Under a detached villa.
Thing, who had turned into a rock-like being, wore a concealing overcoat and hat, and called his girlfriend from a phone booth.
Soon, his girlfriend rushed out, overjoyed.
But to his despair, the woman he loved most, who had already accepted his marriage proposal and planned to marry him in a few months, broke up with him after seeing his current appearance and learning of his situation.
She also returned his engagement ring.
Distraught, he went to the Brooklyn Bridge, at one point wanting to jump into the sea to end his life.
"Mr. Thing, so you're here."
However, just as he was hesitating, a voice suddenly came from above him; it was Adam, standing in the air, looking at him.
In fact, Adam had been waiting patiently, already hidden near Thing's girlfriend's home.
The reason he didn't appear at first was to wait until Thing experienced the breakup and his mind was at its most vulnerable.
"Mr. Adam, why are you here?"
"Susan and Johnny are very worried about you and asked me to find you.
I saw what happened just now; you don't have to be too sad. I'll take you to a place where there are many people in similar situations to yours. They all came to terms with it and are living well."
Adam came before Thing and comforted him.
There are quite a few oddly shaped Mutants at the Mutant School; as long as Thing is brought there to see them, he can easily empathize and resolve his inner turmoil.
Moreover, Professor X, who is best at resolving inner turmoil, is also there.
Once Thing's inner turmoil is resolved, if he extends an invitation, Thing will surely not refuse to join his League of Heroes.
"Okay, I don't know where to go anyway."
Hearing Adam's words, Thing nodded.
So, Adam took Thing and flew back to the Mutant School, arranging a temporary room for him.
The next day, Susan and her brother Johnny drove to the address Adam had given them.
"Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters? What does Adam want us to do at a school?"
After getting out of the car, Johnny took off his sunglasses, looking at the luxurious-looking place in front of him, which resembled a noble school, a puzzled expression on his face.
"We'll know once we go inside."
Susan took out her phone and called Adam.
She only knew that Adam said coming here would help them, and Thing had already been found by Adam and brought here.
Receiving Susan's call, Adam quickly arrived at the school gate.
"Come in."
"What are they doing?"
Following Adam into the school, they happened to catch the students at recess, and Susan and Johnny were immediately stunned by the scene before them.
What did they see?
They saw all sorts of children with different abilities: some jumping five or six meters, some with wings on their backs, some with pointed horns on their heads, and some who could conjure countless petals with a wave of their hand.
"Welcome to the Mutant School!"
At this point, Adam smiled and briefly introduced the situation of the Mutant School.
What the public currently knows is that his League of Heroes has recruited many superpowered individuals, including many Mutants, but they are unaware of the existence of the Mutant School in the World.
"Then these children are also quite pitiful."
After listening to Adam's narration, Susan immediately showed a sympathetic expression.
Johnny, however, said indifferently:
"I used to be so envious of them, born with superpowers. Luckily, I have them now too."
Taking the two to the school's medical room, Adam handed them, along with Thing from yesterday, over to Phoenix and Cyclops.
Next, the two will examine the three and, in the future, guide them on how to control and use their abilities.
In fact, putting aside the different reasons for the emergence of abilities, whether it's the abilities of Mutants, Inhumans, or superpowers acquired by accident, the training and control methods are quite similar.
It's simply a matter of inner acceptance, followed by diligent practice.
"Johnny, once you've fully mastered your abilities, you can directly join my company and become one of the most famous Superheroes."
Before leaving, Adam first patted Johnny's shoulder, then said to Susan:
"I heard you've resigned. If you're willing, you can also come to my company. My company needs executives like you with special abilities and management experience.
As for salary, I can offer you double what you earned at Doom Group."
"Okay, thank you, Mr. Adam!"
Hearing the conditions Adam offered, Susan pondered for a moment, then finally agreed.
She had just heard Thing say he had already agreed to join League of Heroes, because besides that, Thing's current situation made it impossible for him to do any other work.
And her brother had long wanted to join, so she had no reason to refuse.
After all, it was her old line of work, the salary had doubled, and it was a company that aligned with her values.
Seeing Susan agree, Adam nodded with satisfaction.
In a few months, when the three of them could master their abilities freely, he would have a few more capable subordinates.
Leaving the conference room, Adam called Green Goblin:
"Norman, how is Dr. Reed doing? Has he said anything about the difficulty of upgrading the Gravity Chamber, and how long it might take?"
"Dr. Reed arrived at the lab last night and reviewed all our current data on the Gravity Chamber. He also tested the current two-times Gravity Chamber.
After a night of intensive research,
He said that with his current technology, he could immediately upgrade the Gravity Chamber from two times to five times.
However, to reach ten times, it might take several months of research."
Green Goblin reported over the phone, his voice filled with admiration.
So many of them had researched for so long, only to upgrade the Gravity Chamber to two times.
But Dr. Reed, in just one night, could upgrade it to five times.
Although it was also because they had laid the foundation and overcome the difficulty of going from zero to one, it had to be admitted that his ability was indeed more than a cut above theirs.
"As expected of you, Dr. Reed, the smartest person in the World. It's a good Thing I didn't kill you."
Upon hearing this news, Adam couldn't help but burst into laughter.
He hadn't expected it to be upgraded to five times so quickly, and reaching ten times would only take a few months. Later, twenty times, thirty times, or even a hundred times gravity probably wouldn't take too long either.
He felt that the era of his rapid combat power increase was about to arrive.
"Once the five-times gravity technology is finalized, first send people to the school here to upgrade the equipment, then continue the research."
Getting to use five-times gravity sooner would also mean increasing his strength sooner.
The story of the Naruto World also takes place within these six months. If he doesn't quickly improve his strength, dealing with those of Nagato and Madara's level will be quite troublesome.