Stark Corporation recently injected a large sum of money into St. Kent College.
This funding was approved by Happy.
That was a huge sum of money; Happy felt a chill run down his spine when he saw the number.
He wouldn't earn that much in his entire life.
He was hoping to follow Tony around and that Tony would give him some shares in return for his loyalty, so that he could make a living.
However, this possibility has one prerequisite: that Tony can remain his boss forever!
Tony has now been attacked and kidnapped, and there is no news of him.
Happy doesn't know how the others have been these past two days, but he's really worried and can't eat or sleep!
Happy's investment proved worthwhile, as Clark has already taken action.
The newly appointed principal, who had only been in office for two days, temporarily abandoned St. Kent Academy on the second day and traveled halfway around the world to find a cave.
Tony Stark is lying dead inside this cave!
...
Tony lay on his back, staring at the dark cave ceiling. His facial expression was somewhat blurred, making it impossible to discern his features.
His right hand was resting on his heart, his fingers probing the crude battery-powered life support device.
His heart was hit from the side during the previous anti-tank rocket bombardment, and shrapnel from the rocket hit his vital organs.
If it weren't for Ethan, who lived in the same cave and was quite helpful in connecting him to a battery to keep him alive, he probably wouldn't have survived even one night!
In fact, he is still in danger.
The heart was replaced with a storage battery.
God knows how much longer he has to live.
If a battery malfunctions and causes a short circuit current, it could be dead!
"My youth is over... I can no longer say those bullshit things to pretty girls when I'm trying to pick them up, like 'I'll take my heart out and show it to you,' or 'I'll prove it to you with my heart'..."
Tony Stark stared at the dark cave ceiling, his voice heavy:
"Because my heart is gone!"
Beside Tony sat a thin, balding figure wearing glasses. Hearing Tony Stark's感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a feeling of deep emotion or reflection), he couldn't help but look up and say:
"At least you're still alive, aren't you?"
He is Ethan.
Tony Stark's savior.
If it weren't for his superb surgical skills and his ingenious idea of attaching a battery-powered heart to Tony Stark...
Tony Stark certainly wouldn't survive that.
Like Tony, he had been kidnapped to this cave by the attackers who had something for them to do, since their lives were still safe.
Hearing Ethan's words of comfort, Tony's eyes brightened slightly.
"Yes, I'm still alive..."
He murmured to himself, many faces flashing through his mind, until finally only one remained.
That was the face of Little Chili.
"If I manage to get back alive... I want to marry you, and I promise I won't be a jerk anymore!"
Tony Stark said this.
In the shadows of the cave, a figure leaned against the wall and rolled his eyes upon hearing those words.
Go back alive to get married?
Tony Stark, you're like the old general on the stage, with a row of flags behind you!
"If I hadn't come here, with your flag-raising skills, you might not have made it back alive."
Clark muttered to himself.
He took two steps forward, his figure shrouded in shadow, so Tony and Ethan, two ordinary people, naturally didn't notice him.
Upon approaching Tony, Clark observed Tony Stark's condition and frowned slightly.
The situation has changed somewhat.
Although Tony survived just like in the original story, his physical condition was very poor, and all his physical indicators were in a state of sluggishness.
To expect Tony Stark to drag such a corpse around and build the Mark prototype...
That's a dream.
"Luckily I came over, otherwise Tony would probably be finished... This is a lesson I can't habitually trust the original plot in everything."
Clark shook his head:
"My arrival has changed so many things. Not to mention, Jean Grey's life trajectory has been completely altered!"
Upon discovering that Tony Stark's physical condition was not good, they naturally had to find a way to solve the problem.
Clark thought for a moment, then raised his left hand and flicked his fingertips, separating a gentle red energy.
This is a new energy that Clark created using the power of the Phoenix.
Clark calls it life energy, which can rapidly heal physical injuries.
Besides its terrifying destructive power, the power of the phoenix also contains the power of life.
Jean is unable to control her own Phoenix Power, so she will be affected by the destructive power of the Black Phoenix and may go berserk if she is not careful.
Clark, however, could perfectly control this power, and separating a life force was naturally a very simple matter.
With a flick of his left hand, Clark sent the life force into Tony Stark's body.
The latter's pale face instantly became rosy and radiant, and his physical condition transformed from the brink of death to full of vitality in an instant!
This is the power of life force.
It's also because Tony Stark is, in the end, just an ordinary person.
No matter how clever and intelligent a person's mind is, their body is ultimately just that of an ordinary person.
Saving an ordinary person's life doesn't consume much energy.
Seeing that Tony was getting better, Clark nodded, then his gaze became somewhat deep as he looked outside.
He discovered something interesting.
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