Nagini's strength hadn't improved for a long time.
Although he said that he wasn't in a hurry, he knew that he was just deceiving himself. Just like how no one would complain about having too much money, no one would complain about having too much strength.
If someone said that?
Don't care about anything else, just give him a backhand slap. If the other party isn't dreaming, then he must be pretending to be AC!
But on the other hand, at Nagini's level, it was normal for it to be difficult to improve his strength. After all, his current strength was too strong, even if it was just a little bit, it would be extremely terrifying.
Especially the Basilisk at the peak of the fourth stage, as long as it took one more step, it would become a fifth-stage Basilisk. In a sense, a Basilisk that controlled space energy was equivalent to a living space gem with its own independent consciousness. It was even more terrifying than a space gem because it controlled the power of space and knew the truth of space.
Unlike Thanos, most people's superficial understanding and usage of space power were different. For example, teleportation, space splitting, and so on. Najini could even carry out dimensional attacks!
Similarly, if it was the promotion of dragon genes, as long as he broke through the second stage, Nagini was confident that he could raise the dragon's life level to the fourth stage in a short time.
Of course, at Nagini's level, it was too difficult to improve.
This wasn't something that could be done with hard work. At least there was a direction for hard work, but Nagini didn't even have a direction.
It wasn't that he didn't try other ways to break through. Base 52, which was the egg basket that Frey thought was very smart, Nagini had been there more than once, but his body didn't feel anything from the Tesseract's energy.
Although he could freely use the Tesseract's energy, the Tesseract's energy couldn't stimulate him to evolve.
What could he do?
He was also very desperate!
Until today, when Nagini saw Tony, there was an inexplicable feeling in his heart, a feeling that wasn't very real, but it was a feeling that was a little impulsive.
Of course, as a man with a normal sexual orientation, Nagini had no interest in Tony. What really made him interested was the energy source in Tony's chest. To be precise, it was the Ark energy source invented by the older generation of Stark and born in the hands of the new generation of Stark!
Unlike the crystallized energy blocks extracted and compressed by Hydra from the Rubik's Cube during World War II, the Ark's energy source was the product of the wisdom of two generations of Stark.
In terms of performance, the quality of this energy was not inferior to the energy of the Tesseract.
At the same time, because the previous Stark's initial research on energy was precisely the energy crystallization of the Tesseract, the two types of energy had a certain degree of commonality.
In the beginning, Nagini did not feel too strongly about this new energy source because the energy source in Nagini's chest was very small and was not enough to arouse the desire in Nagini's body.
But when he saw the large energy source that could power Stark for half a century?
Nagini had a strong feeling that his body needed this kind of energy!
As the energy source that emitted blue light, like a thicker version of a small triangular iron, was stuffed into Nagini's mouth …
In an instant, even without Nagini swallowing, the cells in his body spontaneously began to absorb this energy. It was like a desert that had not rained for hundreds of years, the dry and cracked earth was full of the desire for rain, and this new energy source was rainwater!
As the blue, numbing surging energy poured into Nagini's body, every cell in his body was happy from the bottom of his heart.
At the same time, in the deepest part of Nagini's body, because of the stimulation of this new energy, the genetic fragments belonging to the space began to fuse with the genetic fragments belonging to the Basilisk.
Nagini had the space gene in his body, but it did not mean that the space gene and the Basilisk gene were the same thing.
For example, the previous Basilisk gene was like a warrior, and the space gene was like a weapon. Although it belonged to the Basilisk gene, it could not be said that the weapon and the Basilisk were one. After all, one was a warrior and the other was a weapon.
But it was different now. Because of the fusion of the new energy, the warrior and the weapon began to fuse, and when the two completely fused, a new kind of creature would be born. And this creature was the fifth stage of the Basilisk!
At the same time, Nagini also understood why the energy of the Tesseract could not let him break through to the fifth stage.
Because the Tesseract contained too much space energy, and for the Basilisk gene in his body, it was nothing more than turning the weapon in his hand into another weapon.
No matter how many weapons there were, it could not achieve a qualitative change!
As for why the new energy source could?
Maybe it was because the compatibility was high, or maybe it was because the energy level was high enough?
Najini didn't know, but he did know one thing.
