Chapter: 68

February 2011.

After experiencing the crowded and lively New Year cultural parade in New York, the city now welcomed another highly anticipated event. The Mark Research Center's flagship product for the new quarter was going to be unveiled at Madison Square Garden, the home of the NBA team, the New York Knicks.

Based on the previous marketing efforts by Mark's research center's marketing team, it was clear that this revolutionary product had the potential to bring about a transformation in multiple industries. Although the true nature of the product was strictly confidential among the employees of Mark's research company, the attention it attracted remained high, considering the trend and progress led by the previously released personal health assistant.

Over the past month, Mark had leveraged the accelerated function of the virtual lab to complete the construction and testing of two lucrative platforms with surprising efficiency, astonishing the entire company. He had also single-handedly planned, scripted, and constructed the entire world architecture of the game "Sword Art Online."

The user-friendly development platform allowed the newly established game design department to quickly get into work mode. With the foundation set up by Mark, the team only took one week to complete the content production of the game.

To ensure the confidentiality of the company's new product, the game testing was conducted internally, with only Pepper and Tony participating as testers.

The test results were highly successful, and even someone as experienced as Tony was full of praise for the game's design and visuals. As for the few undiscovered bugs, they would be patched gradually after the game's release. Moreover, with the charm of "Sword Art Online" being the first virtual reality game of its kind, everyone believed that even with minor flaws, its brilliance would overshadow them.

And tonight would be the moment for it to shine.

On the other hand, since his last return, Tony had been trying to find an element that could substitute for palladium in the Arc Reactor. Unfortunately, all his efforts had ended in failure.

JARVIS informed him that if such a substitute existed, it would either be an undiscovered unknown element or an artificially created one. So now Tony was also exploring the path of creating a new element.

Although he hadn't made any progress yet, his physical health was restored with the help of the nutrient hibernation chamber's repair function, and he had no psychological issues.

After completing the company's tasks, Mark handed a game plan called "Attack on Titan" to the game design department, while also researching possible feasible methods to remove the shrapnel from Tony's chest.

After all, the company's next quarter's products didn't require much effort. A simple upgrade of the virtual reality console from the first generation to the second would suffice. They would continue following the path of monetization set by their predecessors. The time for Mark to intervene again would come when that path no longer worked.

After trying dozens of ideas in the virtual lab, Mark realized that there was no way to increase the success rate to over 95%. Such a success rate was clearly not convincing enough for Tony to take the risk.

In the continuous trial and error process, Mark found himself back in that dead end again - the Pym Particles. If he could successfully develop the Pym Particles, it would be a hundred percent solution to Tony's problem by fusion of the Super Soldier Serum, nanobots, and Pym Particles...

"It seems I have to continue researching the Pym Particles. But that's fine, once the Pym Particles technology is successfully restored, I can simultaneously progress with several projects, indirectly saving me time. I just hope the research process goes smoothly and doesn't get stuck again."

However, before arriving at the Madison Square Garden for today's press conference, Mark, who had just come out of the virtual lab, had made no progress in restoring the Pym Particles. It remained at the same level as before the hibernation chamber came into existence. It seemed impossible to solve this problem quickly.

As the time reached 7:00 PM in New York, at the venue of the fully seated press conference in Madison Square Garden, the lights suddenly dimmed, and a scene appeared on the giant display screen at the center of the stage. It depicted a beautifully picturesque place, like a heavenly realm. And within this realm, there was a face that everyone in the audience was very familiar with - Mark Stark.

"Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, good evening. Please forgive me for appearing in this unique way, conversing with you through the screen. But please be patient and continue watching, as I believe it will bring you surprises.

Now, I announce that the Mark Research Center's Spring New Product Launch Event is officially beginning. Tonight, I will lead you, the audience, to experience a completely extraordinary world beyond your imagination. And now... it's time to witness the miracle."

Mark shamelessly borrowed the classic line from his previous life. But tonight, in this setting, it was indeed appropriate. The miracle was about to unfold.

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