Undercurrents

That's right, learning authentic Chinese martial arts from Uncle Jackie was Riley's ultimate goal for this trip.

It should be understood that the original purpose of Chinese martial arts was not for physical fitness, but for killing techniques in the true sense.

Not to mention, although Uncle Jackie is nominally an ordinary person without any superpowers, the incredible feats he performs under crisis situations, when his potential is unleashed, leave even physics student Rasu deeply impressed, prompting him to exclaim that Uncle Jackie is practically a superman!

Given this premise, if we combine Spider-Man's terrifying strength (measured in tons) and his agility to dodge bullets with Jackie Chan's power techniques...

Riley couldn't even imagine the astonishing power that could be unleashed when the layers were stacked together!

Therefore, compared to the versatile Spider Silk, which can also levitate enemies and grant the user "flight," making the currently singular Chicken Talisman seem rather useless...

Uncle Jackie's mastery of Chinese martial arts is clearly something Riley would covet even more!

Even Riley had already thought it through...

As long as I can successfully become Uncle Long's apprentice, even if I have to hand over the Chicken Talisman to District Thirteen for safekeeping in exchange, it will be more than worth it!

Fortunately, although Peter's impulsive act caused the Parker brothers to lose a lot of points in Uncle Long's eyes.

However, with his father backing him up, and Riley's help throughout the whole affair, it proved that he had no ill intentions.

The solution proposed by Riley did indeed help them to promptly confirm the current status of the talismans' safekeeping.

After careful consideration, Uncle Jackie readily agreed to accept the Parker brothers as his disciples. At Sheriff Black's invitation, he officially joined District 13 as an advisor.

Incidentally, because Riley didn't keep the Chicken Talisman with him but instead threw it directly into the system's storage space, it can be considered, in a sense, that the Chicken Talisman has left this dimension.

When Tru returned to report and discovered he had been tricked, he tried to return with the tracking device given to him by the Holy Lord, but unable to detect the whereabouts of the Chicken Talisman, he had to stop. Instead, he continued to lie in wait, observing Uncle Long's every move, so that he could try to seize ownership of the talisman when Uncle Long was about to find it.

So, after the events of that day ended, everyone enjoyed a period of leisure and relaxation.

Of course, the fact that the Parker brothers went straight to their father's antique shop after school was highly unusual. Gwen and Harry, feeling "neglected," both realized something was amiss.

Therefore, in order to maintain the friendship among the four and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

After discussing it with Uncle Dragon beforehand, Riley decided that having two more children wouldn't make much difference to him. In fact, it would allow Jade, who was new to New York City, to adapt to life there more quickly with her friends. So Uncle Dragon agreed to Riley's request, allowing the Parker brothers, along with Gwen and Harry, to come and learn martial arts from him.

During this time, the Parker brothers would not only take care of the thefts and robberies they witnessed on the street.

Because Riley, during the process of making the combat suit, "accidentally" anonymously connected to the New York Police Department's communication system using his increased intelligence points, enabling him to receive emergency information from New York City at any time.

Therefore, in the event of a serious crime, Peter and Riley will put on their suits and transform into friendly neighbor Spider-Man, joining forces to punish evil.

They even occasionally take on the role of firefighters, using the fire-resistant properties of their suits to rush into fires and rescue trapped people.

Gradually, the name "Spider-Man" spread throughout New York City.

More and more people are noticing that New York City has two unusual vigilantes who are doing their best to prevent crime.

Therefore, before the Avengers were formed, S.H.I.E.L.D. remained hidden in the shadows, and even the term "superhero" only existed in comics at this crucial juncture...

The Parker brothers' portrayal of Spider-Man quickly became a hot topic in New York City, and they became idols admired and worshipped by a generation of young people.

Even the crime rate in New York City has noticeably decreased by several percentage points thanks to the Parker brothers' activities.

Of course, as his fame gradually rose, a segment of the population held a different attitude towards this "Spider-Man" who suddenly entered the public eye.

For example, the classic character J. Jonah Jameson.

Because his wife died at the hands of masked thugs, even though all the evidence suggests that Spider-Man is a good person with a heart full of good intentions.

Despite his partner's advice, J. Jonah Jameson chose to defy public opinion and publicly declare Spider-Man harmful, offering a large reward for any related photos of Spider-Man.

With development hitting a bottleneck, Norman Osborn, who was secretly busy preparing for the Super Soldier Project, was deeply fascinated by the power shown by Spider-Man. In order to step into the military and political fields from the perspective of a businessman and make a new world, he was busy preparing for the Super Soldier Project.

In his view, Spider-Man perfectly embodies all his fantasies about super soldiers, and it can even be said that his performance far surpasses that of the real super soldier, Captain America!

This made Norman, who was already driven by profit, set his sights on these rare "prey," even though he had no grudge against Spider-Man. He planned to hunt Spider-Man down when the time was right, so that he could use their genetic samples to create super-powered clones that would only obey his commands, thus building an invincible army of super soldiers!

Kingpin, the head of an underground criminal empire, harbors a deep hatred for Spider-Man due to his own business setbacks. He is willing to issue a hefty bounty on Spider-Man's head.

Even Gwen's father, George Stacy, believed that Spider-Man's actions constituted vigilante justice, another form of illegality and crime, and a provocation against the New York City Police Department. He disliked Spider-Man intensely and demanded that his officers arrest him and bring him to justice, ensuring he was not allowed to continue escaping justice. He wanted to prevent this from negatively impacting the values ​​of teenagers and encouraging them to imitate him, thus causing unnecessary trouble.

But, regardless of one's perspective...

Spider-Man's extraordinary abilities.

And every time they appear together, they act as a pair. With each increasingly skillful and tacit cooperation, even if one of them occasionally makes a mistake, they can quickly turn the situation around with the support of the other.

All of this is enough to make all parties tremble with fear and temporarily dare not take action to actively seek trouble with "Spider-Man".

This allowed the Parker brothers, who were completely unaware of the situation, to maintain their original routines and continue to enjoy their fulfilling and wonderful daily lives.

Until this day, Riley, who had already gotten used to the pace of her current life, treated the "Spider-Man is harmful" argument playing on a loop on the GG screen as just ordinary background music. Humming a little tune, she casually bought today's newspaper from the newsstand. She wanted to see how that tsundere JJJ would "praise" her this time.

Riley was surprised to find that today's top headline was no longer the close-up photo of Spider-Man that Peter had taken in his spare time to help May and Ben supplement their income, after discussing it with Riley, and that he had regularly sent to the Daily Bugle for payment.

Instead, it's an aerial view of a factory with smoke and fire everywhere.

And within the flames, a gigantic figure appeared and disappeared.

When Riley raised an eyebrow slightly, he already had some guesses in his mind. When he continued to look at the headline, he unsurprisingly saw the following line written on the headline, which was specially enlarged and bolded.

"General Roosevelt's operation to capture the Hulk failed, and the Hulk has disappeared again! A beverage factory in Brazil has suffered huge losses as a result. Who should be held responsible?"