They didn't catch the arsonist that night.
But Steve and the others dealt with a total of three serious criminal cases, more than ten robberies, thefts, brawls, and other minor criminal incidents, and also captured two fugitives found by Jarvis.
And under the powerful promotion of the virtual reality company, for a time, the entire network was hotly discussing guardians and superpowers, especially hormone-rich high school students, after all, two of the three ability users were women with great figures.
Peter Parker was also one of them.
This sixteen-year-old high school student, who was slightly thin, was often bullied by the academic dregs in school because of his outstanding learning talent and introverted personality.
"Hey, Parker."
In the chaos after school in the morning, a football hit Parker in the back.
The school's football team star, Flash Thompson.
Parker put away his phone, intending to leave, but the other person reached out and snatched it away.
"Yo, you're watching the Watchers videos too?" Thompson hooked his arm around Parker's neck, squeezing tightly. "Tell me, who's your favorite? Scarlet Witch, or Quake – you better think carefully before you answer."
"Haha, Thompson's picking on Parker again."
"After all, he's just 'insignificant Parker'."
The students who had followed Thompson started to jeer, clearly used to this kind of scene.
"I like the Hooded Heroine the best."
Parker twisted his body, ready to run.
But unexpectedly, Thompson just looked at him with a surprised expression.
It was obvious that Thompson's favorite was also the mysterious Hooded Heroine.
"Let go of Parker."
A stern male voice spoke from the side.
It was another boy, dressed in designer clothes, who walked over.
"If you don't want to be expelled from school,
then don't cause trouble for Parker anymore. He's a friend of mine, Harry Osborn."
This boy was confident in saying this because his family had shares in the school.
"Tch."
"Parker, the tagalong."
"Maybe not a tagalong, but a boyfriend."
"Hahaha."
Even though they were still a little wary of the rich kid, they were all just teenagers. Who wanted to lose face?
"These bastards!" Harry clenched his fists, wanting to go up and teach them a lesson.
"Forget it, Harry."
Parker quickly grabbed his friend, whom he'd only known for a week.
Last week, the Osborn family's young master suddenly transferred from a boarding school. Security guards followed him, and he was picked up and dropped off in a luxury car, causing quite a stir among the students. But for some reason, it was the introverted Parker who became friends with this young master first.
"Parker." Harry picked up Parker's phone from the ground. "If you're interested in being a guardian, I have an opportunity for you."
Harry had a reason for approaching Parker, of course.
A few days ago, his father had suddenly called him back and said a lot of things, including the family's hereditary disease and the fact that his father had cured himself. Then, he told him to transfer to this school and urged him to make friends with capable people. The rift between father and son seemed to have diminished overnight.
Parker, in Harry's opinion, was one of those capable people.
"What opportunity?" Parker was a little curious.
"My family's company is now collaborating with a virtual reality company." Harry used his phone to search for the news and showed it to Parker. "They want to recruit some young interns to participate in the logistical support of volunteer vigilantes. Our company also has this quota, and with your ability, you are fully qualified to participate."
Harry didn't mention anything about going through the back door.
Life at boarding school had taught him the art of conversation at a young age.
"Is this for real? That's so cool." Parker was brimming with excitement.
He did admire these heroes, not for any particular reason, just because he thought they were really cool.
"But first, you have to come to my family's company for a tour." Harry put his arm around Parker's shoulder, "Just to learn some basic knowledge is enough…"
"No problem, thank you, Harry."
At this time, Parker was just a shy, genius boy whose parents had disappeared and who was living with relatives. He didn't know what fate awaited him.
Shen He also didn't anticipate that some of his actions would bring about changes like a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a storm.
So when he received the news that the person he was concerned about, Peter Parker, would come to the virtual reality company as an intern, he was startled.
Recruiting a so-called "Guardian Logistics Intern" from a partner was not his instruction, but an arrangement made by the company to bring the Guardian heroes and ordinary people closer together.
"Sir, the target has undergone some changes in the past two days."
Jarvis reported while displaying some videos. They showed Parker jumping and climbing in an abandoned factory.
"What kind of changes?"
"Sir, these changes occurred after the target accompanied his friend, Harry Osborn, to visit Osborn Corporation."
Jarvis played the surveillance footage from the past few days.
This included Harry Osborn being brought back by his father to attend school, his enrollment in Parker's school, and the entire process of his getting to know Parker.
It also included Parker's visit to Osborn Corporation for learning and free activities.
He should have been bitten by the spider at that time.
It seemed like a complete coincidence.
But Shen He knew that in some Marvel universes, Harry and Parker were originally friends.
This looked like his interference had caused some events that shouldn't have happened in this universe.
"From now on, keep an eye on Parker's uncle," Shen He instructed.
He wanted to know if there was a so-called "trajectory of fate" in this world, and he would see if some extremely coincidental events would still occur after the future had been disrupted to this extent.
However, Parker, who had already become Spider-Man - no, Spider-Person - still needed a proper arrangement.
"Knock, knock, knock."
At this moment, someone gently knocked on the office door.
"Come in." Shen He turned off the video Jarvis had opened.
Walking in was Jeanne, still wearing her long, tight robe, looking like she'd just come from the training grounds.
"Master, this is..."
"Jeanne." Shen He interrupted, standing up and walking over, gently embracing her, "There's no one else here. Can't you use a more intimate term?"
"Eh? But Master is Master." Jeanne blushed, avoiding Shen He's ardent gaze.
Although he'd "eaten her up" by taking advantage of the mistaken "common knowledge" that "lovers should live together," the Saintess was still easily shy.
But Shen He didn't mind at all. In fact, in certain situations, it was quite interesting.
