Chapter 121: Drew Three Characters
In the mansion located in Beverly Hills, Li Chen was holding a sweating Nami in his arms.
Nami was great in every way, except that she easily broke into a sweat.
"I'm going to wash up."
Even she herself felt uncomfortable, but Li Chen didn't agree.
He scooped Nami up in one motion: "Nami, this isn't your world."
"Ah?"
Nami looked blank and confused.
"Earth is very short on Water. To this day, the vast majority of places still don't have tap water, and people can only dig for Water on the ground to drink."
Li Chen said solemnly: "So we can't waste Water; we need to conserve it a bit."
He carried Nami into the bathroom; showering together naturally conserved Water.
It was just that the time had been a bit long, and Nami had no strength left by the time she came out.
Coincidentally, Li Chen was also in the stage of contemplating life at that moment.
Whenever this time came, his thoughts would always wander freely.
The likes of Einstein and Newton were all effortlessly crushed by him in this state.
But it was just for a split second before his hand immediately occupied the high ground.
This startled Nami: "I... can't do it anymore."
After all, she was just an ordinary person. Although her physical fitness was not bad, she couldn't withstand Li Chen's ravages.
So she was already terrified.
Right now, she just wanted to find Ram and Rem to come help.
But she didn't know that neither Ram nor Rem was as proactive as her.
Both little maids were very shy.
That was just Nami for you—dare to love, dare to hate.
"It's fine, I'm just borrowing a bit of luck."
Li Chen spoke up: "Drawing the lotteries this way brings better luck."
Hearing this, Nami breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stopped moving, only feeling that the spot covered by the large hand was somewhat hot.
She knew that the current moment was very important to Li Chen.
Li Chen also directly opened the system. In the past, he had always blocked it.
[Batman is currently playing in theaters, Prestige + 500]
[Superman maintains continuous popularity, Prestige + 70]
[bayonetta has been released...]
As there were more and more works, and each work brought continuous popularity, Li Chen's Prestige naturally grew more and more.
Previously, he only had three hundred thousand Prestige.
Now he took a look.
[Current Prestige: 359302]
With the release of bayonetta, it had risen by a lot more.
Since that was the case, on this day of 'great' luck, there was nothing more to say.
After all, who else was as 'big' as Nami?
Start drawing!
A direct ten-draw, and ten thousand points vanished instantly.
[Congratulations to the Host, obtained through the lottery: Fubuki Fragment]
[Congratulations to the Host, obtained through the lottery: Adjutant Faora Fragment]
[...]
Li Chen took a look; they were all fragments, but the luck was considered pretty good.
Perhaps because Batman was related to DC, the long-unseen Faora fragments had also appeared.
Li Chen was still very much in need of this Kryptonian female sub-commander.
She was not only cool, but also powerful in strength.
Who would ever think they had too many trump cards?
"Continue, continue."
Li Chen warmed up his hands, which made Nami feel even hotter.
"Ten-draw!"
Prestige was deducted.
[Congratulations to the Host, obtained from the lottery: Heart of the Broken Witch.]
[Heart of the Broken Witch: Originates from the bayonetta world, increases stamina limit upon use.]
"This thing? It seems pretty useless for me to use?"
Li Chen thought to himself, his stamina was already invincible; if he used it again, Nami and the others wouldn't be able to handle it even if they all went together, right?
But regardless, this was still a good item.
[Congratulations to the Host, obtained from the lottery: Time Bracelet.]
[Time Bracelet: Equipment, consumes magic power to enter Witch Time, during which everything stands still.]
"Isn't this time stop?"
Li Chen was not unfamiliar with this prop.
He had played Devil May Cry before.
In Devil May Cry, the protagonist Dante had an artifact with the same name, which could pause time when used.
However, in bayonetta, although it had the same name, the effect was different.
What opened up after activation was Witch Time.
This was an item created by an extraordinary Witch named EVA, who had forged a contract with an ancient demon swordsman and opposed the invading forces of the Underworld.
But without a doubt, this was also time stoppage.
It was just that Witch Time... could Li Chen use it since he wasn't a Witch?
"My luck really is pretty good."
Li Chen thought to himself and continued the lottery draw.
Next, he finally drew the fragments he wanted.
[Congratulations to the Host, obtained from the lottery: Bayonetta Summon Fragment * 1]
[Congratulations to the Host, obtained from the lottery: Jeanne Summon Fragment * 1]
[Congratulations to the Host, obtained from the lottery: Catwoman Summon Fragment * 1]
Time ticked away second by second. Li Chen felt just like being in Las Vegas—extremely excited and hooked.
He had to admit that what he drew didn't matter at all; what mattered was the process of drawing.
Just like how many people buy stocks purely to stare at the curves.
But without a doubt, after Li Chen spent all his Prestige, quite a few good things had still been drawn out.
All in all, he had drawn three characters, and their fragments were fully collected so they could be summoned.
They were respectively [Kryptonian Adjutant Faora], [Bayonetta], and [Jeanne].
Catwoman's fragments were still a bit short, so she couldn't be summoned yet.
Quite a few other fragments also dropped, including those of Tatsumaki and Fubuki, which were just shy of being enough to summon.
But Li Chen had already depleted his Prestige.
Aside from the summoned characters, his biggest haul was Li Chen himself.
In addition to the [Time Bracelet] and the [Heart of the Broken Witch], he had drawn quite a few other items.
Even though they weren't necessarily useful.
[Batmobile: Batman's vehicle, equipped with multiple functions.]
The Batmobile in the movie was designed based on the game "Batman: Arkham Knight" that Li Chen had played before. It was not only extremely cool, but also had many functions.
For example, it could crab-walk sideways, and had turrets and a grappling hook.
The Batmobile could not only nitro-boost, but also climb walls—it was extremely badass.
