Marvel's Spider-Man: Web of Fate

“Pepper, these are yours,” Tony said, pushing his own portion to Pepper as well.

Pepper picked up two project proposals and their samples and stood up: "Fine, I guess I'm just destined to be a workaholic. After all, you're the boss."

She then looked at Peter: "This guy did it on purpose. Actually, we knew when you came up, so don't take it to heart."

Peter nodded quickly.

Tony looked at Pepper with some displeasure: "Hey, why did you say that? This kid needs to know he can't trespass. Let him learn his lesson."

Pepper rolled her eyes at him and turned to leave.

Tony tapped on the table, then grabbed a handful of data and tossed it to Peter.

Peter was somewhat confused.

At that moment, his battle suit flashed a few times.

Tony said, "You're more capable than I thought, so I unlocked some of the locked functions in your suit."

Peter chuckled, scratched his head, and felt quite accomplished to be praised by Iron Man.

“However!” Tony paused, then continued, “That’s not enough. Kid, do you want to unlock all the features and fully own this suit?”

Peter nodded emphatically.

Of course he wanted to!

Previously, it was merely borrowing.

And now, according to Iron Man, the ownership has truly been given to him!

Tony said, “Recently, some guys in Brooklyn have been carrying weapons that look a lot like the technology used by the Chitauri army that invaded New York a few years ago. We suspect someone is secretly manufacturing these kinds of weapons. The Secret Service is investigating, but I don’t really trust them. I can trust you, right, Peter?”

“Hmm!” Peter exclaimed, getting a little excited.

“Very good,” Tony patted Peter on the shoulder, “You’ve got to do your job.”

“Leave it to me, Mr. Stark!” Peter said solemnly. This was the first serious task assigned to him, and he had to do it well!

“Alright, you can stay here a little longer. There’s a holographic game console over there; you can play for a while, but remember to go home early,” Tony stood up, ready to leave.

Actually, he's been quite busy lately.

Because Captain America and Falcon, former members of the Avengers, were convicted of crimes along with Winter Soldier for harboring a suspect, there was initially some room for maneuver in the case. However, a major battle at Berlin Airport eliminated that possibility, and the two were completely expelled from the Avengers.

Hawkeye and Wanda, being on Captain America's side, were also placed on the criminal list and expelled from the Avengers.

Black Widow, on the other hand, was also expelled from the criminal list for letting Captain America and Winter Soldier escape without permission.

War Machine was accidentally injured by Vision and remains in a coma. Even if he wakes up, his lower body will be paralyzed, making it difficult for him to wear the Iron Man armor again.

As for the remaining Thor and Hulk, one returned to Asgard, while the other disappeared during the battle with Ultron.

Even Vision, because of Wanda's arrest and his guilt for accidentally injuring War Machine, was constantly distracted.

For a time, only Iron Man remained of the Avengers.

What kind of alliance is a one-man alliance?

Left hand to right hand?

This is also why Iron Man came into contact with Peter.

Actually, he was thinking of observing Peter for a while longer before deciding whether to formally recruit him into the Avengers.

After all, Peter is too young, only 15 years old.

However, Peter's keen insight and reasoning ability during their first meeting, his ability to control the situation and his quick thinking in the battle at Berlin Airport, and his outstanding research capabilities that he has just demonstrated are all remarkable.

A series of actions led Iron Man to quickly elevate his opinion of Peter.

That's when he decided to give Peter a try instead of the task that shouldn't have been given to him in the first place.

Consider it a test.

If Peter can truly pass this test, then he will personally invite Peter to become a true Avenger!

“Mr. Stark,” Peter called to Tony.

"Is there anything else? I've been a bit busy lately," Tony said, implying that Peter should get to the point.

Peter said, "I was wondering if I could become a research intern in one of your biology labs?"

Tony gave Peter a deep look, raised his wrist, and tapped a few times on the light screen that popped up on his wristwatch.

"Alright, there just happens to be a small biology lab available. Do whatever you want, and apply for anything you need. You have the September grant."

"Thank you, Mr. Stark."

You're welcome. Are you alright now?

"Uh-huh."

"I'm off then, see you later." Tony turned and left with a flourish.

Chapter 41 The Vulture of the Main Universe

After Iron Man left, Peter didn't linger and soon left Stark Tower.

When Peter returned, he didn't take off his Spider-Man suit; instead, he boarded a bus while still wearing it.

That's right, it's multiplied by "up".

He found a bus that happened to be going to Queens, jumped onto the roof, and hitched a ride.

The biostatic electricity granted by his spider ability allows him to easily attach himself to any surface, so even if the car accelerates, decelerates, or suddenly turns, it's no different for him than sitting on flat ground.

Well, it's just a bit bumpy.

Lying on his back on the roof of the bus, Peter turned on the communication device on the web-shooter.

Just now, the AI ​​assistant in the Spider-Man suit notified me that she had received a text message from an "unknown" source.

Peter opened it and took a look.

Uh, what do you mean "unknown"? It was clearly posted by Tony Stark.

The above text clearly contained information related to the "mission" he had just received at Stark Tower.

Actually, the Secret Service doesn't have much information either. The main thing is that there have been recent clashes between several underground gangs in New York, and some witnesses have filmed videos showing that they were using energy weapons!

Due to the angle and distance of the video shooting, the video clarity is not high, but based on comparison, it can be seen that the shape of the weapon is still the shape of a kinetic weapon on Earth.

What does that mean?

Someone has combined energy weapons and kinetic energy weapons to create a stripped-down version of an energy weapon.

Even though it's a stripped-down version, it's still an energy weapon!

A powerful handheld energy cannon can turn a person into a pile of charred remains with a single shot, so powerful that even his own mother wouldn't recognize him.

Some cluster weapons can even easily cut through armor.

This exceeds the limits of the gun ownership permit!

Although the Constitution does not specify the types of firearms, the federal government and individual states have different interpretations of gun control.

The purchase of fully automatic weapons, short-barreled rifles, silencers, weapons of mass destruction, explosives, etc., all require very strict local and federal reviews.

Energy weapons are far more powerful than kinetic weapons and fall into the category of weapons of mass destruction.

Such unrecorded acts are clearly illegal.

Moreover, they also exchanged fire in residential areas.

One wrong move and innocent civilians could be harmed.

However, through the information provided by Iron Man, Peter also found some potentially useful clues.

First, since these downgraded energy weapons are made by combining kinetic and energy weapons, it means that they should have at least one manufacturing plant.

And the scale should be quite large.

Small workshops cannot process and manufacture energy weapons.

Therefore, he might first check some "abandoned factories" in Queens and Brooklyn.

The factory is indeed abandoned, but that's just a facade, a mere label.

Perhaps it will be exploited by those with ulterior motives and secretly converted into a weapons workshop.

After all, "abandoning" means not being noticed, not having to pay taxes, and so on, which brings many conveniences.

Second, the source of energy weapons.

First, we can rule out the possibility that these energy weapons were developed by them.

why?

If they developed this themselves, then they have absolutely no need to combine it with the shell of a kinetic weapon.

If this technology truly exists, whether seeking cooperation with official bodies or with large corporations like Stark Industries, it would garner substantial support.

We don't have to be so secretive anymore.

Their behavior clearly has only one reason—they have something to hide.