Chapter 1867: Iron Tank Clanging (2)

"Why did you come here?" Shiler shuttled quickly through the corridor of the spaceship, striding forward, ignoring the Superior Iron Man behind him.

Until he walked to the door of the washroom, he looked back and stared at the Superior Iron Man wearing silver-white battle armor and said: "What exactly do you want to do?"

The Superior Iron Man's face mask retracted. He revealed a playful smile at Shiler. He hugged his arms, his index finger tapped lightly on the arm armor on one side and said: "Of course, it's to visit the famous central universe and see where the so-called high-level civilization special envoy comes from."

"You don't trust me?"

"Of course not." The Superior Iron Man had an expression of "you misunderstood me." He took a step to the side, blocked the door of the washroom, leaned forward and stared into Shiler's eyes and said: "You seem to have known me for a long time, but I know nothing about you. This is not fair, is it?"

"The basis of cooperation is fairness." The Superior Iron Man stood up straight and dragged a long tone, spread his hands and said: "I don't want to know nothing about my partner. How about it? Are you going to drive me away?"

Shiler took a step forward, the Superior Iron Man didn't mean to give way at all, Shiler's face became more and more unkind, and the smile on the Superior Iron Man's face didn't decrease.

"It seems I came at the right time. This is an important moment for you, right?" The Superior Iron Man looked back at the bright lights of the banquet hall at the end of the corridor, quite proudly and said: "If you do it with me here, it will be all over. My good doctor, you must stay calm."

Greed was knocking on the door in the high tower: "Hey, is anyone there? Help me open the elevator, I want to go down and find someone!"

A "ding" sound came from behind him, obviously the elevator had arrived. Greed walked in, and the elevator door closed slowly again.

The elevator sank into the abyss, a half-long-haired figure walked into it, the elevator rose to the top floor, and Shiler in the real world was just slightly stunned, the time was so short that even the Superior Iron Man didn't notice.

Within a second, Shiler's brows tightened, his facial muscles tightened, his entire expression became more solemn, the smile in his eyes disappeared completely, and he became rigorous and serious.

He pushed his glasses and said to the Superior Iron Man: "No matter what you are here for, I must warn you that you are derelict in your duty, disregarding the safety of countless cosmic lives."

"Then, that's it." The Superior Iron Man's smile didn't decrease at all, and even the corners of his mouth were about to reach his ears. He looked at Shiler and said: "Stop the cooperation. I won't study any cosmic propulsion engine anymore, but this is because you can't make me build trust in my partner."

"I don't meet you in person, not because I don't trust you, nor because I don't want you to understand me." Shiler turned his head to the side, retreated a few steps somewhat evasively, leaned against the wall on the other side of the corridor and hugged his arms and said: "I'm not very good at dealing with people like this, and there's nothing for you to understand."

"Are you a superhero?"

"No, I'm just a doctor."

"Then I'm very curious, what makes you want to save the universe?" The Superior Iron Man asked: "Do you think you are very kind?"

"This is an absurd question." Shiler turned his head back, but still didn't confront Stark, but lowered his eyes and said: "I know the universe is going to be destroyed, and I am also a member of the universe. I don't want to be destroyed!"

"That is to say, you only want to save yourself, and other sentient beings in the universe are just incidental. But you were just accusing me of disregarding the safety of cosmic sentient beings."

"Who exactly is the doctor?"

"Of course it's you." The Superior Iron Man took two more steps forward, turned his head to meet Shiler's gaze and said: "I can see that you are not that kind of pure hero, so perhaps in your view, saving the universe is not a very glorious thing that can make you feel satisfied. You think this is actually a burden, or even a trouble, right?"

Shiler pursed his lips and didn't answer.

"Does driving me make you feel guilty?"

"Of course not."

"Then you are not as compassionate as you think." The Superior Iron Man revealed a smile again and said: "Wanting to live, so you go to save the world, but because you are afraid of trouble and don't want to show your face, you hide behind the scenes and drive others to go through fire and water for you."

"One last question, why me instead of that righteous Iron Man?"

Shiler was about to speak, but the Superior Iron Man interrupted him and said: "Let me guess, you are friends with the Iron Man of this universe, and he is a great hero. You don't want to drive your friends to take risks, because that would make you feel guilty, and you lost to the fantasy that you would feel guilty."

"So you found me and used me to replace the former me, just because you learned by some method that I am no longer a hero. I have done many outrageous things and am a big demon king in the traditional sense."

"Driving a criminal to contribute to saving the universe is a win-win situation in your view. You don't have to deceive friends, don't have to hurt heroes, but you can get good results."

The Superior Iron Man leaned forward again until Shiler was pressed tightly against the wall behind him and raised his head.

