Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Guanjiangkou leader: +1

Male mother who loves exotic animals: +1

Seven-Colored Calabash Brothers' Dad: Oh, Guanyin, you're in the group too?

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Sherlock watched as the group chat in his hand began to veer off course, unsure of what to say. He could only silently lurk in and watch the group chattering away, hoping that Ao Lie and Jiu Yue wouldn't forget to buy him the book.

Just as Sherlock was engrossed in the group chat, a gasp rang out beside him, drawing his attention elsewhere.

Looking up, Sherlock saw Pepper Potts covering her mouth in surprise as she looked towards the center of the arena. Somewhat puzzled, Sherlock looked up and saw Tony smiling and waving to the stands amidst the attention of everyone, before getting into an F1 car.

Sherlock didn't react much to this, after all, it was he who advised Tony to relax. However, what Sherlock didn't expect was that Tony would still secretly go off to drive an F1 car, just like in the movies.

However, seeing the worry on Pepper's face in the stands, Sherlock knew that if Tony hadn't kept it from Pepper, he might not have even been able to come to watch the race, let alone get into the car and participate in the competition.

Sherlock originally thought this was the limit of Tony's self-indulgence. After all, this was Rabbit Town, not some Mexico or other place like in the movies, and someone like Ivan Vanko would never appear here.

To Sherlock's utter surprise, Ivan Vanko still showed up at the game.

However, compared to his dashing entrance in the movie, Ivan Vanko was undoubtedly much more disheveled at this moment.

In the movie, at least the guy's upper body had some metal connections, but on the rabbit's side, Ivan Vanko only had the whip in his hand.

It's clear that due to some restrictions imposed by the rabbits, Ivan Vanko could only integrate an arc reactor into the whip on his right hand, and even the power displayed by this whip was far less than what was shown in the movie.

It's worth noting that in the movie, Ivan Vanko's electric whip could even melt the asphalt on the ground, while the whip he's holding now can only cut through the carbon fiber of an F1 car.

Of course, Ivan Vanko's appearance here was not the most surprising thing for Sherlock. What surprised Sherlock the most was Tony's Iron Man armor later on.

That portable battle suit called Mark 5!

Chapter 144 A Different Mark V!

The Mark 5 is the briefcase-shaped suit of armor from the movie Iron Man 2. Its transformation and deployment process is an absolute highlight of the entire Iron Man 2 movie.

Even so, this suit of armor is still considered the most useless among Tony's many suits of armor.

Its deployment flexibility is inferior to the Mark 42 Prodigal Armor, which is known as the "anti-Tony armor". Its weaponry and defense are arguably the worst among the armors designed by Tony.

It's no exaggeration to say that Tony sacrificed a great deal for the portability of this suit of armor.

Of course, this is the situation in the movies, but when Sherlock appeared in the Marvel universe, everything seemed to become completely different from what was presented in the movies.

Putting aside the drastically weakened Ivan Vanko, Tony's current Mark V is completely different from the original Mark V.

Upon realizing that Ivan Vanko was targeting Tony, Black Widow, Pepper Potts' assistant, rushed onto the court with a briefcase almost without hesitation.

Tony's reaction was also very quick. Thanks to his long hours of superhero activities, coupled with the training he was forced to undergo by Sherlock's kneading, Tony's reaction speed has improved dramatically.

After confirming that Ivan Vanko's target was him, Tony almost immediately used the race car he had specially built for him, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, as a weapon.

He immediately jumped off the car onto the grass beside the track and rushed toward the stands.

As Black Widow threw her briefcase, Tony began his transformation.

However, unlike in the movie, this time when Tony kicked the box open, instead of the Mark V's portable suit mode, several mechanical arms appeared the instant the box opened.

The components of the suit attached to the mechanical arm allowed Tony to transform into Iron Man and stand in the center of the arena in just ten seconds.

And this was just the beginning. The moment the mechanical arms assembled the Iron Man suit on Tony's body, they connected directly to Tony's entire body, turning into something similar to an exoskeleton.

The box was transformed into a backpack, secured to Tony's back by a mechanical lock on a metal shell, becoming one with Tony's Mark 5 armor, which did not appear in the movie at all.

Compared to the Mark 5 in the movie, this new version of the Mark 5 has undoubtedly greatly enhanced its defense, strength, and close-range combat capabilities. The exposed hydraulic muscles and the sci-fi martial arts-style exoskeleton are the best proof of this.

