The Gundam Exia design blueprint had been drawn by Amakusa purely from his memories of Exia, with many of its settings copied directly from the encyclopedia.
As Tony had said, the various systems, theories, Quantum Realm, and GN Drive were indeed technologies that could theoretically be realized.
However, producing them directly at present was impossible—even someone like Tony Stark would be unable to accomplish it right now.
Therefore, Amakusa did not feel that he had lost anything by having Tony pay fifty million dollars for the blueprint.
At most, if he needed money again in the future, he could simply throw another Gundam blueprint at him along with some new theories, trick him into paying again, and make another fortune—something like 00R, 00Q, or the like.
Besides, for Amakusa, the encyclopedic knowledge stored in his memories was useless if he kept it all to himself.
It was much better to give it to Tony in exchange for cold, hard cash.
Enjoying free profits was truly wonderful.
Although Tony had been confused when he saw the fifty million dollars he had just transferred suddenly being used to buy shares of his own company—even suspecting for a moment that the man intended to manipulate the stock behind the scenes—he no longer had time to care about it.
After all, his primary expertise was in research and development; when it came to financial matters, the people at his company would handle them.
“Sir, the Quantum Realm and GN Drive you asked me to calculate cannot currently be manufactured.
The GN Drive in particular, according to the description in the blueprint, needs to be produced under the environmental conditions of the planet Jupiter.”
“Furthermore, even after gathering all the necessary materials, only four units of the machine could be produced within a period of two years.
At present, the U.S.
military does not even have a base on the Moon, so Jupiter is simply impossible.”
“I know that kind of machine can’t be built right now, so I’ll use my Arc Reactor as a substitute.”
“Although its operating time will relatively speaking be unable to last for years as described there, I don’t think I’ll have any shortage of palladium to refuel my reactor.
As for the GN Drive, I’ll find a way to deal with it in the future.”
“That point can indeed be fulfilled.”
Jarvis’s voice paused for a moment.
“Then, sir, without a GN Drive, how are we supposed to calculate the Quantum Realm?
I cannot simulate the operating principles of the Quantum Realm.
Furthermore, there is also the Trans-Am system, which is likewise a theoretical system built upon the foundation of the GN Drive.”
“As for that, I’ve already thought of an alternative solution for now: let the reactor operate under overload conditions.”
“The Trans-Am system in this design increases particle dispersion severalfold, causing its performance to surge exponentially.
If I make the reactor operate under overload conditions, I think we can temporarily simulate that effect.”
“Sir, my calculations show that if the reactor generates up to five times its normal power output under overload, its performance can be increased by up to three times.
However, this operating state can only be maintained for one minute.”
“After one minute, the reactor must return to normal operation, and heat dissipation must be ensured.
Otherwise, the reactor will easily explode.
This is the maximum limit that your prototype reactor can tolerate.
However, it is still far inferior to the Trans-Am system operating with an actual GN Drive.”
“Okay, I know there’s still a gap between them.
What I can do now is increase the power output as much as possible so my reactor can supply more energy and ensure sufficient power output.”
“But as for the aspects related to the Quantum Realm, we simply cannot create them under our current conditions.
Save those things for now.
Wait until I find a way to simulate the environment of Jupiter and generate the particle energy.”
“Understood, sir.” This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Tony’s research speed was exceptionally fast.
In just one short day, he had studied the entire design blueprint Lancelot had given him.
Many of the technologies within it that could already be realized immediately were put into practice.
Meanwhile, technologies that could not yet be realized—such as the Prototype Solar Furnace (GN Drive) created under the environmental conditions of Jupiter, the Quantum Realm utilizing particle dispersion, and the Trans-Am system dependent on the GN Drive—were temporarily put aside.
However, even though they could not be created at present, Tony could still move in that direction and strive to provide a sufficient power output.
As for Tony’s statement about simulating the environment of Jupiter and then creating the Prototype Solar Furnace, given enough time, he would probably truly be able to accomplish it—because he really was a genius.
“Sir, the outer armor has been completely forged.
Would you like it painted?”
In the middle of their conversation, Jarvis had already controlled the underground automated factory to complete the entire construction of the outer armor.
“Of course, of course it needs to be painted.”
Tony stared at the color scheme displayed by Jarvis on the screen and began considering the combination.
“Jarvis, what colors do you think would look good?”
“Sir, the blue-and-white color scheme in the original blueprint is already very good.
Would you like to use the same color scheme as the blueprint?”
“Blue and white?
No, no, no, that’s the blueprint.
It’s not my style.
Why should I follow the color scheme on the blueprint?
Those colors are too flashy.
You know me—I’ve always been a low-profile person.”
“Yes, sir.
You are indeed always very low-profile.”
Jarvis spoke with remarkable intelligence while blatantly violating his conscience.
“Hmm…
Jarvis, try changing the blue sections to the color of flames, then change the green eyes to red.
Oh, and paint that V-shaped part red as well.”
“Understood, sir.
Please wait a moment.
The painting will be completed shortly.”
On the monitor, the blue-and-white armor quickly transformed into a red-and-white combination.
Its two eyes also turned red, looking extremely striking when illuminated.
“Oh, that’s exactly right!
This is how it should be!
The impression is incredible. You are reading on g.com, the official source.
It’s exactly the low-profile concept I wanted.”
Tony was extremely satisfied with the color scheme.
“Come here.
Let me put it on and give it a try!”
Jumping up from his seat, Tony immediately instructed Jarvis to equip the armor onto his body.
The operating platform responded extremely quickly, retrieving the components one by one from the underground factory and attaching them to Tony’s body.
In an instant, the red-and-white Gundam Exia revealed its complete form.
Moving all four of his limbs, Tony familiarized himself with the machine and found it extremely comfortable, especially the arm-mounted sword on his right hand, which looked incredibly imposing.
“Excellent!
This is far more comfortable than the Mark 1 back in the cave!”
Just as Tony was wearing his new armor and adjusting to it, Jarvis’s voice echoed again.
“Sir, I’ve found several things on the Internet that you may want to see.”
“Put them on the screen.”
On Tony’s monitor, several photographs appeared—several photographs related to the Jericho missiles.
“When were these photos taken?”
“Just this morning.
Their location was detected in Afghanistan, and they are currently in the possession of a local terrorist group known as the Ten Rings.”
“But I already prohibited the sale of weapons.”
Tony was furious.
“Who was behind the shipment of these missiles?”
“Sir, that person is Mr.
Obadiah Stane.”
“What?
Him?”
Tony was shocked and confused, but what he wanted to do right now was something else.
“Jarvis, contact Pepper.
Tell her to come to my place in a few hours.
I’m going out for a while.
Open the garage door.”
“Sir, you haven’t conducted any tests yet.
The performance of this armor has not been determined.”
“Then let’s determine its performance in an actual battle!”
After speaking, Tony activated his thrusters.
The thrust lifted him off the floor and sent him speeding out of the villa, soaring directly into the sky.
After reaching a certain altitude, he immediately activated the overload mode of his reactor.
The reactor in his chest instantly blazed brilliantly, causing his thrusters to surge forward at once, breaking the sound barrier at three times the design speed before racing westward.
Red, horned, and three times faster!