Qingshui clicked his tongue, picking up a piece of metal. With Qi flowing at his fingertips, he instantly completed the Materialization and etched a Talisman onto it.
Tongtian Lu allows one to directly simulate and utilize the rules of all things, while Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements enables one to refine all things, making them their own.
When combined, if cultivated to a high level, their potential is immeasurable.
What about the other Eight Unique Skills?
If I could master Great Luo Insight and Wind-Rear Strange Gate, I'd be able to see through the rules of all things and control their transformations. With enough energy, I could easily change anything. And if I added the other four Eight Unique Skills related to life, body, and soul, wouldn't I truly be like an immortal, reaching across heaven and earth, omnipotent?
Is the saying that the Eight Unique Skills are the techniques of immortals derived from this?
Then, these so-called immortals aren't the ones from cultivation novels, but rather a conceptual realm. Perhaps the Eight Unique Skills, when combined, are a path to pursuing that realm.
Thoughts raced through Qingshui's mind, but his hands didn't stop. He began to etch Runes onto parts of the battle armor, following the modification plan already deduced on the panel.
However, no sooner had he completed a Rune for mental protection than something came up.
"Sir, a message has been received from Mr. Tony Stark. It contains seventeen technical documents and one voice attachment."
With a ding, Watos's electronic voice suddenly announced through the speakers.
Qingshui, busy with his work, replied without turning his head, "Are the documents about second-generation nanotechnology?"
This was a shared result of a technological collaboration previously discussed with Tony. The timing suggested it should have been sent by now.
"There is also a production process recipe for Gold-Titanium Alloy, but it is locked by J.A.R.V.I.S. with a dynamic password. Forcibly cracking it would consume over eighty percent of my computing power, and the cracking time is unknown."
"Why did he send this?"
Qingshui raised an eyebrow slightly.
It was normal for Tony to guess that he coveted the production technology of Gold-Titanium Alloy. Its physical properties were akin to a weakened version of Vibranium, making it highly promising for any application.
If this metal were Materialized and forged into a Magic Tool, could its performance approach that of Vibranium and Promethium?
At the very least, even if it couldn't compare to Vibranium and Promethium, it shouldn't be worse than some extraordinary metals. It should be able to withstand most conventional attacks.
"Based on linguistic analysis and interpretation of the voice message from Mr. Stark, excluding seven point three percent of polite greetings and thirty-four point eight percent of suspected narcissistic and boastful parts, the following conclusion can be drawn:
Mr. Stark wishes to engage in another technological exchange with you for collaborative sharing. He believes that molecular-level processing technology can be further integrated with nanotechnology to advance related fields such as materials science, and therefore hopes to exchange the Gold-Titanium Alloy technology with you."
This was good news, essentially using Bruce Wayne's technology to freeload Tony's brain for research and development. There was no need to refuse.
"I agree. Package and send file number thirty-seven from database six." Qingshui instructed.
"Packaging complete. Sent. Do you wish to receive the decryption data chain from J.A.R.V.I.S.?"
"Reception complete. Locked file decrypted. Decompressing..."
Qingshui tapped a button on the table, and a holographic projection immediately rose, displaying the unzipped files.
After spending some time quickly scanning the Gold-Titanium Alloy process, Qingshui instructed Watos to gather the necessary raw materials and production equipment under his name.
With his current scientific understanding, he would quickly be able to identify the relatively important nodes in this process, and understanding these would essentially give him a grasp of the technology's principles.
The real key lay in nanotechnology.
With this technological boost, the battle armor's various adaptive functions would greatly improve. Once it became a Magic Tool, a single armor could truly serve as multiple Magic Tools, possessing various functions.
Not to mention the propulsive role of nanotechnology in other fields like materials and biology.
This was similar to AI technology, capable of empowering many fields.
However, this technology was quite profound, and even Qingshui, as he was now, would need considerable time to fully grasp it.
