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Chapter 39 The Iron Man Suit is Finished

"What have you been up to lately? It's like you've vanished into thin air. If I don't look for you, will you never show your face again?" Tony asked Levi with a curious expression as he looked at him in the Alliance's temporary base.

“Magic knows no time… When you’re doing experiments, don’t you often lock yourself in the lab for a long time?” Li Wei took a sip of chrysanthemum tea and exhaled as he spoke.

"Yeah, so have you come up with anything good?" Tony nodded in agreement with Levi's statement, and then asked.

During that period, he, like Li Wei, had locked himself in the laboratory, developing the Arc Reactor and the Iron Man suit.

That is, he appeared a few times during the period when Obama was being dealt with.

The reason they're appearing now is, of course, because the Iron Man suit is already in place.

Of course, four months have already passed, and it is now the end of 2003.

What? Iron Man took four months to make his suit? That's too long?

Don't make trouble.

Tony is a genius, no doubt, but he's still human.

In the original timeline, he was kidnapped for three months before he managed to create the Mark 1.

The Mark 2, on the other hand, took him two months to improve and complete after he returned to the United States.

The Mark 3, as the first truly finished Iron Man suit, did not take much time to produce, but that was because it had the equipment and experience that had been used to manufacture the Mark 2.

Although Levi, who "foresees" the future, has revealed some information about the Iron Man suit, such as its materials and antifreeze devices, Tony has avoided some detours.

However, this information is not actually of much help in the development of the Iron Man suit.

The reactor and suit as a whole still need to be developed by Tony himself from scratch.

Moreover, the equipment from 03 is definitely not comparable to that from 08.

Therefore, the fact that it only took four months of research and development is already a testament to Tony's genius.

"From what you're saying, the Iron Man suit is already finished?" As soon as Tony said that, Levi guessed the reason.

"That's right, the great Iron Man has been born! How about it? Want to go see him?" Tony said proudly, his head held high.

"Huh? You didn't use your spatial bag to bring your battle suit with you?" Li Wei asked curiously.

"Um... due to technological limitations, the Iron Man suit can only be worn with auxiliary equipment right now. We can't yet produce the briefcase-style model you mentioned, or the automatically donned model used in the Battle of New York, so carrying it around is useless!" Tony said somewhat helplessly. "Even a wearing method like Rhodey's War Machine isn't possible right now!"

“That makes sense… Then what about my battle suit?” Li Wei nodded in understanding upon hearing this, and then asked.

Scientific research, like eating, takes time and effort; you can't become an expert overnight.

Even with the information he provided, Tony couldn't possibly master all the technology in one go.

This wasn't a problem with Tony's abilities, but rather a limitation of the era.

The original timeline was several years in the future, and many of the technologies and equipment needed for the Iron Man suits had matured, so the future Tony didn't need to think about these things.

But now, Tony has to solve all these technical problems in the side details himself.

Therefore, we really can't ask for too much.

“I can give you the suit anytime, but the equipment for wearing it is fixed and needs to be installed somewhere, so that’s why I came to you,” Tony replied. “However, you have to promise that if you want to use the suit in public in the next few years, you have to notify me in advance, and you can only act in my name!” Although he had promised Levi he would give him a suit.

But that doesn't mean Tony wants there to be two Iron Mans in the world.

He values ​​this unique title of his own.

Therefore, before his Iron Man name was completely imprinted on him, he did not want the news that Levi also had a suit to leak out.

Of course, he made this request for another reason: to avoid trouble.

Because Tony will definitely reveal his identity as Iron Man, and the Iron Man suit will certainly be valued by the officials in Congress and the military.

Therefore, if Tony doesn't intend to sell or leak the Iron Man suit technology, letting these guys know that he gave someone else a suit would be a very troublesome thing.

The best solution is for Levi to use Tony's name when he uses the suit in public.

However, this situation is only temporary.

Once Tony's identity as Iron Man is firmly established in people's minds, he will find an opportunity to get a War Machine for Rhode to use.

By then, Li Wei will no longer need to hide his use of the Iron Man suit.

"Of course, no problem!" Li Wei was already very satisfied with getting a set of battle armor; he couldn't possibly ask for more.

Moreover, he could completely understand Tony's concerns—and he had never intended to appear in the public eye too early.

Why not let Tony stand in the spotlight and attract attention while we quietly make a fortune?
"As for the wearable device, it can be installed here!" After thinking for a moment, Li Wei quickly decided to place the wearable device for the battle suit in this temporary headquarters of the alliance.

Anyway, without identity verification, the Iron Man suit can't be activated at all.

It would be difficult to even steal it directly.

Besides the Arc Reactor, the most important component of the Iron Man suit is the artificial intelligence assistance system provided by Tony.

As long as Levi doesn't foolishly alter the system, the suit will never escape Tony's control—in the original storyline, in Iron Man 3, War Machine was controlled because the military deleted the system provided by Tony and used their own.

Of course, this will also lead to another problem.

That means if Levi were to do something while wearing his battle suit, Stark wouldn't be able to hide it from him.

But did Li Wei care? Not at all.

Because the Iron Man suit, a cool gadget that attracts everyone's attention the moment it appears, is not meant to be used for covert operations.

For clandestine operations, magic is the way to go!
Therefore, in the short term, all Li Wei needs is a stylish battle suit, sufficient firepower, and strong protection.

The ability to keep things secret from Tony wasn't that important.

It's not too late to change the system when Li Wei is capable of it later.

“Since you’re so generous, I can’t hold back. I can enchant your battle armor and also give you some magical equipment,” Li Wei said after thinking for a moment.

"Enchantment? Magical equipment?" Tony's eyes lit up.

"Don't get your hopes up too high. After all, my magic level isn't high yet, so the enchantments and magical equipment I can provide aren't of very high quality. But they should still be of some use to you!" Li Wei said in advance, giving a heads-up.

(End of this chapter)