...
In a flash.
Leon was back in his familiar bedroom at Bin Hai Villa.
And the time had already come to the next day.
Christine, who had been working all night, was lying face down on the bed, her bare back exposed, in a deep sleep.
After getting up.
Leon didn't bother her.
After all, that was the good thing about Christine—she had an extremely strong sense of self-management; after waking up, Pepper didn't even need to clean up her mess, she would clean it herself.
Leon didn't immediately go to find Tony, but instead went to Stark Tower to check on Zhao Hailun, but she was in a critical period of developing the 'Regeneration Cradle' and had no time to deal with Leon.
Leon could only have Arcee give her some advanced technical pointers, hoping she could finish the work as soon as possible, and then he turned to his office to randomly check on Sharon Carter's work.
After the spot check.
It was already afternoon.
Leon returned to Bin Hai Villa again and found Tony.
At this time.
He was in his Tony's Mystical House, repairing the damaged Mark V suitcase armor, while adding some new ideas to it.
Although the overall performance of the Mark V was a bit disappointing, it was still Tony's only portable armor at the moment.
It was still very necessary to wear it in an emergency; at least it held out until Leon came to rescue him, didn't it?
So even Tony, who was always looking for new things, didn't mind giving the Mark V a second chance.
"Hey, my Shield Kid, you didn't come to find your Brother immediately after getting up, your Brother is a little hurt here~"
Tony touched the small Arc Reactor embedded in his chest, which had saved his life and was the culprit of his palladium poisoning, and greeted Leon in a 'green tea' tone.
"Oh, come on, Brother, Shield Kid is a thing of the past." Leon rolled his eyes at Tony, then walked up to him and tapped the small Arc Reactor:
Clang, clang, clang!
"What's your blood toxicity at now?"
Hearing this.
The forced smile on Tony's face instantly froze. After glancing sideways at the entrance of Tony's Mystical House behind Leon, confirming that Pepper wasn't there, he spread his hands and sighed:
"Although I don't know where You got this news, but... well, to be honest, my blood toxicity has exceeded 60%, and I might go up to find Mom and Dad within a month."
"Leon, I only have one request for You, the company doesn't matter, but You must take good care of Pepper."
"Of course, if You dare to take Pepper to bed, I'll..."
His voice paused.
Tony sighed heavily again, then patted Leon's shoulder earnestly and said, "Pepper can do whatever she wants, but You, Leon, You absolutely cannot actively provoke Pepper, understand?"
"Pfft ha ha ha ha!"
Listening to Tony's self-righteous 'widowhood', Leon couldn't help but burst out laughing, wiping his tears and saying, "Brother, what kind of person do You take me for?"
"Pick-up artist, billionaire, playboy handsome guy, superhero."
Tony replied instantly.
"Wow, okay."
Leon shrugged helplessly, not expecting Tony to have such a high opinion of him. Although it was true, it felt very out of place coming from Tony's mouth.
He should be more sarcastic, more mocking of Leon to be normal.
It seemed that the current Tony truly believed his death was imminent.
Thinking this.
Leon stopped talking nonsense, snapped his fingers, and Skids Mode Arcy, mimicking Tifa, appeared beside Leon.
He saw.
She projected a 3D holographic image from her eyes, which was exactly the miniature city model that Leon and Tony's father, Howard Stark, used to describe the future World.
"Brother, do You still remember this?"
Leon asked.
"Nonsense."
Tony rolled his eyes at Leon: "I just played that well-worn video of Dad's at the Stark Expo not long ago."
"OK."
Leon nodded: "Then let me ask You again, Brother, how can You completely eradicate your current palladium poisoning symptoms?"
"Unless a new element can be found to replace palladium, but that's impossible. I've tried all the elements, and none of them work."
"Now, all that's left for me is a dead end."
Tony said with extreme pessimism.
"Perhaps You haven't tried everything."
Leon retorted: "Why do You have to search among existing elements? Can't a genius like Tony Stark create a new element himself?"
"This... is indeed a method, but there's no time."
Leon's words awakened Tony from his dream.
However, the light in Tony's eyes only flickered for a moment before instantly extinguishing again. It wasn't that he couldn't create a new element; he had absolute confidence in any technological matter, but time no longer allowed it.
"No."
"There's still time."
"Rather, now is the time to open the shining path to the future." Leon looked at Tony with certainty, "By your own hands, Brother."
Hearing this.
Tony immediately became interested, straightened up, and raised an eyebrow, signaling Leon to continue.
"Dad once said that the Arc Reactor was just a springboard for greater technology."
"He was about to launch a new energy race back then, one that would leave all competitors in the dust, but due to the limitations of the era, the plan ultimately died prematurely and has been shelved until now."
"And this is the future."
Leon gestured to Arcee, and Arcee immediately removed the superfluous buildings from the holographic image of the future city projected from her eyes, one by one.
Soon.
A brand new spherical holographic projection that Leon couldn't understand at all entered Tony's eyes.
"Oh my God..."
"This is a new element!"
Tony, with his super intellect, instantly understood the immense significance contained in the holographic projection before him, muttering in amazement, then suddenly turned to look at Leon:
"Wait!"
"Why did Dad only tell You and not me?"
"Why?"
Leon chuckled: "My Brother, do You want me to remind You what kind of ghost You were back then? I was simply lustful, but You were tainted with all five poisons."
"It would be a miracle if Dad dared to tell You this secret."
Hearing this.
Tony's face immediately showed embarrassment.
He had indeed been rebellious and absurd for a long time back then, so he could only meekly and very quietly retort, "Didn't I change later...?"
"That was after Mom and Dad had their accident," Leon added.
"......"
Tony, whose heart felt a little sore, immediately fell silent.
After a long time.
He finally composed his fluctuating emotions, then laughed and punched Leon's chest: "Leon, why didn't You tell me about something as important as a new element sooner?"
"If You had told me earlier, I wouldn't be on the verge of death now..."
Tony looked at Leon with an extremely resentful gaze.
"You didn't ask, did You?"
Leon spread his hands, full of innocence.
"You little..."
Tony instantly realized, and couldn't help but laugh angrily: "How long ago was that? Still holding a grudge? So petty."
"Tsk~"
Leon put his hands behind his head and pouted: "I wonder who started playing tricks on me first."
"Alright, alright, it was my fault, isn't that enough?" Tony helplessly ended the topic.
After all.
If it really came down to it, both Brothers would be equally to blame, and neither could argue their way out of it.