gwen for now."

"I'll get you something to eat."

After Arthur left, Gwen looked at Jean curiously.

"Jean, what kind of renovation are you talking about?"

Jean took a deep breath and didn't intend to keep hiding this from Gwen anymore, after all, she really did consider her a friend.

She wanted to see how Gwen would react if she told her the truth.

"Gwen, I'm actually a Mutant."

Speaking of which, in order to convince Gwen, Jean also used her ability to lift the flower pot on the table in front of her to pick her up.

Looking at Gwen, who was a little dazed, Jean felt that she was still being too straightforward.

"Gwen, I'll explain this to you..."

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Jean was stunned.

When Gwen raised her hand, the spider web came out from her wrist and stuck to the wall not far away.

It was as if she was saying.

Coincidentally, I'm also a Mutant!

But Jean definitely doesn't know that this spider web is a product of technology.

But that doesn't stop Jean from being shocked.

At this moment, Arthur poked his head out of the kitchen: "Gwen, don't shoot spider webs randomly in the house, or you will be punished."

"Tch, I'm not always shooting randomly."

"Gwen, what did you say?"

Jean didn't hear clearly, Gwen immediately waved her hand: "It's nothing."

Shortly after, Jean asked curiously: "Gwen, are you Spider-Woman?"

"Hmm!"

"How about it, isn't that amazing?"

Jean nodded, "I didn't expect you to be a mutant too. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have hidden it from you."

"I'm not a mutant."

"Not a mutant?"

Jean was stunned.

In her opinion, only mutants have this kind of power. She had also seen many reports about her at the Xavier Institute in the past few days.

"Actually, rather than mutant, it's more like my DNA was forcibly modified... Like the lizard..."

Gwen told Jean in detail how she obtained her powers.

After hearing this, even Jean felt a little perplexed. Genetic mutations are even rarer than mutants.

You should know that this kind of genetic mutation can kill you if you're not careful, and most mutations are bad.

And just like Gwen, perfect mutations can't be said. Besides being surprised, Jean is also a little happy, she doesn't need to hide this from Gwen anymore.

"Come on, Gwen, let's go to the pool."

"Good!"

Gwen also put down the snacks in her hand and happily pulled Jean's hand.

After a brief period of heart-to-heart talk, the relationship between the two women improved greatly.

Just as the two were about to go upstairs and change into their swimsuits, the projection of the Red Queen appeared in front of them.

Jean, who had never seen the Red Queen before, was immediately taken aback.

What shocked her even more was that her Telepathy could not sense the presence of the child in front of her.

"Who are you?"

Jean immediately became alert and subconsciously pushed Gwen behind her.

[Hello, Miss Jean Grey, I am the Red Queen.]

[I am the master's AI administrator.]

"The Red Queen?"

As a fan of Arthur's books, Jean is no stranger to this name.

"Red Queen? That artificial intelligence from Resident Evil?"

[Yes]

After introducing herself, Queen Hong continued: [Miss Gwen, Miss Jean. The current temperature of the pool is not suitable for swimming.]

[Please wait for half an hour. You can also take a shower first and adjust your body temperature to have a more perfect swimming experience.]

"Thank you, Red Queen."

Gwen said with a smile.

[You're welcome.]

After completing her message, the red queen disappeared in front of the two.

Gwen explained to Jean again about the red queen's projection.

"I see…"

The two had met at Tony's party that day, so it's no surprise that Arthur and Tony are familiar.

After going upstairs, the two of them chose another swimsuit each.

Then Jean pulled Gwen into the bathroom together. Even though Gwen was a girl, it was the first time she had taken a bath with another girl.

She immediately felt a little shy.

"Jean, why don't I go in and take a shower after you're done?"

Jean smiled, "Come on, it's okay."

After speaking, Jean pulled Gwen into the bathroom.

A short while later, Gwen also let go completely, and the sound of two people chatting happily came from the bathroom...

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Inside Tony's lab.

Several large holes were dug in the wall, and several pipes were installed filling the entire lab.

Tony was using a ruler to test the level of the pipes.

[A/N: I personally don't know what this is called in other countries, so I'll leave it at that.]

"Here, I still need something to make it level."

Tony looked at the level on the ruler, looked around, and finally found a round shield on the ground not far away.

All of these can be found in the old Warehouse.

He forgot what its specific function was, even though he knew that this thing can only be used as a decoration now.

After he put up the shield, the level on the ruler was perfectly level.

"Perfect, JARVIS ready for energy output."

[Sir, it's ready.]

[The new element can be manufactured at any time.]

