America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

"Invincible Colonel?"

Peter patrolled on his spiderwebs, his mind preoccupied with giving Bronsky a codename.

Li Qun received a text message forwarded by Peter. He came out of the room and told Gwen and Stephanie about the code name.

"It doesn't matter what the codename is, don't you think Bronsky is conveying some kind of veiled message?" Gwen asked.

"Tell me your thoughts."

Both Li Qun and Stephanie were looking at Gwen.

“Bronsky said he would be the Army representative, which means there will also be Air Force representatives, Navy representatives, and possibly militia representatives,” Gwen said.

“Add a medic as well,” Li Qun said.

“If there’s only one super soldier, it’s a failure, so a group of people will become super soldiers,” Gwen said.

"That sounds like nonsense."

“Bronsky is backed by national power. The president of the United States serves a four-year term, while the military leaders remain unchanged for more than a decade. The deep government is a real entity.”

“Dr. Banner didn’t stop the creation of the super-soldier enhancement serum, so future wars will likely still be dominated by humans, rather than lifeless machines,” Li Qun said.

"Machines will dominate war? You mean sending robots to the battlefield?" Gwen asked.

"Think about it, isn't it terrifying? Without advanced robotics technology, soldiers in underdeveloped countries would have to trade their lives for those of war robots."

“Robots have no life,” Gwen said.

“That’s the problem. Super soldiers are at least living beings, and on the battlefield, trading one life for another is still considered equivalent,” Li Qun said.

“Let’s get back to the topic of choosing codenames,” Stephanie said.

“Colonel of America,” Li Qun said.

“Super Captain?” Gwen said.

"Is this kind of code name really okay?" Stephanie complained.

“Captain America,” Li Qun laughed.

“Super Colonel,” Gwen said.

“You guys don’t have a talent for naming things,” Stephanie said.

"All we know is that Bronsky is an Army colonel and a super soldier, so we can only give him this kind of unremarkable code name."

Li Qun took out his phone and sent the code names he had just come up with to Harry.

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Which one have you chosen?

Harry wrote down the code names from the text messages on a piece of paper, and Bronsky frowned.

Invincible Colonel, Captain America, Super Colonel, Super Captain... these codenames are just a few words repeated together.

“Invincible Colonel, I like this,” Bronsky said.

“Generally speaking, if someone calls themselves Invincible, they are not invincible,” Harry said.

“Fine, I’ll choose the codename USA Colonel,” Bronsky said.

"This codename will replace the Osborn logo on the combat suit."

Bronsky pointed to the metallic green Osborn super combat suit on the shelf in the corner.

"Just changing the logo? I think the combat suit needs a redesign," Harry said.

"You also think the combat suits you designed are ugly, right?" Bronsky asked.

“Aren’t they trying to mold you into a military icon? How about adding elements from the national flag to your combat uniform?” Harry said.

"A five-pointed star? Red and white stripes?"

“Adding it would make it look even worse,” Bronsky said.

“The letters USA and an eagle with outstretched wings?” Harry drew on the white paper.

Chapter 374 Goblin Outbreak

"Peter, are you ready?"

"Dr. Banner, I'm ready."

"Check again, do you have any metal objects on you?"

"...Yes, I'm sure not."

Let's begin!

Bruce Banner gave a thumbs up, Li Qun pressed the start switch, and Peter was slowly sent into the MRI machine.

Today is Saturday, and Peter has come to Dr. Banner's laboratory for a full physical examination.

Ever since being bitten by a genetically modified spider a year ago, Peter has always had a shadow in his heart. He doesn't know exactly how his body has mutated. Today, he can get a partial answer.

After completing a series of radiological examinations, Peter will also have some spinal cord stem cells extracted by Dr. Banner for genetic mutation analysis.

Peter's physical examination was a complete copy of the series of physical examinations Dr. Banner conducted on himself; whatever Banner did on himself, Peter did the same.

"All right!"

“Peter, you can come out now,” Dr. Banner said into the microphone.

“I feel a little dizzy,” Peter said.

“It’s a hypoglycemic reaction. You can go have breakfast now,” Dr. Banner said.

