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Not long after, Darian successfully activated the Stark Tower teleportation point.
He didn't continue exploring the remaining areas, instead calling Gwen to get in the car with him to Midtown High School.
Since the Hulk incident last time, Midtown High School's buildings suffered severe damage. Reconstruction efforts lasted for a while, and it was only recently that Midtown High School finally repaired most of its buildings and recalled students back to school.
Many students secretly complained, "Why didn't that big green guy smash the whole school back then? Smashing just this much, who are you looking down on?"
It's a pity that such an opportunity is rare; surely there won't be a second big green guy to smash Midtown High School again, right?
Darian and Gwen easily entered the campus after showing their identification to the school staff.
Seeing the identification Darian showed, Gwen asked in surprise, "You're also an athlete at Midtown High School?"
Darian nodded, "Yes, I just transferred schools, and then the school closed. So I took some time to myself, became a Dr., and joined Osborn Group."
Gwen: "..."
Your leap is too big!
Immediately after, Gwen took Darian on a tour of Midtown High School; she was quite familiar with this job.
Midtown High School was still in session at this time, so the two could wander freely.
Unlike ordinary students, Gwen had internship qualifications at both Osborn Group and Stark Industries, two top-tier companies, which granted her special course exemptions.
Besides a few mandatory courses she had to attend, all other elective courses could be canceled, and she didn't need to attend school for them.
This was a privilege only enjoyed by super academic achievers.
Like Stark Tower, Midtown High School didn't look particularly special.
The only thing Darian found somewhat special was an elderly white-haired man he encountered in the library. He looked unusually familiar, as if Darian had seen him several times in different settings.
Darian couldn't help but complain, "System, your game designers are a bit lazy, aren't they? This character model was directly copied and pasted. Didn't you say all NPCs are randomly generated, ensuring completely different models?"
[Anomaly detected in NPC image library. This model has been erroneously duplicated for multiple different NPC identities. The issue has been recorded and will be fixed as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to the player and thank you for your feedback.]
"Alright."
Darian didn't dwell on it too much.
After all, it's a game, so a small bug is normal.
The game's attitude was pretty good; at least it admitted its mistakes, which was much better than games that deny mistakes and even insult players.
Seeing that the map exploration progress was almost complete, Darian told Gwen not to continue the tour and to go directly to Midtown High School's activation point to formally activate the map.
Now he finally didn't have to teleport back to S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters every day.
Just then, the class bell rang, and no teacher shouted to delay a few minutes, so the hallway quickly filled with students.
Darian noticed Peter in the crowd, with a tall, rich, and handsome guy standing beside him.
[NPC: Harry Osborn]
[Codename: Green Goblin (Second Generation)]
[Affection: 0]
[Evaluation: Son of Norman Osborn, the Little Green Goblin, Spider-Man's arch-nemesis, Peter Parker's best friend]
[Status: Suffers from a hereditary family illness]
Darian was sure.
There must be some curse on Peter!
How many is this now? Almost every one of Spider-Man's opponents is someone close to him. Are his relatives and friends forming a group to help him boost his performance?
"Hey, Peter."
Darian walked over to greet him, curiously asking, "What happened with that thing of yours, oh no, that thing with your friend? Did he succeed?"
Peter was a little surprised to see Darian, and upon hearing his words, his expression immediately became complicated.
Darian was puzzled, "What's going on? Has your friend still not confessed?"
"Uh, not yet."
"Why?"
"It's a bit complicated."
Peter stammered, "It's just that my friend suddenly discovered that the girl also likes his true identity."
Darian raised an eyebrow, "That's great then, isn't that a good thing?"
"And the girl also likes his other identity."
"Double happiness!"
"Furthermore, the girl doesn't know that these two identities are the same person."
Darian: "..."
He now understood why Peter had that expression.
Repeatedly switching between greening himself, this operation is probably unique in all of America.
He was right, after all.
Peter's melodramatic love story was indeed too entertaining to follow.
Harry, who was beside them, also found it amusing, "Peter, who exactly is that friend of yours? That's too tragic!"
Don't laugh, that girl is your current girlfriend.
Darian truly admired Mary Jane.
Three storylines progressing simultaneously without crashing, this book would definitely sell like crazy.
Peter quickly changed the subject, "Let me introduce you, this is Harry, my best friend."
"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you both."
Harry's demeanor was gentle and refined, truly embodying the style of a young master from a prominent family.
"Hello, I'm Darian."
"What a coincidence, there was a missing researcher at Osborn Group before whose name was very similar to yours."
Gwen: "..."
Don't doubt it, it's the same person.
Harry noticed Gwen, a little surprised, "I recognize you, you were an intern at Osborn Group before."
Gwen calmly replied, "Yes, later I was implicated by the researcher you mentioned and was dismissed by Mr. Osborn."
Hearing Gwen's answer, Harry immediately felt a bit awkward.
He hadn't evolved into a capitalist like Norman yet; he still cared about appearances somewhat.
"I'm sorry, an important researcher went missing from Osborn Group that day, and at the same time, important scientific research achievements were lost, so my father was very angry, which is why you were implicated."
"It's alright, I've already found a new internship opportunity at Stark Industries."
Gwen didn't seem to mind much.
As a super academic achiever, she was a sought-after talent wherever she went.
Actually, Peter was also a super academic achiever, but he had never been very interested in scientific research. He was more interested in photography and planned to become a photojournalist after graduation to take photo albums for Mary Jane, who dreamed of becoming a star.
Gwen asked curiously, "By the way, have they found the thief from Osborn Group? I heard it was Stane, who is already deceased."
"...."
Harry was speechless about this rumor as well.
He shook his head and said, "Not yet, but we already have a suspect. I might as well tell you, it's the Green Goblin and the Ghoul who appeared on Queens Bridge a while ago. The equipment and weapons they used are precisely from Osborn Group's latest scientific research achievements."
Peter was very surprised, "But they don't look like accomplices?"
He was at the scene practicing his pull-ups at the time. Although Mary Jane's screams made it hard for him to hear the specific conversation, he could tell there wasn't much camaraderie between the two.
"They are certainly not accomplices," Harry said in a low voice, "because one of them is my father, and the other is the real thief."
"What?!"
Both Peter and Gwen were shocked.
First Tony Stark, then Norman Osborn.
Is it a trend for chairmen of large corporations to fly around in armor these days?
Gwen couldn't help but press, "Then who exactly is the thief who stole Osborn Group's scientific research achievements?"
Harry snorted, "Of course, it's that despicable Green Goblin!"