Marvel: I can control Metal - Chapter 15
Chapter 15 The Ark Reactor
Stark sat on the edge of the bed, trying to use the small mirror to observe what was on his chest.
In this perilous situation, with something like porridge cooked in the pot, Ethan continued to whistle.
Leisurely put the taken out shrapnel into a small glass bottle and handed it to Tony.
He even said to Stark, “In our village, there are many such people. We call them the living dead, because within a week, shrapnel will enter their vital organs!”
Even if this were the case, Stark, who was confused about the situation, did not hear the grief in the words.
“what is this?”
“Electromagnet! Connected to the car battery, it prevents shrapnel from entering your heart! Hmm.”
Stark’s brain turned frantically, analyzed everything around him, and tied his dirty shirt on his chest.
Ethan is in a full suit, and his bow tie is also very classic and neat. The left pocket even reveals a little scarf. In this dim cave, compared with the embarrassed Tony, it looks like two different worlds. people.
But it taught Tony to look at the surveillance camera in a dangerous situation, “That’s right, smile.”
This relaxed state even made Stark suspect that the man in front of him was sent by his kidnapper.
“We have seen it at the Berne Technology Conference in Switzerland, 1999.”
“I don’t remember.”
“You certainly don’t remember, if I drink like you, I can’t stand up, let alone give an speech about integrated circuit!” Ethan’s face has always been faintly smiled, bringing Star A little bit of peace.
Before he finished speaking, a shout came from the door, and Ethan instantly became nervous.
He quickly came to Stark’s side, pulled up the nervous Tony with both hands, and calmly said, “Follow me, just follow me!”
The bearded deputy leader came in with a few gunmen.
Through Ethan’s translation, they knew that their purpose was to make Stark build the Jericho missile that had just been tested.
Stark refused, but was pushed into a bucket on the side, holding his breath, choking water, and splashing a little splash on the electromagnet on his chest, causing a small short circuit.
Where did billionaire Tony Stark, a talented scientist who became famous as a teenager, received such treatment?
He pressed his head into the water again and again, as if he was dead, and Pepper Potts’s shout came out in his head, ‘Tony!’
Ethan was very unbearable on the sidelines, but he was helpless and couldn’t protect himself.
Stark felt an unprecedented insult and shame when he had no energy but still had to hold the car battery for his life.
‘I have to carry this heavy battery to sustain my life!’
Afterwards, the sack was pulled outside the cave, looking at the heavy weapons, missiles, rockets, bombs, etc. everywhere outside, all the weapons were all printed with the logo of “Made by Stark”.
Even the guns in their hands are all made by Stark
The short and chubby Afghan bearded deputy chief seemed to say to Tony proudly, “What do you think?” (Translated by Ethan in the whole process)
“You have many weapons I made!”
“We have all the materials for making Jericho missiles. You make a list!”
Continue to say, “I will start manufacturing right away, and when you are finished, I will let you go!” After speaking, he extended a hand to indicate.
Tony just wanted to live now. Hearing the last paragraph of Ethan’s translation, he put his hands up and held them tightly.
Looking at the beard with a smile, he said in English, “He definitely won’t!”
Ethan also looked at the deputy leader with a smile, and replied, “Yes, he won’t!”
Looking at the smiles of the two, the beard also laughed.
……
In the cave, only Tony and Ethan were left, and there was a pile of wood burning bonfires for lighting and heating.
Stark stared blankly at the burning flame, recalling the good old days in his mind, wrapped in a shabby and dirty blanket, sitting there shivering.
Ethan looked at Tony, but said, “I know your people must be looking for you, Stark! But they will never find this deep mountain!”
He squatted down and looked at Tony, “You just saw it. Those are your legacy, Stark!”
Stark did not react, sitting motionless.
“Your life is in the hands of these murderers, do you want to give up!” The voice gradually increased, “Is this the last resistance of the great Tony Stark?”
Ethan finally stared at Tony and said loudly, “Say what you want to do!!”
Countless images flashed back in Stark’s mind, Pepper’s smiling face, his old car, Obidiah’s voice.
The countless models I have slept with, the last cup of coffee that Pepper handed him, the small model he gave Pepper, the electromagnet on his chest, the giant reactor in the company, and the last one I saw at the entrance of the cave sun.
Recalling the last smiling face that he had given Pepper to the model, his eyes gradually shifted from her face to her hand, the little model.
The hand moved unconsciously, recalling the shape of the model, as if the three-dimensional picture of the model appeared in my mind, gradually broken down into parts, and seemed to collide with the idea buried in my mind.
There was a strange light in Stark’s eyes, and a thought that he had forgotten all the time came out of his mind again.
“Okay, let’s work!” Stark stood up again.
Ethan saw Stark regaining his fighting spirit, as if there was a trace of relief in his eyes, he also slowly smiled.
……
A day later, all the necessary equipment was sent in in the cave, and under the bright lights, the simple cave looked a bit like at last.
Stark meticulously dismantled the warhead of a missile and took out an internal detonator.
Ethan leaned forward, “If I help you in the preparation process, it will be more efficient.”
As if he hadn’t heard, Stark took out a thin piece of metal with tweezers from the device, and threw the rest behind him.
“what is this?”
“This is metal palladium, 0.15 grams, at least 1.6 grams, so you go to tear down the other eleven?” Stark looked at Ethan and said.
Although Ethan didn’t understand, he still followed Tony’s instructions, and the smile appeared on his face again.
Finally, it is necessary to use a crucible to melt the metal palladium, pour it into a mold, and condense it. This is a critical step, because Stark has the burden of the battery on his chest, which can only be done by Ethan.
Ethan picked up the crucible with a clamp and walked slowly toward the mold, but Stark emphasized with the battery on the side, “Be careful, be careful, we only have one chance!”
“Don’t worry, my hands are very stable, otherwise you think how you survived!” Ethan smiled relaxedly, and slowly poured the liquid palladium into the mold.
“How do you call it?” Stark glanced at Ethan and finally asked the question.
“Call me Ethan!” Ethan continued to pour the palladium.
“Ethan, nice to meet you!” Stark glanced at Ethan, and finally expressed his approval.
“I’m glad to meet you too!” Ethan smiled happily.
Soon, a small circle of metal palladium appeared in Stark’s hands.
……
Three days later, a small round table-shaped mechanical device appeared on the table. The power was turned on and it was completely activated, emitting a bright blue-white light.
It caused the instability of the surrounding circuit voltage, and the lights flickered. Stark looked at this small model, only it was in his eyes, and his lips trembled slightly.
Ethan came to the side, “Does this look like a Jericho missile?”
“This is a miniature arc oscillation reactor. I have a large one in my hometown, which powers my factory.” Stark touched it gently.
“This should prevent shrapnel from entering my heart!”
“How is its power generation capacity?”
“If I didn’t figure it out, it’s generally not wrong, 3 billion joules per second!”
“Enough for you to live fifty times!” Ethan sighed.
“Yes, or 15 minutes for a big guy!” Stark said calmly, thinking about the plan in his heart.
“How did you think that the compression is so small?” Ethan asked involuntarily looking at the reactor.
But he suddenly pulled Stark’s thoughts back a few days ago, took the reactor in front of him, and rubbed it inch by inch, “Ethan, the day before I came to Afghanistan, a child gave me a model!”
“What model?”
“That’s it!” Stark lifted the reactor in front of him. “It’s very similar to this, but it’s more refined. The funny thing is, I didn’t think about it at that time!”
“So strange?” Ethan didn’t expect it to be so.
“If I can go back, I will find that kid, sure!!”