Hope for Hound Gen 2

In the current technology-based military industry, Stark Group held an absolute advantage.

Beyond that was Hammer Industries.

It was also one of the few companies capable of competing with Stark Group.

When it came to biological military industries, far more companies were involved.

For example, Norman Osborn's Osborn Group, Pioneer Technology, and so on.

However, compared to the mature development of technological military industries, biological military industries themselves were still at an immature stage.

So while many companies were conducting research, few had qualified products. Most suffered from one flaw or another.

Yet the Department of Defense and the upper levels of the government had always invested heavily in and subsidized biological weapons.

After all, while technological military industries were powerful, biological military industries possessed one advantage that technological military industries could never match.

Biological enhancement.

Captain America during World War II was a living example.

No one did not wish to become taller, faster, stronger, or even longer-lived.

For those tycoons who controlled capital, longevity was their only pursuit.

Besides, large-scale wars were gradually disappearing, while small-scale conflicts had become the mainstream.

Under such circumstances, most companies with the capability to enter the military industry had dabbled in biological weapons to some extent. Even Stark Group was no exception. It was simply that, compared to technological military industries, they had not performed particularly well in biological military industries.

After comparing the biological military products released by various companies in recent years, Noah's lips curled upward.

The Tyrant could be considered a truly devastating weapon.

However, Tyrant research had only begun to show preliminary results. There were still many hurdles to overcome before it could officially be put into use.

The most immediate one was clone research.

No matter what people did in private, humanitarianism was a threshold that could not be crossed.

Transforming humans into Tyrants would inevitably bring enormous public pressure.

By comparison, cloning was also controversial, but as long as it was properly controlled, there would be no need to worry about such issues.

After all, all he needed was a body, not intelligence.

Cloning intelligent life violated humanitarian principles, but simply cloning bodies was something many companies were already doing—they just could not publicize it.

The gangsters he had killed during this period had provided him with quite a few Cell Sources.

Unfortunately, he had been busy with research lately and had never used them.

Now that his research had begun to bear fruit, he finally had some free time.

"Extract Cell Sources. Begin replacement draw."

At his command, the Cell Sources that had already exceeded 5,000 units began to deplete rapidly.

In exchange, he received batches of biological genes from other worlds.

Just as he had expected.

Most of the genes came from ordinary creatures and had no development value whatsoever.

Finally, after more than half had been drawn, he saw a different kind of gene.

Gene Origin: Fang Fighting Wolf

Level: 2

Value: 638 Cell Sources

Noah's eyes lit up.

A human's Cell Source was worth 100. He had tried the cells of most other creatures as well, and biological cells from this world generally ranged from 1 to 300.

Even large predators like lions and tigers could not exceed that range.

Only a rare few had reached 400 Cell Sources.

In his view, Cell Sources represented the research value of these creatures.

For example, the Corpse-Eating Insects had been created by using a species of beetle from this world as the base and adding a portion of Scarab beetle genes from some unknown world.

The Scarab beetle's value had been as high as 357 points.

It was precisely because insects were cheap to produce and this gene had such high value that he had developed the Corpse-Eating Insects as one of his trump cards.

The Fang Fighting Wolf gene, worth 638 Cell Sources, was definitely a harvest second only to the T-Virus.

With the Fang Fighting Wolf gene, he might be able to upgrade the Zombie Dogs.

The initial Zombie Dogs had merely been ordinary dog breeds. Aside from being somewhat faster than humanoid zombies, they had virtually no distinguishing traits.

But if he could use the Fang Fighting Wolf gene as a foundation to create a special canine breed, perhaps Hound Gen 2 could become a decent product as well.

After obtaining the Fang Fighting Wolf gene, Noah immediately relaxed.

Even if there were no further gains, the Fang Fighting Wolf gene alone had made it worthwhile.

The draws continued, still yielding ordinary biological genes.

Even when an unknown organism occasionally appeared, the Cell Source value never exceeded 200.

To him, any gene worth less than 300 Cell Source was meaningless.

As for viruses...

He now understood that such things could only be encountered by chance.

Forget viruses like the T-Virus—even something on the level of a common cold was something he had only drawn a few times.

Then, a different gene appeared.

Noah's eyes lit up.

He'd gotten something—and it was good stuff!

Gene Origin: Pure Giant (Abnormal Type)

Level: 3

Value: 1580 Cell Source

This was the first time he had seen a gene worth over a thousand.

Judging by the description, this gene should have come from the world of Attack on Titan.

They could grow over ten meters tall. Though they had plenty of flaws, their combat capability was beyond question.

On Earth, even creatures like lions and tigers had not surpassed the bounds of Level 1.

The significance of a Level 3 Pure Giant was obvious.

Perhaps it could already go toe-to-toe with a superhero like Captain America.

Noah silently speculated.

Having obtained two valuable genes at once, Noah could not help but feel even more expectant.

Unfortunately, even after all 5,000 Cell Source had been used up, nothing else worthwhile appeared.

Still, these two were enough.

The system could initiate two research projects at the same time. After giving it some thought, Noah added the Fang Fighting Wolf gene to the research queue.

The Giant gene was excellent, but it was obviously far more difficult to research than the Fang Fighting Wolf.

And for the time being, the Fang Fighting Wolf gene offered him immediate, visible benefits.

The Tyrant cells still required further research and cultivation, but the Hounds could be used directly.

Thinking of the Weapons Expo two months away, he clenched his fist.

He had originally thought he could only make a token appearance, but now it seemed he might even be able to secure a few orders.

Even if he failed to land any major contracts, as long as the new Hound Gen 2 could open up Umbrella's bioweapon business, he could make a killing with the Tyrant at next year's expo!

With a clearer outlook for the future, Noah's anxiety over the hidden threat eased considerably.

Perhaps he should start making contact with the big players.

He owned two companies now, so he could be considered part of the capital class.

Yet after all this time, he had never had any contact with this world's upper society.

That was not a good sign.

There was a saying: when you went out, you relied on friends.

It was clear that finding a few allies was important.

After pondering for a moment, Noah's eyes brightened slightly.

What about Tony Stark?

Although they were both in the arms business, technological military manufacturing and biological military manufacturing were two different fields, so there was no conflict of interest between them.

Maybe Tony Stark's arrogance was just a rumor.

Mm, not bad. It was a good idea!