However, it is obvious that because of the box on its back, the Mark 5 lost its ability to fly long distances, but it can still fly short distances, make sudden advances, and even hover using the thrusters under its feet and in its hands.

Furthermore, Sherlock strongly suspected that the complete form of the Mark V before him was far more than just this; on the briefcase Tony used to transform, Sherlock detected traces of his own alchemy.

At least this brand-new Mark V is definitely not just the current, somewhat cumbersome thing that can only be used as a soldier in a game.

And indeed, Sherlock's prediction was proven correct. When Ivan Vanko's electric cable struck Tony's new armor, it only left a small scratch.

Tony's counterattack nearly made Sherlock's eyes pop out of their sockets.

Tony easily controlled the electric cable that was being swung at him with one hand.

With his other hand reaching behind his back, a mechanical arm quickly handed Tony a rod-shaped object as a crack appeared in the box he was carrying.

Sherlock recognized what that thing was.

This is the lightsaber I gave Tony for Christmas!

As expected, with the appearance of the lightsaber, Tony seemed to transform into a battle-hardened warrior, easily turning Ivan Vanko's cables into a pile of parts with a set of gorgeous swordsmanship controlled by his armor.

In the process, he even deftly knocked away the Arc Reactor on the back of Ivan Vanko's hand, which was used to power the Cables, and then sliced ​​it in half in mid-air with his lightsaber.

Then, the armored suit kicked Ivan Vanko, and by the time Ivan Vanko got up from the ground, the scorching hot tip of Tony's lightsaber was already pointed at Ivan Vanko's throat.

From the moment Tony began his transformation until Ivan Vanko was knocked to the ground by Tony, the entire process took less than a minute.

On the other hand, Sherlock's side, from the very beginning when Ivanvanko appeared, Sherlock wanted to throw Doro out like a Pokémon, to let this Russian know what it means to be outmatched.

Pepper noticed something was amiss, then punched Sherlock on the head and snatched the eager Doro from Sherlock's hands. The whole process took less than a minute.

For a moment, it was hard to tell whether Ivan Vanko or Sherlock was more tragic. Even Doro, the little pink-haired dumpling, looked incredibly disappointed when Pepper Potts snatched him away from Sherlock.

In Doro's own words, she had already come up with the look, and she could use the illusion magic to simulate the clothes and hairstyle, then step on her little cloud, hold her mini Eternal Spear, and cosplay the Nezha look that she had just seen not long ago with the Great Light.

Now, all of that has vanished under Little Chili's sanctions.

Unsurprisingly, Ivan Vanko, the culprit who caused all of this, was taken away by the Chinese side.

Although Sherlock had a big bump on his head from Pepper Potts's knock, it didn't stop him from observing the greed in Justin Hammer's eyes when he saw the Arc Reactor in Ivan Vanko's hands.

After Ivan Vanko was taken away by the rabbits, Justin Hammer turned around and left with them almost without hesitation.

Seeing this, Sherlock's eyes darted around before he picked up his phone and sent a message to Da Shi and the others.

After all, Ivan Vanko caused the commotion on the Chinese side. If Justin Hammer wants to exchange Ivan Vanko, whom he considers a 'genius' comparable to Tony, he will inevitably have to negotiate with the Chinese side.

The message Sherlock just sent to Assassin was to tell them to really rip Justin Hammer off, since it would be a waste not to take advantage of such a freebie.

Even Sherlock himself is planning to take advantage of the future Hammer Corporation.

As for Tony, it must be said that he was quite restrained throughout. However, even if the Chinese side didn't care about the appearance of his armor, those heartless maggots sitting on Capitol Hill in the United States would definitely cause trouble for Tony.

However, Tony wasn't going to be outdone either.

As for Sherlock, he certainly wouldn't miss out on such fun, and judging from the current situation, Tony has indeed started to let loose.

Sherlock never imagined that Tony would actually create a melee-specialized suit of armor just for that lightsaber!

This made Sherlock feel as if he had made a whole plate of dumplings just for this dish of vinegar.

Chapter 145 The Dark Scheme of a Corrupted Maggot

Because Ivan Vanco damaged several race cars, forcing the race to be stopped, and given the race's immense popularity, the incident quickly became an international event.

Just as Sherlock had predicted, Tony's deployment of armor on the rabbits' side quickly became the focus of this incident.

