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Chapter 78 Genius Researcher Dr. Destruction

A day earlier, an unexpected experimental accident had occurred in Victor von Doom's laboratory.A large-scale explosion swept across the entire dormitory building, and a thick smoke with a choking smell similar to sulfur spread into the entire corridor.

Many students on this floor were injured by the explosion, but fortunately, no deaths occurred, which made it much easier for the military to suppress the accident.They took pains to avoid any form of press coverage of Victor von Doom's name, so that no one would discover the benefits and results they had gained from Guerdum's secret cooperation.

Dum's dormitory and laboratory were reduced to ruins in the explosion.They managed to dig up the ruins, but there was nothing left inside.Experts managed to determine that the center of the explosion was the badly damaged metal seat in the ruins, but since all its wiring had been charred and most of its parts were missing, no one could have guessed that it was originally used what to do.

The military was unable to find Victor von Doom's body, but surveillance footage in the hallway clearly shows Doom returning to his room at one o'clock in the afternoon, and was not there for the next few hours until the explosion. come out.Of course, they also confirmed that there was no other secret way out of the bombed room, and even if they opened the window from behind, it was impossible to avoid the surveillance camera on the lamppost opposite the window.

Finally, experts gave the only explanation.Doom had announced to them a few weeks ago that he was developing a prototype time machine, and he believed he had discovered a theoretical way to travel through time.Experts speculate that maybe Doom was trying to develop his so-called time machine when the incident happened. Maybe his immature machine blew up his body to another time or space, so his wreckage could not be found at the scene.

But anyway, they finally established the fact that Victor von Doom was dead.The case was closed, the file was sealed, and no one asked anything about Doom again.

That's good, it makes the rest of his life a lot easier.

After accepting Michael's invitation, Dum did not join Paso Corporation as a senior researcher or something like he expected.Michael arranged for him a backup cover identity to register as a nominal employee of Paso Company, and then took him to an independent research institute specially prepared for him.

When Michael first appeared in front of Doom and said that he could provide him with advanced equipment and huge resources that he had never dreamed of, Doom only took it as pure rhetoric.He thinks that he has seen the cutting-edge technology of the peak of human beings, and he feels that his invention is already at the forefront of the world, and he does not believe that there are any other technological products that can surprise him.

But after Michael brought him to this research institute, he realized that he was as ridiculous as a frog sitting in a well.

Compared with when he used to work for the army, this research institute can truly be said to have gathered the best technology in the civilized world.Standing in this laboratory, Dum saw many machines that he thought existed only in ideas and concepts in the past, and some devices that he didn't even know existed.

Victor von Doom is indeed a once-in-a-millennium genius, but after all, he is still limited by his growth environment and external conditions, and it is not easy to reach this stage.But starting today, he will break free from the shackles, will be able to touch the true peak of technology, and will have the opportunity to go further in the future.

Michael told him that his main job is to develop in this research institute for the time being, until Michael assigns him other duties.His first task was to improve a mass-produced combat robot, increasing the utility of a single body and reducing the cost as much as possible.

This is a combat robot designed by Michael himself when he is free. It is divided into three main models of sea, land and air, and a special model that can sneak into reconnaissance.He roughly completed the design drawing, built a prototype, and then handed it over to other scientific research groups under him to improve and perfect.It's a pity that so far, experts in all related fields have not been able to meet his expected requirements. In Michael's view, they lack both professional standards and sufficient creativity. The most basic requirements (in his opinion) are all not reachable.

That's one of the reasons he recruited Doom, to do some work for him that he couldn't spare the time and energy to do, maybe even better than him himself.

Michael showed Dum all the existing design drawings of the four models, and then compiled the improvement requirements he expected to achieve and sent them to Dum.Doom glanced through, almost screaming.

"Are you kidding?" He turned over the floating interface showing the expected requirements document, and said to Michael, "You want a mass-produced intelligent combat machine to reach this level? And I hope that the individual budget will not exceed 50 U.S. dollars? How is this possible?"

Michael patted him on the shoulder and said flatly: "I said I would give you a job, but I never said it would be easy. First of all, you have to be clear that you are no longer working for the army, and you Your new boss isn't one of those idiots you used to be able to whip out a little invention of your spare time."

Then he softened his tone a bit: "And if everyone can do it, then why should I make a special trip to hire Victor von Doom back?"

Such words rekindled Dum's bursting self-confidence.It was true that he had just suffered an unprecedented blow before, but Dum was not a person who could be easily defeated.He will pick himself up quickly and move on, a hundred times stronger than before he was knocked down.

"Give me a month." Doom promised.

Doom quickly noticed that the boss was unusual in every way.Even aside from the mysterious powers he possesses, Michael Paso has a natural and respectable ability.Doom couldn't say why, but he felt instinctively that Michael was the first person he'd ever met who could be called awe-inspiring.

But until now, Dum thought that the arrangement Michael mentioned meant finding him a job in scientific research. A core position was reserved for him in the team.

Just kidding, this is Victor von Doom, Doctor Doom!When this guy was the big boss behind the scenes at home, he was basically a big guy on the same level as Thanos.Let this kind of boss stay in the laboratory and concentrate on logistics?To say it was a waste of money would be an understatement.

Of course, Dum was most interested in Michael's miraculous secret technique.What he saw and heard in hell not only destroyed the self-confidence he had built up over the years, but also greatly expanded his vision, showing him a new world he had never imagined.Now he can't wait to step into it and become a part of the mysterious world.

But Michael hasn't imparted his meaning just yet.Michael hoped that he could spend more time resting and adjusting. Spell cultivation cannot be accomplished overnight, and it would not be too late to start when Dum calmed down.

Things were settled on Doom's side, and Michael then returned to his normal business.He took a rare time to come back and solve some matters that had been piling up in the company for two months, and then made a symbolic public appearance once or twice to let the public and some partners know that the president of the Paso Group did not disappear mysteriously.

A few days later, information came from the Heavenly Sword branch in Tennessee.

They believe they have locked down Gideon Malik's location.

(End of this chapter)