Famous scenes from various anime and comics: Starting with American comics

Chapter 26 The Mastermind? First Hidden Scene Triggered!

Underground laboratory.

Tony Stark, his chest glowing white, stood in front of the holographic projection table fiddling with something.

The original Mark armor he brought back was reassembled and displayed next to rows of top-of-the-line antique luxury cars.

"Brother, you've just gotten back and you're already busy?"

Following his memories to the basement, Horn opened the glass door using facial recognition.

Then he noticed that the miniature arc reactor on Tony's chest was unusually bright, clearly indicating that it had been replaced with a new one, while the one made in the cave had disappeared.

"Come over here and admire my work."

Horn was his only family member, and Tony trusted him completely. When he saw him arrive, he immediately started showing off his Mark armor.

"This is... the design blueprint for that suit of armor?"

Horn glanced at it twice, pointed to the original Mark armor next to him, and asked with a look of surprise.

Although he has acquired the [Mark Armor Manufacturing Technology] and mastered the even more sophisticated and powerful [Strike Freedom Gundam Manufacturing Technology], the necessary emotional value still needs to be provided, otherwise Tony will definitely be very disappointed.

"That's right! What do you think? Doesn't it look like a work of art?"

Tony looked proud, like a father waiting for his child's praise.

"It's perfect! This is more than just a work of art!"

Horn looked on with surprise as he carefully examined the three-dimensional armor model outlined by blue lines on the holographic projection platform.

"Actually, this is not the finished product yet."

Tony turned off the projector, walked to the bar next to him, and poured two glasses of red wine.

"Yes, its current shape is too bulky and looks very clumsy, which is not aerodynamic. If we increase its air combat capabilities, it will definitely affect its speed and consume more energy."

Horn stroked his chin, pretending to think, and offered some of his own opinions.

"That's right. According to my design, its outer armor must conform to ergonomics and aerodynamics, so that it can fly more easily and become a smaller target."

Tony handed one of the glasses of red wine to Horn and nodded.

"What about the energy aspect? How do you plan to address that?"

Tony had explained the principle of the miniature arc reactor in his chest to him earlier at the air force base, but he didn't say that the Mark armor was powered by it.

"Of course, it's the miniature arc reactor I told you about before, this is it."

Tony tapped the newly installed palladium miniature arc reactor on his chest, his face full of confidence. "It is also the core development direction of our Stark Industries in the future."

"You mean—clean energy?"

Horn raised an eyebrow, guessing with some uncertainty.

"Bingo! You got it right! It has great potential for development."

Tony snapped his fingers and said with a smile.

"If you apply it to cities, automobiles, or even the military industry—it could be very profitable."

Horn rubbed his chin, then suggested, "Dude, what do you think about applying this to home robots or drones? Would that be a good idea?"

"Robots? Drones?"

Tony froze for a second, then a flash of inspiration seemed to strike his mind, instantly sparking a flood of brilliant ideas. Like a sudden awakening, he excitedly grabbed Horn's shoulder, "Genius! Genius ideas, Horn!"

In that instant, he not only thought of more development directions, but also had many design ideas and application scenarios for robots and drones in his mind.

Robots go without saying, and in the drone sector, they can produce not only unmanned aircraft, but also robotic dogs, self-driving cars, unmanned combat aircraft, and unmanned ships.

A perfect unmanned strategic support system also came to mind.

"Sir, Mr. Obadiahstein has arrived."

Just then, Jarvis's voice came from the speaker.

"Okay, I understand."

Tony calmed down, agreed, and hurriedly went to his desk. He quickly wrote down the thoughts in his mind into the computer and instructed Jarvis to save them to his private server.

"It really was him—"

Upon hearing Jarvis's report, Horn instinctively used Observation Haki to scan the upstairs area, and a familiar figure immediately came to mind.

It was the burly man in the black suit who had almost been killed by the enemy's rocket when he first transmigrated here!

He felt the other person looked familiar, but couldn't remember who it was until they met again. He finally remembered that it was the bodyguard captain who had always followed Obadiah Stane in the memories given by the identity card!

And the real mastermind behind his kidnapping and killing is obviously Obadiah Stanstan!

"That's ruthless. You want to kill both Tony and me so you can take over Stark Industries, is that it?"

Horn sighed inwardly, a cold smile creeping onto his lips. "Too bad, I have a cheat code. Killing me won't be that easy."

Previously, he had only made a guess, since he was wearing an identity card, but he had obtained this identity through an identity card. Therefore, the most likely person to kidnap him was Obadiah Stanstan. He had originally planned to take advantage of this dinner party tonight to confirm this guess, otherwise there would be no chance to meet.

Now that it's been confirmed, Horn naturally won't let him go.

"But killing him so easily would be too lenient."

He frowned. "If we could kill him when he's at his most triumphant, and still get his assets and credits—"

Before long, a plan came to mind.

"Ding! Congratulations on triggering the hidden iconic scene 'Mastermind'! Limited time offer, complete the daily check-in to receive generous rewards!"

Suddenly, a familiar notification sound rang in his mind.

"A hidden meme? Could it be related to my plan? And who is this 'mastermind'? Obadiah Stanstan?"

Horn stared at the prompts on the interface with some surprise, a series of questions arising in his mind.

"What are the conditions for successfully checking in?"

He read the prompts repeatedly but couldn't find any information about the "mastermind," which made him even more puzzled.

But considering that this hidden moment might be related to his plan, he vaguely had a plan for successfully completing the challenge. "According to my plan, it should take about a month, so there shouldn't be any problems."

"Let's go, dinner should be almost ready. I'm hungry too, let's go get something to eat. I have something very important for you later."

Tony finalized the last piece of code, got up from his desk, and headed towards the stairwell.

"Something very important?"

Horn snapped out of his reverie, put down his wine glass, and said, "Perfect timing, I also have something to ask you after dinner."