Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

"The Ark Reactor is a steady-state cold fusion technology, while its technology is tritium-based high-temperature fusion. Compared to the current Ark Reactor, that technology is extremely unstable, has strong radiation, and is currently still in the experimental and theoretical stage."

"I have already reported to my superiors and requested permission to contact that doctor, hoping to obtain the principles and blueprints of this technology from him."

What is this technology called?

"Artificial sun".

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Apartment buildings on 13th Street, Queens Avenue, New York.

A middle-aged man in a brown coat stood somewhat dejectedly in front of his house, but he quickly rubbed his face with his hands, took out his key, inserted it into the keyhole, turned it, and opened the door.

When he changed into slippers in the entryway and came into the living room, a blonde middle-aged woman walked over, carrying a plate of freshly prepared lunch.

When her husband came home, Rosie placed the plate on the table, went over to greet him, kissed his cheek, and asked him with concern.

"How did it go, darling?"

"It's not good. Norman has always been confident in the project, but the board's shareholders have doubts and think the risks are too great."

The husband shook his head and took off his coat, casually placing the briefcase he was holding on a chair beside him.

The wife gently took the coat and hung it on the hanger, then came over and pulled her husband to sit down in a chair.

"Believe in yourself, okay? You are the world's top nuclear energy and plasma physicist. I know that one day someone will recognize your worth."

"Ha, that's right, I am Otto Octavius."

Encouraged by his wife, Otto completely dispelled the gloom in his heart.

The couple sat at the dining table, enjoying their lunch while discussing their next steps.

Just after lunch, while his wife Rosie was washing the dishes and Otto was sitting in a chair reading the newspaper, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who?"

Otto looked up in surprise, put down his newspaper, and walked to the door to open it.

His pupils contracted, and his gaze shifted slightly upwards.

Goodness, I recognized it by its eyes, it's a brown bear.

The man in front of me looked to be 1.9 meters tall, or even close to 2 meters. He was extremely burly, and his bulging muscles could not be hidden under his suit jacket.

Not white.

On the contrary, he has Eastern European ancestry.

This is easily distinguishable from facial features and skin tone.

It's just that with that body type, wearing a suit looks really strange.

"you are?"

Faced with such a behemoth, Otto, a scientist, admitted that he was a little flustered, but he maintained his composure on the surface.

"Could I come over for a bit? I'd like to talk to you about a paper you published about two weeks ago."

The newcomer grinned.

Upon hearing this, Otto looked at the other person with some surprise in his eyes. After thinking for a moment and confirming with his eyes that the other person did not seem to have any ill intentions, he stepped aside.

Otto closed the door and followed the man inside.

Upon entering the living room, the visitor made no attempt to conceal his identity, stating directly, "Dr. Otto, my name is Ivan Vanko, I'm from Terra, and I'm the Minister of Energy. I've come to invite you to Terra."

"We can fully fund your research, PhD."

His words were like thunderclaps.

Otto's eyes widened at Ivan's words, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Terra? The Terra I'm thinking of?"

"What happened, darling?"

Hearing the noise in the kitchen, Rosie, Ivan's wife, rushed out. She was startled by Ivan's imposing figure and immediately became wary.

She thought Ivan had done something to her husband.

Fortunately, Otto calmed down quickly.

"It's nothing, Rosie, I'm just a little surprised."

At Otto's prompting, Rosie lowered her guard slightly.

Otto extended his hand to invite Ivan to sit on the sofa, and personally poured Ivan a glass of water and handed it to him.

Then he sat on a single sofa nearby, with Rosie standing beside him.

"Are you kidding me, Mr. Ivan?"

Otto took a deep breath and then said in a low voice.

He was already wondering if today was April Fool's Day.

Ivan knew Otto's concerns, so he smiled and took out a cell phone from his pocket, then placed it on the glass table in front of him.

In the gaze of Otto and his wife.

The phone automatically emitted a holographic projection image.

The screen displays papers and data.

It is Otto's thesis.

"Doctor, I'm not joking. You are the world's top nuclear physicist, and you have dedicated your entire life to working towards the goal of unlimited energy."

"But even though your project has caused a sensation, no one is willing to fund you, right?"

“Half an hour ago, the Osborn Group rejected your request again.”

Ivan's words were unpleasant, but they were true.

Otto looked at the holographic projection in front of him, and he and his wife Rosie exchanged a glance.

This technology is not yet mature enough for widespread application in the world.

Currently, it is still in the theoretical stage. Although it cannot be ruled out that someone has already achieved it, it can be compressed into a small mobile phone for use.

