Norman Osborne threw away the phone in his hand and sat back on his chair angrily.
He turned his chair and looked at the city outside the frameless glass wall behind him. From this height, he could almost see the entire New York City in full.
Remaining anger in his blue eyes.
His anger is understandable.
Just now, his incompetent subordinates lost a spider worth $40 million!
An ordinary spider is definitely not worth so much money, and Norman is not a sucker who will spend money on useless things. That spider must be worth this price.
The origin of the spider was a bit shameful, so Norman was unable to use official means to recover the lost things. This is why he was so angry.
He lost it, permanently.
He just missed a big project that could make tens of billions of profits.
The huge S.H.I.E.L.D. suddenly fell apart a few months ago, which caught everyone off guard.
While others were worried about the chaos that would inevitably come after the fall of S.H.I.E.D., a guy with vision like Norman has seized the opportunity in the crisis.
The collapse of SHIELD was sudden, and it connected the Sky Eye Society of most of SHIELD's systems, and it was not able to ensure that this sudden handover process was absolutely perfect.
Many important information flowed into society after the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., and a big businessman like Norman also took the opportunity to lie on the body of S.H.H.L.D. to absorb the nutrients they needed.
Many of SHIELD's research results on biotechnology in the past decade have fallen into the hands of Osborne companies.
That's how that spider worth $40 million came from.
This is done secretly.
However, because the authorities still maintained suppression of dangerous biological experimental projects, Norman could not immediately convert the valuable knowledge in his hands into finished products, and he could not use them to make profits.
However, just after the recent Titan riots and lobbying by numerous capitals, the World Security Council finally decided to relax the suppression of biological experimental projects.
On the one hand, the world is already full of demons, and human civilization needs better force to protect itself.
On the other hand, without the restraint of S.H.I.E.D., the ban on the World Security Council was no longer as effective as before. Many experiments were secretly restarted, and the suppression laws were no different from a single piece of paper.
It is better to just push the boat around and leave a good reputation among capitals that can influence politics.
To be honest, there are many things that cannot be done without a strong person like Alexander Pierce, even the World Security Council, which has extremely high power in name, without any matter.
In short, Norman, a large businessman who was ostensibly law-abiding, had finally let go of his hands, and his business could start researching and making profits openly.
And when everything is getting better, the biochemical spider that was originally planned as an important sample of the "spider-like biological reinforcement test" that was planned as a flagship product, was the biochemical spider "sold" from S.H.I.E.D.'s warehouse because of the negligence of several experimenters...
Lost...
Lost, my god!
Norman could not imagine how such a low-probability event would fall on him.
Norman Osborne spent several minutes calming his anger. He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the phone on the table, and called the current person in charge of his business's biology laboratory.
"That spider..."
Norman said:
"We have information about how it is cultivated. Can we copy one again?"
Faced with the big boss' inquiry, the head of the laboratory hesitated for a few seconds before answering:
"It's OK in theory, but IMHO, even if we copy a new spider, it's hard to reach the original level."
"It's not because we're not good enough, but because the spider's genetic fragment is showing signs of being locked."
"Locked?"
Norman frowned. He was also a biologist and could understand what his subordinates meant.
He asked:
"How could it be locked? Didn't it be discovered during the detection?"
"That particular gene fragment is invisible, and we discovered the problem when we were trying to copy the gene, and the boss, obviously, the guy who sold us spiders to hide it."
The head of the laboratory said:
"And according to the information we have, the spider was bred by the biologists of SHIELD, Richard Parker and Mary Parker, but the genes of the spider are not just mutated."
"We now suspect that Richard and Mary have added another genome to another weird creature while nurturing the spider."
"But the problem is here, boss."
The biologist said in a puzzled voice:
"We cannot tell what that weird creature is, it does not seem to exist in the classification of any creature known on Earth at present."
"Um..."
Norman had completely calmed down at this time. He thought for a moment and asked again:
"So, can we find Richard and Dr. Mary now? S.H.E.L.D. is no longer here, maybe we can..."
"Sad, boss."
The laboratory head whispered:
"According to the results we found, Richard and Mary died on duty as early as 1998. Their plane suffered an air crash in South America. In addition, don't you think the last names of these two people are very familiar?"
“Parker…”
After being reminded by his subordinates, Norman's eyes immediately narrowed.
"Peter Parker... Merlin Riley's nephew? Is this related to Merlin?"
After hesitating for a few seconds, Norman made up his mind and said:
"Seal... no, destroy those information and cancel this project, we can't take risks!"
"If you choose a new experimental project again, I will give you enough funds. I only require you to see the results in the shortest time!"
"Okay, boss."
The person in charge of the Biotechnology Laboratory said:
"We happened to have a very high-performing project, which is the 'enhanced serum' that SHIELD has been promoting, and it originated from Captain America Steve Rogers."
"Its official name is SS Serum. According to the experimental blueprint in our hands, we can develop a brand new bio-enhanced serum in up to 3 months! The best part is that it can also be used to delay aging and the effect is very obvious."
"Sounds great! That's it."
Norman smiled again on his face, and he knocked on the table and said:
"Please pay attention to confidentiality work, and in addition, make a makeover, don't let the finished product be related to SHIELD."
"I understand, boss."
Things were sorted out in the lab, Norman hung up the phone, and he leaned back on the chair.
After learning that the spider might have something to do with Merlin Riley, Norman suddenly felt that losing the spider didn't seem to be a bad thing.
Use $40 million to avoid the risk of death and death...
Well, it's very good!
"Boss, 1 hour later, the representative of the Hardmond Biological Laboratory and you have an appointment for the meeting."
