Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Upon hearing Tony's question, Sherlock stared at Tony with an expression as if he were an idiot, and spoke to Tony with an air of self-righteousness.

"A landing net! Sometimes, a giant creature can't be subdued by an ordinary harpoon or a simple landing net, so a super landing net with American characteristics is very necessary."

In theory, a 5.56mm caliber landing net isn't particularly lethal against an absolutely massive fish. I normally use 12.7 to 20mm caliber nets. However, considering our location, we're unlikely to encounter any truly massive deep-sea creatures, so 5.56mm is barely sufficient.

Tony was quite taken aback by Sherlock's words.

First of all, Tony didn't understand why Sherlock had inexplicably become a fisherman after wandering around the universe. Surely there are fish in space, right?

Secondly, Tony couldn't understand how big a fish Sherlock had caught to come up with the idea of ​​using a 12.7-20mm rifle, a caliber specifically designed for anti-machine guns, as a landing net.

Are you out in space fishing for giant fish?

Of course, although he was internally ranting and raving, Tony's face only showed a twitching at the corner of his mouth, giving the impression that he had too many complaints to make and didn't know where to begin, or simply dared not say anything.

Too lazy to argue with Sherlock about these trivial matters, Tony chose to ignore the poor student with lots of stationery and silently baited his fishing hook and cast it into the water.

With the added advantage of being a newbie, Tony reaped considerable rewards in just two hours.

Although there weren't many big fish, there was a constant stream of small fish, and Tony seemed to have figured out why so many people were so obsessed with fishing. It was truly interesting.

Excited by the continuous catches, Tony seemed to become much more cheerful. While staring at the fishing rod in his hand and feeling the force from the bait below, he asked Sherlock a question.

"Sherlock, if I were you, how would you handle your relationship with the captain?"

The reason Tony chose to discuss this topic with Sherlock at this time was twofold: firstly, he wanted to see what Sherlock's choice would be; secondly, the constant catching of fish had caused Tony's brain to release dopamine, which had somewhat helped him let go of his resentment towards the captain's 'betrayal'.

However, to Tony's surprise, Sherlock's answer would be completely unexpected.

"Just kill them all and that will solve the problem."

???

Upon hearing Sherlock's words, Tony turned to look at Sherlock in utter surprise, his face filled with disbelief, as if trying to understand why Sherlock could say such a thing.

Even now, Tony hasn't said he necessarily wants to kill the Winter Soldier, who has no independent consciousness and has only been brainwashed by Hydra into a knife, let alone Captain America.

Although I harbor some resentment towards the captain, it's not like I really have to kill him, is it?

However, when Tony turned to look in Sherlock's direction, he suddenly felt relieved and was even momentarily at a loss for how to respond to Sherlock.

At this moment, Sherlock silently squatted at the stern of the ship, his solid titanium fishing rod motionless like a sculpture. Even though most of his face was covered by the so-called head-mounted seafood sonar thermal imaging, he still could not hide the resentment emanating from his entire body.

The fishing gear that Sherlock had taken out was neatly arranged at his feet, and none of it had been moved except for a few landing nets that he had used.

In stark contrast to the neatly arranged tools was Sherlock's fish box, which was filled with a jumble of random things like smelly shoes, canning jars, seaweed, stones, and fishing nets, but not a single live fish.

On the other hand, their own fishing boxes, while not containing any big fish, were at least full, a considerable harvest, much better than Sherlock's air force, which only had a piece of seaweed that could barely be considered seafood.

"Sherlock, you..."

It was obvious that Tony realized almost immediately after seeing what was happening on Sherlock's side that Sherlock's "kill them all" was just an angry outburst.

Just as Tony was about to offer some words of comfort to the air force veteran in front of him, Sherlock ripped the seemingly high-tech gadget off his head, threw it to the ground, and started cursing loudly as he pointed towards the sea.

"Damn it! He won't take the bait, he's just flirting with me! Damn it! He's flirting with me!"

After saying this, Sherlock grabbed his solid titanium fishing rod and used it like a javelin, hurling it at the thing that had been teasing him.

With the help of alchemy, Sherlock's physical abilities were instantly enhanced to the level of Spider-Man the moment he threw the fishing rod, so that the fishing rod shot out like a sharp sword toward the thing that Sherlock was using to tease him.

