Chapter 397: Benefits of Spending Money on Gaming (Part 3) (Patreon)

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"If we want to test the effects of magic on ordinary life, starting with plants is not a good idea. Clearly, the plant's growth cycle is longer and the changes are less noticeable..."

Looking at the people in the room, Connors said, "Okay, I know that animal experiments have certain risks. Even a small creature like a lizard can be very powerful if its size is increased by thousands of times, as you have seen."

"I am well aware that any experiment carries a certain degree of risk," Stark shook his head and explained, "but you have to understand that conducting such experiments on Earth is really risky."

"For real-time observation, we can only choose to conduct preliminary experiments on Earth. If there is some success, maybe we can move to outer space, then there will be no worries."

"Let's take a look at this one first," Connors walked up and took the small flower pot, looking at the seedling inside and said, "Sunflower seedling... it's a bit different, it seems to have been affected by some kind of radiation."

"Different? Where is it different? I don't see any difference," Stark squinted and looked closer. Connors said, "Exactly, I have a master's degree in botany, and my master's thesis was about pollen transmission."

"Look here," Connors reached out and pointed to the root of the sunflower seedling, "the small hairs on the surface of the plant have become longer, perhaps denser. This visible change is already a very significant one."

"Well, I went to a lot of trouble just to make its surface fuzz a bit longer?" Peter asked.

Connors shook his head and looked at Peter, "That's what I mean. The changes in plants are more subtle. If it were a white mouse, you could imagine it growing two centimeters long teeth."

"Although just looking at the teeth is not particularly noticeable, because it affects eating, you can quickly find obvious behavioral changes, which will be more intuitive."

"Well, putting aside these principles, what should we do now?" Strange asked Connors.

"Peter and I will continue to do magic plant experiments. As for you, I just saw the gemstone in your hand that can accelerate plant growth, but I advise you not to do so indiscriminately."

"You cannot be sure whether the magic power carried on it will radiate the plants you have accelerated. Once the plants mutate, the consequences will be much more serious than mutated animals."

Stark turned to Strange and said, "You can't do this within the boundaries of New York, not even in the Himalayas. You have to understand how precious Earth is to us. It is our only home now."

"Well, when you have some preliminary results from your experiments, I'll come back," Strange said, and then left without hesitation. Stark looked at his back and shook his head, "He won't listen to you. This person doesn't understand what experimental safety principles are."

"It doesn't matter. Because he doesn't understand the right method of radiation, I think even if he uses magic on some plants, he will not be able to change their nature."

After leaving the laboratory, Stark and Schiller stood in front of the door. Stark turned to Schiller and asked him, "I have a question I want to ask you, but you absolutely cannot reveal it."

"I guess you want to know how Steve is doing now?" Schiller let out a sigh and said, "I can only tell you that the situation is not optimistic. I have told you many times that Steve suffers from acute anxiety, which is a disease with corresponding symptoms. If left untreated, it will get worse and worse."

"Then why not treat it?"

"That is the problem. He himself is resistant to taking medication. Even if I can persuade him, I am not sure if the few drugs that are effective for ordinary people will work for him."

As Schiller and Stark walked forward, Schiller said, "The serum that caused Steve's changes not only made his body stronger, but also changed his immune and absorption systems. This means that he may not be able to absorb certain drug components, or the dose for ordinary people may not be effective for him.""That's why we should increase the dosage, right?"

"You better not say that in front of Strange. No doctor wants to hear that kind of talk."

"Patients always ask doctors to increase their dosage to ease their pain, but this is not a simple matter."

"If it were an ordinary person, we have a very safe and reliable method to determine the effective dosage of medication. However, when dealing with a superhuman, without any experimental data, I cannot give him an unauthorized increase in dosage, or it would be irresponsible for his life safety."

Stark lowered his head and looked at Schiller from above his eyes, saying, "Now I'm sure you're not the crazy one."

"No, even if he were here, he would say the same thing. I'll say it again, I am unscrupulous, but I am definitely not a mediocre doctor."

"Now there are two methods." Schiller stopped and looked at Stark, saying, "Either we continue with the experiments, gradually increasing the dosage and observing Steve's reactions, but using a large amount of medication in a short period of time may cause harm to his body and mind."

"There is also another method, which is to change the environment he is currently living in, allowing him to rebuild his sense of mental security, and thus obtain enough rest to fundamentally solve the problem of anxiety."

Stark was about to speak, but Schiller turned to him and said, "In this situation, Steve's own decisions may not be rational enough, so he needs his family or guardians to provide him with more reliable advice."

