manynovel Chapter 43 A source of pride! The prototype of Mark 2!
Chapter 43 A source of pride! The prototype of Mark 2!
Chapter 43 A source of pride! The prototype of Mark II!
It was evening.
Horn, who had packed several cheeseburgers, donuts, and a pizza that Tony liked along the way, arrived at the cliffside villa.
"That's fantastic, Horn! I'm so proud of you."
He had just entered the living room and hadn't even had a chance to speak when Pepper, hearing the commotion, immediately put down her work and came to greet him in her high heels.
Her face was full of smiles, just like a mother seeing her child get a perfect score on a test.
Before he could react, she pulled him into her arms, but given Horn's height, it looked as if Pepper had jumped into his arms.
Then, standing on tiptoe, he cupped Horn's face in his hands and kissed him on the forehead, just like he remembered when Horn was a child.
Horn knew what she was going to do, so he bent down and knelt to cooperate with her. Otherwise, given his height, even if Pepper stood on tiptoe, she wouldn't be able to kiss him.
"Sister Pepper, I'm not a child anymore."
Horn wiped the drool from his forehead, his face slightly flushed from Pepper's praise, and said with a hint of helplessness.
"No matter how old you are, in our eyes you will always be a child."
Pepper didn't seem to mind, and tapped his forehead with her finger, teasing, "Tony, look, he's starting to dislike me."
"Just keep spoiling him. Horn is an adult now, don't treat him like a child."
Tony, who was sitting on the sofa with his fingers swiping on his tablet, naturally turned his head to remind Pepper when he heard her voice.
Compared to Pepper, Tony's opinion of Horn had already changed long ago. As for when that change started, it probably began after he was rescued by Horn in the Middle East.
He needed to realize that Horn was no longer the child who needed to grow up under his wing, but a capable, responsible, and accountable adult.
Adding to last night's phone call, after hearing his plans for Obadiah St., he felt even more clearly how much Horn had grown.
In the past, he would not have tolerated such grievances and attacks at all, and would have definitely exploded on the spot, not letting the other party off the hook.
Looking back now, he is not only much calmer and more composed, but also has a very clear understanding and strategic planning for the future. Tony is very pleased with this.
After saying that, his gaze fell on Horn, and a smile appeared on his lips. "However, this performance is indeed commendable, and it has brought great honor to our Stark family."
"Of course, we can't let Stark down."
Horn nodded seriously, took the burger and donut and walked over, "Bro, your favorite cheeseburger."
As he spoke, his gaze inadvertently swept across the tablet in his hand, and he was surprised to find that the entire screen was filled with densely packed formulas, all of which were solutions to Ravenst's inequality equations.
In addition to the solutions he had previously written on the blackboard, there were three more solutions, which Tony had obviously come up with himself!
Based on Horn's current knowledge, it's immediately apparent that all three solutions utilize some of the knowledge from the miniature arc reactor.
Three solutions may not seem like many, but this is based on the fact that he has already written so many solutions and then written three new ones!
While this is somewhat different from Horn's approach, which still retains dozens of unwritten solutions, it is still a game-changer for the entire physics community today.
This made him give a thumbs up and sincerely praise, "As expected of you, brother, this inequality equation is no challenge for you either."
"Of course, I also hold the title of a once-in-a-century genius in the physics community."
Tony took the hamburger from him, took a bite, and said proudly.
After saying that, he walked towards the stairwell. "Come with me, I have something to show you."
"See you later, Pepper."
Horn put down the rest of his food, waved to Pepper, and followed Tony into the underground laboratory.
"This is—9"
Looking at the drastically changed underground laboratory, Horn rubbed his eyes, thinking he had gone to the wrong place.
In the basement, there were more than a dozen mechanical instruments of various sizes. An open space was set up in front of the bar, and the floor looked like it had been reinforced. Next to it was a hexagonal loading and unloading platform made up of many robotic arms.
Besides these, what attracted his attention the most was a mechanical arm skeleton.
It looks very rough, but upon closer inspection, you will find that the circuitry is very precise and conforms to ergonomics and mechanical dynamics.
"That's right, this is what I wanted to show you, the arm part of the Mark armor."
Tony, a smug look on his face, stepped forward, attached the robotic arm to his right arm, and connected it to the miniature reactor in his chest. "Watch closely!"
Before Horn could react, he raised his right arm and aimed at the empty wine glass on the bar.
The next second, a blinding white light shone in his palm. In an instant, a beam of light shot out and struck the glass with precision at a speed that was completely invisible to the naked eye, causing it to shatter into pieces on the spot. And that wasn't all; it also created a dent in the wine display wall.
"How was it? Pretty impressive, right?"
Tony glanced at his masterpiece, then looked away with satisfaction, asking the question like a father showing off his work to his child and waiting for praise.
"Such power! Even the strongest bulletproof vest probably couldn't withstand this attack."
Horn's eyes flashed with surprise, and he praised her sincerely.
However, his surprise was not due to the power of the palm cannon, but to Tony's ingenuity, which had improved and upgraded the weapons of the original Mark armor in just one day!
At this rate, even without his help, Tony could build the Mark II in a month at most.
With his help, the time could probably be halved, to two weeks.
Such efficiency is undoubtedly astonishing.
"Thanks to your reminder yesterday, I have many new ideas and thoughts on improving and upgrading the armor."
Tony removed the robotic arm, his face beaming with smiles.
He was very pleased with the praise from Horn, which had achieved the effect he wanted.
The emotional value is off the charts.
"Let's take another look at this remodeled armor model. Its streamlined appearance is more in line with aerodynamics and ergonomics."
He walked to the holographic projection table and brought up the model of the Mark II armor.
"What a cool suit of armor! If it were equipped with those beam weapons and thermal weapons, it would be a mobile war machine."
Horn looked on with surprise as he carefully examined the Mark armor model, praising it repeatedly.
Although he had knowledge of the Strike Freedom Gundam's manufacturing process, he could see many shortcomings at a glance. However, he knew that now was not the time to tell Tony. Tony was in high spirits and needed praise, not cold water.
"War machine?"
Tony paused for a moment, then nodded seriously and said, "That's right. Once its flight capabilities are perfected, it will have ultra-long-range support capabilities, allowing it to go to any part of the world to fight at any time."