574. Resource issues
Tony Stark reacted quickly and took responsibility after Goofy came up with the plan.
He had wanted to build a galactic fleet for a long time, but the situation didn't allow him to do so.
Not to mention the Galactic Fleet, he built an Iron Man suit and was entangled by the military and parliament, domestic politicians forced him to release the Iron Man suit technology, and foreign organizations condemned Iron Man as a great threat to peace......
Although the opening of the era of Ultron has cleared the domestic obstacles for Tony Stark, international problems still exist.
"This project must be carried out in secrecy, and the study of the Dark Star must be more cautious. Now people all over the world know that we have a space battleship hidden in Earth orbit, and that's not a good thing. "Goofy.
"Don't worry, I understand." "I've learned a lot from the Iron Man suit, and I'm not going to do it again." ”
Next to him, Reid asked weakly, "Ahem, Tony, are you sure you're in charge of this matter?" If you're feeling embarrassed...... That one...... I can take care of it for you. ”
Tony smiled victoriously at Reed: "I'm sorry, Reed, I took over this task before you, I am the person in charge of building the Galactic Fleet, you better obediently give me a deputy!" ”
Reed shrugged helplessly: "Okay then......"
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Tony's efficiency is very high, and after three days, he has sorted out the structure of the Dark Star and the previous Dark Elf space battleship, and then Tony plans to start with the power plant of these warships and merge the two warships into a new battleship.
But in the process, Tony discovers a serious problem - most of the metals on Earth are currently performing poorly in experiments, and it is difficult to meet Tony's expectations.
Some metals cannot withstand the impact of new systems that are more powerful than the existing power systems, and the powerful power completely disintegrates the parts of the battleship before propelling it forward; Some metals are strong enough, but not tough enough to resist the constant heat and blast of the ship's fuel, but they can't be shaped into different shapes......
The results of the successive experiments disappointed Tony Stark one after another, and the search for palladium to replace metal in the Ark Reactor did not give Tony such a headache.
However, when he thought of replacing metal with palladium, Tony's mind flashed with a very good choice - vibranium.
The toughness and strength of this metal are so good that in fact the alloy it fuses with carbon to form the strongest alloy known on Earth, the Edelman alloy.
If a battleship can be built out of vibranium, then the combat effectiveness of this battleship will be very good.
Although at first glance it sounds like a fantasy to build a massive starship with vibranium, Tony thinks he is whimsical at first, but after careful consideration, Ultron can build his own body out of vibranium, which shows that vibranium resources on Earth are not so scarce.
Having said that, Tony didn't know where to mine vibranium for a short time, and this difficulty has now become the number one problem hindering the pace of his progress.
Tony, who was troubled by resources, made an appointment with Goofy that afternoon, and for him, "if you have difficulties, find Goofy" has become a matter of course.
In the evening.
Tony and Goofy meet at their villa in Carnashey.
Tony had a sad face, obviously a little overheaded by vibranium.
"The progress of the development of the battleship has been blocked?"
Goofy could tell from Tony's expression that he was in trouble, his bushy eyebrows wrinkling together.
However, Tony, who has a lot of self-esteem, still doesn't admit it, and stubbornly says: "Blocked? Just kidding, nothing can stop my R&D process, I can overcome all difficulties......"
"I've now thoroughly studied the Kree Darkstar and the Dark Elves, and I know how every part of these two ships works......"
"I'm going to fuse these two alien technologies together to create an invincible battleship that surpasses the destructive power of any of their ships, and I already have the prototype of this ship in my head, really, I don't lie to you......"
"The only small and inconspicuous problem is - the materials from which the battleship is built."
Although Tony had been laying the groundwork for a long time, he finally told the problem, the materials used to build the battleship were a scarce item, and it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
Gao Fei is not surprised by this problem, after all, there is no problem with the material materials on Earth to achieve aerospace at present, but it is still difficult to withstand frequent jumps like a spaceship, and even fight directly in space.
Seeing Goofy's "I already knew" smile, Tony suddenly felt very unhappy.
"But it's not a big deal, I've found the right material......"
Tony forcibly saved face for himself,
"That's vibranium, and I need a lot of vibranium."
"A lot of vibranium...... Gao Fei said with a deliberately embarrassed look, "this is not a small problem. ”
"Don't scare me, Goofy." Tony saw through Goofy's disguise at a glance and said, "Vibranium isn't as scarce as we think, right?" Last time, your robot girl, Ultron, directly found a black merchant to buy a large amount of vibranium in order to build her body...... I know that black merchant, and he's taken over my arms deal before, Ulysses Crowe, right? It seems like this name, and I think that if you find him, you will find vibranium......"
Tony Stark's series of reasoning can be described as reasonable, and Goofy has to admire him.
"That's right, Tony, and you're completely right. Now that you know Ulysses Crowe is the key to finding vibranium, why don't you just go to him? Why did you come to me instead? Goofy asked with a smile.
Tony was not afraid of Goofy's rhetorical question, and calmly replied: "First of all, Ulysses Crowe's channel is not a formal channel, and he is not credible. Small quantities of goods can be purchased from him, but large quantities of material resources must not be bought or sold with him......"
"Secondly, Ulysses Crowe is just a smuggler, and I don't think he will be able to supply us with vibranium in bulk......"
"Third, when Ultron bought vibranium from him before, I paid attention to the price, and if we buy vibranium from him at this price, I think our treasury will be emptied when the battleship is halfway built."
Goofy nodded slightly, Tony Stark was really a thoughtful person.
"So...... You're coming to me? Goofy asked with a smile.
"Yes." Tony didn't hide his intentions, "I think you must know the distribution of vibranium resources on the earth, and you know where to mine this important resource...... And Ultron, she must have had access to this information a long time ago, after all, she could easily reach anywhere in the world where there is a network. ”
"That's right." Goofy nodded, "Your guess is correct. ”
"Vibranium is a metal from outer space that hit the African continent as a meteorite a long time ago, and has been buried ......underground for a long time."
"Later, several African tribes stumbled upon this meteorite and discovered the metal in it, and they mined vibranium, used vibranium, and formed an advanced country and even multiplied a unique civilization......"
"This mysterious country is called Wakanda."
Goofy said slowly.
However, Tony Stark, who heard the whole story, expressed disbelief.
"Wakanda? You mean...... That Wakanda in Africa? ”
"Impossible, right? It is obviously only a third world country, and it receives hundreds of millions of international bailouts every year...... They have a lot of vibranium? ”
Gao Fei nodded and said: "Yes, some countries are good at pretending to be poor and selling miserable, but they do have a large amount of vibranium resources in their hands, and they are also the only vibranium resources in the world." ”