Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Tony actually invited everyone present to 'watch' an F1 race together in the New Year!

Although the date is not far from now, just after New Year's Day, the location Tony invited me to was just a little off.

It's important to know that in the movie, Tony's matches took place in Mexico or anywhere else, definitely not in Shanghai, the "shanghai" that Tony is talking about now!

Even Sherlock was somewhat surprised by the so-called plot change, but what surprised Sherlock even more was that after hearing the location Tony mentioned, Zhao Weike rejected Tony without any hesitation.

The reason is simple: Zhao Weike is on the Chinese side's entry blacklist!

Or to be more precise, all registered staff of hotels in mainland China are on the Chinese blacklist for entry!

In other words, besides Tony and Pepper, only Sherlock, Doro, and Helen were allowed to enter the country. Although they could enter using false identities, it was clear that Zhao Weike did not want to cause trouble for Tony.

Fortunately, Anna and Mindy had already taken Doro to play the game console Tony had given them, so they didn't know what they had missed and weren't too upset.

Seeing that her whole family couldn't go, Helen gave up the idea of ​​visiting Rabbit and directly refused Tony's offer. In the end, only Sherlock said he would bring Doro along.

After receiving Sherlock's reply, Tony visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Pepper Potts didn't know why Tony suddenly had the idea to invite everyone to watch the so-called F1 race, she didn't say anything to stop him, but simply silently made plans for Tony in her mind.

After chatting about various things, Tony invited everyone to his mansion to celebrate New Year's Day before they all went back to their rooms to sleep.

Tony and Pepper stayed with Sherlock until the end of Christmas before returning to their mansion to start preparing for the New Year.

Sherlock came to the Los Angeles mansion with Tony alone, while Doro stayed at Helen's house. This was partly because Doro had become addicted to video games under Anna and Mindy's influence, and partly because there wasn't much fun for Doro to do here.

After arriving in Los Angeles, Pepper Potts started preparing for New Year's Eve, while Tony hid in the underground parking garage, tinkering with something.

Meanwhile, Sherlock, after helping Pepper prepare for a long time without seeing Tony, finally lost his patience and went straight to the underground parking garage to see what Tony was up to.

However, to Sherlock's utter surprise, when he entered the underground parking garage, he saw Tony with bloodshot eyes, constantly conducting experiments.

As Sherlock walked in, Tony pressed the Arc Reactor, which had just been replaced with palladium, back against his chest.

"Mmm, that familiar smell of barbecue!"

Hearing Tony's words, Sherlock stared speechlessly in Tony's direction, seemingly completely unaware that the legendary Arc Reactor actually had different flavors.

After Tony finished replacing the consumables in the Arc Reactor, he shook his head, a smile returning to his face, and said to Sherlock in a somewhat cheeky tone.

"What's wrong, my dear son? Do you miss your dad? Come here and let Daddy give you a hug!"

Seeing Tony trying to mask his fear and despair with a silly act, Sherlock was speechless. He rolled his eyes and walked towards Tony, casually picking up a wrench from the table. As he got closer, a red light flashed in his hand, and a syringe appeared in Sherlock's palm.

Before Tony could even react, Sherlock had already inserted the syringe into Tony's neck and injected the liquid inside.

The next second, an indescribable feeling swept over Tony's entire body, giving him a feeling of comfort he had never experienced before.

"fxxk, you unfilial son, what did you call me?"

"Lithium dioxide! It can relieve your palladium poisoning."

Sherlock spoke to Tony with unusual calm.

Chapter 136 Tony in Despair

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Tony was utterly shocked, staring in disbelief at Sherlock and asking him a question.

You found out?

"Have that female lawyer appear, give me the impression that I will inherit your estate, give me shares at Christmas, let me take over Stark Industries, and promote Sister Pepper to become the CEO of Stark Industries."

My dear Tony, if I still can't see this as your backup plan for Pepper, then I might as well quit living here.

Sherlock was merciless in his criticism of Tony's question, while Tony could only scratch his head awkwardly before answering somewhat embarrassedly.

"I thought I was being discreet."

