Don't worry, my Hela darling, I've already arranged your accommodation…" Zhou Ye confidently put his arm around Hela's slender waist, saying smugly.
"…Just so you know, I absolutely, positively will not go to Earth…" Hela eyed her man warily, afraid that Zhou Ye would use the excuse of needing time to build her new residence to take her to Earth.
"Tch—!" Zhou Ye clicked his tongue in annoyance. This woman actually saw through his plan instantly… But luckily, he always liked to have a backup plan, otherwise, this time he would really be in trouble…
"You just clicked your tongue, didn't you? Darling, you really do want to take me back to Earth…" Hela immediately put on a tearful expression, clutching her stomach and saying with a grievance, "Angelina, my baby, your daddy is a big bad guy… He actually…"
"That's definitely your imagination, I definitely didn't tch…" Zhou Ye hurriedly explained. He wasn't afraid of anything except Hela complaining to his daughter…
Hela looked at Zhou Ye's nervous expression, a smile appearing on her face. She wasn't actually angry, she just wanted to see her man's silly dad-like appearance… It was too cute.
"Then where are my daughter and I going to stay tonight?" Hela smiled smugly. She was now using the princess to order her father around. The Angelina baby in her belly was her greatest asset. As for whether her man would settle accounts after the baby was born? Hela said there was no rush for that kind of thing, anyway, there were still ten years to go…
"I've already prepared your temporary residence…" Zhou Ye said, pointing to a flat piece of land below.
Hela looked in the direction Zhou Ye was pointing, and saw a team of construction workers busily assembling some modules… These were all modularly produced houses… Usually used for military purposes.
But, obviously, Zhou Ye was now using them to build his woman's temporary residence… All the walls, ceilings, and everything else in this type of house were made of integrally molded polymer materials. All the circuits and pipes were integrated inside. When not in use, they were just pieces of seemingly useless boards. When they needed to be used, they could be pieced together like building blocks.
Of course, Zhou Ye could also use the Time Stone to speed up the construction of his little princess's future castle, but if he wanted to speed up the progress by a thousand times, then Zhou Ye would have to personally use the power of time, which was something Zhou Ye absolutely didn't want to do, because he didn't want to leave his little princess's side for even a moment, let alone preside over a time formation inside.
Therefore, currently, the entire project was only progressing at a hundred times speed. With this kind of time progress, Zhou Ye didn't need to personally preside over the formation, he only needed to use the power of time to set up the formation.
Leaving aside the lazy Zhou Ye, let's talk about Hela seeing the scene below.
She saw a building that was completely different from the Asgardian style rapidly taking shape. This building looked only two stories high, but it gave people a very warm and comfortable feeling. "Is that my temporary residence?"
"Of course…" Zhou Ye had already made two preparations. If he could trick Hela into going to Earth, he would trick her into going to Earth. If he couldn't trick her into going to Earth, he couldn't let his daughter's mother freeze… No matter what, Hela was the first woman to bear him offspring, so it didn't matter if he doted on her a little more.
"Can you really live in that thing?" Hela looked at the simple villa that was being built up like building blocks with some hesitation, her heart filled with doubts. Although it looked very beautiful, could you really live in it?
"It's almost ready, I'll take you inside to see and you'll know." Zhou Ye didn't explain, saying this as he put his arm around Hela and walked towards her future residence for the next few days…
"Okay…" At this time, Hela could only follow her man to take a look…
Just as the two of them leisurely arrived in front of the simple villa, the main body of the villa was almost completely completed. The auxiliary devices that were helping to fix the modules on the outside had already been removed…
"Master…" Seeing Zhou Ye walking over, all the Umbrella employees who were working put down their work and respectfully saluted Zhou Ye and Hela.
"Are these all your subordinates, darling?" Hela saw the fanaticism in their eyes when they looked at her man. She was very familiar with this kind of gaze. In the past, the soldiers she led also looked at her with this kind of fanaticism, because she could lead them to one victory after another… But now… those soldiers were probably cleaned up by her father long ago.
"Yes, they are all Umbrella employees." Zhou Ye said with a smile.
"These are all good warriors…" Hela looked at the construction workers who could easily lift several tons of heavy objects… and couldn't help but admire them. Even in the martial Asgard, this could be called a warrior, right?
"Hehe…" Zhou Ye smiled noncommittally. He wouldn't tell Hela that these were just ordinary employees whose bodies had been initially strengthened. The abilities of the real Umbrella combat troops were several streets away from them…
He didn't want Hela to have the idea of conquering the Nine Realms for her daughter now. These things could wait until his daughter grew up. Now, her task was to rest well, have a safe pregnancy, and then take care of the children at home…
"Let's go, let's go inside and see your temporary residence for the next few days…" Zhou Ye said, taking Hela and walking directly into the open door of the simple villa…
The inside had been cleaned spotlessly… There were also several Umbrella employees busy checking the villa's circuits and plumbing to ensure that there would be no problems during use…
Zhou Ye waved to them, telling them not to be too excited and to continue with their work… Then he turned to look at Hela, smiling and asking, "How is it? Darling, are you satisfied with your temporary residence?"
"Although it's a bit small… but… it seems okay…" Hela said with a proud and aloof tone that this temporary residence was okay. In fact, her heart immediately fell in love with this villa, which although didn't look very big, was arranged very warmly…
Downstairs was a large combination of a living room and a kitchen. In the living room, several sets of beanbag sofas were placed, making people want to lie down. At the front of the sofas was a large display screen… taking up an entire wall. Although Hela didn't know what it was for, she guessed it must have its own purpose, otherwise her man wouldn't have placed it in such a conspicuous position in the living room. Actually, it was just a super-large screen television… it's just that Asgard didn't have them, so Hela didn't recognize it…
In the kitchen, Hela found that she couldn't recognize several things. Zhou Ye had to demonstrate how to use them one by one before she understood that the thing that could catch fire was actually used for cooking…
To be honest, although the technology of Asgard, the Immortal Palace, has surpassed Earth in some aspects, when it comes to entertainment and enjoyment, Earth can proudly claim to be hundreds of years ahead of Asgard…
Under Zhou Ye's hands-on guidance, Hela learned how to use various household appliances… She learned to watch melodramatic soap operas on the oversized screen TV in the living room… Although the Realm of Death didn't have television signals, Zhou Ye had found her a lot of videotapes from Earth. There were also many collectibles that Zhou Ye's women had brought from the real world, such as Korean dramas like 'My Love from the Star'…
For the time being, Hela, under Zhou Ye's comfort, settled down to be a pregnant woman awaiting childbirth. Although she wasn't showing yet, to Zhou Ye, every move she made felt like it was going to cost him his life… There was no way around it, you had to understand the pain of an old man who was thousands of years old and was having his first true bloodline descendant.
Chapter 533
The next morning—
Hela woke up from her sleep and found that she had fallen in love with this soft, large tatami mat. It was tens of thousands of times better than her original animal skin… Relying on her powerful willpower, Hela broke free from the attraction of this soft, large tatami mat and slowly opened her eyes.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw her man's face. Hela loved this feeling… To be honest, being able to see her man's face first thing every morning, Hela felt that it was definitely the happiest thing in the world. Of course, this didn't happen often.
"Honey…" Hela raised her hand, gently stroking Zhou Ye's cheek, with a slight smile on her face: "It's time to get up…"
"…Huff…Huff…" The only response she got was her man's snoring…
Hela pinched Zhou Ye's nose playfully. To be honest, nothing had happened between them last night; they had just slept quietly… After all, Hela was pregnant, and Zhou Ye, for the sake of his little princess, didn't dare to mess with her mother.
Hela, who was pinching Zhou Ye's nose, thought that Zhou Ye would wake up soon, but… she found that her man was still fast asleep… This was very abnormal…
You should know that although Zhou Ye usually lowers his five senses, he should definitely be able to wake up from this kind of disturbance…
Hela began to panic… She didn't know why her man was so sleepy…
"Honey, don't scare me…" Hela's shout was tinged with a sob, and she was already a little out of her mind.
But, to her disappointment, Zhou Ye still didn't wake up…
"… … … …" Hela hurriedly used soul magic to look at Zhou Ye. This was her ability. She was in charge of all the souls in Asgard. It could be said that even if it was a terminal illness, as long as Hela was willing, she could cure the people of Asgard, but she rarely used this power.
