I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

However, because Stark Industries did not care about the low-end market, Hammer Industries still became a world-renowned company by relying on the scraps left over from Stark Industries.

"Then, the rest of the time will be left to the Second Miss."

Before anyone knew it, Belfast had changed into a maid outfit and, before entering the kitchen, casually reminded everyone, "Also, don't feed the Second Miss any junk food that has no nutritional value."

"Second miss?"

Watching Belfast walk into the kitchen, Tony had a sudden thought and turned his gaze to Laura, who was sitting upright in the booster chair at the dining table: "Little princess, what is your relationship with Belfast?"

"Yes, although she's nominally Laura's maid, Laura has always considered Belfast as family."

Licking the last drop of milk from her cup, Laura said with lingering satisfaction, "At least in this world, Belfast should be considered one of Laura's only two family members."

As for the other one, it's naturally Noah, who has no real presence. Although Noah doesn't have a physical form like Belfast, they've developed a bond over the years of companionship in the Pacific Rim.

However, it took on a different meaning when it reached Tony's ears.

"Family..."

Laura's words reminded Tony of his uncle Obadiah, who had been helping Tony and supporting the entire Stark Industries since their parents' death.

It seems that their experiences are somewhat similar.

Feeling the same way, Tony's gaze softened as he looked at Laura.

Furthermore, Belfast's way of addressing Laura made it easy for Tony to guess that there was another young lady involved. It's just that there was no trace of that young lady in Belfast's villa.

Thinking of this, Tony looked around and then asked, "Lola, right? It's a really nice name."

"Then could Laura tell Uncle Tony that since Belfast calls Laura 'Second Miss,' who is the First Miss?"

"Miss?"

Laura looked completely bewildered before realizing what she meant, and a helpless expression appeared on her face: "You mean, Noah?"

37. The Opening of Iron Man

"The young lady Belfast was referring to is actually Noah."

Mentioning Noah instantly deflated Laura's spirits. Being relegated to second place for no apparent reason was enough to make her feel depressed.

Even though it doesn't even have a physical form, it still tries to compete with me for the position of the leader within the ship. Noah is a bad civilization!

Given Noah's unique form of existence, Laura wasn't even sure if Noah was an artificial intelligence, so when Tony asked her this question, Laura really didn't know how to answer.

Fortunately, Belfast stepped in to save the day.

"Second Miss, dinner is ready."

Because of the tight schedule, Belfast mainly chose home-style meals. Although they were not as fancy as those in high-end restaurants, they had a homey feel to them.

Moreover, Belfast's cooking skills are already quite good, and in terms of taste, it's in no way inferior to Michelin-starred chefs. The food is a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate; just smelling the aroma alone stirred a sense of anticipation in Tony's heart.

Maybe this trip will be worthwhile?

Just as Tony was waiting for dinner, Belfast placed a dazzling array of dishes in front of Laura, leaving none for Tony.

Tony: ? ? ?

"This is what you meant by treating me to dinner?"

Completely bewildered, Tony asked incredulously. He had never seen anything like it in his entire life.

Hearing Tony's complaint, Belfast merely glanced at the two-person cheeseburger set in front of Tony, one of the burgers even having clear teeth marks on it.

The atmosphere immediately became awkward.

"Didn't you say you wanted a cheeseburger, my boss?"

With a knowing smile on her face, Belfast looked at Tony with a teasing gaze.

"Ahem, hamburgers can't be a proper meal, Pepper said so too."

Not only was Tony interested in Belfast's family dinner, but he also didn't want to give Laura a bad impression, especially since he was finally acting serious. He carefully put the hamburger away and said righteously.

If all else fails, we can just take the burger home and eat it later...

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Laura silently pushed several dishes to the center of the table, signaling to Belfast to be mindful of her image.

Belfast had originally intended to tease Tony, but upon seeing Laura's actions, she immediately reverted to her usual composure, as if what she had done before was merely an illusion.

"Then, let's eat together!"

Belfast was forcibly brought to the table, and the Belfast family dinner officially began.

Laura after dinner...

"So, what is the purpose of this invitation?"

After eating and drinking his fill, Tony took the cheeseburger out of the microwave and nodded in satisfaction, feeling the warmth emanating from his hands.

Generally, Tony never eats cold food, except for cheeseburgers. Even though he's not hungry now, Tony can still eat a cheeseburger until he's stuffed.

"There's no particular purpose; the Second Miss just wants to see you. Of course, if there's an opportunity, you can come again after your Jericho missile demonstration."

"Besides that, this is for you."

Belfast placed a USB flash drive in Tony's hand and confiscated the cheeseburger Laura had stolen: "If all goes well, you might find this technology useful."

"technology?"

