Chapter 187: Norman's Triumph and Proposal
"A crystallization of the devil's death?" Hearing Norman's words, Nick immediately looked at Luke beside him, and the one-eyed eye was full: This thing can also be sold?
"It's normal, there aren't many normal materials produced in that place. It's mostly these things. Luke looked calm. With Mephisto's level of picking, the only materials that could make him squander in the early stage were those poor devils and demons. Anyway, these are not worth much in the dimension of hell.
With the chaotic place of the Hell Dimension, several borders adjacent to the lord are in conflict every day, and this kind of crystallization or wreckage after death does not know how many billions of years of accumulation, and it can't be picked up as garbage.
Mephisto is also considered a waste use.
Of course, the above information was told to him by the Ancient One, who had been to the Hell Dimension and knew a little bit about that place. To a certain extent, this curbed Mephisto's profiteers who sold at high prices, which made him very dissatisfied. But dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and business still has to be done. After all, throughout the ages, this kind of business between demon gods and demon gods has hardly taken shape. For the good thing that his own garbage heap can be sold for money by processing, Mephisto had never thought about it before. After all, who wants you to have something like the radiation power of the Hell dimension that exceeds the standard?
"Are you okay?" Nick was still a little inexplicably nervous. He hadn't seen it on the list, had he? So how did this thing come about?
"What's the problem? After treatment, it is just a piece of soul crystal. The technology had been tested on the Bloods. Trust the Wedo Material Safety Standard set by Hebelun. Everything that does not meet the standard and exceeds the standard is a defective product and a failed product. It will not circulate to this planet. Luke comforted Nick.
"What does it do?" Nick shook his head, put aside some of the uneasiness in his heart, looked at the necklace in the black jewelry box that Norman held in his hand not far away, and asked out loud.
"It can increase the wearer's mental power, and it is biased towards the verbal bewitching system. The words spoken by a person while wearing this necklace will be more likely to gain the recognition and trust of others, and the other party will gradually become unsuspecting to you and answer all questions. With it, you can control a person's emotions and thinking, so that he can subtly follow the guidance and settings of Ling. Norman smiled and introduced, "The more people who are good at using language, the more they will be able to make the most of this necklace!" I think it's a good fit for the group of agents under your command. ”
"It's really good." Nick nodded, this kind of auxiliary equipment is exactly what S.H.I.E.L.D. needs at the moment. Norman found a good entry point.
"Not only that, but the color quality is purple. In addition to the ability to linguistic demagoguery, it also has the power of a contract. You can expend the energy stored inside it to make a pact with a creature. You can summon him to assist you when you need to. Norman added.
"A summoning item?" Nick instantly thought of the demons he had seen in the plaza before, demons or something. But soon, he shook his head, if he wanted to summon a demon inside the earth, he was afraid that he would have to go to the ancient mage first to get permission first, otherwise a demon might not be able to enter the realm.
"You can think so." Norman said, with a slight look of regret on his face: "We haven't fully understood Heberen's technique, otherwise, the effect of this equipment should be even better." The quality will also be higher! But time is running out and we can only do that at the moment. ”
"It's already pretty good. Two pieces of awesome gear! Osborne Industries is so much better this time. Nick was positive about Osborne's product.
"Two pieces? No, no, no, that's not the limit of what we can do. With a smug smile on his face, Norman's cunning and cunning attitude gripped him as he handed the necklace to the researcher beside him and shook his head to correct Nick.
"And?" Nick was genuinely surprised this time.
Osborne clapped his hands, and the long-awaited researcher handed over a pure white jewelry box, the opposite of the color of the one that held the evil spirit necklace before.
"Next is the brainchild of Osborne Industries." Norman carefully took the box and opened it under Nick's expectant eyes, revealing the silver-white bracelet inside.
"Holy Light Bracelet. If we can go further in our technology and craftsmanship, bracelets can be turned into rings or earrings. But there is no way, our current technology and proficiency in the use of Hyperion instruments can only allow us to do so much. That's the limit of what we can do at the moment, and no one else can do it better than us except Heblelen. Norman said smugly. He's not Stark, for him, business comes first, as long as Hyperion doesn't end up, he can say that Osborne is currently the top company in extraordinary equipment technology. He has that confidence!
"Holy Light Bracelet? Sounds like it's somehow antagonistic to the previous Evil Necklace? Nick's mind immediately remembered the kind of power that Luke had shown him in Heblelen's conference room, and when Luke seemed to introduce him, he also said that this power was called Holy Light?
"In fact, their core material is the same source." Norman said softly.
"The Devil's Soul Crystal?" Nick raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, the Devil's Soul Crystal! Or the crystallization of the soul of a powerful devil! The quality of the material directly determines the grade of the equipment. It was supposed to be an upgraded version of the Evil Spirit Necklace, but after the transformation of the Energy Opposition Transformation Technology, it became what it is now. If the power represented by the evil spirit necklace is the opposite, then the power it represents is positive! Norman confirmed Nick's inquiry.
"Are you sure it's the Light? Can it do healing human injuries? Is it to relieve fatigue, even to restore life, and to enhance man's extraordinary strength? Nick thought of the hand that Luke had shown him in the first place, and asked again and again.
"Looks like you've seen this energy before. Yes, as you say, as you think. It does everything you say. Norman was stunned, but looked at Luke who was standing beside Nick, and a flash of clarity flashed in his eyes, obviously this kind of technology, Nick had seen it on Luke's side. This made him a little embarrassed, but this embarrassment was erased by him in an instant, and now Hyperion and Luke were not among them chasing and comparing. At least until they understand the technology given to them by Heblelum, and master the production process of extraordinary equipment and instruments, and even connect with the material supply source behind Heblelum, Heblem is not among their competition and confrontation.
