The breeze was gentle and pleasant, the sky clear for miles.
Samuel sat on a flowerbed outside the Mercury Labs building, drinking coffee and waiting for the person he had arranged to meet.
Mercury Labs and Star Labs were originally considered rivals.
The real Dr. Harrison Wells and the founder of Mercury Labs, Dr. Tina McGee, were originally good friends, but after Reverse-Flash killed the real Dr. Harrison Wells and impersonated him, their relationship gradually drifted apart.
Nowadays, Mercury Labs has become a representative of technological authority, bringing together various top scientists and researchers.
Precisely because of this, Mercury Labs is also a place where danger frequently occurs.
Not only did Reverse-Flash target it repeatedly, but Brie Larvan also attacked here in the show, attacking Dr. Tina McGee.
Additionally, there are several other villains from Mercury Labs like Brie Larvan.
In the show, after Caitlin briefly left Star Labs, she also joined Mercury Labs.
"Clack clack clack—clack clack clack—" The sound of high heels clicking on the ground rang out, coming closer from a distance.
Listening to the sound, it seemed a bit hurried.
"Mr. Samuel?"
A somewhat hurried and hesitant voice sounded in his ear.
Samuel looked up.
A woman in a white lab coat was looking at him somewhat awkwardly.
"Dr. Eliza Harmon?"
"Yes, it's me."
Eliza Harmon nodded and asked somewhat uncertainly, "At first, the security guard told me the founder of Void Medical was looking for me, and I could hardly believe it.
Mr. Samuel, this is our first time meeting, isn't it?"
What—what do you need me for?"
Mr. Samuel touched his nose and said with a smile, "Your nose is very distinctive."
She had an aquiline nose, which made her facial features look more prominent and three-dimensional overall.
Eliza Harmon touched her nose unnaturally and said awkwardly, "Oh, thank you."
"Trust me, your face shape and nose are very suitable for wearing a mask," Samuel said with a smile.
Eliza Harmon was a little confused. The founder of Void Medical meeting her, surely it wasn't just to talk about her nose?
Samuel actually just said a few words casually as his heart moved; after all, he wasn't here for her nose.
"Dr. Eliza Harmon, I've done a little investigation into your current job, salary, and status and treatment in the laboratory. I'll get straight to the point. I want to invite you to join my team."
"Ah?"
Eliza Harmon was stunned and subconsciously wanted to ask for clarification.
But Samuel put his finger to his mouth to make a shushing gesture and continued, "First, let me tell you the conditions."
"I will set aside a floor in the Void Medical building as a laboratory or R&D center, which will be fully managed by you. I will support the projects you are currently researching and the projects you want to research in the future with real money."
"If the project is successfully developed, the ownership belongs to the company, and the right of authorship belongs to you. If it generates profit, you can get a share of the dividends. Of course, if you leave the company, you won't have it."
"As for your personal salary, it's one million U.S. dollars annually, and there is huge room for growth. How much you can get specifically depends on your own ability."
"Money, status, importance, I can give you all of it."
Samuel looked at the already stunned Eliza Harmon and asked calmly, "You just need to answer two questions."
"One, are you willing to join my team?"
"Two, if you are willing, what can you contribute, or rather, what can you give me?"
Eliza Harmon shook her head in confusion and asked incredulously, "Mr. Samuel, are you, are you serious about what you said? You're not joking with me, are you?"
Samuel chuckled softly, then said seriously, "My dear Dr. Eliza Harmon, not everyone is qualified for me to joke with!"
Eliza Harmon took a few deep breaths, calmed down, and considered Samuel's proposal.
After a while, she made a decision: "I think all I can give is gratitude and loyalty!"
Samuel smiled and held out his hand: "Deal?"
"Deal!"
Eliza Harmon shook his hand excitedly, then breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "So, what should I do now?"
"Ring, ring, ring—"
The phone rang. Samuel looked at the caller ID and, after thinking for a moment, said to Eliza Harmon, "You resign first. I'll have Felicity contact you. You can tell her anything you need. I have something to deal with here. I'll contact you later."
"Okay, okay," Eliza Harmon nodded, unable to help but confirm, "Is it real?"
Samuel smiled brightly: "Of course."
"That's good. Then, then I'll go up first." Eliza Harmon breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and walked step by step into the building.
Samuel answered the call and said with a smile, "Why did you suddenly think of calling me? Oh? You came to Central City? Okay, I should be free. Let's meet at Jitters Coffee House."
After hanging up the phone, Samuel called Felicity, told her about recruiting Dr. Eliza Harmon, explained the conditions, and asked her to contact Eliza Harmon.
Then, he walked to the parking lot and drove to Jitters Coffee House.
This coffee shop is the one where Iris works, and it's also a place where Barry Allen and the Flash Team often visit.
It must be said, their coffee is indeed very good.
On the way there, Samuel was still thinking about Eliza Harmon.
From a scientific research perspective, Eliza Harmon is a genius. In the show, Caitlin met her while working at Mercury Labs. After leaving, Caitlin gave her part of the formula to help research the Speed Force serum, Velocity 9.
As a result, she was able to reverse-engineer the complete formula based on just a part of it and injected it into herself.
This transformed her from an ordinary person into a Zoom with Super Speed: Trajectory!
However, the Speed Force serum had very terrible side effects. The pressure from Eliza Harmon's unsatisfactory work combined with the effects of the serum made her mentally unstable and created a second personality.
Ultimately, influenced by it, she frantically injected the Speed Force serum and gradually turned into ashes while running, disappearing completely.
As the first female Zoom to appear in the Flash series, Trajectory, or Eliza Harmon, dying like that was really a shame.
Samuel's purpose in recruiting her is very simple. As Dr. Eliza Harmon, in terms of biomedical science, she can serve in the Outsider Squad in the position of Caitlin in the Flash Team.
At the same time, as Trajectory, she can compete with Flash!
Since a team is being formed in Central City to compete with Flash for business, how can they do it without a Zoom?
Moreover, when in Rome, do as the Romans do. We also have to follow Flash's tradition. Every time a Zoom appears, their speed must be faster than Flash!
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