Taking the flash drive Belfast handed him, Tony revealed his arrogant side: "If I need any technology, I can figure it out myself in just one week."

"Maybe so. You have the right to use it; I'm just responsible for giving you the neural bypass technology."

Belfast didn't care too much. As Tony said, neural bypass technology wasn't a difficult problem. Tony would be able to solve it soon. It was just a shortcut given to him by the second young lady.

"The neural bypass Drift system can connect neural signals and feed them back to the external body. In other words, you can use it to build a Gundam."

He briefly described the function of neural bypass, a technology that was classified as top secret in the Pacific Rim world, but Belfast made it sound like a child's toy, not worth mentioning.

However, looking at Laura, who was teary-eyed because her cheeseburger had been confiscated, this description doesn't seem to be wrong.

"Interesting, I'm starting to get interested."

Upon hearing Belfast's description, Tony, who was about to leave, abruptly stopped in his tracks, and his gaze towards the USB drive in his hand changed slightly.

This technology is not limited to building Gundams; on the contrary, it can play a huge role in any field of neural bridging.

Putting everything else aside, this is essentially using the human brain as a miniature data processor, giving it an absolute advantage in precision. In this respect alone, neural bypass technology can create unparalleled value.

Tony had to admit that he might need two weeks to master this technique.

After Tony left, Laura pouted and looked at Belfast. In Pacific Rim, although Laura was a force to be reckoned with in the kitchen, Jefferson still restricted her spending in that area.

Well, the reason given is that you can't eat junk food during puberty, or you won't grow tall.

In the Marvel universe, however, Bei used the same trick again, using the excuse that the content was uninspired.

Heaven knows why a ship girl like me should care about these things. Height and body shape can't be changed by a proper diet. These are rules etched into a ship girl's DNA!

Destroyers are generally depicted as lolis (young girls), while aircraft carriers and battleships are more often depicted as older sisters... Except for special cases like Saratoga and Nagato from Azur Lane and Veneto from Azur Lane, the appearance of ship girls is basically linked to their ship type.

Thinking about this, a sense of frustration suddenly arose.

Laura, it turns out, was originally a mothership...

Stark Beach Villa

"Jarvis, create a database and a folder named 'Neural Bypass Links'."

Back home, Tony casually imported the data Belfast had given him into his AI's database.

"Yes, sir. The folder has been created. The data transfer will take another three minutes and fifteen seconds. Would you like me to create a research project specifically for you?"

Jarvis's voice echoed through Tony's villa, seeking Tony's opinion.

"No, let's leave it for now."

Tony grabbed something from the refrigerator and said, "Let's get the Jericho missile sorted out first, and we'll talk about the rest when I get back."

Tony couldn't help but smile confidently as he thought about how those officers had witnessed the power of the Jericho missile.

As long as we exist, Stark Industries will stand strong forever.

Just a few days later, the Global Times broke the news that shocked the world.

The disappearance of billionaire Tony Stark has led to a sharp drop in Stark Industries' stock price.

The Iron Man storyline might be a bit ordinary, but Chapter 48 covers the events of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon. If you're interested, you might want to wait patiently.

By the way, I'd like to ask how many people are still watching daily. Currently, there are about ten people voting for the recommendation tickets, and sometimes the total number is no more than thirty. If possible, I would still like you to vote every day.

38. Best Actor: Obadiah

What does Tony's disappearance mean for Stark Industries?

To use a vivid analogy, it's like an ancestral grave that had been emitting smoke for a long time suddenly going out. Without its anchor, Stark Industries' stock price began to plummet.

Having grown accustomed to Stark Industries' bleak financial performance, this unprecedented red-hot situation caught many off guard.

(P.S.: In the US, green indicates an increase, and red indicates a decrease.)

However, Belfast was quite pleased with this. Knowing the inside story, she saw it as an excellent opportunity to acquire scattered shares and increase her influence.

Let's set a small goal.

Sitting in front of the television with Laura, watching the explosive news dominating the major channels, Belfast smiled slightly: "When Tony comes back, try to get Stark Industries to take the second young lady's surname."

Laura paused, unconsciously imagining the scene Belfast had described.

After a long and arduous journey, Tony returned to New York. Looking out, he saw that the familiar STARK logo on the building had disappeared, replaced by "LORECIA." He was utterly bewildered…

Where is my Stark Tower? It's such a huge building, and I've only been gone for a short time, how did it become the Loresia Corporation?

"Pfft..."

For a moment, Laura couldn't help but laugh.

Of course, both Laura and Belfast knew this was impossible. With Tony's shareholding, only Belfast and Obadiah, along with a large group of others, could meet the two-thirds rule, not to mention that Belfast was now branded with the Aerriel logo.