Since he intended to teach his son a lesson, Howard wasn't even in a hurry to resurrect Maria anymore. He poured all his energy into researching the Iron Man Suit and creating an Arc Reactor that used the new element.
Fang Yuan didn't interfere, other than having Athena provide financial support to Howard.
He had no intention of stealing technology. After all, he, the great Black King, did things openly and honestly; how could he engage in such sneaky behavior?
Of course, he didn't care about the data Athena recorded while assisting Howard.
If the Artificial Intelligence did it, what does that have to do with me, Fang Yuan?
To facilitate the transport of experimental equipment, Howard found a factory building near the port in New York, while Fang Yuan followed the Ancient One back to Kamar-Taj.
While Howard was busy with his research, Fang Yuan took the opportunity to brush up on his magic knowledge.
"Your physical fitness has improved a lot, but your magic talent..." The Ancient One wore an expression that was hard to describe. "The improvement is very limited."
Fang Yuan knew the Ancient One was being very tactful. How was his magic talent 'limited' in its improvement? It could basically be said that there was no improvement at all!
The attribute most closely related to magic talent is the Spirit attribute. When he last came to Marvel, his Spirit attribute was D-, and it was still D- now.
Although the attribute hadn't completely stagnated, it was still jumping around within the D- range.
It couldn't be helped; Fang Yuan had encountered too few individuals with mental abilities, so the improvement was indeed limited.
"Could it be a problem with the type of magic?" Fang Yuan suddenly asked.
His question was like a student blaming a difficult exam paper for their poor grades—it's definitely not my fault.
However, Fang Yuan wasn't speaking without reason. He knew his own situation; he knew there was one type of magic for which his talent would definitely be better than for ordinary magic.
"For example, Dark Magic?" he asked with full confidence.
No joke, [Dark Affinity] was effective even on something as abstract as black people, let alone Dark Magic.
But the Ancient One refused him very solemnly: "I can tell you clearly that while I don't know why, your talent for Dark Magic is indeed very strong."
"But I won't teach you Dark Magic now because all Dark Magic has the ability to corrode the mind. Do you think your mental resistance can withstand such intrusion?"
Fang Yuan had no choice but to give up for now. Although he thought that perhaps [Dark Affinity] could block the mental corrosion, or that Telepathy could play a role, it was his own body after all, and Fang Yuan didn't dare to experiment too rashly.
In any case, what he currently wanted was just to increase his Spirit attribute through magic and then raise the development level of his Telepathy to a point where it could be fused.
He would just learn magic properly. After all, the Ancient One said she "won't teach it now," meaning there would be a chance to learn Dark Magic in the future.
In fields he didn't understand well, Fang Yuan knew to follow the guidance of a professional. In the mystical realm, the Ancient One was the ultimate authority.
Furthermore, the Ancient One had once used the Time Stone to try over a million possibilities just to find a way to deal with Fang Yuan. She was likely the person in the entire multiverse who understood him best.
Ever since Fang Yuan acquired [Transcend Time (S-Rank)], no one else would ever have the kind of opportunity the Ancient One had.
"Just how much do you know about me?" Fang Yuan couldn't help but ask.
The Ancient One only smiled slightly: "Just barely enough."
Then she stopped talking, leaving Fang Yuan feeling very frustrated.
"I hate Riddlers the most. Once I'm done with the Iron Man father and son, I'll make you debut!" he thought vengefully.
He had brought a lot of advanced experience from the Vought Corporation in The Boys World. As the highest-ranking employee of his All Heavens Vought Company, the Ancient One naturally wouldn't be able to escape.
Just as well, maybe Fang Yuan could even improve his magic talent that way. After all, the Ancient One's initial reward had improved his magic talent.
According to the conventions of the All Heavens Vought Company, rewards were usually progressive and interconnected. Fang Yuan felt that the later tiers of rewards would more or less bring him something related to magic talent.
With the Ancient One personally teaching him, Fang Yuan's progress was rapid. Various problems he had accumulated before were answered, and his spellcasting level improved significantly.
The most significant manifestation was half a month later; Fang Yuan could already cast the Mirror Dimension spell. Moreover, the Energy attribute on his personal panel had upgraded from E+ to D-. Although the Spirit attribute rating hadn't changed, he felt it had improved a lot.
"So your teaching level isn't as weak as I imagined," Fang Yuan said happily.
He had always felt the Ancient One's teaching ability was lacking because among the many sorcerers in Kamar-Taj, very few had truly respectable strength.
In the movies, the four most famous disciples of the Ancient One were Doctor Strange, Wong, Kaecilius, and Mordo.
Although three of these four became Sorcerer Supremes, Wong was just a glorified foot soldier. The Mordo of the Main Universe was a complete side character, and while the one in Universe 838 became the Sorcerer Supreme, he still couldn't escape the fate of engaging in physical brawls.
Kaecilius had even defected directly.
Only Doctor Strange actually seemed like a sorcerer, but the movie 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' turned him directly into a Joker.
