Chapter 1306 - Ch: 41-45

Chapter 41: A High School Girl's Graduation Guide

Thor and Jane shared an affectionate kiss, their lips rubbing together like grindstones.

Zhang Xuan walked up to Sif and whispered, "If you want to get back at him, I can act as your tool for revenge." After saying that, he even pouted his lips at Sif.

Sif rolled her eyes at him and walked into the marks left by the Bifrost Bridge, standing right behind Thor while still glaring at Zhang Xuan.

Inside the car, Daisy also rolled her eyes at Zhang Xuan. "What a playboy."

Seeing Sif like this, Zhang Xuan mocked her, "Are you planning to give them a push when they get tired? Just so you can feel like you're participating?"

Although Sif often hung out with a bunch of guys, she was still an innocent maiden.

Being spoken to like that by Zhang Xuan, she felt a bit embarrassed and glared at him fiercely without saying a word.

At this moment, the grindstone-like turning of Thor and Jane's kiss also stopped because of Zhang Xuan's words.

Jane asked with her tongue: What is your relationship with that woman?

Thor also quickly explained with his tongue: She is my comrade-in-arms; we often fight together.

Jane: Really?

Thor: Really, we've been together for thousands of years. If anything was going to happen, it would have happened a long time ago.

Jane: Can you keep your 'fish roe lucky bag' safe after you go back?

Thor: You are the only participant in my lucky bag.

Thor saw that it was about enough and ended his grindstone time with Jane.

"This thread is the red string of the Old Man Under the Moon, connecting two hearts so that a third wheel can't interfere."

"Uncle, please shut up. Sif and I are comrades, we are friends. If anything were between us, it would have happened long ago."

Hearing this, Zhang Xuan gave the silent Sif a 'Hear that?' smile.

"After hearing this, Sif tossed her proud blonde hair and left."

Zhang Xuan provided the narration for Sif himself, receiving only another glare from her.

Thor couldn't wait any longer and called out, "Heimdall, take us back."

The Warriors Three quickly stepped into the circle upon hearing this, fearing they would be left behind.

The light of the Bifrost Bridge shone upon the five of them. At the last moment, Zhang Xuan threw two more sets of armor into the Bifrost.

The light of the Bifrost disappeared, leaving behind the deepened marks of the bridge on the ground, which emitted a slight steam in the cold winter.

Zhang Xuan walked to the car where Tony was, looked at the various data on the projection, and asked:

"How is it? Did you record it?"

"The time was too short, I didn't record much. Tsk, their technological magic is really advanced."

Zhang Xuan tapped on the armor. "Actually, you don't need to work so hard to crack it. In a few years, we can directly take over this magical technology."

Tony frowned and said, "But my curiosity won't allow me to wait a few years. Right now, I feel like Earth is as fragile as a piece of paper, liable to be pierced by an alien ship's cannons at any moment."

Zhang Xuan still used the old line to comfort him: "As I said, Earth has a Guardian. Aliens wouldn't dare to show up in the solar system with warships."

Tony still couldn't take it in and ignored Zhang Xuan's comfort: "I don't trust the Guardian. I only trust the... prosthetics I build."

After Zhang Xuan whispered a few words to Selvig, he and Tony flew away... from the Asgard Heavenly Palace.

The plot was similar to what was expected, except for the addition of a large iron box and two silver sets of steel armor.

In the end, the Bifrost Bridge still shattered, and Loki fell beneath it.

Back at the Heavenly Palace, Thor looked at the large iron box carried into the Great Palace by guards and thought of his uncle's instructions.

He searched the box for a long time before finding the button to open it. Looking at the operating instructions written on it, Thor began his layout.

Odin saw all of this but did not make any move to stop it, nor did he even question the 'wild' uncle Thor had acknowledged. His eyes held a faint murderous intent and deep calculation, but more so a smile at the corner of his mouth... With Thor's business concluded, Zhang Xuanalso returned to his own little home.

Hearing the sounds inside his house, Zhang Xuan's expression became serious. He kicked open the door and shouted:

"FBI! You demons, your good days are over!"

·●OO|━⊂(｀ꇴ´#)^ Come and fight, demons!

Zhang Xuan held his holy sword and fought with the demons. The battle was exceptionally fierce; the demons resisted desperately, but they were still no match for a high-level exorcist.

In the morning, Zhang Xuan's exorcism was successful. He went to feed the three succubi; a kind exorcist would not pass up an opportunity to reform a demon.

One bowl each of gooey green vegetable and lean meat porridge; Zhang Xuan fed them one by one.

Wanda and Mei couldn't eat any more.

Wanda: "I can't do it. If I eat more, I'm going to burst."

Mei: "I won't eat anymore either. Don't forget to take Parker to school."

Natasha looked at the two who were full with a hint of envy. Having gone through Red Room training, she couldn't eat that much porridge.

After eating a little porridge to replenish her nutrients, Natasha also fell asleep.

Today she was going to apply for worker's compensation from S.H.I.E.L.D. Her injuries were too severe. During last night's exorcism ceremony, she was sold out by her two partners and fought the exorcist alone for three hours; she was the most severely injured demon.

As a spy currently undercover, it was perfectly reasonable for her to apply for worker's compensation.

Zhang Xuan took a bowl of green vegetable and lean meat porridge to little Peter's house.

"Uncle Zhang Xuan? You're back?"

Little Peter was very happy to see Zhang Xuan and happily took the porridge Zhang Xuan brought.

"Eat slowly. I'll take you to school in a bit. Mei went to the office first."

Little Peter saw through it but didn't say anything. Every time Zhang Xuan came to take him to school, Aunt Mei had already left for the office. He was already a big nine-year-old kid, not an eight-year-old little fool.

Zhang Xuan sent little Peter to school, and then he drove to his laboratory.

When Helen Zhao saw Zhang Xuan, she directly pulled him to study a new topic. Under intense discussion, Helen Zhao insisted on her point of view. Zhang Xuan had to admire Helen Zhao's mouth—it was really tough, and she refused to yield until the very end.

She was left speechless by Zhang Xuan's arguments, but she just wouldn't admit defeat.

Zhang Xuan understood a bit of Helen Zhao's research. With Tony's cooperation, the development of the cradle of life had been accelerated a lot. Helen Zhao estimated that at the current pace, the cradle of life could be completed in a year.

Perhaps after that, the Regeneration Cradle could be used in conjunction with the complete Lizard Serum to achieve side-effect-free repair of damaged tissue.

However, there hadn't been any news of accidents from Dr. Connors' side, so there was no rush... Time passed quickly, and Zhang Xuan spent a peaceful month of happiness.

One day, he received a message from Tony.

"Game Boy, the things you wanted are finished. I've already set up the production line; you just need to pick up the goods. For my newly opened chip factory, you can tell Jarvis if you have any requirements."

Zhang Xuan wanted to call Tony back, but Jarvisanswered the phone.

"Sir is already asleep. You can tell me if you have anything."

Zhang Xuan: "Then it's nothing. Let Tony keep sleeping."

Tony had worked hard for a month and a half, and finally, he had hand-crafted the underlying supply for his game empire.

Tony's software technology plus 10nm mass-produced chips could be considered a dimensional reduction strike in this era.

Zhang Xuan was already prepared to start his own era of large internet cafes all over the World.

When the internet cafes opened, he would directly put 'Triangle Porridge' on the shelves. Although it was just a lump, for people who hadn't even eaten a lump, this lump was big enough for this group of people to eat for a year or two.

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but marvel that artificial intelligence is good; AI must be developed. Now that he had Jarvis's assistance, making games was too simple.

With a tap of his hand and a word from his mouth, Jarviscompleted everything for him.

Zhang Xuan walked out of the room. He also needed to find some helpers, so he called Gwen.

"Zhang Xuan? Why are you calling me? Do you want me to cooperate with you on an experiment?"

Gwen's tone revealed the flavor of an innocent college student. Right now, Gwen was still an intern at the Oscorp Tower, preparing for the MIT entrance exam.

"I'm looking for Felicia and Missy Karenback's contact information. I haven't asked for their phone numbers before."

Gwen said warily, "What are you doing? I'm warning you, those two are my good friends. Don't you dare have any crooked thoughts."

Zhang Xuan curled his lip: "I do have thoughts, but you won't let me. I'm looking for them for serious business. I have a job here. If they are willing, they can come over. Anyway, going to college is for making money, and I have money here, so wouldn't it be fine if they just came to work for me—on my side?"

Gwen frowned: "Why does that sound so wrong coming out of your mouth?"

Zhang Xuan: "Don't worry about those details. If you're willing, I can also save a spot for you. My park just happens to be short on hands."

Gwen: "You'd better be talking about a technology park."

Zhang Xuan spread his hands: "What else? I'm heart and soul good to you, and this is how you see me?"

Gwen said speechlessly, "I'll send you their mobile numbers in a bit." After saying that, Gwen hung up the phone.

Zhang Xuan looked at the two phone numbers sent to his phone and invited the two of them out.

Zhang Xuan met the two of them at a burger shop.

Zhang Xuan ate a burger and looked calmly at the two girls who were lost in thought.

"You can consider it yourselves. I'll say it again: going to college is also to make money better. Now there's an opportunity to get ahead of everyone else right in front of you."

"If you want to experience college romance, I won't object. But based on my understanding, you'll probably need loans for college. Your President's student loans haven't even been paid off. I don't know if those people are afraid to ask or what, but they don't even dare to collect a Black person's debt."

Flash heard Zhang Xuan's words at this time, leaned over, and said, "Boss, now that you mention it, I remember a few days ago an organization came to our shop to do a survey."

