"Please speak."
Aaron glanced around and slowly said, "You should know that Osborn Industries was originally researching a human enhancement potion."
The other party nodded. "This matter is handled by General Sost. General Ronald has never inquired about such things."
The secretary knew that just yesterday, General Sost was quite dissatisfied with Osborn's unilateral abandonment of the human enhancement potion. He even made some unpleasant remarks.
However, today, he changed his tune, repeatedly praising Osborn Industries as the most excellent Corporation.
He was unsure of Aaron's attitude, so he subtly distanced himself from Sost.
Aaron paid no attention to his little gestures and said, "Actually, we have made considerable progress in human enhancement research. But we are still lacking something."
Here's the key!
The secretary's spirits lifted, his hands dropped, his ears perked up, and he held his breath to listen.
Helen also looked serious.
"Excuse me... what is still missing?" The secretary asked.
Aaron did not answer directly but spoke about Norman's research, "The potion we developed has very serious side effects. Users will become violent and aggressive."
"Finally, we discovered that this reagent is still missing something, a special substance that can neutralize its medicinal components."
"We don't know what this thing is yet, but if we have enough material to research, perhaps we can solve this problem and mass-produce super soldiers without side effects."
The secretary's breathing suddenly became rapid.
No side effects!
Even the potion injected into Captain America back then was rumored to have some problems.
If anyone else said this, he wouldn't believe it. But with Aaron saying it, even if he pointed at a pile of crap and said it was good, they would seriously consider it and carefully analyze it.
Behind the three, Norman listened most intently.
He shook his head and nodded from time to time.
Then he looked enlightened and slapped his thigh.
"So that's how it is."
"No wonder I always felt something was missing from this thing. It turns out the problem wasn't in the equation stage, but a flaw in the final step."
"I understand."
Understand my foot!
I was improvising, just making up an excuse.
You old man, why are you pretending to be enlightened?
Aaron was speechless.
These words were just an excuse. He never intended to perfect and release the Green Goblin serum.
It was purely to deceive the Military and the high-ranking officials behind them.
Don't get involved randomly.
The secretary was very excited after hearing this. This was serious business, and the success rate was very high.
Didn't you see the actions of Norman, the main person in charge? It's just the last step.
"What do you need? How can we help?"
Aaron said solemnly, "I heard that the President has a special department directly under him, called S.H.I.E.L.D."
"They were established during World War II and collected many special items during the war against the Nazis."
"If possible, I hope to cooperate with this department. They might be able to find the elements I need there."
The secretary looked a bit troubled after hearing this. With his status, he naturally knew of the existence of this department.
With the Military's power, even if you wanted a small island or a country, they could handle it. But this particular department was a bit troublesome.
To some extent, when it came to supernatural events, even the Military had to make way for Nick Fury.
The Military wasn't afraid of them, but they couldn't make them concede.
But it was still the same saying,
It's not that I'm afraid your appetite isn't big, I'm afraid you have no demands.
This matter, their Military couldn't handle. But it was just a matter of a word from the President.
The secretary deliberated, "I have received your request. At the latest by tomorrow, we will give you a definitive answer."
Aaron nodded, and then the Military specially called some pilots to drive all these big machines to another temporary parking area.
This was originally built by Norman to park his private planes. But as Osborn faced operational difficulties and research entered a predicament, this place became abandoned.
Now, with the transfer of Osborn's shares, this place became Aaron's private airport.
He sent everyone away and also had Helen book a room at a nearby hotel.
Helen paid for it herself.
Then, Aaron placed his hand on the fighter jet. The seemingly tiny primal furnace strangely "swallowed" the entire plane.
It was like Doraemon's four-dimensional pocket.
Again, the familiar flow of light surged.
Aaron felt himself become even stronger.
[Invisibility: Similar ability detected (Camouflage, Light Energy Absorption), Fusion complete. You can achieve multi-faceted invisibility by absorbing light, radio waves, heat, kinetic energy, etc.]
[Flight: Your energy utilization has become better, and you can easily perform supersonic flight before your energy is depleted, while also being able to hover (flight speed depends on your own condition.)]
[Super Vision: Your dynamic vision has improved again. You can quickly distinguish friend from foe in a crowd and capture targets!]
[Energy Blast: You have further mastered the use of energy and can easily release energy in the form of energy blasts.]
[Overlimit Aim: You possess powerful locking ability, allowing you to easily capture the target's movement trajectory and perform a rapid impact.]
[...]
Aaron carefully experienced the changes in his body.
This time, his physical strength did not change, but his control over his body and energy further improved.
With a thought, the energy in his hand gathered, and it seemed that with just a thought, this energy could be released according to his will.
Aaron made a gesture, and the energy, as if finding an outlet, instantly gushed out. In an instant, it poured like a torrential rain into the jungle before him, tearing apart a lush green patch of grass.
Aaron's aim was very accurate. The energy blasts had strong penetrative power, capable of piercing tree trunks as thick as a bowl.
If this attack landed on a person, it would probably instantly turn them to ash.
Aaron then tried the energy blast. Using his palm as the focal point, the energy contained within nearby cells was mobilized, and with a boom, it blasted a human-sized boulder apart.
"Good power."
Aaron nodded, carefully sensing the energy loss.
This one shot only mobilized a small portion of the energy stored in the cells near his palm. Roughly, about one percent of his right palm.
Compared to the power of his entire body, this loss was almost negligible.
Seeing this, Aaron was even more satisfied.
If just one percent of his palm had this power, what about his entire arm? His entire body?
A full-power strike from him would be at least ten thousand times more destructive.
No, the power of energy couldn't be calculated so simply.
Especially pure energy attacks, their penetrative power was absolutely top-notch.
"Speaking of which, there are lasers and other technologies. If I were to devour such a device, wouldn't I be able to emit high-temperature rays from my eyes?"
"No, why am I becoming more and more like Superman?"
Aaron was Aaron, he didn't want to be an imitator of Superman.
As the surrounding environment flashed through his mind, his brain quickly processed surrounding light, radio waves, electromagnetic waves, and other signals, then integrated the information collected from these signals, forming a 3D dynamic map in his brain that was more accurate and detailed than a satellite.
And this map's range could easily cover the entire New York City.
In short, he could basically "watch" the entire city at any time.
Of course, in this state, his brain would be operating at an overload.
Even with Aaron's Super Brain, it was impossible to keep it on all the time. But turning it on when needed would at least prevent him from getting lost.
Aaron still hadn't properly familiarized himself with New York, and without this ability, he would most likely get lost.