The Death Knell

Su Ming returned to his home in Wilson Tower. The weather in New York had not been very good in recent days, which reminded him of Gotham.

Moreover, New York is indeed about to become a city full of masked people, not only all kinds of lunatics, but also the first batch of heroes are about to appear.

The cause was Steve's relationship, but more of it was the prelude laid in the past.

Steve was not a plan thought up by the military, but a product of competition with Germany. The cause was not Dr. Erskine's serum, but mutants.

More than twenty years ago, there was an American soldier named John. He participated in World War I and went to Europe, but was captured by the Germans because of a shipwreck and drowning.

The Germans discovered that although he fell into a deep sleep in the water, he was not dead. His body was as strong as steel, could withstand ordinary bullets and artillery shells, and was extremely strong.

They put him in a large jug and kept him in a secret base for study.

Hydra naturally also knew about this. They believed that this person was the revelation given to them by God. Since one appeared in front of them, there must be more in the world.

If they could gain their abilities, or their bloodline, Hydra could rule the world.

So they recruited a group of scientists to conduct comprehensive research on this mutant, and Dr. Erskine was one of them.

They discovered the source of John's abilities, which was due to his genetic differences.

In the 1860s, the geneticist Mendel proposed the idea that biological traits are controlled by genetic factors, but this was only a product of logical reasoning.

In the early 20th century, geneticist Morgan realized that genes exist on chromosomes and are arranged linearly on chromosomes through genetic experiments on fruit flies, and thus came to the conclusion that chromosomes are gene carriers.

At that time, several German scientists seemed to see the future of mankind from the sample. Because of the mystery and uncertainty of its gene, it was called the X gene.

The initial experiments were very unsatisfactory. What would be the result if ordinary people forcibly fuse mutant genes?

Basically, it turned into a puddle of liquid due to genetic collapse.

After this, different opinions arose in the research team, and their research directions diverged.

Dr. Erskine couldn't bear to see the experiment's death in vain, and the Red Skull took away his serum and turned him into a monster, so the doctor secretly contacted the US military to surrender.

Nick Fury successfully rescued him, and the doctor also brought the idea of ​​​​the serum to the United States.

Why is the super soldier serum Steve injected called a serum?

Serum refers to the light yellow transparent liquid separated from the plasma by removing fibrinogen after blood coagulation, or refers to plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed.

Its main function is to provide basic nutrients, provide hormones and various growth factors, provide binding proteins, provide contact-promoting and stretching factors to protect cells from mechanical damage, and play some protective effects on cells in culture.

Only when there is sample blood can there be serum. This blood is actually the blood of John Steele, a mutant.

The serum does not contain the X gene, but the serum itself is used to supply energy to the body with the X gene, so he uses a series of means to make the serum match the body of a normal person.

Although the transformed person is not as strong as the original person, this is already the gentlest method.

Of course, he is not the only expert in the scientific research team. Who is the real genius in the team? In fact, it is not Dr. Erskine. He is just the first one to succeed.

There was a Jewish doctor named Eric Schmidt who was thrown into a concentration camp by the Red Skull because his Jewish identity was exposed.

In the concentration camp, he only relied on basic medicines from the health center without any scientific research conditions. He prepared a chemical agent based only on his personal memory and hatred of the Nazis. He used the compound to stimulate mutations in the human body, simulate the existence of the X gene, and make people achieve Mutant ability levels.

Dr. Schmidt reformed the inmate Keane Marlowe, and Keane's real name is Brian Forsworth. His father was the famous British masked commander "Union Flag" during World War I.

The doctor unfortunately died, and Brian became the new superhero "The Destroyer" because of this bottle of mixture. This only bottle of mixture is also called the Destroyer's Mixture.

As for Professor Hans Bruder, who stayed in Hydra to continue research, he had the greatest authority and full support because of the disappearance of the other two. He had the mutant body in his hands, and there were countless prisoners of war or Jews who could Used for in vivo experiments.

Through continuous exploration of the X gene, and a large number of samples to summarize the rules, he finally found a way for ordinary people to integrate the X gene, but it was limited by the shortcomings of genetic engineering technology and was slightly flawed.

The people who underwent transformation did not show the invulnerability of John Steele. Instead, they were like children born to mutants, each with different abilities.

This medicine is called x compound, also known as life-extending medicine. Although the injection is risky, once successful, this medicine will extend people's lifespan.

So this thing is also circulated among the upper echelons of the Nazis and Hydra. Immortality is a temptation for everyone.

The ramifications of these studies were far-reaching, including the Infinity Formula used in the future by Nick Fury and the Winter Soldier, developed from Steve's blood by Dr. Berthold Sternberg.

The 'leech' medicine used by Black Widow and the others in the red house was also modified from the x compound by Leviathan's scientists.

Therefore, many heroes appearing in Marvel can actually be related to mutants.

The SSS transformation experiment that Steve participated in was internally codenamed by the military as 'Weapon Plan 1'. This plan will continue from then on, 2, 3... until the famous Weapon X plan.

That is, artificially mute Deadpool and modified Wolverine to create x-23.

The military's experiments will never stop. In the future, they will also use alien genes for experiments. They are always looking for more powerful weapons.

The competitive spirit is sometimes more obvious in them, pursuing higher, faster, and stronger.

Therefore, those companies in Marvel in the future are biochemical companies and have mutant genetic laboratories, which work tirelessly to study various mutants. In their view, this is not only a weapon, but also Tang Monk meat.

Wealth, strength, lifespan, everything is hidden in the x gene...

In this era, mutants are so hidden that they would be impossible to find without mobilizing state power. But in the future, with the advancement of technology, it will become easier and easier for ordinary people to catch mutants.

The easier it is to catch mutants, it means that various researches will progress faster, and the more ways people can obtain superpowers.

This means that in this increasingly unfamiliar world, Su Ming faces more variables.