I'm the Demon King in Marvel

Lin Hao's clothes were also very thin, but at this time he had been practicing the Six Forms for four years and had made some achievements, so he was not afraid of the cold.

"I know you are interested in Maya Hansen's research results. Her research can help you improve your ideas..."

Killian ignored the idea of ​​suicide and looked at Lin Hao in astonishment: "Who are you? How do you know these things?"

"Is it difficult?" Lin Hao shook his head and smiled: "Your and Miss Hansen's papers have been published in the journal of this exchange meeting. Your research results can complement each other."

"Isn't this something that can be discovered with eyes?"

"I..." Faced with such an arrogant statement, Killian was speechless for a long time: "You..."

"The organizing committee didn't even let you on stage. They are really just a bunch of old, mediocre blind people!"

Although Killian felt somewhat resentful due to Lin Hao's age, at this moment he thought that Lin Hao was also a talented but unappreciated person like him, and he felt a sense of empathy.

Lin Hao didn't want to pay attention to his empathy, and said straight to the point: "I have some funds. Although it is not as large as Stark Industries, it should be enough to buy your patent."

Lin Hao, who had just joined the SHIELD Bureau for more than a year, did not yet have the strength to transform into a big devil, so he had to use the money he earned from the stock market to buy patents.

Killian was also lucky to meet Lin Hao during his youth.

"What?" Killian couldn't believe it: "You want to buy my patent?"

"Yes, but I can only take out $100,000," Lin Hao emphasized.

He has to buy the patent from Maya Hansen tomorrow morning, so he has to keep half of the funds.

It's a pity that one cannot leave the group alone when traveling abroad, and the young Lin Hao did not have the ability to travel thousands of miles overnight, otherwise he would have visited the financial centers of Britain, France and Germany to put his stock trading skills to good use.

"Thank you, thank you very much!" Killian couldn't help but be happy.

The appearance of Lin Hao not only brought him one hundred thousand dollars, but also made him, who was about to commit suicide, realize that he was not useless and that his research was valuable.

This gave him the confidence to live again.

Most people who commit suicide are temporarily unable to make up their minds. As long as someone can help them get out of their helpless mood, they can basically change their minds.

"Then let's go downstairs and sign the contract."

Lin Hao easily obtained the patent buyout contract signed by Killian and the detailed data and samples of the Extremis virus.

After daybreak, he knocked on Maya Hansen's door again.

At this moment, Tony Stark just put on his pants and left.

Hearing the knock on the door, Maya quickly put on her clothes and opened the door to see a face that was too young.

"High school student?"

Lin Hao finally couldn't help rolling his eyes and pointed to the badge on his chest that he had never taken off.

“Wow, you’re also a participant?” Maya exclaimed, “That’s amazing!”

The room was in a mess, with charred marks from the plant explosion, as well as the smell and residue from a night of continuous artillery fire.

Lin Hao didn't want to stay any longer and directly stated his purpose: "Ms. Hansen, I am very interested in your research results and would like to purchase your patent license."

"This..." In addition to the in-depth communication with Tony last night, Maya also had another in-depth communication and received a few suggestions from the other party.

As a "man cursed by knowledge", although Tony is not an expert in biology, he immediately came up with ideas after learning about Maya's creativity. He is like an ultra-high-performance computer. As long as you ask him a question, he can give you a preliminary answer.

"Don't worry, I'm only doing personal research and not buying it out." Lin Hao said quickly.

Killian is on the verge of collapse, so he can naturally get better conditions, but Maya is very confident in her research results.

After thinking for a moment, Maya nodded and agreed: "Okay, but let's talk about the price."

Scientific research is very expensive, and no one would refuse more funding.

This chapter just mentions the cause in passing, and what follows is a big event and a grand scene.

Chapter 212: Profit-seeking is the primary purpose of capital

After Aldredge Killian received $100,000 from Lin Hao to buy the patent, he contacted Maya Hansen as soon as he returned to America, introduced his research ideas and requested cooperation.

Maya discovered that the research results of both parties were highly complementary, and Killian's ideas were consistent with the directions Tony Stark had given her.

As a scientist, when I see that my hard work has the potential to be further developed, there is no reason to refuse such cooperation.

So after both parties negotiated the distribution of patent rights, they each put out a portion of the funds to establish a new laboratory.

After returning to America, Killian finally came out of his self-denial and realized that he had lost money.

He took the contract to consult a lawyer, who suggested that he change the initial data and re-register the patent for the achievement.

But Killian was even more outrageous. He waited until he and Maya developed a new serum and then registered a patent for the new achievement.

Because the samples had reacted chemically with each other, the initial data had changed beyond all recognition. Killian simply changed its appearance and gave the new serum another name.

Then he registered it as a new patent and completely forgot the authorization contract he signed with Lin Hao.

Lin Hao was busy arguing with his colleagues and collecting "grudges of living beings" to draw prizes at the time, so he had no time to worry about these things. Anyway, he wanted the desperate virus just for research, to see if he could improve it and use it on himself to improve his survival ability.

After all, Lin Hao was very weak and lacked a sense of security at the time, so naturally he had to use all means to strengthen his own foundation.

But later, as Lin Hao became stronger and stronger, he gradually no longer needed this virus serum.

Scientific research is a very expensive job. The $200,000 that Killian and Maya earned from selling their patents was quickly burned through, in addition to their own savings.