The moment this new energy source, which was like a thicker version of a triangular iron, was stuffed into his mouth, the door to the fifth stage of the Basilisk had already been opened by him!
But unfortunately, this heavy rain of new energy only lasted for three seconds.
Three seconds later, Najini abruptly opened his eyes and spat out the energy residue in his mouth. For the first time, his calm and even indifferent eyes showed signs of excitement.
"How much does this thing cost?!"
This was the first time Tony saw Nagini so excited, and it was also the first time he realized how terrifying Nagini was.
As the incubator of the new energy source, he knew very well what the energy residue meant — Nagini had absorbed all the energy inside!
And after a moment of thought …
Tony asked a question: "How much do you need?"
Nagini shook his head and estimated the amount required. In the end, he could only give up because there was not enough data. "I don't know, but I need this energy."
Tony rubbed his chin, his expression was somewhat pensive, as if he was considering something. "You only need the energy?
There is no limit to the size? "
Nagini nodded and said: "In theory, yes."
Tony raised his head and looked at Nagini. The two of them looked at each other, and Tony pointed at the energy residue on the ground. "Just now, you … … ate it?
Swallowed it?
Forget it, in short, the cost of that energy source is about 30 million USD. "
Nagini was stunned, and then a trace of surprise flashed through his eyes. "30 million USD for one?
Only three billion USD for a hundred? "
He had thought that the cost of this new energy source would be very high. After all, the cost of the F15 was 35 million USD, and the Mark armor produced by Tony was at least 500 million USD on the market, and it was also priceless.
What was the core of the Mark armor?
It wasn't a weapon, but an energy source!
According to Nagini's initial estimation, even if Tony said that it would cost 100 million USD, it wouldn't be excessive in his opinion.
Faced with Nagini's astonishment, Tony rolled his eyes. "Only three billion?
Stark Corporation's revenue this year is only a little more than ten billion USD. "
Because a lot of things had happened this year, although Stark Corporation didn't make a lot of money, its stock price had skyrocketed. Its current market value was about 30 million USD. If the new energy source was launched, it felt that Stark Corporation's market value would at least double.
To be honest, for an arms company, a profit of only a little more than ten billion USD a year really wasn't a lot.
But it couldn't be helped. After all, Tony had closed the weapons manufacturing department.
If it had been in the past, Tony wouldn't have cared about the three billion USD.
But it was different now. Stark Corporation hadn't had a source of income for a long time, which was why he wanted to start the new energy source.
But Nagini didn't care. Money was just a set of numbers to him, and he knew very well that his true foundation was strength.
The reason why Tony hadn't realized this problem was that he hadn't realized that times were about to change, and the era of superheroes was coming!
So, he waved his hand disapprovingly. "Deduct it from my year-end equity income. If it's not enough, I'll sell you some shares."
But Tony shook his head and said, "It's not about money."
Frowning, Nagini's eyes flickered with confusion.
“？”
Looking at Nagini's puzzled gaze, Tony explained helplessly, "The alloy to store the new energy source is very special. It requires a rare metal called vibranium. The purchase of vibranium requires authorization, and the quantity is very small."
Vibranium?
With a thoughtful expression, Nagini finally said, "I'll take care of this problem."
Tony was stunned. He looked at Nagini suspiciously. "Are you sure?
S.H.E.L.D. doesn't seem to have that much authority, right? "
But Nagini shook his head. "Don't worry, I have other channels to buy it. How much do you need?"
After thinking for a moment, he felt that the possibility wasn't high. After all, vibranium wasn't something that could be bought with money.
However, Tony chose to believe Najini in the end. He pointed at the pile of discarded energy residue on the ground and said, "The price of vibranium is ten thousand dollars per gram. The piece you just ate cost about three hundred grams of vibranium.
So, you can calculate how much you need. "
…
Three hours later, Nagini left Tony's villa with the Iron Man mask that Tony had made himself.
Throwing the mask into the passenger seat, Nagini thought for a moment, then took out his phone.
"Raymond, help me investigate two people."
"Go ahead."
"A guy named Ulysses Crow. He used to sell vibranium."
"Give me three days."
"Okay, I'll give you a small gift the next time we meet."
"What gift?"
"How about a pistol made of pure vibranium?"