Superhero Comic – Overlord’s Path

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The door of the logistics office in Gotham City Port District was pushed open. Dr. Ethan walked into this office full of documents and various data parameters, humming a song and holding a stack of documents. This person almost died in Afghanistan before. The middle-aged man in the desert has bald, but after two easy years, his mental state seems to be much better.

At least he is no longer the sickly, extremely cynical person who wished to explode in place.

He happily sat on his desk, eating a hot dog bought on the street, while spreading out the complex design drawings in his hand, wearing glasses with extremely high multiples, picking up a pencil to write and draw, and he quickly Soon immersed in this simple joy.

Ethan Locke Maldini, an Italian-born expert in experimental physics, cryptography, and data science, this unremarkable guy has three doctorates, and he is one of the most knowledgeable people in Gotham, like A guy like him should be in a lab somewhere, not an idle manager in the back office of the Harbor District.

However, the lack of talents of the Devil Gang cannot be concealed, especially for highly educated talents, they often take on multiple jobs. Even Professor Hawkins, the veteran of the Devil Gang, also played a guest role as a guild president in the port area. It is impossible.

I said, old Ethan, you haven't given me the sewer renovation plan of Pier 14 that I asked for last week!

An angry middle-aged man in heavy clothes and leather shoes suddenly pushed away Dr. Ethan's office, unceremoniously threw aside the experimental reports on the chair opposite the desk, and sat on it angrily, with his hands in his hands. He was holding a thermos cup in his hand, and he was slapping the cup on the table at this moment.

How many times is this? If you continue like this, I will sue you!

Facing the angry middle-aged man, Dr. Ethan was not angry or afraid. He just shrugged, bit off the last bite of the hot dog, rolled his eyes and glanced at the person in front of him, and said with a smile:

Relax! Ben, you are too impatient. I said I will give it to you today, and I will definitely be able to do it well today.

He pushed his eyes, threw the plastic bag in his hand into the trash can, rummaged through the huge locker behind him, and finally found a blueprint, took it out, spread it out, put it on the table, and While drawing with his pencil, he casually said:

By the way, I saw you sending your nephew out of Gotham by boat yesterday. He was such a handsome young man.

You said Peter.

The manager touched his more and more round belly, and looked at the quickly completed renovation picture in front of him. He snorted, and his expression softened, especially when talking about his proud nephew, he was a chatterbox. was opened:

Peter came to intern in Professor Hawkins' laboratory. It's a pity that he hasn't graduated yet, otherwise he could stay in Gotham and let him live in New York alone. His aunt and I are not very relieved, but recently In the past few months, he seems to have grown up, which is somewhat gratifying.

Yes, this manager is Ben Parker, the uncle of Little Spider Peter Parker. He is now the logistics manager of the Gotham Port Authority. It is much better than the bad position he had before. He is worried about his nephew's future. I came to Gotham, but later I accidentally discovered that the living environment here is far from being as bad as the news reports.

Of course, this is an area under the control of the Devil Gang, which is very safe, but once entering other areas, there will be some troubles, but generally no one will rob or hurt people in the port area, everyone knows that that is The official identity of the Devil Gang, once it is moved, big things will happen.

I heard Professor Hawkins say that your nephew is a real genius.

Dr. Ethan's fingers slid quickly on the drawing, and his words didn't seem to affect his work at all. He chattered endlessly:

Hawkins thinks that Peter may be recruited by other laboratories. I heard that he has been pestering the boss recently and sent Peter an invitation letter in advance. I rarely see Hawkins attaching so much importance to a young man. You You know, the old guy is arrogant, stuffy, and kind of inappropriately stubborn.

As he spoke, Dr. Ethan became a little excited. He waved his arms and complained to his friend:

I submitted 4 applications to him, but up to now, my laboratory has not been approved. Look around, I have 3 doctorates, but now I can only stay in the office and study my quantum experiments. It's a mess.

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The pencil in his hand was thrown aside, he reached out to pick up the blueprint on the table, handed it to Ben Parker, and shrugged maliciously at him:

Done, here! The best design you can find on the east coast, for it, I think you should at least buy me a drink at Black Cat and Gun tonight, I heard they have a new batch of cocktails that are very good coming.

You can drink anytime...

Ben picked up the blueprint and looked at it. He is also an old builder. He could tell at a glance that the blueprint was indeed perfect. However, after rolling up the blueprint, he looked around and lowered his voice:

Ethan, do you think it's strange that the board of directors suddenly wants to repair Pier 14? I heard that the place has been abandoned for several years, and many people here regard it as an ominous place.

After finishing speaking, Ben seemed to think that this sentence was a bit inappropriate, and he added another sentence: Uh, I mean, if it is going to be renovated, why not repair it together with the dock facilities, but only repair a sewer, and this sewer Is the length and width a bit too big?

Ethan stopped picking up the pencil. He raised his head and looked at his new friend. He pushed his eyes, and there was a strange light in them:

I said, Ben, you haven't forgotten the non-disclosure agreement you signed on the first day of employment, and then think about the things stored in the warehouse at Pier 13... In short, just keep these questions in your heart, don't go around Just ask, we just go to work and get paid, and most importantly: don't get yourself in trouble.

