Chapter 143: Research Complete

Chapter 143: Research Complete

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-Time skip - Two Weeks-

Another two weeks passed while Peter was waiting for Mystique to contact him about the mission that he gave her. Throughout these two weeks, Peter has stuck to a very similar schedule, except now his time after school was open since Peggy didn't require any more tests.

Speaking of her test results, Peter was finally able to go over them without interruption, and boy did he learn a lot.

First, the physical enhancement to her muscles, organs, tendons, bones, etc. is on a level a bit below Captain America. Peter didn't think that her body would reach that level of power, but the combination of Dragon Bones and Super Soldier Blood seemed to do the trick.

'I wonder how powerful she would have been if I used my blood instead?' Peter wondered as he looked over the results.

After all, Peter is far stronger than Steve.

Secondly, the results also allowed Peter to see the longevity effects of the Elixir, which was amazing, to say the least.

The human body is composed of trillions of cells. They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy, and carry out specialized functions.

Cells go through a natural life cycle that includes growth, maturity, and death. This natural life cycle is regulated by a number of factors, but that doesn't matter right now.

As cells age, they function less well. Eventually, old cells must die, which is a normal part of the body's functioning. New cells take their place with time, but the capacity to continue replacing cells with fresh ones reduces over time. The initial instance of this chapter being available happened at N0v3l.Bin.

This causes aging and inevitable death.

Peggy's cells seem to be moving through that same cycle but at a much slower pace. So slow, in fact, that she may be able to live for 300-400 years before either dying or needing another dose of the Elixir.

'Hmm, I wonder what Steve's lifespan is?' Peter wondered if the Super Soldier Serum affected Steve's aging at all. 'I'll have to give him the Elixir otherwise...'

After all, two lovers being separated by death is a pretty sad reality. Peggy has already had to live 70 years without Steve, so adding to that already large number seemed cruel.

'Eh, I'll worry about that when I have a larger stockpile of dragon bones, or possibly a more viable replacement for them...' Peter thought dismissively, as Steve is still fairly young.

Next, Peter covertly scanned Peggy with a spell that tested her body for traces of Chi energy, which was said to enhance due to the Elixir's use.

Everyone has Chi in their bodies, but only those that were trained to harness it could wield their inner energy. Since every living human had Chi, Peter cross-referenced Peggy's Chi levels compared to some random people, which he stealthily tested during his patrols.

If he could give a ranging number for the normal human Chi level, Peter would place that around 23-37. Meanwhile, Peter had a whopping 186, and he hasn't taken the Elixir yet.

As for Peggy, she had a Chi level of 153, which was only a little less than Peter, so it had to be good. Of course, Peter didn't know the average Chi level of someone from K'un-Lun, so for all he knows, this could be a very meager amount.

'Maybe I'm just seeing things?' Peggy thought but wasn't convinced.

Looking between the damaged wall and the destroyed training dummy, Peggy didn't know what to do.

"...I'll just blame this on Steve."

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-Peter's POV-

Other than going over Peggy's test results, Peter has officially studied planet Morag and its neighboring moons and sun enough to predict the tides fairly accurately. That combined with the very in-depth map of the planet was all Peter needed to find the Orb.

Through all of his research, Peter learned one very important thing.

Every three hundred years, which just so happens to be when the tides recede enough to reveal the temple that holds the Orb, an odd event occurs in Morags solar system.

The sun, moons, and Morag itself become completely aligned. Obviously, this alignment affects the tides heavily and causes them to recede for a short while, before coming back full force and covering the whole planet in water for some time.

Thanks to this revelation, Peter took all of the research he gathered and made a simulation of this event. Jarvis was very helpful in this step as well.

Once the simulation was complete, Peter pressed a button and a big hologram of Morag appeared. The planet was about 97% ocean with the only piece above water being the area he built his base.

"Run it, Jarvis." Peter calls out.

"Yes, sir. Running simulation now." Jarvis responded and the hologram began to move.

Immediately, the tides receded and the planet went from 97% water to 91%. Not a huge change but it was certainly enough.

"We did it!" Peter exclaimed to Jarvis, who helped him a lot during this expedition.

"Congratulations, sir." Jarvis replied normally.

"Now all we have to do is search the coasts based on this simulation." Peter says happily.

With this Peter narrowed down the search for the Orb by a lot. Before knowing this, Peter would have searched a much larger part of the ocean, wasting tons of valuable time.

Especially since a few islands appeared in the simulation as well, which Peter wouldn't have thought to search as they weren't there beforehand.

Now, all he has to do is search the simulation's receded areas.

'I'll have the Orb within the week!'

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