Chapter 261: Technological Singularity
"The autoevolution program is running normally, and the average complexity of the synthetic human matrix has changed by 0.009, which is very promising."
Oycle reported to Harry about the progress since the synthetic humans were integrated into society.
A positive change value indicates that most synthetic humans are evolving towards human standards. In other words, if humans are the sample of "life," these synthetic humans, although not quite "alive" like humans, still have the potential to develop in this direction. The change value of 0.002, though small, suggests a steady evolution.
Once this value reaches 1, it means that the average consciousness intensity of synthetic humans has equaled that of humans.
Overall, "creating synthetic human life" has been a technical success, and the remaining challenges are social ones.
The Osborne Group promptly announced online that it could create artificial life forms indistinguishable from humans— "synthetic humans."
Furthermore, the Osborne Group declared that synthetic humans would have the same citizenship rights as humans in the Osborne Special Economic Development Zone on Earth.
The following day, the UNSC declared that synthetic humans would have citizenship rights in outer space.
These announcements caused a stir, leaving everyone confused: Synthetic humans? Artificial life? What do these terms mean?
A few days later, the UNSC and the Osborne Group held a joint press conference.
"We know that the Osborne Group has claimed that their synthetic humans possess human-like intelligence and have defined their civil rights in their 'special administrative areas.'
As far as we know, there are over five registered 'synths,' and many people warmly welcome this development. After all, our civilization now has new companions who are hardworking and motivated..."
After summarizing the current situation, the reporter began to share thoughts and concepts, though these did not represent the entire society's views.
When a company suddenly claims to create "artificial life," most people remain cautious.
Moreover, these synthetic beings seem truly intelligent and capable. Many people have revisited AI threat theories to "alert the world." However, public opinion has largely been shaped in favor of the synthetics.
Approval voices dominate the Internet, with discussions focusing on the benefits these new members will bring to society: improved production efficiency, assistance in scientific research, etc. Few mention the hardware gap between ordinary people and synthetic humans.
Consequently, public opinion has leaned towards optimism. Anyone voicing concerns about potential social problems posed by synthetic humans is labeled an "old antique" or "stubborn."
It's hard to imagine a society attacked three times by extraterrestrial beings maintaining xenophobia—thanks to significant efforts from the Osborne Group to shape public opinion and ensure societal stability.
Many prominent figures attended the UNSC press conference: alongside leader Harry Osborn were "Iron Man" Tony Stark, "Hulk" Bruce Banner...
"I assure you that synthetic humans will be our invaluable partners as we venture into space. Many respected individuals can vouch for this," Harry said, directing the camera to the professionals present.
"Chairman of Stark Industries, Iron Man, Mr. Tony Stark," Harry introduced as Tony smiled and waved at the camera.
"Dr. Bruce Banner, who holds seven doctorates and has proposed many effective scientific theories," Harry continued. Banner smiled happily at the camera, as his genius and academic authority often overshadowed his Hulk persona.
"The father of nuclear fusion, Dr. Otto Octavius," Harry introduced, and Doctor Octopus waved at the camera.
"Dr. Connors, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate; T-Bone Grady, creator of ctOS and cybernetics expert; Dr. Helen Cho, nanomedicine expert..."
The list included intellectuals like Franklin Hall, forming an impressive lineup endorsing the safety of synthetic humans, covering nearly all sectors of society.
The business community featured monopolies like Osborne and Stark Industries.
In scientific research, Nobel Prize winners Connors and Otto stood out, with Banner often nominated. Dr. Helen Cho's nanomedicine technology also held Nobel potential.
For civilians, superheroes are their representatives unless hurt by them, so Harry worked to maintain the Avengers' popularity.
Beyond those present, many celebrities supported the Osborne Group. The Osborne Group's reach in almost all industries meant they wouldn't and couldn't oppose Harry.
Harry winked at Tony, inviting him to speak.
Tony approached the microphone, thought for a moment, and said, "I was involved in the creation of synthetic humans, and I can assure you they're our helpful allies. Let's move to the Q&A session."
After Tony's brief statement, everyone in the audience raised their hands, and Tony randomly selected a reporter.
"Thank you, Mr. Stark. What is the relationship between this 'new life' and humans? We've heard you named this initiative Project Olympus, which in Greek mythology often involves creation overthrowing the creator..."
Tony glanced at Harry, who had no intention of explaining, so he responded, "Harry named it. He might think it sounds good—or perhaps it symbolizes humans gaining god-like power to create life."
"Is our status threatened by this creation?"
"Certainly not. Project Olympus isn't just about creating synthetic humans. We've upgraded energy, developed civilian technology, and even considered genetic modification—Dr. Connors, would you like to elaborate?"
Tony handed over to Connors, who extended his real hand—limb regeneration was no longer a dream.
Connors, who had enhanced his body three times, including genetic modifications and prosthetic implants, far surpassed the average synthetic human in scientific research capabilities.
Hence, he wasn't resistant to new species. Instead, he eagerly anticipated seeing his designs implemented in synthetic humans.
"Initially, I worried, but as the project progressed, I realized humans won't be replaced by their creations.
Using Greek mythology, the name implies humans have gained divine abilities to create life, symbolizing our evolutionary milestone. We weren't born with this ability but evolved to acquire it, and we will continue evolving.
Synthetic humans signify a certain point in our evolution. Creating new life is an inevitable event at a technological singularity once we've advanced in other areas of technological evolution."
Connors' unexpectedly philosophical comments were noted by reporters.
"Creating life is a sign of human civilization's evolution, marking the arrival of the technological singularity."
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Chapter 262: Synthetic Scientist David
"Frankenstein" is recognized as mankind's first science fiction novel. The origin of the story is a man obsessed with the origin of life - Victor Frankenstein, who is keen on conquering death and creating a new life. He used stolen body parts to try to piece together a brand new life form, and on a stormy night, his experiment succeeded. However, when his creation opened its eyes and came towards him, the man who was obsessed with creating life ran away from his creation. The abandoned monster had to wander alone in the wild, suffering from hunger and cold. In order to find food, it broke into a village but was attacked by the villagers. After fleeing, it hid in a farmer's shed.
In the shed, it observed and learned from humans. He found that this family also needed to endure hunger, but the young people would give food to the old people. This inspired the monster deeply, and it determined to do good deeds to gain recognition.
"Osborn has made 'monsters' - sorry, I mean synths - a reality, and we have an obligation to teach them and make them one of us, rather than turn away and lash out and attack." On the TV show, a guest was talking.
The host nodded appropriately, but another guest objected: "But the monster eventually turned against its creator. We must treat this matter with caution." "That's because Frankenstein created him but didn't want to face him, so we should face the synths head-on."
The guest who objected paused for a moment: "What you said makes sense, but they are still not human and will inevitably..."
The two debated various comments that have appeared on the Internet in recent days, but the opposing guests always explained and admitted that the other party's views were reasonable. After hearing this, Harry turned off the TV. It seemed that the tens of billions of publicity funds he allocated to Bishop every year were still very useful.
