Chapter 151: Mental Defense
The surrounding space began to reverse. Karl used the Mirror Dimension. Dark Phoenix looked at Karl in confusion, not understanding what he wanted to do. A projection of a platinum armored strong man appeared behind her. Karl looked at Dark Phoenix calmly.
"Za Warudo!!!"
When Karl shouted these words, time in the Mirror Dimension was paused. Karl looked at the red-haired older sister in front of him, slowly walked up to her, and then released the time pause. Dark Phoenix looked at Karl, who had suddenly appeared in front of her, in disbelief. Possessing a phoenix force fragment, she could naturally sense the time fluctuation just now. Karl was actually able to pause time! And without any external assistance.
"I don't care what your purpose is, you, now and in the future, are mine, Dark Phoenix, do you understand?" Karlsaid slowly to Dark Phoenix. He had never seen a trace of panic in Dark Phoenix's eyes, only surprise, as if she was certain Karl wouldn't harm her.
"Okay, then this big sister is yours from now on. So, shouldn't you give me that bracelet? I see all your four women have one, what about me?" Dark Phoenix paused slightly after hearing Karl's words, then said to him with a smile, even lifting his chin and lightly kissing him on the lips.
"I don't have a bracelet right now, but I have a phoenix force fragment I can give you." Karl looked at Dark Phoenix in surprise, then said with a chuckle. Sure enough, when Karl mentioned he had a phoenix force fragment, Dark Phoenix's head shot up, staring at Karleagerly.
"You want it? Come here and I'll give it to you." Karlstepped back two paces and said to Dark Phoenix, a small phoenix made of red energy appearing in his hand. The moment Dark Phoenix saw the small phoenix, she walked towards Karl without hesitation. As she approached Karl's embrace, he put the small phoenix away. Dark Phoenix, wearing a black lace nightgown, was simply too alluring, so he decided to 'enjoy' her first before giving her the fragment.
Seeing Karl's expression, Dark Phoenix curled her lips into a wicked smile and began to contend for dominance, which surprised Karl. He hadn't expected Dark Phoenix to also want to be on top, but Karl wasn't to be trifled with, always keeping Dark Phoenix firmly suppressed.
Finally, Dark Phoenix was thoroughly 'taught a lesson' by Karl. The two stayed in the Mirror Dimension for a full seven hours until Dark Phoenix was too tired to move. Only then did Karl let her go, though they did not leave the Mirror Dimension. Karl held Dark Phoenix, sitting on the bed he had conjured earlier, then took out the phoenix force fragment from the system space and gently placed it on Dark Phoenix's forehead. The fragment immediately merged into her body.
Hoo ——————!
Faintly, a phoenix cry was heard. Dark Phoenix's entire body began to be suffused with red energy, which soon disappeared. She opened her eyes and looked at Karl. Her eyes were now redder than before, as beautiful as gems. Karl kissed Dark Phoenix and continued to hold her. They didn't leave until the outside world's morning, and the infatuation in Dark Phoenix's eyes for Karl had transformed into deep love.
Karl also liked this older sister very much, not only because she was more enduring than his four wives, but even just seeing Dark Phoenix standing there made Karlfeel affection. After all, Dark Phoenix was not the Jean of before; her current appearance was far more beautiful than Jean's, and her figure was hotter than Jean's. But all these were only displayed for Karl alone.
At breakfast in the morning, little Wanda's face immediately fell when she discovered another beautiful woman, and she looked at Dark Phoenix with displeasure. Dark Phoenix, however, didn't care at all, naturally sitting next to Karl and starting to eat, occasionally picking food for Karl. Mei, Raven, Gwen, and Helen Zhao, on the other hand, looked at Karl with smiles. They didn't mind Karl finding women; they even wished he would find more.
Because Karl needed them every night, even the four of them couldn't handle Karl, so they could only let him find a few more people to share the burden. Thus, they were happy to see another woman in the house, but Wandawas very unhappy... After Tony returned home yesterday, he relayed Karl's words to various financial groups and families around the world through his contacts. Soon, a treasure hunt craze swept the globe. Only treasures related to mythology saw their prices skyrocket, and even if expensive, those financial groups would acquire them. This was especially true in the East, where various items suspected to have been used by immortals were hyped to astronomical prices, but many wealthy foreigners still bought them. Even S.H.I.E.L.D. collected some, wanting to see what Karl wanted these items for.
But they were destined to be disappointed. Not everyone could be like Karl, with a system that could detect the original appearance of an item. Karl was currently building mental defenses with Dark Phoenix. The two of them set up mental defenses for Raven, Mei, Gwen, Helen Zhao, Wanda, Pirot, Peter, Yelena, George Stacy, and Helen Stacy. These defenses were primarily to guard against external psychic and mind control attacks.
This defense was built within their minds. From now on, even if Charles wanted to use cerebro against any of them, it would be ineffective. After absorbing the phoenix force fragment Karl gave her, Dark Phoenix's psychic abilities had greatly improved, and her strength had also increased significantly, becoming even more terrifying than before.
As for Red Tank, Karl did not set it up for him, because whether he was a Mutant or an ordinary person, when attacked by cerebro's psychic abilities, he was completely unaffected. Let alone pain, he wasn't even influenced at all. But that's right, his backer was a Loki, so it would be too childish if he could be controlled by Charles.
Subsequently, Karl and Dark Phoenix went to Tony's place and set up a mental defense for Tony and Pepper. But for some reason, Dark Phoenix particularly disliked Tony, and after finishing, she kept pulling him away. Then, he left with Dark Phoenix.
"This is your bracelet, do you want me to help you put it on?" Karl thought of something after returning home with Dark Phoenix, taking out a black bracelet and handing it to Dark Phoenix. It was precisely what Karl had Quicksilver make recently, intended for Dark Phoenix.
But she did not take the bracelet. Instead, she used her abilities to transform the bracelet into a collar, and then raised her fair and sexy neck, signaling Karl to put it on her...
Chapter 152: Death and Resurrection
Karl blankly watched the scene before him. A sexy, mature woman with big red waves was letting you put a collar on her that was exclusively marked with your symbol. She was practically telling you nakedly that she was yours. Karl swallowed and put the collar on Dark Phoenix.
Karl looked at Dark Phoenix wearing the collar he had put on her, matched with her sexy appearance at the moment and the wanton teasing in her eyes. He pounced on Dark Phoenix on the sofa and kissed her sexy red lips fiercely. Dark Phoenix responded to Karl with love in her eyes.
The good times didn't last long. Wanda and the others suddenly ran back, because after the three of them decided not to go to school, they played in the manor every day. Besides Raven giving them lessons, there was nothing else to do, so Karl could only stop being intimate with Dark Phoenix. Not long after, Gwen came back from university in a rolls-royce, while Helen Zhao had already moved her laboratory into the manor. With Karl's ability, it was simply too easy to create a laboratory.
Only May was still outside, because Karl wanted to buy an island. Various countries were very willing to sell the islands near them, and the prices ranged from pitifully low to free. Therefore, May and Pepper had been picking for a long time but were still not satisfied. Moreover, there were still a series of things such as renovations that had not been decided. Karl didn't care, so May was taking care of everything, and Raven would occasionally help her.
