Superman Marvel Adventures
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Adam nodded and said, "Thank you for your trust, Uncle Osborn. The reason I've been asking you to be careful with this serum is because I think the original serum is very likely not from Earth, otherwise it wouldn't be able to create monsters like Red Skull or Hulk."
Norman Osborn sighed and said, "I'm sorry, Adam, I just care too much about Harry."
Adam shrugged and said, "I understand, Uncle Osborne. I'm also someone who values family very much, but I know we need to be extra careful in times like these, since it concerns the safety of both you and Harry."
Norman Osborn nodded, then took out his phone and called the supervisor of the super serum research, saying, "Bart, don't start the clinical trials yet. Wait a while and observe the mice that have passed the trials for any other issues, then report back to me."
Bart, the head of the Super Serum project, is a middle-aged man in his thirties who wants to make a name for himself by researching the Super Serum. However, every time they overcome a new obstacle, Norman Osborn or Adam Stark always tells him to wait and not to proceed with the next experiment, which annoys him greatly. Although Norman Osborn and Adam Stark were eventually proven to be right, he still thinks that the two of them want to steal his experimental results, and therefore he is full of hostility towards them.
Just yesterday, he finally obtained the successful data on the super serum and was preparing to conduct clinical trials when he received an order from Norman Osborn to postpone the trials. How could he not be angry?
“Mr. Osborne, what do you mean by this? The super serum has already been completed, and the data has been normal without any abnormalities. Why won’t you let me conduct clinical trials?”
Norman Osborn frowned slightly after hearing this and said, "Bart, listen to me. You've seen the side effects of the super serum before, like the Hulk created by the military last time. I don't want to end up creating a monster that only knows how to destroy."
Bart scoffed, "I'm not one of those useless guys at the military research base, Mr. Osborn. Please give me a chance. I will definitely succeed. I have conducted many simulation experiments. I can guarantee that the super serum is flawless and there will be no side effects."
Norman Osborn said coldly, "Bart, please remember, the Super Serum is not something you are researching alone. If any problems arise, not only will you be held responsible, but Osborn Corporation will also bear some responsibility. So, for the sake of completeness, it is best to wait a month and carefully observe the condition of those white mice."
Bart was furious upon hearing this. He had always considered the Super Serum his own project, and he couldn't possibly allow the experiment to be stopped just when it was about to succeed. However, Osborn Corporation was the financial backer of the project, and he couldn't completely offend Norman Osborn. Therefore, he had no choice but to agree to Norman Osborn's request and then decided to conduct the human trials in secret. He had complete confidence in his abilities and felt that there was no possibility of any problems.
"I understand, I will postpone the clinical trial." Norman Osborn hung up the phone after saying that, leaving him looking rather grim.
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Chapter 138 Peter Parker's Secret
Seeing that Norman Osborn looked a little upset, Adam comforted him, "Alright, Uncle Osborn, don't be angry. Perhaps Mr. Bart is just too eager for success."
Norman Osborn sighed softly and said, "Oh! You must be laughing at me. These scientists all have some peculiar temperaments."
Adam laughed and said, "It's alright. I know some scientists do have tempers that are both funny and exasperating. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go out and see if there are any students worth nurturing."
Norman Osborn nodded and said, "That's true. Let's go then." He then left the office with Adam and went to the exhibition area.
Inside the exhibition area, a young woman wearing an Oxwell Corporation employee badge was explaining Oxwell Corporation products to a dozen or so students from various universities and high schools. However, what caught Adam's attention wasn't the woman, but Peter Parker standing in the crowd, covering his face with a brochure. This struck Adam as odd, and a glance at the name tag on Peter's chest revealed that he had sneaked in using someone else's ID.
Norman Osborn also noticed Adam's actions. Of course, he didn't see Peter Parker, but assumed that it was the girl in white who had caught Adam's attention. So he laughed and said, "That little girl is called Gwen Stacy. She's a very hardworking girl. Of course, her father is the New York City Police Commissioner."
Adam paused slightly, then said, "Oh, it seems the company has acquired a valuable asset." He gave a casual reply and continued observing Peter Parker. He hadn't told Norman Osborn because he trusted Peter, assuming he might be there to visit the Osborn Corporation.
Peter Parker, unaware that he had been discovered, continued with his plan. As for why he chose to sneak in instead of using his status as Harry's friend, it all started last week.
A week ago, Peter Parker's uncle's basement water pipes broke, causing some items to be moved outside. During this time, he suddenly discovered a briefcase belonging to his father. For some reason, Peter Parker, almost against his will, examined the briefcase and found genetic data inside. At that moment, a voice inside Peter Parker kept telling him that the reason his parents had suddenly sent him to his uncle's house seemed to be related to these items.
