American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

A bald woman wearing an orange mage's robe was sitting cross-legged on the ground, her eyes closed and her hands placed in front of her chest, making a gesture that no one else could understand.

On the bald woman's chest, a gemstone embedded in a pendant was shimmering with a soft green light.

It has an eerie feel to it.

A moment later, the green light on the gemstone began to dissipate, and the relevant parts on the pendant began to rotate and close, sealing the gemstone.

The bald woman opened her eyes, her face showing a hint of surprise and confusion.

"Captain America has been discovered. This should have happened two years from now," the bald woman said slowly, a thoughtful expression on her face. "Why so sooner?"

"Has someone interfered with the timeline, Ancient One?" A black man in a sorcerer's robe asked the bald woman with a serious expression.

His expression was extremely serious.

The timeline has been disrupted, which is an extremely serious matter.

—That's right, that bald woman was none other than the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme who shook the entire universe and single-handedly stopped the dimensional demon Dormammu.

The Ancient One was observing the timeline just now using the Eye of Agamotto and the power of the Time Stone.

However, it was discovered that Captain America, who should have been discovered two years later, had been discovered ahead of schedule.

The black sorcerer was Baron Mordo, a disciple of the Ancient One.

Beside Baron Mordo stood a plump Asian-looking mage, none other than the Mage King.

“Someone, or some kind of entity, has interfered with the timeline, but I can’t find any clues,” the Ancient One said, her expression extremely grave.

"Even the Ancient One, you..." Baron Mordo and the Wizard King both showed expressions of shock.

Is it possible for someone to completely block the Ancient One's observations and interfere with the timeline?

How could such a thing happen!

"Who exactly is behind this, and what is their purpose in doing so?"

After a moment of contemplation, the Ancient One stretched out her hands again, making a gesture, and a magic seal appeared.

The Eye of Agamotto hanging on the Ancient One's chest began to glow again, and then started to rotate automatically.

The Ancient One immediately began using the Eye of Agamotto to observe the future.

But soon, the Ancient One was shocked to discover that some aspects of the future had begun to become blurred.

She has no way of predicting the future of Captain America, Iron Man, Nick Fury, and others.

"how so."

Ancient One frowned deeply. Having protected Earth for so long, she knew very well some of the powerful beings in the universe.

But no matter how hard she thought about it, she couldn't think of anyone who could possess such incredible power.

Is it...

Is it an unknown, terrifying enemy that even she cannot observe?

The Ancient One couldn't help but show deep concern.

Captain America and Iron Man are important figures in this world. What does the other party want to do by interfering with their future?

"Ancient One, what did you see?"

Seeing that the Ancient One's expression was somewhat unpleasant, Wang couldn't help but ask in a deep voice.

“That’s exactly the problem… I can’t see it!” the Ancient One murmured.

……

In the following months, Iron Man was in an unprecedentedly busy state.

On the one hand, he has to devote a lot of energy to finding new elements in order to solve the palladium poisoning crisis.

He has now experimented with most of the elements, but without exception, none of them can replace palladium.

As for the remaining few that hadn't been tested and analyzed yet, Iron Man didn't hold out much hope.

This is not good news, because if things continue like this, Iron Man has no way to completely solve the palladium poisoning problem except to synthesize a new element himself.

But new elements aren't so easy to synthesize.

In addition, Iron Man and Nick Fury have reached an agreement to help design a new security system for the Dark Energy Union base during this time.

It is also a considerable project.

Poor Tony Stark was so busy he didn't even have time to drink water, and that was only after he had handed over all the Stark Industries' affairs to Pepper Potts.

"Tony, good heavens, you haven't slept all night again?"

Iron Man, who was conducting elemental analysis, was interrupted by Pepper Potts' surprised voice. Pepper Potts quickly walked up to Iron Man, looking worried.

Iron Man was in terrible condition; his face was sallow, his hair was a mess, and his pupils were bloodshot.

Two dark circles were proudly displayed on his face, making Iron Man's eyes look like panda eyes.

"Tony, what's wrong with you lately? You've been working day and night, what are you busy with?" Pepper asked, both worried and puzzled. "You need to rest!"

“No, what I need is time,” Iron Man said meaningfully.