"Sir, the current situation of public opinion control is good. There is almost no opposition within the company. However, there are some opponents gathering at Dilian," Oycle concluded.
"Then it's out of our control." Harry shrugged. The Osborn Group had already sucked up enough resources, and he wouldn't care too much about the Earth Alliance as long as the Earth wasn't blown up.
In the research room in front of him, Helen Cho and her assistants were testing a new generation of synthetic human production technology. The semi-biological electronic brain flowing with weak current was suspended in the regeneration cradle. This thing is a key component of the entire technology.
At first, the regenerative cradle technology could only print the body of synthetic human samples that had already built skeletons and key organs. After improvement, it now only requires a preset "brain" to complete subsequent manufacturing.
The blood-red manufacturing liquid mixed with all the required materials filled the cradle, and the electric current surged. The nanorobots built the organs, blood vessels, circuits, bones, skin, and other parts of the synthetic human bit by bit according to the design diagram.
Two hours later, a carefully designed synthetic human body was completed. The current was started, and she opened her eyes.
"The matrix complexity is 0.3, the sentiment variance is less than 0.001, and the operation is normal," Oycle's voice sounded in the laboratory. The new generation technology test was successful.
"Awesome!" Helen Cho waved her hands excitedly.
The eyes of the synthetic assistant beside her were full of shock: he had created his own kind. The new technology only takes two hours to perfectly produce a synthetic human. With no more than a year of basic conceptual information education, the new synthetic human can be competent in jobs that do not require much creativity.
Now the manpower problem has been solved, but the synthetic human beside Helen Cho is not ordinary.
"Oycle, what is the degree of change of David's matrix?" Harry asked, touching his chin.
The complexity of the personality matrix produced by synthetic humans is generally 0.3, and the difference between the emotional matrix squares is less than 0.001. The closer the complexity is to 0, the lower the level of consciousness, which is essentially closer to an AI without emotions.
The variance of the emotion matrix is less than 0.001, which means that the theoretical peak values between various emotions will not differ too much. The fewer psychological fluctuations, the less likely character defects will occur, but it will not show too many character traits.
After calculations by Harry and others, they generally believed that the matrix complexity of synthetic humans must be higher than 0.6 to basically meet the conditions for creative work. The synthesizer David is the first synthesizer whose complexity exceeds 0.5.
"The matrix complexity increased by 0.04, and the sentiment variance...0.16, sir," Oycle's emotions are somewhat complicated. More detailed data show that although David has the ability to engage in creative work, his moral sense is very weak, and he is likely to have character flaws.
Harry noticed this too. But what surprised him even more was that this synthetic human was actually an anomaly certified by the system.
[Abnormal phenomenon discovered: Synthetic David]
[Optional task:]
[Help David create alien life forms, reward: giant biological combat body]
[Kill David, reward: regenerated ship organization]
Harry rubbed his chin and thought: He only knew of one robot named David with a talent for life engineering, which was the biochemical robot in the movie "Prometheus". David followed his owner to space to search for the Creator of mankind. In the end, they found the Creator, but when he got along with humans, he became confused about his identity, became very interested in life, and became obsessed with mankind. Hostility arose, and eventually, the alien biological weapon was created.
This is quite interesting: this anomaly was created by himself, and he had two choices, one was to help it fulfill its destiny in the movie, and the other was to kill him.
It's just that the humans in this world were not created by the "engineer race". How can it create aliens?
"Sir, do we need to reset David's matrix data?" Oycle asked, believing that David's potential criminal risk was already high.
An interesting thing is: Thought crime is quite a ridiculous crime in human society, representing centralization and autocracy. But for a synthetic human, if he has criminal tendencies, humans will not mind resetting his data and think this is very normal.
While Harry was thinking about how to deal with it, he observed several people in the laboratory. On the other side of the glass, Helen Cho was inquiring and testing the new bionic man. Her eyes were quite bright. Artificial life was born in front of her eyes. This feeling was quite shocking.
Looking at David next to her, the synthetic man looked at his compatriots and then at his hands. He was even more shocked than Helen Cho, but he was thinking more. Then he looked at Helen Cho again, not knowing what he was thinking. Finally, it looked at Harry, only to find that the real creator was also observing it, with unclear meaning in his eyes.
For some reason, it felt that it should no longer look at the Creator.
"Interesting, resetting the matrix is tantamount to erasure - remember? We use legal restraints on them. It is not a crime to imagine a crime. Now we should congratulate the first synthetic human scientist in history."
"Yes, sir."
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Chapter 263: New Arrivals
"Congratulations, you two, this technology has revolutionized the manufacturing of synthetic humans - Dr. Cho, I wish you the Nobel Prize in advance."
Seeing the new synths being sent away, Harry walked into the research room and addressed the two of them.
"Nobel? I just used nanotechnology to update your manufacturing process. The real winner should be you, the true inventor, right?" Dr. Cho was in a good mood.
Harry shrugged, "Synthetic technology isn't solely my breakthrough. This technology is hard to judge."
Harry only completed the brain design. The consciousness matrix was mainly developed by Tony, Dr. Otto, and T-Bone. The body design was led by Dr. Connors. Each part of this research is a significant breakthrough.
However, Nobel isn't their goal. Otto and Connors, who hardly value awards, have already received honors, so the prize might go to Dr. Cho.
It's said that after entering the era of technological singularity, breakthrough achievements will appear more frequently. How to judge awards is a big issue, but Harry doesn't care.
"And you, David, you've done well. I plan to promote you to a full researcher. You can choose your own research direction."
David's expression changed, clearly shocked by the news, but he quickly composed himself.
"Thank you, Mr. Osborn." David bowed deeply to express his gratitude.
But without Oycle monitoring his brainwave changes, Harry could also sense David's expanding desires through his spiritual energy.
"Do a good job. You are the first synthetic human researcher. What kind of research do you plan to conduct?" Harry patted him on the shoulder.
David thought for a while and said, "We have had many contacts with extraterrestrial life, but we don't know much about them. If possible, I would like to go into outer space and collect alien biological specimens to enhance our understanding."
Alien biological specimens are indeed a direction that may lead to new discoveries.
David learned nanotechnology from Helen Cho. He only needs to design a nanorobot that can run a suitable evolutionary algorithm, similar to the "Black Water" in the movies. With enough specimens, it is possible to create new life forms.
However, the birth of such life forms is closely related to humans. What David will do remains unknown.
"Okay, do you have any other special requests?"
"One more thing, can I have that synthetic person as my assistant researcher? I have a... special feeling for her."
"Of course." Harry didn't mind complying with David's request. He was still waiting for David to create something extraordinary.
As for whether these creations are controllable...
Harry could only say it's just a life form. Even the "Black Water" in the films, which was extremely lethal to carbon-based organisms, had countermeasures.
After sending David off, it was time to discuss the value and use of this technology.
