Chapter 406 If It Weren't for Me, Meister Would Have Been Put in a Museum

"Avantgarde Technology is definitely involved in this matter!"

Returning to the villa, Roddy sat down on the sofa angrily, his mind full of the tragic scenes he had seen at the explosion site.

Tony, who also took off his armor, looked very unhappy. They searched the scene for a long time and asked Jarvis to restore the explosion process at home, but the information they could collect was still very limited.

Skye and Simmons helped to question some witnesses, but the coverage of the explosion was too wide, and no one saw who the attacker was.

A few people also thought of investigating the identity of the deceased, but the time was too short. Even if SHIELD wanted to verify the identities of the victims one by one, it would take some time.

In addition, it was already very late, so after recording all the data at the scene, everyone simply withdrew their teams and planned to conduct further investigations based on the information collected by SHIELD the next day.

"It can regenerate itself, but the process is risky and may explode at any time..."

Tony recalled that night, Happy did blow up a plant of Maya Hansen.

What did she call that substance at the time?

Extremis virus!

Tony finally remembered! He did help Maya Hansen improve her research, and that woman showed him her technology!

"It should be that woman, I didn't expect that after so many years, she actually joined Avant-garde Technology."

"Avant-garde Technology started with biological research, so it's not surprising that she would join."

Laini crossed her arms and looked at Tony and clicked her tongue.

"But you, you really know how to make trouble for yourself? At first, Obadiah, then Ivan Vanko, and now Maya Hansen, you really know how to make trouble for yourself."

Faced with Lainie's sarcasm, Tony did not argue, but pondered to himself.

After listening to what Lainie said just now, Tony subconsciously recalled a person in his mind, a little person who was very insignificant to him.

He didn't remember the name of the person, but he remembered that he was a lame man, dressed very sloppily, and almost perfectly met people's definition of a dead house.

Tony was a little uneasy. He always felt that he might really have caused himself a big trouble a long time ago, just like Lainie said.

...

In the evening, after Roddy drove away in the new armor, Pepper came back.

After seeing Lainie, Pepper was very happy and took the initiative to ask Lainie to stay here. She would arrange for someone to prepare dinner.

Lainie did not refuse this. The room she lived in was still there, and she could move in without cleaning it up.

Anyway, this was not the first or second time, and Lainie was not polite to Tony and the others.

Dinner was a happy one. Tony and the others did not tell Pepper about the bomb attack to prevent her from worrying too much.

However, at night, Tony, who had been tossing and turning in bed, finally sneaked down to the studio after Pepper fell asleep and continued his research on the armor alone.

"Why don't you sleep at this time? Are you a night owl?"

Before Tony worked for long, Leni's voice sounded from the stairs behind him.

Tony turned around and saw Leni in pajamas standing at the door, looking at him thoughtfully with her arms folded.

"The new armor is still missing some things, don't worry about me, go back to sleep."

After saying that, Tony continued his knocking without looking back.

Seeing this, Leni rolled her eyes.

"How can I sleep with all the clanging?"

Leni complained, and then went to the side to make herself a cup of coffee.

Although the sound insulation technology of Tony's studio is very reliable, it does not affect Leni's dislike for this guy.

"Jarvis, how long has this situation lasted?"

"Ms. Lainey, Mr. Stark has been sleeping less than 5 hours on average for 41 consecutive days, and the symptoms are gradually getting worse."

Tony was stunned when he heard the conversation between Lainey and Jarvis.

So he has been suffering from insomnia for so long?

"I'm fine, I just can't sleep."

Seeing that Tony was still stubborn, Lainey simply didn't say anything more. Lainey knew his situation very well. Anxiety disorder is not a disease that can be cured just by saying it can be cured.

Even if she used the MP potion from Heaven, Lainey was not sure that this kind of mental illness could be completely cured.

Melinda was an example before. If it weren't for the trip to New Mexico that helped her untie her knot, I'm afraid Melinda wouldn't be able to pick up a gun today.

"Whatever, I'm fine anyway. What Mark are you working on now?"

If Lainey remembered correctly, the armor Tony wore during the day was Mark 16, codenamed Nightclub, which had a relatively good melee ability.

During the operation, the newly added optical camouflage technology was also demonstrated to Leni, which was difficult to be detected by the enemy when flying at high speed in the sky.

"Mark... um, Mark 32, I plan to call it Romeo."

Tony fiddled with an armored arm. He planned to install the most powerful palm cannon on this armor, and for this purpose, more reliable materials were needed to withstand the high temperature generated by the palm cannon.

Leni nodded thoughtfully, is it only Mark 32?

It seems that there is still some time before the anti-Tony armor Mark 42 Prodigal Son, so things have not developed to such a critical level.

After glancing at Leni, who had no intention of helping, Tony couldn't help but chase her away, so he simply had nothing to say and started chatting with the members of the investigation team he met again today.

"By the way, what's going on with that girl named Skye?"

Recalling what happened during the day, Tony couldn't help but feel curious.

How on earth did that girl overturn a car by herself without any external force?

Hearing this, the corners of Leni's mouth raised slightly, and she simply reached out and took out another USB flash drive from the warehouse and inserted it into the host.

"It's a long story, I suggest you read this first."

He casually dragged out a piece of information, the content of which was exactly the DNA information that Simmons obtained after conducting a comprehensive examination for Skye.

"Is this...that girl's DNA map?"

Looking at the holographic image in front of him, Tony couldn't help but put down the tools in his hands and started looking through it carefully.

"What caused the mutation in her DNA? The gamma energy of the Cosmic Cube or the Hulk serum?"

The first thing Tony thought of was the Cosmic Cube. After all, there was a living example standing next to him, and as far as he knew, Leni had the energy core of the Cosmic Cube in her hand.

"Neither."

Leni shook her head, then took out a silver-white suitcase from the warehouse and handed it to Tony.

"This is it. SHIELD calls it item 084 - the obelisk."

Hearing the code name 084, Tony couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He seemed to have guessed something.

If he remembered correctly, the girl named Skye should also have the codename 084 in SHIELD's internal files.

Just as Tony was about to open the box, Leni stopped him first.

"I suggest you watch this video before deciding whether to open the box or not."

Tony was puzzled, but after Leni called up a surveillance video again, he understood Leni's intention.

The video looks like it is in a laboratory, and the girl named Skye is the protagonist of this video.

In the picture, after Skye came into contact with a piece of mysterious metal in the suitcase, her arm began to gradually turn gray and black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It is a peculiar petrification effect. Only certain groups of people will not be completely turned into stone after coming into contact with that thing, otherwise they will be like she is now."

Leni stretched out her hand to enlarge the holographic screen, and saw that Skye, who was still healthy just now, had completely turned into a stone statue.

"Ordinary people will eventually be sealed to death during this petrification process, but people like Skye will not. The petrification effect will only act on the surface of their bodies and will not damage their internal organs."

Leni casually called up another video file. The person in the picture was no longer Skye, but Mester from the investigation team.

"If it weren't for my alchemy crystal, I'm afraid Mestre would have been put on display in a museum."

Later, Leni pulled up the video of herself training Skye.

"Skye gained the ability to create shock waves through it. Whether it is the earth, ocean or air, she can deal with everything that stands in front of her by creating shock waves."

Tony's brows jumped when he saw this. By creating high-frequency vibrations to release shock waves?

If this ability is not controlled well, wouldn't it cause big troubles?

Sensing Tony's worries, Leni said directly:

"With her current level, she still can't reach that level. Let alone earthquakes and tsunamis, she can't even shake our plane now..."

"But in the future, maybe that will happen..."