The Birth of the Mark I Iron Man Suit

Agent Coulson looked at Chen Mo with a bewildered expression.

Shouldn't he have dismissed him with disdain and then tried to persuade him with the noble cause of maintaining world peace and protecting all mankind?

To my surprise, he agreed so readily, rendering all the arguments I had prepared useless. But what did his last words mean? Was I conscripted?

For Chen Mo, the dictator of HYDRA and a core leader of S.H.I.E.L.D.., the title of the US Army Major General and Special Operations Team Commander of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division held no appeal. However, having such a public identity would make his upcoming actions much easier.

After all, while HYDRA and S.H.I.E.L.D.. are powerful, they operate behind the scenes and are not suitable to appear in public, making them not very convenient to use.

Chen Mo originally joined the United States. military with Steve more than seventy years ago, and then joined the Strategic Scientific Reserve jointly established by various Allied Powers. Now, he has accepted the rank of the US Army Major General and the position of Commander of the Special Operations Team of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division Agency. It is just a restoration of his former identity.

Moreover, although he accepted these two appointments, Chen Mo had no intention of accepting their leadership or command.

I've accepted the rights, but the obligations? I'm already working to maintain world peace. If anyone dares to point fingers or spout nonsense again, Chen Mo will teach them a lesson about self-humiliation.

Of course, the military, government, International Security Council, and Nick Fury, among others, would not naively believe that they could command Chen Mo at will.

By opening Chen Mo's dusty files, one can discover that Chen Mo's style of doing things has always been swift and decisive, arrogant and cold, and unruly.

He is an absolute pragmatist. He is absolutely dedicated to maintaining world peace and Chen Mo against evil forces. However, he has his own principles and ways of doing things. He has no respect for the powerful and wealthy. It is unrealistic to expect him to be commanded like an ordinary soldier.

This is also why Nick Fury felt that Chen Mo's appointment had gone too smoothly. Chen Mo was so arrogant that he thought his plan would encounter some resistance. Now it seems that these politicians and the military are not so stupid as to not recognize Chen Mo's value.

They don't expect Chen Mo to be absolutely obedient to their orders. He exists more as a strategic force. They can usually handle things on their own, but Chen Mo will be put to use in the event of a major incident. When it comes to critical moments involving human interests, he will naturally go all out.

Chen Mo destroyed the powerful HYDRA, changing the course of World War II. In the final moments, to prevent the city from being bombed and causing massive casualties, he resolutely piloted HYDRA super bomber into the sea. His thoughts and character were beyond reproach, which is why they dared to entrust power to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo is an ace in their hands. They just need to keep him under control most of the time, and he will show his great value when it matters. They only need to supervise him appropriately. Agent Coulson is a good candidate.

He was steady, experienced, and had strong organizational and operational abilities. He could not only assist Chen Mo and help him with his work, but also play a good supervisory role. Therefore, Nick Fury did not object when he learned that Chen Mo had recruited Phil Coulson and transferred him to the Special Operations Team.

Although Chen Mo only intended to enjoy the power after accepting the appointment and had no intention of accepting command, Chen Mo had actually been quite responsible. He had started the Winter Soldier Program seventy years ago to prepare for future alien invasions.

In Chen Mo's view, the whole world belongs to him, and maintaining the safety of his territory is his responsibility as the Lord of Earth. As for now, it's like a king going on a private visit, giving himself the title of imperial envoy to make things easier.

That afternoon, Chen Mo and Agent Coulson returned to Washington by helicopter.

As the helicopter landed on the rooftop helipad of the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division headquarters, Tony Stark was also stepping off his private jet on the other side.

This is Bagram Air Base, the United States. military base in Afghanistan. Next to the aircraft steps, a dozen senior US Army. and Afghanistan military officers are standing there, ready to welcome Tony Stark.

"Greetings, General!"

Dressed in a sharp suit and wearing sunglasses, Tony Stark walked briskly down the gangway, a nonchalant smile on his face, and extended his hand to a senior US Army officer standing at the front.

The base commander smiled and shook hands with Tony.

"Hello Mr. Stark, we look forward to your weapons demonstration."

A desolate, uninhabited area dozens of kilometers away from Bagram Air Base.

On a high ground, several military Hummer were parked, and dozens of fully armed US Army soldiers stood guard around them with guns. On one side of the high ground, a dozen senior military officers from both countries were listening intently to Tony Stark's speech.

Is it terrifying? Or respectable?

"I wonder if it's possible to have both."

"Next, I will introduce you to some of the finest products in Stark Industries ' 'Freedom' weapons series."

"It is the first missile system equipped with propulsion technology that we developed exclusively."

Some say that the best weapon is the one that never needs to be used.

"I personally have reservations."

"I prefer weapons that only need to be used once."

"This is my late father's experience, and also the military's experience."

"This experience has been proven by history."

"Find an opportunity to test this weapon. I can assure you all that those bad guys will never want to crawl out of their holes again."

