Because it's mass-produced, Justin Hammer's armor naturally can't be made entirely of precious Gold-Titanium Alloy like Tony's.
Hammer Industries has a full range of metals available for manufacturing common alloys.
However, manufacturing Miniature Arc Reactor requires a large amount of palladium, while a missile only needs less than 0.2 grams of this precious metal, and he doesn't have a large stockpile.
Moreover, although Ivan Vanko couldn't create new elements, he still adjusted the rotation speed, just like in the movie, in order to catch up with Tony Stark's reactor as much as possible.
The Arc Reactor was upgraded, which required more palladium.
However, Hammer Industries ' inventory is only enough to meet the weapons orders placed with the Department of Department of Defense this year.
Therefore, Justin Hammer began purchasing large quantities of palladium on the market through a small company under his private name.
Although Justin Hammer had been very careful to purchase the goods in batches through different companies under his name, JARVIS, who had been monitoring the market, discovered it immediately.
Soon, the owners behind these small companies were exposed.
Then, regarding Hammer Industries ' purchases of palladium over the past five years, and the weapons orders they have received.
Even the palladium required for orders already signed this year, and the potential order amount and palladium required by the Department of Defense next year.
A series of complete sets of data were laid out in front of Tony.
" Justin Hammer, could it really be you?"
Tony opened the data JARVIS had sent to his phone yesterday again and muttered, " Justin Hammer doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would dare to do this."
Hey! Fish Finder, what do you think?
Qin Xiao was standing by the floor-to-ceiling glass, looking at the fish at the bottom of the river.
The New York base was originally planned to be located on a farm in the suburbs, but Qin Xiao donated one billion US dollars to the Avengers Initiative.
Holding onto the idea that he was the boss because he brought his own funding to the project, he relentlessly pestered Nick Fury for his secret base under the river.
In his words, this is the kind of style that a secret organization with a billion-dollar base should have.
That's right, it's all about style. To achieve that style, he often imitated Nick Fury, standing by the window with his hands behind his back, watching the fish outside without moving.
Therefore, Tony nicknamed him " Fish Finder".
"What do I think? I'm not Yuanfang ). Let's wait for Natasha to come back; she went for an interview at Hammer Industries today."
Qin Xiao rubbed his eyes and sat back down at the table.
Who is Yuanfang?
Tony pulled out a bag of potato chips from somewhere and started eating while asking questions.
" The China version of Watson, who solved many major cases alongside the China Holmes. Speaking of Holmes, Tony, I remember seeing a movie, ' Sherlock Holmes, ' where the guy who played the Holmes character looked a lot like you. Do you have any relatives who are actors in Hollywood?"
Speaking of Holmes, Qin Xiao looked at Tony's face and suddenly said something with a mischievous grin.
"No!"
Tony thought about it seriously for a moment and then said...
"You really need to change your taste in movies. A film I've never heard of before must be a terrible one!"
"Exactly! Especially that male lead, he's like a complete idiot, I've never seen a worse actor!"
Qin Xiao said with a strange laugh.
Tony instinctively felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
In the end, he could only say to Qin Xiao with a sense of sullen resentment.
"You should see a doctor. Stop spending all your time in front of a bunch of people; you're going to lose your mind!"
Qin Xiao was about to retort.
The base gates were opened.
Natasha strode in, wearing a red dress.
Qin Xiao quickly stepped forward and pulled over a chair for Black Widow to sit down.
They even thoughtfully poured me a glass of water.
After spending a few days fooling around with Daisy in Monaco, he felt a strange sense of guilt whenever he saw the Black Widow.
"Look, look, my God, how can there be such a beautiful woman? I bet a dollar that Justin Hammer, that bastard, would definitely want to keep her as his personal secretary!"
Black Widow is a secret agent, especially after what happened in Monaco.
Although I don't know that Qin Xiao traveled a thousand miles a day on the plane, I definitely know that he was with a woman in Monaco.
However, Black Widow didn't delve into the matter. She simply rolled her eyes at Qin Xiao, sat down, took a sip of water, and said...
"Actually, I didn't see Justin Hammer, but I did find quite a bit after spending the morning at their company. Tony, do you have a floor plan of the Justin Hammer Building on your computer?"
Tony quickly typed a few keys to turn the screen around.
"Here!"
Black Widow pointed to several locations on the floor plan.
"These underground sections were originally intended as research bases for this armor development project with the military. Hammer Industries has invested a significant number of scientists and resources here."
"But a few days ago, he suddenly and abruptly withdrew all personnel from this place. All researchers, including security guards, were evacuated, and this place became a no-go zone for Hammer Industries."
"I used two cups of fine coffee to sneak into the building's security room and discovered that all the surveillance footage from that afternoon regarding the underground research institute's entrances and exits, elevators, and even the parking lot had been erased!"
"Based on the list of companies that purchased palladium that JARVIS discovered, I'm certain he's building the Arc Reactor, or rather, Ivan Vanko is inside the Justin Hammer Building. Unfortunately, getting down there now requires a special pass, and nobody knows who has that privilege except Justin Hammer."
Black Widow rattled off all of today's gains in one breath, practically making a definitive statement: Ivan Vanko was in the Justin Hammer Building.
"Then what are we waiting for? You're the world's most powerful intelligence agency, with contacts, agents, combat teams, special forces, and all that. Launch a raid right now, and we'll catch them red-handed!"
Tony spread his hands and said.
Black Widow rolled her eyes in exasperation.
"That's a testing ground for a military-affiliated project. You should understand better than anyone what that means. Otherwise, why don't you try persuading more than two-thirds of Senate senators?"
"What should we do then? Should I just put on my armor and storm in?"
Since we've already locked onto him, there's no need to be so particular. As long as we've confirmed that Ivan Vanko is here, things will be much easier!
"It's not impossible!"
Black Widow wasn't a rigid person, but after she finished speaking, she still rejected the plan.
"But we have some smarter ways that can achieve the same effect!"
What method?
Qin Xiao and Tony asked in unison.
"Then we'll need the two superheroes to put on a big action scene!"
Black Widow said with a smile.