After the initial phase of going on crazy missions, Shawn quickly reduced the number of times Superman appeared in public.
Originally, Superman could appear several times a day all over Texas, but gradually, he might only appear once every few days.
This was purely an adjustment of his routine between his hobby and home life.
He had found a new balance.
Besides, after his overwhelming and crazy crackdown, not to mention the vicinity of the small town, the crime rates in several major cities like Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas had dropped significantly.
Those vicious and heinous criminals were often not fools; on the contrary, they were very smart.
Once they saw Superman causing a stir nearby, they would either retract their claws and lie low, or choose to avoid the limelight and go far away.
In short, the local public security in Texas visibly improved for a time.
Naturally, Superman no longer needed to appear every day.
Time passed quietly, and before anyone knew it, the end of 2011 arrived.
Vought International released a bombshell announcement that quickly ignited public opinion.
The man known as the Lord of The Seven Seas—The Deep—joined Vought International's "The Seven"!
This twenty-four-year-old superhero had incomparably powerful strength underwater, and all marine life obeyed his commands.
Fans went crazy for it.
A portion of the attention that had previously been taken away by Superman returned to Vought International.
The signboard of Vought International's "The Seven" became even more renowned.
Shawn didn't know much about The Deep, only remembering him as a freak who messed around with an octopus, and in his impression, his strength shouldn't be very powerful.
But The Deep's joining made Shawn realize that the timeline for the start of the first season of The Boys was getting closer and closer.
Other than that, there was nothing else.
Shawn continued to live his life with his wife, occasionally letting Superman appear when encountering saboteurs to punish evil and promote good for a bit of relaxation.
It was almost Christmas time.
Mira was over six months pregnant, and her belly was getting bigger and bigger. The three little ones inside were developing very healthily, only the eldest was quite big, the second was average in size, and the third seemed a bit thin and small.
Shawn also knew that with triplets, and fraternal ones at that, the children's growth and development would definitely differ. As long as they were all healthy, these differences were acceptable.
This day.
Movement came from the depths of Shawn's consciousness again; Mira's Superman bloodline transformation had ushered in another important moment.
[Please note, your partner Mira Kent, Superman bloodline transformation has reached 60.11%, gaining ability: Super Healing (Bronze) · LV0.]
[Please note, your partner Mira Kent, awakening racial talents: Steel Body (Bronze), Stellar Energy (Passive).]
Gaining one ability and two talents at once.
It was indeed an important moment.
Previously, Mira's ability awakening, due to her Superman bloodline not being pure enough, was far slower than Shawn's had been, but fortunately, it was still proceeding step by step.
Basically, every time her bloodline increased by about ten percent, she would awaken a new basic ability.
Now, after "Super Healing," one of the six-piece set, was awakened, the "Steel Body" talent naturally emerged.
And it also awakened another talent exclusive to the Superman race—"Stellar Energy."
Being able to get stronger by sunbathing.
What could be a better talent than this?
This meant that Mira's strength would increase faster in the future, and the energy required for her body could come more from stellar radiation rather than daily food.
This was definitely good for Mira's appetite; she finally wouldn't have to eat so much every day.
In addition, the babies in her belly also gained better security guarantees.
At noon.
Shawn and Mira were holding hands, lying side by side on the lounge chairs in the yard, enjoying a sunbath.
The December sun was far less scorching than in summer, but Mira soon discovered that today was different.
The sunlight spilled onto her body, feeling warm.
Every cell in her body was cheering and started absorbing solar energy without stopping for a moment.
Mira could clearly feel her physical fitness getting stronger, bit by bit, at an extremely slow speed!
"Oh~~"
Mira let out a comfortable moan, opened her eyes to look at Shawn, and said incredulously: "Dear, so this is how you feel under the sun every day?"
"It's not that exaggerated; you will adapt to it soon."
Shawn couldn't help but laugh and cry: "Your bloodline purification is becoming more and more thorough, so it's not strange to awaken this talent. In fact, even at night when we can't see the sun, our bodies are still absorbing Stellar Energy to get stronger, it's just that the effect isn't as good as during the day."
Previously, Mira actually had this trend, but since it hadn't formally awakened, the effect seemed negligible.
