Chapter 82: Prism Plan?
"Osborne Aerospace successfully launched a super spacecraft with a carrying capacity of over 100 tons into low-Earth orbit!"
Although the space race is no longer popular today, this does not mean that no one pays attention to this industry.
On the contrary, its development has always attracted the interest of ordinary people. After all, it was once a highly patriotic cause.
The yearning for the sky has always been one of humanity's pursuits. Gazing upward, there are countless treasures waiting to be discovered.
As soon as the news broke, the Internet exploded with excitement. Not only that, but Osborne also posted a recruitment advertisement for space operators called "deep space engineers."
As we all know, astronaut training is a complex and lengthy process. The training encompasses a series of intricate courses, including basic aerospace science, physical fitness, psychological training, and operational skills, which typically takes several years.
However, Harry can't afford to wait that long. Besides, Osborne's spacecraft is exceptionally safe, with technology that is highly advanced. The physical aspect can be managed with aviation armor. Regarding the knowledge component, he doesn't require someone who knows everything; to be an astronaut, one only needs a high IQ.
This program aims to train three types of individuals:
The first type is captains with detailed aerospace knowledge, excellent psychological qualities, and the ability to command the crew to complete their tasks.
The second type consists of operators proficient in specific space operations, such as asteroid mining or space construction. While they may not need a comprehensive perspective, they must be passionate about their work.
The third type is those who engage in research.
Harry plans to assemble 20 teams by the end of the year, each comprising five individuals, for a total of 100 deep space engineers.
The fight against aliens will commence next year. Following this conflict, the global economy will inevitably enter a downturn, and the influence of organizations such as S.H.I.E.L.D. will gradually increase.
The best way to circumvent them is to soar into the sky.
The rewards promised by Osborne were equally impressive. Under the dual allure of financial gain and ideals, signing up to become a deep space engineer quickly became a trend.
"Did you apply?"
"I signed up; what about you?"
Conversations like this began to surface worldwide, with a wealth of talented individuals vying for spots.
After screening, a total of 500 candidates passed the preliminary selection. Standing before this phalanx of hopefuls, Harry noticed many individuals who appeared as calm as still water through his "link" vision.
He then began to speak to the remaining candidates one by one, eliminating yet another group.
After filtering out agents and commercial spies from unknown origins, only 196 individuals remained who met the criteria.
Wow, three-fifths of the candidates were cut.
Harry felt a bit helpless about this; it seems this world has a plethora of agents.
In summary, the first phase of the Deep Space Engineer Project was finally successfully launched. Soon, Osborne will possess 20 engineering ships capable of independently conducting space operations.
Seated in his office chair, Harry reflected on the companies under the Osborne Group.
First, there is the original Osborne Biotechnology, whose visible business areas include neural implants, high-tech prosthetics, artificial organs, medical services, and various pharmaceuticals.
Osborne Energy Technologies maintains the power grid and fusion power plants, alongside producing various types of batteries.
Osborne Military Industries specializes in selling various powered armors and powered exoskeletons.
Grady Fluor Company is primarily responsible for ctOS. Although Harry has done everything possible to eliminate the hurdles to fully implementing ctOS, it is evident that the American populace, raised to value freedom, still regards privacy as sacred and inviolable, leading to substantial opposition.
Osborne Aerospace Technologies oversees the development of the sky domain.
These companies have gradually spread out like a web and are thriving.
However, it remains uncertain when this web will entirely encompass all areas of human economic activity.
Speaking of which, ctOS has recently encountered new opponents, and these objections are constantly emerging. Although Harry has endeavored to raise citizens' awareness of its benefits, it seems these Americans still view the matter as a given.
While Harry was deep in thought, Hurley called the company's internal phone line.
"Harry, you may need to prepare. Representatives from the NSA and FBI are on their way to see you."
Harry stroked his chin, forming several guesses in his mind.
"Hello, Mr. Osborne, I am Carson Wolfe, and here is my ID."
"Christopher Avery."
One of the two is from the NSA, serving as the NSA Special Agent in Charge in New York, while the other is from the FBI, also a senior official.
"Osborne welcomes you both. I wonder what brings the NSA and FBI here?"
The two exchanged glances, and finally, Wolfe spoke first.
"With the launch of ctOS and urban efficiency reaching an all-time high in recent months, Osborne is undoubtedly one of the leading technology companies in operation today."
"Mr. Wolfe, thank you very much. It is the NSA and FBI that have made the United States the safest country in the world. Osborne is merely a small technology company."
Harry was speaking nonsense, but he understood what these two national security agencies were after.
Upon hearing this, Watson and Avery exchanged looks, sensing that Osborne didn't seem too difficult to approach.
"I wonder what Mr. Osborne thinks of the Patriot Act?" Watson inquired.
The Patriot Act is a bill passed by Congress and signed by the president after the events of 9/11, which expanded the powers of U.S. law enforcement agencies, with the NSA playing a central role.
However, while the United States employs a series of laws to counter KBism, many provisions within these bills have vague interpretations of citizens' privacy rights, provoking questions and condemnations from civil society groups.
The most notorious privacy scandal that surfaced after this was the infamous Prism scandal.
At this moment, the public can only be characterized as suspicious and questioning, but due to the precedent set by the KB attack, everyone is limited to expressing their opinions, primarily online.
Harry recalled this matter. Living in the world of superheroes, he had nearly forgotten these issues. He also noted that these Americans did not seem as challenging to deal with as he remembered—they had not even taken to the streets.
At this juncture, he roughly guessed why they had come to him.
They were inviting him to join the Prism Project.
"...A bill worthy of its name, which can filter out the patriots among us," Harry mused before replying.
Isn't that correct? Anyone who doesn't comply is deemed unpatriotic.
And those who have accepted it... can also be assessed to determine their patriotism.
Upon hearing Harry's response, Watson smiled, Avery chuckled, and Harry joined in their laughter.
The three shared a laugh, but Harry's amusement stemmed from a different understanding than theirs.
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Chapter 83: Brand Loyalty
"It seems that Mr. Osborne is also a true patriot. Please take a look at this document."
Harry opened the file, which required Osborne to provide a significant amount of sensitive data to the NSA, including citizens' travel records, mobile phone browsing history, and essentially all private information.
The benefits of participating in the Prism Project are clear—the promotion of ctOS would receive support from Congress, along with substantial annual special funding.
However, the problem is that the U.S. intelligence system has serious flaws. Snowden was not a high-level intelligence officer; he was merely an employee of a defense contractor.
