October

Sonia took a shower, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and hurried to the temple.

Thus, Harvey’s daily life on Xandar gained another pastime besides eating, drinking, and having fun every day.

Whenever Sonia was temporarily free, the two of them would head to a private deserted island and compete.

Time flew by, and more than three months passed in the blink of an eye. It was now October.

Tony’s gravity device was delivered successfully, and after the client inspected and accepted it, they transferred the remaining payment.

After taxes, there were still 720 million left.

Tony only took 120 million of it, intending to use it later to purchase various models of spacecraft for research, while setting some aside for his daily food and drink expenses.

The remaining 240 million he was entitled to was returned to Harvey as repayment.

Previously, he had been eating and drinking at public expense, and he had also been staying in Harvey’s villa.

So Tony knew very well that he already owed Harvey plenty, and he had kept careful count of it all.

Tony had now been in space for ten months, with two months remaining before he returned home.

In just ten short months, Tony had acquired a great deal of knowledge.

He had also delved deeply into nanotechnology, though he was temporarily unable to apply it to his armor.

However, he was not in a hurry. Developing nanotech armor was only a matter of time.

His greatest gains over the past nine-plus months came in four areas.

The first was forming deep friendships with many members of the Void Cult.

Especially Renoli, the Precognitor, Kyle, and Lacey.

If he ever ran into trouble in the future, they would definitely come if he asked them for help.

The second was discovering that Void Power truly was something mysterious that could enhance all kinds of materials.

However, it had one drawback: anything enhanced by Void Power lost durability and would shatter after only ten minutes of combat.

Even if it was not used, after sitting for around ten days to half a month, the enhanced material would automatically shatter.

Tony had yet to determine whether the material bearing the Void Power was simply too weak or whether there was some other reason.

Still, his Iron Man armor could also be enhanced with Void Power to temporarily gain more powerful performance.

He named that state Void Mode.

However, the performance of his Iron Man armor, already upgraded to its forty-fifth generation, was enough to handle many enemies.

So he normally had no need to use Void Mode, and he was not too worried about burning through money like crazy.

The third was that he had begun moving toward financial freedom in space.

As long as another year or two passed, he would definitely have enough money to transport large quantities of materials and elements scarce on Earth back home.

The fourth was that, after Renoli and the others’ special training, his control over his own strength had become far more precise.

Even without Iron Man armor, Tony’s combat ability was extremely formidable.

It could be said that his plan was progressing smoothly, moving toward the goals he had set before coming to space.

However, whenever he thought about how, after returning to Earth, he would have to tighten his belt and constantly wear Iron Man armor whenever he showed himself in public, Tony could not help feeling depressed. If only he knew Void magic like Harvey did, so he could disguise himself and change his appearance for easier movement.

For that reason, he had actually asked Harvey for help, but Harvey said Tony’s control over Void Power was too terrible. Even if he wanted to teach him, he could not.

Still, the thought that hiding his identity would only be temporary made Tony feel less depressed.

"Mr. Tony, a new order has come in."

"This time, the total is 2.4 billion. They have already transferred a 1.2 billion deposit."

"I heard that you seem to be returning to Earth in two months?"

"If you are away by then, will you still be able to complete the final procedures?"

That day, Sonia contacted Tony on her own initiative.

A month had passed since Mr. Tony delivered the goods.

After conducting all kinds of tests, the client had nothing but praise for the gravity device Mr. Tony had made.

Not only could it allow a medium-sized warship to have different gravity settings in different areas.

It could also automatically adjust gravity according to its surroundings. Most importantly, it could generate a gravity field directly around the warship’s environment.

It could help a warship accelerate and decelerate with greater precision. It could be called the culmination of gravity devices.

If one wanted to purchase a gravity device of this level, it would cost at least eight to ten million, and one would have to curry favor with the company making it just to have a chance of buying one.

Yet the gravity devices made by Tony Stark were fully featured and inexpensive. More importantly, his attitude was not arrogant in the slightest. Once an order was placed, the production period was very short, and there was no shoddy work passed off to fool customers.

Unlike when they bought from others before, where even after they were willing to make payment, the other side would still drag their feet and delay delivery.

Sometimes, there were even defective products, and they could not complain. If they did, the other party would refuse to sell to them.

"Of course. I just need to make a dedicated AI to handle the subsequent processes."

Hearing this, Tony looked up at Sonia and nodded.

Since he was returning to Earth, he naturally intended to take Jarvis back with him. He could not leave Jarvis here.

"How long will you be gone?"

"I’ll make a note of the time. If it will be a while, I’ll prepare an itemized list for you to review."

"Once you confirm that the accounts are correct, I’ll transfer the payment to you."

Sonia explained.

"I’m not sure yet, but I’ll probably be there for at least a few months."

"As for the itemized list, you don’t need to worry about it. You’re Kassadin’s butler, so I trust you."

Tony said with a smile.

As for when exactly he would return to space, he would still have to see what Pepper thought.

But after being apart for a year, Pepper would definitely want him to stay with her for a while before she was willing to let him leave again.

"Even if Mr. Tony trusts me, this is a matter of work."

"And the amount involved is not small, so it is better to keep things clearly separated."

Sonia slightly shook her head, speaking with a serious expression.

"Fine. I’ll review the list before we settle the accounts."

Seeing Sonia’s serious demeanor, Tony glanced at Harvey. When he saw that Harvey had no reaction, he could only nod.

"Kassadin, will you take a trip to Earth when the time comes?"

Tony then looked at Harvey and asked.

He said "go" rather than "return" because no one in the Void Cult knew where Kassadin truly came from.

Naturally, he would not make such a basic mistake in conversation.

"Mm. I’ll probably go over and have some fun then."

Harvey nodded.

2011 was when Captain America awakened, and it was also close to the first gathering in Avengers One. How could he not return?

Hearing that Mr. Kassadin was going to Earth, Sonia knew that he would also be leaving for a while. Though she felt somewhat reluctant, she did not say anything.

The fourth update is here. Chapter 126 is under review; it was not intentionally skipped. It should be released tomorrow.