Huaqiangbei Is Awesome

"How could I get access to high-tech weapons?"

After returning home, Chen Mu had already put the matter of taking down the wanted criminal behind him and began agonizing over this question.

"There haven't been any defense expos or air shows recently. It's basically impossible to get access to high-end weapons."

The only way to observe—or even handle—such cutting-edge weapons up close in the country was through those channels. Unfortunately, time did not allow for it.

"Besides, the weapon I want to copy—no, research—is Iron Man armor, not ordinary military equipment!"

As long as Huaqiangbei finished analyzing Iron Man armor, Chen Mu was confident that he could easily create an Iron Legion.

Unfortunately, it was still 2008. Iron Man had not even been born yet, so what Iron Legion was there to talk about?

"Also, I was actually threatened by two ordinary people today. That was way too embarrassing, so improving my physical condition is imperative as well."

For body-enhancing technology, Chen Mu had set his sights on Captain America's Super Serum, which could push human physical capabilities to their limits.

Of course, the Super Serum had a major flaw. As the saying went, "Good becomes better, bad becomes worse." Chen Mu did not consider himself a good person, so he could not become like Captain America. But he still had the Huaqiangbei System!

Huaqiangbei's other ability—and its most powerful one—was its research capability. It could swiftly optimize and improve a given technology. Any flaws or drawbacks would no longer be a problem in Chen Mu's hands!

"But Captain America, if I remember correctly, should still be frozen beneath the Arctic ice, right?"

Captain America first appeared during the events of Avengers 1, in 2012. That was a full four years away!

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"I can't wait that long. Then what about Hulk?"

When it came to technology that enhanced the human body, aside from Captain America, Chen Mu suddenly thought of another Avenger: Hulk!

Hulk's real name was Bruce Banner. During an experiment, he was exposed to gamma radiation and mutated, gaining incomparably powerful strength. The angrier he became, the stronger he grew. Without question, that counted as biotechnology too.

"So, Xiao Ai, can Huaqiangbei analyze and control Hulk technology?"

"No technology can stump Huaqiangbei!"

Xiao Ai was brimming with confidence. Hulk was indeed difficult to control, but that was no challenge for Huaqiangbei!

"In other words, as long as I come into contact with Hulk, Huaqiangbei can analyze his technology and optimize it?"

Chen Mu was somewhat stunned upon hearing that. Huaqiangbei truly was incredible. Controllable Hulk technology sounded unbelievable!

"Oh, right, and Spider-Man! Ant-Man! Black Panther!"

In Marvel World, the poor had always relied on mutation while the rich relied on technology. Yet all kinds of "mutations" were actually products of technology. As long as he came into contact with those people, Huaqiangbei could perfectly analyze their technologies!

Spider-Man Peter Parker had been bitten by a radioactive spider and mutated. That spider was actually a product of Osborn Industries.

There was no need to mention Ant-Man's abilities. The Pym Particles created by Doctor Pym also fell within the realm of technology and could naturally be easily analyzed by Huaqiangbei. Moreover, the effects of Pym Particles were far more than merely enlarging and shrinking things. Later on, they even became a key technology for traveling through time!

If he could obtain Pym Particle technology, the help it would provide Chen Mu would be beyond imagination.

"And Black Panther... wasn't all of Wakanda basically high-tech?"

If he ever got the chance to come into contact with Wakanda, it would be enormously helpful to Chen Mu as well.

"Come to think of it, I seem to have plenty of opportunities!"

These Super Heroes could all be said to be Chen Mu's targets. Their technologies and abilities all had the chance to become his possessions!

"But as expected of Marvel World, all these Super Heroes are Westerners, all are American. China is truly weak in this world!"

Of course, Black Panther did not count. In Chen Mu's original world, Wakanda did not exist at all. It was completely fictional.

And even so, Wakanda, clearly a Black nation in this world, was actually cozying up to America? That was utterly absurd!

Had they forgotten what America's most popular commodity used to be?

That was right: Black slaves!

Even now, racial discrimination had always existed in America.

So for Wakanda and America to establish such an intimate cooperative relationship was simply ridiculous!

At that moment, Chen Mu felt a pressure arise within him, a responsibility weighing upon his shoulders.

Only then did he finally understand that Xiao Ai's mission of "reviving the great Chinese nation" was not baseless.

China in this world truly needed someone to lead it toward revival!

"All the Super Heroes are American. Why should a nation with barely two hundred years of history have them, while China, with five thousand years of history, has none?"

No, there were no Super Heroes, but there were Super Villains...

This was outright slander against China.

After closing his eyes and remaining silent for a while, Chen Mu suddenly opened them.

"I will lead China to the pinnacle of this world!"

Americans were proud of Iron Man? Then he would put even better Iron Armor on every Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier!

Proud of Captain America? The pinnacle of human enhancement? He would give every Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier a physique no weaker than Captain America's!

He even planned to let every Chinese person stand tall and confidently declare that they were no weaker than those so-called Super Heroes!

"I'm going to make Iron Armor available to ordinary people!"

He would make Iron Armor like automobiles, a necessity for every household in China!

Don't doubt it. Huaqiangbei had exactly that kind of capability!

It could analyze the technology, then modify it to reduce costs as much as possible and make Iron Armor as cheap as cabbages!

"Besides, if it's within the country, there's no need to install weapon modules. That would reduce the cost by a huge margin."

If Iron Armor entered every household, it really would not be convenient to equip it with weapon modules. Otherwise, it would inevitably cause major trouble.

Of course, they would only be removed temporarily. They could be installed again whenever needed. If war truly came, every suit of armor could be equipped with weapons, truly achieving "every citizen a soldier"!

When the time came, if an alien army invaded, what awaited them would be countless "Iron Men"!

"I got carried away. Speaking of the Avengers, Xiao Ai, I'm curious: can the Huaqiangbei System analyze the magic used by Thor and Doctor Strange?"

"In this world, magic and technology are the same thing. Naturally, it can."

"..."

In other words, Huaqiangbei could not only copy those high-tech gadgets—it could even copy magic?

"Incredible, Huaqiangbei!"

Chen Mu did not know what else to say. Once again, Huaqiangbei's capabilities had left him stunned.

At that moment, Chen Mu's countless thoughts condensed into one sentence: "Huaqiangbei is awesome!"