Arlington on the Potomac River, the highest military command organ of the United States, Pentagon.

On the second floor of the banquet hall, known as the "Golden Hall", soothing music with a bright rhythm and melodic melodies flows quietly, and dignitaries from the Military Affairs Council walk back and forth in medal-decorated gowns, while the chairman of the committee, Congressman Duncan Hunt, and the secretary of defense are in attendance.

The eyes of the two big men kept wandering, and after the whispered reminders of the henchmen around them, they suddenly realized that the real protagonist of the banquet had not arrived, and the New York genius who had not been seen for a while was said to have left all the work at hand and traveled to Eastern Europe.

Congressman Hunter and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter smiled at each other, just as they had tolerated Tony Stark before, and these big men have always had excellent patience with capable and worthy young people, and saw them as the bohemian of genius, which they found to be an interesting flash.

Of course, all of this is only possible if you have the ability or value to win the admiration of the big guys.

Tony stood at the edge of the banquet and muttered sarcastically, "They used to see me, but they wanted to lick their faces and come over, but now they are used to ignoring my presence." ”

Pepper took his hand, covered his mouth and chuckled, this was supposed to be a celebration banquet to congratulate Ambrera on winning the order from the Ministry of Defense, and everyone's eyes were naturally on Sean, who did not appear, as for her and Tony were just foils.

Stark Industries was not on the invitation list, on the one hand, because it had withdrawn from the military industry, and on the other hand, it was ...... The Ministry of Defense didn't like this dude very well.

Every military dignitary who works as a procurement officer or deals with Tony Stark must have two basic qualities: patience and psychological endurance beyond ordinary people.

God knows how much that bohemian playboy can be mean, maybe he will devalue it all from the way you dress to your taste for wine and cigars, and by the way, it will be extremely natural to show off the opulence and luxury - but the most annoying thing is that it is not deliberate, and enjoying the best things has become a style carved into Tony's bones.

If you want to talk to Mr. Stark, who feeds half of the New York paparazzi, is even more wrong, he will start with women of different nationalities and skin tones, and talk to you about the cover models of fashion magazines, the popular actresses of Hollywood, and even the beauties of academia, and elaborate on their skills and charms.

And then you will no doubt how barren and boring your life is compared to this heavenly pride who was born with a lot of wealth and a genius brain, and a charming charm.

That's Tony's purpose, to convince everyone that he's unique, that the light is unobscured, and that he's always the center of attention.

But apparently this has changed after many twists and turns. A new focal point has appeared, overshadowing Tony Stark's dazzling aura, so much so that no one has noticed his arrival until now.

"Beat me without having to play?" Tony was secretly annoyed, but helpless.

"The military bigwigs are waiting to see your jokes." Colonel Rhodes walked over, he looked at his indignant friend, "You said at the hearing that no one will be able to copy the Ark reactor for another twenty years. ”

Tony couldn't help but be silent for a moment, this is the reason why he attended this celebration banquet, even though Stark Industries withdrew from the military industry, but the connections and strength were still preserved, when Ivan Vanke's energy weapon was successfully developed, Pepper notified himself as soon as possible.

The reason why energy weapons stay at the conceptual level is that one is the problem of energy consumption, and the other is miniaturization, which are the two difficult problems that restrict the transformation of thermal weapons to energy weapons.

But the Russian man named Ivan Vanke did it, he first succeeded in copying the Ark reactor, solving the problem of energy supply and conversion losses, and then achieving miniaturization, although there are still minor flaws such as recoil and accuracy, but I have to admit that this is already the prototype of energy weapons.

On this basis, it is only a matter of time before all kinds of high-tech equipment that can be extended and developed to laser weapons, ray weapons, and particle beam weapons, which have powerful attack power, can achieve long-distance precision strikes, and achieve targeted large-scale killing.

The last time I saw Sean, Tony also warned in the tone of a person who came over, saying that the water in the field of arms procurement is very deep, and ordinary people should not be involved, and the result of Ivan Vanke's research results is undoubtedly a wonderful silent mockery.

"I looked up the Russian and his father was a collaborator with my father, so it's not surprising that there are plans for the Ark reactor...... But I was surprised that he succeeded in copying it with just one sketch. ”

Tony rarely expressed his appreciation, he had seen the first generation of energy weapons, and its construction ideas and energy cores were all geniuses.

"But it's still a little worse than me." Then he added.

Colonel Rhodes and Pepper turned their heads in unison, and it was better to remain silent at this time.

Although the real protagonist of this banquet does not appear, Ivan Vanke, as a weapon designer, makes his first public appearance under the leadership of Harry and Sean's female secretary Yuriko.

Thinking of decades ago, his father was swept away by Howard Stark in extreme humiliation, and then deported to the turbulent Red Empire, discriminated against and ostracized by his compatriots because of his background of working for the United States, and exiled to Siberia, where he spent his life in frustration with alcohol and decadence.

All of this is due to the Bystak family!

He stared at Tony standing on the edge, with a fierce smile on his face, sooner or later he would defeat the mustachioed man, and the hatred and shame that Stark and his son had inflicted on the Vanke family would definitely be redoubled.

The big guys surrounded Ivan, blocking his view, remembering the advice of the young boss, the tall and strong Russian man, try to make himself appear as amiable as possible, restrain the aggression in his bones, and follow the gang to greet politely. Harry took Yuriko and began to talk and laugh with the military dignitaries, pushing the atmosphere of the banquet to a climax.

Tony felt Ivan's hostile gaze, and his heart sank, maybe Sean did help him find a good opponent.

"And the leisure to travel to Eastern Europe...... It's really jealous. Stark couldn't help but laugh to himself.

Since devoting himself to the promotion of new energy sources, he has rarely had time to enjoy life, usually either in the underground studio, improving the new generation of Mark series armor, or flying around the world with Pepper.

So much so that Tony was about to forget his previous debauchery life, throw away his busy work, and then go on vacation abroad alone, this idea can only go around in his mind for a while, and then it is dispelled.

"Maybe that's what Pepper is talking about."

Tony, who was about to leave, suddenly remembered something, walked quickly to Sean's personal secretary, and said in a low voice: "Tell your boss, be careful of that guy Justin Hammer, although smart people know that no one can touch Ambrera at this stage, but not everyone is smart enough." ”

With that, he walked away, leaving Pepper with an awkward smile, "This is Tony's unique way of showing concern." ”()

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