The next day.

When David got up, he went out to the newsstand, intending to find a newspaper from a few weeks ago.

He is now a student at Imperial State University.

Imperial State University is an Ivy League private school located in Uptown Manhattan and has many prestigious students.

If David were asked to list them all, he would probably be able to name them all: Emma Furster, White Queen, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Johnny Stone, and so on.

However, the current Marvel Cinematic Universe, Fantastic Four and X-Men, who are probably still fighting in other multiverses, have not had time to break through the barriers between the universe and join the Marvel Movie Main Universe family, so the White Queen and Thunderbolt cannot be regarded as people from this school.

At the same time, Peter Parker, the only Spider-Man qualified to be on the list in this universe, has just been born, and he has to wait more than ten years before he can enroll.

Therefore, the above people all belong to Schrödinger's cat.

David flipped through the newsstand for a few minutes, and finally found what he was looking for in a copy of the New York Times, which had expired three weeks earlier.

He handed the newsstand owner a dollar.

"Hey, two dollars for a newspaper."

The boss was dissatisfied.

"You're wrong, a current issue of the newspaper is two dollars, an expired newspaper, and if I don't want it, no one wants it."

David didn't put down the money in his hand, and pulled the newspaper with a smile.

"Well, cheap you kid, I could have returned it to the newspaper."

The boss muttered dissatisfiedly, took the banknote, and did not refuse the deal.

David left the newsstand and boarded the bus to his school in Upper Manhattan.

In the car, he unfolded the newspaper.

[Empire State Building shooting, no one survived at the scene.] 】

[Experts determined that one of the deceased was shot in the head by an ultra-long-range sniper, which was too incredible to trace. 】

A line of black bold headlines, coupled with cold text descriptions, contrasts sharply with the scene of the victim lying in a pool of blood and bursting brains.

Sweeping through the contents of the newspaper at a glance, David deeply realized the ruthlessness of the capitalist society.

Everything is entertaining.

It's all talk.

Confirming that the system memory was accurate, David closed the newspaper and waited for a moment, watching the cityscape pass by outside the window, ready to get out of the car.

It's so close from Hell's Kitchen to Uptown that it's not a single step away, and it's true that it's not a few more steps away.

The bus wandered for about half an hour and stopped at the entrance of the school.

It's December, and around Christmas, the long holiday will last until early January next year.

At this time, there were almost no people in the school except for the daily work of the people involved.

David came here because of his part-time job at the school, but also because of one person.

Richard Parker.

The name is not simple, it is none other than the father of Spider-Man Peter Parker.

Richard is not a big celebrity in the Marvel world.

The origin story of Spider-Man is quite diverse, and the most widely recognized is probably the story of The Amazing Spider-Man in his previous life.

Of course, in later movies, the setting that Peter Parker obtained spider abilities after being bitten by spiders is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if Peter Parker obtains spider superpowers as soon as he appears, no one will be surprised how his ability came about, and no one will investigate the cause and effect at all...... So, in the latest series of movies, the screenwriter simply blurred the backstory of Spider-Man and no longer made unnecessary explanations.

In this way, Richard Parker, as Spider-Man's biological father, is rarely mentioned.

In the eyes of Spider-Man fans, Richard Parker's greatest contribution to the Marvel world is probably the sperm he provided on a whim one night.

For today's David, he is no stranger to Richard Parker.

Richard Parker was his university teacher and took great care of him, and invited him to be his assistant, giving him certain privileges at school.

Moreover, as an authority in the life sciences field, Richard Parker is on a par with another authority on the school, Curt Connors.

Richard and Connors have been friends for many years, and have even been working together on a similar topic - about the evolution of life and genetic modification.

In the conversation of the century and genetic modification, it is not ahead of its time.

The concept of genetic engineering originated in the 70s of this century.

More than 20 years of development is not a long time in the scientific community.

Generally speaking, limited to various factors, the research of Richard and Connors is not favored by many people, and the research work is difficult.

Although both are professors at Imperial State University and are regarded as authorities in their fields, very few or even no people have signed up to participate in their research, and even fewer are willing to help them.

More commercial, promising research projects abound at Empire State University, where talent is abundant, and these people are moving on to other research projects......

Richard and Connors can look down on them, but people don't look down on them, and they don't look down on them, and their strength is not enough to be selected.

This made David pick up the bargain.

Before David crossed over, the original owner had become Richard's assistant.

And technically, he was a joint assistant to Richard and Connors, helping them with the recording of research data and handling chores.

