[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

Watching the jeweler leave with a thoughtful expression on his face, Bruce Banner stirred the corn soup in the pot and took a sip with a spoon—well, it’s just the heat, using a timer and a balance Cooking is indeed the right choice, and the "moderate" and "a little" in those food tutorials are still too unsuitable for him.

Alphonse took the elevator all the way down in a wheelchair until he stopped at the door leading to the underground laboratory.The result of the iris scan was that he did not have permission to pass here, so the blond alchemist rubbed his fingers and stopped in front of the gate, showing a rare hesitant expression.

It happened that Pepper "passed by" here - she always had to check after a while that her boss was not in a coma or died suddenly. Although the intelligent system of this building was sufficient to send an alarm in every emergency, she still hoped to be able to Find out the mental state of Tony Stark in advance.

Although, that state can be called bad now.

Originally, she thought that this was still a futile visit, but this time it seemed a little different.

"Mr. Alphonse?"

Pepper tried to say hello: "Have you gotten used to living here recently? Tony's condition is not very good now... Or, he has been lack of sleep for many days. Do you have anything to do with him?"

Hearing what the other party said, the jeweler frowned slightly: "Lack of sleep?"

If I remember correctly, he could feel it when he switched bodies. This body is very prone to insomnia, deep-sea phobia in the deep-sea environment, prone to stomach pain, and a lot of sub-health problems, large and small. .

"...Ever since you prevented the coming of the dark dimension, he has been in the laboratory, barely resting, and only maintaining the minimum level of sleep and eating every day."

Although Tony sternly ordered not to tell others about his current situation, the witty Pepper was completely in the right ear for such a warning. It won't be long."

Alphonse thought about it seriously: "You should be able to get in, haven't you tried to stop him?"

"If it worked I wouldn't be standing here."

Pepper shrugged: "You know, Tony's character, even if he is forced to rest, that guy can't fall asleep under the stressful situation... I don't know if it's luck or misfortune. Most of the jobs in the company were lost to me, perhaps because of this Stark Industries’ business was not paralyzed halfway.”

Her voice paused: "But this is still very bad... He has always been bitter about not being able to stop Dormammu. Although he never said that he wanted to be a hero through and through, as long as he appeared For the problems he hasn't been able to solve for the time being, that guy will become what he is now... he won't listen to anyone's words."

"Dormammu is something that Visandi's magicians need to consider."

Alphonse was a little confused: "My help this time is only because of Ancient One. The dark dimension needs a deterrent, and Strange is a talented magician, and he will be able to do better soon. Art There is a large group of alchemists in the Rath Academy who have proved that it is almost impossible to maintain peace in the world once and for all with enough experience to destroy the world seven times, and..."

——Don't over-exploring the future, most magicians with far-future vision advise so.They are all silent about the direction of the world, and only a few critical moments will intervene, just like the ancient one who lives in Kama Taj all the year round.

"You should have told him these things."

Pepper pouted towards the door: "Try to see if the other party can listen."

So Alphonse turned his head to look at the iris reader in front of the metal door again, and the prompt "You do not have permission to pass" appeared on the LCD screen, which made him start to think, if this electronically controlled building will one day Will Stark lock himself in the basement if the power goes out?

Of course, it is said that this building is also essentially powered by nuclear power, and it is hard to imagine that there will be a day when there will be a power outage.

Pepper quickly left, leaving Alphonse sitting alone in the nuclear-powered wheelchair driven by the Ark reactor, staring at the sensor in front of the door, he knocked on the speaker on the wheelchair, and asked softly: " Can you contact the smart butler next to Stark?"

[Communication off, Mister Alphonse, Sir refuses any calls while researching. ]

The artificial intelligence built into the wheelchair responded quickly.

Alphonse looked at the gate. If this building really wants to deny the passage of someone, the metal gate that can reflect the silhouette of a person can reveal a feeling of repelling people thousands of miles away, even if The same goes for the owner of the building who has made countless trips to the jewelry store in Brooklyn for a casual chat.

Alphonse thought for a long time, took out a bronze hanging ring from his pocket, and slowly put it on his left index finger and middle finger.

[Mr. Alphonse, it is not recommended that you use magic in your current state. ]

The artificial intelligence that detected the other party's movements reminded him.

The jeweler turned a deaf ear to it, and in addition to hanging the ring, he even dug out a small ruby ​​from the magic pocket.Now his magic circuit needs to be drained from the gem magic if he wants to call out the magic power that can draw the portal, but fortunately, he has already made sufficient preparations for this situation in advance, and now everything is just step by step.

It's just that I never thought before that the motive for prying these stored magic power is not to fight against the enemy, but to enter a laboratory that is strictly guarded like a magic workshop.

"I also don't recommend overwork and alcoholism."

Al said, and began to chant.

[CallRuby]

He chanted softly, the magic power stored in the ruby ​​flowed into the dry circuit like a gurgling stream, Alphonse stretched out his left hand, and with his fingertips gently drew a circle of golden flames in the air Before he could enter the portal, there was a strong smell of alcohol in the air of China Unicom.

Alphonse frowned, and drove in the wheelchair. At the first sight, he noticed the bearded businessman, who had always been well-dressed and vigorous, lying on the chair, with a row of empty beer cans beside him, and a mask covering his face. An inexplicable bound book, the cover is still the typesetting of Stark Industries' internal materials.