Although it was impossible to drive this car out normally... after all, it was too flashy, keeping it in the garage as a collection wasn't bad either.
[Blessing of First Encounter: Invisible attacks are guaranteed to miss the first time.]
This was yet another conceptual skill. Placed on Li Chen, he was even less afraid of sneak attacks.
[Blessing of Empty Hands: Strength increases when bare-handed.]
This was even more of a bug for Li Chen. He wasn't good at using weapons to begin with; his playstyle leaned more towards a civil official.
Now look at him—forcing him to be a military general!
By the time Li Chen finished tallying his hauls and looked back at Nami in his arms, she had long fallen into a deep sleep out of exhaustion.
But Li Chen was still full of energy.
However, he didn't forcefully wake Nami up. Instead, he gently kissed the scar on her shoulder before getting up and leaving.
A long night dreams many things; he should summon them out first before talking.
This was Bayonetta, whom he had been thinking about day and night.
Li Chen got dressed and first came to the garage.
"Master."
Seeing Li Chen arrive late at night, Bumblebee and Arceeboth completed their transformations.
Arcee complained resentfully: "Master, when are you going to ride me?"
The way this was phrased almost made Li Chen's mind wander into the gutter.
Chapter 122: Batmobile and Bayonetta
"Fine, fine, fine. Next time I'll ride you."
Li Chen had no choice but to appease Arcee.
He had indeed been a bit cold toward Arcee.
It was also a bit unfair to leave this gentle female Autobot to gather dust in the garage.
On the contrary, Bumblebee followed him out every day to see the colorful world...
Mainly because Li Chen never liked riding motorcycles in the past.
He always felt that riding motorcycles was too dangerous—it was like wrapping meat in iron, and any traffic accident wouldn't be a minor matter.
But cars were different; they at least offered a bit of protection.
As long as they didn't encounter a truck, and kept the speed a bit slower, many things could be avoided.
The problem with many traffic accidents was that the speed was too fast.
Clearly, they could drive steadily, yet they insisted on speeding. If accidents didn't happen to them, who would they happen to?
This reminded Li Chen of the slogan in The Wandering Earth.
"Numerous roads, safety comes first!"
Afterward, Li Chen came to the open space nearby. Items didn't need to be summoned; they just needed to be taken out.
So with just a flash and a 'bang', a black car slammed onto the ground.
Bumblebee and Arcee were both very curious, and Bumblebee directly asked: "Whoa, Master, is this also an Autobot?"
It walked over and knocked twice on the Batmobile: "Hey, buddy, transform and let me see."
Li Chen was covered in black lines, and Arcee also smiled and said: "Enough, it's not an Autobot."
"How do you know?"
"A feeling!"
Arcee looked at this heavily armed Batmobile.
It looked very 'heavy', just like an unyielding Dark Knight.
Li Chen liked it more the more he looked at it, so he opened the driver's door and sat inside.
The first impression was that it was huge.
The Batmobile was already very large. If Bumblebeehadn't transformed, it would probably look like a child next to it.
The space inside was also huge, but on second thought, Batman had to wear a heavy battle suit and drive inside. If the space was as cramped as a MINI car, that feeling would be unimaginable.
If Batman wanted to drive, he probably had to shrink his whole body together...
Therefore, a large space was normal. Aside from the large space, the interior was very complicated.
Sitting in the driver's seat, Li Chen didn't recognize anything other than the steering wheel.
Looking at a pile of buttons made his scalp tingle, and he had no idea what they were for.
Anyway, there was a big red button that definitely shouldn't be touched.
Of course, Li Chen also suddenly stomped on the brake to test it; it wasn't made of plastic, and fortunately, it wasn't broken by his stomp.
He checked the trunk, originally thinking there was something inside, but when he opened it, it was just a seat.
It was the seat Batman used to detain 'prisoners'.
Li Chen nodded with satisfaction. Without a doubt, if this car were placed in the outside world, it would definitely attract attention and even sell for an astronomical price.
After all, who could refuse such a handsome Batmobile?
Li Chen naturally wouldn't sell it; this was his collectible.
Of course, driving it out one day might not be bad either.
"Alright, you guys go rest."
Li Chen asked Bumblebee and Arcee to transform back, while he sneaked into the garden taking advantage of the night.
He had never been to the garden at night, but at this moment, it gave him a different feeling.
The branches and leaves were neatly trimmed by Rem, and a faint fragrance always lingered around his nose. Walking in the garden felt like being in a small maze, and if he brought a beloved woman here...
It was quite romantic.
But now, he was going to summon his beloved woman.
Li Chen unhesitatingly chose to summon Bayonetta first.
[Do you wish to consume fragments to summon Bayonetta?]
"Yes!"
Ten fragments merged into one, and then a summoning ritual appeared before him.
Following a burst of light, a humanoid figure was abruptly'spat' out by the Magic Circle.
Unlike others, Bayonetta jumped out, but her landing wasn't awkward at all; instead, it was very dashing, possessing Bayonetta's unique 'elegance'.
Without a doubt, this was an elegant woman wearing a black tight leather outfit that fit her very well.
Of course it fit well, because this clothing was actually transformed from her hair.
During battle, these hairs were sometimes also utilized.
The instant she appeared, a gun appeared in her hand pointing at Li Chen. Her combat experience was terrifyingly rich.
But Li Chen didn't move; his super brain told him that this thing couldn't hurt him at all.
Naturally, there was no need to be afraid.
This was why Superman never dodged; most attacks couldn't hurt him, and he could take them head-on.
This wasn't because Superman was stupid, nor had he never dodged before. But after dodging, the harm caused by those attacks would be even greater, so it was better to take them head-on himself.
For example, a bullet—if Superman didn't dodge, it would just make a 'ding' sound.
