civilwarnovels Chapter 2690 Hollywood Rhapsody (48)
Chapter 2690 Hollywood Rhapsody (48)
Chapter 2690 Hollywood Rhapsody (Forty-eight)
When Schiller arrived, he happened to see Stark in an awkward situation. He seemed to be trying to build a canopy with his own hands, but because there was a strong wind on the beach and he was not wearing armor, he couldn't nail the nail to fix it. Then a gust of wind blew and Stark almost flew out.
After finally stepping firmly on the soft sand, Stark turned around and saw Schiller's smiling face.
"Hey, I just… just lost my touch," Stark yelled. "I'll nail it right away… but you're just gonna sit there and watch?"
"Don't look at me, I don't know how to put up a tent." Schiller walked past him with his arms folded, sat on the table next to him and said, "It seems you have to show me your tent-putting skills, come on."
Stark muttered a few words under his breath, but finally let go of his hand. The staff who had been waiting for a long time finally came over and took care of the last bit.
“You look better,” Schiller said. “Finally, you don’t look like an angry turkey.”
"What? Turkey?! Is that how you look at me?!"
While the two of them were still bickering, Gwen and Peter came out of the locker room next door. Gwen didn't change her clothes, but Peter changed into swimming trunks. He was obviously very hot, so he grabbed ice cubes from the ice bucket and stuffed them into his mouth.
Stark asked him what happened, and Peter complained: "There's no air conditioning in the locker room, I almost got steamed..."
"Are you okay, Miss Gwen?" Schiller looked at Gwen with some concern. She didn't look too well. Gwen sighed and said, "The air conditioning on the plane was too cold. I caught a cold. It's nothing serious, but I just feel a little uncomfortable."
Schiller reached over and turned the fan on the table to the other direction, then said, "I thought maybe you could stay in the room for a while."
"I'm feeling dizzy from being stuffy in the room." Gwen frowned and covered her head, complaining, "It's terrible to catch a cold in the summer. I feel cold and hot at the same time, and I can't eat anything..."
"Have you taken your medicine?" Schiller asked again.
"Of course not. A cold can't be cured by taking medicine. I know it might make me feel better, but it's so hot, it won't be much better." Gwen looked a little listless and listless.
Schiller seemed to suddenly remember something, and sent a message to Ultron with his mobile phone. After seeing it, Ultron paused slightly, looked Gwen up and down, and made a "right" gesture to Schiller behind Gwen.
"Aren't you going to get in the water, doctor? I've got to go swim a few laps or I'll die of the heat," said Peter.
"Going in the water now won't cool you down much. I brought some freshly squeezed juice. I'll make you a few drinks. Peter, come and help me carry the ice bucket over."
Peter, who wanted to dive into the ice bucket, ran over as fast as he could. As soon as he ran to Schiller's side, Schiller turned to him and said, "Gwen is pregnant."
Peter's eyes widened, but he was not as excited as Schiller expected. He just confirmed the news with him again and again, and then showed a thoughtful expression.
"What's wrong? Are you unhappy?" Schiller asked.
Peter obviously thought carefully before saying: "This is beyond our expectations. We are not planning to get pregnant."
"so……"
"We are not mentally and physically ready, especially physically. Although neither of us has any bad habits, we have been staying up late recently, our schedules are reversed, and the work pressure is not small, which may have an impact on the child."
Schiller nodded and did not refute. Although they were both young, no one could be 100% sure that a poor pregnancy preparation would not affect the child.
"Besides..." Peter said with some embarrassment: "We had already decided before we came here."
"What was decided?"
"We don't plan to have a child so early. If possible, it would be nice to adopt one."
"I don't mean to question you, but why?"
"No reason, I just don't want to have children." Peter shook his head and said, "Not many of my colleagues in the lab have children. Well, the main reason is that I don't want to spend my time on this. Gwen and I still have a lot of things to do."
Schiller nodded and understood that the desire to have children among middle-class intellectuals like them has always been low, no matter where they are.
On the one hand, it is because they realize more clearly than most people how important it is to have and raise a child. On the other hand, they have a higher awareness of their own self-worth and feel that they should spend more time on their careers, contribute to society, and realize their own value, rather than pinning their hopes on the next generation.
Of course, the environment also has an impact. Most of those doing scientific research are very busy. If five or six out of ten do not have children, the desire to have children among the remaining ones will be significantly reduced.
"So what are you going to do?" Schiller asked as he moved the juice box onto the table.
Peter shook his head and said, "Gwen is the one who is pregnant. This should be her decision. But if we plan to have a baby now, then all future plans will be overturned. We have to think about it carefully."
Peter seemed to have just remembered at this time and asked, "How long has Gwen been pregnant?"
