Chapter 11

Ever since Liu Rui'an brought out the technology of the Arc Reactor, the staff surrounding the villa quickly received new instructions.

Although the intelligent robots surrounding the area were not withdrawn, members of the Elysium Space Station's provisional management committee appeared on the scene in batches and entered the villa for a two-day closed-door meeting, the details of which were unknown to outsiders.

Two days later, an HDF tactical transport aircraft, escorted by three Black Antelope R-165 vertical takeoff and landing attack aircraft, left the space station and returned to Earth.

Most of the intelligent robots surrounding the villa were also withdrawn, leaving only enough to maintain a blockade and isolation of the area.

Three days later, a company called Umbrella Industries was quickly established in North America.

Although the establishment of this company did not attract much attention on the surface, it was actually closely monitored by the Elysium Space Station's provisional management committee and several large organizations.

Four days later, within this seemingly unremarkable company, two research projects named the Arc Reactor and the Genetic Optimization Fluid were quickly launched.

The large number of staff working on these projects were ostensibly employed by Umbrella Industries, but in reality, they came from several major organizations, including the Elysium Space Station's provisional management committee.

As for Liu Rui'an, who served as the chief technical director, his main focus was not on the Arc Reactor project.

Instead, he handed over the project to Dominic Monot to manage, while he and James Thomas Wesley focused on the research of the Genetic Optimization Fluid.

The so-called Genetic Optimization Fluid was essentially a byproduct of the research on the second-generation "divine blood."

The effect of this substance was not primarily about brain development, but rather more focused on the cellular and genetic levels.

In terms of value, it could not be compared to the first-generation "divine blood," nor even the second-generation "divine blood."

However, for the management of the Elysium Space Station's provisional management committee, this fluid, which could effectively slow down cellular aging, was, in a certain sense, more attractive than the Arc Reactor technology.

After all, in the world of Elysium, there was already a well-established energy system, even if it was still based on nuclear fission technology, but the technological level was far superior to ordinary similar technologies.

However, how to extend human life was a problem that had not been solved for a long time.

Even with the appearance of the Medpod 3000 fully automated medical platform, which could cure all known human diseases, its effect on extending life was not ideal.

According to the official setting, the average lifespan of citizens on the Elysium Space Station was only three times that of the common people on Earth.

Three times, this number might seem significant.

However, the average lifespan of the common people in this world, due to the harsh living environment, was only around fifty years.

This meant that the citizens of Elysium could not live longer than two hundred years at most.

Seeing the genetic optimization fluid technology provided by someone, although it could not directly extend human life, it could effectively slow down cellular aging, achieving the same effect. How could they not be tempted by such an offer?

Unfortunately, before this穿越 (穿越 means "crossing over" or "traveling to another world"), Liu Rui'an had made many preparations.

In addition to two hundred combat-type intelligent robots that only obeyed his commands, he also prepared a "nuclear bomb."

The reason this "nuclear bomb" could be successfully manufactured was thanks to Stark Industries, otherwise, it would have been difficult to find radioactive materials.

Unfortunately, Stark Industries could not provide weapon-grade radioactive materials.

Fortunately, although this thing was not a real nuclear bomb, its power was no less genuine.

If it were to be detonated, it would certainly cause a devastating blow to the Elysium Space Station in the first instance.

The reason for such an arrangement was to prevent the two technologies he brought from being coveted, thus putting his life in danger.

On one side was the highly attractive "sweet treat," and on the other side was the "big stick" that would result in mutual destruction.

Faced with such a situation, the organizations represented by the Elysium Space Station's provisional management committee naturally knew how to make a choice.

Even if the internal opinions were not unified, the opinion in favor of cooperation eventually prevailed, leading to the birth of Umbrella Industries.

As for why the person suddenly disappeared and then reappeared, Liu Rui'an did not explain, and the Elysium Space Station's provisional management committee, after several unsuccessful inquiries, simply ignored the issue.

Dominic Monot, a female physicist, was born in Paris, France.

She holds the record for the most patents developed by an individual in human history. Many of the company's projects were initiated and managed by her, the most famous being the matter transmission system developed in 2102.

With this technology, the material transportation problem of the Elysium Space Station was immediately resolved.

