Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Tony is childish in some ways, but shrewd in others, far more so than the average person.

Sherlock, on the other hand, didn't seem to think anything was wrong. After hearing Tony's request, he nodded and thumped his chest.

"That's right, just leave it to me. I have diamonds if you want them, and I have all kinds of gemstones if you want them. If that doesn't work, I'll even make the ring out of vibranium! Just tell me Pepper's size, and I guarantee I'll arrange everything perfectly for you."

……

To Sherlock's utter surprise, after saying those words, he was not greeted with Tony's praise, but rather a long silence. After a while, Sherlock stared wide-eyed in Tony's direction.

"You don't know Pepper's ring size, do you?"

Upon hearing Sherlock's question, Tony also looked horrified, staring in Sherlock's direction with disbelief.

"This thing comes in sizes? All the ones I see in the mall are the same size!"

"Are you an idiot? Can't there be a difference between fat and thin? Go find me a Pepper ring for reference!"

Faced with Tony's incredibly simplistic and clueless remarks, Sherlock was quite taken aback. He promptly offered a solution, but to Sherlock's utter surprise, Tony immediately rejected it.

"Can't find it! All these things turned to ashes in Los Angeles along with the houses!"

"Then what the hell am I supposed to do?"

As soon as Sherlock said this, Tony and Sherlock started fighting again.

Looking at the two people, one big and one small, rolling around on the ground, and listening to their roars of "rebellious son" and "old man" at different times, Zhao Weike felt exhausted.

Although in his memory, whenever Sherlock and Tony met, things were bound to get messy, there was never a situation like this recently where they were constantly fighting.

Moreover, Zhao Weike was already somewhat unwilling to deal with these two idiots who were fighting over such a trivial matter.

If I don't know the ring size, can't they just make it open?

Is it really necessary to fight to the death like this?

It's no exaggeration to say that if Sherlock and Tony's way of getting along can be considered a standard 'harmonious father and son' relationship, then Zhao Weike is now extremely grateful that he has three girls in his family.

Even though two of the three girls in his family have been somewhat influenced by Sherlock...

Wait a minute, this thought made Zhao Weike feel uncomfortable, and when he looked at Sherlock, who was wrestling with Tony on the ground, his eyes gradually turned murderous.

For some reason, in Zhao Weike's view, Sherlock's hair started to turn yellow, and it got yellower and yellower...

Chapter 481 The Uninvited Guest Before Christmas

In short, with Sherlock's support, the pre-Christmas trip was completed in a very swift manner, along with Tony's marriage proposal.

However, this proposal ceremony was different from the grand proposal ceremony of the original Tony phenomenon; it could be described as plain and simple.

There were no dazzling fireworks, no grand scenes, and no widespread popularity.

All that remained was Pepper Potts, dressed beautifully with Helen's silent help, and with Sherlock's support, the strikingly Tony-style open-faced diamond ring she produced, along with two hearts already deeply in love, witnessed by Tony's friends and family.

Indeed, Tony's proposal was quite ordinary, even the location was unoriginal, and perhaps the only unfamiliar witness was the slightly damp sea breeze in the height of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

Even so, Tony received the blessings of the entire Avengers after proposing. Even those Avengers who were busy with their missions outside, after seeing the photo Sherlock posted in the group chat of Tony kneeling on one knee, congratulated him and also teased him a bit.

Rhodes went even further, saying that if Tony kept having one big event after another, his income wouldn't be enough to cover Tony's wedding gifts.

Tony was so angry that he sent more than ten 60-second voice messages in the group chat, ranting about Rhodes.

Of course, despite all the complaints, life goes on.

After proposing to Tony, the biggest thing left was Christmas.

A group of people had already planned to go directly to Tony's new house to celebrate on Christmas Eve, and then participate in a carnival event organized by the PAB community the next day.

This way, Tony's new home can be filled with more people, and there is enough space to accommodate the three members of the Sherlock family and the five members of the Zhao Weike family.

