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Ch. 209 Peter's Principles
🕑 Added 2023-12-15 16:00:09 +0000 UTCApart from Diana, Russell had a habit of leaving some leeway when dealing with others.
This had nothing to do with trust; it was purely a personal habit.
Russell hadn't informed Peter about the enhancement serum in advance, not because he doubted Peter but because he wanted Peter to gain even greater power.
The enhancement serum produced by the Octopus Monster Lab had Peter's contributions. Although Peter was one of the co-inventors of the enhancement serum, he hadn't thought about injecting it himself.
Russell had asked Peter about the reason.
And from Peter's mouth, he got a somewhat helpless answer.
Peter hadn't considered injecting the enhancement serum, not because he was worried about potential side effects or didn't value the serum's effects, but simply because the serum was too expensive.
Russell sold the serum to General Ross and others for five million US dollars per dose. While the actual cost of the serum was less than one million dollars, to Peter, the price of the serum was indeed five million dollars.
Peter had considered injecting the serum, but given its price, he had to give up the idea.
Although Russell hadn't mistreated Peter in terms of compensation, Peter's current savings hadn't exceeded five million dollars.
Peter's annual salary at the Octopus Monster Lab was around 2.6 million US dollars. He had only been with Russell for about six months, and all his salaries combined amounted to just over a million dollars.
Peter indeed lacked significant life experience, but he had his principles. For example, he would never borrow money from Russell unless absolutely necessary.
The only time he had raised the issue of money with Russell was when his beautiful aunt May was about to lose her job.
Considering Peter's personality, if Russell had offered to give him the serum, Peter would likely have refused.
So, Russell had come up with a compromise.
While the super-spiders were biting Peter, he would inject the enhancement serum directly into him, and not just a regular dose but a double dose of the third-generation enhancement serum.
Russell had already had No. 3 calculate that there would be no conflict between the enhancement serum and the genetic mutations induced by the super-spiders. Both could strengthen Peter simultaneously.
Although this conclusion was based on the data currently available to No. 3, Russell wasn't too concerned about it, knowing that Serum would act as a safety net. As long as Serum was available, Peter wouldn't be able to die even if he wanted to.
After injecting the double dose of the enhancement serum, Russell stood up and said to No. 3, "Keep an eye on him. If anything unexpected happens, contact me immediately."
"Understood, sir!" No. 3 responded promptly.
Peter's mutation would last for at least one night, and with the enhancement serum, the mutation might take even longer.
Russell didn't intend to babysit him like a nanny. With his current flying speed, he could return within half a minute after receiving a notification from No. 3.
After giving instructions to No. 3, Russell put on his coat, which was on the sofa, and flew towards the Octopus Monster headquarters.
It was only a little past 3:00 PM, and Diana wouldn't finish work for another two hours.
With some time to spare, he planned to return to the headquarters and play Assassin's Creed while soaking up the sun.
Upon returning to his office, he first lay on the couch by the window for over half an hour, then sat down at his desk and started playing Assassin's Creed.
Time passed slowly.
Soon, it was 6:00 PM.
When the set alarm went off, Russell put down the game controller and flew directly out of his office to Diana's workplace at the museum.
Flying openly around the city without any concealment might seem conspicuous at first, but the New York citizens had quickly grown accustomed to it.
Russell wasn't the only superhero with flight capabilities who didn't rely on equipment. Human Torch Johnny Storm was the first to demonstrate such abilities, and others had followed.
In a short time, New Yorkers had become unfazed by this phenomenon.
Russell arrived over the museum and, to the onlookers' gaze, descended directly to the plaza in front of the museum's entrance.
As he landed on the plaza, Diana walked out of the museum's main entrance.
Seeing Diana radiating an aura of elegance and authority, Russell's lips curled up slightly. Although he had seen every aspect of Diana countless times, she still had a way of impressing him every time.
Diana was dressed in a white women's suit with a grey trench coat, exuding an air of grace and authority.
She walked on high heels, her long, slender legs moving with confidence, resembling a model on a runway as she approached Russell.
"Have you been waiting long?" Diana asked softly.
"No, I just arrived," Russell replied quickly.
"What are we having for dinner tonight, French cuisine or Italian?" Diana asked.
"Neither, we'll be eating something else this time," Russell replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, a Porsche 911 with autonomous driving capabilities appeared on the side of the road.
To make it convenient for himself and Diana to go out for dinner, Russell had No. 3 modify several Porsches with autonomous driving capabilities.
These Porsches were stationed at places where Russell frequented, such as the Octopus Monster headquarters, the main headquarters of the Justice League, the Sky Apartments, and the museum.
In about twenty minutes, Russell and Diana arrived at a family restaurant.
After entering a private room, Russell ordered the dishes in less than a minute, gave the waitress a tip, and asked her to leave the room.
In the Zhuanghua family, Yu Lou Dong was a renowned and century-old restaurant, considered the golden emblem of Hunan cuisine.
However, this was not the Zhuanghua family, so the Yu Lou Dong that Russell and Diana went to was not the same, just bearing the same name.
.y were capitalizing on the name's popularity.
.After entering a private room, Russell ordered the dishes in less than a minute, gave the waitress a tip, and asked her to leave the room.ng a private room, Russell ordered the dishes in less than a minute, gave the waitress a tip, and asked her to leave the room.
Once the waitress left, Russell said to Diana, "Today, I arranged an experiment for Peter. If everything goes smoothly, the Justice League will have a new member tomorrow."
Diana had known about Russell's intention to make Peter into Spider-Man a few days ago.
Upon hearing his words, Diana nodded and said slowly, "You can decide on matters like this. Peter is a fine young man, and if you have the time, you can teach him a few things."
Although Diana had only met Peter a few times, she was no stranger to him.
Peter was the person who had been with Russell the longest.
While he had initially been lured in under the guise of an intern, he had indeed helped Russell solve many problems.
More importantly, Diana had heard a lot about Peter from May, his beautiful aunt.
