Chapter 178. Hank Pym’s Shock
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Truth be told, Nolan wasn't just trying to unlock the secrets of the Pym Particle. What he really wanted... was the dimension it came from.
If he could find that hidden plane, if he could claim it, then he wouldn't need Pym Particles at all. He'd become the source.
But for now? Practicality first.
"Let's keep using it," he muttered, tuning out the suspicious glares from the captive trio Hank Pym, Hope, and Scott Lang as he drafted the schematics for a new extractor. He also sent Norman Osborn a list of rare materials to procure.
The particles were only half the equation. The vials used to store them impervious to quantum interference were another mystery entirely.
"Feels like I'm gonna starve to death here..."
Scott grumbled from the corner. Nolan hadn't fed them. He hadn't even acknowledged them, lost as he was in equations and quantum tunneling concepts.
Hope and Hank, meanwhile, had shifted from resistance to... curiosity.
"Could I see the formula?" Hank asked, unable to suppress the itch. The fact that Nolan refined his work had been gnawing at him.
"I've got a better offer," Nolan said, glancing over. "Join my research division. Full access. And I'll help you retrieve your wife."