Dr. Connor's regeneration laboratory is located on the twenty-first floor of the Osborn Biotechnology Industry Building.
The entire laboratory is filled with a dazzling array of various instruments.
Some instruments, just looking at the exterior, seem to be very valuable.
However, what attracts Hawk's attention the most is in front of him, through the glass, the stone placed inside a transparent box.
Hawk doesn't know what kind of stone it is.
But...
His intuition tells him this is exactly what he's looking for.
Hawk's mind stirs, he looks towards Gwen.
"What is that?"
"What?"
Gwen was initially stunned, her gaze moved from the ongoing repair by Max Dillon, and then she looked in the direction Hawk was pointing, and turned to him.
"Oh, that, it's gamma rays."
"?"
Gamma...
Rays too?
A question mark appears again over Hawk's head, and his mouth twitches: "Even though my physics grades aren't as good as yours, they're not bad either. When did gamma rays turn into stones?"
Gwen laughed.
But...
She thinks for a moment, first looks around, seemingly ensuring that other experimenters aren't paying attention here, then lowers her voice and says to Hawk: "Do you remember the chaos caused by Hulk in New York City back in September 09?"
Hawk was slightly stunned, then nodded, "Of course I remember."
How could he possibly forget?
That day can be said to be the most memorable since he transmigrated.
Not only because his cheat activated that day.
There's another reason.
In short, Hawk remembers that day all too well.
Gwen shrugged.
"Then you must know about Abomination, right? He mutated into that ugly monster by using Hulk's blood."
"Mm."
Hawk nodded again, then seemed to realize something, and looked at Gwen.
"Are you saying this stone is... Abomination?"
"Of course not, these stones were transported from Quantico Military Base."
Gwen laughed as she said, "Hulk... Dr. Bruce Banner mutated because of the Gamma Laboratory explosion, but during the explosion, it seems some unusual changes happened. These stones were dug out from the lab that exploded back then."
Hawk was dumbfounded.
"Then why did you mention Abomination just now..."
"Oh."
Gwen realized, shrugged again: "I thought you might not know Hulk is Bruce Banner, given you don't have a computer or phone..."
At this, Gwen paused, then remembered something, looked at Hawk: "The phone I gave you last time, you haven't bought a SIM card yet, have you?"
Hawk took out a phone resembling an iPhone 4 from his pocket: "I bought it."
This phone was given to him by Gwen when she brought him to start at Osborn Industries twenty days ago.
He didn't intend to take it, but Gwen gave him a reason hard to refuse.
It's well known.
Working people need to clock in.
Osborn Industries is no exception.
Moreover, Gwen didn't give him the chance to refuse, placing the phone into his hand and walking away.
After taking out his phone and waving it, Hawk brought the topic back to the stone in the glass laboratory that gave him a peculiar feeling.
"How did Quantico's stone end up here?"
"Because Dr. Connor's experiment is also supported by the military."
Gwen explained.
To be precise, most of Osborn Industries' experimental projects are supported by the military; some experiments are directly in collaboration with them.
After all, the relationship between Osborn Industries and the military has always been very close.
Initially, Osborn Industries was just a canned herring food factory, but when the war came, the young Norman Osborn seized the opportunity, decisively selling the herring canning line and switched to weapons and ammunition production.
Until today, although Osborn Biotechnology no longer sells arms, it maintains a good cooperative relationship with the military.
For instance, Dr. Connor.
Dr. Connor's experimental project is a cooperative one between Osborn Industries and the military, only the laboratory is placed on the Osborn Biotechnology side.
After all, Dr. Connor was a former military doctor.
After hearing Gwen's explanation, Hawk nodded in understanding.
At this moment, in the laboratory behind the glass, an experimenter was securing a serum bottle, the contents unknown, then operated the mechanical arm to pick up that so-called gamma stone.
"What are they doing?"
"Regenerative serum experiment."
"Lizard serum?"
Dr. Connor's attempts to study lizards to uncover the secret of limb regeneration isn't really a secret.
After all, Dr. Connor's thesis is there.
But most weren't optimistic about it.
There are many reasons.
Hawk didn't go into details since, whether before awakening his Little Cosmos or now, he never planned to go down the research path.
Therefore, it's no surprise to Gwen that Hawk knows this. She nodded and said: "Dr. Connor believes the combination of the lizard serum and gamma rays might be what he's been looking for."
Hawk nodded and then looked at the stone held by the mechanical arm, his mind stirred, he turned to Gwen: "Can I go in and have a look?"
He wanted to confirm.
When Gwen heard this, she remembered Hawk reading theses in the library at the time.
"You're not really interested in gamma rays that can turn people into monsters, are you?"
"No, I'm interested in the gamma rays within the stone."
Hawk shook his head, speaking from a scientific perspective, gamma rays cannot be preserved, as gamma rays disappear once emitted.
What?
This is the Marvel Cosmos, it doesn't follow scientific rules.
Alright, then never mind.
Gwen thought for a moment, confirmed there's no spoiler to Dr. Connor's experimental progress by simply taking Hawk for a closer look, nodded.
Hawk was delighted inside, but as he followed Gwen inside, he called out to the side where Max Dillon was repairing: "Max, I'm going in to check out that magical stone."
He didn't call him Mr. Dillon because Max didn't want that, it seems because Hawk knew Max's name, Max considered him a friend.
Yeah.
If Max's skin color were a bit lighter, that'd be nice.
Hawk thought to himself.
Max, who was busy repairing, turned around and gave a hearty smile: "Alright, I'm almost done here."
Hawk thanked him, then followed Gwen who swiped a card and entered the interior of the laboratory.
At this moment.
Just as Hawk followed Gwen into the laboratory, when his gaze once again locked onto the gamma stone held by the mechanical arm.
Instantly.
A message was transmitted from his Little Cosmos.
It's it.
It's it.
It's it.
Gammanien!
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