Chapter 232 Crimson Magic
Hearing these words, Tony's eyes lit up instantly.
As long as you have a reason, there is hope for a solution.
"What's the reason?" he asked impatiently.
"You can't control this power."
Owl said, "You also know that the technological content of this armor has exceeded the current upper limit of mankind. Can you guarantee that the world is ready for its arrival?"
Tony instantly understood Master Katoom's concerns.
When a person possesses military power that surpasses the rest of the world, becoming a hero or a villain is just a matter of thought.
"I understand."
Tony couldn't help but worry about this issue.
At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh that the fact that Katum could think of this in the first place showed that the Owl School was indeed concerned about the country and the people.
Tony lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally came up with a solution that he thought was feasible.
"How about this, I will set up a safety mechanism and you will be in charge of it."
He said, "For example, if I make an Iron Man suit, I will also make an Anti-Iron Man suit. I will give the Anti-Iron Man suit to you. If one day I lose control, you will come to stop me!"
How can I describe this method?
This was not surprising to Katum at all. This was the favorite insurance method of American comic characters.
Batman, Iron Man, Doctor Strange...
Setting up this kind of insurance mechanism for yourself has already formed path dependence.
Although in the end, they are all creating fathers for themselves.
It was with this idea in mind that Katum let Tony make his own decision.
Since someone has to create a father, why can't this father be me?
"How do you ensure that this anti-Iron Man suit is effective?" asked Owl.
"I can……"
"never mind."
Owl interrupted what Tony was going to say, and to Stark's surprise, he said, "We in the Owl School are still willing to believe in the justice and hope of mankind.
"I'm willing to give you one chance, just do as you say. Of course, if you lose control later, I won't hesitate to destroy you."
Katum took out the suit again and handed it to Stark.
"I believe you have the power to destroy me."
Tony said solemnly, "If there ever comes a day like that, please don't hold back!"
……
The deal was done.
Needless to say, Tony paid hundreds of millions of dollars to show his sincerity. This amount of money was just pocket money for Katum and Bruce.
The real focus lies in the subsequent battle suits.
For every generation of Iron Man armor after Tony, at least three sets must be manufactured.
One set for himself, another set was given to Katoom for safekeeping, and the other set was to be improved into an anti-Iron Man suit.
All expenses are borne by Stark Group.
Tony felt that he had made a profit.
After all, this deal directly leapt forward ten years in technology. The current Iron Man suit uses nano-level technology as soon as it came out.
Any price paid for this is worth it.
……
Katum and Bruce left Stark Manor, and in just one hour inside the manor, they earned more wealth than many people could earn in their entire lives.
But this did not make them happy.
They no longer have any interest in money.
As soon as he returned to the Hall residence, Bruce couldn't wait to let Katum change him back.
After turning back into a human again, Bruce sniffed his cuffs.
"I still smell like that owl."
He said with disgust, "If you dare to turn me into an owl again, I will turn against you."
"What a terrible threat."
Katum pouted and said, "You are not worthy of changing into a noble creature like an owl anymore."
"That's best!"
Bruce said angrily.
He played the role of translator the whole time tonight and was like Katum's little brother, being bossed around by him.
It's because Bruce is kind-hearted and has a good temper, otherwise who would spoil Katum.
"I'm going to go to bed."
Bruce didn't want to waste time talking to Katum anymore. It was already bedtime, so he took a shower, rubbed off the owl smell on his body, and then dived into bed.
Katum thought Bruce was really angry, so he leaned over to take a look and found that the guy fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
The owl laughed out loud.
"You scolded me and then went straight to sleep without even giving me a chance to talk back, right?"
Has Bruce been a little too heartless lately?
Katum thought that maybe it was because the two of them were together that Batboy felt safe, and his originally suspicious character slowly subsided.
This is not okay.
Born in hardship and die in comfort, Katum needs to teach Bruce a good lesson.