In her soul's eye, her man's soul was slightly weak… But otherwise, there was nothing serious…
She knew that this was the aftereffect of her man cutting his own soul yesterday for the birth of her daughter. In fact, she should have had such aftereffects as well, but, at the moment Angelina entered Hela's body and began to conceive, the Nine Realms each separated a trace of their world's origin and entered Hela's body. Although this trace of the world's origin was for Angelina, their future darling, at the same time as it entered Angelina's body, it also nourished the mother who was pregnant with her, Hela—her soul and body were greatly strengthened at that moment because they had received the gift of the Nine Realms.
It could be said that Hela was now stronger than before…
But, obviously, Zhou Ye didn't have this treatment… He first severed his own soul, and then busied himself running around to create the most comfortable living environment for his daughter.
All of this was supported by Zhou Ye's excitement about having a child about to be born. However, when he fell asleep… Zhou Ye's soul could no longer hold on. In order to protect himself, his body automatically fell into a deep sleep…
Hela was already panicking… But she couldn't go to Earth. Although she wasn't afraid of her father Odin now, she didn't plan to start a war with her father now that she intended to focus on giving birth to her man's child…
Hela, with a somewhat panicked expression, quickly put on her clothes and flew towards the distant construction site…
"Mother—the master has ordered that you are not allowed to enter the construction site because it is too chaotic inside…" A man wearing an Umbrella black uniform stopped Hela, who was planning to force her way into the construction site. He respectfully explained the reason to Hela.
"No… Ye has fallen into a deep sleep… I need help…" Hela said anxiously.
"What? Something happened to the master?" Although Hela's speech was a bit too fast, and it was mixed with some Asgardian slang, the guard had already understood Hela's meaning. At this time, he couldn't care about so much. He rushed directly into the construction site. In front of a semi-permanent portal shining with golden light, he gestured and gesticulated with the gatekeeper for a few words, and then immediately rushed into the portal.
Hela waited anxiously. She knew that her man's subordinates must have gone to find helpers…
What didn't disappoint her was that, before long, a group of women appeared in front of the portal… Then, there was a steady stream of women being teleported over… Although most of them were maids wearing maid outfits.
As soon as the maids arrived, they took over the defense work here without any politeness, and the Umbrella employees willingly handed over their work… Of course, they knew how powerful the maids around their master were.
Soon, a group of women spotted Hela, who looked anxious, and walked directly towards her…
"Hela, we meet again…" Gu Yi, having met Hela a few times, naturally acted as the introducer for everyone.
"Never mind that now…" Hela saw Gu Yi as if seeing a savior, grabbed her hand, and rushed towards her temporary residence… "Zhou Ye is in a coma because of a soul injury…"
"Why would darling suffer a soul injury?" The one who asked was naturally Madame Hydra, Ophelia. She had been waiting in Zhou Ye's manor, expecting to spend Christmas with her man, but Zhou Ye didn't return all night… This infuriated them. As a result, they received news from Umbrella this morning that their man had an accident in the realm of death…
That's why all the women came. You should know that there were quite a few women waiting to spend Christmas with Zhou Ye yesterday…
"I… I…" Hela, to be honest, didn't know what to say. She didn't know if she would be torn to pieces by these women if she revealed that she was pregnant with her man's child… After all, a jealous woman is capable of anything.
Moreover, to be honest, Hela didn't want to fight right now, after all, she had a little life growing in her belly…
"The most important thing now is to see how darling is… We can talk about other things later." Gu Yi directly interrupted Ophelia's question.
"Okay, I hope darling is alright…" Ophelia's face was filled with worry. She felt like her heart was being gripped tightly by a hand, and she was almost out of breath…
The women all looked worried. They couldn't bother to pursue the fact that their man had abandoned them last night to find Hela in the realm of death… They only prayed that their man would be safe and sound, which would be the greatest happiness for them.
Chapter 534
As they spoke, they arrived at Hela's villa. After all, because they were worried about their man, the women moved very quickly. They couldn't wait to see how their man was doing.
Arriving at her villa, Hela naturally walked in the front. She led Gu Yi and the other women directly into the bedroom on the second floor.
Seeing Zhou Ye lying on the couch, still asleep, Gu Yi hurried forward and rushed to the couch. She reached out and opened Zhou Ye's eyelids to take a look. After using soul magic to examine him, she finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Darling is fine, it's just that his soul has suffered some trauma. He will wake up after resting for a few days…"
"That's great…" Hela also breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Gu Yi's words. Killing people was easy for her, but saving people… If it were someone from Asgard, she would have the means, but obviously, Zhou Ye was not from Asgard.
"It's good that darling is okay…"
"That scared me to death…"
"That's great…"
The women who rushed in together were also slightly relieved… After all, Zhou Ye didn't return home all night on Christmas Eve. Although they were a little angry, when they heard that their man had an accident, their anxious hearts were filled with all sorts of thoughts… They were afraid that their man had been injured in a fight with someone…
Now, hearing Gu Yi's words, everyone breathed a collective sigh of relief. No matter what, among this group of people, apart from Hela, Gu Yi had a clearer understanding of the soul, and in some areas, Gu Yi's understanding of the soul had surpassed Hela.
"I don't know why darling's soul was injured… But, I think it may have something to do with you." Gu Yi said, looking at Hela, her wisdom in her eyes as if she saw through all of Hela's plans. "I sensed a new soul power in your body. That young soul gives me a very close feeling, just like darling…"
"…?" The women also looked at Hela, waiting for her answer.
"Yes…" Hela generously admitted in the face of the women's questioning, anyway, it was impossible to avoid it. She had already figured it out on the way. No matter how jealous these women were of her, they couldn't possibly hurt her… Because, she had her man's child in her belly… "In order to give birth to darling's bloodline, both I and darling cut off our souls… This child has the same soul quality as me and Ye… It is the offspring of me and Ye…"
Hearing Hela's words, the expressions on the women's faces were simply wonderful. Some were jealous, some were envious, some were resentful, and some were sad… Hela carefully observed the expressions of the women. She wanted to identify the women and see who might become her enemy in the future and who might become her ally…
However, what Hela didn't expect was that after these women heard that she had her man's child, although their expressions were ugly for a moment, in the end, their expressions calmed down… And it wasn't the kind of calmness that was disguised, but the kind of real calmness. Hela was confident that she could still see their true feelings…
"You, aren't you jealous?" Hela asked in astonishment.
"Of course I'm jealous, and I'm so jealous that I'm about to die…" Ophelia said, walking a few steps towards Hela, and asked softly: "Is it a boy or a girl? What's her name?"
"Uh… it's a girl. Ye said her Chinese name is Xuan Xuan, and her English name is Angelina Odinson." Hela replied blankly.
"Can I feel her?" There was even a hint of pleading on Ophelia's face…
"…Okay…" Hela
In the end, she agreed to Ophelia's request, because she didn't see malice in this woman's soul.
"Thank you so much…" Ophelia said, carefully placing her hand on Hela's stomach… In fact, one couldn't feel anything at this time, but Ophelia still sighed contentedly: "My dear baby daughter… future princess, hello, I am your Ophelia mother, and you have many mothers who are looking forward to your birth… Come out quickly, little one… You will be the happiest princess in the world."
"…" Hela was speechless. She didn't expect Ophelia to take her daughter as her own so presumptuously. However, Zhou Ye had already told her about this. All his women are the mothers of his daughter… Angelina will definitely not lack maternal love.
"Do you know?" Ophelia withdrew her hand contentedly, then sat in front of Hela, and said softly, "When we first learned that you had given birth to an heir for our beloved, we were so jealous that we were going crazy…"
"But…" Hela was about to speak, but Ophelia interrupted her again.
"Don't rush to speak, listen to me first." Ophelia said, "We all deeply love Ye, and we are willing to give everything for him… And he is also very good to us, except for being a little bit of a playboy…"
Hearing Ophelia's words, the women nodded in agreement, and even Hela had to agree with Ophelia's words.
"What is the greatest happiness of a woman? Of course, it is to give birth to his heir for the man she loves most…" Ophelia said, with a hint of sadness on her face. "However, our man is so unique… Although he possesses invincible power, he cannot make us give birth to his heir… We have been sad, in pain, and desperate… I even had to use Umbrella's technology to give birth to a daughter for him, although this daughter has no blood relationship with him… Strictly speaking, that is just my own daughter."
"…" Hela looked at the sadness on Ophelia's face, and she could understand the woman's pain.
"But… now you have rekindled a lamp of hope for us…" The sadness on Ophelia's face disappeared, and she said with a smile: "With you as a successful example, I believe that it won't be long before… we can give birth to his heir for our beloved… Give him hundreds and thousands of daughters, so that he has no time to fool around…"
"…Uh—you don't want our beloved to tear his soul apart and then give birth to an heir, do you?" Hela felt that she could prepare for her man's funeral… These women would definitely tear her beloved to pieces.