Many of the required pieces of equipment couldn't be bought and would have to be manufactured from blueprints, which would also take a lot of time.
"Tsk, it's a bit of a shame. If Tony had developed nanotechnology earlier, the Electrolight III, integrating both nanotechnology and Gold-Titanium Alloy, would have been the one to become a Magic Tool by now." Qingshui looked at the newly Magic Tool-ified Electrolight II with some regret and shook his head.
One could only say that the development of science and technology does not depend on human will; it progresses at its own pace.
Well, not necessarily. One could only say this is true under normal circumstances.
After all, Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne's minds were like cheat codes. Even if they traveled back to the barbaric ages, they could still build something like a time machine to travel back.
Their technological capabilities depended on how much the editors wanted to empower them, reaching a conceptual level like Gray Wolf.
Of course, that's under normal circumstances.
Without those kinds of events happening, even these anomalies had to adhere to scientific principles.
Otherwise, Qingshui estimated that even without Rune enchantment, with the addition of Gold-Titanium Alloy and nanotechnology, and having become a Magic Tool equipped with a second-generation Arc Reactor, the Electrolight Armor might actually be able to shed that S- from its Puppet Rating.
Currently, only the White Knight, plated with Promethium and possessing a Speed Force Dagger, had achieved an S-rank rating.
That was the Puppet Qingshui relied on to contend with Kryptonians when his own strength wasn't particularly strong in the early stages!
Of course, with Qingshui's current increase in strength, the combat effectiveness different Puppets could achieve in his hands, combined with his own abilities, was different from back then.
After a quick read-through of the nanotechnology documents and handling S.H.I.E.L.D. affairs, he made another call, summoning the group from last night to continue partying and carousing at Watt Manor.
With the Mind Stone's mind-reading ability, Qingshui wasn't worried about intelligence leaks. Even if some of these women harbored ulterior motives, he could usually "eat the sugar-coated bullet" and send the cannonball back.
The life of a super-capitalist, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director, and Sorcerer Supreme candidate is often just this simple, unadorned, and dull.
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The next day, early morning, Watt Manor.
Jorge rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling helpless. He pushed open a side door of the manor, saw off several beautiful women, their makeup slightly dishevelled, into the luxury cars outside, giving them meticulous instructions. Finally, he closed the car door, turned slightly, bowed with a hand over his chest, and watched the pretty young women drive away.
The young master isn't young anymore. Isn't it time to cultivate an heir?
Otherwise, who will inherit these hundreds of billions in assets, this massive business empire, and the huge political capital gained from becoming a Superhero and S.H.I.E.L.D. Director?
This is a hundred times more than the assets old Watt acquired back then!
I just wonder if the young master will be like Mr. Stark, who only found a trustworthy confidant in his forties, or like his teacher, Norman Osborn, who passed away many years ago, and find a woman to be a breeding tool for an heir when he gets older.
It's impossible for Young Master Watt to live forever, for hundreds of years, like those people with strange abilities in stories, right?
Inside the manor, on the second floor, in the study.
The fragrance of goji berry tea wafted through the air. Qingshui, munching on crispy toasted whole wheat bread and holding a teacup, watched his staff bustling about in the holographic projection, looking relaxed.
"Steve, you've reached Vienna?"
Qingshui took a sip of goji berry tea, put down the cup, and asked Captain America, who was in the holographic projection in front of him.
"Yes, we're deploying. Barton is checking for sniper positions around the building, Daisy is monitoring all local network information, and I'm about to go check the conference venue."
Steve Rogers stood inside the building, holding his phone, showing Qingshui his real-time location.
They were currently at the International Centre in Vienna, which the Austrian government had leased to the United Nations for 99 years at a very low rent.
Tomorrow, a United Nations conference would be held there. T'Chaka, the old king from Wakanda in East Africa, would deliver a speech, applying to join the United Nations.
