After Ron's 'education,' Peter finally didn't dare to say that the team names Ron came up with were ugly. He could only reluctantly accept the two names Ron chose: Guardians and Defenders.
However, even though these were two names and different words, their meanings were still quite similar. Ron thought for a while and decided to abandon the name 'Defenders,' choosing another name that was more common and more fitting for a superhero.
Guardians!
Although this name was indeed a bit 'low,' Ron chose it for another reason.
The real meaning was that the name 'Guardians' could form a strong contrast with S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Avengers.
That's right, what Ron wanted to do was create another 'Avengers' in this world and use this 'Avengers' to go against the original one!
Ron felt that the conflicts that would arise from the development of these two would be very interesting.
"Let's go, Spidey. As members of the Guardians League, we need to do some superhero things. I remember you were investigating whether Dr. Curt Connors was the Lizard monster recently, weren't you? Let's go, I'll investigate with you!"
Ron patted Peter, who had been beaten into submission and dared not move, and said.
"Alright, you're the boss, you call the shots... But Ron, I still need to go to the Daily Bugle building. Why don't you wait for me first?" Peter stood up, brushed the dust off his clothes, and after agreeing, he remembered that he still needed to exchange his Spider-Man photos for money.
Ron's expression became slightly strange. "Are you trying to exchange the Spider-Man photos you took yourself for money?"
"How did you know, Ron?" Peter was slightly surprised, then relieved. "That's right, you usually have a habit of reading the news, so it's normal for you to know that the Daily Bugle collects Spider-Man photos."
"Peter, you're still so poor. You even resorted to exchanging your own photos for money." Ron said, giving Peter a disdainful look.
"Uh..." Peter spread his hands, a little helpless. "Ron, I'm not you. You're a researcher in Osborn Industries' personal lab, with such a high salary. You definitely won't be short of money."
Speaking of this, Peter began to envy him. "Besides, Ron, if you need money, you can just conjure up some valuable things to sell. I can't do that. I only have my super spider abilities, and I eat a lot. If I don't work hard to earn money, I can't even eat my fill!"
Ron rolled his eyes. What he said was true, but his manifestation ability could manifest anything. Would he possibly need money?
"Alright, you go on your own. I'll go directly to Osborn Industries to check Curt Connors' information and see if he's really the Lizard monster from that day. You come find me at Osborn Industries after you're done with your business."
Ignoring Peter's shameful act of selling his own photos, Ron gave an instruction and then headed straight to Osborn Industries.
Like Tony Stark of the Avengers, his Guardians also needed the support of a powerful financial group.
And Norman Osborn, who controlled Osborn Industries, would be an excellent choice!
...Osborn Industries.
Norman Osborn had been very troubled recently. Although Ron had helped him solve the issue of the human enhancement serum procurement by the Department of Defense last time, Osborn Industries still suffered significant losses because of it. Its stock had plummeted, plunging Osborn Industries into a slump.
Although he later secured a decent order from the Department of Defense for Curt Connors' limb regeneration technology, which helped Osborn Industries' stock recover considerably, he couldn't rest easy because the technology hadn't succeeded yet.
So, a few days ago, he ordered Curt Connors to quickly develop the limb regeneration technology.
What he didn't expect was that on the very day he gave the order, Curt Connors completely disappeared, and no one could find out where he went!
This situation caught Norman off guard. His Osborn Industries had just shown a glimmer of recovery, and then this good-for-nothing Curt Connors ruined it... Moreover, Norman also saw in the news that on the day Curt Connors disappeared, a humanoid lizard monster appeared on the Williamsburg Bridge. Connecting this with the fact that Curt Connors' limb regeneration technology seemed to have extracted lizard DNA, Norman felt a sense of foreboding.
This matter was too coincidental. Even if Norman was stupid, he knew that Curt Connors should be that humanoid lizard monster.
However, this time Norman did not call the police, because he was afraid that if this matter got out, others would find out.
You see, the Department of Defense still didn't know about Curt Connors' disappearance. If the Department of Defense knew that Curt Connors had not only disappeared but also turned into a lizard monster, then it wouldn't just be the order that was ruined. His Osborn Industries would probably be directly labeled as a monster-making company and would be investigated or directly shut down by national departments.
Norman was furious. Why was he so unlucky? The human enhancement serum he researched before was one thing, but now the limb regeneration technology he was researching also had an accident. This was too tragic, wasn't it?
Norman made up his mind that in the future, he would strictly supervise all the technologies and people being researched within Osborn Industries, to prevent such bothersome incidents from happening again!
At this moment, his secretary knocked and entered.
"Mr. Osborn, Mr. Ron wishes to see you."
"Let him in." Hearing that Ron was here to see him, Norman's mood improved considerably.
Ron was his benefactor. Last time, Ron helped him save Osborn Industries from imminent danger. Although he didn't remember how Ron later got rid of the side effects of the human serum, that was clearly not the point.
The point was, Ron was now an enhanced human no weaker than Captain America. Last time, Ron helped him with Osborn Industries' crisis. So this time, could Ron also help him solve it?
"Ron, you're here..."
After Ron entered, Norman immediately told Ron about the matter, hoping Ron would agree to his request.
After listening to Norman's account, Ron smiled and said, "Mr. Norman, I will not agree to your request."
"Why not?" Norman became agitated. "Ron, your superpowers were obtained through the modification of the human enhancement serum researched by my Osborn Industries. Now Osborn Industries is facing difficulties again, Ron, you can't not help me!"
Ron shook his head and affirmed, "Mr. Norman, I told you, I will only help you once with something that harms others. That statement will not change."
Speaking of this, Ron paused, then said, "However..."
"However what?" Norman's eyes widened. He had originally thought there was no chance for Ron to help him, and his mindset was collapsing, but he didn't expect Ron to have more to say.
Seeing Norman's eager look, Ron smiled, and then a bottle of green potion suddenly appeared in his hand, which he placed in front of Norman.
"Mr. Norman, I have a plan here that I'm sure you'll be very interested in..."