"About a week." Schiller said, "Ultron was discovered using biological scanning technology. You have about one to two weeks to consider this. If you delay any longer, it may cause harm."
Peter nodded and said carefully: "We need to go back and discuss it."
"Are you still attending tonight's event?"
"I'm afraid not, but it's not the only time." Peter shrugged and said, "But Tony will definitely be disappointed."
Sure enough, after returning, Peter quickly called Gwen away. After a while, Stark received a text message saying that Gwen was not feeling well and would not attend tonight, and Peter would take care of her.
Stark was indeed very disappointed and complained to Schiller a few words, but Schiller did not tell him the truth. After all, this was Peter and Gwen's private matter. Although he also felt that Stark would not talk much, he still decided not to make things more complicated.
Schiller brought the juice and food over, and people arrived one after another. It was almost the same people, but this time the young people from the new Warriors team were with them.
I have to say that young people are more in line with the tone of the party. The whole place becomes lively when they arrive. There is nothing they can't have fun with, whether it's things on the table, on the ground, flying in the sky, or swimming in the sea.
They brought a lot of random stuff, which looked like they were all bought at the market, but there were quite a few game boards and a beach volleyball set.
This time they also called Gwen Spider-Man. Gwen Spider-Man seemed to look down on Miles in this world, but she paid special attention to him and pulled him over by one side of his collar.
Steve came alone this time. When he heard that Carter had a mission, he brought his own brewed beer. Strange and Loki came one after the other, and Hela came behind them. They brought Asgard's traditional grilled steaks. Of course, Eddie was indispensable. He brought a large amount of chocolate balls, and it was obvious that Venom forced him to buy them.
Wanda and Polaris still dislike each other, but this time, Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis threw the child to Professor Charles, and the relationship between Polaris and Iceman eased, and it seemed that they were about to reconcile.
As soon as they sat down, they started chatting with the new Warriors team about the Tiktok account. When Schiller asked, he found out that Robert is now an Internet celebrity who specializes in filming strange things happening on the streets of New York.
Of course, there are no ordinary strange things happening on the streets of New York. Either they are criminals with super powers, terrorists, or aliens. Ordinary people are not lucky enough to take pictures of them.
But Robert is worthy of the name "Speedball". He is a fast runner. When something happens, he rushes to the scene to start shooting. When there is danger, he runs away. Most people cannot catch up with him.
He has used this ability to the fullest. No reporter from any major newspaper is faster than him. Whenever something happens, he is the first to arrive at the scene and shoot from beginning to end, then post it on his own account. The public relations departments of major organizations are too late to stop him.
In the beginning, he was the only one doing this, but later the entire New Warriors team started doing this work. They made it clear that the public must know the truth and should run to where there is danger.
Usually, Night Thrasher comes up with ideas and collects information, Speedball is responsible for running to the scene, and the others are responsible for supporting. They are not ordinary people and have the energy unique to young people. It can be said that no one can stop them.
Matt did not comment on this and only reminded them to be careful. However, Robert and the others did not take it seriously at all. Not only did they have a lot of fun, but the number of fans on their account also increased rapidly, and their income was considerable. Not only could they support their team, but they could also help other young heroes.
After being trained by Matt, many young heroes have participated in the work of maintaining street law and order. The New Warriors team has a good reputation among the people and is popular among all the heroes. These people have become their spies. Once there is any unusual movement in the jurisdiction, they will be contacted immediately and rush to the scene.
This has formed a perfect virtuous circle, and now the account of the New Warriors team can be regarded as a well-known Internet celebrity.
Schiller also opened his phone and followed their account, and saw that the top video was "Exploring the Invisible People of New York."
Is this Robbins back in New York?
This was Schiller's first thought, because there had been no news of Robbins since he ran away from Kamar-Taj. The great wizard dug the ground for three feet to find the place where he might have gone, but couldn't find him. This meant that he was most likely not an ordinary person.
But when Schiller clicked on the video, he found that what they introduced had nothing to do with the previous case committed by Robbins. A new invisible man case appeared in New York, and he was not sure whether it was Robbins.
Schiller flipped through the grill casually and put his phone down. Almost everyone had arrived and the party could begin. Steve had already turned the coals and set up the grill.
Schiller stood up, placed containers on the table, and asked them to help stir the chicken. Everyone who had not been in the water volunteered, except for two people who were not in the mood, one was Strange and the other was Loki.
Although neither of them had much interest in cooking, the atmosphere between them was particularly stiff today. Stark gave Schiller a look, and Schiller immediately gave Hela a look. The two of them made an excuse to move things and walked towards the edge of the beach.
The seaside city is really cool, our highest temperature is only 27 degrees in a day~