Chapter 92: Sludge and Scum (Part 2)

What kind of person was Stark?

One would know by looking at the introduction to him in the comics. He was called a "super genius cursed by knowledge." In the comics, he possessed the 8th Infinity Stone in his brain, the "Curse of Knowledge," and only needed one day to fully master all knowledge related to black holes. It could be said that Einstein would be saddened to see it, and Mendeleev would be moved to tears.

This also led to the changes in the following events, which completely exceeded Venom's expectations.

First of all, Stark was a person who loved to get to the bottom of things. He spent a full six days checking Venom's background.

When he learned that Venom was an alien creature, Stark's suddenly excited emotions directly knocked Venom over.

From the birthplace of Venom, the symbiote mother planet, to how it drifted to Earth all the way, and how it possessed one host after another, Stark questioned Venom in detail about everything.

Out of respect for his long-term meal ticket, Venom answered Stark's questions as much as possible. However, the super genius was always like "One Hundred Thousand Whys." For one question, he could extend it into countless questions.

Where is the symbiote mother planet? Who is your creator? What kind of alien creature is he? In what form does he exist there? Is that place far from Earth? Can humans reach it in their lifetime? Will you come to invade Earth? Is your creator an intelligent creature with an independent personality, or the collective consciousness of a planet? Why didn't your brothers and sisters leave their mother? Why did you run out alone? Did you make your creator angry? What is the difference between him and God in human religious stories?

For every one of these questions, Stark would pursue it to the end from various angles. Venom could answer some questions, but some questions were too abstract and creative for Venom to answer.

According to the age of the symbiote, it was still just a child. Even if it were a genius child among symbiotes, it couldn't understand those strange and highly creative questions from this super genius.

With great difficulty, Stark's curiosity about its origin decreased somewhat, and then Venom discovered for the first time that human inner emotions could be so complex.

Stark's overly sensitive heart and brain filled with sensibility made Venom feel that it lived in a huge maze every day. Every time Stark's mood changed, the entire maze would be completely reset. Venom, who was just about to find the exit, was kicked back to the starting point on the spot.

And Stark was indeed worthy of being a brain cursed by knowledge. Venom, as a symbiote, couldn't keep up with the speed of Stark's brain at all. Every time Stark began to think, Venom could only squat in a corner, feeling countless symbols it couldn't understand at all smashing onto it. Simply put, it was drowned by the ocean of knowledge.

What was even more terrifying was that Stark was frantically resetting the maze on one side, and letting the ocean of knowledge release water like a flood on the other. In these two states, he repeatedly jumped back and forth at a speed Venom couldn't react to. Venom was kicked in the butt by the maze one moment, and knocked over by the seawater the next.

Any intelligent creature with feelings would have requirements for their living environment, and symbiotes were no exception.

If living in an ordinary person's body was like staying in a matchbox—although somewhat narrow and stuffy, it was at least relatively quiet—then living in Stark's body was like living on a dangerous planet full of countless storms and lightning. Although the place was big enough, life here was truly too stimulating. Venom didn't even have a moment to rest.

Originally, the symbiote and the host were one, and being able to feel the changes in his body and emotions at all times was the unique talent of their race and also the basis for their survival. But now, this talent brought huge trouble to Venom. Living as one with a person like Stark, Venom had to endure a life full of crises like an adventure in a primeval jungle.

Stark was like a mystery that no one could solve. His external performance was only one ten-thousandth of him, and his inner self, full of infinite philosophical thoughts and wisdom, was enough to drown any outsider who tried to peek into his heart, including this symbiote.

(Author's Note: fantuantanshu)

The first emotion Venom learned from Stark was "tired." This wasn't because Stark was tired, but because being Stark's symbiote was truly very tiring.

What was even more unlucky was that Stark was currently in a low period with huge pressure. He couldn't resolve this pressure, so he had to find something to do to divert his attention.

At this time, an intelligent creature that could communicate with him happened to appear in his body, and it was an alien with special talents. This was simply like a pillow being delivered when he was sleepy. Was there any better experimental subject than this?

Stark treated Venom as his second personality, able to share the same brain and fully understand him.

This was simply too great!

Originally, when Stark wanted to share his genius ideas, he couldn't find a very good candidate. Peter was too young and shouldn't be given too much pressure. Schiller's level was erratic and he only knew how to screw in light bulbs. Originally, he had Obadiah to show off his new inventions, but now Obadiah was gone. Stark's overflowing desire to share poured onto Venom all at once.

When Stark didn't sleep at all and spent three full days telling Venom about high-energy physics in his brain, Venom learned the second emotion: terror.

Was this something a symbiote should learn???

This genius scientist urgently wanted to teach all the knowledge he knew to another self, so that he could truly discuss various invention ideas with himself. He would have a true soulmate who could fully understand and experience everything about him.

Stark was in a state of full emptiness and urgent need to vent, not considering at all that there was an upper limit to the symbiote's acceptance. He never thought that even with brainwave communication, you couldn't let a child learn the essence of human knowledge overnight, right???

Venom was truly about to break down, just like a student who clearly knew nothing but was pressed into a high-level mathematics classroom. The third emotion it learned was regret—it was very regretful.

Venom didn't know, and Stark scolded it. Venom felt wronged, and Stark felt what was there to be wronged about.

