Pepper was very surprised, subconsciously tried it, and soon thrusters appeared under her feet, and she instantly flew up.
"Oh my God, this is too amazing, it's like it's real," Pepper exclaimed.
Su Zhan smiled, controlling the energy with his mind, and flew away with Pepper.
New York, Manhattan, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, there is a uniquely shaped building that resembles an iron.
The Flatiron Building.
This is the Damage Control company.
After Su Zhan and Pepper landed, they walked in under the astonished gazes of the people nearby.
After entering the building, Pepper went to negotiate with the front desk, while Su Zhan curiously looked around. It seemed that the company was quite large. Not long after, Pepper took Su Zhan up the elevator to the top floor, where they met the company's operations director, Anne Mary, a very capable-looking middle-aged woman.
On the way, Su Zhan had already told Pepper that she would mainly handle the business side, as she had more experience and Ability than him. The main reason Su Zhan came along was to see if this person or this company was reliable.
While Pepper was discussing business, Su Zhan kept watching Anne Mary. It was clear that she was a very shrewd and capable woman. A special company like this truly couldn't be run without some skill.
"Ms. Anne," Su Zhan suddenly called out when he saw they were almost done talking.
Anne Mary turned her head to look, and in an instant, she was under Su Zhan's Mind Control. Su Zhan asked a few questions, mainly whether the post-construction blueprints, some defense maps, and circuit diagrams would be sold to others, or if any backdoors would be left. After all, what if someone wanted to deal with him in the future and targeted this Base?
However, the answer satisfied Su Zhan. Clearly, their company had been able to operate for so long for a reason, especially with such large-scale construction projects. If they didn't have a good reputation and no one trusted them, where would the business come from? These blueprints would be destroyed after construction was completed, and their employees were carefully vetted to ensure they wouldn't betray clients.
Although it wasn't foolproof, there was nothing he could do. Besides, this Base wouldn't be needed for too long. Once he completely devoured the Aether Particle, he could modify reality and build his own Base.
He removed the Mind Control, simply altered her memory so she wouldn't know he had controlled her, and then signed the contract. It guaranteed completion within a month, and people would be sent to start construction immediately.
Afterward, Su Zhan and Pepper left the Flatiron Building.
Uh, the name of this building is really… quite odd.
Su Zhan muttered a complaint in his mind, then looked at Pepper and said, "It's rare to come out. Do you have anything you want to do or buy?"
Pepper smiled, "I want to buy a few sets of clothes. I came in such a hurry and didn't have many changes of clothes."
"No problem!"
Su Zhan said with a smile, then went shopping with Pepper.
Don't let Pepper's usual serious and dignified attire fool you; that's because she often has to handle business and needs to dress that way. In private, Pepper's style is very feminine. After a while, Su Zhan's hands were already holding several bags.
When shopping with a woman, how could you let her carry things herself? Besides, Su Zhan paid for all of these items, ostensibly as a reward and thank you for Pepper's hard work during this period!
Although Su Zhan currently isn't as rich as Tony Stark, that's only temporary. What's more, if he wanted to, he could have more money than the entire World combined, after all… he has countless planes to explore.
"There's a coffee shop over there, shall we take a break?" Su Zhan pointed to the nearby coffee shop and said to Pepper.
Pepper said apologetically, "It's been a long time since I've been able to shop so freely. I accidentally lost control. You must be bored, right?"
"No, I'm just worried you'll get tired, after all… you're wearing high heels, and your legs are so thin," Su Zhan said with a smile, then the two went to the coffee shop.
They put their things aside, and just as the waiter brought the coffee, Su Zhan was about to speak when he suddenly heard a commotion outside. Pepper was startled. Su Zhan turned his head and saw the crowd scattering in panic, cars askew on the road. A man, supported in the air by steel claws, was waving his octopus-like steel claws and pressing someone against a high wall.
"Dr. Octopus!" Su Zhan mumbled, looking at the guy pressed against the wall. As expected, it was Spider-Man Parker. They were old rivals, and he didn't expect them to be fighting here so coincidentally.
However… Su Zhan noticed that besides them, above Spider-Man, there was also a completely black figure sprawled on the wall with all four limbs extended.
"Oh, isn't that Venom?"
Su Zhan couldn't help but laugh. This was really getting lively!
Chapter 0097 Venom Gets Scared Away
Su Zhan didn't expect to encounter such a situation while shopping and having coffee with Pepper. Watching Spider-Man being grabbed by Dr. Octopus's mechanical tentacles and repeatedly slammed against the wall, seeing the wall gradually crack, Su Zhan instinctively grimaced.
That must hurt!
"Hey, is that all you've got? I thought you'd have something new!" Spider-Man yelled at Dr. Octopus, then suddenly reached out and quickly shot out a web.
"Thwip!" The web instantly hit Dr. Octopus's face. Dr. Octopus reached to pull it off, momentarily distracted from controlling his mechanical tentacles. Spider-Man took advantage of this moment to break free, shot a web at the wall behind Dr. Octopus, lifted his feet, swung up, and kicked him hard.
"Ahhh…"
"Thwip!" Spider-Man's ankle was suddenly entangled, and a huge force came from behind, directly pulling Spider-Man back from the air. With a crash, he was slammed directly against the wall.
A crater instantly appeared in the wall. Spider-Man was dazed from the impact, but Venom's somewhat terrifying face showed a sinister smile. He swung his thick arm hard, and the poor little Spider-Man was uncontrollably flung out again.
This time, towards the coffee shop.
"Ah… run!"
Seeing Spider-Man flying towards them, Pepper frantically shouted.
"It's okay, I'm here."
Su Zhan smiled at Pepper, slowly picked up his coffee, and took a sip.
Bang!
The coffee shop's glass window was shattered directly by Spider-Man, who was about to crash into their side. However, a huge barrier suddenly appeared near their table, directly bouncing Spider-Man back.
Dr. Octopus had just torn off the web and hadn't even clearly seen what was happening when he saw Spider-Man flying towards him. Without thinking, he directly slammed his mechanical tentacles towards him.
He hit him squarely.
The poor little Spider-Man was instantly slammed into the road surface.
"Ah…"
The entire process happened very quickly. By the time Pepper reacted, Dr. Octopus was unleashing his power and abusing Spider-Man.
"Oh my God, go save him!"
Pepper hurriedly shouted at Su Zhan.
Su Zhan slowly put down his coffee cup, glanced at Spider-Man, and was about to speak when he suddenly saw a mechanical tentacle reaching towards them.
"Save him? With you two?" Dr. Octopus's other tentacles lifted Spider-Man. Seeing Spider-Man's arms hanging down, hands swaying, and head drooping, he was clearly unconscious.
"He's not very durable, is he!"
Su Zhan pouted, not even looking at the arrogant Dr. Octopus, but instead looked with interest at Venom, who had been clinging to the wall. He wondered if he could devour Venom if he got his hands on him?
"You watch here, uh, this coffee tastes really good, so you'd better drink it quickly…" Su Zhan said with a smile to Pepper, then slowly got up and walked out.
"Haha, what are you coming out for? Do you want to save Spider-Man? With you? One of my tentacles can crush you!" The mechanical tentacle extended and swung back and forth in front of Su Zhan.