While Lin Feng was busy saving the world, Tony was not idle either.
As soon as Lin Feng left, he couldn't wait to start dismantling.
First, he took apart two Predator spacecraft.
After all, smaller ships were more convenient for research.
As for the behemoth, Tony was working on a scanner to investigate its internal structure first.
Otherwise, this thing was too big, and if the wrong dismantling point was chosen, it could cause damage.
Dealing with the small ships didn't take much time.
Not much of the technology inside was usable.
Among them were some biotechnologies.
As for the Predator's equipment, Tony was a bit dismissive.
Whether it was melee weapons or laser cannons, Tony thought they were just so-so.
On Blue Star, they might be advanced weapons.
But in the hands of Teacher Tony, this thing was not much more advanced than a toy.
No problem, Tony considered his Iron Man suit a toy too!
Besides this, there were only some technologies that could be adapted.
However, the small ships were not without their good points.
After all, they were creations from another civilization, and they were bound to have things that Blue Star had not touched upon.
Among them, the metal spheres embedded in the spaceship seats caught Tony's attention.
After understanding what this sphere was, Tony decisively tried it out himself!
However, after using it, Tony suffered from insomnia…
His mood was very complicated!
The item was good, but… how to put it.
It was something akin to a dream constructor…
With its help, Tony entered a dream and met the Howard couple again!
Seeing that "irresponsible" father and his kind mother once more, Teacher Tony teared up on the spot…
The scene before him was incredibly familiar.
It was the last time the Howard couple left.
After that, the "car accident" happened.
All night long, Tony talked extensively with his parents…
His thoughts about little Morgan helped Tony understand his parents to some extent.
The usually proud Tony seemed to consciously put aside his proud facade in the dream.
This old man, without hesitation, shed tears in his dream.
When he woke up, Tony's pillow was also wet.
Taking a deep breath, crying at such an age, it was a good thing no one saw.
Oh wait, Stinger saw it all clearly!
Honestly, the scene he dreamt of was Tony's lifelong regret.
In reality, no matter how proud Teacher Tony always was.
He also had a vulnerable side.
In the dead of night, Tony had regretted countless times that his younger self had not communicated properly with his parents.
Logically, this dream should have helped Tony let go of this burden.
But the reality was the opposite.
Waking up, Tony felt even more melancholic…
After all, it was just a dream, not reality.
How he wished he could truly have a good conversation with his parents.
To tell them about his efforts over the years.
To tell them about his longing for his parents.
To tell them that in the future, there would be a granddaughter named Morgan…
Tony was in low spirits, and Stinger, being very perceptive, did not come out to mock Tony.
After a while, Tony, as if driven by a whim, picked up the communicator, attempting to contact Lin Feng…
Coincidentally, Lin Feng had just returned to Blue Star in the main universe!
Seeing the constantly flashing communicator, Lin Feng answered directly.
"Tony, don't tell me your research has made progress?" Lin Feng teased with a smile.
The time flow between the two worlds was basically the same, and Lin Feng had only been gone for two days.
But Lin Feng didn't believe that Tony could have accomplished anything significant in just two days.
However, very soon, Lin Feng sensed Tony's low mood.
"Lin, can you come over?"
Hearing Tony's somewhat dejected tone, Lin Feng was a bit bewildered.
What was this? Did he have a fight with Pepper?
Tony didn't want to say much on the phone, so Lin Feng had to fly to Stark Tower.
After all, he was his old friend, and Lin Feng, who liked to help others, intended to cheer up the old man.
Arriving at Stark Tower, Lin Feng saw Tony again.
Just as Lin Feng had sensed on the phone, Tony sat on the sofa with a troubled expression, lost in thought.
"What's wrong again?"
Lin Feng sat opposite Tony and asked.
"Did you upset Pepper again?"
Tony looked at Lin Feng with a complex expression.
Lin Feng felt a chill run down his spine.
Damn it, what was with that mournful look?
"Don't look at me like that!"
"It's like you're some kind of gay!"
Lin Feng quipped without hesitation.
If it were any other time, Tony would have retorted.
But now…
"I saw my parents…" Tony said.
Lin Feng: "???"
A completely bewildered expression.
What was he talking about?
He saw the Howard couple?
"Aren't your parents dead? Have they been resurrected?"
Of course, Lin Feng wouldn't say this.
"I dismantled the smaller spacecraft first."
Before Lin Feng could ask, Tony explained.
"As you know, smaller ones are easier to research."
"Even though it's only been two days, I've still found some things on a technical level that can be replicated."
"I won't go into detail with you."
Tony waved his hand, as if Lin Feng wouldn't understand if he explained too much.
"You just need to know that I found a device in it, and it's what allowed me to see my parents…"
Tony took out a round device, about half the size of his palm, from his pocket.
"It can create something like a dream."
"It allowed me to make up for my regrets."
Tony said with some emotion, "But, I know it's all fake…"
More high technology…
Lin Feng curled his lips.
He wasn't surprised that the Predator spacecraft would have such a device.
The ability to construct dreams could be used to heal psychological trauma.
Perhaps heartbroken Predators needed this thing?
But he wondered if Predators had females; Lin Feng hadn't seen any.
Speaking of which, did they reproduce sexually?
… Got off track.
"Is it similar to a Binary Reversal Construct?" Lin Feng asked casually.
Tony was taken aback.
"It seems like it…"
"But how do you know about the Binary Reversal Construct?"
This thing was still in Tony's technology database, not fully developed yet, and was currently just a concept.
Lin Feng curled his lips again.
How would I know?
I've seen it in movies!
Teacher Tony demonstrated this technology in Captain America: Civil War.
It recreated the scene of the Howard couple's last departure.
It gave Tony a chance to say "I love you."
But it was also fake, just not in a dream.
This small experiment was a money-burning machine, capable of forcibly deleting traumatic memories from the hippocampus.
For this small experiment alone, he spent 611 million.
Lin Feng remembered it vividly…