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"Dr. Stern, there are nearly a million Symbiotes inside, and I have erased all of their individual consciousnesses..."
Karl handed the spatial sphere containing all the Symbiotes to Samuel Stern and instructed him:
"I have an idea. Perhaps you can directly use these Symbiotes as the 'power core' for the Thunder Warrior Battalion's new Power Armor and equip them."
"This way, I think the overall combat power of the Thunder Warrior Battalion can be more than doubled."
"This idea is absolutely amazing!"
Samuel Stern was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then a look of fanaticism appeared on his face. "As expected of Boss, this suggestion is simply enlightening for us!"
As he took the fist-sized 'spatial sphere', Samuel Stern kept patting his head, which was three times larger than a normal person's, with the other hand and continued excitedly:
"Before, I was always worried about key issues such as the adaptability of the 'power core' and the Power Armor in extreme environments. Now, with the appearance of these Symbiotes, almost all problems have been solved..."
"Boss, you are right. If these Symbiotes with mimetic abilities can be integrated with high-tech armor, it can not only utilize the Symbiotes' special symbiotic mechanism to comprehensively improve the overall combat power and adaptability in extreme environments of the equipped soldiers.
At the same time, it can also utilize the modular defense system provided by the external armor to resist the fatal effects of sound waves and flames on the Symbiotes, thereby making this set of Power Armor... No, it should be called Symbiote Power Armor. I want to build this set of Symbiote Power Armor into a near-perfect super armor!"
"Heh... heh, just thinking about it, I can't wait to try a set myself when these Symbiote Power Armor are completed."
"I have to say, Boss, your idea is simply a stroke of genius!"
Karl just smiled at Samuel Stern's flattery, then asked in a contemplative tone: "Although I have erased the individual consciousnesses of all these Symbiotes, there will be no situation where the user's emotions become extreme and they become bloodthirsty.
But if they are to be used as the 'power core' of the Power Armor for a long time, the problem of supplementing energy by 'eating human brains' still needs to be overcome!"
"I don't want the Thunder Warrior Battalion to be branded with the notorious name of 'Ogre Legion' because of their 'brain-eating' behavior!"
"Boss, please rest assured about this. This problem is actually very easy to solve." Facing Karl's test, Samuel Stern patted his big head without thinking and said calmly:
"We have conducted comprehensive and detailed testing and research on the Symbiote Suit A02 you brought back, and finally came to a conclusion.
That is, the reason why all Symbiotes always want to eat human brains is because the main energy used by Symbiotes to maintain life and combat almost entirely comes from an organic compound called phenethylamine (PEA), whose molecular formula is C8H11N. It is a monoamine neurotransmitter and alkaloid.
In human clinical research, it has been found that phenethylamine can effectively increase the level of dopamine in the extracellular fluid while inhibiting dopamine nerve activation, treating neurological diseases such as depression."
"And this special organic compound is common in human brains, or in a few types of chocolate on the market..."
"Therefore, under normal circumstances, when the host parasitized by the Symbiote cannot ingest enough phenethylamine from chocolate, the Symbiote will demand or directly control the host's consciousness to supplement necessary energy by eating human brains."
"To completely solve this drawback, we just need to add a special 'power backpack' to the back of the new Symbiote Power Armor. Half of it will be used to house the Symbiote as the 'core power', and the other half will be used to store sufficient artificially synthesized phenethylamine that can provide energy for the Symbiote!"
At this point, Samuel Stern seemed to remember something and added excitedly:
"Speaking of which, I really have to thank Boss for finding me two good helpers who are good at developing weapons and equipment. With their help, the efficiency of the weapon development department is significantly faster than before."
Obviously, the two good helpers Samuel Stern mentioned were Ragnar, the dwarf blacksmith from Nidavellir, and Phineas Mason, the former Vulture's accomplice known as the Tinkerer.
The former is good at forging enchanted equipment with a magical slant, while the latter has high mechanical talent. From a certain perspective, both of them are rare geniuses!
This also makes even someone as intelligent as Samuel Stern full of praise for them.
Karl nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. He had to admit that although Samuel Stern was a bit ugly, his brain was truly brilliant, and he always approached his work with 200% enthusiasm.
So much so that Karl couldn't find any fault with him except for praising him... Even if he could, when dealing with such a high-quality employee who was practically a 'heaven-sent worker', he would give the greatest degree of tolerance and support, letting him work overtime relentlessly!
"Boss, but this will require significant adjustments and changes to many key aspects of the original completed research and design, and even the design of the armor's back will need to be completely redone."
Samuel Stern looked at Karl with a worried expression, looking very much like a primary school student afraid of being criticized by the teacher. "This will inevitably seriously affect the original production schedule and prevent delivery from being completed within your expected time..."
Before he could finish speaking, Karl waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, Dr. Stern, I have enough patience to wait for you to complete the design."
"And I am absolutely sure that you can design a set of Symbiote Power Armor that will make enemies tremble with fear!"
"Boss!"
A simple compliment immediately made Samuel Stern excited as if he had been injected with adrenaline. He immediately stood up with a grateful and tearful expression and promised:
"Praise the great Boss, please rest assured, I will build a set of Symbiote Power Armor for the Thunder Warrior Battalion that no one can surpass and that will make all enemies tremble with fear in the shortest possible time!"
