Looking at Peter talking so confidently in front of her, Gwen couldn't help but have an incredibly weird thought pop into her mind.
How come... it feels like Peter's acting more like a superhuman than I am!
Although this thought only lasted for less than a tenth of a second before Gwen decisively squashed it.
However, after snapping back to reality, Gwen had to admit that the current Peter was way more attractive than before.
What Gwen didn't know at this point was that Peter's words actually contained zero element of bragging.
It wasn't until he truly inherited his predecessor's genius brain that he understood the weight of a certain great scientist's saying: "No matter how dumb someone is, surely they can learn calculus by age 14, right?"
The formulas and theories from his past life's college courses—which had been like ancient hieroglyphics that could only be memorized through brute force—were now things Peter could understand at a glance and even apply to new situations.
Combined with the Horse Talisman's ability to perfectly eliminate the fatigue and wear caused by long study sessions, his current learning efficiency could literally be described as a cheat code.
With the support of such broken learning efficiency, getting a double doctorate was genuinely as easy as breathing for him!
Gwen looked at Peter's confident and high-spirited profile, and after a slight hesitation, she nodded and said:
"Alright then, I'll take you to see Dr. Connors after school."
Just as the two were chatting and laughing about "Dr. Connors," a tall figure swaggered onto the school bus.
It was the bully of Midtown High, Flash Thompson.
He habitually scanned the bus, looking for that "Nerd Parker" he could mess with for entertainment whenever he wanted.
Quickly, he locked onto his target.
But before the sneer on his face could fully form, it instantly froze at the corners of his mouth.
Because he saw that Peter Parker was currently sitting with Gwen Stacy!
The two were leaning really close, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was super intimate!
The moment he realized this, Flash instantly backed off.
Who was Gwen Stacy?
She was the Police Captain's daughter!
If he provoked her, her father would seriously go to the School Board and make sure he got what was coming to him!
With this thought, Flash immediately played it cool and slunk off to find a seat.
Forget it, today's not a good day to start trouble.
Better wait for a time when Gwen's not around to properly "greet" that Parker kid!
Flash consoled himself this way, completely unaware that he'd just forever missed the only opportunity of his life.
Having missed today, for the rest of his life, he'd only be able to look up at the "nerd" he once looked down on.
However, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing—at least a certain bully managed to save his own life...
After school, Gwen brought Peter to Oscorp Tower as promised.
With her intern ID card, the two reached Dr. Connors' lab area without any problems.
But before they could even reach the lab door, a heated argument drifted out from behind the half-open door.
"Dr. Connors, I need a definite timeline! Not these vague promises of yours!"
A slightly sharp female voice clearly reached Peter's ears, her tone full of the arrogance of an ultimatum:
"Way too much money and time have already been sunk into this project. The boss and the board have lost their patience!
If you still can't produce visible results, then I'll regretfully have to deliver the bad news of budget cuts or even... shutting down the entire project!"
"Give me a little more time!"
Dr. Connors' voice sounded exhausted and raspy, yet it still carried a hint of stubbornness.
"We're only one step away! Just one final formula, and we can successfully transfer lizard DNA to humans.
This will be a massive leap forward in human medical history! We'll cure all diseases, regenerate missing limbs! Even cancer might be conquered because of this!"
"Ha! Same old song and dance!"
The female assistant let out a disdainful cold laugh:
"The board's been hearing this speech for three whole years—their ears are practically numb!
Dr. Connors, I am now officially representing Mr. Norman Osborn to give you a final ultimatum.
One month! I'm giving you only one last month. If the project still shows no progress, you can start packing your bags."
Click, click, click~
The sound of high heels clicking on the floor drew closer.
Gwen immediately pulled Peter aside to avoid her.
Only after the brown-haired female assistant walked away with a snooty expression did Gwen lead Peter into the lab.
Inside the spacious laboratory, everything was a total mess.
Curt Connors was currently slumped dejectedly in a chair.
The right sleeve of his white lab coat hung empty, making him look even more pathetic.
Noticing Gwen and Peter entering, Dr. Connors twitched the corners of his mouth, barely forcing a smile that looked worse than crying:
"Sorry, kids, you had to see that."
Gwen opened her mouth, but for a moment, she didn't know how to comfort him.
However, Peter beside her seemed completely oblivious to the awkward atmosphere as he walked straight to the whiteboard in the lab.
The whiteboard was covered with various complex formulas and derivation processes, and a central area had clearly been erased and rewritten tons of times, leaving a large, blurry smudge.
Peter's gaze fell on that smudge.
After looking at the preceding formula derivations, he could basically confirm it.
What Dr. Connors was missing was exactly the formula related to the Decay Rate Algorithm. He could totally help him solve this problem!
Thinking of this, Peter instinctively reached out and picked up the black marker next to the whiteboard.
Without the slightest hesitation, he began to slowly lower his pen below the blurry area that had been repeatedly erased.
The tip of the pen moved across the whiteboard, making a series of soft squeaking sounds.
Beautiful and rigorous symbols and numbers flowed from his pen, forming a brand-new calculation pathway.
At this moment, time seemed to slow down.
Gwen, who'd been thinking about how to comfort the doctor, looked up at the sound and was instantly stunned by the scene before her!
Peter... was actually trying to solve the Decay Rate Algorithm?
Seemingly noticing Gwen's gaze, the dejected Dr. Connors also followed her look toward Peter.
And then, in just a dozen seconds, his expression went through a dramatic transformation from doubt, to shock, and then to absolute horror!
He suddenly shot up from his chair, his bloodshot eyes staring fixedly at the newly appeared line of formulas on the whiteboard, his breathing practically stopping!
Impossible!
This is absolutely impossible!
This Decay Rate Algorithm that had stumped him and his entire team for years... a problem that even the world's top geneticists were helpless against... was actually... casually... being solved by a high school student?!!
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