"It is indeed secretive, but you can't fool an alchemist! The smell of palladium on you is practically overflowing the screen!"

Sherlock's answer was calm, as if this situation were a matter of course.

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Tony gave a wry smile. After thinking for a moment, he spoke to Sherlock.

"Promise me you won't tell Pepper."

"Okay, but how long can you keep this a secret?"

Sherlock answered without the slightest hesitation, then turned to Tony and asked him a question, as if wanting to see how Tony would choose.

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Tony forced a nonchalant, shrugged at Sherlock, and then spoke.

"Let's keep this a secret for as long as possible! By the way, do you still have any of that lithium dioxide stuff? Please prepare a little more for me."

Upon hearing Tony's words, Sherlock shook his head and refused.

"That stuff can only relieve your palladium poisoning symptoms, it can't completely cure it, and the effect will even decrease with the number of times it's used. I don't recommend you rely on this stuff to prolong your life."

"Something is better than nothing, right?"

Tony understood Sherlock's meaning, but understanding and comprehending are two completely different things. After experiencing the atmosphere of 'home' that Sherlock and Helen gave him, Tony became more and more attached to life.

However, the responsibility that belonged to Iron Man made him choose to shoulder the responsibility of wearing that suit of armor, despite his attachment to life.

"Moreover, I need time to find a better alternative, Sherlock. Time is like life to me unless you can solve this problem for me."

After a pause, Tony spoke to Sherlock as if joking. To Tony's surprise, Sherlock did not show any surprise. Instead, he nodded and said.

“I can indeed help you solve your palladium poisoning problem, but the price will be that you will forever miss out on the precious legacy left to you by your father, Howard Stark.”

Sherlock spoke calmly, as if it were the smallest of things.

But the same words struck Tony like a thunderbolt, causing him to stand up abruptly, panting heavily as he stared at the young man who was nominally his eldest son.

His eyes were almost wide open, and his aura of authority, long accustomed to high positions, poured out towards Sherlock without any hindrance.

But Sherlock, standing still, was like a mountain, letting Tony's aura pound on him like a storm, yet he never wavered in the slightest.

After staring at each other in silence for a while, Tony finally plopped back down in his original spot like a defeated rooster.

Seeing Tony's actions, Sherlock knew that Tony had made his choice. He took out something that looked like a detonator button from his four-dimensional pocket and placed it on Tony's table.

"This is a near-omnipotent medical device that I created based on the treatment equipment at Asgard Hospital. It can greatly alleviate your palladium poisoning symptoms. You only need to undergo treatment once every two days to ensure your safety."

Of course, this is not a final solution. The human body is like a blank sheet of paper. If you compare your palladium poisoning to a hole, this machine can help you temporarily repair it. However, the repaired paper will never have the same strength as before, and you must know this.

As for the time before you find a solution, I suggest you take a good rest, enjoy life and the world, and relax a bit. Superheroes are human too, there's no need to push yourself so hard.

Remember Tony, no matter what, we'll always be friends, and we'll always support you.

Sherlock spoke earnestly to Tony. Although Tony was deeply moved by Sherlock's words, as a seasoned old tsundere, he naturally wouldn't reveal his true feelings.

"凸^-^凸 You unfilial son, you've actually turned the tables and started lecturing your father!"

Seeing Tony revert to his previous reckless self, Sherlock's blood pressure spiked instantly. His lips twitched as he watched Tony raise two middle fingers at him, and he silently rolled up his sleeves.

"(°A°`) I take back what I just said. Your dad will definitely be the first person to rush over and kick your ass hard when you're down on your luck!"

As Sherlock finished speaking, without saying a word, Sherlock tore off his metal arm and used it as a weapon to pounce on Tony.

"You bastard! You're shameless, you have no sportsmanship! You actually used a weapon in the fight!"

Seeing Sherlock rip off his mechanical prosthetic limb to use as a weapon, Tony turned and ran without saying a word, accusing Sherlock of being uncivilized as he ran. But Sherlock, who was already caught up in the moment, didn't care about such things.

