They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 59 The Ark Reactor and the Divine Machine of Zhuge Liang
The plaza in front of Stark Industries has now been cordoned off by S.H.I.E.L.D.

The shattered ground and scattered metal parts silently testify to the ferocity of the fierce battle that had taken place not long ago.

Although somewhat curious about Harry Osborn, Tony Stark first calmed down the still-shaken Pepper Potts before turning to Harry.

Hey, Osborn!

"That black suit of yours is so cool! What's the working principle behind it? Magnetism? Or some other kind of cutting-edge technology?"

Tony walked over, his tone carrying a hint of curiosity, and a barely perceptible...competitiveness.

He looked Harry up and down, as if trying to see right through him.

I thought his Iron Man suit was already a revolutionary weapon, but this young man's creation was even more impressive.

If you can easily defeat the Iron Monger, it also means you can easily destroy his Iron Man suit.

This made him, who was always arrogant, feel a little unhappy...

“Trade secret, Mr. Stark.”

Harry smiled faintly upon hearing this, neither confirming nor denying.

He paused, then changed the subject, his gaze falling on the energy fluctuations on Tony's chest that could be sensed even through his clothes.

"However, I am quite interested in that little thing on your chest."

"Ark reactor, right? A brilliant design."

But if the shrapnel inside isn't dealt with quickly, it could cause quite a bit of trouble, right?

Harry pointed to Tony's chest.

Tony's expression changed slightly.

He hadn't told anyone about the shrapnel except Pepper and Rod.

How could Harry Osborn be recognized at a glance?

He instinctively touched his chest; the shrapnel inside constantly threatened his life...

"Can you solve this?"

Tony raised an eyebrow and asked in return.

After returning from that cave, he immediately consulted some of the world's top surgical experts, including Dr. Stephen Strange, who is world-renowned for his superb neurosurgery skills.

However, after a comprehensive assessment of the location of the shrapnel and his physical condition, even Strange admitted that the risk of this type of surgery was so high that it was almost equivalent to a death sentence, and there was nothing he could do.

"Perhaps, you know, the Osborn Group has also achieved some minor successes in the biomedical field..."

Harry shrugged and said casually.

"..."

Hearing this, Tony was speechless. If this was considered a trivial achievement, then what about the others?
But he had to admit that the offer was somewhat tempting…

He stared at Harry for a few seconds, his mind racing.

The technology of the arc reactor is not difficult... the difficulty lies in miniaturizing it.

Despite Obadiah's extensive research and the availability of existing reactors as references, he was unable to successfully miniaturize the reactor.

Even if this kid gets the technical blueprints, it won't be a matter of a day or two to perfectly replicate them.

Moreover, if the shrapnel problem could really be solved...

"In exchange for the Ark Reactor technology, you help me solve the shrapnel problem, plus this favor, and we're even."

With that thought in mind, Tony didn't hesitate any longer and reached out his hand.

He didn't want to keep remembering that he owed someone...

“A pleasure to work with...”

Harry shook his hand and smiled.

Having achieved his goal, Harry didn't linger and left the scene immediately.

A few days later.

The media throughout New York and even the world were in an uproar.

"Mysterious Iron Man Battles Giant Mech!"

"Stark Industries suffers a terrorist attack; Iron Man appears!"

"Where did the third suit of armor come from? Is it friend or foe?"

All sorts of sensational headlines dominated the front pages of all the news.

On television and online, blurry images of the battle and various speculations were everywhere.

The Iron Monger's wreckage was secretly removed by S.H.I.E.L.D., but Iron Man and the mysterious black suit became the focus of public discussion.

Stark Industries' stock price subsequently experienced another rollercoaster ride.

Countless reporters, like sharks smelling blood, surrounded the Stark Industries building and Tony Stark's Malibu mansion.

They desperately wanted to get even the slightest bit of information from Tony Stark.

Amidst the uproar and speculation, Tony Stark unexpectedly announced that he would be holding a press conference.

At the press conference, the flashbulbs were as bright as day.

Tony Stark, dressed in an expensive suit, walked onto the podium and faced countless cameras and microphones, yet he appeared unusually calm.

He glanced at the reporters below the stage and cleared his throat.

“I’ve seen a lot of speculation about what happened that night,”

"Some say it's a new weapon I developed, some say it's an alien invasion, and others say..."

His voice carried throughout the entire venue through the microphone.

"the fact is……"

He took a deep breath. "I am Iron Man."

Shocking!

Upon hearing this, the entire venue fell into a deathly silence, followed by a deafening roar of exclamations and the clicking of camera shutters.

Reporters pushed forward like madmen, trying to ask their questions.

Meanwhile, Coulson was quite speechless. Why wasn't this guy playing by the rules?
No matter what turmoil Tony Stark is causing, it's temporarily none of Harry Osborn's business.

He was currently in his secret laboratory, watching Tony's sensational press conference via live news broadcast.

