Chapter 526: Schiller's Daily Life in the Hospital (Part 2)

"Disappointed?"

On the hospital bed, Schiller threw an orange slice into his mouth and said while chewing: "Stark and Bruce are the same kind of people. Don't I know what their nature is?"

On the table, Pikachu peeled another orange with his short hands with great effort, but was splashed in the eyes by the orange juice. He rubbed his dark, round eyes and asked: "Then you're just staying here? Seriously, even if you really have a mental illness, staying here probably won't solve the problem, right?"

Schiller didn't answer this question, but opened the drawer of the bedside table and searched while saying: "Where is the remote control? I remember the nurse told me that this TV can be watched..."

There was a TV on the wall facing Schiller's hospital bed, which was very rare. Generally speaking, there would be no TV in the ward of a mental hospital, because TV programs are relatively mixed, and some pictures and sound and light might stimulate patients. But it might be because Stark had greeted the hospital in advance, the ward Schiller lived in was more like a convalescent ward, and it was the kind that was extremely expensive, with all kinds of equipment available.

Adjusting the hospital bed, taking the fruit plate, and turning on the TV with the remote control, Schiller began to watch TV while eating oranges.

Just then, his phone rang. He picked up the phone, glanced at the number, answered the phone, and said: "Yes... are you coming over? Good, I happen to have time now. You told me last time that you were on a TV show, and I was just planning to watch it..."

Schiller listened to Peter's somewhat helpless voice on the phone while pressing the remote control to change channels. Just when he finally found that variety show, with a "pop," a dull sound came from the balcony window.

"Clatter," the balcony door was pulled open, and Peter, wearing a Spider-Man suit, walked in. He took off his mask, threw his schoolbag on the chair next to him, saw the program being broadcast on the TV, shook his head with a complicated expression, and then said: "Actually, there's nothing to watch..."

Peter walked quickly around the hospital bed, high-fived Pikachu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, took the other half of the orange from his hand, peeled off a slice and threw it into his mouth, and then his facial features were wrinkled together because of the sourness.

Schiller handed the bunch of grapes in the fruit plate to him

"Doctor, can you tell me what exactly is going on?"

Peter lowered his head, fiddling with his fingers, and said: "Earlier, I heard at the Avengers base that Mr. Stark said, said that you..."

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"What did he say?" Schiller asked in a relaxed tone.

"He was discussing with the Captain about getting you a doctor. They said you seem to have some psychological problems. What's going on with that?"

As he spoke, Peter looked up and glanced around the entire ward, then said: "So, do psychologists have psychological problems too?"

"Of course, Peter." Schiller picked up another orange, peeling it as he said: "A physician cannot heal himself. Many times, psychologists are more prone to psychological problems than normal people."

"Why?" Peter asked with some curiosity.

"When you come into contact with all kinds of patients, and when you listen to their stories, it often brings invisible mental pressure..."

"Psychological trauma is not quite the same as a real wound. It is not easily noticed before it accumulates to a certain degree, but once it erupts, the accumulated negative emotions will widen the wound, thereby leading to more serious consequences than usual..."

"Khonshu's purpose is not important." Loki shook his head and then said: "What's important is Schiller's purpose. What does he want to do?"

"No, Peter, I don't have psychological problems, but mental ones. Didn't I tell you before? I suffer from Asperger's syndrome. Although for some reasons, I have basically recovered now, I am still a mental patient..."

Peter looked at Schiller, who was lying on the bed and concentrating on peeling an orange. At this moment, he was not frowning, and his expression looked gentle. In Peter's impression, mental patients should all be very tense and painful.

"Since you have already recovered, why do you still need to be hospitalized here?" Peter asked. He continued: "I haven't visited the address of the new sanatorium you sent me yet. I heard from my uncle that it's a small town with the most rich people. The environment should be very good, right?"

"You are welcome to visit there anytime. But before that, let's talk about this first." Schiller pointed the remote control at the television hanging on the wall. At this moment, a huge, ornate font popped up on the TV screen—"New York Wonders."

The three-dimensional ornate font rotated twice, then gradually shrank. The lights flashed, and a host in a suit walked onto the stage, raising his hands to welcome the cheers. The host, wearing exaggerated sunglasses, held a microphone and said in a high-pitched tone:

"Welcome to the newest and best program on New York Television—New York Wonders!"

Countless cheers came from the audience, lights flashed, and streamers erupted. The camera zoomed in on the host's upper body. He first recited an advertisement, then said:

"Please allow me to tell everyone here a piece of good news—no, perhaps more than one piece of good news!"

"You should already know the first piece of good news: this program has won the ratings championship less than two months after it started airing!"

"This is all thanks to those 'wonders' active in New York. They possess all kinds of magical abilities—strong, powerful, handsome, cute. It's you, it's me, and it's everyone!"

"We all love these wonders, right? Their somewhat eccentric masks, brightly colored uniforms, and various somewhat ridiculous codenames—what could be more interesting than watching their fun while doing laundry at night?"

