To his surprise, pure-hearted Peter was actually teasing him. Harry laughed. "I know, but matters of the heart can't be rushed. What about you? How are things with Winnie?"
Winnie was the hot girl who had been pursuing Peter. The two had exchanged contact information at the party and had been calling each other often ever since.
Harry knew that Winnie was with Peter because she wanted money, but he did not mind. Aside from being greedy, Winnie was still a kind girl.
She had been able to attend Tony's party, and Tony's standards were not low.
At the mention of Winnie, Peter happily shared amusing stories about the two of them with Harry. "Winnie is great. I really like her, but it's not ideal that we can only ride her motorcycle when we go shopping together.
"Of course, motorcycles have their own appeal. Winnie can hold me, which is pretty nice, but I still want a car.
"My brother, sponsor poor Peter with a little money. I've wanted that used Ford for ages."
Harry was speechless. Why was Peter still thinking about that used Ford at a time like this?
If he dared drive that used Ford to meet Winnie, she would definitely dump him on the spot. That was no surprise at all!
Before they knew it, the two were nearly home. Harry suddenly covered Peter's eyes. "Peter, stop thinking about your used Ford. I prepared a surprise for you! Guess what it is?"
Peter knew Harry's current net worth, so his gift was bound to be extraordinary. It was very likely the car he wanted most. "A car? A Chevrolet, a Cadillac? Or a brand-new Ford?"
Harry was even more speechless. Poor kid, could he not have a little more ambition?
When they reached the front of the house, Uncle Ben and Aunt May were already waiting there. Harry removed his hand from Peter's eyes and let him see the car covered in red cloth before him. "It's a car, but it may not be what you imagined."
Uncle Ben and Aunt May covered their mouths and chuckled. "Peter, Harry picked out this gift very carefully."
With a car right in front of him, how could Peter be in the mood to guess?
He threw caution to the wind and directly pulled off the red cloth. Then he froze in shock. "Oh my God, a Lamborghini! Am I dreaming?"
Peter had only wanted a used Ford, yet the vehicle before him was actually a Lamborghini.
With its sleek, tension-filled body and sharp, aggressive contours, it was a Lamborghini—a luxury car Peter had never even dared to dream of!
Peter trembled with excitement, unable to believe it. "Harry, is this really for me? It's too valuable."
"Of course. Do you know who I am? A new shareholder of Stark Industries. A few hundred thousand dollars is nothing to me."
Peter suddenly hugged Harry, tears of joy welling in his eyes. "Thank you, Harry. Thank you."
After getting his new car, Peter immediately drove off to cruise around and show it off. Harry figured he would not be back for quite a while, so he sat in the living room with Uncle Ben and Aunt May to watch TV.
Harry asked them, "Aunt May, Uncle Ben, have you gotten used to casting spells?"
Aunt May held out her hand toward a cup on the table. The cup flew toward her and landed in her grasp.
She glanced at Uncle Ben and covered her mouth with a smile. "Of course. I can use telekinesis proficiently now, but your Uncle Ben still doesn't seem to know how."
Ben's face darkened. Some time ago, Harry had said he might be able to let them cast magic too, so he had the three of them sign a contract.
Afterward, their performances proved that people really were different. Even with magic that did not require drawing a magic circle, such as telekinesis, there was still an enormous difference in the results they could achieve merely by controlling it.
For example, after training for some time, he and Peter could still only control basic telekinesis.
But May could already control intermediate telekinesis. The gap between basic and intermediate telekinesis was a hundredfold. Basic telekinesis could only move objects weighing ten kilograms, while intermediate telekinesis could move a thousand kilograms.
That meant May alone could easily defeat both him and Peter, two grown men.
Thinking that he would have to quickly hide behind May whenever they encountered criminals in the future made Ben's head ache.
Ben asked unwillingly, "Harry, is there no way to increase our learning speed?"
Harry shook his head. "Sorry, Uncle Ben. This is an inborn talent. At least, I have no way to change it right now.
"Don't be anxious. Your and Peter's talent is what ordinary people should have. Aunt May's talent is already considered outstanding.
"If she had met a teacher when she was younger, she might have officially become a mage of Kamar-Taj."
Aunt May's talent also surprised Harry. He had not expected her to possess such decent magical talent.
As an old married couple, May naturally did not hold back. She mercilessly mocked Ben. "Ben, if we run into criminals in the future, remember to hide behind me. Don't nearly get beaten to death like last time, hehehehe~"
Ben said indignantly, "Don't get smug. I'll surpass you soon enough!"
Watching Uncle Ben and Aunt May's marital banter with a smile, Harry shook his head. He knew Uncle Ben probably had no chance of surpassing Aunt May.
A full day of practice for Uncle Ben was no different from one hour of practice for Aunt May.
Uncle Ben's upper limit was at most barely mastering intermediate telekinesis, while Aunt May had hope of mastering advanced telekinesis, or even something higher.
Lending to ordinary people like Uncle Ben and Peter was an extremely unprofitable deal.
Thinking back on the magical knowledge he had continuously gained from Tony during this period, compared to gaining nothing from Peter and Uncle Ben, Harry shook his head.
The Wizarding World was still better. Lending to Young Wizards was incredibly cost-effective.
As long as he had enough magic power, he could lend to enough Young Wizards and continuously gain their understanding of magic while rapidly increasing the amount of Magic Power he could control.
To him, the Wizarding World was simply a massive treasure trove!
At that moment, a news report played on the television:
"Recently, a vehicle carrying a large quantity of radioactive materials leaked around Queens.
"According to experts, these radioactive materials will not cause much harm to humans. At most, they may affect small creatures such as spiders, lizards, and turtles. There is no need to panic; everyone may go about their business as usual."
After hearing the news, Harry did not know why, but the Chaos Magic within him trembled faintly, as if something bad was about to arrive.
This was Chaos Magic's warning, a kind of prophecy. Could the leaked radioactive material affect him?
What could spiders, lizards, and turtles possibly do to him?
Even so, Harry still planned to visit the leak site.
The news report continued, and the next story caught Harry's attention once again.
A familiar figure was holding a press conference—it was Colonel Rhodes!
"Unfortunately, an F-22 Raptor crashed during yesterday's training exercise. Thankfully, there were no casualties.
"As for the incident in the Gomera Region, the source of the intervening forces remains unknown. But I can assure you that the government was not involved."
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