Through further investigation, Peter finally discovered a clue: his father had previously had a deep collaboration with Norman Osborn, something he had never heard of before, and Norman Osborn had never mentioned to him. Therefore, he suddenly became suspicious of the Osborn Corporation and decided to investigate it himself.
And wouldn't you know it, the Osborn Corporate Show started today. He used some tricks to get his hands on someone else's ID card and then attended the show. Unfortunately, his luck seemed to have run out at this moment. The Osborn Corporate representative who came to greet these students was actually his classmate, the goddess in the hearts of all the male students—Gwen Stacy.
Seeing the other party begin to introduce the products of the Oxford Corporation with great skill, Peter Parker used the Oxford Corporation brochure to cover his face and followed the other party to a very famous disabled doctor, Dr. Connors.
At this moment, Dr. Connors was introducing his product to the students. His product had been under development for so long that it might have been shut down had Adam Stark not expressed interest in it. Therefore, he wanted to raise awareness and gain support from all sectors of society. Even though some of the students might not understand the concepts, Dr. Connors still explained them to them in detail.
At this moment, Peter Parker, who was somewhat distracted, suddenly noticed that some of the formulas written in his father's diary seemed similar to what Dr. Connors was researching. In fact, Dr. Connors's research was even more advanced than the materials his father had left behind. This piqued Peter Parker's interest in Dr. Connors, and he wanted to learn more about his father from him.
Therefore, after Dr. Connors explained his experiment, he revealed some tips mentioned in his father's diary. This successfully caught Dr. Connors' attention. Of course, Gwen Stacy had also discovered Peter Parker, but Peter couldn't care less about that now. What he needed was to get Dr. Connors' attention so he could investigate the true cause of his father's death.
Sure enough, Peter's tips hadn't been in vain. Dr. Connors had indeed noticed the seemingly ordinary boy and was about to ask him some more questions when his assistant told him that Norman Osborn and Adam Stark had arrived and that he should hurry over.
Dr. Connors hesitated for a moment, then looked at Peter Parker and said, "Well, I'm quite interested in some of what you just said. If you're interested in this project, you can come find me. Here's my business card!" He then handed Peter Parker his business card, apologized to the others, and left the laboratory.
Peter Parker smiled slightly and put the business card away. At that moment, Gwen Stacy glanced at him, then told the other students to watch the next target. She herself walked at the back, blocking Peter Parker's path.
"Mr. Peter Parker, when did you change your name?"
Peter Parker looked at Gwen Stacy and said, "I mean no harm. I just want to visit the Auschwitz Corporation."
Gwen Stacy, however, did not think so. Because of her previous encounter with Uncle Peter at school, she knew that Peter had a crush on her. Therefore, she thought that Peter might have come here because he heard that she was working here. Although she was indeed a little touched, Gwen Stacy could not let Peter continue to stay at the company. If someone found out, the consequences would be terrible.
“Okay, Peter, I know you like me, but you can’t just follow me around like this. It makes me look down on you.”
Peter Parker was speechless. Yes, he did have a crush on the girl in front of him, just like his classmates at school, but he really wasn't following her this time. He hurriedly explained, but Gwen Stacy still wouldn't listen and just kept telling him to leave.
After reading this, Peter pretended to leave, and as Gwen Stacy turned to leave, he continued walking towards his goal. He found a number in his father's notebook, which seemed to be the number of a certain laboratory. If he could find that laboratory, he might be able to obtain some clues.
He made his way to the numbered laboratory he was looking for by hiding and dodging. The reason it was so easy was because it was the company's annual exhibition day, so there were many strangers in the company. Moreover, because everyone had their own identification card, Peter Parker was able to sneak into the most secret laboratory of the Oxcorp Corporation so easily.
However, after Peter Parker went inside, he didn't see any information about his father except for some cultured spiders, which made him somewhat discouraged. He couldn't help but slam his fist on the computer. Unfortunately, at that moment, his hand accidentally touched a button, and the glass covers of the culture tanks suddenly opened, and Peter Parker was surrounded by a group of spiders.
Peter Parker struggled to escape the laboratory, only to find that he had apparently triggered some security measures, forcing him to slip away unnoticed. He made his way out without incident, and just as Peter Parker breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he could leave the Oxcorp Corporation undetected, he was stopped by someone.
"Hey bastard, how come the ID card you're wearing is mine? Damn it, do you know I almost got beaten up by security?"
Peter Parker was taken aback. This was truly a case of a fake meeting the real deal. He casually handed the ID card to the other party and said, "Oh, brother, I was walking too fast and accidentally took the wrong one. Here, take it back."
