Marvel: The Superman Survival Guide

Chapter 79 A Flash of Inspiration

The building is not yet completed, the Osborne Group cannot relocate now, and Link does not have his own laboratory and automated factory, so he has nothing to do now.

He calmed down, but Norman Osborn got busy. He only rested for one day before starting to oversee the testing of the drug and actively liaising with regulators.

The biological experiments were quite large in scale, because his own genetic disease was cured by the injection developed by Link, and he trusted Link completely, so he directly conducted large-scale experiments.

We traded quantity for time; once the required number of tests was reached, the compiled data was submitted.

Furthermore, he released the test data and results to the media, which was a great success.

Some media outlets even suspected that the Osborn Group was fabricating the drug, but Norman Osborn has already completed the patent application for the treatment and announced that he welcomes third-party organizations to participate in the testing, and the Osborn Group can provide samples.

The media was speechless. They didn't care about third-party testing at all; it would be even better if they were willing to join in.

On the regulatory side, thanks to lobbying by Norman Osborn, the approval process was swift.

Lobbying, a unique practice in the Western world, involves offering money and effort to those in the regulatory body as indirect benefits, so it naturally receives the green light all the way.

This is a very common phenomenon, so the Osborn Group started human experiments. This time, the experiment was conducted in a hospital in Hell's Kitchen, where many poor people who cannot afford medical care are willing to receive free treatment.

The Jessica Charitable Foundation's law firm, acting as legal safeguards for human experimentation, will provide pro bono legal assistance to patients participating in the experiments.

In addition, Norman Osborne invited the media to come over, and several media outlets were able to conduct follow-up interviews, filming, and special reports, since it was quite rare to conduct human trials of more than a dozen special drugs at the same time.

At the same time, the diseases it targets are still medical headaches. Now that there are effective drugs, different courses of treatment can be used to cure the disease depending on its severity.

This is good news for many patients, so the program and reports are very popular.

Many patients or their families, as well as people who care about medical care and are worried about getting sick, are a regular audience. The daily program is not very long, after all, treatment takes time.

As long as they see patients recovering little by little, it gives them enough confidence.

There are more than a dozen effective drugs, each of which requires a large number of patients, and each needs to undergo three consecutive phases of testing, which increases the number of patients.

All of them were poor. After identity and background checks, Matthew Murdoch drafted a contract to protect the patients' interests. Subsequently, in the presence of the media, all the patients in the first phase signed the contract.

Fortunately, the hospital has expanded; otherwise, it really wouldn't be able to accommodate so many people with the same symptoms. All of them need comprehensive examinations to prevent other diseases from being found.

All medical records need to be written clearly, since some people do not have a single disease and require a comprehensive consideration of the treatment plan.

Such comprehensive preparations greatly excited the audience, because such meticulous arrangements, with media oversight and daily monitoring of the patients' conditions, made it impossible to fake.

This demonstrated the Osborn Group's complete confidence in human trials, and under these circumstances, the first phase of the experiment began.

Link also made appointments with Jessica every day to watch the show together and learn about the progress of the first experiment.

"Honey, your medicine is working very well," Jessica said. "The first batch of patients were selected based on their different levels of illness, and even the mildest cases have shown significant improvement."

"After the first course of treatment, there is hope for a full recovery."

Jessica manages the foundation and has a very detailed understanding of the treatment process; she genuinely enjoys getting to the bottom of things.

Link smiled. He knew the efficacy of the medicine he had developed himself. "After the first batch recovers, let them continue to be observed in the hospital for at least three weeks."

"This is written in the contract, instructing Matthew to remind these people not to think things are fine and just run away. This is very important for the Osborne Group."

"These people are poor and uneducated. Once they are treated, all sorts of things can happen. We should also have Fisker raise the security level and notify the media to report on the situation."

Jessica was taken aback at first, but then she understood. These people didn't have medical insurance, and their illnesses were difficult to treat, so they could only rely on medication to survive.

Now that they're cured, they might just run away. Many of them have to work, or even commit crimes. If something goes wrong, who will be responsible?

"I understand, I'll remind them. Aren't you going to check?" Jessica asked. "After all, you're the boss of the foundation."

"No, I'm not suited to frequent public appearances. I need some mystery for now," Link said. "You know, I'm a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Even though I don't have many missions right now, too much exposure isn't good."

"There are no reports or photos of me outside for the time being, so I am still relatively private."

Becoming an Avenger will inevitably increase my exposure, but by then the new headquarters of the Osborn Group will also be completed, and I can live and work there.

This is a great idea. He can enjoy the sun, live and work in a higher position, and do whatever he wants. He can also create the equipment he wants, especially the nanosuits that can be made in an automated factory in the future.

Link hasn't been idle either; he's been considering improvements to the flying skateboard, and he's thought of many design ideas, but none of them are quite ideal.

After Jessica finished speaking, she suddenly seemed lost in thought, so she immediately hugged his head and kissed him on the cheek.

"My love, what are you thinking about?" Jessica asked.

"Oh, I'm thinking about the design of a flying skateboard, but I don't have any ideas. It wouldn't be good if it were too big, as it wouldn't fit my role," Link said. "I'm not the main character."

Jessica didn't understand what she meant by "the main force isn't here." She said, "If aliens really exist, how were they designed?"

Link had a sudden inspiration, then laughed, "Darling, you're so smart! How come I didn't think of that?"

"Huh?" Jessica was taken aback, then saw Link get up, pick up his laptop and run to the study.

Jessica rolled her eyes. Her boyfriend was starting to develop into a scientist and had begun a crazy work mode.

Link did indeed think of alien spaceships. The Marauder's fighter jet was shaped like a skateboard, and its unique wing layout made it extremely agile.

(End of this chapter)