Chapter 1023: Shocking the Mundane (I)

In the classroom at New York University, Peter Parker packed up the books in his hands, pushed up the thick black-framed glasses on his face, turned to his classmate beside him, and said, "I'm not going to the lab this afternoon. The key is under the flowerpot at the lab entrance. If the seniors don't go back tomorrow morning, I'll go to you to get the key."

The classmate standing beside him was a chubby Asian, who winked at him, made an OK gesture, stretched his neck, took a look at Gwen who had just walked over from the front row, bumped Peter with his shoulder, and said, "I knew you were going on a date. By the way, have you applied for a transport card for the shuttle? If you take the shuttle, it only takes ten minutes from here to the commercial street in Brooklyn, which can save you a lot of time."

Peter pushed his glasses again, looked at his classmate with some confusion, and said, "Don't you buy tickets for the shuttle at the platform? Why do you need to apply for a transport card again?"

That Asian classmate shook his head helplessly and said, "Peter, you've been staying in the lab for too long, you're almost out of touch with the times. The shuttles of the Osborn Group can be bought at the platform, but the Stark Group's can't."

"The shuttles and inter-space trains of the Stark Group both need a unified transport card. Didn't you apply for one?... Forget it, take mine. Have a smooth date."

After speaking, he took a string of keys from his pocket, unfastened a shining rhombus crystal from the keychain, and threw it to Peter. After Peter caught it, he scratched his head with some confusion.

At this time, Gwen walked over and said, "Oh, isn't this the new transport card from the Stark Group? You applied for it so quickly? I was worried that if we took the shuttle of the Osborn Group, we might have to take a detour."

Peter smiled embarrassedly and said, "It's not that I applied for it. Recently, I've been following Mr. Stark, testing the operation routes of the inter-space trains, and I didn't even know there was such a thing..."

Gwen and Peter walked out of the classroom side by side. Along the way, many people greeted them, and some joked and teased about the relationship between the two. Gwen was fine, but Peter felt embarrassed first. He said, "How about we take a detour from the corridor bridge next to us? There are a bit too many people here."

"What's there to be embarrassed about? Now everyone knows that you hold 32 proprietary patents for the shuttle technology that has just been civilianized. You are a popular person in the Stark Group and the Solar System Development Project Laboratory. Many seniors in the physics department have asked me about you."

Gwen brushed the hair by her ear, patted Peter's arm, and said, "Although you're popular, you still have to be careful. If someone asks you for help, don't refuse too stiffly. If you really can't do it, push it to the group's rules. Also, don't ever think about anything..."

"Hey, Peter, Gwen, you two are actually here?" A hearty laugh suddenly came from in front of Peter. A handsome young man in a suit walked over quickly from the corner, followed by a beautiful girl in a long dress. Peter walked up and hugged him with some surprise, saying, "Hey, Harry, why did you come to school today? I was just thinking about going to the Osborn Group to find you..."

Gwen hugged Mary Jane Watson, who was behind Harry. Mary Jane covered her chest and laughed until she was shaking. Gwen was confused by his laughter.

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Mary Jane leaned on Harry's shoulder, laughing non-stop. Harry shook his head helplessly and said, "Before coming, the two of us made a bet. I bet Peter must be staying in the lab, but Mary said that Peter must be with Gwen, and the two of them must be going on a date, and maybe they were worrying about not having a transport card."

"See, I said it. Peter is not the nerd they say he is. Otherwise, how could he pursue Gwen? She has charmed an entire team!"

After speaking, Mary Jane took a rhombus crystal from the Chanel bag in her hand and handed it to Gwen, saying, "Here, this is the universal transport card of the Stark Group. Both shuttles and the newly put-into-use inter-space trains can use it. If you are going to Brooklyn to shop, taking the inter-space train is the most convenient..."

"Oh, thank you. Heavens, you guys are so thoughtful. However, my classmate lent me a transport card." Peter shook the keychain in his hand. Harry said with some surprise, "Don't you know? The Stark Group is one card per person, and one card cannot be verified twice in a short period of time. So you must have two cards. I was just thinking about giving you mine..."

Peter widened his eyes with some surprise and pushed his glasses, saying, "Why is it so strict?"

"More than that, I heard that the Stark Group is preparing for real-name transport cards. However, I heard that the resistance within the shareholders is relatively large, as if they are afraid that users will feel that they are accessing privacy..." Harry shook his head, and then said with some regret, "However, I feel that with Stark's determination, it should be able to be pushed through. After all, the Stark Group has too much advantage in this regard..."

"I heard that China has already pushed it through, and they don't even need transport cards, just face recognition directly. It's very convenient." Peter took the transport card from Mary Jane's hand and handed it to Gwen. Mary Jane shrugged and said, "It's convenient, but Congress couldn't pass such a bill..."

"I heard that the general election is about to start?" Gwen also looked at Mary Jane and said, "It is said that the probability of the current president being re-elected is very high. Uncle Norman seems to have an intention?"

Harry nodded and said, "That's right. The Osborn Group has always been optimistic about the current president. However, his competitor is not weak either. Now it depends on the Stark Group's meaning. I actually feel it doesn't matter. No matter who comes to power, restructuring the national transportation line is a proposition that cannot be bypassed..."