But if he dodged, the bullet might hit someone else.
Therefore, Superman developed the habit of not dodging much.
"You are my Master?"
Bayonetta raised an eyebrow. She wore charming black-rimmed glasses, her lips were moist and rosy, and the most seductive thing was the beauty mark at the corner of her lips.
No wonder this thing was called a beauty mark; growing on a beauty's body really gave a different feeling, just like adding flowers to embroidery.
If she were ugly to begin with... then it wouldn't be adding flowers to embroidery, it would be sending icicles in the snow.
"Yes, you can call me Li."
Li Chen looked into her eyes.
Only at this close range did he feel Bayonetta's extraordinariness. She was 1.8 meters tall, which was the height of ordinary supermodels.
But her proportions were much more exaggerated than so-called supermodels. Her legs were astonishingly long, and her head-to-body ratio reached eleven heads. This feeling was indescribable to Li Chen, just like the Creator's most perfect masterpiece.
Seeing Li Chen's amazed expression, Bayonetta suddenly found it very interesting. She gracefully spun her pistol and then put it away.
"Wanting to be my Master is not that easy."
She put her hands on her hips and tossed her high ponytail: "You have to find something for me to do. Are there any Angels here?"
"Should... not be any?"
Li Chen said: "If you're referring to those incredibly ugly Angels, definitely not."
"It seems we have something in common."
Bayonetta glanced at Li Chen with satisfaction.
"Of course I know being your Master is not easy."
As Li Chen spoke, he took something out from the space.
"Is this enough?"
When Bayonetta took a look, it turned out to be a lollipop.
It was her favorite lollipop. She snatched it directly from Li Chen's hand and shoved it into her mouth without a word.
"Enough. I temporarily forgive your unauthorized summoning."
"Casual summoning behavior is irresponsible to me, oh."
She was originally hunting Angels, but ended up being summoned over by Li Chen, and now she could almost never hunt Angels again.
It would be strange if her mood was good.
After all, she still didn't know what was going on with her memories.
But there was no help for it; seeing the lollipop made her mood better.
This was naturally something Li Chen drew.
[Bayonetta's Lollipop: Bayonetta holds a lollipop in her mouth almost all the time. This is her main food, which makes her happy.]
Sweets bring happiness, reasonable.
Chapter 123: Everyone Has Their Own Free Will
Bayonetta wasn't actually angry. She looked like a cold, aloof older sister type, but her personality actually carried a hint of playfulness.
Especially right now, as she sucked on a lollipop and had already accepted her new identity.
However, as she had said, she wasn't a woman who could stay idle.
It was impossible to keep her like a caged canary.
This also made Li Chen realize that everyone he summoned possessed independent consciousness.
It hadn't been obvious before.
Ram and Rem were maids, and their fates were naturally tied to their Master; whatever their Master told them to do, they would do, never talking back.
This had also caused Li Chen to overlook their personalities.
Nami was the same; she was relatively easygoing and didn't have many personal desires.
Saitama was even more of a couch potato. As long as he could play video games every day, have food to eat, and occasionally rush to the supermarket to buy discounted goods, his life was complete.
Only when there was truly a monster that couldn't be resolved would Saitama make a move.
After all, his original intention for becoming stronger was simply to keep fit.
Therefore, Li Chen hadn't realized that they were also independent entities.
Until Bayonetta appeared, and she was very displeased.
She wasn't a canary who liked being kept by others; she had a free and unrestrained soul.
This made Li Chen hesitate for a moment, wondering whether he should continue summoning.
Then he thought, of course, otherwise wouldn't the draw have been for nothing?
"I'll bring your good sister over first."
Li Chen said to Bayonetta.
Bayonetta probably also felt that this world was boring. No matter what, in her own world, there was at least the struggle between Angels and witches.
When she had nothing to do, she would go kill an Angelfor fun.
"Sister?"
Bayonetta was indeed curious.
[Whether to consume fragments to summon Jeanne?]
"Yes!"
This name was quite interesting; after all, the holy maiden of back then was also named Jeanne.
If placed in France... well, it didn't matter much either.
After all, the Gallic Rooster had turned into a Gallic Black Chicken, and now they were all brothers from the hood—who cared who Jeanne was?
Even if Jeanne were truly resurrected, she would be angered to death.
After all, back in her era, France was still pure; unlike now, where it had all been dyed black.
Jeanne, who appeared before Li Chen, was likewise a witch.
Jeanne had silver-white long hair, wore a red bodysuit, and had a similarly tall figure. Although she didn't have Bayonetta's eleven-heads-tall proportion, her proportions were still astonishingly good.
If they went to be models, it would put everyone else out of a job.
But Li Chen wouldn't allow it; the modeling circle was too chaotic, one of the most chaotic industries he knew of.
Of course, he believed no one could harm them.
"It's you."
Bayonetta, holding her lollipop, instantly turned serious.
Jeanne also directly ignored Li Chen and looked at Bayonetta, crossing her arms. "We meet again, Bayonetta."
"You seem very familiar with me."
"Of course, we are... good friends after all."
Jeanne clutched her head.
Only then did Li Chen say, "Your control should have been lifted, right? If not, I can find someone to help you."
In the plot, Jeanne targeted Bayonetta the moment she appeared because she was controlled by the deity Balder.
But even while controlled, her subconscious had always been helping Bayonetta recover her memories, constantly provoking her.
"What do you mean? Who is she?"
Bayonetta, on the other hand, was very anxious; her memories hadn't recovered yet.
"She is your good sister, the two of you grew up together since childhood."
Li Chen explained, and Bayonetta seemed to recall something, clutching her forehead as well.
On the contrary, Jeanne had already recovered. She looked at Li Chen. "Thank you, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to shake off its control."
Bayonetta at this moment also recalled events from five hundred years ago.
