As for whether this might trigger a Third World War, Lucas wasn't worried at all.
Because he was confident that as long as he remained on Earth, no one would dare start a war recklessly.
With his personal strength, he could destroy a nation's armed forces in an extremely short time.
And even if he happened to be away from Earth for some reason, this was still a world of superheroes.
There were many others capable of stopping such a disaster.
For example, Clark, who possessed the same level of strategic combat power as Lucas.
---
"So you mean individuals or corporations like mine could also obtain licenses?" Tony suddenly asked.
"That's right," Lucas nodded.
"If I remember correctly, you haven't even applied for global patents on those technologies yet."
"Aren't you afraid that once you license production, someone will simply steal the technology?"
Tony looked at him in disbelief.
What Lucas was doing now was equivalent to Tony announcing, shortly after developing the Mark armor, that he would license the armor's technology to the entire world.
People could even study the technology while manufacturing it—and Tony wouldn't sue them for infringement.
"Shit!"
The next second, Tony suddenly cursed.
"Fuck you, Lucas! Are you seriously trying to ruin me?"
Lucas looked puzzled.
He had no idea why Tony was suddenly exploding.
"Damn it! Why couldn't you warn me before doing something like this?" Tony said angrily.
"Do you know how much money I just invested because of this?"
Lucas suddenly understood.
"So you invested a lot of money trying to surpass my company's technology?"
Tony's face darkened as he remained silent.
"How much?" Lucas asked curiously.
Tony snorted.
"Ten billion?"
"Thirty billion?"
Seeing Tony still silent, Lucas frowned.
"With your personality… you didn't actually invest over a hundred billion, did you?"
"I invested thirty billion dollars!" Tony said through clenched teeth.
Thirty billion dollars was practically pocket change for Lucas now.
But for Tony, it was still a considerable amount.
That said, the money itself didn't hurt Tony too much.
Thanks to Lucas, Earth's economy had been booming recently.
Major corporations had experienced tremendous growth.
As the leader of America's energy industry, Stark Industries' market value had risen rapidly.
What frustrated Tony wasn't the money.
It was the feeling that he had just thrown a punch—only to hit thin air.
That sense of helplessness drove him crazy.
Lucas chuckled.
"How about this—sell me your project team."
"I'll pay fifty billion dollars and acquire your research group."
"What do you think?"
"Get lost. Keep dreaming!" Tony said dismissively.
"Even if I shut the project down completely, I'm not handing it over to you!"
Lucas shook his head with a smile.
Then he turned to the rest of the group.
"Alright. Next we'll discuss the special technologies owned by Saiyan Corporation."
Immediately, many people became attentive.
Everyone knew that Saiyan corporation was now the most advanced technological company on Earth.
It possessed the widest range of technological patents and the greatest future potential.
And now Lucas was saying he would sell some of its special technologies.
---
"The first technology is the Atmospheric Conversion Machine."
"This device can convert large quantities of surface air through a special process and use it to repair damage in Earth's atmosphere."
The room fell into stunned silence.
"You're not joking, right?" Tony asked immediately.
"Repairing Earth's atmosphere?"
Tony, being the most technologically knowledgeable person present, understood how complex this was.
Earth's atmosphere consists primarily of:
Nitrogen — about 78.1%
Oxygen — about 20.9%
Argon — about 0.93%
Small amounts of carbon dioxide, rare gases, and water vapor
The density of air decreases with altitude.
This machine would have to process enormous volumes of gas while maintaining the precise atmospheric ratios.
Compared to handling liquids, manipulating gases at this scale was vastly more complicated.
Even more difficult was figuring out how to reintegrate the converted gases into the upper atmosphere.
So while the name "Atmospheric Conversion Machine" sounded simple, the technology behind it was extraordinarily complex.
Tony fully understood how many technological fields were involved.
He had never expected Lucas to solve such a problem.
For the first time, Tony began wondering whether his own research ability truly fell far behind Phastos.
The destruction of Earth's atmosphere was already widely known to cause:
Global warming
Rising sea levels
Increased ultraviolet radiation
Higher cancer rates
Atmospheric degradation had become a constant issue in the modern era.
Humanity had never found a way to repair it.
Yet Lucas had done exactly that.
---
Lucas turned toward the representatives of the five major nations.
"This machine must be purchased and used by all countries on Earth."
"You have no objections, right?"
After all, humanity had created this problem together.
Humanity would have to fix it together.
Lucas was no saint.
Besides, he planned to charge them heavily.
The production cost of each machine was nearly 100 million dollars.
He intended to sell them for more than 300 times the cost.
"No objections," the representatives immediately agreed.
They were experienced politicians.
They understood that this was a situation where being "exploited" was both inevitable and necessary.
After all, the technological benefits they had already received were far greater than the financial cost.
For these superpowers controlling more than half of the world's economy, money was not the real issue.
Lucas nodded.
Then he continued.
"The next technology is Cellular Gene Repair Technology."
"With this technology, nearly all diseases at the cellular level can be easily repaired."
This time, everyone's expressions changed dramatically.
Compared to the atmospheric repair machine, this technology was far more shocking.
Simply put:
Diseases such as:
Cancer
Leukemia
AIDS
—all previously considered nearly incurable—could now be treated.
Many surgeries that had once been impossible would become feasible again.
Human life expectancy would increase dramatically.
The main causes of human death were:
organ degeneration
brain function decline
cancer outbreaks
With this technology, those problems could largely be solved.
Tony asked seriously,
"Does this technology have any limitations or flaws?"
Biology wasn't Tony's main field, but he knew enough about scientific barriers to understand how extraordinary this claim was.
If Lucas's statement were true, then a Nobel Prize would be guaranteed.
Lucas replied calmly.
"No major flaws."
"It's just that the technology is still new."
"The equipment is expensive to produce."
"Each cellular repair chamber will cost quite a lot."
"The exact details will be announced at my company's upcoming press conference."
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