"Synthetic technology is indeed an epoch-making technology. He is really smart and learns quickly." Helen Cho was full of praise for David.
"But nanotechnology is the foundation you built, and he still has a lot to learn."
"After all, we are teachers. I know what you want to ask. The cost can be further optimized. The first version of the design has been submitted to the server."
This set of equipment is just a prototype and can only operate well under the strict control of the research team.
But with this first success, applying it on a large scale to synthetic human manufacturing factories won't be difficult.
Harry nodded, "Very good. We will need a lot of manpower after we leave the solar system, and this technology will be key. By the way, I also need a customized design, the one for personal use."
"Huh? Customized version?" Helen Cho was stunned for a moment. In her understanding, this technology should be used for mass production.
Even if the core theory isn't involved, the theoretical knowledge and operating procedures required to design a synthesizer are too complicated.
"Synths should have a way to leave offspring, right? When they understand creation, they'll need this technology."
The monster created by Frankenstein chased him all over the world, asking him to make a wife.
Synthetic people may fall in love with humans or with other synthetic people, but no matter what, they will most likely need a way to create offspring.
They can choose to create a partner by themselves or create a child with their spouse. Using equipment for collaborative design is a good way.
Of course, they have to work hard to buy these technologies and equipment.
Harry said that giving synthetics citizenship means treating them as human beings. The same goes for providing incentives. Whether they will accept it or not is another matter, but there is always one that suits them.
Now within the Osborn Group, the prices of houses, consumer goods, and food are so low that they are almost given away for free. But high-tech knowledge, advanced equipment, and genetic modification all require serious work in exchange.
In terms of living standards, as long as employees work normally, they can live a wealthy or even luxurious life. But for spiritual satisfaction, they still have to put in some effort, whether it's work or personal life.
Through the comparison between Oycle and A, the efficiency of people under this method is much higher than high-pressure contractual oppression. In the past, 10 out of 8 experts may have sharpened their skills because the expert class had a better life. The disadvantage of squeezing brains in is that it doesn't help control employees to move to the positions the company needs.
But now those willing to do research are fanatics, and each one is as good as ten in terms of attitude and willingness to work. Harry can boldly allocate the resources they need to them.
Through human body modification and almost unreserved resource allocation, one expert who voluntarily comes to the position can basically connect with twenty or thirty experts in the same position.
Synths are similar, but their needs are slightly different from humans.
As created beings, they generally show a desire for creation. Humans have a lot of experience in this area, and the two complement each other.
Helen Cho nodded in understanding. She wasn't a manager or a sociology expert, so she didn't need to think too much about these things.
"In short, I am very satisfied with this project. Do you have an idea of the next research direction?" Harry said.
Helen Cho glanced at Harry dissatisfied, "Can't I take a vacation for myself? I've been working on this project for months!"
"Of course, I'm just curious. But I do have other ideas. If you want to rest, don't worry." Harry waved his hands repeatedly, not meaning to rush.
Helen Cho stared at Harry for a while and then said, "...But if you have any ideas, you can tell me, and I can think about them."
Seeing this, Harry snapped his fingers, and the logistics robot slid in from outside the door, carrying a full 200kg of vibranium.
"I plan to build some more advanced, smaller, and more functional nanorobots, and I'll need your help."
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Chapter 264
Helen Cho possesses the most advanced nanomedicine technology in the world. Her developed nanorobots can already repair human tissue and now have the capability to print synthetic human bodies out of thin air.
These nanorobots can be adapted for use in other fields with slight modifications. In the movie, Tony Stark created the MK50 nanosuit based on this technology.
Current nanorobot technology can't achieve the effects seen in movies, but it's not far off.
Looking at the metal in front of her, Helen Cho did not recognize it immediately: no one except the Wakandans had ever seen so much pure vibranium.
The density of vibranium is equivalent to one-third that of iron. 200kg of vibranium is about 80 cubic meters. No one would think that "these things are vibranium".
Harry knocked on the vibranium block: "200kg of vibranium."
As an element that can fuse with human cells, Helen Cho, who studies nanomedicine, certainly knows about this metal, which is a legendary element.
But 200kg?
"200kg of vibranium" stunned Helen Cho. With a price of about $20 per gram, this pile represents billions of dollars...
"Are these all vibranium?" Helen Cho pointed at the metals in disbelief. Vibranium is not only expensive; since Wakanda announced the vibranium veins were exhausted, it has become priceless.
"All of them. I have better luck."
"What does it mean to be lucky?" Even winning dozens of lottery tickets wouldn't amount to 20 billion dollars!
"Well... I found it on an asteroid. Anyway, I plan to use this as a basis and combine it with nanorobot technology to create a new alloy. Of course, it can be several kinds."
Harry lied casually. The vibranium was imported from Wakanda, but they didn't want to be exposed, and they wouldn't tell it everywhere.
Using Antarctic vibranium to liquefy metal, and then mixing vibranium to maintain the liquid state to make a liquid alloy has been proven feasible, but the material will denature over time.
To put it another way, if the liquid alloy is doped with vibranium nanorobots that actively absorb and repel energy, the liquid alloy will not form chemical bonds and will remain liquid.
And the nanobots can also bounce the absorbed energy back out, just like the Black Panther suit.
Harry used the holographic projection terminal on his arm to show Helen Cho the various material properties of crude liquid alloy.
"In other words, you want to create an alloy that remains stable and liquid..." Helen Cho understood what Harry meant.
"Exactly. You don't need me to tell you that this liquid metal will have many uses."
In terms of characteristics, it can flow freely like water but has the properties of metal. It has strong thermal conductivity and heat absorption capabilities and can store a huge amount of information. After being doped with vibranium, it can conduct and store energy...
In short, although Dr. Cho is only proficient in medicine, the versatility of this metal is obvious.
"You piqued my interest... To be honest, I have had this idea, but since I am not a materials scientist and have never really come into contact with vibranium... especially not so much vibranium."
Helen Cho touched the vibranium curiously. The surface of this strange metal was quite cold, and heat seemed to slide across its surface.
"Although this thing is very precious, it's not that precious—but 200kg should be enough for a while," Harry said nonchalantly.
Harry himself is also researching liquid alloy, but the strength of the nano-armor is well-known. As the founder of the technology, Helen Cho's abilities can be trusted.
In the original setting, the birth of another alloy in the Marvel Universe is related to vibranium—that is Adamantium alloy.
Captain America's shield is actually a mixture of vibranium and other metals known as Proto - Adamantium.
However, the birth of the Proto Adamantium alloy was just an accident, and its creator later discovered he could never reproduce the alloy again.
Eventually, he removed the vibranium from the formula but accidentally created real Adamantium.
In the movie universe, the setting of Adamantium alloy was deleted. After investigation by Harry and Norman, they did not find that there is something called Adamantium alloy in this world.
However, Captain America's shield is indeed not pure vibranium, but an alloy that cannot be copied. This made Harry think: There is no Adamantium alloy in this world, but he can try to create it.