She had been sealed for five hundred years.
Five hundred years ago, an event called the 'Witch Hunts' occurred in their world.
The witches suffered the disaster of annihilation. At this critical moment, Jeanne chose to seal Bayonetta and the 'Left Eye of Darkness' together.
Until not long ago, Bayonetta finally awakened from the seal.
Bit by bit, scene by scene, it surfaced in Bayonetta's heart.
"I'm going to kill those piece-of-shit Angels!"
Bayonetta said full of murderous intent.
Jeanne shared the same bitter hatred. "There are only two witches left of us; how can we achieve this?"
"And... we are no longer in our own world."
To others, this might be a good thing, because they wouldn't have to care about these hatreds.
But for Bayonetta and Jeanne, who had experienced the hatred of clan annihilation, this grudge could not be let go.
Thus, both great beauties stared at Li Chen.
"Dear Li, can you send us back?"
Bayonetta suddenly said playfully, "After I finish killing the Angels, I'll come back to find you."
Jeanne also heavily hinted, "By then, the two of us sisters will serve you together."
Li Chen coughed. "Although I really want to, I can't do it."
"What!?"
Bayonetta's tone suddenly rose. "You can summon us, but you can't send us back?"
Jeanne also said in a disappointed tone, "I thought you were a powerful sorcerer."
"I'm sorry to disappoint you by not being a sorcerer."
Li Chen said speechlessly.
"However, just because it's impossible now doesn't mean it won't be possible in the future."
At this moment, Li Chen thought of Grandpa Rick. Grandpa Rick's most famous portal gun should be able to do it, right?
Moreover, there are always more solutions than difficulties.
If they really wanted to go back, perhaps they could find a bigshot to cooperate with, such as Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One.
Presumably, she would also be very interested in the powers of other worlds.
Hearing Li Chen say this, Bayonetta and Jeanne had no choice but to stay calm and not be impatient.
They also knew their own situation; after all, the moment they were summoned, they knew Li Chen was their Master.
This kind of summoning ritual was extremely tyrannical; even witches could not disobey it.
And although they couldn't harm their Master, they could prevent Li Chen from touching them.
If they didn't want to.
Therefore, holding her lollipop, Bayonetta licked it and said, "Dear Li, if you can help me eliminate the Angels, I can give you a reward."
She deliberately winked at Li Chen.
Well, he still had to fulfill their wishes.
However, Li Chen could also understand; no matter who it was whose entire clan was killed by Angels, it was impossible for them to remain indifferent.
After all, Bayonetta wasn't one of those entitled modern girls who felt a sense of shame about repaying kindness.
According to the logic of certain entitled girls, even though the benefactor helped her, she didn't want to repay the benefactor, so the benefactor might as well just drop dead.
In other words, revenge was the same; if people died, they died—what did it have to do with them?
But Bayonetta wasn't that kind of personality; she believed in settling scores and only wanted to go on a killing spree against the Angels.
"I'll do my best."
"However, I'll need some interest."
After saying that, Li Chen went to grab Bayonetta, but Bayonetta dodged very quickly and even pushed Jeanne over instead.
Jeanne couldn't escape and was pulled into Li Chen's arms.
"It's you, little kitty."
Li Chen pinched Jeanne's chin.
"You guys play slowly, I'll go take a look around."
Bayonetta's laughter drifted over.
Chapter 124: Midnight Street Racing
The taste of a witch seemed no different from a human's.
Li Chen just felt that Jeanne's lips were a bit sweet.
"Let me go."
Jeanne struggled for a moment, only to find that her witch's power couldn't even match Li Chen's.
Only then did she realize that her Master who summoned her was also full of hidden depths.
"You've been in human society for so many years, you must have a job, right?"
Li Chen asked, pinching Jeanne's chin.
He actually wanted to understand Jeanne a bit more.
There was nothing much to know about Bayonetta; Bayonetta was simply an 'old antique' because she had been sealed for five hundred years.
Five hundred years of vicissitudes had passed, and she knew nothing.
But Jeanne was different. She had been active in human society for five hundred years and was a living fossil.
"Of course, I work as a history teacher at a school."
Hearing this, Jeanne said with evident pride.
"Wow, it seems you know a lot."
Li Chen asked with curiosity, "Then why don't you tell me about the history of your world?"
"I only know things after the Witch Hunts."
Jeanne spoke up.
However, she mainly talked about matters concerning witches.
In the world, there were two important races: the Umbra Witches, who controlled the powers of the Inferno and the moon, and the Lumen Sages, who controlled the powers of Paradiso and the sun.
The two races originally coexisted in harmony with each other, jointly managing the secret treasure obtainable only by the [History Observers], the [Eyes of the world]. The witches possessed the 'Left Eye of Darkness', while the sages possessed the 'Right Eye of Light'.
Until six hundred years ago, a war suddenly broke out between the two races, and in the end, the witch clan emerged victorious.
However, the witches' power was too great, arousing fear among humans. Thus, instigated by the creatures of Paradiso, the Angels, humans began cracking down on the witches, triggering the 'Witch Hunts' campaign.
Consequently, both the witches and the sages vanished from history.
"Bayonetta's father was a sage, while her mother was a witch; she is the shared child of both races."
That was Jeanne; her topics could never avoid revolving around Bayonetta.
Right at this moment, the two heard a sound coming from the estate.
They immediately came out to listen and found that it came from the garage.
At this time, the garage door opened, and Bayonetta was seen riding out on Arcee.
"Jeanne, guess what? This motorcycle can actually speak, and she has a name."
"Because I am an Autobot!"
Arcee made a sound: "Hello Jeanne, I am Arcee. From now on, we are companions."
"How about it, want to go for a spin?"
Bayonetta had long been curious about this world and was asking Jeanne at this moment.
