American Comics: The Matrix

At this moment, Bant and Norman were sitting in the study of Osborne Manor, drinking tea and dividing the loot.

"So, you are planning to acquire Hammer Industries?" Norman looked thoughtful.

Just now, Bant realized that Ivan, who attacked Iron Man, had faked his death and was rescued by Justin Hammer. After a series of manipulations, Norman understood Bant's idea.

Then he began to think about how feasible this was.

I can only say that it's difficult.

"Complete annexation is almost impossible," Norman said.

"Hammer Industries used to be as big as the original Osborn Corporation, and after Stark Industries announced that it would stop manufacturing weapons, they quickly seized the weapons market and became the military's largest partner, and are now in their heyday.

"Although Justin Hammer is an indisputable fool, the other shareholders of the company are not that stupid. Even if something unexpected happens and causes Hammer Industries to fail, his factories and industrial lines will not be spared by other industrial companies."

What Norman said makes a lot of sense.

However, from another perspective, Bant's early awareness of this matter did allow him to gain some advantages, but compared with those old big companies, Primos's current strength is still very weak.

"In that case, I won't take the money from the Storm Foundation for now." After a little thought, Norman made a decision.

Norman absolutely supports the acquisition of Hammer Industries. As the most prosperous military industry in America, Hammer Industries has very advanced technology and industrial chain. Those equipment are of little use to a biotechnology company like Osborn, but it is different for Primus.

And with the Storm Foundation's pile of cash, Primus will have more say at the table.

"But you have to be mentally prepared. Even with this money, you are only qualified to sit at the table," said Norman.

In response, Bant just smiled and said: "Tony Stark has promised to give me cash support."

"Really?"

Norman raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't expect that Bant had quietly contacted Tony.

This time the situation is different.

He thought about it for a while, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "In that case, let's just do something big!"

Norman said that since Stark, a marginal figure, had gotten involved, as his uncle he naturally could not remain silent.

Followed!

"I will temporarily stop Osborne's other research projects and withdraw all funds."

Hearing this, Bant was stunned.

He really wanted to get some support from Norman, but he didn't expect Norman to go all in without even saying a word.

After all, the acquisition of Hammer Industries did not bring any benefits to Osborn, and he also invested money from the Storm Foundation, so Bant even doubted whether Norman would be able to pay his salary if this continued.

But Norman said there was no need to worry.

After all, it is an old company with many years of history, and some of its pillar industries are still strong.

With the support of Norman Osborn, Bant became more confident in taking over Hammer Industries.

A few days later, Norman held another press conference to completely restore Connors' reputation. He also announced that Connors had been found and was being treated for him together with Primos Technologies.

Although Connors, who is nominally still "receiving treatment," cannot yet see his wife and children, at least during this period of time, the criticism they have suffered because of him has finally changed.

And the time finally came for the expo to begin.

Peter, carrying his schoolbag, stood on tiptoe and looked at the long line, his heart full of regret.

"If I had known, I would have gone in with Xiaoban and the others."

He sighed.

As Primos was a participant of the exhibition, and Bant happened to know Tony, so naturally there were a lot of internal tickets. Just like now, Uncle Ben, Aunt May and even Mary Jane were already sitting in the front seats of the Primos venue, waiting for the exhibition to officially open.

But for some reason, Peter was unable to enter with them.

However, the reason why he was late was not because of Spider-Man's superhero career, but because Jameson, the owner of the Daily Bugle, found him and gave him a new task - to take pictures of the expo and interview as many celebrities as possible.

"If you can reveal the true identity of the mysterious boss of Primus, my newspaper will definitely sell like hot cakes!"

Peter's mind was still playing the image of Jameson yelling at him with a cigar between his teeth.

For the upper class, it is not difficult to find out Bant’s identity, but for ordinary people, the boss of Primos is still a mystery.

Peter shook his head and hung the camera on his body: “It’s a pity that Xiaoban didn’t accept my interview.”

“Who won’t accept your interview?”

At this moment, a blonde girl suddenly poked her head out and winked at Peter.

The sudden fright almost made Peter jump up. He only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the true face of the man in front of him.

"You, you are Gwen Stacy?"

Peter obviously recognized her, but was more surprised than anything.

"You, why are you here?" he asked stutteringly.

Gwen seemed to be in a good mood. She looked around and said, "Are you visiting the Expo alone?"

Peter shook his head subconsciously, but the words that came out of his mouth were: "Yes, yes, just me."

"Then, together?"

Peter nodded blankly.

Although the person he liked was Liz, Liz had no interest in him anyway.

Now it seems like a good idea to be with Gwen, right?

Peter Parker, what an old scumbag!

the other side.

Backstage at the venue, all the entrepreneurs and scientists attending the exhibition gathered together.

The real highlight of the exhibition is at night, and visitors are free to visit as much as they want during the day.

Bant, Norman and Harry sat together, and many people came over to greet Norman.

Bant turned his head and saw Felicia waving at Mrs. Hardy from behind. Next to them stood a slightly fat man in a white coat.

