Baxter Building, on the rooftop floor.

Under the white parasol, there were three chatty figures, sipping a cold drink, Sean raised a bright smile and said: "I read many of your papers during college, and at that time you were already a genius at Columbia University, with multiple PhDs, and everyone was saying that Reed Richards was a well-deserved absolute genius!" ”

The young man sitting across from him was a little shy, and there was a sense of restraint in his actions, only those bright eyes, shining with wisdom, in Minty's words, were the image of a textbook scholar.

"Thank you for the compliment, Sean." The young man called Reed smiled and said softly: "I am far from being as good as you say, science is a majestic mountain that can never reach the top, Copernicus said that man's vocation is to have the courage to explore the truth, I like to delve into the unknown things, unravel their mysteries, and find the answers from them......"

"Ahem...... Sean, thank you for the invitation, to be honest I didn't really know we lived in the same building. Ben, who is burly, interrupts his friend's tirade.

At the same time, he also glanced at Reed, this is not some kind of academic debate conference, who likes to listen to those boring esoteric theories?!

The future Mr. Fantastic awkwardly stopped the conversation, only to find that Sean did not show a look of boredom on his face, but instead uttered the words of another great scientist: "The sea of truth makes all that is not discovered lie before my eyes for me to explore." ”

"The path of scientific exploration is boring for those who stand outside the door, but full of fun and joy for those who walk in the door."

Sean waved his hand, showing a gentle attitude that made people feel like a spring breeze, "I am not the kind of financier or speculator that Dr. Richards thinks, I only have interests in my eyes, and I think that research projects that can create profits are valuable, and the development of science should be to promote the progress and change of human society." ”

Reed was slightly stunned, and then a little excited, he had recently sought funding from a number of group companies for his research projects, but almost all of them were met with a cold reception, and the capitalists who expected to see the prospect of profitability thought he was whimsical, and sneered at him, claiming that it was definitely a failed investment.

Compared to the attitude of those people, Sean, who represents Osborne Industries and Ambrera, undoubtedly showed an extremely good attitude, and the kind of respect that was inadvertently revealed made Reed, who had run into a wall many times, feel very comfortable.

"The agent told me that Dr. Richards also lives here, and I was thinking about when I would visit in person, but I didn't expect you to come to the door."

Sean said lightly that Ambrera had sent an invitation to this brilliant genius scientist before, but at that time, Reed seemed to be indulging in a failed relationship and had no intention of continuing the research work, so he politely refused.

In the original timeline, after hitting the wall many times, Reed had to find his former classmate and rival, Victor Doom, with the support of the other party, to lease a spaceship from the space agency, but due to the miscalculation of the speed of the cosmic storm, Reed and his party were instantly engulfed by the raging cosmic rays, and the strong radiation changed their body structure and gene chain, causing them to undergo strange changes.

This is the origin of the famous superhero group, the Fantastic Four.

"I'm sorry, although I received an invitation from Ambrera before, but I can't give up my research project for many years, you have outstanding achievements in the field of biology, but my research direction is engineering, mathematics and physics, so after thinking twice, I still declined Dr. Connors's kind invitation."

In fact, seeing Sean's attitude so good, the future Mr. Fantastic regretted it very much, and after rejecting Ambrera's invitation, he was almost on the verge of bankruptcy, and the Aerospace Administration did not trust this genius's experimental project and was unwilling to fund it, and Reed, who had no way out, could only be forced to accept Victor's harsh conditions.

For this, Reed had to pay 75 percent of the project's profits, including applications and patents, while Victor invested a billion dollars and leased a spaceship.

"So this time, you and Ben found me, why?" Sean got to the point, he didn't believe that these two would find him for no reason. "As far as I know, the Doom Group has announced a partnership with you, and in six weeks' time, you will conduct your first experiments in outer space to collect data on cosmic rays."

Reed coughed a few times, and seemed a little embarrassed, as a genius who had already surpassed Xueba and been promoted to the level of Xueshen, he was actually relatively weak in terms of socialization.

“…… There were five people involved in the trial, me and Ben, as well as Susan Storm, who was the genetic research director, and her brother Johnny, and Victor Doom, our investor. ”

Reed paused, observed Sean's expression, and after seeing that the other party did not show impatience, continued, "But in the process of collecting data, we also need a biologist who is good enough to map our genes......"

Sean was quite surprised, perhaps because he had never brought himself into the role of a scientist, so Sean was indeed very surprised that Reed invited him to participate in this trip to outer space.

"Rest assured, this test is very safe, and there will be absolutely no danger!" Seeing that Sean didn't answer, Reed thought that the other party was worried about safety, and immediately opened his mouth to reassure.

Looking at Reed, who set the flag, Sean was speechless in his heart, as a time-traveler who was familiar with the plot, of course he knew that this trip to outer space was destined to be a failed experiment, and it also created the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom.

"Sean, as you said before, science is developed to advance humanity and change the existing world! Before the beginning of the birth of time, a dense and hot singularity exploded and expanded to form the universe, and according to my research, the early evolution of life on Earth was most likely due to the high-energy cosmic rays generated by the solar wind! Within six weeks, another cloud with the same composition will pass through the Earth's orbit...... The secrets of the evolution of life, the process of genetic evolution, are all buried in it! ”

"By observing cosmic storms, we can obtain unprecedented data and then demystify the mysteries of human genetics...... If we succeed, we will change the world! ”

Reed's emotions gradually became excited, and Ben on the side couldn't help but roll his eyes, when it comes to academic research or scientific problems, this friend will burst out with far more enthusiasm than usual.

If it weren't for this kind of inextricable character who is obsessed with research, how could Susan leave with a disappointed mood and turn to Victor's arms.

"It's an honor to be able to witness such a miracle." Sean stretched out his hand, he looked at the dazzling sun in the sky, and seemed to have other plans in his heart.

"Thank you, Sean." Reed was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

He didn't expect the other party to agree so easily, going to outer space is not a beautiful trip to relax, the danger is very high, and Reed has long been mentally prepared to be rejected.

"I said it a long time ago, Sean would agree to help." Ben laughed and unscrewed a bottle of beer and gulped it down.

The young man, who quickly won the favor of the two, smiled faintly and looked in the direction of the middle island of Manhattan, where a puff of smoke rose and rushed into the sky very conspicuously.