Faint green flames wandered through the cracks of the armor, adding a touch of eerie color to the pitch-black armor.
Luke grinned with a devilish smile
"Are you sure you want me to attack?"
Linda nonchalantly hooked her finger, appearing confident.
"I'm standing right here. If you can make me take a step back, I lose."
"Since you are so confident, how about making a bet?"
"What's the bet?"
"If I win, agree to one condition. If you win, I'll give you whatever you want."
Linda's eyes lit up, "I want Ghost No. 1, you give it to me too."
"Give."
"You said it, don't regret it later."
"Regret has never been my thing."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly jumped up, came in front of the girl at a speed of dozens of meters per second, and hit her in the face with a straight punch.
Luke's speed was extremely fast, but in the eyes of the Kryptonians, it was like a slowed-down slide. When the fist was only thirty centimeters away from her head, Linda raised her palm slowly, wanting to catch the incoming fist tightly. However, as soon as her palm touched the iron fist, an indescribable pain came from the depths of her soul. She couldn't help but scream, and her right hand broke apart, hit in the face by a heavy punch, and flew backwards neatly.
His body slid on the ground for dozens of meters and hit the wall head-on.
Luke took off his armor, walked up to her, and said with a smile,
"I win!"
"fraud!"
Linda roared, wishing she could press that hateful face into the cesspool. What a bad guy, what a scoundrel, what a scum. He agreed to use technology, but ended up using super powers. Her words didn't count.
"It's just a trick, not a cheat. If you're not convinced, wait until I've fixed all the issues with the armor and then we'll have another fight. I can beat you even without any super powers."
The girl didn't want to pay attention to her. She pressed her head with both hands, and her cheeks twitched from time to time, looking very painful.
"You'll be fine after a short rest."
Luke patted her shoulder, turned and left. As he walked out of the house, he couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. So what if he was a Kryptonian? He could still be knocked down with one punch.
Green Flame is a BUG-level power, and its only drawback is that it cannot strengthen the body.
What a pity!
Luke shook his head and went back to the lab to get back to work.
Actual combat is the only criterion for testing combat effectiveness.
After the battle, many problems that had not been noticed before were exposed, especially the kinetic energy absorption system and the energy part. These parts were originally closely connected, but they were almost disconnected due to external impact. If Luke had not adjusted in time, he might have been knocked to the ground by Linda's punch.
The Ghost 1 still has a lot of room for improvement.
Luke turned on the host and uploaded the collected data to the computer. While repairing the armor, he summarized and sorted out the problems that were exposed and conducted a comprehensive analysis.
Time passed quickly and half an hour passed before I knew it.
Linda came to the laboratory, folded her arms, leaned against the door frame, and looked at this side expressionlessly.
"When do we leave?"
"Wait until I arrange the company's work. Oh, and I'm going to take Ghost 1 to the Fortress of Solitude. Please help transport it there."
"Moving things! Are you kidding me?"
How could I, the eldest daughter of the El family and the invincible superwoman on Earth, be a porter? What do you think of me?
"If you don't move, who will? Do you want me to move? I can't do it!"
"You won't fly over there by yourself!"
"If I could fly, I wouldn't need you."
Linda: "…"
"I won't move!"
"If you don't move, I won't go."
"Luke Xiao, don't go too far. I haven't settled the score with you for using your super powers to trick me just now."
Luke put down the joystick and said seriously,
"Testing is testing, and moving things is moving things. They're two different things. Besides, I don't think there's any harm in bringing Ghost 1. At least it gives us an extra safeguard in case of an unexpected situation."
"That's absolutely not necessary. The Fortress of Solitude has the most complete defense system. You won't be in any danger up there."
"My past experience has taught me not to trust the promises of people under the age of 25. They're as good as farts."
Linda curled her lips, "You talk like you're an adult."
"My physical age is seventeen, but my mental age is far older than that. In a nutshell: If you don't move, I won't go."
"you..."
Linda angrily punched Ghost No. 1 and said, "I don't understand what's so good about this piece of metal!"
Luke quickly lifted up the armor and carefully checked it, making sure there was no problem before saying,
"Someone has done statistics and found that less than 10% of girls like mechas, while 95% like luxury cars. Although I don't understand how they can distinguish between mechas and luxury cars, two things that are closely related, I can understand your feelings."
"Understanding is one thing, but sabotage is another. You're already 18, stop acting like a child. This armor is very valuable."
"It's just a pile of iron lumps, what value can it have!"
Luke shook his head and didn't bother to pay attention to her. He had no idea what the future female superstar would look like. Right now, Linda Danvers was just a beautiful, arrogant, and stubborn social delinquent girl. It was impossible to reason with such a person.
Luke didn't say anything, but she became interested and came closer to him and asked curiously,
"Iron lumps are really valuable?"
Looking at the sweet face so close to him, Luke suddenly had the urge to pinch it, but when he thought of her skin as hard as steel, the desire disappeared instantly.
Women and superwomen are two completely different creatures. The former is made of water, and the latter is made of steel. You can't expect steel to perform the same movements as water. Even if she is willing to cooperate, you don't have that ability.
This is how the saying "the will is there but the strength is not" comes about.
The best solution for now is to find a way to get Krypton's energy technology. The rest is just wishful thinking.
"Hey! Why aren't you talking? What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
"Tell me how much it cost to make Ghost 1."
"You're not interested in US dollars."
"That's two different things. I'm just curious."
Luke opened his hand. "It's not too much, five billion."
The girl gasped. "Five billion dollars! Just to make a useless suit of armor. You're crazy."
Luke took off his electronic glasses and said seriously, "Listen carefully, Miss Danvers. Ghost 1 is more than just a suit of armor. It contains the most advanced science and technology on Earth, as well as 73 of my own invention patents. More importantly, it's a work in progress. There are still three major issues that need to be resolved. Once these are resolved, the Ghost suit will be fully upgraded and become the leader of the new era."
"Imagine this: an ordinary person, powerless and weak like an ant, can become as powerful as you once they put on the armor. What will the world look like then? What kind of development will Earth civilization reach? Perhaps one day, it will be more advanced than Kryptonian civilization."
Linda curled her lips and said, "Your expression is due to excessive daydreaming."
Luke: "…"
If you don't know how to speak, just speak less. No one is forcing you.
Linda then asked, "What are the three major issues you mentioned?"
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