American comics: I became a god at the beginning, I chose to practice both science and magic

"You're saying something else. Are you trying to say that the other party is using a new element that has never appeared in this world?"

Tony pinched the bridge of his nose. Lately he had been busy with both company affairs and experiments, and he was really overwhelmed.

"You should probably hire a professional manager, sir. If you continue like this, your chances of sudden death will greatly increase."

"...Thank you, Jarvis." Tony rolled his eyes and continued to try to dismantle the new reactor without hesitation.

If he could listen to advice, he wouldn't be Tony Stark.

Jarvis can scan objects and then display their internal structure in three dimensions with nanometer-level accuracy.

But unfortunately, Jarvis's current ability is not enough to analyze and visualize the internal structure of atoms, so Tony Stark can only disassemble it himself. He really wants to find out what the new element is made of.

This concerns his life.

The cavity in his chest is difficult to completely heal with the current medical level, and the shrapnel close to the heart is too complicated for any doctor to perform heart surgery.

Stephen Strange, who will be able to perform this type of surgery in the future, has not yet mastered the skills required and it will take several more years for him to become the top surgeon in the United States.

So for now, Tony can only keep the chest cavity empty and place the palladium element in his chest.

The emptiness in his chest can only be truly filled after Dr. Helen's cradle of life is born.

So it is not difficult to imagine how eager he is for this reactor containing new elements. He even doesn't mind lowering his face to copy other people's answers, which is unimaginable for the proud Stark.

However, Tony was soon disappointed.

He was only halfway through the dismantling process, having just removed the outer shell of the arc reactor, when a series of sparks flashed from the reactor and an arc suddenly shot out from it, lashing Tony Stark in the face like a whip.

He seemed to be hit by something and flew backwards, hit the wall, and then fell to the ground with his legs spread out.

"What?"

Tony looked up in confusion: "What happened?"

At this moment, Jarvis' voice sounded inopportunely: "It seems that you have triggered the self-defense mechanism of this reactor, sir. Your pubic muscle seems to be strained. Please treat it immediately."

"...Thank you, Jarvis, that's very well said. Don't say it again next time."

"Okay, sir."

Chapter 739 Our cause is just!

This year, there is a big event worth celebrating for Umbrella.

As we all know, American officials and businessmen cannot be said to be colluding, but are closely connected.

Compared with those big capitals and "old money", Umbrella is too young. Although it has strong momentum for growth, it lacks foundation.

But this does not mean that there is no opportunity to overtake others. With just one successful political investment, Umbrella can leap forward at an extremely fast speed, and at the very least, it can become an industry leader.

Dane, who is familiar with the history of MCU, knows that the current US President is Matthew Ellis, so he started investing in him a few years in advance. This "in advance" means a relatively early time. When he was just an ordinary congressman, Umbrella gave him considerable support.

And now, that long-term support is finally beginning to pay off.

"The voting results are in. The person elected as the President of the United States is Matthew Ellis!"

The East Portico of the Capitol was filled with thunderous applause. Regardless of whether it was sincere or fake, everyone stood up and applauded "excitedly", and Dane was no exception.

He stood up and applauded the people he supported, and also celebrated his own career.

Soon after, Matthew Ellis delivered his inaugural address on the East Portico. Among all the presidents, Matthew was relatively young, so he seemed a little excited.

However, Dane, who was sitting in the front row of the audience, had a look of pity on his face. Poor Mr. President, he didn't know what he would face in the future.

At this moment, he felt someone's gaze falling on him, so he followed the feeling and found that it was Tony Stark.

This guy has really dark circles under his eyes right now. How many nights must he have pulled to develop these? He in this timeline wouldn't have died suddenly from staying up too late, would he?

Tony seemed to notice that Dane had noticed him, and walked over with a glass of wine.

Taking the initiative to talk to a stranger, especially a man, would be something the old Stark would never have done, but now, Stark, who has become the head of his own family, has to do so.

Because a few days ago when he was reviewing his company's finances, he found that a young enterprise had suddenly become his shareholder. Although the equity was not large and ranked behind other large capitals, it was quite conspicuous in his eyes.

But when he wanted to investigate Umbrella, he was surprised to find that it was an unlisted company. Not being listed meant that Umbrella's financial status and many business information did not need to be disclosed to the public, so Tony found nothing.

Unless he's willing to let Jarvis act as a hacker, but in daily life Tony is reluctant to be a rule breaker, although he does so a lot.

