"It's the same place we went last time, just open the portal there," Tony said. Lin Feng didn't hesitate, readily agreeing, and opened the portal.
On the other side of the portal, it connected to the warehouse from last time. One hundred first-generation female symbiotes passed through the portal in an orderly fashion and arrived at Star Clan.
It was a bit different from the two hundred symbiote legions that came last time. After arriving, these one hundred female symbiotes began to curiously survey their surroundings, sometimes whispering and discussing amongst themselves. Lin Feng frowned. What was going on? Why was the discipline so much worse than before?
Tony also noticed this and turned to Lin Feng, explaining, "The parasitization was a bit rushed this time. There wasn't enough time for comprehensive training. My idea was to have them train on this planet, which would also serve as an early adaptation to the living environment here. Don't worry about discipline; the symbiote legion that came last time will train them."
As he spoke, Tony tapped twice on a device on his wrist, contacting Friday, who had been left on the planet as the symbiote commander. A drone in the Iron Man suit equipped with Friday flew over from a distance and landed in front of Tony. Tony directly instructed, "Friday, they're in your care now! First, introduce her and the seniors. In a month, I want to see a qualified legion! Oh, and this too, a new batch of simplified housing and tools. Have them set it up."
Tony handed Friday a small box containing supplies shrunk down with Stark Particles. Friday acknowledged the order and led the one hundred first-generation symbiotes towards the temporary tents next to the prefabricated houses. The prefabricated houses were prioritized for the Star Clan ladies last time due to the urgency. Those tents were prepared for the symbiotes. It wouldn't be considered shabby, as they had their own ways. However, Tony had brought more supplies this time, so it was expected that the symbiotes would soon be able to live in prefabricated houses.
After finishing his instructions, Tony's gaze flickered, and he said, "Shall we chat over there?" This was clearly directed at Lin Feng. Lin Feng nodded and followed Tony to a side. As for Lin Jili and Martina? They had already quietly slipped away while Lin Feng and Tony were talking. At that moment, they were madly sprinting away on their black cat. Their faces were filled with excitement, as if they had accomplished something monumental. In reality, their thrill wasn't that extreme just from playing. It was mainly the exhilarating sense of defiance, of sneaking out to play against their elders' wishes, that made their little faces flush with excitement.
"Don't go too far, you can play for another hour!" Lin Feng's voice echoed in their minds. Their excited faces visibly deflated. Devils!
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Tony led Lin Feng to an open area and took out a small model from his pocket. "Here, let me show you my latest creation!" Tony placed the small model on the ground, then pulled Lin Feng back a few steps. He pressed the remote control, and the small model rapidly enlarged, revealing its true form. It was a small spaceship, about ten meters long and five meters wide. Tony couldn't help but smile. Every time he used Stark Particles, Tony felt an indescribable sense of accomplishment and superiority. He only regretted not developing this sooner; it was just too, too, too convenient.
Lin Feng examined the spaceship. The black, red, and gold color scheme, with its sharp yet aesthetically pleasing appearance. Yes, it had a very Iron Man style. Tony's previous main suits were all gold and red. The addition of black this time was likely due to the Stingers.
"How is it! I designed this spaceship based on those two small ships!" Tony introduced with some pride. This spaceship took him quite a bit of effort to build. Tony had mastered the technology quite some time ago and had manufactured the main structure. However, the connection points and outer shell required high-strength metal. Simultaneously, it needed high toughness, adhesion, and resistance to cold and heat, even withstanding friction in the atmosphere. Such materials were almost impossible to find on Blue Star. The only ones that could barely meet Tony's requirements were extremely rare and expensive. It wasn't until he discovered a metal ore on Star Clan that he found a material that perfectly met his expectations, and was even superior. Thus, he immediately set about building this prototype. Tony planned to use it to explore the environment surrounding the Star Clan planets.
Lin Feng clapped his hands in admiration. "Wow, you've developed warp drive technology?" A spaceship itself wasn't much, but to create a spaceship capable of warp drive, the components involved wouldn't be simple. And among the components of the spaceship, only a few devices were truly valuable.
"Well... not quite," Tony chuckled. "These are the propulsion systems from two small ships I took apart and installed. But you can't blame me; some materials just don't exist on Blue Star. And the warp drive generator, with Blue Star's current tools, it's impossible to make. So, for the time being, long-distance space missions aren't feasible."
Tony shrugged, not feeling embarrassed at all, as he was stating the facts. Standing at the forefront of technology, Tony naturally had his own unspoken difficulties. Some things simply couldn't be manufactured with Blue Star's current environment and tools. This meant that before he could build something, he first had to build the tools to build it. And creating those tools wasn't something Blue Star could easily achieve. This chain of dependencies caused Tony immense frustration. Therefore, after discovering the 27 unknown elements and ores on Star Clan, Tony felt as if he had seen a new world. These things had the potential to help him realize his ideas one by one!
"Is this thing safe?" Lin Feng patted the spaceship. With his super vision, he could see the intricate wiring. It looked a bit like rushed work, and Lin Feng doubted its durability.
"Of course, it's extremely safe!" Tony retorted, slightly displeased by Lin Feng's doubt about his masterpiece. "I'll be personally piloting it for exploration around here. Besides, I've already tested this ship's performance on Blue Star!"
As expected of Teacher Tony, he always did this kind of thing—learning to run before he could walk. However, Tony wasn't truly reckless with his life. If he piloted it himself, even if something went wrong, with the Stingers and himself, they could survive in space for quite some time. And let's not forget that Tony and the Stingers could transform into symbiote battle suits, giving them considerable mobility in space.