"Wait a minute—you mean to allocate all the 20 billion worth of vibranium to me?" Helen Cho was stunned for a moment. She thought it would be good if she allocated a few kilograms...
"Of course, take a longer view, Doctor." Harry nodded. As long as he successfully obtained the liquid alloy, not to mention 20 billion, even 100 billion would be worth it.
"You are such a generous employer." Dr. Cho paused after speaking, "When can we make an appointment to discuss it?"
"Another day." Harry looked at the time. Today was an important day.
The construction of the global power grid is about to meet the system mission requirements, and he wants to know what reward this mission will give him.
It's just that Harry, who was in a hurry to go home and point out new technologies, didn't notice the angry expression on Helen Cho's face...
**[Mission: Energy Monopoly]**
**[Third Ring Mission: Occupy 70% of the global energy supply market]**
**[Progress completed]**
**[It is additionally detected that the host has become the notary of the energy currency system]**
**[Reward: Ideal City Planning]**
**[Infrastructure construction all over the planet is just the beginning; we will build stars into cities]**
A huge amount of engineering knowledge poured into Harry's mind, and the knowledge transmitted this time greatly exceeded Harry's expectations.
The earth has a surface area of 5.1 million square kilometers and a diameter of approximately 12,742 kilometers. In human perception, this is an extremely huge sphere and the cradle of life.
Human beings have established civilization on the earth, and buildings have risen from the ground to form cities. Now, even in the space station, you can see stars on the ground.
As a creature with a volume of only about 0.059 cubic meters, it is an intoxicating achievement that human civilization has reached this day. Perhaps this is the charm of intelligent creatures.
However, people began to think that they had become a very important presence on the earth, and even began to worry about whether their backward and inefficient activities would destroy this beautiful blue planet...
This is ridiculous.
Now in Harry's eyes, the earth is like a completely unexplored and wild planet. Such a huge territory can't even support more than 70 billion people. He turns a blind eye to the vast open space and the resources buried deep underground and just keeps moving towards the tiny land called "the city".
The knowledge transmitted this time was too complicated, and he seemed to have seen what the earth would look like in the future.
Oceans, land, deserts, and rainforests all cease to exist. The entire planet is covered by cities and industrial clusters, and the natural form of the earth's crust is completely hidden under high-rise buildings and industrial facilities.
There is only a world left where climate, temperature, air pressure, crustal movement, etc. are all precisely controlled to cater to human activities. It is like a heart that operates day and night until the day the earth's core burns out.
This is the future of planetary development.
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Chapter 265: Extraterrestrial Colonization Plan
If you think about it carefully, it is unreasonable that such a large planet cannot even support 70 billion people.
Even without looking at the planet, complex struggles and hostilities between organizations hinder technological progress and social development.
However, modern society is such a sophisticated and bloated system. Moreover, it is impossible for humans to only focus on development efficiency in everything, nor can they see the most efficient development strategy at a glance.
Harry sighed silently. Fortunately, there are good things like aliens here that can divert "intra-spherical conflicts".
Now, by integrating Earthlings into the Osborn Group, using these people and synthetic human technology to support the company's internal cycle, and obtaining unlimited space development rights from various countries in the Earth Alliance, Osborn has solved the legal problem. The group has actually surpassed the so-called "company" and has become another level of existence.
It's time to find a new headquarters.
In the conference room:
"We need a new headquarters," Harry said, holding his chin.
"I thought you wouldn't discuss this kind of thing with me." Felicia shrugged. "Tell me, where are you looking at this time? Southeast Asia, the Middle East, or Africa again? How much will it cost?"
"Kepler-22b."
Felicia: ?
Selvig on the side was not sleepy after hearing this: he knew where this place was!
"Kepler-22 is a yellow main sequence star located in the constellation Cygnus, with magnitude 11.664 and about 638 light-years away from Earth..."
"Wait a minute!" Felicia couldn't help but interrupt Selvig's introduction mid-hearing, "So that's a star?"
Selvig paused: "Kepler-22 is a star, a G-type star like the sun, but Kepler-22b is a planet, orbiting Kepler-22, just like the Earth orbits the sun..."
"The longer the revolution period is 290 days, and without an atmosphere, the thermal equilibrium temperature is about 262K (-11C), and the Earth's is 255K (-18C). Astronomers generally believe that this planet may be a habitable planet," Peter added.
Peter has almost given up his identity as Spider-Man—after all, there are no super villains for him to fight, and he is working hard towards becoming a scientist.
Felicia was completely confused—an extraterrestrial planet?
Harry nodded. Most of his scientists were highly qualified and seemed to be very interested in interstellar colonization.
Who doesn't long to reach the stars and the sea? In short, Harry wants it, which means the Osborn Group wants it.
"By the way, it's about 600 light-years away from Earth."
Boom!
There was some kind of loud noise coming from Felicia's side, and it looked like she was startled.
"It's not a matter of distance at all! Are you going to an alien planet to open a company?" Felicia was shocked.
"Of course, after all, you don't have to pay taxes when you go abroad. The tax amount this year will probably be more than 1 trillion dollars. Who can bear this?"
Everyone present took a breath and nodded secretly: It is indeed unbearable.
"Is this a tax issue?" Felicia smiled, "In order to evade taxes, you open your company to an alien planet?"
"Yes, otherwise—and we still have to collect taxes. I recently thought about what name aliens use to collect taxes. After all, we are a company."
Baron Zemo nodded. What Harry said does make sense. How to collect taxes is a problem. If a company does not pay taxes, it must collect taxes. This is setting a precedent.
Felicia opened her mouth—but after thinking about it carefully, it seems quite reasonable?
It's an "old tradition" to open a company on Earth and pay taxes to them, and there's nothing much to say about it. But when it's developed into outer space, you still have to pay income tax to them, which is a bit jarring indeed.
So if you think about it carefully, it is very reasonable to set interstellar colonization as the company's development goal in the next stage.
"So I called everyone together. There are many issues involved in this matter. Everyone can speak freely." Harry turned on the projection equipment and showed the new colony ship to everyone.
The new colonization process was called the "New World Procedure," and the colony ship had a new design, hundreds of times the size of the Mayflower.
The colony ship is built directly on the star base that is about to be completed. It is expected to carry 5,000 colonists. The base itself can be used as a shelter after landing.
The core reactor is enough to support the operation of the colony until the first fusion power station is built, and then the colonists will use the spaceship as the core to expand the city outwards.
With the latest urban planning technology, the development of new colonies will be more balanced and efficient, and there will be no imbalance in development. They will only expand outward according to demand and develop by block in accordance with industry, agriculture, and service industries.
In theory, the operating efficiency of the new colony is dozens of times that of Earth. This is already a city from two different eras.
After occupying the galaxy, Harry can produce all kinds of warships and armies at will, and move into the vast universe.
The prospects are quite good. When the colony reaches the level of 50,000 people, its production capacity will reach the level of the current Earth.
