Chapter 7: The usefulness of perception and "confession?"
Lying on the bed, Thea knew her mother was a little dissatisfied with her decision and just followed her own desires without saying anything, but she didn't know how dangerous the world was and how many times she had been awakened from her dreams.
According to the summary of information from all parties, the two big guys, Superman and Batman, fought each other several times. The official statement is that "one will win or lose to the other." This shows that Superman is already in the Iron Age or the Post-Modern Period, otherwise Batman wouldn't be able to reach a win-lose outcome, no matter how desperate he is.
Just look at the Silver Age Superman and you'll understand: he can blow up stars with a breath, destroy the solar system with a sneeze, pull over a dozen planets with his own power, exceed the speed of light, be faster than the Flash, break the time barrier, and ignore cause and effect. He killed his own mother.
Does the above introduction sound familiar? These are the strengths that the protagonist only has in the final two chapters of the fantasy novel. Superman is at that level as soon as he appears. Are you scared?
Even the Super Saiyan is no match for him. How can Batman fight under these conditions? So Superman is definitely at his weakest point right now.
In fact, Thea is not afraid that Superman is too strong. She's afraid that Superman is too weak. If there's a Silver Age Superman to protect Earth, it will definitely be a peaceful situation in the world. That's not going to happen. A villain will jump in seeking death. She'll be fine as a beautiful CEO. It's a pity that we're in a time when demons dance around. If wealth can't be turned into strength, it's like a castle in the air, crumbling at the slightest touch.
I should pay more attention to the group's weapons research and development department. There must be the equipment I urgently need there. Maybe I can be an Iron Man in the DC world? Hey, I find it kind of beautiful... To keep it secret, can I only develop it alone or with a few assistants? The Queen-Merlyn Group was invited to present a five-year plan to address major issues on a large scale. Even if the research were completed, the final result would be consumed by the military.
Tony, from Marvel, still delivered a suit, although he was using SHIELD as a protective shield. Not to mention himself, he could only research on his own. However, Tony entered Massachusetts at the age of fifteen and graduated with two Ph.D.s at the age of eighteen. A talented person of that generation who could create the first Iron Man suit in a cave. I'm also fifteen and haven't finished high school yet. Unfortunately... that person is truly incomparable.
Although Iron Man's dream is still in the dream stage, Thea has to live a life of three points and a line, going to work and training in the woods and coming back home the next day. As for high school graduation, Moira threw it away to conduct technical research and lobby. I'm currently doing very well at work and, if nothing goes wrong, I'll be able to study in the Electrical Engineering Department at Princeton next year.
Moira strongly supports her daughter attending a prestigious school, at least more than learning to fight and kill more efficiently. Why did she choose the engineering department instead of studying specialties like journalism, biopharmaceuticals, etc., where there are more women? She didn't think much about it. There were many women studying mechanics in the United States, but it wasn't surprising.
Malcolm took an indifferent attitude, but also helped smooth out some relationships. After all, it's always good to learn more. At the same time, he also wondered if his son was such an idiot for not studying enough. How about letting your son participate and learn? But then I saw Thea's SAT scores and compared them, so I gave up on the idea. Tommy, who was in elementary school, should stay in Star City, and not be ashamed to leave home.
At this moment, Thea didn't know that she had inadvertently caused some trouble for Tommy. She was patrolling the group's weapons research and development department. At best, it was called inspection, at worst, it was just wandering around.
"Dr. Hoffman, what is this?" Thea asked, pointing to an object resembling a helmet similar to Magneto's helmet.
The old man with white hair next to him was actually not pleased with the rich lady wandering around here. However, after the supervisor André's inexplicable disappearance, the entire department needed to be coordinated by himself. He didn't dare to offend the future successor of the company.
She then vaguely said, "This is a positioning helmet. You can think of it as something like radar." In fact, this thing was completely different from radar, but she was afraid that this young lady would ask questions, so she just made one that everyone knows. The noun expects to be deceived and knocked down quickly.
"Radar?" Thea was a bit confused. Seeing that this thing is round and pleasant to the touch, it has nothing to do with radar. This is more someone trying to intimidate her for not having enough education! Automatically ignore the words about radar and focus on the previous question, "You said it's a positioning helmet? How is it positioned?"