The next day, Karl took Dark Phoenix to Wakanda. Today was already the third day, and it was also the third day that T'Chaka had promised him, so Karl planned to go over and take a look, and by the way, experiment with something. Before long, Karl brought Dark Phoenix to Wakanda and found that the people of Wakanda did not have the hatred in their eyes that he had imagined, but were curiously looking at the two of them.
"T'Chaka has met the master. All the major tribes of Wakanda have agreed to submit to the master. Please come with me." T'Chaka came to Karl's side in a flying vehicle and bowed to him before saying. Then he took Karl and Dark Phoenix on the flying vehicle. When he saw Dark Phoenix, the pupils in his eyes shrank fiercely.
Wakanda's technology is far more advanced than that of other countries, so they are more aware of the horror of the man and woman in front of them than other countries. He took all the tribal leaders to watch the battle between Karl and Dark Phoenix before. At the same time, the data showed that the two of them could almost effortlessly destroy Wakanda. This forced the leaders of the major tribes to agree. Although they had complaints about T'Challa in their hearts, they did not say it clearly.
After Karl and the others arrived at the palace, the leaders of the major tribes and T'Challa were also here. After T'Chaka brought Karl and Dark Phoenix to them, everyone knelt on one knee and saluted Karl, while also offering their loyalty.
"Get up, your system remains the same, three days have passed, T'Chaka." Karl sat on the seat that originally belonged to the King of Wakanda with Dark Phoenix, and said to T'Chaka casually, because one of the conditions for letting Wakanda go before was that T'Chaka die, but he was dying in place of T'Challa.
"Yes, Master!" T'Chaka bowed slightly to Karl and said, then took out a Vibranium dagger from his waist and stabbed it into his heart. T'Challa next to him closed his eyes in pain, clenching his fists. He must not show any dissatisfaction or murderous intent to the man above, otherwise Wakanda would be destroyed by the two of them, and hundreds of thousands of people would die because of him! The last impulse led to Wakanda's submission and the Death of his father, as well as the price of his right hand.
Only then did he barely save the people of Wakanda. If he was impulsive again, then his father would have wasted his life in vain. The other tribal leaders also closed their eyes in grief. T'Chaka was indeed a wise king, but he was forced to commit suicide by the enemy because of his son, or because of Vibranium. They were also very sad, but no one dared to think about avenging him, because the enemy's strength was too terrifying.
Karl slowly walked down from the throne, looking at the dead T'Chaka, while T'Challa and the gazes of several leaders also looked at Karl, not understanding what he was going to do. He saw Karl put his hand on T'Chaka's head, True Overwrite activated! A white light flashed, and then T'Chaka's wound disappeared, and then he slowly opened his eyes.
"This this this..."
"Res...Resurrection? My...law?"
Several leaders looked at the scene in front of them in disbelief. Even T'Challa was a little Loss of composure. Karl stood up and began to think, because the four portions of energy he had obtained before were all used up. The metal before only used one portion of energy, while the T'Chaka in front of him used three portions of energy to be resurrected. He just didn't know if there were any side effects.
"Where am I... Didn't I already die... Where is this...?" T'Chaka slowly stood up and asked T'Challa and the others, then his eyes fell on Karl. His son and the leaders of the major tribes definitely did not have such methods, then only the current master of Wakanda: Karl!
"Father, you have been resurrected by the master!" T'Challa said to T'Chaka with a bit of choking. He didn't expect that the other party would resurrect his father, and he couldn't help but be a little happy, but suddenly thought of something, and was a little worried.
"Well, I resurrected you, you don't have to die, send me your physical condition in the next thirty days, you send people to build my island, that island must be built into a space warship, you only need to send people there, I will send engineers, the rest of Wakanda remains the same." After Karl finished speaking to the confused T'Chaka, he left with Dark Phoenix. Wakanda naturally does not have the technology to manufacture space warships, even if it does, it is not very advanced.
The engineer Karl was talking about was the angel he hadn't summoned yet - Yan! That old driver who has lived for seven thousand years, her database naturally has her own celestial warship design and construction data, so she can completely create a top space warship!
Karl has now realized what he needs. What he needs is to become stronger! Constantly becoming stronger, Captain Marvel and Dark Phoenix's affairs sounded the alarm for him. If he had not obtained the as-you-wish gold-banded cudgel and gold cloth before, he might now be in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s laboratory or have already died. Moreover, if Dark Phoenix had not had no malice towards him, he would have died as well, then the fate of May and others would not be much better!
Chapter 153: Angel – Yan
Even if Karl still had the Resurrection Cross, he had already died once, and everything needed strength to protect it. So, he was now preparing to strengthen his forces and his own power! This was also why Karl had all the magnates around the world search for ancient artifacts in exchange for longevity. Even if the American Government and others knew, they could only obediently look for ancient artifacts. As for those who planned to use force, proposing such an idea would probably get them cursed to death by the Black Palace's congressmen and the President.
Karl wanted to see if he could find more ancient artifacts. When the Celestials invaded Earth, countless powerful individuals fell, so their weapons would naturally be lost or destroyed. However, he should still be able to find artifacts that sealed themselves, just like the as-you-wish gold-banded cudgel!
Back in the manor, Karl took the island pictures Mei had chosen for herself. After selecting a relatively large island, Karl told Mei to buy it. Then, he contacted Wakanda, asking them to mine Vibranium as quickly as possible; he needed a large amount of Vibranium now!
Immediately after, he directly summoned the Angel – Yan, whom he had signed in, within the manor! A golden spatial gate appeared, and a beautiful woman with golden hair, a pair of pure white wings on her back, and wearing armor walked out. She looked around in confusion, then her gaze fixed on Karl.
"Kid, are you the Master I'm supposed to pledge allegiance to from now on? Do you like this kind of vibe? Master~~~" Yan walked up to Karl, placed one hand on his shoulder, her armor disappeared, and then she pressed herself against Karl, speaking with a look full of teasing.
"Ahem, alright Yan, does your database contain the manufacturing data for heavenly blade seven?" Karlsecretly took a step back and slowly said to Yan. In fact, he was already panicking. He thought the Yan signed in through the system would be more serious and salute him. But what was this, teasing him right off the bat? She truly was a beautiful Angel; just one look almost stole his soul. And this Angel had lived for a full seven thousand years!
"Oh? Kid, you want me to build heavenly blade seven for you? What's in it for me? You wouldn't make a beautiful Angel work her fingers to the bone building a warship, would you? Building a warship is very tiring." Yan immediately understood what Karl was thinking after hearing his words. She then leaned closer to Karl again, looking at him with big, watery eyes, pitifully saying.
"What do you want? You can ask for anything I have." Karllooked at Yan expressionlessly, because if he let Yan climb up the pole, she would probably be riding on his head soon. Moreover, he had already seen Dark Phoenixalmost unable to resist moving against Yan.
