Chapter 14, "Iron Man 3" Begins (Part 2)
Speaking of which, as they travel through different worlds again and again, the strength of Wang Qiu and the team behind him has been continuously increasing, and now they have the backing of the world's number one country. But despite this, he did not develop the arrogant mentality of a "son of the plane". On the contrary, even the initial enthusiasm for daring to fight and fight was worn away a lot - this may be The so-called "the older you are in the world, the less courageous you are", right?
In Wang Qiu's view, when entering a strange plane, it is best not to try to change too many things. Even if you have to do something, you must comply with the rules of the game in society and try to do your best under these rules. , the most perfect, thus achieving the greatest convenience,
And what are the rules of the Marvel world? Naturally, there are endless superheroes and super villains, all kinds of radiation, genetics, mutations and superpowers. This is the main theme of the entire world. Even millions of soldiers and supreme emperors are no match for the hateful blow of a superhero!
Although it seems ridiculous, in the Marvel world, personal heroism is king, and conspiracy and using power to suppress others are bullshit. This is an unchangeable reality. Even if you master the world's nuclear weapons and activate god-level plug-ins, superheroes can defeat you with one move.
So what if you are the president? What about the emperor? Even if it's the King of Gods, superheroes and supervillains still can't kill them whenever they want?
In the face of super strong individual power, law and power are like floating clouds, and those in power cannot even protect their own lives.
Therefore, Wang Qiu, who is actually timid or cautious at heart, thinks that even if he also has god-level plug-ins such as Doraemon props, if he can keep a low profile, it is best not to jump too much, so as not to become a The target of public criticism - in the previous battle in New York, he actually just took advantage of the situation, and in such chaos, no one could detect who was behind the collapse of the building. As for the nuclear explosion in New York, he actually had no involvement at all. It was all the work of the World Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the evil Hydra organization that infiltrated it. The mushroom cloud rising over Manhattan also invisibly eliminated all evidence of his stealing the Ark reactor.
However, it is not often that you come across a perfect opportunity like this to pick up something in the mess and have someone help wipe your butt afterwards.
Indeed, in the Marvel world, there are countless kinds of wonderful high technologies. For example, the Ark Reactor that can easily solve the human energy crisis, the super soldier serum that turned Captain America from a tuberculosis ghost into a muscular man in an instant, the laser weapon that was put into practical use by the German army during World War II, and as for the various immortal and long-lived ones, You don’t want too many people who are eternally young... But similarly, it’s not easy to get your hands on these cutting-edge technologies. In the United States in the Marvel world, the scientific and technological information that can be collected from public publications is basically no different from the real world, and is even more backward. All kinds of high-tech technologies are monopolized by the military, SHIELD, giant consortiums, superheroes or super villains. They would rather keep these technologies as strictly confidential as the Coca-Cola formula. Instead of applying for patents or publishing papers, they would rather not let others know about them. This is true for Stark Corporation, Osborn Corporation, and other giants. There are obviously high and new technologies that can benefit mankind, but they are kept in cold storage and refused to be popularized. In most cases, not to mention the technical information, even the finished products are not sold and are only kept in their own homes.
Such as Iron Man Tony. Stark's Ark reactor was originally owned by his father Howard. Stark's invention has been in the company for more than 20 years, and Tony has only miniaturized or miniaturized it. But the problem is that in the past more than 20 years, Tony has neither thought of disclosing the technology, nor has he planned to sell the finished product of the Ark reactor. He just hid it in the company and refused to let anyone access it. Later, because the production technology of the Ark reactor had been leaked through the descendants of another inventor, it could no longer be hidden. After Stark Company shut down its arms production line, it urgently needed to obtain the next profit growth point, so it reluctantly began to sell the Ark reactor.
It is conceivable that if Tony did not become Iron Man and died in the Middle East, then the Ark Reactor would become a lost legend, right?
As for other secret organizations and giant companies, they basically have the same attitude towards their high-tech products. They are all hidden and not for sale, and can only be used by themselves and a few of their subordinates. The result is that the high-tech technologies developed by the Hydra organization during World War II, such as energy guns, are still unknown in the 21st century. They are really a hundred times more exaggerated than various technological blockades in the real world - -For example, in the early 21st century, the United States, no matter how displeased it was with China, would it still prevent China from obtaining the technical data of the German V-2 missile during World War II, or the blueprints for mankind's first tube computer? This is already within the scope of archeology, okay?
But in the Marvel world, the technical barriers are much more serious and can easily be lost. The result is that high-tech is completely out of touch with daily society. The common people view superheroes just like aliens. Researchers of later generations actually have to search for "lost technologies" from ruins decades or hundreds of years ago. It feels simply It’s not like being in a scientific society, but more like an adventurer in a fantasy world who excavates the tomb of an ancient magician...
In short, in the Marvel world, you cannot collect any technical information through public channels. The attitude of scientists here towards research results is not like modern scholars at all, but more like medieval alchemists who cherished their knowledge and were unwilling to share it with each other unless absolutely necessary.