What's difficult about this? Aren't you able to see my memories? Isn't that an open-book exam? You can't even do an open-book exam? What kind of sludge are you?

For a symbiote with top-notch learning ability, learning physics and mathematics wasn't difficult. What was difficult was keeping up with Stark's whimsical creativity and invention ideas that were closer to philosophy and metaphysics. 99% of the effort wasn't difficult; what was difficult was that 1% of inspiration.

Stark's jumpy thinking couldn't be fully understood even by a symbiote. Venom had suspected for a long time: is Stark really human? How can a human be so complex and difficult to understand?

If Stark just had a high IQ, that would be fine, but his personality was also very rotten.

Stark left the hospital and walked on the road. Venom, who finally didn't have to stay in the laboratory with Stark, kept muttering in his brain: "Let's eat a human head. Just eat one. Biting off their brains in one bite must be very delicious..."

"Has anyone told you? The brains of ordinary people are like zombie meat that hasn't been quarantined. You can't eat this kind of unsafe food."

Venom sent a confused emotion.

"Your dietary habits must be healthier, just like me. Don't you know? The brains of ordinary people don't turn much in their lifetime, just like rotten fish meat that hasn't undergone any anti-corrosion treatment."

"Taste! Taste is very important! Understand? I will absolutely not allow you to devour those zombie meats to pollute my genius brain."

"Forget it, I know you aliens haven't eaten anything good, actually being interested in the brains of ordinary humans. A piece of meat composed of water and protein, there isn't a single genius idea in there that can change the world like me. Eating this kind of thing, is your symbiote race living by picking up trash?"

Venom emitted a series of extremely violent and angry brainwaves. Stark was completely unaware and continued to say with quite a bit of disdain: "Is the taste of aliens all like this? Or is the human brain considered not bad in the universe? Then how stupid must other aliens be? Is it possible that only humans have brains in the whole universe?"

"I really can't believe it. How scarce must resources be for a race that treats the brains of ordinary humans as delicacies? Do you want some cheese balls? Earth specialty, you can also bring some back for your poor brothers and sisters. I'll pay."

"We are not poor!" Venom said angrily.

"But you act like a redneck who just entered the city from the countryside, seeing everything as a good thing. Were you interested in those chocolate balls in the convenience store just now? Come on, can snacks that cost more than a dozen dollars for so many be eaten? Don't look, I won't go to this kind of low-end convenience store to buy things..."

"What? Eat the employees in that office building? What are you thinking? People like that can't even pass the first round of interviews at our Stark Industries!! This kind of person..."

"The person sitting in the Porsche just now? No! His hair is golden. I guess he must have used those flashy dyes to dye his hair. That's too disgusting. It smells like chemical agents. I want to go around him..."

"Turn your head back. Don't be like a silly boy who hasn't seen the world." Stark said in his heart: "Don't embarrass me. Genius scientist, world's richest man Stark, is not a silly boy who looks left and right when walking on the street."

After saying this, he complained in his heart again: "Are there no high-rich-handsome people like me in your race? I think they are more compatible with me. And you, otherwise you can just find a big guy in the football team of the middle school next door. You know, that kind of startled white man. They would be very happy to go buy those cheap chocolates for you..."

Venom said: "I want to eat now! I want to eat chocolate! And I want to eat human heads! Immediately, right now! Otherwise I will drag you to hit the wall!!!"

"Not now, wait a while. Jarvis? Jarvis? Are you there? Help me order some special chocolate from that Italian source manufacturer..."

"Yes, let them use the best cocoa beans... No! Don't use those mass production lines! That's too dirty! I'll buy a production line alone..."

"How long? Three weeks? That's quite fast."

"Tell them to hurry up and make it... By the way, use a fully mechanized production process. Don't let any dirty human hands touch the things I want to eat..."

"Packaging? No, no, no! Their gold foil packaging is truly too tacky. Hire a designer specifically from Italy, design a better-looking one, and it's best to have the Stark Industries logo on it. Use gold and red color schemes. The gold on it must be real gold. Don't use those dyes to fool people..."

Venom said: "I will starve to death in three weeks."

"How can you be so fragile? Are all your symbiotes such idiots who only know how to eat?"

"No! Let me go! Don't enter that kind of convenience store! Shit! Lemon-scented air freshener! Get out quickly, I hate this smell!!"

Stark, like fighting with himself, shook his body and hit the glass door of the convenience store directly. He grabbed the edge of the glass door tightly and roared: "I won't enter this kind of hellhole!!!! Everything inside comes from industrial production lines!! Looking at it for one more second will pollute my brain!!!"

"Let me in!! Let me eat something!!"

"No, I won't go in!!"

"In!!!!" Venom also roared.

"No!!!" Stark roared even louder than it.

"Go in!!!!" Venom was on the verge of collapse.

"No!!!!!" Stark was also hysterical.

Finally, Stark still sat outside the glass door. He won this battle with firm willpower, or perhaps extreme pretentious psychology.

Venom was completely exhausted. The fourth thing it learned at Stark's place was: never underestimate a scum. ===== CHAPTER 93 =====

Venom was completely exhausted. The fourth thing he had learned from Stark was: never underestimate a scumbag.