"Hmm——————I'll think about it, Kid. Look, isn't that woman trying to hit me? You'll protect me, won't you? Also, what are you planning to use to build heavenly blade seven? Ordinary metals won't be enough, you know." Yan, taking Karl by surprise, slipped into his arms, pointed at Dark Phoenix, and spoke to Karl, then further asked what materials Karl had.
"Hey, hey, hey, Phoenix, calm down! Calm down! I have Adamantium and Vibranium here. You can scan and simulate them to see if they work." Karl stopped the Dark Phoenix, who was almost bursting with Fire, then took out a piece of Adamantium and Vibranium for Yan to scan and simulate to see if they would work.
"Yes, this Adamantium's hardness is almost comparable to Dark Matter Silver, and this Vibranium is quite unique; it can absorb attack energy and release it. Both these materials can be used for manufacturing, but you'll need a lot." Yan's eyes instantly turned White, then returned to normal after three seconds. She then slowly said to Karl.
"Good, we'll use these two materials for manufacturing. This is the formula for Adamantium, and Vibranium is currently being mined." Karl nodded, then took out the Adamantium formula he had obtained from William Stryker and handed it to Yan.
"Then shouldn't you let me rest for a few days? You're not going to make me work immediately, are you? Hmm… your Planet is surprisingly similar to that Earth in the Chiyang Star System, even the name is the same. It's all war, war. Oh, Asgard, Heavenly Court, Kunlun, Kamar-Taj, greek mythology, Egyptian mythology, Atlantis, God, Hell. It seems this Earth is stronger than our Earth; they are only a pre-nuclear civilization even now." Yan's eyes turned White again, then she slowly said to Karl, even finding traces left by most factions and directly naming them!
"Gold Saint? It's talking about you, Kid. I didn't expect you to be the strongest openly known person on Earth, and also the most popular superhero. Wow! So many women want to sleep with you, Kid." After Yan checked Karl's information, she immediately began to tease him.
"Alright, alright, come with me. I'll arrange a room for you. Old driver, if you tease me again, I'll rectify you on the spot." Karl looked at Yan helplessly, then directly pulled Dark Phoenix and walked into the manor. Mei and Raven, upon seeing a beautiful woman with wings on her back walk in, were both stunned. Angels are hailed as the most beautiful creatures in the Universe, and it's not for nothing; even women would be captivated by an Angel's beauty.
"An… Angel? My God? Karl, where did you find an Angel? Oh, she's really beautiful!!" Mei asked Karl a bit incoherently. Even Raven looked at Karl; she also found it too incredible that a beautiful Angel had come to their home! She could feel that the other person was not a Mutant; she was truly an Angel!
"Hello everyone, my name is Yan. I am this Kid's subordinate. If he wants to include me in his harem, I'll have to consider it." Yan smiled as she greeted Mei and Raven, not forgetting to tease Karl. Karl looked at Yan helplessly, while Yan still maintained a teasing expression.
"Alright, don't mind her. She's an old demoness who has lived for seven thousand years, the kind that won't die without eating or drinking." Karl rolled his eyes at Yan, then explained to Mei and Raven. The two covered their mouths in surprise. An Angel who lived for seven thousand years???
"Oh? Is that so, Kid? Don't you just like older women? Among your five lovers, all of them except that little Spider-Woman are older than you. I'm seven thousand years old, shouldn't you like me very much?" Yan said to Karl teasingly, even directly pointing out that he was the youngest one besides Gwen…
Chapter 154: Ancient Items
"Cough, cough, this is all fate. Alright, you should go now!" After Yan finished speaking, Mei, Raven, and Dark Phoenix all looked at him, which made Karl a bit awkward. He directly took Yan's hand and pulled her upstairs. If he said anything more, he would die of embarrassment.
"What, did I hit the mark, so you're shy? Kid, I didn't expect you to actually be shy." After being pulled upstairs by Karl, Yan continued to tease him. At this moment, Karlfinally understood how much Ge Xiaolun had suffered back then. This old driver was truly maddening!
"If you provoke me or tease me again, I'll rectify you on the spot!! Don't force me!!" Karl pinned Yan against the wall and said to her. This woman was truly too unappreciative. Yan, however, was completely unfazed and blinked her big eyes at him.
"You win. This is your room. Farewell!" Karl stared at Yan for thirty seconds, but Yan remained calm and met his gaze. In the end, Karl conceded defeat. After taking her to her room, he left. Yan sat on the bed in the room, a smile appearing on her face as she watched Karl's retreating back… Meanwhile, Tony's place was once again swarmed with a large group of people, all major financial magnates from around the World. They had a large collection of antiques themselves, but compared to their lifespan, their lifespan was definitely more important. So, they brought over all antiques related to mythology. However, everyone tacitly came to Tony instead of going directly to Karl's Villa, as Karl had never said he would meet them.
Tony also sighed helplessly, then instructed all the representatives to label their antiques to avoid confusion. By evening, Tony and several bodyguards drove several large trucks of ancient artifacts towards Karl's Villa. Along the way, security vehicles from various financial groups escorted them. The items in these trucks concerned their lifespan, so they naturally had to be well-protected!
They only left after arriving near Karl's Manor. If it wasn't safe here, then there was no safe place in the World. Ever since Karl first had a cosmic battle with Captain Marvel, and then another great battle with Dark Phoenix, after which the two got together, the property prices near his Manor had soared! The residents were wealthy people from all over the World, simply because Karl lived in a nearby Manor, making this area arguably the safest place in America.
The surrounding Police even patrolled these areas 24 hours a day. Not to mention that the strongest superhero on Earth, the Gold Saint, lived nearby. No one foolish enough would dare to act here, making it the safest place in all of America. Originally, the surrounding area only had small Villas, but some were directly auctioned for tens or even hundreds of billions! This was simply because that Villa was a bit closer to Karl's Manor!
After Tony arrived with several trucks of antiques, Karlwaved his hand, and all the antiques flew out of the trucks. Karl began to use the system to detect which ones were ancient artifacts. Even Yan, full of curiosity, came to Karl's side to watch. Tony was absolutely stunned by Yan's beauty. When he saw her pair of wings, he was even more amazed, unable to close his mouth. After one look, he didn't look again. Regardless of whether she was Karl's woman, just the fact that she could live in Karl's home meant either she had a very good relationship with Karl, or she was very strong, or both!
[Egyptian God Bag: An item used by the Gods for storage in ancient Egyptian mythology. It was damaged after the Celestials' battle and became an ornamental bag. Its divine power has dissipated and cannot be repaired!]
Karl picked up a brilliant golden bag, looked at it, then sighed and put it down. Yan, on the other side, picked it up and began scanning it with her Angel's Eye, but she didn't find anything unusual.
[Heavenly Court god plaque: The god plaque of the Heavenly Soldier Commander of the ancient Heavenly Court! After the Celestials' battle, the Heavenly Soldier Commander died, and the god plaque automatically sealed itself. It can be unsealed by injecting the power of rules. After fusion, one can obtain the Heavenly Soldier Commander God position of the Heavenly Court! However, the divine power is less than one ten-thousandth of its peak. Faith can be gathered to advance to a higher God position and replenish divine power! And it can confer 10,000 Heavenly Soldiers of the Heavenly Court!]
