Chapter 38: Unknown Mage

"Come out, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Ling Zhan looked across vigilantly, holding a pen in his right hand.

“There doesn’t have to be such hostility.”

The voice was female, and the other person's figure gradually appeared, wearing a black cloak.

"who are you?"

"You are the Knight of the Ring."

"Ok?"

After hearing this, Ling Zhan became more alert and couldn't wait to take out the sword with his left hand.

"Don't worry, I'm the Master of the Rings."

"Why haven't I seen you?"

"New York State is so big, are you sure you can see me?"

"That's true. Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, that's true."

Ling Zhan put away the magic pen, revealing the soul steel sword in his hand.

"You are pursuing my goal, so I can give it to you."

"Oh?"

"I can give you a goal."

"That's not a problem. I've already dealt with the Ringmaster here. Instead, why don't you report the situation in New York to the Senate?"

"I am not a resident here. I have reported this to the police before, but there is no news."

“How long have you been in New York?”

"It's been two years."

"Well... okay, one more piece of news won't be a problem."

"Take this. I have made sufficient preparations to deal with that guy. Now that the Lord of the Rings Knight has intervened, it will be easier for the Lord of the Rings Knight to solve the problem."

"Row."

Ling Zhan took the wooden sign from the female sorceress, looked at it for a few seconds and put it away.

"That man just left. Goodbye, Knight of the Ring."

Without waiting for Ling Zhan to stay, the female mage disappeared into the darkness.

"Ou Yi, Ling Zhan, do you really believe her?"

"A ring wizard of unknown origin, I can't be too vigilant."

"Then what's the point of you taking her things?"

"I'll ask Li Xing to check it out then. Oh, and I want to expand the search area and search outside."

"Oh?"

"I'm wondering if there's a chance that the remaining aura here was left behind when he came here. Let's go check further out."

"Yeah, that makes sense, let's go."

Ling Zhan did not put the wooden sign directly into his pocket, but threw it into the system space.

Ling Zhan came to the scrap metal dump near the house.

"How about it?"

"Yes, but it's faded."

"It seems he came to see his family early, and we are late."

“I came back empty-handed this time too.”

"Oh, forget it, I have to go back first."

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On the 24th.

"Oh, my Russian friend, how is it going?"

Justin Hammer came to his factory to see how the Russian genius was doing.

Ivan lived in the factory, he didn't go anywhere, or so he should say.

At the moment, he himself can't go anywhere!

"Yeah, yeah, OK, very OK."

Ivan enjoyed showing his skills to Justin Hammer while biting a toothpick.

The robots in front of him followed the instructions in unison.

Spin, raise your hands, raise your feet, show your weapons, and salute.

"Oh, it's wonderful, my friend, it's really a masterpiece, you have made my pile of rubbish look brand new!"

Justin Hammer was delighted to see the success.

He bet on the right thing!

Tony Stark will pay the price for his pride and ego.

In the United States, there is not only Stark Enterprises, but also Hammer Industries.

Ivan directly improved Hammer's robot to almost perfection, at least beyond Hammer's expectations.

What the country wants is this kind of weapon that can be mass-produced, deployed immediately, highly mobile, and obey orders.

To put it bluntly, they actually want Tony Stark's Iron Man suit more.

However, they couldn't deal with Tony Stark, and they still lacked an excuse.

Of course, if he succeeds this time, he could replace Tony Stark's Iron Man suit, since his robots would be cheaper to build and would obey orders perfectly.

"Stark, Tony Stark, just wait and see."

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the other side.

"came back."

A man sat at a glass table with his back to the man in black.

"Yes, I went to warn him."

"That's not necessary, just add some ingredients."

"Do you have enough time?"

"For now... that's enough."

"What else do I need to do?"

"Guide him properly and don't let him be solved by the Golden Knights so quickly."

"Do you still want to help him?"

"Yes, I also want to see how capable the Golden Knight is."

"I understand, Master."

"Tomorrow, he will probably go to Tony Stark's place. Take him in and don't let anyone see him."

"You want to cause chaos, Tony Stark, he's conspicuous enough."

"Anyone who has the ability to hinder me must be eliminated. Just do it."

The man in black leaves.

"The Golden Knight is nothing. Once I complete that ritual, I will be invincible!"

The man savored the bright red wine in the goblet carefully.

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"How about it?"

"It looks fine on the surface, but there is something wrong with it."

Ling Zhan returned home and gave the wooden sign to Li Xing, asking her to check it.

"This thing has a magic circle inside, and it is also filled with a lot of demonic energy."

"As expected..."

"Where did you get it?"

Ling Zhan told Li Xing about his encounter with the female mage.

"How do you know that there is something wrong with the other party?"

"Ahahahaha, don't worry about this. I have my own way."

Seeing Ling Zhan laughing, Li Xing didn't ask any more questions.

"Take this."

Li Xing threw a wooden sign of the same size to Ling Zhan.

"This is for tracking Hola. Once we finish attending your friend's party tomorrow, I have to track him down. We can't wait too long."

"OK."

"By the way, I also added a defensive formation on it, which can play a certain role at a critical moment."

"Thoughtful."

Ling Zhan gave a thumbs up in appreciation.

Li Xing smiled and said, "Of course."

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"Pepper, tomorrow is my birthday, how are you preparing?"

"I've sent out invitations to everyone who should be invited. Tony, what do you think? I feel like you've changed, but you haven't changed at the same time."

"Of course I've changed, Pepper. I'm Iron Man. Of course I've changed. I've become more righteous. I wear the iron suit to maintain order and justice!"

"Okay, you're doing dangerous things, you know that."

"But what I did was good, and it can atone for what I did before."

"That's not your fault..."

"In short, choosing you as the CEO of Stark Corporation is the right choice."

"And, Tony, I have so much to tell you, all about you. The Expo, the Expo is a complete waste of time."

"Nothing concerns me more than the Fair."

"The Expo... it's just your vanity..."

"Pepper, I won't do anything meaningless, believe me. Also, I thought there would be legal problems, but I can designate my successor, Pepper, your abilities are perfect for it."

Tony Stark changed the subject and poured two glasses of champagne, one for him and one for Pepper.

Two people drink together.

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night.

"call……"

The wind is a bit strong tonight.

The man in the suit put on a cape. He tugged at his collar and sorted out some things.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow will do, Tony Stark, you'll like my surprise."

"Can you get in?"

"Please notify me every time you come."

"Coming and going without a trace is my characteristic."

"I'll pretend to be a performer and sneak in."