Click.
After writing the last symbol, Peter casually tossed the marker back into the pen holder.
Almost the instant he stopped, Connors rushed forward like a maniac.
He stared at the formulas on the whiteboard with pure fascination, unable to stop himself from trembling with excitement.
He verified it a full three times before finally confirming the formula's accuracy.
There wasn't a single flaw! Every parameter and every derivation was absolutely perfect!
He whipped his head around, his eyes filled with disbelief as he looked at Peter.
"Who... who exactly are you?"
Meeting Connors' gaze—which looked like he was staring at a god—Peter simply smiled slightly.
"My name is Peter Parker, and my father's name was Richard Parker."
"Richard..."
Dr. Connors muttered the name he hadn't spoken in years. A moment of confusion flashed in his eyes, only to be replaced by intense shock.
"Richard?! You're Richard's son?!"
"No wonder you're so brilliant. That makes sense now..."
"Peter, thank you so much. I don't even know what to say!"
"If only I'd met you sooner, maybe the Lizard Serum would've been completed ages ago!"
Looking at the nearly frenzied Dr. Connors and then at Peter, who seemed shrouded in mystery, Gwen stood to the side completely stunned, feeling like her brain couldn't keep up.
Peter's parents? The Decay Rate Algorithm? What was all this about?!
"Peter, what you said..."
She instinctively wanted to get more details from Peter.
But before she could speak, she heard Connors say:
"Gwen, please make three cups of coffee and go downstairs to grab some pizza... No matter what, today I'm gonna work with Peter to completely crack the specific application of the Decay Rate Algorithm in lizard genes!"
"Oh, and maybe I'll have to ask you to let George and Uncle Ben know."
Peter winked playfully at Gwen and added:
"You know, we probably won't be able to get home early tonight. Can't let them worry."
Gwen opened her mouth blankly for a moment, then helplessly turned to leave, faithfully playing the role of their errand girl...
For the rest of the time, the laboratory completely became Peter and Connors' stage.
A one-armed mad scientist and a young genius in a white lab coat huddled together, engaging in heated discussions and calculations over a pile of data and formulas that ordinary people couldn't even begin to understand.
Dr. Connors took the lead and provided the theoretical framework, while Peter, relying on his "prophetic" advantage and his enhanced brain, constantly offered key optimization suggestions, breaking through one roadblock after another.
From theory to practice... By the time Gwen returned to the lab with coffee and pizza, Peter and Dr. Connors had already moved past the theoretical stage.
They'd started performing incredibly precise operations around a gene extraction device.
Gwen stood helplessly to the side, going from initial restlessness to being dumbfounded, and finally to complete numbness.
"We did it!"
After what felt like forever, Dr. Connors slammed the table and let out an excited shout.
Looking at the emerald green Lizard Gene Extract in his hand, he felt like he'd grabbed the key to opening the door to a whole new world.
He could practically see the day when his severed limb would regrow, leading humanity into a new era of biology!
"Next! Let's witness a miracle together!"
After some prep work, Dr. Connors injected the serum from the test tube into a white mouse and then placed it into a specially made observation box.
Under the tense gaze of all three, the white mouse gradually calmed down after a series of convulsions.
The mouse, having stopped convulsing, began to eat and drink like normal. Not only did it look full of energy, but even the data displayed on the various observation instruments was completely normal!
The three of them stared at the mouse in the box without blinking.
After about three to five minutes, the observation instrument emitted a series of "beep beep beep" alarms.
Dr. Connors nervously rushed over to check.
A moment later, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, even breaking into an excited grin.
The instrument showed that an abnormal cellular reaction had occurred at the site of the mouse's severed limb!
The cell activity was over a hundred times what it was before!
About half an hour later, a brand-new, fully functional hind leg grew from the severed limb.
The mouse ran back and forth freely in the observation box. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, absolutely nobody would believe that this mouse had been a poor crippled thing just half an hour ago...
"It worked... I actually did it..."
Dr. Connors looked at the scene before him, his eyes filling with tears of excitement.
Gwen was also so shocked by this surreal scene that she was speechless.
As for Peter, he seemed to be paying close attention to the mouse in the observation box, just like Gwen and Connors.
In reality, he'd quietly slipped a vial of Lizard Gene Extract into his pocket without making a sound.
At the same time, he "accidentally" knocked over another test tube, creating the illusion that he'd broken a vial of extract because he was too excited.
Such small movements would've definitely caught Gwen and Connors' attention on any other day.
But right now, because of the mouse, the two of them completely ignored it.
Lizard Gene Extract obtained!
Next, he only needed to add other catalysts to synthesize the complete Lizard Serum!
And the ratios of those catalysts were already burned into Peter's mind, thanks to his photographic memory!
The ratios of these catalysts didn't require any complex or precise instruments.
They could be prepared using only the equipment in the Midtown High School lab!
Sure, the purity of the Lizard Serum might be affected because the proportions couldn't be precisely controlled, which would seriously increase the risk factor.
But so what?
The noble Horse is fearless!
"Doctor, it's getting late. I think Gwen and I should head out!"
"Any later, and our families will start to worry."
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Peter took the opportunity to leave.
Because his reason was so reasonable, Dr. Connors didn't suspect anything and immediately let Peter and Gwen go.
As for himself... he would, of course, spend the night with his precious little mouse.
The experiment he'd prepared for over ten years had finally achieved a major breakthrough—he now wished he could carry the observation box with him even when he went to the bathroom!
Even as they walked out of Oscorp Tower, Gwen still had an unreal feeling like she was in a dream.
"Peter..."
She instinctively wanted to chat with the person beside her.
But then, the beep beep of a car horn came from behind.
Gwen instinctively looked back and found that it was her father, George Stacy, waiting for her in a police cruiser!
The moment he saw George in the police car, Peter couldn't help but feel the urge to whistle.
This was perfect—there'd be no obstacles to him getting into the Midtown High School lab now!
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