Holy crap!

Upon seeing this, Tony almost instinctively swore. Now Tony understood why Sherlock had given him a solid titanium fishing rod.

This isn't a fishing rod at all! It's a javelin!

Even so, Tony underestimated the fisherman's resentment towards the air force.

After Sherlock launched the fishing rod like a javelin, he grabbed the harpoon from the ground, donned his armor without a word, shouted "Pump the water!" and jumped into the water with an aesthetic reminiscent of Greek sculpture.

Holy crap!

Tony was stunned when he saw Sherlock jump into the sea with a harpoon in hand, and he even forgot to try to pull Sherlock out of the water.

Chapter 426 Sherlock's Method

Ten minutes later, Sherlock sat on the boat, hugging a shark and grinning foolishly, while their small boat was surrounded by sharks just like the one Sherlock was holding.

The sight of so many dorsal fins protruding from the water made Tony break out in a cold sweat. How could he possibly catch fish in this condition? Trembling, he slowly steered the boat toward the deserted island.

After finally breaking free from the sharks' encirclement, Tony breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Sherlock, who was still sitting on the deck grinning foolishly, with a speechless expression. He said to him in an annoyed tone.

"Alright, stop laughing. This thing is inedible. Just throw it back."

Upon hearing Tony's words, Sherlock jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, pointing his finger at Tony's nose and launching into a tirade of insults.

"You're talking nonsense! You just don't know how to eat it! Why can't this stuff be eaten? Even if it's inedible, I'm not going to throw it away!"

Faced with Sherlock's almost overflowing obsession with fishing, Tony speechlessly swallowed the rest of what he wanted to say.

Shark meat isn't inedible, but it doesn't taste good at all. The reason is simple: it's a metabolic system that's almost entirely a mixture of blood and urine, resulting in a strange taste.

The only thing that's still somewhat palatable is the shark's fins, which are the legendary shark fins. However, shark fins need to be processed before you can eat them; they're not something you can just cut off and eat.

However, seeing Sherlock clinging tightly to the fish in his arms, Tony decided it was best not to reveal the matter.

And it turned out Tony was right, this thing really didn't taste good! But that didn't stop Sherlock from taking pictures and showing off.

After returning to the deserted island, Sherlock first took a bunch of photos with the shark he had personally "fished" up and posted them on his social media to show off. Then he prepared to cook the shark.

Sherlock knew that shark fins and the like shouldn't be eaten fresh, so he naturally cut them off and processed them.

Undeterred, Sherlock tried cooking the fish, only to conclude that it could only be used as medicine, and turning it into food was wishful thinking.

As for the specific effects of the medicinal herbs, Sherlock had no idea.

After casually dumping all the fish into the spaceship's built-in black hole trash can, Sherlock, with a dark expression, went to the food printer to prepare a lunch for himself.

Fortunately, Tony wasn't a devil; he chose to share his spoils with Sherlock.

While cooking and eating, the two also discussed their thoughts on the team leader.

As for Tony, there's no need to elaborate. But to ask Tony to truly forgive Captain America? Tony finds it hard to do so, since it was Captain America who broke his promise to Tony first, letting the Winter Soldier escape.

But even if you ask Tony to forgive Bucky, he can't. Although that man, whose name can't even be reversed, is just a weapon without his own thoughts, he is still the one who killed his parents. Tony can't really forgive Bucky.

The result is that he and Captain America are currently at an impasse, which has put the entire Avengers in a state of near standstill. This is why Captain America and Black Widow are so happy about Sherlock's return.

Because of Bucky's situation, it's inappropriate for Captain America and Black Widow to stand on either side; only Sherlock's identity can achieve true 'neutrality'.

In other words, only Sherlock can truly resolve this 'crisis'.

After listening to Tony's dilemma, Sherlock rolled his eyes in annoyance and complained to Tony.

"To sum it up, you feel a bit uneasy about forgiving Bucky, since he was the one who did it, right? Even though you know Bucky is just a mindless weapon, you still feel uneasy."

"Although the words are crude, the reasoning is sound, Sherlock, you're being a bit too crude. We're both people of status; can't you speak a little more politely?"

