Chapter 035: Disagree

Carly Cooper did not underestimate any of the children, but as an adult, she had an adult's way of thinking and a natural habitual mindset toward children.

That habitual mindset was... he's just a child, he shouldn't have to bear this.

Wang Bo disagreed with that.

Wang Bo knew just how terrifying children's destructive power could be.

Not to mention other things, but the White Witch, whom Wang Bo feared like a tiger, was defeated by a group of children. Although the mastermind was Aslan, it was undeniable that the White Witch ultimately fell at the hands of four children.

So Wang Bo had never treated Gwen and Miles as mere children.

Even though they were indeed high school students.

Carly Cooper glanced at Wang Bo a few times, then looked at the composed Gwen and the defiant Miles, and finally shifted her gaze to Cindy Moon's face, skillfully changing the subject. "She's also one of us."

"Cindy Moon." Cindy extended her hand to introduce herself to Carly. "Just injected with spider serum. I'll soon become one of you."

Carly Cooper said, "Just injected? Then I suggest you find a good place to sleep, because it'll make you feel a lot better."

Cindy Moon said, "But I don't feel sleepy."

"Trust me, you'll fall asleep soon."

Carly Cooper said something similar to Wang Bo, and this time it came true. The spider serum's effects kicked in, and Cindy Moon soon fell into a deep sleep.

No sooner had she found a nice spot to lie down than a black-haired woman pushed open the door.

Jessica Jones walked in, looked around, and her gaze swept over Gwen, Miles, Carly, and Cindy in turn, finally landing on Wang Bo's face. "I hope I'm not too late."

"Not at all."

Wang Bo walked up to her and stood by her side, saying, "Let me introduce you. Jessica Jones, the fifth partner I've found for you."

Jessica Jones couldn't help asking, "Are these all Spider-People?"

Wang Bo gave a noncommittal hum.

Gwen casually shot a web strand, stuck it to a cup on a table over ten meters away, gave a gentle tug, and pulled the cup into her hand.

Miles leaped up to the ceiling, crawling hand over foot like a spider.

Carly wasn't as showy as the other two; she stood still without a word, seemingly sizing up Jessica.

Jessica Jones let out an "Oh" and turned to Wang Bo. "Now I believe you weren't lying. It's incredible that you can mass-produce Spider-People."

"Because I discovered the pattern, that's all." Wang Bo asked back, "What's your decision?"

Jessica Jones said without hesitation, "I'm joining you, of course."

With the power of a Spider-Person, her detective agency wouldn't just avoid going under—it could expand. More importantly, future investigations would be much easier.

"Welcome." Wang Bo took out the prepared spider serum, handed it to Jessica Jones, and told her how to use it.

Jessica Jones injected the spider serum without a second thought. Once the serum took effect, she lay down beside Cindy and fell into a deep sleep.

Gwen crossed her arms and asked, "Can you tell me now how many partners you've found?"

Miles and Carly were also quite curious about this.

Wang Bo said, "How many days are there in a week?"

Everyone understood. Gwen said, "So you've found seven partners. Counting the five of us, there are two more to come. Will they show up?"

Wang Bo said, "One more will come later. I haven't invited the last one yet—she's rather elusive, so I need to find an opportunity to catch her."

"Wait a minute." Gwen couldn't help saying, "You just said 'catch her.'"

"Yes."

"Why do you need to catch her? Is she a criminal?"

"Yes." Wang Bo nodded. The last person he had chosen was indeed a criminal.

"So, you plan to find a criminal, inject her with spider serum, make her a Spider-Person too, and after gaining power, she'll engage in criminal activities?" This was something Gwen couldn't accept.

In fact, it wasn't just Gwen—even Miles and Carly Cooper couldn't accept it.

"I disagree with a criminal joining us." Carly Cooper stated her position.

Miles was equally puzzled. "There are plenty of heroes in New York. Why pick a criminal?"

Wang Bo said, "Because her abilities are excellent."

"That's not enough to convince us." Gwen flatly refused. She felt that letting a criminal join the Spider Team would tarnish its reputation.

Wang Bo said, "Alright, let's skip this topic for now and talk about something else."

Gwen said, "That's a cheap way to change the subject."

Wang Bo said nonchalantly, "But I'm doing this for your own good. Look at your suit, and look at Miles's suit. Are you planning to fight enemies wearing those?"

Gwen's suit was actually very similar to Spider-Gwen's suit, because she had made it based on the version of herself in her dreams.

The craftsmanship wasn't bad.

But Miles's suit was a different story. The pure black spider suit could only be described with one word.

Shoddy.

And Carly Cooper didn't even have a suit.

"They have neither flexibility nor stretch, let alone bulletproof capability. To be honest, even with your amazing abilities, if you go into battle, you'll get riddled with bullets."

Gwen knew Wang Bo was changing the subject, but she had to admit she was intrigued.

Carly Cooper seemed to catch on and said, "It looks like you've already prepared suits for us."

"That's right, I have prepared suits for you. And very practical ones at that." He pulled three watches from his pocket and tossed them to the three.

"These are your suits."

Miles caught the watch and looked it over. "No matter how I look at it, it's just a watch?"

"Put it on, and you'll see." Wang Bo said.

Carly Cooper was the first to put on the watch. "Now what?"

"Double-tap the watch screen to activate your suit."

Carly Cooper raised her right hand and decisively double-tapped the watch screen. The black watch instantly split and dissolved, like liquid mercury, flowing along her arm and covering her entire body.

In just a few seconds, Carly Cooper was clad in a sleek red spider suit.

Miles's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help saying, "That is so cool."

Gwen double-tapped, and a few seconds later, she was wearing a white spider suit. She moved her limbs—no restriction at all, feeling incredibly comfortable.

"What is this?"