Huaqiangbei Industrial Park Completed

"That's right. The power of Iron Armor is indeed incredibly formidable."

Chen Mu nodded. Compared to the conventional weapons of various countries, Iron Man's existence was practically cheating. A single Iron Man was enough to rival an army of thousands!

"If such a weapon fell into the hands of the U.S. military, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

Xu Jia's expression darkened. If such a powerful weapon fell into the hands of the American military, it would be bad news for the entire world.

Although the United States and China were not enemies, they still competed in many areas. As the world's only superpower, the United States often suppressed China, afraid that China would threaten its position, and even frequently invaded Chinese territory under various pretexts.

Even a powerful nation like China was treated this way; other countries suffered even more miserably.

Under the banner of "maintaining world peace," wherever the U.S. military went in the Middle East, South America, or Southeast Asia, devastation followed.

"There's no need to worry about that for now."

Chen Mu was quite certain of this. Tony had chosen to refuse to hand over Iron Armor technology to the U.S. military precisely because he had seen this issue and feared that his weapons would cause slaughter once again.

Therefore, even more than a decade later, when Thanos descended upon Earth, the U.S. military still had not obtained this technology from Tony. They only had the armor he had given Colonel Rhodey.

It was precisely this Mark II armor that the U.S. military had never managed to understand, making replication impossible.

"Why?"

Xu Jia set down the documents and looked at Chen Mu. Had he received some inside information from Tony?

As someone who worked for the state, Xu Jia was extremely interested in any information.

"Tony doesn't want a second Iron Man to exist! Hahaha!"

Chen Mu smiled as he said this. Of course, he was mostly joking; that naturally was not the reason.

"..."

Xu Jia naturally understood that as well. Chen Mu's answer made her roll her eyes.

"You've seen how powerful Iron Armor is. What do you think it would look like if every soldier in a country could be equipped with this kind of armor?"

Chen Mu looked at Xu Jia.

"There would be no need to equip every soldier. Even a small squad could easily determine the outcome of a war."

Xu Jia was absolutely certain of that.

With Iron Man's capabilities, forget a legion—even a small squad could overthrow a country!

"That's right. That's what I want to do!"

After hearing Xu Jia's words, Chen Mu declared spiritedly, "I want to build an army for China made up of Iron Armor! And every soldier's armor will have to be more advanced than Tony's!"

"This..."

Hearing Chen Mu's "grand ambition," Xu Jia was greatly startled and looked at him in disbelief. At that moment, her impression of Chen Mu finally improved considerably.

He was a true patriot!

Although the idea seemed a little too unrealistic, it did not stop Xu Jia from developing a favorable impression of him.

"Keep it up."

So Xu Jia did not discourage Chen Mu further and instead offered him a word of encouragement.

"What? You still don't believe I can make Iron Armor?"

Chen Mu looked speechless.

"..."

Xu Jia said nothing, merely smiling faintly. Her answer was clear without words.

"Fine. One month. One month from now, I'll personally give you a set of Iron Armor!"

Chen Mu sighed. Was he supposed to admit that he had already stolen Tony's technology and could build armor whenever he wanted?

Obviously, that was impossible!

So after returning to China, he planned to let his strength do the talking and make several suits of armor first!

Of course, making them exactly the same as Mark II would not do either.

He checked the Huaqiangbei System's research progress. The research progress for the Jarvis system had reached fifty percent. By the time the plane landed, he believed he would be able to upgrade Jarvis and create his own Jarvis.

His factory truly needed a powerful AI system to manage it.

"Haha, great! Huaqiangbei Industrial Park has been completed?"

Time passed quickly. Because he was cooperating with the state, Chen Mu's industrial zone had soon been fully constructed, and much of the equipment was already ready for use.

More than half a month had passed by the time he received the news. When Chen Mu learned of it from Xu Jia, he was extremely excited.

Huaqiangbei Industrial Zone was located in Shenzhen, just as it had been in his previous life.

"Let's go. I can't wait to make my own armor!"

Chen Mu spoke to Xu Jia beside him before getting into the car.

A few days earlier, he had already arrived in Shenzhen, waiting to move into Huaqiangbei and immediately begin manufacturing his own Iron Armor!

After receiving the money Tony had given him, Chen Mu's first step had been to lease a plot of land in Shenzhen—the very location where Huaqiangbei had stood in his previous life. In this world, it was merely an uninhabited wasteland. Thanks to his connection with Director Zhang, he quickly secured the land and began constructing his own industrial park.

The original Huaqiangbei Industrial Park was very small, covering only a few hectares. But though small, it had everything it needed. It had purchased many cutting-edge domestic and foreign devices. While it might not compare to Tony's Stark Industries industrial park, it was no worse than Hammer Industries' industrial park!

With the technology in this park, manufacturing Iron Armor would not be a problem at all!

More importantly, Mark II had achieved a technological breakthrough many days ago. The current Mark 2 was stronger than the original in every aspect and could carry more powerful weapons. In particular, the Arc Reactor and ai program technologies had also improved, greatly increasing the armor's capabilities.

In short, the technology in Chen Mu's hands was even stronger than the Iron Man technology currently in Tony's possession!

That was Huaqiangbei's strength. I might be copying you, but I can still make something more advanced than yours!

Just ask yourself if that pisses you off!

The upgraded Arc Reactor was no worse than the reactor Tony would later upgrade. As expected, it used a new element, giving it greater output while also easily resolving Tony's Palladium poisoning problem—provided Chen Mu was willing to share the technology with Tony...

The Jarvis system had also evolved, becoming even more intelligent. It was not even inferior to the future Ultron!

Of course, since it had been upgraded by the Huaqiangbei System and had not been influenced by the Mind Stone, Jarvis did not yet possess an "independent" consciousness and was very safe.