Hoffman felt a little depressed. He was still too honest. Why did he reveal the real name? Even a normal person could see that something was wrong. He could only say honestly, "It was calculated using a probability distribution algorithm." He said in his heart. His little girl, let me show you how powerful I am.
In fact, Thea had never heard of such a lofty term, but still asked politely, "Can you calculate anything?"
The old man was too lazy to talk to her and whispered, "Calculate the surrounding bioelectric fields."
Thea said she read some idle books and understood this word: "Is it like a shark? Is this a passive method of electric field positioning?"
Hey, little girl can! Kids this age shouldn't be drinking at bars, should they? The old doctor didn't expect the older lady of the group to reveal the key to his and others' research and development all at once. Suddenly, he became interested in looking and started talking about his proud work in detail.
"Miss Queen, you are correct. We analyzed the feeding patterns of sharks and studied them. They are huge and have severely degraded vision. During their long evolution, they can control a special type of bioelectricity and analyze the surroundings of their bodies. According to the feeding situation, if the target escapes, they can hunt the target within a radius of 10 kilometers. We developed opposite to this feature..."
Listening to the old man's explanation, Thea understood in terms of gaming. It was somewhat similar to a hunter's mark. As long as the person doesn't die, they can always see them on the map! Pretty advanced! Can I use this invention alone?
The old doctor was also very happy to see Thea listening to his story with great interest. This little girl was the one who paid the most attention to him and other members of the high management of the group. After all, his team had been researching for many years and had given many results, but it's a joke to say that he makes money for the group. At least he himself doesn't see how these studies can promote national production. He asks for money every year, but fails to produce results. The old doctor always felt guilty for the group.
"This is underwater lighting equipment. Market equipment only reaches 100 meters, but ours can maintain a lighting range of 500 meters."
"This is a miniature missile, with two types: ground and air. Although the size has been reduced, the range has also become smaller.
"This is an emergency rescue equipment that can be remotely controlled at a speed of 400 kilometers per hour and carry supplies equivalent to a meal."
"That is..."
While the old doctor introduced it, Thea's eyes really opened. However, many things really had no commercial value. After observing them for a long time, she found out how much an underwater spotlight could be sold for, but the shopping crowd was too small, so she could only make a few travel expenses.
Throughout the day, Thea gained a general understanding of the weapons research and development department, which was very fragmented and disorganized. She studied everything she could think of. Although she wanted to do something, she couldn't take the equipment.
This is the disadvantage of the modern corporate system. All aspects are strictly stipulated. Even if you become the president, you won't be able to do it. After all, this is company property and not your personal property. Batman's equipment was obtained in collusion with the company president, inside and out, to open a black account. It seems he also did some advanced acts of stealing his own equipment?
I found it funny when I watched the movie, but when it was my turn, I got depressed, could I not warn the warehouse manager that I would receive two missiles to make my job more humane? These submachine guns of yours are also very cool. Can you give me 5,000 rounds of ammunition so I can decorate my office?
And there's no place for me to process things when I take them out. Maybe I can use Queen Steel Manufacturing and Welding Factory, which will be Oliver's base in the future? No way, Moira looked at him very closely and didn't have that time at all.
In the following days, Thea continued to visit the R&D department, and Dr. Hoffman raised no objection to the young heiress of the group, who didn't like jewelry banquets, but liked explosives and rockets. The two chatted occasionally, and the days passed slowly like this.
Moira naturally knows her whereabouts, but she only wonders if her daughter hasn't completely emerged from the psychological shadow, otherwise, whose daughter likes planes and cannons.
Malcolm didn't think there was a big problem. He himself was somewhere between crazy and semi-crazy. He just confirmed some of the weapons his daughter was interested in. According to the analysis results of his men, she was focused on high-tech mass destruction weapons. What is she going to do? Are you preparing to destroy the world? He only plans to destroy the slums, but his daughter inherited his blood and is more radical than him?
Finally, on this day, Thea and Dr. Hoffman studied the issue of medium-range missiles all morning again. Moira couldn't stand still. She would find something for her daughter to do, which is commonly known as adding more burdens.
