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Chen Mu wasn't concerned about whether War Machine appeared early. After hanging up with Tony, he walked out of his research lab, ready to check out the Huaqiangbei Industrial Zone.

After he and Director Zhang had finalized the Kirin Armor plans, the industrial park had sprung up quickly with public support. In just over a month, almost all the equipment was in place, and they had even started producing armor.

The military provided all the materials and equipment. Chen Mu's role was essentially limited to providing the blueprints, detailed data, and installing the intelligent programs. Therefore, Chen Mu didn't really charge anything, as the industrial park itself was his compensation, becoming his completely.

Even though it was surrounded by the military, Chen Mu was quite happy with the arrangement. Having the army help protect his property meant he didn't even need to hire security. How great was that?

Of course, Qilin 1 wasn't going to remain static. Chen Mu was also responsible for the maintenance and upgrades of the battle suit, allowing for the addition of new technologies and weapons in the future.

"Director Chen, are you going out now?"

At the entrance, Xu Jia was still faithfully fulfilling her duty, guarding the door for Chen Mu...

At this moment, Xu Jia understood that her role as a "financial expert" was completely useless. She couldn't get involved in anything within the Huaqiangbei Industrial Zone, so she decided to just act as Chen Mu's bodyguard honestly.

"It's nothing. I'm going to Stark's tomorrow, but for now, I'm just taking a walk around the industrial park."

Chen Mu saw no reason to hide his plans, so he stated them directly.

"Then please allow me to accompany you tomorrow."

Chen Mu's safety was extremely important to China right now, so Xu Jia definitely wouldn't let anything happen to him and naturally wanted to go along.

"I have armor, do I need you to protect me?"

Chen Mu gave a wry smile. Xu Jia was like a persistent barnacle. She only left when he told her he needed to quietly research something; otherwise, even when he was sleeping or using the restroom, she would be guarding the door, which made Chen Mu quite frustrated.

"But Tony also has a battle suit, so your safety is still under a certain threat."

Xu Jia couldn't rest easy with Chen Mu going alone, so she insisted on accompanying him.

"Tony is my partner; he wouldn't do anything to harm me. Besides, he's the man who's going to become 'Iron Man.' How could he possibly act against me?"

Chen Mu knew Tony reasonably well and believed he wouldn't oppose him without reason.

After all, Chen Mu wasn't some "villain." If Tony wanted to make a move against him, wouldn't that ruin his newly established "Iron Man" image?

He'd have to be an idiot to do that!

"You should never intend harm, but you should always be prepared for it. There's nothing absolute in the world," Xu Jia said, looking at Chen Mu calmly.

"..."

It was a valid point, and Chen Mu had nothing to say. He pouted but didn't refuse.

"I'll fly there directly tomorrow. If you can keep up, then follow."

"Don't worry, I have a battle suit too. I can definitely keep up."

Xu Jia nodded.

"I'm starting to regret giving you a battle suit," Chen Mu said with a wry smile. What a situation this was.

Without further conversation with Xu Jia, Chen Mu headed towards the production line. He was very interested in the current production status of the Kirin Armor.

"The amount of gold-titanium alloy is limited, enough to manufacture only a hundred sets of battle suits. Our production capacity is ten sets per day, and we've already produced thirty sets. In another week, the materials will run out."

Xu Jia also felt a bit helpless about this. Gold-titanium alloy wasn't cheap; it was a material used in spacecraft manufacturing, possessing excellent hardness and wear resistance, and its price was naturally terrifying.

Being able to procure fifty tons of it at once was already quite difficult.

However, being able to produce a hundred sets of battle suits in one go had already made the military very satisfied.

The actual performance of these Qilin 1 battle suits was even better than Tony's Mark 3, so receiving a hundred sets had already made Director Zhang extremely pleased.

"Thirty sets of battle suits have now been distributed to the three armed forces for final testing. With battle suits present in each branch of the military, our nation's strength will be greatly enhanced!"

The thirty sets of battle suits were painted with the distinctive colors of each of the three armed forces and sent to them.

Xu Jia was also genuinely happy about the battle suits provided by Chen Mu, because the existence of the Kirin Armor finally gave China its own "superheroes."

From having nothing to suddenly having a hundred "Iron Man" equivalents was of great significance to China, as superheroes would no longer be an American patent from this moment on.

China, with its five-thousand-year history, now had its own superheroes!

"My wish is for all soldiers to have their own battle suit. I want to make the Kirin Armor standard issue for Chinese soldiers!"

Hearing Xu Jia's words, Chen Mu felt that a mere hundred sets of battle suits were not enough!

"All soldiers?"

Upon hearing Chen Mu's words, Xu Jia found it incredibly hard to believe. At the same time, she suddenly felt a sense of admiration for Chen Mu.

It was genuine admiration, unlike before when she had only respected him for his contributions, and even protecting him was just part of her mission.

But now, it was different. Xu Jia suddenly felt that Chen Mu was indeed someone worth protecting, someone who truly wanted to contribute to his country...

In Xu Jia's mind, she suddenly had the thought that she would protect Chen Mu even at the cost of her own life.

Cough, cough. If Chen Mu knew what Xu Jia was thinking at that moment, he would surely feel embarrassed.

He had a system. Although it was very weak now, why would he need anyone to protect him? Let alone a woman!

Besides, even if Chen Mu's current physical fitness was indeed poor, didn't he still have the Kirin Armor?

The armor, crafted from vibranium, was undoubtedly powerful. There wasn't anyone on this planet who could currently threaten his existence.

"However, achieving this goal won't be easy..."

Xu Jia said with a wry smile, "Just the issue of materials alone is very difficult."

Indeed, gold-titanium alloy wasn't commonly found; it was quite rare. To make it into battle suits and equip all soldiers was almost a pipe dream.

Despite this, Xu Jia couldn't help but admire Chen Mu's ambition.