Zhang Xuan asked, "What survey?"

Flash's expression was awkward, as if he had seen something unclean.

"It was a group of minority groups dressed abnormally; they called themselves Rainbow People. They came up and asked for our views on minority groups, and there was an excited Black guy shouting and screaming, asking why we didn't have any Black employees."

Zhang Xuan looked at the expanded staff in the shop: 10 females and 6 males, all with very good looks. There were Asians and Latinos, but indeed no Black people.

There was even a Jewish beauty with very correct values who wasn't religious. Zhang Xuan wouldn't be repulsed by someone with such correct values; after all, as an old saying goes, it is not a gentleman's fault to be born in a small country.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand dismissively: "There's no need to pay attention to such people. Next time, just don't bother with them."

Zhang Xuan looked at the two girls and asked, "You two shouldn't be some kind of extreme feminists, right? If you are, even if you're willing to come, I won't welcome you."

Felicia shook her head after hearing that: "I'm not." Then she made up her mind and asked:

"Boss, are you sure you won't make me regret it?" Felicialooked at Zhang Xuan with a determined gaze.

Zhang Xuan pulled Flash over and asked Felicia, "Do you see him regretting it? Ask him if he regrets it when he sees his paycheck."

Flash unexpectedly showed a shy smile upon hearing this.

This gave Felicia and Missy a chill. Was this still the former campus bully?

Seeing this, Felicia made up her mind: "Boss, I choose to work with you."

Zhang Xuan immediately shook his head and waved his hands upon hearing this. Seeing Zhang Xuan like this, Felicia's heart tightened, and her heartbeat skipped a beat.

"Don't talk nonsense. You have to be clear: you're working for me, not doing me. If Gwen hears that, I won't be able to explain myself."

Felicia breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhang Xuan's words. "Boss, you scared me to death. I thought you were playing with me."

Zhang Xuan glared again: (#`dish´) "You young girl, why don't you have a filter on your mouth? You just say anything. I've only thought about playing with you guys; I haven't actually acted on it. You have to be clear when you go out."

Felicia, Missy: ( ˃ ⤙ ˂ )₃⁼³ "Boss, you're bad~"

Flash said after some thought, "Boss, maybe the one who's not right is you, not us."

Zhang Xuan: "Get lost, go make me two chinese burgers."

Flash pouted: "Isn't it just a Meat Sandwich? You have to call it a chinese burger just to mess with foreigners."

Zhang Xuan looked at Missy again and said seriously, "Missy, this should be one of the few chances in your life to turn things around, so I'll give you until tomorrow to decide."

After hearing this, Missy looked at Felicia, thought of the class genius Gwen, and Flash's changes. She also wanted to grasp the future.

"Boss, I'll leave my future in your hands from now on."

Zhang Xuan: (≖‿≖✧) "You're on the right track. From now on, you come and be my secretary."

Hearing this, Missy hugged herself and leaned back against the chair, looking terrified.

Zhang Xuan: (￢dish￢ꐦ) "A proper secretary, a small one. You're thinking too much."

Zhang Xuan glanced at the few ribs under Missy's clothes, his tone carrying a bit of disdain, but a messy girl with glasses really hit his 'XP'.

Missy seemed to have taken a huge blow and ate her burger in frustration.

Seeing this, Felicia seemed to whisper, but it wasn't really a whisper.

"Actually, Missy has a very good figure too. She's at least a D+, but she wears too many layers."

Zhang Xuan: (￢ꇴ￢)

Zhang Xuan's eyes looked as if they could penetrate Missy's thick winter clothes.

Missy quickly went to cover Felicia's mouth, afraid she would reveal more of her secrets. The secret sauce on her hands was all smeared on Felicia's face.

Zhang Xuan watched this scene, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "Alright, alright, stop messing around. Since you've both decided, you'll receive a notice soon." After saying that, he took another bite of his burger.

Felicia and Missy looked at each other, their eyes full of expectation.

Suddenly, the door of the burger shop was pushed open roughly, and quite a few 'monsters and ghosts' wearing rainbow clothing barged in.

Chapter 42: Striking the Rainbow Family

Zhang Xuan looked at the people who barged in shouting and screaming, momentarily dazed.

This group was dressed in green, their faces painted with green vegetable leaves, and they held small green flags.

The leader shouted through a megaphone: "Evil demons, how can you treat animals like this, turning them into delicious meat patties?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell silent.

The man with the megaphone panicked for a moment and quickly added, "Stop them quickly, they are still eating small animals."

The others followed suit, noisily shouting similar slogans.

"You are destroying the environment and the Earth. You must immediately stop your cruel behavior."

"That's right, small animals are innocent. You can't treat kind little animals like this."

Zhang Xuan had been in the U.S. for so long, yet this was the first time he had encountered such a situation, leaving him a bit dumbfounded for a moment.

However, once he snapped out of it, he didn't plan to stop them; instead, he picked up his burger and ate it with even more gusto.

Having someone act like a monkey while he was eating was quite an appetizer.

Felicia and Missy were clearly not encountering this for the first time and were already preparing to leave.

Zhang Xuan watched them pack up, very confused: "What are you doing?"

Felicia had a troubled look, recalling past experiences, and said with a slight frown, "Let's leave quickly. If these guys see you eating beef like that, they'll come over and point at your nose while cursing."

Missy had the same attitude, saying, "It's terrible to be surrounded by them. I was surrounded once, and it made me unable to eat vegetables for several days."

The vegetarians noticed them, and a sharp-eared man heard Missy's words.

The man came up to grab Missy's clothes. Zhang Xuan's face instantly turned cold, and before the man could touch Missy, he kicked him flying.

The man flew out and crashed into several of his companions.

Zhang Xuan ignored the stunned crowd, put his arms around the two women's shoulders, and sent them to the lounge.

"Boss, the people behind are chasing us."

Zhang Xuan patted their shoulders and smiled gently: "Don't worry, leave it to me. You two wait here. Today, I'll teach you a Chinese term: 'Xiachang'—the end."

The two repeated: "Xiachang?"

Gently stroking their heads, Zhang Xuan walked out of the lounge. He patted Flash and a male employee who were blocking the vegetarians for him.

"Leave it to me."

Before the two could react, Zhang Xuan pushed his hands against the chest of the foremost vegetarian, directly knocking down a large swath of frail 'vegetable leaves.'

Reaching toward his lower back, he took a desert eaglefrom his system and fired a shot at the ceiling.

"Now, everyone be quiet."

Zhang Xuan's voice was very soft, but the vegetarians, silenced by the fear of the desert eagle, heard him clearly and dared not speak.

Flash rubbed his ears; the sound of the desert eagle was a bit loud, making his ears uncomfortable.

As Zhang Xuan took a step forward, those 'vegetable leaves' took a step back until they reached the doorway.

If the burger shop hadn't been large enough, it really wouldn't have been able to accommodate these 20-plus 'vegetable leaves.'

"Now, leave this place."

After Zhang Xuan finished speaking, those people looked at each other, and not knowing where their courage came from, they pointed at Zhang Xuan and said:

"This is New York; you have no right to shoot us. You demons who eat animals, you will be cursed by the animals."

"The lovely animals will look down on you murderers from heaven; you will all go to hell."

"That's right, everyone who eats animals should go to hell..."

Zhang Xuan's somber face suddenly broke into a smile: "You're right. So now, leave my shop immediately."

With a smile on his face, Zhang Xuan fired five shots at their feet, and the ricocheting bullets grazed a few unlucky souls.

Those who weren't injured ran faster than anyone else, with no intention of helping those who were.

Zhang Xuan saw that most of the people had retreated outside the shop, their eyes filled with terror mixed with indignation, as if Zhang Xuan had eaten their own family members.

One of the injured people tried to crawl out, but Zhang Xuan didn't stop him; instead, he said to Flash:

"Flash, go close the door, and then make these four people face outside."

Flash and the male waiter obediently did as they were told. Now, they only felt that their boss was too cool; his actions were truly cathartic. They also threw out the banners and spray cans left behind by those people.

"Boss, it's done."

The four injured people didn't dare move either; they were so scared their legs had turned to jelly. Flash pulled them onto chairs to face outside.

"Flash, take everyone to the lounge and don't come out."

After Flash took all 12 people working today to the lounge, he walked back out.

Zhang Xuan heard Flash opening the door and turned back to ask: "Why did you come out again?"

Flash grinned: "Boss, I guess you're definitely going to do something big, so I came out to watch."

Zhang Xuan gave a kind final warning: "Flash, it's best to close your eyes; it's going to be very blinding in a moment."

"Got it, Boss." Flash agreed readily, but in reality, he had no intention of closing his eyes. He opened the door to the cold storage and hid behind it to watch the show through the glass window.

Zhang Xuan stood in the hall and formed hand seals. After completing a few seals, he also quickly hid behind the cold storage door.

Flash didn't understand why Zhang Xuan had come over too, but seeing Zhang Xuan looking outside, he also looked out.

Just as Flash turned his head, he screamed in terror: "Ah! What the f—"

He saw dozens of lightning bolts striking the ground in front of the burger shop, right in the middle of those vegetarians who were holding the banners he had thrown out. A few of them were even calling the Police.

It hit every single person precisely; a bolt of lightning visited everyone's head, and a moment later, the lightning dissipated.

Zhang Xuan irritably patted the shouting Flash.

"What are you screaming for? A grown man getting scared like this over a little thing."

Flash was pulled back from his fright by Zhang Xuan's slap. He looked outside with a face full of terror, then looked at his smiling boss.

