Chapter: 148

While Mark indulges in his various research projects with wide-ranging ideas, Tony, on the other hand, has started researching nano liquid metal armor, as well as modifying, upgrading, and replacing his existing suits.

The fusion of nanotechnology and the Iron Man suit is indeed the future trend, but achieving results in a short period of time is highly unlikely.

That's why Mark chooses to study Pym Particles, a field of quantum physics and chemistry that he is not particularly skilled in, an alternative means to apply nanotechnology, rather than directly developing it.

Mark also knows that this process will require significant time and energy costs. Even though he has a virtual laboratory to accelerate time and reduce time costs, it is still not considered cost-effective. As a result, Mark gave up on this path from the beginning.

Similarly, although Tony has chosen this path, it also requires a substantial investment of time, energy, and money. However, Tony cannot rely solely on the Mark VI suit for combat until the nanotech armor achieves significant results. It is only a matter of time before the enemy uncovers its weaknesses, resulting in defeat before even engaging in battle.

Therefore, out of strategic necessity, he will develop a series of transitional products during this period. These products will not only upgrade his combat capabilities but also allow him to experiment with and test the research results he has obtained.

Additionally, Tony needs to upgrade his old armors, mainly based on what he learned from Mark.

Because Mark helped him remove the shrapnel from his chest and extract the arc reactor device.

Since the previous suits were powered by the reactor on his chest, after removing it, an independent power core must be added to the Mark VI and previous suits to operate them.

Recalling the moment when Obadiah betrayed him, it was that abandoned prototype arc reactor that saved his life. Since then, Tony has taken extra care of these old relics.

As for the current research progress, Tony has not made any substantial advancements in nanotechnology. However, he has already planned for the development of the new suit.

By the time of the battle in New York, Tony had already developed up to the Mark X suit. In fact, starting from the Mark VII suit, all the suits have been designed to be extremely convenient to put on and take off.

They no longer require various mechanical hands or auxiliary devices and can be attached to the body as a whole. The differences lie in the propulsion system's power, the defensive capabilities influenced by armor materials and structure, and the attack power influenced by suit design. Each suit has its own emphasis.

For example, the Mark VIII suit is the most balanced among the sets, the Mark IX suit has the most weapons and the strongest attack power, while the Mark X suit is the fastest among them.

But the reason Tony has always chosen to use the more cumbersome Mark VI suit is simply because the floating cannons installed by Mark as part of the upgrades are incredibly convenient and easy to use!

With the presence of the floating cannons, both the offensive and defensive capabilities of the suit have been significantly enhanced.

As a detached floating unit, the floating cannons do not add to the weight of the suit when dispersed. Coupled with their dual function of offense and defense, the weight of the suit is greatly reduced, and its speed has also been greatly improved.

Based on the numerous advantages brought by the floating cannons, despite the inconvenience of putting on and taking off the Mark VI suit, it remains Tony's favorite suit without question.

Therefore, in his upcoming plans, the design of the new suit not only needs to explore the future direction of nanotech armor but also needs to be compatible with the existing floating cannon design.

Tony will encapsulate all the current floating cannon units of the Mark VI suit separately so that every future suit design can perfectly accommodate the floating cannon design.

"If that brat Mark is willing to sell me the core technology, things would be much easier. Unfortunately, with his conniving nature, it's impossible for him to agree to my request. This forces me to resort to the knockoff method..." Tony said with some resentment.

However, despite saying that, as an inventor and scientist, Tony is well aware of what an inventor's inventions mean to them—they are a sacred and inviolable existence unless the price is high enough!

Because both Mark and Tony want to sell each other their respective technologies—the arc reactor technology in Mark's possession and the floating cannon technology in Tony's possession.

But both of them believe that the value of their own technology is higher than that of the other, and they are unwilling to exchange, so even though they are extremely envious of each other's technology, they have to pay to use it every time they want to.

The floating cannon module on Tony's Mark VI suit was bought from Mark at a high price, and Mark even came over to design and install it conscientiously.

On the other hand, Mark has bought numerous arc reactors from Tony, and now, most of Mark's newly invented equipment is powered by arc reactors, with some even having dual cores powered by the arc reactor and antimatter energy reactor.

Sometimes, when Tony sees Mark buying in large quantities, he even offers him a 10% discount and free doorstep delivery as a considerate gesture.

From this perspective, these two really live up to their father-son relationship, and the inheritance of genes has indeed had a significant influence.

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