"Tony, record this. I want it. The financial magnate or individual who sent this will receive a hundred years of life!" Karl put away the dark, small god plaque, then said to Tony, who was curiously watching him. Although it was unknown if the Heavenly Court still existed, this item could confer Heavenly Soldiers! Heavenly Soldiers were definitely stronger than ordinary people, and even their lifespan would be longer than ordinary people. All in all, it was a good item!
"Oh, oh, oh, OK, OK. What is this thing? It can actually be exchanged for a hundred years of life." Tony heard Karl's words and had Jarvis record it, then curiously leaned closer to Karl and asked. Even Yan looked at Karlcuriously because she had just scanned it and found nothing. It was just an ordinary small god plaque, without even any energy fluctuations, but Karl had put it away, so Karl must have seen something.
"This thing is a god plaque from the ancient Heavenly Court in the East. However, it sealed itself. After unsealing and fusing it, one can ascend to the God position of the god plaque. It's just that its power probably isn't very strong now, because it's unknown if the Heavenly Court even still exists." Karl glanced at Tonyand slowly explained.
"Oh, oh, so it's something from the East. What a pity, that's a God position!" Tony suddenly understood after hearing Karl's words, then said to Karl with a look of regret. He thought Karl only intended to collect it and didn't believe Karl could unseal it.
"Alright, if you want it, I can unseal it and give it to you. However, after fusion, it should be able to slightly enhance your physique. If there is faith, it should be able to return to the divine power that the god plaque had in that era. How about it, do you want it? But then you won't be able to fuse with other God positions." Karl said to Tony with a tempting look.
"Nonono, it's better to give me something even better. I just didn't expect a God position to be so casually placed before me, and I actually refused it. This is simply incredible, do you understand, Karl? If it weren't for you, I might not even be able to come into contact with such a thing. Thank you, Karl!" Tony immediately shook his head after hearing Karl's words, then said to Karl with great emotion.
"Enough, it's no fun if you keep acting like this. Just remember to get me more of these things." Karl rolled his eyes at Tony and said. Meanwhile, Yan's eyes sparkled as she looked at Karl. She had just heard it: god plaque, God position! She hadn't studied this kind of thing yet...
Chapter 155: Appraisal Concludes
"Kid, let me study that, okay? Your big sister can give you some benefits," Yan said, leaning in provocatively towards Karl, and slowly pulling down the shoulder of her clothes. Karl looked at Yan's action with a speechless expression; he didn't believe Yan would actually pull her clothes down.
"Alright, I'll let you study it later, just don't make trouble," Karl said, pulling Yan's clothes back up, then spoke to her helplessly. Tony had already turned away a long time ago. Now it was certain, she must be Karl's woman, he just didn't expect Karl to like this kind of style.
After Karl finished speaking, he ignored Yan and continued to examine the antiques suspended in the air, one by one. Although he had the god plaque before, Karl's continuous inspections didn't reveal anything useful until he picked up a scepter.
[Pharaoh's Scepter: The scepter of a reigning pharaoh from ancient times. It was lost after the Celestials' great war and fell into the mortal World, where it sealed itself. It can be unsealed using the power of rules. Once unsealed, the scepter can summon mummy puppets and can mobilize the pyramids to absorb stellar energy to empower itself!]
Looking at the system's annotation, Karl couldn't help but smile. He didn't expect to find another one, and it seemed even more useful than the god plaque. This thing could actually mobilize the pyramids to absorb stellar energy to empower itself. Would this enhance his strength? Otherwise, what was the point of empowering with stellar energy? Moreover, there was also the ability to summon mummy puppets, which Karl didn't pay much attention to. He now had shadow ninjas, so mummies were useless to him.
"Tony, record this one: 150 years of lifespan," Karl turned and said to Tony, then turned back to continue his examination. On the other side, Yan was curious why Karlwas more powerful than her Angel's Eye; her Angel's Eyehadn't detected anything at all.
After that, none of the remaining items contained any divine power or had been used by gods. Karl waved his hand, using telekinesis to put all the antiques back into the truck. Then, he took out dragon bones, extracted their essence with Bone Spirit Cold Fire, and then, according to the 100-year and 150-year lifespan portions, put them into two test tubes. He took out a box from his system space, put the two test tubes containing dragon bone essence into it, and then handed the box to Tony.
Afterward, Tony, accompanied by several bodyguards, drove the truck towards his Villa. At the same time, he notified the major financial groups and tycoons to retrieve their belongings. Karl, on the other hand, returned to the house and took out the Mind Stone. He began to unseal the god plaque and the Pharaoh's Scepter using the Mind Stone's energy. Yellow light flowed over the surface of the two items, then entered their interiors. Soon, both items returned to their original appearance.
The god plaque was a white jade, engraved with some ancient script that was unreadable. The Pharaoh's Scepter was a black and gold scepter, with some black runes and embellishments on the golden part, looking extremely eerie. At this moment, Karl could clearly feel the energy fluctuations within these two items. The Pharaoh's Scepter also seemed to contain a small space. Thinking of the system's previous annotation, it should be the place where the mummies were stored.
Yan, full of curiosity, leaned next to Karl, watching him use a yellow energy gem to restore the two items to their original state. When she used her Angel's Eye to check again, she found that they both had energy fluctuations, and the golden scepter even contained a small space. Seeing this, she looked at Karl with surprise.
"Here, take it and study it. Remember to make me a warship when you're done," Karl said slowly as he handed the god plaque of the Heavenly Court Heavenly Soldier Commander to Yan. Yan took it without a word and nodded. She had already reactivated her Angel's Eyeto inspect the god plaque and found that it contained a unique energy source, which maintained its current energy. However, it seemed to be damaged and would be destroyed before long.
Seeing Yan remain silent, Karl also took the Mind Stoneand began to examine it. Previously, he lacked mental abilities and couldn't utilize the Mind Stone. Now that he had mental means, he planned to thoroughly study the Mind Stone. Just like that, the two sat in the living room, one studying the Mind Stone and the other studying the god plaque of the ancient Heavenly Court Heavenly Soldier Commander... When Tony returned to his Villa, the representatives of the financial groups and tycoons were already waiting there with their bodyguards. Tonydidn't rush to announce who had gained lifespan. Instead, he first had his bodyguards move their items down one by one. However, everyone noticed Tony carrying a silver-white box, which was very likely some items Karl had given him.
"The Jielaisi family and the Dishi family each had one item taken by Karl. Karl has given them 100 years and 150 years of lifespan, respectively, for their items," Tony said to the crowd after they had finished inventorying their antiques, directly announcing which two families had received lifespan.
"Here are the lifespan-enhancing essences. This one, for a hundred years, is for the Jielaisi family. This one, for a hundred and fifty years, is for the Dishi family. OK, a piece of advice for everyone: if you want your items to catch Karl's eye, it's best to bring items that are as old as possible. Alright, everyone can leave now. Don't make a move within my property, otherwise..." Tony opened the silver-white box Karl had just given him, pointed to the two test tubes individually, and spoke to them. Afterward, the two major families took the test tubes and placed them in their own boxes.