After the lightning, more than twenty 'bodies' lay outside the burger shop. Zhang Xuan didn't bother with them because they had already called the Police, and a Policecar with an ambulance would arrive soon.

Zhang Xuan walked to the back and instructed Flash: "When the Police come, just say they were punished by God. For the rest, just say you don't know." As Zhang Xuan left, he also took the surveillance hard drive that recorded the burger shop's hall.

Flash nodded numbly. Originally arrogant and unyielding, he was now terrified by his boss's ruthlessness. To kill so many people and still remain unfazed, keeping a smile.

If Zhang Xuan knew Flash's thoughts, he would certainly cry foul. He had only shocked these people, not killed them. He had only used a very low-power Lightning Attraction Technique.

After leaving from the back, Zhang Xuan drove home, without the slightest realization of having 'killed' anyone.

After not hearing any movement for a long while, Missyand Felicia led everyone out of the lounge. Seeing the tragic state of those 'vegetable leaves' outside, everyone was stunned.

Felicia covered her mouth, not daring to speak.

Missy was in a similar state. Including those who came out later, everyone's mouths hung open. Seeing so many 'bodies' at once, their faces turned ashen. That Jewish beauty even wet her pants; without anyone noticing, she leaned against the wall and walked toward the bathroom.

Three minutes later, the Police and ambulance arrived. Looking at the twenty-plus people lying on the ground, their hearts skipped a beat, and they tremblingly took out their walkie-talkies.

"Headquarters, the number of dead and injured at the scene is 20. Requesting reinforcements."

After reporting, the dutiful Police officers walked through the 'vegetable leaves' and into the burger shop.

Then they saw over a dozen people with their hands raised high, which gave them a start.

"Hands up!"

Felicia: "Officer, we are raising them. We are innocent."

"Little girl, please don't move. We will get you out safely."

Subsequently, this officer and the other Police behind him also entered the room to start a search.

In the end, they found nothing. Originally, they should have let everyone go, but there were too many 'dead' people outside, so in the end, the dozen or so people from the burger shop were taken to the Manhattan Policeheadquarters.

George rushed over after receiving the report and immediately questioned the forensic doctor at the scene.

"Mr. Hannibal, are the deceased all the same?"

Hannibal irritably shook off George's hand, which had grabbed his arm out of nervousness.

"Dead my ass. Not a single one is dead. What bad luck."

George:? Shouldn't it be bad luck if someone died? Why did Mr. Hannibal say it was bad luck that no one died? Whatever, it's best that no one died. If no one died, he'd have much more room to maneuver.

More than 20 dead would be a terrorist attack, but more than 20 injured could be a mass brawl or a gang conflict.

As all the injured were being taken away, four of them were shouting loudly: "It's a devil, a devil who uses lightning! He gained the power of lightning after eating animal meat!"

Before evening, everyone from the burger shop was released because the surveillance in the lounge could prove they had been there the whole time.

However, as the person in charge of the shop, Flash was kept a bit longer to be asked where the surveillance for the shop's hall had gone.

Flash kept Zhang Xuan's teachings firmly in mind and stuck to the three-word mantra.

"I don't know."

"I don't know."

"Dunno."

In the end, he was also released. After all, there was no evidence, and those people were still in a coma.

After learning that no one had died, the people from the burger shop were all relieved.

In the middle of the night, several girls who were writing resignation letters saw the message received on their phones and slapped themselves hard.

"I'm really not human, actually wanting to resign. I'll punish myself for the night."

At this time, Flash saw the text message from the boss and was already thinking about how to spend the 10,000 dollars.

"There's a big restaurant in Chinatown I've never dared to enter. I'm going to go in and have a meal."

Text message: Rest tomorrow. Come to work the day after to collect a 10,000-dollar mental health subsidy.

In the Director's office, George looked at the arrest application on his computer and fell into deep thought.

He also remembered this man. He had seen him before when Tony Stark was celebrating the Lunar New Year. Although he only appeared for a few seconds, he had a deep impression.

Although he could be said to be an upright person, he had also let many big figures go. There was no helping it; he was just a small New York City Police Department Director and couldn't afford to offend truly big figures and big capital.

Finally, with a sigh, he closed the computer, and the arrest application for Zhang Xuan was not saved... Another week passed, and Zhang Xuan, having finished 'plowing the fields,' got out of bed and put the three nearly exhausted 'cows' on the dry bed in the second bedroom.

Cow-tasha and Cow-Mei hugged Cow-Wang on either side, and the three fell asleep with tears in their eyes.

Zhang Xuan looked at this scene, feeling a bit like an outsider.

Zhang Xuan lay on the bed, looking at the glowing screen of his silent phone. He didn't even have the energy to go find the security guard, Widow.

Lying down limply, he picked up the call from Sexy Prisoner.

"Boss, we have successfully joined S.H.I.E.L.D.."

Zhang Xuan didn't even want to talk to him and directly requested a change of customer service: "Let Sebas take the call."

Sexy Prisoner sadly handed the phone to Sebas.

Sebas took the phone and said, "Young Master, the two of us have entered S.H.I.E.L.D. under your instructions. However, all the clothes they provided have many miniature listening devices on them."

Zhang Xuan asked curiously: "What are you two wearing now?"

In the bushes, Sebas was wearing a grass garment he had woven for himself, while Sexy Prisoner was as clean as new, constantly changing into various poses in an attempt to seduce the tree in front of him.

Sebas said without changing his expression: "We used a special method to get rid of the surveillance and listening devices while walking in the small woods by the lake."

Sebas wanted to turn around, but thinking that this grass skirt couldn't possibly block Sexy Prisoner, he decided to just let his eyes suffer. Sebas guessed that to prevent a surprise attack from Sexy Prisoner, one would need at least 1-centimeter-thick tungsten steel safety pants.

Zhang Xuan gave a mischievous smile and didn't ask more, but instead instructed: "You can act as you see fit and do what you think is righteous. Just be careful not to let S.H.I.E.L.D. discover you too early, as that would be disadvantageous for the subsequent takeover of S.H.I.E.L.D.."

Sebas frowned upon hearing S.H.I.E.L.D.. After joining S.H.I.E.L.D., he hadn't felt the presence of S.H.I.E.L.D., which also made Sebas heighten his vigilance. To be able to hide without him finding any flaws, those members of S.H.I.E.L.D. were hidden quite deeply.

Sebas said gratefully: "Young Master, I will complete the task of controlling S.H.I.E.L.D. as soon as possible."

For Sebas, who had a justice value of +300, there were many things he couldn't stand. However, he wouldn't help people unconditionally; only those who were still struggling in desperate situations would receive Sebas's help.

This was also why Zhang Xuan appreciated Sebas: kind but not a 'Holy Mother.'

Sebas continued: "Young Master, I saw that old man who researches science by your side at S.H.I.E.L.D.. Has he defected? Do I need to take him out secretly?"

Zhang Xuan hurriedly said: "No, no, no, that's my arrangement. Just carry on as usual. Don't worry about Sexy Prisoner; if you're too strict with him, it's easy to provoke a backlash. So when there are no missions, let him interact more with the people inside S.H.I.E.L.D.."

Sebas replied: "Understood, Young Master. Thank you, Young Master."

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but be at a loss for words, feeling that he really wasn't a good person, actually letting a sturdy old man who just turned 'eighteen' go on missions with Sexy Prisoner.

"Sebas, you can make friends with the pretty girls in S.H.I.E.L.D. if you want. I won't mind."

Sebas was moved, but he felt he didn't need girls.

"Thank you, Young Master, but I don't have that thought for the time being."

After Zhang Xuan hung up the phone, he began to check the system. He really liked the feeling of seeing his stats increase by a large margin.

Chapter 43: One Punch Shatters the Giant Lizard's Dream, Three Palms Fail to Awaken the Loyal Dog's Affection

[Daily Check-in System]

[Host: Zhang Xuan]

[Skills: Killing Intent Perception, Transform into Red Hulk, Eye of Wisdom, Missile Survivor, Martial Arts Proficiency, Master-level Hamburger Making, Bio-electric Adsorption, Hardening, Mental Barrier, Lightning Attraction Technique]

[Physique: Steel Kidney Body (IYKYK)]

[Weapons: Tactical Goggles (Lock-on Version), Infinite Ammo Desert Eagle, Imitation Ten Rings, one jericho missile, spider suit]

[Items: holy blessing potion, nanomolecular repair agent, mjolnir authorization card]

[Props: None]

[Followers: Sexy Prisoner, Sebastian]

Strength: 155

Speed: 79

Spirit: 83

"Comfortable."

Zhang Xuan looked at the significantly increased stats, feeling a full sense of security.

Right now, the girls at home were all in a 'defeated CG' state and couldn't continue.

Zhang Xuan took his private jet to the Black Widow's Base. He hadn't been there in a while and wanted to check in and soothe the Widows' anxious hearts.

After inspecting the Base, Zhang Xuan returned to his office and remotely connected to Jarvis's console. He took remote control of the chip factory to produce various types of chips, which were then sent to different departments to manufacture the various components needed for computers.

A week had passed, and each of Tony's lithography machines could produce over 3,000 chips a day. With ten lithography machines producing ten different types of chips, they could produce 3,000 computers a day.

A complete computer required ten types of chips, which was why Tony had built ten lithography machines. This was after Tony's optimization; otherwise, a single computer would have required even more chips.

Tony had already had Pepper help settle the various raw materials and downstream supply chains for computer production, securing at least a year's worth of production volume.

This had caused the price of raw materials to rise, but they dropped back down shortly after. Within just three days of buying low and selling high, Pepper had earned back 20% of the expenditure.

