Kyle and Tony have changed into tuxedos, and brought Lucy and Pepper respectively, and at Howard's invitation, they came to the lakeside villa outside New York to enjoy dinner.
Chapter 500: Ant-Man, Pym Particles
The lakeside villa outside New York was purchased by Tony for his retirement at Howard's request.
Next to the two-story wooden villa are beautiful forest lakes with few houses around.
When Kyle came here in Tony's car, he couldn't believe it for a moment. A geek like Howard, who had built a technological defense building with garbage even on a wild planet in the Galactic Alliance, lived in such a simple house like ordinary people when he returned to Earth.
When Kyle entered the villa, he was even more surprised to see Howard sitting on an old man's chair in the hall, reading a book with reading glasses.
Howard now looked much older than he was four months ago. His hair was completely white, and his facial skin was dry and wrinkled, showing all the traces of vicissitudes carved by the knife of time.
Lucy covered her mouth in disbelief and blurted out, "Howard, why don't you use the Infinity Formula to slow down aging? You..."
"Lucy."
Kyle waved his hand in time, interrupting Lucy's words, and took a few steps forward alone, looking down at Howard sitting in the chair.
Although Howard looked like an 80-year-old man, he was still conscious and looked back at Kyle. He took off his reading glasses, put down the book he was studying, and said softly, "Master, you are here."
Kyle laughed and scolded, "Howard, you are getting old. Your brain is not working well. You didn't even use the infinite formula, nor did you ask me for your natural life span."
Howard smiled, knowing in his heart that the master of the family was omnipotent. Even if he wanted eternal life, the master of the family could do it.
But he doesn't need that kind of thing anymore.
"The head of the family."
Howard smiled and said, "In the past, I thought scientific research was everything to me, so I was always afraid that I would die one day and would no longer be able to conduct research and see the scientific fruits of future generations' wisdom. But it was not until I joined the Carl family and had Tony that I gradually realized the importance of family."
Howard paused and continued, "During those days of wandering in the starry sky, I saw the beauty of science. Now that my family is together, I have nothing to regret in my life. Tony has surpassed me and inherited Stark Industries. I can rest assured and enjoy my retirement."
At the door, Tony and Boz stood hand in hand, leaning against each other and looking at Howard happily.
"I see. If that's what you want, then I have nothing more to say."
Kyle nodded, respecting Howard's choice.
It can be seen that Howard is really tired. From the battlefields of World War II to the galactic battlefield, he has been silently contributing behind the scenes. There is nothing wrong with him quietly disappearing from the world now.
It's just that Kyle has fewer and fewer acquaintances of the same generation, which makes him feel a little lost. If one day, even Captain America Steve, Thor, and the Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One are no longer in the world, then perhaps the world will really be silent.
Howard raised his cloudy eyes, coughed lightly and said, "Tony, Boz, you guys go upstairs first and prepare dinner. I want to talk to the head of the Kyle family alone."
"Okay." Tony nodded immediately.
"Lucy, let's go upstairs together." Boz leaned over, took Lucy's arm, and said with a smile.
"Okay." Lucy obediently followed Boz and went up to the second floor with Tony, leaving the hall space for Howard and Kyle.
Kyle was not polite, and as if he was at home, he came to the sofa opposite the chair, crossed his legs and sat down, "If you have anything to say between you and me, just say it directly."
"good."
Howard nodded and got straight to the point: "Have you heard of Hank Pym?"
"Pim..." Kyle's eyes flashed with a light. He never thought that this name would come out of Howard's mouth.
Howard recalled the past and stated, "Hank is a very outstanding scientist, his wisdom is no less than mine. After you left Earth at the end of World War II, Hank Pym joined S.H.I.E.L.D. as a soldier and scientist, and worked under me for a period of time."
"He invented something that still astounds me today, and that I could never surpass even if I spent half a lifetime studying."
"What is that?" Kyle asked, pretending not to understand.
"Pym particles."
Howard took a deep breath and said, "It is an important technology that can expand and contract at will. Hank also mastered the method of controlling ants and used Pym technology to create the Ant-Man suit. He and his wife transformed into Ant-Man, the agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., to protect the safety of the world in the transition between the old century and the new century."
Kyle said calmly, "And then. As far as I know, there is no such thing as 'Ant-Man' in S.H.I.E.L.D."
"Yes. I found out only after I returned to Earth and asked someone to investigate."
Howard turned around slowly, took out a file bag from his back, took out a file and put it on the table. In front of him was an old man with white hair and glasses. "Hank Pym was killed in a special operation in 1975 after I left Earth. His wife became smaller and infiltrated the operation to prevent a nuclear weapon from exploding. Hank fell out with S.H.I.E.L.D. because of this, and hid the Pym technology he invented, so it has never been known to the public."
Kyle picked up Hank Pym's personal file and flipped through the pages. The content was similar to what he had asked Yutong to send people to investigate.
Howard continued, "Later, Hank opened a company called 'Pym Technologies', but he did not publicly explore the core technology of Pym particles. Instead, he invested in scientific and technological engineering. Until today, he has been retired for several years, and Pym particles have disappeared from the world for decades."
Kyle put down the file and looked at Howard. "You bring it up now because you want me to..."
Howard looked a little excited and said, "Master, Pym particles are a top-notch technological product that is no less than infinite energy, Iron Man suits, and artificial intelligence. If we can use Pym particle technology reasonably, we can definitely raise the current technological civilization to a higher level!"
Kyle nodded in agreement and squinted his eyes, saying, "I understand what you mean. If possible, it would be best to bring Hank Pym into the Carl family. Otherwise, at least we have to master the Pym particle technology."
Howard nodded solemnly. He felt a little indebted to Hank Pym and wanted to make up for it no matter what.
In fact.
Kyle had previously conducted a series of investigations and plans on Ant-Man and Pym's technology, but he focused his attention on Doctor Strange and Spider-Man first. It happened that the Asgard was attacked by the dark elves, so he had no time to take action.
But now, since Howard specifically mentioned that the matter in the Divine Realm had just been resolved, we could try to make actual contact with Ant-Man.
"Leave this to me."
Kyle smiled faintly, already having an idea in mind.
Chapter 501 Half Achievement
Three days later, at noon.
A stylish white vintage car drove into New York City from the suburbs, in the warm sunshine and breeze. After entering one of the main roads, it headed directly to the bustling city area where business buildings were clustered.
Pass the security booth checkpoint.
The old car braked and slowly stopped. As the window rolled down, an old man with a stern face was seen sitting in the driver's seat.
He was wearing a gentleman's suit and a pair of sunglasses, and he handed several documents to the examiner in an orderly manner.
The security guard looked down at the ID and immediately handed it over, "Hank Pym... Welcome back to New York, Mr. Pym."
"I'm not dead yet."
Hank Pym made a self-deprecating remark, took back his ID, and continued driving towards a certain address.
Just yesterday morning.
The chairman of Pym Technologies, who was managing Pym's company on behalf of Hank Pym, suddenly called him and said that the company had something important to announce. Even his daughter, who was a manager, asked him to return to the company.