Chapter 81 Iron Man’s sense of crisis!

Author: dark blue cat

Chapter 81 Iron Man’s sense of crisis!

A remote tavern near Culver University.

Under the dim light, an old man in military uniform was sitting in the corner, smoking a cigar and drinking wine.

The face of the old man in military uniform was unkempt, and even his slicked-back hair, which had been meticulously combed in the past, was now messy.

Apparently the instrumentation issues have not been taken care of for a while.

Only under the occasional flickering light from the TV screen could one barely recognize that this old man was General Ross, who had just suffered a tragic defeat.

In order to complete his mission, this ruthless general was even willing to cut off relations with his own daughter. After his career suffered a fatal blow, he could only hide in a tavern and get drunk alone in depression.

Fortunately, the military uniform he wore was intimidating enough, so no drunkard who drank too much dared to trouble him.

Just when the drunk General Ross raised his hand to ask the waitress to continue serving him wine.

Suddenly, the door of the remote tavern was opened from the outside.

The cold fresh air poured in from outside the open door, making the turbid air in the tavern that was originally filled with the smell of alcohol and cigarettes much fresher.

A man wearing a high-end custom-made suit was adjusting his cuffs while walking into the tavern against the dazzling light outside the door.

The man looks to be in his thirties, with dark brown slightly curly hair, and every strand seems to have been carefully taken care of.

His facial features are deep and just right, his eyes are sparkling, and paired with a well-tailored haute couture suit, his whole body exudes a chic aura with unique personal charm.

The waitress who was about to greet the guests looked at the man's highly recognizable face and suddenly covered her mouth subconsciously!

"Oh my God...you are a trust..."

As soon as the waitress said the words, the man reached out and made a quiet gesture, and then placed a one hundred dollar bill on the tray in the waitress's hand.

By the way, he winked at the female attendant.

"Beautiful lady, if you don't mind, can you serve me a glass of whiskey with ice? By the way, let me and my old friend relax quietly. I don't want others to disturb me."

The waitress happily accepted the huge tip, nodded quickly, turned around and immediately prepared whiskey for the man.

Next, the man walked over and sat down next to the decadent General Ross.

He said in a familiar tone when facing an old friend:

“Beer and failure taste bad together!”

"You know General, I hate to say 'I told you so', but that [Super Soldier] project was not frozen for no reason!"

"Compared to human beings, I have always believed that metal machinery is more reliable."

General Ross raised his head and looked at the man beside him with his drunken eyes.

"Stark?"

"Good afternoon, General."

"You always wear such beautiful suits, as if you are a businessman discussing business anytime and anywhere."

"That's a very accurate description, General. I heard that you have encountered a little trouble?"

Tony Stark's eyes drifted to the TV screen above his head, which was showing scenes of Abomination destroying the city and fighting the metal giant.

General Ross shook his head with a wry smile.

"Stark, if you are here to laugh at me, then it is a bit late. I am already tired of hearing those cynicisms."

Tony Stark raised his glass and took a sip, smiling and shaking his head.

"General, you know me, I'm not someone who makes things worse for my friends!"

General Ross opened his eyes a little.

"Then why did you come to me? Not to mention drinking, the quality of the whiskey here is quite bad."

Tony Stark smiled slightly and put down his glass.

"I won't waste your time, General. The purpose of my coming here today is to cooperate with you, General."

"Cooperation? Do you think that everything I buy from Tianjie Industries is free? That damn Kelly, she spent all my military budget for a whole year! You are late, Stark,

I no longer have the military budget available to negotiate business with you."

General Ross took a deep puff of his cigar with some annoyance and exhaled a large puff of smoke.

Tony Stark seemed to have known this information for a long time, and there was no surprise at all.

"Although the price of that [big toy] is high, General, you must admit that its power is quite good."

"The power is indeed good, but unfortunately, the maintenance cost is as high as 100 million US dollars, and the next [big toy] will have to stay in the warehouse."

The [Big Toy] the two of them were talking about was the Titan Soldier One that was previously driven by Emil Blonsky.

The severely damaged Titan Soldier No. 1 has exceeded the scope of the warranty.

Therefore, Kelly is planning to kill General Ross again, and the repair cost will be as high as 100 million US dollars.

General Ross had no choice but to temporarily store Titan Soldier No. 1 in a warehouse, waiting for the budget to be available next year before repairing it.

However, this is also the ultimate purpose of Tony Stark's trip to visit General Ross.

"Actually, I'm quite interested in that [big toy]. If you don't mind, General, you can send it to me for repair!"

General Ross raised his eyebrows when he heard this sentence.

The look he looked at Tony Stark also had a hint of meaning.

"I see. Wouldn't you have thought that the super genius Tony Stark would one day feel a sense of crisis?"

"Even Stark Industries feels threatened by Tianjie Industries' mecha technology, right? That's why you personally went out to investigate the details of your competitors!"

Tony Stark knew that he could not deceive General Ross, so he nodded simply.

"There is no eternal technological leadership in this world. I will never underestimate anyone's wisdom, but I have to admit that Tianjie Industry did give me a big [surprise] this time!"

"So, the greatest respect for a competitor is to understand the opponent deeply!"

General Ross smiled because this was the only good news he had heard today.

"I can send Titan Soldier No. 1 to you for repair, but I won't pay for the repair cost."

"You're going a little too far, General."

"Stark, you came to beg me for this."

"Okay, the maintenance fee can be waived, but you have to pay for the materials used in the repair process."

"Hahaha, okay! It's a deal!"

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After negotiating a cooperation with General Ross, Tony Stark immediately used his connections and connections.

Transported the damaged Titan Soldier No. 1 back to his extremely luxurious coastal villa.

Underneath the Coast Villa is Tony Stark's private research room.

Regarding the arrival of Titan Trooper One, Tony Stark also witnessed the arrival of Titan Soldier 1, as well as his personal assistant and girlfriend-Pepper Potts!

Pepper Potts was seen looking at the giant creature in front of him with a frown.

There was clearly visible worry shining in the depths of his eyes.

Because, Pepper Potts felt quite uneasy.

The reason why Stark Industries has always been able to become a world-renowned cutting-edge technology company.

It all lies in the technological leadership of Stark Industries.

A variety of cutting-edge technology products on the market, except for the drone field, are almost all occupied by Stark Industries.

Since Tony Stark officially took over Stark Industries, no technology company has ever been able to challenge Stark Industries' leading position.

Even Hammer Industries, which is slightly smaller than Stark Industries, can only occupy some mid- to low-end market shares through poor imitation and shameless plagiarism.

However, the emergence of this behemoth in front of us announced that Stark Industries' unparalleled technological leadership has encountered extremely severe challenges.

This is also the most fundamental reason why Pepper Potts feels anxious and uneasy.

That's why Pepper Potts convinced Tony Stark to cooperate with General Ross.

In order to understand in advance the extent of the threat that Tianjie Industry can pose to Stark Industries.

But at this time, Tony Stark didn't feel much anxiety.

He looked at the powerful contours and perfectly detailed design of the metal giant in front of him.

His eyes are full of pure appreciation!

It's like looking at a unique work of art.
To be continued...