Ding! You have obtained an F-rank puppet fragment!
Ding! You have obtained a C-rank puppet fragment!
Ding! You have obtained an E-rank puppet fragment!
Ding! You have obtained a D-rank puppet fragment!
...
...
The system sounds kept ringing in his mind, but he didn't get a complete puppet.
However, this was just the beginning—Quinn wasn't in a hurry and patiently waited for results.
Ding! You have obtained a B-rank puppet fragment!
Ding! You have obtained a C-rank puppet fragment!
Ding! You got an F-rank puppet fragment!
Ding! You got an F-rank puppet fragment!
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...
After a while, one hundred draws were complete.
He didn't get the Demon Slayer Corps members he wanted—only one E-rank and one D-rank puppet.
[Name: Yushiro]
[Race: Demon]
[Occupation: Doctor's Assistant, Artisan]
[Skills: Medical Proficiency, Handicraft Proficiency]
[Special Ability: Blood Demon Art - Blindfold]
[Level: D-rank 2 stars]
...
[Name: Liu Mao Xing]
[Race: Human]
[Occupation: Chef]
[Skill: Cooking Proficiency]
[Special Abilities: Super Taste, Taste Memory, Imagination, Taste Image Deduction]
[Level: F-rank 8 stars]
...
Yushiro was a demon who'd been critically ill and transformed by Tamayo. He wasn't strong in combat but had the ability to block others' sight, let people see things usually invisible, and create illusions. In the original story's final battle, he'd used illusions to deceive Muzan and Nakime, pulling the Infinity Castle from underground to the surface, making a major contribution to ultimately killing Muzan.
It could be said he was a typical support role, and his value couldn't be judged by strength level alone.
Therefore, although he was only a D-rank puppet, Quinn had no complaints.
After thinking for a while, he sent him to Tamayo.
Tamayo was also support staff, and her combat effectiveness was pitifully low. Without Yushiro, her safety couldn't be guaranteed.
After all, he'd already released the bait through Tamayo.
Soon people from S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra would know that Tamayo existed.
As for Liu Mao Xing...
Quinn fell into deep thought.
Liu Mao Xing came from "Cooking Master Boy," a world dominated by chefs.
However, although it was a chef's world, the power levels weren't low.
Burning grilled fish from the Yangtze River, high-speed rotating iron balls to make fried dumplings, knife techniques that could decompose whole cows with one stroke, legendary cooking utensils, immortality cuisine—and he'd even heard that in the later manga plot, cooking had created a black hole.
He didn't know whether it was using a black hole to stir-fry vegetables or stir-frying a black hole.
Quinn hadn't read the later comics, just heard someone mention it on forums, so it wasn't very clear.
But unfortunately, the great chefs in that world were basically martial arts masters (not his stubbornness, but the original author's words), while the protagonist was the guy who most resembled an actual chef.
Although his physique was very strong, he didn't have much fighting power nor did he exceed human performance.
However...
"Although he doesn't have much combat power, with his cooking skills, if he opens a restaurant, he can definitely obtain considerable prayer points from ordinary people. His value might not be worse than high-level puppets."
Although ordinary people couldn't provide large amounts of prayer points like the strong, they were numerous. As long as business was booming, it could keep flowing and ensure a certain daily prayer value income.
Moreover, even powerful people needed to eat.
As long as the restaurant's location was well-chosen, it might be possible to obtain more prayer points than the Twelve Kizuki and even the Vongola Family.
"This needs to be well planned."
...
The night passed silently.
The next morning, Quinn got up early as usual, opened the shop, and slacked off.
On the other side, Fury, accompanied by Barton, went to the abandoned church in Harlem early... No—after a day's renovation by the Vongola Family, the originally dilapidated building had been renovated and transformed into a building resembling a European palace.
The sprawling wild suburbs nearby had also been manicured into a palace garden-like place.
Along the way, Fury had his worldview challenged.
"Is this an illusion from that young man?"
Fury said questioning words, but in a declarative tone.
About 300 people, in one day, transformed into a splendid palace of this scale. He genuinely couldn't imagine how it was done.
"Unfortunately, this should be real."
Barton shook his head slightly, expressing his judgment.
His five senses were particularly keen, and he could clearly smell the fragrance of roadside plants and soil in the early morning, feel the worms moving in the earth, hear the birds chirping in the woods... The harmony of nature showed not the slightest inconsistency.
He didn't believe the opponent's illusionist could even perfectly account for details like bugs beneath the soil.
"...Well, okay!"
Facing this unimaginable reality, Fury could only accept it reluctantly, and at the same time, he attached more importance to the Vongola Family.
The two chatted along the way and unknowingly arrived at the palace gate.
Hayato Gokudera had been waiting here for a while. He saw Barton in the car and immediately waved to greet him. "Yo, you're here so early. I thought you guys would need to think about it for a while before coming."
(It seems he and Barton have established the most basic trust relationship.) Fury gleaned this information from Hayato Gokudera's somewhat familiar greeting.
"You gave us the opportunity—how could we waste it?" Barton unfastened his seatbelt, got out of the car with a smile, came up to Hayato and introduced, "This is Nick Fury, our S.H.I.E.L.D. Director... well, that's my boss."
"The boss actually came in person!"
Hayato Gokudera was a little surprised. He looked Fury up and down, then extended his right hand with aristocratic etiquette. "I am the Storm Guardian of the Vongola Family, Hayato Gokudera, and also the right-hand man of the Tenth Boss. First meeting—please take care of me."
"Nick Fury."
Fury shook hands with Hayato Gokudera and reintroduced himself.
"The Boss has been waiting for a while. Please come inside."
"Okay."
Seeing Fury nod, Hayato Gokudera walked into the palace first.
Fury and Barton looked at each other and followed.
The three walked one after another, slowly proceeding down the corridor where reliefs, statues, and oil paintings were arranged.
Suddenly, Fury asked, "I've been curious since earlier. What do you mean when you say you're the family's Storm Guardian?"
"Each generation of the family will select six strongest and most suitable people from all members to become Guardians, helping the Boss guard and lead the family."
This wasn't a secret, and Hayato Gokudera didn't think much about it, saying directly, "Sky, Storm, Rain, Sun, Cloud, and Mist—according to the six attributes of the Dying Will Flame, the six strongest Guardians are selected."
Character Notes:
Yushiro - From Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. A demon created by Tamayo who is fiercely loyal to her. Possesses Blood Demon Art that creates illusions and can manipulate visibility. Serves as her assistant.
Liu Mao Xing - From Cooking Master Boy (Zhonghua Ichiban). A young culinary prodigy with exceptional cooking skills and special abilities related to taste and imagination. Despite living in a world with superhuman feats, he remains relatively normal in combat ability.