By the logic of certain powerful nations, if they were the first to create something, then it belonged to them. If anyone else came up with the same thing, it was plagiarism.
At this moment, Tony embodied that attitude perfectly.
If Chen Mu really managed to create armor, then he would be copying Tony's Iron Armor. Otherwise, Tony would not have jokingly said that if Chen Mu succeeded, he would grant him authorization to use it.
Of course, from the very beginning, Tony had not thought highly of Chen Mu. He did not believe Chen Mu had the ability to create Iron Armor. At most, he could make a shell. Without an energy source or intelligent software, it would be like having no heart or soul. It would be nothing more than a toy!
For energy, an Arc Reactor was essential. With China's current technology, it was simply impossible to solve that problem, much less for an "individual" like Chen Mu. Tony would never believe, even if beaten to death, that Chen Mu could create such a thing.
Without energy, the armor could not even move!
And without intelligent software, even if the armor could barely move, what would be the point? To turn someone into a target?
What a joke!
What threat could such a toy possibly pose?
However, Chen Mu's "arrogance" made Tony somewhat displeased.
Tony was used to showing off, yet someone actually dared to show off in front of him without knowing his limits?
In an instant, Tony's impression of Chen Mu worsened...
Of course, Chen Mu had never intended to maintain a great relationship with Tony. If he wanted to establish the Iron Legion, his relationship with Tony was bound to deteriorate sooner or later. They might even become enemies. This was merely the first sign of it.
"All right, Mr. Tony, it is about time for me to head back. I will be taking my leave."
Seeing Tony's unhappy expression, Chen Mu still smiled and said, "I need to get back and research Iron Armor as soon as possible. Flying has always been my dream."
"Mm, I'll wait for that day to come."
Tony nodded and said, "To be honest, flying alone high in the sky is quite lonely. If someone could fly with me, it might actually feel pretty nice."
Fine, that was obviously sarcasm. Tony did not believe Chen Mu could create the armor.
His opinion of Chen Mu was no longer as favorable as before, so Tony had no intention of asking him to stay.
"Xu Jia, book our tickets. We're going back to China now."
"No need to go through all that trouble. Siri, book two tickets for us."
Tony took out his phone—the Xiao Mu Phone—and gave it an order directly.
After his simple upgrades and modifications, this prototype's hardware had become incredibly powerful. Even the Siri smart assistant it carried was actually the Jarvis intelligent software, with fully developed functions.
"Yes, sir. Tickets to Rongrong City, China, have been successfully booked. The flight will depart in half an hour."
Jarvis's voice came through. It had already booked the tickets for Chen Mu and Xu Jia.
"Jarvis really is impressive. When I get back, I have to make one too. It is just too convenient."
Chen Mu could not help but sigh in admiration.
"..."
You want to make one too? Heh.
Tony could not even be bothered to mock or ridicule him anymore. He simply fell silent, while Xu Jia beside him could not help rolling her eyes again.
Whenever you saw something good, you wanted to make one yourself?
Were you sure you were not joking?
It would have been one thing to say it privately, but you were bragging right in front of the person who made it. If you failed to accomplish it later, would that not be humiliating yourself?
In any case, neither of them thought highly of Chen Mu. Both believed he was just boasting.
Since you had a talent for designing phones, why not just make phones properly? Why fantasize about armor? Why fantasize about AI programs?
You were overestimating yourself!
Of course, neither Tony nor Xu Jia could possibly know that Chen Mu had actually already mastered all of those technologies—though he had completely plagiarized Tony's technology.
The Mark 2 armor, the Jarvis program, and the Arc Reactor—Chen Mu had already fully mastered all three key technologies!
If he wanted to, Chen Mu could return home, set up a production line, and begin manufacturing the Mark 2 immediately!
However, Chen Mu had higher ambitions and would not be satisfied with that. Those three technologies were indeed good, but he needed to take them a step further!
If Mark II underwent research upgrades, it would surely become even stronger, like the later War Machine, with its overwhelming firepower.
If Jarvis AI advanced another step, it might even reach intelligence on the level of Ultron or Vision.
As for the Arc Reactor, it could finally undergo a technological breakthrough. Once that happened, it would surely reach the level of Tony's later improved reactor.
It would not even take a month to fully break through all three technologies!
By then, Chen Mu would be able to create armor more advanced than Tony's current model!
Then they would see who was left dumbfounded!
"Well then, goodbye."
Looking at the speechless Tony, Chen Mu smiled. After saying goodbye, he turned and left directly, with Xu Jia, his bodyguard, hurrying after him.
Though she was speechless, she had not forgotten her responsibilities.
"Siri, what do you think the chances are that he can create Iron Armor?"
Watching Chen Mu's departing back, Tony asked his phone.
"Sir, the probability of success is zero."
Not only did people look down on Chen Mu, even the intelligent software did not think much of him...
"Heh..."
What an overconfident fool.
Tony shook his head and stopped paying attention to Chen Mu. He swaggered toward the door. He was going for a drive now, to increase his public exposure while "accidentally" revealing the phone and helping it seize the market.
"Do you believe I can create Iron Armor?"
On the plane, Chen Mu looked at Xu Jia, who was handling her own work beside him, and asked.
Xu Jia rolled her eyes, showing that she did not want to speak. Did you not have any clue about whether you could make it yourself?
"Don't be so skeptical. I'm very confident."
Tony truly was wealthy. The tickets he had booked for Chen Mu and Xu Jia were first class. There were only a few passengers here, and out of boredom, Chen Mu asked Xu Jia that question.
"Oh."
Xu Jia responded with an "oh" and continued sorting through her documents.
"All right, then what do you think of Tony's Iron Armor?"
Since they could not get a conversation going, Chen Mu asked that instead.
"I watched it yesterday. Its flight capabilities and defensive power alone were already impressive. If it also had weapons, then it would undoubtedly be a terrifying weapon."
Xu Jia easily recognized the power of the Iron Armor.
Although she had not seen the armor demonstrate any weapons, Tony was the boss of Stark. Even though he had shut down the weapons division, he naturally would not lack powerful weapons.
So even without seeing them, she could imagine how powerful Iron Man's armor was.
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