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Chapter 118: Creating the New Element!
January 5, 2022
in Phantom Kid in the World of American Comics
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“I do know how to cure your palladium poisoning, but I cannot make the cure.”
Mathison said slowly, leaving Tony in shock.
“However, I am pretty sure you can.”
“Tell me how to make it then!”
Tony said eagerly.
“Take it easy, Mr. Stark.”
Mathison smiled and told Tony not to get too excited.
“I can tell you how to survive, but first, I need to know how you found me this time. When I reflect on myself, I think that it’s impossible to detect a flaw in my disguise.”
With Tony’s feedback, Mathison can make sure to be better in the future.
“Pfff”
Right after Mathison requested, Tony suddenly laughed.
“In fact, we did not guess who you would be disguised as.”
Batman helped Tony answer.
“What does that mean?”
Mathison asked with a frown on his face.
“We just discussed that there are only a few people on the top of the building where the Mountain of Light is located. Based on that, the only ones most likely to be Phantom Kid are Pepper, Happy, and George. You are probably one of them.”
“Another possibility is that you are not at the fair at all.”
Tony gave his reasoning.
“As you said just now, there aren’t any flaws in your disguise. We can’t be sure who you disguised as. In fact, I thought you were pretending to be Pepper again.”
“Then how did you suspect me?”
“We didn’t doubt you.”
Batman and Iron Man were synchronously double acting. One says a sentence and the other would continue, exposing Kid’s plans.
“We did not suspect you alone. In fact, a few minutes ago, we tested Pepper and Happy to confirm that they were not Phantom Kid.”
“Even so we couldn’t know whether that was you seconds ago, we tried to trick you into confessing.”
“So, if I had insisted on denying that I knew nothing about the palladium poisoning, you guys wouldn’t have actually known that I was disguised as George?”
Mathison said with an odd expression.
ÂŤIs this a trap? Good Lord! These two are indeed great actors. They have only been performing an act just now.Âť
“Yes, that’s it! Now, can you tell me how to cure these green tattooed lines on me?”
Tony pulled down his collar, and green fine lines appeared in his throat.
“Actually, the cure for palladium poisoning is very simple, you just need to stop using the element palladium.”
Mathison said calmly.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Tony’s expectant eyes became disappointed.
“I thought you would say some eye-opening method, but I didn’t expect you to actually know nothing.”
“I can not give up the use of the palladium element, because I am Iron Man.”
“It’s simple, you just need to find a substitute for palladium.”
Mathison took it for granted.
The disappointment on Tony’s face grew heavier and heavier.
“Do you think I don’t know the method you are talking about? I have tried all the known elements, and there is no element that can replace palladium… Forget it, you won’t be able to understand.”
“I’m really crazy to believe that a thief would know how to solve a problem that no modern medical chemistry has been able to solve.”
Tony rubbed his forehead and sighed.
“Since all the known elements do not work, why don’t you try the unknown elements?”
There was a gleam in Mathison’s eyes.
“Let’s say you can create a new element.”
Tony couldn’t fathom this statement at first. How could he, artificially, create a new element, how can he be sure whether it would work or not, and where can he even find the theoretical basis for it?
If Tony really wants to create a new element, it is necessary to establish a complete and correct theoretical system, and then put it into experiments. How could he design the element structure and hit the particles so that they can perfectly form a well-designed structure?
It will take several years to complete this set of procedures… or even a lifetime.
Tony does not have much time to study it all!
Unlike him, Batman’s first reaction is to frantically think about the feasibility of creating a new element, and what changes it will bring to the world after it appears.
Mathison didn’t want to explain anymore, after all, he really didn’t understand how the theoretical basis for creating a new element came from.
“Mr. Stark, your father actually left you a huge fortune, but you never knew it.”
Mathison reached out and lowered his top hat.
“As early as decades ago, Howard began to study how to create new elements. He even designed the structure of the new elements. It was just that he could not complete his experiments with the industrial foundation at that time, so everything stayed at a theoretical level.”
“How do you know this? I have never heard of him revealing these studies.”
Tony seriously doubted whether he was Howard’s biological son or not, and why others knew more about his father than he did.
Ivan Vanko, Coulson, Phantom Kid…
“The way I knew it is not important. What is important is who owns the secrets of Howard’s research on new elements, and who keeps his research results private…”
Mathison smiled slightly and said.
“Who is this person?”
Tony blurted out.
“You should have seen Coulson, why haven’t you asked him?”
After saying this, Mathison was suddenly shrouded in a cloud of smoke and disappeared in place.
“Aren’t you going to chase him?”
Tony asked.
“No need.”
Batman responded, removing a small box from his multifunctional belt.
“You will need this before unravelling the truth about the new elements.”
Three small syringes were in the box, they were filled with transparent liquid.
“What is this?”
Tony didn’t take it, he kept looking at Batman, then asked.
“Lithium dioxide can temporarily suppress your symptoms of palladium poisoning via a neck injection. These can enable you to live for half a month. This span should be enough for you to heal yourself.”
Batman placed the box on the floor in front of Tony.
“Ah, I almost forgot that you don’t like to take things from others.”
Tony didn’t say much, he directly took the syringe and stabbed it into his neck.
After injecting the lithium dioxide into his body, Tony’s condition really improved, and the green blood streak spreading to his throat retracted into his chest at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.
“This stuff is good, it works much better than my vegetable juice.”
Tony praised.
“Ivan Vanko is almost here.”
Batman clicked on the wristband of his left arm, and a display popped out, showing the time left for Vanko to arrive; it was accurate to the microseconds’ level.
With a bang, Tony closed his helmet and flew into the sky to observe where Ivan would come from.
Batman climbed to the top of the building and looked around.
Alfred was patrolling the sky over the fair in the Batwing.
The two were poised and waiting for the final battle