"Impossible!"
Tony took the helmet back from Li Chuan and put it on, then instructed his AI butler:
"Jarvis, scan my body and analyze my current physical condition!"
"Yes, sir."
A moment later, Jarvis's magnetic voice reported from inside the Iron Man Suit:
"Detecting. Detection complete. A scan of your body confirms that you are currently in a state of poisoning.
The poisoned area is your chest. The cause of the poisoning is the palladium element from the Ark Reactor seeping into your body due to its use.
Sir, if you continue to use the Mark Armor, it will accelerate the penetration of the toxins. In three months, the toxins will spread throughout your entire body, leading to immediate death."
"Find a solution?"
Tony stabilized his emotions, then gave another instruction.
His Mark Armor not only had a body scanning device that could detect his physical condition but also could immediately provide the best suggestions, not much worse than the World's top Doctor.
Of course, actual treatment still required going to a hospital; the armor didn't have surgical capabilities or corresponding medications.
Soon, Jarvis provided another response:
"Sir, according to current medical standards, there is no complete cure unless a new element can be found to replace palladium, allowing for the redesign of a new Ark Reactor.
Alternatively, ceasing the use of the Mark Armor to reduce palladium intake, and consuming large amounts of chlorophyll-rich vegetable juice, can also provide some relief."
"Based on your method, how long can I expect to live?"
Tony asked with a frown.
"Without using the Mark Armor and consuming enough chlorophyll daily, you can live for two years. If you continue to use the Mark Armor and consume enough chlorophyll daily, you can live for six months."
Jarvis understood Tony's meaning and smartly listed both scenarios.
Tony, however, fell silent after listening.
He had thought that with Jarvis's method, he could live for another ten or twenty years. Turns out, it was at most two years. In that case, it would be better to live wildly for six months; that would be more in line with his personality.
Taking off his helmet again, Tony turned to look at Li Chuan, who was as calm as ever, and shrugged helplessly:
"Alright, you win again. If you can help me detoxify and save my life, then I'll endorse your product and even leave a dedicated spot on my back for your advertisement!"
As smart as Tony was, how could he not understand what Li Chuan intended by bringing up the poisoning now?
But there was no way around it. Although he felt that putting an advertisement on the back of his explosively handsome Mark Armor would lower its quality by several grades, his life would be meaningless without it, no matter how flashy it was.
He was very clear about this point.
Now, he could only comfort himself that he was doing a good deed, contributing to humanity still in poverty throughout the World.
"Deal!"
Li Chuan stood up and shook hands with the somewhat dejected Tony.
"But I must warn you, my method can clear all the toxins from your body at once, but as long as that thing in your chest continues to release toxins, you'll need to come to me periodically to clear them."
The Healing Palm Technique could heal wounds and remove toxins, but as long as Tony didn't find a new element to replace palladium, a complete cure would be impossible.
Actually, this was good. Tony would have to ask him for help clearing toxins every so often, preventing him from backing out. Even if Tony updated his armor, he would still have to leave a spot for his advertisement.
As for the cure, he didn't plan to tell Tony for now, mainly because he couldn't clearly explain the source of the information.
"No problem, this is already very good!"
Tony paused, then finally nodded.
The Ark Reactor sustained his life; he couldn't possibly not use it. And he loved being Iron Man, so he wouldn't give it up.
As long as Li Chuan could regularly clear the toxins from his body, he would have enough time to eventually research a new element to replace palladium and find a solution.
"Good, then take off your clothes!"
Li Chuan said, looking at Tony.
Tony covered his chest with both hands, his expression horrified:
"Take off my clothes? What else do you have?"
"I mean, take off your Iron Man Suit. Otherwise, how can I clear the toxins for you?"
Li Chuan looked exasperated.
Tony, however, burst into laughter upon hearing this:
"I know, I was just joking with you. Don't always be so humorless.
I can't take off this suit by myself; I need to go back and use a specialized machine to remove it. I'll drive back to see you tomorrow."
Tony put on his helmet, opened the window, and flew out like a Rocket, with a "whoosh."
Li Chuan first shook his head at the sight, then murmured softly:
"Am I humorless?"
In sunny Washington, Nick Fury drove his modified Chevrolet Suburban, leaving the S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters building as usual, heading to another Base for work.
Just now in his office, he had instructed his two most trusted subordinates, Hill and Coulson, to secretly investigate the individuals involved in those suspicious incidents and to mobilize some of his hidden contingencies.
Now, he only needed to act as usual to avoid alerting the HYDRA Agent hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D..
However, just as he was driving to the center of a street and making a turn, a police car violently crashed into his Chevrolet from the left side of the intersection.
Before he could react, three more police cars simultaneously crashed into him from the front, back, and right sides. The four police cars from four directions firmly pinned his car in the center.
"Motherfucker!"
After an angry expletive, Nick Fury already understood that this was not a traffic accident but an assassination attempt targeting him.
"How could it be so fast? Is there a traitor among Hill and Coulson? No, could they even see my actions of retrieving data? The HYDRA Agent has really infiltrated this deeply!"
While injecting himself with a healing Agent, his mind raced, and he quickly pinpointed where the problem lay.
Hill couldn't possibly betray him, because Hill knew almost all of his secrets. If Hill were a HYDRA Agent, there would be no need for this street incident to kill him.
As for Coulson, his apprentice, whom he had personally mentored, he knew his temperament best. A good man who truly embodied the S.H.I.E.L.D. ideals, he couldn't be a HYDRA Agent.
"Initiate countermeasures!"
When the bulletproof glass of the Chevrolet was shattered by the HYDRA Agents outside using powerful impact devices, Nick Fury ordered the car's intelligent program to activate countermeasures, and a machine gun immediately popped up in front of his seat.
Through an unexpected machine gun sweep, killing the surrounding HYDRA Agents, and with the assistance of the intelligent program, he finally managed to forcefully break through the encirclement, personally driving wildly through the streets.
Unfortunately, he didn't escape for long before being stopped by a masked individual with a mechanical left hand. In the end, he had no choice but to escape by using the high-thermal ray pen he carried to create a hole in the ground and flee into the sewers.
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