"By the way, could you find a way to make me younger?"
Wenwu rubbed his slightly wrinkled face.
In his previous life, he had been a young man in his early twenties. Suddenly becoming a middle-aged man bothered him a great deal.
After cultivating "Chi," he had consciously used it to nourish his skin. Although he now looked several years younger than before, he still looked middle-aged.
Dr. Burstein gave it some thought.
Then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said excitedly, "With a few adjustments, that synthetic bioenergy could absolutely reverse cellular aging!"
Wenwu's eyes lit up as well. If this worked, nothing could be better!
They could even develop further applications of this technology and make a fortune selling them!
Who in this world wouldn't want to regain their youth and stay young forever?
Once this thing reached the market, it would undoubtedly cause a worldwide sensation!
Wenwu's eyes gleamed as plans for the future instantly came to mind. Delighted, he said, "Dr. Burstein, keep working on it. Could you also try developing further applications of this technology?"
Dr. Burstein had thought of that too and was just as excited, brimming with anticipation!
After that, Dr. Burstein buried himself in the laboratory all day, working day and night on his synthesis research.
He named this artificially synthesized biological source energy "Ruishengsu."
Meanwhile, the armor production line went into full operation, rapidly mass-producing precision components.
As for Ivan, he was locked inside a huge sealed chamber.
There were no windows around him. Directly ahead stood an enormous pane of tempered glass, beyond which lay his former workshop.
The room was equipped with ten high-end computers physically disconnected from the network for his drafting and research.
Another wall consisted entirely of a massive bookshelf filled with specialized books of all kinds.
At that moment, Ivan sat before a computer, his brow furrowed as he concentrated fully on studying the plasma thruster blueprints.
A few days later, Wenwu sat in his office, looking through the large amount of intelligence his subordinates had delivered.
When he saw the information on the founder of Oscorp Industries, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Well, damn. It's actually Norman Osborn from the original Spider-Man!"
Staring at the familiar face in the photograph, Wenwu understood at once.
The Spider-Man in this world was actually the original Spider-Man!
There were quite a few good things in the original Spider-Man storyline.
Wenwu lightly tapped his fingers against the desk, silently making plans.
For example, the mutated spider that bit Peter Parker, Peter's genetic samples, Osborn's human enhancement formula, and Otto's mechanical tentacles. There's controlled thermonuclear fusion technology too, but I can forget about that. It's no match for Tony's Arc Reactor!
His gaze shifted slightly. He had to get his hands on the mutated spider and Peter Parker's genetic samples.
If he could apply those abilities to himself, their value would be immeasurable.
He recalled the original Spider-Man's formidable body. He had used one foot to brake a speeding subway train, and although he hadn't stopped it, his foot had only hurt a little. He had used his strength to stop a train traveling at high speed, and even a Pumpkin Bomb exploding right in his face had merely dirtied it!
But that wasn't what Wenwu wanted most.
What truly held the greatest value was Spider-Man's dynamic vision and "Spider-Sense." Dynamic vision would let him see the trajectories of bullets.
Spider-Sense could even trigger automatically when danger approached, allowing his body to react before his conscious mind did.
Next was Osborn's human enhancement formula.
The formula was undoubtedly a success. It could enhance the human body beyond what the Super Soldier Serum could achieve, completely breaking through human limits.
But its side effects were severe. It caused a split personality, creating an extremely aggressive persona. If those side effects could be removed, it would absolutely be a perfect enhancement formula.
Combined with Dr. Burstein's human enhancement technology, it might even produce unexpectedly remarkable results.
Aside from those, what remained were the mechanical tentacles of Otto Octavius, the man who would later become the renowned "Doctor Octopus."
By comparison, that immature artificial sun technology wasn't so important to Wenwu.
After all, he already had Arc Reactor technology. Even if a miniature Arc Reactor's energy output fell far short of an artificial sun's, scaling it up would give it comparable power while making it safer and more reliable.
What Wenwu truly valued was the complete mechanical tentacle technology. Those tentacles incorporated quite a bit of black technology.
For instance, nanoscale neural interfaces, independent artificial intelligence, and an inhibitor chip that could prevent the AI from invading the brain.
There was also that special steel alloy, resistant to heat, radiation, and impacts. It could withstand explosions and tear through steel plates, while ordinary bullets couldn't damage it in the slightest. It would absolutely be a top-tier material for making armor.
Judging from the intelligence, at this point in Spider-Man's storyline, Peter Parker probably hadn't become Spider-Man yet. Otherwise, there was no way he wouldn't have appeared in the news.
Turning to the next page, Wenwu saw another intelligence report.
"Two days ago, at Culver University in Virginia, General Ross was attempting to capture a terrifying Hulk!"
After reading the report, Wenwu was struck by a thought. This was the plot of The Incredible Hulk! Next, Bruce Banner would head to New York to seek out "Mr. Blue," followed by a major battle with Abomination.
"Looks like I'll have to go to New York myself."
Wenwu's gaze sharpened. He wasn't interested in Hulk's or Abomination's brute strength, but he was very interested in Hulk's blood and the accidentally mutated Dr. Samuel Sterns-the renowned "Leader" from the comics!
After Hulk's blood dripped onto Sterns's brain, it accidentally mutated, growing into a large, green, deformed head.
Although he looked hideous, his intelligence increased exponentially, turning him into a super genius.
He was proficient in biology, genetics, and chemical engineering. He could quickly analyze all kinds of mutated samples and even reverse-engineer various kinds of black technology.
With his help, human enhancement technology could definitely be brought closer to perfection!
However, the Leader was also an extremely dangerous individual.
He was arrogant, conceited, calculating, and looked down on everyone. After gamma radiation twisted his mind, he became even more paranoid and overbearing. He would never submit to anyone.
But so what?
Wenwu had him in the bag.
What someone like him wanted most was to stay alive and realize his own worth.
As long as Wenwu kept him confined just like Ivan, it wouldn't be too late to release him and bring him into the fold once Wenwu could afford not to fear his schemes.
Of course, without an absolute means of keeping him in check, he would simply have to remain in prison forever.
Wenwu immediately summoned Razor Fist and ordered him to build a concealed area within the base, specifically intended to imprison the Leader.
Wenwu knew full well that this approach had advantages and disadvantages.
Although it would let him control this super genius, research would progress more slowly. He would also have to constantly monitor and analyze the proposals the Leader provided to guard against hidden traps.