"Are you telling me you're not just robbing me outright?!"
The hot-tempered Ben Grimm clenched his fists tightly and roared, "Just for providing a place for an experiment, you want to take 70% of Reed's research results? You capitalists really eat people without spitting out bones."
If Reed Richards hadn't desperately stopped him, he might have really attacked this hateful capitalist in front of him.
"Ben, forget it."
Reed Richards didn't say much, just shook his head helplessly.
But from the disappointed expression on his face, it was clear that the request made by the other party far exceeded his psychological expectations, so much so that he couldn't accept it at all.
No matter how devoted he was to research, he wasn't stupid enough to give away his research results for nothing.
However.
Just when the two of them thought that the negotiation would end in failure, Victor von Doom suddenly changed the subject and said with a playful smile:
"Of course, if you think the conditions I proposed are too harsh, you can also switch to another relatively equal way to pay the commission!"
"Huh?"
Reed Richards' face immediately lit up when he heard this, and he quickly and eagerly asked, "Victor, tell me, what way is it?"
Victor von Doom's smile grew even wider, answering with a question, "Reed, I'm sure you've heard of Einstein's [Unified Field Theory], right!"
"Um... of course."
Although Reed Richards was a little confused, as a big shot in the field of physics, he subconsciously said:
"[Unified Field Theory] is a physical theory that uniformly describes and reveals the common essence and internal connections of basic interactions."
"Einstein devoted all his energy in the second half of his life to this theory, but it ended in failure... But what does this have to do with our cooperation?"
"Your answer is only half right." Victor von Doom still didn't directly answer his question, but instead said something astonishing:
"There is actually an unknown secret in this, that is, at the last moment when the [Unified Field Theory] was about to succeed, Einstein suddenly terminated the experiment and destroyed all the logs related to the experiment with his assistant."
"Ah? This... why is this?"
Reed Richards immediately became interested, this was a brand new version he had never heard of before.
And Ben Grimm, who was beside him, was completely confused and couldn't understand it at all.
Victor von Doom seemed to enjoy the feeling of being able to lead the "smartest person on Earth" by the nose, and the smile on his face became more and more intense, and he continued:
"That's because... he accidentally opened the door to another dimension during the experiment!!"
"What?!"
Reed Richards' eyes widened suddenly, and he exclaimed, "I clearly remember that all previous experiments on unifying [Electromagnetic Field] and [Gravitational Field] ended in failure..."
His words suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something, and he looked at Victor von Doom blankly, "Wait a minute, are you saying that Einstein was conducting experiments related to the [Quantum Field Effect] at the end?"
The reason why Reed Richards was so surprised was because he was very clear about how difficult it was to open the "quantum gate" using the [Quantum Field Effect].
Not to mention in the 1930s when experimental conditions were extremely scarce (Note: Einstein published [Unified Field Theory] in February 1929), even today when technology is soaring, this experiment is still recognized as one of the impossible experiments.
Victor von Doom's smile froze a little when he saw that the other party had guessed the answer at once.
Obviously he was a little jealous.
No matter how arrogant he was, he had to admit that Reed Richards' brain was indeed a little bit smarter than him.
But fortunately, this guy's luck and wealth are not as good as his, which can be regarded as a little psychological comfort.
"You guessed right, I have previously funded a scientific research team, and they have been researching related experimental projects."
Victor von Doom stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "A few days ago, they finally successfully sent a drone to another dimension."
"However, due to the problem of energy supply, they can only bring back a little sand for the time being, and they can't bring larger substances back from there..."
"Reed, I heard that when you were in the [PPDC Organization], you co-developed a new type of [Hunter Mech] with Tony Stark, so you must have also come into contact with the core energy supply device.
So if you can replicate that new type of high-efficiency energy and help me complete the [Quantum Gate] experiment, I can completely charge only extremely low... no, or even lend you the space shuttle and space station for free!!"
After saying that, he put on a confident look and looked at the other party, quietly waiting for a reply.
"Victor, are you serious?" Reed Richards swallowed, obviously very interested in this so-called [Quantum Gate] project.
If the solar wind wasn't imminent, he would probably have directly invested in this project research, even if there was no remuneration at all, he would be willing.