"I guess your first reaction was to make the choice for him, so I can assume..."

"Is 40-odd wedges enough, right?"

Stark silently lowered his eyelids and turned his head away from Schiller. He said, "Do you know that at the moment of the most emotional fluctuation in that damn thing you did with your damn personality, it wasn't when Steve fired the gun."

"When was it?"

"It was when he said that Howard, Bucky, and you were all his friends, but my name wasn't on that list."

Stark looked up at Schiller and said, "Don't look at me like that. Yes, when I recalled the moment when Howard mentioned the name Captain America, his expression and demeanor made me not like Steve much."

"But when I really got to know him, I understood that no one should feel ashamed for wanting to be friends with Captain America."

"If he didn't consider you a friend, he wouldn't have fired the gun."

"If he really considered me a friend, he wouldn't have preferred to fire the gun rather than turning around and asking me what I was thinking."

Schiller took a deep breath and looked into Stark's eyes, saying, "You know, you two are like elementary school girls who are having a fight. You would rather retell your story to others from beginning to end, countless times, than say a word to each other."

Seeing that Stark wanted to say something, Schiller interrupted him very decisively, saying, "I don't have time to pass messages between you two. In return for the money you paid me, I will keep everything you said today confidential and won't tell Steve."

Stark stared at him, and before Schiller turned around, he said, "Hey! What could be more important than the Avengers splitting up?!"

"Anything!"

The next day, Steve and Bucky arrived at Arkham Sanatorium. Schiller opened Steve's medical record and briefly explained his current situation to him. To Schiller's surprise, Steve actually planned to choose the first option, which was to increase the dosage of medication.He explained, "The Avengers can't be away from me for too long. The shadow of Hydra is still looming. This is my lifelong mission, and I must complete it."

"I used to resist taking medication because I didn't think things had gotten serious enough, but lately I've found that my condition is getting worse."

Steve's condition was indeed a bit haggard, even to the point of exhaustion. He said, "I don't know much about this field. I thought it was just a minor cold that would heal on its own, but now I can't fall asleep naturally and can only rely on Professor X's hypnosis."

"To deal with Hydra, many people have even sacrificed their lives. Compared to that, taking some medication is nothing."

"I admire your spirit of sacrifice, Captain." Schiller lowered his head and flipped through the medical records, then said, "Why not listen to what your friend has to say?"

Schiller looked at Bucky, who was sitting further away, and said, "Why are you sitting so far away? Do you know? The previous group of psychology doctors who had patients with phobias should be chatting happily with demons and devils in hell."

Bucky shook his head, and Steve reached out his hand and said, "Don't be like that. He had the courage to come with me, and your personality is a bit..."

Bucky coughed twice and then said, "I think the Captain should choose the second option and change the environment."

"No." Steve said very firmly, "I have to stay here. There's still work to be done, and where else can we go?"

"My suggestion is also the second option, Captain. Don't blame me for not reminding you. I can't be sure if your serum is immune to the effects of certain psychiatric drugs. If used in large quantities in a short period of time, it may cause permanent damage to your psyche."

"Dealing with Hydra is good, but we also need to focus on sustainable development." Schiller flipped through the medical records again and said, "You also have to consider that Stark may not be so willing to see Bucky now, and if he goes to a faraway place alone, it looks more like banishment. If you accompany him, it will just be a relaxing and enjoyable trip."...

Hearing Schiller's meaning, Steve asked, "Are you suggesting that we..."

"Yes, in the core star region of the Fairy Star Nebula in the Central Galaxy, there is a vast primeval forest where the High Elves reside. The scenery is very beautiful, and many members of the Brotherhood of Mutants have traveled there."

"Because they have extensively modified their home planet, the temperature and weather are very pleasant, and there are no dangerous creatures. It is very suitable for vacation."

Steve wanted to refute, but he looked at Bucky and then thought of Stark. Finally, he spread his hands and said, "Okay, I know. Stark and Bucky have to separate. The Solar System construction plan is in progress, and Stark can't leave, so we have to leave."

"For the sake of confidentiality, I can't tell you that Stark was very hurt because you didn't include him in the list of friends."

"I can't tell you either that he really wants you to call him and comfort him."

"I can't tell you more, but if you mention what Howard told you about his expectations for his son during the phone call, it will make him very moved and happy."

After Steve walked out with his phone, Schiller called Connors to confirm that Peter was still in the lab doing experiments, and then called Charles to confirm that he had gone to the Andromeda Galaxy to build an air island. Finally, he called Loki.

"All the people whose moral bottom line has not been tested have been sent away by me. Our plan can begin."

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