Chapter 20: Spacetime Shock

After arranging Raven's collection plan, Ian once again opened the spacetime portal and stepped in without hesitation.

This time, Ian did not receive any higher-dimensional information. He stayed in the spacetime portal for a few seconds, and there were no other changes.

It seems that receiving higher-dimensional information is not a guaranteed thing; Ian must have been lucky the last time.

The technology in the world of the Amazing Spider-Man is a bit more advanced, and the network is more widespread, which is quite convenient for Ian.

Though not as convenient as Raven's shape-shifting disguise, Ian's hacking skills still allow him to navigate this world's large metropolis with ease.

The hacker abilities that come with level-4 information technology far surpass all the hackers in this world.

Unless he encounters a top-level artificial intelligence, there's no network in this era that can stop Ian from hacking into it.

The Osborn Corporation's intelligent management system is powerful, but it's not top-level AI.

Ian spent half a day and quietly obtained the highest-level access to the Osborn Corporation's intelligent management system.

Then, Ian arranged for himself to be identified as a researcher and personally infiltrated the Osborn Corporation's laboratory.

The Osborn Corporation's biotechnology, especially its genetic technology, is quite good, and the genetic implant technology Ian wanted is also available here.

Although it's not perfect, it's more than enough!

Whether learning and digesting the Osborn Corporation's knowledge or collecting core items, it all takes time.

Having this identity will make things much more convenient!

After resolving the identity issue, Ian began thinking about the collection of core items:

"At this time point, the plot has already started, Peter Parker has become Spider-Man, and collecting his blood shouldn't be difficult. Dr. Connors, the Lizard, is also about to make his move, and he's in Osborn Corporation..."

Ian didn't need to fight Spider-Man; he just used a powerful sleeping aid, which he made with Osborn Corporation's experimental equipment, to easily handle the situation.

Spider-Man's blood, as well as Peter Parker's hair from before he became Spider-Man, were easily collected by Ian.

However, Ian couldn't find the technical documents left to Peter by his father after searching for quite a while.

"Could it be that Peter hasn't found that document yet?" Ian wondered.

He didn't quite remember the detailed plot and wasn't sure where or when Peter obtained the document.

"Well, I'll deal with it later!" Since Ian couldn't remember where the document was hidden, he decided to temporarily abandon the search and return for it next time.

Anyway, Peter would get the document sooner or later, so Ian could always come back for it.

After cleaning up his traces, Ian quietly left Peter's room.

The next day, Peter Parker woke up as usual. He didn't notice anything unusual, except that he felt like he had slept really well last night.

He didn't even realize that a large amount of his blood had been taken.

Perhaps that's the downside of having such a strong self-healing ability!

In just one night, the needle marks from the blood draw had completely disappeared, leaving no trace behind.

Back at the Osborn Corporation, Ian witnessed the birth of Dr. Connors as the Lizard.

Dr. Connors, a disabled man infused with lizard genes, wasn't particularly strong.

Catching him or eliminating him would be a piece of cake for Ian.

However, Ian didn't do anything. This was Spider-Man's business. As long as Dr. Connors didn't provoke him, Ian couldn't be bothered to intervene!

So, the plot unfolded as Ian was familiar with: Spider-Man and the Lizard

Ian just made sure that Dr. Connors got some injuries during the fight with Spider-Man and collected enough of his blood.

With Spider-Man's abilities, it was normal to injure Dr. Connors during their fight, and no one would suspect anything, including Dr. Connors himself.

So, another core item was obtained!

Aside from that, Ian didn't participate in their battle and instead made a quick trip to Peter Parker's home to collect the technical documents left by his father.

During this time, with the help of Osborn Corporation's equipment, Ian thoroughly studied both sets of technologies.

The technology used by Spider-Man is relatively stable but more complex, with some random factors involved.

Meanwhile, the technology of Dr. Connors is simpler to implement, but it's not very mature and is highly corrosive.

Any organism can be eroded by the lizard genes, and the outcome is never good. Even if the genetic erosion is reversed with an antidote, there will still be severe side effects.

For example, reduced lifespan!

The technological flaws were secondary. The most important thing was that both sets of technologies didn't meet Ian's expectations!

What works well in the Spider-Man world encounters various issues when applied to data from the Marvel world.

After performing several experiments and calculations, the results were still the same, and Ian concluded:

"It must be because the world rules are different!"

"Thankfully, I changed my plan and didn't go back with the technologies immediately!" Ian was glad that he had made the last-minute decision to change his course.

The world rules differ between the two worlds, making the technologies incompatible.

Perhaps only by merging the tributary into the main stream and integrating the world rules can this issue be resolved!

Even so, Ian didn't abandon the collection of samples.

He collected blood samples during Electro's mutation and throughout the process of his transformation.

The process was very convenient since Electro's mutation took place entirely within the Osborn Corporation.

Ian didn't participate in the plot between Spider-Man and Electro either, and only at the final moment did he collect some of the Green Goblin's blood samples.

Once the tributary merges into the main stream, the plot of the tributary, whether it has already happened or is yet to happen, will be nothing but a fleeting dream, with no meaning at all!

Meaningless plots are naturally not worth interfering with!

As for dealing with the little Spider-Man, Ian thought it was better to wait until they returned to the main world!

After collecting the Green Goblin's blood, Ian felt it was time to leave, as the plot was becoming unpredictable, and there was no need to continue.

This time, when he opened the spacetime portal, the sensation was different from the previous times. As soon as it was halfway open, Ian felt a distinct connection.

There was only one thing that could create such a clear sensation!

Without hesitation, Ian connected the spacetime portal.

In the Spider-Man world, Raven had also obtained the blood of the little Green Goblin. After getting the blood, she immediately returned to the villa and shattered the sapphire on the necklace.

As soon as the gemstone shattered, the spacetime portal suddenly appeared, and Ian stepped out from it.

Just as Ian stepped out of the portal, before he could speak, he noticed that the entire world was shaking.

This wasn't an earthquake on the surface; it was a deeper spacetime shock, one that ordinary people couldn't perceive. Only Ian's spacetime vision could detect it.

The source of the spacetime shock was exactly the briefcase that Ian had brought back.

There was no doubt that the reason for the spacetime shock was the merging of the two parallel universes.

Perhaps because the two parallel worlds shared the same origin, their compatibility was very high, and the merging process didn't take long. In less than a minute, the spacetime had stabilized.

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Sorry I'm a few hours late I was sick today so my sleep schedule was messed up I just woke up now, for my Patreon subscribers too I'm editing chapter 40 now half an hour at most I'll add it