It looked as if he had fallen asleep after drinking alcohol. The wheel hub of the wheelchair was designed to be extremely delicate, and there was hardly any noise during operation. Alphonse gently approached Stark who was lying on his back, and stretched out his hand to hold the book. I took it down and glanced at it by the way: "..."

There is a simple six-pointed star magic circle drawn on the book. At first glance, it looks like the entertainment version downloaded from the Internet. The runes are arranged in a mess around the formation. If you let a rune expert like Loki see it If so, it is estimated that I will laugh forward and backward for 10 minutes.

Next to the book, there are thoughtful notes—in alchemy, the hexagram is often regarded as a magic circle composed of water and fire. It can cast powerful sealing magic, space magic and healing magic, so people also call it This kind of magic circle is called "universal magic circle".

Alphonse: "..."

Is this the content of game planning, or does it mean that Stark Industries finally wants to start making mobile games.

As a result, the other party didn't fall asleep at all, or would wake up with a light touch, Tony Stark said impatiently with his eyes reddened by alcohol: "Pepper, I said don't bother— —”

As soon as he spoke, he saw Alphonse sitting in a wheelchair flipping through the occult materials that he had regarded as garbage.

"...What are you doing here!"

Drunk people are always very unreasonable: "Shouldn't you stay with the old popsicles in the medical area upstairs!"

"Your mental state is unstable."

Alphonse didn't explain why he came here: "You didn't use the gems I gave you to help you sleep?"

"Ah? What did you say?"

Stark staggered up from his recliner, and knocked over a large pile of empty beer cans with a jingle: "That kind of crystal phase structure is no different from ordinary small stones?"

He walked towards Alphonse crookedly, the distance between the two people was not far, even if Tony Stark stumbled these few steps, the guy who smelled of alcohol was also very fast He immediately walked up to Alphonse, the height difference between the two standing and sitting made the red-eyed drunk look particularly oppressive: "Fury is right, magicians don't have hearts at all... so One by one, you can easily take out everything as chips and consumables."

He was supporting the wheelchair with one hand, half of his body was slumped on the wheelchair, and the distance between the faces of the two people was extremely close: "So what do you guys think? After you follow that old bat's order to die once You could have told me in advance that it was a plan, so don't you feel any psychological guilt at all for letting others worry?"

"Say it?!"

The other party became excited for a moment, half of his body broke the wheelchair, which was originally extremely stable, and staggered in place: "You are now! What the hell! What are you thinking!"

"...I was worried that you would spit on me, well, this dress can actually cleanse itself, so it doesn't matter."

Alphonse sighed, the other party had already rested his chin on his shoulder, he could feel the smell of alcohol in his breath and the unceasing rise and fall of his chest, the Ark reaction furnace was on his elbow, and the blue light came out Ke's T-shirt: "You drank too much wine, uh, and coffee, you need to rest now, Pepper said you haven't slept well in a long time."

As a result, Tony Stark was furious: "Who caused this?! If it weren't for what you did in Hong Kong, I wouldn't need to think about how to make the missile enter the dark dimension on the basis of the anti-Hulk armor This kind of problem! Anyway, this is your fault, you have to apologize to me!"

Alphonse: "..."

Most of the people who talked to him were respectful as if they were walking on thin ice, and it was the first time in his life that they yelled loudly close to their ears, which made his eardrums buzz with echoes.

And obviously he didn't do anything wrong, if he hadn't leveraged those magical powers then, according to Strange's personality, he would have faced Dormammu even if he died thousands of times, the sky fell and the tall man held it against him, He couldn't let the other party take on the pressure of being the Supreme Mage prematurely before he was "tall enough"—in any case, even if it was to fulfill Ancient One's last wish.

...but you can't reason with a drunk, not even Lord Jewel.

Tony Stark insisted: "You have to apologize to me!"

Alphonse: "...I was wrong, sorry."

While apologizing, he felt extremely confused and even a little wronged.

"You suddenly told me that you would never sell me gems again. At that time, the Ark reactor would even poison me. You have to apologize to me!"

Alphonse: "...I'm sorry."

"You didn't disclose your plan in Gotham at all. You just let me watch you die once in the communication frequency band. My heart almost stopped beating at that time. You should apologize!"

Alphonse could only promise: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

"Since you have an important job and are so short of money, why don't you ask for help, you are not enough friends at all!"

Alphonse reached out and patted the other person's back: "I'm sorry, I apologize."

"You let us live under your umbrella knowing nothing, not even knowing what the price of these peaces is, I don't know what you are up to, even if you can hide it from Tony Stark but you Don't lie to Iron Man..."

The other party's voice gradually sank until it became an indistinct ending.Alphonse put one hand on the back of Tony Stark's head, and the magic power of the ruby ​​slowly flowed into his body until just now, and finally he had enough magic power for a hypnosis.

—Sorry, really sorry.

The size of two adults squeezed into the same wheelchair seemed too crowded. Alphonse gestured to the smart butler in this room. The other party was estimated to be everywhere, so he just said into the air: "Now your boss has lost If you lose consciousness, it should be considered an emergency, and you can open the door of this laboratory."

In fact, Lao Jia who has been watching: "..."

[Copy that.]

[On behalf of all of Sir's artificial intelligence programs, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to you. ]

The author has something to say: Al: I was wrong, I was really wrong_(:з」∠)_

Tony (drunk and furious): Where did you go wrong? ?I'll tell you right now where you went wrong! ! !