"How is that possible…" Ophelia rolled her eyes and said, "In that case, no matter how strong our beloved is, how many times can he split his soul?"
"Then you?" Hela asked curiously.
"Of course, it has pointed out a research direction for us…" Ophelia said nonchalantly: "In the past, we were obsessed with analyzing the secrets of our beloved's body, but ignored the things about the soul, and we were even desperate, but the fact that you have our beloved's heir has filled us with hope again. This time, I plan to include soul research into the highest sequence of all research projects of Umbrella and Hydra after I go back…"
"The soul is very mysterious… Even I dare not say that I have completely grasped the essence of the soul after thousands of years…" Hela explained.
"It's okay… we have endless lives to accomplish this." Ophelia said nonchalantly: "Maybe one day, our beloved will go to a world where there is a way to improve the essence of the soul? At that time, maybe we can have his heir… We have time to wait."
"It may not only be a problem with the soul, it may also be related to the body…" Gu Yi, who had just finished feeding Zhou Ye medicine mouth-to-mouth, interrupted Ophelia and said, "A high degree of unity between the body and the soul can solve your problem…"
"What kind of future did you see…?" Ophelia asked curiously.
"Our future… only daughters, no sons…" Gu Yi only said this sentence, and then stopped talking.
"…Daughters are good, I think daughters are the cutest…"
"Yes, I like daughters…"
"It seems that our beloved also likes daughters and doesn't like sons…"
"Oh, that's really the case…"
Hela looked speechlessly at the women in the room who seemed to have fallen into a great discussion about why their beloved liked daughters and didn't like sons. At this moment, Gu Yi slowly walked to her side and whispered in her ear: "Thank you…"
"Why thank me?" Hela asked somewhat confused.
"Because of your choice, our future will change…" Gu Yi explained in a low voice: "In the original future I saw, none of us would have an heir. Although this is not a big deal for us who have endless lives, but… a woman without children is incomplete… So, thank you."
Chapter 535
I don't know how long it took, Zhou Ye finally woke up from his sleep. He felt that this sleep was so refreshing. All his fatigue seemed to have been driven away by this sleep, and every cell in his body was full of vitality.
"So comfortable…" Zhou Ye stretched lazily with his eyes closed, but this stretch only reached halfway, and his movements stopped, because he found that he was surrounded by people, and they were all his women, each of them looking at him with that kind of surprised look…
Zhou Ye was already frightened by this weird scene. "How… how are you all here?"
"Darling, you're finally awake… Do you know, you almost scared me to death…" Hela rushed up first, hugged her man and started crying.
My dear, I was so worried about you…"
"You rascal, do you have any idea? You almost scared all the sisters to death…"
"Master, if you ever do that again, I will definitely ban you from leaving the house…"
Looking at the women rushing towards him, all talking at once and expressing their opinions, Zhou Ye felt his head swell twice its size. "Everyone stop—who can tell me what exactly is going on? Why are you all in this world of the dead?"
"…Let me tell our dear."
Hela said, looking at the women as if seeking their opinions.
The women naturally agreed with Hela, after all, the incident happened with Hela… she had the most right to speak.
"My dear, you've been asleep for so many days…"
Hela said, recounting how she discovered Zhou Ye's abnormal condition that morning, and how she called all the women… she told Zhou Ye, who had just woken up, everything.
Zhou Ye quietly listened to Hela finish recounting the events that occurred while he was asleep, then looked at the women still surrounding him, and asked speechlessly, "So, the reason I fell asleep was just because I severed a fragment of my soul?"
"Yes, my dear."
It was Gu Yi who answered his question this time, "You were a bit too reckless this time…"
The women also looked at their man with reproachful eyes, blaming him for rashly severing his soul, causing them so much worry.
"Cough cough… Wasn't I doing it for our family's treasure…"
Zhou Ye scratched his nose awkwardly, and speaking of his family's treasure, Zhou Ye couldn't help but cast his eyes on Hela again, asking with a hint of eagerness, "Hela, my dear, has our little princess been behaving these past few days? Has she been kicking you?"
"My little angel Angelina has been very well-behaved…"
Hela replied with a smile, her hands unconsciously cradling her belly again, her face shining with maternal radiance…
"My little princess will definitely be a well-behaved little beauty in the future!"
Zhou Ye smiled and placed his hand on Hela's belly, using the power of his mind to feel his child.
"Little darling, you will definitely be the happiest little princess in the future, because… you have so many mothers who are looking forward to your arrival."
The women looked at their man's appearance, each with a smile on their faces, putting themselves in her place, they knew that when they gave birth to their man's bloodline in the future, their man would definitely be looking forward to it in the same way.
"By the way, dear, what kind of castle should little Angelina's future castle be like?"
Ophelia asked curiously.
"My little princess's castle, of course, will be the most majestic, the most spectacular, the most beautiful castle."
Zhou Ye said, tapping on the terminal on his wrist, and a three-dimensional projection of a luxurious castle appeared in front of the women.
The castle was completely built on the mountain, winding up the mountain, with gardens and amusement facilities adorning the entire castle like a castle from a fairy tale.
"Hmm—I always feel like something is missing?"
Ophelia looked at the majestic castle in front of her, frowning and pondering, suddenly, she clapped her hands and said, "Dear, there is still a large fountain missing here…"
"Yes, but I think it would be better to add a sky canopy to the castle, after all, the sky here is too terrible, it makes people feel very depressed…"
Medusa also said.
"It would be nice if there was a lake below…"
This was Peggy's opinion.
"We should also add a grassland so that our future little princess can ride horses and play when she has nothing to do…"
This was Natasha's opinion.
"A music square should be added to the fountain… Music can cultivate sentiment…"
This was Nina's opinion.
"A dense forest should be added here so that the little princess can have a place to satisfy her desire for adventure in the future, you know, children have a strong desire for knowledge."
As the most loving Mei·Reilly, she naturally considered things from the perspective of the future little princess.
"It's best to raise some cute little animals inside, such as rabbits and pandas…"
Zhou Ye looked speechlessly at the great discussion of his women. In this moment, the castle he prepared for his little princess had been expanded to about three times its original size… However, he had to admit that his women seemed to have some truth in what they said, so he simply waved his hand, scattered the original design, and started over…
This time, redesigning the castle involved directly calling several of Umbrella's design teams into the world of death. In front of Zhou Ye, they designed it, and they had to meet the strange requirements of their mistresses…
To be honest, Hela, as Angelina's biological mother, was the most silent. She had no requirements, watching the women design her future castle for her little darling, Hela felt very moved…
She felt for the first time that joining Zhou Ye's harem wasn't such a big deal after all. After all, these sisters were very friendly to her…
"What's wrong? Darling?"
As the voice sounded, Hela found herself embraced in a warm embrace, without turning her head, she knew it was her man.
"No… It's nothing, I think the sisters are very friendly…"
Hela said, leaning her body back slightly, and whispered, "They are really looking forward to the birth of little Angelina…"
"That's for sure…"
Zhou Ye raised his head with some pride. He could proudly say that in his harem, there might be some small disputes and small contradictions, but when it came to major issues of right and wrong, no one would try to sabotage him.
"Our little darling will definitely be very happy in the future."
"Mmm—!" Hela completely agreed with her man's opinion. In the days he was asleep, those sisters had almost spoiled her rotten. Although Hela knew it was because of the little baby in her belly, this feeling was really good. Hela was already starting to worry about how spoiled her daughter would be by them in the future. Should she discuss it with her beloved and have him play the role of a strict father?
Thinking of this, Hela couldn't help but glance at her man, and then gave up on this foolish idea... Her man was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth, and his hand hadn't left her belly... Obviously, the one who would spoil little Angelina the most was this guy, no doubt...
It seemed that she had to play the role of a strict mother herself... Hela thought with some helplessness.
Chapter 536
Three days later, the new design proposal was released... Looking at the chief designer in front of him, whose face was full of exhaustion but whose eyes were shooting out mad·hot light... Zhou Ye patted him on the shoulder speechlessly and said, "You've really worked hard these days."
"Master, your subordinate is not tired. I feel very honored to be able to design the castle for the future Princess. " The chief designer said excitedly: "Thinking that the future Princess will live in the castle designed under my leadership, I feel that I can die without regrets."
Zhou Ye knew that this guy wasn't just saying it. He knew how difficult his women were to deal with. The so-called 'it is difficult to please everyone' meant that you couldn't create something that everyone would praise. You had to know that this was closely related to the women's living environment and upbringing.