"That's right, Reed, I think with your intelligence, you will definitely be able to help me solve this problem, right?"
At this time, Ben Grimm, who was on the side, was finally able to interject, and whispered to Reed Richards' ear:
"Hey, buddy, are you really planning to do this?
This is stealing... ah no, it's infringing on Tony Stark's patent rights, if the other party finds out, I'm afraid we'll be sued until we're bankrupt!"
Who would have thought that Reed Richards would defend himself with a disapproving look, "Ben, think about it, if this project is really successful, humans are likely to start long-distance interstellar migration decades or even hundreds of years in advance.
This will greatly alleviate the increasingly serious resource crisis, and can also help countless people get rid of hunger and poverty, this is a great thing."
"The most important thing is that we can finally use the space station for free!!"
Ben Grimm, seeing that he couldn't persuade his friend, could only helplessly curl his lips and muttered in a voice that only he could hear, "Yeah, it may also directly lead to the destruction of the world."
"Deal."
In the end, Reed Richards ignored his friend's persuasion and agreed to Victor von Doom's request.
Just as the other party had guessed, during the development of the No. 001 [Hunter Mech], he had noticed the complete set of blueprints and data when Tony Stark built the power core.
For Reed Richards, who has a photographic memory and a genius mind, it is not difficult to replicate the [Ark Reactor Technology].
As for whether such behavior constitutes infringement...
Please, the person using it is not me? Even if Tony wants to sue, he will sue the [Doom Group], what does it have to do with Reed?!
After getting a satisfactory answer, Victor von Doom's face regained a confident smile.
"Very good, but in order to ensure that there are no mistakes in our next cooperation, I will entrust the docking matters of the space station to Susan Stone, the director of my [Technology Research and Development Department], to be responsible for following up."
"At that time, she will go to the space station with another employee."
"During this period, Reed, you should calm down and help me solve the problem of energy supply!!"
Reed Richards' eyes flickered, and he happily agreed, unexpectedly that after many years, he could still reunite with his first love here.
Could this be the legendary fate?
I just don't know if Susan is doing well now?
She shouldn't be married yet?
Could she be waiting for me?
However, what Reed Richards didn't know was that the goddess he was thinking about had long become Victor von Doom's plaything on the bed.
"Mr. Victor, are you really going to lend them the space shuttle and space station for free? The members of the board of directors are probably not going to agree, right?"
After Reed Richards and the two left, the male assistant, who had not said a word throughout the whole process, asked in confusion, "Also, what if Dr. Reed can't replicate the [Iron Man]'s [Ark Reactor Technology]?"
"No, he will definitely be able to do it."
Victor von Doom said confidently, "Don't worry, as long as the [Quantum Gate Project] can proceed smoothly, the [Doom Group]'s stock price will directly break through the sky, the group of idiots on the board of directors don't understand the commercial value hidden behind this at all!!"
Although he said that.
But in fact, what Victor von Doom really cared about was not making money.
But wanted to use the [Quantum Gate Project] to snatch his mother's soul back from the hands of the hell demon Mephisto.
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His mother, Cynthia, was a Gypsy witch proficient in various spells and [black magic]. In order to avenge the royal family who used tyranny to rule [Latveria], she traded her soul with Mephisto.
As a result, Mephisto, that old Yin Bi, used despicable means to turn Cynthia, who had gained power, into a demon who indiscriminately killed innocent people, thereby harvesting a wave of souls for himself.
Cynthia only realized that she had been fooled by the other party after she woke up.
In the end, she not only died in depression, but her soul was also imprisoned in Mephisto's hell, forever suffering inhuman torture.
Before that, because the [Quantum Gate Project] had not made any substantial progress for a long time, Victor von Doom's decision to increase follow-up investment was unanimously opposed by the vast majority of the board members.
They unanimously believed that this scientific research team was purely here to cheat money.
And they also suspected and questioned Victor von Doom's obsession with the "sci-fi concept" of "cross-dimensional transmission" that was destined to be impossible to achieve.
Faced with the strong pressure exerted by the board of directors, Victor von Doom could only be forced to suspend the follow-up investment of the [Quantum Gate Project] for the time being.
Wait until the time is right before making plans.
