Chapter 257

Peter had just opened the door when he heard a group of people shouting "Happy Birthday" at him; he was stunned for a moment.

"Whose birthday is it today? Yours? Yours? Or yours?"

Peter pointed at them one by one, having almost pointed at everyone present.

"You really are a natural airhead," Stark mocked loudly. "Today is your birthday, Peter."

"My birthday?" Peter pointed at himself with his finger, looking at Stark with an expression of disbelief.

"Today is your birthday." Aunt May walked over, hugged Peter, and happily kissed him on the forehead. "Look at yourself, you've even forgotten your own birthday; you must be too busy."

"Yes, Auntie, I'm sorry, I've really been too busy. The Los Alamos National Laboratory started a new project recently, and I have to go take a look." Peter said with a hint of apology.

"Don't just stand there, go and greet your friends." Aunt May pushed Peter away and went to the kitchen to prepare refreshments.

"Hi, Mary."

"Hi, Harry."

Peter greeted them one by one until he stopped in front of the fatty. He didn't know the name of this guest, so he stood there, feeling somewhat awkward.

"Hi, Peter, this is Dr. Otto, a famous nuclear physicist and a strong contender for this year's Nobel Prize," Harry introduced him to Peter.

Upon hearing this, Peter immediately greeted him, "Hi, Doctor."

"Hello, Mr. Peter." Dr. Otto smiled and extended his hand. "I heard from your teacher that your mind is very sharp, but you are very lazy."

"Uh." Peter felt awkward. "I will definitely improve next time."

"Remember, intelligence is not your privilege; it is a gift, and it should be used to benefit humanity," Dr. Otto lectured Peter loudly.

"Who is he?" Ye Nan quietly walked to Harry's side and asked.

Facing Ye Nan's inquiry, Harry appeared somewhat respectful. "He is a famous nuclear physicist who has published his arguments in many scientific journals. He has built a great reputation, and even the Los Alamos National Laboratory has invited him to give a lecture."

"Dr. Otto?" Ye Nan's heart stirred, and he immediately asked, "Is he currently researching nuclear fusion?"

Originally, Ye Nan didn't know Dr. Otto. After all, the distance between him and the scientific community seemed somewhat remote. However, Doctor Octopus from *Spider-Man 2* had left a deep impression on Ye Nan, and combined with the progression of the plot, he quickly concluded that this must be Doctor Octopus.

"But why would Doctor Octopus appear here?"

"Yes, he is researching nuclear fusion and will soon receive the Nobel Prize, and our Oscorp Industries will become world-famous for supporting Dr. Otto's research," Harry said proudly.

Nuclear fusion had actually been completed, the patent registered, and the Nobel committee notified, so he wasn't worried about being overheard. Furthermore, he believed Ye Nan wouldn't interfere halfway, so he spoke openly about Dr. Otto's research.

"Why would he appear here? I remember no one invited him." Ye Nan flicked his finger, looking at Dr. Otto, who was loudly lecturing Peter, and asked.

Regarding this Dr. Otto, he disliked him at first sight. Perhaps he was used to lecturing students, but there is a time and place for everything; this was Peter's birthday party, not a school podium.

"This..." Harry felt somewhat awkward. "He heard that Mr. Stark was here, so he followed him over."

"In other words, he came uninvited." Ye Nan sneered and was about to walk up, intending to have a word with this so-called doctor.

"Don't." Harry grabbed Ye Nan, feeling even more awkward. "For my sake, don't blame him."...

"Because of profit?" Ye Nan chuckled, crossed his arms, and began to watch from the sidelines. "Peter is also your brother; for the sake of profit, can you just watch him be scolded? Today is his birthday."

"I..." Harry felt even more awkward after hearing Ye Nan's words. He looked at Peter, who was being scolded, gritted his teeth, and walked over.

Harry gently pulled Dr. Otto's sleeve and whispered, "Today is Peter's birthday."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Otto immediately looked around and happened to see several dissatisfied gazes. He gave an awkward smile, "I'm sorry, I'm used to teaching classes, and I lost track of the occasion."

"It's alright." Mary stepped up to ease the atmosphere.

Stark sneered, slowly walked toward Ye Nan, and whispered, "Why didn't you stop him just now?"

"Why didn't you stop him just now?" Ye Nan retorted, rolling his eyes at Stark.

Stark had clearly been standing behind Peter just now, yet he didn't know how to help Peter resolve the lecture from that so-called doctor, nor did he know what Stark was planning.