(Plot dramatization, do not apply to reality)

Afterward, Zhang Xuan handed over the computer assembly and the opening of dedicated internet cafe shops to Felicia and Missy.

At the same time, he also set up a game company, which was also under their management. However, running a game company was relatively easy; they only needed to relay Zhang Xuan's requirements and check the task progress when the time came.

But with all these tasks combined, they were still overwhelmed and busy.

Finally, feeling bad for them, Zhang Xuan asked Wandato go and get some practice as well. After his inspection was complete, he would also take a few Widows along to help.

At this moment, Felicia and Missy were huddled together in a deep sleep, clutching the latest requirements Zhang Xuan had sent... Sitting in front of the computer at the Red Room Base, Zhang Xuan stretched his limbs. He stood up, supporting the bottom of the little cutie Asou Miyuri who was sleeping in his arms, and went to the kitchen to get food for them.

Only a tiny little thing like her could sleep in Zhang Xuan's arms without disturbing him while he developed a god-tier game.

If it were someone like Alisa with her well-developed muscles lying in his arms, she would have blocked the screen.

Zhang Xuan brought over a large pot of rice porridge and fed these Widows one by one, as they were unable to get up after being knocked down.

They drank the porridge in a daze, accompanied by nonsensical sleep talk. But with the spoon in their mouths, Zhang Xuan couldn't clearly hear them saying things like "I can't take anymore."

"Yelena, Melina, Liliana, Annette, Asou Miyuri, Yuki Sanjo, Maki Sanjo, Ayana Kakinozaka, Risa Takaba, Alisa, Aisa Makabe, Kasumi Haruno, Mizuki Suzumori."

(Don't ask why the Red Room has so many Japanese names; a Warrior of Light won't answer such dark questions.)

Anime girls have all sorts of hair colors, so it's perfectly reasonable for them to be taken by the Red Room as foreign children.

By the time Zhang Xuan finished feeding them all, even he was tired. He had finally fed everyone.

Wiping the white porridge from the corner of the last one, Mizuki Suzumori's mouth, Zhang Xuan finally concluded his inspection.

The work reports had already been delivered while they were'sparring,' and Zhang Xuan had responded to them all.

Ignoring the jealous and hungry looks from the various beauties, Zhang Xuan carried these people onto the plane and left the Red Room.

The remaining Widows sighed lonely upon seeing this and went back holding their partners.

Partner: ( ´ﾟωﾟ)? Sister, something's wrong with you.

Some who were still frustrated took whips to the construction site, planning to lash out a bit to vent their anger.

Some young Widows held magazines and gave each other massages to recover from fatigue after completing their training.

Magazine: How to Raise a Voluptuous Woman.

...The plane landed in the largest courtyard within the residential area. With the high walls blocking the view, they basically wouldn't be discovered.

Zhang Xuan carried the Widows one by one to the rooms in this house. Tomorrow, they would be able to go directly to help Felicia and Missy.

You ask how they could possibly listen to Felicia and Missy?

Impossible. Look, they were so happy when they found out that their eyes rolled back. There wasn't a hint of unwillingness.

Just as he stepped into the house, Zhang Xuan received a call from Gwen.

Zhang Xuan looked at the hung-up phone, his mind still replaying what Gwen had just said.

"What's the matter? What can't be said over the phone? Watching too many movies?" Zhang Xuan only remembered one sentence: "Meet at Oscorp Tower at 8:00 PM."

Zhang Xuan checked the time. "7:00. Still enough time."

Zhang Xuan called out to Wanda and Mei. Natasha was out on a mission today and wasn't home.

The three arrived at Oscorp Tower and saw Gwen and Garfield-Spider, who had arrived early, downstairs.

When Gwen saw Zhang Xuan, she ran over quickly and grabbed—Wanda's hands.

Zhang Xuan was left standing there with his arms open in an awkward hug. Garfield-Spider silently gave Zhang Xuan a hug and patted his shoulder.

Zhang Xuan: (ꐦಠmouthಠ) Wanda, you succubus, let go of my Ghost-Spider.

"Sister Wanda, we need your help." Gwen looked anxious, though Garfield-Spider didn't seem quite as rushed.

Wanda was also puzzled. She thought they were looking for Zhang Xuan, but she didn't expect them to come for her.

"Gwen, tell me what's wrong. If I can help, I definitely will."

Gwen had spent a long time practicing with Wanda while adapting to her powers, so the two were already very familiar with each other.

Gwen said anxiously, "We discovered that Osborn Industries is secretly conducting human experiments. Many people have already died, and now several people have even turned into lizards and run into the city."

Wanda and Mei were still processing the meaning of Gwen's words, unable to imagine the scene she described. Zhang Xuan, who knew the plot, had already guessed what Gwen was talking about.

Zhang Xuan: "Did the experimental subjects turn into giant lizard monsters?"

Gwen nodded like a chick pecking at grain. "Yes, yes, yes, that's it! And Dr. Connors has been captured too. I think he might turn into a giant lizard as well."

Although this was slightly different from the original plot, it was normal. His arrival had changed many things.

Zhang Xuan rubbed his chin, then asked with a smile, "Where are those giant lizards now? I'll go meet them and let them experience the power of a Hundred-ton King's collision."

A Rolls-Royce? In front of my Hundred-ton King, that's just a speed bump.

(Failed to upgrade from +14 to +15, (๑꒦ິmouth꒦ີ)つ Ugh—the gamble failed.)

Gwen was about to refuse, but Garfield-Spider and Zhang Xuan were already at a sewer manhole cover dozens of meters away.

Zhang Xuan: "No gas masks? This is a bit too smelly."

Garfield-Spider spread his hands. "Even with one on, it only stops part of the smell, so you just have to get used to it."

Zhang Xuan: (ﾒ｀profit´) "So unrefined. Wait here."

Zhang Xuan took out his phone and called Jarvis.

"Mr. Zhang Xuan, is there anything I can help you with?" Jarvis's elegant and gentle voice sounded.

"Jarvis, help me send over three armor heads, and connect them to oxygen tanks while you're at it."

"Certainly, sir. Please wait where you are; the items will arrive shortly."

Garfield-Spider was also quite happy not to have to smell the sewer stench; waiting a bit longer was fine.

Gwen heard what Zhang Xuan said from a distance and asked, "Why three? There are five of us."

Zhang Xuan gave Gwen a sidelong glance: (꒪ัд꒪ั*)

"You expect my wives to go for such a small matter? It'll be enough if I go with you. I can solve this easily, and I'm afraid the smell would bother my wives."

Mei had been listening quietly, still processing everything. What giant lizards? What sewers? Were they talking about red eyes and cranes?

She didn't understand any of that. She only understood that Zhang Xuan didn't want her to go down because he was afraid the smell would bother her. That was enough. What a thoughtful man—meticulous in every way, except for the parts that were thick.

Mei was like this, and Wanda was much the same, stroking Zhang Xuan's thick—arm with a gentle expression.

"Hubby is so good~"

"No, it's because my wife is good~"

"You're good~"

"You're the one who's good~"

Gwen: (Buddha^Buddha٥) Such easily coaxed women.

Garfield-Spider: (￣～￣ ‧̣̥̇) A bit awkward. I'll maintain my noble single persona.

Half a minute later, Garfield-Spider's sensitive ears caught a sound.

"Watch out, something's coming."

Gwen also scanned the sky alertly.

Zhang Xuan pressed his hand down. "Calm down, it's the delivery I called for."

Zhang Xuan reached out, and a flying object landed steadily in his hand. It was exactly three helmet masks and three oxygen tanks.

"Put them on and let's go."

Zhang Xuan tossed their two helmets over and put on his own.

Garfield-Spider's jaw almost dropped in surprise as he looked at the helmet in his hand in disbelief.

(º ﾛ º ‧̣̥̇)? "Mr. Zhang Xuan, is this... an Iron Man helmet?"

Zhang Xuan smiled proudly. "That's right. This is a helmet made by Tony Stark, used for gas protection."

"Hubby, Mei and I are going back now." Wanda pulled Mei and started walking back.

"Go to sleep early. I'll try my best to get back tonight."

Wanda blushed and pulled Mei away. Mei looked back and gave Zhang Xuan a playful smile.

After putting on their gear, the three opened the sewer manhole cover and climbed down the ladder. A pungent odor permeated the sewer, but with the protection of the helmets, they were unaffected.

Zhang Xuan turned on the flashlight on his helmet, illuminating the path ahead.

The light immediately caught the obvious claw marks of a Lizardman. Garfield-Spider said alertly, "It looks like those lizardmen have been here."

Zhang Xuan: "That's for sure. They were created by the Osborn Group, so they're probably here at Oscorp Towerto get the remaining serum."

Garfield-Spider and Gwen walked cautiously. Zhang Xuan jokingly patted Garfield-Spider's shoulder and said confidently, "Relax. Your big brother's strength can easily handle these lizards."

The group reached a large catchment point. They all closed their eyes and carefully listened to the subtle sounds of the sewer.

"This way." *3

The three of them pointed in three different directions, looked at each other, and then split up.

However, the helmets were equipped with a squad communication function.

"Gwen, you're not getting any younger; it's time to consider your life's big events. I think I'm actually quite a catch, are you really not going to consider it?"

"Scummy playboy, get lost!"

Gwen cursed as she exited the group chat.

"Peter, how has your Uncle Ben's health been lately? You haven't been making him angry, have you?"

Garfield-Spider answered in a low voice, for fear of startling the giant lizard inside the sewer.

