A Favor

"The most important thing is, Tony, where I want to use the armor I've created is my business, and it has nothing to do with you!"

As Chen Mu spoke, he seemed a bit blunt, but what he said was the truth.

How to handle his armor was indeed Chen Mu's own decision, and Tony Stark, as an outsider, had no right to interfere.

"But I still believe that the more powerful a weapon is, the less it should be handed over to the military, because the threat it poses is too great."

In the end, Tony Stark was still a stubborn person. Although Chen Mu had left him speechless, he still insisted on his own view.

Even though he knew that everything Chen Mu said was true.

"There are too many people in the army, and there are all sorts of people. It's inevitable that there will be warmongers. If the armor falls into the hands of such people, it will inevitably cause a huge disaster."

If the armor fell into the hands of warmongers, it would surely ignite wars!

And wars would inevitably cause many innocent civilians to lose their homes and families.

This was a situation that "Iron Man" Tony Stark did not want to see.

"Heh."

Chen Mu sneered again.

Although what Tony Stark said made sense, it also depended on the audience.

The army in Tony Stark's eyes was probably the army of the United States of America.

To be honest, the army of the United States, in any world, seemed to be just like that, very warlike, stirring up disputes all over the world.

Considering themselves the world's police, they had caused wars everywhere around the globe.

America, in its over 200 years of existence, had been at war for 200 years. Such a warlike nation naturally had a very obvious military ethos.

It was precisely because he understood the American army so well that Tony Stark was determined not to hand over his Iron Armor to them.

"That's your country's army,"

Chen Mu said mercilessly, "China has always been a peace-loving country. Since its founding, New China has never initiated any war. The few wars it has fought were all to protect its own country and its own people!"

Whether it was the Korean War, the Sino-Indian War, or the Sino-Vietnamese War of Counterattack, these wars were all the result of helpless decisions made to protect China's national interests from infringement.

If these wars had not been forced, allowing the enemy to achieve their goals, it was unknown how much of China would have been carved up by now.

"..."

Tony had nothing to say. Although he was not the one who decided on these wars, he knew clearly that most of these wars were indeed initiated by America.

"China has always been a peace-loving country. We have always firmly believed that peaceful development is the future of humanity. Even if China now possesses various advanced weapons, it will not seek to provoke any disputes, nor will it invade other countries under the banner of freedom."

Chen Mu didn't want to continue this topic with Tony Stark anymore.

Those with different paths cannot plan together.

At this moment, Tony Stark still identified himself as an American. Before Earth faced alien invasion, even after becoming "Iron Man," he was still America's Iron Man, not Earth's Iron Man.

So, although he disliked the American army, Tony still wanted to fight for his country's interests.

This was human nature, and Chen Mu would not interfere.

However, Chen Mu also knew that in a few years, after the Avengers storyline began, the Chitauri army would invade Earth.

Only when he learned that Earth would face an alien threat would Tony adjust his mindset and become the true "Iron Man."

He would fight for Earth, not just for America.

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Tony. You can't change my decision," Chen Mu waved his hand, looking at Tony Stark calmly, and continued, "If I'm not mistaken, your Arc Reactor seems to use some kind of heavy metal element as the reaction material, and heavy metal elements are very harmful to the human body. Long-term wear of your armor will definitely cause harm to your body."

"Honestly, there are very few people in this world who can impress me, and you are one of them. I don't want to lose you as a competitor. After all, my current goal is to defeat Stark Industries. If you die young, I think I'll lose a lot of fun."

Chen Mu's words were not pleasant to hear, but they were also a stimulus to Tony. This was a simple provocation.

Tony, who had always been arrogant and conceited, could not stand Chen Mu's provocation. He felt a surge of determination. Now that his armor was inferior to Chen Mu's, he was determined to develop a more advanced armor.

He absolutely could not lose to this man who was even younger than him!

This was also what Chen Mu wanted. He also hoped that Tony would develop more armor and create more black technologies.

This way, Chen Mu could also acquire these technologies in the future and even advance them further!

In Chen Mu's eyes, Tony Stark was nothing more than a tool.

"Hongmeng, send the data of the new element to Jarvis."

Chen Mu didn't pay attention to Tony's expression. He took out his Xiao Mu Phone and gave instructions to the intelligent assistant.

The system used by Chen Mu's phone was an operating system developed by the Hongmeng system. The Hongmeng intelligent program was also loaded onto the phone. It was an intelligent program more powerful than Jarvis, and it could easily control Jarvis.

"Data sent."

Hongmeng's unique girlish voice sounded. The new element's data had already been sent to Jarvis through the phone. Whether Tony would use it or not was not Chen Mu's concern.

Chen Mu came to see Tony Stark this time not only to discuss the company's plans but also to show off and put him in his place. At the same time, he was also here to hand over the new element to Tony Stark.

After all, Chen Mu knew that even if he didn't manage this matter, Tony would eventually obtain the data left by Howard Stark to Tony through S.H.I.E.L.D. and develop the new element himself. Why not just do him a favor?

By directly handing over the new element to Tony, he could also gain Tony's life-saving favor.

"Is this your goal? To make me owe you a favor?"

Tony, being incredibly intelligent, immediately saw through Chen Mu's intentions. However, Tony had no intention of refusing. It was just a favor, and he could afford to owe one.

At this moment, Tony Stark was already finding the palladium poisoning unbearable. What Chen Mu had sent over could solve his urgent problem and make his armor even more powerful. He had no reason to refuse.

"That's right. What's the matter? Is the famous Tony Stark afraid of owing a favor to an unknown person like me?"

Chen Mu chuckled indifferently and shrugged.

After all, Tony would eventually develop the new element anyway. Chen Mu was merely going with the flow. Moreover, doing so had another benefit: Tony owing Chen Mu this favor meant Tony would acknowledge that Chen Mu developed the new element.

Although neither of them placed much importance on intellectual property, this was the reality.

Chen Mu developed the new element, and Tony Stark was merely using it.

"Very well, you've succeeded. I owe you a favor."

Tony Stark looked at Chen Mu with a serious expression.

At this moment, he truly regarded Chen Mu as an equal competitor.

For the proud Tony Stark, this was an unprecedented event.