The Charm of Technology

"Welcome, everyone."

"This is Mr. Tony Stark, the inventor of the miniature gravity device."

Sonia paid no attention to the people around her and proactively introduced him to the more than thirty people who had come this time.

"He looks rather young."

A blue-skinned man said in surprise after seeing Tony Stark’s appearance.

"Though I’m glad to hear that, I’m already in my forties."

"We’re all busy, so let’s skip the nonsense."

"Let me install my gravity devices for you and test their performance directly. Then we can continue discussing things, how about that?"

"The installation won’t take long. If you aren’t satisfied, I can remove them intact afterward."

Tony smiled when he heard that and spoke.

"That would naturally be for the best."

These people had mainly come under orders, so they had to properly assess the sample’s performance.

"Then please wait a moment."

"Armor loading!"

After greeting them, Tony called out.

The others widened their eyes as they watched Tony.

Pieces of armor rapidly flew in from the distant sky, moving at a speed of at least mach 2. Sonic booms exploded through the air, followed by rolling roars.

The sight was extraordinarily spectacular. As the pieces neared overhead, they slowed down and swiftly attached themselves to Tony’s body in an orderly fashion.

The entire process took only a little over ten seconds. Tony’s appearance changed dramatically as he donned a gold-and-red mechanical armor brimming with technological flair, making him look incredibly cool.

"It seems somewhat similar to the Nova Corps."

"The Nova Corps’ gear is different. Their equipment is a battle suit, while this is armor."

"This thing looks pretty good. I just wonder how it performs."

The people who had come to inspect its performance all became interested as they watched Tony’s automatically assembling mechanical armor.

The Nova Corps’ battle suits were famous throughout the galaxy. The higher the rank, the greater the boost they provided to one’s strength.

However, the Nova Corps’ assessments were extremely demanding. For other alien races, the chances of obtaining Nova Armor and wielding Nova Force were incredibly slim.

Now that humanoid armor had appeared, and judging by the speed that had caused sonic booms just moments ago, its lower limit of performance was already far from low.

Even if it could not be used for combat in the vacuum of space, being able to wear it and fight on different planets would surely bring enormous convenience to one’s side.

Tony was not surprised to hear their interest in his Iron Man armor, because that was precisely the effect he wanted.

He was still a nobody in the universe, and if he wanted others to value his technology—

Then he needed eye-catching technology to deepen their understanding of his capabilities.

However, Tony said nothing more. The thrusters beneath his feet flared, sending him soaring into the sky.

"Jarvis, scan the structure of these spacecraft and calculate the best locations for installing the gravity devices."

Tony issued the command directly.

"Yes, sir."

Jarvis acknowledged the order. Immediately afterward, the eyes of Tony’s Iron Man armor emitted red light and began scanning.

Next came Tony’s time to show off.

The crowd watched as Tony Stark, clad in Iron Man armor, constantly darted through the air at high speed, fetching one device after another.

He directly cracked the spacecrafts’ access permissions, throwing their doors wide open before beginning the dismantling and installation. The entire process flowed as smoothly as water.

Being able to crack their permissions directly proved that the technology invented by Tony Stark was indeed highly advanced.

As for the speed displayed by the humanoid mechanical armor, no one knew whether it was its maximum, but it had already reached mach 3.

This caused the representatives of more than ten different companies who had come to inspect the gravity device to look feverish.

If their planets’ armies could be equipped with these Iron Man armors, they would become the most powerful weapons imaginable.

The various races of the universe did not lack heavy firepower or even genetic serums, but even if genetic serums transformed their bodies, they only surpassed ordinary people.

Their physical capabilities were still nowhere near supersonic, much less capable of allowing them to fly freely.

Therefore, this humanoid mechanical armor represented the possibility of achieving Mechanical Ascension, allowing ordinary people to rival superpowered beings.

The members of the Void Cult were also dazzled by the sight.

"Renoli, can you keep up with his speed?"

Kyle watched Tony Stark fly back and forth through the sky, controlling the Iron Man armor as effortlessly as if it were an extension of his body. His eyes were filled with shock as well.

"Not before, but I can now."

Renoli leaned against a tree with his arms crossed, clearly tracking Tony’s movements as he spoke.

"Sniping that thing out of the air wouldn’t be difficult."

"But this armor seems to have been developed entirely by Tony. I have to say, that kind of talent is truly terrifying."

The Precognitor commented as he watched Tony fully display the performance of the Iron Man armor.

Ever since joining the Void Cult, his physical abilities had become extraordinary, and his precognitive powers had grown stronger and stronger.

As long as he used high technology and favorable terrain in tandem, even several times the speed of sound would be useless before him. Knocking Tony out of the sky from afar would not be difficult.

But no one could deny that this Iron Man armor was a form of super technology. If Tony were willing to sell it, it could bring him inexhaustible wealth.

However, Tony clearly had no intention of mass-producing and selling Iron Man armor. It was a non-sale item.

Otherwise, he would not be researching gravity devices to make money.

"If every member of the Void Cult could be equipped with one, it would truly become an army of Iron Man armors."

Kyle said as he looked up at Tony, who was still flying at extreme speed.

"As long as we continue evolving, gaining the ability to fly is only a matter of time."

"Tony considers it a non-sale item because this armor is an indispensable weapon to him."

"But once Tony Stark himself becomes much stronger in the future—"

"He may make some Iron Man armors for others as well."

The Precognitor spoke slowly after hearing that.

When he joined the Void Cult, he had seen the various gods of the Void and witnessed them roaming freely across the universe, so he had never worried about whether he would be able to fly in the future.

He simply needed more time to evolve and grow stronger.

"I don’t think this armor will be easily replaced."

"Armor like this usually comes equipped with all kinds of firepower."

"As long as Tony Stark does not give up researching technology, its firepower will only grow stronger."

"Isn’t the charm of technology that when you’re poor, you rely on tactical maneuvering, and when you’re rich, you bury everything under firepower?"

Lacey said, only able to make out faint traces of Tony’s movements.

When a high-tech civilization wanted to strike a backward, low-level civilization, it could simply blanket the target with firepower. The weaker civilization would have no chance to retaliate.

Once technology reached a certain level, destroying a planet outright was not difficult.

However, completely wiping out every living thing and all the environment on a planet was even easier.

That was also the fundamental reason various restrictive treaties existed throughout the universe.

Continuing the daily 10,000 words. The first update is here.