The fact that a defense contractor employee had access to this kind of secret and leaked it suggests serious issues within the NSA and the FBI.
Harry had no interest in assisting the U.S. intelligence system, which was riddled with loopholes, in finding and fixing these flaws. Instead, he could do the opposite.
Now that he was aware of the impending consequences, he could play the victim.
He could present himself as a clean, law-abiding information company.
After reading the document, Harry frowned.
"With all due respect, much of the information requested by the federal government seems to violate citizens' privacy. This does not align with the spirit of freedom in the United States, and it carries legal risks."
Hearing this, Watson shook his head. "This is all for national security. Mr. Osborne also stated that this is to screen out true patriots."
"Technology giants like Osborne have the capability to process information, so they naturally bear the responsibility of transmitting and managing that information. We are simply asking Osborne to fulfill this responsibility."
Harry continued to act, his frown deepening.
Although the outside world claims that the United States is a country controlled by capital— which isn't entirely inaccurate—capital doesn't refer solely to a specific entity.
When the U.S. government negotiates with you, it often means that interest groups other than yourself are negotiating terms with you.
Furthermore, Project Prism is an international large-scale surveillance initiative.
If Harry were to refuse, various complications would arise, potentially leaving him with a hefty fine.
However, such a refusal would distance him from the repercussions once Project Prism is exposed.
The best advertising is to attract competitors, and the most effective advertising is to leave customers feeling regretful. To monopolize, the ideal market is one where you are the only option—because you are the only trustworthy entity.
"I refuse. Citizens' privacy rights should be respected. I will not agree to provide you with this data."
Harry's stance left both men perplexed. However, looking at his determined expression, they realized their mission was unlikely to succeed.
"Well... Mr. Osborne, I hope you won't regret your decision today."
The two exchanged glances and packed away the documents.
The higher-ups would naturally arrange for Osborne to comply, but it was not their place to decide.
Watching the agents and detectives walk away, Harry picked up the phone.
Although he had an idea, he still needed to inform T-Bone.
"T-Bone, I have something to share. The NSA and FBI just visited us. They want us to dig deep into and record user privacy and provide this data to them."
"Tell me you said no."
Harry smiled at T-Bone's reaction.
"Don't you want to hear their conditions first? For a company, the support they offer can be incredibly powerful."
"When we were a small team, Quinn provided us with substantial sponsorship, so I won't accept this condition."
T-Bone's determination was even stronger than Harry's; perhaps he was the one who had been wronged.
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore; I declined. But honestly, this data is in your possession, so they may still come back to you."
"Okay, thank you, boss."
"Also, be prepared to endure pressure."
"I understand, I understand," T-Bone replied.
"Stay optimistic, T-Bone; it might not be entirely negative," Harry said casually. "Then... I doubt it will end here. If you're interested, you can return to your old profession. I heard a hacker group called Rising Tide is gaining popularity."
After rejecting the invitations from the NSA and FBI, conspiracy theories surrounding ctOS began to flourish on the Internet.
Nine traditional international Internet giants, including Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, and Apple, joined forces to launch a massive public opinion campaign.
"ctOS? Be careful, it's monitoring your life!"
"What can ctOS do? First, you need to understand what you possess."
"Personal information, insurance numbers, medical records, Internet browsing habits, daily routes..."
"Every second you're in the city, you will be exposed to this terrifying surveillance system!"
"The information of everyone living under this system may be stolen or even exploited without their knowledge!"
The loading rates of ctOS-derived apps among individual users plummeted, and crowds began to vandalize cameras and public facilities linked to ctOS devices.
Interestingly, Osborn Enterprises remained completely unresponsive during this entire series of events. For those public facilities that were damaged, Harry simply instructed T-Bone to delete the relevant data from the system.
Upon exiting Osborne Tower, Harry encountered a large group of protesters outside. Out of curiosity, he moved closer to understand what these individuals had to say.
"I know! Behind you are those who control the world! Tell me, which one is it?! Rothschild?"
A man shouted, his face turning red as he spotted Harry approaching.
After hearing his words, Harry shook his head. Everyone is aware that there are many powerful families in this world. They are wealthy and influential, often as rich as entire countries—depending on which nation you're discussing.
However, such individuals are the ones who staunchly believe in rumors about the Rothschild family controlling the world.
Even if such a "Rothschild" existed, it would have nothing to do with the Osborne family.
While the Osborne Group has some standing in this world, both Osborne and Norman have made critical mistakes. The Osborne family is not nearly as powerful as they perceive, and Norman was almost ousted. Regardless, they are certainly not what people envision when they think of the "Rothschild."
"Rothschild has always controlled the world," "Jews have always controlled the world"... Harry found it tiresome to engage with such conspiracy theories.
Believing this is far worse than entertaining nonsense like "aliens control the world."
"Don't we need to take action in response? I know you're invested in this system."
Seeing Harry shake his head, Hurley inquired aloud.
"If they don't want it, they don't have to," Harry replied.
The afterglow of the setting sun illuminated the protesters, casting a brilliant red hue over them.
Harry climbed into the car without looking back.
To be honest, these individuals were more easily swayed than Harry had anticipated.
ctOS does indeed monitor citizens' lives on a massive scale, but under T-Bone's management, it operates with more integrity compared to other Internet giants.
ctOS played a significant role during the giant conflict in Harlem and in apprehending superhumans like the Purple Man, but no one acknowledged these contributions.
Moreover, the tremendous optimization benefits this system brought to the city's operational efficiency are often overlooked. Even if we disregard the less apparent improvements in areas like power distribution efficiency, water treatment efficiency, and crime rates, which are hard for ordinary people to detect, the atrocious traffic in New York City has been significantly alleviated, something everyone can feel.
However, high-tech products are akin to addictive drugs, particularly this type of ultra-informational central control system.
The Battle of New York serves as the best advertisement that will filter out the Osborne Group's loyal customers.
What remains uncertain is how many will suffer as a consequence of this.
Harry shook his head and chose not to dwell further.
He doesn't blame these citizens, nor does he consider them merely foolish or ignorant, but in this confrontation, their fates have already been sealed.
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Chapter 84: Deep Space Project
"Osborne doesn't seem to be very rebellious when it comes to ctOS."
In front of Nick is a projection of Alexander Pierce, and the two are discussing matters regarding Osborn.
Nick conducted an in-depth investigation into how Osborne responded to recent events.
Osborne updated his user agreement and listed all the permissions one by one, but as we all know, user agreements generally have hidden clauses.