After swinging his mechanical arm and slapping Tony's butt hard several times, he finally reattached his arm with satisfaction and said irritably to Tony, who was lying on the ground clutching his butt.

"If you have nothing to do, hurry up and get to work. Pepper bought a lot of things that need to be decorated. You were the one who sent out the invitation, and it's at your house, yet you haven't done a single thing. How can you be so shameless!"

While Sherlock was complaining, he walked contentedly down the corridor leading upstairs. Only after Sherlock's figure completely disappeared into the corridor did Tony slowly stand up from the ground, look at the corridor leading upstairs, and mutter to himself thoughtfully.

"Should I relax a bit? Maybe I really should."

After saying that, a bold idea popped into Tony's mind, and he immediately planned to go back to his workbench to get his phone contacts to put his bold idea into practice.

Tony had barely moved a step when a sharp pain shot through his buttocks, causing him to instinctively clutch his recently punched backside and gasp.

"Hiss~ This brat actually went for the kill!"

Feeling the burning pain in his buttocks, Tony inadvertently touched the treatment device that Sherlock had just given him in his pocket.

As a scientist, it would be a lie to say that Tony wasn't curious about such equipment. After much hesitation, Tony finally decided to pick up the device and treat his recently injured buttocks, just to experience Asgardian medical technology.

However, to Tony's utter surprise, what appeared after he pressed the button was not some sci-fi treatment device or operating table, but a gigantic monster with only one eye, looking like a manta ray.

When the monster's one eye saw Tony clutching his buttocks, a surprisingly human-like smile appeared in that eye. With a wicked grin, it stuck out its tongue and instantly pulled Tony into its mouth.

Tony knew perfectly well that Sherlock would never harm him, but when the giant manta ray swallowed him whole, Tony realized that he had fallen for Sherlock's trick again.

"Sherlock, you son of a bitch! You've tricked old man again..."

Before Tony could finish speaking, he was swallowed whole by the giant manta ray.

Meanwhile, in the living room of the mansion, after hearing Tony's half-finished roar coming from the basement, Sherlock's expression was as smug as a fox that had just stolen some fish.

"Plan works! Hahahaha!"

Chapter 137 Little Chili: Isn't there a more dignified way?

After a full day of shopping, Chili Pepper returned to Tony's mansion. When she opened the door, she saw a huge, pale green manta ray quietly sitting in the living room.

The manta ray seemed to be chewing something inside its huge mouth, and its entire body seemed exceptionally soft. Sherlock was lying on the huge manta ray with a satisfied expression.

Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that the giant manta ray's single eye always gave off a clear yet foolish look when it looked at her, Little Chili's first reaction would probably have been to drop what she was holding and run outside.

The sound of Pepper entering the door successfully attracted Sherlock's attention, who was leisurely lying on the manta ray. When Sherlock saw Pepper standing motionless at the door, he immediately slid down the giant manta ray to Pepper's side as if on a slide.

"Sister Pepper, you're back!"

Sherlock obediently stepped forward to take the thing from Pepper's hands. Seeing that Sherlock didn't care at all about the giant manta ray behind him, Pepper was pretty sure that the thing in front of her was Sherlock's doing.

"Sherlock, what is this?"

Pepper Potts pointed at the manta ray behind Sherlock and asked him a question. However, Pepper Potts probably didn't even realize that her voice trembled slightly when she said this.

After Sherlock took the bag from Pepper Potts, he carried the pile of things into the house, explaining to Pepper Potts without a care in the world.

"Her name is Roushe. She is a healing device that I created based on the healing device in Asgard, with some whitening, skin care, cleansing and massage effects added. Although it looks like a living being, it is actually just an AI-driven healing device."

"She won't hurt anyone, don't worry, sister. Rou Rou has a great personality. You can think of her as a slightly unusual-looking Baymax with built-in rescue and even manned capabilities."

After putting the things down, Sherlock returned to Pepper's side, pulled her to touch the fleshy creature, and the soft touch gradually eased Pepper's fear of the giant manta ray in front of her.

"Sister, as you know, Tony gave me some Stark shares, and when Tony and I were at home, we discussed the future development of the Stark Group, and we talked about the medical field."