"It seems Mary Jane's death isn't entirely a bad thing."
Seeing Peter agree so readily, Hawking secretly nodded, then began to comfort him:
"Peter, don't be sad. Trust me, in the future you'll definitely meet a girl who's a better fit for you."
If he remembered correctly, Peter would also meet Gwen Stacy in college, a girl who truly appreciated his learning ability. She was a highly intelligent woman, fair-skinned and beautiful, and the daughter of the New York Police Director.
She seemed a better fit for Peter than Mary Jane.
He really wanted to tell Peter that the next one would be better, the next one would be more obedient, but it was clearly not appropriate at this moment.
"I'm afraid not."
Peter's eyes were somewhat dim.
"Oh, I thought I remembered there was a girl at your school who had a crush on you?"
At this moment, Hawking suddenly recalled the first time he went to Zhongcheng High School to find Peter.
Peter quickly waved his hand upon hearing this:
"A girl at school has a crush on me? Impossible, impossible."
He only had Harry as a male friend at school, and the girls all called him "nerd." They simply didn't like his type; they preferred team stars like Thompson.
Hawking smiled:
"Who said that? Be confident. I remember her name was Jessica, a thin girl with black hair."
"Are you talking about Jessica Campbell? She hasn't been to school for over half a month. I heard from the teacher that she was hospitalized after a car accident."
Peter replied, full of disbelief, upon hearing the name Jessica.
Hawking, however, was stunned again:
"Could it really be that Jessica?!"
He vaguely remembered that the Jessica in the TV show seemed to have gained superhuman strength after a car accident in her childhood, exposing her body to some kind of radioactive chemical agent.
It's just that the girl's name was Jessica Jones, and it didn't seem to say she was Peter's high school classmate.
"If I have time, I'll go see. If it really is her, I can invite her over."
Jessica Jones's strength seemed to be on par with Peter's, and she also seemed to be able to fly. However, her mental resistance was relatively low, making her easily susceptible to mental manipulation.
"Since you don't want to rest, let's go. Our target today is Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan!"
After a month of training, the two had already developed a strong rapport, and Peter had finally learned to fly on a pillar under Hawking's guidance.
It's just that Peter's pillar flight was a bit different from Hawking's.
"Target: Central Park, Manhattan!"
Hawking took out the Adamantium long staff from his pocket, removed the shrinking charm on it to restore it to its original size, and then used an enlarging charm to make it even larger.
After adjusting his position, he threw the Adamantium long staff with force, and his body flashed, already appearing on the staff.
Since he couldn't make a spatial pouch with an Undetectable Extension Charm, he would temporarily use enlarging and shrinking charms instead.
The drawback was that it couldn't be maintained permanently like the Undetectable Extension Charm. Every three hours or so, the magic had to be reapplied, otherwise, it would revert to its original state.
However, when his mind became stronger in the future, or when he delved deeper into the research of these two charms, perhaps he could maintain them for days, months, or even years without them reverting.
Peter also found the tree trunk he usually practiced with and threw it with force. However, he couldn't catch up to the trunk as quickly as Hawking, nor did he have the powerful technique to stabilize himself on the trunk.
But he also had his own advantage: his webs.
So when his trunk flew out, his webs also shot out and stuck to the trunk.
Thus, such a scene appeared in the air.
One pillar and one staff flew side by side. Hawking stood casually on the pillar, looking very dashing, while Peter held tightly to his webs, being dragged by the trunk, looking somewhat pitiful.
"Boom! Boom!"
Both landed simultaneously in the muddy ground. Hawking easily flipped and landed, while Peter quickly shot out new webs, sticking them to a nearby large tree to stop the downward inertia, preventing himself from embedding into the ground with the trunk.
Hawking's strength was cultivated bit by bit over the past three years, allowing him to control it with great precision and ease.
Peter's strength came from the Spider Totem, acquired suddenly overnight, so he naturally couldn't control it as well and needed time to polish and familiarize himself with it.
"Tremble, little scumbags of Hell's Kitchen!"
In the dark night, Hawking brought Peter to the infamous Hell's Kitchen for the first time, beginning a new sweep.
This time, they were not facing ordinary thugs and robbers, but some of the most powerful and influential gang members in the World.
Of course, that was only for ordinary people. For Hawking, who was equally cunning and powerful, and the Spider-Man he led, there was actually not much difference.
"Hawking, I've found two groups of people fighting in the street. Many passersby are injured, and they all have guns!"
"I'll be right there!"
Hearing Peter's voice, mixed with gunshots, from the communicator, Hawking waved his hand, sending the last two guards flying. An air bomb blasted open the iron door, releasing a group of young women who had been imprisoned, awaiting smuggling abroad.
That night, he clearly felt that the Justice Points he had gained were significantly more than those he had obtained in Queens before.
The next day, when he woke up and turned on his computer, there were some new reports about him:
"Breaking News! Hell's Kitchen Will Cease to Exist!
It is learned that Armor Hero and Spider-Man, who have recently been active in Queens, made a shocking appearance in Hell's Kitchen last night. Does this signify that..."
"Hmm, this news."
As he scrolled, Hawking suddenly saw a piece of news that caught his attention.
"A massive explosion occurred at Exploration Aerospace Industry's Sixth Test Site. Several company executives and inspecting generals, including General Sokom, were killed. The planned humanoid exoskeleton armor project has been shelved, and stock prices have fallen."
"This is... Green Goblin's doing?"
Looking at this news, Hawking fell into contemplation.
He remembered that the newly appointed General Sokom, who didn't favor Osborn Industries' human performance enhancers and gliders, intended to unilaterally tear up the treaty and support Exploration Aerospace Industry's exoskeleton armor project, thereby enraging Norman Osborn.
Norman Osborn injected himself with an incomplete human performance enhancer, leading to a split personality and the emergence of an evil persona.
The evil persona controlled Osborn to transform into Green Goblin, who, riding a glider, directly blew up several senior executives of Exploration Aerospace and General Sokom, thereby saving Osborn Industries' orders.
"Then I'll go meet this Green Goblin!"
He wasn't going to punish Green Goblin, but rather intended to collaborate with him.
In his opinion, although Green Goblin developed an evil persona due to injecting an incomplete human performance enhancer, he merely wanted to expand Osborn Industries and eliminate a few competitors.
For him, eliminating Green Goblin would likely yield fewer Justice Points than eliminating a small gang leader.
On the contrary, if he had the opportunity to cooperate with Green Goblin, it would not only greatly assist him in establishing Hero Alliance International Company later, but also allow him to utilize Green Goblin's scientific abilities to develop the Gravity Chamber sooner.
Of course, if the other party was unwilling, it wouldn't be too late to eliminate him then.
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