"Uncle Ben is doing great. Thanks to you, he had a comprehensive free physical examination; their bodies are very healthy."

When Zhang Xuan heard Garfield-Spider's cautious voice, he knew Garfield-Spider had reached a plot point and was about to trigger an event. He reminded him, "Don't forget to look overhead; they are very good at climbing walls."

Hearing this, Garfield-Spider subconsciously looked up. This look scared him out of his wits; four large green lizards were grinning grimly at him from above the sewer catchment point.

"Mr. Zhang Xuan, I might be in trouble. Can you come and help?"

Garfield-Spider constantly dodged the Lizardman's attacks while calling out to Zhang Xuan for help.

Zhang Xuan grinned. "Hold on, I'm coming right now."

Following Jarvis's guidance, Zhang Xuan soon reached Garfield-Spider's position. The three of them hadn't strayed too far, so it was quick.

"Peter, watch out, don't let me crash into you and kill you."

Zhang Xuan accelerated, intending to ram one of them to death directly.

"No, no, no, sir! They are all innocent; they are retired soldiers from the battlefield."

Zhang Xuan responded indifferently, "Their glory is my pain."

Zhang Xuan didn't care; they were just a bunch of injured invaders. He might as well teach the two of them a lesson while he was at it.

Zhang Xuan looked at the Lizardmen in the area and showed a bloodthirsty smile. "Little lizards, come on. Let me show you the long-lost Hundred-Ton King Collision."

Zhang Xuan slammed directly into a Lizardman who couldn't dodge in time. The sound of bones snapping was clearly heard by everyone present.

That Lizardman was sent flying on the spot, hitting the wall and then bouncing back to the ground with immense force.

The other three Lizardmen opened their mouths wide, roaring at Zhang Xuan as they all lunged at him.

Zhang Xuan jumped and sent one Lizardman flying with an uppercut, then threw punches in mid-air. The Ten Rings on his arms flew out, knocking back the other two Lizardmen.

Peter's expression after seeing Zhang Xuan deal with the Lizardmen in three moves was like this:

∑(°mouth°๑)

Gwen, who was sharing the perspective through her helmet, had the same expression:

(꒪ᗜ꒪ ‧̣̥̇)

Zhang Xuan recalled the Ten Rings, and then the Ten Rings flew out again, knocking the two Lizardmen unconscious.

The remaining Lizardman, whose jaw had been shattered, roared with false bravado, "Lizards will never be slaves!"

Zhang Xuan: (◦`~´◦)

"You're quite brave."

Lizardman: "I'm super brave! You have no idea how great our Great Plan is!"

"Are you going to talk! Talk! Talk! Talk!"

Zhang Xuan had deep insights into interrogation, especially for such wild creatures. He had truly grasped the essence of Big Sister Wenjing.

One punch shatters the giant lizard's dream; three palms awaken the loyal dog's affection.

The Lizardman resisted desperately, his mouth remaining very stubborn. "Even if you beat me to death, I won't talk!"

"No effect?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled. He couldn't help but lament that his fists were actually so weak and powerless, not even a ten-thousandth as effective as Big Sister Wenjing's.

Gwen, who had caught up, saw Zhang Xuan punching the Lizardman's face repeatedly; her own face hurt just watching it.

Zhang Xuan: "Talk! Talk!..."

Lizardman: "I won't talk, I just won't, unless you kill me."

Zhang Xuan: "Talk! Talk!..."

Lizardman: "I won't talk, I won't talk."

Zhang Xuan: Big Sister Wenjing, I'm still too naive. So many punches and I still can't awaken its loyal dog's affection.

"People from my place say that if you can't raise it to be tame, you can only cook it until it's done."

Without giving the Lizardman time to react, Zhang Xuanslammed his arms, wearing the Ten Rings, heavily onto both sides of the Lizardman's head.

"But I don't eat lizards."

Gwen watched this scene dumbfounded, unable to speak. She hadn't expected Zhang Xuan to be so violent and bloody. She had wanted to stop him, but Zhang Xuan's zero-frame startup killed the Lizardman instantly; she didn't even have time to intervene.

Gwen said in a low voice, "Zhang Xuan, maybe we don't have to kill them directly. We just need to find out their purpose, and then we can return them to their original state."

Zhang Xuan turned his head to look at Gwen: (ꐦ°᷄↼°᷅)

"Huh? Are you saying you have a way to ask them their purpose?"

Gwen wiped her sweat and said, "Maybe we cou—"

Without waiting for Gwen to finish, Zhang Xuan grabbed a Lizardman's tail and shoved its head into the water.

Gwen: "Could be a bit gentl—"

The Lizardman's brain's protective mechanism woke it up. Its head left the water, and it turned to open its large mouth at Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan slapped the giant lizard away with a forehand, and the giant lizard happened to land at Gwen's feet.

The lizard extended its long, sharp claws toward Gwen in front of it.

Gwen hadn't experienced combat yet and wasn't yet that Ghost-Spider with superb fighting skills and rich experience, but the freakish nature of the Spider-Sensemanifested here—a 100% evasion rate, narrowly dodging a lethal strike.

Zhang Xuan jumped onto the Lizardman's back, shattered its humerus with two punches, and split its lumbar vertebrae with one more.

He looked up at Gwen gently. "You can ask now. If you can't get it out of him, I'll finish him off."

Gwen: ( ´ﾟωﾟ)?

Lizardman: Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪」∠) Pwah~

Gwen had cold sweat on her forehead. (•́ω•̀ ٥ก) "Mr. Lizard, how about you just confess?"

The Lizardman remained tough and refused directly: "I won't say anything!"

Gwen: "If you don't talk, you'll..."

Pfft~

Before Gwen could finish her sentence, her mouth still open, she was splashed with the lizard's blood, and a bit of brain matter even got into her mouth.

(Please ignore the bug of Gwen wearing a helmet)

Zhang Xuan: (๑ﾟ ꇴ ﾟ)ﾂ "Yo, how does lizard brain taste?"

Gwen: ☚(இprofitஇ‧̣̥̇) "Zhang Xuan, I'm going to kill you!"

Zhang Xuan nimbly dodged Gwen's pursuit, leaving only Garfield-Spider to clean up the mess on the spot.

Garfield-Spider installed the tracker that Jarvis had popped up on the helmet onto the Lizardman that was still alive, and then he turned back to chase Zhang Xuanand Gwen... An hour later, the surviving giant lizard woke up. Looking at the bloody scene around him, he shuddered.

Biological instinct told him to stay away from places with many corpses of his own kind.

He followed the path he came from, went through the sewer, and then opened a sewer cover to arrive at a drafty laboratory.

Their new leader, Giant Lizard Connors, saw him returning alone and asked with a frown, "Where are the lizards who went with you?"

The giant lizard thought of the fragments of his kind he saw when he woke up. His whole body trembled as he said shakily, "Leader, they're all dead. I'm the only one who made it back alive."

The intelligent Giant Lizard Connors instantly knew those people's plan.

"Bastard, you've brought them all here! All lizards, pack your things and leave this place!"

Bang!

Before they could evacuate, Zhang Xuan had already kicked open the door and entered with the other two.

"Oi, I didn't give you permission to leave. Get down obediently, and I'll give you..."

Before Zhang Xuan could finish, a group of lizards holding various things scattered and fled, leaving only Lizard Connors and a few others to stall for time.

Zhang Xuan's face darkened (̿▀profit▀ ̿‧̣̥̇)̄, but he couldn't stop so many lizards either. He could only complain: "This isn't like the movies. Shouldn't you all be surrounding and attacking me alone? Why did you turn and run? No martial integrity at all."

"Little crawlers, I can recognize you even with helmets on. Peter and Gwen, you should leave."

Zhang Xuan spoke in surprise: "You wouldn't happen to be Dr. Connors, would you?"

Lizard Connors chuckled. "That's right. I also have to thank those guys for injecting me with the lizard serum; otherwise, I wouldn't have experienced such a powerful physical body. This feeling is so wonderful, it's intoxicating."

Zhang Xuan slapped his forehead. "I really want to kill you, but you're not too bad yet. How about this: when you return to your normal state, work for me for the rest of your life to repay me."

The Lizard Doctor laughed. "Just you? And two kids? Peter, I'm giving you two one last chance: join us or become dinner for the sewer rats."

Peter shrugged with a bitter smile. "Sorry, Doctor, we have to stop you. If it wasn't for the formula I gave you, none of this would have happened."

Gwen wanted to take off her helmet to look cool, but Zhang Xuan slapped the helmet back on.

"Are you crazy? Inhaling that mist might turn you into a lizard."

Veins popped on Gwen's forehead: (ꐦʘ̆profitʘ̆ꐦ)

Garfield-Spider explained, "We're immune to the lizard serum, so we'll be fine."

Zhang Xuan: ୧( ٥ •́﹏•̀) "Is... is that so? Air pollution is so serious these days, it's better to wear a helmet, haha—"

Lizard Connors let out a roar, and his lizard lackeys rushed forward, though they all avoided Zhang Xuan.

The rules of the underworld: leader against leader. Zhang Xuan in the middle was definitely left for their own leader to deal with.

Connors scraped the ground with all four claws, leaving pits of crushed stone wherever his claws passed.

Facing Lizard Connors' charge, Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, crouched into a horse stance, and moved his fists back.

Watching for the moment Connors pounced—he punched!

The Ten Rings on both hands flew out directly, slamming into Giant Lizard Connors and sending him flying into a solid weight-bearing pillar. Cracks appeared on the surface of the pillar from the impact.

Zhang Xuan stood straight, one hand behind his back, beckoning with the palm of his other hand.