"Energy production?" Nick's heart was instantly moved. What he has always wanted is this kind of all-round equipment that can resist and fight, and the soul ring is one, but the use demand of the complete version is extremely high, and the threshold for the use of the castrated version is acceptable, but there are also various flaws. Only with the Holy Light, which has no extremely high threshold and does not have too much burden on the user, the equipment created with it is Nick's favorite. But Luke doesn't sell it. I didn't expect to get such a big surprise here in Osborne today.
Norman froze for a moment, and his face showed a touch of helpless embarrassment: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to mass produce in a short time." It requires extremely high craftsmanship! There was no problem with the instruments at Hebelun, but the proficiency of our staff was lacking. They were only trained for a while at Heblelen. The technicians assigned to them by Hebleent were too demanding on the process. ”
"The process is demanding, and although most of those materials are processed and filtered at Heblen to remove a certain amount of danger, this does not mean that the equipment made from them is safe to use. Mistakes in any of these links can lead to flaws, minor or serious side effects, or hidden dangers in the crafted equipment. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid that it won't be me and Nick who will come to talk to you, Mr. Osborne, but a group of mages with great power who will come to talk to you. Maybe they will ask you, if you want to travel, which dimension do you want to visit? Luke spread his hands and said with a smile on his face.
"Okay, okay, can Hebleen send some more men? At least Osborne Industries did it first. Norman raised his hand in surrender, but then made another request to Luke.
"Hebelun is also very short of staff right now, and we still have our own research and production in-house. You've been assigned manpower that's been squeezed out of the labs. During this time, I received the most complaints about the shortage of manpower in the major laboratories. Luke said he couldn't help himself. And he was telling the truth.
Out of respect, the heads of the various laboratories at Hebleen certainly did not dare to complain about his instructions, but they could frantically report to the overstretched laboratory staff. The reports were vaguely telling him: Boss, stop pumping people! If you draw people again, it will be gone, and who of us will be able to help you work then?
Plans are plans, but with the unprecedented unanimity of the heads of the various labs, Luke has to take their emotions and opinions into account more or less.
The various giants who participated in the invitation took away a group of skilled researchers from Hyperion, and there are not many of them, but the number of people drawn together is considerable! In particular, since its development, Hebolun has always been in a state of lack of people.
"Can't you bring some people over from other people? Those who have not made achievements can't always occupy the manpower, right? Norman suggested.
"I'm afraid this is difficult, it was agreed at the beginning, but now the deadline has not yet arrived......" Nick helplessly glanced at Luke, who was silent again, and could only take Norman's words, but he was also embarrassed between his words.
"Since Heblen can't squeeze out manpower, and the manpower of other families can't be flexibly transferred, can it be done in another way?" After two successive proposals, Norman finally came up with his real proposal: "We will send people to work at Hebleen for a period of time, during which all expenses will be covered by Osborne Industries, and we can even provide Hebleen with a generous training fee according to the number of men." How about this not only solves the problem of the shortage of manpower at Heblelen, but also temporarily solves the problem of the lack of researchers who are familiar with the instrument? ”
Nick didn't reply this time, but waited for Luke's answer. Next to him, Luke pondered for a moment and nodded slowly under Norman's gaze. He wasn't worried about Hyperion's technology being surpassed or copied or anything, and if he did, he wouldn't have publicly licensed the technology to giant companies like Osborne, and even owed them generous loans and credit for the corresponding instruments.
No one understood what he meant, but Luke knew exactly what he wanted. It's not that the so-called Hebolun is dominant, but a multi-point explosion of technology. As long as you use or even improve his technology, it is equivalent to providing him with strength. The scientific researcher who is parasitic from the source of scientific and technological concepts belongs to him with all his experience and knowledge. So now that he's gaining momentum and mastering a certain amount of self-preservation, Luke doesn't care if Heblelen's technology is exclusive or not. It's enough to stay on top. What he needs now is to cast a wide net and sow the seeds of his own technology. Tie more smart people to his chariot.
"I can agree to this offer." After Luke finished speaking to Norman, his gaze turned to Nick beside him: "I think Mr. Osborne's proposal is very good, so I decided to cover all the companies that have accepted the invitation." Send a notification first and see how many people are willing to respond. ”
Hearing this, Nick nodded slowly. Anyway, S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't suffer a loss in this kind of thing, as long as Luke has no opinion, of course he has no opinion. Other companies have selected people to enter the various laboratories of Hyperion for training, and after returning, they may be able to produce results quickly. This is a good thing for S.H.I.E.L.D. and humanity.
Norman Osborne, on the other hand, felt his face stiffen a little, he didn't expect his proposal to be spread by Luke to the point of getting others involved. This gave him a bad feeling of working hard and ending up making clothes for others. Although in terms of purpose, he can be regarded as getting what he wants.
"In addition to the Holy Light Bracelet, will the other two pieces of equipment be able to be mass-produced?" Nick asks the key question.
"As long as the supply of materials is guaranteed, no problem." Norman replied. "But even if there are enough materials, it is impossible to mass produce too much due to the limitations of instruments and factories in the early stage. If large-scale equipment is required, it will take a certain amount of time to adjust and become proficient in the instrument while ensuring the number of skilled workers. ”
"Then let's arrange for my people to test it first. I need to take the relevant test data with me. Nick signaled that he understood, and began to move forward with the next step of the process. He still has a bunch of important business on hand that he needs to take care of himself, so he intends to make a quick decision here.
(End of chapter)