Red Hulk

"General Ross, first I need to correct your word choice." Faced with Thaddeus Ross's accusation, Doctor Death showed no unusual reaction. Instead, like a mad scientist proud of his work, he said, "My potion does not cause mutation, but enhancement, the evolution of life and the race!"

"Furthermore, I only sold a product to my client. What my client does with my work is beyond my control. Whether a kitchen knife is used to cut meat or to slit someone's throat is something no one but its user can decide."

"Essentially, I'm no different from most businessmen in this country; all I care about is revenue. Just like the National Gun Association and United States Tobacco Merchants Association in the United States, they only care about their markets. As for the frequent shootings caused by rampant gun violence and the high cancer rate caused by tobacco, that's none of their business. It's just that my customers are a subhuman race, and coincidentally, their food is humans."

After a long monologue, Doctor Death thought to himself, "What have I been rambling on about? Was I just trying to pad the word count?"

General Ross was well aware that the true rulers of this country were capitalists who controlled most of the economic lifeline. Even the dollar, as a currency, was issued by capitalist banks, so influencing presidential elections was not a difficult problem for them at all.

Some presidents even had policies that jeopardized the interests of capitalists when they took office, and were assassinated by assassins sent by capitalists when they were at the height of their power, and then replaced by obedient people.

The idea of assassinating or kidnapping the United States president to achieve some goal is a naive and childish notion that only Hollywood moviemakers would have; such an attempt would have extremely low cost-effectiveness.

But these things have nothing to do with Doctor Death, so why is the topic being brought up here? Is it to expose the ugly face of the United States?

Seeing that the two were drifting further and further away from each other's conversation, the bartender, to avoid overhearing anything he shouldn't, moved far away, leaving the bar counter to the others.

General Ross wanted to continue arguing with Doctor Death, but found that the other party had taken out a briefcase from somewhere and placed it on the bar. After opening it, he took out two large USB drives and slid them across the table.

"Forget about Amazon Cell, that's outdated technology. This is my latest creation... Gaia Memory."

Aside from the color, these two Gaia Memory, which are extremely similar to USB flash drives, are identical in appearance, and even the letter that distinguishes them is a capital "g".

"What, will it turn me into one of those monster form after using it? If so, I refuse."

General Ross, cigar in mouth, examined the two Memory Stick from all angles. He had a feeling that these two clearly man-made objects were alive, calling to him, as if they had always belonged to him.

But General Ross suppressed that inexplicable impulse and, with immense willpower, slammed the two Memory Stick onto the table and pushed them back towards Doctor Death: "I am not Franski, I do not crave any power, especially not at the cost of sacrificing humanity."

"General, I think you've misunderstood my work." Instead of retrieving the two Memory Stick, Doctor Death began to ramble on like a salesman. "The monster's form is stronger than a human's, and it can exert more power in battle—that's beyond doubt. I think you understand that."

"So, even outdated Amazon Cell, besides granting users a powerful fighting physique, can also retain a human form in normal times, preventing non-human forms from causing panic... As for Abomination, heaven knows what you did to him? That caused poor Major Franski's Amazon Cell to mutate, and then made him out of control and become a true monster. Didn't you expose him to a lethal dose of radiation?"

General Ross took another sip of the oddly-tasting cocktail, hoping to sharpen his mind and also to mask his embarrassment.

Just like the common trope in Hollywood movies, when humans discover something unknown, they never study its essence or operating principles. Instead, they directly use it as energy or weapons, which then leads to disasters due to various accidents.

This kind of formula was once popular in China online novels. A protagonist's Golden Finger was a portable space, fertile land with abundant spiritual energy, or a spring with abundant spiritual energy, which was very effective for growing spiritual herbs, with one year's effect being equivalent to a hundred years' worth of medicinal effects. Then, the protagonist would drink that spiritual spring to cultivate without doing any research, completely disregarding the differences between humans and plants in terms of life forms.

Things like manure or urea are very beneficial to crop growth, but for humans to eat directly...

Why did you contact me?

General Ross stared intently at Doctor Death and said, "The military has started a new round of orders, seeking enhancements for Super Soldier from major technology companies. You can now legitimately use this so-called Gaia Memory to bid on projects. If it truly possesses the power you claim, you won't have to worry about funding at all."

"The Gaia Memory, meaning the will of the Earth, was not created by me, but rather it came into being through my hands," Doctor Death confessed. "Each Gaia Memory has a fixed and unique user; this was determined from the very beginning of its creation. I merely find suitable users for them and earn a small fee for my efforts."

"And these two Gaia Memory were created for you, General Ross; they belong only to you."

"Really?" The energizing effect of that cocktail was only temporary, and using alcohol to sober up was impossible no matter how you looked at it. After finishing the second cocktail, General Ross experienced the sluggishness brought on by the numbing effect of alcohol on his nerves.

"What are the abilities of these two Memory Stick? What power can they grant me?"

Doctor Death pushed the two "g"-marked Memory Stick back in front of General Ross, saying, "Giants and Gamma."

"What do you want... how many dollars?" General Ross held the two Memory Stick in his hands, feeling the rhythm in sync with his heartbeat.

"Very cheap, one million dollars per vial... In addition, I also need some Hulk blood samples." Seeing that General Ross had agreed to the deal, Doctor Death smiled, "I know your secret base has a large quantity of Hulk blood; just a small portion will suffice."

"Deal!" General Ross nodded, indicating his agreement to Doctor Death's conditions.

Although he was destined to lose all his power, that was in the future, not now. Thaddeus E. Thaddeus Ross was still an Air Force Lieutenant General, with a secret base under his command, a large force at his disposal, and tens of millions of dollars in operational funds. Misappropriating a portion of his power was nothing.