After the frenzy of financial speculation died down completely, the market finally quieted.
With no more conglomerates frantically interfering and applying pressure, and no more overwhelming waves of malicious publicity swaying public opinion, the medical project jointly promoted by Oscorp and Stark Industries entered a full-speed sprint.
Several fully automated drug production lines ran around the clock. Inside the brightly lit factories, sealed vials of the improved Extremis repair serum shipped out in an orderly stream.
Public-benefit medical branches opened in every major city, and transparent medical treatment pods were gradually installed and put into use. Patients with severe injuries and disabilities who had been screened in advance were admitted in batches for free treatment.
The authorities followed and reported on the entire process in real time, while leading medical institutions everywhere backed it.
Severe trauma, organ failure, postoperative damage, and other dangerous, stubborn conditions reached unprecedented cure rates with the help of Extremis.
Broken and fractured bones healed in a matter of hours, complete new skin grew over severe burns, and failing organs were repaired and regenerated. The miraculous results were visible to the naked eye.
In just a few days, the Extremis medical serum became legendary, setting the global medical market ablaze.
Its reputation exploded across the internet. There were no more absurd rumors about a "longevity serum"; everyone recognized the technology as cutting-edge medical black tech created solely to save lives.
Ordinary people cheered, patients' families were deeply grateful, and the entire market was booming. Its affordable pricing and public-benefit model won it immense favor with the authorities.
Just as everything was getting on track and the medical project was steadily taking off, Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., made time to pay a special visit.
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