However, after SHIELD's research, it appears this is not the case. Compared to other Internet companies, Osborne's practices are quite transparent.
As the head of the secret service, Nick Fury is aware of Project Prism, and they even have a more advanced "Insight Project" of their own.
Now that the entire network is launching an offensive against ctOS, he can more or less guess that Osborne likely refused to participate in that plan...
So, is Osborne really an unprecedentedly pure company?
Nick didn't think that was the case, but the reality was that he was somewhat confused—perhaps Osborne was still continuing to work on this project privately? Just like them at S.H.I.E.L.D., sneaky.
"This is a good thing." Nick still maintained his previous opinion.
He knew that his immediate superior had always had an ambiguous attitude towards ctOS, which made him wonder if Osborne had crossed him and reached some agreement with the Security Council.
What Nick didn't know was that he couldn't comprehend the full picture, and Alexander understood it even less.
Because Alexander uploaded Zola's program to the ctOS server, the data sent back by that program was no longer that of a pure businessman; it was completely in teenager mode.
Not to mention Osborne's silence this time—Nick was unaware, but Alexander knew! Those agreements were not a deception; Osborne truly didn't engage in any underhanded tactics.
It can be said that he complies with User Agreement No. 1.
So both of them fell silent, uncertain how to evaluate the Osborne Group.
Let's say he is a pure and honest businessman. The technology and power at his disposal are certainly mouth-watering. It's hard for people to believe he doesn't have ulterior motives.
Let's say he isn't. After the US Military touched him a little, he began to reform himself like a good citizen.
Finally, Nick broke the silence: "The data shows that Grady Fluor's current business focus is on the development of artificial intelligence."
"I heard about factory artificial intelligence, and I heard that they recently demonstrated a fully automatic construction robot, which was developed by Osborne." After a pause, Alexander continued, "Let's move on."
"How is Project Pegasus progressing?"
Quickly skipping the discussion about Osborne, Alexander asked about the obviously more important Pegasus project.
This plan aims to harness the energy of the Tesseract, create a hyperdrive, or do something else.
Interestingly, for SHIELD, it was to acquire enemy assets after the war, while for Hydra, it was to continue research under a different name and territory.
"The addition of Dr. Selvig has been very beneficial to the project, but it is obviously not a straightforward task."
"Does that mean it still needs time?" Alexander inquired.
Nick nodded.
At this moment, Nick's communication device rang:
"Sir, the Cosmic Cube has reacted!"
Alexander and Nick, still on the phone, exchanged surprised looks. Unexpectedly, as soon as they finished speaking, there was progress on the Pegasus Project.
On the other side, Harry was unaware of where Project Pegasus was, but he knew that the entire plot of Avengers 1 began with a riot at the Cosmic Cube.
Soon, Loki would arrive at the Pegasus Project research center, and Nick Fury would activate insurance measures to blow up the entire underground research center.
The massive explosion would be triggered by the Cosmic Cube, and the energy released from the Cosmic Cube typically generates a significant amount of gamma radiation—
It could obliterate an underground research facility hundreds of meters below the surface. The radiation and energy released by that object could only be imagined.
Harry intended to observe this from the sky.
Osborne Space Center.
After less than half a year of training, the Deep Space Engineer Program successfully selected the top 100 candidates and formed 20 space operation teams, many of which were "friendly" sponsored by NASA.
"Space beckons, folks."
While touching the large aerospace engineering ship, Harry addressed these talented individuals.
In truth, without Harry's encouragement, these people were eager to board the spaceship.
As for safety issues—Osborne isn't the only one engaged in aerospace globally, but Harry is the first to fly to the sky in his own spacecraft.
This symbolizes the pursuit of an ideal.
"It seems that everyone is in high spirits. There's no need for me to deceive you anymore." Harry shrugged, pulling out a small note from his clothes and tossing it to the ground.
The crowd chuckled.
"Let's talk directly about your mission this time."
"We need to launch a total of three spacecraft, and the main task is to complete the construction of the space station."
Harry activated the holographic projection, revealing a massive space station core before everyone.
"This is the main part of the space station that I completed in the sky a few months ago. The energy source has been installed inside and is running smoothly."
"There should be four blocks once the space station is completed. This time you need to finish constructing three blocks."
Three of the four blocks will serve as staff work areas, while a separate top area will function as Harry's personal space.
The three blocks are: a scientific research area, intended to monitor various cosmic rays and conduct research in astronomy, animal and plant sciences, or space smelting technology.
The storage area is designed to temporarily hold collected ores or other materials. The three spacecraft will transport these minerals back. Once there is a space smelting station in the future, there will be no need to bring the minerals back to Earth for processing.
Lastly, there is the living area, where researchers who need to stay in space can live and relax, accommodating 20 individuals.
However, these are temporary, and soon these functions will be managed by separate space stations.
"So… we are the first space architects in human history. I can post this to my social network..."
The speaker was a lively-looking man, but he was quickly silenced by his colleagues.
Who doesn't know that Osborne's ctOS has been severely suppressed by other technology companies?
But Harry said nonchalantly: "Okay, those fools think we are transporting the space station up; this will just open their eyes."
Observing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, Harry continued: "What? You don't think I care about this kind of thing, do you?"
"But there are some rumors circulating on the internet recently..."
"So those are merely rumors. Lies can't deceive people." Harry spread his hands. "Anyway, don't worry about that. What you have to do is complete the task. You can disclose anything other than the confidentiality agreement."
"That's fantastic!" Although everyone was pleased to hear the news, the man's earlier reaction was noticeably more exaggerated.
Harry found it amusing, so he asked him: "Your reaction is too extreme. What is your name?"
"Mark Watney. I'm a botanist. My family doesn't approve of my participation in the deep space engineering program. I want them to see that I made the right choice."
"Watney?" Harry patted him on the shoulder, "Your family will be proud of you."
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"Before you take off, is there anything else you want to say?" Harry said into the microphone.
After a brief silence, Mark in boat No. [] spoke up.
"Yes. Which of these three spaceships have you personally flown on?"
"Why do you ask about this?"
"Hmm... because that one might be safer?"
Hearing this, everyone in the command room laughed, including Harry.
"Then you may be disappointed. I haven't flown on any of the three spaceships. The one you're using is much better than the one I'm on. Do you have anything else to say?"
This time, the slightly improved Voidrunner II spacecraft was used, boasting enhanced comfort and durability.
"No more, boss."
Compared to ordinary space missions, this space mission appeared to be easier.
Not to mention Harry's personal feat of ascending to the sky; according to the data provided by Osborne, the various specifications of the spacecraft far exceeded any type of rocket currently launched.
