"You could put it that way." Luke nodded, then corrected himself. "But I'd rather explain it another way. Evolution!"
"Evolution?" Snoke and Jessica Jones were taken aback.
"Yes, evolution." Luke said softly, "I think you've heard of the military's Super Soldier Program, right?"
Snoke nodded. Jessica Jones, standing beside him, listened intently to their conversation.
"Although it was an abandoned project deemed a failure, to be fair, it still had quite a few worthwhile aspects." Luke gave it an impartial assessment. Unreliable as the project had been, it had indeed produced several remarkably good finished products. "Evolution of the human body is one kind. Evolution of machinery is another. Naturally, I want both."
"Like it?" Snoke's gaze fell on the little monkey inside the metal enclosure, which had reverted from metal to flesh and blood and now looked somewhat listless.
"Like it. It is the first artificially created creature on this planet capable of switching between flesh and machinery. Of course, the switch is not perfect. I never intended to create this particular trait, but it must be a special byproduct." Luke sounded a little helpless. "In my original design, it can only be considered a semi-finished product for now, though it has already become relatively stable."
"That vial of Gene Fluid?" Snoke thought of the azure blue injection Luke had shown him.
"Yes." Luke nodded.
"Are its effects what we see in that thing?" Snoke pointed at the little monkey in the metal enclosure, which seemed to have grown tired and quiet again.
"Not entirely." Luke shook his head. "First of all, its original purpose was not the kind of body-enhancing genetic drug you imagined. Rather, it grants you a power that, in theory, allows you to use any technological weapon without equipment. But since it is only a