"Hey! Longguo Boy!" Tony shouted into Chen Tian's ear through the microphone.
Chen Tian was startled awake from his thoughts. "What the hell, Tony, what are you doing?"
"Hahahaha, I saw you spacing out here." Tony casually tossed the microphone, and Happy quickly caught it.
"What? You're not satisfied with my party?" Tony plopped down on the sofa.
Chen Tian shook his head. "No, the party is very lively, but you know, Longguo people aren't quite used to such..." He pointed towards the poolside, where there were only beautiful models wearing tiny pieces of fabric. "...enthusiastic parties."
"Hahahahaha." Tony patted Chen Tian's shoulder, laughing so hard he bent over. "Boy, you're not still a virgin, are you?"
Chen Tian pouted. "How is that possible!" Chen Tian would rather die than admit it; this was a matter of male dignity.
Tony narrowed his eyes, a cunning arc forming at the corner of his mouth, like a fox that had stolen a tuna. "Oh~ my dear Longguo Boy," he deliberately drew out his words, tapping his finger lightly on Chen Tian's shoulder, "You know what? Your ears are so red they could be warning lights for my new armor."
Chen Tian instinctively covered his ears, a movement that made Tony laugh even more wildly. "Jarvis!" Tony suddenly yelled towards the ceiling, "Immediately activate the 'Fledgling Rescue Plan'!"
"Sir, if I may remind you, the last time you used this plan to get Colonel Rhodes drunk, he crashed three of your sports cars." Jarvis's voice came from all directions.
"This time it's different!" Tony jumped up and threw an arm around Chen Tian's neck. "This time we have a little friend who needs to 'grow up' even more!" He leaned into Chen Tian's ear and whispered in an exaggerated breathy voice, "Don't worry, I'll arrange a gentle older sister for you... or an older brother? Whatever~"
Chen Tian felt his face burning up: "Tony! I really don't need—"
Tony smirked as he released Chen Tian, circling him once before snapping his fingers. "Okay, Longguo Boy, you now have two options—"
He held up two fingers, shaking them with a serious expression: "A, you go to the poolside and pick someone you like. I guarantee they won't refuse a distinguished guest of Stark Industries."
Tony paused deliberately, a mischievous curve playing on his lips: "B, I—the great Tony Stark—will personally arrange one 'mentor' or multiple 'mentors' for you, guaranteed to give you an unforgettable night."
Chen Tian's mouth twitched: "Can I choose C? Like, go home and sleep now?"
"Ha! Naive!" Tony spread his hands exaggeratedly. "This is a Stark party! You think you can leave without some 'beautiful memories'?"
He hooked an arm around Chen Tian's shoulder, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "Listen, there's a pair of twins in December's Maxim cover girl issue—blonde, blue eyes, legs long enough to be an escape ladder for the Empire State Building..."
Tony pulled out his phone and quickly swiped a few times, and a magazine cover immediately popped up on the screen—two almost identical sexy women were electrifying the camera.
"How about it?" Tony raised an eyebrow. "They just happen to be here tonight, and..." He deliberately drew out the sound, "They're particularly interested in Longguo culture, you know~"
Chen Tian's ears immediately turned crimson. He pushed Tony's phone away. "That's enough!"
Tony laughed heartily, patting his back: "Don't be shy, boy! Life is short, enjoy it while you can!" He gestured towards the pool, "Look, they're looking this way..."
Chen Tian instinctively followed Tony's gaze and, sure enough, the twins were holding champagne and winking at him.
Tony watched Chen Tian's stiff reaction with satisfaction, then leaned into his ear and whispered in a voice only they could hear: "Don't worry, I'll have Happy prepare some 'aids' for you—like, Jarvis's special 'social translator'? Guaranteed to make you sound like a seasoned Casanova when you say sweet nothings in English!"
Chen Tian: "..."
He just wanted to find a hole to crawl into now.
Tony watched Chen Tian's flustered state, the smile on his lips deepening. He snapped his fingers and shouted loudly towards the pool: "Ladies! It seems we need to help this shy Longguo Boy 'warm up' a bit!"
As his words fell, the music by the pool suddenly switched to a more dynamic rhythm. A dozen bikini-clad models immediately put down their drinks and swam towards Chen Tian like a group of mermaids who had found their prey. They swayed their hips, their golden hair shimmering under the lights, and the water droplets on their bodies refracted a dazzling glow.
"Hey! Longguo Boy!" A redhead girl was the first to press against him, a faint coconut scent emanating from her. "I hear you're from the East?" Her slender fingers lightly traced Chen Tian's shoulder. "I've been learning Longguo script recently..."
Before Chen Tian could answer, another blonde girl had already squeezed to his other side: "Don't listen to her, she only knows how to say 'hello' and 'thank you.'"
She deliberately spoke in English with a French accent, "I'm the one who's truly interested in Longguo culture.."