Then Tony offered advice to the crowd, and even told them to leave immediately and not to make a move within his property. After he finished speaking, various vibranium armors appeared around the Villa, watching the people present. It was impossible for them not to make a move; every financial group and tycoon wanted lifespan. Now that they didn't have it, and the other two families did, they naturally harbored thoughts of snatching it.
Although they were displeased, they dared not harbor thoughts of attacking Karl and the others. Even if they were almost omnipotent in their own countries, if they offended Karl, it was estimated that the whole Worldwould target their enterprises and families to curry favor with him. Afterward, the financial groups and tycoons tacitly walked out, each getting into their luxury cars and leaving, but all simultaneously took out their phones and made calls.
That was a full two hundred and fifty years of lifespan! Even if they only managed to snatch a hundred years of lifespan, it would be worth it. As for the other party's financial and political power? In the face of lifespan, it was not worth mentioning!
Chapter 156 Lifespan Crisis
What happened after that was unknown, and Karl didn't pay attention to those things.
Anyway, he had given the lifespan, and whether they could keep it was their own business.
It was only known that on the way to the airport, even armed helicopters appeared, and all kinds of weapons were used to snatch the 250 years of lifespan.
However, they greatly underestimated the capabilities of the two financial families, who used their connections to mobilize the surrounding military.
All the people sent by other financial groups and wealthy individuals died, and then the military escorted them to the airport.
Even after the plane took off, there were fighter jets escorting it until it returned to their country's airspace, where a large number of fighter jets came to escort it.
This time, the military and combat operations contacted through connections cost hundreds of millions of us dollars, not to mention that some of the essence in the test tube had to be given to their national government for research, otherwise how could there be a large number of fighter jets to escort them?
When they returned to their families, the lifespan essence their families possessed was at most 50 years; another family might have around 50-100 years.
No one could swallow it all directly; they all had to give some to their respective countries for research, and they themselves also needed to research it.
Even if their connections spread throughout the entire country, and they even had their own military, it was impossible to directly fight a country, let alone that fighting would only waste time.
Once a fight broke out, the time to search for ancient artifacts would be shortened, and they would be blocked by the country!
So, paying some price was worth it, not to mention that how to distribute these lifespans within the family had not yet been decided...
Karl had been researching the Mind Stone, until Dark Phoenix came to his side and used her psychic abilities to guide Karl's spirit into the Mind Stone for exploration.
In just one day, Karl's spirit grew considerably.
After that, he and Dark Phoenix began to reconstruct their mental defenses using the Mind Stone again.
This time, it was far more solid than before, and then, through the Mind Stone and the 牽引 of psychic power, it was completed without anyone's knowledge.
At this moment, the mental defenses of Mei, Raven, Gwen, and others had all been strengthened by Karl, and the mental defenses of Tony, Inson, and others were also the same.
Afterward, Karl put away the Mind Stone.
On the other side, Yan was still researching the god plaque, with various data flashing in her eyes, and began to analyze and simulate the god plaque in her hand.
For some unknown reason, the news that Karl could bestow lifespan spread, and then the entire World was in an uproar.
Some businessmen even became blinded by profit and, together with others, began to judge Karl, demanding that he hand over the thing that bestows lifespan, righteously claiming that it belonged to all humanity.
The governments of various countries tacitly remained silent and issued no statements.
The influential financial groups in various countries also quietly watched this scene, while some unsuspecting ordinary people were all led to protest together.
Not far outside Karl's manor, people gathered in droves, and the Police and various government organizations were there to block them.
Otherwise, they would probably all rush to the entrance of Karl's manor, and if they angered the one inside, they would probably all be in trouble.
Karl initially didn't plan to pay attention to them, but he didn't expect them to become more and more brazen.
Coupled with Tony and others urging him to come forward and resolve it, and a large crowd not far from the entrance of his manor, Karl still decided to come forward and resolve it.
Whoosh — — — — — —!
When the citizens of New York, America once again saw that familiar symbol appear in the sky, they all raised their phones to take pictures, while some people looked at the protesting crowd not far away with a sneer.
A person whom even the country dared not touch, what good would your protests do?
Karl, wearing his gold cloth, appeared in the sky above Manhattan, New York, with his White cape fluttering in the wind.
"Ancient artifacts and items related to myths and legends can be brought to my manor for appraisal.
If valuable, you can obtain lifespan essence.
Those who spread extreme rumors again, Death!!!"
Karl said indifferently to the people below, two red lasers shooting from his eyes, piercing through an office building in Manhattan.
Then, that office building began to collapse.
The people inside were those who incited public opinion, hoping to force Karl to hand over the method of increasing lifespan.
Just as they were looking forward to how much wealth they could obtain after their success, two red lasers shot in from outside the wall, directly piercing through their bodies.
Several people died with expressions of disbelief.
These few people all had some assets in New York, and their combined net worth could exceed ten billion.
Because in America, a country where money is supreme, they were accustomed to being reckless, which is why they dared to incite the public and public opinion to pressure a strong individual who had pierced through Mars.
And they also died due to their own stupidity.
Boom — — — — — —!
After being pierced by Karl, the office building began to collapse, but there was no one around, and all the people inside the office building could not escape and died inside.
Karl floated quietly in the air, watching this scene.
Did they really think Karl wouldn't kill people if he didn't act?
After doing all this, Karl glanced indifferently at the protesting crowd below and disappeared.
He didn't care about their protests at all; he had never considered himself a superhero.
Therefore, he was not bound by morality, nor was he threatened by public opinion and the populace.
After this incident, the online public opinion began to criticize Karl, saying that he was not worthy of being a superhero, with all sorts of comments.
Karl naturally didn't care, and afterward, the major financial groups began to control public opinion.
Previously, if Karl hadn't acted, the financial groups might have thought that this method was useful or that Karlwas preparing to catch them all in one go.
But acting and not acting are two different things.
Not acting would mean Karl might be a superhero who could be morally blackmailed, which would give them more room to maneuver.
If he acted, it would mean he didn't care about his superhero title, but there would obviously be more speculation, but acting and not acting would definitely be different.
Afterward, with financial groups entering the scene to manipulate public opinion, all sorts of remarks targeting Karl began to disappear.
Many people began to search various uninhabited places for undiscovered treasures, to see if they could exchange them with Karl for lifespan.
Even if he didn't use it himself, selling it could make him rich overnight.
This led many people to go to various places similar to myths and legends.
And in Egypt, such a team also set off.
Based on myths and the clues they researched, they learned the whereabouts of two scriptures, namely the sun bible and the dark bible!
Chapter 157 Charles Comes to the Door
Chapter 157: Charles Visits
Meanwhile, Justin Hammer and Aldrich Killian had not given up on their revenge against Tony Stark. During Karl's rise to prominence, they actually found someone: the leader of the Ten Rings Gang who had once kidnapped Tony Stark in the Middle East, the The Mandarin!
However, this The Mandarin was not the one played by an actor in Killian's timeline, but the real The Mandarin, the The Mandarin who possessed ten magical rings!
