Every cell has its own separate solar enhancement.
How many cells are in the human body?
At least tens of trillions!
And that’s just for the average person. For someone extraordinary like him, it could be as many as a hundred trillion!
Wouldn’t his strength increase exponentially then?
Aaron licked his lips, gazing at the sun hanging high in the sky.
He was tempted by this bold idea.
However, the next moment, he dismissed it.
The idea was good, but he had to consider his current physical condition.
Although he could continuously strengthen himself by absorbing sunlight, his body was still too weak compared to the sun’s energy.
A hundred million suns, even if they were small ones, releasing their power simultaneously would probably explode him in an instant!
Wait!
He has super regeneration. He’d explode, but then instantly revive due to the abundant energy. Wouldn’t that be exploiting a bug?
Thinking further, if he encountered an enemy he couldn’t defeat, could he use this trick to self-destruct with them?
But how could he ensure some cells remained after the self-destruction? Should he prepare some cells in a safe place beforehand?
No, he’s thinking in the wrong direction!
Aaron thought about it and temporarily dismissed the idea.
He was more worried about wiping out the entire solar system in the instant of self-destruction.
Speaking of which,
“With the capabilities of the Primordial Furnace, creating a million suns would probably be as easy as drinking water. It’s me who’s limiting its potential.”
“Indeed, I’m still too weak!”
Aaron deeply introspected, deciding to be a little more diligent recently.
But then again, he’s only been in this world for less than a week.
To have reached this level today, “It’s all the result of my hard work!”
Aaron sighed to himself, deciding to set a small goal: “First, let’s start with ten solar cores!”
At this moment, Pepper Potts arrived late.
Seeing the messy scene and Ivan Vanko resigned at Aaron’s feet, she quickly handed the suitcase to Tony.
The latter hurriedly pressed the button, and the armor covered him inch by inch, even catching Aaron’s attention.
With the Mark V armor protecting him, Tony’s tense heart instantly relaxed. Noticing Aaron’s gaze, he suddenly blurted out, “I won!”
“???”
Are you sick? Modern version of Q?
I’ll call you A-Stark from now on.
Aaron ignored Tony, lifting Ivan Vanko like a dog with his left hand and holding Felicia with his right. To the stunned gazes of the three, he defied gravity and rose into the air.
Tony: So envious… Family, I lost again!
Wait!
There’s something I haven’t said yet?
“Hey, what about my anti-radiation medicine?!”
Watching Aaron fly away, already a tiny black dot thousands of kilometers away, Tony was helpless, not expecting an answer.
He’d have to find another way when he got back.
However, Aaron’s voice floated back on the wind.
“Come find me tomorrow…”
“What the f***?! You heard that?”
“Yeah!”
“…Damn, I’m so uncomfortable!”
Tony was speechless.
He remembered Aaron’s “affectionate” gaze towards the sun earlier, and the high-temperature heat vision he displayed. A terrifying thought suddenly popped into his head.
“Jarvis, gather all the comics about Superman for me!”
“Tony?” Pepper and Happy were both confused.
Tony’s face, serious beneath the armor, said, “Is it possible that Aaron is a god among men – Superman!”
“Huh?!”
“Jarvis, immediately search for keywords like Krypton, unidentified flying objects, Kryptonite, and examine all foster family samples within the United States… no, the whole world, from about twenty-two years ago.”
“Also, investigate the publisher of the Superman comics. I want to acquire their company entirely and have the Superman comic director come to Stark Industries immediately.”
“At the same time, immediately design a new battle suit… specifically designed to counter… Superman’s abilities!”
The more Tony thought about it, the more serious and terrifying it became.
Super strength, super defense, super hearing, flight, x-ray vision, super vision, heat vision…
Comparing them one by one, it wasn’t unrelated, it was exactly the same!
Did he also possess a super brain? Freezing breath? Microscopic vision? Super endurance?
And the bug-like ability to continuously grow stronger by absorbing the sun every day?
The thought of so many abilities combined in one person made Tony curse under his breath.
This was a big deal.
The DC universe has Batman, but they don’t have him in their universe!
Was he going to have to wear a black tights and cosplay Bruce Wayne?
Wait, maybe that’s not such a bad idea?
Seeing Tony Stark’s earnest expression, Pepper and Happy exchanged glances.
“Aaron is Superman?”
“He’s… a god among men!!”
“Who… who exactly are you?”
Ivan Vanko looked at Aaron, trembling.
How long had it been?
Half an hour?
He had been flown all the way from Monaco, Europe, to New York, USA!
A full 6000 kilometers!
Along the way, Ivan Vanko only felt his body flying ahead, with his soul chasing behind.
He arrived here in a daze,
At least ten times the speed of sound!
And he hadn’t caught fire? His body hadn’t been torn apart?
He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “Am I still alive?”
He looked at Aaron, then at the equally astonished Felicia.
