In today's situation where the explosion of science and technology has far exceeded the basic material needs of human beings, Ma Zhe naturally hopes to invest as much of the remaining resources as possible in scientific and technological research and development.

In the interstellar era, science and technology preaching is the only way to become a god!

However, every elite scientist who has undergone "brain strengthening" consumes a terrifying astronomical amount of resources in the state of self-release!

Raising a group of such elite scientists is like raising a group of uncles.

All kinds of reasonable or unreasonable demands they apply for must be met as much as possible, funds must be allocated in a timely manner, and public property damaged must be reimbursed at public expense......

They are responsible for letting their dreams fly, and Ma Zhe is responsible for paying for them!

Every time there is one more such uncle, Ma Zhe can clearly feel the suffocation of the dream......

Therefore, the addition of Lawrence and Tony Stark is not only a need for a rapidly increasing number of scientific research projects, but also a direct reflection of Ma Zhe's own gradual improvement of his own strength and more rich resources in his hands.

During this time, countless technological items have been quietly devoured through the Gemini and the Woolf Empire, bringing hundreds of technological sub-projects to Ma Zhe.

Some of them can be made public, and they have been put into the virtual world of the technology tree by Ma Zhe for analysis by scientists who have reached the corresponding permissions.

There are also technologies that cannot be disclosed for the time being, but are urgently needed by Ma Zhe, such as the "wormhole expansion technology", which he entered into the database of the cloud research institute and digested it.

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"This thing...... My God! Tony Stark's eyes were full of brilliance, and he was fascinated by the construction diagram of the "wormhole expansion device" in front of him.

From the three-dimensional images, it can be seen that the appearance of the device resembles a sundial, which is similar to the wormhole expansion device of the Locke Consortium.

Although Tony Stark was not completely sure that this thing was indeed a "wormhole expansion device" based on this drawing alone, with the strength and omnipotence of his own boss, Tony Stark instinctively acquiesced in its authenticity.

Whether it is the "Hades I Destruction Bomb" or the "Wormhole Expansion Device", this unreserved trust and powerful self-confidence make Tony Stark even more determined in his heart.

He reluctantly closed the drawings in front of him, and then immediately made a personal request to Zhi Brain as an associate member of the "Cloud Research Institute", and then chose to go offline.

Taking off his virtual helmet, Tony Stark put on his coat and a gentleman's hat, took a deep breath, and walked out of his manor.

As soon as the door opened, a sea of tulips was in full bloom, swaying in the evening sunset.

Tony Stark's place is a remote town in Europe, even in today's Captain Ghost hacking into the world, it is just like the Middle Ages, retaining the authentic European classical town style.

Walking through a sea of flowers, past a windmill, and through a somewhat deserted street, Tony Stark drove into a tavern in the center of the town.

Pushing open the wooden door, the boiling voice suddenly rushed to his face.

Unlike the deserted outside, the tavern is very lively inside, and it seems that the whole town is gathered here, all kinds of vulgar loud chatter and laughter, like another world.

Tony Stark glanced at the bar, asked the bartender for a cocktail, and headed for a nondescript table in the corner.

There was already a man in a long trench coat, with a scruffy beard, rosacea, and heavy bags under his eyes, pouring himself a glass of whiskey.

He was a regular visitor to the tavern, and for half a year he would go to the tavern for two drinks almost every day, and he always sat in this seat.

The man saw Tony Stark walking towards him with a glass of wine, and his originally cloudy eyes suddenly shot a glimmer of light.

He quietly pressed the pen on his chest, until the pen vibrated slightly, indicating that there were no suspicious electronic devices around him, and the man relaxed.

He picked up his glass and grinned at Tony Stark, who had just sat down, "Mr. Tony Stark, I think you can change a glass of whiskey next time compared to a bland cocktail, it will make you feel rejuvenated!" ”

"Thank you! But you know, I'm not here for a drink. Tony Stark shook his head.

"Oh sure! So Dear Mr. Tony Stark, what good news have you brought back to our country this time? ”

"What I'm bringing this time isn't one piece of good news, it's two!" Tony Stark said flatly.

"The first piece of good news is that Captain Ghost is almost completely defenseless to me, and I've gotten some of the technical details of two major scientific research projects."

"Oh?" The man suddenly became excited, but he didn't expect Tony Stark to gain a lot just after entering the Cloud Research Institute.

"And what about the second piece of good news?" He asked hurriedly.

"The second good news is that from today onwards, you don't have to pretend to be an alcoholic every day."

