Chapter 11 - I am Spider Tobey

After four months since the start of Operation Dissemination and six months since the creation of DUM-E, I finally gathered enough materials for my next project today.

During this time, I’ve been a bit frustrated because I couldn’t work on other projects. Almost all of them required special materials—materials I had to save for this next endeavor.

But soon, that will be in the past, because with this project, I’ll be able to acquire such materials easily.

‘AI chip, send all the necessary materials for the Pymter-Parker project to the NY base,’ I mentally commanded the AI chip.

[Beep Affirmative.] the AI chip faithfully responded.

"Now, all that’s left is to wait," I said with a smile as I lay down on my bed.

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A day later, drones from all over the world arrived, carrying the materials.

At that moment, I was walking through the school hallways with M.J., Emily, Ursula, and Gwen.

‘Alright, time to build. AI chip, begin!’ I said mentally, a grin forming on my face.

[Beep Affirmative, Host.]

As I tried to appease my girls' curiosity about why I was smiling, the AI chip began the operation.

In the massive underground base outside New York, thousands of NB units started gathering and sweeping up the materials. An hour later, all the materials and a large portion of the NB units had disappeared, leaving behind a massive contraption resembling the shrink ray from Despicable Me, aimed at a small platform.

‘AI chip, begin production of the Pymter-Parker particles. Also, suspend Operation Dissemination—after all, we’ve already eliminated almost 5% of the world’s waste. We should stop before anyone notices,’ I ordered.

[Beep Operation Dissemination suspended. Beginning new operation.]

At the base, the shrink-ray-like machine’s barrel started rotating. On the small platform, an opening appeared, absorbing the energy being generated at the tip of the device. Soon, the machine fired a beam into the platform.

On that same platform, hundreds of small vials—identical to the ones Ant-Man used in Marvel to store Pym particles—began filling with a bluish liquid.

[Beep Host, diagnostics confirm that all procedures occurred without any unpredictability. Final assessment: Success.] the AI chip reported.

A crazed smile spread across my face again, though I quickly regretted it as my girls started looking worried.

Well, no matter—I can calm them down.

Now, I can finally put more of my plans into motion.

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Now that I’ve succeeded with the particles, which I’ll simply call Pym (even though I probably shouldn’t, as they shrink and grow but weren’t directly inspired by the original), I can move forward.

Creating Pym particles was extremely complicated. Making something grow meant increasing even its atomic structure, which would destabilize its form when exposed to the environment. So, I had to develop an energy shielding system that isolates objects from external fluctuations. Essentially, I made it so they feel as if they never changed size—the Pym particles themselves create this isolation effect.

Well, it’s more complicated than that, but the important thing is—it works.

However, this also means the particles have a lifespan. The larger the size increase, the more energy they consume, and once depleted, everything reverts to its original size.

On the other hand, shrinkage particles are much simpler. They affect the distance between the user’s atoms, meaning that even at reduced size, they retain the strength of a full-sized human, making them incredibly agile and powerful in a miniaturized form. Shrinking has a much lower energy cost, allowing it to be sustained for long periods.

Either way, I can now begin my next plans.

‘AI chip, have the NB units create micro spacecraft of model E3-198, as we designed. Fill their micro fuel tanks with rocket gasoline, enlarge them, then stock them with Pym particles, NB units, and a 1ml fuel canister. Once that’s done, shrink everything again. Also, construct an M7-283 model spacecraft—one thousand times larger than a micro ship—then enlarge it and fill it with the micro ships. Afterward, send them off-planet to explore for resources. Ensure that all NB units and spacecraft are coated in gold-titanium alloy,’ I ordered the AI chip.

Gold-titanium alloy isn’t cheap, but I had a small amount that I could multiply using Pym particles.

[Beep Affirmative, Host. Would you like to name the mission?]

‘Hmm… Call it Operation Genesis,’ I ordered with a gleam in my eyes.

[Beep Mission named.]

You might wonder why I’m making mini spacecraft instead of simply enlarging materials and building normal ones. The answer is simple: it's faster to make nano-ships using NB units than to construct massive ships with them.

But that’s not the main reason.

The real issue is that enlarging objects has a maximum size limit, as the larger something gets, the more Pym particles are consumed in the process.

On the other hand, shrinking has no such limit. You can become so small that you could even reach the quantum realm—while consuming so little energy that you could stay that way for thousands of years.

Everything was quickly arranged.

The only problem? I spent nearly all my materials creating tens of thousands of Pym particles.

But it will be worth it.