Although Tony defeated Ivan Vanko, who stood up to cause trouble, it also made the black-hearted maggots in the U.S. Congress jump three feet in excitement, and they issued a statement almost that very night.

The content was nothing more than first condemning the Chinese for having the idea of ​​stealing the US's advanced technology, and then explicitly and implicitly warning Tony to return home immediately, or he might be charged with treason.

Of course, for someone like Tony who frequently deals with this group of heartless maggots, the so-called treason is not important. Tony knows that what these people care about is not whether he has betrayed the country, but whether they can get their hands on the suit of armor he is wearing!

Sure enough, that evening, a statement from Capitol Hill infuriated Tony. Congress would hold a hearing at 9 a.m. the following day to determine whether Tony was capable of maintaining and protecting his armor.

The essence of this hearing, which had no defendant, was simply to use the time difference to legislate and force Tony to hand over all the technical data of his suit.

Tony was furious about this.

The rabbit's response was also swift; that very afternoon, they delivered an investigation report to Tony. Sherlock even took a look at it, and after reading it, he felt that Ivan Vanko was truly a talent.

You might not believe it, but ever since this guy found out Tony was coming to Shanghai to participate in F1, he actually crossed the border into China as a tourist, then stayed illegally in China, working while moving closer to Shanghai.

As for how this guy obtained palladium, the most crucial consumable for the Arc Reactor, we have to mention where he worked.

Various small auto repair shops!

As is well known, palladium is a powerful catalytic metal, and therefore it is widely used in automotive three-way catalytic converters.

Therefore, when this Russian man offered to help out at the shop for an extremely low price and with food and lodging provided, almost no small auto repair shop would refuse such a good deal, especially since Ivan Vanke's repair skills were not bad.

This guy used this method to work in a car repair shop during the day to earn travel expenses, and at night he would steal the three-way catalytic converter from cars, then refine palladium metal to make an arc reactor and travel all the way to Shanghai.

The reason why it performed worse than in the movie is simple: the palladium content in the three-way catalytic converter is not high, so the arc reactor that this guy built was just a crippled version.

The report did not mention the subsequent negotiations between the rabbit and Justin Hammer, and Sherlock did not care. Moreover, Tony, who was already furious, could no longer control what Justin Hammer wanted to do.

Tony's mind is now filled with thoughts of going back to the US and tearing those heartless maggots apart.

Thanks to Sherlock's earlier reminder to Avalokiteshvara, the rabbits were unusually cooperative with Tony's desire to return home, processing his exit procedures without hesitation. Then, Sherlock took out the Anywhere Door and opened it in front of Avalokiteshvara and the others.

On the other side was the toilet at Ronald Reagan National Airport on the US side.

With Sherlock's help, Tony, along with Pepper Potts and Black Widow, stormed through the Anywhere Door back to the United States.

After clearing immigration, Tony led everyone directly to the Capitol. Due to the time difference, the Capitol was not yet open for business, but Tony managed to get himself into the defendant's dock at the hearing by using his facial recognition.

Sherlock easily thwarted this treacherous scheme, which he had planned to carry out by taking advantage of the time difference, with a simple Anywhere Door.

When the group of confident congressmen opened the door and walked in with their documents, their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when they saw Tony sitting in the dock with a sneer on his face.

After that, what was originally a conspiracy against Tony turned into Tony's personal show. Tony went all out throughout, even using his phone to control Jarvis to hack into the military and Hammer Technologies' databases.

A video showing injuries caused by research into Iron Man armor was played in front of the public.

What drove these heartless maggots to despair the most was that what should have been a sure thing turned into a conspiracy against them in an instant, thanks to Tony's sudden return and witnessed by numerous media outlets.

They didn't even have the chance to manipulate the media, because Sherlock was grinning and holding up his phone in the audience, with a sign hanging below it that said "Live Now".

That's right, Sherlock turned this hearing, which was a comprehensive and three-dimensional display of the greed of those black-hearted maggots, into a live online broadcast.

With Jarvis's technology and Tony's money paving the way, Sherlock's livestream has become one of the most popular livestreams on the American side.

To prevent the media from taking things out of context, Black Widow and Pepper Potts were also recording the entire incident on their phones next to Sherlock.

Unfortunately, despite being surrounded and pursued by everyone, the idea of ​​these heartless maggots to seize all the technical data of Tony's armor ultimately came to nothing.

However, Tony, despite winning the case, didn't smile, and neither did Pepper Potts.