Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

Thor didn't care about anything else. With an angry roar, endless lightning burst from his body, and he charged towards Loki like a cannonball.

But the Destroyer intercepted Thor in an instant.

The massive metal fist collided with Thor's hammer, unleashing terrifying lightning and shockwaves.

boom!!

The battle between brothers, the struggle for the throne, began at this moment. Thor and Loki abandoned their schemes and everything else, deciding the matter in the most traditional Asgardian way.

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The fervor surrounding the Frost Giants quickly died down, though it occasionally became a topic of conversation during moments of leisure.

After all, people are more concerned with daily necessities, going to work, and having children.

More interest lies in when the Terran Empire will begin its operations.

Ordinary people may not know this, but many high-level intelligence networks of major countries were astonished to discover that Terra had indeed begun to take action.

Terra's Ministry of Foreign Affairs began frequent contacts with Terra's neighboring countries, holding both overt and covert meetings.

This is clearly a very strong signal for them.

It should be noted that the countries these meetings were mostly small nations surrounding the Terra Empire, which, while not exactly impoverished, were not in much better shape.

Not far away, the common people of these small countries saw the Terran people living such a carefree and happy life.

They work hard for a few pieces of food but barely earn a penny. How can you say that these people don't feel resentful?

Therefore, for a considerable period of time before, there was a surge in illegal immigration by civilians from these neighboring countries.

They wanted to travel to the Terra Empire and request permission to immigrate and become Terrans.

Then, Terra's higher-ups would first investigate the situation to confirm that these people were indeed destitute and unable to survive, and then "reluctantly" take them in.

After all, these people have families to support and are struggling to survive; Terra cannot abandon the Emperor's mercy.

Human life is at stake.

This is quite significant for neighboring countries.

With one gate opened, the civilians in these countries were incredibly excited and thrilled upon receiving the news. What good person would refuse to become a Terran citizen?

So during that period, a large number of people from the surrounding areas began to pour into Terra.

Terra investigates and takes in every single one who comes her way.

It absorbed nearly 600,000 people in less than a month.

Even with the restrictions not fully lifted, the population figure will only increase exponentially if they are.

The high-ranking officials of those neighboring countries were utterly devastated and wanted to hold Terra accountable.

Completely lacking the courage, they could only send diplomats to cautiously and tactfully raise the matter with Terra, hoping that Terra would not make an exception, while simultaneously sealing off the border.

The consequences of a large-scale loss of population in a short period of time can be very serious.

With national turmoil and social structures collapsing, given another six months, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that these small countries are practically extinct.

The Terran Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded with great righteousness and sternness, presenting a series of investigation materials to the leaders of these small countries.

Your country is so bad that people can't even survive, can't you let them find other ways to live?

The key question is: if these people who can't survive turn to Terra for help, can Terra just abandon them?

What do you high-ups mean by this?

Is this to tarnish the benevolence of our great and supreme Emperor?

If you offend the Emperor, you high-ranking officials who disregard human life will be put on trial.

The leaders of these small countries were so frightened that they immediately lifted the border blockade, and then watched helplessly as their jubilant civilians fled with their families.

Finally, these high-level executives discussed it in a meeting and decided to just vote for it.

What else can we do but vote? Seek help from the US? The EU?

Everyone else is terrified and can barely protect themselves.

Therefore, Terra began to frequently contact and discuss this important matter with the high-ranking officials of these neighboring countries.

As the population grows, the Terra Empire's internal land development has gradually reached saturation, leaving it with no choice but to expand outwards.

Fortunately, Terra's methods were relatively mild in the early stages, focusing on mutual consent.

Moreover, it expands outwards from Terra as the center, developing and expanding at the same time without delaying either.

But some major powers are terrified.

Chapter 411 Homeland Serum (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

What are they trying to do?

Is Terra officially about to begin its expansion?

Especially among the top U.S. officials, reverse engineering of the Hulk's genes is still underway, and a super serum has not yet been created.

With not a single super soldier in sight, what are they going to do if Terra starts expanding at this time?

Terra didn't care about any of that nonsense.

They continued to slowly boil the frog, waiting for it to turn against them. At Terra's level of development, it could be said that the entire world was under the close surveillance of Starbeam.

Every move they make, every thought they have, reflects this.

With its advanced technology, vast assets, and overwhelming dominance in the realm of life, Terra has the confidence to sit back and watch the world go by.

Terra's perspective on things far exceeded the understanding of those around her.

The perspectives have long since shifted to a different level.

However, this day was a rather pleasant surprise for Terra.

Because a groundbreaking gene serum was created by the Ministry of Genetics.

That is the gene serum created based on Matthew's Compound 5 technology data and the genes of tens of thousands of mutants.

This serum is an optimized version of the Super Soldier Gene Serum.

It belongs to a combined version.

In a vast, empty base surrounded by desert and hills, on a flat plain, Reicher, the Empire's Supreme Commander, Natasha, and Melina, the Minister of Science and Technology, were gathered.

There are many pieces of equipment and instruments, as well as researchers, placed around it.

In the center of the open space stood a muscular, blond man with a buzz cut, standing over 1.9 meters tall. His thin black vest and athletic shorts accentuated his strong muscles.

