Entering the Marvel World

To pass through the gate, Chen Changsheng naturally had to prepare himself. What if the other side was some strange place and he couldn't survive? That would be rather embarrassing.

One should always be extremely cautious when facing the unknown.

After obtaining a massive amount of life essence from the Willow Tree and integrating a segment of its branch into himself, Chen Changsheng then collected a considerable mass of biomass from Elizabeth, along with the new genes she had evolved over the years.

The Willow Tree and Elizabeth did not feel oppressed or angered. As the only three consciousnesses within the virus aggregate, Chen Changsheng held absolute leadership.

Chen Changsheng was not afraid that the Willow Tree and Elizabeth would break free from his control if he left. He had long thought of many means of restraint.

What was the Brain Worm Legion for? It was for finding fault with each other, supervising the virus aggregate for any unstable elements. To find danger and eliminate danger – this was the goal Chen Changsheng had set for the brain worms.

Referencing ancient Chinese imperial systems, Chen Changsheng had ample methods of restriction: paying a certain amount of bio-energy monthly, dispatching brain worms as overseers, using rhetoric for persuasion, and employing material temptations – all the necessary means were available, and none were lacking.

Chen Changsheng didn't know if he would be able to return from this journey, but in this world, he had already done his best.

Secretly monitoring the world, manipulating international affairs, and promoting human technological progress. However, human evolution was still too slow, far from keeping pace with the evolution of the virus aggregate. He didn't know when they would begin to colonize space and spread the virus throughout the universe.

To exist eternally, to avoid putting all his eggs in one basket, Chen Changsheng had to go all out.

After a year of preparation, Chen Changsheng compressed the biomass and life essence accumulated over the past decade within his body. He no longer looked human, having become a massive sphere. At this moment, Chen Changsheng's density was astonishing, and the energy contained within his body was equally incredible.

The consequence of this was that Chen Changsheng needed to constantly control his movements. After all, with such weight and density, anything he did would be a disaster.

With preparations complete, the area around the gate had already been transformed into a massive military base by the Umbrella Corporation.

Various bio-beasts shuttled back and forth in the ocean. High-tech weapons were wielded by a new generation of clone soldiers loyal only to Umbrella, forming the first line of defense.

There was a dome reinforced by the Willow Tree's root system, and various structures built from the mutated biological materials produced by the Queen were located deep in the ocean, providing inherent safety.

In short, the underwater base had one purpose: safety.

After making arrangements, Chen Changsheng stepped directly through the gate without any extra armor, as it was unnecessary. The biological armor formed by his own viral differentiation could withstand artillery shells, making additional armor truly redundant.

After passing through the gate, Chen Changsheng found himself in an underwater environment identical to the one before. He sensed that there were no creatures similar to Elizabeth in this world.

His excessive body weight severely hindered Chen Changsheng's ability to maneuver freely. Chen Changsheng extended his hand, transforming it into tentacles. Then, roots and fleshy tendrils tightly wrapped around the gate. Before long, his physical matter detached from Chen Changsheng, forming an enhanced Mother Nest that completely enveloped the gate.

The Mother Nest was fully equipped with incubation organs, gene-modifying organs, resource recycling facilities, and other standard Mother Nest components, which rapidly developed under the catalysis of the Original Virus.

However, resources were scarce in the deep sea, forcing Chen Changsheng to equip the Mother Nest with a massive root system. This root system plunged deep into the earth, channeling heat from the planet's core to the Mother Nest. This heat was then processed by the reinforced plant cells within the Mother Nest to produce organic matter. Finally, this organic matter was converted by the Mother Nest, hatching into numerous enhanced Zerg that mimicked ordinary creatures.

The moment the first Zerg hatched, the Mother Nest was on track and no longer required Chen Changsheng's supervision. However, a Brain Worm was still necessary to manage the overall situation.

Extracting memories stored within the Web of Conspiracy and then using the virus to create a biological brain, which was then connected to the Willow Tree's root system, a simple Hive Brain Worm was thus brought into existence.

This Brain Worm was solely responsible for one Mother Nest and did not have to deal with troublesome humans, so it did not require extensive abilities; being competent was sufficient. Producing Zerg was this simple for the virus aggregate: catalyze development, implant memories, simple and efficient.

Leaving the command for the Mother Nest to grow freely, Chen Changsheng swam towards the sea surface. He didn't need to worry about how the Mother Nest would develop; the memories deep within the Brain Worm's genes would guide its self-development. In this regard, the Brain Worm was more professional than Chen Changsheng.

In the boundless ocean, a luxurious cruise ship was slowly sailing towards America on the other side of the ocean. The passengers on board were wealthy dignitaries from all over the world. They gathered on the most luxurious cruise ship in the world, clinking glasses and toasting.

