Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

The successful development of a serum with no side effects would move anyone, but it was different for Matthew.

Because all the groundwork, actions, and a large amount of funding and resources have been invested here, successful research and development is only a matter of time.

It is only natural.

It's different from the US government, military, and Hydra.

Within the government, the CIA and the military are plagued by internal power struggles and conflicts of interest, resulting in disunity, insufficient funding, and a lack of a relatively complete serum formula.

Even with Isaiah's blood sample, it would be impossible to develop a serum without side effects.

After all, these institutions, though seemingly independent, are actually subordinate to the largest institution in the United States. In the struggle for interests and power, none of them want the other to succeed in something.

Which organization doesn't have dozens of moles and spies?

Even high-ranking officials will betray the interests of their own organizations.

Once I've set my sights on something and you want to succeed, I'll do everything in my power to make you fail. As long as you don't succeed, that's the greatest success for me.

Pierce's Hydra had Howard's version of the serum formula, which was later injected and transformed into Bucky, one of the five super soldiers frozen in Siberia.

Why was there no further research or optimization?

Because of their different positioning, they have power, resources, and formulas, but their strategic positioning is to lie in wait and develop.

Because Hydra is too special.

After World War II, they were attacked by countries all over the world and became a global enemy. After being defeated, they could only infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. through Project Paperclip or flee to the world to lie low.

The super soldier is too eye-catching.

They created Bucky the Winter Soldier to carry out assassination missions for Hydra, but he ended up being targeted by the CIA and the military, who sent Isaiah to assassinate him.

If more are built, they will only be exposed faster.

But if you build it and then don't use it, it's a pure waste of manpower and resources.

Therefore, they simply abandoned this approach and instead pursued an elite high-level strategy, using threats, bribery, or recruitment to place people in the upper echelons of the US government and military to control the United States, and then use this behemoth to threaten the world with force.

By then, with advancements in technology, it will be just as timely to develop the serum.

The strategic goals and ideas were excellent, and the success rate was high, but unfortunately, the company's own boss intervened and stole the fruits of their labor.

These forces have various reasons, more or less, that prevent them from developing the serum and creating super soldiers.

Matthew's strategic goals were completely different.

He was a true monarch, wielding absolute power. Although he seemed to delegate authority, Matthew set the overall direction and goals, while others handled the details and wholeheartedly assisted him.

Even with the help of Negri's Memory-Memory Fruit, the inherent advantage of the information channels enabled the completion of the task in such a short time.

In general, it is a non-replicable approach.

"Alright, now you all need to undergo another round of physical tests and blood tests. During the observation period, we need to conduct simulated experimental matching calculations to achieve a 100% success rate."

After everyone finished talking, Milson cleared his throat.

After saying that, he looked at Natasha and Melina: "Especially you two, you have undergone human modification technology and may need to adapt and modify the serum."

Chapter 59 The Astartes Chapter and the Raven Chapter (Seeking monthly votes and recommendations)

Yes, Natasha, Melina, and all the other Black Widows who graduated were not ordinary people.

All of them underwent human body modification surgery upon graduation.

The formula plundered from the Red House was an infinite formula from the Soviet era.

The concept is similar to the super soldier gene serum, but the effect is very weak. At most, it can extend lifespan and slow down aging.

The most brutal hysterectomy is just one of the procedures in the surgery.

Therefore, Black Widows are generally much stronger than normal adult men.

Without the corresponding physical fitness, many of the skills they have trained and developed since childhood cannot be fully utilized.

As the perfect spy and agent in the eyes of the Red Room, one must have a beautiful and delicate appearance, as well as the strength and skills to carry out assassinations or combat missions.

Because of this surgery, their bodies are somewhat different from those of ordinary people.

The experimental base had previously devoted all its resources and energy to the research and development of the super soldier gene serum, and had not gained a deep understanding of the data examined by Natasha and others.

Now that the serum has been successfully developed, his next task is to match the Black Widows with the appropriate serum.

If an adverse reaction occurs after the injection, the consequences could be quite serious.

"clear."

Natasha and Melina nodded in agreement.

They did not object to the serum injection, and they understood that as Matthew's personal spies and warriors, becoming stronger was an essential part of the process.

After the exchange was over, the battle between Bucky and Gene in the training room had also ended.

As the training room door was pushed open.

Gene and Bucky came out.

Judging from the slight rise and fall of their chests, the intense battle of the past hour had not taken a heavy toll on their physical strength.

"Sir."

Gene looked excited and saluted Reicher and the others.

He was originally just an ordinary soldier who had retired from the army. His life after retirement was not good because he could not find a job to support himself, which made him very distressed.

Fortunately, a former comrade-in-arms from the army recruited him, and he joined Matthew's team.

The benefits are very generous.