Chen Tian felt like Tang Sanzang falling into the Spider Demon Cave, surrounded by a group of enchantresses. His back was pressed tightly against the sofa, with no retreat. Tony was laughing hysterically nearby, even taking out his phone to record.
"Jarvis!" Tony shouted loudly, "Save this scene to my 'Precious Memories' folder!"
"Already saved, Sir." Jarvis's voice promptly responded.
Just then, a voluptuous Asian girl squeezed to the front. She wore a shimmering silver bikini and held two strangely colored cocktails.
"Come on, Longguo Boy," she pushed one of the glasses into Chen Tian's hand, "try Tony's special 'Eastern Dragon's Breath,' guaranteed to make you..." She leaned into Chen Tian's ear, her breath like orchids, "...soar like a dragon and leap like a tiger~"
Chen Tian looked at the purple bubbling liquid in the glass and instinctively felt danger. But before he could refuse, the girls around him had already started to egg him on:
"Drink! Drink! Drink!"
Tony had somehow climbed onto the coffee table, raising his arms like a rock star: "Tonight's theme is—get the Longguo Boy drunk! Whoever can get our distinguished guest to drink the first glass, I'll give her a sports car!"
The girls' screams almost tore off the roof. Chen Tian looked around in despair, finding even Pepper standing in the distance, with an expression of enjoying the show. Ethan had long since been squeezed into a corner, looking at him with sympathetic eyes.
"Tony..." Chen Tian tried to make one last struggle, "You know I'm allergic to alcohol..."
"Wait... what are you doing... Ugh—"
Before Chen Tian could finish speaking, Tony, with quick hands and eyes, poured the entire glass of wine into his mouth.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Chen Tian coughed violently, his throat feeling like it was on fire. "Tony Stark! I'm going to kill you!"
"Hahahahaha, drink up! Let's get high!" Tony didn't care about Chen Tian's murderous gaze at all, announcing with a loud laugh.
— — — —
When Chen Tian opened his eyes again, the hangover gave him a terrible headache. He instinctively tried to raise his hand to block the Sun, but found his right arm numb from being pressed by something soft and heavy.
"Ugh..." He groaned in pain, stiffly turning his neck—
The sight that met his eyes instantly sobered him.
A snow-white body was curled in his arm, golden hair scattered across his chest. More terrifyingly, another almost identical body was wrapped around his left leg like an octopus. And at the foot of the bed, the Asian girl was sleeping with her back to him, the curve of her smooth spine gleaming like pearls in the morning light.
Chen Tian was horrified to find himself completely naked, with only a wrinkled sheet barely covering his lower body.
The three girls were in the same situation, their scattered clothes like crime scene evidence strewn across the room—a silver bikini hung on the lamp, stockings draped over the headboard, and a high heel comically stuck in the champagne bucket.
"Wo... Nima..." He gasped, carefully trying to pull away, but he woke the blonde girl in his arms.
"Morning~" The girl sleepily traced his abs with her fingertips, her voice hoarse from intimacy, "Your Russian... is really sexy..."
While Chen Tian was still wondering when he learned to speak Russian, the door was suddenly kicked open.
Tony swaggered in, holding his phone, the camera pointed directly at Chen Tian's face: "Folks in the live stream, look closely! This is the legendary 'Longguo Kung Fu'—one night, three heroes!"
"Tony, I'll f*ck your grandma!" Chen Tian grabbed the ashtray and threw it, almost exposing himself by knocking over the sheet in his panic. The three girls woke up, letting out a chorus of screams.
"Relax~" Tony skillfully dodged the attack, pointing his donut at the ceiling, "Jarvis can testify that you merely engaged in... uh... cultural exchange." He smirked and pulled up a holographic projection. "Like this segment—"
The screen showed a naked Chen Tian standing on the dining table, shouting MKS in broken Russian while three equally naked girls smeared cream on him.
"Fuck! Turn it off!" Chen Tian, his face flushed, lunged at Tony, but tripped on the sheet and fell clumsily among the girls.
Tony seized the opportunity to snap a close-up: "Perfect! This one's called 'The Exuberant MKS-ism in the Morning Light'!"
Chen Tian knelt on the floor in despair, finally understanding what "social Death" meant.
Tony had already slipped to the doorway, turning back to blow a kiss: "Don't worry, Longguo Boy, I ordered you some kidney-tonifying soup—made with emmm... aluminum rims? I think that's how you say it."
After Tony left, silence finally returned to the room. The three girls giggled as they put on their clothes, not forgetting to blow Chen Tian a kiss before leaving.
"Let's 'learn Chinese' together again next time~" the blonde twins said in unison, deliberately winking.
The Asian girl slipped a note into Chen Tian's pants pocket: "This is my private number... always welcome for 'tutoring'." She suggestively licked her lips.