Out of the corner of his eye, Iron Man noticed a stunningly beautiful woman with long blonde hair and an incredibly hot figure standing behind Pepper Potts.

“Pepper, who is she?” Iron Man turned to Pepper and asked.

"Oh, right, she's an enforcement officer from the police department." Pepper Potts had only just remembered that there was another hot girl next to her, and hurriedly introduced her to Iron Man.

"Executive?" Iron Man looked at Pepper Potts with a questioning gaze.

At the same time, he couldn't help but glance at the policewoman a few times. Are police officers these days so hot-tempered?

"Mr. Stark, I'm here to deliver a summons to you." With that, the hot girl walked up to Iron Man and handed him a summons.

Iron Man simply shrugged and said, "Sorry, I have a strange habit; I don't like it when people hand me things."

"Just give it to me." Little Chili hurriedly ran over and took the summons.

"Mr. Stark, you are ordered to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee at 9:00 AM tomorrow." After saying this to Iron Man, the policewoman left Stark Tower.

"Tony." After seeing the policewoman off, Pepper Potts handed the summons to Iron Man.

Iron Man doesn't accept things from strangers, but Pepper Potts is an exception. He takes it, glances at it, and casually puts it on the table.

"This is such a waste of my time. Can I not go?" Iron Man said reluctantly.

“Tony, you know you have to go,” Pepper Potts said to Iron Man. “Get some rest, take a shower, change your clothes. You can’t keep going like this.”

Thanks to Pepper Potts' insistence, Iron Man finally put down his work. After working non-stop for so many days, he really needed a rest.

Chapter 049 Captain America Awakens

The next day, at nine o'clock.

Washington, D.C., the Capitol Building.

The Military Commission on site.

"Stark, do you possess a special weapon?" Senator Steen asked, looking down at Iron Man.

"No, of course I didn't." Iron Man denied it without even thinking.

"Iron Man is a weapon," Senator Stein insisted.

"My invention certainly doesn't count as a weapon."

"Then what is it?"

"It is what it is, Senator. It's actually... a high-tech prosthetic limb," Iron Man said in a serious tone, making the absurd statement sound ridiculous.

A burst of laughter immediately erupted in the room. Only Iron Man would dare to be so frivolous at the Military Council meeting.

“No, it’s a weapon!” Congressman Stein emphasized.

"If you think that the well-being of the people is the priority..."

"No, my priority is to deliver Iron Man, this weapon, to the American people..."

"Don't even think about it! I am Iron Man, I am one with the Iron Man armor. Giving up Iron Man is giving up myself; that's like forced labor or prostitution..."

"Hahaha!"

Another burst of laughter erupted from the audience. Iron Man had single-handedly turned the serious Military Commission meeting into a comedy show.

Senator Steen's face darkened; he was completely overwhelmed by Iron Man's barrage of criticism.

He then brought in Colonel Rhodes and Justin Hammer of Hammer Industries, using various methods to force Iron Man to comply, but Iron Man easily thwarted them all.

Not only that, but it also made Senator Stein look very bad.

"Iron Man is very useful. I can deter nuclear war! We are safe, America is safe, and that's enough!"

"As for your idea of ​​using my product to kill someone, don't even think about it! But I did you a big favor!"

At this point, Iron Man stood up, turned to face all the observers attending the Military Committee meeting, and said proudly and confidently, "I alone can maintain world peace!"

Whoosh!

A burst of enthusiastic applause immediately erupted at the scene.

“What else do you want me to do now? I’ll try to work with those clowns!” Iron Man said, pointing at Senator Steen. “But do they deserve it!”

With that, Iron Man stylishly put on his sunglasses and walked out, surrounded by the crowd.

Along the way, people kept coming up to greet him and shaking hands with him, making the military committee meeting feel like an Iron Man press conference.

"Stark, fuck you!" Senator Steen yelled at Iron Man in a fit of rage.

To make a senator so angry that he swears in this kind of setting, yes, that's Iron Man's style.

Everything that happened at the Military Committee meeting was also broadcast on television, and the whole of America could be said to have enjoyed a grand spectacle.

What no one knows is...

Inside a shabby room that resembled a slum.

A burly man with long hair looked at the triumphant Iron Man on TV, but his face was full of hatred.