Wang Kai demanded that his basement be at least ten meters underground, and it had to be large with convenient passages. Wang Kai was already preparing for the rewards he was about to receive. The Pacifista was a great weapon. Besides flying, which had its flaws, other aspects were no worse than Iron Man, and even stronger, especially the Pacifista PX-0 with the Paw-Paw Fruit ability, whose combat power was unbelievably strong. The mass-produced Pacifista PX-1, although without the Paw-Paw Fruit ability, had laser cannons, and the power was equally astonishing, and they all possessed powerful hand-to-hand combat skills.
Wang Kai decided to set up a manufacturing plant in the underground space. Although he didn't plan to mass-produce, he still needed a production line. Tony had his Iron Legion, so he also needed his own guard. As for mobility, although they couldn't fly, Wang Kai could get a Quinjet. Its speed wasn't slow, and it could be deployed remotely at any time. Besides, he already knew the manufacturing method, so he could simply modify it and install the propulsion device invented by Tony, making it an improved version of Iron Man.
Tony had already started researching iron armor. Without the experience of being captured and with a top-notch research environment, Tony directly skipped Mark I. The first prototype was Mark II from the movie. For Tony's safety, Wang Kai directly reminded him about the high-altitude icing problem, lest Tony crash to his death while showing off.
Back in New York, Wang Kai began to get busy with graduation season. The students of Wang Kai's graduating class were all starting to plan for their future, and more importantly, they had to prepare for the graduation ball, which was the most important thing for 99.9% of the students.
The United States is a country that values social interaction very much, so for important occasions like graduation balls, students often start preparing a month in advance. From the formal wear to the date, everything needs to be carefully prepared. Students from average families will have their own formal wear, and those who are a little worse off will rent a set. If someone wears sportswear or jeans to the graduation ball, they will become a laughingstock, a stain for life.
Another important thing is the date. People with girlfriends or boyfriends have it much easier, as the date is readily available. But if not, they have to start looking. Little notes are flying everywhere, especially among the school's cheerleaders. Whether it's the football cheerleaders or the basketball cheerleaders, those team members who don't have girlfriends will be approached by more than a dozen people every day, and a bunch of little notes will appear in their lockers.
These cheerleader babes walk around on tiptoe every day, holding their heads high and looking down on people with their nostrils. The smugness is beyond words. There's no way around it, who made the cheerleader babes so popular? They are curvaceous and bring a lot of face to the ball.
Although Jimmy really wanted to date a cheerleader babe, he already had a girlfriend, so he could only honestly go with his girlfriend. Wang Kai and Skye went to buy formal wear together. With Wang Kai's wealth, of course, he didn't need to rent clothes. If he was going to buy, he would buy high-end goods. This was a memento.
Mindy was extremely envious, but she hadn't reached the age to attend the graduation ball yet, so she could only watch Skye try on one formal dress after another. With Wang Kai flashing his black card, no matter how unreasonable the requests, these stores would satisfy them.
After Mindy started living a normal life, she slowly began to change. At least, she no longer had her mind full of fighting. She was starting to have some girlish thoughts and liked pink things.
"Kai, are you really not coming with us? Let's go to college together, we can be roommates."
Jimmy really hoped that Wang Kai would go to college with him, instead of going to the cold state of Maine to be a herder.
"Jimmy, you have the ability, but I don't. I'll just be a capitalist. Besides, I can always go visit you, it's very fast by plane."
Wang Kai said with a smile. He was already preparing to go to the University of Maine. Although his grades weren't outstanding,
he flashed his Stark Industries shareholder status and donated one million US dollars to the school. The University of Maine happily admitted Wang Kai. This was a high-quality alumnus, and in the future, the school would rely on these high-quality alumni for any activities.
"I really don't know if I'll be able to find a good friend like you when I get to Stanford University."
Jimmy was very disappointed. Stanford University was near San Francisco on the west coast of the United States, while Wang Kai was in Maine on the east coast of the United States, spanning the entire country, just like Shanghai and Turpan. Even with a plane, it wasn't that convenient to travel back and forth. Jimmy basically only had Wang Kai as a good friend at school, and the others were just casual acquaintances. Of course, he wanted a familiar person in a new environment.
"Don't worry, there are many research-oriented students at Stanford University. It will be easy for you to find common ground with them. Besides, it's close to Silicon Valley, maybe you'll drop out and start a business early. I'll give you angel investment then."
Wang Kai said with a smile. Birds of a feather flock together. He believed that Jimmy would easily find a good friend with similar interests in that environment. Wang Kai and Jimmy were just in the same boat. They used to be good friends because they were both vulnerable, but as Wang Kai changed, their relationship was not as good as before.
"Then I'll be waiting for your angel investment. I also want to be a rich man and become a new darling of Silicon Valley."
Jimmy said confidently. He was very confident in his computer skills. He often exchanged experiences with Skye online. Skye learned from Tony, and Jimmy learned from Skye.
"It's settled then, my new darling friend. The ball is about to start, we should leave too. Don't you still have to pick up your girlfriend?"
Wang Kai and Jimmy high-fived and made an agreement, then looked at the time. It was already dusk, and the time for the ball was approaching. Wang Kai led Skye out the door, and Jimmy also went to drive and pick up his girlfriend. For the sake of not being misunderstood, he specially rented a high-end car.
Driving to the school, the school was already decorated with colorful lights. The graduating students walked on the red carpet in suits and formal dresses into the school's stadium. Each student seemed to have suddenly matured a lot. This was also a function of the graduation ball, to remind the students that they were about to leave the campus, and a large number of people might be entering society, so they needed to have their own responsibilities.
Although Skye was not a student of the school, she was Wang Kai's date, so she could still enter the venue. After all, some students also invited friends from other schools, or lower-grade students, since not everyone could find a date.