This is the biggest reason why he has to go to and from school during the holidays.

Many people think that the stupid David joined Richard and Connors's life sciences project, which seems glamorous but has no bright future.

But at this time, David understands better than anyone else that Richard and Connors are indispensable characters in the Marvel world, driving the development of the main storyline - translated, this is called the top talent who can change the world.

Among them, Davy values not the famous Spider-Man archenemy in the future, Dr. Curt Connors, but Richard Parker.

Although Richard's fame is not as loud as Connors as Dr. Lizard, whether it is in the Marvel world or in his previous life, Richard's importance and even intelligence are actually much higher than Connors - this is related to the setting of Marvel itself.

The reason is that Richard was years ahead of Connors, as early as when Spider-Man was young, he developed the "decay rate algorithm".

This equation can transplant certain characteristics from animals to humans without side effects, which is the direction that Connors pursued all his life.

However, even though Connors succeeded in researching the "Lizard Elixir" a few years later, he still miscalculated a key number in the formula, and was affected by the serious side effects of the potion, which distorted his human sanity and became a famous villain.

And, Richard's success doesn't stop there.

With his own research, after Richard's death, by chance, he created a legend in the Marvel world, dominating Marvel all year round, ranking first in popularity and popularity of the superhero character - your good neighbor, Spider-Man.

This is one of the origins of Spider-Man and one of the most widely accepted claims.

……

Laboratory.

"David, thank goodness you're here."

Richard had a great headache and babbled: "Several spiders died in that batch yesterday, I need some new research samples, maybe we should change the species, what do you think of the genus of Ball Spiders?" ”

"The famous Black Widow, the world's most notorious poisonous spider ......"

David reacted quickly: "I think this advice is very good, if you accidentally get hit at any time, you will go into shock in about 10 minutes, and you can be pronounced dead in 30 minutes...... Shouldn't I be preparing a eulogy now, lest I have a bad time on the spot? ”

"Looks like you're enjoying it."

Richard commanded, "Then it's up to you to get in touch, go to the old place and get me some black widows." ”

"Professor Parker, as much as I hate to say that, our research funding has bottomed out." David said, "Any material procurement now is adding to the situation of the research room, which is not wealthy. ”

"I've contacted several companies before, and they haven't responded to emails?" Richard frowned.

"It's a pity."

David spread his hands: "Not a single one." ”

“……”

Richard was silent for a moment: "I'll figure it out." ”

"Professor Parker, I can get funding." "It's going to take some time, though. ”

"When?"

Richard was stunned for a moment and shook his head: "The last thing we lack now is time. ”

David knew that Richard didn't take his words to heart, and he didn't explain much, so he looked around and asked curiously, "Where did Professor Connors go?" I thought he would be just as sad as you are today, worried about the funding. ”

"You know, he's a medic."

Richard said: "He has a few comrades in Osben and wants to connect with Osben through them. If our laboratory can bear the name of Osben, it will definitely usher in a new turnaround. ”

"I see."

David frowned slightly.

As a prophetic traveler, it is a good way to invest in Richard and Connors and hold the final research results of the two into their own hands.

However, in combination with the original Marvel plot, Connors should finally get his wish and join Osben.

There was a sense of urgency in David's mind, but he wasn't very nervous.

Things are still turning around.

He didn't value Curt Connors more than Richard Parker.

Although Dr. Lizard is famous, he has struggled for more than ten years, and he is a failure after all.

Richard Parker, the father of Spider-Man, is the one who really pioneered success.

As long as you can have a good relationship with Richard Parker, you will eventually have the opportunity to get involved in the research results.

From the original plot analysis, even if Richard and Connors are partners with each other and have the same research direction, they are different in terms of life pursuit.

So at the end of Spider-Man's origin story, Richard breaks with Connors. Richard took his equation with him, and the couple died in a plane accident, while Connors worked diligently in Osben for more than ten years, until he was completely abandoned by Osben, and then he injected himself with lizard potions and became Dr. Lizard.

As a result, the "decay rate algorithm" has become a permanent mystery in the Marvel universe - no one can make a second Spider-Man.

Half a day passed.

David looked at the sky, estimated the time, and said hello, "Professor Parker, it's time for me to go." ”

"Okay, you go first, Mary will come and help me." Richard nodded.

Mary's full name, Mary Parker, is Richard's wife and the biological mother of the future Spider-Man.

"Help me say hello to her."

"Of course."

David left the lab, walked out of the campus, flagged down a taxi at the intersection, and headed for Brooklyn.

He had an appointment with someone.