Compared to traditional rocket launches, the flight experience of a spaceship is definitely considered luxurious, evident from the training time and content of the Deep Space Engineer Program.
The ignition countdown ended, and the spacecraft slowly took off.
The first group of engineers will work in space for a month to complete the second phase of the space station's construction, after which six experts will remain on board.
After their return, the second batch of engineers will go to space a week later, leaving behind two satellites at an altitude of more than 28 kilometers.
Thanks to the system, Harry no longer has to spend 30 to [-] years establishing his own satellite network.
Osborne did not aggressively publicize what he was doing in the sky, but many capable forces could see it.
Logically speaking, this would be a prime time for commercial promotion, but Harry had no such plans.
"These spacecraft will bring us many possibilities, but they cost a lot," Hurley reminded.
"Then let's get some money and prepare to sell the land," Harry clapped his hands casually.
Due to what happened in New York, especially after the Hand and Society withdrew from the area, most of the real estate left by the Rand Group was taken over by Osborne.
When he heard the term "land selling," Hurley rubbed her ears to ensure she heard it correctly.
"Selling land? I have to say, the real estate we have is quite high quality. We can find a bank loan..."
"No, no loan; we will sell the land this time."
The words were interrupted, and she understood that Harry was serious, but she couldn't figure out the benefits of selling the land in New York at this time.
It was hard for Harry to explain, after all, the alien invasion was difficult to convey.
After the aliens blew up one side of Manhattan, Harry could reselect real estate and construct some very large buildings in New York.
The property for sale was of prime quality, and Harry quickly found his target.
That was Holden.
The company had performed well during the subprime mortgage crisis and was now starting to grow again.
Historically, New York housing prices would have started to rise sharply by the end of this year, and they were very accurate in this regard.
They wanted to acquire these properties, but Harry was thinking about purchasing them after the war and managing the properties.
"I wonder why Mr. Osborne wants to sell the property?"
To negotiate the deal, Tomnitz personally approached Harry at the Osborne Building.
Although he really wanted to acquire the real estate in Harry's possession, he had to be cautious about whether Harry had received any insider information.
However, although he considers himself inferior to Osborne in the field of technology, he is fully confident in estimating the value of land.
"Osborne has been engaged in aerospace technology recently. I believe you all know that this has cost us a lot of money." Harry spread his hands and stated that he was a sentimental CEO selling houses while building airplanes.
"Then why not choose to borrow from a bank instead of liquidating real estate?"
Harry glanced at this guy: "I thought it was common knowledge that Osborne seldom borrows money? If you are here to inquire about information, your colleagues are also contacting me."
Niz waved his hands hastily.
Just kidding; how could he give this opportunity to anyone else?
Except for the Osborne Tower, Harry sold almost all these properties in Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs.
It wasn't until the evening that the tens of billions of dollars in real estate transactions were completed.
If the New York War had not occurred, these properties would definitely be potential stocks. If nothing else, the location of these properties essentially ensured that they would not lose value.
"It seems that we are all satisfied with this deal," Tomnitz smiled happily.
Harry was pleased too; it was a win-win situation.
This real estate transaction shocked the outside world, and many speculated whether Osborne had encountered any financial difficulties.
From an ordinary person's perspective, the research and development of spacecraft does incur significant costs, especially since Osborne is starting from scratch, and those spacecraft are not cheap.
Being short of money seems... quite normal.
On the other hand, with this real estate transaction, discussions about Osborne on the Internet have become increasingly prevalent, with some even connecting ctOS with real estate transactions.
Conspiracy theorists believe that Osborne's research into aerospace was merely a facade—similar to the Apollo program. In fact, they speculate that Osborne is privately developing a mind control device that relies on ctOS for transmission...
Others claim that ctOS might come with some form of electronic virus that infects humans through electromagnetic waves. Osborne is allegedly spending money on how to control it...
Harry just wanted to laugh.
In addition to conspiracy theories, trolls from major Internet companies are also constantly sensationalizing the security issues of ctOS.
Like "How much easier is your life with ctOS?"
"In the era of big data, what impact does ctOS have on your life?"
"Shocked! ctOS can actually do these things!"
These trolls—I can't exactly call them trolls. After all, the ones releasing this news are legitimate media outlets. Osborne has spent a lot of money publicizing the benefits of ctOS.
Since ctOS updated the protocol, these citizens are once again under the influence of other Internet companies.
Those Internet giants are not hiding it. Do you know what keyword blocking is and how to control popularity? The Internet is so chaotic that you can't control it!
Ordinary people's daily routine now consists of waking up in the morning and feeling the convenience of ctOS. When they reach their workstations, they check their mobile phones and begin to contemplate deeply again.
At noon, while watching the news, the media reported how much ctOS had improved their lives. Norman also appeared several times to discuss the advantages of this system.
After the interview ended, people turned on their phones only to see another wave of "ctOS, monitoring your life!"
The entire populace enjoys the convenience of ctOS in this extremely anxious state of mind.
A few weeks later, however, a shocking piece of news emerged!
"A man came forward claiming that ctOS stole his identity information and transferred all his bank savings!"
Major news media collectively reported that citizens took to the streets to protest and march.
Harry just wanted to laugh.
The man in the news claimed that his wife suffered from congenital heart disease and required substantial funds for treatment.
However, after diligently working for over ten years, he had saved enough money. Just as he was about to go for treatment, he discovered that all the money on his card was gone... At that moment, his wife fell ill and died.
The rest of the essay describes how he and his wife met and how they supported each other through hardships.
There are also touching plots like "I still remember the 11th Christmas we celebrated together; she held my hand and said she would always stand behind me"...
There were so many flaws that Harry requested Osborne to officially release some information.
For instance, regarding the treatment of congenital heart disease, the more affordable options at Osborne include comprehensive heart implants to stabilize heart function; the more advanced ones involve complete artificial hearts.
If one doesn't prefer artificial organs, Osborne also offers the most advanced gene therapy methods. In reality, the BioEra Project has treated various congenital heart diseases with different symptoms, and the costs are not exorbitant.
Even if someone doesn't value gene therapy, most of the medications his wife has been taking over the years are produced by Osborne—Osborne's products are the cheapest and most effective.
In short, it implies one significant meaning: Your money will eventually come to me, and I will use hacking methods to steal your money?
It is impossible to dismantle ctOS in New York, but it is also unlikely to promote it abroad in the short term.
However, there is good news: Congress passed a proposal allowing citizens to purchase exoskeletons.