The reason he agreed to join Hammer and Killian in dealing with Tony was that the two of them paid a huge price, almost sacrificing Hammer Industries. Afterward, the three began to plot their revenge against Tony. They even planned to complete their research on Extremisbefore starting their retaliation.
The The Mandarin did not know how strong Karl truly was because Hammer and Killian, in order to get him to join, never showed him videos of Karl's strength.
This led him to believe that Karl was just a slightly stronger superhero, while he possessed the Ten Rings! Each of the ten rings had different abilities! He was full of confidence in his own strength, and even dismissed the online praise for Karl. Furthermore, the Military and government had blocked the combat videos of Karl, Captain, and Dark Phoenix, so very few people currently had access to those videos.
The The Mandarin actually had other goals. He wanted to acquire Stark Industries because Stark was originally the largest arms manufacturer. By acquiring Stark Industries, he could mass-produce weapons! He could even rule the World through the power he gained! If he hadn't been lucky enough to encounter an alien spaceship and obtain the Ten Rings, he might have already died. The ten rings gave him a new lease on life! At the same time, they amplified the desire within him.
Because he hadn't possessed the Ten Rings for long, he was naturally overjoyed to suddenly gain superpowers, and his ego rapidly inflated. This is why he created the Ten Rings Gang in the Middle East and acted with such impunity. It's also why his subordinates dared to accept Obadiah's deal and then directly kidnapped Tony Stark.
However, at that time, he didn't know his subordinates had kidnapped Tony Stark. If he had known, he definitely wouldn't have let Tony Stark return so easily! This was one of the reasons why he agreed to Hammer and Killian's plan to deal with Tony Stark!
...After Yan finished studying the god plaque, she threw it back to Karl. Afterward, Karl took her to the island he had bought and had her build heavenly blade seven using Vibranium and Adamantium! Wakanda also built a hidden energy shield there and then began continuously transporting Vibranium to the location. At the same time, they purchased and smelted Adamantium materials, which were then sent to the island for Yan to use. Afterward, Karl teleported away under Yan's murderous gaze.
Although Yan had the manufacturing data for heavenly blade seven, it would probably take a lot of time to actually build it, especially since she was building it alone. The people of Wakanda were only responsible for transporting Vibranium and Adamantium! After Karlreturned to his manor, he spent a few days with Dark Phoenix and the others.
Until today, Charles brought the Magneto, frozen by Karl, and Scott to Karl's manor. Scott had wanted to come much earlier because he had always admired Jean, but Jean couldn't reciprocate, so in this Universe, Jean and Scott were not together and Jean did not fall in love with Wolverine again.
After Charles brought them, Karl naturally wouldn't avoid them, but he was curious what expression Charles would have when he saw Dark Phoenix's current appearance. After all, Charles treated Jean like his own daughter, but the current Jean was no longer Jean. Karl believed he definitely knew, which is why he anticipated his expression.
"Charles, tell me, why are you here? You're not here to ask me for a longer lifespan, are you?" Karl said carelessly to Charles, sitting on the sofa and embracing the mature Dark Phoenix. He was growing more and more fond of Dark Phoenix. Dark Phoenix always understood his thoughts and occasionally created a little bit of romance, coupled with her mature face, which was simply irresistible.
"It's like this, would you mind unfreezing Erik? Also, I wanted to ask about Jean's situation..." Charles said to Karl without changing his expression after seeing Karlembracing Dark Phoenix. Scott, on the other hand, had a dejected expression. After all, seeing his once unattainable goddess now clinging like a small bird to another man's arms, he naturally felt bad. If it weren't for the fact that the other person was Karl, he probably would have already prepared to show the other person how he earned his title of Cyclops.
"Jean is dead! Old man! From now on, I am Phoenix! And if Karl hadn't stopped me! I would have killed you. You kept me locked in that place for so long, I haven't even settled the score with you yet!!!" After Charles finished speaking, Karl hadn't said anything, but Dark Phoenix, with red energy swirling around her, spoke fiercely to Charles.
"Alright, Phoenix. I can unseal Erik. As for Jean, she's probably dead, as she said. But I think Erik should meet two people. darling, go call Wanda and Pirot down." Karlsaid after pulling Dark Phoenix, then agreed to unseal Erik. But since Erik was here, Wanda and Pirot should meet him. Regardless, Magneto was ultimately their father. Whether they acknowledged him or not was their business.
"Ah, alright, thank you." Charles sighed after seeing Dark Phoenix's hateful look towards him and what Karl said afterward, then spoke to Karl. Scott, on the other hand, looked ashen. Jean was dead... He couldn't quite accept it and rushed outside.
Whoosh — — — — — —!
Karl waved his hand at Erik, and a blue energy flew from Karl's hand onto Erik's body. Erik slowly returned to his original state, but immediately became alert upon seeing Karl. It wasn't until he saw Charles next to him, and realized this wasn't the Base from before, and his helmet was gone, that it was clear he had lost. It seemed Charleshad come to beg for his rescue. After a sigh, he also sat on the sofa.
"Karl, who are you calling us down to see? We're still in class~" Wanda floated down the stairs, suspended by red energy, slowly drifting towards Karl. Dark Phoenix, in an instant, returned to Karl's embrace...
Chapter 158: Blood Relations
At the same time, a silver figure flashed through the living room, and Pirot also appeared on the sofa next to them, drinking a bottle of beverage, while curiously looking at Karl and the others. After the two appeared, Erik, who had been calm, seemed a bit off.
"This is a DNA test. It's for you, Wanda, and Pirot, as well as Erik. It shows that you are blood relatives, so Magnetois your true father. This test was done by top Earthbiologists, so there's no need to doubt it. Take a look." Karl did not answer Wanda's words. Instead, he took out the test report he had Samuel do earlier from the system space, then said to Wanda, Pirot, and Erik, placing the report on the table.
Gada-------!
After hearing Karl's words, Pirot's drink dropped. Biological father??? He and Wanda had a biological father? Pirot fell into a daze, constantly wondering what to do. Only Wanda calmly picked up the test report, looked at it, confirmed that Karl was telling the truth, and then put it back.
Magneto tremblingly picked up the test report Wandahad put down. Looking at the results, he didn't know what to say to Wanda and Pirot. Although he knew he had children, he had no idea where they were. For the future of Mutants, he had given up too much, including his children. But now they had actually appeared in Karl's home, and even directly in front of him. Erik opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
Charles, on the other side, also looked at Wanda and Pirot in surprise. He hadn't expected these two children to be his old friend Erik's children. But seeing his old friend's appearance, he probably... could only sigh in his heart.
"Alright, you can leave. So what if he's our biological father? Where were you when we almost died in Sokovia? The famous Magneto among Mutants? We two are not worthy of you. Karl saved us and has taken great care of us. We are very happy here. You should leave. Pirot and I will not acknowledge you." Wanda sat on the sofa, silent for a moment, then said to Magneto and Charles, after which she turned her head away and no longer looked at them.
"I... Alas..." Erik wanted to say something after hearing Wanda's words, but the words caught in his throat. He didn't know how they had been doing all these years, hadn't even seen them, let alone known if they were safe. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh.