Fortunately, after integrating their research results, they came up with the first generation of usable desperate virus, which can actually heal severed limbs and regenerate them.

Although there is still a small problem of explosion, it is enough to attract the attention of the financial sponsor.

It was no surprise that the US military came knocking.

The technology that can regenerate severed limbs is exactly what the military needs. It not only brings economic benefits, but also stabilizes military morale.

The U.S. military, which was about to start the war in Iraq, needed a product like this that would allow soldiers to put their worries to rest.

As long as they are not hit in the vital parts and die immediately, they can use the serum to heal their wounds after coming back. Just imagine how much combat power this can stimulate.

So the military stepped in and injected money into Killian and Maya's laboratory, allowing the two to update the version of the Extremis virus as much as they wanted.

Upon receiving the news, the Cleveland Consortium relied on its close relationship with the military and used carrots and sticks to move the two men's laboratory to their base in Cleveland.

As we all know, the Great Lakes region is the traditional heavy industrial center of the United States. The Cleveland Consortium, which started out as the "Coal and Steel Combine", achieved a leapfrog development of capital during the two world wars and became one of the behind-the-scenes manipulators of the United States.

Unfortunately, after entering the new century, traditional industries declined, and the financial and information industries began to lead the new generation of capital wave.

The Cleveland Consortium had weak financial capital. The five financial institutions it owned, including the Cleveland Trust Company, had limited strength and had to rely on the financial institutions of the Eastern Consortium, especially the Morgan Consortium, to raise funds.

Coupled with the "de-industrialization" trend that emerged in the Western world after the 1960s, which led to the decline of traditional heavy industry, the Cleveland Consortium's influence in the United States also declined.

Many people do not understand why the Western world is embarking on a self-defeating "de-industrialization" movement. This is because capital is profit-seeking.

As long as we understand this premise, many strange phenomena occurring in the world of capital can be found with logical explanations.

All actions of capital are only for the pursuit of profit. If there is no profit, who will maintain the production line and support a group of workers in vain?

If there is no profit, they would rather pour the milk into the sewer than give it to the poor who have no food to eat.

Because after giving alms, no one will be willing to spend money to buy milk.

If no one spends money to buy it, how can we make a profit?

Why not lower the price? Anything you can get back is a plus.

It's so funny, do you think you have money even if you're a poor guy?

The poor who have lost their jobs are penniless and not even worth being exploited.

Even if the price is reduced, they can’t afford it!

So they can only dump it and maintain high prices so that the middle class who can still afford it will buy it.

This is the only way to truly make up for some of the losses.

After the World War, peace came and the world's demand for steel and weapons dropped significantly. Heavy industries in various countries were forced to turn to the civilian field. Factories that could seize the market could survive, but those that could not would go bankrupt.

It is impossible for the governments of the capitalist world to spend money to support the entire industrial system. They will not be like us, who will provide subsidies to keep many upstream and downstream factories going even if they are not making any money.

At most, in order to maintain their military power, they will keep a few large weapons manufacturing companies in the form of military orders, but they will not provide subsidies to maintain the entire industrial system. This behavior is even defined as "authoritarian means that violate free competition."

Are the capitalists too stupid and short-sighted?

No, it’s simply because the country is not owned exclusively by a certain consortium.

We have all heard the story of "three monks with no water to drink". Since the country is not owned by my consortium alone, why should I pay to maintain the heavy industry system?

If the next war breaks out, the production line can be adjusted temporarily. As long as the military issues massive orders, countless factories will be guaranteed to emerge across America.

This is called the orientation of capital.

Isn’t this what America did during World War I and World War II?

The "Elite Eagles" believe that even if World War III breaks out, they will still have time to adjust their production lines and repeat the grand occasion of being the "world factory" during World War II.

Selfishly, let them cut back on heavy industry when profits are falling.

Arrogance makes them feel that they can always dominate the earth and be superior.

Therefore, the influence of the Cleveland Consortium, which is mainly engaged in heavy industry, after entering the new century was far less than that of the Rockefeller Consortium, which controlled the lifeline of oil, and the major consortiums in the financial field, which has always been a sunrise industry, such as Morgan and First Citigroup.

The people in charge of the Cleveland Consortium can't just sit there and watch their influence decline, right?

For decades, they have also been planning emerging industries, but due to their weak financial power, they are often unable to compete with Rockefeller, Morgan, Citigroup and other such cheap guys.

After all, emerging industries need capital, not old, bulky heavy industrial production lines.

Fortunately, this time, relying on the layout in the military over the years, he finally got to know the research results of Killian and Maya first, and decisively took the initiative.

The Internet is too expensive, and the Cleveland consortium cannot compete with the consortium in the financial field. But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. What's more, they have not collapsed yet, and the little money that slips through their fingers is enough to support Killian's laboratory.

Killian and Maya have since moved their lab to Cleveland.

After nearly ten years of research, the stability of the Extremis virus has gradually increased, but its explosive disadvantage has not been eliminated.

It is precisely because this shortcoming is too obvious and has almost no value for civilian promotion except for military needs that other consortiums have gradually lost patience and allowed the Cleveland Consortium to enjoy the Desperate Virus alone.

What everyone wants is good things that can make money, not human bombs.

Killian, who has been trapped by the defects of the desperate virus, has finally seen the light of day.