Chapter: 44

"Task?!" Mark turned his head towards the person, surprised, and halted his movement to leave.

"That's right. S.H.I.E.L.D. is currently engaged in a massive secret operation that requires strong scientific research support. However, our internal scientists have encountered some bottlenecks in this project that are difficult to overcome.

Previously, Director Fury communicated with Tony, and Tony agreed to provide technical support to solve our energy issues. But now, we are facing some difficulties with the power system. Security experts have raised concerns about the safety and reliability of our scientific team's design for the quad-turbine engine. However, our scientists are unable to come up with new feasible solutions.

When Director Fury sought Tony Stark's help again, Tony recommended you to the Director to solve this problem. He highly praised your invention of the magnetic axis servo system and the super-braking engine. He believes that you can provide the most suitable solution based on these two technologies.

So, before I came here today, Director Fury instructed me to inform you about this matter and ask for your opinion. If you agree to help us complete the development of the power system for this project, the Director will utilize his authority and provide access to a portion of the technical data accumulated by S.H.I.E.L.D. over the years as compensation."

"To think of using knowledge to bribe me. Tony must have advised you on this. But I have to admit, this move is quite effective. I'll take on this mission. Send the required parameters to my company's server, and I will design a solution accordingly.

By the way, also send over a technology inventory from your technical library. I'd like to select some technologies that interest me."

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Stark Innovation Park, Mark's Research Center, top floor laboratory. Mark was busy modifying the engine design draft for S.H.I.E.L.D.

Since obtaining this laboratory, Mark preferred coming here to unleash his creativity compared to the crude experimental conditions in his own room.

During the previous press conference, Coulson approached him and asked for help in designing a power system for a secret project. Mark knew that this so-called secret project was actually the development of the Helicarrier, and now he was designing the engine for that magnificent behemoth.

In the original timeline, the safety issues Coulson mentioned earlier were likely unresolved. The Helicarrier nearly crashed in the Pacific due to a turbine engine failure caused by an enemy assault.

Although achieving such a critical situation would require the failure of at least two out of the four engines, it was still a significant risk to the safety of all personnel on board.

Mark wondered how Nick Fury managed to convince the security experts to proceed with the construction of the airborne mothership according to the original plan.

However, now that S.H.I.E.L.D. had entrusted him with this task, Mark couldn't simply complete it with a half-hearted effort. For these past few days, he had locked himself in the laboratory, optimizing his design prototypes. Apart from eating and using the restroom, he didn't leave the workbench at all. He didn't even return to his home in Malibu.

This suited Tony's intentions as well. Ever since Pepper and Mark set a trap for Tony during their last collaboration, with Mark secretly pushing things along, their relationship had progressed rapidly. It was currently a period of ambiguity, and Tony didn't want Mark, the third wheel, to go home so that he could have some alone time with Pepper.

The current modification Mark was working on involved utilizing the magnetic axis servo system as the engine's transmission system and the super-braking engine as the power engine. By connecting hundreds or even thousands of super-braking engines in series through the magnetic axis, he aimed to create a highly fault-tolerant super engine as the power system for the Helicarrier.

The benefits of this design lie in the even distribution of power, which ensures smooth and stable acceleration and braking processes while providing ample power. During steady cruising, the excess engines can be shut down to save energy for the spacecraft. Additionally, the distributed design ensures that even if a hundred engines are damaged, the spaceship can still safely land.

Mark was satisfied with his design. He believed that even if Tony developed anti-gravity engines in the future, his system would be compatible, allowing for a smooth and cost-effective upgrade of the airborne mothership, saving both funds and time.

The only remaining challenge now was the control system for this super engine. Proper coordination of hundreds or even thousands of engines was necessary to accomplish actions such as acceleration, deceleration, steering, and hovering. The design difficulty and workload of the entire control system were beyond imagination.

However, in the face of such a daunting task, Mark, after overturning one failed idea after another, was gradually completing it single-handedly.

Mark installed an intelligent chip on each power engine, forming the entire engine system into a neural network. He added an intelligent core to oversee the entire control system, allowing the spaceship's operators to effortlessly control its movements.

So, one week after receiving the task from S.H.I.E.L.D., when Mark called Coulson and informed him to come and receive the design results, even the experienced Coulson was astonished by Mark's efficiency.

"You... you solved the problem that has been troubling S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists for months in just one week!"

"I've completed the design, but whether it meets your expectations is up to you," Mark shrugged, acting as if it was not a big deal. "By the way, when will S.H.I.E.L.D. fulfill its promise? I'm getting a bit impatient."

"Don't worry. Once S.H.I.E.L.D. gives its word, it won't go back on it. If you're still unsure, you can consult Tony. If he agrees, you can come with me to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters now. That way, if there are any questions about the power system's design, we can consult you at any time."

"Oh, the headquarters of the covert division? Great, I want to go there now!" Mark exclaimed.

"Baymax" Mark's intelligent wristwatch lit up, upgraded to an intelligent assistant and connected to the server, as Baymax responded.

"Inform my dad that I'm going to have some fun at their headquarters with Coulson. I won't be coming home tonight. Let him enjoy some quality time with Pepper."

"Understood. Message sent. Master, the old director replied [Go, don't come back halfway and disturb us.]"

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