"Yes, you have no idea how much despair we felt then. Do you understand the feeling of a missile possibly exploding in front of you for three days straight?! If Karl hadn't saved us, we would have already died. Karl gave us new life and a new life. You should leave. You will never be my and Wanda's father." Pirot said coldly to Erik, then directly told them to leave, memories of how Karl treated them flashing through his mind.
They knew about people trying to capture them when their powers awakened. At that time, he and Wanda were watching from the roof of the mansion. When the army appeared, Karl, without fear, faced them alone to protect them. Red Tank even charged in directly to destroy the armored vehicles and weapons. It wasn't until another group of soldiers appeared and took them away that he and Wanda breathed a sigh of relief, not to mention the life Karl gave them that they had never experienced before.
Although they had a father and mother before and were also very happy, the life here was clearly better than before. After Karl saved them, he adopted them, buying them all sorts of things without hesitation. Aunt Mei also took care of them, and they even rode in luxury cars, which they could only gaze at from afar previously, to go to school! They even had vibranium battle suit!
Pirot didn't know what Vibranium was at first, but he also had a phone and computer, so he naturally looked it up himself. When he saw that it was 100,000 us dollars per gram and unobtainable, he was directly stunned. The bracelets Karl gave him and Wanda could cover their entire bodies. How much money was that!
Afterward, Pirot secretly resolved that he would definitely repay Karl well in the future! As for going with Erik or acknowledging him, he had never even considered it. Wanda clearly thought the same as him. Charles was also startled to hear Pirot's words, not expecting them to have such an experience. He then gave Erik a helpless look and remained silent.
"If you ever need anything, you can come find me at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Charles, let's go." Erik remained silent for a while after hearing Pirot's words, then said something to the two of them before pushing Charles towards the door. Karl held the elder sister throughout, saying nothing, quietly watching the scene unfold.
"Alright, this will always be your home. Go to class, don't keep Raven waiting too long." Karl said gently when he saw Wanda and Pirot looking at him. The two nodded and then walked upstairs. Karl held the elder sister, speechless for a long time... At this moment, people began to venture into uninhabited places around the World. Even some tombs that had already been visited by many grave robbers once again welcomed new guests. In a pharaoh's tomb in Egypt, a team obtained the dark bibleand sun bible from inside, having gone through some risks to get these two items. At this moment, they were debating whether to go to New York to find the Gold Saint to exchange for life essence.
Although they could use some spells from the books through ancient Egyptian language, their power was not great, and many people already knew they had obtained them. It was estimated that someone would come to snatch them soon, and then the scriptures they had painstakingly found might be taken away. Finally, after a vote, they decided to exchange for life essence. As long as they had life essence, they could at least instantly become rich people.
They wouldn't have to run all over the World and could experience the luxury of high society. At this moment, one year of life on the underground black market had reached ten billion us dollars, but it was still unobtainable. On their way to New York, several major financial families had already noticed them and even dispatched retired Navy SEALs to pursue and seize their sun bible and dark bible.
They hadn't found the source of these two scriptures, but they had found why the scriptures appeared in that pharaoh's tomb: because a high priest and the Egyptian Queen were discovered having an affair. They killed the pharaoh together, after which the Queen surrendered for the sacrifice. The Queen was killed shortly after...
Chapter 159: A Conspiracy Against Tony
Afterward, the High Priest sought the dark bible and the sun bible to resurrect the queen. The dark bible contained methods for reviving the dead. However, just as the High Priest was about to finish the incantation, he was stopped by the Pharaoh's guard, transformed into a worm-like creature, and sealed within a sarcophagus.
But to use the spells within, one needed the unique magic of Egypt and an understanding of ancient Egyptian. If an ordinary person attempted a severe spell, they would be consumed by the scripture and die. Yet, this was still enough for them to covet it; even if they couldn't use it themselves, they could at least trade it for some life essence.
Meanwhile, Killian and Hammer had already injected themselves with the Extremis. They now felt an unprecedented surge of power. They then found a mercenary group to inject, preparing to make a move against Tony Stark. As for why The Mandarin didn't inject, it was because he disdained such technological advancements, believing his ten rings were already invincible! Killian and Hammer said nothing, as The Mandarin was merely a tool to them.
The Mandarin had his motives, and they certainly had theirs. Killian then began arranging for those who failed the experiments to carry out terrorist attacks in New York. Simultaneously, he rapidly recruited various mercenaries. He planned to target Tony Stark's driver first, as he heard their relationship seemed quite good.
Hammer, on the other hand, fixated on Pepper. The thought of Pepper, once merely an assistant, now becoming the CEO of Stark Industries, and also looking down on him just like Tony, ignited an unnamed fury within him. He wanted those who looked down on him to pay the price!
Tony was completely unaware that he was being targeted. Besides researching his armor, he was busy setting dates with various tycoons to bring the items to Karl again. In a few days, it would be the date he had set with the tycoons, so he had to intensify his armorresearch these days... Time passed quickly. The various tycoons arrived at Tony's house with their items. This time, there were ten times more than last time, totaling over two hundred trucks. There were also many more tycoons and wealthy individuals. As before, they affixed their family or corporate labels to their items, and then Tony, with his bodyguards, delivered them to Karl's manor. This time, as Tony headed to Karl's manor with the items...
The road from Tony's villa to Karl's manor had been blocked by these tycoons through their connections. The entire route was lined with their security teams, yet there wasn't a single representative from a national government. This was because various countries were still observing. If they were to act, many countries would bring out items several times more valuable than what these tycoons offered, especially the ancient Eastern country where myths abounded, whose items could be several times superior in quality.
And those two scriptures from Egypt had now fallen into the hands of a certain tycoon family. How could a small team compare to retired Navy SEALs, let alone an entire team, coupled with the connections they leveraged? They were intercepted before even reaching the airport for New York, and the scriptures were then seized.
That tycoon family naturally tried to research it themselves, but after ten people died in a few days, they immediately packaged the scriptures to exchange for life essence, fearing the item carried some curse. If their direct family members died, it would be a huge problem. So, those two scriptures were still on their way to Karl's manor.
"Kid, you left me there alone and haven't come to see me for so long. What, am I not pretty enough, not attractive enough for you?" Yelena said to Karl, sitting on the sofa on the second floor of the manor with her legs crossed. She had returned directly from the island today; with her power, it was merely a matter of wormhole transportation.
"Pretty, pretty. Attractive, attractive. I've just been too busy, that's all! Next time for sure! But now that you're back, what about the warship's progress?" Karl said to Yelena somewhat awkwardly, then asked her with a hint of confusion.
"I created a group of Vibranium robots. Wouldn't it be fine to let them finish it? Don't worry, with our Angel technology, these robots won't cause any problems, nor will they slow down the progress. You only care about your warship. Don't I, a great beauty, deserve my master's concern, hmm~?" Yelena rolled her eyes at Karl after hearing his words, then slowly stood up and came to Karl, directly sitting on his lap, and said with a mischievous smile.
"Speaking of which, are all you Angels so fond of teasing people? Aren't you very devoted to love? You're only making me think you're very frivolous." When Yelena sat on Karl, he blushed crimson from her scent and awkwardly said to her.