"Okay~ let's get started!"

Tony placed his hands on the rotating gate: "JARVIS, adjust the power a little according to the frequency of my rotation."

[Yes, sir!]

From the barrel, a blue laser energy was released and hit the wall.

In an instant, burn marks were left on the wall.

Tony began to rotate the energy, and everything in its path was destroyed.

He quickly hit a triangular device, and the laser energy seemed to be absorbed after hitting the triangular device.

Tony watched the scene with satisfaction.

Then, a dazzling blue light flooded the entire laboratory, and the triangular device also emitted the same blue light.

But it should be calmer and more stable.

For Tony, this blue light is simply the light of rebirth.

"Dad, you're a genius."

At this moment, Tony had to admit that Howard was much smarter than him.

Even after all these years, he continues to be taught by his father.

It was also because of Howard that he was able to save himself.

Definitely, from Tony's point of view, if Arthur hadn't reminded him, he might never have been able to discover the treasure left by Howard.

[Sir, congratulations on your successful research on the new element.]

"[I will complete all the adaptation experiments on the new element as soon as possible.]

"I'll leave this to you, JARVIS."

Tony was in a good mood, the big stone weighing down his heart had finally been lifted.

He immediately felt relaxed.

Even though his lab is a mess right now, it doesn't matter.

What's more important than being alive?

Taking off his glasses, Tony smiled.

Compared to the first time he put on the Mark 2 and flew with it for the first time, he was smiling from the bottom of his heart now.

When he got back up, he saw Happy walking in.

"Hello, Happy!"

Tony couldn't help but walk over to Happy, giving him a big hug.

Before this, he thought he would be separated from these friends forever.

Happy didn't know why Tony was so excited all of a sudden and felt uncomfortable for a while.

"Um, Tony."

"I'm man."

"I know that, Happy."

Tony let go of Happy, went to the bar to get a glass of wine, and took a big sip.

(Damn.)

(It's not as good as milk tea, I need to go to Arthur's house for some milk tea after a while.)

(I even gave him a 3D printing booth.)

(Getting a few more cups of milk tea shouldn't cost much, right?)

"Happy, you're not at the company right now. Why are you looking for me?"

"I'll send you something cool, there's a car race in Morocco soon."

"Are you interested?"

Happy took an invitation letter out of his pocket and placed it in front of Tony. Tony opened it and said, "Of course, we'll go together."

"Invite Pepper too."

At this point, Tony wanted to go anywhere.

"Of course, I'll talk to her."

"Well, do you want me to invite Natalie Rushman too?"

[A/N: I'm too lazy to correct the name in the previous chapters, so just pretend that I had put her name as Natalie Rushman from the beginning

"Natalie Rushman?"

Tony thought for a while and then realized that this was Pepper's new assistant, he saw the dirty thoughts in Happy's heart in a flash.

"No problem, she'll take your car then."

"Thanks, Tony, then I'll go back to the company first."

Halfway there, Happy turned around and said: "By the way, Tony, your condition today..."

"I'm doing great!"

Tony took another sip of wine, went back to his room and lay down.

He had never felt so relaxed in the last few weeks as he did today.

It felt great.

It was almost like he had risen from the dead.

Anyway, Tony was so relaxed now that he, who never took a nap, fell asleep immediately.

JARVIS also discovered that Tony was asleep and said: [Good afternoon, Sir.]

Then he started to turn off the lights in the whole house and turned on the white noise.

After Happy returned to the company, he went straight to Pepper's office. Ever since Black Widow came here, he often ran to Pepper's side.

"Pepper, Tony said you should come with us."

"Okay, if I'm free that day."

Pepper is busy with Stark Industries now.

Tony left all the business to her.

At this moment, Black Widow appeared with a bunch of documents: "Hi, Happy."

"Oh, hi."

"Ms. Rushman, do you need any help?"

"Thank you~"

Black Widow looked at Happy with blinking eyes, Happy felt his heart about to melt.

"By the way, Happy, were you looking for Mr. Tony Stark just now?"

"Yes, I went to send him an invitation."

"It's a race in Morocco, you can go with me if you want."

"So? Are you interested?"

"Sure, that's the kind of excitement I love the most."

Hearing that Black Widow agreed, Happy felt even happier.

"By the way, Happy, how is Tony now? Is he sick because he hasn't come to work for so long?"

"No, that's just his habit."

Happy recalled Tony's appearance just now and continued, "But he seems to be doing very well now."

"Excellent!"

Black Widow was perplexed.

It wasn't right...

(End of chapter)

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