My years as a superhero in Marvel

The Wild Swan Bar is one of the few shops in the Sixth Block that is open until the early morning. This is because the actual controller of the Wild Swan Bar is Hassan Swinton, a leader of the Stanton Gang. The Sixth Block is the traditional sphere of influence of the Stanton Gang, so no one has ever dared to cause trouble for the Wild Swan Bar.

The Wild Swan Bar also became a gathering place for drunkards, gamblers, and drug addicts near the Sixth Street District. At the corner of the second floor of the Wild Swan Bar, there is a specially guarded room. This room is where the leaders of the Stanton Gang in the Sixth Street District gather. Generally speaking, the splitting of accounts and the distribution of marijuana are carried out in this room.

Today was not the day for the gang to settle accounts, and there was no new weed to distribute in the Sixth Block.

Hassan Swinton, the big boss of the Stanton Gang in the Sixth Block, was gambling with a group of small bosses in the room. "Why has Enger been gone for so long? Will he come back to play?"

On Hassan's left, a small boss who helped him distribute weed in a nearby high school complained. Hassan was also a little impatient. Enger had lost a lot at the card table before, almost more than 7,000 US dollars.

Enger said he was going out to "earn some money" and then come back to play. As Enger's boss, Hassan knew exactly what Enger meant by "earning money". As Hassan's top thug, Enger could do these things easily. But he was out for quite some time.

Hassan tried to call Enger, but no one answered. Hassan was about to send his men out to look for Enger, but before he could even open the door, he was interrupted by a rapid knock on the door.

Hassan was a little angry when he opened the door to see who was knocking, and saw Enger, who he was about to send someone out to look for, being carried in like a dead dog.

Both hands were obviously fractured and dislocated, and many ribs on the left side were obviously broken. It seemed that Enger had internal bleeding and had begun to spit blood from his mouth!

Hassan was instantly furious. Who dared to beat his top thug like this in the territory of the Stanton Gang? This was not giving face to the Stanton Gang, and it was also not giving face to Hassan Swinton!

"Find out who did it! I'm going to throw him into the sea!" Hassan Swinton said angrily.

Jason returned home before twelve o'clock. He ignored his father's expression and asked who he was going out with. Instead, he went back to his room and clicked on the task in the system to check the results of today.

Daily tasks for novice heroes:

1. Obtain 100 reputation points (5 already obtained) [Reputation is the cornerstone of a hero's growth. The higher the reputation, the faster the growth.]

2. Prevent ten crimes from happening. (1 completed) [Heroes should help the weak and punish the strong. It's time to wear your red underwear outside! Preventing crimes will earn you reputation.]

3. Prevent three vicious crimes from happening. (Completed 0) [Crime! Vicious crime! Murder~sexual assault~child kidnapping! Please make sure to prevent these crimes from happening! You can get a lot of reputation!]

Completing the daily tasks of the novice hero will earn you rewards: an E-level hero training card and a random E-level item.

Jason didn't expect that after wandering around all night, he only completed one task and received only five points of reputation reward. He briefly summarized his failures today.

First, it is too early to go out. Most crimes happen after 10 pm. There is no point in going out too early.

Second: His mental quality is still not up to par. Although it seemed easy to deal with the bald man today, he was distracted twice. One time, he reacted only when the knife tip was about to stab him, and the other time, the bald man's left fist almost hit his head. If it weren't for the bonus of internal strength and basic fighting, he might have been beaten flat by the bald man at any time.

Third: Lack of adequate preparation, going out rashly. Because he didn't have any preparation, he went out empty-handed. Fortunately, the bald man he met today only had a switchblade. If he had a pistol, Jason would probably be in trouble today. He should at least prepare a weapon in case of emergency.

Jason summed up and found that he still had many shortcomings. He was lucky that he didn't encounter any armed bandits today, otherwise he might have been killed. He should be more prepared before going out on a mission next time.

After taking a shower, Jason did not go to bed immediately, but sat cross-legged on the bed. He was practicing the training method taught by the system to practice internal strength. Although the new hero gift package allowed him to directly possess the internal strength of the internal energy at a small level, Jason felt that this was far from enough. If he wanted to become stronger, he needed more practice.

Moreover, the system introduced that internal energy is a relatively peaceful internal power. As long as you practice it a few times and let the blood vessels remember the way the internal power runs, the body can practice the internal power at all times, whether walking or sleeping, it will practice autonomously, without having to sit cross-legged to practice like now.

