Inside a mysterious research institute somewhere in the United States. Norman Osborne was frowning at a report.

This report is not good news. Instead, they told him that the new energy they had discovered, or to be more precise, a special gem that could not be replicated.

At least for now, human science and technology cannot be replicated. It has been said that the end of science is theology. As long as the skill is high enough, then man can be like God.

There is some truth to this argument from some perspectives.

Just like the gem I found by accident, it has an abundance of energy, and it is hard to imagine who can compress that powerful energy into a single gem. If this gemstone can be replicated on a large scale, perhaps new energy sources will be available.

Unfortunately, this report gave Norman Osborne bad news.

It's been 79 years since Norman Osborne eliminated the superheroes of the last of his era.

A lot has happened in these 79 years, but the biggest change has been for Norman Osborne personally and for the Osborne group.

That is, Norman Osborne's grip on the world is getting stronger and stronger, and he holds the world firmly in his hands like his own toy.

He is in control of the life and death of the vast majority of people. controls the economic lifeblood of this world. The feeling of power is very good. Norman liked the feeling.

Norman even doubted that he would be able to maintain his youthful and vigorous life now, not only because of the effect of the Infinity Serum, but also because of the nourishment that the power brought him.

Norman is obsessed with power and can no longer afford to lose it. Power is probably the most addictive drug in the world. Far more than any other so-called hallucinogen.

Having tried the taste of power, few people can resist and give up the temptation that comes with it.

But now, Norman Osborne's power is being challenged. He had to brace himself to cope.

This challenge doesn't come from rebel organizers like Spider-Man and Captain America.

For Norman Osborne, this was just ringworm. It's not a big deal, if you are willing to use most of your strength to deal with these rebels, then these rebels will not be able to jump on.

But he didn't have the means to use most of the power mobilization here.

Because for Norman Osborne, he has more work to do that requires him to use his strength, and that is to study new energy sources.

The energy problem is the real problem that he has to face.

If there is no energy in this world, then the world will be silent, and what power can be said in a world where everyone is dead?

Thinking of this, Norman Osborne suddenly had some hatred and hatred, Tony Stark.

It's all to blame for this guy's selfishness, and he refused to reveal the manufacturing method of Ark Energy until he died.

Even if this guy dies, he will drag the whole world to be buried with him, what kind of superhero is this? Now he has to clean up the mess for him himself.

Isn't there a mistake? Aren't superheroes supposed to do all these things well? This guy ruined the world, and it's all Tony Stark's fault! Norman Osborne slammed the table.

He blamed Tony Stark. But he forgets who killed Tony Stark in the first place.

Anyway, now that Tony Stark is dead, and there is no way to jump out of the grave and confront Norman Osborne on the spot, who ruined the world?

Finding a dead man to be the backstabber is the most suitable. Anyway, even if Tony Stark is dead and spans different universes, the pot that should be carried will always have to be carried.

In fact, the Osborne Group has also studied a number of new energy initiatives.

For example, Doctor Octopus once proposed to study the concept of an artificial sun. However, this plan ultimately fails, and Doctor Octopus sinks to the bottom of the ocean along with his artificial sun. Also sinking is Norman's investment of nearly $3 billion in capital and equipment.

After that, the new energy project has not been able to make any substantial breakthroughs. Because scientific research is sometimes like an artist composing a piece of music, it needs inspiration.

Thomas Edison once said: Genius is 99% sweat plus 1% inspiration, and without that 1% inspiration, the first 99% sweat is meaningless.

New energy projects are such a picture. No genius has a flash of inspiration, and no matter how much research is done, sometimes, it may be useless.

In the past 20 years, Norman Osborne has spent a lot of money on new energy, but has gained little.

Although there have been many advances in wind, solar, geothermal and geothermal energy. However, the energy costs of maintaining the current energy costs of the planet are still stretched.

Norman Osborne also calculated that if the world was to be kept running and a balance to be reached. Then the number of people in the world should be controlled to about 700 million.

His calculations were slightly more than Miquere's. But it's not much better. For more than 10 billion people in the world, 200 million more chances of survival are still too few.

New energy projects are not progressing for a long time, existing energy is being consumed day by day, and everyone knows that shale oil can be extracted for long.

Now Norman is still able to control the world, and it is important that he controls the extraction of shale oil. If the world runs out of shale oil, then its own rights will be out of balance.

When the time comes, everyone is struggling to survive, will they still be able to manage most of the world like this? I'm afraid the whole world will be a pot of porridge!

Norman shook his head inwardly. He sighed and said, "I really don't want to sign this order. With that, Norman pulled out a thick file from his desk drawer.

"But the earth can't accommodate that many people anymore. I have to keep the population at about 700 million people. In order to maintain the continuity of human civilization, I had to make such a painful decision. If anyone dies from this decision, then please don't blame me anymore. ”

Norman Osborne looked compassionate: "It's not my fault, if you want to blame Tony Stark, his selfishness brought this world to the grave, and I am the savior of this world." ”

Saying this, Norman signed his name on a contract of order and stamped it. A glance at the letterhead on this contract and agreement will reveal a large line written on it (Human Purification Project).