Chapter 103 The Matrix
New Mexico.
The gorgeous rainbow fell from the sky again.
After the light faded, Bant was left standing alone on the strangely patterned sand, looking out at the wilderness.
"I don't know what month or date it is now."
After some time has passed, New Mexico, which had been bustling for a while because of Thor's hammer, has now returned to peace.
The first thing Bant did when he returned to Earth was to transform into the Diamond God of War and take out the Ice Box from several kilometers deep underground.
"It's okay to keep the broken Destroyer armor on Sakaar, but I feel there is a safety risk if the Ice Box is placed on Earth..."
He sighed.
There is no very powerful security system on Earth. The power of the Ice Box is very strong. If it is released continuously, it can completely freeze the Earth. It is a weapon that is powerful enough to destroy the world. He can't just find a place to hide it.
"Forget it, I'd better carry it with me. It's so hot, at least I can make some ice."
After thinking it over, Bant stuffed the thing into his schoolbag.
I wonder how Laufey, the king of the Frost Giants, would feel if he knew that the most sacred weapon of his tribe was going to be used by Bant to make ice.
But no matter what, this incident also served as a wake-up call for Bant.
"The inter-space teleportation device must be invented soon."
The distance between Sakaar and the Earth is extremely far. If it were not for the Rainbow Bridge, even with the engine built by the Taizoman people it would take a lot of time to arrive.
The best way, of course, is to invent a space teleportation device that can open a wormhole stably.
"The space on Sakaar is extremely unstable. There are countless wormholes surrounding the planet, which makes it very convenient for research," he thought.
But there is no rush for this matter.
He did not forget that there was Primus on Earth, which had just been established not long ago.
"After such a long time, the sales of the self-healing potion must have been put on track. Harry's mobile phone is probably also being produced."
Smartphone technology is child's play in the Marvel Universe. He has all the technologies and can produce it quickly after setting up the production line.
The ideal situation is that Primus would first show up with Osborne in the self-healing potion, and then use this popularity to immediately promote the new phone.
With any luck, Primus might have already collected a large amount of funds through the self-healing potion.
To be honest, there is no problem selling this medicine. Orders from ordinary people are small, and the really big orders come from SHIELD or the military.
Instead of going to the airport, Bant turned into a flash mob star and ran all the way back to New York.
It was another peaceful day in New York City.
Of course, apart from the green goblin who rode on a flying machine and flew between tall buildings while laughing crazily, and Spider-Man who stuck spider silk to the flying machine and was dragged in the air...
Not long after Bant returned to New York, he saw Peter shouting over the city.
But compared to Peter, Bant cares more about his opponent.
"Is that the Green Goblin?"
"How is this going?"
He frowned.
Logically speaking, Norman Osborn's genetic disease has been cured, and the Osborn Group is thriving. There is no reason for either Norman or Harry to turn into the Green Goblin.
But the enemy against Spider-Man at this moment is undoubtedly the Green Goblin.
"I've only been gone for a month, what on earth happened?"
He slapped his head with his hand, and gave up the idea of going home immediately. He swung the pulley under his feet, and Bant left a blue-black shadow between the tall buildings.
However, he did not immediately help Peter chase the Green Goblin, but turned around and returned to Primus.
Dr. Connors seemed very surprised to see Bant. He was holding two bottles of light green reagent in his hands, and a small lizard was crawling slowly on his shoulder.
"Is your journey over?" Connors asked, then put down what he was holding, handed the little lizard to Bant, and said excitedly: "Look, this is the first generation of mutant lizards bred using the mutant machine. With it..."
"Wait, Dr. Connors." Bant interrupted Connors's explanation and vision of the future, which might last for several hours, and asked, "What's the matter with the Green Goblin? How is Osborn?"
He glided quickly to the computer in the laboratory, where Eunice had thoughtfully pulled up the current scene over New York City.
Connors suddenly realized.
"Ah, you mean the Green Goblin's attack on Osborn?" Connors said, "Norman wanted to tell you a long time ago, but unfortunately they couldn't contact you."
"My phone is broken, wait..."
"The Green Goblin attacks Norman Osborn?"
Bant asked back, the expression on his face looked a little funny.
He recognized each word in this string of words separately, but when they were put together, it was so unbelievable.
Do I kill myself?
"So Norman is not the Green Goblin?"
"How could Norman be the Green Goblin?" Connors asked. He thought for a moment and continued, "In fact, Norman and I both speculate that the identity of the Green Goblin is most likely Mendel Storm."
"Who?" Bant scratched his head.
"Don't tell me you don't remember him. You bought most of Primus's equipment from him."
"Ah, it's him."
Now Bant remembered.