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Chapter 86: CAH-1 Civilian Exoskeleton
That's thanks to what Hulk and the Abomination did in Harlem.
The tragedy caused by the giant war increased the panic among the people: Superhumans? Enhanced individuals? No matter what they were, a monster that appeared out of nowhere easily tore through Harlem. Some people were stunned; they were still enjoying a meal at home. A few hours later, their homes were destroyed. In ruins.
People urgently needed something to enhance their sense of security. Guns were not easy to use, so they sought high-tech solutions.
Congress passed a proposal to promote exoskeletons for civilian use. Until then, only companies, registered organizations, and officials could purchase these devices.
In simpler terms, only wealthy individuals—those who were affluent to a certain degree—could own these items.
Now that the bill has been passed, the group eligible to purchase has expanded to the middle class, but it is still quite troublesome to obtain the qualifications to buy them.
First, individuals who buy exoskeletons must undergo dual certification training from the official authorities and Osborne.
Moreover, regular civilians could only buy stripped-down exoskeletons with average performance.
Osborne held a press conference the next day.
"Remember that last time I proposed the concept of civilian exoskeletons? It was only for certain organizations or groups. Now everyone can buy these impressive exoskeletons," Harry introduced to everyone.
"This version of the general-purpose exoskeleton, which I call CAH-1, allows individuals to easily carry 100 kg of objects for a marathon run, can withstand 500 kg of pressure, and enables people to jump two meters high…"
Harry was halfway through his manuscript when he suddenly paused.
Under everyone's doubtful gazes, Harry said, "Forget it; the manuscript I prepared doesn't seem to have much impact. Why don't we just demonstrate it directly?"
After waving his hand, Frank's good friend came out, all wearing exoskeletons.
Compared with the armor they usually used for training, these exoskeletons seemed like industrial waste. However, this was also a requirement from Congress—the performance of these exoskeletons could not be too superior.
Osborne thought the same way—launching an overly advanced product all at once was not the way to make a profit.
In fact, in addition to this, Congress had many restrictions on civilian exoskeletons. For example, high-strength bulletproof steel plates could not be installed on the body, and illegal modifications would be against the law…
All in all, it was a relatively light piece of equipment.
Harry bent down and opened the backpack at his feet.
"Everyone must be curious about what is in these backpacks at my feet. Let me reveal the answer now: this is a load weighing 100 kg."
"It seems that everyone is disappointed—it's not Iron Man." Harry made a joke. Everyone knew that Tony had an iron suit that resembled a suitcase.
"Anyway, this demonstrator from Osborne Group is going to show you what it can do."
The soldiers put the weight on their backs and ran around the field as if it were nothing. Not only that, even while carrying a 100 kg load, the wearer could still easily jump up nearly two meters.
Clearly, the ultimate load of the exoskeleton was not 100 kg.
"Mr. Osborne, I want to know whether the leakage of such equipment on the market will cause greater chaos?" a reporter asked.
"I don't think so. The official review from Osborne Group is very strict, and they will not easily issue licenses to individuals with criminal records."
Seemingly feeling that what Harry said was not sufficient, Hurley added, "Not only that, the powered exoskeleton training will also conduct a strict psychological assessment on the applicants. Everyone who holds a powered exoskeleton will be registered with the police station. The license needs to be renewed every year, and those who do not comply will have their license revoked."
"If the city is equipped with ctOS, all exoskeletons will be connected to the Internet."
Harry nodded. "Yes, thanks for the addition."
In short, although the relevant bill had been passed, the controls were very strict—after all, there had been examples of the proliferation of firearms.
Harry felt that if you dared to open this avenue, it would inevitably be impossible to control. It was only a matter of time before civilian exoskeletons became widespread.
"I understand, so how much does such an exoskeleton cost?"
"Key question." Harry smiled, and the screen behind him displayed various models of exoskeletons.
"The standard CAH-1 is priced at $3000, and others include strength-enhanced models, speed-enhanced models, and complex terrain-adaptive models..."
Although it had long been expected that these powered exoskeletons would definitely not be cheap, the price of $3000 still took many by surprise.
Harry was not worried that no one would buy it. In the initial stage, he would sell it to the middle class who liked to collect high-tech toys. $3000 was indeed not cheap.
As for anyone who could spend $3000 to buy this device, Harry wouldn't believe it if they didn't have numerous guns at home.
Let these individuals buy it first; once they showcased their skills in the Battle of New York and formed a demonstration effect, Harry would consider lowering the price.
In fact, the cost of such an exoskeleton was no more than $1000, resulting in considerable profit.
After the Battle of New York, these middle-class individuals would naturally promote Osborne, allowing Osborne to launch the next generation of civilian exoskeletons that would be cheaper and more powerful.
Once the exoskeletons sold reached a large scale, various related industries for exoskeleton painting, maintenance, etc., would naturally emerge...
In short, it would be necessary for everyone to have an exoskeleton.
Perhaps in the future, these exoskeletons would become as essential as mobile phones.
"Do you know why these exoskeletons are called CAH-1?" Harry said. "This is the abbreviation of 'Captain America's Hand.' We all know that Captain America is one of the greatest heroes in the history of this country, but I hope that when the need arises, everyone will have the strength of Captain America to defend and protect everything they have."
The audience applauded.
"--Or when you move, let you have the power of Captain America, hurry up and finish moving those damn boxes, and protect your spine."
The audience burst into laughter, and Harry shrugged.
"Seize the power of Captain America."
The conference is over.
"Do you know how many times you mentioned 'Captain America' in the press conference just now? Now the military is asking us to collect money again," Hurley said.
"I thought the endorsement agreement between us wasn't over yet?" Harry had really forgotten about it. "Anyway, Ross is in charge of this matter now, so it shouldn't be difficult to handle."
"Okay, okay, I'll go talk to them again. Additionally, your personal team is waiting for you at the underground facility. Frank asked me to inform you."
The Battle of New York was about to begin, and Harry had to upgrade his team's equipment.
It's time to launch the official version of the Osborne Soldier Set.
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Chapter 87: Gamma Ray Surge
Version 1.0 of Osborne's personal equipment is primarily aimed at ordinary individuals without reinforcements. It includes the following configurations:
The individual soldier enhancement armor boosts strength and improves protective capabilities. During battle, physical conditions are monitored automatically, and drugs are injected to enhance fitness, maintain stamina, and stabilize the body. This ensures that the soldier remains in an excited state during combat, though maintaining this state for 48 hours can have side effects.