“Peter, I’ll take you back.”

Li Qun reached out and opened the portal, which led directly to a room in Peter's apartment.

"I still need to help out a bit. I'll be back to cook lunch."

“I’ll tell you part of the medical report while we’re having lunch,” Dr. Banner said.

"Thank you."

Peter stepped into the portal, and Dr. Banner's expression instantly turned serious as the portal closed.

“This is not good,” Dr. Banner said, staring at the computer screen.

“Liqun, do you see that? These organs and tissues are things that normal people don’t have.”

“I see it, Dr. Banner.”

“Genetic testing takes at least a month, and our equipment is not advanced enough,” Dr. Banner said.

"Dr. Banner, do you think Peter's mutation has stabilized?" Li Qun asked.

“I don’t think so yet. Peter is still in the process of mutation. Some cells in the human body take seven years to complete a cycle of replacement. What Peter will eventually become depends on his condition six years from now,” Dr. Banner said.

"If we consider the mutation that occurred in Peter as a disease, how do we cure him and turn him back into a normal person?" Li Qun asked.

“We need Peter’s uncle. They are related by blood and have similar genes. He can be seen as the anchor point for Peter to turn back into a human,” Dr. Banner said.

"Is it possible for Uncle Ben to become Spider-Man too?" Li Qun asked.

“Transplanting Peter’s liver into Ben Parker could potentially turn Ben into a weaker version of Spider-Man,” Dr. Banner said.

Why the liver?

"The liver has its own functions, it can regenerate, and liver transplants can be performed between relatives. The reason is that simple."

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"Mammals were cursed by dragons 65 million years ago."

"Mammalians, including humans, have sacrificed too much to survive on Earth."

"Short lifespan, limited self-healing and regeneration abilities, everything revolves around procreation..."

"And now, we have broken the curse in our genes and shattered the shackles on the life of mammals."

In the Osborn Laboratory, Norman was giving a speech while holding up the green serum. This time, the people who came to the Osborn Laboratory were the Secretary of the War Department and President Nelson of the United States.

President Nelson, who had been elected and in office for less than a year, was a 78-year-old man. When Li Qun first saw him on television, he called him "White-Haired Detective" because he looked exactly like an elderly comedian from Li Qun's old world memories, and his performance in television interviews was also very comedic.

On the first day of school in September, national television broadcast a program of President Nelson's first day of school at an elementary school in Washington, D.C., where the white-haired old man played the piano and sang the American national anthem with more than 20 elementary school students.

“Tell me what the effect will be?” White-haired Nelson asked Norman.

"The most significant effects are greatly enhanced physical fitness, as well as powerful self-healing ability and anti-aging performance."

"If I give this old man an injection, will I be young again?" asked the white-haired Nelson.

“The process of unlocking genetic barriers with serum carries significant risks for older adults, and complications can easily occur during the procedure,” Norman said.

"So, I have no chance?" The white-haired commander looked somewhat disappointed.

“There is a low-intensity modification plan, which involves taking low doses of solid pills daily, and will be completed in seven years,” Norman said.

"Seven years, isn't that too long?"

“It takes seven years for a human cell to completely replace itself, and that’s an indisputable fact,” Norman said.

"I will seek re-election and complete this treatment process before leaving office," the white-haired president said with a smile.

“They haven’t mentioned the side effects yet,” General Ross said from the side.

"Let me hear what the side effects are." The white-haired commander looked at General Ross, then turned to Norman.

“Once the serum takes effect, people become irritable and more aggressive. In other words, they become violent and will become destructive over the slightest thing,” Norman said.

“That doesn’t sound good. I’m the President of the United States, and I need to keep my composure, or I might start a war,” said the white-haired Nelson.

"You can take psychiatric medication to improve this problem."

"The serum unlocks the genetic shackles, but the operating rules of the human body's microscopic world have not been changed, and the chemical reactions between organic molecules still exist."

“I think the abnormal mood changes that are a side effect are also due to the body being continuously modified by the serum. Once the serum modification is complete and the body is completely stable, the person’s mood will also return to stability,” Norman said.