After all, Jason has lived two lives and has a lot of patience. Although sitting cross-legged to cultivate his inner strength is boring, he can still endure it. If it were Peter, a child with ADHD, twenty minutes would probably be the limit.

This time, Jason practiced for a full five hours, and he actually fell asleep with his legs crossed during the last three hours. However, he was still thinking about the practice of internal energy in his dreams, and he did not stop practicing internal energy, and directly reached the state of autonomous practice as described by the system.

Jason woke up and found that his internal energy was still running after he fell asleep. He was really happy. And after a careful perception, he found that his internal energy was indeed stronger. Although it was not very obvious, the change was real. If the internal energy could be cultivated independently in the future, Jason would have a lot of time to do the tasks given by the system. Don't forget that the tasks given by the system are also an important means to strengthen yourself.

Jason only rested for five hours that night, or to be more precise, he only slept for three hours, but he felt that all the fatigue in his body was gone. He felt that he had never had such good energy before. This should be the benefit of practicing internal energy. Jason looked at the sky outside. It was five o'clock in the morning in May and the sun had just risen.

Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he got up to exercise and practice the basic skills he had acquired. In his backyard, Jason practiced the basic fighting techniques of grappling, boxing, and kicking, and then went to the garage to find a stick left over from carpentry work and practiced the basic cold weapon skills of stick techniques. It was not until 6:30 in the morning that he said hello to his mother, Gasley, who had just gotten up to prepare breakfast, and went to take a shower.

After breakfast, Jason drove his second-hand Ford to school. Less than two blocks away, he ran into Peter who was skateboarding to school.

"Hey~ Peter, get in the car!" Jason parked the car next to Peter and called out. "Oh~ Thanks, I'm glad to have a ride with you." Peter threw the skateboard into the trunk and sat in the passenger seat.

"Wow, Jason. When did you get a new sound system for your car?" Peter often took a ride with Jason. When he got in the car, he found that the sound system of this car had been obviously modified. It used to be a very old-fashioned cassette sound system, but now it has been replaced with a new system with a USB port that can read modern storage devices.

"Two days before I went to Washington, I helped out in the kitchen of my grandfather's restaurant and earned some pocket money. I spent $400 to buy this second-hand equipment and matching speakers, which were removed from a Mercedes-Benz. It took me three nights to assemble it." Jason replied. "You know, Peter, it's hard to buy music cassettes now. So I think this money is worth it."

"That's a must, let's play some music, buddy!" Peter picked a song by Queen and played it. "Oh~ The music is great, it's a pity that I can't cook like you. Otherwise, I can work as a sous chef in a restaurant and get a good salary." Peter said with some envy.

"Oh, come on, I can only cook, I'm not good at anything else. You're going to study at MIT in the future. Mr. Peter Parker, the future scientist." Jason said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Actually, I don't really want to apply to MIT to study at university. It's hard to apply for a full scholarship there. If you can only give half of the scholarship or even less. You know Jason, Uncle Ben is already very old. If I want to study at MIT, I need a lot of money." Peter was a little bitter at this point in the conversation.

Jason knows Peter's family situation very well. Ben Parker is Peter's uncle, an excellent electrician. He works in a large shopping mall and is responsible for managing the power distribution room of the mall.

Peter's aunt May is just an ordinary supermarket cashier. Ben's salary is not bad, about $60,000 a year, but Aunt May can only get more than $20,000 a year. According to American standards, a family income of $80,000 is considered middle class.

If this $80,000 income was in other states, life would be pretty good. But this is New York, the most expensive area in the U.S. Peter attends Midtown High School, a private school. Although the teaching quality is among the best in New York, the tuition is also very expensive.

Jason has to pay nearly $7,500 in tuition per year, while Peter received a scholarship of $2,500 per year because of his excellent academic performance, so he only needs to pay $5,000 in tuition per year. After deducting the daily expenses of Peter's family of three, the taxes paid, and the medical expenses, Peter's family actually has almost no money left.

Peter is also seventeen years old this year. In fact, he also wants to have a car, even if it is a second-hand car like Jason, he will be very satisfied. However, Peter is very sensible and never troubles his family on such issues. No matter how powerful Spider-Man will be in the future, Peter Parker is just a poor little loser now.

Seeing Peter in a bad mood, Jason didn't know how to comfort him. "Well, Peter, if you are free during the summer vacation, would you like to help me do some odd jobs to earn some pocket money?"