Lin Feng patted Tony’s shoulder heavily and said solemnly.
“Believe in yourself, Tony!”
Tony: ????
You think this is as simple as eating steak, believing in yourself.
“I… I’ll try,” Tony rolled his eyes and said with some difficulty.
Lin Feng chuckled.
Tony was cursed with knowledge.
Compound 5 shouldn’t be a problem for him, even if it wasn’t his specialty.
More importantly, Lin Feng didn’t trust anyone else with the research of this thing, let alone SHIELD.
Nick Fury, that old fox, was no conservative.
He wished he had more superpowered agents under his command.
“Never mind that, how are you getting along with the symbiote?” Lin Feng asked.
Hearing Lin Feng mention him, Venom poked his head out from behind Tony.
“Mr. Lin Feng!”
“Yo, little Venom, how have you been?” Lin Feng chuckled and gently stroked Venom’s head.
Venom was the offspring of Venom, so he was the son of Lin Feng’s little brother.
He was also considered Lin Feng’s junior.
“I’m doing great! I have endless chocolate and seafood!” Venom grinned, his somewhat frightening mouth stretching wide.
Clearly, Tony hadn’t mistreated his alien companion.
Tony, on the side, was displeased.
“Hehehe!”
“Venom, didn’t we agree that you couldn’t just pop your head out without my permission!”
Tony sent Venom a death glare.
“It’ll scare outsiders. I don’t want to see the news one day saying Tony Stark has become a devil.”
Imagine, the famous billionaire, playboy, and philanthropist Tony Stark, suddenly sprouting a monstrous head during a speech, what a “thrilling” scene that would be!
Venom writhed carelessly.
“Mr. Lin Feng isn’t an outsider! He knows I exist.”
“Oh! Yes, yes, you’re right.” Tony rolled his eyes.
“But you broke our agreement. Your chocolate portion today is halved!”
Venom’s joyful posture paused, and he slowly retreated back into Tony.
“You’re more devilish than I am, Tony!”
Lin Feng watched their performance with great amusement.
“It seems you’re getting along quite well.”
“It’s alright. No one can refuse the billionaire Tony Stark, not even an alien.” Tony spread his hands.
“Of course, if only he weren’t so scary-looking!”
With Venom’s monstrous villainous face, any ordinary person would have trouble accepting him.
After a bit of banter, Tony and Lin Feng sat down in the living room.
Tony, as usual, brought out a bottle of wine, and in his hand, he held a thick "book."
“When did you start reading books?” Lin Feng asked with a smile.
“This isn’t just any book, it’s an agreement,” Tony poured Lin Feng a glass of wine.
“Agreement?” Lin Feng took a sip of his wine.
“Yes.”
“I’ve picked up on some recent movements from the authorities.”
“Authorities?”
“What kind of movements from the authorities?” Lin Feng asked casually.
“Are they after your Iron Man suits again?”
“That’s too ambitious. You haven’t even fully understood the technology of the Mark 85, and they want it?”
Good heavens, that thick book, could it be the agreement authorizing Mark technology from Tony?
Those high-ranking officials who played dirty always lacked self-awareness.
They always hid their vampire-like actions behind the banner of righteousness and the people.
In the end, it was all for their own benefit.
Tony patted the book-like thick agreement in his hand, hesitating.
Finally, he handed it to Lin Feng.
“It’s not about that. Take a look.”
“What the heck is this?” Lin Feng took it suspiciously and opened it.
The first page made Lin Feng frown.
Superhuman Control Pre-Plan.
Lin Feng’s eyes flickered, a bad premonition striking him.
He quickly flipped through the pages, his expression growing uglier with each turn.
A pile of tedious official jargon, but Lin Feng understood.
Isn’t this the Sokovia Accords from Captain America: Civil War!
It was also the beginning of the Avengers’ disintegration.
As expected, the insatiable American authorities were trying to control superheroes.
What’s more, his name was on the agreement.
These bastards were setting their sights on him.
Lin Feng was just confused why this thing shouldn’t have appeared after Avengers: Age of Ultron.
After a brief moment of thought, Lin Feng had some guesses.
It was likely the consequence of his appearance causing a divergence in the plot.
The Mind Stone was already in Lin Feng’s hands.
Ultron would likely never be born, and neither would Vision.
So, it wasn’t strange that the Sokovia Accords were renamed the Superhuman Management Pre-Plan.
This, along with the plot of Guardians of the Galaxy happening earlier, could all be attributed to the worldline adjustment.
As for why this agreement appeared so early, Lin Feng had some speculations.
Perhaps the agreement in the original story was already decided, and it was just waiting for an opportune moment to be brought to the table.
In Avengers 2, the fall of Sokovia and the disasters caused by superheroes during missions brought this bill to the forefront.
These high-ranking officials really knew how to seize opportunities, squeezing through every crack.
They demanded that the Avengers accept the authorities’ control and act strictly according to the authorities’ requirements.
The initiation, progress, and conclusion of missions were to be led by the authorities.
And what made Lin Feng’s expression so grim was.
He himself hadn't joined the Avengers or SHIELD.
Yet, his name was on this agreement.
It was called "reducing civilian casualties" in name.
In reality, it was no different from a contract of servitude.
*Bang!*
Lin Feng couldn't bear to read any further, slamming it down on the table.
“They’re courting death!”
Seeing Lin Feng’s grim expression, Tony shrugged.
“I knew it…”
When he handed the agreement to Lin Feng, Tony had already guessed that it would definitely provoke Lin Feng’s anger.
This was also why he hesitated.
“Which bastard is leading this thing?”
“Secretary of State…”
“Blackie and them know about this too?” Lin Feng asked again.
“Ah… To be honest, I obtained this agreement through special means.”
“So, as of now, they don’t know about this matter.”
Tony gave a knowing smile, feeling no guilt whatsoever for hacking into the American systems.
Who knows what those high-ranking officials are up to every day.
I, Tony Stark, the protector of the world, just took a peek, it should be fine, right.