A Change Below
"Humans... always try to control things beyond their own capabilities," Wei Xiuming said, putting down his cutlery with a hint of helplessness.
Before Nick Fury arrived, he had a brief conversation with Alexander Pierce and knew more about the inside story than Black Eggplant had—for example, that John Garrett, the exposed Hydra agent, did not voluntarily inject himself with the Fang Vampire blood sample, but was instead injected with it after being captured by Pierce's men.
The task force responsible for capturing Garrett was Hydra loyal to Pierce. Because of their respective identities, John Garrett was not on guard, and the task force easily succeeded.
However, they underestimated the power of the Fang Vampire blood, especially after Pearl used vampire magic to break the restrictions. John Garrett was transformed into Fang Vampire in a short time, and then the Hydra team was defeated.
Nick Fury pulled a device the size of a cell phone from his leather coat, unlocked it with a password, and placed it on the dining table. Several thin lines of blue light formed a virtual projection screen above the device.
"Not only the Fang Vampire, but the Knight System you developed for the Worms problem has also been targeted. Those five wearers have conducted full-body examinations more than once, trying to analyze your human enhancement methods through reverse engineering." After tapping a few times on the projection screen, the photo of the box with the SHOCKER logo was moved aside, and several photos that were obviously taken secretly were enlarged. These photos showed five wearers, including Sonon, undergoing examinations on medical equipment.
The scene shifts to photos of the Knight System armor being disassembled into its parts, with a group of technicians recording the order of each part and conducting material analysis on each component.
Wei Xiuming waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, they want to reverse engineer the technology I used. With our current level of technology, they're 20,000 years too early! Just the modification of the Worms's body cells to make them compatible with humans has already surpassed the current level of genetics. They can't even begin to understand the analysis and research of faster-than-light particles, just like how the level of technology during World War I couldn't comprehend the working principle of chips."
"But they've hired a very troublesome person; your secrets could very well be uncovered." Nick Fury switched the camera again.
The photo shows a huge, silver humanoid mech, tall and rugged, yet full of mechanical charm and technological beauty, especially the basin-sized Arc Reactor in the center of its chest, which reveals a level of technology that was ahead of its time.
Then comes the second photo, which, like the one above, is a humanoid mech, but much more refined and smaller than the first one. The outer armor has a streamlined design to fit the human body. If the first Iron Man suit was a tank or armored vehicle, War Machine that didn't prioritize aesthetics, then the second Iron Man suit was a top-of-the-line sports car, with all its design focused on comfort and appearance—a toy for the rich and needy.
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Next is the third photo. From the appearance, the Iron Man suit in this photo is similar to the second one, but the outer paint is no longer a metallic silver-gray, but a combination of red and gold, revealing a tasteful, nouveau riche aesthetic.
"Your personal mechanical lab has many sets of so-called Knight System armor. I used to think they were your designs, but now I know who invented them." Nick Fury said smugly, tapping the projector to show a photo of Wei Xiuming replicating Iron Man suit when he was bored. He had finally turned the tables on Wei Xiuming, who had always treated him like a caveman.
So-called genius scientists are nothing more than copying others' ideas—even replicating someone else's product requires a considerable level of knowledge and practical skills.
Wei Xiuming said, "So what? When Hitler was rejected by the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, he wasn't the war maniac he would become later; even if Tony Stark starts taking steps down that path now, he's not ready to become a hero yet. The development of the Iron Man suit might just be him thinking about building a giant toy with world-class technology."
Nick Fury paused for a moment. In the files left by Coulson in the parallel universe, the reason Tony Stark was able to become Iron Man, besides his mental journey after being kidnapped, was also due to his profound enlightenment after being brought back from the brink of death, transforming him from a flamboyant playboy into a superhero who could carry a mushroom bomb into outer space.
The development of the Mark series Iron Man suit was also commissioned by the military from Stark Industries, seeking their help to use Stark's genius brain to analyze the technology of the Knight System, in order to prevent Osborn Industries from becoming a monopoly.
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Then, within a month Young Master Stark threw out the Mark I Iron Man suit from the first photo to fool the military, asserting that apart from the developer of the Knight System, no one else in the world could decipher that physics-defying acceleration method, and that the Mark I was sufficient for the military.
However, he secretly upgraded the Mark I within half a month and developed the more powerful Mark II. During the first flight test, the system malfunctioned due to high-altitude icing and he almost crashed to his death. Then he upgraded the aerodynamic structure and shell material of the Iron Man suit and created the Mark III within a week.
Although it still retains the style of a powerful flying brick, the attention to detail makes the Mark III experience less drag during high-speed flight. The use of aerospace-grade Gold-Titanium Alloy avoids icing problems. Belatedly, he also designed a parachute for the Iron Man suit.
This characteristic reminded Nick Fury of a joke Wei Xiuming had told him before, about the developers of the Knight System being "dismantled by whoever they oppose."
If you put Tony Stark in the context of the Chitauri invasion, he certainly wouldn't have had the courage or decisiveness to stop the mushroom bombs—a man is a boy until the very end; aside from the part whose mentality has decayed, he is constantly growing.
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Without the necessary trials and tribulations to hone his skills, Tony Stark is just Tony Stark, and doesn't deserve the title of "Iron Man."
To put it bluntly, even Blade, a dark hero who might not be accepted by mainstream society, would be a better fit Nick Fury's Avengers Initiative than Tony Stark is today.
After clearing away all the food, Wei Xiuming wiped his mouth and used the call button hidden under the table to summon the person in charge of his daily meals. The plates and cutlery were removed, and dessert was placed in front of him and Nick Fury.
"Nick Fury, I need to ask you for a favor," Wei Xiuming said very seriously. "I need to study the Space Stone —it's still in its shell right now, and its name is the Tesseract."
Nick Fury already knew most of what the Six Infinity Stones were about, but he pretended to know nothing and listened to Wei Xiuming recount his story.
"I'll arrange it for you." Black Eggplant took a bite of the dessert. "Come to think of it, this is the first time I've seen your face in the past eight years."