Chapter 1096

"Hello, Dr. Shiler, see you again."

Howard, who appeared somewhat dusty, walked up, shook hands with Shiler, and said with a smile: "Originally, I was on the main planet of the Sulfur Dwarfs, updating the security robots manufactured for Tony, but as soon as I heard you came, I rushed back..."

Shiler smiled and said: "It shouldn't have delayed any major events, right?"

Howard shook his head and followed Shiler's guidance to the sofa next to the office; after Howard sat down, Shiler walked to the side of the cabinet and asked: "Tea, coffee, or wine?"

"Anything except wine." Howard unbuttoned his suit, leaned on the back of the sofa in a comfortable posture, and said: "I have sworn to Maria that I will never drink again."

Shiler brought two thin champagne glasses, placed them in front of Howard, and said: "I don't suggest patients with addiction problems undergo cliff-style withdrawal; that might increase the possibility of psychological addiction recurrence; if it doesn't endanger life, you can try phased withdrawal."

Howard appeared somewhat hesitant; he reached out and just touched the cup, then pulled it back like an electric shock; he shook his head and said: "No, I need to stay sober; getting dead drunk won't help me deal with work."

Shiler didn't take back the cup, but he didn't pour wine for himself either; instead, he brought a pot of clear water and poured the cold water into the champagne glass.

Before he could open his mouth, Howard explained as if to make up for it: "Of course, work isn't difficult either; it doesn't require me to concentrate too much; it's just some repetitive work..."

"I have long heard from Tony that you are the founder of Stark Industries; I am very happy to chat with such a great scientist." Shiler held the champagne glass, took a sip of water, and then said:

"I know, many people feel nervous about facing a psychologist, feeling that as soon as they step into this office, they become a mental patient; oh, my God, can't I have an identity other than a doctor?"

Shiler raised his hand, revealed a helpless smile, and said: "Compared to the doctor-patient relationship, I actually prefer a friendship relationship; although I am Tony's friend, speaking of which, we should be people of the same era..."

"I have long heard of this; this is truly magical." Howard looked at Shiler's gray eyes and said: "Actually, I know that there are all kinds of capable people in this world who master power that ordinary people don't understand; however, this is my first time being friends with an immortal."

"Oh, you are truly humble; Captain America and Seeing Natasha are actually also immortals, just that they can't live forever; I am the same." Shiler shook his head.

"I think, a life experience longer than others should have provided quite a bit of help to your career, right?" Howard took the initiative to chat about topics related to Shiler's profession.

Shiler could feel that this old Stark was much better at speaking than his son, but it wasn't surprising; Tony Stark leaned more toward being a scientist, but Howard Stark was, after all, a businessman.

Although, in that era, Stark Industries hadn't developed into the behemoth it is today, it was undeniable that this founder possessed more comprehensive abilities than Tony.

"Actually, like Seeing Natasha, we didn't suddenly wake up after sleeping for many years, but witnessed the changes of the era with our own eyes."

Shiler put down the wine glass in his hand, gently wiped the corner of his mouth, and then said: "This has good and bad sides; richer life experience than others brought me more professional experience, but it also wore away my sharpness and inspiration."

"For a psychologist, inspiration isn't too important; we follow logical analysis more; but if it were for a scientist, the inspiration for invention and creation is still very important, so a younger psychological age has advantages, doesn't it?" Shiler looked at Howard and said.

The muscles at the corner of Howard's eyes twitched; this trace of change was very weak, but it was still captured by Shiler.

Unlike Tony Stark, who liked to write every emotion on his face, Howard was quite good at hiding his emotions; he didn't have any superfluous actions, just smiled and said:

"That's right; looking at the things created by Tony and the young people of his generation, I truly deeply feel that every era has geniuses, and every era of the world has its own brilliance; this makes me feel both happy and sad..."

"I am listening." Shiler opened his mouth and said.

He had already discovered that Howard was the kind of patient psychologists like the most; they knew the preciousness of their and the doctor's time, didn't like to talk too much nonsense, and were even less willing to go around in circles to cover up their pain.

They pursued efficiency, had clear goals, and didn't like to waste any time on meaningless nonsense.

Since they walked into the psychologist's office, it was to see a doctor; they didn't need the doctor to guide them, they would do their best to explain their situation clearly, even more hoping than the doctor himself that the doctor could understand their situation.

People like Peter and Clark, when facing a psychologist, preferred to express their emotions, such as "very happy recently" or "very sad recently," and at most would say why they were happy or why they were sad.

But people like Howard liked to start from facts, talk about logic, talk about facts, and analyze with the psychologist where the contradictions in their inner state actually were; it could be said to be all-around automatic diagnosis, quite time-saving and labor-saving.

