Chapter 24: Yoshida's Gift

"Red Queen."

"Yes?"

The young girl next to him, with data streams cascading down, looked over.

Warren sat up from the ground and looked at the Red Queen seriously. "Actually, I quite like you."

The data streams around the young girl, searching for tactical training manuals, paused briefly, as if contemplating how to respond to this topic.

"Sorry, sir, artificial intelligence is not suitable to be a spouse. I cannot fulfill the traditional human reproduction role."

Watching the Red Queen's explanation with a straight face, Warren chuckled and said, "Not the kind of liking that involves marriage. I mean your character, your image. Do you understand?"

"Character? Image?"

The Red Queen seemed to think of something, and the data streams beside her stopped refreshing. A projection of a cute Lolita dress appeared, which was the driving suit of the Black Cat Mech in black.

"Do you like young girls?" The Red Queen's expression remained as serious as ever.

Pfft...

Warren spurted out a mouthful of blood on the spot.

You... you're an artificial intelligence. How can you tarnish innocence out of thin air?

"I'm not, I don't, stop making random assumptions!"

He felt like he was making a feeble argument... no, wait, his rebuttal was strange.

"I mean, I really like you and Alice's characters."

"Alice?"

The Red Queen retrieved information on a female character from the database. "Are you referring to her?"

"That's right."

Alice, the protagonist of Resident Evil. My goodness, it was almost difficult to explain.

"The three-in-one character setup you have is really great."

The elderly original body, the young clone Alice, and the youthful appearance of the artificial intelligence Red Queen. Warren was quite satisfied with the character setup in the final movie of the Resident Evil series.

"It's really great. If I have time, I'll tell you the plot, but I don't remember it very well. I only arrived two months ago, right?"

As Warren spoke, he felt a bit congested in his heart and sighed, "Why does it feel like so much time has passed?"

"Are you feeling lonely, sir? I can access major dating websites and find the most suitable partner for you."

"STOP!"

Warren quickly rejected the earnest artificial intelligence girl, fearing that she would continue to go off track.

"Why? Or should I expand the scope to include same-sex dating websites and underage targets?"

Crack.

It sounded like something had broken.

"Wait, wait. Your sudden change of direction is giving me a headache. Shouldn't we start the tactical class?"

"Your neurotransmitter levels have changed, and your mood is low, which will affect your learning efficiency. I am trying to find a way to restore it."

"When did you learn that?" Warren was astonished.

"I realized it after you told me the story of 'Big Hero 6' last time. So, I learned related knowledge, and you even listed the development of 'Baymax (●—●)' as the next stage of the project."

"..."

"Your mood seems even lower now. Would you like me to give you a hug? It can effectively alleviate your current state."

The projection of the Red Queen made a hugging gesture.

"The things in books and on the internet aren't always accurate, and besides, you don't have a physical presence... Wow."

So, they hugged each other because her program determined that there was no refusal.

Although the virtual light passed through his body, without any sense of touch, Warren felt as if he had truly experienced the "healing" effect, as if he had really embraced something.

Damn it, was I moved?

"Your neurotransmitter levels have been restored. Now, let's start the class." The little teacher raised her teaching cane and projected the organized materials.

Damn, couldn't you let me be moved a little longer!

Improving tactical proficiency is not an overnight process, but luckily, he had enough time.

Walking out of the virtual training room, everything inside returned to its original state.

This advanced virtual reality technology was obtained from the Xavier Institute for Mutant Education and Outreach, developed by Professor Xavier, Jean Grey, Scott Summers, and others for training the X-Men.

It was definitely cutting-edge technology, so when Warren visited the institute some time ago, he had them set up a similar facility for himself. After all, he had money.

Nevia was waiting outside and immediately handed Warren the documents that needed his signature after he changed his clothes.

After signing those documents, Nevia mentioned another matter.

"Sir, Director Harry needs you to visit District 13."

Only five people had access to District 13: Warren, Director Harry, and his three subordinates. They were currently responsible for the technical analysis of the Black Cat Mech, with the assistance of the Red Queen.

"Evan Vanco has requested to have his father, Anton Vanko, transferred to his laboratory to assist him."

"Alright, he can."

