Su Ming returned to his home at Wilson Mansion, the recent weather in New York wasn't very good, reminding him somewhat of Gotham.
Moreover, New York is indeed about to become a city filled with masked people, not only various maniacs but the first batch of heroes is about to appear.
The cause has something to do with Steve, but more so, it's the prologue laid down in the past.
Steve wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision by the military but rather a result of competition with Germany, and the cause wasn't Dr. Erskine's serum, but mutants.
Over twenty years ago, there was an American soldier named John, who participated in the First World War, went to Europe, but was captured by Germans after a shipwreck and near drowning.
The Germans discovered that although he fell into a sleep-like state underwater, he did not die, his body was as hard as steel, capable of withstanding ordinary bullets and shells, and possessed infinite strength.
They placed him in a large water tank, storing him in a secret base for research.
Hydra naturally learned about this matter as well; they believed this person was a revelation from God to them. Since there is one before them, there must be more in the world.
If they could obtain their abilities or their bloodline, then Hydra could rule the world.
So they recruited a group of scientists to conduct comprehensive research on this mutant, with Dr. Erskine being one of them.
They discovered the source of John's abilities: it was due to his unique genes.
In the 1860s, geneticist Mendel proposed the concept that biological traits are controlled by genetic factors, but this was merely a logical deduction.
In the early 20th century, geneticist Morgan realized through fruit fly genetic experiments that genes are located on chromosomes and arranged linearly, concluding that chromosomes are carriers of genes.
At that time, several German scientists seemed to see the future of humanity from the samples, due to the mystery and uncertainty of its genes, they called it the X Gene.
The initial experiments were very unsuccessful; what result could there be if ordinary people forcibly fused mutant genes?
They generally turned into a puddle of liquid due to gene collapse.
Thereafter, differing opinions emerged within the research team, leading to a division in research directions.
Dr. Erskine couldn't bear to see experimental subjects die in vain, coupled with Red Skull taking his serum and becoming a monster, so he secretly contacted the US Army to defect.
Nick Fury successfully rescued him, and the doctor also brought the concept of the serum to the United States.
Why is the super soldier serum injected into Steve called serum?
Serum refers to the pale yellow transparent fluid separated from plasma after blood coagulation, or plasma with fibrinogen removed.
Its primary functions are to provide basic nutrients, supply hormones and various growth factors, provide binding proteins, supply contact promotion and spreading factors to make cells adhere and resist mechanical damage, and offer some protective effects to cells in culture.
There can only be serum if there is a blood sample, and this blood is actually the blood of the mutant John Steel.
The serum does not contain the X Gene, but the serum itself has been accustomed to supplying energy for a body with the X Gene, so he used a series of means to match the serum with a normal human body.
Although the people transformed were not as strong as the original, this was already the gentlest approach.
Of course, he wasn't the only expert on the research team. If asked who the true genius of the team was, it wasn't actually Dr. Erskine, he was just the first to succeed.
There was a Jewish doctor named Eric Schmidt, who was thrown into a concentration camp by Red Skull because his Jewish identity was exposed.
In the concentration camp, relying only on basic medicines from the infirmary, without any research conditions, merely from personal memory and hatred for the Nazis, he formulated a chemical agent that, through compounds, induced human mutation, simulating the existence of the X Gene to bring people up to mutant ability levels.
Dr. Schmidt transformed his fellow prisoner Keane Marlo, whose real name was Brian Fosworth, and his father was the famous masked commander 'Union Jack' of the British Army during the First World War.
The doctor unfortunately sacrificed himself, and Brian, due to this potion, became the new superhero 'Destroyer', and this single bottle of potion was also called the Destroyer Potion.
As for Professor Hans Bruder who remained in Hydra to continue his research, due to the disappearance of the other two, he gained the greatest authority and full support. He had the mutant body at hand and countless prisoners of war and Jews for live experiments.
He, through constant exploration of the X Gene and having a large amount of samples to deduce patterns, finally found a way for ordinary people to integrate the X Gene, but due to limitations in genetic engineering technology, there were minor flaws.
The transformed people did not exhibit John's bulletproof ability, but rather like children of mutants, each with different abilities.
This agent was called the X Compound, also known as the Longevity Potion. Although there were risks with the injection, if successfully injected, this potion would extend one's lifespan.
Thus, this thing also circulated among the upper echelons of the Nazis and Hydra, as immortality is a temptation for anyone.
The influence of these studies was profound, including the future Infinite Formula used by Nick Fury and the Winter Soldier, which was derived from Steve's blood by Dr. Betthold Stengberg.
The 'Leech' agent used by Black Widow in the Red House was also modified from the X Compound by Leviathan's scientists.
Therefore, many heroes that appear in Marvel can actually be connected to mutants.
The SSS transformation experiment that Steve participated in, codenamed 'Weapon Plan I' by the military, would continue indefinitely, II, III... until the famous Weapon Plan X.
It led to the creation of the mute Deadpool and the alteration of Wolverine, leading to X-23 being made.
The military's experiments will never stop; in the future, they will use alien genes for experiments, always seeking a more powerful weapon.
Sometimes, the spirit of competition is more evident in them, pursuing higher, faster, stronger.
So in the future, those companies in Marvel, any biochemical enterprise will have a mutant gene laboratory, relentlessly researching various mutants, seeing it not just as a weapon, but as the Monk Tang's flesh.
Wealth, power, longevity, all are hidden within the X Gene...
In this era, mutants hide and conceal themselves too well; without deploying national power, they simply can't be found, but in the future, with technological advancement, it will become easier for ordinary people to catch mutants.
Being able to easily capture mutants represents faster progress in various research, and more paths for humans to obtain superpowers.
This means that in this increasingly unfamiliar world, Su Ming will face more variables.