But Shiler didn't show any relaxed posture; on the contrary, he straightened his body, sitting straighter than Howard, because he was very clear that this kind of patient was good in every way, except that the requirements for the doctor's level were too high.

Such people had a deep understanding of their own situation; before coming to see a doctor, they had even cleared up the context of all things through self-analysis, found the key points, and even combined their own personality to analyze part of the conclusion.

If the doctor's level wasn't enough, the reasoning speed was too slow, and the logic was too cumbersome, not even as good as their own deduction, then they would definitely turn around and leave, not wasting time here.

Any such rational and intelligent patient was a huge test of the psychologist's professional level.

Shiler began to concentrate, and Howard had already begun his own narration:

"What makes me feel very happy is that the future of humanity is better than I imagined."

"Perhaps you also know, Doctor, in the Cold War era, many people were very pessimistic; we didn't know when a terrible war would break out, didn't know when peaceful life would be ruined..."

"But waking up, I found that humanity not only didn't fight the third or fourth world war, but instead united together, wanting to move toward the universe, and this wasn't just shouting slogans; many plans had already been implemented, and even achieved impressive results."

"Humanity set foot on the solar system, touched the sun, and even looked forward to the deeper universe and starry sky, and besides the vigorous development of science and technology, humanity actually also walked out a path of magic; without a doubt, this greatly increased the fault tolerance of our development; the two paths went side by side, chasing each other, which will be the best benign competition."

"In terms of diplomacy, I heard that Asgard has close dealings with us; I really didn't expect that the kingdom in myths would actually become an ally of humanity; their new king has a close relationship with humanity and even has experience living on Earth; this will be the best bargaining chip for our civilization's future diplomacy..."

"Without a doubt, this is the best era I have ever seen; I am so excited that I haven't been able to sleep for a few days..." Howard's fingertips were trembling slightly; accompanied by his narration, he entered a state of excitement again.

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Then, he gently picked up the wine glass, took a sip of the cold water, and only then did he slightly recover, his emotions gradually sinking.

"But I also feel somewhat sad, which is exactly the reason why I came to find you, Doctor; I don't know why I am sad, but there are some speculations; would you like to hear them?"

Shiler nodded and said: "Of course, apart from speculations, you can also focus on talking about feelings and emotions; this part can also be an important factor for reference..."

Howard nodded, indicating he understood; he also felt somewhat nervous, so he put down the wine glass, sat up straight, and said:

"On the first night after resurrection, Maria and I celebrated; we were both very moved; I really didn't expect that the life we originally thought would end in regret could have a chance to start over; no one wouldn't feel happy about a second life."

"During dinner, we both drank a little wine; of course, neither of us drank too much; Maria couldn't drink too much wine, and was also worried about me getting dead drunk, so we only drank half a bottle of champagne, but afterward, we were both drunker than anyone else..."

"After chatting excitedly, we both felt somewhat tired; Maria and I lay on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time; after a while, she started to cry; I knew she felt regret for missing Tony's growth..."

"But just at that time, I found that I was also unable to comfort her, because a kind of indescribable negative emotion rose in my heart."

"I guess, this might be guilt; the decision I made at the beginning hurt Maria and also hurt Tony."

Howard slowly closed his eyes, his face revealing a trace of pain, and he said: "Between family and the world, I didn't choose family; I think I have been a good person from beginning to end, but I can't be counted as a good husband and a good father..."

"How can I enjoy a new life with peace of mind? Can the previous sins be offset just by starting over?" Howard didn't seem to be asking Shiler, but more like asking himself.

"Not taking responsibility when I should have, and paying ten times the compensation afterward, can it make up for it?"

Howard slowly leaned his body on the sofa again, appearing somewhat decadent, and said: "Of course not; every stage in everyone's life only happens once; missed, and it can never be recovered."

"Maria and I should have accompanied Tony, watching him go to university happily, finish his studies happily, meet like-minded friends in university, partners in scientific research..."

"Tony should have learned how to conduct himself by my side, socialized with my old friends and their children, learned business matters step by step, and slowly established his own personality and social style, just as I learned from my father."

Howard's wording was always restrained, cautious, and polite; although when he died, he wasn't much older than Tony is now, he appeared a hundred times more mature than Tony is now.

"Some people say I am a bastard, a playboy who doesn't do his proper job..." Howard smiled and said: "That's just because this is the social style I established; I needed this style to help me gain an advantage in the business world."

"But Tony..." Howard shook his head and said: "From now on, he really spent a quite long period of chaotic and decadent days..."

"And this actually all stems from the lack of family education, the lack of parental love, especially... the lack of the father's personal teaching and example to him."