In such a dazzling world, she had no desire to be kept in a house like a canary.
She wanted to experience the wonders of this world!
"Alright!"
Jeanne was also someone who loved adding chaos to the world, and she immediately agreed.
With a stride of her long legs, she sat on Arcee and tightly hugged Bayonetta with both hands.
Li Chen immediately shouted: "Wait, count me in, I don't really know how to ride!"
The two sisters hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.
After all, Li Chen was the Master.
However, Li Chen said: "Can you let me sit in the middle? I'm a bit scared."
"In your dreams!"
Bayonetta White him a glance, knowing what was on his mind, and then twisted the throttle.
Li Chen felt a bit regretful, but still sat behind Jeanne.
However, his hands were not well-behaved and directly touched Bayonetta's waist.
For a moment, Bayonetta was grabbed by two pairs of hands.
"Why are you holding onto me?"
Bayonetta was somewhat speechless.
"Stop talking, start driving."
Li Chen urged.
He was also a bit excited; he had never done midnight street racing before.
"Alright, then hold on tight."
Bayonetta stuffed a lollipop into her mouth and then started the motorcycle.
Arcee didn't take control herself, instead letting them drive.
With a 'whoosh', it flew right out.
Jeanne fell uncontrollably onto Li Chen, her back pressing tightly against him, feeling a trace of security.
This was something Jeanne hadn't experienced for hundreds of years, and at this moment she felt that having a man was really nice.
Thus, her hands involuntarily loosened their grip and instead grabbed Li Chen's waist.
Meanwhile, Li Chen's hands were moving up and down on Bayonetta's abdomen.
Bayonetta, this old virgin, had never experienced such a thing, and her body couldn't help trembling.
This gave Li Chen a strange feeling.
They say "An older woman brings gold bricks."
But now it was more than thirty years older; this was a woman three hundred years older, what kind of treasure was this holding?
It's a pity it wasn't three thousand years, otherwise they would have already ascended to immortality.
But actually it was fine; Bayonetta had been sealed for five hundred years and still had a bit of a young girl's mentality.
Although Jeanne was relatively mature, she clearly lacked experience.
She was also a rookie.
Bearing the hatred of the witches, she had never accepted humans.
Things were different after coming to this world; although Li Chen was also human, he wasn't from their world.
She didn't bring the hatred over.
Moreover, after being summoned, as the first person they saw, naturally they had some favorable impression of Li Chen.
This was the subtle influence brought by the summoning ritual.
Therefore, they tacitly allowed Li Chen's actions.
Arcee sped rapidly near the Hollywood Hills and was soon spotted by a police car.
The patrolling police officer brightened up.
"Speeding, after them!"
In America, there were no dedicated traffic police; officers could do anything, and even practice entrapment enforcement...
As long as there were performance metrics.
Therefore, you could often see police cars parked in blind spots nearby, with officers waiting alongside with their instruments.
As soon as a car sped past, they would immediately rush out from the side to chase it down, and then warmly hand you a ticket.
This was America; capitalism would teach you how to behave.
"A police car is chasing after us."
Hearing the siren behind them, Li Chen immediately knew they had fallen victim to entrapment enforcement.
After all, they hadn't seen any police cars anywhere just a moment ago.
"That's what makes it exciting!"
Bayonetta didn't care, a flash of light glittering in her eyes.
She naturally loved excitement, so she smacked her lollipop a bit and immediately gripped the handlebars with both hands to accelerate.
Arcee's speed increased by another notch, her long hair fluttering in the wind and whipping against Jeanne's face.
But Jeanne's hair also whipped against Li Chen's face.
This left Li Chen able only to smell the fragrance of their hair, unable to do anything else.
"Next time I must ride myself!"
He couldn't help speaking with difficulty.
There was no help for it; the moment he opened his mouth, hair would float into it.
Jeanne had no choice but to lean back into his arms once more, resting against him and saying: "My hair is practically going to be eaten by you."
"I don't want to eat hair, I only want to eat you."
"Then let go of the hand touching Bayonetta."
Jeanne felt a bit jealous.
Her feelings towards Bayonetta were very complex, harboring thoughts of both protection and competition.
At this moment, this mindset was also applied to Li Chen; she wanted to compete with Bayonetta for Li Chen.
Bayonetta was the same; she glanced at the rearview mirror and revealed a smile.
Chapter 125: Five-Star Good Citizen
Arcee quickly shook off the police cars, but the Los Angeles police officers were clearly infuriated.
They immediately called the control center, asking other officers to join in.
They had never seen anyone so arrogant; not only did the speeder refuse to stop upon seeing the police lights, but they actually fled.
Did they really think the police were easy to mess with?
Consequently, Li Chen felt as if he had arrived in Los Santos, with police sirens blaring all around him.
"Wee-woo, wee-woo!"
This inevitably made Li Chen feel a bit nervous, and his heart was beating extremely fast.
He was considered a rather honest fellow; after all, many people described him as a man of few words who kept to himself.
Therefore, having been in America for so long, he had never done anything this thrilling.
Things were different the moment Bayonetta arrived.
"This is probably starting at three stars."
Li Chen thought to himself, but didn't say anything.
He let Bayonetta have her fun.
It was just that his palms, pressed against Bayonetta's abdomen, were sweating a bit.
He simply grabbed a bit higher to steady his body.
"This guy."
Bayonetta's body trembled, and she looked down for a second, but she couldn't afford to get distracted right now.
She could only control Arcee to flee everywhere.
"Control center, we've located the pink motorcycle. The fleeing vehicle has no license plate, and there are three people on board, two women and a man..."
Just then, the sound of a helicopter echoed in the sky.
A beam of light descended from the sky, hitting the motorcycle.
"It's over, that's five stars now."
Li Chen thought inwardly.
