mtl008 Chapter 2606 Mayfly World (6)
Chapter 2606 Mayfly World (6)
Chapter 2606 Mayfly World (VI)
"You guys stay here to revise the blueprints and check for omissions while I go back," Schiller said, "so that some people won't faint from altitude sickness again."
"Barry, you come back with me. Helen and Aisha stay here...Martin, come back with me too. But you don't have to go back to the center with me. I'll make a shopping list for you later to buy some daily necessities for living here permanently."
After making the arrangements, Schiller took Barry away. They went through the portal back to the nursing home. Schiller first drove Martin to the supermarket.
Although New York is not Gotham, they are both similar big cities on the East Coast. It is not a problem that you are unfamiliar with the place, so it is not difficult to buy something.
Immediately afterwards, Schiller did not return to the central base of the solar system development plan to find Nick, but found Peter first.
Peter has been back for a while. Although he also likes scientific research, he is not a research fanatic like Stark. He knows how to enjoy life. After coming back, he first traveled around the world with Gwen and is currently on vacation at home.
Every time Schiller visited Peter's house, he would be warmly welcomed by his aunt. It's not that Aunt May really understood the relationship between Schiller and Peter, but she liked intellectuals very much and thought Peter should make more friends with such people.
Smiling and nodding to Aunt May who was serving dessert, Schiller picked up a piece of apple pie and ate it while saying, "So you haven't seen Baker recently? What about him?"
Peter shook his head and said, "I didn't see him the first few times I went to their ground base. I thought he had applied for overtime."
“Does he often work overtime?”
"Yes, he is a hard-working person. Although he doesn't have a family to support like the Electric Man, he spends money lavishly and can't save much money. If he wants to buy something on the spur of the moment, he can only apply for overtime."
"So what do you think of his mental state?"
"He has a bad temper." Peter complained to Schiller without disguising. "He's just like Thompson in high school. He looks like the kind of hooligans who didn't study hard and went out to hang out with the society early."
"I heard you often quarrel with him?"
"I hate this kind of people the most. They can't control their emotions and yet they drag others down with them. They treat others as trash cans for their negative emotions. It's really annoying."
Under Schiller's influence, Schiller's Spider-Man in this universe is not like the nerds in most universes, nor is he timid and weak. He always expresses his likes and dislikes very directly.
"Don't be like this, Peter." Aunt May advised first, "You have to understand that not everyone has the conditions to receive a good education. Besides, although he has a bad temper, he has never had any problems at work, which shows that he is at least a dedicated person."
Peter did not refute, but nodded and said, "I heard that he is indeed more serious about his work than Max, or he always has a spirit of not admitting defeat. If others say he is not good enough, he will do better."
"So he's not a bad guy?"
"From a psychological perspective, he is more like a person with personality defects." Peter analyzed: "It may be the influence of his childhood experiences. He has poor emotional self-control, his mood fluctuates too much, his personality has obvious degenerative changes, and he overly advocates venting and violent ways of expression."
"But he is not a bad person. His inner values are basically consistent with mainstream values. He follows social rules and respects social moral standards and laws. It's just that sometimes he can't control himself."
Schiller nodded and said, "There are many people like this in society, and we can't say that everyone is a patient. Judging from the completion of his work, it should not be serious."
Peter nodded and said, "Yes, if no one takes the initiative to provoke him, he will not lose control of his emotions. But I am an exception. I don't know why he just doesn't like me."
"Have you investigated?"
"I did look it up, but I don't think that's the reason," Peter said. "Before I met him at work, the only thing he and I had in common was that we went to the same high school."
"But because there is a big age gap between us and we have never been in the same school, I don't know why he would be unhappy about going to the same high school as me."
"It seems there is something else going on here, but that's not the point. Since you said his mental and emotional state is okay, then we can basically rule out suicide or sudden disappearance."
"He can't commit suicide." Peter said firmly, "Before, some people always said that it was not a good choice for him to work on the far side of the moon, and that he was stupid to quit his job at the Mercury base."
"Provocation is particularly effective for people like him, so since he changed jobs, he has been holding his breath and wants to prove to everyone that his decision was right and to make some achievements in the Lunar Back Project. Now the project is at a critical stage, how could he be a deserter at this time?"
Peter couldn't help but feel a little worried. He said, "This guy is still renting a house and living in a cheap community. His life is not very stable. Could he really be in danger?"
Peter stood up anxiously, and Schiller comforted him, "Don't worry, do you know which area he lives in?"
"He's on the outskirts of Brooklyn, east of Kingpin's base. It's not really a gang area anymore, but it's still a cheap neighborhood because the safety situation has always been worrying."
"Eddie has been in Brooklyn, interviewing low-level people. Why not ask him?"