For example, Athena, representing the Greek gods, demanded that the future castle of the Umbrella Princess must be majestic and spectacular, otherwise it would not be worthy of her status as the Umbrella's First Princess who roamed the myriad realms.
Nina Stark's requirement for the castle was that it must be high-tech and convenient—
Mei Riley, a woman from a humble background, wanted the castle to be warm and not seem cold.
Natasha and Peggy, female agents, wanted the castle to be safe.
Yesterday, Nova Prime and her daughter, who came to Earth to find their man, also joined this great discussion. Nova even took out the architectural blueprints of the Nova Empire over the past thousand years for the designers to refer to with great interest.
It had to be said that the architectural ideas of the Nova Empire also gave the chief designer a lot of inspiration. Under his leadership, the design team worked around the clock, even entering Umbrella's inherent time enchantment and spending a year there, before coming up with a design drawing that they felt satisfied with.
Zhou Ye patted the chief designer on the shoulder and smiled, "You can start..."
"Yes. Master. " The chief designer saluted excitedly. Then he trotted all the way to the temporary podium. Standing on this platform, he felt that this was probably the most glorious moment of his life.
"Ahem... Hello Master, hello Mistresses. " The chief designer said, bowing to the women and Zhou Ye sitting under the stage: "I am Steven Keto, the chief designer in charge of the castle design this time. Next, I will explain our design ideas to the Master and Mistresses."
As Steven spoke, he gently pressed a button on the large 3D projector beside him. Instantly, countless rays of light shot out from the projector, directly forming the appearance of a magnificent castle in mid-air.
The castle was still built on a mountain, but what was different was that there were four small floating mountains around the castle, like guards protecting the castle, supporting the main castle.
"This castle has a total of twelve thousand rooms of various sizes. After referring to various design schemes, we decided to use sky bridges to connect the various palaces... Of course, under the sky bridges, there are also various gardens and beautiful scenery... " Steven introduced: "The entire castle has a total of one hundred and twenty fountains, two hundred and fourteen gardens of various sizes, and we have also designed viewing lakes, racetracks, and forest adventure areas around the castle, etc..."
As he introduced, the large 3D projection above kept turning, and even the reactor providing energy to the entire castle underground was clearly displayed...
Finally, when he finished his introduction, Peggy raised her question. "Designer, I have a small question."
"Mistress, please ask your question. "
"What are those four floating islands for? " Peggy asked curiously: "You haven't introduced these four floating islands at all just now."
"No, I plan to introduce these four floating islands last, but since you asked, Mistress, I will answer you now. " Steven said with a hint of pride: "For safety, this castle has referenced the design scheme of Attilan. When encountering danger... please look. "
As Steven spoke, the entire castle, with the four floating islands as its base points, had a protective shield enveloping the entire castle.
"Of course, the biggest function of these four floating islands is not to serve as the base point of the protective shield, providing the castle with forty times the defensive capability of the Attilan protective shield. At the same time, it is also an important part of the entire counterattack plan. "
As he spoke, the four floating islands embedded in the protective shield extended long gun barrels, and rays of destruction shot out in all directions... Since the four floating islands in the defensive state were constantly flying in a circle around the castle, there were no dead angles for the artillery fire on them...
Zhou Ye could tell at a glance that those guys had actually installed the annihilation cannons used on the mothership on the floating islands...
"Is this thing just a weapon? "
"Of course not, Master. " Steven said, gently clicking, "When we encounter an irresistible offensive and have to retreat, we can completely lift the entire castle into the air..."
As Steven spoke, the entire castle, including the outer buildings, detached from the earth's crust and flew into the air. Zhou Ye nodded, knowing that the designers had used Attilan technology.
"We can even reach outer space. At that time, these four floating islands will become four satellites orbiting the main castle, providing energy for the main castle. Conservatively estimated, they can sustain the entire castle for tens of thousands of years…" As Steven spoke, faint gravitational waves rippled around the main castle flying in the void, and these gravitational waves were provided by the four floating islands.
Zhou Ye knew that this was drawing on the gravity kinetic energy technology of the Sovereign race.
"Of course, usually… these four floating islands are only used as viewing platforms…" Steven said with a smile.
"Why do I feel like the castle I gave my daughter has become a war machine?" Zhou Ye felt a little speechless… Did these designers design too many motherships? Why do they always want to install weapons on it?
"I think it's great." Hela was very satisfied with the design. As a warmonger, she was very happy that her daughter could receive such a war fortress.
"Yes, I think it's good too." Peggy thought the castle's security was good.
"The scenery is beautiful…" Ophelia liked the flying bridges connecting the castles, which looked unique and very beautiful.
"It's magnificent…" Athena also thought it was good, at least the entire building was very majestic and spectacular.
"It feels so warm inside… I want to live in it now…" Mei Riley liked the interior decoration very much. The warm colors made her feel at home.
"This castle feels very convenient…" Nina liked the fast elevators throughout the castle in case of emergency.
"With such a large stud farm, the little princess can ride horses in the future…" Natasha drooled at the pasture, already looking forward to riding horses with her little sister.
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Zhou Ye looked at the women giving their opinions, feeling a bit like he was questioning the heavens. Was he the only one who felt that filling his daughter's castle with weapon systems would hinder her from becoming a lady?
However, Zhou Ye looked at the chief designer, whose eyes were almost as dark as a panda's, and sighed. Forget it, let it be. It was hard on this guy, who actually managed to satisfy all of his women. But speaking of… this castle is too big… it wouldn't even be noticeable if tens of thousands of people lived in it…
"Master…" Steven looked at his master uneasily. Although the mistresses had all voted in favor of his design, he was most concerned about his master's opinion.
"Good job, build it like this…" Zhou Ye patted him on the shoulder. Facing this guy, Zhou Ye felt that he couldn't be too demanding of him, as he had already tried very hard.
"Yes, Master…" Steven was happier than anything to hear Zhou Ye's praise. "Please name this castle, Master."
As soon as he said this, everyone stopped talking and looked at Zhou Ye. They were all curious about what kind of name their man would give this castle.
"Call it Angel City." Zhou Ye unceremoniously named the castle after his daughter… Angel City, Angelina itself means angel. Zhou Ye didn't feel guilty at all for naming the castle after his daughter, since it was a gift for her anyway.
"Yes, Master, Angel City." Steven shouted excitedly: "Angel City—Master has named the little princess's castle Angel City…"
As his voice spread throughout the venue, the tens of thousands of employees gathered outside also shouted in unison, "Angel City, the city of our Umbrella's future little princess."
Chapter 537
New York — — — — Stark Industries Tower.
Of course, Stark Industries Tower was still in its original state at this time, because the person in power was not Nina, but… Dottie Underwood.
At this moment, in Dottie's CEO office, she was seriously talking to Nina.
Looking closely, you would find that Nina's little face was almost twisted into a ball… Of course, this was not because Dottie was scolding Nina, but rather, she was explaining to Nina some things after her departure.
"Aunt Dottie… can't you continue to be the CEO of Stark Group?" Nina ran directly behind Dottie, looking like a sycophant, massaging Dottie's shoulders. "You know, I don't like managing companies… My interest is…"
"Your interest is tinkering with those mecha armors, I know…" Dottie rolled her eyes and interrupted Nina's words: "But, little Nina, you have to know that in fact, when Howard passed away, I already wanted to hand over the position of CEO of this group to you, but you have been hiding in the university on the grounds of going to school and refused to come out…"
"Aunt Dottie, you are the best… Please help your little Nina…" Nina begged. She didn't want to take over Stark Group at all. For her, it was so carefree now. She could tinker with her mecha armor whenever she wanted, and when she was free, she could go to Zhou Ye and act cute… How comfortable, why should she take over this group?
"I don't want to continue wearing this ugly old makeup anymore!" Dottie didn't want to stay here any longer. In order not to attract attention, she had to, like Peggy, use heavy makeup to make herself look decades older. Some time ago, she occasionally heard people behind her back discussing her, saying that she was so old and still wearing such heavy makeup, which made her almost want to…
To remove the heavy makeup from her face and ask that bitch where she looked old?
"You're not ugly at all. Whoever said you were ugly, watch me blast her with the Mark XII..." Nina suddenly realized why Dottie wanted to step down... She really gritted her teeth in hatred at those bitches who would say nonsense when they had nothing better to do, forcing her to take over the Stark Group now...