"Because you were here." Stark smiled lightly. "You can't stand seeing your friends get the short end of the stick. With your personality, you definitely would have stopped Dr. Otto."

"Bullshit." Ye Nan curled his lip, indicating his disdain for Stark's words, though deep down, he highly agreed with Stark.

"At the time, I wanted to stop that damn doctor, but Harry stopped me, he..."

Ye Nan told Stark about his conversation with Harry, and finally added, "Is the so-called nuclear fusion technology really that useful?"

Inside his base, nuclear fusion technology had also been applied, but that technology was very unstable, so he hadn't paid much attention to it.

Now, seeing Harry defending him to the point of letting Peter be humiliated at his own birthday party, it seemed the profit involved was quite significant.

"Another petty person who values profit over brothers." Stark curled his lip, expressing disdain for Harry, who was busy running around.

"Hi, Mr. Stark, it's a real honor to meet you here. At the last Nobel Prize ceremony, I saw your glory from the audience." Dr. Otto walked over and proactively extended his hand, wanting to shake hands with Stark.

However, Stark didn't reach out to shake it, instead saying coldly, "I've won the Nobel Prize many times; I don't know which Nobel ceremony you saw me at."

Dr. Otto's hand hung in the air, feeling somewhat awkward, especially when facing Stark's cold words; he didn't know what to say.

However, he was thick-skinned. He simply withdrew his hand, pretended nothing had happened, and continued, "It's normal that you've forgotten; after all, so many people were watching from below."

"Is that so? But my memory has always been very good." Stark continued in a sarcastic tone.

He originally wouldn't have treated Dr. Otto like this, especially facing a Dr. Otto who was about to win the Nobel Prize. Even if he didn't express his respect, he wouldn't have embarrassed him like this.

But who told this Dr. Otto to be blind and embarrass Peter at his birthday party, leaving Peter unable to step down.

Although he often teased Peter and embarrassed him, that was a joke between friends. And even if it were a joke between friends, he wouldn't do it at this time. Why? Because this was Peter's birthday, Peter's important day, and he had to give Peter some face.

But now, this old fool embarrassed Peter at his birthday party, so how could he not hate Dr. Otto?...

"I heard Dr. Otto's nuclear fusion technology is world-leading, and he even boasted that he would win the Nobel Prize. I don't know if it's true." Stark paused and continued, "I am not talented, but I recently researched a technology called the Arc Reactor. I don't know if it can compete with Dr. Otto's nuclear fusion technology for the Nobel Prize."

After hearing Stark's words, Dr. Otto didn't show the slightest excitement. He raised a glass of red wine and drank it lightly. "With Mr. Stark entering the fray, the Nobel Prize will be easily within reach."

"Sorry, excuse me." Dr. Otto turned and left, but deep down, a monstrous storm had been stirred up.

"Stark is going to participate in this Nobel Prize, and the Arc Reactor he developed is actually also energy."

He knew exactly who Stark was. This person was known as a genius in the scientific world, a modern-day Da Vinci. His genius made all scientists feel ashamed. Yet, such a person didn't focus on research but spent his days playing with women, which could be called unserious.

However, no matter how unserious he was, his strength was there. The Arc Reactor he created would definitely be something of epoch-making significance.

"Arc Reactor!" Dr. Otto chewed on the name carefully. Literally, this was an energy technology, but he didn't know what advantages this energy technology had.

He regretted leaving just now. If he were still there, he might have been able to find out some intelligence about the Arc Reactor. But now, he couldn't turn back and could only imagine wildly in his heart.

"Are you really planning to take the Arc Reactor technology to participate in the Nobel Prize?" Ye Nan asked nervously as soon as Dr. Otto left.

The Arc Reactor technology was the trump card technology of Stark Industries. Not only that, after Stark took over the ICQ company and became a shareholder of the ICQ company, this technology had become the joint trump card of Stark Industries and the ICQ company.

But now, Stark said he wanted to take the Arc Reactor technology to participate in the Nobel Prize, which made him somewhat unable to understand.

Participating in the Nobel Prize would inevitably leak part of the data of the Arc Reactor. Once others used this data to research, it was very likely that they would restore the Arc Reactor technology, and then their losses would be huge.

"Do you think I'm that stupid to leak the Arc Reactor technology? Hmph, I'm just giving him a warning." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to (.) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)