"Are you the owner of Umbrella Corporation? You look very young."

"Actually I am quite young too, Mr. Iron Man."

Dane clinked glasses with the other person as a greeting.

Tony took a sip and continued, "If I hadn't done some research, I wouldn't have known that you had become a shareholder of Stark Industries. Was Umbrella just making a simple investment?" He asked tentatively.

Dane glanced at him and said, "Umbrella also has industrial layout in the energy industry. We are looking for cooperation."

"Ha!" Tony laughed. It was not that he looked down on others, but Umbrella was too young and he had never heard of any achievements in this area before.

But Dane didn't care about the other party's attitude and just drank the bourbon in the glass silently.

This calm attitude made Tony a little unsure. Could it be that the other party had some bargaining chips in his hand?

If Umbrella was just an ordinary private enterprise, Tony would not even look at it, but the other party happened to be his shareholder. Although the other party did not hold many shares, no one knew whether he would be the only one vote away at the critical moment.

Stark Industries is currently facing a critical period of transformation. Tony must grasp every link and will not miss any vote that may affect the plan.

Dane saw that Madison was waving at him, so he said to Tony, "Umbrella has just applied for a new patent. I believe it will be helpful to Mr. Stark's ongoing new energy plan. You can take a look at it first."

After saying that, Dane walked towards Matthew.

"This kid, what kind of patent is this? He doesn't even tell me and lets me guess it myself?" Tony was a little unhappy.

But he still planned to ask Jarvis to check if there were any new patented technologies that had appeared recently when he returned.

At this moment, Jarvis's voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

After becoming Iron Man, he often put an earphone in his ear so that he could contact Jarvis at any time.

"Sir, there are new files on your phone."

Ok?

Tony took out his cell phone and found that there was indeed a new file sent to his mailbox via email.

"Jarvis, did you receive this?"

"I did not do that, sir."

Tony frowned and clicked it, only to find that it was actually a general description of a patented technology. It recorded a brand new element called "shield". It was not included in the existing periodic table of elements and was artificially synthesized, but it could exist stably in the natural environment.

His eyes widened in astonishment as he saw in the instruction document that described the outstanding application prospects of galvanic element in energy. Just from the general description, Tony recognized that this was almost the same effect as the new reactor Natasha gave him!

Tony Stark suddenly looked up, staring at the young man who was having a pleasant conversation with the president with his sharp eyes, and an outrageous idea came to his mind.

That new element arc reactor was made by this young man!

"Dane Davis, my closest partner, without you, I wouldn't be able to get to where I am today..."

Matthew Ellis enthusiastically introduced Dane to other big capitalists present, including those from the Morgan Consortium, the Rockefeller Consortium, the Kennedy family, the Bush family and other famous American families.

They all looked at the young man Dane with curiosity.

Dane knew very well that Umbrella had no impression at all in the eyes of these people, so he needed an identity that could deepen their impression.

"I am a shareholder of Stark Group."

Umbrella is not listed and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dane, so Umbrella's board seat is equivalent to his own board seat, and there is nothing wrong with saying this.

When everyone heard this, their eyes immediately lit up, especially the Rockefeller family who made their fortune from oil, their eyes were shining.

All the forces here hold a portion of Stark Industries' stock to a greater or lesser extent, but unfortunately, because the Stark family has always been wary of them, no "old money" family has taken a seat on the board of directors.

Especially after Stark decided to enter the energy industry, he even deliberately allowed the stock market to plummet in order to take the opportunity to eliminate these families.

But these consortiums didn't lack that little bit of money at all, so Tony's plan didn't achieve very good results.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the weapons department, as the most profitable department of Stark Industries, was split up, especially the fact that it was taken away by other military giants led by Hammer Industries with great fanfare, which did affect their judgment.

This caused the "old money" to make operational mistakes and they did not buy the bottom when Stark's stock price plummeted. Instead, Tony Stark bought back some of the shares.

Tony Stark wants to promote the development of new energy, and the old money families with the oil industry as their main pillar will inevitably face the impact of 2.8 first, especially the Rockefeller family.

Although the industries they are involved in today have covered multiple levels and dimensions, oil is the blood of industry! It still has very important strategic value to the Rockefeller family. It is the foundation for the old money families to control the world!

To put it bluntly, the wars launched by the United States in the Middle East are all caused by oil.

