The Martial God of the Marvel World

Chapter 82 Checks and Balances
The cold weather still can't stop the students' youthful enthusiasm, and the campus is still full of the scent of hormones.

Peter sighed again and threw the love letters that filled his locker into the trash to make room for his backpack.

"Wow, Peter, don't you even take a look? If those little girls knew about this, wouldn't they be very sad?" Fat Ned looked at the pile of love letters thrown into the trash can with envy and jealousy, wishing that they were all written to him.

"They like Thor, it has nothing to do with me." Peter said coldly.

"You are Thor!" Ned was extremely confused.

"Before I became Thor, they refused to even look at me. After I became Thor, they suddenly became interested in me and wrote love letters to me one after another. It wasn't me as a person that they liked, but just the title of Thor." Peter put his things away and walked into the classroom with his textbook.

"You're not right, Peter. You didn't have anything attractive about you before. You were just a nerd. Why would they like you? But after becoming Thor, your charm increased greatly. It's normal for you to attract them." Ned walked backwards in front of Peter, trying to enlighten Peter.

"So, if I'm no longer the God of Thunder, they'll ignore me?"

"Well... although it's not nice to say this, it's true. You can't let girls like a boy who is good for nothing."

"Was I that bad before?" Peter asked with a frown.

"Well, it's not that bad, but you lack confidence a little, and other than your grades, you don't have any bright spots. You're not physically fit, your sports skills are average, and you always like to stay at home and don't often participate in school activities."

“…” Peter was speechless for a while.

"Of course, most ordinary people are like this. But you are different now. After practicing martial arts, you have become a muscular man. Even if you don't have superpowers, your muscles alone can make a lot of girls scream. The most important thing is that you are very confident now. Confident men are the most attractive."

Ned reached out and pinched the muscle on Peter's arm enviously. "Peter, you are no longer an ordinary person. It's normal for girls to like you."

"No, I'm just an ordinary person." Peter was now very sensitive to statements like "he was not an ordinary person". He felt a little panicked and at a loss.

He is now very afraid of becoming the kind of person his master describes him as.

Pushing Ned aside, Peter walked forward with a gloomy face.

"Hey, Peter, I seem to have been in a low mood these days, and you and Gwen don't even talk to each other. Did you have a fight?" Ned asked curiously.

Peter walked forward without saying anything, and when he arrived at the classroom, he listened absentmindedly to the teacher's lecture. Then he accidentally discovered that even if he was absent-minded, he could still remember everything the teacher said, and even draw inferences from it and digest it easily.

"Peter, admit it. When you embark on the path of becoming a Martial God, you will eventually become isolated from the word 'ordinary person' and drift further and further away from it." Master Zhan Liu's voice once again rang in Peter's ears, making his face even paler.

Peter's mind was full of random thoughts. He finally waited until the get out of class was over. The teacher came to Peter and said to him, "Peter, the principal wants you to go to his office."

After thanking the teacher, Peter came to the principal's office with a heavy heart and knocked on the door to enter.

"Principal Coulson, you're looking for me?"

Coulson warmly asked Peter to sit down and poured him tea personally.

"Peter, Sharon successfully joined the sect two days ago and has now become a formal disciple of the Ultimate Wuliang Sect. From now on, she will be your third junior sister." Peter was stunned. He had been like an ostrich these past few days, hiding himself at home. He hadn't been to the martial arts gym and hadn't asked about anything going on there. He really didn't know the news.

"Is that so? Congratulations then." He forced a smile.

Coulson pretended not to see his expression, and still thanked him enthusiastically. His words also showed his great hopes for Sharon Carter to be able to get started and develop super powers.

Peter frowned more and more as he listened, and finally couldn't help interrupting him and asked, "Principal, do you think Sharon is still an ordinary person after she develops superpowers? Will she still abide by the laws of ordinary people?"

Coulson looked at Peter in surprise and asked in confusion: "Of course, why do you have such a question?"

"She is so skilled in martial arts now that even guns and cannons can do nothing to her. She doesn't need to follow the law. If she breaks the law, who will punish her?"

"Oh, so that's what you're worried about. There's no need to worry about that." Coulson said with a smile, "This world needs checks and balances. Where there is light, there is darkness. Where there are super criminals, there are super heroes. If Sharon becomes a super criminal, there will naturally be other super heroes to punish her, such as Thor."

"Me?" Peter was stunned. He didn't expect the topic to be directed to him. "I will punish Sharon?"

"That's right!" Coulson smiled, "Don't you want to contribute to the peace of this world?"

"That's not the case. However, the sect rules clearly stipulate that it is forbidden for fellow disciples to kill each other. Besides, I don't have the power to enforce the law. If I try to stop Sharon, that would also be an illegal act, right?"

"The sect's rules can't be more important than federal laws, right?" Coulson said firmly.

It was a good thing that Nick didn't hear what Coulson said, otherwise he would have come up and beat him up.

"As for the issue of law enforcement power, why not just join a law enforcement agency? As long as you have the authorization of the law enforcement agency, all your actions will be legal."

Peter suddenly realized and remembered S.H.I.E.L.D., which has always had little presence. Perhaps he should contact S.H.I.E.L.D. more often.

Coulson smiled and continued, "Of course, the most important thing that limits the behavior of superheroes is the superheroes' own sense of morality. A self-disciplined superhero is a superhero. A superhero who cannot be self-disciplined will sooner or later degenerate into a super criminal."

"Superpowers themselves are neither good nor evil, just like guns. Some people carry guns to protect others, while others carry guns to rob and kill. The root cause lies in the person's moral values. Good people will not kill others."

"Just like you, Peter, I firmly believe that a good boy like you will not degenerate into a super criminal. Of course, even if you degenerate, there are other superheroes to punish you, such as your master Zhan Liu." Coulson stared at Peter with burning eyes.

Hearing Coulson mention his master, Peter frowned slightly and asked hesitantly: "What if my master becomes a super criminal?"

Coulson frowned, pondered for a long time, and then sighed:

"That may be out of the question, because there is no one who can punish him at this stage. Perhaps Tony, you, and Sharon together can play a certain role in balancing him. With checks and balances, perhaps he will be more self-disciplined and will not degenerate into a super criminal."

"Checks and balances..." Peter played with the teacup in his hand thoughtfully and remained silent for a long time.

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Thanks to book friends Speed ​​Oh, Yu Wuchang, and For the Untouchable Realm for their rewards!
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