After Tony finished speaking, he waved to the operators on the side. Immediately, a missile vehicle not far from them started moving. With the sound of a motor running, the missile on the weapon rack was raised, and it began to adjust its direction, aiming at a mountain range a few kilometers away from them.

Then, one of the three missiles was activated, its tail spewing out a fierce stream of white flames, propelling the missile off the weapon rack and sending it hurtling into the air at high speed.

The powerful thrusters gave the missile extremely high speed, and it quickly covered most of the distance, flew over the target mountain range, and began to descend.

A flash of light suddenly appeared, and the outer shell of the missile body was ejected, revealing dozens of small missiles neatly arranged inside.

These small missiles were then ejected from their bodies, and their tail thrusters activated simultaneously, propelling them Speed toward the mountains below. Guided by the positioning system, dozens of small missiles were evenly distributed, covering the entire mountainside in a sweeping attack.

"I wholeheartedly recommend the Jericho Missile to everyone."

After Tony Stark finished speaking, he slowly raised his hands and stretched them out to his sides.

Behind him, dozens of missiles, trailing plumes of fire, fell from the sky and struck the mountain, causing violent explosions. Soil from the mountain was hurled into the air, reaching heights of over a hundred meters, and the powerful Shockwave from the explosions rushed outwards at high speed.

The powerful Shockwave, carrying a large amount of dust, rushed up from behind Tony Stark, blowing the unprepared crowd off balance and leaving their hats blown off somewhere.

Tony Stark, however, was mentally prepared. He simply took a few steps forward with the force of the Shockwave, then casually straightened his clothes and walked toward several large metal boxes bearing the Stark logo that were placed to the side.

Upon opening the lid, a burst of cold air escaped, and the bottom of the box automatically rose, raising neatly arranged wine glasses, ice cubes, and several bottles of fine wine to the top of the box.

Tony Stark casually picked up a glass of whiskey on the rocks and said as he walked.

"Buy over $500 million in a single transaction and receive free fine wine."

"For peace."

The weapons demonstration was a great success. The immense power of the Jericho Missile thrilled all the soldiers present. In a subsequent phone call with company veteran Obadiah Stan, Tony confidently stated that they were about to make a fortune again.

However, on their way back to base, they were attacked by terrorists. All the soldiers protecting Tony were killed, and Tony himself was seriously injured by a missile manufactured by Stark Industries fired by the terrorists.

When he woke up, he found himself locked in a cave, with an electromagnet implanted in his chest, connected to a car battery by a wire.

It turned out that after the missile exploded, many shrapnel fragments were lodged in his body. Dr. Ethan, who was imprisoned with him by the terrorists, performed surgery on him and removed most of the shrapnel. However, a few fragments remained close to his heart and could not be removed. If they entered his heart and began to beat, they would slowly tear Tony Stark's heart apart, causing him to die from a broken heart.

This electromagnet can attract these shrapnel fragments, preventing them from entering his heart and saving his life.

The arriving terrorists demanded that Tony Stark manufacture the powerful Jericho Missile he had previously demonstrated. Already in poor condition, and having discovered that the terrorists were equipped with weapons manufactured by Stark Industries, Tony lost all will to fight and resigned himself to his fate.

Fortunately, with Dr. Ethan's encouragement, Tony finally cheered up.

He knew that even if he manufactured missiles for them, they would not let him go, so he agreed on the surface, but in reality he was planning to escape.

In this Extremis, Tony's mind became exceptionally clear. A brilliant idea quickly took shape in his mind, and he soon completed the entire design.

With the help of Dr. Ethan and using tools and materials provided by the terrorists, Tony quickly built a miniaturized Arc Reactor, replacing the heavy car battery and attaching it directly to his chest.

A dozen days later, Mark I was finally completed, and it was time to get to work.

But just as the two began assembling the Mark I onto Tony, they aroused the suspicion of the terrorists who had been monitoring them from outside by avoiding the surveillance cameras. The terrorists then sent several armed terrorists to the cave where Tony and the other man were being held to investigate.

The group called out outside the cell door, but no one came. Seeing this, the terrorists opened the cell door, and the bomb Tony had planted on the door exploded, killing them all.

But the explosions would soon attract more enemies, and the Mark I Iron Man suit's programming had not yet been completed, putting them in a very dangerous situation.

Seeing the critical situation, in order to buy Tony time, Dr. Ethan picked up a terrorist's rifle, rushed out of the cell, and was prepared to sacrifice his own life to buy Tony time.

Although he had never fought before, and all the bullets hit the cave ceiling, Dr. Ethan still managed to drive out several terrorists who had rushed into the cave by firing wildly and relentlessly without conserving ammunition and by displaying an indomitable and reckless spirit.

But when he roared and drove a few cowardly terrorists to the cave entrance, he found that more than a dozen terrorists were waiting there, with more than a dozen dark gun barrels all pointed at him.

Yinsen dejectedly put down his rifle. He thought he had bought Tony enough time. His family was already dead, and he should go join them.

Just then, a burst of intense gunfire suddenly came from outside the cave.