Katum thought for a while, and when he came up with a good idea, he contentedly went into his bird's nest.
The night gradually quieted down.
……
Bruce had a dream, a very strange dream.
The scene in this dream can be described as terrifying. Bruce saw the destruction of Gotham, and it was caused by his own hands.
but--
This nightmare is full of loopholes.
"It's a bit strange..."
Bruce stood on the ruins of Gotham with his hands on his hips, thinking.
Countless Gotham residents fell to the ground, looking at him with grief, anger and hatred.
They were all Bruce's acquaintances, Alfred, Sheriff Gordon, and other guys he had met once.
Bruce could tell immediately that they were hallucinations.
"Almost done!"
Although those characters are fake, their eyes are bright.
Bruce couldn't stand being stared at, so he took out the Supreme Wand from his chest and hit himself on the head.
In an instant, all the scenes disappeared and Bruce opened his eyes in reality.
He sat up and recalled the scene in his dream, and suddenly found it a little funny.
"Someone wants to give me a nightmare."
Bruce thought, "But the means of dreaming are too crude, and the setting of the scene is also problematic. I don't feel immersed in this dream at all."
Logically speaking, when Bruce was attacked in his dream, his radar of persecution should have sounded alarm bells.
But the other party's methods were not very sophisticated. To create such a crude dream, it was either because he was not well-trained or, like Bruce, he lacked imagination.
and--
At this moment, in front of Bruce's eyes, a crimson light spread from his body all the way to Wanda's room.
It is obvious who the murderer is.
"Doesn't this guy know how to hide?"
Bruce has a headache. What should he do about tonight?
Pretending not to know?
impossible!
It's not Bruce's character to not fight back when being bullied. He must retaliate!
Doesn't it just give people nightmares?
He will too!
……
Breakfast the next day.
Wanda had a pair of panda eyes and was looking indignant, digging hard at the cereal porridge in front of her with a spoon.
Every bite she took was like chewing her enemy.
"What's wrong with you?" Pietro asked worriedly, "Why do you look a little unhappy?" "You are really observant." Wanda said coldly.
"No, I just care about you more."
Pietro scratched the back of his head and smirked, but he quickly realized, "Wait, were you just being sarcastic to me?"
"Humph."
Wanda swallowed the last bite of cereal, stood up and left.
Pietro stayed where he was, completely confused. He lowered his head and asked Bruce on the other side, "She was definitely mocking me, wasn't she?"
"She's complimenting you."
Bruce said nonchalantly, "Like I didn't notice Wanda was in a bad mood just now."
Pietro frowned. "Is that so? But I still feel like something is wrong."
"There's nothing wrong. I'm done. You can eat slowly."
Bruce put down his spoon, left the table and returned to his room.
Today is the weekend, so you don’t have to rush to school.
Katum waited until Bruce finished his breakfast before slowly flying out of the nest.
"Did you leave any food for me?" he asked.
"Don't worry about your meal for now."
Bruce said, "Something happened last night, and I want to tell you about it."
"What do you say."
Katum, with sleepy eyes, took out a few cans of food from the feathers. Bruce didn't leave any food for him, so he prepared some for himself.
During the owl breakfast time, Bruce told about his nightmare last night.
And the abnormality that happened to Wanda.
"Didn't you say that her superpowers were induced by some Mind Gem?"
Bruce said, "But now that she doesn't have the Mind Stone, she still shows extraordinary powers."
"This shows that the Mind Stone is just an opportunity, and the conditions that trigger it are very diverse."
Katum smacked his lips and said, "Basically, Wanda's power changes with her emotions. If she gets too emotional, the crimson magic might just come out."
This is not without precedent.
When Wanda and Pietro were trapped under the rubble, the second missile did not explode, most likely because of Wanda's influence.
Crimson magic is innate, and the Mind Gem is just a triggering condition.
"Is that right?"
Bruce said, "But nothing has happened recently that has made her emotional."
"you sure?"
