Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics Chapter 6081 - 5096: Fighter’s Fate (42)

At this point, Iron Man understood. In fact, he really has defeated many of Pepper’s suitors. Throughout history, there have always been people trying to take shortcuts. Pepper’s overall qualities are great, and there are many who want to ride on her wealth. Indeed, there are some who persistently pursue her, and Iron Man has to find ways to deal with them. On the flip side, Pepper has helped him handle quite a few troublesome lovers.

But after Pepper got married, these things indeed stopped. Maybe they still exist, but never reach Iron Man, given she has a legitimate husband. Moreover, after Pepper’s marriage, Iron Man truly only targets Happy, barely revisiting old grievances.

However, when Pamela is mentioned, Iron Man feels a bit guilty. He says, "Compared to Pamela, what advantages do I have?"

Iron Man truly hasn’t seen any advantages apart from technology. He is indeed arrogant, but not to the extent of utter blind lies. Pamela is evidently young and beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent, and has a good personality. She excels in both science and magic, and is about to achieve fame and fortune. Iron Man truly can’t see any weaknesses in her.

"First, her biggest weakness is that she’s not from this cosmos," says Shiller, as if stating a common knowledge, not some meticulously thought-out conclusion. "She can’t stay here forever; someday she’ll return to her cosmos. Once she leaves, what will happen to her technology? Who else in this world except you can maintain it?"

Iron Man suddenly has a revelation.

"Secondly, she is alone, starting from scratch. Without a foundation, one cannot spontaneously build an asset like Stark Group, even if one ascends rapidly; it would still take years. Pamela doesn’t mind, but can Pepper afford the delay? Isn’t she getting older?"

The more Iron Man listens, the brighter his eyes become. But just as he attempts to utter some foolish words again, Shiller promptly interrupts him and directly reveals his plan.

"What you need to do now is to leverage these two advantages to win over Pepper, then have Pepper persuade Pamela to cooperate with Stark Group, ensuring mutual victory."

"Wait, you’re confusing me." Iron Man quickly stops him, saying, "Pamela and I are competitors. Since I’m stronger than her in these aspects, shouldn’t I use them to defeat her?"

Shiller has already given up trying to change Iron Man’s nature, as he’s left with no alternative. He directly says, "If you think that’s feasible, go ahead and try. When the time comes, I’ll be the first to visit you in prison."

"Hey, wait, don’t go." Iron Man calls Shiller back. He’s not entirely forgetful; the last plan didn’t succeed, but there was at least room for maneuver. If he fails again this time, it truly would be tears behind bars.

After a series of unexpected events, Iron Man no longer has room for mistakes. So he doesn’t dare to gamble, deviating from Shiller’s instructions, instead improvising, risking landing himself in trouble. Thus, he can only be cautious.

"Explain in detail." Iron Man says again.

"I’ve finished." Shiller says, "Now you go find Pepper, relay to her the advantages I’ve analyzed for you, then have her persuade Pamela, isn’t that it?"

"But..." Iron Man pauses, "How do you know they’ll definitely be persuaded?"

"Because they have no other choice." Shiller sighs again, compelled to patiently explain once more.

"Pepper doesn’t want Stark Group to transform—not because she doesn’t value the fields of chemistry and biology—but because she doesn’t trust your business acumen and the business model you’ve proposed."

"But now, the application of Pamela’s technology visibly has great prospects; it’s a business model she acknowledges. If she brings this model to Stark Group, enabling the group to transform leveraging it, Pepper won’t oppose."

"Pepper is no longer young, starting anew is a last resort. If it’s possible not to abandon years of business operations, she would certainly not want to. And since Pamela’s business model is closely tied to the Rebirth Alliance, you cannot intervene; without the ruckus caused by you, Pepper would naturally be willing to return to Stark Group."

"And as Pamela is not from this cosmos, to profit in this cosmos, she must go through a reliable middleman. Pepper’s capability is good, but Stark Group’s influence is greater. And only through cooperation can they achieve the best results; she has no reason to refuse."

"As for you, if you cannot increase enough chips in your hand, this vibrant world will no longer relate to you. Thus, you must ensure not only not to interfere in the existing business model but continue researching Extremis Virus, coordinating with Pamela’s technology, operating under this business model, and achieve new heights."

"And even for subsequent technology maintenance, Pepper will certainly protect you to the end, and Pamela will speak for you, reducing the chances of the Rebirth Alliance arresting you forcefully—it would at most be home surveillance, which is the best outcome you can strive for. Understand?"

Iron Man dazes for a moment, snaps back, looking at Shiller, "Why do we happen to have no choice at this particular point in time?"

"You don’t need to care about that." Shiller shakes his head and says, "Just tell me if everyone ends up happy or not."

Iron Man narrows his eyes, but no matter his attitude, Shiller remains completely composed, as if he hadn’t done anything at all.