Tony naturally had no objection to this, and was even extremely excited to pull Sherlock and Zhao Weike into taking on part of the pre-Christmas shopping task.

Of course, the reason Tony was so excited was actually quite simple. It wasn't about any secret stash of money; he just wanted to indulge himself a little more before the surgery.

After all, Tony's heart surgery was very demanding. Although the doctor Pepper's team didn't require Tony to quit smoking and drinking, Pepper ultimately took a firm stance for Tony's safety.

This made Tony extremely upset. Although he wasn't an alcoholic, Christmas would be too bland without alcohol.

Aside from that, if there was anything that surprised Sherlock, it was the doctor Pepper Potts found for Tony.

Although the doctor is still from the rabbit side, unlike in the movie, this time the doctor is not flying daggers to the eagle side to perform surgery, but rather Pepper Potts is asked to take Tony to the rabbit side for surgery.

At first, Chili wanted to refuse, but after hearing the hospital's advice, she eventually gave in.

It's important to know that, looking at the whole world, the doctors in China have top-notch medical skills and techniques.

After all, given the population size, aside from special cases like gunshot wounds, the doctors on the Chinese side are arguably the best in the world, especially in this world.

The doctors in the US firmly believe that the ancient Eastern country possesses unknown methods, or rather, witchcraft or magic, that they are completely unaware of, and that these unknown methods are kept under strict secrecy.

This was one of the reasons why Chili Pepper finally agreed, but on the condition that Sherlock and Flora be present during the surgery.

Surprisingly, Rabbit agreed to Little Chili's request without any hesitation, leaving Little Chili a little bewildered but unable to say anything.

That would have been the end of it all; all that was left was to visit Rabbit after Christmas.

However, to everyone's surprise, on the day before Christmas Eve, Sherlock and his two companions, who had just returned from shopping, found a homeless man lying at the front door of Sherlock's house!

While the existence of a "kill line" (a policy to limit homeless people) in the United States might be considered normal, such homeless people would absolutely not appear in a high-end community like theirs, given that a wall can separate heaven and hell.

Even under normal circumstances, homeless people would be chased away by patrol officers before they even entered the community, let alone the fact that there was a security team composed of Black Widows patrolling in their community!

Even under such circumstances, this homeless man was still able to evade the guards and eviction officers, and lie down at the front door of his own house. This alone is enough to prove that this homeless man is definitely not simple.

When Sherlock saw someone lying at his front door, his first reaction wasn't to rush to their aid, but to instantly summon his spear and watch the figure lying at his front door with extreme vigilance.

Tony and Zhao Weike also armed themselves immediately. Zhao Weike pulled out a pistol, and Tony covered his hand with a portable hand cannon.

Seeing that the two were ready, Sherlock carefully used his spear to pry open the hair on the head of the homeless man lying in front of his house.

However, when that face, hidden by dirty hair, came into view, Sherlock, Zhao Weike, and even Tony were all incredibly surprised.

The three of them almost simultaneously called out the homeless man's name.

"Sol???"

Half an hour later, Sherlock, Tony, and Zhao Weike sat across the table, speechless, watching Thor, who had just washed himself clean, devour various foods at Sherlock's table.

You might not believe it, but the reason Saul turned into this mess is quite simple: he broke up with Jane! Or to be more precise, he had a fight with Jane!

The reason why what sounded like just an argument to Sherlock, Zhao Weike, and Tony is now being insisted upon by Thor as a breakup is quite simple.

If we set aside this simpleton's childhood dream of Valkyries, then Jane could be considered his first love.

Given his pitifully limited knowledge of the opposite sex, it's understandable that he can't distinguish between arguing and breaking up.

Even so, that's no reason why this silly guy, after eating and drinking his fill, would hug Sherlock and Tony's legs and cry about Jane's heartlessness, and wipe his oily hands, face, snot, and tears all over Tony and Sherlock's pants!

