Hex Technology Tycoon of American Comics

"you're awake?"

When he opened his eyes again, Karl was a little dazed and only heard a man's voice in his ears.

"I... where is this?"

"My laboratory--I'm Dr. Connors, if you remember.

Your attending doctor referred you to me, saying that you seemed to have a severe cellular disease. "

In the laboratory, Dr. Connors, who has only one hand, is wearing a white robe and shuttles between various instruments, monitoring all of Carl's physical signs, and from time to time, he is writing something down on his computer and notebook.

Only then did Karl remember that the last time he was in the hospital, the doctor had said that he, a patient with a rare disease, would be transferred to Dr. Connors, and he agreed.

It seems that after the last battle, his condition has become much worse.

Karl smiled bitterly - he thought that with Shiguang, he wouldn't have to stay in the hospital every day.

"It's... amazing. It seems that Mr. Carl not only has research in the field of mechanical engineering, but also has considerable attainments in biomedicine."

As if he had discovered something, Dr. Connors looked at the analyzed data and marveled.

Karl sat up. Although his body was still a little weak, overall it was not a big problem.

"How do you say that?"

"First of all, you have some kind of injection tubes embedded in your two forearms - the doctor didn't notice it, but I have to say that this material is quite powerful and it didn't cause any inflammatory reaction.

I think we can make a lot of money by using this material alone to make medical devices. "

Karl shook his head and did not deny it.

“Secondly, there is your physical condition: Mr. Carr, your physical condition is very bad.

Similar to cancer, some of your cells have undergone large-scale genetic mutations and their functions are lost. As these cells continue to divide, your death will be accelerated.

But in theory, you should be dead long ago. "

The straightforward words made Karl raise his eyebrows: "It's really straightforward, doctor."

Dr. Connors patted his head apologetically: "Sorry, I forgot about it."

Because what happened to Carl was so strange, he suddenly forgot that Carl was still a patient and thought that he was a research scientist like himself!

Oh, this perception is not wrong, but the subject of research is himself.

"In short, a large part of the cells in your body are 'dead' and cannot work normally. With so many cells in a normal person's body, they would be lying in bed waiting to die.

But you are different. The rest of your cells are activated, or strengthened, and they are overdrawing their potential.

This will greatly shorten the number of cell divisions, but it can greatly enhance your body's performance, allowing you to move like a normal person.

I'm guessing it's an effect of the injection you used. "

After speaking, Dr. Connors opened the door to the physical examination room and handed a piece of clothing to Karl who came out.

Karl put on his clothes and secretly sighed in his heart, professional ones are just different.

"Yes, but it's private - you know what I mean? Dr. Connors."

"I understand." Dr. Connors looked hesitant, but finally made up his mind, "But it may be very important to me. If possible, I hope to borrow some of that kind of thing."

Karl glanced at Connors and said, "We can talk about this later. How about my illness first?"

"Of course - actually the two things are the same." Connors pressed a few times on the console and switched the laboratory to display mode.

The lights dimmed, the projector came on, and Connors began his explanation:

"The disease that occurs in your body is very rare and complex. I have two guesses: first, the mutation that occurs in your body may be induced by ionizing radiation."

Karl nodded slightly.

He still remembered what the doctor said when he first arrived in this world: he had been exposed to excessive ionizing radiation.

“In this case, there’s only one way to cure you: gene therapy.

And this is exactly related to the direction of my current research: cross-species gene transplantation. "

Karl understood: There are many directions for gene repair, and the most thorough one is of course to modify the DNA one by one.

But obviously, that is not realistic, at least not now.

But cross-species gene transplantation is different.

In Connors' introduction, he has thoroughly studied the self-healing genes of reptiles. He only needs to find a way to transplant and stabilize this gene into human DNA, so that humans can gain self-healing capabilities.

Can repair almost all diseases and injuries.

In theory, Carl's genetic damage can be completely repaired.

Karl touched his chin and said: "So...you want my injection to assist research?"

"Yes... I noticed that your injection can stimulate cell potential and enhance DNA expression. This is a very fascinating effect. Maybe it can give me some inspiration."

"..." Karl didn't speak, just thinking about this possibility. At the same time, he also noticed another thing, "What about the other situation? I noticed that you said that there are two possible situations for what happened to me."

Connor paused for a moment, and then said: "There is another situation where you might be a mutant."

As soon as the word mutant came out of his mouth, Carl was stunned--

So far, everything that has happened is very close to the various Marvel movies he knows.

Whether it's Iron Man or Spider-Man, there are no mutants in these movies - they belong to another series.

And now, Connors says there are mutants in this world?

"Oh, you may not pay much attention to these - mutants are generally half an urban legend in our community, but for researchers like us, I can tell you that they are real.

Before the mutants' special genes are expressed, they are no different from ordinary people.

But after expression, the gene will change. I have not observed this change, but I think there may be such a process.

If that's the case... In theory, you don't have to worry about dying. "

After saying that, Dr. Connors didn't know what he thought of, and added: "Of course, I don't know much about them, and it may not be the case.

But... I believe my research will be helpful in both cases for you. "

After listening to this, Karl already rejected the second scenario in his mind: the predecessor might have participated in some strange experiment and had a past that he didn't know about.

Think about it, I also had a sister in my predecessor...

My predecessor had no formal education. Unlike my previous life, it was very difficult to support two people in such a world, especially when the other person also had to pay a lot of medical bills.

Karl knew how difficult it was. Even his previous life had thought about selling his body organs. His previous life might have participated in some human experiments because of this.

This is a bit troublesome... There are countless secret body experiments in this world...

Karl frowned, appearing to be thinking carefully in Connors' eyes, and the latter's heart clenched.

He needs to find a breakthrough immediately - because of recent decision-making errors, the Osborne Group has decided to cut off his funding.

This is his last chance.

"I'll go back and think about it. Doctor, thank you for your help. Give me some time to think about it and I'll give you a reply in a week."

Dr. Connors showed a forced smile after hearing this, but he also understood that since Karl was hiding this medicine, he would naturally be more cautious, and it was related to his life.

And Karl only thinks about one thing:

He just kidnapped the Green Goblin back to his home and hadn't "touched the body" yet.