"I said I'd wait for you in the house, but I didn't expect it would take more than an hour to climb out of the pool."
Tony was still wearing his black swimming trunks, with the towel in his hand on his head, wiping his wet hair.
"Hey."
"Don't say that. I didn't expect to spend more than an hour. The girls in Silkaria outside are so enthusiastic."
He didn't care about Pepper's complaints, Tony was used to hearing them.
"I'm sorry, I have long said that I want to decorate this place. There is only this sofa, which makes your legs go numb when you sit on it."
Tony looked around.
If he follows his past style, when the ownership of this ancient castle belongs to him.
Then this place must be given a major makeover according to Tony Stark's preferences.
Whether it's retro style, modern style, or the futuristic technology of Stark Industries.
Anyway, it won't be as messy as it is now.
"Jarvis, remind me, throw out the useless antiques over there, and the supercar... who gave it to me, I can't use it now."
Various instruments, some sophisticated equipment, and some central control system screens.
All in all, it's a mess, everything that needs to be used and some useless things are piled here.
This made Tony frown slightly, looking a little irritated.
"Okay sir, I'll put it in your log."
There was a familiar voice in the air, it was Jarvis, he would naturally go wherever Tony went.
What a trustworthy butler.
"Ignore him, Jarvis."
"Part of the mess in your mouth is what you ordered before, and the other part is a gift from Mr. President."
"Just like a sports car, after all... you are now Silkaria's most distinguished guest."
"One more thing, I heard Silver say that you are about to become a noble, Tony."
Pepper's expression was really subtle when she said this.
A country's nobles, oh my god, what do the top leaders of Silkaria think? They will do anything to win over Tony.
"Oh, noble, I don't like this ancient word very much, but you can help me tell them that I like their vision."
"Haha, I think if they let me be the president here, I think I would be very happy."
Tony raised the wide-mouthed pot-bellied cup in his hand and took a deep sip of "drink."
When he mentioned the word "president", a rare light burst out from Tony's eyes.
What does this former playboy seem to be planning? ! "
"In fact, they may actually be able to do this. You are simply the savior of this country now."
Pepper's tone was a little tired, and she didn't notice Tony's tone, which seemed to be both serious and joking.
on the contrary.
Pepper noticed something that she needed to be more vigilant about.
"What's in your hand, whiskey, vodka?!"
"You said this?!"
Tony shook the ice cubes in the quilt, and the wine with high alcohol content and extremely high quality swayed slightly.
"A special alcoholic drink made with ice cubes. I think I need to hire a senior bartender. I like the taste."
Then in front of Pepper, he took a big blow.
"Ah, it feels so good!"
Unfortunately, Pepper didn't think there was anything good about the pungent smell of alcohol. The pungent smell made her feel bad.
"Tony, are you an alcoholic?!"
This is a very serious problem.
When he was in New York, Tony, as a playboy, shuttled among all kinds of beauties.
He can drink.
And he will never drink too much, because his genius brain still needs protection. A little cocktail is just a necessary emotion.
But the situation is different now.
Tony was sipping whiskey right in front of her, so much so that Pepper only now remembered the laboratory supplies report she had handled.
"It says rum, vodka, and a series of other drinks."
"You drank it all?!"
honestly.
Although she had felt something was wrong before, she thought maybe Tony needed it in some experiments? !
When Pepper recalled it, she wished she could give herself a slap in the face. How could she have such an idiotic idea? !
What kind of good people conduct experiments that require expensive drinks bought at high prices.
"Hey, don't be so serious, otherwise, are you here yet?!"
"Yes, drink freely. This is the first time I like this word so much. I have to make up for the time I spent sober for so many years."
"It also makes my brain work so fast that I feel a little bit like I can sleep."
Tons, tons, tons! !
Tony performed live, showing off a wide-mouthed cup that was bigger than his hand in one go.
"Crack, click!"
Tony even chewed the ice cubes soaked in wine in front of Pepper, with a satisfied expression on his face.
"..."
There was an unknown fire in her heart, and Pepper took a deep breath, worried that she wouldn't be able to control herself and hit Tony.
Pepper sat on the sofa, staring directly at Tony without saying a word, using actual actions to express that she was angry.
"All right."
"Is there anything I can do for you, Pepper?"
"Instead, you finally dragged me out of the laboratory just to keep a straight face?!"
Really are.
Who was it because of the stern face? Pepper sighed inwardly.
"Just let me sit in the lobby?!"
"If possible, could I apply to enter Mr. Stark's private property."
"Let me go to your laboratory and have a look, thank you."
With a cold tone, Pepper was still angry, but she wanted to know more about Tony now.
"It just so happens that my activity time is over. If you want to visit with me, of course it's no problem."
"but……"
"It's just for visiting."
…
All the way down the stairs of the castle, in the dim environment, there are only a few traces of modern technology.
The small electric lights on both sides of the corridor cannot provide effective lighting, which makes it look even more eerie.
"You don't want to consider changing the laboratory to another place, but you have to go underground?!"
Pepper rubbed her arms, and the cold touch even gave her some goosebumps.
But Tony obviously didn't care about this.
"The owner of this castle has reserved a huge space underground, maybe for refuge or to hide treasure."
"Maybe it's just some bad taste, who cares, anyway, this place belongs to me now."
It's different from the bright and bright life in New York.
I don't know why, Tony is more and more inclined to hide himself in such a depressing atmosphere.
If it were before, Pepper believed that Tony wouldn't even be able to hold on for three days.
However.
Since arriving in Silkaria, Tony has not only built his own ultra-precise laboratory in this deep cave-like underground.
He even kept himself inside, drinking and studying, acting like a complete underground person.
Because not even a ray of light can penetrate into this damn place.
"What was that, Tony?!"
Pepper's eyes were attracted, and just as she stepped through the door of the laboratory, she saw it under the dim light.
"If I'm not mistaken, a shiny metal severed hand?!"
"Cooperating with the terrible environment, can you tell me what you are doing, Tony?!"