Mira subconsciously clenched her fist and murmured: "My strength should also be breaking through soon; I have to say, this feeling is truly fascinating..."
Shawn smiled without speaking.
The perfect spouse compatibility was no joke.
He estimated that if Mira hadn't obtained the Superman bloodline, even if she had just injected compound v, she could have instantly gained heaven-defying Superpowers.
Shawn would never forget the scene when Mira was flying high in the sky and then broke through the window, and looking back at her magnificent abilities and intercontinental-level strength rating before he had even pushed himself.
"Stop being fascinated."
Shawn exerted a little force with his hand to pull her up from the lounge chair and said: "It's Christmas in a few days; how do you plan to decorate our home?"
In fact, holiday preparations had started a month ago.
But after buying various gifts and decorations, Shawn and Mira quickly fell into the busyness of daily life.
Shawn would occasionally go out to train wearing his blue-clad, red-caped combat suit, but most of the time, he needed to accompany Mira to handle work matters.
Yes, the kind of work in the true sense that people imagine.
The biological materials technology company started by Jonathan was gradually getting on the right track.
Previously, Mira had buried herself in research for a period of time; besides the polymer materials needed to design combat suits for Shawn, she had also successfully tinkered with several new subtype materials.
These new materials were not as excellent as the ones on Shawn, but they were undoubtedly high-value material inventions that were sufficient to have a positive impact on various industries in terms of novelty, creativity, and practicality.
Mira registered patent protection for these new inventions through Jonathan.
In just over half a year.
Jonathan Company's business expanded rapidly. Now, it involved fields such as batteries and wind turbine mooring cables in the new energy industry, and recently, even top international communication companies had been contacting them.
In the words of Jonathan: "They are all lining up to give us money!!"
Knowledge is power.
As long as Mira was willing to use her "Super Brain" to make money.
A large amount of wealth would gather towards them.
The Jonathan family and Shawn's aunt, the Connelly family, both benefited from this, completing the leap from the ordinary class to social elites in a short period of time.
This year was also a very special year for both families.
During a conversation, Mira once subtly warned them: "Acquiring money might be easy, but how to keep it and use it correctly is something many people never learn in their lifetime. You need to think about what possession itself means..."
"I know," Jonathan replied at the time, "not to be a slave to desire."
Actually, no one had a standard answer.
Jonathan gave one, and he indeed looked like he had a bit of an elite temperament of pointing out the country.
Shawn and Mira were happy to see this; they really preferred to be hands-off managers, and it would be best if their family could learn and grow on their own.
As for the couple themselves, they actually didn't have too many material needs.
It wasn't that they were so noble.
When you possess power that transcends gods and an extremely long life, mundane things seem less important.
"Let's invite all the family over to spend Christmas together this year..."
Linking her husband's arm to enter the house, Mira smiled and said to Shawn: "Before that, dear, you will complete the atmosphere decoration of the house."
As everyone knows, Superman is omnipotent.
Such a trivial matter as decorating the house certainly wouldn't stump Shawn; it was something he could finish in minutes.
"You are asking the great Superman to use his'Super Speed' to do this?"
"Is there anything wrong with that, my dear Mr. Superman?"
"No, it's indeed a great idea."
Shawn found it hard to disagree. He looked at the Christmas tree that hadn't been set up in the house with his blue eyes, and after a while, said: "What gifts do you think everyone would like?"
"Haha..."
Mira pondered for a moment, suddenly thought of something, and laughed until she was leaning back and forth. She covered her mouth and said: "You might not believe it if I say it, but Jonathan is actually a fan of Homelander."
"..."
Shawn couldn't bear to look.
This was truly too "The Boys."
In America, Homelander's approval rating had always been shockingly high.
His fan base was extremely wide; from ninety-nine-year-olds down to those just learning to walk, many people were his followers.
Jonathan liked Homelander's powerful strength, which was purely admiring the strong; it wasn't hard to understand.
"You should have told me earlier."
Shawn put his hand to his forehead and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "If I put on the blue-clad, red-caped suit and film an exclusive Superman celebration video, I wonder if Jonathan would be happy to see it?"
Mira grinned and laughed: "It's not impossible, but you'd have to fight Homelander first and punch him to the ground."
"Hmm, that's not impossible, right?"
Shawn estimated his current strength.
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