As the door clicked shut, Chen Tian finally let out a long sigh of relief. He rubbed his temples, then suddenly remembered something important—it was time for the summoning again today.
"Almost forgot about this!" He quickly got up and rushed into the bathroom. The warm Water washed away the smell of alcohol from his body. Bathing and changing, this was the piety of a countryman towards ritual.
(Definitely not because his luck was bad before! Although he had summoned 'nothing' three times since he knew he could summon.)
Chen Tian specifically changed into a White outfit and sat cross-legged on the balcony of the room.
With his eyes closed, he continuously prayed to the Gods and Buddhas in his mind: "May the Jade Pure Heavenly Venerable of the Primordial Beginning, the Upper Pure Heavenly Venerable of Lingbao, and the Grand Pure Heavenly Venerable of Daoist Virtue bless me to summon a new character this time!~"
Under Chen Tian's continuous prayers, Chen Tian shivered all over, feeling the blessing of the Gods and Buddhas. He suddenly opened his eyes and whispered, "Summon!"
The scene around Chen Tian changed again, and countless galaxies appeared and rotated around him.
Numerous game screens and comic frames appeared in the galaxy, then suddenly stopped.
"Hmm? Oh! Finally got something?!" Chen Tian exclaimed, looking at the screen.
In the galaxy screen, a vast sea was displayed, with a large ship sailing on it, and a huge cartoon lion's head statue at the bow.
"One Piece? Thousand Sunny?" Chen Tian carefully looked at the large ship in the screen. The sea inside suddenly churned, and a Japanese sword flew out of the galaxy, falling into Chen Tian's arms.
Chen Tian felt his hand sink, and an ancient samurai sword appeared out of thin air in his palm. A gentle thought flowed from the hilt, unfolding a piece of information in his mind:
[first generation ghost cutter: Supreme Grade Sword of the Twelve Saijo O Wazamono]
[From the manga "One Piece", the personal sword of Gorosei Ethan Baron V. Nusjuro.]
Chen Tian's eyes sparkled as he looked at this 'first generation ghost cutter'. "Oh my, a Supreme Grade Sword from One Piece, that's really good."
But before he could get excited, Chen Tian sighed again, "Alas, what's the use of having a sword if I can't wield it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ghost Cutter vibrated, and a warm current flowed through Chen Tian's entire body.
"What... is this?" Ethan Baron V. Nusjuro's insights into swordsmanship and years of experience instantly spread through Chen Tian's entire body.
While Chen Tian was immersed in Ethan Baron V. Nusjuro's sword art inheritance with his eyes closed and his mind and body, Tony pushed the door open again.
He looked at Chen Tian sitting cross-legged on the balcony and teased, "Longguo Boy, you didn't get depression just because of a few jokes from me, did you? That would make Tony feel guilty."
Chen Tian didn't respond to Tony. Tony raised an eyebrow, tiptoed to Chen Tian's side, and waved his hand in front of Chen Tian's eyes, finding that the other party didn't even move an eyelash.
"Jarvis, scan him." Tony lowered his voice, "This kid couldn't have had his brain fried by last night's 'Eastern Dragon's Breath', could he?"
"Sir, Mr. Chen's vital signs are very stable." Jarvis's voice automatically switched to silent mode. "But his brainwave activity is unusually active, similar to a deep meditative state."
Tony pouted, his gaze falling on the first generation ghost cutter. He was about to reach out and touch the sword when the blade suddenly trembled with a soft 'hum', startling him into retracting his hand.
"Damn it!" Tony's eyes widened. "This thing is conscious?"
Just then, Chen Tian suddenly took a deep breath and his eyes snapped open. Tony was caught off guard, meeting a pair of eyes as sharp as blades, and almost sat down on the ground.
"Holy crap!" Tony jumped back half a step. "You little..."
Chen Tian slowly rose, leaping onto the balcony railing, his eyes fixed on the distant sea, one hand gripping the scabbard of the first generation ghost cutter, the other gripping the hilt.
He took a deep breath and suddenly drew his sword.
Instantly, Tony's mouth hung open wide enough to fit a donut.
He watched with his own eyes as a wide silver sword energy slash flew out from the Japanese sword Chen Tian was wielding.
The slash cut through the sky, splitting the distant sea in two, raising giant waves dozens of meters high.
The seawater was torn apart as if by an invisible hand, revealing a bottomless chasm that lasted for a full three seconds before crashing back together.
"My.... God...."
"Jarvis!" Tony's voice changed pitch. "What the hell was that?!"
"Sir, according to energy scans," Jarvis paused, uncharacteristically, "Mr. Chen just released energy equivalent to a medium-sized Jericho missile."
Tony's expression became even more stunned.
We all escaped from the cave, and we agreed to be ordinary people together, but you became a transcendent? Then how does my act of blocking bullets for you and Ethan in the cave make me seem so redundant?
Tony unconsciously rubbed his nose, always feeling that his nose was red and big again.