"Even though I was once a hero, I saved countless people, until I became a victim of an accident."

"You are not a victim, you know you are not!" Shiler turned back and said angrily.

"But you didn't deny that I was once a hero."

Shiler took a deep breath and remained silent.

"You see what good things I have done, right?" The Superior Iron Man didn't care about Shiler's reaction at all. He stepped back again and spread his arms and said: "That was a great vision. I used a virus to make a whole city of people become the perfect version of themselves they dreamed of."

"That's not perfect at all, that's just a scam!" Shiler glared at him angrily and said: "The virus has a shelf life. You make people think they can become perfect, but in the end, you set an extremely high price for this perfection. You are harvesting them."

The Superior Iron Man knew that Shiler was referring to something he did in his original universe. He developed a new Extremis virus, causing a whole city of people to be infected with the virus, but this virus didn't cause disease or death, it just made people become perfect, possessing handsome looks, huge strength, and super memory.

But as Shiler said, this virus had a shelf life. Once the shelf life passed, people would still return to their original appearance. Then the Superior Iron Man began to publicly sell this virus, and ordinary people who couldn't accept the psychological gap scattered their wealth and abandoned their families to buy the virus that could make themselves perfect, leading to chaos in the city and wailing people.

"They have always been harvested." The Superior Iron Man's face cooled down and he said: "For the perfect self they fantasized about in their stupid brains, for their cowardice and laziness."

Discovering that Shiler's gaze fell on him again, a glimmer of light flashed in the Superior Iron Man's eyes, and he continued: "Taking shortcuts is human nature."

"In fact, everyone knows that through their own efforts, they can make themselves more perfect. Through fitness, they can make their bodies better. Through learning, they can master more knowledge. Then why don't they do it? Why choose my virus?"

"Because this doesn't require effort at all." The Superior Iron Man narrowed his eyes and said: "Without spending sweat and time, you can get the dream result. It's not that I seduced them, but the thought of getting something for nothing in their hearts."

"Is there no one with a firm will who refused my virus?" The Superior Iron Man spread his arms again and said: "If there really isn't, then their weak willpower is destined to be harvested by anyone. Their money is not here with me, but with other scammers."

Shiler was about to open his mouth to refute, but the Superior Iron Man interrupted him and said: "Do you think you have nothing to do with it? If it weren't for the research experience on the Extremis virus, I wouldn't have been able to make the zombie virus used to steal computing power, and I wouldn't have been able to save the universe you want to save."

The Superior Iron Man took a deep breath, tilted his head and said: "To be honest, what interest would a person like me have in saving the universe? If I had to choose, I would only choose to stay out of it."

"However, when you found me, I knew you had a unique talent that other idiots in this world don't have." The Superior Iron Man looked straight into Shiler's eyes and said: "Tell me what that is, Shiler..."

He took another half step forward. Shiler had almost no place to stand. He pressed tightly against the wall behind him, tried to turn his head away, and shook his head silently.

A glimmer of coldness flashed in the Superior Iron Man's eyes, but he covered it up well. He saw Shiler's lips move, but in the end, he didn't say anything, so he also licked his lips with some disappointment.

The Superior Iron Man stepped back a few steps, saw Shiler's obvious relaxation and slightly puzzled posture, revealed a smile and said: "Don't misunderstand, I won't use my kind who might exist in this world as a gun like you. This is just pure curiosity."

The expression on Shiler's face didn't change, and the Superior Iron Man knew he didn't trust this statement, but he felt that what he did today was enough, so he said: "I heard you are treating a royal family member of a certain interstellar civilization nearby?"

Shiler looked at him with some vigilance. The Superior Iron Man shook his head and said: "I said it, you must give me a chance to understand you, otherwise why should I work for you for free?"

"But the universe..."

"You knew I wasn't a hero when you found me. Do you think I would have any illusions about my awakening? If so, you might as well find the Iron Man of your universe."

A tangled expression flashed on Shiler's face, and the Superior Iron Man had already won. He took a step further to express his kindness and said: "Although I am not interested in saving the universe, I am curious about you. I said it, you have talents that those idiots don't have. I think you are a friend worth making."

Unexpectedly to the Superior Iron Man, Shiler revealed a shocked expression, seemingly quite surprised by the Superior Iron Man's evaluation.

The Superior Iron Man smiled in his heart and thought: lacking love and praise, not firm enough in stance, blurred self-boundaries, having secrets that cannot be easily told to any friend, and bearing huge pressure—a perfect prey.

And Shiler also smiled in his heart and thought: full of charm, full of focus, ruthless enough—a perfect hunter.

And he was catching a mouse. ===== CHAPTER 1868 =====