You're a Sorcerer, and You're Telling Me to Trust Science?!

Natasha worried about Earth, Polaris doubted herself, and now Tony had come along.

Luo Bai felt like he could practically be a teacher for "superheroes."

He could open a class someday, specifically to train these superheroes and help them grow.

Thinking of this, Luo Bai smiled and comforted him. "Tony, I don't think you need to worry too much. You can do better."

"I don't know what I need to do to become better," Stark said helplessly.

He had already been working hard to upgrade his Iron Man armor.

But the enemies he encountered and the powers he witnessed had far exceeded his understanding.

Now, he no longer knew what he needed to do to improve.

Luo Bai could understand that.

After all, technology developed gradually. Although Stark had mastered the most advanced technology currently available in The U.S.,

he still needed to explore and research it step by step. If he relied solely on himself, he would have to go through a long period of research.

During that time, Earth would see many beings that would overturn Stark's understanding of the world.

It was perfectly normal for him to fall into self-doubt.

Since Stark had come to him, Luo Bai felt there was no harm in giving him some guidance.

Personally nurturing several powerful superheroes would bring Luo Bai more benefits than drawbacks.

With that in mind, Luo Bai asked first, "Do you have a general plan for upgrading your armor?"

Stark nodded. "Of course. My armor previously couldn't withstand high-altitude icing, so I improved that. The armor was too clumsy, so I changed the materials. When I fought Ivan, I won, but I realized my current armor is too stupid."

"The MK5 I made before was portable armor. During battle, I realized villains won't wait for you to transform before fighting you. And MK5's defense was poor too. After the battle, that armor was scrapped. So I developed my current armor, MK6. It was made with new technology and a new energy source."

"But honestly, I'm still not satisfied. I went to Yinsen for advice, but he didn't have any better suggestions either."

After saying that, Stark sighed.

Now Luo Bai understood.

"So you want to upgrade your armor, but you don't know how to upgrade it, right?" Luo Bai asked.

Stark nodded. "Yes. At the current level of technology, MK6 is the pinnacle of what I can make. I don't know how to upgrade MK6 any further."

Luo Bai understood completely.

Stark's armor had only reached MK6, yet it had already hit the peak of Earth's technology.

To upgrade it further, Stark had to make breakthroughs himself and break through the current technological limits. It was a major revolution, so it was perfectly normal for Stark to be confused.

Although Luo Bai knew that Stark would make even more formidable armor later on, even nanotech armor,

with the current technological level, making nanotech armor was simply unrealistic.

After all, technology was like learning magic.

It required exploration step by step.

Of course.

If he could receive someone else's advice and guidance, he would get twice the result with half the effort.

Thinking of this, Luo Bai gave him an appropriate hint.

"I think I understand your confusion. So you don't know what aspect of your armor you should upgrade next, right?" Luo Bai asked.

"Yes. Technology, materials—there are limits in many areas. I don't have much actual combat experience either, so I don't know what situations I might encounter in a real fight," Stark said.

Luo Bai asked, "Then have you considered that automation might be the direction for your next upgrade?"

"Automation? What do you mean?" Stark asked in confusion. "Isn't my current armor automated enough?"

"Not in my opinion. Automatic assembly, remote control, automatic weapon tracking, and so on. Stark, I think there are still many ways your armor can be improved. And what you need isn't one suit of armor, but many suits of armor," Luo Bai said.

Automatic assembly, remote control, automatic weapon tracking?!

Hearing that, Stark's eyes instantly lit up.

"Luo Bai, you understand me too well!! What you just said is exactly what I need! Luo Bai, you're a genius," Stark said excitedly.

But after being excited for a moment, he fell into thought again.

"What you just said could indeed solve all the problems I'm facing right now. But it seems rather difficult to achieve," Stark said after thinking it over seriously.

It was perfectly normal for Stark to say that.

In Luo Bai's memories,

starting from MK7, Stark's Iron Legion—his armor—underwent a complete upgrade.

That also meant that from then on, Stark no longer needed to stand inside the armor and wait for it to finish putting itself on him.

Through remote control, he could have the armor equip itself automatically, and he could remotely control it to fight on its own.

Don't underestimate such a small change—it was an enormous technological innovation.

In the original story, Stark had spent an entire year completing that technological breakthrough.

Yet Luo Bai had told Stark about it a year ahead of time.

It was perfectly normal for Stark to feel that it would be difficult to accomplish.

But since Luo Bai had brought it up, he naturally understood some of the technology used in MK7.

"With current technology, it would indeed be difficult to accomplish. I have a few ideas. For example, you could use new movable eyeball technology with a 4.5-millimeter diameter specification, biometric scanning technology, and so on. Of course, these are merely some personal suggestions," Luo Bai said.

Stark froze.

He was somewhat surprised and couldn't help asking, "You understand technology too??"

"???" Luo Bai complained helplessly. "Sorcerers believe in science too. We occasionally study technology."

"What? You sorcerers believe in science too?" Stark froze again.

"Of course! We should trust science, shouldn't we?" Luo Bai replied seriously.

"..."

Stark fell silent.

No!

You're a sorcerer, and you're telling me to trust science?

What the hell!!

"Seriously, I'm speechless," Stark couldn't help complaining.

If anyone else had told him to "trust science," Stark would have found it normal. But hearing a sorcerer tell him that was something Stark simply couldn't accept.

Luo Bai couldn't help retorting, "There's nothing unbelievable about it. Every magic book I'm reading now tells me that magic and science are closely related. If your technology is good enough, I'd suggest that you research magical armor, Tony."

Magical armor.

As the name suggested, it meant creating a suit of armor capable of using magic.

It wasn't impossible, but with current technology, Stark would probably find it very difficult to make.

Stark naturally understood this as well, so he frowned.

After a moment, Stark replied half-jokingly, "I'll try. But I at least need to know magic first, right?"

Luo Bai replied in the same joking manner, "If you're interested, you can learn it. The Supreme Sorcerer once said that as long as you have a certain talent for magic, anyone can come learn."

"I'm more interested in the automated armor you mentioned," Stark replied.

It wasn't that Stark was unwilling to learn magic.

It was just that with his current technology, even if Stark learned magic, it would still be difficult for him to create magical armor.

Stark understood that clearly, so he could only take things one step at a time.

Having the armor achieve automation first was still very necessary.

At the same time, however, Stark really had developed such a thought in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, Stark asked again, "If I want to learn magic in the future, you'd be willing to teach me, right?"

Luo Bai smiled. "Of course, if you have talent for magic."

Stark nodded. "That's so cool. You've actually become my teacher now."

"So are you still confused?" Luo Bai asked.

"Not at all. You make me feel completely secure," Stark replied seriously.

Luo Bai: "..."