2 Chapter 2: Social Experiment
In this world where superheroes seem to be common, how can one hide their special abilities while continuously progressing?
Let's start with the composition of the origins of superheroes.
Top-tier combat units are generally divided into three categories: technology, mutation, and magic.
Technology is the primary driving force, and among the factors that trigger mutations, technology accounts for a large portion.
In the case of the Marvel world, the study of mysteries represented by magic is basically equivalent to undiscovered cutting-edge technology.
Therefore, to conceal the identity of a spellcaster from the mystical side, assuming the disguise of a scientist is the best option.
At the very least, if something big happens, it can largely avoid the attention of certain troublesome individuals.
In the Marvel world, scientists causing a stir is nothing out of the ordinary, right?
Take Bruce Banner as an example. When he created the Hulk, did you see Kamar-Taj or Asgard coming for him?
As for why one should hide...
Haven't you heard that reaching the maximum level is just the beginning?
The depths of this world are unfathomable. Do you want a supremely powerful mage to erase you from the timeline just because you didn't keep a low profile?
In any case, after six years of low-key development, and after obtaining a Ph.D. in biology, Oaks finally gained some confidence to seek opportunities for a smooth survival in this seemingly precarious world.
So, he declined the invitation to stay at the university, left the university, and used the doctoral degree only as a disguise. He didn't plan to invest too much effort in it.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen Cornell, which was closest to home.
During these six years, Oaks made simultaneous progress in his control over Nature energy and his academic pursuits. They complemented each other.
Indeed, in a sense, there are similarities between magic and science.
…
The form of the chubby orange cat was chosen by Oaks as his ground travel form, allowing him to reach most parts of the city without attracting much attention.
Furthermore, it provided a speed boost for escaping.
The orange cat skillfully ran and leaped through the streets and alleys. The place Oaks was heading to was a "social experiment" he carried out at a large abandoned factory in the poorest neighborhood of Brooklyn after obtaining his doctoral degree.
"Little Rainforest."
This was no ordinary ecological park. Within the towering walls were the special magical plants developed by Oaks.
As for why it was called a "social experiment"...
"Get in line! Line up properly, damn it! Take your share and get out quickly!"
At the entrance of "Little Rainforest," a fierce-looking man waved a baseball bat in his right hand, directing several individuals who were maintaining order.
"If anyone dares to cut in line or snatch things, your body will be hanging on the basketball court's fence the next day! I guarantee it!"
He had lost his left leg, so he used a crutch for support with his left hand. However, the people present showed him great respect.
This was the poorest area of Brooklyn.
It was dirty and dilapidated, filled with violence and crime, a completely different world from the western and southern districts just a few blocks away.
Not to mention comparing it to the bustling Manhattan.
Yet, in this "Little Rainforest," people could barely form lines under the watchful eye of a few personnel and receive things from stalls.
When queuing, their faces were filled with eagerness and longing, and when they received their items, their faces were filled with joy.
Because what they received was top-quality fresh fruit comparable to the highest-end fruit shops in Manhattan, a luxury that most of them, who relied on social welfare to make a living, would never normally enjoy.
Delicious, nutritious, and free.
This is said to be a benefit distributed by a mysterious figure.
Although not much, it is precious to them.
This benefit is only targeted at the elderly, children, and disabled who cannot survive on their own, with strict screening mechanisms.
If someone wants to deceive their way through and make things difficult for the elderly and children, then this group of strong men will truly make them disabled.
If things get more extreme, there may not be any bodies hanging on the wire fence of the basketball court, but the plants in Little Rainforest will grow even more vigorously.
In this place, the disappearance of a few people who likely don't even have legal residency is quite normal.
A pair of emerald green cat eyes coldly surveyed the crowd in front of Little Rainforest.
"Hmph... clever, smashing the surveillance cameras in the surrounding blocks, so the police would not bother them."
Oaks strolled with cat-like steps, lightly slipping through a small gap in the fence, carefully inspecting his experimental field.
This mysterious "social experiment" was primarily aimed at studying the impact of magical plants on people.
Environmental effects as well as the self-defense capabilities of the experimental field.
Oaks wasn't an anti-human activist. Effects of magical plants and fruits on people are mostly positive except the self-defense capabilities of the experimental field.
The reason he conducted this experiment here was purely because...
Shortly after he crossed over, Oaks came to this area and was kidnapped by a group of crazy people.
They wanted to sell him.
Anyway, Oaks couldn't hold back that time. The fury accumulated from two lifetimes transformed into a primal beast, unleashing itself that day.
After that, the nearby police station was on high alert for quite a while, searching everywhere for a large wild beast.
He didn't intend to seek revenge on all the people in the poor district. Initially, he only selected a few batches of criminals suffering from drug addiction, and threw them in for experimentation.
But he didn't expect that with just a little guidance, the peculiar phenomenon of Little Rainforest miraculously persisted.
The criminal he first threw in, who is now maintaining order and the people maintaining order behind him are the subsequent batches.
They considered it a gift from God or a blessing from Mother Earth...
In any case, unless necessary, Oaks wouldn't have any contact with them for now. With his methods, these people wouldn't be able to find any connection between this place and him.
After inspecting and collecting new data, Oaks was relatively satisfied.
However, as he was preparing to leave, a commotion outside caught his attention.
Well, a little chaos in a place like this is normal, but amidst the screams and pleading in accented English, there were a few strange sentences...
"I enjoy the hustle and bustle event at home, but it's completely different abroad... It's one thing if you don't want people to watch, but getting physical is truly…!"
"Ah! My phone... Well, it's an old model anyway, no signal here, I was planning to replace it, so consider it my gift!"
"These days, I wake up feeling short of breath, but my body is still as robust as before. After thinking it through, it must be the air!"
"Ah! Don't slap my face!"
A cold sweat broke out on Oaks' round head after hearing these few sentences with strong personal characteristics.
Jumping over the fence, Oaks saw a young man wearing black-framed glasses being thrown onto the street by two men.
The young man just groaned, and an old Nokia phone flew out and hit him directly on the nose.
With a cry of pain, the young man fell to the ground with tears streaming down his face and struggled to shout out the most common piece of advice he had seen on the forum before going abroad.
"Don't call an ambulance!"
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