So Dane was certain that these old money families would definitely not sit idly by and watch Stark's actions.

If at this time, someone with a seat on the Stark board of directors wanted to act as a bridgehead for them to attack Stark's new energy industry, no one would refuse.

As he expected, after he revealed his identity, the members of those large families with deep backgrounds immediately became friendly.

If Umbrella wants to develop and advance new technologies, there will inevitably be a few sacrifices.

Dane thought it would be a good idea to target these people. As the old saying goes, "Wealth doesn't last more than three generations." The old money family had been wealthy for six generations. Was that reasonable?

So Umbrella's cause is just!

Chapter 740: As adults, who doesn’t have some needs?

Ever since Tony learned that the arc reactor was made by Dane, he was shocked and recently began to frequently investigate information related to Umbrella.

Although Umbrella is not listed, so there is little information that can be collected, but Umbrella's main business and cooperative enterprises are public, and some of the content that they intend to make public is enough for Tony Stark to have a basic understanding of this company.

You won't know until you check, and you'll be shocked. Although Umbrella is not well-known, it has cooperated with many famous companies.

These include Hammer Industries, Stark Industries' arch-rival, Osborn Corporation, which has made great achievements in biotechnology, and Pym Technologies, which is engaged in nanomaterial manufacturing and molecular atomic research.

There is also the AIM company which has only become popular in the last two years. Its full name is "Advanced.Idea.Mechanics", which can be translated as "pioneering technology". It focuses on biomedicine and super power development. Yes, this company actually openly put forward the slogan of developing "super powers", which Tony scoffed at.

However, he suddenly thought of the girl who could fly in the sky, had great strength, and could not die even when crushed by reinforced concrete. He became silent again.

He found that he could not be so arbitrary in judging that "superpowers" did not exist. After all, he had seen a news report about the "Hulk" some time ago, saying that the military had discovered its whereabouts in South America.

This thing...is it considered a superpower created by technology?

Although Umbrella is not well-known, it is involved in many industries, including pharmaceuticals, medical hardware, defense industry products, security and military contracting, traditional news, new media, entertainment industry, etc.

Tony couldn't help but be amazed. Unlike its low-key reputation, this company was involved in so many industries and so wide a range of industries that it could be ranked among the giants.

What is puzzling is that although Umbrella has a large business, none of its businesses have reached the top of the industry. The performance of each industry it has entered can only be described as mediocre, which is why Umbrella is not eye-catching.

When a big fish has not yet grown up, it is always inconspicuous. But no matter how inconspicuous it is, it is impossible for the big predators to notice it. How did Umbrella avoid the fate of being swallowed by big capital?

Tony Stark was puzzled by this, but it didn't matter. What mattered was that the patented technology in Dane's hands was what Tony urgently needed, so this made him a little passive.

He thought back to the entire process of the Obadiah incident and began to doubt the role played by Umbrella. Who did Natasha belong to? And that mysterious little girl, Jessica Jones, was she related to Umbrella?

Since Umbrella and AIM have a cooperative relationship, it is possible that they have technologies related to superpower development, and it seems not impossible to create a "SuperGir1".

So Tony made a phone call: "Lena, help me draft an invitation to invite Dane Davis, the president of Umbrella Corporation...you choose a meeting place and time."

"Mr. Stark, is this business?"

Tony thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, business."

"Ok."

Two hours later, Pepper received an invitation letter from the secretary's office of the chairman of Stark Group. She reviewed the content and sent it to Dane.

Yelena was in Dane's office at the time and saw the invitation with him.

"Stark can't help it?"

After reading it, Dane closed the interface and looked at her: "Don't you have anything to do?"

"In fact, I really have nothing to do."

“You can train with other people.”

Dane asked King to enclose a piece of land in Hell's Kitchen and build a large training base there. The Black Widows receive training there on a daily basis. After they meet the requirements, they will be sent out to lurk in various important forces.

These Black Widows are naturally good at dealing with ordinary forces, but if they face Hydra, they will be somewhat outmatched, especially in war-torn areas. These Black Widows need to improve their battlefield survivability.

"You know, I've always been number one!" Yelena puffed out her chest proudly.

"But she's still a little worse than Natasha." Dane poured cold water on her without any hesitation.

Yelena's momentum choked, and she said angrily, "She's just a few years older than me! I'll surpass her sooner or later."

"Then we'll talk about it after you surpass her. Now get back to training!"