Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit.

Yes, Natasha, Melina, and all the other Black Widows who graduated were not ordinary people.

All of them underwent human body modification surgery upon graduation.

The formula plundered from the Red House was an infinite formula from the Soviet era.

The concept is similar to the super soldier gene serum, but the effect is very weak. At most, it can extend lifespan and slow down aging.

The most brutal hysterectomy is just one of the procedures in the surgery.

Therefore, Black Widows are generally much stronger than normal adult men.

Without the corresponding physical fitness, many of the skills they have trained and developed since childhood cannot be fully utilized.

As the perfect spy and agent in the eyes of the Red Room, one must have a beautiful and delicate appearance, as well as the strength and skills to carry out assassinations or combat missions.

Because of this surgery, their bodies are somewhat different from those of ordinary people.

The experimental base had previously devoted all its resources and energy to the research and development of the super soldier gene serum, and had not gained a deep understanding of the data examined by Natasha and others.

Now that the serum has been successfully developed, his next task is to match the Black Widows with the appropriate serum.

If an adverse reaction occurs after the injection, the consequences could be quite serious.

"clear."

Natasha and Melina nodded in agreement.

They did not object to the serum injection, and they understood that as Matthew's personal spies and warriors, becoming stronger was an essential part of the process.

After the exchange was over, the battle between Bucky and Gene in the training room had also ended.

As the training room door was pushed open.

Gene and Bucky came out.

Judging from the slight rise and fall of their chests, the intense battle of the past hour had not taken a heavy toll on their physical strength.

"Sir."

Gene looked excited and saluted Reicher and the others.

He was originally just an ordinary soldier who had retired from the army. His life after retirement was not good because he could not find a job to support himself, which made him very distressed.

Fortunately, a former comrade-in-arms from the army recruited him, and he joined Matthew's team.

The benefits are very generous.

Compared to the outstanding soldiers in the unit, he seemed quite mediocre.

He usually trains very hard and tries to use his free time to learn various kinds of knowledge in order to repay this generous treatment. However, his talent is limited, and he cannot become the best soldier.

Gene was also troubled.

Fortunately, his supervisor, Reicher, spoke with him and said that he could participate in a human experiment, but it was not mandatory and depended on his own willingness.

Gene agreed without any hesitation.

After the experiment, Gene realized that his choice was correct.

"How are you feeling?"

Lei Che asked.

"Feels great, sir, no adverse reactions whatsoever," Gene replied loudly, standing ramrod straight.

"Very good, go for follow-up observation until the observation period ends."

"Yes, sir."

Gene left with Milson and Jamie.

"Great lad," Nigley praised.

"Alright, we need to start preparing now. As per the BOSS's instructions, besides ourselves, we need to gather a thousand soldiers to receive the follow-up injections and form the Astartes Legion."

After saying that, Rachel looked at Melina: "Melina, you should also make preparations on your end."

Compared to ordinary soldiers, it's impossible to just leave more than 100 Black Widows there.

They will also form a brand new chapter, with fewer members, but with a different mission objective than the Astartes Chapter.

"I will tell them the news."

"Good, Negri, Bucky. We still need to recruit more. In addition, the plan is to expand, invest in private orphanages in various countries, take in homeless orphans, teach and nurture these children, and conduct long-term observation."

"After final observation, incorporate them."

"Melina, the BOSS appoints you as the Executive Director of the Technology Department. You will be responsible for continuing to recruit experts from various fields. We need these talents to develop excellent technological products in various fields."

"Natasha, Roseco, you two are in charge of the Black Widows and forming the Raven Legion."

Rachel slowly recounted the subsequent strategic plans and appointments formulated by Matthew.

"yes!!"

Everyone was excited, wondering how wonderful and imaginative the future Matthew had envisioned would be.

What was the ultimate strategic outcome for Matthew, the supreme leader?

No one thought about it or speculated about it; they all knew they were participants and witnesses.

"We need a territory, a very large territory."

"Nigley said, frowning."

They have assets, resources, people, and weapons, but what they lack is a base camp, a real base camp.

"The BOSS has chosen two for us, but not now. We'll wait until the warband is fully formed."

Lei Che's lips curled up.

..........

Kama Taj.

Matthew lay leisurely in a rocking chair on the second-floor balcony, flipping through a beginner's book of proverbs in front of him while pondering and analyzing its contents.

The smile on his face showed that he was in a very good mood.

He had completely read through that thick book of ancient Sanskrit text.

The prerequisite for learning magic is being able to read and write ancient Sanskrit.

Ancient Sanskrit has very few basic letters, only 48.

However, by using the rules of compound consonants, hundreds of different character shapes can be produced in actual writing.

This is why Sanskrit looks so dense; a single word may contain multiple consonant clusters.

Therefore, what he needed to thoroughly understand and memorize was not just the simple 48 basic letters, but grammar, noun declension, verb conjugation, and so on.

Reading and understanding are the truly difficult things.

It would take an ordinary apprentice three months or even longer to fully understand ancient Sanskrit, and even a genius like Strange, with his extraordinary talent, would need more than two weeks.

Matthew actually mastered it completely in just one week.

His growth path was comprehensive, not only in terms of physique but also in his mind and brain. Without sufficient computing power, Matthew would not be able to control his ever-growing physique.

For example, daily training and practicing the Six Forms involve subtle body control, power generation, and retraction, all of which develop the brain through repeated practice.

If we're talking about geniuses, Matthew has long been a genius.

He spent the rest of his time reading this beginner's book of proverbs, meditating, learning about magic, and so on.

To be honest, he gained a lot from meditation alone. Even without training, his mental strength grew considerably, which led to improvements in his Observation Haki and Armament Haki.

As for Conqueror's Haki, it is related to his own will and beliefs, and the growth effect brought by meditation is not significant.

To put it simply, the greater his ambition and the stronger his conviction, the stronger his Conqueror's Haki.

It can be said that in this universe, Matthew's earliest ambition and belief made his Conqueror's Haki have the most exaggerated upper limit, because there is almost no end in sight.

As for magic, he already has a clue.