Everyday Life After the Semester Began

At the start of the new semester, the California Institute of Technology campus was once again filled with a strong academic atmosphere.

Although Lin Hai, Gwen, Peter, and Harry had made ambitious plans for extracurricular improvement, they always remembered that, as students, their primary task was still their studies.

From Monday to Friday, their lives followed a tense yet regular rhythm: during the day, they devoted themselves fully to demanding classes and related experiments, and only after finishing the day's lessons did their own time truly begin.

Every evening, the small building in Los Angeles became their exclusive training base.

First, Lin Hai would guide Gwen in learning Portals. They usually chose the relatively quiet and spacious balcony.

"Alright, Gwen, today we'll continue trying to stabilize the outline of the Energy Ring. Remember, imagine it isn't a spark, but a pen. Use it to draw a complete circle on the canvas of space."

The setting sun bathed the balcony in its lingering glow as Lin Hai patiently explained the key points of spatial perception, energy shaping, and dimensional positioning. Golden sparks flickered and spun between his fingers as he demonstrated.

Gwen listened with complete focus, occasionally trying to imitate him as she struggled to gather faint golden light at her fingertips. Although she still had a long way to go before she could open a stable Portal, every slight resonance of energy thrilled her.

After the lesson came to a temporary end, Lin Hai would leave Gwen alone on the balcony to practice and reflect while he headed downstairs to the living room.

In the downstairs living room, Peter had already changed into his Spider-Suit. Without his mask on, he was baring his teeth at the mirror and striking poses while muttering, "I'm your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Oh... these muscle