Chapter 177: Infiltrating the Baxter Building
The Baxter Tower is a 35-story building, each 24 feet (about 7.3 meters) high, with a total height of more than 255.5 meters, located at the intersection of the 42nd block of Manhattan and Madison Avenue in New York City, Eagle Country.
Originally built in 1949 by brothers Leland Baxter and Noah Baxter, the building is the world's first to use a "K-brace" steel frame structure, which is very strong.
And that's where its name comes from.
When the Fantastic Four's military liaison recommended the building to the Fantastic Four, Mr. Fantastic bought it and hired his former professor, Noah Baxter, to redesign the top five floors of the Baxter Building for him as the superhero headquarters of the Fantastic Four.
However, in the Overworld, the edifice has been destroyed and rebuilt many times.
For example, Doctor Doom lifted it into the air, Tyros dismantled everything above the 32nd floor, and so on, causing extreme panic among the other tenants of the building.
- This is also the reason why Mr. Fantastic wants to buy it directly, after all, only his own things can be "made" casually.
And the most serious times, even the entire building was directly destroyed.
In a room in one of the buildings closest to the Baxter Building,
Super Spider is telling his friends what he knows about Baxter Tower:
"In the lobby on the first floor of the Baxter Building is Abe Xiunstein's snack bar, optometrist shop, visitor center, elevator hangar and cargo terminal. Every day, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the visitor center plays an hourly multimedia program about the history of the Fantastic Four. There's also a floor directory there, and if the successor villain named Jenix hasn't changed much, maybe we can find some clues from the catalog. ”
"Its 1~30 floors are actually ordinary floors rented to other tenants, while 31~35 floors are the floors used by the Fantastic Four themselves. If I were Jenix, then I would definitely use the top five floors that had been modified by the Fantastic Four as a clone company, because there were enough conditions there! ”
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.
This is true for anyone.
It is better to make a modest transformation on the basis of the original than to rebuild one from scratch.
This is a reasonable speculation.
Super Spider continued: "In addition, there are four elevators in the lobby on the first floor, three of which serve the 1~30th floor, and one with the badge of the Fantastic Four. Is it possible to change to a different logo now? In short, that special one is the fast elevator to the 31~35th floor, which is the headquarters of the Fantastic Four."
Spider Gwen interrupted the chatter of the super spider, and said helplessly: "Shall we take the elevator up?" Skip these useless descriptions, okay? We have limited time. ”
"Uh" Super Spider scratched her head, then grabbed the ears of the hood, and said a little confused, "But there is a master computer inside the Baxter Building, which monitors every part of the entire building in a full range of visual, audio, biophysical and electronic surveillance. Moreover, in the event of an emergency, the main computer will activate a special 'field' that completely envelops the entire building. At that point, we will be in and out. ”
This means that except for the small black spider that can be isolated and detected after the ability is fully opened, the invisibility of several other people may be exposed.
This greatly increases the difficulty of their infiltration.
The Ultimate Spider frowned: "What about the exterior glass?" ”
Super Spider said: "The exterior of the building has an armored exterior wall, and the surface is covered by a mirror. As for the windows. Approximately 2 feet thick of glass and polymer composite material, if you choose to break through the window, it will definitely trigger the alarm system. In fact, even if you climb on the surface, there is a certain chance of being discovered. ”
The Shadow Spider shrugged, "It doesn't sound like a building, it's a war fortress. ”
Super Spider laughed awkwardly: "The enemies of the Fantastic Four are strange, some are powerful guys on Earth, and some are strange creatures from other pocket dimensions, which is why the building is designed like this." ”
Spider Gwen also had a headache when she heard this: "I knew that I should recruit a few Fantastic Four from other worlds, and it shouldn't be particularly difficult if I let them invade their own base, right?" ”
Ultimate Spider said: "Actually, there is also Mr. Fantastic in my world, why don't we go back and recruit him?" ”
Spider Gwen shook her head: "Although Bid has given me the ability to travel through time and space, in fact, the energy I can control is limited, and the remaining energy can probably only allow us to leave this world. Moreover, since Bid's plan has been completed, it means that the connection between Jenix and the other successors has been temporarily broken. In this way, he will definitely strengthen his control over the space-time energy of this world. We are traveling through the world at this time, and the possibility of exposure is very great. ”
The Ultimate Spider nodded, in understanding.
"But in this way, it is cut off from the possibility of entering the Baxter Building from the outside, so what about from above?" The Ultimate Spider pointed to the top of Baxter.
The top of the Baxter Tower is a flat floor, which looks like a good entry point.
"The top is flat, there are no superfluous buildings, just a giant Fantastic Four logo, and a retractable hatch for launching the aircraft. ”
The Shadow Spider groped her chin and said, "Looks like a good place to start." ”
The Ultimate Spider nodded, "Yes, indeed." There is no cover on the top floor, which is difficult for normal people not to be detected, but we may be able to stealthily enter it. The only problem is, it sounds like there's no other entrance to the top floor to go down to the floor below, other than the retractable hatch for the launch vehicle, right? ”
Super Spider explained, "Not quite. In the corner of the top floor, there is a dome that can be lowered completely into the hangar on the 35th floor, which is used to launch rocket ships, mooring, and entering and exiting medium and large aircraft. ”
"But at least one person needs to sneak inside the building and activate the device, right?" Gwen the Spider spotted the problem.
Super Spider nodded and sighed, "Yes, that's the problem. ”
"So, we still have to start with the elevator?" Gwen the Spider seems to understand why Super Spider is introducing the elevator in the first place.
Super Spider nodded: "Yes, at least that's how I got in." Find the fast elevator that goes up to the 31~35th floor and climb in through the elevator shaft"
Ultimate Spider shook his head: "This method may work, but there is a big problem. ”
(End of chapter)