The next morning, the first rays of sunlight pierced the mist at the horizon, and a golden glow shone over the land of Midway in the Pacific Ocean.

At this time, over Midway, a huge buzz pierced the early morning silence, only to see dense black dots flying in the sky, and the nearby air force cruising at high altitude used binoculars to see that it was a group of drones, their wings shining with a cold metallic luster in the morning light.

"Tony, is this the new drone you developed behind our back?"

On the beach, Rhodes looked at the drone in the sky and didn't see anything special.

He looked at Tony beside him, "They look ordinary. ”

"Looks ordinary? It's just appearances, Rhodes. Don't just look at the looks, this drone was designed by me and Banner. ”

Tony said, reaching a table, opening a bottle of champagne and taking a sip: "They don't need to be connected to the internet, they can do things on their own." ”

"I'm not questioning you."

Rhodes said, "But isn't Banner a biologist? ”

Tony smiled: "To be precise, I was inspired by him when I developed this drone. ”

"Tony, stop kidding."

Steve walked out of the tent with a drawing in his hand: "According to the recent detection, there are now five floating islands, which one shall we start with?" ”

Their mission today is to use drones to explore the floating island.

It's just that Steve didn't figure it out, Tony was obviously still obsessed with investigating Rojo, and ended up indulging in exploring the floating island the next day.

However, at this stage, the investigation of Rojo has stalled, and Steve feels that it is better to focus on other things for the time being, so he does not ask Tony about the idea.

Tony said, "Why not five together?" ”

"That's not a clear choice."

Rhodes shook his head and refused: "We know too little about the floating island, and rashly sending a large number of drones will only cause losses, and the first few explorations are the best proof of this." ”

Tony remembered that the previous few times the special teams sent by S.H.I.E.L.D. were all wiped out, and he asked, "So what is your suggestion?" ”

"Let's start with the nearest floating island on the north side, which we internally call the North Island."

Rodt paused: "And there is an air force patrol in the airspace around the North Island, and if there is a situation at the first time, more reinforcements can be sent." ”

"Do as you say."

Tony and Steve agree to Rod's offer.

After all, Rhodes was the commander-in-chief of this place, and he knew more about the situation of the floating island than they did.

The Avenger drone swarm landed on the temporary airport runway at Midway, and after being checked by the technical department to determine that there was no problem, the technical department set the flight path of the drones.

Rod takes Tony and Steve back to the general headquarters in the center of the island, and the big screen is divided into dozens of small screens.

Above is a live footage of a drone.

Steve pulled Tony into a corner, and seeing that there were few people around, he asked in a low voice, "Tony, what do you really want?" ”

"Don't you see, help Uncle Sam figure out that floating island outside."

Tony Stark smiled, and when he saw Steve's serious face, he also put away his smile: "When my drones uncover the mystery of this floating island, you will understand what I am going to do." ”

"Two, the drone is already approaching the airspace of the North Island."

On the large screen of the General Headquarters, the drone approached the airspace of the North Island, which was shrouded in a thin layer of fog that blurred the camera's vision.

For a moment, the camera flickered, and the mist seemed to be an impenetrable cover, encircling the island and keeping out the invaders.

One soldier shouted, "Report to the sir, there is an abnormality in the drone signal. ”

"It's a little bit bad, your drone signal is going to be lost."

Rod noticed that the drone had been in the same situation a few times before, and immediately shook his head, it seems that the drone developed by Stark cannot enter the interior of the island.

All the drones connected now, the signal has weakened, and if you go deeper, I am afraid that all of them will be lost as usual.

"Wait."

Tony Stark took a deep breath and put on a pair of brown sunglasses: "Edith, activate the automatic cruise mode." ”

"Who are you talking to?"

Rod was surprised: "This is a military powerhouse, and you can't disclose the news to any outsiders." ”

"Edith my new assistant, she's in charge of the defense system, and Jarvis is in charge of my day-to-day life."

Tony didn't explain much.

After the end of the Great War in New York, he was deeply aware of the real existence of extraterrestrial civilizations, so he created an artificial intelligence mainly focused on global defense, and in case of emergency, the artificial intelligence will calculate the best solution as soon as possible.

"What does this have to do with the Floating Island?"

Rhodes was wondering.

The drones that originally swarmed into the airspace of the North Island were lined up in an orderly manner and connected in a line, with the drones at the tail staying outside and no longer advancing, while the drones in front overlapped at intervals.

"You're going to use a drone to build a signal network?"

Rod suddenly.

Tony intends to use a specific drone as a signal station to receive the signals transmitted by the internal drone, which is equivalent to a wired connection to ensure stable signal transmission.

Tony nodded: "I have more than enough drones. ”

"But a drone costs hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Rod knew that only Tony Stark would come up with such a loser's plan.

"It's nothing compared to being able to explore the floating islands."

Under Edith's accurate calculations, the drone always maintained a stable signal and continued to move towards the interior of the North Island, and the original layers of mist finally dissipated after flying thousands of meters.

"Wait."

Steve squinted slightly, staring at the drone footage.

Rhodes and the soldiers on the side stood up one after another, their constricted pupils full of shock.

The drone slowly flew out of the hazy mist, and the scene in front of him instantly became clear. A vast expanse of snow came into view, and the white earth seemed to be covered with a layer of pure silver, shining with dazzling light. The snow-capped mountains in the distance are like silver dragons winding and circling under the reflection of the morning sun, which is extraordinary.

The snowfield was quiet and solemn, broken only by the occasional sound of avalanches and the howling of the cold wind.

In stark contrast to the hot Pacific climate outside.

Rhodes was shocked: "My God, this island is actually the snow season"

"How is this possible?"

Steve wiped his sweat and looked at the cold wind howling in the North Island: "Is it some kind of magic?" ”

Soon, someone noticed a detail and pointed to the screen and shouted: "Look, there's a building up there!" ”

At the summit of the snowfield, there is a complex of buildings, the windows glow in the cold wind, and the chimneys still emit black smoke.

"Sure enough, my judgment was correct."

Tony's eyes became more determined with his hands around his chest.

Steve wondered, "What?" ”

"Didn't you ask me why you wanted to explore the Floating Island?"

Tony looked at the captain, "Because, I think Rojo and his mutant race may be the masters of these floating islands." ”

(End of chapter)