The mechanical armor pieces followed the curve of the human body and wrapped around the boy. The blue and silver metal armor was very modern. It was not as arrogant as Stark's red and gold armor, but it was more elegant and delicate.
From the moment the child mobilized the industrial support of the Republic and used the AI atoms to create the steel armor on the blueprint, to the moment the entire armor was formed, most of the people did not even have the time to react. This was because it was beyond their comprehension. Each Tonny armor cost more than 200 million dollars and was made by Stark Industries without hesitation.
It represented not only Tonny's monstrous financial resources, but also Stark Industries' most advanced technology and industrial capability in the world.
The highest achievement in the field of energy was the Arc Reactor.
The pinnacle of human power was the anti-gravity engine.
The crystallization of Stark Industries' AI in the field of artificial intelligence was JARVIS.
These were advanced technologies that even the US government couldn't replicate. It was the fusion of Tonny's personal wisdom and Stark Industries' advanced technology. It not only represented the forefront of applied science, but it was also a symbol of Stark Industries and the overall industrial strength of the US. Even if the blueprints and technology were released to the public, not many countries in the world could make a sample.
Maybe Russia could make half of it, and China could make a low-spec version. The whole of Europe would have to unite to make a sample at a high cost.
"Tony, how much did you quote to the Department of Defense for the Mark V?" Black Widow elbowed Stark, who was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
"500 million dollars!" Stark hadn't recovered yet and stared blankly at the blue and silver armor.
"500 million dollars for the Iron Patriot. It's just a modified version of the Mark 1, and it's at least two generations behind the Mark 5." Agent Hill couldn't help but interrupt. She turned to Tonny and said, "Now your Iron Patriot is only worth 200 million dollars! We won't spend that much money on a weapon that's already outdated. "
"How much do you want for the Mark 5?" Black Widow asked in Tonny's ear.
Tonny looked at her with a complicated expression and shook his head. "The Mark 5 is priceless."
"Come on! You can't monopolize this business anymore. Give me a real price! "
"It's really priceless. It's a technology verification machine that hasn't been finalized yet. We haven't mastered its production process, so it's impossible for us to industrialize it. It couldn't be a commodity! Naturally, there's no price. " Tonny looked at the smaller Iron Man armor and said bitterly, "I spent 16.2 billion on Mark 5, but 13 days after it came out, it fell behind by a generation."
"What's a dollar?" The boy leaned over and asked.
"That's our country's currency! Wait, do you understand what currency is? "Black Widow asked him. The boy shook his head.
"I'm a genetically modified human, so my lifespan isn't as long as a normal human's. Today is my first birthday!" The boy asked curiously, "I've seen records of currency in history. Do you use it to buy goods?"
"Clones."
Tonny could not help but reveal a horrified expression. Although cloning technology was not far from the level of science on Earth. However, a living clone standing in front of them still shocked them.
"Yeah! In order to preserve the spark of human civilization after the Great Apocalypse, the government specially formulated the Nüwa Project! After the human living environment suffered a catastrophic disaster, it could be preserved for millions of years until the ecosystem recovered. Genetically modified humans were bred and injected into the memory bank of human civilization. "
"I am the result of the Nüwa Project. Although the project failed, we, who had already been bred into embryos, were still cultivated. To replenish the population of the Republic of Republic. "
The boy did not seem to care about his background. Instead, he looked expectantly at Stark and the others and asked curiously, "I've seen a lot of information about the past in the database. Is the way you treat currency real?" Perhaps he felt that his words were too vague, so the boy tried to express it more tactfully. "Is it the kind of very 'persistent'?" He used an uncertain word that was not so sharp.
"Persistent? What you want to say is madness and stupidity! " Tonny nodded. "That's because you can't see what it represents. Currency is a distribution of power. It's like a kind of authority, the authority to control the entire world. When you have it, it's equivalent to having the power behind it. "
"We use currency to coordinate and distribute goods. It makes our world run reasonably and smoothly."
Tonny gestured. "You may think this is very unfair. But it's closer to the essence of the world. Are you a communist system? "
"Your needs are suppressed by the distribution system. Perhaps you think that some people enjoy extravagance and some people have nothing. This is very unfair, but this is the beauty of the world. Human nature determines all of this. The difference makes the entire world full of vitality, like catfish in a school of sardines, stimulating the development of the entire world. "
This system is more lovely than the rigid and rotten distribution system, beautiful. Good wine, luxury cars, and trampolines. Without these, my life would lose half of its meaning. "
"Greed is where human nature is, and those who try to erase human nature, no matter how glorious the banner is, are bound to be cruel and crazy. What we seek is this great flash of freedom that embodies human nature! Freedom is human nature! "
Tonny's tone was proud. He smiled and opened his arms.
But the look in Katinov's eyes made him feel very strange.
"You seem to have something to say, sir?"
"China is the most special member of the Alliance!" The way Katinov looked at the Avenger made them feel uncomfortable. It was a mixture of insight and impatience, like a person standing downstream of history looking down at the old, ridiculous customs of the past.
"The Republic is not like the Soviet Union or the European Community. They don't even have a distribution system! There are no goods, no currency, and none of the appearances you seek! As long as there is material, they have everything. The personal system can meet most of the needs of China comrades. The production capacity of industry is in the hands of real workers. "
"Every China comrade is a factory, the deepest and most essential combination of workers and production tools. All the products of labor that you can buy with dollars can be produced by them at will. The material they can enjoy is unlimited. Each of them can match the production capacity of a complete industrial country. "
"They are truly free. Your freedom requires money, but they don't!"
"But they don't show no motivation. They don't indulge in enjoyment and extravagance. They don't indulge in material things. The whole society doesn't lose its motivation. On the contrary, they abandon greed, cruelty, cunning, deception, and arrogance and become truly noble. Human nature doesn't seem to be low. After the China comrades liberate themselves and gain true freedom, human nature seems to have become pure and simple. "
Katinov impatiently stopped Captain America, who was about to speak.
"Three years ago, no one would have thought that today would come. What you said was regarded as the truth at that time. At that time, we really believed that human nature was immutable, but a scam is still a scam. "
"You try to make us believe that there can be no exploiters in this world, just like the nobles in the Middle Ages tried to make serfs believe that the nobles were protecting them. You use cruel means, shameless deception, anything you can think of to prevent anyone, everyone, from revealing a secret!"
"That is, the world doesn't need you! Serfs don't need nobles, and workers don't need exploiters. "
"It's you who need us!"
"Now, you may still believe in your lies, but the facts will prove that without you, human beings, the world will be a better place!"
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