Connors then continued, "The skateboard used by the Green Goblin is actually a product of Osborn, and the only one who could get it is the original shareholder of Osborn. Moreover, we all suspect that Mendel secretly injected lizard serum."
Initially, the earliest defective version of the serum was taken away by Osborn's higher-ups, and after the Lizardmen wreaked havoc on the Williamsburg Bridge, they abandoned the idea of bringing the serum to the Brooklyn Military Hospital.
But those medicines are nowhere to be found.
"I guess there must be people who are still studying them in secret, and there will be many people willing to pay for them." The Green Demon did not show many lizard characteristics, so Connors suspected that Mendel Storm had modified it when injecting the serum.
"He originally thought that the Osborne Group was finished, so he sold his shares immediately. However, after the self-healing potion was launched, he realized that he had been cheated..."
“Classic plot.”
Bant complained.
Like many villains, the birth of this new Green Goblin can be said to be very classic, as if it had gone through a set of procedures.
However, he was not so interested in the other party's origin.
"What about Norman and Harry? Are they okay?"
"Nothing, no, it's okay..." Connors changed his tone and said uncertainly, "Norman is simply crazy happy. Mendel Storm's impromptu attack is simply the best advertisement."
"Everyone saw that Norman Osborn, the head of the Osborn Group, was seriously injured and dying, but he injected him with a tube of medicine, which immediately saved him from danger. He was even able to stand up and move like a normal person."
Connors thought back to the news from those days. Those newspapers almost exaggerated the self-healing potion into the nectar of God.
But he knew that the effects of the medicines sold on the market were not as good as those used by Norman, and the upgraded version had not yet been released.
But no matter what, the potion's reputation has spread, so Norman should thank the Green Goblin.
However, it is also true that the other party stole the equipment and serum that Osborn had previously researched and attacked him.
Unfortunately, although he had some guesses about the Green Goblin's identity, he had no evidence.
"Okay, as long as everyone is fine."
Bant transformed back and walked towards his laboratory to make a new uniform.
No matter what, the Green Goblin is still a trouble, especially after he confronts Spider-Man, he may endanger the Parker family.
Bant had no reason to keep him.
"I think you've got another problem," Connors said.
"The Hardy girl came here to see you, the day after the potion was released."
"Felicia?"
Bant asked as he operated the instrument.
It was not surprising that Felicia knew Primus's location. It was thanks to her that Osborn's equipment was purchased from Mendel Storm at a low price.
"I see you're in a lot of trouble."
Connors said with a smile.
Bant has been out of contact for a month, and Felicia is not the only one who is worried about him.
Besides, Aunt May and Uncle Ben had already noticed something was wrong. How could they not make a phone call even when traveling?
Peter could only desperately cover up for him, saying that he happened to meet a famous scientist during his travels, and then Bant conducted research with the other party and could not look at his phone for a short time...
Honestly, this reason is ridiculous.
However, Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei, who are not well educated, believe in this.
And Mary Jane would drop by every few days to ask if he was home.
“It’s not that much trouble.”
Bant shrugged.
Compared to what he had experienced on Sakaar, this was child's play.
Besides, it’s just that he disappeared for a month.
It may take a long time for it to disappear.
The printer was weaving out a new uniform, and Connors took a look.
"Change of style?"
"So as not to repeat myself with Peter."
It was okay that he was mistaken for someone else in the sewer last time, but Bant didn't want to be mistaken for someone else all the time.
The main reason is that his style of doing things is different from Peter's. If he is mistaken for Peter, Spider-Man's reputation, which is not so good to begin with, will be persecuted again.
In addition, the new suit also incorporates some alien technology from the planet Sakaar.
Bant put on his battle suit, and suddenly, a Spider-Man who looked extremely evil, as if he was infected with a symbiote, appeared in front of Connors.
He has a black base color, with white stripes interwoven into the shape of a spider, and black chains wrapped around his arms.
Connors pointed at Bant's wrist and asked, "What are these chains for? Doesn't Spider-Man use spider silk? Is this new technology?"
"Decorations."
Bant replied.
Then he took out a few small discs and stuck them in the place of the spider silk launchers:
“This is new technology.”
Red King's patented neurotoxin.
Although Bant is not as merciful as Peter, not every criminal is unforgivable.
"Okay," Connors nodded and took a step back to make room for Bant.
But Bant obviously didn't intend to go through the front door. He opened the window and stepped in.
Before leaving, he heard another question from Connors: "So, what's your name now?"
He turned his head and looked back:
"The Matrix Spider-Man."
The air conditioner at home is broken. My head is smoking as I write today. And it’s already 12 o’clock and no one has come to fix it. I’m really dying of heat.
(End of this chapter)