"So they did it after all..."

Harry turned off the screen, his face showing no surprise.

This is the real Tony Stark...

He's already famous enough. The title of Osborn Group's son and genius scientist is dazzling enough. There's no need for him to add a "superhero" label to himself for the time being, which would attract unnecessary trouble and attention.

He has something more interesting now than those empty titles...

With that thought in mind, Harry picked up the Arc Reactor from the table in front of him.

This Mr. Stark seems to really hate owing favors; he delivered the blueprints and actual components of the Arc Reactor to his door on the third day...

……

Meanwhile, in the world of Under One Person.

After two years of diligent study, Zhuge Qing has already mastered the basics of Qimen Dunjia.

He has mastered seventy or eighty percent of the four arts of Heaven, Earth, Gods, and Man. His progress is so rapid that even Zhuge Gong couldn't help but praise him repeatedly, exclaiming that his family has produced a prodigy.

Following this performance, Zhuge Qing naturally expressed his desire to learn the Divine Strategy of Marquis Wu.

Zhuge Gong thought for a moment and then agreed immediately.

If it were an ordinary disciple making such a request, Zhuge Gong would probably have already reprimanded him with a stern face.

As the saying goes, "Don't bite off more than you can chew," and human energy is limited.

The art of Qimen Dunjia is profound and complex; even a lifetime may not be enough to reach its pinnacle. If one is distracted by other things, one will only end up being a jack-of-all-trades and master of none.

But Zhuge Qing was different.

This son is truly extraordinary.

He never imagined that a ten-year-old child could understand the complex and profound art of Qimen Dunjia to such an extent.

Keep in mind that when an average child is ten years old, they are only in the fourth grade of elementary school, and it's already quite good if they can understand addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

His son can already practice Qimen Dunjia?

And so, Zhuge Qing began his training as the Divine Strategist of the Marquis of Wu.

The first step, naturally, is to learn the basic concepts of weapon crafting.

This concept is easy to understand. Cultivation in this world involves tempering oneself, comprehending the universe, and establishing methods for energy circulation within the body.

This process is like building a workshop; different techniques are like different blueprints, determining the scale and function of the workshop.

Once the workshop is built, it will be able to continuously process the 'Primordial Qi' into different things, such as the golden light of Longhu Mountain and the flames of Huode Sect.

The level of sophistication of the workshop determines the quantity and quality of the final product.

This is why, even among practitioners of the same cultivation method, different people can have varying levels of proficiency...

The crafting of weapons involves a similar process.

However, objects are inanimate and lack spirituality. They cannot absorb primordial energy on their own, nor do they have meridians or acupoints.

Therefore, the first step in crafting weapons is to 'transform matter'.

The so-called 'transformation' refers to using one's own Qi as a guide to forcibly open a channel within an object that can accommodate and circulate the primordial Qi.

According to Zhuge Qing's understanding, this process is similar to etching a circuit board.

The difficulty depends on the complexity of the energy pathway you want to build, as well as the properties of the materials themselves. Natural materials such as wood and stone are more compatible with vital energy and can more easily carry the flow of Qi than metal.

That is why it takes a tremendous amount of time and effort to forge a magical artifact with complex functions.

The more complex the function of a magical artifact, the more intricate its internal energy pathways. In order to achieve portability, it is made extremely small.

The difficulty is even greater than carving words on a grain of rice. Moreover, if the carving is even slightly off, the material will be completely ruined, and all previous efforts will be in vain.

Once successfully crafted, the craftsman must nurture it day and night with their own Qi to continuously improve the efficiency of the flow of innate Qi within the artifact, gradually enhancing its power.

This is why those magical artifacts with a long history often possess more astonishing power.

In order to solve the drawbacks of traditional weapon crafting, the Divine Mechanism technique came into being.

Its brilliance lies in its modular design, which breaks down a complex magical artifact into several or even dozens of parts with different functions, refines them separately, and then reassembles them.

In this way, even if a certain step of the refining process fails, only one part is lost, which does not affect the overall situation, greatly reducing the scrap rate and shortening the refining cycle.

Even so, this thing is still very difficult...

"hiss--"

Looking at the broken pieces of wood in his hand, Zhuge Qing couldn't help but gasp and rub his throbbing temples.

This thing is really not a job for humans!
Over the past few days, the materials he destroyed have almost piled up into a small mountain.

No wonder weapon refiners are as rare as phoenix feathers in the entire world of supernatural beings.

This is not just a matter of wasting time and energy; more importantly, the frustration of investing a lot of effort only to end up with a pile of waste is enough to deter most people.

Zhuge Qing sat down cross-legged, his brows furrowed.

As it stands, the primordial Qi can only be influenced by the consciousness of intelligent beings, which means that the process of refining artifacts should not be simplified.

In the original work, how did the "Divine Refinement Technique" achieve such rapid weapon forging?
(End of this chapter)