An idea popped into his head, and he blurted out,
“Was that a bio-field just now? Are you a Superman from Dragon Country? I mean, like Krypton?!”
“You’ve even read Superman?”
Aaron was quite surprised to see Ivan Vanko, looking like a disheveled, techy guy from a construction site.
Ivan Vanko’s eyebrows twitched. He might be a little sloppy and ugly, but that didn’t mean he was blind!
Aaron didn’t wait for Ivan Vanko to answer. “I’m Aaron, not Clark. Of course, you can think of me as Superman. As for Krypton… maybe we can go take a look if we have the chance.”
He was telling the truth. If he had the chance, he really could go see DC.
As for Superman… honestly, even if he didn’t admit it now, these people would probably think so anyway.
He didn’t know how to create bio-fields, but he was skilled at manipulating Qi and magnetic fields.
That was enough to ensure ordinary people wouldn’t spontaneously combust at speeds of ten times the speed of sound.
“!!!”
So you’re admitting it, right!
There really is Superman in this world?!
Ivan Vanko widened his eyes. “You’re Superman. What do you want me to do?”
“Are you interested in working for me, doing what you do best?”
“Fix cars?”
Aaron was speechless. So you used to fix cars? Now you build exoskeletons by hand? Maybe I should send you to a steampunk world. I’m sure you’d thrive there.
“Boss, you called for me?”
Dr. Otto Octavius came running, covered in dust.
“This is Ivan Vanko. He knows how to build Stark’s primitive version of the Arc Reactor. I’m leaving him in your care.”
Without giving Ivan Vanko a chance to refuse, he made the decision directly.
Ivan Vanko wanted to say something, but he was only here for revenge, not to be a workhorse.
But Aaron didn’t care and simply said, “You can try to build your own armor or come up with some cutting-edge inventions, but don’t mess around.”
“Remember, whatever you do, you can’t escape my eyes.”
“If you want to take revenge on Tony Stark, that’s fine too, but first, ask yourself if you have the strength to do so.”
With that, Aaron left with Felicia, leaving Ivan Vanko speechless as he watched Aaron’s receding figure with apprehension.
“You have mastered the power of the sun?” Otto didn’t think about all that, he was ecstatic.
Ivan Vanko was puzzled. “The power of the sun? Are you talking about your boss?”
“Remember, he’s *your* boss too!”
Otto’s phone suddenly lit up, and Aaron’s familiar voice came through.
Otto and Ivan Vanko were stunned at the same time.
Especially the latter, who felt a chill down his spine.
How… did he do that?
Meanwhile, on the other side,
Aaron arrived at the deepest part of the company, the laboratory with the highest security.
As the door opened,
A woman suddenly rushed up.
“Oh God, I know I was wrong. Don’t keep me locked up like this.”
Skye, who had been locked up for a day and a night, wasn’t worried about food or drink, but alone with no entertainment, she could only think wildly.
She thought a lot, considered a lot.
While being afraid, she also reviewed the sequence of events.
In the end, she was sure that she had been deceived!
Whether it was the person who issued the mission or the Rising Tide organization,
they had all treated her as cannon fodder, a puppet.
Under the guise of protecting the public’s right to know, they used her decent hacking skills to try to steal secrets from the Osborn Corporation.
Skye hadn’t officially joined the Rising Tide organization, she was a freelance hacker, and no one cared about her fate.
After all, the target of this mission was the huge Osborn Corporation, and once exposed, they would face endless retaliation.
Now, the worst thing had happened.
Aaron’s hacking skills exceeded her expectations, as well as the Rising Tide organization’s expectations.
The Rising Tide organization was fine, as long as they disconnected from the network, they would be safe for the time being.
As for Skye…
“You know you were wrong? Then what about the hundreds of millions my company lost?”
Aaron smiled noncommittally. Just an apology and she thought she could solve the problem?
If saying sorry was useful, what would the police be for?
Skye’s face was pale. She weakly said, “I’ll work for you?”
Aaron burst out laughing. “Given your crude hacking skills, I’ll give you a salary of ten thousand US dollars a month, which is twelve thousand a year, and one million two hundred thousand in a hundred years.”
“You’d have to work for me without eating or drinking for four hundred and sixteen years.”
“What about… year-end bonuses?” Skye asked softly.
“Alright, I’ll round it down to four hundred years!”
Aaron didn’t want to waste time with Skye and said directly:
“Or, we can just sign a contract of indenture. We’ll assume you live to be a hundred years old, and you only need to work for me for about eighty more years, not four hundred. What do you think?”
Skye’s face turned pale. A contract of indenture? Eighty years of work? She had just left school and entered society, and now she was a beast of burden again?
No, this was even worse than being a beast of burden!
“No! I don’t want to!”
Aaron frowned. “You don’t want this and you don’t want that, so how are you going to pay me back?”
