Chapter 73 - The Great Tony Stark (2/2)

In contrast to his glamorous future image in his Iron Suit, saying that he wasn't at his best would be an understatement. But compared to the middle-aged bald man in glasses by his side, he still looked much better.

”Yinsen,” Tony turned around and said to the man by his side: ”Pin-nose pliers.”

Yinsen handed him the tool he needed, and then pointed to stack of drawings in the corner of the cave in worry: ”Stark, with how things are going, it should take us around half a month to make all the parts you've drawn. You think they will give us so much time?”

”We will fight for time.” Tony used the pin-nose pliers to finely adjust the edge of the metal piece in his hand, and without turning he said: ”Yinsin, we will definitely come out of this alive; I promise!”

Yinsen smiled bitterly and said: ”How are you so confident?”

”It's because I'm Tony Stark!” Tony hit his ċhėst.

Hearing the sound of metal, he looked at the light going through his top and couldn't help but fall into memory.

About a month ago, after a demonstration of Stark Industries' new Jericho Missile to the US army, he was ambushed on his way back to the military base.

With the protection of his high-tech bullet-proof vest, Tony survived, but not without many shrapnel penetrating into his ċhėst. If it wasn't for the highly skilled Dr. Yinsen, he wouldn't be alive today.

Yinsen took out most of the shrapnel with surgery. However, some were too small and entered his blood vessels. There was no choice for the doctor and the scientist, Yinsen, but to build a magnet electromagnet to keep them from reaching his heart.

Therefore, the first thing Tony Stark woke up to was a car battery connected through wires to his ċhėst…

Such an arrogant man would never accept such a life! For a long time, Tony did not make any compromises, never yielding to the Ten Commandments, accepting death.

That was until Yinsen asked him, after long sessions of torture: ”Is this how you want to go out? Is this the last act of defiance of the great Tony Stark? Or are you going to do something about it?”

These questions changed his arrogance into pride, and reminded him of what he had faith in the most: himself!

The first thing he did was to falsely agree to the Ten Commandments' requirements, by acting like he was recreating the ”Jericho” missile for them. Using the some of the materials that they had provided, he started by making a Miniature Arc Reactor, one that would replace the car battery protecting his heart, and that would be used for something much bigger, later on!