Chapter 550: Towards the Future

The Kerry shuttle flew out of the VOLDI star field, leaving the castle far behind. Tony sat by the cabin window, looking at the stars outside, and was a little distracted for a while.

“...... You know, I'm a weapon maker. "I'm trying my best to deny my old self and define a new, different self, but at the end of the day, ...... I'm still a weapon maker. The difference is that I'm only making it for myself now. ”

"That's different." Wanda said, "Iron Man is not ......"

"Yes, I know. I know exactly what Iron Man means to me and to the world, and I've figured it out a long time ago. "But this time the key to the problem is different. I created Iron Man because I think he can make a difference...... Change for the better, like a lot of other things I've invented. The newspapers say I'm a 'scientist of tomorrow' and I'm driving the advancement of technology so that humanity can go faster. Because I've always believed that this path is the right one, and I believe that science doesn't exist to kill, but to make tomorrow better. ”

He closed his mouth and was silent for a moment.

No one spoke in the cabin for a moment.

Everyone knew what he was referring to. The Rolls, a race that has climbed to the top of the road of technology, but they did not use knowledge to make life better, instead, they used that knowledge to create bigger guns and bigger cannons, and ultimately caused their own destruction.

The desolate ancient battlefield on the Dyson Sphere reminded Tony of the cave where he was imprisoned. He remembered what he had seen in the Middle East, where terrorists were armed with Stark-made guns and weapons to attack unarmed civilians and kill each other. Maybe that's not just the Lam people, it's human nature. Maybe one day in the future, when humans have that kind of technology, they will also go to self-destruction.

Tony Stark is an engineer and a problem solver. He can forge armor, fend off intruders, develop tools, and advance technology. But only people...... That's a problem he can't solve.

If humanity is doomed to self-destruction, there's nothing Iron Man can do – and that's what he's most afraid of.

As if feeling that the air was a little too heavy, Tony then chuckled lightly.

"Well, when I didn't say it, I just ...... It's just a casual whining. You know, that's sometimes the case when people hold in space for too long. Thinking about it, there is no better place than the earth. He smiled, "Don't worry, I'm fine." I was just...... I'm glad to finally be able to go home. ”

Michael squinted at him.

He's lying.

This is perhaps the ultimate dream that no one who makes weapons can escape - that is, who does the bullet I build kill in the end?

Michael glanced at Wanda: "Wanda." ”

"Huh?" Wanda turned her head sideways.

"You've never had a chance to tell Mr. Stark personally, your past." He said, "Tell him." ”

Wanda was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood what he was referring to.

Tony looked at her strangely, "What?" Have we seen this before? ”

"No, I don't think so." Wanda moved the moving seat to Tony's side and sat down. She pondered for a moment, organized the language, and said, "Hmm...... Okay, we've been together quite a bit, but I don't know how much you know about me, so I'll start at the beginning. ”

To be honest, Tony really doesn't know much about her. He did try to investigate, but those Heavenly Sword superpowers were all extremely tightly protected by some invisible system, and all he could find was a few names and code names, and that's it.

"My name is Wanda Maximov, but I guess you already know that." "I was born in a small place called Sokovia...... A city that you may not remember. ”

"I remember." Tony said.

"When I was little, we had some mess there. War started on the streets where we lived, and every once in a while bombers would whizz over our heads. Wanda closed her eyes softly as she said this, as if she was stuck in a difficult memory, "And then it just happened." A bomb destroyed our home, and our mom and dad died in flames. I still remember the ceiling cracking with a bang...... It was as if the sky had collapsed. I remember how my brother dragged me under the bed, and we were trapped there for two whole days until someone came and rescued us. ”

Tony listened, silent for a few moments.

"I'm sorry." He said.

"Don't worry, it's not time for you to apologize." Wanda looked at him expressionlessly, "Unfortunately, while my brother and I were trapped under the bed, another bomb was thrown next to us, so close to us. She gestured with her hand, "It didn't detonate, but God knows when it will suddenly do so." My brother and I waited under the bed for two whole days, waiting for that thing to kill us...... But it didn't. And then I think you might have guessed it, that bomb ...... The bomb read, 'Made by Stark Industries'. ”

Tony squinted at the floor.

After so many battles together, he did have a lot of speculations about Wanda's origins, but this fact was never in his suspicions - one of the victims of his sins.

"I ...... I'm very sorry. He didn't know what else to say.

"No, you don't." Wanda shrugged her shoulders, "If I wanted to hear that, I would have forced you to say it. ”

Tony looked up: "So, you don't hate me?" ”

"Hate, I really hated you very much before, and killing you for a while was the only goal of my life." Wanda said calmly, "But now I don't hate." Because I know what kind of person you are, and I know that it's not right to be angry like this for no reason. I have seen everything you have done and everything you have done over the years, and now I can tell right from wrong better than when I was a child. So...... Yes, I forgive you, it was a long time ago. ”

Tony felt relieved.

After witnessing it and going through it all, nothing means more to him than this – a forgiveness from a direct victim.

Wanda glanced at Michael and smiled sweetly.

"It was he who told me that hatred can only lead to new hatred, not the solution to any problem. At the time, I didn't really resent you, but I just wanted to fill myself with something meaningful so that I wouldn't become a walking corpse. ”

Tony glanced at Michael, and suddenly seemed to understand what he was trying to convey to himself.

Although there will also be hatred for each other, and there will also be cannibalism, at least people can understand each other.

If Wanda can understand Tony, then why can't the others?

Suddenly, he seemed to be able to see what the so-called human possibilities were.

It was as if he felt a renewed light ahead of him.