Giant Lizard Connors continued to roar, then jumped to the ceiling to escape. Seeing this, the other giant lizards also scattered and ran.

When Zhang Xuan reacted, although he caught up with Giant Lizard Connors and grabbed his tail, to his surprise, the lizard simply severed its own tail. Zhang Xuan lost his balance and fell hard on his backside.

When he looked up again, Connors was nowhere to be seen. The surrounding buildings were dense, and it was impossible to tell where he had run.

Fortunately, Gwen and Peter had managed to tie up two lizards. Zhang Xuan knocked both lizards unconscious with a punch each.

Chapter 44: Binding the Giant Lizard with Rebar

"Jarvis, can you find them?"

Jarvis replied, "Yes, sir. Miss Gwen just placed a tracker on one of the lizardmen. The target is moving rapidly. The signal is weak, suggesting they are within the subway lines."

"Thanks. Give me a location once he stops moving."

Zhang Xuan brushed the dust off his clothes, preparing to head back.

Zhang Xuan waited for Jarvis's drones to arrive. Two drones carried the lizardmen, with Zhang Xuan and the others each hanging onto a drone. In ten minutes, they flew to the Stark Weapons Factory in New York.

This place used to be a storage for weapons, but it was now idle and had been converted into a private armory by Tony.

Zhang Xuan found several thick steel bars and secured the Lizardman to a cross made of Size 50 rebar. He wrapped the arms and legs with Size 20 rebar, especially the wrists, which he wound several times.

Garfield-Spider stepped forward and asked, "Why not use a cage?"

Zhang Xuan: (Buddha‸Buddha)

Garfield-Spider was puzzled, "Why are you looking at me like that? Shouldn't they normally be kept in a cage?"

Gwen watched from the side without speaking, but her eyes held the same confusion.

Zhang Xuan tossed a piece of Size 20 rebar to Garfield-Spider and Gwen.

"You two try bending this."

Garfield-Spider didn't understand why, but he did it anyway. He used quite a bit of strength, but he managed to bend it and showed it to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan tossed him two more.

Garfield-Spider tried and found it interesting. He used all his strength but only managed to bend the three steel bars slightly.

Gwen's head was full of question marks. "Is this really that hard to bend? Did you skip a meal?"

Garfield-Spider handed the three pieces of rebar to Gwen. "You try."

However, Gwen failed as soon as she started because her small hands couldn't grip the third bar.

Her little hands trying their best to grip them looked really pretty and quite funny. It might not be funny to a stranger, but for acquaintances, there are always these inexplicable points of humor.

Zhang Xuan: (*￣m￣) *Biting hand to hold back laughter* JPG

Garfield-Spider: (˃᷄ ж ˂᷅ ‧̣̥̇) *Holding it in*

Gwen gave up on the third bar and strained to bend the two pieces of rebar. Her face turned red from the effort, and her arm muscles could be felt trembling.

Zhang Xuan directly took out the thicker Size 50 rebarand wrapped it around his arm, making himself a rebar bracelet.

"These lizards aren't as strong as you, so they won't be able to break free. If we put them in cages, we'd have to weld them shut, and they'd all come out at once. This way is better—if they want to be rescued, they have to be freed one by one."

Garfield-Spider also picked up a Size 50 rebar. After a few tries, he couldn't budge it at all.

(Just treat this as a joke. The data I found is very messy; some sources say bending 25mm rebar takes hundreds of kilograms of force, others say tons. It's certain that snapping rebar takes dozens of tons of force. I'll just write what I write here. Mwah~!)

"Zhang Xuan, what are you doing in my warehouse in the middle of the night? And with two kids."

Suddenly, a projection of Tony's upper body appeared in the warehouse, startling the two of them.

"Glad to meet you, Mr. Stark. So this helmet was really made by you?" Garfield-Spider was a bit excited and even took out the helmet he had just been wearing.

Tony glanced at it. "It was indeed made by me to protect against biochemical weapons. You three actually used it as a gas mask. Tsk~"

Hearing this, Gwen quickly apologized, "Sorry, Mr. Stark, we..." Gwen looked at Zhang Xuan and immediately shifted the blame to him. "It's all him. Everything is his fault. He even killed three people."

Tony chuckled and waved his hand. "It's fine, consider it a gift. Just a worthless little toy." Tony glossed over the topic of the three people.

Tony switched the camera to Zhang Xuan. After seeing what Zhang Xuan was doing, he had a look of disgust.

Tony: (￢～￢) "Are you bored? You're actually looking at that."

Zhang Xuan turned around and pulled the camera to point at the Lizardman's 'weapon.'

"Aren't you curious? I just looked; it's quite big. And look."

Zhang Xuan shoved the camera right there. Tony didn't want to look, but after accidentally catching a glimpse, he was shocked beyond measure.

Tony: (￢﹏￢٥) "This... this counts as evolution, I guess."

Garfield-Spider also curiously walked over to check, then: (｡ﾟﾛﾟ)!

Gwen was also curious. From an academic research perspective, she also wanted to see what kind of evolution Tony Stark was talking about. (ﾉ)‸(ヾ)

But her reserve as a young lady kept her from stepping forward.

Then Zhang Xuan shouted, "Gwen, want to come take a look? Think of it as studying a new species."

Gwen: (ﾉ)﹏(ヾ) "Who... who wants to see that? No girl would look at such a thing."

Zhang Xuan gave an evil smile. "I've sent the video to your email. Hehe, if you want to see it, go look yourself."

"Sir, we need to find Dr. Connors and the others quickly. They will inject more and more people with the serum, and more people will turn into lizardmen."

Zhang Xuan: "Small. Your vision is too small." Zhang Xuan made a gesture often used to mock size.

"Osborn Industries has a device, the the connors device." Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow. "How about it? Thinking of anything?"

"Oh my god, we have to act fast." Gwen was a bit panicked. "We need to go get that device immediately."

Garfield-Spider was the same. "We have to hurry, or everyone in New York will turn into giant lizards. That's too terrifying."

Tony said with a playful, teasing smile, "Maybe having a few wouldn't be so bad. Although mine is sufficient, turning into that would definitely make the cover girls unable to leave me."

Zhang Xuan slapped Tony's projection, and the connection was cut.

"Jarvis, where are those lizards?"

"They should be underground at the red dot. They haven't moved for ten minutes."

When Gwen saw the location, it was quite far from their home, which relieved her a bit.

"Jarvis, take the two of them to Oscorp Tower and bring back the the connors device."

The two were hung on drones again and returned to Oscorp Tower in Manhattan.

Landing on the roof of Oscorp Tower, Jarvis controlled the surveillance and access. The two of them entered Dr. Connors's lab as if they were coming home.

Zhang Xuan had thought about destroying the thing directly, but his hoarder's instinct told him to keep it; it might be useful later.

The the connors device was simply hung on Jarvis's drone and sent to the warehouse.

Wanda opened her eyes and left the warm bed. With a "mwah" sound, she kissed Zhang Xuan's forehead and left his embrace.

Supporting her waist with trembling legs, she went outside to bring in breakfast and sat down to eat, patting her small belly.

"I ate too much last night. I haven't digested it yet; I can't eat anymore."

She walked weakly to the clean guest bedroom to rest, not wanting to be hit by a 'blissful strike' again in the morning. She was still too weak; she must start working out tomorrow.

Zhang Xuan woke up feeling empty. He reached out to the side, and as expected, it was empty.

Everyone who was by his side last night was gone. May had gone back in a daze last night.

Zhang Xuan saw Wanda's unfinished breakfast and ate some of it. Then he went to the guest bedroom to tuck Wanda in while she slept, before going downstairs to play games.

At dusk.

The phone rang. Zhang Xuan, who was playing games, saw it was a call from Gwen. He patted Wanda, who was playing games with him in his lap.

Wanda muted the game and herself. Zhang Xuan picked up the phone.

Gwen's voice carried a sense of urgency. "Zhang Xuan, we need your help. I've discovered dozens of lizardmen. They are heading towards Oscorp Tower in an organized manner."

Zhang Xuan: "I'll head over after I finish this round."

Gwen: "You're still in the mood for games? These lizardmen have already reached the city. If you don't come now, more people will be hurt."

Zhang Xuan said nonchalantly, "If you can get America to withdraw its troops from other countries, I can go right now."

Gwen: "That's different!"

Zhang Xuan: "Is there a difference? Foreign civilians can die, but Americans can't? If you promise me that after this you'll choose to be part of my harem, I can stop caring about whether Wanda is enjoying herself or not and go find you right now."

Gwen: (ꐦᵒ̌dishᵒ̌) "Go to hell! You're still thinking about that at a time like this."

Gwen hung up the phone, and the brick-like Nokia in her hand was slightly deformed.

Seeing Gwen lose her cool, Garfield-Spider blamed her for not using the acting-cute technique he taught her. "I told you that you should be more tactful, use a more pleading tone, and act a bit more... like a 'green tea' girl."

Gwen coldly spat out one word: "Scram!"

Garfield-Spider: "Alrighty."

Their hearts tightened as their spider-senses triggered. They both dodged backward simultaneously, avoiding the lizardmen's sneak attack.

Dr. Connors gave them a sinister smile from a high vantage point and ordered, "Eat them!"

The two fled in panic, not only having to dodge the close-range attacks from the lizardmen but also the projectiles thrown by the others.

Giant Lizard Connors sneered and left the group; he had his own business to attend to.

Gwen's foot slipped, and she fell to the ground. Instantly, four or five lizardmen targeted her. Garfield-Spider tried to rescue her but was surrounded by the other lizards.

