Early the next morning.
Benny changed into fresh clothes and took a car to Manhattan.
"Benny, over here!"
The moment he got out, he saw Felicia in a white dress waving at him from not far away.
She had a slender figure, her golden hair swept to one side by the wind.
"You came so early?"
Benny looked at her in surprise. On closer inspection, he could even spot the dark circles beneath Felicia's light makeup.
Felicia stuck out her tongue and smiled without answering.
Of course, she had her own little plans.
If she left early and waited for Benny to finish his business, they would have time to do something else together.
"But why did you suddenly want to buy scientific equipment?"
Felicia knew nothing about such things, but in order to help Benny, she had gone home yesterday and sought out a scientist funded by the Hardy Foundation—Otto Gunther Octavius.
The man who would one day become the famous Doctor Octopus.
Doctor Octopus in this universe was still receiving research funding from the Hardy Foundation.
Otto had lived in poverty since childhood, so when it came to saving money, he was even better at it than Connors.
When Felicia found him, Otto generously told her several ways to buy good equipment, as well as the lowest price ranges for various instruments.
She had studied for a long time and had nearly stayed up all night.
"Actually, the most cost-effective way would be to acquire it directly from Osborn," Felicia said.
"This monster attack dealt Osborn a tremendous blow. Their stock has plummeted, and to fill the gap, I'm sure Osborn will sell off their remaining laboratory equipment at low prices."
Osborn's crashing stock should have been a good opportunity to buy the dip, but no one was