Chapter 717: Going to the Competition? Money Is a Bit Tight Lately (1/2)
Chapter 717: Going to the race? Money is a bit tight recently
Time passes day by day.
Aaron developed new potion formulas while improving his alchemy skills and accumulating valuable experience for the eight enchantments.
On this day in April, he received a call from Pepper.
"Monaco? Racing race?
Are you sure he is going to watch the race, not to compete?"
"You mean he will compete?" Pepper asked in astonishment, "No way?"
"I'm not sure." Aaron said ambiguously. The picture he divined was a whip splitting Tony Stark's car in half on the racetrack.
But he couldn't tell Pepper about this, otherwise she might be able to stop him, but it was better to let the result of the divination go naturally, otherwise something worse might happen.
"How is his research on the new element going?"
"It seems that there is no progress. You have been providing him with potions for the past few months, but the rate of potion consumption is getting faster and faster, and he has started drinking that kind of...chlorophyll juice again."
"Okay!" Aaron held his forehead and shook his head, "Mr. Stark's pride made him decide to deal with the problem alone.
It is understandable. After all, he vowed at the time that he would find the new element if there was enough time, and he would not ask for help until he could not hold on any longer."
This is called dying for face and suffering in life. The psychological quality is somewhat poor.
"Can you help him as soon as possible?" Pepper pleaded.
"Don't worry, I will help him." Aaron promised seriously. Finding a new element not only has a thousand magic points, but also a reward of 100 million yuan that Tony Stark should pay.
Although S.H.I.E.L.D. has an order worth millions every month, he can only exchange a few hundred delicious points every month at the exchange rate of 10,000 US dollars per delicious point.
And with the continuous improvement of physical fitness, ordinary ingredients have little effect on his improvement.
But high-grade ingredients are not cheap. Just one rainbow fruit is enough for him to sell medicine for a month. Besides, he has a dragon and a phoenix to raise at home. They have big appetites!
Now he has less than three digits of delicious points left. He urgently needs to recharge money, otherwise he can only use magic points to quench his thirst.
Aaron sighed heavily when he thought of this. He felt poor because he didn't have enough magic points. He didn't expect that he would worry about money after only one year.
And if nothing unexpected happens, the money to be spent will increase in the future. Life is getting harder and harder.
Let's just use Captain Jack's compass this time. We have to get the 100 million as soon as possible.
"Your invitation and plane tickets are ready. The time is eight o'clock the day after tomorrow morning."
......
Monaco.
A luxury car stopped at the door of the Paris Hotel. Tony Stark, dressed in a suit and sunglasses, got out of the car and waved to the cheering local residents around him.
Pepper got out of the car, and Happy, the driver and bodyguard, walked into the hotel with the two of them, carrying a red suitcase full of mechanical style.
"This is Europe, no matter what happens, we have to let it go." Tony said to Pepper nervously, because some things have come to a showdown.
In order to avoid his little pepper not giving him face in public, he had to take a small shot in advance.
"Yes, let it go." Pepper smiled and nodded. She didn't want Tony to know that she invited Aaron to solve Tony's palladium poisoning problem.
Although the starting point is good, she is afraid of hurting Tony's self-esteem.
The two looked at each other and nodded tacitly.
"Mr. Stark." Natalie, who was wearing a red dress and charming, came over and said hello, "Is the journey smooth!"
"Very good, really nice to meet you."
When Pepper saw Natalie, she seemed to understand why Tony asked her to let it go.
After hiding under her nose for so long, it was finally exposed today.
Pepper took a glass of wine from a waiter, "When did you hire her?"
"You forced me to do it." Tony avoided his eyes and tried to speak in a calm tone.
"What did I force you to do?"
At this time, the photographer of the Monaco Racing Club came over, "Smile, look here."
Tony and Pepper looked at the camera, but the smiles on their faces were not natural.
"I guessed it a long time ago." Pepper said with a smile, cursing in her heart.
After all, she didn't defend herself, and he still succeeded.