“Hundreds of millions. You think you can just not pay? That’s my money. Do you think you’re Hengtai, and the entire US population will pay your bills?”
Skye’s head turned, and she tentatively said, “Or… I could marry you?”
“Huh?”
Aaron looked her up and down. “I want to be your boss, but you’re thinking about getting a free ride?”
Skye felt quite embarrassed. This was indeed the only solution she could think of.
However, she was worried…
“Skye, do you think I lack women? Do you believe that if I put up a marriage advertisement online, the women who come to apply will be able to form a line from here to Hollywood?”
Skye nodded. She believed it.
That’s what she was worried about.
“A wife is impossible, but you can definitely be a tree in the forest.”
“Huh?” Skye was confused.
“Come here, let me check the goods first. Let’s talk about a business deal worth hundreds of millions.”
!!!
To Skye’s shocked gaze, Aaron pressed a button, revealing a hidden lounge.
The big bed in the middle was particularly noticeable.
Are all of you researchers so indulgent?
Three hours later,
Aaron walked out of the laboratory refreshed. He and Skye had just discussed at least dozens of business deals worth billions. They had a very pleasant cooperation and agreed to negotiate the next deal tomorrow.
Looking back at the closing steel door, twenty centimeters thick, Aaron had a sense of a “captive girl.”
Shaking his head,
Aaron glanced at the time. Well, it’s 5:30 PM, time to clock out and go home!
However, as he and Felicia stepped out of the door,
Norman brought good news.
“Boss, the alien plant you asked us to find has been found!”
Early the next morning,
Missouri, a small town.
Aaron, along with Felicia, Norman, and Helen Cho, stepped out of the car.
“This is the home of the person you mentioned, Peter Quill.”
“After the homeowner, Meredith, died in 1988 and the eight-year-old Quill mysteriously disappeared, this house has been vacant ever since, with no one moving in.”
Aaron glanced at Star-Lord’s old home, signaling Norman to lead the way.
Norman understood that Aaron wasn’t interested in these things and quickly had someone lead the way.
“According to the information you provided, I hired a total of thirty-seven private agencies in the area to search day and night.”
“And I specifically ordered them not to act without authorization after finding a suspicious target, but to notify us immediately.”
“One of the 227 private detectives found a suspected target in the jungle three kilometers from here.”
Norman explained as he reported on the situation.
Then he took out a few photos.
Aaron confirmed at a glance that this was the Celestial Flower he wanted!
It was a strange flower with a hollow outer net, and its vibrant color alone indicated that it was no ordinary object.
This was the seed, or avatar, left on Earth by Star-Lord’s Super Sea King father, Ego, a deformed member of the Celestials.
Don’t think it seems fragile and small.
But in a place invisible to the naked eye, it took root deep within the Earth, remaining dormant until activated.
However, once Ego activated it with Celestial power, it would grow wildly at an alarming rate, devouring and destroying everything on the surface.
The Earth would be covered by special plants, and human civilization would be destroyed.
“According to our preliminary tests last night, this thing contains some extremely powerful special genes, which are completely different from all life on Earth!”
“It seems to contain huge amounts of energy, but it is currently in a dormant state. Even so, we find it difficult to further detect its composition.”
“And… it seems to be alive!”
Norman hesitated for a moment, then changed his statement, “It possesses life, even consciousness!”
“I suggest further experimentation. This is our chance. Once we decipher the genes of this plant, we may change all of humanity again!”
Felicia and Helen Cho were both very surprised.
Especially Helen Cho, who had already picked up the preliminary test data and carefully reviewed every detail.
Norman wasn’t annoyed by this and didn’t care about Helen Cho’s almost insubordinate attitude.
After all, Helen Cho was close to Aaron…
However, Aaron shook his head at Norman’s ambition and smiled, “It may indeed change all of humanity. For example, everyone will be transformed into plant nutrients.”
Norman was stunned. Looking at Aaron’s mysterious smile, he felt that the boss seemed to know more about the secrets inside than they did.
“Without my orders, no one is allowed to study this thing without permission.”
“I don’t want to wake up the next day and find that I’m the only human left in the world.”
Aaron issued the order in an unquestionable tone.
Of course, others would no longer have the chance to contact the Celestial Flower.
Because he would completely melt it down.
The power of the Celestials…
He was also quite interested in it!
What abilities would he gain by melting down the Celestial Flower?
But considering certain reasons, Aaron’s expectations weren’t high.
Although Ego was a Celestial, he couldn’t be viewed in the normal way.
Compared to normal Celestials, who had only lived for tens of millions of years, he was probably still a child?
No, he should be called a deformed child.
A disgrace to the Celestials…
Thinking about this,
the group arrived in the jungle.
Following the path opened up by the researchers, they walked all the way to where the Celestial Flower was located.
Here,
a dozen people in white coats were working busily.
Aaron waved everyone away and went straight to the Celestial Flower.
Beautiful, but also very dangerous!
