"Haha, Dr. Octopus has such grand ambitions!"

Suddenly, a figure sped across the night sky and instantly appeared in the air above them, looking down at them from on high.

"You are... Superman?"

Looking up at the sudden stranger, Dr. Octopus was very nervous at first. He instantly protected himself and his wife with his metal tentacles behind him.

But when he saw it was the famous Superman, the tension on Dr. Octopus's face disappeared.

"Sorry, Dr. Octopus, I was delayed by some things today, so I couldn't make it there in time..."

There was a hint of apology in Peter's tone.

"I understand, I saw the news. You were fighting alien creatures at the time, protecting the entire city."

Dr. Octopus had complicated feelings towards Superman.

During the experiment, he blamed Superman a little for his sudden appearance, stealing his limelight.

Drawing all the media and reporters in the lab at that time away, also indirectly led to his experiment failing so quickly, although failure was inevitable.

But later when he learned that the other was protecting the entire city at that time, fighting alien creatures claiming to be gods, the little resentment in his heart disappeared. On the contrary, he was full of admiration.

He felt Superman was the real hero of mankind.

"But since you've come to find me now, is there something you need me to do?"

Dr. Octopus was smart enough to know that an existence like Superman wouldn't care about an ordinary human for no reason.

And now that he had come to find him, there must be some other purpose.

"For example, to help you complete an experiment?"

Almost without any hesitation, Dr. Octopus guessed Peter's real purpose in coming to find him.

"You're right. I'm also very interested in your artificial sun experiment today. An almost eternal energy source, I think it's the key to unlocking mankind's future."

Whether it could unlock mankind's future or not, Peter didn't know or care. He only knew the artificial sun could activate the powerful genes in his body, making him more and more powerful every moment.

So no matter what, the artificial sun was something he had to get his hands on.

"I'm very grateful for Superman's attention and recognition, but as you know, my experiment failed today."

Dr. Octopus's face revealed a hint of complexity, as if grieving over the failed experiment.

"Although your experiment failed today, didn't you just regain confidence to conduct the next experiment?"

Peter could see through Dr. Octopus's performance now, seeming to want to refuse to help him complete the experiment.

"Besides, with your current situation, I'm afraid it'll be very difficult for you to continue fulfilling your experimental dream, right?"

Right now, the news of Dr. Octopus's failed experiment has spread through virtually the entire academic and investment community.

And capitalists were so realistic, that when they saw you had no more use, they would kick you far away.

So it would be very difficult for him to obtain money and resource investments again next.

"Are you going to rob banks behind your wife's back to support your experiments?"

Hearing Peter's last sentence, the serious expression on Dr. Octopus's face was instantly shattered.

In fact, he did have the idea of using his powerful tentacles behind him to rob banks.

After all, only he knew his current situation clearly. During the failed experiment, he faced tremendous compensation from investors.

Even this house behind him, full of memories for him and his wife, the most precious to them, would likely cease to exist.

"Alright Superman, it seems I have no reason to refuse anymore!"

Finally, Dr. Octopus looked up at Peter high above and slowly said, letting go of his insistence.

"Rest assured, you won't regret your decision now."

Seeing Dr. Octopus bid farewell to his wife with his eyes, Peter's floating figure slowly landed in front of them. Then he grabbed Dr. Octopus and shot into the sky instantly.

Leaving only Dr. Octopus's wife gazing into the void for a long time without withdrawing her eyes.

...

Antarctica, under the ice cave.

"So this is your Fortress of Solitude?"

Floating in the air, Dr. Octopus's performance was much better than the others brought here by Peter.

Not only was there no strong nausea, but he was even leisurely observing the environment around him carefully.

"Fortress of Solitude? No, this can only be considered a simple foothold."

Regarding the construction plan for the Fortress of Solitude, Peter was no longer satisfied with this. He had other plans in mind.

"Come on, let me introduce you to a few friends, or colleagues. You guys may have to work together for a while."

"But they are all very smart people, I believe you will have a lot in common."

Lifting the huge metal door above the lab, Peter brought Dr. Octopus slowly into the lab.

As soon as he landed on the ground, Otto saw more than a dozen people in front of him, men and women, young and old, who seemed to be waiting specially for his arrival.

"Hello everyone, I'm Otto Octavius, pleased to meet you all."

"Hello, I'm Reed Richards. Dr. Octopus, nice to meet you. I read your research papers on nuclear physics early on."

Seeing the mechanical tentacles behind Dr. Octopus swinging nonstop, everyone present couldn't help feeling a little weird.

But Reed still calmed himself and greeted Dr. Octopus first.

Then everyone else introduced themselves briefly, and the scene fell silent afterwards, with everyone's eyes turning to Peter beside them.

After all, everything here was up to Peter now.

"Alright, now that everyone knows each other, we should also discuss the plans going forward."

As Peter spoke, he placed his hand on his chest. The next moment, the nano particles on his body forming the nanosuit instantly began contracting rapidly.

In Dr. Octopus's shocked gaze, in just seconds they converged completely in the glowing device on his chest.

"This is? Nanotechnology?"

Although Dr. Octopus's expertise was in nuclear physics, he still had a basic understanding of nanotechnology.

"Inconceivable, nanotechnology has advanced to such a degree already?"

It was precisely because he understood it that Dr. Octopus felt even more incredulous.

"Wait, this is..."

However, compared to the nanotechnology that made him feel incredibly incredulous, when he truly saw the glowing nano container, the expression on his face instantly became complex.

"Miniaturized arc reactor? How is this possible? No, this is absolutely impossible!"

"Could it be that the direction I've been delving into is a dead end?"

At this moment, he even became a little at a loss!

It was as if the answer you had devoted your whole life to was now right in front of you, but you discovered that the direction you had delved into was wrong from the very beginning.

"The sun's energy..."

Seeing Dr. Octopus's incredulous and bewildered gaze, Peter slowly placed the arc reactor in his hand into his.

"Is within my grasp!"

As if looking at the most perfect work of art, Dr. Octopus stared intently at the arc reactor in his hand, and slowly continued Peter's words.

Then his gaze suddenly turned to Peter.

"So you called me here today just to strike at me?"

...

(End of Chapter)

To be continued...