The days of being a spiritual mentor in Meiman.

Chapter 4264 Aerial Catastrophe (Part 2)

As soon as Billy and his brother saw Jack and Morgan, they ran over to play with them. Susan turned and looked around, then said, "Where's my friend from the same hometown?"

Everyone knew she was referring to Stark; they were both born on Long Island, New York, making them true fellow countrymen. Stark and Reed didn't get along, but both held Susan in high regard. Even Stark, who didn't judge people by their background, often mentioned that he was Susan's fellow countryman.

“He went to get something for Morgan,” Pepper said, shaking her head. “You wouldn’t believe it, but when he went out today, he rattled off the names of more than 30 sunscreen brands, along with their ingredient lists and benefits. I only just realized how many sunscreen brands there are in the world.”

Susan laughed immediately and said, “They’re always like this, overly focused on ingredients and chemical reactions. If you want to get back at him, tell Reed his conclusions, and they’ll argue about which ingredient list is more scientific until the end of the holiday.”

Pepper laughed too. Reed and Stark had very different personalities, but they were also similar in some ways. And both Pepper and Susan were people with high emotional intelligence and excellent social skills; they had countless topics to discuss about their husbands.

Reed arrived quickly, but he was clearly in a hurry and looked disheveled. Schiller asked curiously, "What happened to you?"

"Uh, there was a problem with the portal test. I accidentally created a portal to the Battle Realm, which forced them to shut down the servers for three hours for maintenance..."

Schiller was speechless. Then he heard Reed say, "But that's not the problem. The problem is, I accidentally crawled into a bat nest. As soon as I landed, I saw a whole bunch of Batmen..."

"You're amazing to have come out alive." Schiller gave him a thumbs up.

"That's right. I was pinned down as soon as I landed. If I hadn't run fast, I definitely wouldn't have made it out."

Schiller genuinely admired Reed. Putting aside how he managed to breach the Battle Realm through a wormhole, the Battle Realm's barrier was created by the creators on both sides—for fire prevention and theft prevention—yet it failed to stop Reed.

Secondly, he actually managed to precisely penetrate Batman's base through a single hole. Schiller is certain that Batman was even more bewildered than he was when he saw him land.

His successful escape wasn't due to quick reflexes. Even if he were, he couldn't possibly be faster than Batman; it was definitely a team effort by Batman to throw him out. A nuclear bomb inexplicably landed in your own backyard—wouldn't you do everything in your power to throw it out?

Reed's performance in the multiverse war was undeniable. Batman spent ages plotting, only managing to create a hole in the barrier between the Nine Realms. Reed, with a mere casual gesture, had the entirety of Asgard riddled with holes. His ability to cause trouble was truly unparalleled.

After a while, the other group arrived one after another, but it was obvious that they were not used to getting up so early. Those under 30 were yawning constantly, while those over 30 not only yawned constantly but also had dark circles under their eyes.

"Doctor!" Xu Shangqi walked over and waved to Schiller. He said, "I'm finally back! How have you been lately?"

"Not bad. Where did you come from? Neptune Port or Mercury?"

“Of course it’s the construction site at Centaurus.” Xu Shang sighed. “I’m destined to be a construction worker for life. You have no idea how difficult those aliens are. They rely on their strength and don’t wear life support collars. They even dare to headbutt asteroids. I’ve been yelling at them until my voice is hoarse every day.”

"So you're the security supervisor?"

"I'm only doing this part-time; my main job is in engineering. The previous safety supervisor got drunk and crashed on the planet, and we can't find anyone else for the time being, so I'll have to fill in for a while."

"It seems Pikachu's tavern is quite successful."

"That's right, it's basically packed every day now, I can't even get a turn. Luckily I secretly built a stove behind my dorm, so I can cook some dishes myself. That alien food is really awful, I'm even thinking of starting a whole rant on my account..."

Schiller smiled. Xu Shangqi had an even more authentic Chinese stomach than Schiller himself. He had to eat hot food and wouldn't eat anything cold. He also liked soupy noodles and wontons and couldn't adapt to white food at all, let alone the mushy alien food that many of them were made up of.

The young people were already playing board games at the tables in the lounge. Those with children were watching over them, and both sides were getting along harmoniously without disturbing each other.

The most lively child in the group was little Morgan, who seemed to have inherited her father's exceptionally fast thinking speed, combined with the boundless curiosity typical of her age, leading her to ask questions about everything she saw. She initially just wanted to play with the other children, but after a while she got bored and went to watch the young people play board games.

She first asked about the rules, then stared at the board, silently pondering. Just as Deadpool was about to place a piece, she rushed over to stop him, saying, "Don't place it like that, or you'll be at a disadvantage next turn."

"Why?" Deadpool looked at him in confusion.

