Chapter 1290: Upgrdes
Earth, the United States, New York, and Stark Industriesâ underground laboratory.
It had only been a few days since Lin Rui disappeared, and Tony had been continuously researching and upgrading his armor and various other high-tech gadgets, seemingly indifferent to the outside world. After all, Tony was a genius, a billionaire, a philanthropist, but not a politician.
As a key figure initially united to establish the Earth Federation, Tony had not actively participated in the meetings to create the Earth Federation. Besides him, Phantom Knight Lin Rui had also not been involved in these matters.
Instead, Professor Charles Xavier, the leader of the X-Men representing mutants advocating for peace, frequently appeared at SHIELD headquarters, engaging in discussions with high-ranking officials from around the world alongside Captain Rogers.
Following their interactions and collaborations with Lin Ruiâs League of Defenders, the X-Men had once again become more visible to the public. Additionally, their contributions in the previous battles between SHIELD and Hydra, the Dark Elf invasion, and the appearance of Dormammu further showcased the presence of the X-Men.
With these events as a backdrop, combined with Professor Charles Xavierâs relentless efforts and advocacy, the attitudes of ordinary people towards mutants were beginning to shift on the international stage.
Of course, this shift primarily applied to the harmless mutants. For those unstable mutants who posed a threat to others, even if the general attitude changed, they would not be tolerated when causing harm to others.
Compared to individuals like Rogers and Professor Charles Xavier, who had a multitude of responsibilities beyond being superheroes, Lin Rui and Tony appeared to have a relatively easy life.
However, while they didnât have to deal with political issues, they were still top-tier geniuses and researchers. So, when they took off their superhero identities, they had a lot of work to do in their other roles.
Tony had to continuously upgrade his Iron Man suits, or perhaps they couldnât even be called Iron Man suits anymore. With no groundbreaking advancements in nanotechnology, Tony had already pushed the capabilities of the metallic materials in his suits to their limits.
Consequently, Tony had taken a different approach, combining Extremis lifeform technology with Iron Man alloys to create an entirely new series of armor.
Besides Extremis, Tony had also started exploring Venom. This wasnât his first attempt at incorporating Venom; he had experimented with combining Venom and the Iron Man suit several months ago.
However, that experiment didnât yield good results due to Venomâs uncontrollable nature, causing Tony to temporarily put aside his research on Venom-based suits.
However, when Tony learned about recent events involving the San Francisco Life Foundation, he reignited his interest in studying Venom. To do so, Tony had invited the real Venom and its symbiotic host, Eddie, to Stark Industries.
Under the influence of SHIELDâs superhuman recruitment program, Eddie had wasted no time in joining SHIELD. While Venom wasnât too thrilled, it had essentially sold out its entire clan, and not aligning with a powerful organization wasnât a safe choice.
After all, nobody knew if SHIELD could completely eradicate the Venom symbiote clan drifting in space. If they missed a few, it would surely spell trouble for Venom in the future.
Currently, in the underground Level 3 lifeform laboratory of Stark Industries, Eddie stood shirtless at a central observation platform. The platform beneath Eddieâs feet was smooth and appeared to be made of milky white glass, with bright lights emanating from underneath. Above Eddieâs head, faint blue lines formed various images, resembling a life scan.
After several seconds, Tony, standing by the observation platform, waved his right hand, and the faint blue lines above Eddieâs head quickly converged in front of him, forming a display of data and a test result. Tonyâs eyes lit up as he examined the data on the peaceful coexistence of Venom with a human.
âUm⊠Mr. Stark, can I come down now? Itâs quite chilly up here,â Eddie asked awkwardly, feeling ignored by Tony.
âOh, you can come down. Weâll work on summoning Venom to form the armor later. The slower, the better,â Tony replied quickly after hearing Eddieâs request.
âEhâŠâ
Upon hearing the second part of Tonyâs statement, Eddieâs embarrassment deepened. Nevertheless, he had no choice but to jump down from the observation platform directly. Although Eddie hadnât been with SHIELD for long, the brief time was enough for him to understand what kind of person Tony Stark, known as the worldâs greatest genius, was.
âEddie!! Are you just going to let him manipulate us like this? What happened to our dignity? Youâre making us lose face!â Venomâs voice sounded furious in Eddieâs mind as he began to put on his clothes.
Clearly, Venom was not happy about being observed and experimented on by Tony. However, Tony hadnât done anything out of line, and this was the situation they were in.
âAre you two communicating through your thoughts again?â Just as Eddie had exchanged a few words with Venom in his mind, Tony, who was reviewing the data, suddenly looked up and asked Eddie.
Eddie and Venom: ââŠâ
To be continuedâŠ
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