Chapter 33: CHAPTER 33: A Solution
"Huh? Was milk tea that good?"
Tony looked strangely at the cup of milk tea in his hand.
In his memory, although it was good, the milk tea he had had in the past was not as good as this.
He even felt his nervousness lessen after drinking the tea.
(Hehehe~ Thank this little guy.)
Arthur remembered one of the rewards he got from the system right when the system appeared to him.
[Stand - Pearl Jam]
Pearl Jam is a Stand that has multiple bodies; each appearing like a cross between a tomato and a pearl onion, with arms and a face. The bodies are extremely small as well as invisible while attached to the dishes that Arthur prepares.
Thanks to him, Arthur is able to satisfy the taste of anyone who tastes his food.
Which include, Gwen and Jean.
(It's not an absolute solution to his problem, but it should lessen the symptoms of palladium poisoning...)
(Plus, if I cure him, it could spell trouble for Iron Man in the future.)
"Arthur, trust me."
Arthur looked at Tony curiously.
What do you want me to trust you with?
"I'm sure that if you give me the recipe you used to make this milk tea, you will be rich in three months at most."
"I guarantee you that your version of milk tea would become very popular."
Tony is not only a mechanical genius, but also a businessman.
Entrepreneurs can sniff out business opportunities anywhere.
Tony didn't care about the benefits that milk tea could bring, he cares more about Arthur's recipe.
Such a delicious drink should appear at your parties.
And in his own office.
This way, he can drink anytime and anywhere.
Furthermore, even the discomfort he feels in his body has greatly reduced after drinking this.
He hadn't felt this good in a long time.
"Unfortunately, even if I give you the recipe, you won't be able to prepare it."
(Unless you also have the Pearl Jam stand...)
Tony 'understood' why Arthur refused.
"Okay, but I hope you can get me a bottle of that milk tea."
"I want some friends to try it too."
"I want to see their surprised faces when they try it."
Arthur nodded without hesitation.
"Of course."
"Now, let's get straight to the point."
"I'm sure you didn't come to enjoy the sun with me today."
"Besides, I don't like sunbathing with a guy."
"Tsk! I don't like it either." Tony replied exasperatedly
Tony put down the cup in his hand and didn't hide it anymore: "I think you should already know about my current condition."
"I'm suffering from palladium poisoning."
"I asked JARVIS to try to find possible combinations with other components, but neither could he find any element that could replace palladium."
"I..."
"I did my best, but I didn't get any results."
Tony waved his hand.
When those words were spoken, Tony not only didn't feel unhappy, but he felt as if a stone that had been weighing on his shoulders had been lifted.
"Hey Ruby, do you think I can still be saved in this situation?"
Tony asked curiously again.
[Unfortunately there is nothing I can do, we can only wait for your inevitable death.]
Tony's mood, which was a little better, turned bad again.
This AI is worse than JARVIS.
"Is there anything you can do to help me, Arthur?"
"Yes, but in exchange, I want some equipment from Stark Industries."
"I want to create a holographic projection for Ruby."
It goes without saying how incredible Stark Industries' holographic projection equipment is.
An example of this was what Mysterio did in Spider-Man Far From Home.
Although this would be in the future, Stark Industries' holographic projection technology is cutting edge.
At Arthur's affirmative response, Tony's eyes instantly lit up.
"If you can solve my palladium problem, I can send you as much equipment as you want."
"Ruby, send the house layout to JARVIS, I want to customize the equipment."
[Understood.]
Soon, JARVIS received the files sent by Ruby, and after some instructions, he immediately started customizing everything.
Arthur's wish is for Ruby to be able to move freely around the house as if she were a normal person instead of just an artificial intelligence on the network.
"All ready, now tell me the solution Arthur."
"If I remember correctly, your father, Howard Stark, created a model of a city, didn't he? Is it still with you?"
"Yes, that model is still at the Stark Expo site. I haven't touched it."
Tony hasn't touched anything of Howard's since he died.
Where it was then, it remains where it is today.
Although it was later renovated by Stark Industries, it was still relocated to the same location.
"But why did you suddenly talk about my father?"
Arthur smiled slightly.
"Don't ask me how I know this, but go back and take a look at it, your father left you an incredible gift in that."
"What?"
Tony was skeptical, his reaction was expected, no one in their right mind would believe something like that at first.
After thinking for a few seconds, Tony decided to give him a trust.
He wouldn't be missing anything by taking a look at it.
They spent some more time after that talking about other topics.
Tony was surprisingly easy to talk to.
"My time has come, I have to go."
After looking at the time on his watch, Tony stood up and stretched slightly.
It had been a while since he had been able to relax so much and talk to someone as an equal.
"It's in the fridge, you can take it."
As Gwen and Jean really enjoyed drinking it, Arthur always makes a lot and puts it in the fridge so he can give it to them whenever they come over.
After a few more words Tony got up and went to the fridge in the kitchen.
When he opened the refrigerator door, he saw that there were more than a dozen 500ml bottles.
"Arthur, I'll take two bottles."
"I want to have one while I get back." Tony said as he grabbed two bottles from the fridge.
"Ahh~ Another one got addicted to it."
But even so Arthur didn't stop him.
Soon, Tony returned to the car with the two bottles, and as soon as he got into the car, Tony said to JARVIS, "Give the best equipment we have to Arthur."
[Understood Sir.]
After fastening his seat belt, Tony continued, "By the way, JARVIS, find all the materials and video recordings about my father's research, I want to see if I can find anything in his research."
[Yes sir.]
(I'll visit his old room too, maybe I'll find some of his research documents there.)
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Back in Arthur's backyard...
Arthur looked at the time and then got up from the lounge chair.
"Time for some training..."
Arthur then began to stretch while asking Ruby to record his training, in the future he intends to teach his martial arts to Gwen.
This would help her a lot in her future endeavors.
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Stark Industries.
CEO's office.
This used to be his office.
Only now it belongs to Virginia Potts, or as we all know her, Pepper.
As soon as he entered, Tony saw a beautiful and sexy redhead in the room: "Hi, is this the new assistant?"
"Yes, her name is Natalie Rushman and she will be working here from today."
Pepper nodded.
As she lifted her head to look at Tony, she noticed he was holding a small bottle, "What is this?"
"Tea with milk, it's delicious."
While saying this, he took out a cup and handed it to Pepper, at that moment Happy entered the room.
Tony put it in for Happy too and then put it in for himself.
After picking up his cup Happy handed it to Natalie.
"Heh! You're going to regret this Happy."
"Tony, this is just milk tea, I've had it several times."
"I won't regret letting it go once." Happy said.
"Happy, did something happen to your throat?"
"Ah, no, Tony. My voice is like that normally..."
(End of chapter)
Give me some power stones there you go~😉