After listening to Tina Ren's purpose, Samuel only realized belatedly that although the actual distance between Afterlife and Kamar-Taj was a bit far, they were both near the Himalayas, barely counting as neighbors.
"No need for tea, your Kamar-Taj is too poor, save as much as you can."
The joke about not having money for special effects is not going away.
Samuel pointed in the direction of Afterlife in the distance and smiled at Tina Ren: "I'm here for them."
"Inhumans?"
It was clear that Tina Ren had some understanding of her neighbors, who were also isolated in the Himalayas.
"I, I apologize for asking, but your purpose in seeking the Inhumans is...?" Tina Ren asked hesitantly.
Samuel smiled, "If all goes well, they will be my people from now on."
"Oh," Tina Ren responded.
Samuel smiled and countered, "Does Kamar-Taj intend to intervene? If I recall correctly, you should have no interaction with them, right? They don't even know you exist."
"Yes," Tina Ren replied instinctively, then quickly shook her head and explained, "No, no, no, I mean they truly don't know we exist, not that Kamar-Taj intends to intervene."
Samuel slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "Even if you intervene, it doesn't matter. It's been a long time since I've encountered an opponent who can ignite my fighting spirit."
Looking at the surrounding snow-capped mountains and the lower peaks that seemed like two different Worlds below, this profound atmosphere of overlooking all mountains made a phrase pop into Tina Ren's mind.
I am invincible in the World!
Of course, she wasn't talking about herself, but about the Void Lord Samuel!
Due to her admiration, or perhaps obsession, with the Void Lord Samuel, Tina Ren paid a lot of attention to Void Express's affairs. As a sorceress, she was naturally curious about Samuel's strength.
She had even specifically asked the Ancient One how strong this Void Lord Samuel truly was. The Ancient One had only smiled and said, "I don't know how strong he is either!"
Tina Ren's first reaction was, if even the Ancient One didn't know how strong Samuel was, then it meant Samuel's strength was very likely even greater than the Ancient One's!
It was precisely because the Ancient One said this that Tina Ren, who had only met Samuel once, would fantasize about Samuel's strength, would rationalize it, and would worship Samuel so abnormally.
No—it should be adoration!
"Aren't you going back to tell the Ancient One to set her mind at ease?" Samuel looked at the distracted Tina Ren and smiled, patting her shoulder.
Tina Ren woke up as if from a dream and quickly said awkwardly, "I, I'll go back now."
Saying this, she prepared to open a portal.
"Wait," Samuel called out to her, smiling and holding out something, "I didn't plan to break my promise. This is for you."
"Yuan Yi Staff?!"
Tina Ren looked at the Yuan Yi Staff Samuel handed her, then looked down at the Yuan Yi Staff in her own hand, and was completely dumbfounded.
"How, how is this possible? There should only be one Yuan Yi Staff!" Tina Ren widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Don't forget, I am the Void Lord."
Samuel winked at Tina Ren, and then with a whoosh, casually arrived at the mountain where Afterlife was located.
Tina Ren's appearance was just a small, unexpected interlude. If it were a different time and place, Samuel might have chatted with her more. After all, Nicole Minoru's mother in the Zombie Universe was already dead. If there was an opportunity for these 'mother and daughter' from different time and space to meet, it should also be quite interesting.
With lush green grass and refreshing breezes, Samuel walked directly towards the clustered houses.
After only a few steps, he was discovered.
People came out of the houses and from a distance one after another, gradually gathering together, their expressions wary, worried, or curious as they sized up Samuel.
From the crowd, a woman wearing brown jeans and a greyish-white work jacket walked out.
Those legs... are so long!
Samuel secretly marveled, recognizing the woman's identity.
Afterlife is like a training center. As long as Inhumans are found outside, they are brought back, helped through their transformation period, and taught how to control their abilities.
Once their abilities are stable, if someone wants to leave, Gordon will send them away.
They can also stay, but they must abide by Afterlife's rules.
In terms of scale, Afterlife is definitely not comparable to Attilan, and it cannot support that many people. Therefore, Afterlife controls many Inhumans, but there are not many Inhumans *in* Afterlife!
Most of the Inhumans who remain in Afterlife have little presence. Besides Jia Ying and Gordon, Samuel only remembers two people.
One is named Lincoln Campbell, who has the ability to control electric charges. His usual method is to discharge electricity, and its power is... hard to describe.
Do you say he is strong? His destructive power is just so-so. Do you say he is weak? He can hold his own against both Agents and Inhumans.
The other is named Alisha Whitley, also known as the Duplicate Girl. She can duplicate herself, and each duplicate can share vision with the others. They are both independent and a single entity.
The woman who walked out from the crowd in front of him was the Duplicate Girl, Alisha Whitley.
"Who are you!" Alisha Whitley walked up to Samuel and asked warily.
"Samuel."
Samuel smiled and said his name.
Alisha Whitley frowned slightly and murmured softly, "Samuel? Why does that name sound a bit familiar? I seem to have heard it somewhere."
"Void Express!"
"You're the Boss of Void Express?"
At this moment, a man walked out from the crowd. As luck would have it, it was Lincoln Campbell.
How should I put it?
You can only say that screen time is earned by yourself.
No wonder the two of them had a presence in the TV series. There were at least a dozen people around, some of whom clearly didn't look like they had just transformed and weren't familiar with their abilities, but none of them spoke up, none of them stepped forward. It would be strange if they had any presence like this.
"You're the Boss of Void Express? What are you doing here?" Alisha Whitley also remembered, but she did not relax her guard.
To ordinary people, Void Express is just a slightly more powerful delivery company. Well, okay, you can remove the'slightly'.
But for Inhumans with special identities like Alisha Whitley, Void Express is far more than just a delivery company.
Most of Void Express's deliverymen are not ordinary people.
As the Boss, could Samuel be ordinary?
"You've come for me," a voice came from behind the crowd. The crowd gradually parted, and a man and a woman walked forward, one after the other.
The arrivals were none other than the leaders of Afterlife, Jia Ying and Gordon.
Jia Ying was wearing a very China-style cheongsam, and there was a noticeable scar on her face.
Gordon was wearing a plain beige trench coat. The only unusual thing was that he had no eyes. His eyes, or rather eye sockets, were covered by skin and completely sealed.
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