A montage of her life began to play in Gwen's mind. She didn't want the last thing she saw to be a few ugly giant lizards. Even that bastard Zhang Xuan would be better; at least he looked good.

"Miss Gwen, please leave quickly. There is a weapon you need over there."

Gwen opened her eyes and saw a gray-white steel armorblocking the way in front of her.

"Miss Gwen, please enter the armor as soon as possible." The armor flew over, knocking away several giant lizards, and spoke after saving Gwen.

Jarvis's urging voice woke the dazed Gwen. She quickly crawled backward, and the opening armor fitted itself onto Gwen's firm body.

"Miss Gwen, this is an armor custom-made by Mr. Zhang Xuan from the genius inventor. You can familiarize yourself with the basic operating procedures."

The armor flew into the sky, avoiding the lizards on the ground. On the other side, Garfield-Spider was also taken to the roof by an unmanned armor and changed into a black, red, and blue tight-fitting battle suit.

Jarvis gave the two of them a brief explanation of their suits' features.

"Miss Gwen, your suit has many thrusters, allowing for faster support."

"Mr. Peter, your suit focuses on being lightweight. Although it's a bit thin, its defensive power is equally strong, though it cannot fly."

Gwen expressed her gratitude toward Tony Stark: "Thank you. I will repay Mr. Stark later."

Jarvis: "Mr. Zhang Xuan said you don't need to thank Mr. Stark. This is a suit Mr. Zhang Xuan exchanged with him for a Mechanical Maid."

Gwen remained silent, her lips moving slightly, but even Jarvis couldn't hear what she said.

Garfield-Spider: "We'll both be grateful. Can you take me down now? There are many innocent bystanders downstairs."

"Of course, no problem."

Garfield-Spider brawled with the lizardmen on the ground. After discovering that their claws couldn't easily pierce the suit's defense unless they were stabbing, he simply gave up on defense and traded punches with the group of lizardmen.

Garfield-Spider really missed Zhang Xuan, because Zhang Xuan only needed one punch to knock out a Lizardman, while he had to throw a dozen punches, and the lizardmen only felt dizzy and would be fine after a short rest.

Looking at Gwen, who flew off to intercept Dr. Connors, Garfield-Spider could only try his best to hold back more lizardmen.

Gwen accelerated, crashing through the glass of Oscorp Tower and slamming into Giant Lizard Connors.

The two of them slammed into the wall, but Dr. Connorsdidn't seem to be hurt much and even grabbed Gwen's calf.

Dr. Connors's cold smile gave Gwen a bad feeling.

Gwen was being slammed left and right by Giant Lizard Connors.

Loki: Exactly, that's how it should be. This is the kind of fight I want to see.

Zhang Xuan, holding Wanda, stood at the top of the stairs. His eyes twitched when he saw Gwen being slammed around like noodles.

Seeing her designated little sister being treated like this, Wanda quickly took action.

Giant Lizard Connors's hands were restrained by red energy. He tried to lift his hands but couldn't do it at all.

He looked at the woman in Zhang Xuan's arms, whose hands were moving nimbly, continuously emitting red energy that made it impossible for him to break free. He could only let out a helpless roar.

Seeing this, Gwen took out the antidote serum she had made last night, dodged the giant lizard's tail attack, and stabbed it hard into his lower back.

Zhang Xuan: Ouch! That hurts.

Watching this scene, Zhang Xuan felt a phantom pain as if he were the one being stabbed.

The serum took effect quickly. Connors began to change back to his original form. Zhang Xuan covered Wanda's eyes.

After returning to normal, Connors sat on the ground, looking at his gradually disappearing right hand with a face full of melancholy.

"Zhang Xuan, you're finally here. Quick, there are still many lizardmen on the streets, and Peter is fighting them too."

She tried to pull Zhang Xuan away, but he patted her hand away. "Wait, I still have things to do."

He placed Wanda into the arms of the armored Gwen. "Hold her. She played too many games and can't stand up."

Gwen: ୧(·•᷄ࡇ•᷅ ) Huh? Are the side effects of games that bad?

"Dr. Connors, you can't stay at the Osborn Groupanymore. Come to my company. I'm very short on people there. And I can definitely fix your arm."

Dr. Connors looked up at the young man he had met once before.

Zhang Xuan: "Good, congratulations on joining the team. Jarvis, take Dr. Connors away."

Before Connors could speak, Zhang Xuan pinched his mouth shut, and then Connors was carried away by an armor.

"Clothes! I haven't put on any clothes!"

Gwen couldn't bear to look at Dr. Connors and closed her eyes in pain.

"What are you standing there for? Go save people."

Gwen: ((ꐦ▼profit▼) "You're the one saying everything, good or bad."

Taking the little antidote serum left, Gwen could only save them one by one.

People along the way were evacuated by Tony's armor, leaving only a few NYPD officers on patrol.

Whenever Zhang Xuan saw a lizard, he would knock it out with two punches, and Gwen would follow behind to inject the antidote serum into the unconscious lizards.

However, after curing a dozen people, only a little serum remained.

Gwen: "We can't use it anymore. There's not much left."

Zhang Xuan: "Should I just crush the heads of the rest?"

Gwen: "Just knocking them out is fine. Put the rest in one room. Using the the connors device can restore them all to normal."

Zhang Xuan knocked out lizardmen one by one. Jarviscontrolled drones to carry them away and pile them up in the previous warehouse.

With the magic Wanda had applied, there was no fear of them suddenly waking up.

Chapter 45: The Death of Norman Osborn

Arriving at Garfield-Spider's battlefield, they saw him trading blows back and forth with eight Lizardmen; everyone was covered in wounds, engaged in a final contest of willpower.

With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan sent eight Ten Ringsflying out, smashing into the Lizardmen's skulls while Wanda skillfully applied her magic.

Afterward, they returned to Tony's warehouse and saw a mountain of Lizardmen piled up. Dr. Connors stood to the side, wearing only pants and restrained by a suit of armor.

Zhang Xuan released the restraints, and Dr. Connorsimpatiently reached his hand toward... "Doctor, I'm a decent man. If you're looking for that, there are dozens behind you. If that's not enough, you can always ask Peter."

Dr. Connors: (▼dish▼) "I'm just itchy. I wanted this machine to help me scratch, but it almost ripped my lucky bag off. I tried to scratch it myself, but it wouldn't let go. These mosquitoes have certainly had their fill."

Zhang Xuan: (￣y▽￣) "Doctor, you could say the mosquitoes bit you. Why not take them home? Who knows, with some research, they might turn into a great beauty."

Connors: (̿▀profit▀ ̿‧̣̥̇)̄

(It's a temperature-controlled warehouse; mosquitoes can survive.)

Dr. Connors took the antidote serum and used the connors device to cure everyone in the warehouse.

At the same time, Zhang Xuan received a system notification.

[Helped Dr. Connors return to normal. Gained skill: Rapid Regeneration. Obtained one Summoning Card.]

Rapid Regeneration: Heals your own injuries after being wounded.

Zhang Xuan: (⸝⸝•̀ ꇴ•́)و

...Zhang Xuan and Wanda left first. How could he let the pure and lovely Wanda see a pile of dozens of naked men? Gwen used the same excuse to head back as well.

That left Connors and Peter to dress the dozens of naked men and haul them away one by one on a large bus.

Far away in California, Tony saw this scene through the surveillance. He was already pondering where to build a new Base; this warehouse was now tainted and unusable.

Seeing Pepper coming over, Tony hurriedly closed the video.

Pepper: ( ó_ò) "Tony, I didn't expect you to still be watching porn at your age."

Tony: "What do you mean 'watching porn'? I was looking at surveillance."

Pepper was dissatisfied with Tony's lack of remorse and his defensive attitude:

"What kind of surveillance features a bunch of pale, bare asses? Are you watching a live feed from a film set?"

Feeling helpless and knowing Pepper wouldn't believe him without seeing the truth, Tony opened the surveillance video again.

Pepper: (งᵒ̌dishᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃ "Tony, you're actually showing me this! So the reason you haven't looked for models since you've been back is that you've started liking men!"

Tony: Ε=(′ο｀*)), my heart is so tired. I really miss Ethan.

Far across the ocean, Ethan, who was currently attending a lecture, suddenly felt an inexplicable shiver.

"Ethan, what's wrong?" a white-bearded foreigner asked.

"It's nothing. Maybe I'm just underdressed; it's a bit cold."

"I told you to wear more, but you didn't believe me. Here, have some water of life to warm your stomach."

"Karl, if you dare take out your water of life, you can skip my class."

The man named Karl, the one with the big beard, put away the water of life and argued:

"Teacher, look at you, misunderstanding me again."

The middle-aged Chinese lecturer threw a piece of chalk and said irritably, "You'd better be. Today's lecture is important: On how to make the enemy use a honey trap."

Hearing this, the other middle-aged male students pulled out their pens and paper, looking like model students.

Ethan did the same.

Karl looked at Ethan in shock: "Don't you love your wife very much? Didn't you say honey traps are useless against you?"

Ethan began to talk nonsense with a straight face: "I'm taking notes so I can learn how to counter it when someone tries to force me into using a honey trap."

...Back home, Zhang Xuan was PK-ing with Wanda. Zhang Xuan chose the Goblin, while Natasha chose Seria.

The final result was the Goblin completing its evolution. Despite Wanda and the other three warriors using all their skills, they barely scratched the Goblin's skin before being wiped out by Zhang Xuan's Goblin slide.

A grand victory for the Goblin! The clan leader was very pleased, buying him oranges and rewarding him with his favorite cream puffs.