What else could Karl say, of course... keep praising him hard. "Very good, Dr. Stern, I am very much looking forward to that day."
Leaving the laboratory, Karl returned to his office and briefly inventoried the gains from this time.
First and foremost, of course, are the nearly one million Symbiotes that have transformed into Klyntar!
Even if these Symbiotes are not all used to build Symbiote Power Armor, but are directly distributed as Symbiote Suits, the combat power of the Thunder Warrior Battalion can still be doubled.
Therefore, in the near future, with the advent of the Symbiote Power Armor, the Thunder Warrior Battalion will inevitably appear before the world in a more powerful form.
Secondly, there is the soul of Knull, the Symbiote God, which can be said to be Karl's biggest gain this time!
Putting everything else aside, just Knull's strength has reached at least the same level as Odin, the Skyfather, and he would be even stronger at his peak.
It's just that it's still unknown whether Knull can still create Symbiotes and Exocytes as before after being transformed into a new 'Great Daemon' by the Emperor.
However, even if he cannot create them, it is not a loss for Karl.
Because he currently has more than enough Symbiotes in his hands, enough to arm an army of millions!
In comparison, the Prestige and souls gained in this 'God Slaying Operation' seem less important.
"Very good, the future is truly promising!"
Facing such rich gains, Karl was naturally very satisfied. This was also worth his deliberate 'ignoring' of Eddie Brock's various small actions in secret.
To be honest, Karl is now a little reluctant to kill a fool like Eddie Brock who is both incompetent and likes to mess around.
Otherwise, if there were no such fools who like to cause major events, where would he get Prestige and souls next?
He can't just keep milking Nick Fury, that bald egg, can he?
"Boss, are you looking for me?"
At this moment, Zemo pushed the door open and walked in. Karl smiled and asked: "Has there been any change in the sales of Black Stone Creations?"
Zemo shook his head. "Currently, besides Thor, who has come to buy Black Stone several times during this period, no other aliens from other Planets have come to buy..."
After thinking for a moment, he added: "Boss, it seems that 'Odin', who is impersonated by Loki, does not want to go to war with the Dark Elves immediately, which will undoubtedly hinder our subsequent deployment plan."
"I think we should immediately add fuel to the fire for Asgard... Why not tell Thor that 'Odin' is impersonated by Loki? This way, as long as the war in the Nine Realms restarts, alien races should soon come to Earth to buy Black Stone Creations?"
"This is not urgent for now." Karl waved his hand and said confidently: "Don't worry, a single Loki cannot hinder our plan."
"Before long, the influence of the Eye of Fear will spread to every corner of the Universe through others. By then, alien races who come to buy Black Stone Creations will be endless."
Zemo did not doubt his Boss's words, and a rare look of excitement appeared on his refined face. "Boss, is our Hyperspace Group really going to start a new journey in the Universe next?"
"That's right." Karl nodded without hesitation, then smiled and reminded: "Although the next step is to start the Universe plan, Earth is still our focus... Because for me, it is not just a simple mother Planet!"
Earth can be said to be Karl's base for harvesting Prestige and souls, so no matter how smoothly the next Universe plan is implemented, he will never give up on Earth.
What's more, Earth is the center of the entire Marvel Universe, and almost all major events and disasters are closely related to Earth.
Here, Karl only needs to do something casually to get a lot of Prestige and souls. How could he do something as foolish as abandoning the near for the far?
"Understood." Zemo deeply agreed with this.
"Oh right, here." Karl then took out a small spatial sphere the size of a bullet and said as he handed it to Zemo:
"This contains a Symbiote... To be precise, it should be a Symbiote Suit whose individual consciousness has been erased by me."
"Considering that the enemies we will face next are getting stronger and more cunning, this Symbiote Suit will serve as a precaution."
"The operation principle of the Symbiote Suit is very simple. When there is no combat, you just need to regularly go to Dr. Stern's place to replenish the necessary energy substances for the Symbiote Suit."
In fact, it wasn't just Zemo. Karl had also thoughtfully prepared a Symbiote Suit for each of the other core management personnel who had not received the Four Chaos Gods' blessing, as a precaution.
"Thank you, Boss!"
Zemo took the small spatial sphere and looked at the small black dot compressed inside, his eyes becoming increasingly fervent.
Meeting a Boss who cares for his subordinates like this, you tell me if you should serve him diligently and die for him?
Overtime, I want to work overtime relentlessly!
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S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
Nick Fury was yelling at Black Widow, roaring with rage: "What did you say? All those Symbiote Warriors are gone?"
"Are you kidding me? Do you know how many Symbiote Warriors that is... A total of more than five thousand, even five thousand ants couldn't disappear without a trace all at once?!"
Black Widow carefully stepped aside, avoiding the spit flying at her, and said with a wronged expression:
"Director Fury, I didn't make them disappear, why are you getting angry at me?"
"Motherfucker!"
Nick Fury cursed with a displeased expression. He had originally wanted to capture a large number of Symbiote Warriors, then separate the Symbiotes from them, so that he could put the Symbiote Soldier Program on the agenda while ensuring the Titan Hunter Mech Project was foolproof.
This way, he could legitimately and compliantly apply to the Security Council for more special funds.