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Chapter 46 The Dark Knight
Ignoring how Tony Stark broke through the defense, Lorraine turned to look at Agent Coulson.

"Give him that thing, I know you brought it."

Coulson didn't even realize what Lorraine was talking about for a while, but Lorraine could only remind him: "It was the property left to him by his father and belongs to Stark Industries."

Colson woke up from a dream and had a box brought in.

Tony glanced at it and opened his mouth to ask what it was.

But Lorraine didn't want to pay attention to him at all, and just said: "The arc reaction device on your chest is just a springboard for your father to move towards greater technology, instead of treating it as a lifeblood like you, and like San Like a [-]-year-old child, he argued with others about who this belonged to.

"Howard's dream is huge, much bigger than yours!"

Lorraine turned around and left Stark Manor, leaving only Tony who doubted himself.

Coulson followed him with worry and asked, "Is this really okay? Is it going too far?"

Lorraine said: "Agent Coulson, why are you so interested in Stark?"

"because……"

Coulson couldn't tell. The director only assigned him a task, but didn't tell him why.

"You value his potential, right? Do you think he will become a superhero? But look at what he looks like now, how does he look like a hero?"

"This……"

In fact, Coulson really didn't know how to answer this question.

From Tony Stark's experience of escaping from the cave to the resources he possesses, it shouldn't be like this anyway.

It's like being stunned.

"If he can figure it out, he can figure it out. If you can't figure it out, you won't lose anything." Lorraine finally said, "After all, you may need an Iron Man, but you don't necessarily need Tony Stark."

……

Time soon came to the day of the investiture ceremony.

This time the investiture ceremony was not held at the White House, but at City Hall Park in Manhattan. This was a decision made by the president for campaign considerations.

Steve dressed low-key and came to City Hall Park with Lorraine.

Through the relationship with SHIELD, they can enter a place closer to the medal ceremony.

Obadiah and Ivan Vanke had arrived a long time ago, and the two were communicating and seemed to have a very harmonious relationship.

Lorraine glanced around and didn't see the Riddler.

The awarding ceremony began as scheduled.

After the opening remarks, Ivan Vanko walked onto the stage. The president warmly embraced him and hung a Presidential Medal of Freedom on his chest.

The whole process must go smoothly and no one comes to disrupt it.

"In the past, we owed your father." the president said emotionally. "Now we warmly welcome your return, welcome to join the free world, and protect world peace!"

Ivan also expressed his position on the spot: "This is my honor, and I will definitely contribute all my strength, Mr. President!"

There was thunderous applause.

The president pressed his hands, the applause slowly subsided, and the president said: "Here, we also have good news to announce to everyone."

In full view of everyone, the curtain on the awards stage was lifted, and eight sets of standard Iron Man armor stood there quietly.

The colors of these eight mechas are mainly red and white, with a white five-pointed star on the chest and the Stars and Stripes pattern on the abdomen.

The audience instantly became noisy.

“Ladies and gentlemen, as you can see, Mr. Ivan has collaborated with us, and this is the first result, which we named Iron Patriot!
"After the medal ceremony, these eight armors will be equipped by our soldiers and rush to the battlefield immediately. I believe we will end the war soon, and our soldiers who have stayed outside for many years can also go home!"

People started cheering: "Okay!"

In the crowd, Steve frowned deeply.

Since the last time, he has been paying attention to the news of distant battlefields. In those remote places, he has been aware of every atrocities committed by the military.

Compared with reality, the frightening visions he had seen were a bit conservative.

Taking off the title of Captain America was indeed the right choice.

It is precisely because of this that Steve does not believe what the president said. Maintaining peace is nothing more than one-sided killing.

He secretly asked Lorraine: "Is this armor really so powerful?"

Lorraine shook his head: "It's hard to say, it depends on how far they iterate."...

In Stark Manor, two screens were opened in front of Tony.

One is a live broadcast of the investiture ceremony, and the other is a video left by Howard Stark, which is the behind-the-scenes footage he left when he shot a promotional video for future city planning.

At this time, Tony was different from the crazy look before. He was sitting on the sofa now, looking extremely depressed.

Pepper brought him a cup of coffee.

Tony took the coffee and said, "Thank you, Pepper."

This surprised Little Pepper: "You actually knew how to thank me today?"

Tony didn't explain. He told Pepper that he wanted to be quiet. Pepper didn't object. Tony was at least more reassuring than before.

Tony was alone in the room.

During the live broadcast, when he saw the President hanging the Medal of Freedom on Ivan's chest, Tony felt that he had difficulty breathing for a moment.

But he didn't get angry again.

Turning his head, Dr. Ethan seemed to be sitting on the other side of the sofa, looking at him quietly.

Tony took a sip of coffee and asked, "Do you also feel that I have failed you?"

Ethan didn't speak, just tapped his chest with his hand.

"You want me to ask myself about my heart?"

Tony murmured to himself, "I actually don't want to be like this, but the world already has Iron Man and doesn't need me anymore.

"Although I am very angry, I have to say that the wizard is right."

On the floor beside him, Mark [-] was still slumped on the ground.

Lorraine's ridicule seemed to be heard in his ears again.

"After all, without this thing, you are nothing."

At this time, Howard on the other side of the screen just said: "Tony, you are too young now and don't understand anything, so I filmed this for you first."

Tony's eyes couldn't help but be drawn towards it.

In the picture, his father looked at him tenderly: "My greatest creation will always be you!"

This sentence directly penetrated Tony's inner defense.

At this moment, he felt that he understood the meaning of Lorraine's words.

Is it possible to protect the world only by becoming Iron Man?

Mechanical armor is just a tool!

The world may not need more Iron Man, but it definitely needs Tony Stark!
During the awarding live broadcast, Iron Patriot happened to appear.

This is a true weapon of mass destruction.

Tony seemed to be back in the desert again, with countless gunfire roaring in his ears and the screams of the people.

"Fuck! This is how you Ivan protect the world? Create more weapons?!"

He slammed the coffee cup to the ground, and at this moment he finally understood.

Ivan Vanko cannot be a hero, he is just a lackey of the US government!

I must never let a weapon like the Iron Man Armor enter the battlefield!

"Am I really going to do this?"

Tony asked himself that his next actions would make it impossible for him to move towards the light.

But he soon steeled himself.

If you can't move towards the light, what's the problem?
To protect peace, we need knights who walk in the darkness!
"Jarvis, check all control surfaces, I want to put on the Mark II!"

"Sir, I seriously advise you not to do this. The Mark [-] has not been tested. It is only a semi-finished product."

Tony ignored it and pressed the control switch.

"It doesn't matter, it will be useless in no time."

(End of this chapter)