Noticing Bant's gaze, the man walked over and stretched out his hand to him.

"Nice to meet you, Otto Gunther Octavius."

Thanks for the 1000 points reward from those who like Dreamwalking

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 124 Shura Field? It doesn't exist!

Octavius?

When Bant heard the name, he was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately realized that the middle-aged man in front of him with a distorted figure was Otto Octavian, also known as Doctor Octopus.

Today, Otto is just an ordinary man.

He is not wearing his octopus tentacles, nor has he turned to crime for lack of money. At this moment, he is receiving funding from the Hardy Foundation and is doing his research with peace of mind.

Otto is quite satisfied with his current life.

He had a very poor past. Although he was a native New Yorker, he was a lower-class person. His father was a factory worker who was somewhat violent and an alcoholic. He often beat him and his mother for no reason.

After he became an adult, he went to college with the help of loans. He had already achieved some success while in school and wrote a lot of theoretical papers, which made him famous in the field of atomic physics.

But later, the nuclear fusion reactor that Tony Stark built in the garbage dump of a cave in the Middle East actually realized the dream he had been pursuing for so many years, and it was even more perfect!

This depressed Otto for a long time, but he eventually recovered.

The Ark Reactor is perfect, but something else is not perfect.

He wants to use science to make the world a better place, and there is more than one way.

Of course, he did not completely give up his own reactor. The technology of that thing was not exactly the same as the Ark reactor, and it still had value.

"Dr. Otto."

Bant doesn't hate Doctor Octopus. On the contrary, he admires his abilities and pursuits.

How bad can a person who is committed to using his intelligence and talents to benefit human society be?

The fact that he became Spider-Man's enemy was just a trick of fate.

In fact, many of Spider-Man’s enemies are like this. Before they turned evil, they were both teachers and friends to Peter Parker, but eventually they became opponents.

Totem...

"Now I know why Miss Hardy asked me where to buy cheap experimental materials." Otto said with a smile. At the same time, he turned around and looked at Felicia, who was standing next to Mrs. Hardy but kept glancing at him from time to time, and sighed.

"It's nice to be young, isn't it?"

"Yes."

Bant agreed.

Then Otto said, "Many people think that Norman Osman invented the self-healing potion, but I know that's not the case."

He glanced at Osborne, who was chatting happily with other entrepreneurs, and said, "He is a great scientist, but he has focused his attention elsewhere in recent years."

Otto seemed to be regretting.

In his view, becoming capital does not make society progress, nor does it allow others to live a better life.

In this country, vampires are everywhere, and it is because of their existence that the lives of the poor people become more difficult.

Norman Osborn is a genius, but genius alone is far from enough. In this world, genius is just an admission ticket, and there are geniuses above geniuses.

Just like himself, he was already very famous when he was still in college, but compared to Tony Stark, he was still far behind.

Therefore, talent alone is not enough, you must work harder.

Norman apparently slowly gave up his talent, which was why Otto couldn't like him anymore.

"Actually, it's your achievement, isn't it?" Otto's eyes were full of admiration.

“I actually invented it.”

Bante nodded. This matter was not a secret at all to many people. For example, SHIELD had known about it for a long time.

Of course he could continue to hide, but for someone like Dr. Otto, Bant was still willing to be sincere.

"I knew it."

He looked as if he had not expected it, and then he showed emotion.

"You know what? Connors and I are actually good friends," he said. "He has been committed to studying cross-species genetics, not only to heal his own arm, but also for more people like him."

"The news said that he volunteered to be a test subject in order to prevent the Green Goblin from using innocent patients for experiments. I don't find it strange at all because that's just the kind of person he is."

Bante nodded, agreeing with Otto's statement.

"That's why Uncle Norman and I spared no effort to find him after he disappeared and to heal him, because he is a man worthy of respect."

Uncle Norman...

When Otto heard this name, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that Bant in front of him was just a child.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel that Connors shared the same suffering as himself.

They are all geniuses, but there are geniuses above geniuses. What they pursue all their lives can be easily achieved by others.

"do you know?"

"When faced with geniuses like you, I always feel jealous, regretful and relieved," Otto said. "But I guess Connors will be very happy because there is hope for his left hand, and there is hope for millions of disabled people too."

As the two were talking, there was a commotion in the distance.

The two looked and saw Justin Hammer walking in with a large group of reporters following him.

He never stopped walking and seemed to be annoyed by the reporters around him, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that this guy was enjoying it, enjoying the feeling of being the center of attention under the spotlight.

"I've already said that Hammer Industries has reached a cooperation with the military and will develop the most advanced weapons..."

"As for the Iron Man armor, I can only say that it is definitely not exclusive to Tony Stark. He is just a selfish and arrogant person who thinks that others cannot research the technology of the armor, but he is wrong..."

"Today's exhibition?"

"This is a surprise!" Justin Hammer said confidently, "I welcome everyone to witness it in person. Believe me, I have everything you want to see!"

"Okay, I know you still have a lot of questions, but that's enough." Justin Hammer pointed at the entrepreneurs at the exhibition and said, "I still have a lot of people to greet."