Perhaps even a super villain would not expect a righteous character to appear from deep within his hometown.

Robin looked at the time. It was four o'clock in the morning, a time when everything was silent and even dogs couldn't wake up. In the dim light, he saw the three letters A.I.M. marked on the base of the arc reactor.

"This is Advanced Idea Meics." He explained to Hercule and the Riddler, "They are half of the Stark Group, and Iron Man provides them with technical and financial support. Their research ideas It is to improve human beings' own physiological functions and use bioelectricity to encode the parts of the brain that control repair, thereby treating diseases such as trauma and disability."

Hercule had a new understanding of human technology in the 21st century: "Is this actually possible?"

"It's just a project under research. Researchers will try to exaggerate the results as much as possible in order to attract more investment. In fact, their product may just be a Band-Aid."

"..."

They left the 'door' and the room where the reactor was. The two guards fell asleep in the observation room, so they didn't have to do anything. When passing by the computer in the observation room, Robin made a pause gesture, took out the USB flash drive from his belt and inserted it into the socket. About three minutes later, he pulled out the USB flash drive and followed Hercule quietly.

The Riddler in front said feebly but disdainfully: "Little theft."

Robin retorted: "How about I wake up the guards and you go fight with them?"

"That's so barbaric. I choose to strangle them in their sleep. Let me ask you, if I had an orange..."

"Then you should choose to eat it. Can you two shut up and save energy?" Hercule stopped the Riddler from creating chaos with new riddles. He pushed open a door at hand, "This is the Pioneer Technology Archives. , I need their research report on 'Gate'."

His eyes quickly scanned the shelves and quickly locked on a date. At that time, Tony Stark had just become Iron Man, and the entire Stark Industries was plunged into unprecedented turmoil due to his choice. The top management of the board of directors was forced to purge to maintain loyalty to the transformed company. At this moment, it is obvious that some people will feel dissatisfied and then look for other ways out for themselves.

The report at the top of the box reads:

"A.I.M. Research Project: Analysis of the Function and Structure of the Black Apple Core

Confidentiality level: A+

Summary: According to current clues, the core of the black apple is a tool that uses unknown energy to release huge amounts of energy in a short, fast and efficient manner [1]. Its makers have tackled two major difficulties, firstly how to extract renewable fuel from outside our known dimensions, and secondly how to create a chip body capable of extracting and withstanding that fuel. For more details on the analysis of the fuel itself, see the report - ‘Black Apple’ and its early research literature [2]. This report mainly introduces the simulation test results of three possible structures of the black apple core, and analyzes their feasibility one by one.

Conclusion: The preparation conditions for circuits, semiconductors and tunnel metals are difficult to achieve, and the high-purity solid amber gold provided by the Court of Owls may be a substitute.

Reference: [1] ‘Gate’, the passage leading to the ‘upside-down world’ in another dimension, see xxxx-xxxx for details

[2] Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, "Practical Application and Discovery of Gamma Rays", published in 2xxx. "

After Hercule read it, he immediately matched the content of the report with what he saw.

The core of the black apple sounds very similar to the function of the mechanical heart, but it is not yet certain whether it is the same thing.

And if the two are the same, it means that Pioneer Technology has some understanding of the main game reward props. Their researchers named the black mud fuel ‘Black Apple’ and called it ‘extradimensional energy’. This fuel is renewable but difficult to extract and utilize.

On the other hand, Pioneer Technology only knows that there is such a thing, but does not know how it was created, so it can only infer from the functional results. The report states that highly purified solid amber gold may be a lower-level substitute for the material of the Mechanical Heart - but what is the material for making the Mechanical Heart? What is amber gold?

Hercule continued to scroll down, trying to find experimental reports related to 'Black Apple' or 'Amber Gold'. Unfortunately, only a few research results were placed in the archive box, and there were gaps in the date and content. I don’t know if the rest were taken away, or the archives did not have enough authority.

At this time, Robin said: "I found something useful!"

He handed over a piece of paper, and Hercule read it without forgetting it. It read:

"Another Dimension: The World Turned Upside Down

Confidentiality level: B

Summary: In 1980, the Hawkins National Laboratory, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Energy, accidentally opened a portal to another dimension in the town of Hawkins, Indiana. Laboratory personnel named the space on the other side of the door the "Upside Down World." and launched a series of studies on it. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Hawkins National Laboratory was banned, and some researchers joined A.I.M. (Pioneer Technology), and the research results were retained.

Void Wd:

Confidentiality level: B

Summary: The monsters that appear in the upside-down world are 15-30 meters tall and about 100 meters long. The number is unknown. They are named after the discoverer Dr. Carlin (1943-2006, died while exploring the upside-down world). It takes the form of a shapeless black mist-like creature with countless barrel-shaped tentacles. Afraid of fire, unable to communicate, and highly aggressive, he usually wanders in the open areas between cities in the Upside Down World and will not actively enter buildings. He can escape through houses at critical moments.

Human beings captured and parasitized by the wind of the void will lose themselves and become 'tentacles' extended by their own bodies to expand their territory. The main body can remotely control the host and obtain the host's human memory.

