The Shadow, which was Natasha, extended her hand.
That's right, it was Black Widow Natasha!
One of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s top Agents!
It was also a difference in treatment; Lu Chen got Coulson, that greasy middle-aged man, but Tony Stark got this Black Widow who eats people without spitting out bones.
Tsk tsk!
However, it must be said, this move was truly devastating for Tony Stark.
Listening to Natasha's words and looking at her outstretched hand, Tony Stark's eyes couldn't help but light up.
He felt that things would be very easy from now on; a connection was about to begin.
"Tony Stark!"
Tony Stark shook Natasha's small hand and said with a smile, "Miss Natasha, what line of work are you in?"
"Mainly information consulting, and also handling some equipment!" Natasha subtly withdrew her hand, lightly brushed her hair back, revealing a charming smile, and said to Tony Stark.
"Information consulting? Equipment handling?" Tony Stark frowned slightly.
"It's just some special information that you don't have but I do, mainly concerning technology equipment, and also information about some old technology equipment!" Natasha explained with a smile.
She also knew why Tony Stark was frowning.
It was nothing more than him thinking she had ulterior motives, believing she was there for some commercial intelligence or something similar.
Tony Stark felt a bit relieved after hearing Natasha's explanation, and then considered that a commercial spy wouldn't expose her identity.
He defined Natasha in his mind as someone who deals in old equipment.
"Stark Industries happens to need to update a batch of equipment, and some old equipment needs to be disposed of!" Tony Stark said with a smile.
His smile was just a little bit special.
Natasha rolled her eyes at Tony Stark internally, but her expression remained unchanged, making Tony Stark glance at her!
Seeing Tony Stark like this, Natasha also felt the timing was right and began to lead the conversation towards the equipment and materials Lu Chen had requested.
It was also very simple, just follow Tony Stark's words.
She asked Tony Stark if he had those equipment and materials.
"Who wants these things?" Tony Stark asked in surprise.
"A customer, what's wrong?"
Chapter 30: I forgot to turn off my gas
Looking at Tony Stark, on the surface, Natasha showed no special reaction, but secretly, she had already begun to pay attention, ready to record everything he said.
"This customer of yours is a bit special!"
After giving that answer, Tony Stark pondered for a moment and said to Natasha, "He might want to build a special core!"
"What core?" Natasha softened her tone, trying her best to appear casual.
Tony Stark, however, did not say, but instead looked at Natasha and said to her, "Let's not discuss this for now. If this person isn't just trying to attract attention and wants to do something to you, then he truly has some skill!"
Tony Stark said, then looked at the stunning Natasha again.
At this moment, he imagined a lot!
He didn't notice Natasha's subtle little glance.
"You'd know just by looking?" Natasha suppressed the urge to complain about Tony Stark, seemingly showing some doubt.
"Before, I also tried something similar. I prepared all the things you mentioned, but I failed. To be able to list these things, I'm quite curious about that person!"
After a brief explanation, Tony Stark looked suspiciously at Natasha again and said, "Who is that person? An MIT guy? Or from some other university?"
"That's a trade secret!" Natasha said without hesitation.
Tony Stark pouted, looking displeased!
Natasha didn't mind and said, "How about we go to your home and talk about those equipment and materials?"
Tony Stark instantly dropped his displeasure, disregarding everything. He casually shoved his trophy into a passerby's arms, spoke to his good buddy, and under the gaze of his buddy who prioritized the opposite sex over friendship, protected by bodyguards, he strode with an arrogant gait, guiltlessly leading Natasha away, continuously introducing and explaining as they walked.
"If the other party's goal is consistent with mine back then, what he wants to do should be something similar to a biological intelligent core that can be controlled by the human brain!"
"Back then, I had an idea to connect the human brain to a computer, relying on the computer's computing power to enhance human abilities, participating in all aspects of life and combat. Just imagine, a person could directly control a computer without hands or voice, control various automated weapons and equipment. How astonishing would that be? This will undoubtedly be a heavy hammer on the path to peace!"
...
Tony Stark spoke incessantly, spitting as he went.
He and Natasha had already arrived at his car.
After listening to his endless chatter and memorizing things for a long time, Natasha finally spoke, "Since it's so promising, why didn't you continue? There doesn't seem to be any news about it?"
"Because I discovered some flaws in this technology!"
Natasha said nothing, just looked at Tony Stark with curiosity mixed with some admiration.
And for Tony Stark, that was enough!
Looking at Natasha's eyes, Tony Stark felt as if he had drunk ice water in the dog days of summer, feeling incredibly refreshed. He said, "Limited by factors such as the materials, energy, and technological level at the time, the brain couldn't effectively keep up with the computer, and it was even far inferior to voice control, so there was no need to proceed with this technology!"
At that time, to verify this point, Tony Stark temporarily built a simplified version of the core.
He prepared some technologies using the materials and technological level of the time, building a rough version of the core.
This included a helmet made of the most cutting-edge materials at the time that could read brain impulses, a special program that could read brain impulses and convert them into characters on a computer screen, and Jarvis.
When a person wore this helmet, they could control the computer to type out corresponding characters or control certain mechanical instruments just by thinking.
However, that was all it could do!
It was very difficult to achieve more precise control.
Even with Jarvis's computing power!
The limitations of materials, technological level, and brainpower were simply too great.
Brain control was even inferior to voice control.