Chapter 2204: Tactical Parenting
Alvin didn't want to encourage Osborn to continue his research in the slightest.
But he knew even better that scientists like Osborn and Stark had an "incurable disease." They always believed they could control their own inventions.
If you stopped them from researching, it would only backfire.
Alvin had been especially opposed to Stark working on Artificial Intelligence, but now JARVIS had openly "put on" a mechanical shell and was walking around outside.
Stark had proven to Alvin that Artificial Intelligence could be safe and reliable.
Osborn was the same. If Alvin opposed him, Osborn might secretly continue his research, and he certainly wouldn't talk to anyone when he ran into problems. That was what worried Alvin most.
Besides, the guy really was a reliable friend. Humanity had invented plenty of poison gas bombs powerful enough to wipe everyone out, and there was no cure for them either. It didn't seem unreasonable to have a toxin made specifically for Xenomorphs.
If Osborn really could gain complete control over the Xenomorphs, that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.
When it came to conventional weapons and Spaceships, humanity was far behind. Maybe Osborn could find another way to protect humanity.
See? Alvin, too, was changing as the world around him changed. In the past, he wouldn't have considered any of this. He would have rejected Osborn's request outright.
Now, he was only asking Osborn to be cautious...
There was a human element to it, but more importantly, the changing outside world was pushing Alvin to compromise.
Knowing he would be gone for ten years, with the universe beyond Earth eyeing them hungrily, Alvin knew that every increase in humanity's strength was precious.
Alvin didn't know what Osborn was thinking. After he and Osborn parted ways to get breakfast,