Aaron reluctantly moved his gaze from the ATM, locking onto a little girl walking past him.
She was about ten years old, wearing a white dress, with long blonde hair and delicate skin.
She was skipping and jumping, looking very energetic.
The little girl looked left and right, seemingly full of curiosity about the outside world.
She saw Aaron looking at her and smiled at him.
"Big brother, you're very handsome."
The little girl suppressed her shyness, took a few more glances at Aaron, and then slowly walked away.
As she walked, she kept looking back at Aaron. She had never seen anyone so handsome, and he had a very exotic charm.
Aaron gave her a gentle smile.
Of course, Aaron was not a loli-con.
After gaining thr abilities from devouring his phone, he possessed extremely powerful analytical abilities, instantly capturing dozens of details about the little girl.
The expensive custom-made dress, the hairstyle designed by a senior stylist, even her backpack was high-end...
Everything was sending a message to the outside world: I am a rich girl, I have a lot of money.
Aaron connected to the nearest network signal, his eyes flickering, a smile on his lips.
The little girl was actually the future Hawkeye—Kate Bishop.
He remembered her mother was the CEO of Bishop Security?
Aaron saw several figures flash through the crowd behind the little girl.
'Since you said I'm handsome, I'll help you this time.'
—
About ten minutes later.
At an intersection with relatively few pedestrians, just about to leave the rich district—
Four disguised big men exchanged glances, then simultaneously lunged at Kate.
"Hurry, we must take her before they react!"
"Who are you?!"
Kate was terrified. At only twelve years old, seeing the four burly men rushing at her, she had no strength to resist.
And with her small arms and thin legs, two steps weren't even as far as one of theirs, she couldn't outrun them at all.
As the four big men with ferocious expressions were about to close in, Kate suddenly saw a man rapidly approaching behind them.
He easily crossed more than ten meters in one step, then swept over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, arriving behind the four.
And she didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt a faint halo appear around Aaron.
Her mouth dropped open, she was completely stunned.
"Who?!"
The four burly men were clearly trained to some extent. Seeing Kate's expression, they instantly realized someone was behind them.
However, they had barely turned their heads when a figure suddenly swept past, and then they uncontrollably flew out more than ten meters.
All four men flew out, almost one after another, in less than a second.
Aaron skidded to a stop in front of Kate, smiling. "Little one, we meet again. Are you alright?"
...
"Big brother, are you a superhero? Just like Iron Man, who zips around punishing evil and promoting good?"
"Big brother, what kind of superpower do you have? Can I learn from you?"
"Big brother..."
Kate was like a walking 'Why?', asking questions non-stop after Aaron saved her.
He glanced at the two armed men beside him, who frequently looked over. They had appeared right after he had dealt with the enemies.
In fact, even without Aaron's intervention, Kate probably wouldn't have been in danger.
However, in Kate's eyes, Aaron was like her angel, descending from Heaven at her most critical moment.
And a handsome angel at that!
It was exactly like in the movies.
"Kate, don't bother your savior. I imagine you wouldn't want to be seen as a noisy, annoying alarm clock in others' eyes, would you?"
At this moment, a mature, serious female voice sounded from a distance.
Then a woman in a red dress walked over.
"Mom!"
Kate instantly rushed over, then, remembering something, stood to the side to tidy her appearance, displaying a trained smile, while quietly saying, "Mom, am I that bad?"
Eleanor chuckled and shook her head, her eyes lighting up when she saw Aaron.
She extended her hand. "Thank you, Mr. Aaron, you saved my daughter."
Aaron shook her hand. "You're welcome. Kate is a very smart girl. I don't think anyone could stand by and watch her suffer misfortune."
"But Ms. Eleanor, as for these matters..."
Aaron looked at the scene. Although he had held back, with the extreme speed, these four robbers were already half-dead. They were all lying motionless on the ground, seemingly about to go to the afterlife together.
"My situation is a bit complicated right now, and I don't want to waste words with the Police."
Eleanor looked at them with disgust, then showed a kind smile. "Please rest assured, sir. I will handle everything and absolutely will not trouble you for even a second."
"And I also have a gift for you."
Eleanor waved her hand, and a man in a suit carrying a briefcase walked over and opened it.
"One million US dollars."
"This is a token of my sincerity, I hope you will accept it."
As expected of a rich woman, a million dollars just like that.
Even though Eleanor knew Kate wouldn't be in danger, she still chose to give a million dollars as a gift.
Just as Aaron thought the matter was over, Eleanor added, "Due to limited time, I could only bring this much cash. There's another four million. If Mr. Aaron doesn't mind, you can tell me your address, and I will deliver it personally."
Damn rich people!
How dare you try to bribe me with money!
You're ruthless!
"I don't currently have a residence in New York."
"I understand."
Eleanor was very understanding and enthusiastically said, "In fact, I have another property in Manhattan's XX district. It has been vacant since it was renovated, but I have people clean it regularly."
"If you don't mind, you can stay there temporarily until you find a new place."
At this moment, Aaron felt like he was being kept.
Is this the life of the rich?
However, he wasn't overly surprised. The current him possessed infinite possibilities.
Even the current him possessed an advantage that the Bishop family couldn't compare to—Strength.
In the 21st century, money was king. But in the Marvel Universe, personal power is king.
After a brief moment of surprise, Aaron nodded calmly.
Eleanor's smile grew even brighter, and she greeted Aaron warmly. She even seemed to somewhat neglect Kate.
Kate pouted, following closely behind.
...
After Aaron settled his living arrangements, under Kate's reluctant gaze, he bid farewell to Eleanor and the others and continued with his next plans.
"Now... I need an identity."
In a place invisible to outsiders, Aaron's Super Brain was like an advanced computer, listing itemized schedules, then packaging them into folders and placing them deep within his brain.
At the same time, he automatically connected to the US network and began to retrieve and browse all the information he needed.
With his Super Brain and network control, Aaron was basically carrying a mobile phone and computer with him 24/7. He had no need for other devices. With just a single thought, he could obtain all information from the network.
Right there in his brain, he contacted a black market dealer specializing in fake documents.
According to multiple sources, this guy was either backed by the FBI or had connections within the immigration bureau. He had channels to legitimately enter people's information into the system, which was neither illegal nor prone to error.
Although Aaron could now easily enter the network world and do many incredible things in it, it wasn't that easy to hack into official systems to input information and data. At least, he couldn't consider all aspects thoroughly in a short amount of time.
Right now, he couldn't identify the authenticity and practicality of the vast data in the network one by one. He was not an AI after all.
Moreover, his network control ability was only limited to the features extracted from his mobile phone.
Without getting rid of his unregistered status, Aaron couldn't even shop online now.
He focused more on collecting information about the world. Soon, he determined the overt situation of the current world.
It was currently 2010, and Tony Stark had already shouted: "I am Iron Man!"
However, Thor's hammer had not yet fallen but it was probably coming soon.
'Fortunately, there's still time to develop. If I had landed at the moment of the snap, I would have to gamble on that fifty percent chance.'
'Even if I could be resurrected in the future, it would waste five precious years of development time.' Aaron thought to himself.
He didn't expect these superheroes to achieve a victory that wasn't a victory, like in the Infinity War. He wanted to control his own destiny.
He packaged a piece of information from the nearby area on the map, then put it into a "folder."
Aaron was about to head straight to the nearest pet store.
However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw that a small figure was standing at the entrance, hesitating.
"Kate?"