"Put away your little thoughts... Little Nina." Dottie, being a spy, was best at reading people's expressions. To put it bluntly, she knew what Nina was thinking with just a finger movement. She directly dispelled Nina's last bit of wishful thinking. "Besides, I also have a room in the Angel City that's being built. I need to keep an eye on it... To prevent them from decorating the room not according to my wishes."
"I also have a room..." Nina muttered, "Fine, fine, just go. Isn't it just because Godfather is thinking about his future younger sister and doesn't plan to leave the Death World for now? All you women are running over there with him... Humph—anyway, I'm a child no one loves."
"Little Nina..." Seeing Nina acting like a child, Dottie's expression turned serious, and she said, "You need to know that even if Angelina is born, Darling won't ignore you. After all, you're his woman..."
"I'm sorry..." Nina knew that what she said just now was a bit excessive, and it was indeed as Dottie said, Zhou Ye would never ignore her no matter what.
"It's okay, Little Nina..." Hearing Nina's apology, Dottie's expression softened a lot. "Handing over the Group to you is my intention, and also Ye's intention... After all, in the eyes of outsiders, we are already very old and not suitable to continue appearing in public. Now is the time to hand over the overt power to your hands..."
"What about S.H.I.E.L.D.?" Nina asked, meaning, if Peggy was still insisting, could Dottie also insist a little longer?
"Regarding S.H.I.E.L.D., Peggy is already slowly handing over the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. to Sharon..." Dottie cut off Nina's last bit of thought.
"But isn't Sharon a British citizen?" Nina struggled unwillingly.
"Don't forget, S.H.I.E.L.D. never said it belonged to the U.S. from the beginning. It's an international organization..." Dottie looked at Nina with a meaningful gaze. "This time, Sharon was able to successfully take over the power. It has to be said that the London side, their Congress, also put in a lot of effort behind the scenes..."
"Okay..." Nina finally gave up her struggle...
"Tomorrow, I will hold a press conference to spread the news of the change of CEO of the Stark Group... By tomorrow, you will be the real CEO of the Stark Group..." Dottie's face was full of smiles. Of course she was happy. Although she enjoyed the feeling of having great power, even behind the scenes, the Umbrella Corporation also had many positions for her to experience this feeling. What made her happiest was that she finally didn't have to wear this ugly old makeup anymore...
"If I have anything, who should I look for?" Nina felt that she might be crushed to death by official documents in the future. She could already foresee her future away from the Mark series.
"I've found you a personal secretary. She will be a good helper." Dottie smiled and lightly pressed the call button on her desk, saying, "Call Miss Pepper Potts in."
"Yes, Ms. Underwood." The female secretary outside responded and then hung up the call.
"Pepper Potts?" Nina felt that the name sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it. "Why does it sound like I've heard this name somewhere?"
"Of course you're familiar with it..." Dottie said with a mysterious smile, "This is a name on Darling's hunting list..."
"Ah ah!! I remember..." Nina also suddenly realized, "Then why hasn't Darling touched her?"
"Darling has had too many things to do during this time..." Dottie said with a nonchalant expression, "However, we have been keeping an eye on her... And let me tell you a little secret, this Miss Pepper is a good helper for you. I have been transferring her around in the company in order to make her familiar with all aspects of the company. In the future, she will become your assistant..."
"Is she really that powerful?" Nina asked curiously, "Then I'll meet her... Maybe, who knows, she might become my good friend?"
While speaking, there was a knock on the door outside...
"Come in." Dottie said very casually.
"Hello, Ms. Underwood." A woman who looked very shrewd and capable walked into Dottie's office.
"You are Pepper?" Nina was a little disappointed. Originally, she thought that the girl on her Darling's hunting list would be very beautiful? As a result, this girl can only be said to be above average, although she has a good body...
"Yes, I am Pepper Potts, Ms. Stark." Facing Nina's questioning, Pepper responded appropriately.
"Then... are you a virgin?"
Nina's words immediately put Pepper Potts in an extremely embarrassing situation... It was really very, very embarrassing...
Are you a virgin?" Nina's question made Pepper Potts feel a wave of embarrassment.
"Miss Stark, if you came here to insult me, then congratulations, you've succeeded..." Pepper Potts trembled with anger, her lips quivering as she gritted her teeth.
"Uh---" Pepper's reaction was completely beyond Nina's expectations... This is not right! If Nina were a man, Pepper having such a reaction wouldn't be strange, after all, this already counts as rather excessive sexual harassment... But I'm a woman... Why does Pepper have such a reaction?
Nina looked at her Aunt Dotty, somewhat puzzled. Apparently, her Aunt Dotty seemed to understand something and was looking at her with a smile... A big question mark couldn't help but appear on Nina's face.
"..." Pepper saw the bewildered expression on Nina's face and realized that perhaps this elusive major shareholder of the group really didn't know about her situation... Her expression couldn't help but soften a little.
However, this also couldn't help but plunge her into her own memories...
As a very ambitious girl, Pepper had always had excellent grades since she was a child. Of course, this wasn't the reason why she would get angry because of Nina's one sentence. The real reason was... her nickname.
From the age of twelve, Pepper gradually understood the difference between men and women, but she didn't care too much at the beginning. Until her classmates started talking about love one by one, and even the atmosphere in the school at that time was such that the best way to mock a girl was to say she was a virgin--Pepper really began to face this matter squarely.
Under this atmosphere, Pepper couldn't help but feel a bit thoughtful...
Slowly, boys began to want to approach Pepper, and Pepper, with the idea of getting along with everyone, agreed to be a boy's girlfriend... However, the next day, that boy transferred to another school... Without leaving her a single word.
Fortunately, the two were only at the stage of confession and acceptance at the time, and nothing happened, not even holding hands...
Although the failed first love gave Pepper some blows, she didn't care too much, after all, she didn't lose anything... But gradually, Pepper discovered that such a thing wasn't just a coincidence--
As long as a boy showed her affection, then the next day that boy would either transfer to another school or die in an accident... To this day, she still has her first kiss, let alone being a virgin...
What is the school least lacking? Of course, those gossipy little bitches. Once or twice, everyone could think it was just an accident, but after such a thing happened more than a dozen times, some busybodies began to give Pepper a nickname, calling her [The Untouchable Woman].
Even some guys with extremely strong desires to show off wanted to challenge Pepper, the untouchable woman. Of course, their endings were also without the slightest accident--disappearance or transfer.
The police had investigated, but in the end, all the investigations showed that everything was just an accident...
When the police informed Pepper of these investigation results, she felt like she was going crazy... The feeling of being stared at by an invisible pair of eyes at all times made her feel very uneasy.
She had even done something very crazy, which was to go to the street and want to randomly find a man to end her nightmare. In her opinion, this was her invisible resistance to the mastermind behind the scenes...
But, unsurprisingly, she failed.
Just when she had just found a target, and even planned to go to a hotel with him to end her nightmare, she lost consciousness. When she woke up again, she was already at home...
She frantically ran downstairs and asked her parents, who were watching TV, how she had returned. Her parents' answer made her shudder--[Pepper, you came back by yourself, you even greeted us!]
Pepper walked back to her room in a daze. She helplessly threw all her weight onto the big bed. She was now very sure that she was being firmly grasped by an invisible big hand...
People, either perish in silence or erupt in silence. Pepper erupted--
She struggled to get up, took out a cylindrical object from her drawer, and shouted frantically at the empty room: "Don't you want to guard me to the death? Now, I'll break through this layer myself... Let's see how you can still guard me..."
"What was the result?"
At this moment--Nina and Pepper were sitting in the small bar next to Dotty's office, drinking wine.
I have to say, wine is a good thing. At least, Nina now thinks it's a good thing. With just half a bottle of whiskey, Pepper has satisfied all her curiosity.
"The result... hiccup!" Pepper hiccuped, her little face flushed, obviously in a drunken state... After all, Nina is a woman, and Pepper doesn't need to be so guarded against her own sex, so she drank a little too much. Otherwise, she wouldn't have revealed all the secrets she had buried in her heart for so many years.
"Yes, the result..." Nina smiled and shook the whiskey in her glass, asking unhurriedly. For her, who had been drinking with her father and Zhou Ye since she was a child, this bit of whiskey was just right, and her consciousness was still very clear. "Did you win?"
"Win??" Pepper smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "Just when I was ready to break this nightmare, I fainted again..."
"..." Nina looked at Pepper with some pity. Of course, she knew what was hindering Pepper. It could be said that she also had such bodyguards around her, that is, Umbrella's female shadow guards--these female shadow guards were about to drive this silly girl crazy.
Nina curiously asked, "What happened later?"