Norman's secretary opened the office door and handed a sorted document to Norman. The sweet secretary lady whispered:
"It's about their investment project in Jurassic Park. According to analysts, the chances of success are very high, and they suggest you invest additionally."
“Jurassic Park?”
Norman opened the information, took a few glances, and soon became interested.
He rubbed his chin and said:
"A cloning experiment on ancient dinosaurs is intended to be used to build travel projects that serve the public. It is a wild idea... It is really interesting, but I want to know more about whether these cloned dinosaurs can be used for weaponization?"
He put down the information in his hand, thought for a few minutes, and said to the secretary:
"The meeting will be cancelled, and an additional $40 million investment will be invited to New York. I want to talk to him alone."
The secretary recorded the boss's orders and turned around and left the office.
Norman opened the projection on the table, re-extracted the information in his hand, and looked at it one by one, trying to find new profit growth points from it.
A few minutes later, he discovered a project that he had previously ignored.
It is a legacy of the mechanical reinforcement project within S.H.E.L.D.
"Research on the Copy Iron Man's Super Mark Armor..."
Norman looked through the systematic drawings projected in front of him, narrowed his eyes, then picked up his private cell phone and dialed a number.
"Hey? Dr. Otto? I heard that you are looking for investment in your new experimental project recently..."
"I can invest in you, but I need to use your talent in physics to make something for me, something very personal."
"Yes, a new project, I'll call it..."
"Iron Patriot!"
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As time goes by, it is not just the human world that changes.
Among the stars far away from the solar system, a broken starship was sailing silently in deep space, and some robots with Decepticon logos were repairing the starship's deck.
This starship was not a Cybertron spacecraft, but was stolen by the Decepticons from a group of interstellar pirates not long ago.
This is used as the Decepticon's new base for action and the "palace" of the newly resurrected Master Megatron.
In the transformed bridge, Megatron, in the form of a robot, was standing in front of the podium. The silver-white robot, who was more than 10 meters tall and majestic and ferocious, was looking at the sea of ​​stars in front of him.
Its loyal adjutant, the sound wave that completed the resurrection of Megatron was standing behind the leader.
"The Decepticon troops fighting in other galaxies have received your orders, and they are heading towards the scheduled assembly point. Megatron, you will soon have a powerful legion that can destroy the earth!"
The sound wave said in a low and twisted voice:
"We will return all the shame that that world brings us!"
Megatron said nothing.
After resurrection, it seemed to become more silent.
After several minutes, it spoke:
"Don't comfort me, Sonic wave, I'm not that vulnerable yet, I can accept failure, failure makes us more awake."
"Do you really think that relying on a steel legion is enough to destroy the earth? You have also seen the monsters bred by that world... a creature that transcends steel, it is not a world that can be destroyed at will."
The Decepticon leader put the giant electromagnetic cannon on his arm against the deck of the bridge and made a low voice, saying:
"The shock waves died, and the knockdowns died. The Bopai found new friends in that world and they won a victory worth remembering."
"Optimus Prime, that tenacious opponent who can never be defeated is dead."
Speaking of this, Megatron's voice actually brought a hint of regret and nostalgia, it said:
"I still remember that in the battlefield of Cybertron, Optimus Prime led the Bopai to attack us. It was my recognized opponent, but even it..."
Megatron shook his head silently, and it said:
"We will go back to Earth, but not now, we have to go back to Cybertron first!"
"There is only a piece of wreckage there, sir."
Sound wave said carefully:
"Going there will only add to sadness."
"No, there is definitely not just a ruin, sound wave."
Megatron's mechanical face showed a strange smile with a strong metallic texture, and it said:
"You saw Optimus Prime falling into the cracks in the world with your own eyes, and you are not curious about how it survived and how it reached the earth? There are mysterious things in our hometown that we have not discovered."
"And that thing may be our biggest reliance on returning to the earth! We must find it!"
Just as Megatron described his plans for the future to the adjutant, the door of the bridge was pushed open, and a Decepticon lower-level warrior walked into the bridge with respect and fear, half-kneeled behind Megatron.
It said to its chief in the language of the Cybertron:
"Mr. Megatron, the broken shuttle we picked up on Pluto was turned on, but inside... you should probably come and see it for yourself!"
"Um?"
Megatron looked at his subordinates in surprise.
These lower Decepticons dare not deceive them, that is to say, they have really made strange discoveries.
Lord Megatron did not delay. It immediately followed the Decepticon warriors to the Starship's containment warehouse, where a dismantled Cybertron shuttle was piled up.
And inside the disassembled shuttle, in the broken cockpit, was lying a weird Cybertron who had completely lost power and stopped the machine.
It has a very majestic appearance, and its huge body is painted in three colors, blue, gold and silver. Like Megatron's old friend Optimus Prime, this huge, powerful robot has a mask covering the lower half of the face.
Its disgorged eyes are light blue crystals, and its size is taller than Megatron.
Before his death, it was holding a sharp mechanical spear in its hand and throwing a strong and heavy shield at its hand.
This is obviously not an unknown character.
"Ah, look at who this is!"
When Megatron saw this strange robot, it spread its hands very exaggeratedly, like a hug.
It turned around and said to the sound wave:
"The great natural enemy, the leader of the Boss before Optimus Prime, is said to have gone to the stars to find the lost source of fire to save the hometown that was trapped in war."
"Who could have thought that such a great person would die in a wild world not far from the earth... drag it out and repair it!"
"If the magical existence on Cybertron can help Optimus Prime avoid death, then it will definitely revive the natural enemy. This time, the great natural enemy will stand on the side of the Decepticon..."
“It will be our friends, with us…”
Chapter completed!