Marvel: Embark on a demon-hunting journey with Spider-Man!

Chapter 66 The Superhero's Compensation Bill

Stark Tower.

There's no pool party tonight.

Happy, who was on patrol, encountered Spider-Man.

"Mr. Pete, I'm looking for Nini."

Happy looked Mark up and down, then shook his head. "Sorry, Tony's busy right now."

"Oh, that's such a shame. Nini has another mission. I'm so envious of her business."

Mark couldn't find Nini, so he logged off.

The next day, he woke up and went straight to Stark Tower.

He entered the private elevator and successfully completed facial recognition.

He soon arrived at the top floor.

"Hey, Mr. Happy, I'm looking for Tony," Mark greeted him.

Happy paused for a moment, "You... okay, he's busy, but he should see you."

As he spoke, he led Mark to Tony's armor laboratory.

"Sizzle~~"

Sparks flew everywhere in the laboratory as the robotic arm operated continuously, and the seemingly chaotic parts quickly assembled into a silver arm armor.

Tony, who was standing next to him, raised his hand and tapped the virtual screen.

"Jarvis, abandon the first plan and use a lighter alloy material. There are also some problems with power transmission."

"Okay, sir, I'm preparing a better solution for you."

The artificial intelligence began its extreme calculations, and Tony stared intently at the constantly improving armor model on the screen, feeling no fatigue despite not having slept all night.

"Tony, Mark Parker is here."

Happy reminded him, and only then did Tony notice Mark's presence.

He rubbed his temples and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Mark, interested in seeing my new buddy?" he asked, pointing to the armor model on the screen.

Mark glanced at the armor model and shook his head, saying, "I'm more interested in your Jarvis than your armor."

Tony shrugged. "Jarvis is my old buddy. I probably won't give him to you as a gift."

"I don't intend to take it."

Mark picked up the discarded mechanical parts from the ground and played with them for a while.

"Let's talk business first!" he said.

Tony nodded and had the robotic arm hand Mark a cup of coffee.

He then raised the wine glass on the table and took a small sip.

"I estimate it will take me another week to build my armor, and only then will I be able to protect myself and, incidentally, find out who's behind it all."

So I expect you to stay here for the rest of this week.

Tony said to Mark with a serious expression, "You'll be staying by my side the whole time. You need to put your personal matters aside."

The so-called personal matter refers to telling Mark not to play games unnecessarily.

But Mark couldn't understand.

He nodded and said, "No problem, I won't wander off."

"You must have been running around everywhere," Happy complained from the side.

Tony glanced at Happy, signaling him to keep quiet.

"Mark Parker, what I mean is, you're in control of everything here, especially when you're sleeping. You need to make sure you can wake up at any moment," he reminded him again.

Mark seemed to understand. "I see. I get it now."

It seems Tony is worried that the beds here are too comfortable.

If you sleep too soundly, it is indeed difficult to cope with unexpected situations.

This is Tony's understanding.

But Mark believed that even if he slept very well, he shouldn't be unable to hear the alarm.

However, this cannot be done once you are in the game.

Therefore, he has decided to suspend his demon-hunting journey for the next week.

However, the most crucial question is...

"Mr. Tony, how much are you going to pay me?" Mark asked.

Tony held up one finger. "Still ten million. This amount of money is nothing to me, but it's very important to you."

Mark licked his lips. "Of course it's important. I agree."

"Mark, I think you probably don't realize how important this money is to you."

Tony raised his hand, and a series of bills appeared on the virtual screen.

"This is yours."

"mine?"

Mark glanced at the bill, his face growing increasingly dark.

"Oh my god, f*** you!"

He couldn't help but start cursing.

Last time, after defeating Professor Kurt, who had turned into a lizard man, at school, the repair costs for the school park's lawn reached a staggering $20,000!

And yesterday, during the battle with the group of gunmen who had turned into lizard monsters downstairs, Tony didn't pursue the damage to the building.

However, the fighting affected the roadside, and the damaged lampposts and trash cans needed to be compensated to the neighborhood authorities.

These compensation bills were all sent to Black Street, but it was Tony who paid the compensation for Mark.

This is Tony's way of showing his appreciation.

This also made Mark realize that being a superhero in the Marvel universe is not an easy thing.

Mark, in particular, who deliberately exposed his identity, would have all the losses from each operation attributed to him.

"No way!"

Mark covered his face. "If I had known, I would have hidden my identity. That way, there wouldn't have been so much trouble."

Tony smiled.

"This is also one of the reasons why many people with superpowers hide their identities."

He handed the new check to Mark and continued, "It's too late for you to regret it now. Your abilities are obvious to everyone. Unless you can overcome the problem of shining, you will definitely be recognized by others."

You're not a police officer, nor are you a colleague of those special agents, so financial losses aren't the worst part.

If you accidentally injure a passerby, the amount of compensation you have to pay could put you in dire financial straits.

These words gave Mark a real headache.

"So you mean, all this money I've earned seems substantial, but I'll soon go bankrupt due to various compensation payments?"

"That's right, but you have another option: join those agents, and you won't have those troubles anymore."

"I don't want to."

Mark felt nauseous just thinking about Nick Fury's sullen face.

If it weren't for his good luck, Tony's ten million would never have reached him.

As long as he is more careful in the future, he shouldn't have to pay much.

Thinking of this, Mark's excitement about making a fortune was completely extinguished by cold water.

"Now that you've paid, let's get started. Where's my room?" he asked.

Happy said, "Please come with me. You can stay next door to Tony."

"next door?"

Mark thought for a moment, then looked at Tony.

"I hope you guys will keep things quiet tonight, I'm still single."

Tony shrugged. "Don't worry, Pepper's away on a business trip."

That would be best.

A short while later, Mark arrived at his room.

He familiarized himself with the surroundings for a while, and then received a call from Gwen.

"Mark, why didn't you come to class today?"

"I took leave and found a part-time job for a week."

Hearing this, Gwen's tone was somewhat helpless.

"It will be very difficult for you to graduate smoothly if you continue like this."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Tony suddenly appeared behind Mark.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of the credits for you," he said.

Mark grinned. "That would be too much trouble."

"It's okay, I'm a major shareholder of your school."

Tony paused for a moment, then said, "Besides credits, I can also help you catch up on your classes in my spare time, and I can also help you with your graduation thesis."

Seemingly hearing Tony's voice, Gwen quickly said:

"Mark, I can help you with these things, so don't bother anyone else."

Mark thought it made sense, so he declined Tony's offer and told Gwen where he was.

Since I have nothing better to do, I might as well study hard and improve myself every day.