"Later…" Pepper took another gulp of her whiskey, emptying her glass, and then stammered, "Later… a small note appeared on my pillow… Here, look… this is it…"
As she spoke, Pepper took out her purse and handed it to Nina.
"…" Nina took the purse from Pepper, and upon opening it, she indeed found a small note. The note had been laminated, indicating Pepper cherished it. Nina curiously opened the note and saw only one line written on it. [Those people are not worthy of you. In the near future, someone destined will appear by your side.]
After reading the note, Nina folded it again, put it back in the purse, and returned it to Pepper. Although she knew who the Shadow Guard meant by the destined person, she was still curious to ask, "You just believed it like that? Did you wait for that person?"
"…" Pepper opened her bleary, drunken eyes and smiled self-deprecatingly, "What could I do if I didn't believe it? I discovered that compared to them, who are so all-powerful… I am like a puppet—and a marionette at that—they are the ones manipulating the strings…"
"Oh? How so?" Nina asked.
"You… do you know?" Pepper was almost completely drunk at this point, and her words were a little unclear… "When I graduated… I didn't plan to join Stark Industries…"
"Then where did you plan to go at that time?" Nina's curiosity was piqued.
"At that time… I wanted to go to Umbrella Media Group…" Pepper was completely drunk, otherwise, she wouldn't have said in front of her own boss that she didn't want to come to Stark Industries in the first place…
Chapter 539
"…Then how did you end up at Stark Industries?" Nina asked speechlessly. Saying she didn't want to come to Stark in the first place in front of the future CEO of Stark Industries, this girl was indeed very drunk.
"Let me tell you… I didn't submit a resume to Stark Industries… and I also passed the interview at Umbrella Media Group. When I was planning to go to work… I was notified… that I was fired…" Pepper was filled with anger when she spoke of this, even in her drunken state, her face still carried an indignant expression. "Why fire me…?"
"…" Nina wouldn't tell her that these two groups were actually under the control of one person. "Did you give in?"
"How could I?" Pepper said with a smug look, "I ran to the personnel department of the Umbrella Corporation to question the supervisor… why did you fire me?"
"And the result?"
"The result… the supervisor cried and begged me, pleading that if I wasn't fired, he would be fired… begging me to be merciful and let him off…" Pepper said here, with a hint of fear on her face, "Umbrella Group is such a large force, yet it also surrendered in the hands of those people… Just how all-powerful are those people…"
Looking at Pepper's expression of terrified contemplation, Nina looked at her with pity, truly feeling sorry for that personnel supervisor who begged her. Facing a woman who would become the master of their own house in the future, what kind of performance could he make? You try changing someone else? Dare to make trouble at Umbrella Media Group? Let you know what is the mo·rality of media people, what is the public's eyes are sharp… what is, ruining your reputation…
"So… when I woke up the next day and saw the letter of employment from Stark Group on my pillow, I came…" Pepper was full of helplessness… She was ultimately a mortal. Faced with a black hand possessing such terrifying power and unknown methods, she could only choose to yield—otherwise, what else could she do?
The police couldn't give her a sense of security… The vast Umbrella Corporation was under the control of the mastermind behind the scenes, and it yielded. What could a weak, newly graduated female student do? Other than obey the arrangement, what else could she do?
"But it's also good…" Pepper hiccupped and comforted herself, "After coming to Stark Group… my life has become stable. Although Ms. Underwood often transfers my position around… but at least my salary is paid according to the supervisor level… I'm very satisfied…"
"I don't see any sense of satisfaction in your expression…" Nina really didn't know when to stop…
"Then what else can I do?" Pepper mocked herself, "After that note, no matter how I pro·voked that invisible guy following me, he ignored me…"
"Maybe she's gone?" Nina said casually.
"I've thought about that too… but, obviously, that guy is still there… Maybe, she's behind you right now… staring at you…" Pepper said in a sinister tone, as if there was a ghost behind Nina.
However, to her disappointment, Nina was unmoved. "You… aren't you afraid?"
"Why should I be afraid?" Nina asked indifferently. "She will only drive away the men who approach you. I think this woman should be very safe…"
In a hidden space not far from them, two girls wearing black combat uniforms were chatting…
"Thirteenth Sister, is your protection target really as troublesome as she just said?" Shadow Six-Six, who was responsible for protecting Nina's safety, asked curiously.
It's far more troublesome than she said…" Shadow Thirteen spoke of his protection target, a real tale of woe… Never had he seen such a stubborn fellow…
When Pepper first became aware of her own existence, the two of them went through a period of no small amount of resistance… For example, to test if he was really there, this girl deliberately ran into the most chaotic districts, and in the middle of the night… Shadow Thirteen was so angry several times that he almost abandoned her.
And a few times, this girl actually had the idea of becoming a superhero, diving into any place that was chaotic, acting like a female hero ridding the world of evil. If Shadow Thirteen hadn't helped her out a few times, her corpse would have been rotting for who knows how long…
Until the last time, Pepper actually had the audacity to try and stop a drug deal… In fact, that time was a coincidence, but other people would have avoided that kind of situation if they could, but not this girl… Seeing two gangs dealing, she actually rushed forward excitedly, wanting to punish evil and promote good…
It wasn't until she saw how Shadow Thirteen dismembered dozens of gangsters in an instant… To be honest, Pepper, who had never seen a dead person before, almost vomited out her bile… And Shadow Thirteen's frenzied slaughter also made her understand one thing: Shadow Thirteen was warning her that he also had a temper… That's why Pepper became so obedient…
To be honest, Shadow Thirteen really wants to apply to his superiors now to be transferred away from Pepper's side… This troublesome girl is already so troublesome before becoming their master's woman, if she really becomes their master's woman, wouldn't she turn the world upside down?
It wasn't until Shadow Thirteen saw a letter Pepper had left for him, a thank you letter… To be honest, she really should thank Shadow Thirteen. Shadow Thirteen's presence had saved her from so many dangers… It was also from that day on that Shadow Thirteen felt that this girl might not be so bad after all, just that their master's ubiquitous dark hands were driving her to a mental breakdown…
Actually, thinking about it, it makes sense… Anyone who knows that behind them, no matter when, whether you're eating, or taking a bath, or even when you're in the bathroom, or when you're sleeping… There's always a pair of invisible eyes staring at you… It's already a testament to Pepper's strong nerves that she hasn't gone crazy yet… Anyone else would probably have been sent to the Qingshan Mental Hospital long ago.
Shadow Thirteen desperately hoped that Miss Nina would quickly bring this troublesome woman to their master, and then clarify the reasons for all this, so that this girl could cooperate a little more and wouldn't cause him so much trouble…
And at this moment, Nina, as if sensing Shadow Thirteen's thoughts, propped up Pepper, who was drunk at the bar, and walked towards her car parked downstairs…
"What a pitiful fellow… Oh well, since the Godfather is busy lately, then I'll just have to deliver her to his door…" Nina muttered to herself as she propped up Pepper.
To be honest, she had chatted with Pepper for a long time… When she wasn't drunk, Pepper's speech was still very normal. At least, in terms of the operations of Stark Industries, Nina felt that this girl was a good hand… Dotty Underwood's deliberate cultivation over the years hadn't been in vain.
This will be a good helper for me in the future, at least a good helper for me as a hands-off manager. Nina doesn't want this girl to work with emotions… After all, a person who willingly helps you is completely different from a person who perfunctorily does things unwillingly…
So, what Nina wants to do now is to expose the nightmare that has been plaguing Pepper for years—to make her truly understand what she is waiting for… As for how to say it?
Nina said that this matter will naturally be considered by her Godfather, she only needs to deliver the person… With such an irresponsible thought, Nina started her sports car and drove towards Zhou Ye's Long Island manor.
Chapter 540
Nina's car had just arrived at the gate of Zhou Ye's manor when the manor's gate opened… Nina didn't feel strange at all. She knew that although most of the maids had gone to the world of death to wait for the birth of their future little princess, there was a light brain in this manor…
It can be said that the operation of this manor did not require too many people in the first place. It was only because the maids around their man were unwilling to leave their master that there were so many maids.
Nina skillfully parked the car in front of the villa. A maid greeted her with a smile, "Nina, are you going to the world of death to find Master today?"
"Yes, I'm going to find my dear for something…" Nina unfastened her seat belt, then got out of the car, came to the other side, opened the car door, and directly propped up Pepper, who was still sound asleep, and walked towards the villa door… You know, the permanent teleportation gate to the world of death is also built here. Of course, there is also a teleportation gate opened at the Umbrella secret warehouse and on the Mars base…
After all, many of the materials needed to build Angel City are not available on Earth. Although those materials are insignificant to the Nova Empire, after all, the transportation of materials cannot go through Zhou Ye's villa as a transit point, and Zhou Ye cannot open his private residence to those cargo ships.
