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Chapter 41 Look at this face
Obadiah's execution ability is very strong, especially after having a new goal.

The day after the Riddler reminded him, he contacted the Ten Commandments gang in the Middle East and received a photo that overturned his perception.

In the photo, there is a pair of disintegrated mechanical alloy armor.

That was the Mark [-] left in the desert by Tony Stark after he escaped from the cave, and its remains were collected by the Ten Commandments gang.

In the original world line, this wreckage was eventually used by Obadiah as a prototype, and the Iron Overlord was created based on it.

That is to say, Obadiah himself does not understand technology and regards the eliminated waste as a treasure.

But things are different now. The appearance of Ivan Vanke has made Obadiah no longer look at Mark One.

When he met the Riddler again, his attitude was completely different from before.

They were now in a private room of a luxury hotel. Obadiah was smiling as he poured wine for the Riddler and Ivan.

"Mr. Nygma, if you hadn't reminded me before, I would have been deceived by that boy Tony!"

Obadiah said angrily, "On the surface he said he wanted to close the weapons research department, but in fact he was secretly researching cross-era weapons and armor. I can see clearly that he wanted to completely control Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing. , exclude me from the company!"

"Who says it isn't?" The Riddler sighed, "You have worked diligently in Stark Industries for so many years, and everyone has seen the hard work you have put in. But now that the company is up, Tony Stark has... I want to monopolize the results!”

Obadiah took a sip of his wine and said, "That kid is as cold-blooded as his father! I almost have no life of my own just to work. Does this world have to bully an honest person like me?"

Nygma shook his head and said: "Of course not! We all know how selfless you are, Mr. Stan. God will not let his people feel cold. Mr. Stan, you need our help!"

"Oh?"

The topic finally came to the part that Obadiah was most concerned about, "Mr. Nygma, you said before that you wanted to cooperate with me, but what kind of cooperation method is it?"

The Riddler motioned to Ivan Vanke, and Ivan immediately took out a roll of drawings and placed them in front of Obadiah.

Obadiah looked at the drawings carefully. Although he couldn't understand the specific parameters, he could guess from the outline that it was a set of mechanical armor.

The Riddler ate the dessert and said: "Tony Stark's self-proclaimed wisdom and technology are worthless to us. We can also design the mechanical armor he can design, and it is even stronger than him!"

This is true. Ivan Vanko may be slightly inferior to Tony Stark, but his advantage is that he still has a living father, while Tony Stark does not.

What was placed in front of Obadiah at this time was an armor model that had been repeatedly iterated by Vanke and his son, which far surpassed the Mark II that had not yet been tinkered with by Stark.

When Obadiah heard this, he thought he understood the core appeal of the Riddler, and said with a smile: "This kind of drawing really shocks me! How can such a design only exist on the drawing! I If you are willing to provide Stark Industries' manufacturing technology, let's bring it to the world together!
"With this armor, the previous weapons are a thing of the past. We will make a fortune, Mr. Nygma. Believe me, we can create a business empire that surpasses Stark Industries!"

The division of labor envisioned by Obadiah was for Ivan Vanke to provide design ideas and he to provide industrial manufacturing.

Finally, mass production of mechanical armor was achieved, changing today's war situation.

And he also made a little money along the way.

But the Riddler just shook his head and said, "Mr. Obadiah, if you like it, you can give this drawing to you. Our purpose is not to make money."

"What?" Obadiah was confused. Of course he would be happy to give away the drawings for free, but what he cared about was the Riddler's thoughts.He doesn't even care about money, what does he want?
The Riddler tells his wonderful riddle again: "I can be a member of a group, but I can never fit in. What am I?"

Obadiah had a flash of inspiration: "Poor guy!"

"You! Oh, forget it, the answer is 'personal'."

The Riddler finally gave up on Obadiah and decided not to give Obadiah any more riddles in the future.

He doesn't deserve it.

"Mr. Stan, all your plans just now ignored one of the most critical people."

"Tony!"

Obadiah understood now, yes, how could he forget Tony.

This guy can also make mechanical armor!

As long as Tony is alive, the armor manufacturing technology will not be able to form a monopoly, and the money earned will be at least half less.

"You mean to..." Obadiah's thumb scratched his neck.

The Riddler shook his head: "Mr. Stan, you still don't understand what Tony Stark wants to do. Let me put it this way, Stark will not commercialize this armor, but will firmly control it in his own hands. "

"You mean, force deterrence?" Obadiah frowned and thought, does Tony want to control a mechanical army?
The Riddler said: "I'm afraid Stark has more profound thoughts. He wants to use this armor to turn himself into a superhero, a benchmark for the whole people, and thereby manipulate social public opinion and become the leader of superheroes. By then, his power will It’s enough to change the whole world!”

Obadiah could not understand the meaning of the Riddler's words for the time being, but this did not prevent him from opposing Tony Stark. He said: "That's not okay. How can a sinister villain like Tony be a superhero? We must not sit idly by and watch!”

The Riddler nodded and said, "That's right!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, reaching a consensus.

No matter what Tony Stark wants to do, he can't succeed.

"Mr. Nygma, can you tell me your plan now? I am willing to cooperate with you with the greatest sincerity!"

This meeting finally reached the most critical moment.

The Riddler said slowly: "Let's give Tony Stark a random name for the superhero he wants to be. Let's call him Iron Man. If Iron Man is born and starts to maintain the so-called peace, and we try to fight against him, we will be beaten. He was considered a so-called villain and was opposed by people who didn't know the inside story.

"Although we know that we are all dedicated to the country and the people, this situation is undoubtedly too passive. We must pre-emptively and take the initiative."

After that, he pulled Ivan Vanke, who had been eating fiercely, and turned his face to Obadiah.

The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

The Riddler said lightly at this time: "Mr. Stan, look at his face, can he become Iron Man?"

(End of this chapter)