Following Hulk's figure, Andy quickly flew to an abandoned residential area in a desertified zone.
The area was desolate, without a single green plant, only broken walls and ruins.
Hulk stopped in front of a house, staring blankly at it.
Andy didn't know why Hulk stopped in this place. He circled in the sky on his dragon, wanting to see Hulk's next move.
Unfortunately, the arrival of a thermobaric bomb interrupted Hulk's actions. The thermobaric bomb was extremely powerful, destroying all nearby abandoned houses the moment it exploded.
The house fragments carried by the explosion's Impact scattered, and the fragments, propelled by the extremely fast Impact, were like sharp blades.
Hulk, standing at the edge of the explosion's center, was hit by countless fragments, and for the first time, a wound appeared on his chest.
The pain made Hulk look at his wound; dark muscle tissue was exposed beneath his green skin.
He reached out to touch it, but his self-healing ability was too strong. The wound rapidly healed at a visible speed, returning to its original state in just two or three breaths.
Looking at the house, which had been bombed into ruins, Hulk turned and roared at the sky, only to see the dragon circling above.
He picked up a piece of concrete from the ground and threw it forcefully at the dragon. The concrete made a whistling, oppressive sound as it flew through the air.
Hulk's action startled Andy. He hadn't expected Hulk to discover him. He patted the dragon's neck, intending to dodge, but the dragon didn't move. Instead, it condensed a ball of Fire in its mouth.
The fireball was spat out by the dragon and collided with the concrete in the air. An explosion occurred, instantly filling the sky with dust.
Just as Hulk was about to continue attacking the dragon, a loud bang in the sky caught his attention—five cluster bombs detonated in the air.
Countless small bombs flew out from the cluster bomb's exploding mother bomb, enveloping Hulk. An explosion erupted, and Hulk's figure was obscured by the smoke and dust caused by the blast.
A gentle breeze blew, slowly dispersing the dust on the ground. Once the dust completely cleared, Andy suddenly realized that Hulk, who had been on the ground, had disappeared.
He searched around but still couldn't find any trace of Hulk nearby, so he gave up searching and rode the dragon towards New York.
He had to figure out how to explain to Tina what he had experienced in Los Angeles.
Andy would never forget the day he went to a month-long closed scientific discussion conference but forgot to inform Tina.
After more than ten days with no trace, she thought he had been kidnapped. As they were intensely discussing, a large group of Police burst in and surrounded them.
Andy had no choice but to explain to the Police that he was attending a closed conference and had not been kidnapped.
This misunderstanding caused Andy's parents to nag him for a long time, telling him to always inform Tina of his whereabouts so she wouldn't worry.
When he left, he had told Tina that he would be in Los Angeles for a while, originally thinking it was just to collect some python samples.
He never imagined he would experience so many things in Los Angeles—pythons turning into dragons, monsters attacking the city. These sudden events caught him off guard, and he had no time to inform Tina.
Although he had now brought Bragi's bones back, achieving his goal of going to Los Angeles.
However, he still needed to thoroughly explain the convoluted events to Tina, otherwise, his next few days would be very difficult.
The dragon quickly carried Andy back to the Orokin Technology laboratory.
The other two dragons there were obediently standing in place, showing no signs of leaving.
He gently patted the dragon's neck and jumped off its back.
Rubbing his butt, which was a bit sore from the dragon, Andy decided to follow General Ross's suggestion and equip them with saddles. Riding a dragon for a long time was indeed very uncomfortable.
Just as Andy was rubbing his butt and sitting on the sofa, his phone rang—it was Tina.
"Where are you? Pepper wants to talk to you about a collaboration. We're waiting for you in the conference room."
Tina had just run into Pepper on her way back. She and Pepper had been good friends for a long time; they were best friends from school.
It was just that Stark Industries and Orokin Technology usually had no business dealings, so they didn't see each other often. They usually went out together for relaxation in private.
She had never imagined that a weapons company like Stark Industries would one day have business dealings with Orokin Technology.
Tina was curious about this. From her understanding of Tony Stark, this super genius looked down on every other scientist.
To other scientists, a trophy represented the highest honor, but in the eyes of Tony Stark, this super genius, it was not even as important as a hamburger.
Such an arrogant man, who disdained everything, would actually send his executive assistant to Orokin Technology to discuss cooperation.
Tina's notification made Andy feel strange. He, of course, knew who Pepper was.
But why would Tony Stark send her to him to discuss cooperation? And he didn't seem to have anything that could be collaborated on with Stark Industries.
He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out the key.
In the conference room,
Tina and Pepper were chatting happily. It had been a long time since they last met, about half a year ago.
The conference room door opened, and Andy pushed it open, entering and smiling at the two ladies in the room.
"Long time no see, Miss Pepper! Tina said you had something to discuss with me."
This wasn't his first time seeing Pepper. Previously, Tony Stark always refused to go to award ceremonies to collect his trophies, and it was always Pepper who appeared in time to spare the host embarrassment.
Pepper smiled and nodded, taking out a contract from a folder and handing it to Andy for review.
It was about the authorized use of Andy's energy device. This contract made Andy realize that this was what Stark Industries wanted to collaborate on.
Regarding the energy device, Tony Stark could use it freely himself, but it absolutely could not be used for profit.
This was their unspoken agreement, just as Andy could use the fuel cells created by Tony Stark without any burden, Tony Stark could also use Andy's energy device without burden.
However, when Tony Stark wanted to apply the energy device to Stark Industries' cold fusion reactor, the nature of the situation changed.
Because that cold fusion reactor provided energy for the entire Stark Industries campus, improving energy efficiency meant saving costs. He needed Andy's authorization to use the energy device to save costs.
In the authorization contract he held, Tony Stark was willing to pay 1 billion for 20 years of usage rights for the energy device.
Shaking his head, Andy rejected the terms of the contract. It wasn't that the terms weren't generous enough, but rather that he also needed Tony Stark's authorization, so such terms were unnecessary.
"Miss Pepper, I agree to authorize Stark Industries to use the energy device, but such generous terms are not necessary."
Pepper was confused by Andy's words. What did he mean by "such generous terms are not necessary"? Negotiations for cooperation always involved asking for more terms, never for fewer.
Seeing Pepper's confusion, Andy explained:
"Perhaps you don't know, but Tony Stark and I exchanged some technology at the science summit. I exchanged the energy device for his fuel cells.
Like Tony Stark, I also need to use his technology to make money and profit, but I just haven't had the chance to request authorization from Stark Industries yet.
Since you're here to seek authorization from me, we might as well resolve what I need at the same time."
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