Therefore, the cargo teleportation gate and the teleportation gate often used by the women are not in the same place.
"This is?" The maid looked at Nina in astonishment, actually propping a drunken woman out of the car. She didn't know what Nina was doing…
"This is what my dear reserved…" Nina's words made the maid reveal a knowing expression.
"Let me help you…" The maid said, walking to Nina's side and propping up Pepper…
Nina immediately felt a lightness all over her body. She knew that these maids were not delicate women. To put it bluntly, it would not be an exaggeration to say that their abilities could rival an army of thousands—
"This is really a big help…" Nina said, shaking her arm. A drunk person is dead weight… Nina has now deeply experienced this…
Nina and the maid supporting Pepper walked to the teleportation room on the second floor, directly opened the door and walked in. Coming to the permanent teleportation gate leading directly to the world of death, she walked in without hesitation…
A burst of darkness in front of her, Nina once again saw the iconic dim sky in the world of death. "No matter how you look at it, this kind of scene always feels depressing… I really don't know why Hela would like this place."
"It'll be ready soon..." A maid standing next to the teleportation portal smiled and pointed to the Angelic City rising in the distance, saying, "Once that castle is finished... we'll be able to see clear skies in the Death World..."
"Yes." Nina nodded. Of course, she knew that the castle came with a holographic weather system. Forget clear skies, it could simulate even more outrageous weather patterns...
But that wasn't the point. Nina hadn't come to the Death World to complain about the weather. "Where is Darling right now?"
"Master just went for a walk with Mother Hela..." The maid couldn't help but laugh, thinking of her master's nervous appearance. "He said exercise is good for pregnant women..."
"Honestly... there are still a few years to go, what's the point of rushing?" Nina grumbled as she walked towards her villa... That's right, she also had a villa here...
At this moment, Hela's original temporary residence had undergone a huge transformation. Around her temporary villa, circles of various villas were springing up. Obviously, these belonged to Zhou Ye's women... After all, wherever Zhou Ye was, it meant they would often be there...
Although Hela's villa wasn't small, Zhou Ye obviously had even more women... So, Zhou Ye simply waved his hand generously, and everyone got one, just a few thousand temporary villas... Umbrella wasn't short of these resources...
A villa complex like a small town had thus taken shape in the Death World...
Of course, Nina wanted a villa here because she found it was a good place to test armor weapon systems... There were moving targets [roaming zombies], fixed targets [ground bone spikes shooting into the sky], and special targets [giant beasts called Soul Beasts]. It's not like she wanted a villa here to see Zhou Ye often... At least that's what Nina told Zhou Ye, a typical tsundere—
Nina led the maid to her villa and then had the maid place Pepper on the large tatami mat in her room.
Having completed her task, the maid got up and said goodbye to Nina. After all, her task was to guard the manor in Long Island. Although she also wanted to come to the Death World to accompany her master, she didn't dare disobey the head maid... A task was a task.
"Thank you, Tracy..." Nina smiled and thanked the maid. After all, if she didn't use the auxiliary functions of the armor, she was just a physically weak chicken. How strong could you expect a girl who spends all year in the lab to be?
"You're welcome, it's my duty, then I'll take my leave..." The maid Tracy said, walking towards the door. She had to hurry back to continue guarding the manor...
Nina knew Tracy's mission and didn't keep her. After watching Tracy leave her villa, Nina smiled and dialed Zhou Ye's communicator—"Darling, where are you?"
"I'm walking with Hela, what's wrong? Nina, is something the matter?" Zhou Ye's image was projected from the personal terminal on Nina's wrist. Judging by the situation, Zhou Ye was clearly in a good mood.
"Hi, Hela, how's your day going?" Nina also greeted Hela, who was standing next to Zhou Ye.
"Very good." Hela had been happy these days. Although Zhou Ye was too nervous and no longer did her favorite things with her, being able to enjoy the happiness of seeing Zhou Ye's face every morning when she woke up made Hela feel very happy.
"Have our little princess been behaving these days?" Nina also started chatting on the phone with great interest...
Zhou Ye looked at the two women chatting away, speechless, and shook his head. He directly took the opportunity to cut off the two women's conversation, saying, "Nina, you didn't call me just to chat with Hela, did you?"
"Ah ah... I almost forgot the main thing..." Nina playfully stuck out her little tongue, and her face instantly changed, transforming from playful to charming in less than a second. "Darling... if you come to my villa now, I'll give you a big surprise..."
"A big surprise...? What big... surprise...?" Before Zhou Ye could finish speaking, the call was hung up by Nina. "What is this girl up to?"
Zhou Ye was confused by Nina's incoherent words... Surprise? What surprise? Is it a surprise followed by joy, or joy followed by surprise?
"Darling, I think you should go..." Hela held Zhou Ye's arm and said softly, "Maybe Nina has something to ask you?"
"..." Zhou Ye looked at Hela's belly with some reluctance... He couldn't bear to leave his little princess.
"Alright, darling, I think you should give our daughter some personal space. A clingy father will be hated by his daughter!" Hela once again brought out the banner of her daughter...
"Then... okay... then I'll go see Nina..." Zhou Ye was defeated by Hela's infallible daughter killer... "Or, should I take you back first?"
"No need, darling... Besides, Feng'er and Yin'yin are here to accompany me..." Behind Hela stood two head maids... You must know that Hela is now Zhou Ye's top priority for protection... It is normal to have two head maids accompanying her.
"Okay... then I'm going..." Zhou Ye said, reluctantly walking towards Nina's villa, turning his head every step of the way...
Although Hela didn't know what Nina wanted her man to do, she guessed it was just that kind of thing. She had already monopolized too much of Zhou Ye's favor because of her pregnancy. If she continued to cling to Zhou Ye, Hela felt that she would definitely become the target of public criticism... This was not what Hela wanted to see... Besides, her man had been cooped up with her for so long, it was time to let him out for some fresh air...
And at this moment—
Zhou Ye had already arrived at the door of Nina's villa. He didn't even knock, and walked straight in. You must know that the villas here all use electronic locks, and all the villas are uniformly fully open to Zhou Ye...
Little Nina… … You are… … Uh — —" Zhou Ye didn't see Nina in the living room, so he went directly to her bedroom on the second floor. As soon as he opened the door, Zhou Ye hadn't finished speaking when he saw Pepper curled up on the tatami, fast asleep — —
"Pepper… …?" Zhou Ye looked at Pepper and rubbed his forehead. Wasn't this the Pepper he had been letting roam free? He had originally planned to devour her after returning from the Nova Empire… … But unexpectedly, things were unpredictable, and he actually encountered Hela, and Hela was even pregnant… … Now this girl is appearing in Nina's room, and Nina just contacted him saying she had a surprise for him? Could it be that the surprise is this Pepper?
Faced with this situation, what should Zhou Ye do? Did you even need to ask? Of course, talk about it later… … This has always been Zhou Ye's tradition, better to kill by mistake than to let one go… …
Chapter 541
Pepper Potts woke up from a deep sleep, feeling as if she had been reborn, her whole body incomparably comfortable.
Last night, she had a lustful dream that she hadn't had in a long time. In the dream, a handsome, unparalleled blond youth, under her coy resistance, finally helped her break the nightmare that had plagued her for many years, allowing her to truly experience the benefits of being a woman… …
That handsome young man was very powerful, actually making her countless times… … Thinking of this, Pepper couldn't help but whisper mockingly: "Pepper, you finally realized your wish… … Although it was in a dream."
"Stop it — — Sleep." A male voice interrupted Pepper's muttering, and then, a strong arm wrapped around her, directly pulling Pepper into a somewhat familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar embrace… …
"…" Hearing this strange man's voice, Pepper's body suddenly stiffened, and she became somewhat sluggish… … She slowly turned around… … A handsome face appeared in her eyes.
"Ah — — — — — — — — — —!!!!!"
Pepper's scream completely woke Zhou Ye up — — — —
"Aren't you sleepy?" Zhou Ye couldn't sleep anymore. Pepper's shout completely shattered his idea of continuing to sleep in.
"You… … You… … Who are you? Why are you on my tatami… …?" Pepper curled her body into a ball, trying to minimize the exposed area, asking incoherently.
"I… …?" Zhou Ye's words were interrupted again by Pepper's soliloquy before he could finish speaking.