The shoes provide stability on aircraft and can connect to the propellers on the back, allowing the soldier to glide on walls or accelerate in the air, achieving super height even if they lose the aircraft's flexibility.
The helmet features various scanning and communication capabilities.
The low-end version of the Green Goblin aircraft has a manned flight speed of up to 200 m/s. However, it is challenging for ordinary people to reach this speed in combat. A speed of 100 to 120 meters per second is considered good. Engaging in fierce battles on the aircraft is difficult for most individuals.
The aircraft is equipped with a detector and can function as a drone. Its maximum speed in drone mode can reach Mach 2. It carries 8 arc star grenades, two 7.62mm caliber automatic machine guns, 12 micro missiles, and can extend a plasma-enveloping blade.
It is worth mentioning that the explosives for the missiles were generously provided by Norman Osborne and are exceptionally powerful.
To reduce costs, the energy source is a palladium element reactor, which is generally sufficient.
Looking at the 40 soldiers wearing this equipment in front of him, Harry felt a sense of relief.
Each set of equipment costs 5 million U.S. dollars, making it quite economical. After streamlining the equipment and training models, it is possible that the cost could decrease to 500,000 U.S. dollars.
Harry asked Frank, who was standing beside him, "How was the training?"
Frank thought for a moment and nodded, "Not bad, but they prefer using the aircraft as a drone rather than engaging in combat with it."
Harry stroked his chin, contemplating. Fighting on an aircraft is inherently challenging for humans. This approach seemed more suitable for ordinary people's fighting methods.
"It doesn't matter. How is the combat efficiency?"
Frank glanced at these comrades and shrugged, "All good brothers are Captain America."
This statement was somewhat exaggerated, suggesting that Frank had considerable confidence in this unit.
Harry reviewed their training videos and noted that there was still a significant gap between them and the pilots described in the system.
As for the Spartans... reaching that level at this stage is unlikely.
The first batch of soldiers lacked detailed classifications for their units, with most of them using whatever they preferred.
Once the establishment expands, Harry will need Frank to categorize them into assault troops, medics, support troops, and self-destruction units...
Let's forget about the last one; it's not very humane.
After concluding the inspection, Harry inquired about Frank's family.
"Is your family still unresponsive?"
"Dr. Connors said it's improving every day, and the stimulation is getting better."
"Is that so?" It was getting better, but it just wasn't getting better enough. Harry felt that Frank might need to consider alternative methods to assist him.
The two walked outside the base while chatting. Harry intended to visit the Space Command Center to check on activities in the sky.
Unsurprisingly, today's satellite network covers most of the Earth. These satellites are capable of monitoring gamma rays, allowing him to know when Loki arrives promptly.
Observing the satellite network that already encompassed half of the Earth, Harry felt in good spirits.
Suddenly, a green signal source appeared on the Earth in the holographic projection.
"Surge of gamma rays detected; what's happening..."
The appearance of the green signal source triggered a commotion throughout the space center. There were astronomers, thermonuclear physicists, and various experts with complex professional titles. Such high-energy gamma rays were unprecedented!
And they originated from the Earth's surface, not outer space!
It was as if someone was conducting a dangerous secret experiment on the ground—perhaps an atomic bomb.
Harry knew that this marked the beginning of something significant.
"Switch to the location where gamma rays were discovered."
This area was a wilderness with no cities nearby. Logically, no power supply company in the United States has a network covering this place, yet the lights shone brightly here.
From the satellite images, the buildings resembled an industrial park, but no industrial park would be constructed in such a remote area. If gamma rays hadn't been detected, most people would not have noticed this location.
This could only be a secret military base...
Soon, all the lights went out, a fireball erupted in the park, and the ground began to collapse on a large scale. The scene was horrific.
Everyone looked at Harry, uncertain about what to do.
Harry clapped his hands and said, "Alright, let's end work early today. The night shift is over. Thank you all for your hard work. Remember to spend more time with your family when you return; family is very important."
Everyone sensed that this situation was serious, so they left one after another, adopting the mentality of doing less rather than more.
After all, they weren't reporters. The leaders had instructed them to leave, so there was no reason for them to stay and be in the frontline.
Once everyone departed, Harry found himself alone.
His initial guess was confirmed. The explosion had indeed produced a significant amount of gamma rays, and the collapse of the base allowed these gamma rays to be detected by satellites.
Of course, only someone like Harry, who understood the cause and effect, could notice this. The satellites in the sky had specially enhanced their gamma ray detection capabilities.
A lot could unfold this night.
"Harry? The NSA and FBI have just sent you a document requesting your cooperation with their investigation."
"For ctOS?"
"Yes, they requested a considerable amount of data to check whether we violated privacy..."
Hurley's voice abruptly trailed off.
"Well... that's the situation. Do you want to return to Osborne Tower to discuss this?"
"I've already clocked out for the day. I never work overtime. Have you forgotten? Why don't you come to my place..."
Midway through, Harry hesitated. The Osborne Mansion in Manhattan had been sold, and he could currently only reside in the Osborne Mansion.
So Harry had to say, "Alright, I'll be back soon, but I'm officially off work; do you understand what I mean?"
On the way back, Harry also spotted Tony flying back to Stark Tower wearing his Iron Man Suit.
The electricity used there was no longer from Osborne. It seemed Tony had successfully commercialized the Ark reactor.
Afterward, he needed to discuss with Dr. Otto about upgrading his artificial small sun. The cost of deuterium and tritium was still much higher than that of helium-3 and deuterium, mainly due to the severe loss of the inner wall of the reactor.
However, the plan to collect helium-3 on the moon required careful consideration. For now, let's congratulate Tony.
He was about to pull out his phone and congratulate Tony, but the sight of the one-eyed black baldie at the building's entrance halted him.
"Aliens invaded." Nick Fury had finally tracked down Harry.
"Funny joke, I'm still in the joint investigation period with the NSA and FBI," Harry shrugged.
"I'm not joking; Earth needs your help." Nick said, staring intently at Harry with one eye.
He hadn't made much of an impression while watching the movie, but standing in front of Nick, Harry truly felt that the bald man had become irritable.
This seemed to put significant pressure on him—after all, he had encountered aliens.
After pondering for a moment, Harry finally stated, "If you need it, I can lend you the satellites that were just launched—but Stark has them as well. As for the rest, I must deal with the NSA and FBI first."
Since he had the script, Harry had many ways to prevent the alien invasion. However, if he did so, the world would remain unchanged. What would happen next time if the other party didn't follow the script?
The battle for New York still needed to be fought.
