Chapter 36: Tony's Escape Plan
"If I were to use this as a workshop, it would be well lit, and all of that would be ready." The cave where Wei Ran, Tony, and Ethan temporarily live is full of busy people, and as Tony agrees to help the bald leader make Jericho missiles, Tony does his best to meet any request, and Tony is also unceremonious, instructing a group of terrorists to work in the cave.
"I need welding equipment, acetylene, propane, a welding table, a helmet and goggles, a crucible, two sets of cutting tools." Tony stood beside the bearded man, making a list of the tools he needed, while Ethan translated for the two of them.
Knowing that the bald leader was eager to get the Jericho missiles, Tony's tools were all in place in a few hours under the arrangement of the beard, and the cave was also quickly transformed.
Tony's hands-on skills are so good that he skillfully dismantles a missile that sits on a console in a cave.
"How many languages do you speak?" While Tony was working, he asked his assistant Ethan, who was beside him.
"That's a lot, but it's not enough here." Ethan stood aside and replied, "They speak Arabic, Urdu, Dari, Pashto, Mongolian, Persian, Russian. ”
Wei Ran admires Ethan very much, as an ordinary person, it is a very remarkable thing to master so many languages, and there are many languages that ordinary people have never heard of.
"Who are they?"
"They're your loyal customers, calling themselves freedom fighters, but they're actually a bunch of terrorists." Wei Ran took over the conversation and answered Tony's question, he was not idle, imitating Tony disassembling another missile on the console. Although it is a gesture of Tony, it looks very skillful.
The bald leader has been observing the three of them through the camera, if Wei Ran is idle and does nothing, he will soon be recognized as a worthless person by the bald leader, and he will be poisoned by terrorists, and it is possible to pull him out and shoot him, Ethan is a good example.
"If I could have helped with the preparation process, it would have been more efficient." Ethan said.
"Okay, this one doesn't need to." Tony took the parts out of the missile still behind him, and used metal tweezers to pull out a thumb-sized piece of silver-white metal, "Metal palladium, 0.15 grams, a total of sixteen grams, you have to dismantle the remaining 10 with him." ”
Tony pointed to Wei Ran, who was also using metal tweezers to pinch out the metal palladium, "I don't know what to call you?" Mr. Alien. ”
"My name is Wei Ran."
"It sounds like a Chinese name."
"There is also China in alien terrestrials."
"Okay, alien Chinese, hello Mr. Wei Ran, it's a pleasure to meet you." Tony shrugged noncommittally.
"I don't feel glad you know me, it seems that this kidnapping has hit you hard, and Tony Stark, who has no scruples about speaking, has now learned to speak politely."
"Well, knowing you is the unluckiest thing in my life." Although Tony was much more mature than before after this blow, he had a deep grudge against Wei Ran in his heart, and he was easily provoked by Wei Ran's words.
"The first meeting was very unpleasant, you first knocked out all my bodyguards and punched me, almost ruining my date that night. The second time I saw you, I was kidnapped by a group of terrorists in this damn cave, and now I have shrapnel in my chest that could kill me at any moment. ”
"Hey. Your kidnapping by terrorists has nothing to do with me. ”
"If you leave now, I'll trust you."
"I know you didn't think about helping those barbarians build Jericho missiles." Wei Ran shook the metal palladium on the metal tweezers, "Instead, I want to use this thing to provide energy and create a big guy so that you can escape." ”
"This joke of yours is not funny at all."
"Don't worry Tony, I'm just proving to you that I'm not in the same league as those barbarians who don't know anything, and I don't have any bad intentions for you. Otherwise, your escape plans will be put on hold. ”
"I hope so."
Now that he knew that Wei Ran had a general understanding of his plan, Tony didn't need to be afraid of him anymore, no longer hiding it, and began to build the Ark Reactor with all his might.
At the same time, on the side of the cave, the bald leader and several terrorists were staring at the screen, observing Wei Ran and the three of them.
"What are they doing?" The bald leader asked, even though he was not very knowledgeable and did not know much about military industry, but he could faintly sense that Tony did not look like he was making Jericho missiles.
"Get to work!" The little brother on the side was very optimistic, and when he saw that Tony and the others were busy with their work, he really thought that Tony was helping them make Jericho missiles, and he didn't expect him to play any tricks at all.
"Keep an eye on me."
"Yes, Chief."
With the help of Wei Ran and Ethan, Tony's manufacturing progress was very fast, he fused the metal palladium into a metal ring, and then carefully put on the copper ring, relying on Tony's hands-on ability, a proper top technician level.
After a few days of rushing work, Tony's Ark reactor finally took shape.
"What is this?" Ethan asked curiously, knowing that Tony was going to rely on this kind of thing to escape.
"It's a small Ark reactor, and there's a big one in my hometown that powers my factory. This stops shrapnel from entering my heart. ”
"How's the power generation capacity?"
"If you're not mistaken, 3 billion joules per second."
"That's enough for you to live fifty times." Ethan exclaimed.
"yes, but maybe only a quarter of an hour for a big guy." Wei Ran interjected.
Tony glanced at Wei Ran deeply and said, "I'm starting to believe that you are a prophet now, because you are like a roundworm in my stomach and knows what is in my heart." ”
"I'm not a prophet, I'm an alien."
Tony got up and stepped aside to pull out some clear white sheets of paper. "That's what we're going to do."
"What is this?" Ethan asked curiously.
"Flatten it out and see." Each piece of transparent white paper has a part, which is flattened together to reveal a piece of steel armor.
"It's powerful."
Tony pinned the Ark reactor to himself, and then began to make steel armor, attracting the attention of the terrorists who were guarding the monitor on the side of the cave.
"It's not like something in a picture." The bearded man took a photo of the Jericho missile and compared it to the monitor.
"Probably an improved version." There was a guy next to me who replied innocently.
"Something is definitely wrong with the missile tail."
"Just look at it backwards."
The bald leader stood aside, his suspicions deepened, and when he saw Tony adjusting the joint braces of the steel armor from the monitor, he began to preliminarily confirm that Tony Stark might not really be helping him build missiles. He took his men directly into the cave where Wei Ran and the three of them were.
Seeing the bald leader leading his men into the cave, Wei Ran and Tony naturally raised their hands with Ethan.
The bald leader stepped out and stared at Tony intensely, trying to see a strange look of panic and uneasiness on his face. Tony, however, was a little nervous, stiffly resting his hands behind the back of his head, and stood quietly.
"Relax." The bald leader said, stepping forward to unwind Tony's clothes and looking at the glowing Ark reactor on Tony's chest.
"Bows and arrows were once the pinnacle of weapon technology." Finding nothing on Tony, he began to walk around the cave again. "Genghis Khan used his bow and arrows to conquer the Pacific Ocean to Ukraine, and his territory was twice as large as Alexander's Empire and four times the size of the Roman Empire.
The bald leader found the steel armor drawings placed on the operating table, but he was uneducated and shallow and could not find the role of the drawings, which were fundamentally different from the missiles in terms of shape, and put the drawings back in their original places.
"It won't be long before it's my turn to rule."