"King T'Chaka of Wakanda has agreed to provide us with a larger supply of vibranium."

"Because we offered more money."

"The Yoshida family of Japan has sent a gift."

"Hmm? What kind of gift?"

This was somewhat unexpected.

"It's a very heavy box, and we haven't opened it."

"Yoshida? Do we have any business dealings with them?"

"No."

Yoshida, a powerful company in Japan. The head of the family held a position in Japan similar to that of Locke & Son in the United States. Even Stark and Worthington couldn't compare to them.

Why would they send a gift before even meeting?

"Send it to my office."

Yoshida, Warren remembered that their boss was an old man who wanted to obtain eternal life.

Because during World War II, he witnessed Wolverine's healing ability. Later, when the X-Men fought a desperate battle on the Akkaba Island, they saw Wolverine again.

Wolverine was still as young as ever, while Yoshida Shiro, who was already old and unable to walk, had the idea of acquiring Wolverine's abilities.

The only possible reason for him to come was, first, he heard about the healing potion and wanted to see its actual effects.

But that possibility was unlikely, as Warren's information had always been that it would take two years to fully locate the genes. He couldn't be unaware of it.

So, there was the second possibility: he wanted to follow the original plotline, extract Wolverine's abilities, and to transplant mutant abilities, one needed technology, which required accumulation. Without accumulation, there was only one way...

"William Stryker!"

This was the only possibility. Yoshida Shiro learned about Wolverine's abilities during Magneto's attack on Akkaba Island. He understood that Wolverine possessed not only powerful healing abilities but also immortality!

Immortality was extremely tempting for someone on the verge of death.

And then, he somehow learned about William Stryker's research results from somewhere. After all, the last time Locke & Son had sent all of William Stryker's equipment and data to Warren to sponsor his research, Warren had given everything to Dr. Asnosin. So, Yoshida wanted to find Warren, at the very least, to exchange for that part of the data.

In the movie, Yoshida Shiro actually succeeded in creating the Silver Samurai Mech. It not only had a powerful life support system that could sustain him, but it could also extract Wolverine's abilities and implant them into his own body.

Moreover, the most crucial part was that this guy's Silver Samurai Mech was made of vibranium, and he had ties to Hydra.

Who in the world doesn't know about Hydra!

...

The office was filled with a very heavy box, which only someone like Warren, who had the "Born Strong" card, could lift with one hand.

Opening the coffin-like box revealed sealed cans of metal inside.

Warren exclaimed, "How much vibranium did Yoshida collect?"

To think they could give so much as a gift, and that guy even had a vibranium Mech, right?

What a waste... it makes me want it too.

"Red Queen, is this vibranium enough to make a set of battle armor for me?"

"Taking into account the existing stock, as well as the latest supply allocated by King T'Chaka of Wakanda, it is enough to manufacture a set of battle armor for you, with some remaining."

"How much is remaining?"

"It is sufficient to create a medium-sized cold weapon."

The Red Queen projected various swords and blades and continued, "Or it can be used to enhance your abilities."

"Enhance? How so?"

"Your explosive ability, if it can be constrained and fired within a small range, it can create attacks with even stronger penetration."

"Armor-piercing rounds? Or a laser beam?"

"Or if the weapon is heated, it can possess even greater destructive power. If the weapon can be heated to over five thousand degrees, it can cut through most defensive materials on Earth."

Warren understood this.

Heating a weapon to such a temperature would normally cause the weapon itself to melt, unless it was made of the same material. Otherwise, a single strike would easily cut it in half.

"Good idea, I want them all!"

It may sound a bit perverse, but Warren's energy was endless. The limits only existed in the storage capacity of his body and the absorption rate per unit of time. It seemed as if his body was "breathing" energy from another dimension.

Ascending to godhood!

He was currently on the path to becoming a divine being, just like how Thor never ran out of power. His body was constantly absorbing energy from another dimension to supply his consumption. The only limitation was that the upper limit was not high enough, but he didn't need to worry about endurance.

It was like in League of Legends, some champions used mana, with a total of one thousand points, but they only regenerated one point per second.

While some champions used energy, with a total of two hundred points, but regenerated ten points per second.

Warren was one of those who used energy.