Of course, as a time traveler who doesn't take the usual path, Wang Qiu can use the [Super Time Stop Watch] as a cheating device to sneak into the research institutes of major consortiums and look for all kinds of secret information - even if he doesn't know about those secret research institutes. Location, you can also slowly collect information. Try again and again. But the problem is, although it worked well that time in New York, who can guarantee that the "time stop" trick will always work?
More importantly, even if the cheating cheat "Time Stop" works well, it will inevitably leave traces and be discovered!
After all, in the Marvel world, there are too many powerful people who are proficient in the laws of time and space, and there are also those who are good at prophetic magic.
For example, in the previous alien invasion, there was the evil god Loki who was proficient in mind control and space magic; in the remote Himalayas, there was "Doctor Strange" Stephen, who had powerful powers and could transcend time and space. Strange, as well as his teacher and senior brother - as the Supreme Mage who guards the earth's civilization and defends against the invasion of the demon world, Doctor Strange can sense anomalies in time and space, so that he can beware of time travelers and aliens. Attacks from space invaders and aliens are the natural enemies of Wang Qiu and other visitors from other worlds. However, according to the plot timeline, this guy has not yet achieved great success, so he did not participate in the alien war in New York, so he is not considered a big threat for the time being.
Moreover, even if Doctor Strange comes out and faces endless enemies like whack-a-mole, he may not be able to deal with it. In the Marvel world, there are so many time travelers, invaders from different spaces and aliens that they can’t finish them all by themselves even if Doctor Strange is exhausted...
In addition, in Asgard, the country of the Nordic gods, there is a black warrior Heimdall who guards the Rainbow Bridge and can see everything on the earth! God knows if he could notice that the passage of time was abnormal during the New York War... Once this matter is exposed, these powerful people don't even need to take action personally. As long as they quietly leak the news about Wang Qiu and others, they will be faced with a lot of problems. The siege of the forces made it difficult to move forward.
"...In short, our actions must be as cautious as possible! In this world, our Doraemon props are not invincible. We must not do whatever we want and provoke a lot of difficult and powerful enemies. In the end The mission may fail or even die!”
Wang Qiu reminded Ma Tong and others with a serious expression, "...don't forget! At the beginning of this time-travel mission, we had just entered New York, and four comrades were sacrificed because of alien troops and nuclear explosions. ! Among them, Comrade Xiao Zhang’s body can’t even be found!”
"...Furthermore, because we have a large inventory of Doraemon props, our small team does not have urgent needs for some of the high-tech technologies that exist in the Marvel world. For example, let Black Widow Nata Sha's youthful beauty technology, we have a better [time baggage] in our hands, which can make anyone feel young again at any time and experience the feeling of being a primary school student
Then, although Captain America has the serum to produce super soldiers, and Peter Parker has the biochemical agent to transform into Spider-Man, we also have the [Superman Suit]... Well, there seem to be several copies of the [Spider-Man Suit], so there is no need to envy them. . Next, Doctor Strange certainly has magic, but we also have the [Magic Encyclopedia Dictionary], which can turn the entire United States into a magical world at any time..."
Political Commissar Guo also said, "...As for Iron Man's armor, I didn't think of any similar substitute for the moment. However, don't be fooled by the handsome scenes in the movie. This thing is in Tony's hands. Although it is an invincible artifact, it is not very practical for us..."
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Jean Tony. Stark went from playboy to Iron Man's artifact. The famous Mark series armor is actually not practical?
Well, although it is hard for many people to accept, it is true.
You know, in a real war, the more powerful the weapon, the better, but the cost-effectiveness and difficulty of maintenance must also be taken into consideration.
Otherwise, they will be just toys for the rich and powerful, and will become a burden on the battlefield.
For example, during World War II, the German Tiger tanks were far more powerful than the Soviet T-34 tanks, but they were also more expensive, more time-consuming and labor-intensive to produce, and even more difficult to maintain. As a result, they were eventually replaced by the cheap Soviet tanks. Submerged in a sea of tanks.
There are also modern fourth- and fifth-generation jet fighters. Although they are powerful, they are also more delicate to maintain. They not only require air-conditioned and constant-temperature hangars, but also require a large group of professional ground handling teams to circle around them all day long. There is no way to get them into the sky with just one pilot.
And Iron Man Tony. Since Stark's Mark series armors are technological products rather than magic props, they must follow the same principle - as toys for rich people, these armors are very expensive to build, at least more expensive than a Rolls-Royce sports car. Both are much more expensive.
In addition, they are not only the crystallization of high technology, but also a nightmare for logistics and maintenance personnel. As a leader in the high-tech field, Tony uses top-notch configurations for his Iron Man suit regardless of cost. He chooses the most expensive and best components and functions. The production and maintenance costs are close to astronomical figures. It is definitely the most expensive in the world. personal toys. What's even more terrible is that each battle armor uses a large number of new materials and new technologies that are not yet mature, so the complexity is extremely high. Taking into account the multiple functions of these armors, the number of parts on the later sets of armors is estimated to be at least tens of thousands, and the movable parts are at least thousands. The complexity is comparable to that of a jet fighter. It's extremely easy to go wrong. Considering its relatively small size, the difficulty of maintenance has increased exponentially, and ordinary technicians simply do not have the ability to repair these complex "arts of art."
