Yes, Vanguard Technology.
The reason for paying attention to this company wasn't because Luca was interested in the Extremis created by them; that thing was too unstable, and even the upgraded Centipede Soldiers had a risk of exploding.
What Luca was more interested in was the plan of Vanguard Technology's boss, a guy named Killian, to, well, control the President.
In Iron Man 3, Killian, relying on Extremis's ability to regenerate severed limbs, seduced the U.S. Vice President, whose daughter had a leg disability.
He first planned to use terrorist attacks to eliminate the current President, then support this Vice President, whom he controlled, to take office, thereby gaining control over the entire United States.
Hmm, it sounds a bit ridiculous, especially since in this capitalist society, the U.S. President doesn't have absolute power.
In the end, his plan was also thwarted by Iron Man; the current President was rescued, and the Vice President was arrested for colluding with Terrorists.
But if Luca could get a handle on that Vice President during this process and help him cover up his dealings with Killian...
Perhaps he could also gain a political 'loyal ally'.
'However, the first explosion just happened, didn't it? Then there's no need to rush.'
Thinking of this, Luca gave Harro the command to continue monitoring, then prepared to wait for the event to unfold.
For a period of time afterward, Dalton Middle School resumed classes.
However, Luca only occasionally went to school, teasing 'Gwen Two' to relieve his mood.
Most of his time and energy were still dedicated to the design work of the foldable transforming Base.
Of course, although Luca rarely managed company affairs, the overall development of the Orange Group was very rapid.
Several state Police departments, like New York, have successively chosen to include the 'Orderer' pistol in their equipment procurement sequence.
The Orange Materials factory has also been built and has begun to sell 'E-Carbon Alloy' on a small scale, bringing a very good reputation and influence to this newly established materials company.
The cooperation with Osborn Biology, although Norman seemed a bit unenthusiastic about it recently, has managed to get on track by opening up the market with several newly launched special effects drugs.
Sokovia, needless to say, weapon production lines, pharmaceutical companies, and parts foundries are all being established.
Rena even plans to acquire several small and medium-sized daily necessities brands, striving to ensure that Orange Group's products can cover all aspects of Sokovia.
In short, the entire Orange Group is now expanding at an extremely terrifying speed.
Even Tony, when he occasionally contacted Luca, would lament that his investment in the Orange Group had earned him a lot.
However, while things were generally moving in a good direction, it didn't mean that everything was smooth sailing.
At least recently, Luca has repeatedly encountered setbacks in collecting items.
Yes, although Luca currently dedicates a considerable amount of energy to the laboratory, and he also has good research and development capabilities due to that dream in the Detective Conan World.
But Luca naturally wouldn't forget what his foundation was; he would always take time out from experiments to visit commercial streets, second-hand markets, and even go to Tony's place to 'mooch' and see if he could stumble upon any new items.
However, it's not to say that Luca had no gains during these days.
But how to put it, the two items he acquired were basically a bit useless to him right now.
[dragon ball radar]
[Manufacturer: Bulma]
[Item Description: A small handheld radar, but its scanning radius covers the entire Earth. Although the display interface is very simple, it is easy to operate and can accurately locate the fluctuations emitted by the Dragon Balls worldwide.]
[Friendly Reminder: With it, you'll never have to worry about not finding the scattered Dragon Balls again~]
This thing was an item Luca synthesized from a pocket watch he found in a second-hand market.
However, the item was synthesized, but the so-called [dragon ball radar] can only locate 'Dragon Balls', and there are no such things as Dragon Balls in the Marvel Universe where Luca is located, so this radar can only scan for nothing.
In desperation, Luca could only choose to disassemble it, hoping to gain some technological knowledge from the Dragon Ball World.
But let alone the current Luca, even when Orange Harro and White, after a long time, activated their 'combination skill', they couldn't analyze how this tiny handheld radar could scan the entire globe.
In the end, this seemingly good item could only be left in Luca's warehouse to gather dust.
'Just consider it an accumulation for unlocking Dragon Ball World 5/5.'
Luca could only comfort himself in this way.
However, that wasn't the end of it.
Following the [dragon ball radar], Luca obtained another seemingly even more magical item.
[Shrinking Pill]
[Manufacturer: Gray Wolf]
[Item Description: A magical white pill, specially made by Gray Wolf to pass through the Sheep Village gate. After taking it, one's body will instantly shrink ten times, and attributes such as strength and mobility will also shrink proportionally.]
[Friendly Reminder: Since the effect of the shrinking pill is permanent, it is recommended to use it with an Enlarging Pill~]
Hmm... how to put it...
This [Shrinking Pill] is indeed as magical as described.
It can directly shrink the user's body by ten times, but the key is that Luca doesn't have any [Enlarging Pill], so after permanent shrinkage, he might be crippled for life.
If he really took it, he could only hope that Dr. Hank Pym's Pym Particles could save him.
But, if Luca could really get Pym Particles, then the [Shrinking Pill] itself would seem to have no meaning.
The only use Luca could think of for the [Shrinking Pill] right now was to trick people.
After all, after taking it, one would directly shrink ten times, and ordinary enemies could be defeated by this method.
However, not to mention how to get this thing into the enemy's mouth, just the fact that only this single pill was synthesized made Luca reluctant to use it casually.
As for the origin of this [Shrinking Pill], it wasn't an item Luca found while'shopping' outside.
Its 'core component' was actually one of the failed products of 'APTX4869' developed by Zero; Luca just accidentally discovered this discarded drug in Zero's laboratory.
However, after this thing was synthesized by Luca into a [Shrinking Pill] and then given to Zero for testing, to see if it could be replicated...
The result was that this thing was just a 'candy bean' with a relatively complex composition.
After the test, Zero even felt that Luca was just playing a prank on her out of boredom, which angered Luca so much that he almost swallowed the [Shrinking Pill] to prove his innocence.