This is Los Angeles; do helicopters deploy this fast?
No wonder police officers in other cities envied Los Angeles and New York; with helicopter support at the slightest provocation, law enforcement was much easier.
Criminals couldn't easily escape.
But now that the criminal was himself, Li Chen had a bit of a headache.
"Now this is interesting."
Bayonetta even raised her hand and flipped the bird at the sky.
Then, Arcee accelerated further.
Officers up ahead had blocked the road and laid down a layer of spike strips on the ground.
Bayonetta merely smiled, executed a dashing drift, and turned into a nearby alley.
But the problem was, this was a dead end.
However, Bayonetta didn't stop at all, instantly unleashing her ability.
The world seemed to change colors, becoming much more illusory.
Li Chen was also somewhat surprised.
"This is Purgatorio."
Jeanne said in his embrace, "We Witches can enter other realms."
"Here, humans cannot see us."
Sure enough, Bayonetta made a turn, and the motorcycle brushed past the officers without anyone noticing.
This was the ability of a Witch.
It was somewhat similar to entering a different dimension.
This was also why humans couldn't see witches fighting Angels.
But obviously not every witch could do this; Bayonetta was the main character, after all.
They only heard the officers' exclamations: "Jesus Christ, where did they go? I clearly saw it drive in."
"Did we run into ghosts?"
"Shit!"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
The officers' utterly shocked expressions made Bayonettalaugh.
"Sorry, I was just playing around."
Afterwards, she rode Arcee back.
"How is it? Did you have fun?"
Li Chen asked.
He knew that Bayonetta and Jeanne were a bit unaccustomed to this world, which was why they pulled such a stunt.
"Of course, this world is very interesting."
Bayonetta decided to temporarily forget the hatred of the other world and have some fun here first.
"Dear Li, I certainly won't forget your promise to take us back."
Back at the manor, Bayonetta looked at Li Chen and said.
"Of course."
Li Chen nodded.
"Open your mouth."
"Huh?"
Li Chen was a bit dazed, and then Bayonetta's lollipop was shoved into his mouth.
"Taste my sweetness first."
"Haha!"
The playful Bayonetta ran off directly, leaving behind a perfect figure.
Jeanne ran off as well; she was going to fight for a room.
The manor was not small, but the good rooms had to be fought for.
Besides, she was used to competing with Bayonetta.
Li Chen bit the lollipop into pieces since only a tiny bit was left.
But just as Bayonetta said, it was indeed very sweet.
"I'm feeling a bit fired up."
Li Chen pushed open the nearest door, inside which were Ram and Rem.
The two sisters were curled up together, their little heads facing each other, sleeping with their eyes closed.
Li Chen didn't stand on ceremony and jumped right into the middle of them.
"Master?"
Ram instantly exclaimed.
Rem subconsciously wanted to escape, but was pulled back into an embrace by Li Chen.
...
Waking up the next day, there was no trace of Ram and Rem in the room.
No matter how tired they were yesterday, they would always get up on time to welcome the new day.
Li Chen's things were all prepared; clean clothes were folded neatly to the side, toothpaste was already squeezed onto the toothbrush in the bathroom, and even hot water was drawn in the bathtub.
This meticulous care made Li Chen feel like he was living the life of an emperor.
Thus, after washing up, he took a bath directly.
"Ram's saliva chicken is pretty good."
Li Chen emptied his mind, unable to help thinking about the two maids' progress.
"Rem has a bit of a tsundere streak; she complains with her mouth, but her actions aren't slow."
"Rice bowls and the like are truly the most delicious food in the world."
Without a doubt, both maids were his.
And they had also fallen in love with him from the bottom of their hearts.
No one else could take them away!
After finishing his bath, Li Chen got dressed and came out.
He saw that most people downstairs were already awake.
Psylocke sat obediently to the side, still wearing her ninja outfit, with a collar around her neck and an iron chain casually placed to the side.
Li Chen's favorite activity right now was taking her out for a walk together.
Psylocke had also gradually gotten used to it, and even grew to like this feeling.
One had to say, human nature was truly terrifying.
Bayonetta and Jeanne were sitting to the side, curiously sizing up everything in this 'family'.
Ram and Rem were proactive; one was making tea, and the other was preparing breakfast.
As for Nami? She was still taking her beauty sleep.
After coming to this world, Nami had acquired a new hobby, which was beauty care.
She needed to make sure she looked pretty so she could win Li Chen's affection.
She didn't have much ambition and was rather go-with-the-flow; her personality was just right for becoming a 'canary'.
Saitama wouldn't proactively come over; he preferred to stay cooped up in his room. If he didn't have to go out, that would be even better.
Therefore, only Bayonetta and Jeanne were women who couldn't stay idle.
Seeing Li Chen come down, Bayonetta said, "We want to go outside and take a look later."
"Go ahead, just remember not to speed."
Li Chen didn't intend to restrict them either, and nodded as he spoke.
"Of course, but they wouldn't be able to catch me anyway."
Bayonetta flashed a smile.
Chapter 126: Game of Thrones
"Dinner is served."
Rem called out indifferently, but everyone moved quickly.
Because there were two more people, her cooking was a little delayed.
Of course... it was also because she was too tired last night.
Master is truly a beast.
And he doesn't know how to show any tenderness at all.
She really couldn't bear to see her sister Ram being ravaged, so she bravely sacrificed herself, but in the end, she was still no match for Master.
This made both Oni sisters feel a sense of powerlessness.
They were Onis, yet they were no match for a human!
"Wow, Rem's breakfast is really good, authentic Chinese food."
Jeanne was relatively knowledgeable, so she commented.
Bayonetta had been sealed for five hundred years and was a bit of a novice when it came to common sense, so she said nothing and just ate.
"That goes without saying, noodles are a food you never get tired of."