——Anyone who has been to a computer repair shop knows that traditional desktop computers are generally much easier to maintain than laptops and tablets. The reason lies in the difference in internal space. Larger internal space often means better heat dissipation performance and higher fault tolerance. On the other hand, the smaller the internal space, the more integrated components, and the more compact the structure, the greater the probability of problems and the higher the difficulty of maintenance - because the structure is too compact, if a small problem occurs anywhere, it will be very serious. It will quickly turn into a big problem. Even if it comes with an automatic detection function, it will take a long time to determine the specific fault location, and the actual repair is a difficult task that consumes physical strength, mental energy, and accumulation of knowledge and experience.
The same is true for Iron Man's suit, except for Tony. Apart from Stark himself and his "Jarvis" smart butler program, I'm afraid no one can maintain it. In the hands of Tony, these armors are omnipotent heroic artifacts, but if they are placed in the hands of ordinary logistics and maintenance teams, they will become jets of the Indian Air Force, crashing from morning to night... Such gorgeousness Not many people can tolerate "toys".
Therefore, even if Wang Qiu and the others can really get one or two sets of Iron Man suits and successfully crack the anti-theft program on them, they will only be able to use them a few times at most, and then they will be forced to scrap and seal them due to poor maintenance. ——If Iron Man's armor is really to be widely used and become standard equipment for individual soldiers such as military exoskeletons, then it must adapt to the needs of mass production and equipment and greatly simplify the body. The structure and production process reduce the number of parts. For this reason, we do not hesitate to give up most of its functions, and even sacrifice a certain amount of firepower and mobility, in order to reduce its cost and complexity, so that its maintenance work can be enjoyed by ordinary people. , it is best to reach the level where people with experience in car repair can skillfully perform repairs after only one or two months of assault training: You can't just take Iron Man himself back as a maintenance coolie, right?
In addition, you have to consider that this is an industrial product from another world. To Wang Qiu's world, it is just like something from aliens. The two worlds have developed different technology trees and stipulated different industrial standards. Even weights and measures may be different. Parts produced in one world may not be able to be used on the Iron Man suit in the other world. ……
"...In other words, we may not even be able to get replacement parts for the Iron Man suit."
Political Commissar Guo spread his hands and said, "...You can't just open several production lines to produce spare parts for their maintenance, right? Specialized cheap small-scale production is impossible, and today's 3D printers can't do this. What’s the difference between this kind of Iron Man armor and a useless one?”
Regarding the above remarks, Uncle Chen Ping and the female man Tang Mary couldn't help but nodded in agreement, but Ma Tong rolled his eyes and immediately found a loophole in it, "...Wait a minute, there is no need to go to such trouble, okay? Okay? Don’t we have [time baggage]?”
She puffed up her chest and said triumphantly, "...in the comics, Doraemon's cars, planes and spaceships have been bombarded into wreckage so many times! Every time, it's not just a matter of collecting the pieces of the wreckage and wrapping them in [time baggage] skin] inside, then Can we turn back time and restore it to factory condition? The same goes for the Iron Man suit! As long as we have the [Time Baggage] in hand, why should we worry about its daily maintenance?”
Political Commissar Wang Qiu & Guo: "..."
——Well, what you said makes so much sense, I’m speechless...
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PS: Recently I learned about something that refreshed my outlook. I originally read the records in the history books and said that the Arabs started smoking hookah in the Middle Ages before America was discovered, and the pipes of the Tang Dynasty were discovered in China. , I feel very strange, American tobacco is not available yet, what should I smoke?
I watched a science and education film about drugs two days ago, and I learned that these early smokers were not smoking tobacco, but marijuana, which is native to Central Asia!
As early as 2700 BC, around the time when Dayu was controlling the floods, drug addicts in the ancient Middle East had already started smoking hookah with marijuana! Later, as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions, hemp was also introduced to the Central Plains along with grapes, watermelons, spinach, etc., making the Han people start to smoke, so there is a strange thing that pipes appeared earlier than tobacco - I I can't help but think of Zhuge Liang or Liu Bowen smoking a hemp pipe while pointing out the world... As for opium, opium was introduced to China very early - the instigator was actually the Tang Dynasty "The best diplomat in history", Wang Xuance, who conquered Tianzhu alone, brought a lot of opium back from India when he returned in triumph, and presented it to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty as a panacea. It is said that he even made Emperor Taizong addicted in his later years. Everyone had no good impression of Wang Xuance, the opium dealer, so he became unknown and was almost forgotten by history... Hey, it turns out that humans actually take drugs first and then smoke!
In addition, it seems that humans first learned to make wine, and then started agriculture. Although many hunting tribes did not know how to farm, they knew how to use wild fruits to make wine. The earliest wheat was used to brew beer. After thousands of years, alcoholics learned to bake bread and steam rice... How should I say this? Should we criticize the depravity and bad nature of human nature?