This was, after all, the beginning of the collapse of the old order.
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Chapter 88: Are You Here to Kidnap Doctor Octopus?
In the end, Harry did not board the space carrier but instead arrived at the joint office of the NSA and FBI.
The alien invasion remains a secret, and these ordinary people are primarily concerned about Stark Industries' new energy sources and the information leakage from the Osborn Group.
On the other side, aboard the space carrier, several Avengers have apprehended Loki and are discussing his potential plans.
Dr. Banner explains the Cosmic Rubik's Cube: "He needs to heat the Rubik's Cube to at least [-] million degrees to meet the theoretical requirements."
"Unless Professor selvig can find a way to stabilize the quantum tunneling effect," Tony added.
"If he could do that, it would make ion fusion possible in any reactor on Earth."
The dialogue between the two highly intelligent individuals flows seamlessly.
"Look, there are still people who know something," Tony remarked, extending his hand toward Dr. Banner, and the two shook hands cordially.
However, as they held hands, a thought suddenly struck them.
There happens to be a company on Earth that possesses the technology to create an artificial sun, and the most authoritative talents in this field are closely linked to that company...
The two exchanged knowing glances and simultaneously exclaimed, "Dr. Otto Octavius!"
"What are they talking about?" Captain America asked, turning his head in confusion.
"You two, I hope you've discussed a method to track the Rubik's Cube," Nick Fury said as he walked into the conference room.
"I have a question before we proceed: why isn't Harry Osborn here? I thought you knew a lot about him?" Tony inquired.
At this question, everyone except Black Widow exchanged glances.
"Another billionaire, like this Tony Stark," Natasha explained.
"So the tradition among you Earthlings is that the richer you are, the stronger you become, right?" Thor interjected, demonstrating the rapid learning capabilities of this alien species.
"One of the two mysterious individuals who appeared in Harlem that day? The red one or the dark green one?" Banner also queried. "I thought both of them would meet the criteria to sit here?"
Nick felt somewhat helpless that the talents he had assembled were discussing two individuals who were not present.
"The red one doesn't meet the standard. He's too inexperienced."
"The dark green one refused, but he was willing to let us use his satellite," Nick clarified. "So what does this have to do with him?"
"To be precise, it concerns Dr. Otto... But since this individual is willing to lend us his satellite, we certainly have a connection to him now." Tony said as he instructed Jarvis to hack into the Osborn network.
Stark was wealthy and owned a satellite, but Tony's satellite wasn't specifically designed for tracking gamma rays.
"Tony? If you want to use my satellite, can you go through the normal channels?" Harry's voice came through.
"You agreed." Tony replied, "Additionally, Dr. Banner and I believe that the alien may be targeting Dr. Otto. Is he with you now?"
Hearing this, Harry was momentarily taken aback. Dr. Otto was not present in the original storyline, and he couldn't recall any lines from the movie that contained professional terminology.
He genuinely struggled to remember details like the stable quantum tunneling effect.
However, Dr. Otto was under guard 24/7, so it shouldn't be a major issue, but he should check on him.
The NSA and FBI agents sitting opposite Harry observed him answering the phone and could only wait. Unexpectedly, Mr. Osborn stood up and left!
"You two, the company has some matters to attend to. Once the conversation concludes, you can finalize your agreement with the people behind you."
After saying that, Harry turned around and exited, making sure to close the door behind him.
*Bang!*
Perhaps Harry was in a hurry, or the door wasn't of good quality, but it fell down.
The two agents exchanged glances, puzzled.
"Dr. Otto, where are you right now?" Harry immediately called Dr. Otto.
"At the university. What's up?" Dr. Otto responded, as he was teaching students—a relaxing activity for him.
"Did you bring your robotic arm?"
Dr. Otto stood at the podium, extending his robotic arm toward the students.
"Of course! He is my best teaching assistant. You don't mind if I teach the students, do you? I'm discussing inertial constraints and magnetic constraints..."
"Of course, I don't mind, but I just received news that someone might attempt to kidnap you, so you need to be cautious... there's a helicopter heading toward Imperial University!"
A sleek armed helicopter landed within the grounds of Imperial University. Agents stormed into the university aggressively and marched straight toward the lecture hall where Dr. Otto was located...
Dr. Otto quickly noticed the situation outside the window and began shouting to the students below, "Class is over! You need to find a place to hide quickly!"
The school erupted into chaos due to the uninvited guests. Dr. Otto glanced outside and then at his four robotic arms.
"Do you think I should go up and teach them a lesson?"
The claws unfurled.
The heavily armed agents swiftly surrounded the entire building. After securing the area, the leader moved inside.
"PhD..."
*Boom!*
A massive black claw smashed through the door before he could even open it, sweeping him aside!
The agents immediately unlatched their weapons and aimed into the smoke-filled classroom.
*Whoosh!*
Several large rocks flew out of the smoke, and the agents realized that their target wasn't some helpless university professor! Those robotic arms were not merely scientific research equipment!
They had been upgraded many times
"Open...!"
Before they could issue the command to fire, the intense firepower forced them to retreat into cover, and a dart flashing with blue light struck the helicopter—
*Boom!*
It was the soldiers Harry had positioned around Otto who made their entrance!
Smoke grenades were deployed near the teaching building to conceal the area. These agents were conducting the operation in broad daylight and lacked infrared imaging, but Osborne's personal weapons were equipped with it!
A courageous student captured the entire scene from a nearby teaching building:
Gunfire echoed through the smoke, and shadows moved like ghosts; the silhouettes of the mechanical arms danced like snakes, flickering and vanishing under the flickering gunfire, accompanied by bursts of screams.
In less than a minute, the battle came to an end.
The soldier called Harry immediately reported after the skirmish: "Boss, everyone has been captured, but they are quite resilient."
It's normal for agents to be tough. They were merely soldiers sent by Hawkeye. It seems Loki's focus is still on Selvig's method.
"Tony, while it didn't pose any threat to this side, thank you for the heads-up."
Harry said, casually speaking on the phone with Tony.
Want to kidnap Doctor Octopus? You should consider yourself fortunate that Doctor Octopus didn't attempt to kidnap you.
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Chapter 89: Dr. Otto's New Assistant
On the other side, when Harry called Tony, the quarrel about SHIELD's concealment of their creation of weapons of mass destruction reached a climax. During the quarrel, Dr. Banner inexplicably picked up Loki's mind scepter.
"Dr. Banner, can you put that thing down and let me take a call?" Tony pointed to the mind scepter and then pointed to his cell phone.