James Thomas Wesley, a male bioengineer, was forward-thinking and innovative.

His significant achievement was the development of the Medpod medical platform through bioengineering.

Although the number of patents developed by this person was far fewer than those of the female physicist Dominic Monot, his contributions and impact on humanity were no less significant.

With the addition of these two geniuses, who were on par with Tony Stark, the research on both the Arc Reactor and the Genetic Optimization Fluid quickly made breakthroughs.

In addition to researching the Arc Reactor and Genetic Optimization Fluid with Dominic Monot and James Thomas Wesley, Liu Rui'an did not forget the purpose of his journey.

Fortunately, with these two technologies, which were highly valued even in the world of Elysium, as a trade-off, the plan to collect human technology from this world proceeded smoothly.

Actually, before returning to Elysium, Liu Rui'an had considered going to a safer world to develop the high-tech he currently possessed.

However, going to a world with a higher level of technology, while it could leverage the local technology system to complete the research, required a low profile, otherwise, it would easily cause trouble.

If he went to a world with a lower level of technology, there would be no safety issues, but without a sufficient technology system, the limited amount of items he could carry would not support the research for long.

Moreover, the technology he possessed was not particularly advanced, and with the restrictions of traveling and the lack of manpower, Liu Rui'an did not plan to establish a research base in a safe dimension in the short term.

A month passed quickly. After leaving another "nuclear bomb" and a hundred combat-type intelligent robots in the Umbrella Industries laboratory, Liu Rui'an returned to his world, the Earth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with a rich harvest.

Upon returning, Liu Rui'an had not yet had time to sort out the results of his journey when he learned from the "Flame Queen" about several important matters.

The first matter was that the raw materials and equipment ordered from Stark Industries had all arrived, and the number of intelligent robots had increased explosively over the past month.

Unfortunately, the space in the underground crossing area was limited, and once the number reached a certain point, the "Flame Queen" immediately stopped the production of intelligent robots.

However, the artificial intelligence did not waste the remaining time but had the research-type intelligent robots reverse-engineer and improve the EXO-0592 exoskeleton power armor, multi-stage intelligent steady-speed missiles, the Asgardian Kaman orbital gun, and the handheld shield generator.

The second matter was that the location for the new company had been preliminarily decided. The company's management had identified three potential sites, awaiting Liu Rui'an's final decision as the behind-the-scenes boss.

The third matter was that Phil Coulson, an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., had come as agreed.

Liu Rui'an, who was well aware of the purpose of this visit, had already anticipated it when he instructed Tony Stark to proactively reclaim Howard Stark's legacy.

After a brief rest, he had the "Flame Queen" contact the other party.

Without any delay, Phil Coulson appeared at Umbrella Biopharmaceuticals as quickly as possible upon receiving the message.

"I'm very sorry, Agent Coulson, for making you come all this way for nothing," Liu Rui'an said apologetically, extending his hand as he personally greeted him.

"Mr. Liu, you are too kind. I hope my visit does not disturb your research work," Phil Coulson said courteously, shaking hands with him.

"Not at all, not at all. The research work has come to a temporary conclusion; otherwise, Agent Coulson would have had to wait a bit longer," Liu Rui'an said with a smile, leading him to his office.

"Judging from Mr. Liu's expression, I believe the research work must have yielded significant results," Phil Coulson said, probing for information.

"Yes, the results are indeed significant," Liu Rui'an said, then with a look of regret, continued, "Unfortunately, I couldn't obtain the original formula and samples. Although I made significant progress on my own, I don't know how it compares to the original drug."

Phil Coulson, who had received instructions before setting out, followed up, "Oh? I wonder if Mr. Liu could tell me which area you were researching, perhaps I could be of assistance."

"There's no reason not to tell you. I'm not researching any weapon that could destroy human civilization, but rather a genetic optimization fluid that would greatly benefit human civilization," Liu Rui'an said, continuing to lay the groundwork.

"Genetic optimization fluid?" Phil Coulson asked, feigning confusion at the grand-sounding name.

"Yes, genetic optimization fluid. As the name suggests, it optimizes the human body at the genetic level, thereby achieving effects such as slowing down aging and strengthening the body," Liu Rui'an nodded, pretending not to notice that Coulson was trying to get information from him.