Marvel: Little Genius - Chapter: 388 (Patreon)

The Third Magic's temptation for Mark, while immensely strong, had to be set aside for now. He still needed to fulfill his commitment to Dr. Pym.

Dr. Pym himself was a super expert in the field of quantum physics. During their collaboration, it was expected that he would provide Mark with more insights into quantum physics.

Another piece of good news was that Scott had agreed to become a new member of the Avengers. Especially since Mark had promised to provide funding and project support for the company Scott and his friends were establishing.

After gifting Scott's daughter with the latest personal health assistant, Scott immediately declared that he would go to great lengths for justice.

Mark didn't bring the mobile laboratory back to the abandoned neighborhood where Dr. Pym had originally placed it. Instead, he found a secluded spot in the woods and contacted Dr. Pym and the others to rendezvous.

The construction of the quantum tunnel progressed smoothly. With Mark's involvement and the high-quality materials and technology provided by the Mark Research Center, despite having to start from scratch with the entire mathematical model, the progress was faster than Dr. Pym had originally estimated.

And tonight, Mark and Dr. Pym were going to attempt to activate the entire quantum tunnel system for the first time and conduct the final performance tests. If the test results met the design standards, they would further attempt to locate Janet Van Dyne to prepare for the upcoming rescue mission.

"The system has been loaded!" In front of the control panel, Dr. Pym's daughter Hope, acting as an assistant, loaded the operating system Mark had written onto the core computer of the quantum tunnel.

"Very well, initiate the fusion coil!" Dr. Pym, receiving feedback from Hope, gave the command to activate the fusion coil, officially starting the quantum tunnel.

"Coil activated, the Arc reactor is functioning normally, and the quantum tunnel is fully charged."

Hope monitored real-time data on the screen and accurately relayed the information to Mark and Dr. Pym. After confirming that the quantum tunnel was ready to be activated, she turned to Scott, who was standing idly by. "Once the quantum tunnel is open, if you receive any information about my mother, you must remember to inform us, understood?"

"Okay, understood!" Scott responded seriously. This was a matter of the safety of his future mother-in-law. If he messed up in this matter, he was sure his relationship with Hope would suffer greatly, so he couldn't help but be careful and cautious.

At this moment, Mark, who had been comparing the quantum tunnel parameter settings, also looked up. "All parameters have been input according to the established values, so get ready, the experiment is about to begin.

Three!

Two!

One!

Activating the tunnel!"

The countdown ended, and Mark officially pressed the startup button he controlled.

Hum—! The quantum tunnel started with a humming sound, and the path to the quantum realm finally unveiled its mysterious veil before everyone.

A large amount of information and fluctuations emanating from the quantum realm were collected and recorded computing center by the receiving system Mark had arranged in advance.

"The quantum tunnel is running well, all values are stable, meeting the preset standards!" Hope, monitoring the quantum tunnel's operational data, excitedly announced this news because it meant they were one step closer to rescuing her mother.

Dr. Pym, upon hearing this news, was equally thrilled and turned to Scott, asking, "So, did you receive any information from quantum entanglement?"

"Uh, not yet. Is it because I was too nervous? The last time I received information, I was just about to go to the bathroom..."

Scott hadn't finished speaking when his expression suddenly became somewhat strange. Then he happily rushed towards Dr. Pym and Hope, giving them a big hug.

"Hey, Scott, what are you doing!? We're at a critical moment now, don't joke around with me at this time!" Hope pushed Scott away angrily. Although their relationship was progressing well, making such a gesture at this moment was clearly inappropriate, which made her quite annoyed.

However, Scott was completely oblivious and, after being pushed away, still gazed affectionately at Hope with a lovesick expression, even reaching out to pinch her cheek.

Just as Hope was about to angrily swat Scott's hand away, one sentence from Scott froze her in place.

"I've really missed you, my dear Jellybean!"

"Mom?" Hope looked at Scott with some uncertainty and asked, no, maybe it should be called [Janet] now.

The motherly gaze in those eyes and the intimate nickname unique to a mother and daughter made Hope momentarily think that the person in front of her was her mother, Janet Van Dyne, even though she had Scott's face. But she and Scott had never discussed the nickname her mother had given her, and they had never used such a term of endearment.

"Janet..." Dr. Pym also looked at her with disbelief, hoping to get an answer from her.

"It's me, dear!" She turned and gently comforted Dr. Pym, whose face was already lined with wrinkles.

"I'm sorry, this is not the way I expected our family reunion, but it's so good to see you again." She turned to Mark, "Mr. Mark, I am truly grateful for your help. The parameters and algorithms you provided are perfect. This allowed me the opportunity to possess Scott's body stably through the quantum tunnel."

The scene unfolding before them was indeed very miraculous, but the fact that the person was using Scott's male body to make feminine gestures and speak was extremely unsettling for Mark, sending shivers down his spine.

Mark forced a smile and said, "No need for thanks; this is a fair deal I made with Dr. Pym. However, Ms. Van Dyne, I assume there's a reason you've possessed Scott's body? While the quantum tunnel's connection is stable, your time to inhabit Scott's body is limited."

"Thank you for the reminder!" She nodded and then ran over to the positioning device next to the quantum tunnel to start tracking and locating.

"I originally wanted to provide some help in this way, but I didn't expect the quantum tunnel you built to be so perfect that my preparations were of no use.

However, this final step of positioning is best handled by me. The probability field is too complex. I've set special signal anchor points in the quantum realm to make it easy to track in the real world. Only this way can I accurately determine my location."

"Mom, what you left on Scott's body is not just a piece of information, but a receiving antenna! It can transmit your consciousness to him and at the same time receive signals emitted by information anchor points in the quantum realm, just like tracing the source of a phone call!"

"That's right, my sweet Jellybean. You're so clever; I'm proud of you."

Beep beep beep!

As the positioning device's alert sounded, a set of quantum realm coordinates appeared on the real-world screen.

"We've locked onto the signal source; we did it!" Dr. Pym and Hope both looked at it with excitement.

"Hank, Hope, you must accurately navigate to this coordinate to find me. I am in the quantum realm that transcends quantum space. It's extremely dangerous there, especially for the human mind. Please be very cautious!

Moreover, time and space in the quantum realm operate completely differently from the real world. You have only two hours. After two hours, the probability field will shift."

"We will find you!" Hope said firmly.

"I believe in you, Jellybean." As soon as he finished speaking, Scott's expression returned to its original state, but his face clearly showed confusion.

"How did I end up here? Wasn't I just communicating with you over there?"

"Hope, Janet has already left," Dr. Pym said, ignoring Scott and looking at his somewhat disheartened daughter. "Don't be sad. I believe that with our efforts, we'll soon be able to reunite with Janet!"

"Dr. Pym, Mrs. Van Dyne's position in the quantum realm has been determined. Time is running out, and we should start preparing to delve into the quantum realm. However, I have an unpleasant request. I hope that the upcoming journey into the quantum realm will include me as well."

Although he didn't want to interrupt the heartfelt moment between Dr. Pym and Hope, the two-hour countdown had already begun. Their actions required not only delving into the quantum realm to find Janet but also returning to the real space within two hours.

If they failed and the probability field shifted, the quantum tunnel they had constructed would be completely cut off. Not only Janet but also Dr. Pym and Mark would be trapped in the quantum realm with no escape.

The main reason Mark had volunteered for this dangerous mission was to collect research samples from the quantum realm with the highest energy concentration, accumulating data for the Third Magic's research.

"I'm sorry, Mark. Forgive me, but I cannot agree!" Unexpectedly, Dr. Pym directly rejected Mark's request...