"Forget it… … Maybe I was too excited yesterday… …" Pepper vaguely remembered the scene of drinking with Nina yesterday. In her opinion, it might be that her emotions were too unstable last night… … So she guessed that she went to those entertainment venues after getting drunk and called a young man to accompany her. Coincidentally, she didn't know why her patron spirit wasn't around, so this scene happened. However… … This young man is really handsome… … Why did he have to do this job?
Pepper stared blankly at Zhou Ye's face and sighed — — She took out a bank card from her skirt and handed it over, saying: "I don't know how much your price is, but… … There are ten thousand dollars in this card, which should be enough to pay… … The password is six ones."
"Uh — — — —!" Zhou Ye foolishly took the bank card from Pepper's hand. This situation was too unexpected for him… … He had seen people who wanted to fight him to the death the next morning, and he had also seen people who wanted to die the next morning… … But Pepper was the first to give him a bank card the next morning.
Pepper looked at the shy, handsome young man in front of her and felt that she was simply committing a sin… … This young man didn't look very old [Zhou Ye's appearance was fixed at seventeen or eighteen years old], and he also looked very shy [Zhou Ye was stunned by Pepper]… … If possible, Pepper really had the urge to support him… … But thinking of her patron spirit… … Pepper gave up this idea, she couldn't bear to harm Zhou Ye… …
"Don't do this job in the future… … Even if you become a model, it's better than doing this." Pepper couldn't help but say in the end. In her opinion, Zhou Ye must be a boy who had just fallen into prostitution… …
"Uh — —!" Zhou Ye was rendered speechless by Pepper's nonsensical words, but he probably already figured out what this silly girl thought of him… … If it weren't for the proof of virginity still remaining on the tatami and Shadow Thirteen's report to him, Zhou Ye would have really thought that this girl was a player who frequented entertainment venues. However, if you looked closely, you could still see Pepper's slightly awkward expression. Obviously, this girl was pretending — —
"Is it this time already?" Pepper took out her watch from her clothes and looked at it. It was almost ten o'clock. She immediately jumped up from Zhou Ye's arms like a spring, but instantly lost her balance again and fell into Zhou Ye's arms.
I didn't expect it to hurt so much — — Pepper gritted her teeth in pain while struggling to put on her clothes. She directly asked Zhou Ye: "Where is the washroom? I want to take a shower… …",
"Over there… …" Zhou Ye pointed to a small door in the room… …
"Damn it… … I actually lost my thing not in my most sober state… …" Pepper muttered to herself as she walked around the tatami towards the washroom… …
When she walked to Zhou Ye's side, she couldn't help but look at the man who had taken her thing again, muttering: "I always feel like I'm at a loss… … Ten thousand dollars only allowed me to enjoy it in a half-dreaming state… … No, I have to collect some interest at least."
Saying this, Pepper directly returned to the front of the tatami, grabbed Zhou Ye's chin, and lowered her head.
Zhou Ye rolled his eyes as he listened to Pepper's muttering. This girl — — is something else. But feeling Pepper's clumsy skills… … Zhou Ye finally
Couldn't help but let this silly girl see what a man who has read countless women's kissing skills is like.
This good morning kiss directly paralyzed Pepper all over Zhou Ye's body… …
I don't know how long it took — —
Pepper relied on her remaining sanity to push Zhou Ye away slightly, murmuring with blurred eyes: "I can't… … I really can't stay here anymore… …",
"Why?" Zhou Ye's deep and magnetic voice sounded in Pepper's ear.
"If this goes on… … Your life will be in danger… …" Pepper held Zhou Ye's face tightly, saying with reluctance: "I really don't want to be separated from you… … But — —"
Pepper found that she had developed a feeling of not wanting to be separated from this handsome young man who had taken her most precious thing. She even had the urge to stay in Zhou Ye's arms like this, even if the spirit behind her back became angry and wanted to kill this young man, she would die with him.
"If you don't want to separate, then don't separate..." Zhou Ye didn't care so much...
"But... you will die." Pepper wanted to harden her heart and break free from the young man's embrace, but she sadly found that she couldn't resist the powerful attraction of this warm embrace.
"Die? How to die? Die of pleasure?" Zhou Ye always had the habit of morning exercise. Since he was awake, and the one who lit the fire was Little Pepper, then there was no reason to let this silly girl go...
Saying this, Zhou Ye pulled Little Pepper back onto the couch again—
"No... listen to me... um..."
Soon, Pepper couldn't say another word—because... she didn't have time to talk anymore... Morning exercise began.
Chapter 542
Today—the parking lot of Stark Industries was filled with interview vehicles from major media outlets in New York—today was a big day.
Today was the day for the old and new CEOs of Stark Industries to hand over power.
Natasha Stark, who had been low-key all these years, was finally about to take over the position of CEO of Stark Industries. In fact, since Howard's accidental death, major media outlets had been speculating about when this youngest billionaire woman in the world would take over her father's industry.
What surprised people was that Ms. Underwood, the CEO of Stark Group, had not said that she would give up her position, and Natasha Stark had no intention of fighting for it... This greatly disappointed the media who were looking forward to a drama of infighting in the wealthy family.
After a few years, the media finally waited for this long-awaited drama—in their speculation, it must be Nina who had been secretly biding her time for several years, finally controlled this huge group, and forced Dottie Underwood, known as the Queen of Business, to give up the position of CEO of Stark Industries...
In the minds of these media people, the experience was simply full of twists and turns... mixed with various love-hate entanglements... Some unscrupulous tabloids had even begun to arrange stories between Nina and Dottie, such as... Nina sent her lover to Dottie's side in order to regain her father's group, pleasing Dottie, and then, with the help of her lover, gradually gained a place in Stark Group, which was managed by Dottie like an iron bucket...
At this moment, Nina, as the protagonist, was in the office that once belonged to Dottie and now belonged to her, teasing her new best friend and personal secretary, Pepper...
"Hahahaha... hahahahaha..." Nina pointed at Pepper, laughing without regard for her ladylike demeanor. She collapsed on the sofa, covering her stomach and groaning—
"Is it that funny?" Pepper's face was flushed, and although she pretended to be calm, in fact, her slightly trembling fingers had exposed that her inner self was not as indifferent as she showed.
"Of... of course it's funny..." Nina supported herself on the armrest of the sofa, barely straightening her body, and said breathlessly: "...You're the first one... who can treat 9:00 PM as 9:00 AM..."
"I didn't know I was in the world of death... Besides, who knows why that place is always gloomy... I can't tell the difference between day and night at all..." Pepper said depressedly.
"No, no, that's not the funniest part..." Nina continued to laugh: "The funniest thing is... you actually thought darling was that kind of man? And you even gave him a bank card?"
To be honest, when Nina knew about this, she was stunned... Pepper, this girl, is really amazing, she can actually do this? Should I also try it? Nina was a little eager to try...
"...I... I didn't know he was the mastermind behind the scenes..." Pepper's face was complicated when she talked about this.
When Pepper first learned of Zhou Ye's identity, she refused... As a stubborn woman, she didn't want to obey Zhou Ye, the mastermind behind the scenes who controlled her life from childhood to adulthood... But, she sadly found that she couldn't resist Zhou Ye, this guy... This bad guy could easily play with her in the palm of his hand, in various senses...
In the end, Pepper had to admit that she couldn't resist Zhou Ye. Whether it was physically or mentally... she couldn't resist this guy.
She had already resigned herself to fate... Facing such a powerful existence as Zhou Ye, what kind of resistance could she make? The secular laws, to this man, were like ridiculous toys, at his disposal. And in terms of personal strength? Pepper thought about her arms, which were slightly stronger due to frequent exercise, and then thought about Zhou Ye's ghost-like abilities... Let's forget it, let's talk about something else.
But this is also very good...
...Although Zhou Ye has many women, but according to the sisters who joined later, this man who forcibly occupied her is not a fickle person. Pepper felt very content... At least, now she had a strong arm to rely on, and she didn't have to worry about the affairs of boyfriends and girlfriends anymore.
"Don't think too much... Although Ye is a fickle guy, I haven't heard any of his women complain that he neglected them." Seeing Pepper's tangled expression, Nina smiled and walked to her, patting her on the shoulder.
"Does that include you?" Pepper rolled her eyes and said, "Why didn't you tell me the truth at the beginning?"
Pepper later met Shadow Thirteen, who had been protecting her since she was a child, after all, her identity was different, and Shadow Thirteen didn't dare to ignore her anymore... Curiosity Pepper figured everything out, including the fact that her new best friend knew what was going on with the spirit behind her but didn't tell her.