Chapter 482 Saul, who can't tell the difference between breaking up and arguing

After teaming up with Tony to beat up the simpleton who was crying like a wronged little wife, the group finally sat down peacefully in Sherlock's living room.

Sherlock rubbed his temples, looking a bit of a headache, and asked Thor.

"So, are you sure you and Jane have broken up?"

"Of course! Mentor, she insulted my soul as a warrior!"

Thor answered with such confidence that everyone—Sherlock, Zhao Weike, and even Tony—was speechless in the face of his self-righteousness.

Sherlock: "Let me confirm again, Jane was just complaining that you don't do housework at home, right?"

Zhao Weike: "And you think doing housework violates a soldier's honor?"

Tony: "And then you had a fight with Jane? And then Jane kicked you out of the house?"

Sherlock and his two companions launched into a series of soul-searching questions at Thor, but Thor, oblivious to the challenge, simply nodded confidently at them.

"Yes! Asgardian warriors don't concern themselves with domestic chores; we always keep our eyes on battle! Also, I wasn't kicked out by Jane; I left on my own after the breakup!"

Upon hearing Thor's reply, Sherlock and his two companions wore expressions reminiscent of an old man using a cell phone on the subway.

Dude, you've become a homeless man, what's there to be proud of?

Sherlock was confused and shocked, but Tony's subsequent questions made Sherlock realize that he had been shocked a little too soon.

"Putting that aside, I'm incredibly curious now about how you found this place."

When Tony asked him, Thor replied almost matter-of-factly that he had no idea where the Sherlock family lived, and that finding this place was, in his own words, a testament to the power of fate!

As for how he got here, well, it's all tears from his mother. As the eldest prince of Asgard, a complete idiot who knows nothing except fighting, what kind of survival skills do you expect Thor to have?

It was incredibly lucky that this guy even made it to Sherlock's doorstep; perhaps the physical attributes of an Asgardian played a crucial role as well.

"So, you just wandered here, relying on food from relief stations? And then you saw this 'Black Widow' in this community and thought she looked a bit like Natasha, so you ran in trying to contact the Avengers?"

After hearing Thor recount his experiences, Tony looked at Thor incredulously and asked him a question.

Faced with Tony's question, Thor nodded without hesitation, swallowed the food in his mouth, and then said to Tony with a hint of resentment.

"Of course, I also tried to go to your company to find you, but unfortunately, the guards there were so rude. No matter how much I told them I knew you, they wouldn't let me in! Even when I said I was Thor, they didn't believe me!"

"Tony, you really need to teach your guards a lesson. They even mocked me for not bringing my hammer. Is that acceptable?"

Tony: ...

After hearing Thor's accusations, Tony fell silent, which was unusual for him. "If you were allowed in, you'd be seeing a ghost," Tony thought. "I've never seen a company let a homeless person in, especially not in the United States, a country that has to maintain its dignity."

Honestly, the fact that Stark Industries' security personnel didn't shoot Thor is a testament to their professionalism.

As for the hammer?

Don't be ridiculous. Even if you had a hammer, they probably wouldn't let you in. After all, who would have thought that the mighty Avenger, the prince of Asgard, Thor, would end up as a homeless person because he couldn't tell if it was an argument or a breakup?

Listening to Thor's accusations, Tony and Zhao Weike exchanged a glance, and both saw an uncontrollable shock in each other's eyes.

After the two men patted Sherlock on the shoulders, Zhao Weike then spoke to Sherlock earnestly.

"Sherlock, have you ever considered that your inability to find a girlfriend is your own problem?"

"And realistically speaking, if this jerk can find a girlfriend, you should also think about whether there's something wrong with you."

Sherlock: ?

Thor: "Hey! Don't talk about my mentor like that! He's great! Much better than Jane! My mentor would never tarnish my dignity as a warrior and a prince!"