Killian's side may have been relaxed, but Lisa's side certainly was not. Ever since the earlier launch event ended, dozens of medium-sized and large companies from across the country, and even representatives from entire nations, had come to Lisa seeking deep strategic cooperation around Pioneer Technology's products.
They were offering political concessions and compromises in exchange for greater profits from the products.
In short, everything about it was mutually beneficial for both sides.
Killian's side gained a constant stream of money and prestige, while those companies, corporations, and nations obtained the customized technology products they wanted, products that would be hugely beneficial to their own future development.
At this moment, Pioneer Technology's smart products were more like a massive storm sweeping across the globe. Everywhere it passed, even Microsoft, Stark Industries, and those long-established tech giants had to lower their heads and step aside. For a time, Pioneer Technology's momentum became overwhelming.
...
At the same time, somewhere else, inside a secret base.
"This is the newest bioweapon the U.S. military has deployed on the battlefield. Its power is astonishing, and it has already helped them take down a number of heavily militarized strongholds. According to their plan, the next target is the Syrian battlefield."
"And according to my investigation, this bioweapon was jointly developed by the military and Pioneer Technology. Its codename is T-000 Tyrant. Based on the information I've gathered, their next step will likely be for Pioneer Technology to take the lead, with Ross representing the hardliners in the military and Kennedy leading the democratic faction in the government, to push through legislation legalizing human experimentation on prison inmates."
At that moment, a sharp, capable-looking red-haired woman pulled a flash drive from her body and placed it on the desk in front of the seated man as she spoke.
"Pioneer Technology, huh? A few months ago they gave the world a huge surprise, and now they've secretly come up with another one."
"Their identity as an arms company was approved by the military, wasn't it? That means this Pioneer Technology had already started work on bioweapons before approaching the military. Once the two sides got together, the military pushed their approval through."
After taking the flash drive from his newly recruited and highly capable subordinate, the man with the eyepatch inserted it into his computer. Only after the first layer of antivirus scanning confirmed that everything was clean did he begin reviewing the video and written materials inside.
The material was extremely complete. It included not only battlefield footage, but also close-range military video recordings of the so-called Tyrant. It was easy to imagine that whoever obtained this information must have infiltrated deep inside a military camp.
"So what now? Are we going to monitor them?"
After hearing her superior's words, Natasha immediately asked.
"Yes. If this kind of weapon is allowed to keep developing unchecked, it's too dangerous. Natasha, I need you to find a way to infiltrate Pioneer Technology. According to our intelligence, they have a forty-level underground structure beneath a small island in Miami."
"And above it, the place is guarded with extremely tight twenty-four-hour security, covering every angle without blind spots."
"I strongly suspect that's their underground secret laboratory. I need you to infiltrate it, obtain firsthand intelligence, and send it back. Then we'll decide how to deal with them afterward based on what we find."
After thinking for a moment, the man spoke with a stern expression to the woman in front of him, Natasha, the top agent from the infamous Red Room.
She was a top-tier trump card he had recruited only after enormous effort. For a mission this difficult, the selection pool was incredibly narrow.
Otherwise, Natasha would not have become one of his most trusted subordinates so soon after joining S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Understood."
After hearing the order, Natasha turned and walked out without hesitation.
For her now, the only purpose left in being alive was to fight crime and protect world peace.
...
On the other side, as Pioneer Technology continued making its presence known to the world, it could now be said that the company had fully established itself.
And at this point, more and more companies were coming to discuss cooperation.
Among them were the remaining six major American pharmaceutical companies.
"Mr. Killian, our company has always maintained a friendly attitude toward yours from beginning to end. This time, the reason several of us have come to visit is, first, to discuss agency rights for your company's medical virtual projection equipment, and second, to pursue deeper cooperation with your company."
Led in by the secretary, the group quickly met Killian in the conference room. Among them, Laszlo, the president of Novartis, took the initiative to speak in a friendly tone.
"I believe that. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been only companies like Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer that sent representatives to try to buy me out before."
After hearing the man's words, Killian replied calmly with a faint smile.
He had no doubt that their show of goodwill was genuine. After all, if Alex at Johnson & Johnson had managed to bring all six of those pharmaceutical companies together earlier, and if the combined force of the world's top ten pharmaceutical companies had moved to sanction him, then even Killian would have had a serious problem on his hands.
No matter how remarkable Baymax was, it was still only a medical diagnostic machine. If he wanted to open up surgical functions, he would still need FDA approval in the United States. With the influence of those ten companies added on top of that, getting the U.S. government to delay their FDA certification for a few years would have been no problem at all.
And if that had happened, his company would never have developed so smoothly into what it was now.
Still, what had helped them had also held them back. Because they lacked that kind of overwhelming ambition, their companies had naturally not grown to the same scale as those few who had come to trouble him earlier.
But to Killian, none of that really mattered. No matter how friendly they acted, it all depended on what they did next. If they tried to ask for too much, then all he could do was smile and decline.
"They were just clowns pushed to the front by others. The moment their interests suffered even a little, they had no choice but to step out and deal with it. To put it simply, their vision was too narrow."
"Compared to them, every single person sitting here today can truly represent the company behind them."
"And we all understand that if you want development, then the only path is win-win cooperation."
"With the medical equipment and pharmaceuticals our companies already have, combined with Baymax's scanning and diagnostic functions, if we can deepen our cooperation in the future, and if we are fortunate enough to jointly develop a true medical robot, then that would be something that genuinely benefits the public. It would be a real win-win situation."
After hearing that Killian did not seem to hold any prejudice against them, Laszlo, who was leading the group, immediately continued.
(End of Chapter)
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