A New Beginning

"Now, please allow me to introduce the latest generation of exoskeleton products from Osborn Group."

"EXO-Miner Friend, an engineering exoskeleton designed to enhance the user's arm strength and balance. It is suitable for various deep-water and mining operations. Depending on the usage scenario, it can be configured as diving armor or dust-proof armor, effectively protecting the user's life and improving work efficiency..."

On the ship, the young Harry Osborn was introducing the project that had brought Osborn Enterprises back from the brink of collapse, while staff members clad in Powered Exoskeleton and armor demonstrated the superiority of the equipment.

"Now, let us slightly increase the environmental pressure faced by our demonstrator—as we all know, the current record for manned diving is 332 meters." Harry smiled. "Let us descend to 332 meters underwater."

The equipment hummed, and the staff member wearing the Heavy Power Armor waved at the camera to indicate that everything was fine.

The equipment hummed, and some of the invited guests gasped in amazement—one must understand that diving operations are usually performed with a slow, gradual descent; operating the equipment in this manner subjected it to water pressure far exceeding that of a gradual approach.

"This is not yet the limit; let us continue the test..."

Norman Osborn and General Ross were watching this scene from afar.

"You have a good son," General Ross remarked.

"I Don't Deny it," Norman smiled. The two clinked glasses and walked toward Harry.

"Harry, this is General Ross, the military head of the military EXO project." In reality, he was also a supporter of the Human Enhancement program, but Norman did not say that out loud, as the failure of that project had nearly cost the Osborn family their ownership of Osborn Enterprises.

Harry nodded with a smile. "General Ross, I have long admired your reputation."

Of course he had long admired him; who didn't know that General Ross had a deep connection with Hulk?

Harry was not a local; his original name was Li Dun, and he was a transmigrator. It wasn't until recently, when Norman Osborn nearly turned into Green Goblin due to the stagnation of the Human Enhancement project, that he awakened his system.

Having awakened the system, Harry successfully transformed Osborn Enterprises and kept it alive through this exoskeleton technology.

Seeing General Ross, he knew the main event of the day had arrived.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's demonstration ends here for now; please enjoy yourselves." After he finished speaking, the wealthy merchants walked into the ship without any dissatisfaction; after all, seeing the product was not their only purpose for coming—socializing was equally important.

Next was the military weapons demonstration, which would take place on an uninhabited island 300 miles away; they would travel there by helicopter.

"First, the EXO-E1 model Heavy Power Armor." Harry walked toward the Heavy Power Armor in the distance.

Watching Harry walk away, Norman frowned. "Wait a minute, Harry, what are you doing?"

"To verify the reliability of the weapon, I will demonstrate it myself. Trust me, Father."

Norman wanted to say something but stopped, while General Ross nodded secretly.

"The armor system of the EXO-E1 uses the Cermet Material newly developed by our company. As a Heavy Power Armor for the front lines, it can withstand various explosions and impacts head-on."

As he spoke, a staff member threw a bundle of grenades at Harry.

BOOM!

Harry was instantly submerged in flames. The balance system of the Heavy Power Armor activated, and he took two steps back; the shockwave didn't even cause him any adverse reactions.

"This is an anti-personnel mine."

Next, he stepped onto the mine. The anti-personnel mine only caused his foot to lift slightly; there wasn't even much of a reaction.

"This is... an anti-tank mine." Harry hesitated for a moment. It wasn't that he lacked confidence in the system, but the impact force of an anti-tank mine was too great, and being directly blasted would inevitably be a bit messy.

His hesitation was noticed by Norman and General Ross. Just as the two were about to say something, Harry stepped on it.

BOOM!

This time, the heavy Heavy Power Armor was knocked over, and the towering flames completely engulfed Harry, which made Norman's heart tighten.

"Cough, cough... that was a bit messy, but as you can see, the Heavy Power Armor is still functional, and the personnel inside have no issues other than the possibility of being knocked over."

As the smoke cleared, Harry slowly stood up. The feet of the Heavy Power Armor were scorched black. To dispel General Ross's doubts, he jumped a few times to show that it did not affect combat capability.

"And now, the final test..."

Rumble, rumble, rumble...

The staff slowly pushed out a piece of artillery.

"This..." General Ross was surprised now. He looked at Norman, and saw Norman nod at him.

"This artillery... simulates the main gun currently used on main battle tanks on the battlefield. As for the power... you know it better than I do. Detailed parameters will be handed to you after the experiment ends. The experiment begins now. Entering anti-artillery posture."

"Against tank shelling, the Heavy Power Armor is equipped with a reactive armor system... This system is not complex and has high reliability."

Harry knelt halfway, removed the back steel plate from behind him, blocked it in front of him, and assumed a defensive posture.

BOOM!!!

The shell left the barrel and slammed directly into the steel plate. The reactive armor exploded instantly, triggering the reaction system. The armor's hands immediately switched to auxiliary control mode, pushing the shell outward!

BANG!

To General Ross, it looked as if the shell had been pushed away; it grazed the Heavy Power Armor and landed behind Harry, leaving him dumbfounded.

"The EXO-E1 defensive performance test is over. There is a combat test later, but that will be operated by trained soldiers; after all, I am not a soldier."

"Good... very good!"

[Mission: Establish a strategic partnership with General Ross]

[Completed]

[Reward: Technology: Neural Implant, Mechanical Prosthetics Technology]

Seeing the system notification pop up, Harry smiled. He knew this partnership was locked in; all that remained was for his father to negotiate a fair price with General Ross.

Seven days later.

"Cheers."

Harry and his dear old dad returned home.

"So, how much is General Ross willing to pay?" Harry asked.

"Two million dollars per armor suit, with an initial delivery of 4,000 units," Norman said, looking relaxed. "And three million dollars for every ten battery packs."

"Not a bad deal. The conflict over there is only intensifying."

"Indeed. If we were already an arms manufacturer, we could probably push a weapons deal on top of that."

"Dad, that's impossible. If we were in the arms trade, we'd likely be having an even harder time." Harry shrugged, thinking of Stark Industries. By his calculations, Tony should have already signed a contract for a new batch of weapons with the Military, and it wouldn't be long before he headed to Afghanistan for testing.

"Oh, right, son. The shareholders are mostly settled. You are now the Chairman of the company."

[Mission: Jointly hold over 51% of Osborn Group equity with Norman Osborn]

[Mission completed, equity held: 79%]

[Mission reward: Item: Global Energy Grid Design Outline]

"That's good..." Harry suddenly felt something was off. He jerked his head up to look at his father. "Wait a second, Dad, who did you say is the Chairman?"

Norman simply smiled. "My son, it's you. I've decided to hand the company over to you now. If you don't mind, I can continue serving as CEO for a few more years; working for my son is fine by me."