Since the Green Goblin Enhancer had already been proven effective on Harry, it was naturally Norman's turn next.
But Norman's enhancement was somewhat harrowing.
Compared to Harry's calm and composed reaction, the reaction occurring in Norman was extremely violent; large patches of green keratinous material surfaced on his skin, only to flake off piece by piece.
His muscles twisted and knotted like worms, and the expression on Norman's face was far from pleasant.
Harry frowned—he could sense an inexplicable rage coming from Norman.
Norman's childhood experiences and personality weren't actually very good, and he couldn't even be considered a qualified parent after reaching adulthood.
This could be attributed to his life experiences: when Osborn Group was still in the hands of Amberson, Harry's Grandpa, it had once encountered a severe crisis due to poor policy decisions.
The family's subsequent blame directed at Amberson was witnessed by Norman, which was the main reason his personality became cold-blooded.
When Harry was born, his birth caused serious health problems for Norman's wife, Emily. By the time Harry was 3, Emily had passed away as a result.
Consequently, Norman held very high expectations and demands for Harry; in the original work, this had always been a burden on the young Green Goblin's heart.
Later, Norman repeated the same mistake as his father—the Green Goblin Enhancer project almost cost him control of the company, and even nearly caused him to hand it over to others.
It wasn't until Harry awakened his system that everything changed, and the experience of suffering setbacks but being saved by Harry allowed Norman to let go of many things.
The rage and the impulse to destroy everything were manifestations of character flaws hidden beneath the surface of a successful entrepreneur—in his youth, he didn't understand the family's condemnation of his father; in his prime, he was filled with grief and anger over his wife's departure; in middle age, he made a fatal error just like his father.
The original Green Goblin Enhancer had exactly amplified these emotions, causing Norman to develop the Green Goblin personality.
But this time, the side effects of the Green Goblin Enhancer had greatly subsided, and Osborn Enterprises and Harry were both on different paths.
Lying in the enhancement chamber, Norman heard a strange voice telling him to destroy everything, but he easily wiped it away.
There would be no Green Goblin.
Harry opened his eyes; the dissipation of Norman's abnormal emotions put his mind at ease.
If any abnormality had truly occurred, Harry would have used his psychic abilities to forcibly calm Norman, though it was hard to say what the results of that might be.
"Enhancer absorption complete. Norman, how do you feel?" Connors turned on the loudspeaker.
"Very good. I feel much lighter." As he spoke, a layer of keratin appeared on Norman's hands, though it looked more like scales compared to Harry's.
"This thing is indeed very convenient."
Connors had participated in the entire enhancement process for the Osborn father and son, and he felt a bit bitter inside.
Why don't I have that kind of talent! It's simply unreasonable!
Compared to Harry, he just wanted to regrow an arm; was that so difficult?
Harry noticed the bitter smile on Connors and patted him on the shoulder.
"Dr., thinking about your arm again?"
"Yes." Connors didn't hide his thoughts. "Do you really think the Lizard Serum has no future?"
"Actually, the Lizard Serum has its value, but relying purely on the serum to replicate the regenerative abilities of reptiles is not something I'm very optimistic about." Harry didn't speak in riddles.
"However, this incident has given me a new idea. Osborn can record its own genetic map and develop customized medical treatments."
Harry stated his idea.
The Osborn Group would carry out medical relief for patients with genetic diseases worldwide and explore new types of gene therapy.
And it's not just gene therapy; tissue and organ cloning should also be put on the agenda—this technology has already seen some development in cybernetic artificial organs, and now Osborn is going to establish it as a separate project.
Among them, cloning an entire arm and completing limb restoration would be a milestone.
"What do you think, Dr.? Is this more reliable than the Lizard Serum? In fact, isn't this retrovirus treatment also a form of gene therapy?"
Introducing healing factors—genes or certain proteins—into target cells via exogenous means can certainly be considered gene therapy.
"That would be a miracle." Connors was quickly fascinated by the prospects Harry described. "Remember what I told you? Using one's own wisdom to obtain the self-healing abilities of reptiles? Now it seems my vision was too narrow."
"Doing scientific research is like that; sometimes one gets stuck in a rut." Harry wasn't being modest; Dr. Lizard had indeed gone off the deep end, or rather, these mad scientists were all pretty much the same.
And focusing on employee emotions, guiding them toward the right path, and correctly pursuing ideals and beliefs—isn't that the purpose of Osborn?
These mad scientist-type villains are all talented individuals; going out to rob a bank or something is too low-class. Better to come and work for him.
This is, after all, walking the path of changing the World.
"Father, how do you feel?"
Not far away, Norman had already stepped out of the enhancement chamber and was feeling his new body on the testing grounds.
"I feel... I feel like I've become Captain America." After saying this, Norman jumped, leaping about three or four meters high.
"Father, you must act normal when you go outside. Being a'Super Governor' is nice, but getting tangled up with the authorities won't be pleasant."
"Super Governor? Not a bad name. Don't worry, I certainly understand keeping a low profile. Osborn is not Stark."
Hiding one's strength has many benefits, the biggest of which is being able to play the pig to eat the tiger.
Harry might not be able to outplay the likes of HYDRA in underhanded tactics, but the methods for backstabbing are always the same few. In the political arena, it's hard for them to scheme against Osborn—after all, Harry hasn't done anything that would easily provide them with leverage, and Norman is the Governor.
As for baser methods like assassination and kidnapping, Harry would really like to see the look on their faces when they come to kidnap Norman.
"Also, Father, since you now have a super physique, you should modify your own glider yourself."
As he spoke, a glider slowly slid into the laboratory.
Seeing this, Norman's eyes lit up—what man doesn't like modifications?
"And for Dr. Connors, I will deploy some guards around you; I hope you can understand."
Connors nodded; this technology was very important, and Harry had told him that someone had hacked his computer.
It's just that Connors had no concept of who did it; after all, this is the United States, which in Connors' eyes is very safe.
"These are some of my ideas regarding gene therapy. You can take a look; perhaps it will give you some inspiration."
Harry handed over some of the system's technology he had organized to Connors.
"Additionally, I hope you can serve as a consultant for this project. I assume you won't refuse, right?"
"Of course! I would be very happy to become a consultant for the Osborn Group!" Connors excitedly took the USB drive. "But what should this project be called?"
Harry thought for a moment, and suddenly a phrase flashed through his mind:
The 21st century is the century of biology.
So, with a bit of dark humor, he said: "Let's call it the 'Biological Era' project."
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