Katum said with a smile, "Are you still in the cold war with her and haven't apologized to her yet?"
"I did nothing wrong, why should I apologize?"
Bruce said matter-of-factly, "She was the one who started it, so of course she should be the first to apologize!"
"You are looking at it from your own perspective. It's not the same from Wanda's perspective."
"I can't help it if she thinks that way."
Bruce said, "I won't apologize anyway. She has to apologize."
"Why did you quarrel in the first place?" Katum suddenly asked.
"Who remembers this?" Bruce said, "I already have too many unpleasant memories in my mind. I don't have room to remember these."
"Ok."
Katum thought, now the reason is clear.
Why did Wanda only let Bruce have nightmares and not others?
This shows that the person she hates the most is Bruce.
As for what do you hate?
Maybe she hated Bruce for not apologizing to her and insisting on the cold war with her.
"It's no use saying anything now. I'll come and take a look tonight."
Katum said, "Just sleep normally and leave the rest to me."
"That's okay too."
Bruce picked up a glass of water and drank it all.
"Why can't Wanda learn from you? Didn't we two have a fight last night, and it was all over this morning."
"Who said it's in the past?" Katum asked back.
"Isn't there any?"
"It wasn't there originally," said Katum, "but you just drank that glass of water, and now it's all gone."
"What……"
Before Bruce could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and a gurgling sound came from his stomach. He felt like he was about to lose control.
He ran into the bathroom at lightning speed. At this moment, Bruce's speed was almost comparable to when he had the speed force.
Even after running, it left an afterimage.
"If it was the suspicious Bruce from before, he would definitely not drink this glass of water."
Katum shook his head and said, "Who made you so heartless recently? I'll teach you a lesson!"
……
Bruce spends most of his weekends in the bathroom.
By the time the effect of the medicine wore off, he looked exhausted.
"Are you okay Bruce?"
Katum asked with concern, "Seeing you like this, I feel really bad, come and eat something to fill your stomach."
"Get out!" Bruce pushed away the toast that Katum handed over to him.
"That's more like it." Katum nodded and said, "No matter how much we trust each other, you have to be careful about what goes into your stomach."
"Too lazy to tell you."
Bruce will definitely take revenge for this, but not now, because the owl must be very wary at this time.
We'll have to wait a few days until he relaxes.
By dinner time, Bruce still had no appetite.
Although there was a rich meal on the table, he didn't want to eat a single bite.
"It's all your fault," Bruce accused. "You ruined a good day."
Why use food when there are so many other pranks to play?
Now Bruce doesn't even want to eat.
He could only sit aside and watch Pietro and the others wolfing down their food. He thought back to when he had the same good appetite before, he just ate in a more attractive manner.
etc--
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Bruce's mind like lightning.
Has your appetite always been this good?
its not right!
In order to maintain a disciplined lifestyle, Bruce used to eat only until he was 70% full, and would only replenish a little more energy occasionally after a battle or high-intensity training.
But recently, his life has been very dull, with few battles and low training intensity.
But even so, he still eats at a high intensity.
If you don't exercise restraint, you will be as fat as Katum sooner or later.
has a problem!
Thinking of this, Bruce suddenly turned his head to Katum. He lowered his voice and asked seriously: "Do you know something?"
"A little."
"There are issues with the food, but it's not strictly a bad thing," Katoom said.
That's it!
Bruce thought, no wonder Katum had to play such a prank today, it turned out it was all planned.
At this moment, he began to reflect on whether he had indeed been a little slack before.
"What's in the food?" Bruce asked. "Is it some slow-acting poison that Hydra is trying to use to control us?"
"No."
Katum said, "Specifically, it is a hormone used to stimulate the human body's potential. A small amount of intake is good for the human body, but excessive intake will overdraw the body. You are still within your tolerance range now."
Stimulate potential?
Bruce's eyes unconsciously turned to Wanda.
So this is how scarlet magic is stimulated?
(End of this chapter)
