Pepper rolled her eyes at Tony and said cheerfully, "Whose else could it be? He is Godfather and sister's child."
She usually referred to Raina as 'sister' and, together with Tony, called Kyle 'Godfather'. Although it sounded a bit odd in terms of hierarchy, many things between them couldn't be judged or understood by conventional standards.
After all, ordinary people wouldn't look like they were in their twenties when they were in their sixties or seventies.
"Godfather and Miss Raina's child?"
Tony looked at the sleeping baby in Pepper's arms, then glanced at Kyle and Raina, who were sitting naturally and calmly. With his IQ of over two hundred, he quickly understood and tentatively accepted it as a fact.
Suddenly, Tony's hand twitched with excitement, and he walked towards his girlfriend with an expectant look on his face. "Godfather's child... What's his name? Can I hold him?"
"His name is Caesar Carl. But go wash your hands first; they're dirty with grease and paint." Pepper avoided him, holding the baby, and gave Tony a glare, leaving him to gaze at the baby's sleeping face awkwardly.
Kyle watched this heartwarming scene with a slightly serious expression and said, "Tony, since you like children so much, you should hurry up and have one yourself. You're not getting any younger, and it's time to get married and have some childrens. Your father would be very pleased to hear that he has become a Grandfather."
Faced with this seemingly parental advice, Tony hadn't responded yet. On the side, Pepper, dressed in a white suit uniform, had already blushed, pretending not to hear as she turned her face away, holding Caesar.
"Um, there's no rush for these things, right? Besides, my father hasn't returned yet." Tony felt bitter in his heart and scratched his messy hair awkwardly.
Pepper muttered coldly, "He is a playboy, he's not willing to give up that vast forest and jump into my side of the grave."
Tony felt even more helpless and turned to Kyle for help, forcibly changing the subject. "By the way, godfather, I called you here today because I wanted you to see my latest research results."
Little did he know that even as Iron Man, he couldn't escape the fate of being pressured into marriage.
Kyle chuckled quietly and went along with Tony's words, pointing to the item he had brought up from the basement. "Is it that thing?"
"Yes." Tony nodded. Under the gaze of the others, he placed the silver briefcase on the smooth glass table and explained, "Since the manufacturing factory of Kryon Energy officially started and the most important power core issue of the battle suit was solved, I have comprehensively upgraded and transformed the Iron Man suit— this is the Mark III!"
Presented before everyone was a silver metal briefcase that appeared ordinary on the outside but contained an unknown structure inside.
"Watch." Tony took a deep breath, stood firmly in front of the glass table, raised his right foot high, and then stepped down on the briefcase.
The moment Tony's foot touched the metal briefcase, as if successfully matching and sensing, a series of beep sounds rang out, and the box immediately unfolded on the table, with the internal parts undergoing complex and rapid transformation.
Metal components autonomously assembled according to the programmed instructions, first enveloping Tony's right foot, then his left foot, and moving up successively to his thighs, hips, waist, neck, and finally his head.
The entire process took only about five seconds, and Tony was already wearing the red and gold Iron Man suit, transforming into the superhero Iron Man, well-known to the outside world.
Kyle looked slightly surprised and asked, "Not bad, you can wear the Iron Man suit outside the workshop. This was inspired by the transformation technology of Jarvis, right?"
The Iron Man suit was not only important for its performance and combat capabilities but also for its everyday portability.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to encounter enemies outside and say, "Please pause for a moment; let me go home and put on my Iron Man suit before fighting you."
Unlike Kyle, who had the Card Space, and currently lacking Ant-Man's Pym Particle technology, compressing the Iron Man suit into a briefcase for easy carrying was already a significant improvement.
"I just borrowed some inspiration from Jarvis' transformation technology; to completely achieve its ability to temporarily assemble other machines at will, we still have a long way to go with our current technological level."
Speaking through the Iron Man mask, Tony's voice was low and mature, full of emotion. "If my father were here, perhaps we could have completed it soon."
"Tony." Pepper sighed softly, her eyes flashing with a hint of pain, knowing that beneath Iron Man, Tony's face must be filled with sadness and loss.
Compared to Howard's mad pursuit of technology, Tony perhaps leaned a bit more toward emotions.
Kyle looked at the conflicted Iron Man before him, pondered for a moment, and finally, with a nod from Raina beside him, broke the melancholic atmosphere in the hall. "Tony, there's something I need to tell you."
"Go ahead," Tony said, removing the Iron Man mask to show he was listening.
"It's about your father's whereabouts!"
Kyle's words were like a sharp sword, piercing directly into Tony's heart, and like a sudden thunderclap on a clear day, making his heart race as he widened his eyes in anticipation.
Tony quickly stepped forward, the clanking sound of his single knee hitting the ground in front of Kyle, grabbing his arm, and excitedly raising his head to ask, "What did you say? Please say it again!"
Kyle recounted, "I have a friend in Asgard who has eyes that can see anywhere in the universe. Just a few days ago, he told me that he saw traces of Lucy, Logan, and Howard in the alien civilization area of the Milky Way Alliance."
Tony's eyes moistened. Even though he was in his thirties, he cried like a child. "My father is alive."
"Of course, he's a stubborn bastard; he wouldn't easily die." Kyle patted Tony's shoulder, clad in the Iron Man suit, and said bluntly, "I came here this time to bid you farewell as well. I've already decided to leave in a few days and head to the Milky Way Alliance. No matter what, I will find your father and bring him back."
"I'm going with you!" Tony blurted out.
"Do you think this is just a trip?" Kyle looked at him incredulously and said in a deep voice, "Outer space is too dangerous. When I left Earth, it was a life-and-death situation out there, and it took a lot of effort to come back."
"That's exactly why I want to go with you and bring my father back as soon as possible."
Tony wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, his face full of determination, and said seriously, "I'm not the child I was back then. With the Iron Man suit and technology, I definitely have enough self-protection ability. And waiting is too painful and lonely. This time, I must take control of my own future!"
"Pepper, knock some sense into him." Kyle couldn't argue, so he turned to Pepper sitting on the couch.
But Pepper shook her head unexpectedly and said, "I support Tony's decision."
Even Tony was stunned this time. "Pepper, you..."
Pepper smiled and said, "If bringing your father back means you have no reason to delay anymore, right?"
Tony hesitated for a moment, then all his words turned into one sentence. "Thank you. When I come back, I'll marry you!"
"I haven't agreed yet! And don't go making promises so easily!"
Kyle had a headache. He hadn't planned on forming a team for this Interstellar trip.
(End of chapter)
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