"Don't make such a grumpy face, we're taking pictures!"
After the photographer took the pictures, Tony looked at Pepper with concern, "You look a little tired, do you need a massage? I'll ask Natalie to arrange it."
"I don't want Natalie to arrange anything."
"Then let's go to Aaron's place after we go back. His cactus is very effective in relieving fatigue.
I didn't mean to hide it from you."
Pepper smiled slightly, "I didn't mean to hide it from you."
"What?"
Pepper raised her glass towards the bar, and Tony looked over subconsciously, and saw Aaron sitting there with a glass of colorful juice in his hand.
"Did you invite him over?" Tony said unnaturally.
"I guess so!" Pepper breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards the bar.
"Does she know?" Tony looked at Aaron with complicated eyes, "Tell me you didn't tell her."
"I'm very sorry, I told her." Aaron smiled meaningfully, "I called her right after you and Natalie left my store.
But I only told her about your physical condition, as for Natalie... I didn't say a word."
"How could you?" Tony's face was full of resentment, "I don't want her to know about this, you should understand."
"If you hide even this kind of thing from her, it would be really irresponsible.
Although I am young, I definitely met true love earlier than you, and I know better what concealment means to her.
You think it's for her good, but she definitely doesn't think so."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Pepper looked directly into Tony's eyes and asked, "Do I have to wait until you die before I know that you really handed the company over to me?"
"I just don't want you to be too Worried, it's useless to worry. "Tony explained far-fetchedly, "and Aaron has divined that I will succeed in the end, so there is no need to tell you."
"Since you can succeed, you should tell me, right?
I have been pretending to know nothing during this period, but I will rush to you as soon as you need me. I don't think I have done anything wrong.
I have been waiting for you to take the initiative to speak, although the possibility is not great.
But when I saw Natalie as soon as I walked in today, hehe, I suddenly felt that I did something a little redundant. "
Tony Stark:......
"My fault, I shouldn't have kept it from you.
I apologize to you, and I will return Natalie to you later."
"No need, keep it for yourself!"
Tony's face was embarrassed, and then he looked at Aaron unhappily, "Are you satisfied now?"
"Almost, more interesting than I thought." Aaron said half-jokingly.
"Then what are you doing here?"
"To save your life."
Tony's pupils shrank, and he said in disbelief: "Not really!"
"Although the palladium element is eroding me faster and faster, it is still below 30%. With your medicine, I still have at least one year."
"It's not the palladium element, but today's racing race."
"Tony." Pepper suddenly thought of something and stared at him seriously, "Are you going to participate in the race yourself?"
"Ah..." Tony nodded in confusion, "I tried every combination of every element, but none of them met the requirements.
So I want to do something exciting and find inspiration."
"No, I don't agree, I absolutely, absolutely don't agree." Pepper immediately objected. Racing is too dangerous. What if an accident happens?
"Well, since you said so, then I..."
"You have to go." Aaron interrupted, "and you have to go, otherwise it might be worse."
"What do you mean?" Pepper asked nervously, "Will it be dangerous if you don't participate in the competition?"
"No, it will be dangerous to participate in the competition, but if you don't participate in the competition, the danger will be delayed and become unknown.
The known danger is not terrible, but the unknown..."
Tony pursed his lips, "Then it seems that I have to go, right?"
"Yes."
"Can you tell me what kind of danger it is?"
"I only divined a small fragment, a whip hit your car."
"Whip?" Tony raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Are you sure it's a whip, not a shell?"
"The whip split your car in half, and you flipped out with the car."
"OMG!"
Pepper was horrified and covered her mouth with both hands unconsciously.
Tony was silent for a few seconds and waved to Natalie.
"What's up, Mr. Stark?"
"I'm planning to play in the game, help me prepare a racing car."
"Wait, Natalie." Pepper stopped her and said, "Speed doesn't matter, defense must be the best.
In short, safety first, understand?"
