"Diana, this is the second betrothal gift, and it's for you. Let me put it on you." Hao Shuai solemnly fastened the glittering necklace in his hand around her fair neck.
"Thank you. The necklace is beautiful. I love it." Diana naively thought it was just a necklace.
Hao Shuai didn't explain. Instead, he pointed to the diamond on the necklace and said, "Say 'Activate.'"
"Activate!" Diana repeated after him, not knowing what was going on.
As soon as Diana spoke, a liquid burst from the necklace and instantly covered her body. It wriggled a few times, then turned into a skin-tight red, blue, and gold suit, leaving only her head exposed.
"Whoa!"
"What is that? I've never seen armor like it. Amazing!"
"That's so cool! I want one too."
"How interesting!"
"Yeah, it's like it came right out of the necklace. So convenient."
The people around them gasped at the transformation. Diana's way of putting on the suit opened their eyes and made them yearn for one of their own. Even Queen Hippolyta's eyes lit up.
"Diana, this is a nano Vibranium suit. It's made of nanobots forged from Vibranium, the hardest material on Earth. It offers powerful defense and can absorb kinetic energy." Hao Shuai watched as Diana ran her hands over the suit, exploring it. "Of course, someone far stronger than you could still break through its defenses."
As he spoke, Hao Shuai casually took a longsword from one of the female warriors and, without a word, swung it at Diana.
"Clang!"
The sword struck Diana, but it didn't even throw off a spark.
"That defense is incredible!"
The onlookers marveled. The sword in Hao Shuai's hand was only a standard-issue longsword from Paradise Island, but it was still far sharper than an ordinary one.
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