"I"… that is, Raven, stretched her limbs and showed a surprised expression on her face.
She clenched her fist, feeling the simulated strength.
"Your strength is so weak!"
"Hey! You can't say that! You weren't calling me that just now!"
Lynt rolled his eyes and explained,
"You should now be able to replicate 50% of the target's basic physiological abilities.
Strength, speed, and self-healing ability are all included."
"My own strength isn't great, so the strength you mimicked from me is naturally weak."
Raven's golden vertical pupils instantly lit up.
If she transformed into Magneto, would she also gain some ability to manipulate magnetic fields?
If she transformed into Red Devil, would she also be able to teleport?
Although she couldn't replicate 100% of the abilities, it was enough.
"Don't even think about it."
Lynt saw through her thoughts, "Superpowers, things that don't belong to the physiological category, cannot be replicated."
Raven's excitement cooled down a bit, but then a new flame ignited.
She looked at Lynt, her eyes becoming extremely aggressive.
"Suddenly, I have a new idea."
"What?"
"I want to see if I stab you…" The "Lynt" that Raven had transformed into licked her lips, pushed the real Lynt down, "will also increase my strength."
"Eh? No, you can't!"
No!!
The next day, Lynt, clutching his crotch, walked into the CEO's office, constantly wary of Raven.
Raven followed behind him, her walking posture still carrying the air of a director, but the undeniable hint of spring in her eyes made any experienced person understand immediately.
Lorna was sitting on the sofa, fiddling with a complex Tesseract made of countless metal parts, a disgruntled look on her face.
Seeing the two enter, she just snorted coldly and turned her head away.
"Consultant Lorna, your salary is still frozen, pay attention to your work attitude." Lynt tapped the table.
"Understood, boss." Lorna gritted her teeth.
"Very good." Lynt was very satisfied with this state of "they hate me but can't get rid of me."
He sat in the boss's chair and said to Raven, "Send out a notice to convene an all-hands executive meeting for 'Apex Amplification' and 'Apex Technology'. I have a new strategy to announce."
"All executives?" Raven confirmed.
"Yes, all." Lynt added, "Including our strategic consultant, Mr. Eric."
Half an hour later, in the top-floor conference room.
Around the long conference table sat a group of executives with unique styles.
Lynt sat at the head of the table.
To his left were the expressionless Raven and the reluctant Lorna.
To his right was the silent but powerful Magneto.
Further down were four Valkyrie wearing custom OL suits, which were stretched by their full muscles, the only striking thing being the mismatched large thunder magic, and buttons pulling tight on shirts about to burst.
They were full of curiosity about everything in the conference room, especially the automatically rising and lowering projection screen.
As for Sabretooth, Toad Man, and Red Devil, they were not yet qualified to attend this level of meeting.
Lynt cleared his throat and pressed the page-turner for the PPT.
On the huge projection screen, three large characters appeared.
[Strategic Money Burning Department]
Magneto and Lorna frowned simultaneously.
"Boss, are you sure you didn't make a typo?" Raven reminded him in a low voice.
"No typo." Lynt smiled slightly, "From today onwards, our company will establish a brand new core department, called the 'Strategic Money Burning Department'."
He looked at everyone.
"The sole purpose of this department is to spend money! To turn the money in our accounts into tangible, visible strength, at the fastest speed and in the most efficient way!"
He pointed to the first plan on the PPT.
"Apex Technology will immediately launch a hostile short-selling plan against Osborn Industries.
I need to see their stock price plummet by more than fifty percent within a month.
At the same time, the legal department should prepare the acquisition agreement; I want their biological laboratory."
He turned another page.
"Contact Hank Pym of Pym Technologies, and buy his Pym Particles technology at all costs.
If he doesn't sell, find a way to make him voluntarily transfer it."
"Establish a special fund to search for and fund promising but not yet successful scientists globally.
I will give you the list later. For example, Dr. Bruce Banner's gamma ray research, I think, has great prospects."
One plan after another came out of Lynt's mouth.
Magneto looked at the young man, his eyes filled with shock.
He had thought Lynt only wanted to build a Mutant utopia.
But now it seemed his ambition was to bring all the top technology of the entire World into his grasp!
This was no longer a struggle between Mutants and humans.
Just as Lynt was about to announce the fourth plan, the internal phone in his office suddenly rang.
It was Betty, the receptionist, her voice choked with tears.
"Boss… outside… there's a lady looking for you, she… she doesn't have an appointment, but she said you would definitely see her."
"Did she say who she was?"
"She… she said her name was Emma Frost."
Lynt's hand, holding the phone, paused for a moment, then he looked back at Raven.
White Queen?
How did she find her way here?
Was it a coincidence, or… had his recent actions been too big, attracting the attention of this powerful figure?
He glanced at everyone in the conference room, a playful smile on his face.
When Emma Frost walked into the office, everyone watched the newcomer.
She was wearing a perfectly tailored pure white Chanel suit dress, outlining an exquisitely graceful figure.
Her golden hair cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall, and her blue eyes were like the purest gems, yet they exuded an aloof coldness and arrogance that kept people at a distance.
Beautiful, and dangerous.
Betty, the receptionist, followed behind her, like a startled little quail.
Emma's gaze swept over everyone in the office, finally settling on Lynt at the head of the table.
A polite yet distant smile played on her lips.
"Mr. Lin, I apologize for my unannounced visit; I hope I haven't interrupted your family gathering."
She deliberately emphasized the phrase "family gathering," her gaze subtly drifting over Magneto and Lorna.
It was full of the disdain of a superior for a parvenu.
Eric's eyes instantly narrowed, and a dangerous aura began to spread.
Lorna, on the other hand, frowned directly; this woman's arrogance made her very uncomfortable.
"Ms. Frost, long time no see."
Lynt, however, seemed to miss the barb in her words, smiling as he stood up and made a welcoming gesture.
"Please sit. Betty, pour Ms. Frost a cup of coffee, the best Blue Mountain."
He behaved like a warm and hospitable Master.
Emma elegantly sat down in the chair opposite Lynt, her legs crossed, her posture as perfect as a textbook.
"Mr. Lin is too kind."