Chapter: 283

During this period, apart from occasionally keeping an eye on the company's development and showing interest in the progress of the headquarters building, Mark didn't neglect his research progress.

On one hand, he made some initial progress in developing space-based weapons to counter the formidable enemy, Thanos.

The experimental data on space teleportation gates and capsules, combined with the magical knowledge he learned from Kamar-Taj as support, helped Mark make some headway.

However, in the context of the entire project, this progress was merely a drop in the ocean. There was still a long way to go before achieving ultimate success.

On the other hand, while researching the capsules, Mark suddenly recalled the Dark Elf technology data that Magneto had collected for him. He had neglected to thoroughly explore the equally significant gains he made in Asgard.

These data contained readily applicable technological achievements that could immediately enhance his abilities.

For example, there was the Dark Elf's stealth warship and the micro black hole grenades capable of completely obliterating enemies. Once produced, these weapons could significantly boost the fighting power of the Avengers.

After carefully reading through the Dark Elf technology data and digesting the useful parts, Mark uploaded the data to Baymax to control the production facilities and start manufacturing the weapons mentioned in the data.

The time spent on these two research projects took up most of Mark's energy in recent days. Nevertheless, as an exceptionally gifted individual, he managed to accomplish numerous astounding feats during his free time.

Firstly, there was the research on the triangular protein found in the Black Widow spider experiment subjects. Mark treated this study as a leisure activity during his spare moments and used it as a way to relax his mind.

However, even in this seemingly casual approach, Mark successfully made a breakthrough in less than a week by transcribing the RNA of the triangular protein onto the Extremis virus.

The successfully modified Extremis virus became what Mark called the "Black Widow Virus." Once injected into a person's body, it releases the transcribed triangular protein genetic material into the cells.

The cells would then assemble the triangular protein based on the genetic material's nucleotide sequence. Due to the protein's affinity, it would easily integrate into various muscle tissues of the human body, significantly enhancing their strength.

After conducting personal experiments, Mark found that while this virus modification couldn't grant the user earth-shattering power, it could greatly enhance the body's defense attributes and indirectly unleash some of the body's latent potential through the strengthening of muscle tissues.

By ordinary standards, it could roughly double a person's physical attributes. However, for someone like Mark, who had undergone multiple enhancements already, the effect was negligible.

Although it had little use for himself, it could be quite beneficial for others. This non-genetic enhancement modification was devoid of any hereditary characteristics, making it more ethically acceptable and psychologically well-received by people.

Among the Avengers, Hawkeye, Natasha, former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Fury, and current director Coulson all expressed great interest in the "Black Widow Virus" after hearing about it.

Not only that, even the military, the FBI, and the CIA also showed a strong willingness to trade for it.

Although the "Black Widow Virus" had less obvious effects on the strength and speed enhancement of highly trained soldiers and agents, the enhancement in endurance and physical strength still made these organizations' higher-ups eager for it.

In the end, considering that the virus enhancement did not have extremely violent properties and mainly focused on improving the body's resilience, it wouldn't create any superhumans. Mark decided to market it as a medical product to maximize its benefits.

After evaluating the application, government agencies and medical institutions approved it. Under Mark's monetary influence, they even waived the clinical trial testing for the "Black Widow Virus" medicine and issued the necessary permits.

On the day the permit was issued, without any publicity or even a product launch event, major medical institutions, wealthy merchants, and military organizations from around the world came directly to Mark's research center.

Having already learned about the "Black Widow Virus" through their respective intelligence networks, various parties requested cooperation with Mark's research center.

The center accepted all the requests and directly signed substantial order contracts with each party to supply the medicine.

The responsibility for sales and promotion was entirely handed over to the buyers themselves, while Mark's research center simply received payments and acted as a hands-off supplier.

However, during the commercialization process of the "Black Widow Virus," there was a small incident that delighted Mark because he had found a small handle on his own dad. He could now use this matter to mock Tony repeatedly in the future.

Here's what happened:

After the official promotion of the "Black Widow Virus".

Pepper, upon hearing the news, went directly to Mark's place, pulling Tony along, requesting both of them to undergo the virus enhancement.

Of course, Mark readily agreed to their request as they were family, and it wasn't a big deal. It would also benefit their bodies.

But when asked for the reason behind the request, Pepper's explanation made Tony blush with embarrassment, while Mark burst into laughter.

As it turned out, after the "Black Widow Virus" started to be promoted, the first to take advantage were major medical beauty institutions.

They discovered that the virus enhancement not only increased the body's strength but also had a skin-tightening and anti-aging effect.

When this effect was publicized, beauty enthusiasts worldwide went crazy. Almost every institution capable of offering the enhancement was flooded with appointments, and the waiting list for transformations extended up to a year.

Pepper, who cared about her appearance and knew how to pull strings, naturally came to Mark for help. As for why she brought Tony along...

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