"The current production capacity of synthetics is 1,000 people per month—even if all the colonists use synthetics, it will be enough," Harry said.
Moreover, many human employees are also interested in interstellar colonization, so the source of the colonists is not a problem at all.
"Just a question... Kepler-22b may not be a habitable planet, right?" Selvig raised his hand to ask.
"It's livable there—I can guarantee that," Harry said.
The Osborn Group exports many Earth products to Asgard through its branch in Alfheim. Checking the situation of Kepler-22b is just a matter of taking a look at Heimdall. With Thor's relationship, it's not difficult.
It is an ocean planet with scarce land, but crustal movement is also relatively rare. As long as there are enough minerals and alloys, the Osborn Group can expand the island into land.
"Second question, our FTL engine's maximum warp speed can only reach 27-30 times the speed of light. Even at the fastest speed, it will take more than 20 years to reach the Kepler-22 galaxy," Peter then asked.
"About this, if the theory is correct, it will only take us 3 months to reach Kepler-22," Dr. Franklin Hall explained.
"I analyzed the data generated by the Tokyo Rift last time and found that there is indeed an unstable area at the edge of the solar system. The gravitational wave anomaly space is about 4 light-years away, leading to the Alpha Centauri galaxy."
Everyone noticed his wording: "towards."
It sounds like a cosmic highway or something.
"I know this sounds ridiculous...but the latest gravity sensors show that there may actually be hyperspace channels that can be exploited."
Dr. Hall was also deeply shocked by this result, but he and Selvig came to this conclusion together, and they have verified it many times.
Only one last verification is needed. For this, they need a real super-light spacecraft to test whether the theory is correct.
"So... the star base will be completed in a week, and in 10 days at the earliest, humanity's first spacecraft equipped with an FTL engine will be born."
"Let's wait and see."
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Chapter 266: Beyond the Speed of Light
The speed of light is an important physical constant in Harry's original understanding. By assuming that the speed of light is constant, people have a completely different view of space and time.
In a universe where the speed of light cannot be exceeded, once civilization steps into space, things will become very different. However, in this world, time does not use the "speed of light" as the reference system, so the space observed under normal circumstances is used as a reference. The speed of light is not an insurmountable barrier.
Among other things, Harry has confirmed the delay-free nature of psychic communication, and faster-than-light communication has been verified to be feasible.
In the Odyssey base, Harry walked alone in the metal passage, and the drone beside him completed the final construction work in the passage in an orderly manner.
The center of the passage is like a huge tunnel, enough to support five engineering ships "merging". Next to the spacecraft passage is a humanoid passage leading to the living module in the space station.
The idea of designing this kind of passage is similar to that of roads on Earth. The center is open to traffic and people walk on both sides. However, the main roads and base resources used by the spacecraft belong to different systems from the passages and resources used by humans.
In other words, although the spacecraft and humans are in the same Odyssey base, they are like being in two different cities. In theory, there will be no situation where anyone will cross the passage of the spacecraft.
Harry clenched his fists and found no delay or other sensations. Using the psychic network to communicate could indeed achieve faster-than-light communication, or even instant communication.
This is a very important premise, which means that even if it enters space, the current social system will not be acclimatized too much.
"Sir, I have taken over the space station. All communication protocols are operating normally and the star base can be activated at any time."
Oycle has been connected to the Odyssey base, which also has a huge semi-biological electronic brain as the CPU and is also equipped with psychic organs. This puts the entire space station within the coverage of the psychic network. Once the activation is completed, the leader will become the new AI.
"Very good, tell Dilian and get ready for inspection."
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Star bases and traditional "orbital space stations" are not of the same order of magnitude.
The purpose of this thing is to monitor the entire galaxy, serve as an artificial harbor in the vast sea of stars, undertake the production of space ships, and provide a foothold for creatures heading into space.
Since it's a place to stay, someone has to come and "stay", right?
The Ground Alliance is very satisfied with this base. It is the largest space building in human history. However, a simple building has no meaning. There must be staff here to function.
In order to recruit talents, Dilian specially shot a large number of promotional videos for the Odyssey base.
"The growth of the Mayflower colony inspired the idea of heading into space, but first, do we really understand the solar system?"
"The moon was the first extraterrestrial planet we landed on. Last year, we landed on Mars. Understanding these planets will allow us to learn more about the universe."
"However, there are some planets that we can still only observe through telescopes, and there are even places where we can't even see them: such as L3 at the Lagrange point."
"What exactly is there? Is there a counter-Earth? Now, the opportunity has come - the UNSC has built the largest 'space port' in history. We will build real spaceships in space and move towards a broader universe..."
The promotional video first showed the first human landing on the moon, then showed the growth process of the Mayflower Colony, and finally showed the magnificent Odyssey Base - as long as the angle is chosen well, this base looks about the same size as the Earth.
The intention is obvious, which is to stimulate people's "explorer enthusiasm" - you must know that in addition to the United States under Norman's governance and the Osborn Group, synthetic humans are still a sensitive topic. 70 billion people seems to be a lot, but there are very few people willing to work in space for long periods of time.
However, the Osborn Group does not have this problem. Harry may not have that many humans available, but he can directly create synthetic humans!
Synthetic humans do not have much attachment to the earth, and in their thinking, they are created to meet the labor gap in society, and they do not have much resistance to working in space.
One transport ship after another filled with high-level talents entered the Odyssey base, and soon the base was operational.
The contract stipulates that the Osborn Group only has 40% of the use rights of the Odyssey base, but after the space station officially begins operation, more than 80% of the people on the space station are Osborn employees.
But this is just a small stellar base on the road to the Osborn Group's fortune.
The space dock is activated, and the spaceship is slowly taking shape.
The traditional space shuttle design will be eliminated. A new generation of military warships will be assembled directly in space. They will be larger and more flexible and look similar to traditional naval warships.
In space, ship design is completely divorced from traditional design principles. However, as a civilization that has just entered the star sea, the Osborn Group does not have much theoretical support, so it adopts this original design.
However, Harry felt that the impact should not be very big - after all, the battleships he saw in the movie seemed not to be too different from the design he was using now. If there were problems, they would just be improved.
The first batch of small warships produced will escort the first super-light voyage. They are "frigates" with a maximum length of 570 meters and a maximum width of 170 meters.
The weapons carried include a blue laser launcher, modified from an anti-meteorite laser; a rail gun, and missiles with simple ideas.
To be honest, Harry couldn't say which of these weapons would be more useful: these weapons were extremely powerful within the planet, but at the scale of space, it was hard to say how effective they would be.
The scale of the universe will make traditional weapons "slow". On the ground, missiles of several Mach can be considered a big killer, but at the scale of space, even laser weapons seem a bit slow.
However, we will not encounter large-scale space battles yet, so let's take it one step at a time.
In addition to military ships, Harry has also produced some scientific research ships. Considering that scientific researchers may need to enter planets for investigation, these ships are much smaller and have an appearance closer to traditional space shuttles.