"Thea, take a look at this document."
"The group is expanding the software department? That's a good thing, let's go." Thea was very confused, why do you want me to do this?
"I'll let you be responsible for setting up and managing the software department." Moira thought to herself, Queen Enterprises is a magnate in the steel industry, and most of its financial personnel are in the industry. The software department is an empty shell with nothing. Just throw it away slowly. And it's useless to even mess with the software, at least that's what she thought, never having seen artificial intelligence.
Thea didn't have as many thoughts as she did. She only knew that she finally had some rights and was no longer a water-carrying backpacker. The assistant said it well, but the job was too complex and passive, which didn't fit her personality. Now she can finally be independent. It's up to you! Congratulations!
"So where do I work?" The group's rooms are all occupied. Thea has been here for so many days, but she hasn't seen the software department sign hanging in that room.
"You can find your own office in the building with the group's name. It's all up to you. Let your mother see what you can do," Moira said encouragingly.
Is this real or fake? Thea feels there's a lot of good news today, can she be independent? Choose a random place? What I haven't mentioned yet is that we secure the base of Green Arrow in the future, so let him find another place later.
But now we can't directly say that we want a specific place. We need to pretend that we will and watch it on the spot and then say, "I understand, I will work hard to achieve results."
After receiving the order to allocate ten employees to build the software department and recruit the rest on her own, Thea happily left the president's office humming a tune.
Seeing that her daughter showed no dissatisfaction, Moira's heart was relieved again. Why did she say that again? Because this daughter is so weird, she works hard, studies hard, and is so motivated that it's scary. Look at how good Tommy is. He's always around like usual at Merlyn Group. He flirts with the receptionist when he has nothing to do. He never said something as scary as practicing martial arts and studying missiles.
She picked up the phone and told her secretary to book a family tour package to Europe for Dr. Hoffman from the Weapons Research and Development Department. Let him take the whole family to play. Expenses will be paid by the group. There's just one requirement, within three months. Just don't come back!
Dr. Hoffmann received the news of his wife's death many years ago, with the mindset of not leaving for no reason, he took his two children, a daughter, and a dog to start traveling around Europe, and finally met his queen in the Aegean Sea. This is my destiny for half of my life, and I am even more grateful to the group. Of course, that's a story for later.
Unaware that her new friend got married because of her actions, Thea returned to her desk so beautifully that she picked up the file and read it twice again. God helped me! If other departments are really in trouble, but software? Haha, I know Felicity. She can't handle any software with her skill as the world's greatest hacker!
The two became good friends after the last time they drank. Although it's a bit strange to say, two women can become friends even after drinking! Sure, the wine table is a breeding ground for enhancing feelings, regardless of men and women!
I haven't gone to the office to find her yet, so she should be able to help me. Thea was also a little worried in her heart: would she agree to give up her lazy position and run alone? Thea felt that her current mindset was a bit strange, worried about gains and losses. Actually, it didn't matter if she refused. We can force the order, haha!
Felicity's workplace is really remote. The company's file management IT technology team kept looking for the identification plaque and finally found this department in a corner of the second floor. This corner seemed to have its own invisibility function. Thea bet she had been here for so many days. She had never noticed this place.
Miss Felicity Smoak, the future IT girl of Arrow, was taking off her glasses at this moment, lying on her desk and sleeping soundly. This girl really wore too much lipstick, because Thea saw that she was bleeding. The saliva stained a large piece of her red sleeve.
She tapped the desk: "Hey, wake up, don't sleep."
Miss Smoak opened her sleepy eyes, looked long at the person in front of her, then put on her glasses and looked closely for a long time: "Thea? Are you off work?
Let me go, is this girl an alcoholic? There's no such hobby in the plot, she's not a homebody? Without thinking about it so enthusiastically, he blurted out: "Felicity, are you willing to go with me?"
Felicity's face had the word "slow" written in large letters! Everyone was stunned and murmured, "You're... you're confessing your love to me? I... I have to think about it..."
Thea almost went crazy, how can you understand me so wrong when I speak English? What kind of brain circuit is that? If you think more carefully, you can't blame her completely. It seems you have some questions...
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