"Therefore, this brand-new program has become the most popular new star program in the history of New York Television! This is all thanks to you, these wonders active in New York, or rather, the superheroes!"

"Alright, there's no need to mention past glories. Let's talk about another piece of good news. The most famous wonder scout since this program started, Bob, has sent me some incredible good news!"

"Guess who he met on his scouting trip? You absolutely won't believe it—he met the famous—Spider-Man!"

"!"

The host's tone was almost cracking with excitement. Schiller turned his head to look at Peter, and Peter shrugged and introduced:

"This is a new variety show launched by New York Television called 'New York Wonders.' There are a total of 12 scouts in this program. They will scour all of New York to find those wonders with special abilities, let them accept interviews, and even visit their lives."

"Wonders, what kind of people are they?" Schiller asked.

"They are superheroes who possess special abilities and take fighting crime as their own responsibility. There are quite a few such people in New York recently."

Peter scratched his head and said: "There are more and more superheroes wearing uniforms and masks, but most of them are ordinary people, though occasionally there are one or two who do have special abilities."

"The scouts will understand their stories through communication with them and show their lives to the audience..."

"There was an episode before where they interviewed a mutant who used special abilities to fight crime, which caused a lot of controversy. You know, mutants have never been very popular. Learning that there are also superheroes among them, some people felt surprised, while others felt fearful..."

"But this has brought great popularity to this program, making it the hottest variety show right now."

Schiller stroked his chin, watching the host who was constantly introducing the rules and procedures, and then looked at Peter again and asked: "So, you participated in this program?"

"Actually, it wasn't that I participated on purpose." Peter sighed and began to recount what happened yesterday.

After Schiller was killed by Ammit, the Iron Demon God Stark shook the seals of all the gods on Earth, causing many demon gods to break free. The mysterious forces of various countries on Earth gathered urgently, and with the cooperation of Kamar-Taj and the Earth Defense Network, most of these demon gods were stewed.

However, this incident still produced some aftershocks. After the seals located in cities or suburbs were broken, the surrounding residents were affected to some extent; some had poltergeists in their homes, and some became delirious.

The mages sent people to solve most of the problems, but due to the chaos that occurred for a period of time, the crime rate rose, the police were too busy to handle it, and superheroes like Spider-Man helped fill the gap.

Ever since the two superheroes who could fly and burrow, Iron Man and Spider-Man, became red-hot in New York, there had been no lack of imitators. Most of them just imitated the appearance, but some indeed had special abilities.

Being willing to become a superhero, even if just role-playing, shows that the person essentially wants to do good deeds. And when encountering chaos, many of them stepped forward to fight crime and help the police solve troubles.

Therefore, the group of superheroes began to be more active in the public eye, and New York Television grasped this hot spot very well, launching a variety show called "New York Wonders."

And ever since confessing his identity to Gwen, the relationship between Peter and Gwen had warmed up rapidly. However, Peter had to be busy with his superhero career and also had to take care of his research at the Connors Laboratory. Gwen started looking for internships and attending summer camps to prepare for her university. Both of them were very busy, almost like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, unable to see each other for a week.

Just yesterday, having finally finished the work at hand, Peter heard that Gwen was also on vacation, and the two were overjoyed, preparing to go see an exhibition after a long time.

However, because he was too excited, Peter didn't take his web-shooters when he left the Connors Laboratory, and it wouldn't be appropriate to crawl through the sewers before going on a date with his girlfriend. So, he just walked through the streets and alleys, intending to run to the date location.

But it just so happened that the wonder scout from this variety show was scouring the streets for these superheroes.

In the past, red-hot stars like Spider-Man and Iron Man were always high and mighty, either flying in the sky or swinging on buildings. It was impossible for ordinary scouts to get in touch with them. Therefore, although this program received a lot of attention, it hadn't found a truly red-hot superhero as an interview subject yet.

The scout accidentally ran into Spider-Man and was so excited he almost had a heart attack. The way he rushed up made Peter almost think he was a highway robber.

But afterwards, he explained his purpose, which made Peter a little interested. After all, he grew up in New York and had been watching New York TV programs with his uncle and aunt since he was a child. He was still full of longing for being on TV. Hearing that it was just a simple interview, he didn't think too much and agreed.

At this moment, the host on the TV screen raised one hand, the camera panned up, and the scene switched to a table in front of a Mexican taco stand. Schiller opened his eyes slightly, and Peter said helplessly:

"I don't know how that scout dared to drill into Hell's Kitchen, but anyway, I just met him at the place where we ate tacos before..."

Speaking of this, Peter sighed helplessly again and said: "Then he reminded: 'Doctor, you'd better turn the volume down a bit.'"

"Turn it down? Why? Is your voice very loud?" Schiller asked with a smile.

At this time, the rough voice of the bearded scout came from the TV screen:

"Look at our Spider-Kid! The best superhero in New York! I'm your super fan. If you can't sign my T-shirt later, I'll go home and cry while hugging my teddy bear..."

Peter on the screen laughed until he was leaning back and forth. The two clinked their drink cups, and then the interview officially began.