"Air pressure maintenance is normal, the power reactor is ready."
"Electronic stealth barrier is operating normally."
"Main cannon maintenance is normal, secondary cannons are being inspected."
Beneath the massive foundation, a huge warship lay quietly dormant. Artoria stood silently on an observation tower beside the warship, watching people like ants working tirelessly all over the vessel. This was the warship hyperion from honkai impact 3rd that Artoria had pulled. This warship was so familiar; Artoria could never forget the scenes of many Valkyries laughing and playing on the ship back then.
"Captain, Kiana is ready to move out."
"Captain, Mei has prepared dinner for everyone."
"Captain, have you seen Bronya's Homu plushie?"
"A tribute to the lost youth that will never return."
Even now, Artoria could still recall the words of the Valkyries in her mind. Taking out the small bottle from her chest, Artoria took a sip of the red wine inside, lamenting her lost youth. Now, she planned to let this ship, full of memories, soar in the sky once again.
"Gwen, are you still adjusting?"
After glancing at the hyperion, which was still undergoing maintenance and modification, Artoria left this huge Base and walked to another location. After so many years of development, Artoria had quite a few experimental Bases. Gwen had now been injected with the spider serum bred by Maya, and with a few small modifications, the current Gwen was even stronger than Peter. At first glance upon arriving here, Artoria saw Gwen testing her strength. The force-measuring machine, which had already started smoking, symbolized a beautiful girl's transformation into a 'King Kong Barbie' or a 'Humanoid Tyrannosaurus.'
"I'm fine, Miss Artoria."
After wrecking the machine, Gwen spread her hands and spoke innocently. She was sorry she got a bit excited just now; this wouldn't make her pay for it, would it? She had no money. Sell herself? Gwen looked at Artoria's full chest. Hmm! It could be considered; it should be nice to use as a pillow at night.
"How's it going, Maya?"
Feeling that the person in front of her had some ill intentions, Artoria raised an eyebrow and spoke to Maya, who was currently performing data comparisons. Maya's expression was quite interesting, showing considerable surprise at the results.
"At full strength, she can reach 50 tons. Miss Gwen has officially become a Superhuman."
Pushing up the glasses on the bridge of her nose, Maya couldn't help but sigh with emotion to Artoria. These stats had far exceeded her expectations. This method seemed as if it were specifically designed for Gwen. Originally, she hadn't held much Hope; even if it succeeded, it shouldn't have been much stronger than those guys wearing spandex outside. Now, the comparison was blindingly impressive—a perfect fit with no rejection reactions or side effects. Aside from becoming seemingly bolder and having a bit of a sharper tongue, there didn't seem to be anything else, right!?
"Dr. Maya, has a screw come loose in your head again?"
Taking back her previous thought, this girl was definitely a sharp-tongued one. Maya glared at Gwen in annoyance and continued testing other items.
"Interesting."
Watching the interaction between the two, Artoria felt amused, but also a hint of doubt. Could it be that obtaining power sometimes amplifies another side of a person? The Sentry's Void, Spider-Man's quips, Thor's 'Cuckold Hammer'—that last one probably doesn't count! But they all underwent some kind of change.
"It seems that to gain extraordinary power, one must pay a price?"
Sighing like this, Artoria observed all of Gwen's test items and gained a certain understanding of Gwen's changes. Setting aside strength, her speed and agility were at least double those of Peter the Spider-Man. Considering the injection of 'Extremis', Gwen definitely wouldn't be seriously injured, and her recovery ability was absolute. She completely crushed young Peter in every aspect. She wondered if Peter would be beaten to death when he faced domestic violence in the future; that would be interesting.
"These are all the specific data points for now. Artoria, take a look!"
"No need, Maya."
"As long as you're clear on it yourself. I don't have much interest in this."
Artoria's words made Maya a little dizzy. If you're not interested, why did you do this? You even created a woman who's like a 'monster'. Saying this, Maya glanced at Gwen. This girl could flatten her with one punch, and a gentle squeeze could break her bones. She was still very afraid in her heart; who knows if this female T-Rex might be in a bad mood one day and punch her in the chest, sending her straight to the morgue.
"This is a Liquid Combat Suit. Keep it safe, Miss Gwen."
"I won't ask you to do anything that goes against human ethics, so please rest assured, Miss Gwen. As long as you don't use it for evil, you're free to manage your own time. But please don't forget, my assistant hasn't been to work for a long time."
Artoria took out a bracelet along with its instruction manual and continued to explain her intentions to Gwen. Artoria believed this smart girl would surely understand her meaning. At this stage, Spider-Man, a single Superhuman, had already rattled some people's nerves. If a Spider-Woman appeared as well, those guys hiding in the dark would start to get restless. At that time, it wouldn't just be her friends who were affected, but her family as well.
"I understand, Miss Artoria."
Putting the bracelet on her wrist, Gwen followed behind Artoria with a smile, the image of a refined young lady once again.
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