Arc Reactor

Three days later, in the chairman's office of Rebirth Group, Wang Nanxuan and Howard watched a live broadcast.

Tony Stark had gone to the Middle East to sell Jericho Missiles, only to be blown away by his own missile in a famous scene.

Fortunately, Tony wore specially made body armor, so he was not killed by the blast. He merely fell unconscious.

Wang Nanxuan watched as the Magic Runes Light Screen gradually went dark and said, "Tony Stark's life has now changed completely."

Unlike Wang Nanxuan, Howard was extremely nervous. "Boss, Tony really won't die?"

"Don't worry. He won't die."

Wang Nanxuan said, "By the way, remember to inform J. Jonah Jameson about Tony Stark being attacked in the Middle East. We need to grab the headlines."

J. Jonah Jameson, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, was the one who badmouthed Spider-Man in the newspapers every day in the movies.

"Boss, I was wrong before. You're no different from other Demon Kings."

Howard complained bitterly.

Not only was Wang Nanxuan refusing to save Howard's son, but he was even using news of his son's severe injuries to boost newspaper sales. Did he have any humanity left?

"I am a Demon King."

Wang Nanxuan shrugged. "What would you think if I told you that I set up a company overseas and planned to profit from fluctuations in Stark Industries' stock price?"

"Boss, how could you do this?"

Howard was furious. "You had a chance to make money and didn't tell me? Right, we can also open a betting pool over this in Las Vegas."

"You really are his biological father."

Wang Nanxuan teased, then said, "Enough of that. How skilled are you in Artificial Intelligence? Can you create an Artificial Intelligence system like Tony's?"

Howard said confidently, "I just need to catch up on a few things. It won't be a problem. More than half of what Tony developed came from my old foundations."

"Good. My negotiations with Twitter haven't gone well. They're unwilling to give up control."

Wang Nanxuan said, "So I want to start a Short Video Company focused on mobile short videos. You'll be responsible for researching the software and algorithms. I'll use it to defeat Twitter and seize control of online discourse."

"As for funding, don't worry about it. Spend as much as you want. I'll provide it unconditionally and without limit."

Howard agreed. "Although my main profession is weapons manufacturing, I can handle this too."

Wang Nanxuan said, "It's fine if you like researching weapons. Work at the company during the day, then return to Hell at night to research weapons."

Howard complained, "Work twenty-four hours a day? You really are a Demon King."

Tony Stark's disappearance in the Middle East quickly caused an enormous uproar.

Although Stark Industries denied it immediately, its stock price still plunged in response.

Susan looked at the news on her phone and sighed. Natasha, her new secretary beside her, asked, "Susan, did you buy Stark Industries stock?"

Yesterday, Susan had encountered a thief, but Natasha had stepped in to help.

After the two women spoke, Natasha successfully became Susan's secretary.

"I didn't, but one of my friends did. He has terrible luck, and his investments always fail. Looks like this time won't be any different."

Susan shook her head. Who could have imagined that the normally steady Stark Industries would suffer such a major incident?

"He's really unlucky."

Natasha looked toward the chairman's office and said, "Compared to him, our boss has much better luck. Someone even gave him shares for free."

Susan recalled something Wang Nanxuan had once said and smiled. "Because he is God's Angel, Ghost Rider."

"God's Angel, Ghost Rider?"

Natasha was stunned. How had this gone from a spy drama to a mythological drama?

Tony Stark was an exceptionally tough man. Though severely injured and imprisoned by terrorists, he did not choose to give up.

In a cave, he used crude tools to accomplish a miracle—miniaturizing the Arc Reactor.

The Arc Reactor was a controllable Nuclear Fusion reactor capable of releasing three billion joules of energy per second. This was why Wang Nanxuan had cast magic on Tony.

In Rebirth Hell, Wang Nanxuan watched Tony Stark place the glowing Arc Reactor into his chest and asked Howard, "Howard, can you replicate it?"

Howard said, "Yes. I invented the Arc Reactor. All Tony did was miniaturize the reactor."

"Your Arc Reactor was just an exhibit. Your son successfully turned that exhibit into an invention that would change an era."

Trask sneered. "I have to admit, he really is a genius."

Howard protested, "His reactor has a problem. It causes Palladium Poisoning. I once developed a New Element to replace Palladium. It's not only more efficient, but also has no side effects."

"Hurry up and produce the New Element. I want to use the Arc Reactor to solve Hell's power problem."

Wang Nanxuan said, "Trask, use the Arc Reactor as an energy source and manufacture Robots for me."

"Boss, do you want Robots, or Power Armor like Tony Stark's?"

Trask asked. On the Light Screen, Tony Stark and Yinsen were studying how to create a Battle Suit—Mark I.

"Robots, of course. I plan to have Ghosts possess the Robots and control them in battle."

Trask and Howard's eyes lit up at the same time. "Can souls possess Robots?"

"Of course they can. We just need to construct Magic Runes inside the Robots."

Wang Nanxuan smiled. "In the future, souls that come to this Hell will begin their second lives in the form of Mechanical Life."

Although Wang Nanxuan was a Demon King, he did not like demons at all. They were full of chaos and slaughter, and they were far too ugly.

"Mechanical Life?"

The two top scientists, Trask and Howard, were both greatly interested. Dwarf Trask thought of something and sighed. "Mechanical Life will be fairer than flesh-and-blood life. At the very least, there will be no Dwarves and no one born disabled."

"We'll discuss that later. This is only the beginning."

Wang Nanxuan shook his head. "Manufacture a batch of Robots as soon as possible. We'll be able to use them soon."

Trask said excitedly, "No problem. I'll make myself a powerful body, at least three meters tall."

"I already have a body. A Battle Suit suits me better."

Howard said, "I'm going to personally design a Battle Suit, the finest Battle Suit possible. I'll use it to let Tony know that his old man will always be his old man."

Wang Nanxuan smiled. "You can also let him know that you don't like men."

Howard's face was full of Black Lines. This black history was never going to be cleared up, was it?

Several days later, Tony Stark escaped the terrorists' hideout in a crude Mark I.

His friend Yinsen died under the terrorists' hail of bullets in order to buy him time.

Before dying, Yinsen told Tony to cherish his life. Tony agreed through tears.

At that moment, the superhero Iron Man was officially born.