"Whew!!"
At that moment, a beam of light descended from the sky!
That's right—it was Iron Man, the one everyone was familiar with!
If Antarctica Company was known to everyone as the ultimate boss of the gaming industry, then Iron Man was like the legendary web game Blood Legend: even if he didn't play it himself, everyone had at least heard of it.
Just like Iron Man—although he hadn't personally rescued everyone here, everyone knew that he was a vigilante and a superhero.
But why had he suddenly appeared here? Could it be that something dangerous was about to happen?
No!
"Ladies and gentlemen! Hello! I believe you all know me—Tony Stark."
The audience immediately erupted.
"Where's our Xu Dan?!"
"Yeah! Why didn't Xu Dan's father come out to see us? I even went to Stick Nation for plastic surgery just for him!!"
"A plastic-surgery mutt dares to compete with Xu Dan's father? I'll sacrifice my chrysanthemum!"
...
Listening to the chaos from the audience, Tony helplessly raised his hand and stiffly said, "Wow… it seems everyone is very enthusiastic."
The audience was enthusiastic—but what they were excited about was Xu Dan personally coming out to explain the virtual game helmet. Popular science wasn't important; they just wanted to see Xu Dan!
Standing on stage, Tony felt unwelcome for the first time in his life. After all, whenever he fought crime, the people he saved usually smiled at him with pure gratitude!
He awkwardly removed his helmet and stretched out his hand. Slowly, a platform rose from the ground.
On the display stand sat a delicately designed gaming helmet.
The image was projected onto the giant screen.
"Wow!!!"
"Wow!!!"
"Whoa whoa whoa—whoaaa!!!"
People were already screaming just from the helmet's appearance. They didn't know how many cutting-edge technologies it contained—and they didn't want to know either.
They were here to play games, not attend a physics lecture!
Looking at the helmet, they weren't screaming because of its shape, but because they imagined themselves playing a virtual game with it. To put it bluntly—they just wanted to scream!
Although he didn't understand what all those "wows" meant, Tony spread his arms wide and embraced the cheers.
Then, as the noise gradually died down, he faintly heard a few voices.
"Look at that clown—does he really think we like him?"
"Damn it, spreading his arms like that—what a chuunibyou."
"Don't you think the helmet on his Iron Man suit is ugly? Is there a Photoshop god here? Please PS a game helmet onto him!"
...
Critical hit!
Tony felt nothing but heartbreak.
He even wanted to go dark and wipe out the entire crowd on the spot!
But when he thought of Xu Dan, he decided to endure it.
Just wait—wait until I enter the game. I'll show you what cruelty really is!
"Well, since everyone already guessed that this is a gaming helmet, I won't waste time introducing it. Yes, this is the gaming helmet, priced at two thousand dollars."
"..."
"..."
"..."
The entire venue fell into silence.
This was the first time anyone had ever seen a product launch like this.
Had Xu Dan's father run out of money? Did he hire a playboy who came on stage to ramble nonsense and clearly had zero speaking talent?
Otherwise, why not just double the price? Anyone who could sit here clearly wasn't short on money!
Shouldn't you at least consider that?
At this point, Tony coughed awkwardly twice. "Well… about this helmet—actually, I was involved in its R&D from the very beginning. I devoted a lot of energy to this game. It is undoubtedly extremely fun, and I'm grateful to Antarctica for giving me this opportunity to stand here…"
The audience was on the verge of falling asleep.
Fortunately, today's event was completely free and even provided "Health Water" produced by Antarctic Biotechnology. It was said that drinking one bottle had the same effect as a week's worth of beauty treatments!
Acne removal, skin whitening, wrinkle reduction, menstrual pain relief—it was basically divine water!
Xu Dan's father was truly the best dad in the world. He really took care of these cute girls!
On stage, Tony continued speaking awkwardly. The men were either asleep or complaining, while the women had gradually sunk into fantasies about Xu Dan.
They had originally thought they would see Xu Dan today, but instead, some strange uncle appeared.
If you can't speak well, speak less. If you speak poorly, don't speak at all!
Basically, everyone blocked their ears and only watched the explanations on the big screen—covering the manufacturing process, usage instructions, precautions, and so on.
Finally, when Tony truly had nothing left to say, the press conference came to an end.
He activated his Iron Man suit and took off at nearly light speed, striking the most flamboyant pose possible!
He couldn't wait to escape this place at the speed of light!
If it weren't for the generous compensation, would he ever have agreed to endure such humiliation?
Even though Stark Industries had transformed and no longer made as much money as it did selling weapons, he was still a world-class tycoon, okay?
Even if everyone in that venue pooled their wealth together, they wouldn't have as much money as he alone!
And yet he still had to suffer for nothing!
"Jarvis, call Xu Dan. Tell him the task is complete—make sure he keeps his promise."
"Uh… Sir, you should probably answer a call first. You turned on Do Not Disturb mode earlier. Director Fury called ten minutes ago."
"Fury? Call him back!"
Tony had already joined S.H.I.E.L.D. and now served as a consultant. Normally, Nick Fury wouldn't contact him directly—agents handled that.
But if Fury himself was calling, then the situation was urgent.
"Beep—beep—Tony! My God, did you take sleeping pills or something? You're only answering now?" Nick Fury complained on the other end.
"I… I'm fine. What happened?" Tony said bitterly. He'd already taken emotional damage, and now he was getting scolded too.
"The Cosmic Cube has been stolen! Aliens have broken into the house! My Mr. Iron Man!"
"Aliens?!!"
Tony was shocked. He remembered Xu Dan mentioning alien invasions before, and an image of alien armies occupying Earth instantly appeared in his mind.
Has Earth already begun to fall?
"How many troops?" he asked.
"How many troops? Oh my God—one single person caused all this chaos! If it were an entire army, do you think I'd still have time to call you, buddy?!"
"Alright, alright! I'm coming right now!"
Beep—
Nick Fury hung up.
He didn't blame Iron Man—he was just furious beyond measure!
After all, he had used a super weapon, yet never expected the other side to pull off tricks like creating clones!
Grinding his teeth, he picked up his phone again and dialed another number.
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