But strangely, since that day, he would repeatedly have the same nightmare every time he fell asleep for a long time afterwards.
In the dream, his abused mother kept begging him to redeem her soul from this hell.
So Victor von Doom, who was eager to save his mother, decided to take a two-pronged approach and conduct "magic and science double cultivation"!
He rummaged through a large number of black magic ancient books from the relics left by his mother before her death, preparing to learn magic from scratch.
Yes, you read that right, it's a real zero-based self-study!!
After all, his mother was a witch, so his bloodline naturally possesses some magic power.
Even learning magic from scratch is much easier and faster than most ordinary people in [Kama Taj] who are taught how to practice.
(Note: [Witch/Wizard] and [Mage] are not the same occupation, and there is a huge difference in their essence.
The essence of [Mage] is to borrow magic power from elements, demon gods, etc., and then release it after being guided by themselves, simply put, they do not have magic power themselves.
[Witch/Wizard] is a special group that naturally possesses a certain amount of magic power, so whether it is in communicating with elements or releasing magic power, it is generally stronger than [Mage].
It can also be simply and rudely understood as [Bloodline Limit] in [Naruto]!)
Subsequently, Victor von Doom immediately selected the "Transformation Magic" - [Tzeentch Magic], which possesses the power of destruction and can also cause ultimate changes, as his entry-level magic among the many complex and obscure magic systems.
And the wheel of fate also began to turn from this!!
The first thing Victor von Doom practiced was a basic magic called [Tzeentch's Blessing], which is similar to "meditation".
According to the records in the ancient books, if the practitioner is pious enough or lucky enough, they can get the blessing of the [Lord of Change] by calling.
The response given may be a permanent magic power mutation, or the power to learn a knowledge that was originally impossible to learn from any knowledge within a day!
And after his mother was deceived by Mephisto, Victor von Doom was very wary and hostile to all these so-called demon gods.
Even the [Vishanti] that symbolizes [White Magic] is not much different from Mephisto in his eyes.
So it is impossible to be pious.
But he wanted to gamble on whether he was lucky enough.
The result is obvious...
Not only did he "learn without a teacher" a [Tzeentch Magic] called [Fire of Fate] within a day, but good luck followed one after another!!
The first was that the nightmare about his mother no longer appeared, and then the battle in [Greenwich] more than a week ago changed everyone's perception.
It turns out that magic and portals are real!
This also made the board members who had strongly rejected the [Quantum Gate Project] before, show a very strong interest in this experiment again.
As a result, the [Quantum Gate Project] was not only successfully restarted, but also smoothly received the strong support of everyone.
But luck did not end there...
A few days ago, the person in charge of the [Quantum Gate Project] suddenly notified Victor von Doom that their experiment had made extremely significant breakthroughs.
He had already successfully sent a drone to another dimension and brought back some sand from there.
However, due to energy supply issues, he was temporarily unable to achieve stable long-term quantum teleportation, or bring back objects larger than grains of sand from the other dimension.
But Victor Von Doom was not worried about this.
Because he had already received "revelation" from the [Flames of Fate]!
This [Tzeentchian spell], called [Flames of Fate], could help the caster summon a ball of pale orange flame from another dimension.
Within the flickering flames, there would often be glimpses of the future or revelations, which would dissipate on their own within 1 to 3 minutes.
In simple terms, [Flames of Fate] was a precognitive spell that could briefly foresee the future!
So, Victor Von Doom made a series of "corrections" according to the revelations he received from the flames, including the recent concession on Reed Richards' space project.
Compared to the wealth and benefits that "unlocking the human genetic code" could bring, he now wanted to personally explore the other dimension!
Because before the [Flames of Fate] ended, he vaguely saw a special temple in an unknown dimension.
This guess was subsequently confirmed by the images sent back by another drone from that target dimension.
In the darkness, there seemed to be a voice reminding him that he could find a way to save his mother's soul from hell there.
Victor Von Doom had a feeling... no, he should say he was very convinced that the unknown dimension in the illusion was the space connected by the current [Quantum Gate Project].
This was the favor and gift of the [Lord of Change] to him!
Therefore, no matter what the cost, he must ensure that the next experiment is a great success!!
