Chapter 92: The Smile Gradually Fades, Turning to Darkness
Time passed, and it was already the second day.
Qi Jun lazily lounged on a deck chair, basking in the sun with the lethargy of a salted fish.
Yes, he was really just sunbathing, without having Tai Bai deploy the solar sail, just soaking in the sunlight as it was.
After a whole day of cycling through "learning skill books, digesting, understanding, and repeating," Qi Jun finally mastered all the magical skills that the Ancient One had spent a lifetime learning! Snap! With a snap of his fingers, the space around Qi Jun shattered like a mirror, flipping and expanding outwards into an unknown distance! The Mirror Dimension was formed! Qi Jun instantly entered the subspace, where no matter the destruction, it wouldn't affect the main dimension before the mirror space was broken.
Snap! The Mirror Dimension dispersed, and Qi Jun reappeared in the main dimension.
"Sir, you disappeared for ten seconds just now. Tai Bai couldn't detect your presence within the monitoring range. Do you need Tai Bai's assistance?"
Tai Bai's voice echoed in the space station, causing a slight smile to form on Qi Jun's lips.
"No need."
"Tai Bai, connect me to Tony Stark."
Tony Stark had promised not to record any of Qi Jun's information, but that didn't mean Qi Jun didn't have Tony Stark's information recorded.
In fact, in Tai Bai's database, Tony Stark's information filled several storage servers! If Qi Jun hadn't manifested several super quantum storage devices for Tai Bai, each at least a thousand years more advanced than Earth's technology, Tai Bai's operation would have been slowed down by the sheer amount of Tony Stark's data.
"Yes, sir."
"Connected to Mr. Tony Stark's personal AI, JARVIS. Please hold on."
Tai Bai acted swiftly. As soon as Qi Jun finished speaking, Tai Bai had already connected to JARVIS.
Almost instantly, a real-time projection appeared before Qi Jun.
"Hey! Buddy, are you okay?"
"Oh! Judging by your appearance, you seem to be fine."
Tony Stark appeared on the screen with a tense expression, with the Mark IV suit being prepped in the background.
"Oh my god, do you know that when your conglomerate's headquarters emitted that massive energy wave yesterday, I almost wet myself!"
"You should know, according to the energy readings, that wave was enough to destroy New York City eighteen times over!"
"It's unbelievable that such a massive amount of energy could be controlled and then released upwards. What were you doing? Was it you or some device that generated that terrifying energy, and what device could control it?"
"For the first time in my life, I felt such an immense, suffocating energy up close!"
"Just thinking that I almost died from that powerful energy wave yesterday makes me suddenly appreciate life a lot more!!!"
"Last night, I actually had a nightmare, you know? You actually made me, Tony Stark, have a nightmare!"
"Buddy! After the energy burst, I was already putting on my Mark suit, but Harry Henry sent me a message saying you weren't up there, so I didn't come looking for you. I knew those intelligence organizations would definitely come after you! Harry Henry immediately checked and found two footprints in the rubble. Was one of them yours, and who was the other person? But don't worry, they erased the traces, so no one will know!"
"Oh, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. It's not like I'm dying to know."
"By the way, you won't mind Harry Henry sending me a message, right? After all, they're just people I lent you to build your conglomerate, not given to you, right?"
"Let's not talk about that. Where are you now? Are you at the manor? My god, how can your Tai Bai be so powerful that my JARVIS couldn't hack into it?"
"Oh, and you once mocked that Stark Industries was full of agents and spies."
"Have you thought about your current situation? I bet your conglomerate is already full of agents and spies!"
"Oh, there's an old saying from the East that goes... just a moment, Harry Henry sent me another message. Haha, your conglomerate, besides Harry Henry and the people I lent you, all the employees have submitted their resignation letters!"
"Wow, let's see. After these employees submitted their resignation letters, a whole bunch of social elites submitted job applications to your conglomerate!"
"Haha, let me check. JARVIS, get to work!"
"Oh, found it. This one is from S.H.I.E.L.D.... This one is from... and this one is from the KGB. Wow, even the KGB dares to come. And this one is from the Foreign Affairs Management Bureau of the Eastern Ancient Kingdom."
"Hey! Buddy!"
"You said half of Stark Industries are spies."
"But look at your conglomerate. Except for the people I lent you, it's full of spies! Hahahaha!!!!"
Watching the chattering Tony Stark spew out a stream of words at a crazy speed on the projection, Qi Jun's initially happy smile from Tony Stark's concern quickly turned dark as a pot bottom! Qi Jun was speechless. Why did he even bother to copy the "Proficiency in English" skill from an old man? Now he couldn't even pretend not to understand Tony Stark's mockery! "Do you still want my help or not?"
Seeing that Tony Stark was about to laugh for another hour, Qi Jun's face turned black, and he decisively played his trump card! "Uh..."
*Cough cough cough*
Hearing Qi Jun's words, Tony Stark was startled, quickly stopping his mocking laughter, but nearly choking himself from the abrupt halt.
Damn, this was a guy who could create enough energy to destroy New York City eighteen times over. A little joke was fine, but if he went too far, he couldn't protect himself! Tony Stark didn't believe that the incident at Qi Jun's conglomerate building had nothing to do with Qi Jun.
Compared to the major event of destroying New York, mocking Qi Jun could wait until Qi Jun dealt with the Hulk. Tony Stark made his own calculations in his mind.