Looking at the game's settlement screen, the four warriors were out of resurrection coins and had no choice but to admit defeat.

Zhang Xuan took Wanda, Ichijo Yurika, Towano Mizuharen, and Tomonoin Mitsuki—

(Don't ask why. One with brown hair and one with purple hair appearing in the Red Room makes perfect sense, right?)

He placed the defeated quartet in the dry guest bedroom. Seeing that it was already broad daylight, he prepared to check on little Peter. He could take him to the trampoline park today to give him a wonderful childhood.

[Completed the 20-win streak mission. Reward: Evolution of Steel Kidney Body — Medicine Spirit Kidney Body.]

Suddenly receiving a system message, Zhang Xuan was startled and checked the rewards.

[Hundred Refinements to God: 22/100]

(I wanted to call it 'Hundred Man Slayer,' but it felt uncomfortable no matter how I thought about it. Then I remembered: never forget national humiliation. Here, I'll use nukes to level the ground of the devils' home.)

Zhang Xuan: (*ಡꈊಡ)ദ്ദി "Not bad."

But for now, he was going to reminisce about childhood—no, he was going to give little Peter a complete childhood.

Coming back that evening, Mei saw Peter's clothes in the laundry basket covered in mud. She grabbed the feather duster Zhang Xuan had left in plain sight and gave little Peter a complete childhood.

As Peter's cries gradually subsided, Zhang Xuan was already waiting by the door.

Mei stormed in, but her plan to whip Zhang Xuan fell through; instead, she became the one being whipped.

"Zhang Xuan, I'll fight you! Give me my whip back!"

Zhang Xuan: "Jie jie jie~ The whip is with me. You want to use it on me? I gave little Peter a complete childhood today; you should really thank me."

Mei: "Zhang Xuan! I won't let you get away with this—"

Meanwhile, in his room, little Peter opened a notebook titled 'Revenge Note' and began writing a short essay.

"Today I was set up by my uncle, and Aunt Mei hit me. In the future, I will bully Uncle Zhang Xuan and Aunt Mei's son even harder."

Another day passed, and Zhang Xuan neatly lined up the women in the guest bedroom.

After evolving to the Medicine Spirit Kidney Body, Zhang Xuan felt a massive leap in his physical strength. Before, he would have dodged an assault rifle; now, he was confident enough to plug the barrel of a Barrett with his finger.

Furthermore, he seemed to possess a healing aura; the closer the distance, the better the healing effect, though it couldn't regenerate limbs... Zhang Xuan drove to the laboratory in the New York suburbs.

Helen Zhao's project had made great progress lately; she hadn't been home for several days.

Zhang Xuan went straight to Helen Zhao's dormitory. A groggy Helen Zhao was shaken awake, but seeing it was Zhang Xuan, she just changed her position and went back to sleep, sprawling out like a pouncing tiger.

Zhang Xuan: (°¯᷄◡¯᷅°) "Since you don't want to wake up, then forget it."

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but marvel that Helen Zhaowas indeed a Bangzi by birth. While she didn't have their annoying habits, she was incredibly stubborn.

Even though things had reached that point, she hadn't made a single sound and had been pretending to sleep until now.

After taking a nap, Zhang Xuan comfortably stretched his steel kidneys.

He left a little nosebleed for Helen Zhao and departed.

There was no other way; since not many things could break his defense now, Zhang Xuan had to use his own fist to draw some blood from his nose... "Dr. Connors, you're quite diligent. Starting research already? You've even got the prosthetic on after only two days?"

Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, Dr. Connors adjusted his glasses and gave a self-deprecating smile.

"I have to thank Dr. Helen Zhao and the others. They gave me a lot of encouragement. Especially Dr. Helen Zhao; she even helped me make this prosthetic. It works very well."

Zhang Xuan patted Connors on the shoulder. "Keep up the good work. In a few days, I'll call Peter over, and you two can research together. It'll be finished soon. Others will come to help you later, too. Your hand should be able to grow back within two years."

Zhang Xuan tried to be conservative. In truth, he felt that if Garfield-Spider brought his father's research data, the study might be completed much sooner.

"Thank you. I'll work hard. My talent isn't as great as Richard's, but my years of effort haven't been in vain." At this point, Connors' tone turned low. "It's just that we need to re-breed the spiders, which might take several months."

Reminded by Dr. Connors, Zhang Xuan also thought of this.

"Leave it to me. I'll handle the spiders, and I'll pick up all the data while I'm at it."

Zhang Xuan left immediately after saying that. He wanted to get as much done as possible during the day so he could attend to'serious business' at night.

Arriving at Oscorp Tower, he saw many construction workers at work, but the staff were also moving about constantly, as if the giant lizard hadn't appeared there yesterday.

Even if the place was nearly demolished yesterday, the corporate slaves still have to show up for work. How tragic for them. Boo-hoo~

Zhang Xuan directly revealed his identity: "I am the second-largest shareholder of Stark Industries, and I helped you subdue the Lizardman yesterday. Can someone come talk to me?"

The receptionist politely invited Zhang Xuan to a meeting room, and soon an elegant-looking old man arrived.

"Mr. Zhang Xuan, thank you very much for your heroic actions yesterday. You saved our group."

Zhang Xuan nodded. "It was nothing. I'll be blunt: I'm interested in yesterday's lizard. I know it's the result of Dr. Connors' experiments. I want to take over this project, which I'm sure is a hot potato for you. If your board agrees, contact me with a quote."

Zhang Xuan stood up and left after speaking. The elegant old man escorted him all the way out of Oscorp Tower.

Zhang Xuan recognized that old man; he was the one who backstabbed little Harry. With people like him around, acquiring the research data and the experimental spiders wouldn't be a problem.

Right now, Zhang Xuan wasn't sure if Norman Osbornwould die directly. If he turned into the Green Goblin, it would be a hassle and a waste of his precious nighttime.

Zhang Xuan returned to his suite at the top of Stark Tower and continued working on his God Tide game.

After finalizing the appearance of the Q-cup Aphrodite, he began creating the other monsters, including but not limited to Slimes and pink long-armed monsters.

Zhang Xuan, who was letting his imagination run wild, was suddenly interrupted by Jarvis.

"Mr. Zhang Xuan, if I may be so bold, if you continue this design, this game will not be releasable in several countries."

The smutty thoughts in Zhang Xuan's head were replaced by proper ones, and his normal gaming mindset returned.

"You're right. I lost myself again. It seems I need to strengthen my mental state more."

System: Your mind is entirely smutty; no matter how you strengthen it, it'll stay that way. Only your heart is still red.

Finding some exquisite concept art, Jarvis immediately performed the 3D modeling. Without smutty thoughts dominating his brain, the normal character modeling was finished quickly.

"Jarvis, run the game. I want to check the combat animations."

Zhang Xuan lost all track of time; only the discomfort of his pants bunching up after sitting for so long distracted him for a moment.

By the time he finished, it was already 10 PM when he received another call.

Seeing it was Pepper, Zhang Xuan couldn't imagine what she would be calling him for.

"Hello."

"Zhang Xuan, Norman Osborn has passed away. When do you plan to start the takeover plan for the Osborn Group you mentioned?"

Zhang Xuan was stunned by the news.

"I was just at Oscorp Tower today. That's quite sudden. Leave the rest to me; I'll handle it."

Zhang Xuan hung up. He didn't have much of a plan yet, but considering Garfield-Spider, he maintained his attitude of helping where he could. He didn't mind helping this Second-generation Green Goblin who hadn't done anything truly evil yet.

Thinking of Harry made him think of Peter. Since the battle with the Lizardman, Peter had been frequently appearing on the streets in the skin-tight suit Tony had made, though not many people knew about him yet.

Although Ben hadn't died, after watching the video about fatherly love, Garfield-Spider's style had matured significantly, though not by much—he was still a chatterbox.

He found Garfield-Spider's number and called him. The phone was picked up quickly.

Garfield-Spider asked, "Mr. Zhang Xuan, is something wrong?"

Zhang Xuan: "Nothing much. I just wanted to invite you to join my research team. After all, you can't just be a street volunteer forever. You need a job; you need to earn money to support Uncle Ben and Aunt Mei in their old age."

Garfield-Spider fell silent for a moment before saying, "You're right, Mr. Zhang Xuan. I really should consider that."

Zhang Xuan was pleased to hear this and added, "If you're willing, as long as you're not busy, you can still fight evil on the streets of New York at night, but you must be here during the day to do research."

"You know, because of your father, Professor Connors' hand was never restored. You wouldn't want Dr. Connorsto only have one hand for the rest of his life, would you? You know how much of a hassle it is to wipe with just one."

Garfield-Spider quickly agreed. "Sir, your conditions are very reasonable. But may I ask, how much is the salary?"

Zhang Xuan: "Ten thousand dollars a month, with extra bonuses for successful research."

Garfield-Spider: "Boss, I can start anytime." Garfield-Spider already felt like he was Zhang Xuan's employee in his heart, and had been all along.

Zhang Xuan declined his request to start immediately. "No, come over the day after tomorrow with Gwen. Tomorrow, we're going to see your friend Harry."

Before Garfield-Spider could ask what was going on, Zhang Xuan hung up.

Meanwhile, Spider-Man, perched on a New York rooftop, saw the news on a large screen and understood what had happened.

He thought of his former best friend. Even though Harry's father had killed his own parents, he felt a great deal of pain upon hearing this news.

But he knew Harry was innocent; he knew nothing. Harryhad even been sent abroad for rebelling against his father.

(In my heart, Spider-Man would indeed think this way. If you have different thoughts, feel free to discuss in the comments.)