The Void Wind knows how to disguise, and humans will still carry out reasonable social activities after being parasitized.

Conclusion: We have studied the parasitic characteristics of the Void Wind and found that its mist-like tentacles are still active in the real world and can have a slight influence on the host's subconscious after parasitism. Therefore, by using bioelectric simulation to compile the command band of the main body of the Void Wind, all parasites can be controlled remotely remotely. "

Robin looked a little slower than Hercule, and said after a while: "This way they can use the parasite to create a loyal army."

"They are already making it." Hercule said while looking through other documents. "There were several mutants who were willing to die for Apocalypse Company in the New York serial arson case. They also have helpers in the New York Police Department. I It can only be determined that the fire investigator who declared on TV, 'I will serve the people of New York until the end of my life,' was not affected by the wind of the void - because the monster in the upside-down world is afraid of fire."

"It's really hard to guard against." The Riddler said vaguely. "Do you have a lighter, detective?"

Robin didn't understand why, but he suddenly reacted after a few seconds. Hercule was well prepared and took out a lighter from his coat pocket and threw it over: "Thank you for your cooperation."

The Riddler drew his fingertips, and the flames illuminated his pale face: "I am not parasitized. There is one more thing that can prove that the wind of the void can speak riddles? I cannot be seen, cannot be touched, and you cannot hear or smell Not yet. Behind the stars, at the foot of the mountain, I stretch, end life, kill laughter."

Hercule took the lighter and put it out, and the surrounding brightness dimmed: "Darkness."

The Riddler snapped his fingers: "Perfect, detective, we have a good understanding. Do you think Pioneer Technology actually works for Apocalypse Corporation?"

"I'm not sure." Hercule was completely immersed in his thoughts, and solving the riddle was just instinct. He put the box down, "There's nothing I need in here. Let's leave now."

Robin looked at him with admiration, feeling that a mature adult might just want to remain calm as if he didn't hear the Riddler's nagging.

However, after passing the archives room, they encountered a new problem, and it wasn't the guards. There was nothing in the entire three underground floors except two sleeping guys. If the power generation facilities were not still running, it would be like people were walking downstairs. It’s empty—but the second underground floor is literally a laboratory for human research.

The institute is designed in a circular shape, and if you want to go up, you must pass through the lobby. As soon as you exit the stairs, you can see the towering dome and bright white lights and walls. Nutrition cabins are placed horizontally and vertically in the hall. The pipes on the roof of the cabin are connected to glass tubes. Inside the tubes are a few centimeters long, condensed and fluttering black mist, and the manifestation of the monster Void Wind in the upside-down world. The form is exactly the same.

The Riddler walked to the nutrition cabin and took a closer look at the sleeping experimental subjects inside, most of which were humans: "They actually cut off the monster's tentacles and brought them into the real world. Even I have to say, it's really creative. "

Robin couldn't help but look at Hercule: "We...I just informed Batman, but he didn't reply. There is a signal blocking device here."

"We will come back." Hercule patted the boy's back comfortingly, "These people will be saved."

The ideal situation is that they leave unimpeded along the way, inform the New York Police Department or Batman or Iron Man of the truth, and then official forces and superheroes rush in fully armed to bring the profit-minded criminals to justice.

Robin also knew this was the best choice and nodded silently.

They climbed up another level and were about to touch the ground and the morning light. The underground floor is more simple. There is a huge glass cell in the center of the hall. Inside is a blond child who looks to be only five or six years old and whose gender cannot be identified. He (let's use him) is covered with a pure white robe, and his calf is and nothing on her feet.

When Hercule opened the door, the blond child was lying on the cell floor, seemingly asleep.

This was even more infuriating than seeing the adult experimental subjects on the second floor. Robin said depressingly: "We should take him away."

"Don't be stupid," the Riddler warned him, "you'll get us killed."

"Calm down," Hercule warned Robin. They passed the glass cell as silently as possible, with the Riddler at the front, Robin in the middle, and Hercule behind.

When the first two people walked over, the child in the cell was motionless, and even the rise and fall of his chest was not obvious.

Under the control of absolute rationality, Hercule's steps would only become lighter. But when he stepped forward, the game panel suddenly gave a prompt:

[You feel like someone is watching you. 】

"..."

He turned his head and saw the child in the glass cell had somehow woken up. He was sitting up straight and looking at him quietly. His young face was expressionless, like a machine.

Hercule paused involuntarily.

Robin in front sensed it and turned around: "What...?"

He was speechless and saw the child sitting up.

The chain reaction affected the Riddler. All three of them stopped and looked at the glass room, but the child inside only stared at Hercule, with two clear but inorganic blue eyes that blinked slowly every few seconds.

After a long time, he stood up and walked over, stretched out his hand to press the glass, and put his little face forward so that Hercule could clearly see his opening and closing of his mouth:

"--Mr. Argus, CEO of Apocalypse Company, ordered me to say to you when I see you: Long time no see, detective."

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