Banner was stunned for a moment, then put the scepter back.
"Tony, although It didn't pose any threat to this place, thank you for reminding me." Harry's relaxed voice sounded.
After hearing this, Tony pointed to the phone: "It sounds as relaxed as if he had just eaten a pizza. I even suspect that he will burp in the next second. Burp and listen."
The last sentence was addressed to Harry.
"So this Harry Osborn also has an elite armed team?" Natasha said after hearing the news.
Tony shrugged; all he knew was that Osborn did have a squad during the Stark Expo.
But at that time, they were still using stupid powered armor.
"To be honest, I'm starting to believe that kid's judgment of you," Tony said.
"Really? What does he think of us?" Nick took two steps forward.
"He said you couldn't be trusted."
"Wait a minute, everyone, my work has results!" Dr. Banner's voice interrupted everyone's discussion.
Boom!
As soon as Banner finished speaking, the mothership's engine fired a huge explosion!
Hearing a huge explosion on the other side of the phone, Harry hung up, knowing that it was probably Hawkeye who was looking for them.
However, this attack reminded Harry that Dr. Otto's artificial sun may also be a key technology to unlocking the Cosmic Cube.
Empire State University was quickly sealed off by the New York Police Department. The police department under Norman's command was very tough and kept all kinds of irrelevant personnel out.
"Doctor, are you not injured?" Harry rushed to the scene and asked politely.
Judging from the situation at the scene, the doctor was fine, but the people who attacked him needed to be sent to the ICU. Harry hadn't figured out how to deal with these people yet.
"They protected me." Dr. Otto said with a smile, waving his hand in front of Harry. "But it's not good to be seen by students like this. Thank you for the smoke."
"What happened to these people? They came to Imperial University to kidnap me?" Dr. Otto was a little confused.
"Well...a worldwide spy organization told me that aliens have invaded. The aliens need a top scientist in celestial thermonuclear physics to help them."
Upon hearing the word alien, Dr. Otto showed an expression like "Are you kidding me?" Harry shrugged.
"That's it anyway."
Dr. Otto was digesting the news about aliens while Harry thought of another question:
"Doctor, do you think the new element we discovered could be used for interstellar travel, such as warping or teleportation?"
Harry's words made Otto laugh, but with a smile, he realized that Harry was serious.
"Although science fiction enthusiasts all over the street know how to use a piece of paper to illustrate the 'folding' theory, folding paper is completely different from folding space. If we follow the description of this theory, we need to have someone who can pull the 'space' like a child with a piece of paper..."
What Dr. Otto said made sense, and Harry nodded while listening—but the problem was that Dr. Otto had already made an artificial sun himself, so what else was impossible?
While talking, Dr. Otto also fell into thinking mode.
"The curvature in space corresponds to gravity. If we want to bend these gravitational forces, we need to increase these gravitational forces countless times, unless we drag the giant attractor over... Of course, we can also use these new elements to create a space that can accommodate a supergravity source and directly supply energy to the interior through the characteristics of this element, and then change the curvature..."
After thinking about it for a while, Dr. Otto seemed to have an idea.
"And mass, or gravity... Dr. Franklin Hall seems to have published some articles. He believes that there is an element that can control gravity. If we can put enough gravitonium into the space composed of this element, and then supply enough energy, it may be possible to achieve twisted curvature!"
Franklin Hall, also known as Graviton in the comics, is a very powerful professor in the movie. He and Ian Quinn of the Quinn Group jointly hypothesized that a substance called gravitonium can change gravity.
But this substance has never been discovered.
To realize this theory obviously still requires a lot of calculations and demonstrations, but this is not Harry's job. Dr. Otto seems to have an idea.
How the Space Tesseract achieves teleportation is still a mystery to Harry, but he still has Dr. Otto.
"Doctor, it seems you have some ideas. What I want to tell you is that the aliens mentioned by the mysterious organization this time were transmitted through some kind of technology and are related to that new element."
"Would it be helpful for research if you could get the data at the moment the transmission occurred?"
Harry's words were nonsense, but he still had to ask politely.
The doctor was stunned for a moment, then nodded affirmatively: "Of course! It's better to say that I'm very interested in this! If you have a chance, you must let me see how this happens!"
Hearing this, Harry was relieved—the doctor is worthy of being a doctor; he is so dedicated.
He took out an "Octopus Suit" tailor-made for Dr. Otto.
After all, the doctor's body was still that of an ordinary person, so Harry had to give him some protection.
This suit does not carry weapons—Otto does not need additional attack equipment. It focuses on strengthening the wearer's defense capabilities, allowing ordinary people like Dr. Otto to withstand great impacts.
The suit can carry detectors, mainly various detectors and scanners.
Under the doctor's puzzled gaze, Harry explained:
"There might be a chance, but it might not be safe."
"Doctor, this is the detection equipment I have prepared for you—a set of tailor-made scientific armor. In addition to strengthening your self-protection capabilities, this equipment can also be equipped with various detection instruments."
"Not just for the possible opportunity to observe up close; your safety also requires extra assurance."
Otto took the box.
"Not bad... So is this a technique you learned from Tony Stark?" Otto turned twice in a novel way after putting it on, and the mechanical arm on his back made a fierce gesture toward the clothes, but he found that this thing seems to have returned to normal after losing intelligence.
The suit is designed in a modular manner. After absorbing the technology of Obadiah and Ivan, Harry can also imitate lightweight armor like the Iron Man Suit.
Even with this, Harry was still not reassured, so he planned to find a bodyguard for Dr. Otto.
"Absolutely. But doctor, I have also assigned you a little assistant. I hope you can take him with you."
Harry waved his hand towards the sky.
After receiving the order, Peter flew down on the spider's silk and saw Dr. Otto was so excited that he was incoherent.
"Doctor Octopus, I'm your fan! I mean, the artificial sun is really cool. I read your theories about inertial constraints, and it's so wonderful—that's a little sun..."
"Stop... Spider-Man, you are here to perform a mission."
Harry crossed his arms, signaling Peter to be more serious.
Peter stopped and saluted Dr. Otto: "I mean, I'm a big fan of yours. Those theories are really, really cool."
"Well, in the end, I'm here to protect you, that's all."
Otto looked at Peter in confusion, and then at Harry.
"Well... this guy in pajamas is called Spider-Man. He values his privacy. I plan to let him be your bodyguard."
"Besides, he's a smart student, and he'd be happy if you could teach him some college physics as a reward."
Otto looked at Peter: "Okay... a student who works part-time as a masked hero, right? So hardworking."
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