Tony Stark's words made the man stunned, and a trace of bad feelings suddenly appeared in his heart. "Mr. Tony Stark, what do you mean by that?"

Tony Stark didn't answer directly, but pointed to the whiskey in front of him with a serious face, "Wine is good wine, but unfortunately, sometimes such a strong wine is easy to make people lose their minds."

I'm a scientist, so I understand that only a clear mind can keep people sane and make the right choice! ”

When the man heard Tony Stark's words, he didn't know what his so-called correct choice was, and his face immediately turned ugly.

"Damn! You have betrayed your country! He couldn't help but roar angrily, and at the same time his hand reached into his arms.

"I advise you not to make any drastic moves, I have applied to Zhi Brain for the internal staff benefits of the scientific research institute, and my family has immigrated to Nova City, and the spaceship that wants to pick me up has arrived over the town.

I'm not telling you, but if something happens to me here, do you think you can get out? Tony Stark calmly said the "back road" he had arranged for himself.

"Do you think that if I take on this task and confront that being, I will still care about life and death? I am different from you, I am willing to give everything for my country! The man's voice was sarcastic.

Tony Stark sighed helplessly, "Don't think I'm doing this for myself, you are too naïve to understand the horror of that person, the technology he mastered, even if it was given to you for free, is not what you can afford now!"

You don't know anything at all, do you know the maximum 'threat removal plan'? Do you know what happened on Pluto? Do you know that Zhibrain can develop to do private equity on its own?

No! You don't know anything about power! ”

The man was stunned by Tony Stark's words, and he didn't know how to refute it for a while.

"In fact, we can use more peaceful means of development, the cloud research institute prohibits the leakage of high-risk science and technology, but does not prohibit normal academic exchanges, and the knowledge I have learned can be taught to my students, who are the real future of science."

Killing me will do you no good, and you will even be retaliated against by Captain Ghost. ”

Tony Stark is not stupid, he has long analyzed his current situation, under the deterrence of Captain Ghost, it is reasonable that his personal safety can at least be guaranteed, which is the real reason why he dares to have a direct showdown today.

"Haha! Well, I'll admit you have a point......" The man smiled a little frustratedly, as if he had given up.

Tony Stark breathed a sigh of relief that things weren't getting a big deal and that being able to reconcile in such a secret way was the best ending for both parties.

But the next moment, what he never expected was that the eyes of the agent on the other side suddenly turned blood-red, revealing a sense of madness.

"Although what you say makes a lot of sense, I'm sorry, I still like whiskey, and I hate it when people tell me big things!"

With that, the man smirked and pulled out a delicate small pistol and pulled the trigger under Tony Stark's incredulous gaze.

"Bang!" A little spark came out of the muzzle.

Tony Stark watched all this in horror, completely unable to understand why the other party would suddenly make such a crazy move that harmed others and himself, and could get himself into big trouble.

This is a show when he meets a soldier, and he has no place to reason?

Was it because of my luck that I happened to meet a crazy agent who drank his head? Or do the guys in the Intelligence Department think, "What I can't get, you can't think of"?

Scientific research workers are really not suitable for espionage work...... Inexperienced people kill people!

Countless thoughts flashed through him in an instant, and he was stunned.

"Huh? The last moment of my life...... Seems a bit long, huh? The bullets have been flying for a while, right? ”

Then his eyes widened.

I saw that in front of him, a yellow-orange-orange projectile was quietly floating less than five centimeters from the center of his eyebrows, unable to move an inch!

"This ......" Not only Tony Stark, but even the agent who fired the shot stared at the scene in disbelief.

The bullet seemed to hit an invisible wall, and after losing all kinetic energy, it happened to fall into the cocktail glass in front of Tony Stark, making a "ding" crunch.

What's even more frightening is that the shot he just fired didn't cause any screams from the surrounding guests! This is not normal!

Turning his head stiffly, the man's pupils shrank suddenly.

I saw that between myself and Tony Stark, at some point, there was a strange young man wearing a "scream version" grimace mask, holding his chin, listening to the conversation between the two with great interest.

He swears it was absolutely just him and Tony Stark, and it was as if this weird guy had popped out of thin air!

Not only that, but the corner where the three of them were located was as if they were isolated from the world, and the surrounding drinkers were unaware of what had just happened!

The lively and noisy outside world sets off the death-like silence of this small piece of heaven and earth.

This extremely strange scene made the agent's face turn pale.

You don't know anything about power......

Tony Stark's words suddenly came back to his mind, but this time they were full of sarcasm and cruelty......

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