Marvel: Randomly load a protagonist template

Chapter 57 Brainwashed Spider-Man

"As expected, you really do have a thing for this kind of thing."

Hawking glanced at the sketch Peter had drawn, which was the red and blue Spider-Man suit that Spider-Man wore when he first fought in underground boxing matches.

"Flavoid!"

With a flick of his finger, the Transfiguration spell was activated, and Peter's school uniform instantly transformed into a Spider-Man suit. However, Hawking gave it a makeover, making it roughly similar to the Spider-Man suit he wore a few years later, with a spider pattern on the chest.

"That's so cool!"

Peter touched his spider suit, jumped up and down excitedly, struck a spider pose, and shot out a string of spider silk towards the big tree in front of him.

"Hawking, your abilities are simply like magic."

"The clothes will probably last for about three hours, after which they will revert to their original state. You'll have to get a new one yourself tomorrow."

Hawking gave a brief instruction, and then transformed his clothes into a gleaming golden battle suit.

Peter was stunned again.

"So you're the one—Armor Man!!!"

He naturally knew about the God of War, or rather, the Armored Man, because it had been the talk of the class for the past two days. Many of his classmates admired him greatly, including Thompson, with whom he didn't get along.

Previously, when Hawking invited him to help fight criminals at night, he felt that it was a bit like Armor Man. He thought Hawking was imitating Armor Man, but he never expected that Hawking was actually Armor Man.

"Let's go, we'll mainly be in Queens today!"

Hawking leaped up, Peter following closely behind.

Peter only has about two hours free in the evening. Going to the Bronx is too far and would take a lot of time to get there and back, so it's better to do it in Queens.

He mainly sought out Peter to utilize Peter's spider-sense to uncover murders hidden indoors, thus more efficiently acquiring justice points—something that happens frequently in Queens as well.

After two hours, he can go back to the Bronx on his own.

The main reason is that Peter doesn't have much experience yet. Once he becomes more skilled, he can go directly to Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan, which isn't far from Queens and has a lot of murder cases.

"I sensed a distress call from that building!"

Not long after, Peter suddenly stopped and called out to Hawking, pointing towards the eighth floor of an apartment building next door.

Following Peter's instructions, Hawking quickly rescued an elderly man who had fallen and nearly died, and also helped him call an ambulance.

"There sounded like gunfire at that factory."

"Someone fell into an underground pipe and hit their head; they're dying."

With the help of Peter's spider-sense, Hawking's efficiency greatly improved, and his justice score increased several times faster.

If things continue like this, he might be able to unlock the third protagonist template in less than a year.

Two hours later, on the roof of Peter's house.

"You did a great job. That's enough for today, we'll continue tomorrow."

Hawking patted Peter on the shoulder, a satisfied look on his face.

However, Peter's face showed some hesitation at this moment:

"Hawking, why can't we intervene in everything?"

During the two hours he spent fighting crime, he discovered many criminal incidents, but Hawking did not intervene in every single one. In fact, he was sometimes prevented from helping when he tried to.

This puzzled him.

Hawking was not surprised by Peter's dilemma, and explained in a serious tone:

"It's not that I don't want to help, but some things aren't serious. At most, the victims will only lose some money or suffer minor injuries."

If we waste our time trying to help, it could lead to other people whose lives are threatened dying because they can't get our help.

Am I right?

"That makes sense, but I still feel a little guilty."

Peter scratched his head.

"Still too kind."

Upon hearing this, Hawking immediately realized that Peter was taking the blame for the consequences of events that occurred without his intervention.

Peter hasn't been completely transformed by Ben's death yet, nor has he been brainwashed by the saying "With great power comes great responsibility." But his nature is kind, and even without those events, he would have gone down a similar path.

Just like if he had the same experience as Peter, he would just ignore the saying "With great power comes great responsibility" and only believe "With great power comes great responsibility" to some extent.

If his uncle were murdered, he would definitely use his abilities to make the perpetrator pay for his crime. In the future, he might help others occasionally, but it would be impossible for him to sacrifice his own life to help others like Peter did.

That's the difference between people; he and Peter are not the same kind of people.

Of course, deep down he still admires and likes people like Peter, just as Gao Qiqiang admires An Xin, but he would not become An Xin, nor would he become friends with another Gao Qiqiang.

"Okay, for now, I'll guide you through the process. Once you're proficient, we'll split up and stay in touch via communicator."

If you discover anything that might be life-threatening, notify me and I'll handle it. For anything less dangerous, you handle it. We'll work together to help everyone in need.

"That's good, Hawking. Compared to you, I think I'm really a bit selfish."

"Once the holiday starts, I'll have time during the day, and I can come help out whenever I'm free. You won't need to pay me anymore."

Upon hearing Hawking's answer, Peter looked ashamed.

Hawking used his abilities to help those in need, but this person was only willing to help for money and sports cars, and even questioned Hawking's actions.

Compared to Hawking's nobility, he felt he was too selfish.

Hawking replied with a smile:

"Haha, don't think like that. I'm doing this because I have nothing else to do and I have spare money. You have to go to school and you have your own dreams. There's no need to think like that. That would be moral blackmail."

However, I would be happy to help you if you are free during the summer vacation, and it will be $100 per hour.

Don't refuse. I know you need tuition for school, your uncle was laid off, and your family needs money. Helping others requires first helping yourself and your family.

"Thank you, Hawking!"

At that moment, Peter looked at Hawking as if he were looking at a bright sun, so dazzling and radiant.

We're all about the same age, but our levels of understanding are worlds apart.

He sometimes felt that Hawking was like a mature philosopher, while he was still a naive child.

What he didn't know was that, according to the age of this world, Hawking was two years younger than him.

"Tomorrow, still Queens Park."

Leaving behind his final words, Hawking leaped away, returning to the Bronx to continue his unfinished work.

It's only 1 a.m., and he still has to work for another five hours.

Although it's not as efficient as being with Peter, every little bit counts, and he still needs to maintain a good image.

(End of this chapter)