"Look here, there's a negative effect here that will reduce your dice roll by 2. The expected dice rolls aren't optimistic at all; even if you get lucky and roll a 6, it's still better if you don't leave this round..."

Morgan struggled to explain such a difficult concept, leaving Deadpool confused. Franklin flew over and said, "If you move this turn, you'll likely lose health next turn, with a small chance of breaking even; if you don't move this turn, you'll likely break even next turn, with a small chance of making a profit. So don't move."

“I understand now.” Deadpool scratched his head and said, “Just tell me how to get there. You don’t need to explain to me. I don’t understand anything about probability or anything like that anyway.”

Peter surveyed the situation, stroked his chin, and moved his little figure forward one space. Little Morgan frowned again, but before she could speak, Peter said, "I'm also managing expectations; you'll see as you read on..."

Stark flew in through the window in no time. He landed, put away his armor, and opened the little pink umbrella. Little Morgan screamed and ran over to him, throwing herself at him.

"Great! It's my Hello Kitty! Give it to me, Daddy..."

Stark crouched down and said patiently, "Of course you can have it, but you have to promise to only use it in Hawaii, not to open it in the cabin, and absolutely not to use it to poke anyone..."

"I know, I know……"

After a short wait, the plane arrived. The flight attendants guided everyone onto the plane in an orderly fashion. They all seemed quite nervous; it was likely their first time hosting superheroes.

S.H.I.E.L.D. does have its own private jets, but it's not easy to get flight routes approved these days. Basically, they use whichever private jet they can get approved for a flight route; they really don't have much choice.

The plane I'm on today isn't a S.H.I.E.L.D. aircraft, nor is it Stark's private jet. It's a new plane from a startup shuttle company. It looks like a plane, but it's actually more like a large shuttle. Its advantage is that it flies fast, and it won't be long before we reach Hawaii. The disadvantage is that it's too new; it's only been in service for a short time.

Schiller knew in his heart that this was probably just the company testing the aircraft. But they also knew that if it wasn't a test flight, the flight route wouldn't be approved, and they would have to use a teleportation portal or go into near-Earth orbit. Going to other continents would be fine, but Hawaii is so close, there was really no need to go through all this trouble.

After boarding, Schiller found the cabin to be quite spacious. He randomly found a window seat, those with children sat on the right, and those without children sat on the left. The flight attendants all sat in the front.

After takeoff, the flight attendants started taking orders. Schiller asked for a cup of hot water, thinking that he would be getting off the plane soon and there was no need to eat anything, so he didn't ask for any food.

The kids were quite lively, discussing what to eat while looking at the menu, but they ended up ordering snacks like fries and a glass of milk each, which made them much quieter while eating.

After the meals were served, the plane quieted down. The young people were catching up on sleep, and the children, tired from eating, were sprawled out in their sleep; the adults were playing on their phones or watching movies; while Schiller was working on his medical records.

After Strange became Speaker, he became even busier. Although he performed fewer surgeries, he still had to write medical records, which were still written by Schiller.

Strange also went on vacation, but because he was busy, he arrived a day later than them. Loki was in the same boat.

Having finally finished writing a medical record, Schiller put his pen away. He was about to turn and look out the window when he noticed smoke coming from the right side of the wing.

"Wake up, everyone wake up!!!" Schiller shouted, "Safety officer, safety officer!! Why is the plane smoking?!"

"Excuse me, sir, please calm down. That's not where the aircraft engines are located." The flight attendant quickly came over and said, "We are a state-of-the-art anti-gravity aircraft, operating on the same principle as the shuttle, unlike traditional aircraft..."

Before she could finish speaking, the plane lurched violently. The children huddled in their parents' arms and began to scream.

"What's going on?!" Stark exclaimed, just waking up. "We've encountered some turbulence? Wait, why isn't there an alarm?"

"It's smoking! It's smoking!" Morgan shouted, pointing out the window.

Stark looked outside and gasped.

"That's not an engine..." the flight attendant continued.

"That's definitely not an engine, that's a fucking anti-gravity stabilization device! Open the window and let me out!!!"

Just as he was taking out his mech, Franklin yawned, flew straight out the window, fiddled with the wing of the aircraft for a while, and returned a moment later with a charred part, showing off to Reed: "Look at this, I took it apart completely."

“Let me see.” Reed took the thing from him, examined it, and said, “This version is a bit too old. Judging from the burn marks, it wasn’t intentional damage; there’s a problem with the circuit design. Have your designers update it properly…”

"Is that stabilization device broken?" Deadpool turned to look and said, "Then how can the plane still fly?"

"An airplane has four stabilization devices; losing one won't matter."

"What if there are two missing?"

"There might be a risk of imbalance, but as long as it's not two people missing on each side, it should be fine..."

Deadpool pointed out the window. The smoke that had just gone out started up again.