Compared to the outstanding soldiers in the unit, he seemed quite mediocre.

He usually trains very hard and tries to use his free time to learn various kinds of knowledge in order to repay this generous treatment. However, his talent is limited, and he cannot become the best soldier.

Gene was also troubled.

Fortunately, his supervisor, Reicher, spoke with him and said that he could participate in a human experiment, but it was not mandatory and depended on his own willingness.

Gene agreed without any hesitation.

After the experiment, Gene realized that his choice was correct.

"how do you feel?"

Lei Che asked.

“Feels great, sir, no adverse reactions whatsoever,” Gene replied loudly, standing ramrod straight.

"Very good, go for follow-up observation until the observation period ends."

"Yes, sir."

Gene left with Milson and Jamie.

“Great lad,” Nigley complimented.

"Alright, we need to start preparing now. As per the BOSS's instructions, besides us, we need to gather a thousand soldiers to receive the follow-up injections and form the Astartes Legion."

After saying that, Rachel looked at Melina: "Melina, you need to be prepared on your end too."

Compared to ordinary soldiers, it's impossible to just leave more than 100 Black Widows there.

They will also form a brand new chapter, with fewer members, but with a different mission objective than the Astartes Chapter.

"I will tell them the news."

“Good, Negri, Bucky. We still need to recruit more. In addition, the plan is to start expanding, investing in private orphanages in various countries, taking in homeless orphans, teaching and nurturing these children, and conducting long-term observation.”

“After final observation, we will incorporate them.”

"Melina, the BOSS has appointed you as the Executive Director of the Science and Technology Department. You will be responsible for continuing to recruit experts from various fields. We need these talents to develop excellent technological products in various fields."

"Natasha, Roseco, you two are in charge of the Black Widows and forming the Raven Legion."

Rachel slowly recounted the subsequent strategic plans and appointments formulated by Matthew.

"Yes!!"

Everyone was excited, wondering how wonderful and imaginative the future Matthew had envisioned would be.

What was the ultimate strategic outcome for Matthew, as the supreme leader?

No one thought about it or speculated about it; they all knew they were participants and witnesses.

"We need a territory, a very large territory."

"Nigley said, frowning."

They have assets, resources, people, and weapons, but what they lack is a base camp, a real base camp.

"The BOSS has chosen two for us, but not now. We'll wait until the warband is fully formed."

Lei Che's lips curled up.

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Kama Taj.

Matthew lay leisurely in a rocking chair on the second-floor balcony, flipping through a beginner's book of proverbs in front of him while pondering and analyzing its contents.

The smile on his face showed that he was in a very good mood.

He had completely read through that thick book of ancient Sanskrit text.

The prerequisite for learning magic is being able to read and write ancient Sanskrit.

Ancient Sanskrit has very few basic letters, only 48.

However, by applying the rules of compound consonants, hundreds of different character shapes can be produced in actual writing.

This is why Sanskrit looks so dense; a single word may contain multiple consonant clusters.

Therefore, what he needed to thoroughly understand and memorize was not just the simple 48 basic letters, but grammar, noun declension, verb conjugation, and so on.

Reading and understanding are the truly difficult things.

It would take an ordinary apprentice three months or even longer to fully understand ancient Sanskrit, and even a genius like Strange would need more than two weeks.

Matthew actually mastered it completely in just one week.

His growth path was comprehensive, not only in terms of physique but also in his mind and brain. Without sufficient computing power, Matthew would not be able to control his ever-growing physique.

For example, daily training and practicing the Six Forms involve subtle body control, power generation, and retraction, all of which develop the brain through repeated practice.

If we're talking about geniuses, Matthew has long been a genius.

He spent the rest of his time reading this beginner's book of proverbs, meditating, learning about magic, and so on.

To be honest, meditation alone has brought him great benefits. Even without training, his mental strength has grown considerably, which has led to improvements in his Observation Haki and Armament Haki.

As for Conqueror's Haki, it is related to his own will and beliefs, and the growth effect brought by meditation is not significant.

To put it simply, the greater his ambition and the stronger his conviction, the stronger his Conqueror's Haki.

It can be said that in this universe, Matthew's earliest ambition and belief made his Conqueror's Haki have the most exaggerated upper limit, because there is almost no end in sight.

As for magic, he already has a clue.

Chapter Sixty: The Essence of Magical Energy (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The Ancient One said that for Matthew to successfully learn magic, the first hurdle is how to integrate magic with himself.

Other mages need to meditate to strengthen their soul and spiritual power, so that they can connect to the magical dimension through spells, hand gestures, and other means, thereby absorbing the magical dimension and then casting spells.

Matthew could easily bypass the connection to the magical dimension and draw magical energy from it.

However, he needs to use incantations and hand gestures, or simpler methods, to mobilize the energy in his body to cast spells.