Lurking

Barbara was recalling Charlotte Doyle's information; when she accepted the mission, it was Coulson who brought her the paper file.

It is said that there was a malfunction in the System Department that caused Charlotte Doyle's file to be lost. A full investigation was conducted, but the cause has not been found.

Charlotte Doyle's file disappeared from the system, but no one suspected that Charlotte herself was responsible, since they knew she didn't have that ability.

Moreover, simply deleting one's own electronic file is too foolish and makes the target too obvious; it doesn't seem like the behavior of someone who has made such Feudal Lord for themselves in the assassin world.

Therefore, the bureau decided to upgrade its internal network to prevent this from happening again. This time it was just a level 4 file that was lost, but what about next time? If a higher-level file has a problem, that would be a much bigger issue.

Fortunately, Coulson had a paper copy of Charlotte Doyle's information. However, the paper copy was not as comprehensive as the online version, and some content was missing, such as some assessment and psychological test information. Although it had some impact, it was not significant.

However, this loss only deepened Nick Fury's suspicions, since it was illogical that only Charlotte's information was missing, as everyone else's information was intact.

Barbara recalled the information she had written down earlier. She remembered that the file stated Charlotte Doyle was originally adopted by the assassin couple after she went missing. Considering her behavior today, she really had some doubts.

Is it possible that Charlotte Doyle escaped from some laboratory?

However, considering that Charlotte spent her childhood in New York, it's unlikely to be the result of research from other major countries. After all, they wouldn't establish their laboratories in New York. As for other large companies, if it were truly a result of Laboratory, it would probably have been found long ago.

Banishing this wild thought from her mind, Barbara was quite satisfied with today's gains. On her very first day, she had received new information about the mission objective—the power of terror!

Although she hadn't yet obtained information about the forces behind Charlotte, or what organization the symbol on the Headband represented, Barbara believed that she would definitely get the information she wanted after a certain period of time.

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At this moment, Charlotte arrived at her room with the box containing the Mark I armor. Fortunately, her room was big enough that it wouldn't be too big to fit.

In no time, Charlotte violently removed the wooden crate and packaging box from the box, revealing the contents inside.

The all-new Mark I armor!

Charlotte carefully placed the armor against the wall, admiring the machine. It was the prototype of the Mark Armor, and the first armor Tony Stark created.

Looking at the newly polished, gleaming silver-white armor, Charlotte nodded in satisfaction. The Mark I still looks more classic unpainted.

Except for the lack of a power source, Tony restored all the original weapons and equipment Tony the Mark I, including small missiles.

After admiring the Mark I for a moment, Charlotte didn't put it into her Storage Space. Instead, she treated it like a large figurine and placed it in the corner of the room.

This thing has no power source, and in Charlotte's eyes, it's no different from a figurine. It's a 1:1 replica, and Charlotte isn't worried at all about whether a thief will steal it.

A weight of 4.5 tons is not something an ordinary person can carry, let alone steal from his room.

However, Charlotte was now more looking forward to the Collection Exhibition Hall in her base. Currently, there were only two items in the collection, so it seemed she needed to work harder.

Charlotte then took out her phone, dialed Tony Stark's number, and called him.

At this moment, Tony was in his underground laboratory, working on various components of the equipment.

"Sir, Charlotte Doyle has a phone call coming in."

With Jarvis's voice, not only Tony but also Pakkun heard the voice of his contractor.

Upon hearing that it was Charlotte Doyle, Tony immediately stopped what he was doing and said, "Jarvis, take the phone!"

"Hi, Tony."

"I've received the armor for the Mark I; it's very good!"

Hearing Charlotte Doyle's voice, Tony laughed:

"Charlotte, the Mark I is nothing compared to my latest battle armor, that's what's truly awesome!"

"Then you will know what the beauty of the combination of technology and machinery truly is!"

Charlotte chuckled at Tony's arrogant words and then replied:

"OK, I'll be waiting for your latest technology. Then you can put on your armor and have a go at me."

Charlotte also wanted to test the capabilities of the Mark II, but with his reminder, Tony's Mark II should be able to solve the high-altitude icing problem in one go.

"Dude, you're not kidding, are you? My new armor is absolutely beyond human capability to withstand, even if you have Blue Snake, it won't work."

"But when the time comes, I'll take you to experience flying, and you can have Blue Snake take me to experience wild racing!"

Even though Tony had already conducted preliminary flight experiments, he still couldn't forget the sensory stimulation that Blue Snake had given him, and he knew that the two sensations were not the same.

Charlotte, on the other end of the phone, found it amusing to hear Tony mention Blue Snake. It seemed that even while creating the armor, Tony hadn't forgotten about his Blue Snake.

"Okay, let's find a deserted place and experience it together!"

After exchanging a few words, Charlotte hung up on Tony.

Clearly, it wasn't just Tony who wanted to experience Blue Snake's speed again; Charlotte also wanted to experience the Mark Armor's flight capabilities.

After all, who wouldn't want to try out Iron Man's armor if given the chance?

However, Charlotte was only planning to give it a try. As a man destined to pilot a 'Gundam' in the future, the Mark Armor was just a toy to Charlotte.

Unless Tony develops the Nano Armor, the Mark 50, Charlotte won't be truly impressed.

When Charlotte thought of armor, she thought of Scorpion. She wondered if Scorpion, after seeing Tony's armor and understanding what Gundam was, would want to make one himself.

Thinking about this, Charlotte touched her chin; she felt it was very likely.

I wonder what kind of Puppet Scorpion will be able to create after combining it with new knowledge!

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On the other side.

Raza, in the Afghanistan desert, stared at the blueprints in his hand and the Iron Man Armor in the surveillance footage, lost in thought.

He then pulled up the surveillance footage of Tony building equipment in the cave. He and his few educated men watched it for a long time, but they still couldn't figure out how Tony had turned missiles into Iron Man armor.

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