Chapter 101
Jun Yan
Chapter 101 Jun Yan
Tony didn't care about the stares of those around him, but in fact, no one really noticed that Tony had come alone. They were all gathered together watching Hulk and Abomination transform into a naked man, much to the amusement of the monster.
Seeing the long-awaited treasure chest, Tony couldn't wait for any handwashing ceremony. He simply lifted the rubble in the ruins, dug out the treasure chest, and opened it.
Open the precious treasure chest.
Obtain the item "Seed of the King's Flame".
As the system notification appeared, a ball of red flame began to leap in Tony's hand.
As the flames leaped and danced, a written description appeared before my eyes.
【Item Name: Seed of Sovereign Flame (Dragon Blood Essence)】
[Type: Consumable]
[Special Effect: Originating from the essence of the dragon bloodline of the King of Bronze and Fire, after fusion, it will grant the Word of Power "Monarch's Flame" and related bloodline traits:]
1. Sovereign Flame Control: Allows for the instantaneous creation and manipulation of high-temperature flames exceeding 3000°C within a designated area. These flames can take the form of explosive fire rings, continuous jets, or precisely controlled fire projectiles. The power and range increase with the user's bloodline purity and spiritual strength.
2. Dragon Blood Enhancement: Significantly improves physical attributes upon fusion and passively gains high resistance to high temperatures, impacts, and toxins, but will increase the risk of bloodline erosion for the user.
3. Vision: Under extreme emotional states, upon contact with dragon relics, or high-risk incantations, there is a chance to passively trigger "Vision," revealing historical fragments, alchemical matrices, or dragon runes related to the Bronze and Fire Lords.
[Note: "Praise be to my King, forged in fire." Warning: Every vision is an invasion of consciousness by the dragon's memories; every use of the Sovereign Flame is a sacrifice to the tyrant within your bloodline. When you gaze into the flames, the shadow within them gazes back into you.]
After reading the explanation, Tony couldn't help but wonder: "Um, in the Marvel universe, the dragons among the dragon race aren't enough to fight, unless they're really talking about some kind of rule-based power, but even if the world's rules are changed, it won't make a difference, right?"
"Forget it, whatever. It's from the treasure chest, might as well use it. I've already become a giant, so becoming a little dragon would just be cooler. Besides, I have the Sovereign Crystal, so it should be able to withstand the so-called dragon blood erosion."
However, since we're out here, it's hard to explain any strange phenomena that might occur while using it. Let's wait until we're alone before using it.
After thinking it through, Tony put the King Flame into his backpack and walked toward Ross, who was happily directing the soldiers to carry Banner and Bronsky into the car.
"Are you satisfied, General Ross?" Tony's sudden appearance startled General Ross.
Although Ross couldn't hide his smile, he still asked, "What about the last monster? The strongest one?"
Tony had already prepared his answer: "That is the most outstanding and perfect work."
Ross said with dissatisfaction, "What I want is the most perfect product, not a defective one!"
Although Ross captured the Hulk, the Hulk's defeat still left him feeling a little uneasy. It was like when he had been pursuing his ideal woman, and when he finally succeeded in proposing to her, he found a perfect goddess standing next to her, and he couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, feeling a little itchy inside.
Tony shook his head and said, "Perfection cannot be replicated, and we don't have any more, but the Hulk can be mass-produced, given the right conditions."
Upon hearing this, Ross frowned and asked, "What do you mean? Why do we need certain conditions to allow it? Hasn't the serum already been developed?"
Tony explained, "No problem, the Hulk can be created, but there's a problem with the super soldier serum that's a prerequisite, as you probably know, that personality issue."
Tony initially assumed Ross knew, but seeing Ross's puzzled expression and silence for a long time, Tony could only explain: "The Super Soldier Serum amplifies a person's negative emotions, while the Hulk Serum further amplifies the negative effects and lowers rationality, like hatred, eventually turning one into a beast, losing all reason, and fighting alongside the Hulk against the Perfect Product."
Ross frowned and said, "I also need to choose a saint to be a super soldier!"
Tony, speaking irresponsibly, said, "It's not that we need saints. Look at Bronsky, he's not bad either. He's basically controllable. But the selection process needs to be more rigorous, otherwise we'll just be creating a bunch of human nuclear bombs, which in some ways are not as good as my T0."
The Tyrant series is stable; after all, even if mine goes out of control, it can still self-destruct with a built-in bomb.
"I will seriously consider it." Ross also fell into thought, as if after all that effort, he still couldn't become a five-star general or build the Hulk Army.
"Don't be discouraged! There's also the T-virus super soldier. This doesn't require a moral character test, and there are control methods for it."
Ross asked curiously, "What kind of control method?"
Tony explained, "Do you know why it's called Phase One Enhancement?"
"Isn't this part about research progress? It'll get stronger and stronger from now on?"
"That's only one aspect, but more importantly, if you don't buy the Phase II enhancement serum, the super soldier's abilities will decline. After all, limiting the toxicity of the T-virus also limits its activity, requiring regular replenishment," Tony said matter-of-factly.
Ross was stunned, and it took him a long time to react: "Then the military will have to keep paying you!"
Tony said seriously, "Not me, but us. You also have a stake in Umbrella, General."
"Only a small portion of the profits can be distributed! In order to obtain all the information, the contract at the time gave up most of the profit distribution."
Ross finally understood why he had requested data sharing back then, and why Wesker had been so agreeable, only changing the profit and share percentages. At the time, Ross was only concerned with getting the technology and didn't care about the profits at all.
"It's less for the military, since they spend more money."
Tony dropped the pretense and stated directly that the maintenance costs for the super soldiers in the later stages would be astronomical. However, he added, "But for you, General, this is no small sum. Whether you continue to develop your military or want to take a shortcut and switch tracks, it will be indispensable."
Ross felt a little better after hearing this. After all, Tony had swindled money from the military to enrich his own pockets. As the person in charge of signing the contract at the time, Ross had the right to interpret the ownership of these funds, and it was even possible that the money was transferred from public to private funds.
"Alright, General, don't overthink it. I'm going to hold a press conference for Umbrella now; it's time to showcase our products!"
As soon as things settled down at Greyburn Academy, the Infinite Network uploaded the video to their official website that very evening, and it instantly went viral online.
Although some initially questioned whether it was movie special effects, various rumors quickly corroborated the claim.
Videos taken by concerned citizens were released online, and since this wasn't Hulk's first appearance, previous videos were also dug up, leading people to believe the videos on the internet.
Netizens left comments saying "So cool!" The video was released gradually, starting with a clip of a super soldier teasing the Hulk. According to Tony's instructions, real-time speed was added, and in case the illiterate Americans didn't understand numbers, they even thoughtfully added comparison notes. As a result, Bolt and Tyson were belittled to the point of being less than a stray dog on the street, and Captain America was also included as a comparison.
As a result, mentioning Captain America sparked a debate among netizens, especially one ID agent who made a very sharp comment, listing in detail Captain America's various achievements and contributions, and arguing that Captain America should not be used as a comparison.
However, modern young people are not very civilized and have not experienced that era. The discussion started to go in a vulgar way, with people exchanging insults. However, Tony had arranged an online army in advance to guide most of the public opinion towards the super soldier himself. People speculated that this was a secret military research or human experimentation by some company.
After all, the military uniforms and the large "Iogo" on the action team's clothes are too conspicuous.