Before his transmigrating, Li Chen was a southerner, but he still liked eating noodles, and rice noodles as well.
Dietary habits spanning thousands of years had long been engraved in his genes.
For a moment, only the sound of slurping noodles remained.
After finishing breakfast, Bayonetta stood up and said, "Then we'll go out for a stroll first."
"Don't do anything reckless."
Li Chen just gave a reminder.
Psylocke cast an envious glance. It wasn't envy of her freedom, but rather that Bayonetta's proportions were too exaggerated. The two of them were about the same height, but Bayonetta's legs looked twice as long as hers.
This was the visual impact brought by an eleven-head-tall proportion.
Anyone would feel that Bayonetta's legs were longer than their lives...
The already tall Bayonetta, stepping in high heels, walked toward the garage as if strutting down a runway.
Jeanne hurriedly took a couple of bites and followed.
Before long, the roar of Arcee came from the garage, and the two long-legged women rode away on motorcycles.
Li Chen didn't go play with them today; instead, he was heading to the company.
Because the cooperation with Paramount and Lionsgatehad already been negotiated.
"Goodbye, Master."
Ram, Rem, and others stood aside to see him off.
With such maids seeing him off and waiting for him to come home every day, how could he have any mind to stay outside?
Jubilee drove him to the company and followed him up.
Lorna had arrived long ago. She was wearing professional attire and looked increasingly mature.
Moreover, she also looked much plumper.
She had been way too skinny before; Li Chen even suspected that Magneto didn't give her food to eat.
"Harry is waiting for you."
Lorna had already entered her working state.
She found that once she stopped caring about her Mutantidentity, she could also integrate into normal people's lives.
Why couldn't she do it before? Because she didn't have a decent job...
In America, if you want a stable job, you must first have a stable residence.
The reverse is also true. If you want to have a stable residence, you must first have a stable job so that you have money to find a place to live.
Thus, this formed a perfect loop.
This is why America's homeless can never turn their lives around.
Under such circumstances, unless someone is willing to give them a hand, give them a house to live in, and introduce them to a job.
But this was clearly an impossible thing.
Therefore, in America, once you become homeless, you are basically sentenced to a suspended death sentence.
Although Lorna hadn't been that miserable before, she wasn't much better off.
Magneto hadn't paid much attention to her either.
Only now that things had stabilized did she feel that normal life wasn't bad.
Li Chen walked into the office, and Harry Sloan was already waiting for him.
"Boss."
Harry Sloan looked a lot balder, but his mental state was better than before.
He wasn't afraid of going bald; he was only afraid of losing his job.
After all, given MGM's previous situation, he was going to be replaced soon.
And now? Just follow Li Chen's footsteps.
Following in the footsteps of a winner is Hollywood's golden rule.
"How is it going?"
"It's already been negotiated. The three of us will join forces to acquire a failing TV station, which will give us the qualifications. It's much faster than setting one up ourselves from scratch."
"Then we'll rebrand the TV station with a new logo and broadcast our content..."
Harry Sloan said.
Neither Starlight Pictures, nor Paramount, nor Lionsgatehad a media conglomerate behind them.
That was why they wanted to do it themselves.
Naturally, it had to be fast and couldn't be delayed.
"Boss, but the other two want a Real person series; relying only on animated series will be limiting."
Harry Sloan said, "The new television station should be more diversified and shouldn't be limited to animation."
"That's right."
Li Chen nodded.
After all, the audience for animation was limited. A subscription channel that only broadcasted animated programs wouldn't have a huge audience.
"The three of us cooperating to shoot a Real personseries?"
"Yes."
Harry Sloan nodded, his eyes full of expectation. "Boss, this is because they know you have a magic touch that turns everything into gold, so they put this requirement in."
Li Chen was too young, and precisely because he was young, other talents in Hollywood wanted to ensure he would keep succeeding until the day his inspiration ran dry.
And Li Chen wasn't a director or producer; he was the boss of a film and television company. This kind of talent was more important than anything else.
Therefore, Hollywood chose to believe in him.
After all, in whatever aspect, Li Chen had succeeded.
Thus, Li Chen pondered for a moment.
This meant he had to consider television ratings.
Otherwise, it would smash his own reputation.
This actually made him think of a series.
"Do you know about Game of Thrones?"
"Huh?"
Harry Sloan looked dazed.
"Oh, I mean A Song of Ice and Fire."
Li Chen then reacted: "We'll go get the television adaptation rights, and name it "Game of Thrones"."
"A Song of Ice and Fire", this is George Martin's novel, right? This is indeed a good project."
Harry Sloan immediately perked up.
This was a wildly popular native American novel, naturally a good project.
Long ago, the copyright was already under negotiation.
It just hadn't been successfully negotiated.
Because this fantasy epic masterwork, at first glance, clearly required a lot of money to shoot.
And Hollywood was actually a bit afraid of fantasy masterpieces.
The most famous was the "The Lord of the Rings" series in the early 2000s. At that time, Peter Jackson begged Grandpas and grandmothers in Hollywood, and almost all Hollywood executives thought this epic production could not be adapted.
First, the cost was too high; second, it was easy to bomb. Once it bombed, it would result in huge losses. For conservative Hollywood, this was not a good project.
Fortunately, it succeeded in the end.
"A Song of Ice and Fire" was undoubtedly another Lord of the Rings series.
And this time it was going to be crafted into a television series, so the investment would be even more massive.
But with the success of The Lord of the Rings, Harry Sloandidn't hesitate much.
Audiences didn't care whether someone filmed it; what they cared about was whether the novel could be filmed well.
As long as the production was exquisite, audiences worldwide would praise it to high heaven.
"My requirement is that the investment must be large, large-scale scenes must be heavily invested in, the scale/boundaries must also be large, and the production must be exquisite."