Although the Winter Soldier, Bucky, was already imprisoned in a secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, the team of agents led by Black Widow, under Qingshui's deliberate guidance, still investigated the former Soviet military bases located in Siberia.
They didn't find the other Winter Soldiers who were frozen and imprisoned there, but they did find the footage of Howard Stark's assassination by Bucky.
Following further investigation, Black Widow, in conjunction with Nick Fury's Shadow S.H.I.E.L.D., followed this lead and discovered that the mastermind might cause trouble at this United Nations conference. Therefore, the special operations team led by Captain America was dispatched there.
To ensure foolproof success, Qingshui also sent Hawkeye and Quake, who had regained her true name, to assist.
"Daisy has found some clues. We previously found some traces in the underground ventilation ducts, but the other party was very cautious, and the trail went cold there. However, at least we can confirm that the intelligence is true."
Steve reported the work progress diligently.
At this moment, an agent jogged over.
"Captain, the underground facility has been cleared. Some areas involve classified information of high-ranking UN officials, and we don't have authorization to clear them."
"Go find Clint; he has a search warrant specially approved by the Security Council. If that still doesn't work, then it means something's fishy, and Daisy will have to use some small tricks."
"Understood."
After seriously responding to the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who had come to report, Steve unconsciously rubbed the shiny edge of his shield:
"Bucky... how is he doing now?"
After reporting on the work, Steve asked cautiously in a low voice.
Qingshui took out a bead and placed it in front of the holographic projector.
This bead was Stark's invention, allowing for portable holographic projection.
Bucky was in a small, enclosed room, sitting intently on the edge of the bed, watching a black and white film on the television.
It was playing "World War II Military Industrial History Documentary."
Howard Stark's face frequently appeared on the TV, as did a younger Steve and Bucky, along with members of the Howling Commandos, experimenting with new equipment at Howard's place.
"He's still locked up in prison, eating and drinking well. No women, no smoking or drinking, no internet. His activity range is only twenty square meters, but he has a TV with content we've selected. He gets psychological treatment twice a week and a physical exam once a week.
Don't look at me like that; this is already the best outcome for him. I've been very lenient by not making him pedal a sewing machine. Don't go on about your freedom; if he were released, do you think he'd survive?
Tony would be the first one to kill him."
Qingshui sat in his chair, stuffing the last piece of toast into his mouth, washing it down with tea, and mumbled to Steve Rogers.
"I understand."
Steve's expression was complex.
"He saved me twelve times..."
"But afterwards, he also killed two hundred and forty-six important figures, including Howard, whose technology saved the logistics of the entire Allied forces landing in Europe.
While Bucky was snapping enemies' necks in the trenches, Howard was increasing uranium enrichment efficiency by twenty-three percent and, with Von Neumann, used mathematical modeling to calculate the implosion structure of the Fat Man.
That's the one dropped on Nagasaki."
The thought of Howard caused Steve even more painful torment.
He was also his friend.
Yet, he was killed by his most important friend.
"So, Tony..."
"Whether Tony finds out depends on you, Steve."
Qingshui's face showed a playful smile as he looked at Captain America in the holographic projection.
Mr. Steve, you wouldn't want Tony to know about Bucky, would you?
"Tony is a very important talent, just like his father, and he holds great significance for S.H.I.E.L.D. In fact, scientists like him can drive the progress of the entire human civilization. While Bucky is also an excellent soldier and has contributed to this country alongside you, in terms of value, if S.H.I.E.L.D. had to choose between Bucky and Tony, we would choose Tony without hesitation."
Steve pursed his lips. His face, usually full of unwavering righteousness, showed a rare hint of confusion, which quickly faded.
Noticing Captain America's expression, Qingshui continued, "But Tony doesn't know any of this yet, does he? This is all because of you. You are very important—to S.H.I.E.L.D., to this country, and even to many people in this world."
Qingshui was still hoping to use Bucky to further control this symbol of the American spirit in the hearts of Americans.
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