It is clear that even if Ivan is not from Terra, he has considerable resources and power backing him.

"Yes, I proposed this theory three years ago, but no one has been willing to fund it."

Otto was thinking to himself, but nodded and told him the truth.

"Because the risks are too great. In your project report, this risk is something no one can afford to bear. With the current material technology of mankind, the potential hidden danger of tritium fusion is strong radiation and poor confinement. Once it gets out of control, the energy in it can blow the entire New York into the sky."

"The released gravity can also swallow up any matter."

“In the project evaluation, every evaluation report was rated as having the highest risk level.”

"Believe me, even after ten years, no one will be willing to sponsor you."

Ivan pointed out the hidden concerns surrounding Otto's project.

Otto's face turned somewhat unpleasant after what was said.

No one wants to hear that the technology they've developed using all their knowledge is so terrible.

He tried to explain, but Ivan stopped him by reaching out his hand.

"Besides this, there's another one: there are people who absolutely won't allow your technology to exist."

Upon hearing this, Otto's body trembled, and Rosie also looked surprised.

"Why? Once this technology is realized, it can solve the energy crisis for all mankind. This is a revolution." Otto finally couldn't hold back anymore, his tone filled with anger.

Of course, there are still things I don't understand.

As a scientist, he never cared about, or rather, never considered, the deeper factors.

Ivan is going to teach this naive scientist a lesson he won't forget.

Do you know what the mainstream energy source is today?

Ivan, without giving Otto a chance to speak, continued to answer his own question: "It's coal, it's natural gas, and most importantly, it's oil."

"And now we are in the oil age."

"This involves the interests of the United States and many global energy giants. Dr. Otto, have you thought about what would happen once your artificial sun is realized?"

Ivan coldly stated the harsh reality: "It's destruction. The artificial sun will destroy their oil-based monopoly."

"With the advent of unlimited clean energy, the era of oil, natural gas, and coal has been completely abolished, and the wealth they plundered through monopolies has been wiped out."

What do you think they'll do?

Otto and Rosie gasped.

Neither of them was stupid; Ivan dissected the darkness beneath the surface of this world.

Indeed, an artificial sun is a wonderful vision.

Even the theories and technologies proposed by Otto himself have a very high probability of being realized.

If someone is willing to invest funds and materials, then there is a chance that an artificial sun could be successfully created.

For experimental projects of this level, even if the success rate is only 1%, let alone 20%, people will still invest in them at any cost.

But why did Otto's paper cause such a sensation, yet no one came to contact him?

It's because those companies aren't stupid.

They were all well aware of the consequences of recruiting Otto and investing in the project.

It is being targeted, both overtly and covertly, by global energy giants, and even by the US government.

What was America's former hegemony?

Economic hegemony, military hegemony, technological hegemony, and most importantly, oil hegemony.

The essence of economic hegemony is monetary hegemony.

The main reason why the US dollar can circulate all over the world and become a hard currency is oil and gold. Of course, the complementary linkages of military and technology go without saying.

Currently, the world's mainstream hard currency is oil, which even surpasses gold.

With oil pegged to the US dollar, Otto has now introduced an artificial sun that generates wireless clean energy.

Once this technology is realized and put into use.

The most direct result is that the monetary hegemony that the United States has painstakingly built up over many years is at risk of being overthrown.

Even if it doesn't directly overthrow the regime, even if it only shakes it, the impact of this turmoil is felt all over the world.

The decline in the value of oil, coal, and natural gas is inevitable.

In the short term, this turmoil may not damage the fundamentals of the oil industry, but what if it goes on for a long time?

The losses incurred and the costs to be recouped are immeasurable.

So Otto's vision was beautiful, but cruel and very realistic.

As for those groups claiming the risks are too high, that's pure nonsense.

With the resources of those conglomerates, how could they not find a piece of barren land suitable for experimentation?

Even if all else fails, there's no danger in conducting experiments on a remote island in the ocean, and even if there is danger, it won't affect the land.

It's really just an excuse.

Seeing the unpleasant expressions on Otto and his wife's faces, Ivan chuckled inwardly.

In fact, he didn't know any of these things either.

After all, Ivan's horizons broadened after joining Terra, but there are still many things he hasn't experienced and still won't understand.

For example, the hidden essence behind an artificial sun.

This was the conclusion that someone specifically analyzed and gave him after he submitted his request to higher authorities.

The goal was to recruit Otto through these conclusions.

While there might be some element of scare tactics involved, that's really how it is.

"So, I'll never have anyone to sponsor me?"

After a while, Otto spoke after processing this information, his voice becoming slightly hoarse.