Norman Osborn had been talking to the commander of the Allied Forces, trying to find out what exactly was driving them to keep opening the Space Gate.
There was a very basic question here: which was more efficient, opening it frequently or keeping it open for a long time?
Something was clearly wrong. Opening the Space Gate every few days caused its energy requirements to grow exponentially.
It seemed completely unnecessary just to send over some toilet paper or send a few soldiers home.
Opening it once a month and extending its operating time by an hour would be enough to meet all their needs while saving a huge amount of energy.
It was only after hearing Reed and Stark's conversation that Norman Osborn confirmed Reed must have been stirring things up behind the scenes.
The Allied Forces were desperate to find a stable passage, and Reed had given them a solution without telling them about the risks involved.
The Gun Club here had an information-propagation numerical model. They strictly controlled the amount of time the Space Gate remained open, thereby controlling the range over which its presence spread.
But they had overlooked the risk posed by the Space Gate itself—the very thing Reed had been working on.
When the Space Gate was suddenly affected by external forces and shifted its target connection to the Dark Dimension, Norman Osborn was the first to see the Bugs floating in space on the other side.
For the sake of recording data, Reed did not respond to Norman Osborn's request immediately. He had no idea how terrifying those Bugs were.
Stark, however, noticed the problem. He blasted the computer in front of Reed apart with a Hand Cannon, then watched as a horde of Bugs charged into the Human Camp before the Space