Roosevelt Station

Two weeks later.

Refining the structural design proved far more difficult than imagined; it took Li Si two full weeks to finally complete the first draft of his design.

The most significant portion of this time was spent on the mechanical arms and the power structure.

To ensure joint flexibility, he referenced a vast array of structural case studies and crammed a significant amount of medical literature, ultimately settling on a bionic structure.

The bone segments of the limbs were modeled after human anatomy, and all joints—including the finger joints—utilized magnetic ball-bearing rollers capable of three-hundred-sixty-degree rotation without dead zones.

Each mechanical arm was densely packed with twenty-eight miniature motors produced by Stark Industries to control fine movements, while the primary power for the entire arm was provided by a three-stage hydraulic system, yielding a calculated theoretical punch force of 10 tons.

This was merely the raw force of the mechanical arms; when accounting for the inertia of a punch and the mechanical energy transfer from other components, the explosive power could reach approximately 18 tons.

The legs contained fewer miniature motors, only sixteen, which was sufficient for limbs that did not require grasping or manipulating tools.

The sacrifice of miniature motors was compensated for by a hybrid power system consisting of four large motors and a hydraulic system, providing a theoretical output of 16 tons and an explosive force of 24 tons—in terms of pure strength, this was already on par with, if not superior to, Spider-Man.

Next came the energy aspect, a decision Li Si hesitated over for a long time.

The enhanced lithium battery technology of the real world was superior in capacity, even surpassing graphene batteries, but the advantage of graphene batteries lay in their rapid charge and discharge speeds, which were at least five times faster than the enhanced lithium technology.

After much deliberation, Li Si finally decided to adopt graphene battery technology; after all, faster charge and discharge speeds translated to more potent energy output, and as for capacity, "sufficient" would suffice.

Due to the capacity limitations of graphene batteries, he had to design the energy section as a series battery pack of eight large graphene cells and separate the power systems for the robot and sports car forms.

He intended to continue using an internal combustion engine for the sports car form, combined with a small generator to convert a portion of the mechanical energy generated during operation into electrical energy for storage, ensuring the battery pack remained fully charged and could be replenished at any time.

"Next is waiting for the parts to arrive, and I still need to find a way to acquire some weaponry."

After listing the required series of parts on paper and placing the orders, Li Si finally relaxed and lay back on his bed in comfort.

Many of the parts required custom specifications and shapes, and the high precision requirements meant they could not be completed in a short time. Furthermore, he lacked the funds to purchase all the parts at once, so the matter of the Transformers had to be put on hold for the moment.

He needed to find a way to secure sufficient capital, and he also had to find a way to obtain the Scientist Template.

The requirements for obtaining the Scientist Template were extremely high: one had to possess the corresponding academic degrees or reach a certain level of knowledge, hold a certain reputation in the academic world, or at the very least, have published a few papers to become a familiar face among peers.

These were only the basic requirements; the truly difficult part was the final condition—becoming a key participant in a project at a cutting-edge laboratory.

The first two were manageable; his Level 4 Mechanical Knowledge was more than enough, and the reputation issue was easily solved. Once the Spider-Man plot began, the Transformers he designed would inevitably be exposed, and at that point, fame would be unavoidable.

The only hurdle for him now was the final condition. To achieve this, one either needed talent or money.

If he had enough capital, he could simply build a laboratory of sufficient scale and grade, but top-tier scientific research equipment was exorbitantly expensive—a sum that was, for him right now, an astronomical figure.

Relying on talent was even more frustrating. Whether it was the knowledge level assessment in standard mode or the actual knowledge examination in holographic simulation mode, Li Si had no issues whatsoever. However, talent alone was not enough; entering a laboratory would at best land him an assistant position, and becoming a key participant required seniority.

Money was no longer the issue, but time was something he could not afford to waste. If he truly spent a year or two—or even longer—grinding for seniority, the opportunity would have long since passed.

"Since I have to go after Oscorp anyway, I might as well pursue both paths. If there's truly no other way, grinding for seniority is an option!"

With a plan forming, a smirk tugged at the corner of Li Si's mouth as he sprang from the bed, tidied up, donned a hoodie, and stepped out of his home.

He hadn't forgotten that there was a massive treasure waiting to be harvested in the Spider-Man plot. Even though it hadn't started yet, that didn't prevent him from claiming it in advance.

New York D-Line Train, Pershing Square Platform.

Roosevelt Station was a secret branch platform located beneath Pershing Square, originally built to facilitate President Roosevelt's travel and conceal his polio symptoms. However, this branch platform had long since been abandoned and was no longer a secret.

Bending down to crawl through a long-collapsed wall, Li Si looked at the old-fashioned tracks that had been abandoned for who knows how many years with excitement. After vigilantly checking his surroundings to confirm there were no signs of life, he climbed onto the platform.

He found the coin slot on the platform, inserted the old-fashioned coin-style transit ticket he had acquired, and waited quietly for a few seconds. Only when the "click" sounds began to echo from all around him did Li Si finally exhale and break into a smile.

The clicking sounds were merely the beginning of the transformation. Accompanied by a subtle vibration and the scattering of dust, the tracks beneath the platform slowly parted from both sides, and an old-fashioned train carriage gradually rose to the surface.

This carriage was his target—or, to be precise, the contents within it.

Although Roosevelt Station had been abandoned, it had actually been converted by Peter Parker's parents, Richard and Mary Parker, into their secret laboratory. Before their deaths, they had uploaded all their research data regarding gene-fusion experiments onto the computer inside this secret lab.

This research data was a goldmine. With this information, his Biological Knowledge would receive a massive influx of targeted experience.

And don't forget, it was this very experiment that single-handedly created Spider-Man and the Lizard. Once he fully grasped this material, let alone Spider-Man, he could easily manufacture a Pig-Man or a Husky-Man.

Looking across this Marvel universe, this was likely the easiest to obtain and the only complete super-soldier manufacturing technology; the rest were either destroyed or riddled with massive defects.

Oscorp had searched for this data for years in vain, but now, it would ultimately fall into his hands.