strokinit Chapter 157 Biological Genetic Algorithms
Chapter 157 Biological Genetic Algorithms
Chapter 157 Biological Genetic Algorithms
After a highly intense event, the already densely packed craters on the far side of the moon have become even more numerous.
Satisfied, Starfire led a somewhat dejected Joey away from the Dark Side of the Moon.
Are you tired?
Starfire chuckled and poked Joey's waist with a third hand conjured from the Green Lantern Ring. She didn't think this level of exercise could tire her out.
"Doesn't someone always say they have a body of steel?"
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"Stop fooling around, I'm not tired."
Spending a cozy yet wild Christmas night on the moon with your crush is certainly wonderful, but frankly, it doesn't solve any real-world problems.
Joey is not currently suffering from physical weakness, but rather from mental fatigue.
Even in a vacuum, Joey could hear Spark humming a tune he couldn't understand.
Sometimes Joey couldn't help but envy Starfire's single-mindedness; the Tamaran girl could be happy all day long just from receiving a tiny bit of love.
At this moment, she truly felt completely at home in this world, just as happy as Joey was a day before, before the Fantastic Four dragged her into the Paradoxical Space and beat her up.
This is truly bizarre. Why has my life turned out like this?
Can't I expect to be beaten up every single day?
Putting aside the relentless battles, Joey is now more worried about matters concerning the future.
He still hadn't figured out how to handle the Amozzo core, or whether he should secretly insert that backdoor algorithm before sharing the core and technical documents with Tony, who was still Iron Man.
If Batman were present, he would most likely vote against it without hesitation.
Then they quietly planted the backdoor vulnerability from Batman into the core.
But Joey isn't Batman, and Tony isn't some irredeemable villain. Just the night before, he had prepared Christmas presents for himself!
Feeding... no, that's not right!
Having thought about this, Joey was no longer in a hurry to hand over the Amozzo Core to Iron Man.
He really needs to do his own research first; who knows if Bat Boy has planted some kind of landmine inside?
"Where are we going now?"
Starfire, completely enveloped by a green light ring, drifted restlessly within the Earth-Moon orbit, utterly disregarding whether human observation instruments would be able to detect her.
She has a similar physique to Joey, a Kryptonian, and can survive in space for a long time with just a little ultraviolet light. However, she prefers her current human attire and is unwilling to expose it to the vacuum.
She even wanted to buy some more: "How about we go to Brookfield Square together? Of course, after we've earned enough money."
When Xinghuo sold the diamonds, she found out about a famous shopping mall nearby. After she earned enough money to heal the little girl, she was determined to go there!
The Tamaran people are a passionate and unrestrained people, while the planet Tamaran is the opposite; it is more like a tropical rainforest utopia, lacking the variety of human society.
This has led to Xinghuo being clearly curious about everything in human society.
The mention of "making money" immediately brought up Joey's bet with Spark:
"Remember that bet? I guarantee you're thinking of conceding now."
From the beginning, Joey realized that the method of making money from synthetic diamonds was unsustainable. Selling them only once or twice is fine, but selling them indefinitely like Spark would only lead to one consequence: inflation in the diamond industry.
The entire New York underground black market is now filled with fist-sized, unlicensed synthetic diamonds, which explains why those thugs approached Xinghuo before.
It's important to know that the jewelry business isn't just for legitimate businesspeople.
She was far too flamboyant, selling large quantities of perfectly colored diamonds at extremely low prices that were detrimental to both herself and others, single-handedly causing diamond prices on the entire East Coast to plummet.
Now she definitely can't continue this business.
"I don't remember making any bet!"
Knowing he couldn't win, Xinghuo simply chose to renege on the debt:
"All I remember is you saying you'd earn that girl's medical bills in an instant! Where's the money you earned?"
"I"
Joey reached into his pockets and realized they were empty. He then remembered that he had left such a large piece of vibranium at Tony's house.
I don't want to see Tony again right now. He's probably still enjoying time with Pepper Potts, or maybe he's playing chess with some other cover girl or Hollywood star.
After his reckless teleportation that resulted in him stumbling upon Tony in bed with two Slavic women learning a foreign language, Joey now avoids even glancing at Tony to avoid polluting his mind.
To be honest, Joey really should find himself a place to stay; it's not a good idea to just stay at Tony's place all the time.
The most urgent task is to raise some money.
