"I thought you'd refuse."
Chen Mu chuckled lightly as he looked at Tony and said this.
"Tch, why would I refuse an opportunity to become stronger?"
Tony pursed his lips. He was arrogant, but he wasn't so foolish as to reject advanced technology invented by others.
It was the same in the movies; if other people's high-tech was useful to him, Tony would use it without hesitation.
"Then, if there's nothing else, I'll take you to experience the customs and traditions of America today." Tony waved his hand, shaking off the messy thoughts from his mind.
He winked at Chen Mu, giving him a look they both understood, and said flirtatiously, "I have a date tonight. The cover girl last month was a twin. I had something come up and couldn't make it, so the date was moved to tonight. How about we each take one?"
After saying that, he put on a roguish grin.
"Ahem, I am a gentleman."
Chen Mu coughed lightly, and with a serious expression, asked, "Are there photos?"
"..."
"Jarvis, project last month's fashion magazine cover."
Tony raised an eyebrow and gave the command.
"Yes, sir."
A holographic projection appeared before the two of them. On the screen was a pair of hot-looking sisters. Even from Chen Mu's Eastern perspective, the two sisters were quite good-looking. What mattered most was their figures – they had curves and curves in all the right places.
"It's already 5 PM, when are we leaving for the date?"
Since there was a date, how could he miss it?
So Chen Mu inquired.
"We can leave now. Don't worry about your little secretary; Pepper will take good care of her."
Patting Chen Mu on the shoulder, Tony walked towards his armor on the platform and said to Chen Mu, "Let's race. See who's faster. I've already sent you the location of the date."
Clearly, Tony Stark was still unconvinced. Even if the materials weren't as good as Chen Mu's, and the energy core wasn't as powerful as his, Tony still wanted to win back a round in terms of speed.
"No, no, no, you're fast, you're the fastest. I can last for two hours."
Chen Mu pouted. Honestly, Tony Stark, didn't he know his words could be easily misinterpreted?
"..."
Tony's face darkened, but he ignored Chen Mu and quietly began to put on his armor. He was determined to compete with Chen Mu for flying speed.
Seeing this, Chen Mu didn't say anything more. He walked straight to his own battle suit and entered it, easily putting on the armor.
"Is the destination Los Angeles?"
Although the destination was not close to New York, for Tony and Chen Mu, who possessed battle suits, this distance was nothing.
After putting on their armor, they looked at each other and simultaneously flew into the sky. With a violent sonic boom, both of them easily broke the sound barrier and sped towards their destination.
"Haha, dear Chen Mu, I hope next time you visit, your battle suit can fly faster than my Iron Armor!"
The next day, back at Stark Tower in New York, Chen Mu was preparing to leave America and return to China. Tony was also on his building, bidding farewell to Chen Mu.
Yesterday, their speed comparison was actually quite close. Although Chen Mu's battle suit used better materials and had more abundant energy, it only had thrusters on its feet and palms. Therefore, it didn't have a significant advantage in flying speed.
On the contrary, Tony Stark's Mark III had independent thrusters on almost every joint. Without considering energy consumption, its speed was actually faster than Chen Mu's!
After all, it was just from New York to Los Angeles. With Tony's current armor, he wouldn't worry about running out of energy even if he used all of it for the thrusters.
Maintaining full speed, his speed actually surpassed Chen Mu's battle suit.
Therefore, in terms of speed alone, Tony Stark finally won a round.
Because of this, Tony Stark appeared very smug, having successfully won a round in terms of speed.
"Tch, what's there to be so smug about."
Chen Mu pouted with a look of disdain. He couldn't be bothered to argue with Tony about "who is faster."
"Since the agreement has been signed, we won't be staying here any longer. The international promotion of the Xiao Mu Phone will be entirely up to you from now on."
Chen Mu's purpose for this trip had been completed. He had no interest in staying in America any longer and prepared to take Xu Jia and leave immediately, returning to his motherland.
"That's no problem. After all, Stark Industries also holds a fifty percent stake in the Xiao Mu Phone."
Tony nodded indifferently. In fact, the pre-heating for the new phone's launch had quietly begun a month ago.
As a prominent figure, Tony Stark's phone had long been noticed by reporters, and in several intentional or unintentional interviews, Tony had publicly praised his phone's performance.
The public had already begun to anticipate this phone a long time ago.
Everyone was speculating about what kind of phone Iron Man used and what the difference was between the so-called smartphone and traditional mobile phones.
"Then I'll leave the international promotion to you. As for China's domestic market, you don't need to worry about it."
The current inventory of Xiao Mu Phones was enough to meet the demand for the first launch. The Xiao Mu Phone had two versions: one for China and another for international markets. The international version's main marketing relied on Stark Industries, while Chen Mu had fully handed over the Chinese domestic market to Xu Jia.
To put it simply, Chen Mu had directly handed over the domestic market. In this dangerous world of Marvel, Chen Mu had surprisingly become indifferent to wealth and profit.
In this world, money is far less useful than power!
Only by becoming strong himself would Chen Mu have enough security!
"No problem, I look forward to our next meeting."
Tony smiled, his eyes full of confidence. Having regained the upper hand in speed had restored Tony's self-assurance.
Tony was certain that with the new element, his Iron Armor would undergo a qualitative leap in strength!
"Next time, my Mark series armor will definitely be more powerful than your Kirin series!"
Tony firmly believed this.
"Perhaps." Chen Mu merely offered a smile in response. He glanced at Xu Jia, who looked displeased, and after they both donned their armors, they took off directly, flying towards the Motherland.
"This guy..."
Watching Chen Mu and the other person depart, Tony's smile faded, replaced by a solemn expression.
"He's really left me in a huge mess!"
Tony knew that the People's Liberation Army equipping the Kirin Armor wouldn't be a secret from the US Military. He could imagine the immense trouble he would face in the coming days.
Given the US Military's usual behavior, upon seeing a competitor equipped with superior weaponry, they would undoubtedly try every means to find similar weapons. Clearly, his Iron Armor would become their target.
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