Chapter 109: Science, Magic, and Abilities

Although Tony was curious, he hadn't yet thought about directly infiltrating the S.H.I.E.L.D. database.

After all, being a superhero was also exhausting, and he had many other things to do.

"According to their thinking, it's all about weapons, weapons, and more weapons.

After all, caliber equals justice, range equals truth, hitting the target equals fairness, and yield equals victory."

Oaks thought for a moment and felt that it would be better to give them a heads-up.

"Based on our previous research on the Destroyer from Asgard... Although our research results were unexpected, S.H.I.E.L.D. should have made other progress.

They had plans to use it for weapon development from the beginning."

"That's right. It was because of the difference in ideology that we withdrew from that operation."

Banner mentioned that incident and still held a grudge.

But he also understood that he couldn't stop it. As a small scientist, what could he do in front of a global organization?

Nick Fury's passionate Avengers Initiative had once motivated him, but those bureaucrats abandoned it.

Oaks's initial choice of limited cooperation through transactions was indeed correct—

Dealing with these official types was less reassuring than dealing with someone like Stark, who was neurotic.

At least this neurotic person wouldn't suddenly want to harm you or exploit you until you were drained and discarded.

"That big guy, S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't even let me take a look at it."

Upon hearing this, Tony really had the idea of hacking into the S.H.I.E.L.D. servers. Although the part Oaks and Banner invited him to research was not insignificant, it was truly just scraps compared to what S.H.I.E.L.D. had.

"With the official opening of Stark Tower, I have fewer things to handle. Our plans can now be implemented officially."

The three of them were currently in Tony's exclusive state-of-the-art laboratory in Stark Tower.

Here, they had access to the most advanced instruments and research equipment in the world, allowing them to engage in cutting-edge technological research in various fields.

Since Oaks, Banner, and Tony had jointly researched the remains of the Destroyer, Tony, due to his identity as Iron Man and the various tasks related to the company's headquarters relocation and investigating the Ten Rings, had to frequently be absent from research.

As for Oaks, he was even more reckless and went out for a year of training.

And Banner, who should have been the main researcher, also had higher priorities. He preferred engaging in practical environmental technology development and didn't have much time for this project.

However, under these circumstances, the three of them still devised a weapon system plan that differed from S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Then let's get started. Speaking of which, I'm a little impatient."

Oaks looked at Banner, who was also filled with interest, and took out a piece of metal emitting a faint green light.

"No matter how many times I see it, it still feels nostalgic."

Tony put on his gloves, took the metal piece, and placed it in a complex-looking device. Then he started to busy himself at the console:

"By the way, Dr. Banner, since we've named Oaks's abilities 'magic,' what about yours?"

"If we follow Asgard's explanation, Oaks's abilities are not an issue."

Banner pushed his glasses and walked to another workstation to begin his own experiments—

The three of them had been cooperating for a long time, and Tony's personality could no longer greatly influence him.

"But in my case, with the Hulk, it would be too hasty to attribute it directly to magic."

"That's right. We're not Asgard, and we still have reservations about what magic can do."

Oaks's fingertips emitted a bright green light as they worked together:

"But now, it seems that at least the ability to manipulate incomprehensible energy is required to be called magic. My abilities fit this characteristic, but the Hulk clearly doesn't."

He shrugged:

"Strictly speaking, even my specialized 'magic' in understanding the nature of life can't analyze the existence of the Hulk.

On one hand, it may be because my training is not enough, and on the other hand, it may be that this is indeed a phenomenon independent of technology and magic."

"Alright, so now the three of us represent three different paths?"

Tony engaged in a flurry of operations and then pulled open a nearby drawer to take out a package of snacks and started eating:

"Science, magic, and abilities."

"Now, at least science and magic are about to have an unprecedented combination."

That's right, the plan of Oaks and the other two was to utilize the characteristics of the Destroyer's remains, which could be considered a combination of technology and magic, and adapt it to Earth's local technology.

Previously, Oaks had used Nature magic to create a set of battle robes for himself, but it was only a semi-finished product.

Although it was portable to some extent, it still lacked practicality.

However, after the last trip to the Amazon and the progress in the Balance spell, the situation had changed.

Nature magic had always been weak in terms of mental protection. Druids being corrupted and eroded in Emerald dreams was not uncommon.

The defeat of the Eternal Druig was due to his abilities being too straightforward and lacking any technicality.

As for what would happen with the upcoming Mind Stone, no one could say for sure. So it was necessary to upgrade the battle robes specifically to enhance mental protection.

Currently, the only means that Oaks could think of to strengthen mental protection, aside from special targeted training methods, was one.

That was the only one who directly faced Loki's Mind Scepter but wasn't controlled—Tony.

Many people said that the reason Loki couldn't control Tony was because his Mind Scepter hit the reactor in Tony's chest and made a sound.

Tony's reactor was not a part of his own body composition, so he wouldn't be controlled by the Mind Scepter.

Initially, Oaks also believed this.

However, it was only after Oaks had a close encounter with Tony's new type of chest arc reactor that he realized the true reason behind this.

Because now, he could sense the special energy within Tony's chest reactor.

Now, in retrospect, isn't it too belittling for the Mind Stone, one of the Infinity Stones, to be blocked by a piece of metal?

The true reason should be that Tony's chest reactor utilized the isotope of the Cosmic Cube, which is the Space Stone, as its reaction energy!

The only thing that could resist an Infinity Stone was another Infinity Stone.

Therefore, the reason Tony was able to avoid being controlled by the Mind stone was precisely because of the "cool and awesome element" he synthesized!

Although this isotope of the Space Stone couldn't exert the power to open portals, its energy nature was infinitely close to that of the Space Stone.

Combining Nature magic and the isotope of the Space Stone, it could simultaneously enhance Tony's Iron Man armor and Oaks's natural battle robes—

As for Banner, it was time to upgrade his artifact, the indestructible Shorts.

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