But the man didn't believe Peter Parker's words and shouted at the security guards beside him, "Now you know I was indeed invited! Why are you still standing here? Throw this guy who tried to sneak into O'S Corporation out! Hmph, I'll definitely tell your supervisor about this, you just wait!"
The security guards' expressions changed upon hearing this. The other person was someone the company had invited to participate in the exhibition, so they couldn't lay a hand on him. But this imposter wasn't. So, with a sneer, they beat Peter up severely while he was filled with fear, and then threw Peter Parker out of the O'S Enterprise Building.
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Chapter 139 Sowing Discord
Adam was unaware that Peter had been brutally beaten and thrown out of the O'S Corporation's gates, as he was discussing the limb regeneration experiment with Dr. Connors. Perhaps because of Adam's help, no one pressured Dr. Connors, and thus the doctor indeed discovered some flaws. He prepared to modify the lizard's genes, removing unnecessary factors or adding genes that could suppress the lizard's cold-blooded nature.
Adam was very interested in this, and he also had some useful knowledge in his memory, so he chatted happily with Dr. Connors. However, Adam could clearly sense that Dr. Connors was somewhat out of sorts.
He asked with a puzzled look, "What happened, Dr. Connors? You seem to have something on your mind."
After hearing this, Dr. Connors put his mind at ease and said, "It's nothing. I just met a very interesting student who gave me some brilliant suggestions, but they sounded a bit familiar, so I was a little distracted."
After hearing this, Adam asked, "Oh, do you know his name? If he can really help your career, we can invite him to participate in this project, or we can buy the information he has."
Dr. Connors shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't see his name. He seems to be attending this year's annual exhibition in someone else's place. However, I have left him my business card. He seems very interested in my experiment, and I think he will come to me."
He had indeed discovered that Peter Parker was using someone else's ID card, but he didn't say anything. After all, he could tell that the other person was genuinely interested in his project, unlike others who seemed uninterested just because they saw he was disabled.
However, Adam had already guessed who the other person was after hearing Dr. Connors' words: Peter Parker, the only student among them who had entered the company with an ID card that wasn't his own. This time, Adam was genuinely interested in this person. During their first meeting, he had given Peter Parker some challenging questions, which Peter answered perfectly and had some interesting points to offer—a promising young man.
After hearing this, Norman Osborn said, "In that case, let's go check the video. We really can't afford to lose someone like him." He then picked up his phone, pressed a few buttons, and pulled up the company's surveillance videos, then opened the video from the laboratory where Dr. Connors was located.
However, he noticed that the other person seemed to want others to know he had been there, so quite coincidentally or deliberately, they avoided the cameras and didn't let Norman Osborne see their face. But after watching a few videos, he discovered that the mysterious person seemed to have spoken to Gwen Stacy before returning.
Adam smiled slightly after reading it and said, "Perhaps we can ask Miss Gwen Stacy; she seems to know the other party."
Dr. Connors shrugged and said, "Or perhaps we can wait. I have a feeling he'll come looking for me again."
Norman Osborn watched the video intently and said, "I think I have to investigate this person's identity. It's very unusual that he used all sorts of methods to evade surveillance. I don't believe he's just here to say a few words to Dr. Connors."
After hearing this, Adam said, "Alright, you can have your men check their information, but I think we should leave now. The military should have arrived by now. If we don't come out soon, I don't know what Sam will say to them."
Norman Osborn's eyes flashed with a cold light after hearing this, and he said, "I think there's something wrong with this Sam. He was always a minor shareholder and had no other source of funds. Suddenly he acquired 25% of the company's shares and became the third largest shareholder, which makes me suspicious."
Adam nodded and said, "That's what I think too. That's why I said I'd have Athena investigate if the other party has any unspeakable secrets."
Norman Osborn, having learned of Athena's power after the last incident, nodded and said, "Well, that's fine. I think you'll be in charge of investigating Sam's funding sources. There shouldn't be any problems. Let's go, I think those people are getting impatient." With that, he led Adam to a conference room on the fourteenth floor.
And so, Adam, Norman Osborn, and Dr. Connors went to the conference room to meet the military representatives, and of course, they also met Sam, who had become a human, and he was talking to the military representatives about a flying machine and bio-armor.
Adam had previously seen information about the bat-like aircraft and bio-armor, secret weapons that Norman Osborn was planning to sell to the US military. However, he hadn't expected Sam to find out about it, and it seemed he was already getting involved.
Adam didn't need to look to know that Norman Osborn was on the verge of exploding. After all, although Sam was also a shareholder of the company, the bat-shaped aircraft and bio-armor were one of Norman Osborn's projects to gain more profits in conjunction with the super serum. He couldn't tolerate the other party interfering.