"Sir, the coordinate system has been established, the navigation program has been set up, and the test can be started at any time."
Oycle's voice sounded in the cockpit of the research ship.
Since faster-than-light communication is so simple, Harry certainly wouldn't mind using the prosthetic body to participate in the first faster-than-light voyage.
The gravity sensor using Graviton as the core has successfully located the entrance to the hyperspace channel in the solar system. Now you only need to activate the FTL program, and the spacecraft will create a warp bubble and accelerate the hull to 30 times the speed of light. It only takes a few hours to reach the channel entrance.
Then the hyperspace engine started and the ship slid into the hyperspace channel.
Harry sat in front of the console. He wanted to see with his own eyes what hyperspace navigation was like.
"Let's go faster than the speed of light."
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Chapter 267: Set Sail
Harry remembered a novel called "Alien," which tells the story of a certain universe where super-light technology is very simple. Civilizations that only know how to use matchlocks can "just happen to discover" super-light and anti-gravity technology.
Then a group of aliens who were still using matchlock guns unexpectedly came to Earth—and except for the lack of super-light engines and anti-gravity technology, Earthlings were centuries ahead of these aliens in all fields.
At the end of the novel, 60 billion Earthlings rush out of the Earth and spread the flames of war to the entire universe.
The super-light speed in this universe is not that simple, and the aliens are not backward natives who only know how to use matchlock guns. However, super-light speed is indeed not that difficult—you only need to find the entrance to the hyperspace channel.
Crossing the hyperspace channel is a matter of seconds.
The hyperspace engine started, and the space in front of the ship suddenly turned into a mirror space constructed of hexagons. One of the hexagonal boxes suddenly disappeared, revealing the galaxy on the other side:
Three shining stars—a yellow dwarf, an orange dwarf, and a slightly distant red dwarf that glows red—form a triple star system.
Centauri A series, is the destination of this faster-than-light voyage.
"The hyperspace engine is operating normally, star data comparison is in progress... Comparison completed, sir."
...
Almost all Osborne employees saw this scene. The transmission picture dimmed inaudibly for a moment, and there were three more stars of different colors in the picture transmitted back by the research ship!
The data sent back later proved that this was the destination!
"Awesome!" "Yeah!"
"We went beyond the speed of light!"
"We exceeded the speed of light..." Selvig sat down on the chair, disbelief written on his face.
You must know that he has been working with S.H.I.E.L.D. on the Pegasus Project for several years. When S.H.I.E.L.D. developed the Tesseract, it had two purposes: one was to use the energy of the Tesseract, and the other was to develop a hyper-light engine.
As a result, everyone knew, Loki came over after Fuckin the Tesseract, it was taken away, S.H.I.E.L.D. was frightened, and then it disintegrated.
In the follow-up plot, the Earth has never studied the hyperdrive again—of course, superheroes can travel faster-than-light at will, but they still have to fight villains.
Moreover, this faster-than-light trial voyage solved two problems at once: faster-than-light navigation and faster-than-light communication.
Needless to say, faster-than-light navigation, but when you calm down and think about it, faster-than-light communication technology seems to be more "advanced": judging from the situation on-site, this is almost instant communication!
"Everyone, now that our last problem has been solved, it's time for us to move forward into the future."
Harry's voice rang out on the screen, and everyone saw their young boss's face appear on the ship.
"It's not that difficult to travel faster than light—are you ready to conquer the universe?"
The publicity effect of the boss personally going on the first faster-than-light voyage was greater than any promotional video. This incident quickly caused a huge sensation within the Osborne Group!
Then they discovered that the Osborne Group's internal purchase list included other things: civilian ships of various classes, ship modification services, alien land ownership...
In the space age, aviation ships are the real means of production. After all, as long as you have a ship, whatever planet you go to and what you do is your own business.
The universe is so big, there is always a land suitable for you.
Before this, the engineering ship had always been the property of the company. The most they could do was exchange for the right to use it. It was obvious that they were working for the company and could not run far.
But now, the company has directly opened ship ownership to them, as well as a variety of modification technology teaching and services, and a whole new world is opening up in front of them.
Space ships that can travel faster than the speed of light are both the key to space and power. Now, with just a few credits, you can get the power to open up a new world!
More and more people are yearning for the New World. According to the internal management regulations of the Osborne Company, employees who go to the New World for colonization work in the name of the company can receive considerable credit points.
The bait has been thrown, and the explorers are about to set sail.
More and more people are signing up for the colonial development plan. This is the fastest way to get credit points besides making technological breakthroughs. If you stay in a safe zone and work, you may be able to live a relatively prosperous life, but you won't be able to enjoy the thrill of exploring an unknown world!
Besides, the virtual reality cabin that allows for instant communication has changed everything. Just lie down in the cabin, and they are integrated into society again, without fear of loneliness and isolation.
Expansion, expansion—this is the next development direction of the Osborne Group.
Although researchers like Dr. Selvig have not been asked to participate in alien exploration, they have been scientists all their lives and have been dealing with the unknown. Now they have the opportunity to go into deep space. How could they refuse this opportunity?
The only thing stopping them from heading into space is their weakening bodies, and that's not a problem at all.
It's time to carry out all-round transformation: longevity traits, strength traits, quick recovery, prosthetic body transformation... The credits rewarded by developing FTL are enough for them to become Superhumans!
The huge colony ship set sail a month later, targeting Kepler 600b, 22 light-years away.
"Sir, the company's operating efficiency has increased by 70% in the past month—amazing." Oycle reported. This operating efficiency not only calculates output but also the circulation speed of credit points. Generally speaking, it also reflects the company's performance. The level of cohesion has greatly improved.
After all, what the Osborne Group provided in the past was actually overflowing demand for "Earthlings."
Being faster, higher, and stronger is the need for struggle. The Earth is no longer at war and has sufficient resources. Getting stronger does not seem to be so urgent.
On the other hand, within the company, the pressure to survive is quite low. As long as you work diligently, your basic needs can be fully met, and the working hours per week can even be no more than 30 hours.
Except for the longevity gene modification service, which is attractive, other products actually have little incentive effect.
But now, the unknown space has aroused people's desire for exploration. In order to better cope with space exploration, they are eager to experience all the transformation packages.
Just like online games, if there is no compelling story, people will not be immersed in it; if there is no goal to defeat, people will not take the initiative to upgrade their equipment.
And an unknown world is full of possibilities. Just the story they imagined can make them full of fire, and there is no need for Harry to carry out more falsehoods and rush-to-shelf promotions.
"Good thing." Harry said calmly. To be honest, he himself was looking forward to it.
Otherwise, he would not focus on the cruiser that was about to sail away.
"Sir...if I want to join, how many credits do I need?" Oycle's tone was a little embarrassed—after all, he knew everything about the company's technology.
These words made Harry stunned for a moment—Oycle's obedience sometimes made him ignore that this was an AI.
Oycle's emotional matrix can also run the desire of "possession."
