Improved Arc Reactor Technology

After leaving Tony Stark with a few words, Loren piloted the Batwing away at high speed, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Watching the Batwing disappear into the horizon like a streak of light, the confusion on Tony Stark's face deepened.

"This guy knows me, but I don't know him. Who the hell is he? He even has an Iron Man Suit. This is too strange!"

Tony Stark muttered to himself, countless questions surfacing in his mind, yet no one could give him the answers right now.

"JARVIS, search the entire internet for any information related to the Batwing and the Batman Suit. I want to know who that guy is!"

"Understood. The search is underway. The codename for this task will temporarily be: Batman Search Plan. What do you think?"

"Batman?"

"That nickname suits his image quite well. Fine, we'll call that guy Batman from now on!"

Naturally, Loren had no idea that Tony and JARVIS had named him Batman.

But if he had known, he probably would have given them both a thumbs-up and said, "You're fucking geniuses!"

"Boss, why did you save him? Didn't you say he was your strongest competitor in this world? Wouldn't it have been better if he died?"

Inside the Batwing, 2B looked at Loren curiously as she asked.

Loren's actions completely differed from the behavioral pattern her logic-based calculations had produced, leaving her unable to understand.

"In the field of technology, Tony Stark really is my strongest opponent in this world. But precisely because of that, he cannot be allowed to die so easily!"

"Boss, why? I don't understand." 2B tilted her head, her face full of confusion.

"Experts are often lonely and solitary. As they say, the higher the tune, the fewer who can follow it; true kindred spirits are hard to find. If the technological field lacked someone like Tony Stark, this world would become far less interesting. Do you remember what I said about happiness? Humans need happiness, and competition is one way to obtain it."

"Boss, I still don't understand."

"That's alright. You'll understand someday." Loren smiled faintly and slowly closed his eyes.

In truth, he had saved Tony Stark for more than just the fact that he did not want to lose such an outstanding opponent.

The more important reason was that as long as he participated in any event within the Marvel Universe, he would receive a corresponding reward.

This time was naturally no exception. As soon as he saved Tony Stark, a system notification immediately rang out in his mind.

[Congratulations, Host, for participating in the rescue of Iron Man. Reward: Improved Arc Reactor Technology!]

Hearing the system notification in his mind, Loren's lips curled upward slightly as delight filled his heart.

Just as he had guessed, after exploring the system over this period of time, he had more or less figured out one of its patterns.

Most system rewards were related to the people involved in the events he participated in. For example, Enhancement Serum had appeared in Kingpin's possession last time.

Thus, the system had rewarded him with the Perfected Super-Soldier Serum. This time, the person involved was Tony Stark.

Therefore, the system rewarded him with Improved Arc Reactor Technology. There was a clear pattern behind it.

Of course, not every event worked this way. Some events involved people with nothing particularly remarkable about them.

In those cases, the system would randomly draw a reward from the Marvel Universe or the NieR: Automata world he had unlocked.

As the system notification sounded, a vast amount of knowledge about the Arc Reactor instantly merged into his mind.

Within a single breath, he had completely understood the Arc Reactor's operating principles.

Moreover, what the system had rewarded him with was Improved Arc Reactor Technology.

One had to know that Improved Arc Reactor Technology used an entirely new element, one inspired by the Space Stone.

In the Iron Man 2 timeline, Tony Stark had only created this new element then.

Thanks to this new element, he had escaped the torment of palladium poisoning.

Not only that, it also improved his Arc Reactor's performance by 20% over its original level. Calling it a qualitative leap would not be an exaggeration.

And now, he had obtained this technology before it had even appeared in this world. Naturally, he was overjoyed.

In fact, he had been troubled lately over finding suitable energy sources for 2B, the Anti-Gravity Drones, and the Batman Suit.

Although the system had rewarded him with the manufacturing technology for General-Purpose Combat Robots, he was limited by this world's technological level.

Thus, in terms of power supply, he had used solid-state battery technology.

Although he had already used the most advanced solid-state batteries in this world, their endurance was still far from ideal.

For instance, 2B's maximum operating time was eight hours. Because the Anti-Gravity Drones were smaller, their endurance was slightly longer at twenty-four hours.

As for his Batman Suit, there was even less need to mention it. Its endurance was only four hours.

And once the anti-gravity flight system was activated, its endurance would drop drastically to just half an hour.

That was one of the reasons why, after saving Tony Stark, he had quickly returned to the Batwing.

As a result, they had to be charged every day. Otherwise, they would enter standby mode and be unable to do anything.

Under normal circumstances, charging them every day did not matter much. It was like charging a phone.

But if a special situation arose, such limited endurance would become a fatal weakness.

For example, when two armies faced off, your robots and armor suddenly entered standby mode because they ran out of power. Wouldn't that be infuriating?

Because of this problem, he had spent this period racking his brains, trying to find a superior energy source that could meet his needs.

It was not as if he had never considered nuclear power, but due to technical limitations, he had yet to find a way to miniaturize it.

Who would have thought that at such a crucial moment, the system would directly reward him with Arc Reactor Technology? It had solved his urgent problem perfectly!

What did it mean to receive help in the nick of time? This was exactly it!

How could he not be delighted?

According to his calculations, once he installed an Improved Arc Reactor inside 2B, she could go at least a month without charging.

Not only that, the Arc Reactor's energy output was more than sufficient, which would also greatly increase her combat power.

To say nothing else, her strength alone would at least double.

It would also be immensely helpful to his Batman Suit. The Arc Reactor could allow him to fly continuously for twenty hours.

If he did not fly, it could keep his Batman Suit operating for an entire month.

Thus, this Arc Reactor Technology would completely transform the current state of 2B and the Batman Suit, raising their value to an entirely new level.

With that thought, Loren did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately threw himself into building it...