Chapter 70

In Afghanistan.

In the vast, boundless desert.

A group of armed bandits, wearing goggles, holding guns and shovels, split into hundreds of small teams, spreading out in a carpet-like manner, seemingly searching for something.

On a modified armed vehicle, a bald man with the right half of his face bloodied and mangled, smoked a cigar while coldly watching the steel parts being collected one by one, his eyes gleaming continuously.

A few hours later.

All the teams gathered together, and one of them excitedly handed a steel mask to the bald man.

Looking at the somewhat fierce and domineering mask, the bald man couldn't help but recall the terrifying scene of the steel giant rampaging not long ago. This filled him with anger and a sense of being fooled. The half of his face that had been destroyed, even though it had already healed, still ached faintly, reminding him that he had been deceived and hurt by a man named Tony Stark.

A疯狂的神情在大汉狰狞的脸上闪过，他怒吼道：“回基地！”

Everyone evacuated.

Three hours later.

When the bald man's team finally returned to the base, it was already dark.

He ordered his subordinates to deliver the items to the research lab, to be on guard and rest. The bald man ate something to fill his stomach and then hurried to the research lab, eager to know the results.

As the bald man entered the research lab, he saw three men who looked like scientists, holding blueprints and discussing continuously.

The bald man's face darkened, and he said coldly, "How is your research going?"

A bearded man who seemed to be the head of the research team said, "Leader, these things are too precise. Their design is absolutely a work of genius. We need some time to analyze and synthesize them. After all... the blueprints and the current items have significant differences. Many of these items are already damaged and cracked. It will be very difficult to restore them to their original state..."

The bald man rudely interrupted, "Shut up! I only want results, nothing else! 10 days, or you all die!"

Saying this, he stormed out of the research lab.

The three scientists were terrified, sweating profusely. To save their lives, they worked frantically.

...

At Tony's house.

Obadiah Stane, also a bald man, brought Tony a very famous New York pizza, along with some very bad news. The board of directors of Stark Industries believed that Tony suffered from severe PTSD and issued a mandatory order, restricting Tony's management rights over Stark Industries.

Tony's forced shutdown of Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing caused the company's stock to drop by 56.5 points. The massive loss of profits forced the board members to side with Obadiah, resisting Tony's autocratic management, which made Tony very unhappy!

Obadiah, the bald boss, was a typical two-faced tiger. Despite all this being his doing, he pretended to be helpless and tried to persuade Tony, "Tony, your new decision has seriously affected the shareholders' interests. The direction you mentioned is not considered beneficial for the company! Tony, I'm trying to salvage this, but you need to give me something to convince them, right?"

As he spoke, Obadiah pointed at the mini-arc reactor in Tony's chest and said, "Let the engineers analyze it and draw some charts..."

Obadiah, who had risen to the second-in-command of Stark Industries, had a very sharp mind and foresight.

Although others did not see the potential in Tony's new policy, Obadiah deeply knew that the energy plan was an eternal theme for the future era. The mini-arc reactor was undoubtedly a groundbreaking new energy source that could dominate all energy products of this century, bringing immense profits to the company.

Therefore, he was extremely envious of Tony's mini-arc reactor.

"No!"

Tony, who had long been wary of Obadiah, immediately rejected Obadiah's suggestion and idea without hesitation: "Absolutely not, this project is mine! No one can touch it! Alright, our conversation is over. Obadiah, you might as well give up on this idea!"

Saying this, Tony walked towards the underground lab.

After a few steps, he suddenly turned back. Obadiah was delighted, thinking Tony had changed his mind, but to his surprise, Tony walked up to him, took two slices of pizza without any courtesy, and left again.

Throughout the entire time, Tony didn't even look at him, as if he just wanted to eat the pizza.

"..."

Obadiah was extremely depressed, feeling a great deal of inner pain and a large shadow.

Pepper Potts, who had witnessed the entire process, couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle, thinking to herself, "This Tony, he's always so unpredictable, but... I like it!"

...

In the underground lab.

Tony's hands and feet were equipped with the latest mechanical arms and legs. Standing in front of a pile of expensive sports cars, he said to a robot arm responsible for recording, "Day 11, Test 37, Configuration 2.0. Since there's no better choice, Dummy is still in charge of fire suppression!"

He then turned to another robot arm, Dummy, and warned, "If you spray the fire extinguisher on me again when I'm not on fire, I'll donate you to the city university!"

Dummy, a simple robot arm, though not as intelligent as JARVIS, still had some intelligence and thinking ability. Otherwise, in the movie, he wouldn't have saved Tony's life at a critical moment and been praised as "Good Boy!"

Hearing Tony's threat, Dummy nodded in fear, indicating that he understood Tony's meaning.