Peter slapped his head, took out his cell phone, and dialed a number while saying, "Eddie's magazine 'Amazing People' is very popular. People like to read about the daily life of superheroes. In addition, his 'Little People' is now the mainstream reading material in most cheap communities. People look to this newspaper to see which way the wind blows."
"He has always been a good reporter," Schiller said. "He has become more fearless now that he has Venom. The last time I saw him interview Kingpin, I was sweating."
"Kingpin is not dangerous right now." Peter rolled his eyes and said, "It's just that he always recruits me every time he sees me, which is a bit annoying. There are so many Spider-Men out there, I don't know why he only targets me."
"Maybe because the other Spider-Men find him more annoying."
After a phone call with Eddie, Peter said, "Let's meet at the old place."
Peter and Schiller soon appeared in Eddie's cabin. He still lived in the old place, but he bought the storefront downstairs and used it as the base of the newspaper. It was located next to the supermarket downstairs.
There was a sign hanging at the door of the newspaper office. It didn't have the name of the newspaper or magazine on it, only Block's last name. However, everyone who lived here knew that Eddie was a very famous reporter and editor-in-chief.
"Long time no see." Schiller shook hands with him and successfully avoided the attack of Venom's prank. Peter took off his coat, put it on the back of the chair next to him and said, "Any news about Beck?"
"I have asked a lot of friends and will get news soon." Eddie invited them to sit down and poured them tea. Schiller introduced Barry: "This is Eddie Brock... The pile of mud on his shoulder is Venom."
"I'm not a piece of mud!! Apologize!!!"
Eddie and Barry had both attended the music festival, but there were so many people there and they basically just met each other and didn't have much impression, so they shook hands again.
"Is there anything special about this Baker?" Eddie asked, "It's rare to see you guys mobilize so many people."
"He's an important guy," Schiller said. "It's rare to find an engineer who can manipulate sand so perfectly. Nick would be furious if he lost him."
"It's really useful for casting." Peter said, "It's equivalent to a perfect mobile and deformable template. As long as there is a design, any shape can be cast."
After hearing about the Sandman's ability, Eddie also found it somewhat magical. He said, "If I really can't find him, I will publish a missing person notice in tomorrow's newspaper. I just want to trouble you to stay here for one night."
"No problem, let's go have some barbecue!" Peter suggested happily, "I haven't had barbecue here for a long time. I can bring some for Thor and the others later. I remember he likes it very much, too."
Peter took Barry to buy barbecue. Schiller walked around the new base and picked up a copy of yesterday's newspaper.
The Little People is a semi-weekly newspaper, published twice a week, but it also occasionally has an interim edition to report on recent emergencies.
This is not an instant news newspaper, but a publication that is more oriented towards daily life. Most of the time, it teaches ordinary people how to use the latest gadgets, such as shuttles and sky trains, and explains to them the origins of some new things.
What also makes this newspaper most popular among ordinary people is that it publishes many of the latest recruitment information. These are positions with no entry barriers in new companies and new units that may have been established a few days ago. Basically anyone can apply, and the jobs are relatively stable.
This has greatly eliminated the information gap that ordinary people face, allowing them to enjoy the benefits of the rapid development of the times to the greatest extent possible. It can even be said that it has bravely broken the class barriers.
So this newspaper caused a sensation as soon as it was released.
The infinite subdivision of class barriers can be said to be the foundation of the United States. What Eddie did is simply poking at the lungs of the United States, so all major newspapers are desperately sanctioning and blocking it.
But as the saying goes, the power of the masses is unstoppable, and with spontaneously awakened leaders like Captain America and Nick at the top, this newspaper not only survived, but also became the most popular daily life newspaper in New York in a very short time.
At the same time, Eddie would publish stories about small people in this newspaper to provide positive guidance to society. This greatly calmed the frightened people and reduced the occurrence of extreme crimes.
Although it does not report current affairs, it still has to write about some street situations. Schiller turned the page and saw "There are signs of gangster activity on Witte Street. Citizens are requested to take a detour."
"Gangsters." Schiller said in confusion, "Kim Bu Ren has been cleaned up, right? How come there are still gangsters?"
"King Bing is a gangster, and these are just thugs at best." Eddie said, "They do petty thefts and robberies all day long. If they had one-tenth of King Bing's ability, they wouldn't be limited to doing these things in this day and age."
Schiller nodded and didn't take it seriously. This kind of gangster is indeed a threat to ordinary people, but as long as you take precautions, it won't be a big deal, let alone a superhero.
But at this moment, Barry suddenly appeared.
"Something happened, doctor. We ran into some weirdos on the way to buy barbecue, and Peter got into a fight with them."
Schiller and Eddie both stood up.