harleyscars Chapter 54 Cough Syrup? Pepper Potts' Shock!
Chapter 54 Cough Syrup? Pepper Potts' Shock!
Chapter 54 Cough Syrup? Pepper Potts' Shock!
Nighttime at the cliffside villa.
A bright silver Bugatti Veyron, amidst a cloud of dust, came to a steady stop in the parking lot.
"Horn's here? Haven't had dinner yet? Happy just bought some pizza, come and eat some while it's hot."
As Horn got out of the car and entered the villa, Pepper Potts, who had heard the car, came up to him with a box of pizza.
That's not an ordinary pizza; it's the most famous pizza in California. You usually need to make a reservation in advance to buy it, otherwise you'll have to wait in line for several hours.
Not for any other reason than that the pizza tasted absolutely amazing, and there were many different flavors. Even Horn, who was used to eating Chinese cuisine before his transmigration, couldn't help but give it a thumbs up after trying it.
Of course, if we really compare it to Chinese cuisine, we can only say that any one of the eight major cuisines would easily beat it.
"It's so late, Pepper hasn't rested yet."
Horn didn't stand on ceremony and stepped forward to pick up a piece.
"No, there are some documents that need to be processed. You know, Tony suddenly announced the closure of the weapons department, which has caused chaos in the company these past few days. We not only need to control public opinion, but also deal with a lot of breach of contract issues."
Pepper Potts shook his head, turned around and put down the pizza box, then went to pour water for Horn, as if afraid he would choke.
"Breach of contract issue?"
Horn was aware of the issue of public opinion.
Major newspapers and news channels are pessimistic about Stark Industries closing its weapons division, believing that Stark Industries, which made its fortune by manufacturing various advanced weapons technologies, ceasing to manufacture weapons is like KFC ceasing to sell hamburgers or Pizza Hut ceasing to sell pizzas.
It could be said that this behavior was not a concern for Horn, who knew the inside story and was involved in Tony's subsequent plans. However, to outsiders, it was an incomprehensible act of madness, almost tantamount to suicide.
This is also the main reason why Stark Industries' stock has plummeted in recent days.
Horn hadn't considered the issue of breach of contract. Such a large company could shut down its weapons department so easily. The materials purchased from the factories that had previously signed contracts would certainly be unusable, and the signed orders, whether from domestic or foreign sources, would also be impossible to deliver. Breach of contract was therefore inevitable.
This naturally leads to a series of problems.
"Sister Pepper, Tony is so lucky to have you, otherwise he wouldn't even have time to eat, let alone do his research."
Having figured it out, Horn couldn't help but sigh.
"Well, this is what I should do, and I fully support his decision."
Pepper Potts waved his hand casually, looking relaxed. "Here, have some water."
"Sister Pepper, please drink this."
Horn didn't rush to take the water glass. Instead, he flipped his hand and took out a bottle of [Basic Physique Enhancement Agent] from his spatial ring and handed it to Pepper.
"What is this? It looks so much like cough syrup for babies!"
With curiosity in her eyes, she held the enhancer up to the light, looking at the blue liquid in the bottle, and asked a question.
"You'll know once you drink it."
With a mysterious smile on his lips, Horn didn't offer any further explanation, but simply took the water glass from her hand.
"Making it all so mysterious."
Pepper trusted Horn completely, and without hesitation, she opened the bottle and drank it.
"It tastes like sugar water, sweet."
Feeling the liquid melt in her mouth and slide down her esophagus, Pepper smacked her lips, savoring it as if drinking red wine.
Just when she thought it was just an ordinary bottle of sugar water, a warm current suddenly surged in her stomach. Then, to her surprise, she found that the warm current seemed to come alive and rushed to every corner of her body.
"It's so hot—"
In an instant, an unbearable heat appeared. She felt as if her skin and bones were being roasted over a fire. Wisps of heat were expelled from the open pores all over her body, and sweat quickly covered her forehead and back. Her heart was also beating at an alarming rate.
Seeing that Pepper was unsteady on her feet and about to fall, Horn quickly went over to help her to sit down on the sofa, explaining, "It's normal to be hot, don't worry, it will pass soon."
Pepper didn't understand, but she still gritted her teeth and nodded.
"Um."
Indeed, as Horn said, the burning sensation throughout his body lasted only about a minute before gradually subsiding, at which point a feeling of exhilaration and lightness emerged.
What surprised her even more was that she felt a huge change in her own strength, even feeling that she could kill a bull with one punch. Not only that, the world in front of her became clearer, and the sounds she heard became more detailed.
She had never experienced this feeling before; it was as if a door to a new world had been opened for her, allowing her to see another side of this world.
"How could this be?! Did you just give me a super soldier potion? But according to the records, its effect on picking up objects shouldn't be this exaggerated!"
Pepper Potts subconsciously clenched his fist, then paced around the living room twice, increasingly shocked by the changes in his body.
"Yes, the effect is similar, but the effect is more than twice as good, and there are no side effects. It won't make your body bulky; it will only make your body lines more perfect and your skin more delicate."
Horn nodded and gave a brief introduction, stating that there was no need to hide anything about the effects of the potion.
"Wow, that's amazing!"
Pepper Potts' mouth dropped open in surprise, then she looked somewhat regretful. "This gift is too precious. Why didn't you keep it for yourself? Giving it to me is such a waste!"
If she had known that the blue potion had such powerful effects, she would never have been willing to use it, much less accept such a gift.
After all, she knew all too well how precious the "Super Soldier Serum" was, not to mention that its effects far surpassed those of the "Super Soldier Serum".
"How can you say it's a waste? Pepper's safety is very important to me. As long as you're safe, any price is worth it."
Horn quickly corrected her thinking, walked forward with a serious expression, and stared at Pepper, saying something that seemed agreeable.
"Thank you, Horn."
Pepper Potts was touched and stopped being coy, nodding her thanks. But then she worried, "But even if we were to use this kind of medicine, it should be given to Tony first. His safety is more important."
In her view, Tony, who had experienced a kidnapping, needed the medication to enhance his self-protection ability more than she did, since a kidnapping once could very well happen again.
At the same time, compared to Tony, she is at most Tony's assistant and doesn't have to worry about being targeted by people with ulterior motives, while Tony is a different story.
"Don't worry, I still have another bottle."
As if afraid Pepper wouldn't believe him, Horn took out another bottle of "Primary Physique Enhancement Agent" from his "Space Ring".
"That's good."
Pepper breathed a sigh of relief. "Then hurry up and send it to Tony."
"Okay, you take your time to adjust, I'm going to chat with my brother for a bit."
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Horn nodded and walked towards the underground research lab.
Using his Observation Haki, he had already sensed that the other party was seemingly having Jarvis control the mechanical arm to help him disassemble the damaged Mark armor.