As Xinghuo, hidden among the streets of Manhattan, leaned back in Joey's arms, facing a towering building that seemed to stretch endlessly into the distance:
"Is there any necessary connection between the 'Osborn Group' and making money?"
"This is extremely important."
Unlike Spark, who always covered herself from head to toe to conceal her skin, Joey had changed into a long, dark brown trench coat, over which he wore a white shirt and a red tie—a typical casual reporter's outfit.
"I only need three sentences to easily get the man on the top floor of this building to spend eight million on me."
"Then I'll wait and see."
Xinghuo naturally didn't think Joey was exaggerating. She knew Joey would definitely get the eight million dollars he mentioned. Now she was just curious about the specific method.
In reality, it would be incredibly easy for someone like Joy to obtain some form of general value in human society. Cyborg has complained more than once about how fragile the financial system on which the entire human society relies is.
If Joey wanted to, he could easily create an account out of thin air and add several zeros to it.
However, this eliminates the enjoyment of relieving stress.
Joey walked into the Osborn Corporation building with the spark that was practically hanging on him, without being stopped in any way.
The group's first floor is an open exhibition area, and today there are also interns from various universities in New York visiting, making the flow of people too complex to manage.
The security guards, who earned less than three thousand US dollars a month, looked at the affectionate couple, and after taking a look at their skin color and finding that it wasn't the kind of color that absorbed sunlight, they didn't bother to question them any further.
"Excuse me, may I borrow your paper and pen?"
With a polite smile, Joey received the paper and pen she wanted, along with the receptionist's contact information.
Before Xinghuo could ask what the string of numbers meant, Joey quickly tore off a blank section of the paper with a ripping sound:
"No, thank you."
Holding a pen and paper, Joey looked up towards the rooftop laboratory. After frowning and pondering for a moment, Joey immediately buried his head in the half-sheet of paper and wrote down a few lines of algorithm expressions.
Then, the algorithm description, "Cross-species gene-hereditary decay rate algorithm," was drawn in bold and enlarged strokes on the side.
Like companies such as Wayne, Lex, Quinn, and Stark, the Osborne Group is also a diversified research and development group.
Unlike the Stark Building, which is just two blocks away, the Osborne Building focuses more on research in the field of biological genes.
For example, the most important research topic is cross-species genetic experiments, which aim to graft genetic traits from other animals onto humans who need them.
An electronic display screen nearby was still broadcasting the promising prospects of this research:
Imagine what it would be like if humans possessed the amazing abilities that animals in nature have?
For example, people who lose all four limbs in an accident can regenerate limbs like other reptiles.
What a wonderful world that would be!
Regarding Osborn's research, Joey could only say that the starting point was good, but it would be best not to start with Xia Jiba.
Take Dr. Curtis Connors upstairs, for example. He has been researching this for so many years, yet he still can't figure it out.
Before fully understanding the basic principles of the experiment, it is essential to conduct multiple cycles of animal experiments.
As a result, under immense pressure, this person chose to take a risk and sacrifice himself for science, using himself as a human subject for drug experiments. As a result, the injection turned him into a brainless lizard man.
This refers to "Doctor Lizard," who caused endless trouble for Spider-Man in his early days.
Fortunately, the Osborne Group no longer needs to worry about this problem.
After glancing at the research materials upstairs, Joey quickly arrived at a solution that was compatible with existing laboratory animals.
Compared to the future benefits this technology will bring to the Osborne Corporation and its owner Norman Osborne himself, the $8 million price tag for this formula is a bargain, even more detrimental than Spark selling off its diamonds.
"Hey, you, yes, it's you!"
Joey reached out and stopped an intern wearing a name tag, handing him the half-finished piece of paper and glancing at the intern's name.
"Rodrigo Guevara—what a fine name. Could you please give this paper to Dr. Curtis Connors upstairs?"
The upstairs area is not accessible to outsiders like Joey who don't have employee badges.
Looking at the somewhat dull intern in front of him with hesitant eyes, Joey was exceptionally patient as he waited for his eight million dollars.
He pulled a wad of Franklin from his pocket and handed it to the other man without counting it.
"Two thousand dollars, all you need to do is run an errand and deliver a note. By the way, please tell Dr. Connors that this formula is only a particular solution; it can also have a general solution. If you want to know, I'll be waiting for him here."