Not only did his IQ shatter into pieces, but even his magic talent reputation collapsed.
Perhaps Doctor Strange didn't know he could be so miserable. No Way Home?
Nobody said before I came that the one who couldn't go back was me!
Of course, Doctor Strange's strength was still very high, but the stronger he was, the more awkward the Ancient One's teaching level actually became.
Because Doctor Strange was almost entirely self-taught, while the other three were personally guided by the Ancient One.
"The most important thing in learning magic is talent, and the duties of the Sorcerer Supreme leave me with little time to resolve my disciples' doubts," the Ancient One explained personally. "However, in the library of Kamar-Taj, knowledge is public. You can borrow and read whenever you need."
Of course, whether one could understand it was another matter.
Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, I must have quite a lot of face to make you temporarily put aside dimensional invasions. Or is it just that there happen to be no threats during this period?"
"No," the Ancient One shook her head and responded calmly. "It is because you are the greatest potential threat to this World!"
"!"
(╬￣dish￣)
Fang Yuan was furious in his heart. On what grounds was she slandering an innocent man in broad daylight?
He was here to be a great hero! Heroes solve major crises; how could he be a threat?
What, no major crisis?
If he creates a crisis first and then solves it himself, that's still solving a crisis. No need to get hung up on those small details.
"If it weren't for the fact that you just spent so much time diligently tutoring me, I would definitely arrange a scene for you to fall in love with Dormammu in a future movie!" he complained in his heart.
With his magic studies temporarily concluded, Fang Yuan went to New York to check on Howard's research progress.
"I've finished simulating the blueprints. Tony is truly a genius. Just the protection device for the wearer in the Iron Man Suit is already decades ahead of the World."
It was hard to tell if Howard's words were praising his son or himself; after all, even if it was ahead of the World, he had still figured it out through research.
"After being equipped with the Arc Reactor II, its performance will be even more outstanding than the suit Tony recently debuted in public," Howard introduced.
He was referring to Tony's Mark 4 suit, the one that appeared at the beginning of the 'Iron Man 2' movie.
"However, the materials in today's World are still limited. Otherwise, the performance of the Iron Man Suit could be even more formidable," Howard lamented with regret.
Fang Yuan immediately replied: "Then do you want to go back and sleep for another seventy years?"
"Forget it. If I wait another seventy years, Tony won't be around anymore," Howard shook his head.
Immediately after, he began designing the details of the suit, such as the color scheme and so on.
But Fang Yuan fell into thought.
Howard's words just now had given him an inspiration.
Materials?
In the later stages of the plot, Iron Man did indeed upgrade his materials, moving toward Nano-Armor. However, Nanotechnology certainly couldn't be realized in the short term.
But speaking of materials, Marvel just happens to have a very powerful raw material—Vibranium!
Captain America's shield was made of this stuff.
Although Fang Yuan had always felt Captain America's shield was a bit special—its raw material was Vibranium, but its actual performance was much stronger than ordinary Vibranium.
It's just like how Batman's physical fitness is set at the peak of humanity, but in terms of performance, many superhumans can't compare.
But no matter how powerful Batman is, he is first and foremost a human. Captain America's shield also must have Vibranium as its foundation. Therefore, Fang Yuan wouldn't pass up such a good thing.
Speaking of Vibranium, one cannot bypass Wakanda, the advanced cosmic civilization nation.
The Vibranium on land has been monopolized by Wakanda. Even Howard Stark couldn't find more back then. As an outsider, the best way for Fang Yuan to get their Vibranium was to fight his way in.
Fang Yuan decisively abandoned this idea.
He was a Superhero. Would it be appropriate to fight his way in and steal things?
Of course, it was mainly because there would be an opportunity to completely plunder Wakanda later. Fang Yuan didn't need to use such a method that would leave behind future troubles.
In any case, the Vibranium staying in Wakanda wouldn't run away. That group of dark-skinned people in Wakanda couldn't stir up any waves either.
That group of black people, who held weapons with technology 200 years ahead of the modern era but used medieval tactics to guard a primitive tribe, wouldn't be able to pose a threat to Fang Yuan even if given another few hundred years.
It was laughable that 'Black Panther' was so well-received within the black community, with people believing the movie depicted a 'Black Utopia.'
In his past life, Fang Yuan was greatly shocked. A Black Utopia is finding a barrier to hide yourself so you won't be discovered by white people?
Well, in a sense, this truly was the ideal of medieval black people.
If the director of this film hadn't been black, Fang Yuan would have almost thought this was the production team's blatant mockery.
Of course, the director might also have considered the average level of his own community and felt that if it were filmed too complexly, his brothers wouldn't be able to understand... So regarding Wakanda, Fang Yuan wasn't in a hurry at all. It was just a warehouse.
Anyway, besides the land, there was also a considerable amount of Vibranium distributed in the ocean.
Just like the land, there was also a Vibranium kingdom under the sea—Talokan.
The best part was that the Talokanil were just like the Wakandans.
Not very bright.
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