City Lights

After street girl made sure that all the dishes were washed, Merlin politely escorted the girl out of the house, regardless of her resentful look.

Merlin returned home again and studied the experimental calculation formula sent by Peter with Gwen.

The main basic formula for cross-species genetic research experiments is R=(1+P)^(-n)2.

Where p represents the probability after each success, n is the number of experiments, and the decay rate is the degree to which the probability of success decreases after each trial.

As long as we find a formula that can increase P and reduce n during the experiment, we can reduce the decay rate.

...

The two discussed for a while, and after they were sure it was almost right, Merlin sent the modified formula back to Peter.

As the day wore on, Merlin made some midnight snacks, but when he returned to the living room, he found that Gwen had disappeared.

"Leaving without saying goodbye again." He shrugged, but didn't care too much. He was used to it anyway.

At this time, live reports sounded on the laptop.

"The lizard monster has reappeared on the Williamsonburg Bridge. The police are rushing to the bridge, but the lanes on the bridge are crowded and there are many people. The situation is not optimistic..."

"Oh my god, great, the kid is okay, it's Spider-Man who's here."

Merlin sat down on the sofa with his midnight snack, eating while looking at his laptop. The screen was showing the scene of Williamsonburg. Gwen Spider-Man, dressed in a black and white spider suit, had just arrived at the scene and was already fighting with the Lizard Man in the densely congested lanes.

But after Merlin looked at it for a while, he suddenly realized something was wrong. The lizard man in the picture seemed to be different from the one Peter had transformed into.

"Another lizardman?" He raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

The world seems to be starting to fall into chaos.

But if we want to know the real chaos, we have to wait for the high-profile announcement from Stark Industries.

Thinking of this, Merlin quickly finished his midnight snack, then switched off the news and continued editing his own Rockstar website.

...

The appearance of the Lizard Man has caused panic in Apple City, but since Fort Williamson jumped into the river to escape from Spider-Man, there has been no trace of him for a long time.

The police also followed the investigation and found Professor Connors of Osborn Industries, but he had already resigned and no trace of him could be found.

At this point, the police determined that Professor Connors was a major suspect and began a targeted search.

But nothing was found until Saturday, and Gwen often saw some scratches and bruises during this period.

When Merlin asked, the other party just used skateboarding as an excuse.

A big incident also happened in Hell's Kitchen. The leader of a motorcycle gang was assassinated. It was said that there was an explosion on the spot. The whole room was filled with minced meat and blood. It was extremely tragic.

...

Saturday afternoon, Merlin Modification Shop.

The workstation remains the same, but the original sloping magic car is gone, replaced by a low-lying sports car. The front part of the body looks like a three-pronged toe, and the beauty of the streamlined body is full of futuristic technology.

If it weren't for the four wheels, the whole thing would look more like a futuristic aircraft.

The surface is covered with a layer of bubblegum princess paint without any obstruction.

"Clatter…"

The rolling door slowly rose, and Frank, exuding a gloomy aura, walked in.

"How does the gun work?" Merlin asked first.

Frank was silent for a moment, then nodded. "Very good. Tell me how to join the game."

With the death of the motorcycle gang leader, the other two gangs also became alert. To be on the safe side, he did not act impulsively, but waited for news from Merlin.

What he wanted was to kill all the gang members who killed his wife and daughter, leaving no one alive. Before that, he didn't want to die.

To be more precise, Merlin could give him a more reliable plan so he wouldn't have to act impulsively.

"Turn on your phone."

Frank was a little confused, but he still took out his phone.

But as the screen lit up, an unfamiliar star-icon app appeared on his phone.

Because there wasn't much in his phone, he saw it at first glance.

"Click it."

Frank did as he was told, and as he opened the APP, a web page appeared on the phone screen.

When he saw what was displayed on the page, his eyes couldn't help but flash.

"Inside is the Rockstar Mall. I believe you can tell that the products inside include the things in my store."

"If you want to buy, in addition to cash, you can also earn corresponding rewards by completing tasks."

"For example, if the three gangs complete their mission this time, they should be able to obtain between 5 and 10 million yuan."

"I can also provide you with weapons and plans, but I'll charge you 20%."

"How?" Merlin held up two fingers.

Frank tapped the buttons on his phone, looking at the numerous vehicles and weapons, including fighter planes, helicopters, tanks, armored vehicles, etc., and couldn't help feeling a little frightened.

Who is behind this game?

"How is it? Or do you plan to do it yourself?" Merlin urged when he saw that the other party did not answer for a long time.

Frank came back to his senses and adjusted his mentality.

"Okay, I agree. As long as you can kill them all, I'll give you all the reward." He didn't care much about the reward, as long as he could kill his enemies.

"OK, now you can choose any vehicle and weapon in my store."

"And I can send you the exact location of all the gang members, including the leader."

"This is a headset, you can receive information at any time."

"If necessary, I can also come to pick you up."

"Okay, let's do it tonight."

Frank then went into the armory again with Merlin and selected a pump-action shotgun, a dagger, and an armor-piercing pistol.

Then he picked up the sloped magic treasure that Merlin had just made last week and drove away from the modification shop.

He originally wanted to pick the super-burning one, but maybe because the paint job on the outside was a bit conspicuous, he chose the simpler-looking Slanted Magic Treasure.

...

Hell's Kitchen, 38th Street, Fort.

Frank drove on the dark street, heading towards the motorcycle gang.

"Speaking of which, after avenging your wife and daughter, what plans do you have for the future?"

Merlin's voice suddenly came from the headset.

Frank hesitated for a moment, "Not yet."

"Well... that's right. Right now, you're obsessed with revenge. Most of the gangs here have some connection to each other, so there's basically no hope of using the law to put you in jail."

"This dark drama needs light to cleanse them, and this city also needs light."

"City Lights...how about this name?"

Frank was somewhat tempted, but he really didn't like the name, thinking it sounded a bit too childish.

Just as he was about to speak, Merlin suddenly issued a warning.

"The goal is in front of you."

"Buzz!!"

(End of this chapter)