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Chapter 720 Church
One weekend in early October, Peter got up in the morning to check that there was no new information from either the magic or technology side. He quickly washed his face, brushed his teeth, and got up. In the living room, Uncle Ben was resting and watching TV, which was broadcasting the latest hot news.

“In an interview, Agel Dalio, president of Roxon Energy, said that halving electricity prices across the United States would not bring any real benefit to the American people. As electricity prices fall, other related living costs will increase significantly, and may even increase the cost of living for Americans. Therefore, he called on Mr. Stark to stop this irrational price war.”

Uncle Ben, not understanding what the host was talking about, looked at Peter, who was practically involved: "How can a 50% reduction in electricity prices be a bad thing?"

"Because oil drilling takes time to develop, and in the long run, coal-fired power is actually cheaper than oil-fired power. The fact that the Land of Fog has abundant oil reserves doesn't mean it has abundant coal reserves. So, it all comes down to this..."

Peter noticed Uncle Ben's still confused expression halfway through his explanation, so he changed his approach: "Simply put, they haven't even made any money yet, and Stark has already started lowering prices."

Essentially, Tony was just trying to annoy people. As the gold standard of industry, oil's greatest use is certainly not for generating electricity. Various chemical products in all walks of life are extremely dependent on oil, while power generation is a minor part.

This is why there was a "Roxson-Stark War" instead of a "Mobil-Stark" or "Shell-Stark" war. We have so much oil and can build so many production lines, why would we fight an electricity price war with Stark?
Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
Only Roxson would release information about his planned stock acquisition of Stark Industries, blurring the electricity price war into an "energy war" and causing Stark's stock to plummet. Other oil giants were just waiting to jump in and make a killing, but only Roxson wanted to compete with Stark, not only releasing information but also making a real push into the oil and electricity industry.

Tony declared that he was going to take down Tony. He said he would install arc reactors all over the United States and drive down electricity prices, then see who would come out on top. Anyway, he would make a profit.

Uncle Ben didn't understand; he only knew that last month's expenses were much lower, and that they might continue to decrease.

"Never mind, cheaper electricity is better. I haven't seen any other downsides yet, so let those big shots do their thing. By the way, kid, what are you planning to do today?"

Seeing Peter leave with a bag, Uncle Ben realized he definitely wasn't going to do anything related to the Avengers, so he asked him curiously. Peter thought for a moment about what he was supposed to do, and then replied to Uncle Ben, "To do volunteer work at church, I guess."

Yes, volunteering at church—that was what Peter was going to do today, or more accurately, he was going to visit an old friend. When he appeared at the church entrance in Hell's Kitchen with his backpack, Matt was already sitting there, waiting for quite some time.

"I thought you were already inside."

Peter glanced at the church. Being located in Hell's Kitchen, it was naturally not a well-maintained church. Apart from Matt, it was said that only Fisk had ever donated money here. Matt adjusted his glasses, paused for a moment, and then stood up, leaning on his guide cane. "I haven't been to church in a long time, Parker. I haven't prayed in a long time either. Do you believe in God?"

"It depends. When I go to church with Aunt May during holidays, I am a believer. Otherwise, no."

Matt was amused by Peter's words, then he stood up and made the sign of the cross on his chest: "For a long time, I wasn't religious. I lost my sight, my father died because he refused to fix a game, I was adopted, and luckily graduated from law school and became a lawyer. For a long time, I felt that God didn't exist, so I wasn't religious." Peter seemed to understand something and asked in return, "And now?"

“Sometimes I still doubt God’s existence, but my mindset has changed. I think religion is necessary for me, at least. For a long time after I became Daredevil, I came here to confess to the priest as a penitent. You and I both know how much of our work is shady, how many secrets we have to keep, and how many things we can’t tell anyone else.”

That's why Matt Murdoch became a Christian, not for faith, but for repentance and venting. He needed a place to share his experiences and, more importantly, someone to judge his right and wrong.

He might not agree with the other person's point of view, but Matt needed such a channel.

"The priest here is very kind to me. In fact, he's like a foster father to me... and he's a very dedicated priest. Whether a person is good or bad, he listens to their confession without any prejudice. No matter what threats or temptations he faces, he will never reveal other people's confessions. And every time I come to the church, I find a sense of peace."

Matt, with his exceptionally keen hearing, easily noticed all sorts of subtle sonic details, and this quiet place felt incredibly precious to him. He finished speaking to Peter with a smile, then changed the subject.

"But I haven't repented in a long time."

Peter didn't ask why, but Matt began to explain himself: "I've been thinking about a question these past few days: why the Hand, why Beast, is targeting me. I've come to a conclusion: the reason they're targeting me is because I can indeed fall. I enjoy the violence I unleash in fighting enemies, I enjoy the simple pleasure of beating them up. I feel... I've lost myself in the so-called fight against crime, and I'm starting to forget why I became Daredevil."

"And the fact that I haven't been to church for a long time is very good evidence of that; I haven't confessed to a priest in a long time."

After listening to Matt's account, Peter asked a question in return.

"So, do you believe in the religion itself, or in this priest?"

Faced with this question, Matt smiled, shook his head, and then patted Peter on the shoulder in a teasing tone: "Come on, kid, you don't want to know how much stuff an old church needs cleaning."

(End of this chapter)