With the basic concepts and design drawings in place, Tony's work went very smoothly, with almost no pauses. He had already completed the internal facilities of the Iron Armor.
Propulsion devices, transmission devices, and a series of other things were manufactured step by step and were openly placed under the camera. Tony wasn't worried at all about these things being discovered, because he was almost certain that, with the professional knowledge of these terrorists, they wouldn't understand what he was making.
Of course, the terrorists couldn't understand these things. Those who could understand them wouldn't be doing this kind of job that put their heads on the line. Although the cunning, bearded man would also come to the monitor to squat for a while every now and then, professional knowledge and cunning really had little to do with each other.
He only understood that Tony was making things and had also created two things that looked very high-end, very similar to the internal devices of missiles. Besides these, he didn't find anything else.
And Tony Stark's blatant actions also played other roles. His hard work made these terrorists gradually lower their guard. They even thought that Tony had accepted his fate and wanted to use this method to exchange for his freedom.
There were many people with this kind of thinking, and under this thought, they began to relax their monitoring of Tony. This allowed Tony to spend more time on manufacturing this Iron Armor, rather than on deception.
However, paper cannot hold fire forever. Tony's increasingly unrestrained behavior eventually made this group of terrorists see some inconsistencies. And this inconsistency was discovered by the leader of this terrorist organization, the bald man.
Originally, with his professional terrorist expertise, he probably wouldn't have noticed anything. But perhaps fate thought Tony was having too easy a time and forcibly increased the difficulty. It just so happened that the Bald Leader saw the Exoskeleton Drive that Tony was experimenting with.
No matter how stupid the Bald Leader was, he wouldn't think a missile needed that kind of drive. He immediately called his men and rushed into Tony's lab.
At this moment, in the cave lab, Tony was studying an ignition system. Suddenly, he heard shouts and calls coming from outside the gate.
Not understanding what these terrorists were saying, Tony looked at Yinsen, only to find that Yinsen had already stood up in panic and put his hands on his head.
"Quick, do as I do. Their leader is coming to inspect."
"What, that big beard?" Tony was still surprised when he saw a group of people had already walked over. In his impression, the big bearded man who had been giving orders was now like a hound wagging its tail beside its master, following a bald man.
And from his appearance, it was clear that this bald man was the one who really had the say here. In other words, the leader in Yinsen's mouth.
The Bald Leader looked at Tony and Yinsen, who had already stood up, and gave an order to his men. Soon, his men found a section of the Exoskeleton Drive among the parts Tony had made. This section had been disassembled by Tony into two parts with only one moving joint, so it was hard to imagine its specific function when holding it. If he hadn't seen Tony experiment with it at first, he wouldn't have known what it was for.
"Tony Stark, can you tell me what this is?" The Bald Leader spoke in English, which made Tony freeze. He was already a little glad he hadn't rambled on to Yinsen just now.
"It's a mechanical arm, you know, the thing that adjusts the angle and direction when the missile is launched." Lying through his teeth was already Tony's innate talent. Without even a split second, he came up with an explanation.
"Why doesn't it look like the Jericho Missile I've seen?" The Bald Leader was suspicious. He stared at Tony with sharp, hawk-like eyes, trying to see something different in his expression. But Tony's acting talent was also top-notch. He looked completely innocent, so innocent that the Bald Leader couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.
"You know, the conditions here can't reach the factory's standards. I can only make it as streamlined as possible."
"And this?" As he spoke, he picked up the Arc Reactor on the table.
"A controllable power supply regulator. You know how terrible the voltage is here. I need a stable energy source to supply the laboratory, especially in delicate processes."
The Bald Leader gently put down the object in his hand. His gaze swept over Tony's face a few times, and he began to speak in a slow tone.
"Many years ago, bows and blades were the world's most advanced weapons. The Mongols almost conquered the world with them. But now, these things can't even stop my men. So I understand a truth: only the most advanced weapons are the truest power in this world, and the most reliable power. And these weapons mostly come from you, Tony Stark. Seriously, I need to thank you, because with your weapons, I can achieve what I have today."
"Yet your actions don't seem like gratitude at all," Tony sneered, despising the terrorists' posturing.