This actually made Harry think deeply: Why did he dare to open the purchase of these ships to the employees below, without fearing that they would resign and run away?
If it is a good thing that they really resign, he can blatantly remove the so-called "employee discount" and increase the fees they charge for exchanging energy, technology, and various services.
Osborne provides everything, so as long as they have demand, they will inevitably have transactions with the company, and he is always the stronger party, so he is not afraid of employees running away and resigning to go it alone.
But Oycle? It has helped him do so much work and is in charge of various scientific research and company management. The generation of credit points also has a lot to do with him. It seems... not easy to control?
If I have to say it... the right to use the psychic network is a good commodity.
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Chapter 268: Landing and Missing Scientific Researchers
"Just follow the normal employee exchange rules - I will modify your contract later."
Harry thought for a while. Although Oycle was a somewhat special "senior employee," he was still an employee. He could try not to be special if he could.
As for the technologies and resources he will come into contact with in his work, they are also things that he must come into contact with at work. Since Harry promised to treat AL as a human being, he will use a unified method to manage them.
Of course, the energy flowing in these AL bodies is the energy of the Osborn Group, and the psychic network they use is also under their control.
Not only Oycle but also other ALs. If they feel that they have suffered a disadvantage, of course, they can resign and get out of this system. Harry can just produce a similar AL to replace them, but these ALs who go outside must be based on outsiders' standards. A transaction was made.
The Osborn Group just needs people in all positions to operate, but it doesn't matter who is in the position.
"Then this is almost like giving it away." Oycle responded in surprise.
"According to company law." Harry shrugged and added in his heart: But the final interpretation is mine.
"Okay - Sir, thank you for your generosity. The hyperspace engine is about to start. The destination is Kepler 22b, which requires three jumps." Oycle thanked him and immediately got into work.
"The fleet engines are recharged."
Behind Harry's exclusive ship is an entire colonial team: scientific research ships, colony ships, frigates, and various engineering ships loaded with reduced alloys and equipment. There are more than 50 spacecraft in total, large and small.
The hyperspace engine began to warm up, and the time and space near the fleet seemed to be condensed into a mirror, and the hexagonal passage entrance opened...
"The hyperspace voyage is about to begin, countdown: 3, 2, 1--"
hum!
Passing through the gap between time and space, the fleet arrived at its destination instantly.
In the silent universe, a star similar to the sun is burning in the middle of the galaxy, but everyone can notice that the brightness of this star is lower.
Kepler 22 has a mass of 0.97 solar mass, a radius of 0.979 solar radius, and a luminosity of about 0.79 times that of the sun. In general, it is smaller and dimmer than the sun, but the color is generally similar. They are both yellow dwarfs.
Compared with other red giants, orange dwarfs, etc., it looks much more friendly.
There is only one planet, Kepler 22b, in this galaxy, and even the existence of asteroids is quite rare. In comparison, the solar system can be considered lively.
The radius of the planet is 2.4 times that of Earth. Observed from outer space, the surface of this planet is almost entirely ocean, with only a few islands and a slightly larger piece of land. The area is about the same as half of Australia. This is a good thing - now there is no need to carefully pick your landing spot.
The fleet that arrived at Kepler 22 immediately dispersed, and they completed their division of labor before coming here.
Some engineering ships will use the same process to build a star base near the star. This base will belong entirely to the Osborn Group. At the same time, the space telescope orbiting the star will always help the colonists understand and monitor this seemingly familiar but actually unfamiliar star.
The remaining fleet remains above the planet, waiting for the research ship to complete the initial sampling and investigation.
The gravitational acceleration of Kepler 22b is 3.1g. Obviously, the density of this planet is higher than that of Earth. This is a good thing, indicating that its interior may contain more metal elements.
At the same time, its geomagnetic field is stronger than Earth's, and its rotation period is exactly the same as Earth's, but its revolution period is shorter, only 290 days.
The gravity and geomagnetic intensity are higher than those of Earth, and the rotation period is close, so it has a more "viscous" atmospheric environment. The composition of the atmosphere is more complex, and the proportion of oxygen is higher than that of Earth. In summary, the oxygen content per unit of air is four times higher than that of Earth.
Although it looks quite nice, with oxygen, water, and an average surface temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, it would obviously not be nice if a "pure Earthling" were to come to this planet.
However, Osborn employees are all enhanced humans. This environment is harsher than that on Earth, but it is not too harsh for them.
Moreover, they all have a set of exoskeleton armor. Generally speaking, this is a slightly "harsh" environment in various indicators, but it is not insurmountable.
Human beings who have lived on this earth for a long time will definitely become stronger. After many years, when they return to Earth, they may feel like Kryptonians coming to Earth...
But that's a problem for the future.
"Get ready for landing."
As the order was issued, the colony ship and the scientific research ship entered the atmosphere. The gravitational force three times that of Earth tore at the colony ship, trying to pull the behemoth down from the sky. However, the propellers of the Osborn Group were not incompetent. During the landing process, it was pretty smooth.
The environment at the landing site was relatively harsh. The land was indeed large enough, but the land was almost entirely covered in swamps. In the end, under the leadership of the scientific research ship, the two behemoths found a slightly higher altitude and successfully landed.
The colonists walked out of the ship after landing. This was a brand new world that they were about to conquer.
The two spaceships are not too far apart, about 300 kilometers apart, but there is a large swamp between the two sites. If these swamps are not dealt with, urban construction will be impossible.
Fortunately, there is a botanical expert on the team - or an expert on alien plants: Peter Parker.
Spider-Man "lost" his job. He has been in charge of the Alfheim branch and is very knowledgeable about alien flora and fauna.
"Contact our botanical expert and see what he thinks." Harry knocked on the table.
"About this...Sir, Mr. Parker's research ship seems to be missing..."
"What?"
.....
"Karen, where is this?"
However, Peter's question did not receive a response from his assistant AL: the failure of hyperspace navigation caused some problems for his assistant, and a restart was in progress.
Boom!
The mechanical arm supported the ground and lifted Dr. Otto up. The impact just now was not light.
"Are we there yet? Peter?" Otto rubbed his head.
"Uh... Doctor, it seems we are in the wrong place."
Peter looked at the red star in the center of the galaxy in confusion. It was obvious that this was not Kepler 22.
Kepler 22 is a yellow dwarf star, but the red and small star in front of you is definitely not a yellow dwarf star, and he is the only one left in the large colonial fleet.
Now Dr. Otto was also confused: the consequences of getting lost in space are much more serious than getting lost on Earth!
Where is this place?
Before he could think about it, several blue-green and yellow spaceships were heading toward them. These ships had a tall tail fin, and there were glider-like structures on both sides and below. At first glance, they looked like a child's drawing of stars.
The key thing is that this is a standard ship.
Alien civilization!
"The restart has been completed...Sorry, the violent space-time oscillation caused a short circuit in my hardware. Peter, there is a communication signal connected, is it connected?"
