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Under Osborn's personal arrangements, Darian's project laboratory was quickly set up.
This exclusive laboratory was not only spacious and independent but also equipped with a large amount of professional research equipment and ample experimental materials for him to use at any time.
Osborn had originally planned to assign Darian several researchers and assistants to help with the work.
However, Darian decisively refused, only allowing Gwen, an Osborn Group intern, to be his assistant.
Time flew by.
A few days later, Osborn came to Darian's laboratory, eager to learn about the research progress.
He pushed open the laboratory door, and a strong, peculiar smell immediately wafted out.
Darian and Gwen were gathered around the experimental bench, and on the bench, there was a steaming Curry pot!
"When blanching tripe, you must follow the seven-up, eight-down principle, understood?"
"I understand!"
Gwen unskillfully blanched the tripe with chopsticks, her focused expression as if she were operating some precise experimental instrument.
The two were engrossed in the Curry pot, completely unaware of Osborn at the door.
"What are you two doing?!"
Osborn finally couldn't bear it any longer and couldn't help but question them.
Seeing Osborn's arrival, Gwen's hand trembled in fright, and the tripe she had just picked up almost fell back into the pot.
Darian calmly raised his head and replied, "Can't you tell? We're developing a Life Potion."
If you didn't say it, I really wouldn't have known!
Osborn pointed at the boiling Chicken pot, a vein throbbing on his forehead, and gritted his teeth, "Don't tell me this pot of stuff is the Life Potion."
Darian explained earnestly, "That's right, Mr. Osborn, we are developing a Curry-flavored Life Potion. In the future, we also plan to develop more flavors of Life Potion, so patients will have more choices based on their preferences."
Osborn: "?"
Are you out of your mind?!
Who would make so many flavors for a medicine? This is medicine, not a snack!
But Osborn was in no mood to delve into this issue now and asked directly, "How much longer will it take to develop one bottle of Life Potion?"
Darian could clearly sense the unconcealed urgency in Osborn's words.
It was clear that Osborn's physical condition was getting worse and worse.
"Maybe one or two weeks, or about a month," Darian said casually.
Hearing this answer, Osborn's face turned ashen.
He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Can the development process of the Life Potion be accelerated?"
Darian asked curiously, "Why, Mr. Osborn, do you need it urgently?"
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
"Alright, that's a bit difficult. The main thing is, this stuff depends on fate."
Osborn: "?"
You're a scientist, and you're talking about fate, a metaphysical concept, with me? Is that appropriate?!
Osborn felt that Darian was a bit unreliable and said with an ashen face, "I don't care what method you use, you must produce a bottle of Life Potion within two days!"
"I'll do my best."
Darian spread his hands, Osborn snorted coldly, and left the laboratory.
Gwen put down her chopsticks and looked at Darian worriedly: "Darian, is this really okay?"
These past few days, she had been eating, drinking, and having fun—ahem, doing scientific research—with Darian, so their relationship had become much closer.
Gwen was worried that if Darian couldn't produce the Life Potion, Osborn would settle accounts with him later.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Darian waved his hand dismissively. Anyway, he never really intended to work for Osborn.
What's the use of an NPC that can't even issue quests!
"It looks like I can start acting now."
Darian pulled out a black access card from his hand and thought to himself.
After days of observation, he discovered a secret floor hidden deep within the Osborn Building, but that floor could only be unlocked with Osborn's exclusive access card.
Just as Osborn had approached earlier, Darian had swiped the access card from his pocket.
After a brief explanation to Gwen, Darian also left the laboratory.
He didn't act immediately but first slipped into an empty restroom and put on a disguise mask.
Yes, that's right, it was Stane's mask.
Then, he swaggered towards the elevator, waiting for it to descend.
At this moment, an employee carrying documents happened to walk by and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the highly recognizable face in front of the elevator, immediately turning pale with shock.
"Mr. Stane?!"
As the former second-in-command and major shareholder of Stark Industries, Stane had a considerable reputation in the business and technology circles, so being recognized was perfectly normal.
"Hmm, it's me."
Darian mimicked Stane's arrogant and indifferent tone, nodding slightly.
Just as the elevator door opened, he stepped in, unhesitatingly placing the access card on the sensor area and lighting up the bottommost button, which had never been accessible to ordinary employees.
As the elevator door slowly closed, the employee outside breathed a sigh of relief, patting his chest.
One had to admit, the oppressive aura of a big shot like Stane was truly strong.
But soon, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Wait a minute, didn't the overwhelming news reports a while ago say that Stane died in an accident?"
"So, that was..."
The employee swallowed, a chill running down his spine.
Oh my! He seemed to have seen a ghost just now!
Ding!
The elevator door smoothly slid open, arriving at the mysterious last floor.
Darian stepped out and found that it was completely different from the bright laboratories upstairs.
Rather than a laboratory, it was more like a combination of a high-tech armory and a private research center.
In the most prominent central area, there was a cool-looking green flying glider, and on the shelves nearby, there were neatly arranged a dozen pumpkin-shaped metal bombs, as well as a set of dark green tight-fitting combat gear.
"Good heavens, the game designer actually hid so many treasures here!"
Darian's eyes lit up immediately.
He didn't hesitate, directly activating the automatic pickup mode, and put all these equipment and weapons into his game inventory.
After doing all this, he turned his gaze to a corner where an encrypted computer terminal connected to an independent network was located.
Darian took out his hacker phone and easily cracked and infiltrated this computer terminal.
As the screen unlocked, a large number of encrypted files appeared.
Darian quickly found a secret file marked with the Department of Defense emblem.
Clicking to view it, the file revealed that Osborn was cooperating with the Military, attempting to replicate a Super Soldier Serum project from World War II.
The report showed that after countless failures, two serum samples had been successfully replicated, but it was marked in bold red next to them: 'Untested on humans, unknown risks.'
The moment Darian confirmed the content of this secret file, the system's prompt sounded in his mind.
[Quest 'Investigate Osborn Group' settlement complete!]
[Reward: 1000 Experience Points, 20 S.H.I.E.L.D. Reputation, Item 'Death Energy Bomb']
[Item: Death Energy Bullet (Upon being hit, the target's head ignites with flames, body attributes are greatly enhanced, and they desperately complete the last regretted thing before being hit. Side effects include clothes bursting, easily leading to public humiliation)]