"You can't say that when we have a baby, you'll still call me that in front of the baby, right?"
Shen He chuckled as he lightly tickled Jeanne's waist, a very sensitive spot for the Saintess.
"Baby, baby, baby... Y-yes, yes, doing that... will result in a baby... No, no, wait, ah ah ah, stay clear-headed—" Jeanne suddenly slapped her own flushed cheeks, her expression dimming. "As a Heroic Spirit, it's impossible to create life, such a miracle cannot happen. A baby is a treasure bestowed by the heavens. Jeanne, Jeanne..."
She had never realized this before, but now that Shen He had brought it up, Jeanne suddenly felt a pain that clenched at her heart.
Not being able to have a baby meant her extended life was incomplete.
But... was she really being too greedy...? She was already so happy.
"Don't be so quick to give up," Shen He held Jeanne even closer, gazing gently into her eyes. "You were originally called the Maiden who Creates Miracles, weren't you? And the world is vast for us, incredibly vast, and we have a long time ahead of us. We will always find a way."
"...That's right," Jeanne's eyes gradually regained their color. "Miracles gather around the Master."
She could escape the Throne of Heroes and travel to other worlds; weren't these miracles that were previously thought impossible? Perhaps it really was possible for her to have a baby of her own.
"That's what I'm saying." Shen He leaned close to Jeanne's ear, a mischievous grin on his face. "Maybe if you try a few more times, you'll get pregnant."
Jeanne's delicate body trembled violently, and this time she was so embarrassed she couldn't even speak.
After a long while, she finally remembered why she had come, quickly pushing Shen He away, her face flushed as she stammered:
"Master, Master, I, I came to report on Skye and the others' performance. Huh, what have I been doing all this time since I came in!"
"Hahaha, Jeanne, you're so cute."
Shen He laughed happily, sitting back down in his seat, the smile on his face refusing to fade.
"Master——"
Jeanne dragged out the sound, puffing out her cheeks, seemingly a little angry.
From the very beginning, this Master has especially enjoyed teasing her, not to mention now.
"Ahem, let's get down to business, business."
Shen He coughed twice. Even if it was his own wife, if he teased her too much, he would be the one in trouble.
After all, he couldn't win. It wouldn't be good if he got kicked out at night.
"Really." Jeanne handed over her notebook. "These are my evaluations of the three 'Guardians' members over this period."
"Let me see."
Shen He opened the notebook and found that it was written in neat Chinese characters. He couldn't help but glance at Jeanne in surprise.
Jeanne was standing behind him with her hands behind her back, looking delicate and pretty, her face filled with the expectant expression of "hurry up and praise me."
"That's amazing."
Shen He naturally wouldn't hesitate to praise, then picked up a pen from the table and carefully marked some grammatical errors and typos.
Based on Jeanne's observations of the three members of the Guardian team over the past few days, the best performer was Pilot.
This young man, with his unique maturity and abilities, perfectly grasped the key to helping others without seeking to show off. After getting Loki's scepter to help him enhance his abilities, he should have great potential for development.
The worst performer, as expected, was Skye.
Her abilities were powerful but not mature enough, unwilling to follow orders one hundred percent, always with her own little ideas. Although sometimes, relying on her wit and talent, she could actually do quite well, but in reality, she was constantly causing trouble for the entire team, and she was also quite sensitive, disliking others keeping things from her.
"Jeanne, what do you think? Regarding Skye."
"She needs a real home." Jeanne answered without much hesitation.
"That's quite precise." Shen He shook his head helplessly. "It's not easy to accommodate a prickly little wildcat. Forget it, let Coulson deal with this headache."
If Skye were his Servant, Shen He would have enough patience to change her, but she wasn't, so a little attention was enough.
The Guardians team was, after all, just a hero team under the name of Chaldea. Although it had an important role, the problems of individuals wouldn't affect too much.
He closed the notebook and handed it back to Jeanne.
"I'm going to add two more members to the Guardians," Shen He reopened the virtual light screen, looking at the character avatars marked on it. "Crystal and Parker. Also, Chaldea needs to find a necessary time to become public. Although we won't go out to the streets to help ordinary people like them, we are the mentors who guide the Guardians and solve the major disasters they can't."
This was Shen He's vision for the position of the Chaldea organization in people's hearts.
He indeed didn't intend to take the Servants to the streets to help people, but it was no problem to solve some major disasters.
"Major disasters…" Jeanne murmured.
This sentence meant that he, the judge, could step in to solve problems they couldn't.
"Alright, that's it for today." Shen He checked his watch and stood up. "Let's go, Jeanne. I'll make something delicious for you all today."
Ever since he drew the legendary cooking utensils, Shen He had grown to love the feeling of going home after work and making something delicious for the whole family. Perhaps large family dinners would gradually become a tradition at Chaldea, with Servants scattered across various worlds returning for a meal every so often.
On the other side, Parker, who had just gained his abilities, was also brimming with anticipation for tomorrow.
He didn't yet know what his new abilities meant, only enjoying the novelty, but tomorrow he would meet others with extraordinary talents, all under the guise of being a supply intern.
The result of his excessive excitement was that Parker couldn't fall asleep until he was on the bus heading to the virtual reality company.
There were many others as excited as him, such as his good friend, the computer genius Ned Leeds.
"Parker, you don't have any dark circles at all." Ned stared at the large dark circles under his eyes. "I didn't sleep a wink last night. I heard that those who excel in this internship can be formally employed early. After entering university, we can work part-time and truly become the men behind the superheroes."
The men behind the superheroes… Parker didn't say anything. He just glanced secretly at the girl sitting beside him.
If it weren't just support, would he now have a chance to become a hero like the Guardians?
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