Karen's voice rang out.
"Play." Peter said blankly.
"Strange ship, this is the Xandar galaxy, the capital of the Nova Empire, tell us your origins."
The two people in the cabin looked at the spaceship outside and then at each other.
"Doctor, am I hallucinating? Are aliens speaking English?"
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Xandar is a rich planet that belongs to the Nova Empire and is famous for its "Nova Legion" that is "brave and good at fighting."
After the initial confusion stage, Peter became excited:
The aliens did not immediately demand the location of Earth as soon as they saw them, nor did they contemplate occupying Earth, but instead initiated communication with them. What does this mean?
This shows that aliens can also be reasonable, just like Thor.
This indicates that there is still a market for xenophobia!
"Especially because you also speak English; this is really shocking. Where did you learn it? No one on Earth knows you can speak English or have standard American pronunciation..."
"Shut up!"
The Xandarian in charge of the inquiry was about to lose his patience with Peter. A group of security personnel did not understand why Peter talked so much, and there was a dangerous aura in their eyes:
You have to face these inexplicable alien species every day when you go to work. The people of Xandar do love peace and welcome all kinds of aliens to come and go, but Xandarian security guards don't. They just want to get this matter over with quickly and then continue bragging.
Seeing this, Peter shut his mouth.
"I'm asking you questions, do you understand?"
Peter nodded.
"Name."
"Peter Parker."
"From where?"
"Earth - the Osborn Group, to be precise."
"The purpose of going to Xandar?"
"Uh... unexpectedly, there was something wrong with the faster-than-light voyage..."
Just like this, Peter and Dr. Otto registered their personal information.
The security guard on the side looked at the body scan data of the two and whispered, "Are the Terrans so impressive now? Weren't they badly beaten by the Chitauri not long ago?"
Judging from the scan data, Peter's physical fitness is comparable to their top augmented soldiers, and the robot arm on Doctor Octopus also looks quite advanced and contains a very special element.
"The Terrans are impressive? Didn't you hear what he said about the 'Osborn Group'? Maybe the Terrans were finally occupied by someone - besides, you didn't know it was the Chitauri who were beaten? Isn't it tragic? Their mothership was paralyzed by the Terran forces using hydrogen bombs from a distance of more than 200 million light-years. I want to laugh when I think of this..."
After asking about the situation, the interrogator said mechanically, "Okay, Xandar welcomes all friendly visitors. You can visit our city on your own. The spacecraft is parked at the Foreign Space Ship Control Center, but please be careful not to violate any regulations. Things that are expressly prohibited..."
While mechanically reciting the standard text, the hearing officer opened the energy door of the inquiry room and signaled that the two of them could leave.
"Wait a minute, sir! Where is this 'Foreign Space Ship Control Office'? What are the regulations?" Peter stopped the interrogator, who was about to go back to bragging, while shouting in his heart:
Since it's work, take it seriously!
"Oh, I almost forgot. Take this. Everything you are looking for is in it, including laws and regulations, city maps, tourist attractions... blah blah blah..."
Peter took the holographic pamphlet handed over and said, "Okay, sir, one more thing, where are the other... crew members of my ship?"
There are also two special crew members on the scientific research ship: Caesar, the enlightened chimpanzee, and Carlo, the black-footed cat.
Peter's words reminded the interrogator. The man seemed to have remembered something, and his expression became extremely serious: "Oh, by the way, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me. Your illegal genetic modification and intellectual enlightenment of lower animals is very dangerous, which is an illegal act."
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding security guards pointed their guns at Peter and Otto.
"This is a very disgusting behavior. Considering that the genetic modification technology you use is quite complex and dangerous, you will be transported to Klin Prison to serve your sentence."
"What?" Peter was confused and wanted to slap himself in the mouth—
But is this interrogator a little too perfunctory? If he hadn't reminded him, would he just let the criminal go?
Peter was already speechless about these aliens: either they were thinking about occupying Earth, or they were just not very smart.
Xenophilia? Go away, it would be nice if you are not exclusive.
Watching these aliens walking forward slowly, Peter quietly pressed the button on the bracelet.
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After watching the image, Harry fell into deep thought.
You, aliens from the Andromeda Galaxy, use the laws of the Nova Empire to control what my Osborn Group employees do in the Milky Way across the galaxy cluster?
Are you being too lenient?
At the last moment when Peter was captured, he sent back information to his assistant Karen that AL could use the psychic network alone, and these images were sent back immediately.
Let's talk about Xandar, that is the planet that Ronan attacked with the Power Stone. It seems that the attack has not happened yet.
The Nova Empire arrested its own scientists without saying a word, largely because the Osborn Group was not well-known.
They didn't see the Kree Ronan destroying several of their outposts despite the armistice agreement, and they didn't even dare to let go of one.
"Fame" or deterrence requires force to maintain. Currently, Harry only has 10 frigates in combat ships. Although their performance in the Nova Corps movie is average, there are at least 500 small aircraft.
It's time to storm.
"Well... it seems we have to speed up our development."
Peter and Dr. Otto are great talents in the company, model employees, my captors? Xandarians, just wait and see.
The robot in the Kepler 22 galaxy closed its eyes, and the robot on Earth opened its eyes.
Oycle's main consciousness also switched back to the Osborne Fortress on Earth.
"How's the situation at Cross Company?" Harry pinched his eyebrows. The difference between Earth and Kepler-22b was so significant that he needed time to adapt.
To accelerate development, the supply of Cross particles must keep up.
"Sir, it seems that Dr. Pym won, and now it has become Pym Company again."
"But he hasn't taken the initiative to contact me?"
"That's right, the Cross Company headquarters was also destroyed during their fight, and Dr. Cross disappeared."
The direction of the plot is similar to that of the original work. The question now is whether Pym listened to his own advice.
When he visited Cross Company that day, he also asked Lenin to copy a copy of the particle data. It is not difficult to replicate Cross particles based on this data, but it takes time and is very costly.
The hope is that although the old gentleman destroyed the data, he had already made plans to supply Cross particles to Harry privately.
After getting through to Dr. Pym, Harry said hello: "Doctor, the Ant-Man suit is really good at doing damage. I need a lot of particles now. Please give me a price."
Hank opened his mouth with a very troubled expression.
"What's wrong, doctor? Isn't this something we have agreed on a long time ago?"
"...Osborn, I still hope this thing doesn't get used in the military," Hank said.
It seems that this old gentleman has indeed done a lot of ideological work, but at least he is not stupid and did not say foolish things like "I won't give it to you if you don't agree." After all, he has a daughter.
"I can't guarantee that—a group of aliens have captured my scientists, and I might use this thing against them. What do you think?"
"Huh? Aliens?"
Dr. Pym obviously hesitated: Facts have proved that anti-war also depends on the target.
Superheroes do not kill earthlings, or even aliens who look like earthlings, but many ugly ones die.
Of course, Harry would definitely not engage in any "alien lives matter" activities.
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