Osborne Megacorp

Obadiah is in trouble.

No one expected that magical energy to be so difficult to control.

The factory where the Cosmic Cube is stored is the most strictly secured place in Stark Industrial Park. Over the years, no one except Howard and Tony has entered it.

Obadiah and his team have made several attempts to gain access to the core reactor since Tony's disappearance, but they have failed.

What stood in front of them was a thick isolation door, and they could only see the production lines running day and night inside through the monitoring facilities.

The fully automated equipment of the core reactor also seems to indicate that Howard is not incapable of making the Ultron robot a reality, but he just believes that the time has not yet come.

Obadiah sat in his home with a sad face: He tried his best to trick Tony, but he didn't expect that the terrorists didn't kill Tony at all. Instead, he was beaten by a robot that Tony made out of scraps.

In the days since Tony disappeared, he had never even entered the core factory door and could only collect some data from the periphery.

The key to unlocking the core factory area seems to be related to what's inside. In other words, if you want to open the security system, you must first know what the thing inside is... This is a complete endless loop!

drop--

At this time, his communication device rang, and it showed a call from General Tarbert.

"...General, Tony is back, and he's bringing his shiny robot with him."

"The whole country knows about it, and I also know that Tony has been reaching out to people in Congress - it's one of the rare times in many years that he's been politically active for a product."

boom!

Obadiah slammed his fist down on the table—a dangerous sign that Tony wanted to finish the project on his own, bypassing him.

For many years, Obadiah was responsible for product launch and sales, but now it is different. Tony has to "take responsibility".

Taking responsibility meant that he had to get out and hand over the company to that young boy as agreed.

General Tarbert on the other side knew that this was an opportunity. Obadiah's dream was about to be shattered. Before that, although the two sides had cooperated, the core factory was still the bottom line.

Now...

"So I want to give you a chance - our people have already trial-produced a robot that can rival Ultron, but we need something to fill the final loophole, you know."

Obadiah laughed when he heard this and leaned back on the sofa.

"Hahahaha... energy again."

"This is your last chance."

Obadiah covered his face with his hands and slowly slid down - if everything went according to plan, it would be useless even if Tony came back alive.

But the plan got out of control in many places. First, Tony began to build the Ultron robot; second, Tony completely suspended the supply of military supplies-including military batteries.

"Do you think I don't want to provide you with energy? That old guy Howard set up a safety lock in the core factory area. No one can break through the thick vibranium partition and get inside unless they understand what's inside."

"What's inside... But I heard that no one at Stark Industries knows what's inside - how did you transport the batteries out of it?"

"Haha... Ultron is just a code name. That project symbolizes a highly automated society. Ultron is just the last step - handing over safety to highly intelligent AI."

"You mean..."

"Howard has long since transformed that factory area into a fully automated factory. Except for a few old guys who have already entered the national cemetery, Tony is the only one who can figure out what's inside."

General Tarbert suddenly understood why Obadiah was unwilling to sign an energy supply agreement even when he was about to die, and from time to time he brought out some incomplete and strange energy characteristics for them to study.

Emotion, a highly educated talent, is really just a salesperson in Stark Industries, and he has no authority at all regarding technical matters.

Doom heard the entire conversation between the two. He turned off the phone and said to General Tarbert: "Tell him that I am sure to open the safety lock inside, but I want him to help me enter the factory area."

"Are you sure?" General Tarbert was a little skeptical, but more worried.

This young man almost blew up the dormitory building assigned to him five years ago. It was just a few civilian Stark batteries. If it were replaced with a real core...

Wouldn't that blow up Stark Industries and even New York?

"Hmph..." Doom snorted coldly and reminded, "General, you are almost sixty already. You are only a little short of getting a higher meritorious service. This is also your last chance."

General Tarbot's eyes became sharp, but he understood that Doom was right.

Some projects will only be handed over to highly respected people, but as executors, they are unlikely to be appointed if they are too old.

Once the military's robot project is completed, it will pave a completely different road for his political career. At that time, he can sit on it instead of busy below.

"You can do it, but fail and you're the fugitive Victor Doom."

After speaking, Tarbert turned on the communication microphone: "The information you gave us is very useful. My people can open the safety lock inside."

Snapped.

Obadiah dropped the cup in his hand.

......

Tony in the 838 universe was perfecting the final design of Ultron at this time, but when thinking about Ultron's performance, he encountered the same problem as Howard:

Should human safety be decided by Ultron, a group of cold robots?

According to the concept, Ultron will have extremely high intelligence and become able to distinguish all regulations and behaviors in the law, and can arrest everyone who breaks the law without blinking an eye, whether he is a tramp, a billionaire, or a criminal. Or the president.

This is also the most troublesome issue he has encountered in his promotion these days: politicians in Congress very much welcome Stark Industries to invest in their political activities, and are also happy to purchase Stark Industries weapons for national defense.

But when it came to Ultron, when they heard the idea, their expressions changed.

Politicians believe that the future cannot be handed over to AI, but they say that if Stark Industries is willing to sell this technology to agencies such as the Department of Defense or the FBI, they also welcome it.

He originally wanted to discuss this issue with the Mayor of New York and the JC Director and try Ultron in New York first, but they were not in favor of doing so and suggested handing over the equipment and technology to the local JC Bureau...

But Tony doesn't trust those politicians.

When they said these words, their coveting for power was clearly written on their faces - Tony thought.

This world is too dangerous, and Ultron is not enough. He himself also needs to be wrapped in a suit of armor.

While thinking about it, Tony looked at the armor in front of him:

The silver-white luster is breathtaking, as if this is not a powerful weapon, but a work of art.

Mark 2 armor.

"Sir, Mr. Obadiah seems to be leading people close to the core factory - also, the network monitoring protocol found something interesting on the company's intranet."

"Something interesting? Let me take a look."

Jarvis heard the sound and played the video he found:

In the video, he was sitting on a wooden chair with his face covered in blood, and behind him were a group of KB elements with guns!

"Obadiah Stane, this is Gumila - you didn't tell us that the target of the assassination was Tony Stark..."

It's the terrorist who kidnapped him!

According to this terrorist, it was Obadiah who had been providing them with arms and revealing his whereabouts, allowing them to attack him!

Tony's fists clenched tightly--

It was that damn bald head that almost cost him his life in Afghanistan!