The military representative glanced up slightly as Norman Osborn entered, offering a greeting. Then he saw Adam behind Norman Osborn discussing matters with Dr. Connors, and immediately stood up.
Adam frowned slightly; this was blatant provocation. He said, "Mr. Wells, we meet again."
The military representative named Wells approached Adam almost humbly and said, "Oh, Mr. Adam, I didn't expect you to be attending the O'S Corporation's annual exhibition."
Adam said calmly, "Hmph, don't tell me you don't know I'm the second largest shareholder of this company, Mr. Wells."
Standing next to Wells, Sam smiled and said, "Hehe, I understand what Mr. Wells means. He was saying that he thought you were too busy to attend the Stark Industries annual exhibition, but he didn't expect you to have time to attend such an exhibition."
Adam said calmly, "Which annual exhibition I attend is my own business, and it seems I don't need to interfere. Well, now that Mr. Normanas is here, I won't take the lead. Of course, if Mr. Wells has anything to say, we can talk about it later."
Wells nodded slightly and said, "I understand. Since today is Osborn Corporation's annual exhibition, let's not talk about anything else. By the way, Mr. Osborn, you seem to have been researching the super serum for some time now. I'd like to know if there has been any progress."
Norman Osborn said calmly, "Please rest assured, Mr. Wells, the super serum has been successfully developed, but it is currently in the final experimental stage. As long as we can confirm that the super serum has no side effects, we can begin clinical trials."
Sam frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Mr. Osborn, I heard from Mr. Bart that the super serum is ready for clinical trials. Why do you say it's still in the testing phase?"
Wells asked, "Huh? Is that so? Mr. Osborne, please give me an answer, or I will report this to the Pentagon."
Norman Osborn glanced at Sam after hearing this and said, "Bart is right. This super serum is indeed ready for clinical trials, but he overlooked a crucial issue: the side effects of the super serum. Do you really need this inferior serum with side effects?"
Sam was taken aback, wondering if Bart had really deceived him. But he knew that now that Bart had pledged allegiance to him, there was no reason for him to lie. So he said, "Mr. Osborn, what do you mean by that? What evidence do you have that the current super serum has side effects?"
Norman Osborn said calmly, "I'm sorry, there's no evidence to prove any side effects yet, but we must be cautious."
Wells scoffed and said, "Ha, you dare to talk nonsense without any evidence? I understand, Mr. Osborne, are you trying to blackmail the Pentagon?"
Adam couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Please watch your words, Mr. Wells. The super serum may have side effects. I mentioned this to Mr. Osborn. Aren't you military afraid of creating another Hulk? Have you forgotten how Red Skull was formed in the first place?"
Wells hesitated for a moment after hearing this. He knew about the Hulk, which was a super monster created by General Ross and his men. Since Adam had said so, he couldn't refuse him. Besides, he had a mission to complete.
"Alright, I'll give you, Mr. Adam Stark, face and assume you're telling the truth, Mr. Osborne. I'll give you three months. If you can't come up with an answer within three months, don't blame us for being impolite."
Sam smiled slightly and said, "Oh dear, we really have to thank Mr. Adam. We wouldn't know what to do without your help."
Norman Osborne narrowed his eyes and said, "Alright, I'll give you an answer in three months!" He ignored Adam's wink, leaving Adam somewhat helpless.
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Chapter 140 Celebrity Party
Adam wanted to persuade Norman Osborn, but Norman Osborn had his own pride, so he pretended not to see Adam's signal and set the time for the super serum to be completed in three months, which made Adam sigh inwardly.
Adam knew that although things seemed fine between them now, small cracks had appeared between them, and they could no longer return to the level of trust they once had. Firstly, the Osborn Corporation had now fully developed and no longer needed Adam Stark's connections; secondly, Norman Osborn was not the type to be subservient to others.
With the timing of the super serum set and the distrust between Norman Osborn and Adam Stark successfully broken, Wells seemed quite pleased and began urging Norman Osborn to show them Osborn's latest bio-armor and bat-shaped aircraft.
Since the matter had already been exposed, Norman Osborn didn't try to deny it. He led them directly to another research lab and brought out the aircraft and bio-armor that were still under development.
"These are the bio-armor and aircraft that our company is currently developing. However, ordinary people cannot use these devices no matter how much training they receive, because both of these weapons are biological weapons. For example, this armor uses bioelectric energy technology, which can absorb excess bioelectricity from the human body to provide itself with energy. Therefore, it requires our super serum to work in conjunction with it."
Adam nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "A very powerful weapon."
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