Rimuru had no idea how much of a stir her actions had caused in the Nine Realms and nurous dinsions.
Life for her hadn't changed much.
On television, news about the Abomination's battle in New York and the tily intervention of the Silver Armored War God and Iron Man was everywhere.
The major dia outlets this ti spared no praise, lavishing complints on both Rimuru and Iron Man.
Even The Daily Bugle, which loved to find fault, couldn't pick any nits!
Actually, this was quite easy to understand.
The U.S. also valued political correctness, in so aspects even more strictly than the Eastern powerhouse.
One could understand this by looking at the "blackwashing" trend in Hollywood blockbusters over the years.
The Abomination's attack on New York this ti had an impact no less severe than 9/11.
Politicians, news dia, and celebrity professors—each shrewder than the last—naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to cause trouble for themselves at this ti.
The military was left humiliated by the Abomination; although Lenny Ross took the bla, this couldn't hide the fact that the U.S. military's performance was terrible this ti.
However, the military's series of operations really opened Rimuru's eyes.
Despite the U.S. military's poor performance and battle failures, the U.S. military high command, with a stroke of the pen, heavily promoted the "monster threat theory."
Hulk and Abomination were both dragged out for public shaming, and Iron Man and Rimuru were also brought out for comparison.
After a series of argunts, they ca to a conclusion—a new era had arrived, and the United States faced unprecedented challenges and major threats.
In short, the U.S. military's weapons were becoming outdated and needed more research and developnt funds.
They say the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and the military actually succeeded; Congress directly approved nearly five billion U.S. dollars in funding!
This operation was simply astonishing!
Aside from Lenny Ross, who took the fall, the military saw significant personnel changes.
Clearly, this was another round of political maneuvering.
The winners advanced, the losers were out, but none of this had anything to do with Rimuru.
"We now interrupt with so unfortunate news: while Iron Man Tony Stark was battling the Abomination, Mr. Stark's Malibu coast villa was attacked by unidentified ard individuals."
On the screen, the scene shifted to the shattered ruins of the Malibu villa, reduced to rubble.
"The terrorists' target was the Iron Man suit; clearly, this was a very malicious, preditated terrorist attack. Fortunately, Mr. Stark had already designed an anti-hijacking system in the suit, and all the suits self-destructed, preventing them from being stolen by the terrorists."
"We strongly condemn the terrorists, and this station will continue to follow up on the subsequent investigation results."
Rimuru was startled by the news report.
Ard individuals went to steal Tony's suit while Tony was battling the Abomination?
That was too unscrupulous; being infamous for eternity would be an understatent!
Rimuru imdiately thought of HYDRA; HYDRA had been coveting Tony's suit for a long ti.
Senator Stern, who was at the hearing, was a hidden HYDRA mber.
Rimuru and Tony's relationship was still very good.
As a friend, when sothing happened to his ho, she should definitely go and see him!
After communicating with Pepper, Rimuru directly opened a portal to another one of Tony Stark's villas in California.
Although this villa didn't open directly onto the Pacific Ocean, the environnt was still very beautiful, and the villa's décor was exceptionally good.
When Rimuru arrived, Tony was listening to music and sipping wine, looking incredibly relaxed and carefree.
Rimuru was surprised; this was a bit different from what she had imagined!
His ho was bombed into ruins, and his beloved suits were almost stolen; didn't he care at all?
Any normal person would be extrely angry!
Sothing was off!
Seeing Rimuru erge from the fiery red portal, Tony Stark's eyes lit up.
"Is this a magic portal? It's truly amazing; don't close it yet, let study it!"
Tony Stark said, then began to analyze and study, quickly becoming completely imrsed.
Soon, he had built nurous models.
Tony's way of interpreting magic through science made Rimuru's eyes light up.
Did Tony have a talent for magic?
It's hard to say in the MCU Universe, but in a short comic called What If?, Tony Stark replaced Doctor Strange and beca the Sorcerer Supre.
This was a story that took place in the parallel universe Earth-9810, where Iron Man and Dr. Stephen Strange t by chance at a banquet. The two found common interests and quickly beca close friends who could talk about anything.
After the banquet, a drunk Tony insisted on dragging Strange for a drive, and then, unfortunately, they had a car accident. Dr. Stephen Strange broke both hands, ending his career as a doctor.
A guilt-ridden Tony vowed to heal Strange's hands. After trying all scientific thods without success, he unexpectedly learned of Kamar-Taj's existence.
So he took Strange to Kamar-Taj for treatnt, and as a result, he was appreciated by the Ancient One and beca the new Sorcerer Supre.
Soon after Tony beca Sorcerer Supre, Dormammu invaded Earth.
Tony invented an Iron Man suit that could cast magic intelligently, and then he piloted this suit to defeat Dormammu.
And Strange's hands, in the end, were still not healed!
Of course, this is a story from a parallel universe; in the MCU universe, it's hard to say.
Seeing Tony engrossed in his research, Rimuru smiled, feeling sowhat relieved.
Iron Man truly lives up to his na; no matter what difficulties he faces, they cannot defeat him!
This is perhaps the greatest quality of a true superhero!
Seeing the fine wine on the counter, Rimuru couldn't help but lick her lips. Tony was so rich; she thought he wouldn't mind if she tried a little!
Drinking Tony's treasured fine wine, Rimuru felt no heartache at all.
Pop!
The cork was opened, and Rimuru poured herself a glass.
She sipped it; the taste was indeed excellent!
As expected of Tony's collection—thumbs up!
Drinking from a glass was still too troubleso. Glug, glug, glug—Rimuru picked up the bottle and chugged it down.
Bottle after bottle, it was exhilarating!
Drinking wine casually—Tony's life was truly comfortable.
Half an hour later…
Tony Stark, who had built hundreds of models, had basically figured out the principle of teleportation.
But it was completely impossible for him to open a portal himself!
It was like knowing the principle of how an airplane flies doesn't an one can build an airplane.
Moreover, Tony always felt that opening a portal seed to be missing a dium—sothing like a key.
Coming back to his senses, Tony sniffed, and his expression suddenly changed.
When he saw Rimuru holding a wine bottle and drinking it like a beverage, especially when he saw the large pile of empty wine bottles beside Rimuru, Tony's face instantly contorted.
"NO! NO! NO!"
Tony was a lover of wine, and the red wines he treasured were all exquisite.
Many were even out of print, with only the last bottle remaining in the entire world.
The aning of collecting them was greater than drinking them; so bottles were even worth millions!
But now, Rimuru had drunk them all as if they were plain water.
The blow this dealt to Tony Stark was hundreds of tis more severe than his several defeats or his ho being stolen today.
"Rimuru, you little nace, I'm going to fight you!"
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