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Chapter 96 Raft Prison
"I heard that to celebrate the opening of the Raft Prison today, someone imitated Men in Black 3 and drove a wheel."

Tony, who had just landed, looked at Jackson Velen, who had been pulled out of the giant ship by the NYPD, opened his mask, and Peter, who was squatting on the wall next to him, chimed in: "I think it's more like a Ferris wheel, although it's much smaller."

"These days, anyone can call themselves a supervillain. I don't know what I'll run into next, a thief on a rocket skateboard?"

Tony expressed genuine disdain for this group of supervillains who had no normal image whatsoever, and even felt that locking them up in the Raft Prison was a complete waste of resources.

"Alright, kid, Captain and Hulk have to take Abomination to the Raft prison. We've got other things to do, though. Your old friends like Thriller and Mysterio are all waiting for their accommodations to be upgraded."

Tony smiled and assigned Peter his next task: to visit his old friends, Thriller and Mysterio, and to transfer them to the Raft Prison as well.

"Also... I believe that having a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with him would make Fury feel much more at ease."

Tony glanced at Cindy and included her: "Alright, let's go."

The Avengers' temporary prison isn't in some remote corner; it's actually located underground in Avengers Tower, where both Herman Schulz ("The Thriller") and Quentin Baker ("Mysterio") work.

The prison is quite humane, and Peter actually disagrees on whether prisoners need to be treated better than they were before entering the prison. Not only him, but Captain America and Iron Man, from different perspectives and their own experiences, also believe that criminals can retain basic human rights, but there is no need for preferential treatment.

Unfortunately, the Avengers' temporary prison is managed by Hank Pym. Dr. Pym is a thorough humanitarian, so... for now, they're doing quite well.

"The raft prison was designed entirely by me, from the design to the rules and regulations... Oh, the rules and regulations were based on the Russian and Tokyo University models. I don't think allowing them to play games and watch TV in prison is a way to reform them."

While Tony was complaining about Pym's kindness in the elevator, he led Peter and Cindy to the bottom of the building.

Herman and Beck were each in their own cells, and they seemed to be doing fairly well. Beck was lying quietly on his bed, covered with a blanket. When he heard the door open, he lifted the blanket to peek out, then covered himself up again.

Herman approached the cell and, upon seeing Spider-Man, exclaimed excitedly, "Hey! Spider! Little Spider! I'm here!"

“Long time no see, Herman.” Spider-Man walked to the cell, and Herman immediately complained, “I’ve been locked up for about ten days to two weeks now, and this is the first time you’ve come to see me.”

What's with your resentment...?

"Actually, I only joined the Avengers last Sunday, and then I went on a mission in Southeast Asia."

After Peter gave a brief explanation, he watched Tony unlock the electronic lock on the door and then explained to Herman, "And you'll soon be transferred to a regular prison. We'll probably have even less time to see each other then."

Herman nodded, looking at Peter with a hint of gratitude: "Thank you, Spider-Man, for remembering my name."

"Of course I remember. You were the first supervillain I ever met, buddy. But listen to me, if you ever get out of prison, Stark Industries should give you a job. Just remember not to cause any more trouble."

As Peter spoke, he took the technological shackles that Tony handed him. Next, they would escort these supervillains to the Raft prison.

In many Marvel universes, Raft Prison is an isolated island prison built on the Hudson River in New York. However, the Raft Prison built by Tony Stark is a massive, drifting metal structure on the high seas, not under the jurisdiction of any nation.

It's worth noting that although Tony Stark funded the construction of the raft prison, the Avengers, legally speaking, lack law enforcement authority. Therefore, the actual owner of the prison is S.H.I.E.L.D., an agency under the United Nations. They ensure the normal and legal operation of this prison adrift on the high seas. This also means that the United States has no administrative authority over the raft prison; the only entity with administrative authority is not S.H.I.E.L.D., but rather the higher-level World Security Council.

Another Quinjet landed, carrying Peter and his team. As they disembarked, Tony proudly explained the raft's capabilities: "Powered by 12 large arc reactors, it can last for over a hundred years. As long as three are operational, it will function normally."

"Based on the energy readings of the Cosmic Cube, we created a disruptor for molecular recombination and displacement, making any means of teleportation impossible within a five-kilometer radius of the prison. A specially designed demagnetizing field permeates the prison, so even Magneto couldn't move a single nail inside."

Tony, brimming with confidence, approached the captain who was taking inventory of the prisoners: "Captain, how's the situation?"

"Not bad, Blonsky (Abomination), Ulysses Klaue, the thriller and Mysterio you brought, and some other supervillains."

The captain looked at Tony and asked the question Peter had also wanted to ask: "But can safety be guaranteed here? This place is full of supervillains. If an escape occurs, there's no way to guarantee safety."

“This is international waters, Captain. There are no countries within a 400-kilometer radius. When each prisoner is brought to the raft, their equipment will be confiscated, and they will be transferred to Avengers Tower. And if necessary, guys like Abomination will be subject to special management and have special cells.”

Tony said with considerable confidence, "To ensure that the guards cannot be bribed, Hank and I teamed up to design a highly intelligent robotic guard. I was responsible for manufacturing the physical body, and he was responsible for manufacturing the system."

Peter had a bad feeling.

"May I ask what this prison guard's name is?"

"Ultron, what's wrong?"

Peter now felt even worse.

"Could there be a machine crisis or something?"

“Don’t be silly, kid. This is the real world, not some movie or game.” Tony looked at Peter like he was an idiot. “Ultron doesn’t have the ability to iterate itself, and its intelligence level is lower than Jarvis’s. He’s not dangerous.”

Is there really no danger?
That's probably true now. Peter, who decided to be careful, scratched his head and went straight to the cell with Cindy and the two criminals.

Both Herman and Quentin, stripped of their equipment, were just ordinary people and thus imprisoned in regular cells. Each cell was independent, with passageways on both sides and two completely transparent walls, ensuring that guards could monitor them at any time.

As for the cell itself, it was roughly three meters wide, three meters high, and five meters long—not too small, not too big. Inside, there was a toilet, a wooden board nailed to the wall serving as a storage shelf, a transparent table and stool without drawers, and a bed.

"Study hard and strive to reform yourself, Herman. I'll come to see you every time it's my turn to bring someone in."

Peter then looked at Baker, who had been locked up in a cell by Cindy, and Herman chimed in.

"It's okay, I'll take care of him. After all, we were all brought in by Spider-Man."

　We agreed not to dig a hole, but we still did.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)