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"How long will it take to complete?"
George's eyes brightened instantly. He had only wanted to try his luck, but he hadn't expected there to be any hope.
"Two minutes, what size and color do you need?"
Tony asked.
With his workshop's machines, even the complex Mark armor would only take five hours to produce, and a simple alloy wooden stick would take just a couple of minutes.
George thought for a moment and then said:
"If possible, let's try this..."
"Hmm... It's not difficult, but it may take some extra time."
Hearing George's request, Tony thought for a moment before replying.
In fact, George's request was very simple. Since it was impossible to use alloy to amplify magic, it could only save time in casting spells. Therefore, there was no need to deliberately make it into a small wooden stick shape.
If it's convenient, he can make a ring-shaped magic wand. It's more convenient to carry.
And another one shaped like a sword, which can be used as a wand and, if necessary, can also be controlled by magnetism to deliver a sword strike to the opponent.
Finally, make a huge and thick super mangalina, when the magic giant cannot take the ring because his body grows larger. It can also be used to cast spells and hold it to swing in close combat.
There's no way around it; he can't find suitable materials to make a wand. Otherwise, a small wooden wand would be the most appropriate, as it is the best form developed through thousands of years of wizard research, with the most mature technology and capable of maximizing the power of magic.
Now he has to make do with the second best option.
During the time when various wands were being made, George asked Tony:
"How do you plan to deal with Obadiah?"
"We need to first find evidence of Obadiah's crime. However, he has already teamed up with the board of directors to temporarily suspend my position, and I am unable to enter Stark Tower."
So I just notified my assistant, and she will go to my office at the company shortly to hack into the company's system and copy all the shipping manifests. That should definitely find Obadiah's incriminating evidence.
"Once it is confirmed that he will sell weapons to terrorists, then he will have to spend the rest of his life in prison."
Tony confidently offered his solution.
After hearing this, George nodded, agreeing that it was a good idea. He turned to look at Wolverine:
"Logan, have you ever been a bodyguard before? If you have, then you will follow Tony's assistant and be responsible for her safety."
"Bodyguard? I've done it too many times. I still remember protecting a miss once, only to get into bed with her, and her father chasing me for an entire year."
Wolverine smoked a cigar, reminiscing about his youthful days.
Upon hearing this, Tony's face immediately froze, turning to George and saying:
"I think, perhaps you could take a trip to protect my assistant."
"I... I'm not a problem."
George thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
He was not worried about Wolverine causing trouble with Pepper, but he was concerned that Wolverine's face is still very recognizable to some people, such as the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
And since Wolverine can sometimes be impulsive and might cause a big stir, it's safer to have him stay away.
Shortly after, Pepper arrived at the mansion, George obtained the newly made alloy ring, and he used X-Man's hair as the wand core using a spell to fuse it in. Then he began making a modified version of the wand.
"Flare dimension!"
Putting the finished alloy ring on his finger, he then recited a spell and pointed at the wastebasket next to him. Instantly, the wastebasket turned into a small cat, meowing loudly.
"The magical effects have no amplification, but thankfully, the casting speed is not much worse than a normal wand. It has also achieved the expected results."
"Tony... Ah... Are you sure your friend is really a magician?"
Pepper and Tony just left the room and happened to see George transform the wastebasket into a small cat with a transformation spell.
Tony also stunned for a moment, then explained:
"Well... You know, a magician's tricks usually seem impossible, like the ones that turn doves into something else. He is more into turning things into cats. So just keep him with you, and in case of danger, he can use his magic to help you escape."
Because he didn't want Pepper to worry, he hadn't told her about George's identity and the subsequent plan.
"Okay, Mr. Magician, please do your best."
Pepper was half-believing Tony's explanation. It was true that magic could make a dove appear out of thin air in a hat, but she felt that it was different from what she saw now.
And as for George being a magician, how does he protect himself? Does he use magic like in the movie 'Now You See Me'?
"Delighted to serve you."
George smiled and instructed Wolverine to protect Tony here, then followed Pepper in the car to Stark Group Headquarters.
After getting into the car, he immediately went into a state of meditative rest.
It would take several hours to travel from Malibu to Stark Group Tower in Manhattan. It would be better to divert his attention to the two other versions of himself who were learning magic, to speed up his learning efficiency.
Pepper wanted to ask George a few questions during the car ride, but seeing that he was in a meditative state, she didn't disturb him.
As Tony's personal assistant, she knew everyone Tony came into contact with.
Even the women Tony had spent the night with, after the fact, were all handled by her. This was the first time she encountered a friend of Tony's that she didn't know.
Just before noon, the two finally arrived at Stark Group Tower.
However, as they were about to enter the lobby on the first floor, they were stopped by a middle-aged man with a slightly bald head.
"Miss Potts, I'm not sure if you have time now, but I would like to have a good talk with Mr. Stark."
"You're the... Head of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Strategic Defense... Attack and Logistics division, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Coulson, I have some urgent business to attend to now, please wait here for me."
Pepper looked at the middle-aged man for a moment, then replied in a perfunctory manner.
George looked at the middle-aged man at this time, and silently said to himself:
"Agent Coulson, that should be Phil Coulson, the eight-level agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."
He had a recollection of this S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. If he wasn't mistaken, this guy was a fan of Captain America, who was stabbed to death by Loki during the Chitauri invasion and was later brought back to life by Nick Fury using Chitauri blood.
Glancing at him for a moment, he quickly looked away. George currently had no intention of making any contact with S.H.I.E.L.D., the global organization.
Even if it were Nick Fury's behavior, if he knew about their existence, he would certainly take some kind of measures, just like how he treated the Inhumans.
The key point is, the S.H.I.E.L.D. now might as well be called "Hydra Shield" instead. The majority of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents have been turned into Hydra agents.
"Okay, Miss Potts. I'll wait for you here."
Agent Coulson had a good temper and didn't mind being dismissed. He smiled and sat back in the chair next to him, leisurely continuing to read the newspaper.
However, as George and Pepper left, he subtly locked his gaze on George.
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