Marvel: The Superman Survival Guide

Chapter 77 Not Satisfactory

Nobody's stupid. The fact that Norman Osborne was still the CEO immediately made many people who had sold their shares realize that this was premeditated.

Putting aside the major events that caused the Osborne Group's stock price to plummet, some of the group's dirty secrets were also revealed, undoubtedly provided by members of the board of directors.

Now it seems that Norman Osborn was the one who was extremely angry. Of course, the one who suffered the most was Norman Osborn, as no one suspected him at first.

I still can't understand why he had to suffer such a huge loss.

Just for a dozen or so untested miracle drugs?

This is unrealistic; this is not capitalist at all!

The shareholders who sold their shares couldn't understand it, but that didn't matter. They believed that Osborne Group had been swindled, that there was something fishy going on, and that it was a case of malicious short selling.

However, there is a problem: they have no evidence, so even if they file a lawsuit, they will not be able to win.

Some people were indignant and wanted to do something about it, but Norman Osborn was no pushover and not someone to be trifled with.

So, why not target Link instead? After all, he rose to power too quickly and doesn't have much of a foundation. So, an investigation was conducted, and then I was shocked to find that he was an even more formidable opponent.

Neither Link nor Norman Osborn knew that they had weathered a minor crisis, and the Osborn Group's transition went very smoothly.

The group has been divided up, and its originally diversified business model has been reduced to retaining only the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and weapons research and development departments.

Subsequently, we focused our efforts on biological experiments for the effective drug, conducting large-scale experiments and obtaining very encouraging data. We believe that we will soon be able to submit our application to the regulatory authorities for human trials.

Link arrived at the Osborn Corporation's testing grounds, where a flying skateboard was ready for him, and Norman Osborn gave him a briefing.

This flying skateboard is equipped with two machine guns and two missiles, with spikes that can be ejected.

Link thought these were unnecessary, since the flying skateboard was only so big and its main function should be flying. Of course, carrying a few small missiles would be nice, or it could be replaced with micro missiles.

Machine guns and spikes are completely unnecessary and do not fit his combat role; what he needs is movement and flight.

"Norman, Stark Industries is building three new buildings using a new energy source invented by Stark. I think we should buy one of them," Link said.

Norman Osborn paused, then asked, "As the new corporate headquarters?"

"That's right, it's in Hell's Kitchen," Link said. "The progress is good. It should be operational by May next year. Then we can sell the current building. Because of its location, we should be able to save a lot of money."

"Lin, this isn't about money," Norman Osborn cautioned.

"Of course I know, but this is my idea: I plan to build a supercomputer that uses artificial intelligence," Link said. "I plan to turn the top floor into my residence, where the research and development department will be located."

"And set up a small automated factory; these are the things I use, but of course, you'll be in charge of the management."

"I developed all those medicines!" Link suddenly lowered his voice and whispered in the other person's ear.

Norman Osborn paused, then looked at Link in surprise and asked, "Really?"

"Want to test me?" Link smiled. "I'll need to do research and development on both medicine and weapons in the future, but this needs to be kept secret for now, understand?"

"Now I need the Osborn Group to become strong. As CEO, all you need to do is run it well. Then artificial intelligence will monitor the entire building, and the Richard Parker incident will never happen again."

"His identity must be extraordinary. I suspect he's a CIA agent, so we still need to be careful."

Norman Osborn nodded slightly and said, "I also have my doubts. Only the CIA would flee abroad after succeeding. They are more powerful overseas. Those greedy guys."

"Indeed greedy!" Link nodded. "Besides, the original building was constructed too early, and many technologies were not used. If it were to be renovated, it would also be very expensive."

"Why not just sell it? Of course, you can keep it if you want."

"No need!" Norman Osborn shook his head. "There are better options, and if you really are a genius, then I'm willing to rebuild a building for a genius."

"We are a technology group, but my skills are limited, and I'm no longer up to the task. From now on, I will no longer be involved in research and development; I will hand it over directly to you."

Link laughed. This Norman Osborn was indeed decisive enough. So he said, "Don't worry, I said I would make your shares more valuable. Once the stock price goes up, we will immediately select suitable shareholders."

"Of course!" Norman Osborn was now more relaxed, but also quite surprised that the special medicine was actually researched by Link, which really shocked him.

However, this matter still needs to be kept secret. He doesn't intend to tell anyone else. The key is to observe whether it's true.

Because it was too unbelievable, he investigated Link, who studied psychology and had a reputation in the underworld, though he was, after all, a former police officer.

Link had no idea what Norman Osborn was thinking. He simply got on the skateboard and took off, flying from low altitude to high altitude, quickly mastering the flying skateboard.

However, Link wasn't entirely satisfied. This thing wasn't flexible enough, and the user needed to maintain a strange posture, somewhat like a flying crab.

Link plans to modify it to suit his combat needs, since he is currently playing the role of a sharpshooter, though he can fight Black Widow to a draw in hand-to-hand combat.

The combat power I've demonstrated is limited. Adding a flight skateboard to enhance my flight ability, and then crafting a combat suit, I can simply hand it over to the Osborn Corporation.

After all, this is a technology group, and Link is just covering for himself. The more cover he has, the safer his secret with Jessica will be.

There is currently no information about Asgard. From Thor's return to Asgard to Loki's invasion with the Chitauri, it should have been about two years.

Time is still quite tight. Next, he needs to complete the creation of artificial intelligence, a combat suit, and a flying skateboard. Time is tight, after all, the key is nanotechnology.

What if skateboards were also made using nanotechnology?

(End of this chapter)