Cough, cough, cough~
Through the very ordinary microphone, Luca's clear voice resonated.
"I think everyone here is clear about the purpose of inviting you all today~"
Luca stood in front of a pile of strange data collection equipment in the middle of the weapons testing ground, looking at everyone with ease.
Thanks to the waiters' reminders, everyone who had been chatting at the "open-air cocktail party" had quieted down, waiting for Luca's performance.
Although many of them—not just shareholders but even the company's backbone veterans—weren't very optimistic about the project Luca mentioned.
But after all, they were all "insiders." At such a moment, no one would jump out to cause trouble just to assert their presence.
Everyone indeed wanted to see what tricks this heir of the Aurantius family could pull off.
"I presume everyone here might understand Aurantius Industries' current situation better than I, the newcomer."
"Since this is an internal demonstration, I won't bother with cliché opening remarks. We will proceed directly to the formal testing and introduction session!"
Hearing this, everyone nodded in satisfaction. Many even showed encouraging smiles and applauded politely.
Ultimately, the current Luca was just a successor, excessively young, and hadn't truly established his prestige yet.
If Luca tried to feed these "old folks" some grand vision or philosophy in this situation, he would only make himself a laughingstock.
Instead, this pragmatic style inherited from Gina won some people's favor.
Justine Hammer, dressed in red, also applauded with a smile, but said with a hint of pride to Heinrich beside her.
"Now is the real test. Let's see if this guy is as outstanding as the person behind you claims."
Hearing this, Heinrich's expression remained unchanged, but a faint, imperceptible red light flashed in his left eye.
Many people present were whispering like Justine, but this didn't affect Luca on stage at all.
Putting down the microphone, Luca beckoned to Wrench beside him.
The impatient Wrench ran over excitedly carrying a square black briefcase, opened it, and placed it on the table.
Inside lay the "Dominator Beta 1.2" pistol "developed by Luca himself."
Yes, "Dominator Beta 1.2"!
In fact, over the past few days, Luca hadn't just been waiting for his subordinates to prepare for this internal exhibition.
During this period, he spent a lot of time researching with Haro which parts of the technology on this "knockoff Dominator" could be black-box encrypted to prevent cracking...
And which parts were suitable for patent registration and selective disclosure.
Actually, Luca only learned a few days ago that patent registration itself required detailed disclosure of technical solutions, including core principles and implementation steps, to be truly "protected."
However, this act was often the root of core technology exposure.
So, some large enterprises, especially in the military technology field, would rather risk having their technology cracked and reverse-patented...
Than register patents, choosing instead to rely on physical means to keep their product's core technology confidential.
Well, of course.
In this Marvel Universe, if certain geniuses really wanted to crack your technology, reason didn't apply.
But these true geniuses usually wouldn't apply such epoch-making technologies to the commercial field, so there was no need to worry too much.
And even if everything went smoothly next...
It would still take a lot of time from getting orders to improving factory assembly lines, and finally to actual production and sales.
So Luca could continue to balance and improve encryption and manufacturing costs.
Aside over.
At this moment, Luca calmly took the "Dominator Beta 1.2" out of the black briefcase and displayed it flat on his palm.
Of course, such an action clearly couldn't let everyone present see the weapon clearly.
Luca made a grabbing motion in the air above the "Dominator Beta 1.2" pistol, then tossed it forward.
The next moment, blue lights flashed on several machines beside him.
Then, a holographic projection, identical to the firearm in Luca's hand but magnified several times, quickly formed out of thin air in front of everyone.
Holographic projection technology, even with latency-free tactile operation.
In the real world, such things haven't been truly realized even after more than a decade.
However, in the Marvel Universe, this was already standard equipment for top scientists.
Even in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, established by S.H.I.E.L.D. to train talents for Hydra (unintentionally), there were exclusive courses named Holographic Engineering to help research-oriented agent trainees master the use of such equipment.
Fortunately, thanks to the technical support from "Daddy Haro," Luca finally experienced this set of equipment ahead of time.
And sure enough, many who hadn't seen much of the world were slightly shocked by Luca's sudden move.
But Luca didn't stop because of their astonishment.
He just held his "Dominator Beta 1.2" and began his introduction.
"I presume many of you know that my late father was dedicated to creating an epoch-making energy weapon. And this is the Ion Energy Pistol forged based on his philosophy."
"I name it—The Arbiter!"
Yes, considering that the main target audience for this weapon was state police forces, Luca chose to abandon the original name "Dominator" after some deliberation.
Perhaps in the original work, such a name carried various metaphors for a dystopian world, but as a product, Luca obviously had to consider maintaining his clients' reputation and avoiding unnecessary negative impact.
As Luca gave a simple explanation, the huge blue projection changed continuously.
By this time, many people had realized something.
"Isn't this the weapon that was circulating on the internet a while ago!?"
"No wonder he looked familiar back then. So the person in the video was the Aurantius boy!"
"What video?"
The online video these people referred to was naturally the time Luca blew up a dump truck with the [Dominator] in one shot.
However, the Battle of New York had just ended not long ago, and public attention was more focused on the Avengers and aliens. Plus, Luca had asked public relations to suppress the news, so the actual spread wasn't wide, and most videos appearing online were blurred.
But now, with the real object for comparison, some people who paid attention to such news recalled it.
However, Justine Hammer in the corner wasn't focused on Luca's subsequent introduction.
Instead, she looked at Heinrich beside her with a hint of mockery in her eyes.
"Hehe~ The Arbiter? Coincides with your philosophy, doesn't it?"