Ben Parker's expression was dull for a moment, he rubbed his forehead and nodded:

Okay, I see... I will call some old people in the dock area to do something, thank you for your reminder, Ethan, I will invite you to drink at the bar tonight.

The manager opened the door and walked out. Ethan smiled and started his work again. Within 5 minutes, the door of the office was pushed open again. Ethan looked up and saw a man he had never seen before. The young man stood at the door and said to him indifferently:

Ethan Locke Maldini, Cyber ​​Hawk is looking for you, it's in his villa.

After saying this nonsense, the young man turned around and left. Ethan froze for a moment, then quickly grabbed his clothes, adjusted his poor appearance in front of the full-length mirror in the office, opened the door and walked towards Go down the garage.

Ten minutes later, Ethan, who was a little restless, appeared in the living room of Seber's villa. Frankly speaking, Ethan's memory of Seber was still on the plane that flew out of Afghanistan. Eyes can attract the soul.

Although he studies very materialistic science, after personally experiencing the pain that his soul will be ignited, his fear of Cyber ​​is really from the bottom of his heart.

Facing the fidgeting Ethan, Sebo slowly put down the newspaper in his hand. He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, and put his hand aside the newspaper. He looked at the nervous Ethan in front of him, and smiled:

What? Are you unhappy here? I don't remember that I restricted your freedom, and a few months ago, you took over your wife and children from your hometown, didn't you?

Saibo took out a box of delicate cigars from his pocket and gave one to Ethan. While puffing, he leaned lazily on the sofa and said to the silent Ethan:

Don't worry, I'm not someone who will coerce you into doing bad things. Starting tomorrow, you will have your own experimental physics laboratory in the Woolsend neighborhood, which Stark Industries will provide to you every year. At least 3000W of research funding, and this laboratory is headed by you, and you recruit people. You can research what you like to study, and I don’t care about the results of your research...

When he said this, he paused for a moment, looked up at Ethan: That bastard uncle Tony ruined the first half of your life, so now we will compensate you for the second half of your life, don't you have anything to say?

Ethan was already in a daze. As a greasy middle-aged man over 40 years old, he had experienced too many things, from being stolen from the experimental results, to being caught by the Ten Rings, and forced to work for them, to his narrow escape in Afghanistan , and finally a peaceful life in Gotham, he thought that his next life would be like this, and there would be no more disturbances.

To be honest, he doesn't hate the peace, especially after experiencing life and death, he enjoys the feeling of being with his family now...but all of a sudden, Saber throws such a bait.

Ethan knows very well that once this bait is eaten, there is no turning back. Cyber ​​is not the mysterious Mandarin, the Devil Gang is not the Ten Rings Gang, and this is not the chaotic Middle East. In Gotham, Cyber ​​wants someone's If he is killed, it is absolutely impossible for him to live to see the sun the next day.

But he is better than the Ten Rings Gang. He knows exactly what Ethan really wants, and he offers a temptation that Ethan can't refuse. That's what every qualified scientist wants. Recognition and the honor you deserve.

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Ethan's throat moved. He reached out to pick up the tea on the side, took a big gulp, and then took a deep breath on the cigar. The greasy middle-aged man rubbed his nose, and finally pulled his tie Ripped off, he looked at Seber, who whispered:

Then what do I have to pay?

this!

Saibo watched Ethan's struggle calmly. His final decision did not exceed Saibo's expectations. He flicked his left hand, and a black thing covered with complicated marks on the surface looked like a metal scroll. Appearing in the palm of his hand, he put it on the table and pushed it to Ethan:

You are the best cryptography expert I can find. This is your first assignment, and it is an exchange for everything I give you.

Saibo pressed his finger on the black scroll, he looked up at Ethan, and said in a serious tone:

I want what's in it, unscathed!

Ethan didn't answer, he just reached out and held the scroll in his hand, looked around in great detail, and then frowned:

This is a special physical encryption method, 128 key combinations, and finally analyze the answer of 4 symbols. Frankly speaking, this is the first time I have seen this kind of thing, but... I can give it a try.

Saber shook his head:

If you're going to do it, you're going to do it! Without trying that option, all I can say is, if you fail, I'll be annoyed.

He stroked his chin, and the red light in his eyes flashed away:

You don't want to see me upset, do you?

Dr. Ethan hesitated for a while, and silently took a puff of the cigar in his hand. Finally, he nodded and looked at Seber:

I need a lot of specialized equipment and my lab.

Saber nodded:

Tomorrow morning you'll have everything you want, and then you'll give me everything I want, right?

I do... er, I mean, I can do it!

Ethan put the black steel scroll in the box prepared by Saibo, held it in his hand, and left the villa under Sergey's guidance. Saibo rubbed his forehead, sat on the sofa, and looked down at the newspaper. The above is meaningless, his concern is another matter.

There is a lot of interesting information in Mrs. Viper's soul. From it, Sable saw the original reason why Hydra attacked the Devil Gang. It was not because of anything else. It was precisely this scroll, which Sable brought out from Stryker's dam base scrolls.

To be honest, this thing has long been forgotten by Cyber, but now Hydra is willing to go to war to get it. There is a connection with a mysterious place in the scroll, and she has no idea what is hidden in this scroll.

So Saibo doesn't know what kind of gains this scroll will bring him in the end...

Due to the current headache situation, he urgently needs good news.