189 Chapter 189: San Francisco Branch Recruitment Fair
Peter Parker felt that going backstage to find Oaks was the best decision he had made in his life.
Although Oaks didn't take him to the Ark Ship's deck, just being inside was enough to dazzle and surprise the little guy.
Of course, the boy's incessant questions continued to flow, as long as they didn't involve classified information. Oaks answered them one by one, and this was something all members of the Benevolence Society knew.
In fact, the vast majority of members, except for the upper echelons, believed that this was the work of Stark Industries.
Only a few knew that the Ark Ship came from Asgard, and they were absolute insiders.
But isn't it normal for the Benevolence Society to ask Stark Industries to build an aerospace carrier?
Externally, Oaks claimed that it was for testing a small closed-loop self-sustaining ecological system in the stratosphere's special experimental environment, as well as to showcase Stark Industries' continuous energy supply technology from the Arc reactor.
In short, it was a cross-border collaboration, a perfect combination of technology and environmental protection.
As for the portal...
The existence of sorcerers was no longer a secret since the Battle of New York.
Oaks didn't know how the Supreme Sorcerer handled things afterwards, but the world had clearly become more accepting of the mysterious side of things.
If portals could be opened in the sky, why couldn't they be opened on the ground?
Oaks showed Peter the important areas of the living area, research area, and ecological area inside the Nature Guardian. Then they returned to the ground in the Little rainforest.
"Ah yes,, Mr. Parker, Peter is with me now...
He seems to be having too much fun and doesn't seem to want to go back. I think a call from an elder might remind him of 'going home.'"
Peter ran on the newly expanded grassland, with a group of kittens and puppies chasing after him...
The sounds of meowing, barking, and children's laughter echoed, causing Oaks, who was on the phone, to force a bitter smile.
"I'll give him the phone now."
The grass on the ground intertwined and vines extended with the wave of his hand. It lifted Peter up and brought him in front of Oaks.
"Wow! That's cool!"
"It's a call from your family."
"..."
Peter suddenly deflated. He still took the phone and listened to Ben Parker's concern and nodded repeatedly.
"Uh-huh... I'll go back... Definitely, definitely..."
After returning the phone to Oaks, Peter pleaded with a pitiful expression:
"Chairman Oaks, can I come over to play again?"
"You can, but only here. You can't go over there; that's the office area."
Oaks patted his little head and smiled.
"When you're in middle school, you can apply to come here for cooperative exchanges, but you'll have to go through an assessment."
"No problem! I can do it!"
Peter smiled happily and nodded vigorously, then turned and ran out of the yard.
"Then I'm off!"
"Do you know the way?"
"Of course! I'm really good at finding my way. I can even find my way back just by walking!"
Watching little Peter disappear at the entrance, Oaks sighed.
"Things will be lively from now on."
But what he didn't expect was that even more lively events awaited him.
In the second half of the year, as the Benevolence Society rapidly expanded its scale, the establishment of branches in other major cities in the United States became a priority on the agenda.
From the eastern coastal city of New York to Chicago along the Great Lakes in the north-central region, to Houston along the southern coast, Yellowstone National Park in the northwest, and finally San Francisco along the western coast...
These were the five strategic points where Oaks expanded the influence of the Benevolence Society from east to west.
Starting from the former headquarters in New York, the expansion progressed westward in sequence.
They aimed to expand their influence in representative regions of economic and political affairs, commerce and manufacturing, energy and aerospace industries, nature and ecological conservation, and the information technology industry.
Therefore, the last city where Oaks needed to personally visit was San Francisco along the western coast.
In fact, Oaks had also considered Los Angeles, where Stark Industries' headquarters were located.
However, compared to San Francisco, which housed Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, where Hollywood was located, didn't have the same appeal to Oaks.
In terms of geographical location, San Francisco, surrounded by water on three sides, was more suitable than Los Angeles.
Therefore, the Benevolence Society carried out recruitment activities at the Old Fort Point Park near the Golden Gate Bridge.
During the initial period before the venue was officially put into use, a considerable number of temporary workers were needed.
Only after the venue was completed could they conduct strict member selection assessments and recruit new members.
With the experience from several previous cities, the staff members were obviously adept at their work, and as the chairman, Oaks didn't need to personally handle everything.
He only needed to stand here as the mascot and the face of the organization.
By the way, Hati stubbornly followed him here as well.
Unlike the "composed" Skoll, Hati was more carefree. Oaks felt that it became even more so after it transformed into a Husky.
Could it be that its intelligence was hindered by its appearance?
"Hmm?"
Oaks, who was happily bantering with Hati, suddenly froze. He sensed a strange aura.
"There's a strange aura!"
Hati also noticed it, and immediately became alert.
"You noticed it too?"
Oaks frowned and quickly began to pinpoint its location.
"It's among the crowd of applicants."
Oaks and Hati's gazes moved, quickly locking onto a short-haired Asian teenager.
"Boss, I found him!"
Don't know who it learned from, but while Sköll respectfully referred to Oaks as "Master," Hati had already changed it to "Boss."
Apparently, it made it sound more social.
"That guy over there!"
"Yes, specifically, it's something on him."
Oaks's gaze had shifted to the necklace on the boy's neck.
It was a jade green gemstone, and the strange aura was emanating from it.
"It has a touch of cosmic energy, but it seems to be refined, not the original cosmic energy. This gemstone wasn't naturally formed."
Oaks immediately made a judgment.
"Boss, should we stop that kid?"
Hati was eager to try. "Or just take the necklace?"
"...How would we stop him? Should you go and stop him? Can a talking dog commit robbery?"
Oaks patted Hati's head.
"He's here for an interview, right? Go tell the interviewer to give me his information later. Take him to the special waiting area; I want to meet him in person."
"Understood!"
Hati trotted off to the interview area. The interviewers were their own people, so when they saw Hati approaching, they bent down, pretended to play with it, and listened to Oaks's instructions. Then one of them pulled out a snack and took it away from Hati.
Among the queue of applicants, some even took photos with Hati—
This dog's serious expression was just too amusing.
The interviews were soon conducted, and in no time, Oaks obtained the information of the teenager.
"Shaun, 18 years old... Nonsense, he's not even sixteen!"
Oaks snorted and continued reading.
"Hmm... arrived in San Francisco a year ago, just meeting the requirements. Junior high school education... speaks... four languages?
Hobbies... karaoke. Residence... Richmond, Chinatown. Applied position... security... tsk."
Oaks closed the file.
"This kid is suspicious!"
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