Replacing the palladium energy plate, Tony looks like he's back to normal, but Rod also senses that something is wrong with him.

The already smoking and scorched palladium energy plates were contained in his body, and he felt trembling when he thought about it.

And how long has Tony been doing this?

"Colonel Rod, it seems that Tony's physical condition needs further observation, and I think he needs to get some rest."

Oakes glanced at a large pile of monitors on the side, which contained the same information as Ivan Vanko, who attacked Tony in Monaco.

He reminded Colonel Rhodes in a low voice:

"Tony's current state, you can't do anything......

Please delay for a few more days, we need to make sure he is healthy first and then talk about the rest, right? ”

Rod instinctively wanted to say that he went to the doctor, but thinking back to Oakes's previous performance, he was silent for a moment and nodded slightly:

"Please, Oakes...... S.H.I.E.L.D. is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and even environmental consultants are not ordinary people. ”

Behind Oakes stood S.H.I.E.L.D., and Rhodes had heard that there were some special, seemingly incredible technologies in S.H.I.E.L.D.

For example, the U.S. military also covets stealth fighter technology.

Recalling the singularities in Oakes' profile, he had to revisit this "friend of a friend".

"Don't worry, I will—you'll see a different person at Tony's birthday party in a few days."

Of course, Oakes would not be stupid enough to explain to Rhodes in detail at this time that his advisor was not a subordinate of S.H.I.E.L.D. at all, but just a cooperative relationship.

If it weren't for the fear that Rhodes would misunderstand S.H.I.E.L.D. and want to be unfavorable to Tony, he wouldn't mind pulling Nick Fury's tiger skin and directly letting the military stop point.

Rod looked at Tony, who was sitting back next to the monitor, and shook his head:

"He doesn't have to be alone."

"Of course he wasn't."

Oakes patted Rod on the shoulder:

"He's still with you."

Rod pinched his eyebrows and smiled helplessly:

"So are you."

Seeing off Rod, Oakes came to sit down beside the silent Tony:

"Are you okay?"

"Of course, I'm fine, nothing, you see, just now the reactor energy plate was overconsumed, just replace it."

Tony's eyes flickered, Rod was a soldier, but Oakes was a top scientist, and he was not sure that he could hide it from Rode.

"You say, if I dig a hole in your chest, take out the flesh and shrapnel together, and heal it—

Isn't it true that you don't have to live on batteries? ”

Oakes' gloomy voice made Tony excited:

"Wow! Don't scare me, man! Can your magical energy do such a thing? I've got a hole in my chest! ”

"I can't do it yet, the skin and muscles are not a big problem, and the bones are not good-

I have to say that Dr. Ethan is ruthless enough, and you can bear it enough, but there is a sternum, so he made such a big hole and stuffed a reactor into it. ”

Oakes smacked his lips and patted Tony on the shoulder:

"Dr. Ethan knows a master surgeon, and he's asked for you.

However, the other party said that the current conditions for surgery of your level are not yet available, but he will be sure in a year and a half. ”

"A year and a half?"

Tony touched his chest and sighed, "It's really not a short time. ”

"Still not going to tell the truth?"

Oakes pulled open his T-shirt and pouted in his exclamation:

"With such deep poisoning symptoms, you want to hide from me, a druid?"

Tony quickly pulled the T-shirt down, but the hideous gray lines on his chest had betrayed him—

Even with the help of the acorn, the lines did not spread to his neck, but in Oakes's eyes, his life breath had decayed by nearly half.

"Drinking chlorophyll does help, but I can dispel this toxin directly with a little effort-

But you still need to think of a solution once and for all, because I can't always detoxify you. ”

"I've been thinking man, I've been thinking about it."

Tony sighed, and his usual unruly look became a little depressed:

"Well, I'll admit, something went wrong with me...... Originally, I thought I would be able to solve it, especially since your acorn gave me an extra month.

But so far, I've tried everything, but I can't replace palladium to drive the reactor.

Perhaps, as you said, removing the shrapnel is the only viable way, but I have asked all the clever doctors, and no one dares to do this kind of surgery. ”

He scratched his hair fiercely:

"Do I really want to rely on you to keep my life going, and then wait a year and a half to bet on that master surgeon's technical progress?"

"Of course not, maybe there's another way."

Oakes touched his chin:

"Speaking of which, do you feel that the new female secretary upstairs is a little special?"

"Female secretary? Natalie? ”

Tony opened his mouth, a little surprised, but then he gave a look of understanding:

"It's a rare thing that our Mr. Teddy Bear has finally realized the beauty of humans?"

"Hey! What the hell is that! ”

Oakes extended his middle finger to Tony with disdain:

"I mean, that female secretary has a much stronger breath of life than you!"

"Hah! Weird, isn't it? ”

Tony waved his hand exaggeratedly:

"Now I'm afraid even a primary school student is stronger than my breath of life!

Natalie, she's a normal adult, and she's ......."

Speaking of this, Tony's voice unconsciously lowered, and his brows furrowed:

"Her fighting skills are very good."

"I'm comparing the strength of your life breath in your heyday."

Oakes shrugged his shoulders and pulled up a chair to sit across from Tony, the guy finally found something:

"Her physical fitness surpasses that of most professional athletes, and many muscular details show that she should have undergone extremely advanced and rigorous training."

“…… S.H.I.E.L.D?! ”

Tony's tone was a little annoyed, but it was clear that he was still restrained:

"Looks like I turned down the invitation of the Rock Boys with that piece of chocolate, but he still doesn't give up?

It's illegal to send agents to me to go undercover, you know, I dare to do anything now-

Or is he on the same page as the military? ”

He stood up and walked over to the wine cabinet and opened a bottle of whiskey - with Oaks' spell, who was going to keep drinking the damn chlorophyll:

"Speaking of which, Oakes, you still have cooperation with them, what do they mean?"

"Mr. Chocoat knows you're not in the right place, so please let me come and see you - now I know where the news came from."

Before Oakes could finish speaking, Tony shouted:

"Please! I thought you were worried about me! ”

"Don't care about these details, okay, Mr. Poison Man, I can force you to dance if you still have a breath of air-

See what happened to the people who were worried about you, Pepper and Rod? Well? ”

Oakes' complaint made Tony grin and shake his head to indicate that he had nothing to say.

"Mr. Chocolate said that if it is confirmed that your problem is from the reactor, then he may be able to help."

Tony: "??! ”