"Look, you guys are talking about such topics again!" Mary Jane fanned her face with her hand and deliberately made a strange expression, saying, "As long as the three of you get together, within three minutes, you always end up talking about national affairs. It seems I have to go. Don't disturb you deciding the direction of human future..."

Saying that, she turned and wanted to leave, but her arm was still hooked on Harry's arm. Harry pulled her back with a smile, and Gwen also reached out to pull her with a smile. After a few people joked for a while, Harry spoke first:

"You guys go first. My dad asked me to find the principal to talk. The Osborn Group is willing to fund the laboratory of New York University and provide them with two of the latest shuttle samples for research. I have to go confirm this..."

After speaking, he waved his hand and left with Mary Jane. Gwen held Peter's arm. After the two walked out of the teaching building, they didn't rush to leave New York University, but turned and walked toward the back of the teaching building.

Following the path behind the teaching building, they came to the side door of New York University. Originally, there shouldn't have been many people here, but now there was a long queue. Peter looked forward and said, "My heavens! Why are there so many people for the shuttle?! How about we take the inter-space train? I heard that one is faster..."

"Do you believe that there will only be more people for the inter-space train?" Gwen crossed her arms and shook her head, saying, "The route from Brooklyn to New York University has just opened, and people all want to try something fresh. If we go now, we will be squeezed to death."

Gwen's tone carried a bit of disgust. She rarely spoke in such a tone. Peter laughed, reached out to pull her arm, and the two pulled and tugged, still standing in the queue, starting to wait.

Not long after, they reached the front. However, what appeared in front of them was not a bulky elevator, but a long electric pole and a platform that looked like it had no protective measures.

The electric pole was located in the center of the platform, and each of the four directions of the platform could stand four people, transporting 16 people at a time. Therefore, the queue moved very quickly.

Peter pulled Gwen onto the platform. Before the platform floated up, blue light beams suddenly lit up around the platform that originally had no protective measures. The fence formed by the light beams was about the height of Peter's waist, which could prevent passengers from falling down without hindering them from enjoying the scenery.

Gwen reached out her hand and only touched the cold metal. She said, "It's truly magical, isn't it? After energy is compressed to the extreme, it can actually be materialized. Wait, is this your patent?"

"Uh... not entirely..." Peter thought for a while and said, "It was researched by Dr. Otto's laboratory. I heard it was a byproduct in the process of developing clean energy..."

"Although this thing is convenient, its strength is not high, and it can only be civilianized. If you have to say what the benefits are, it's probably that the cost is relatively low and it's easy to transport." Peter looked down at the root of the fence emitting light. There was a projector there, which was the source of the light beam.

The platform stopped at the height of about seven floors. A small opening opened on the fence facing the east side, extending a section of the platform. With a "whoosh," a shuttle stopped in front of the platform.

The shuttle was as its name suggested, about ten meters long from head to tail, overall presenting a shuttle shape that was wide at the front and narrow at the back, thick at the front and thin at the back. No propulsion device could be seen on the outside, but the speed was very fast.

The lower half of the shuttle was equipped with a propulsion device, so it was opaque, and the upper half was completely transparent, with a sunshade. When Peter walked in, he didn't find any shaking, much more stable than a bus.

A shuttle could just sit 32 people, and they couldn't stand. Everyone fastened their seat belts in their seats. However, the gap between the seats was relatively large, and because the upper half was all transparent, the field of vision was also very good.

Peter and Gwen sat in the first row of the double seats. The two talked in a low voice. Peter said first, "I really didn't expect this project to land so quickly. About a month ago, I just proposed the civilianization of shuttle transport aircraft to Mr. Stark, and it was researched so quickly..."

Gwen tugged at his sleeve and also said in a low voice, "Military to civilian is always simple. What's more, the Solar System Development Project has been going on for so long, and the transport system from Earth to Mercury is already mature, let alone the surface ones?"

"However, I still solved quite a few troubles. After all, transporting goods doesn't need to consider safety. Even if it rolls over or crashes, it's at most losing a little cargo. But transporting humans on the surface is not like this..."

"And, we also have to consider gravity. Fortunately, Mr. Stark used his mecha power system to make up for this. I heard that the levitation technique researched by Mr. Strange on the magic side, that is, the anti-gravity system, also came in handy..."

"But I feel that perhaps there is still room for improvement." Gwen thought for a while, pulled Peter's hand, drew a pattern on his palm, and said, "Look, if we design the shuttle into a hollow ring shape, and add three cabins in the center of the ring, completely separating the propulsion system and the passenger space, not only will the field of vision be better, but safety will also be more guaranteed..."

"However, can the ring structure ensure the stability of the propulsion system?" Peter frowned and said. But suddenly, as if he remembered something, he said, "Wait, it seems it's not impossible. I remember that among the several versions of transport aircraft Mr. Stark came up with, there were also similar ones..."

"Don't talk about it, we've arrived at the station." Gwen stood up first, pulled Peter up, and then walked toward the outside of the shuttle.

After getting off the platform, Peter finally reacted.

"We've already arrived at the commercial street? This is too fast?!" ===== CHAPTER 1024 =====