Natalie was stunned for a moment, but when she saw Aaron sitting in the chair, she seemed to understand something, "I know, I'll arrange it."
"Notify Happy and ask him to prepare the car and the suitcase to ensure that they can rush into the stadium at any time."
"Okay."
"Tony, did you bring the Felixir?" Aaron smiled meaningfully, "If you did, you can try the effect. Believe me, you won't be disappointed."
Tony was stunned for a moment, then took out a small glass bottle of light gold from his pocket, "I was planning to drink it when I was looking for new elements."
"Let's deal with the troubles at hand first!
As for the new elements, I can help you find them after we go back."
When Natalie, who was standing by, heard this, a gleam of light flashed in her pupils.
It's time to inform Nick Fury. Although it may be a little late, who knows that Aaron will show up halfway, and Tony Stark should have enough time.
"Something's not right. Why are you so active in my business?"
"I'm a little short of money recently." Aaron said a little embarrassedly, "We agreed at the time that I would get 100 million for helping you find new elements."
"Hahaha!" Tony couldn't help laughing, "This is the benefit of being rich.
But I'm more curious. According to my estimation, you have at least tens of millions of wealth in your hands, and you spent it all in just one year.
Does it mean that you are like Stark, drinking millions of dollars of wine as plain water?"
"Regeneration is a profession that burns money." Aaron spread his hands and revealed professional secrets in front of Natalie, "Making medicine consumes materials, regenerating organisms requires money, and making special weapons requires even more money.
Tens of millions are nothing, and there will be more and more places to spend money in the future."
"What weapons are you talking about?" Pepper asked curiously.
"The bullet I made." Aaron took out his bullet that was enchanted seven times but not eight times, "The pinnacle of my life."
"It doesn't seem to be anything special." Tony pursed his lips and said.
"You can't judge a person by his appearance, and you can't measure the depth of the sea by a bucket.
This bullet is no less powerful than the missiles produced by your Stark Company, but it also consumes a lot of resources." Aaron said half-truthfully, "So do you want to buy it? I'll sell it to you for only 100 million."
Tony was only half-believing and half-doubting after hearing the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the second half, he just thought Aaron was joking.
The bullets he made may have special features, but they will never be exaggerated to surpass missiles.
"If you are short of money, just tell me, I can lend it to you.
One billion or even tens of billions is not a problem."
"Don't you believe me?" Aaron looked at him unkindly.
"Uh... No, it's just that I was the world's largest arms dealer.
I still prefer my armor to bullets."
"Tsk! You have no vision.
Mr. Tony Stark, I'm very sorry to tell you that you missed the biggest deal in your life."
Tony shrugged indifferently, "Maybe I will regret it one day in the future."
"Tony, is that you?" A man in a white suit came over.
"This is the guy I hate the most, Justin Hammer." Tony lowered his voice to introduce him to Aaron.
"Hey! How are you, man?" Hammer patted Tony's shoulder in a familiar way, and said with a smug smile: "You are not the only rich man who drives a luxury car."
"Luxury car, yes, luxury car." Tony looked at Natalie, "Luxury car, understand?"
"I understand, I'll arrange it right away."
"This is Christine from "Vanity Fair." Hammer pointed to the intellectual woman in a light green dress next to him, "Do you two know each other?"
"I know, but not familiar." Tony said, his little pepper is still here, he is not going to admit his relationship with another woman in front of her.
"No, we are familiar." Pepper smiled far-fetchedly.
"By the way, big news.
Congratulations to the new CEO of Stark Industries."
"I know that if I ask you, I will be scolded to death by the editor-in-chief." Christine looked at Pepper and said.
"Can I?"
"Of course."
"She's going to interview me in Vanity Fair, so I'll let her interview you."
"Now do you know why I hate him?" Tony lowered his voice, not paying any attention to Justin Hammer beside him.
"Almost." Aaron nodded, "He feels good about himself and exudes a mysterious confidence, but... you're not much better than him when you're narcissistic."