Seeing this, Tony smiled and said to the recording robot arm, "Alright, no more jokes. Let's take it step by step, starting with 1% thrust. Ready, 3, 2, 1."

Then, the mechanical devices on his arms and legs began to emit power, and Tony wobbled and floated up.

"Oh oh oh!"

The test flight was successful, and Tony was very excited.

Stopping the float, Tony staggered to the ground. After joking with Dummy for a few moments, he continued the experiment.

Tony got into position and said to the camera, "Now we move to the next step, increasing the thrust to 2.5%. Ready, 3, 2, 1."

The thrust activated, and Tony flew up again.

Since the power was more than doubled this time, the thrust was much stronger than before, and Tony had a hard time adapting. As a result, he was pushed around the room by the thrust.

For a moment, documents, small items, and even the expensive sports cars were all damaged!

Fortunately, Tony was a true tycoon and didn't care much about the loss.

Tony, a genius, quickly mastered the techniques of flying. After being pushed around by the thrust, he could skillfully control his flight using the power devices on his arms and legs.

After landing smoothly, Tony didn't have time to be excited before the silly Dummy started acting cute. The robot arm stretched towards Tony, ready to spray the fire extinguisher.

Seeing this, Tony was alarmed and reached out to stop it, "No! Ah ah ah ah!"

Then, Dummy lowered its "head" as if admitting its mistake.

"Phew~"

Tony held his forehead, rolling his eyes in exasperation, thinking, "That was close! Almost got sprayed again! Looks like I need to upgrade this big dummy soon!"

Immediately, Tony came to his senses and said excitedly, "Yeah! I can fly!"

The most challenging part of the flight for Mark II was successfully completed!

The experiment was over!

The initial assembly of Mark II was complete. Tony, eager to try it out, immediately had the mechanical team start assembling the armor for him, starting from the feet. The silver armor covered his calves, then his thighs, and the entire suit was neatly assembled. Countless small robot arms skillfully tightened the bolts at the joints.

When the iconic mask of Iron Man covered Tony's face, after a brief darkness, a blue light shone, and the JARVIS system came online. Countless numbers and virtual images appeared in front of Tony, with four cursor rings that operated based on his pupils' movements, following his line of sight.

Tony said excitedly, "JARVIS, load all optimization programs, calibrate the simulation environment, monitor ground information, check the facial control device..."

A few minutes later.

Mark II was finally born.

Compared to Mark I, Mark II had a qualitative leap in both defense and offensive capabilities.

Many of Iron Man's iconic weapons were introduced, such as the beam cannons on the chest and palms, and the small weapons on the shoulders and wrists. The armor's legs and feet were equipped with braking and propulsion devices, allowing Tony to fly freely in the air.

The [Arc Reactor] used in Mark II could provide nuclear energy for decades, which was also the key to Tony's survival!

Due to Bai Xiaofei's intervention, Mark II had over a dozen additional magic pattern systems compared to the original movie. For example, the durability magic pattern that made the armor more durable, the floating magic pattern that reduced the armor's weight and increased flight speed, and various other patterns like wind cones, fireballs, and ice spears.

These magic pattern systems were designed by Bai Xiaofei and left for Tony.

Unlike traditional magic patterns, which relied on personal mental power to harness natural forces, these were modified by Bai Xiaofei to use the electricity generated by the [Arc Reactor] to convert and activate, creating a new technological magic pattern system with effects similar to magic!

JARVIS said, "Check complete, preparing for system diagnostics, sir. We need to perform over a million calculations before we can start the actual flight..."

Tony, not one to follow rules, was a genius who liked to take risks and verify results through action. Hearing JARVIS's conservative and uninnovative advice, he immediately interrupted, "JARVIS, sometimes you have to run before you can walk! Are you ready? Ready, 3, 2, 1!"

Boom...

Tony Stark, using his vast wealth, advanced technology beyond his time, and magic pattern power, created the Mark II test model, which carried Tony on its first and only test flight in history!

Due to Tony's failure to consider the problem of high-altitude icing, the poor Mark II was completely scrapped after the test "landing" and became a collector's item.

...

After the test flight.

JARVIS began reporting the collected data to Tony.

After listening to JARVIS's feedback, Tony sat among a circle of computers, looking at the new design for Mark III, drinking a nutritional juice, and said, "JARVIS, contact Cisco to modify the outer shell material. Use the gold-titanium alloy from military satellites. It will stabilize the armor's performance and maintain the power-to-weight ratio, understand?"

"Understood, sir. Should I follow the original color specifications?"

"Exactly!"

"Ding ding ding..."

"JARVIS, what's that sound?"

"Sir, it's a video call request. The address is from Africa, and the sender is... Mr. Bai Xiaofei!"

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