Firestorm Matrix

Because of Reverse-Flash's actions, Barry, The Flash, finally began training seriously.

But even with everyone at S.T.A.R. Labs helping him, Barry's speed improved very little.

Perhaps that was the difference between a pioneer and those who came after. In principle, the Speed Force had been born from Barry, making him the pioneer, while all other Speedsters were followers.

Although Zhang Tianran often looked down on Barry's fighting style, he would not truly think Barry was worthless.

After all, how could someone become The Flash without having something extraordinary about them?

Ever since Barry decided to focus on improving his speed, Zhang Tianran had monitored his progress alongside Wells. But after spending considerable time with little to show for it, Zhang Tianran eventually decided to give up.

It was not because Zhang Tianran lacked patience. It was simply because his goal was different from Reverse-Flash's.

Reverse-Flash had only ever had one goal: The Flash. But Zhang Tianran was different. Even though he had already obtained the Speed Force, it was not his only hope.

So, after casually finding an excuse, Zhang Tianran stopped paying attention to Barry's speed training.

He had originally intended to leave and search the future for materials to create artificial intelligence. But Firestorm's appearance made Zhang Tianran temporarily abandon that idea.

The Firestorm Matrix could provide an enormous amount of energy. Even among the future technologies Wells possessed, few could compare to it.

Therefore, Zhang Tianran decided to master this technology and planned to use it to supply himself with energy.

"Professor Martin Stein, don't leave. I may have a way to solve your current problem. Suddenly becoming a stranger must feel awful, right?"

Without using the Speed Force, Zhang Tianran searched Central City with Caitlin for a long time before finding traces of Firestorm in an alley.

"You know who I am?" Martin Stein, who still bore Ronnie Raymond's appearance, immediately felt a surge of hope.

Firestorm was actually extremely unstable at the moment, and his emotions were unusually sensitive, making him prone to losing control. Yet Zhang Tianran's words stirred hope deep within him—hope of escaping this life.

Without having time to consider why the other man knew his identity, Martin Stein desperately wanted to return to his original self.

Becoming young again was certainly a good thing, but if the price was everything in his life, Martin Stein would rather none of this had ever happened.

"Your current condition is extremely complicated. Simply put, it's because the Firestorm Matrix you created began to..." Zhang Tianran immediately started explaining what had happened during the Particle Accelerator explosion.

He had to stabilize Firestorm's emotions. Between the flames and the sleeping Ronnie Raymond, Martin Stein's emotional state was extremely unstable.

"Can you really restore me?" Martin Stein asked excitedly.

Zhang Tianran had only explained halfway when he heard that question and immediately answered without hesitation, "Of course I can restore you. That is the purpose of my visit. After all, your current body belongs to one of S.T.A.R. Labs' employees."

Martin Stein did not hesitate any longer and immediately agreed to follow Zhang Tianran back to S.T.A.R. Labs.

"Ronnie..." Only then did Caitlin, having received Zhang Tianran's permission, finally step forward.

Looking at her fiancé's face, even though Zhang Tianran had already told her that this person was not her fiancé, she still could not suppress the excitement in her heart.

The moment he saw Caitlin, Martin Stein instinctively took several steps back. Only after discovering that nothing abnormal had happened did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Let's go. We'll return to S.T.A.R. Labs first." Zhang Tianran shook the car keys in his hand, signaling for the two of them to get in.

At S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco was clearly shocked to see Ronnie's face again. Though he had tried to search with Caitlin once before, he had not confirmed it then.

"Ronnie, you're really alive." Cisco could hardly believe it.

Although Cisco was enthusiastic, Martin Stein, whose mind was in agony, ignored him. He merely turned to Zhang Tianran and asked, "How are you going to restore me to normal?"

"Don't be so impatient. Your problem won't be easy to solve." Zhang Tianran handed him a glass of water containing medicine Caitlin had prepared.

Martin Stein accepted it without hesitation and drained it in one gulp. In his current state, he did not care whether the people before him had ulterior motives.

After he took the medicine, Caitlin arranged for Martin Stein to take a shower and tidy up his appearance. Life as a vagrant had left him far too disheveled.

Sitting in his wheelchair, Wells stared at Firestorm's genetic data with an unpleasant expression. Even for him, this situation was rather troublesome.

"Wells, I'll leave that guy to you. I've already prepared the equipment. I think making a Quantum Connector should be easy enough, right?" What Zhang Tianran held in his hand was the prototype Superluminal Particle Generator.

Wells accepted it instinctively, only to discover that it contained no Superluminal Particles.

Frowning slightly, Wells realized that he had completely lost control over the adopted son before him.

"It's a partnership, don't forget that! I'm waiting for the day you need me." Zhang Tianran patted Wells's thigh as he sat in the wheelchair, then got up and left.

Wells remained silent, lowering his head as though lost in thought. Zhang Tianran did not care in the slightest. He simply sat to one side and began reviewing the Firestorm Matrix's files.

Of course, the information Zhang Tianran had was incomplete. The real Firestorm Matrix had long since vanished, and Martin Stein was now the only one who knew its secrets.

"What did you give me? Since that accident, this is the first time I've felt this clear-headed." Martin Stein soon finished washing up and changed into a new set of clothes.

"Just some medication for dissociative identity disorder. It should help with your current condition," Caitlin said.

Even though she knew the man before her was not her fiancé, Caitlin still could not restrain herself. She could only look away and try her best not to meet Martin Stein's eyes.

"Professor Stein, I do have a way to solve your problem, but it involves some risk. Fortunately, you still have some safe time for now," Wells finally said, raising his head from his thoughts.

Martin Stein was clearly delighted to hear this.

Zhang Tianran did not let Martin Stein celebrate for long before speaking directly. "Professor Stein, separating the two of you is only the first step. We will still need other measures to solve your problem."

"Now, could you tell me about the Firestorm Matrix?"