He exuded a fearsome and oppressive aura.

Even a single glance into the other person's eyes can evoke a strange sense of dread.

The other person stood still, and his posture and demeanor clearly showed that he had the bearing of a soldier.

“Hughie Campbell is the best among the recruits. He is qualified in terms of combat skills, physical fitness, background, and mentality.” Melina was wearing an ordinary white shirt with the cuffs rolled up, which accentuated her already mature and domineering figure.

She gave Reicher and Natasha a brief introduction to Hughie on the other side.

"Serious V1 is a newly developed warrior-type serum, but it is slightly different from the old version. It combines the effects of the old version after injection, but also has several other abilities."

After speaking, Melina looked at Hughie and nodded to him.

The latter, with a respectful expression, saluted Reicher and Natasha before slightly crouching down.

In the eyes of Reicher and Natasha, Hughie's entire body was seen to crack a large area of ​​the concrete ground instantly, and the explosive power suddenly burst forth. With a huge roar, his entire body instantly shot straight into the sky.

Bang!Bang!Bang!

Reicher and Natasha immediately looked up, their eyes precisely catching Hughie's figure. The latter's high-speed flight continued to increase, breaking the sound barrier the instant he took off.

Cone-shaped air waves surged and exploded as they ascended into the air.

With their combined Observation Haki, nanosecond-level reaction time, and superhuman senses, no matter how fast Hughie was, he couldn't escape their perception and gaze.

Even from 10,000 meters away, they were able to capture subtle changes in Hughie's facial skin.

Not far behind the three, the instruments had already started, and the researchers' brief and meticulous conversations could be faintly heard.

They are recording Hughie's physical and ability data at this moment.

This data is uploaded to the Star Torch headquarters center in real time, analyzed, and then transmitted back here.

"The speed is good, exceeding Mach 4, and the body strength is at least over seventy tons."

Natasha doesn't need to obtain the data calculated by the Star Torch Center; she can get the result with just a little mental quantification.

She raised an eyebrow, quite satisfied with the effects of serum V1.

"Such an effect on the first injection? This serum is better than the old version?" Reicher tapped his chin and looked at Melina.

The latter nodded and explained in detail: "We removed the unstable factors of compound five and fused it with some mutant ability gene blocks to create this gene."

"It is based on an optimized version of the old serum and will have a certain degree of modification to the body."

"His brain integrates a sensory system, with the sensitivity of hearing, vision, and smell amplified hundreds or thousands of times, enabling him to accurately capture subtle sounds and smells from kilometers away, far exceeding the physiological threshold of human senses."

"The eye structure has also undergone primitive changes, and a special structure similar to a biological particle accelerator has evolved inside, called a biolaser emitting organ, which can directionally convert the body's biological energy into a high-energy laser beam, that is, thermal rays."

"The injected cells have a much higher metabolic efficiency than ordinary humans. They can directly extract energy from the environment and do not need to rely on food, oxygen or other conventional supplies to maintain energy operation."

"The maximum temperature of the heat rays should be able to reach 8000 degrees Celsius, and the power can be controlled at will after training."

"The eyes have X-ray-level vision capabilities, able to penetrate all conventional obstructions such as walls and metal, and clearly locate targets, whereas ordinary people can only rely on visible light for imaging."

"In addition, there is a super defense, a steel body composed of cells, internal organs, bones, and muscle fibers, and finally, a stance born from the body's internal physiological cycle."

"This position allows him to control the situation at will and achieve the effect of flight."

The data Melina provided elicited surprise and joy in the eyes of Rachel and Natasha.

But the surprises weren't over yet.

Melina looked up at the figure soaring high in the sun, and smiled: "Actually, we have conducted tens of millions of simulation experiments, eliminated many unstable factors, and sacrificed the initial upper limit in exchange for a stable effect. It has no side effects."

"But its greatest effect is not in adult injections, but in early childhood."

"Early childhood?"

Rachel looked at Melina, and Natasha's expression changed slightly, as if she had thought of something, but she quickly calmed down.

This is Terra, not some inhumane, damned experiment.

Sure enough, Melina continued speaking.

"The effects of this gene can be achieved through injections into infants and young children. It gradually takes effect as the body grows, reaching its maximum effect after the age of ten."

"However, we cannot guarantee the mental development of infants and toddlers, so we plan to use fifteen years old as the dividing line."

Reichel and Natasha understood immediately.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. Terra can't be said to be in the stage of universal divinity yet. They can indeed collect infants and inject them with V1 serum on a large scale, but who can guarantee how these children's personalities will be as they grow up?

Chapter 412 Thermal Rays and Flight (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

If the injection causes personality distortion in some of the infants, not to mention the extent of the damage, it at least deprives these children of their childhood.

Terra cannot sacrifice these for the sake of the overall development plan.

This is not fair to those children.

This also violates Terra's core principles and human rights.

This is one of the reasons why Rachel and Natasha were willing to follow Matthew, because Matthew respected life and the weak.

Moreover, Terra is currently on the right track and doesn't need to do this.

Fifteen years old is a good dividing line.