"That's right, we Angels yearn for love. But in seven thousand years, I've met two, or perhaps not even two. For this, I even defied the Queen and was confined for several hundred years. So, Kid, I have high hopes for your future, so much so that I will fall in love with you and protect you until Death. Keep it up, Kid, I have faith in you." Yelena, upon hearing Karl's words, did not stand up but instead leaned into his embrace and said to him. As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up and returned to her seat.
Karl pondered, looking at Yelena, who had returned to her seat. From Yelena's words, it wasn't hard to guess that she hadn't yet been betrothed to Ge Xiaolun, nor did she know where her future lay. This implied that the Xiongbing Company's timeline hadn't started yet. Yelenaseemed to have said this line to Ge Xiaolun in the original timeline, but now she was saying it to him. Perhaps it was because she was summoned to this universe, or perhaps she knew something.
However, Yelena was someone he had summoned, and moreover, she was a female anime character he quite liked in his previous life. Now that he had the chance, he naturally had to bring her into his harem. He also wanted to experience how sincere and romantic the legendary Angel's vow of protection was!
Karl smiled at Yelena, while Yelena looked at Karl with a strange expression. Afterward, Yelena reported that Tonyhad arrived with over two hundred trucks of antiques and asked him to go out and see. There were also many adventure groups bringing items to the outside of the manor.
Karl then stood up and walked outside, with Yelenaaccompanying him. As Karl stepped out of the house, Dark Phoenix suddenly appeared beside him, glaring fiercely at Yelena. Yelena merely smiled at Dark Phoenixand paid her no mind!
Chapter 160: Another Inspection
"Shit, I'm just your grunt labor every day; I don't even have time to research my armor anymore." Tony stepped out of a truck, complaining to Karl, then motioned for his bodyguards to open the truck's cargo door before walking towards Karl.
"Didn't I give you Adamantium before? This is the formula for Adamantium. Take it and make your own; consider it your payment, how about it?" Karl glanced at Tony and slowly spoke, then took out the previously copied Adamantium formula and handed it to Tony.
"Ha! I knew you had the Adamantium formula! Steve Rogers's shield was made of Adamantium and Vibranium, wasn't it? He relied on that shield to hold off Thor for a long time. I need to get myself some Adamantium armor too!" Tony snatched the formula Karl handed him, examining it while talking to Karl.
"Whatever, Yelena. Tell the people outside to label their items themselves and bring them in." Karl dismissively finished speaking to Tony, then turned to Yelena. Yelenanodded and walked outside.
Karl looked at the truck in front of him, and his telekinetic power surged, taking out all the antiques one by one from inside the truck. He casually picked up an item and began to inspect it. Although the quality this time was higher than the last, they were all damaged goods. The divine power and energy had already dissipated, and none of them were weapons, but rather everyday items: cups, golden bowls, and so on.
Dark Phoenix quietly watched Karl from the side, while Yan, still unwilling to give up, took an item and began to inspect it with her Angel's Eye. But just like before, the Angel's Eye couldn't detect anything. As time passed, Karl saw a black book and a golden book, and he controlled them to fly towards him.
[dark bible: A legendary collection of spells written by Death Anubis. It was sealed by people due to its extreme evil. To use the spells, one must become a follower of Death Anubis and possess the divine power of DeathAnubis to use them without side effects. Otherwise, it will backfire and consume one's life force, leading to Death!]
[sun bible: A legendary collection of spells used by the Sun God Apollo. It was sealed alongside the dark bible by people misled by Anubis. To use the spells, one must use the power of the sun; otherwise, the scripture's magic will scorch the user's soul!]
"Tony, these two scriptures have a lifespan of 200 years. Record them once. Although some of the spells inside are quite good, both scriptures have side effects and are not very effective for us." Karl said to Tony blandly, then explained the functions of the two scriptures before casually handing them to Yan.
He had noticed Yan curiously looking at the two scriptures earlier. Even if he didn't give them to her, she would ask him for them later, so he might as well give them to her first. Yan gave Karl an surprised look, then took the two scriptures and began to examine them with her Angel's Eye.
He then continued to inspect the other items. There was truly a wide variety of things inside, even a stone pillar from a greek mythology-era palace, which left Karl a bit speechless. There were relatively few Eastern items here, until Karl picked up a palm-sized sword.
[Body-Protecting Flying Sword: A body-protecting flying sword of an ancient Eastern female cultivator. It fell after the Celestials' war, and the flying sword was damaged, sealing itself. Due to insufficient energy, the internal magic array cannot repair itself. It can be unsealed and repaired through the power of rules, returning to its peak. However, because its previous owner refined it for a long time, even if repaired, this flying sword will possess sentience and will choose its own master!]
Karl looked at the explanation for the small sword in his hand, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face. It was actually a flying sword? And it would choose its own master after being repaired? That's something, but he still planned to keep it. Even if it was repaired and unsealed, it wouldn't be that strong. Karl could just use True Overwrite to change it, couldn't he?
Karl had thought about using True Overwrite to change those damaged items before, but he hadn't encountered any weapon at the divine artifact level, let alone how much energy it would take to restore those items to their peak, so he had to give up.
"Tony, this has a 200-year lifespan. An Eastern flying sword, have you heard of it? Forget it, I can tell you wouldn't understand." Karl said to Tony, motioning for him to record it, and then also told him its original name, speechless at Tony's confused expression.
"What, isn't it just like the flying swords of the sword immortals in Eastern novels? I can look it up. It's just incredible that this thing can count for 200 years of lifespan." Tony pouted and said to Karl, while also curiously looking at the small sword in Karl's hand.
"This thing is called a Body-Protecting Flying Sword. It can automatically protect its master, and even if this thing is unsealed and repaired, it still has sentience and will choose its own master. You think it's that simple?" Karl said to Tony exasperatedly, then directly put the small sword into his system space.
Afterward, none of the other items inside satisfied Karl. There were quite a few ancient items, but they were all useless. Even if there were weapons, they were just ordinary ones, not weapons used by gods, so Karl had no intention of keeping them. He then had Yelena bring in all the items from the people outside. Their quality was even far inferior to those Tony brought, with most of them being just ordinary antiques, until Karl saw a golden cup.
[golden holy grail: A legendary Holy Grail that can grant eternal life. As long as one drinks water from this cup, they can live forever and remain youthful. However, once started, it cannot be stopped. One must drink water from this cup at regular intervals. Once stopped, one will rapidly age, and even their soul will eventually be absorbed by the Holy Grail! At the same time, the Holy Grail contains a peculiar space, inside which is placed a treasure map of the legendary Golden Apple of Eden. It can be unsealed with the power of rules!]
Karl became interested after reading the explanation for this golden holy grail. Such a thing actually existed, but one had to keep drinking water from it. The latter part of the sentence was the key that caught Karl's attention: the Golden Apple of Eden! Karl suddenly thought of something, but he wasn't sure.
"Yelena, take this label and call in the owner of this golden holy grail." Karl handed the label attached to the Holy Grail to Yelena, then spoke to her. Yelena nodded and walked out of the manor...