Among all the wealthy individuals, one person's identity was particularly eye-catching: the genius of the tech world, the richest of the rich, and the chairman of Stark Industries, a military contractor, Tony Stark.

As the world-famous playboy Tony Stark, his cruise trip this time also involved a company-assigned mission: to connect with gifted youths from around the world supported by Stark Industries and, incidentally, send them to America for further studies.

While Stark was engaging in friendly conversation with several young ladies, Stark's personal assistant, Pepper Potts, was also interacting with geniuses from around the world, discussing Stark Industries' sponsorship plans for them.

Capitalists always showed particular favor to geniuses because geniuses could always create sufficient profits for capitalists, allowing their investments to pay off.

All the young geniuses present were gathered around Pepper, inquiring about the specific details of their future. Meanwhile, a Chinese-American teenager slowly walked out of the cruise ship's luxurious hall and stood on the deck, gazing into the distance, appearing out of place.

Chen Changsheng, who had burst out of the water, looked around and finally spotted the luxurious cruise ship slowly moving away in one direction. He shifted his form and, with long strides and rapid steps, ran across the waves, heading directly for the cruise ship.

After his complete evolution, Chen Changsheng's abilities far surpassed Alex's. Not only was he not afraid of water, but he could also run on its surface. His speed also far exceeded Alex's original speed. In a short time, Chen Changsheng had already reached the vicinity of the cruise ship.

The Chinese-American genius on the cruise ship saw the huge waves rippling on the sea surface and was full of confusion. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the person rapidly approaching across the waves was actually a human.

While the Chinese-American genius was too astonished to speak, Chen Changsheng leaped and landed beside him. Ignoring the boy, who was still gaping with shock and hadn't had time to utter a sound, Chen Changsheng grabbed him and absorbed him into his body. The sensation was as natural as absorbing a piece of jelly.

Through the Web of Conspiracy, Chen Changsheng read the Chinese-American teenager's memories. In these memories, Chen Changsheng learned that he was an orphan from China. Due to his genius-level intellect, he was discovered by a person in charge at Stark Industries and was eventually selected for Stark Industries' gifted youth development program. He was currently on his way to America for further studies.

The teenager's memories, spanning only a little over a decade, contained an immense amount of information. In his memories, Chen Changsheng saw Stark Industries, with its global reach, and the playboy Tony Stark, whose gossip never disappeared from the television.

Good heavens, what kind of world is this? Marvel? Chen Changsheng thought inexplicably. He had never expected to appear in a fictional world.

But upon reflection, it made sense. After all, if a world like Prototype existed, then adding a Marvel world seemed quite reasonable.

The cruise ship was heading to New York. Chen Changsheng was glad the destination was not China. After all, it was where he grew up. Conducting virus experiments there would ultimately be inappropriate. New York was better; he was familiar with that place, especially Manhattan Island, extremely familiar.

Chen Changsheng originally wanted to see the legendary Tony Stark with his own eyes and try to say a few words. However, when he was still some distance away from Tony Stark, he was stopped by Tony's bodyguard, Happy, who prevented Chen Changsheng from getting any closer.

Chen Changsheng did not insist. He merely glanced from afar at Tony Stark, who was embracing two young women, and secretly pondered that such genius figures were the best catalysts for human progress.

Chen Changsheng was not in a hurry to interact with Tony Stark. As a participant in Stark Industries' gifted youth development program, Chen Changsheng would have plenty of opportunities to communicate directly with Tony Stark face-to-face in the future.

He wasn't interested in the playboy, but Chen Changsheng was somewhat interested in Pepper Potts. After all, a professional manager who could keep Stark Industries running smoothly with increasing profits year after year was something any boss would desire.

However, Pepper was not only a manager at Stark Industries but also Tony's lover, which made things a bit complicated.

Currently, Chen Changsheng lacked understanding of this mysterious world. After all, the original Chinese-American genius had only lived in the ordinary world of the mysterious East and knew little about the beautiful country across the ocean.

In the original memories, Chen Changsheng found no memories related to the supernatural, so this place was indeed deep.

Even his participation in Stark Industries' gifted youth program in the original memories was arranged by his school. Therefore, Chen Changsheng decided to keep a low profile for now.

Chen Changsheng understood the depth of the Marvel world better than its native inhabitants. It was precisely because he understood that he felt even greater reverence.

Right now, he was just an ordinary virus aggregate. Although he had the ability to destroy humanity, Chen Changsheng would not do so. In terms of personal combat power, he was probably not outstanding among superheroes. As mentioned before, the water was too deep.

They say the poor rely on mutation, and the rich rely on technology. Chen Changsheng felt he could do both. After all, he had already gone through the process of starting a company and making money once; he was familiar with the routine.

Mutation was Chen Changsheng's specialty, but his luck was generally bad. Fortunately, Chen Changsheng could plagiarize