Ivan Vanko's energy weapon won unanimous praise from the Department of Defense. The applications for the replicated Arc Reactor extended far beyond that. That tiny glowing gadget meant the military brass no longer had to pressure Stark Industries. After the tests concluded, General Ross was all smiles, clearly very satisfied with Umbrella's performance.
Sean was not surprised. Ivan Vanko's talent and abilities had already been apparent in the original timeline. Compared to the genius Tony Stark, one had grown up in Siberia without receiving a systematic education, while the other had graduated from MIT and had Stark Industries behind him.
Despite the vast difference in their circumstances, Ivan had still replicated the Arc Reactor using nothing more than a design from the previous century. That was enough to prove the Russian giant's immense potential.
On the way back, Sean ran into an enthusiastic Justin Hammer again. The man kept deliberately or casually steering the conversation toward the Arc Reactor, but Sean always diverted it with a smiling reply. He had no intention of working with such a brainless capitalist. The price he paid would always outweigh what he gained.
Seeing Sean dodge the subject, Hammer forcibly suppressed his anger and turned to recruit the rather fierce-looking Russian giant instead. As the shrewd businessman chattered on endlessly, Ivan lazily closed his eyes and folded his arms across his chest, wearing an indifferent expression that made it clear he was ignoring him.
This fully proved that geniuses rarely wished to communicate as equals with people of unequal intelligence. Whether it was Tony or Ivan, they were all the same.
After hitting a wall twice, Hammer was seething. Since these people were so unwilling to see reason, he had no choice but to use methods beyond business. As an arms conglomerate, Hammer Industries