"I apologize, perhaps I was too eager. Eager enough to be misunderstood. Because you are very important to me. To control Tony Stark is to control the world, isn't it?"
The Bald Leader explained, then ignored Tony. He knew Tony looked down on people like him, but he didn't think much of Tony either. He valued Tony only for his ability to create weapons. For him, Tony was just a machine. And why would anyone care what a machine thought?
But when a machine wasn't working properly, it needed to be prodded. The Bald Leader thought so, and that's what he did. However, he prodded Yinsen instead.
"What exactly is Tony Stark making?" he asked Yinsen in Persian.
Yinsen lowered his head and replied in Persian.
"He's making the Jericho Missile."
"You're lying to me. I'll give you another chance. Tell me, what is he really making?"
"Jericho Missile, he's really building Jericho Missiles!" Yinsen was trembling all over, but he still insisted on his statement. And this answer clearly didn't satisfy the Bald Leader.
He waved his hand, and two subordinates immediately came up and pinned Yinsen down, forcing him onto the iron anvil Tony used for welding. At the same time, he pulled out a red-hot, scorching piece of metal from the furnace that was melting the outer shell, and slowly brought it closer to Yinsen.
"What I hate most is being deceived, even if there's only a slight possibility. I won't let that person go, and right now, I suspect you!"
Yinsen watched as the scorching metal block slowly approached his face, the heat even causing the hair on his face to curl. He was terrified, trembling all over with fear. But he clenched his teeth tightly, not saying a word more.
At this moment, Tony really couldn't watch anymore. Although he couldn't understand Yinsen's conversation, he knew that Yinsen was being punished for covering for him. He couldn't let Yinsen be humiliated like this because of him, so he had to stand up.
"Listen, I don't care who you are? But if you want Jericho Missiles, you better not hurt him?"
He waved his hand to stop the Bald Leader's actions and spoke in a threatening tone.
And this indeed hit his soft spot.
"Is he important?"
"If you can't get me a controllable, precision mechanical arm worth more than twenty million, then he's irreplaceable." Tony swore, even at a time like this, he hadn't forgotten to use his talent. This sentence clearly made the Bald Leader hesitate.
He thought for a moment and put down the pliers in his hand. He walked to Tony.
"I'll give you one more day. I want to see the Jericho Missile in one day. If not, you won't be able to save this doctor's life."
After speaking, the Bald Leader left with his men. Tony quietly helped Yinsen up. He looked at Yinsen, who was drenched in sweat, and sighed.
"I'm sorry, buddy. I got you into this!"
"It's not your fault. They're just a bunch of lunatics. You don't need to pay for their madness!" Yinsen smiled and comforted Tony. He wasn't angry at Tony because, for him, it was the terrorists who really needed to be resented, not a comrade in a trench.
Seeing Yinsen's nonchalant look, Tony immediately felt a bad taste in his mouth. He rarely felt this kind of guilt, but now he really felt like he owed this friend.
Looking at the piles of Iron Armor parts, only he could distinguish them. Then he looked at Yinsen, whose clothes were disheveled and who was still panting. Tony made a decision.
"Yinsen, listen. We start tomorrow, and this is for you." Tony said, fastening a watch on Yinsen's wrist.
"Buddy, I haven't even asked you to repay me yet?" Yinsen looked at Tony's actions with confusion. He didn't understand why Tony would put a watch on him at this moment.
"Listen, Yinsen. This thing is…" Tony didn't explain the contents, but instead pulled his hand and pressed it onto the still red-hot metal.
The red-hot metal should theoretically burn his skin, causing him immense pain. But Yinsen didn't feel it now. A layer of fine electrical ions flickered on his palm. He had subconsciously grasped the scorching metal in his hand, but all he felt from the touch of his skin was warmth.
"This is?" Yinsen was somewhat incredulous, disbelieving that Tony would give him this life-saving device. He raised his head and stared at Tony in surprise, asking, "What about you?"
"Hurry up, I can still rely on it!" Tony gestured to a pile of junk in the corner. Only the two of them knew what it really meant.
They began to seize every minute and second. What they didn't know was that above them, someone else was quietly watching them. That person was also waiting, waiting for tomorrow to arrive.
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