Tony Stark once again recalled the speech he had prepared, and sorted out the general content of what he needed to speak next. He took a deep breath and told himself again that it was the right choice.

In fact, he had no idea if it was so.

Pepper walked backstage to him. Tony turned around and watched as she expertly arranged her shirt and tie for herself, like a dutiful babysitter.

Pepper smoothed the wrinkles on his white shirt, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Are you really sure you want to do this?" You know you don't have to. It could be someone else's, there must be someone else's......"

Tony shook her hand and said solemnly, "Yes, maybe someone else." But I need to do it, it's my choice. ”

Pepper sighed helplessly and said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid that no one in the world knows who you are as well as me, Tony." No one else knows, but I know you're not really fit to do it. ”

"Hey, shouldn't you be confident at this time? Remember how Iron Man was born? A dilapidated cave in a terrorist organization, missile shells and a pile of discarded raw materials? No one thought it was possible until I built Mark I. "Tony was confident. He spread his hands, "What's so hard about that in comparison?" ”

Pepper was about to say something, but Tony's name was already ringing on the stage outside. Tony kissed the back of her hand and said, "Wait for me, we'll go to dinner together when we're done." We'll be able to talk more about that when the time comes. ”

After saying that, he walked up to the stage. The stage lights shone brightly, and a beam of white light drowned out his back. He raised his hand and waved to the camera and flash as he walked to the center of the stage, as Tony Stark always did in the spotlight.

But for some reason, Pepper suddenly had a strange premonition at this moment, as if it was decided at this moment that Tony's fate began to develop in a completely different direction than before. She doesn't know if Tony's decision is right or wrong, but the only thing she knows for sure is that their lives will become more complicated than ever.

***

Michael's lab.

"What I just sent you is the part of the 41st century technology that Shirley has cracked," Michael said to Doom in Latvia via video, "The first part is packed with technologies that have been tested and ready for practical use, and the last two parts are things that we can't apply with our current means." It would be great if you could find a solution. ”

Doom in the picture nodded: "I'll see if there's anything I can do." I'll let you know if there's any progress. ”

"Okay."

The video message is cut off, and the communication ends here.

Kang the Conqueror left behind too much scientific and technological knowledge, and many of these epoch-making technologies were still a bit too difficult for this era. Even after such a long time, the technology that Michael's side has completely cracked and has been able to put into practice is only the tip of the iceberg. But even then, it's a technological leap across generations.

Doom was a scientific genius, and he always had his own unique opinions. And for the time being, he has more time and energy to devote to scientific research than Michael.

The upgraded realistic armor has shown performance that basically meets Michael's requirements in the battle with Mephisto, basically exerting the power and special abilities of the original stone, and the armor system can barely support the continuous output of that ultra-high strength. And thanks to the multi-module diversion energy supply design, the backlash of the primordial energy is not serious, for Michael, the battle only made him extremely tired, and other than that, it did not cause serious damage to his body.

At this point, Michael's Infinite Rough Stone Armor technology can be said to be basically mature, eliminating side effects to the greatest extent and can be put into actual combat. However, from the perspective of the overall situation, the principle that the power of the rough stone should be avoided as much as possible has not changed. In other words, in addition to the Infinity Primordial, it is still equally important to continue to improve the level of technology and its own strength.

"Sir, there's a piece of news that is being broadcast, I think you might be interested." Shirley's figure appeared behind him out of thin air, and said, "It's live. ”

"Oh? Check it out. ”

Shirley waved her small, pale blue hand. The screen seemed to fall from the ceiling and landed in front of Michael.

The picture shows Mr. President, who appears to be giving a speech to the camera.

“...... Once upon a time, our world was protected. The old man stared at the camera, his eyes were full of excitement and his voice was powerful, "Once we had a shield, a strong, indestructible shield, which invisibly guarded everyone on this planet.

We have placed a high level of trust in S.H.I.E.L.D. Huge resources, advanced technology, and most importantly - a high degree of autonomy. We allow them to move freely and unregulated because we believe in the meaning and value of their existence. And as a person, I used to trust Nick Fury, the one I believed to be the best agent in the world and the only one who could handle everything properly.

But as we all know, Aegis has let us down. It was a full seventy years before we realized that the Aegis of the past was just a big joke. A group of terrorists lurked within this organization, infiltrating every aspect of the institution, and the apparently majestic S.H.I.E.L.D. was in fact mothed into an empty shelf inhabited by our most formidable enemies since the war years.

This is something that everyone already knows. That's why we disbanded S.H.I.E.L.D. ”

Mr. President paused. There was silence for half a second, but everyone knew that it was time to get to the point.

"And everybody has seen it, things are not getting any better. Or it's getting worse, rather.

We live in a crazy world, and every day sitting in the White House I have to worry about whether aliens will fall from the sky or if the continental plates will fall apart overnight. We used to have Nick Fury worry about that, but now we don't. We feel like we've lost our eyes and ears.

We have the Avengers, yes. Thanks to Tony Stark and his team, the Avengers' campaign has indeed achieved remarkable results for all to see. But in any case, they are only 'Avengers' and not 'Preventers' after all. Rather than a team to solve a crisis, we need an organization to prevent anything that may happen.

So the first thing I have to announce – and what we've all come to after many days of discussion – is that we're going to give S.H.I.E.L.D. a new chance. I hereby officially announce the return of S.H.I.E.L.D., who will revert to all previous structures and authorities. But this time will be different. This time, we will hand over the position of director to someone who is more trustworthy and more in line with public expectations.

And that's the second thing I'm going to announce here – I'm here to officially introduce you to the new S.H.I.E.L.D. Chief – Tony Stark! ”