Faced with Sherlock's extremely accurate summary, Tony retorted with a hint of speechlessness, but to be fair, Sherlock's summary was quite spot on.

Hearing Tony's retort, Sherlock rolled his eyes in annoyance, ignoring Tony's complaints, and continued to ask Tony.

"Then let me ask you, who gave this knife the order, and who carried it out?"

"The order was given by that digital human Zola. I found some hidden documents in the public files of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra, which has confirmed this. It seems that my father sensed that Zola and his team were planning to revive Hydra within S.H.I.E.L.D., and that's why he planned this assassination."

As for those who carried out the orders, most of them are already dead, and a small number also perished in the Battle of S.H.I.E.L.D. The Fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. Only two are still alive today.

One of them is Pierce, the former director of S.H.I.E.L.D. After S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, he was arrested and imprisoned in a secret prison, and has not yet been sentenced.

Another one, named Zoe Lawrence, was the adopted daughter of the digital man Dr. Zola. After dealing with this matter, she disappeared without a trace.

My investigation revealed that this woman, using the alias Peggy Gardner, lived alone in a small town. She seemed to have little to do with Hydra, yet somehow she did.

After all, I couldn't find any work records for this Peggy Gardner, but I did find a ton of spending records, suggesting she's a well-known wealthy woman in town.

Tony recounted everything he knew almost instantly when Sherlock inquired about the details. Sherlock, after hearing Tony's words, rolled his eyes before speaking to Tony.

"I have an idea!"

Upon hearing Sherlock's words and seeing the smug expression on his face, Tony instantly became interested. He even put down his cutlery and quietly waited for the idea king, Sherlock, to come up with his plan.

"It's very simple. Since the captain owes you, then the captain must make compensation. I think it's normal for the captain to transform into Hydra and go to intercept a prison or something, right?"

Ideally, the captain should use his own face to impersonate his clone, the Hydra captain, to break into the prison, giving the mastermind Pierce hope. Then, have the captain bring Pierce to you, and after you've enjoyed Pierce's despair, how you take revenge is up to you.

Don't even think about letting those heartless maggots handle this. To them, Pierce isn't a criminal, but a gold mine of immense value. Thanks to them, Pierce will never die!

At this point, Sherlock paused slightly before looking in Tony's direction, his eyes gleaming with the excitement of doing something naughty, and continued speaking to Tony.

"As for Peggy Gardner, that's easy to resolve. Since we don't know if she has any connection with Hydra, the best way is for Tony to find out for himself."

However, you absolutely cannot confirm it as Tony Stark, nor as Iron Man. You must use a different identity, one that appears ordinary and that no one would associate with you, to confirm it.

The only problem is that the process of changing your identity can be extremely painful and terrifying; it all depends on whether you can persevere.

Chapter 427 Second Generation Gang Leader

Hearing Sherlock's words and seeing the sly smile on his face, Tony even hallucinated a tail with an arrowhead wagging happily behind Sherlock.

It was obvious that there was a big trap in Sherlock's words, but Tony couldn't figure out where it was. After thinking about it for a long time and weighing the pros and cons, Tony cautiously nodded to Sherlock.

How should I put it? In Tony's mind, even if there really was a pitfall, he could just run away and be done with it.

Although his so-called "anti-self armor" was indeed somewhat anti-self in terms of debugging, it was technically very mature.

If things go wrong, I can easily keep Sherlock calm and then summon my armor to escape.

What? You're saying the crucial problem hasn't been solved?

Bullshit! You're about to lose your life, what are you thinking about? Running away is the real priority!

Seeing that Tony had agreed to his plan, Sherlock's smile widened even more. He immediately packed up the spaceship, gathered everything into his four-dimensional pocket, and then used the Space Stone to take Tony home.

However, when Sherlock returned home, he was almost stunned by what he saw. Sister Hua had found a construction team somewhere, and all sorts of construction vehicles were parked in front of her house. Sister Hua herself was in the garden negotiating something with a foreman wearing a hard hat.

Seeing this, Sherlock decisively abandoned Tony and rushed out.

Good news! Before the other party even started construction, Sherlock only paid a sum of compensation for lost work time, and the contractor happily took his people and vehicles back home.

Bad news: Sister Flora is very unhappy that Sherlock canceled his project.