The Whetstone

Wei Xiuming's words were filled with confidence in his product, and also with a sense of hope that he could save Tony Stark.

Fortunately, the Substitute Robot he had promised Nick Fury had begun construction. Although it was less than 30% complete, the internal organs were finished, and the artificial heart was used to save Tony Stark.

Just as he once told Nick Fury, the Substitute Robot he designed was like a human, with all its parts forming a complete system. The energy it used was provided by a device that simulated the human digestive system. A single heart couldn't work, so like Doctor Ethan in the movie, he made a hole in Stark's chest and used the Arc Reactor he found to power it—it just goes to show how powerful the inertia of the world is.

In the original Tony Stark, betrayed by Obadiah, he was attacked by the Ten Rings on his way back to base after selling Jericho Missile to the military in the Middle East. While escaping, he was knocked unconscious by a bomb he designed himself. Although he survived thanks to the protagonist's plot armor, shrapnel entered his heart, forcing him to rely on electromagnets powered by the Arc Reactor to stay alive. Even after Wei Xiuming changed the world situation, Young Master Stark still lost his heart due to Obadiah and his own design, and the Arc Reactor remained an essential tool for his survival.

"But don't worry, my artificial heart has no side effects other than raising body temperature by one to one and a half degrees Celsius," Wei Xiuming continued. "But the increased body temperature isn't a bad thing. Changes in human body temperature are closely related to immunity. For every 1-degree Celsius drop in body temperature, immunity decreases by more than 30%; for every 1-degree Celsius increase in body temperature, immunity increases by 56 times. Your chances of catching a cold will be greatly reduced, and your chances of getting cancer will be lower than average. In today's world of excessive use of chemicals and pesticides, this is equivalent to getting a vaccine in advance."

Seeing Wei Xiuming's ugly face, exaggerating the side effects into positive ones, Tony Stark mentally labeled him a ruthless and unscrupulous businessman. "Hey, I've read the relevant research reports. This is related to modern people's lack of exercise and excessive psychological stress, so I insist on doing an hour of aerobic exercise every day, and I also do half an hour of stretching exercises before bed; the food I eat is all from crops produced on specific farms, and pesticide and hormone residues have been tested to ensure that the hormone levels in my body are normal."

"As for psychological pressure, do you think someone like me, as the president of a group who can even influence presidential elections, would bring me that kind of thing? If I wanted to, the next US president would be a black man, and he would be re-elected for two terms. The president after that would be a madman who would tear off the moral mask that the United States uses to disguise its ugly behavior."

This is a true master, someone you can't afford to mess with.

Wei Xiuming didn't dwell on the topic, but instead said, "Compared to my artificial heart, you should be more worried about your Arc Reactor. After the heart transplant surgery, you were in a coma for about two weeks. During this time, the palladium level in your blood gradually increased. Although it won't have any impact in the short term, it will gradually threaten your life as the dosage increases. In the future, you can switch to a high-performance battery, or you can take large amounts of chlorophyll juice orally to suppress the palladium level in your blood. In severe cases, you can neutralize it by intravenous injection of a certain amount of lithium dioxide."

"However, apart from changing the energy supply method, the other solutions are only temporary fixes. But among the existing portable energy supply solutions, your Arc Reactor is the best."

"Hey, I thought you were insulting my scientific literacy." Although he had been in a coma for two weeks, Tony Stark had maintained his daily bodily functions through intravenous glucose and nasal feeding, and now he still had the energy to fight back. "Leaving aside whether lithium dioxide can be stored under normal conditions, are you sure that alkaline metal compounds won't react with water after entering the body, and the resulting strong alkali will kill me before I die from palladium poisoning?"

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"No excellent scientist is unwilling to base their scientific beliefs on solid evidence; even less so is any excellent scientist unwilling to revise their existing scientific beliefs when faced with new evidence." Wei Xiuming retrieved a sentence from an article about scientific argumentation from his memory. "The technology for the preservation and harmless treatment of lithium dioxide under normal conditions was already well-developed during the CCCP era, with the aim of saving the heroes who suffered high doses of radiation during the Chernobyl disaster relief efforts. However, due to the long development cycle, not many people survived until it was produced. With the collapse of the CCCP, this technology was sold by a scientist to a secret department."

"Don't think that your wisdom is unmatched in the world. As far as I know, some amateur scientist could have assembled your Arc Reactor technology by hand."

"Doctor..." Seeing that the two of them were about to argue on and on, Pepper Potts immediately stepped in to stop them. "Mr. Stark needs to rest, and there are some business matters that need to be discussed. They involve trade secrets, so could you please leave for a moment?"

Doctor and PhD are the same word, and Wei Xiuming didn't understand what she was saying, but his mission was complete, and he was holding the Biological preservation device containing Stark's heart.

After leaving the ward, Wei Xiuming removed his mask and put on a gas mask. He walked down the corridor to an office at the corner, where Black Eggplant was sitting. He stared expressionlessly at the screen showing Tony Stark and Pepper Potts in a lovey-dovey pose. Hearing Wei Xiuming's footsteps, Black Egg said, "You did a very good job with your mission. You've given Stark enough of a shock."

During Tony Stark's hospitalization, Stark Industries' stock price plummeted, and the value of the shares held by Black Eggplant continued to decline. Although this money was from S.H.I.E.L.D..'s public accounts rather than his personal income, Nick Fury was still deeply distressed. Furthermore, following Wei Xiuming's advice, he took the opportunity to buy back some shares from retail investors who were selling them in his own name. If Stark didn't step in to stimulate the stock price, he estimated that he would have to ask the World Security Council for funding again.

"No, this is far from enough." Wei Xiuming placed the Biological preservation device on the desk and said, "Stark's Arc Reactor on his chest is enough for him to use for a hundred years, but given his personality, he will definitely continue to wear his Iron Man suit, which will accelerate the consumption of palladium. This will exacerbate the infiltration of palladium into his body. Survival and reproduction are human instincts, and upgrading the Arc Reactor is urgent for him."

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"Howard Stark had a plan for New Element among the S.H.I.E.L.D.. artifacts, but it couldn't be implemented due to the era, so he left them to his son as a gift. I think you know better than I when to give those things to him."

"And he needs a villain to act as a whetstone, a source of motivation for Stark to keep restless and constantly upgrade his technology—I already have someone in mind for that role."