Li Chen said.
Chapter 127: Stark Industries discussing cooperation?
In Li Chen's past life on Earth, Game of Thrones was a famous production by HBO, a renowned premium cable network.
The series they produce are characterized by their large scale, as well as being violent and bloody.
But audiences happened to love these things; who doesn't like a little spice?
Therefore, their ratings have always been very high.
Harry Sloan nodded, indicating that he understood.
Afterward, he went back to work. The copyright for A Song of Ice and Fire hadn't been sold yet simply because the offer failed to satisfy Martin.
As long as a satisfactory price was given, it would be easy to buy the copyright.
Furthermore, this time three parties were making a move.
After learning the news, Paramount and Lionsgateimmediately began internal discussions.
Hollywood giants generally have an eight-person committee internally.
Usually, a project is voted on by seven people, with the minority obeying the majority most of the time, but the eighth person has final authority and can present their ideas to the board of directors.
A Song of Ice and Fire was indeed a good project, so Paramount quickly approved it and sent people along with Starlight Pictures to contact the author George Martin.
Lionsgate didn't have so much trouble and was even faster.
Lionsgate couldn't compare with Paramount and MGM; it was only a second-tier film and television company, and it could only ever be second-tier.
Hollywood giants would absolutely not allow new giants to emerge.
Back then, DreamWorks was besieged by Hollywood giants and ultimately exited in disgrace.
Those who already hold the admission tickets will naturally turn around and block the door shut.
This was also the reason Li Chen decided to acquire a giant; becoming a giant directly was much easier than starting from zero.
Subsequently, the teams from the three companies intervened in the copyright negotiations.
As for the new television station, it was even faster.
America had plenty of television stations that couldn't hold on.
Because most television stations required payment to watch, unlike Huaxia, where you could just switch to whichever channel you wanted to watch.
This meant that most families actually wouldn't subscribe to multiple pay-TV programs.
At most, they would watch one or two channels, and that was about it.
Precisely because of this charging system, the traffic of many small television stations was extremely dismal.
Harry Sloan and the others didn't care about the previous traffic either; they directly acquired one and began remodeling.
The new television station was officially named Starlight Television Station.
Paramount was initially unwilling, but thinking about piggybacking on the traffic, they agreed as well.
Because the new television station's primary feature at first was the One Piece animation.
To let the audience know what was playing, they naturally had to let them know this was Starlight Pictures' television station.
Starlight Pictures' reputation was already quite large.
Therefore, they didn't dwell too much on the name.
But what they didn't know was that inside Starlight Pictures, the main feature wasn't One Piece.
One Piece was already popular; as long as the animation quality wasn't bad, it would achieve the effect.
What was truly going to be heavily promoted was rick and morty.
In the following time, the company was pushing these forward.
...
At the Hellfire Club, White Queen was getting a little scared seeing Li Chen.
During this period, Li Chen came almost every day, only leaving after he had his fill of fun.
He had his fill, but White Queen was scared.
Li Chen was simply a beast, way too fierce.
And sometimes he even made her transform into her diamond form...
"I can't take it anymore."
White Queen rejected Li Chen today and said, "I'll have them keep you company."
She clapped her hands, and several blonde figures immediately filed in.
They were all wearing White Queen Emma Frost's custom-made white dresses, and the five of them looked almost identical.
They were none other than the Cuckoo Sisters.
"Li, all five of them are yours."
White Queen pushed them over and then ran away herself.
She really needed to rest, otherwise her skin would be chafed raw.
"They were mine to begin with."
Li Chen shook his head, it was just that he hadn't had time to attend to them until now.
Furthermore, there were too many of them; when all was said and done, Li Chen was also a little scared.
But now, it was time to test his limits.
"Are you Celeste?"
Li Chen casually pulled one over and asked.
"I am Esme, Your Majesty."
Esme flashed a smile.
They looked identical, making it really hard to tell them apart.
Li Chen wasn't embarrassed at all, instead asking, "Good girls, then how am I supposed to tell you apart?"
"Let me see what the differences are?"
"Come on, take it all off."
Li Chen said seriously.
The five sisters weren't shy either, immediately obeying as the white dresses on their bodies slid straight off.
Li Chen also seriously began comparing them.
"There's a mole here, you are...?"
"I am Phoebe."
Phoebe wore a shy expression.
"Very well, I remember you."
"Hiss, how do you manage to make them all the exact same size?"
Li Chen couldn't help but sigh that cloning technology was truly invincible.
Aside from slight differences, ordinary people simply couldn't tell them apart at all.
Only someone with minute and meticulous observation like Li Chen could tell them apart just a little bit.
"Right, I've always been curious, your senses are shared among the five of you, right?"
Li Chen asked.
Maddie, who was on the very edge, spoke up, "It's only like that when we're using our powers; normally, our sensations are different."
Their Telepathy could link together, and the more people there were, the stronger it became.
So Li Chen asked curiously, "Then if I touch Phoebe, do you guys feel it?"
This answer didn't need to be spoken aloud, because all five sisters blushed simultaneously.
Hiss!
"Interesting!"
Li Chen instantly became interested.
Just doing one of them was equivalent to doing all five at once—super multiplier!
With this kind of ability, even a few dozen more wouldn't be a match for him.
...
"At last night's New York Science Expo, robots suddenly went out of control. Fortunately, Iron Man Tony Starksaved the day..."
Li Chen sat in his office watching the news.
"Time flies really fast, the plot of Iron Man 2 is already over."
Because Li Chen was in Los Angeles and Tony Stark was in New York, their paths didn't cross much.
Of course, Li Chen wasn't interested in Tony Stark either; he wasn't a beauty.
Even if he were a beauty, his personality was simply too awful.
It was just like the gender-swapped Malfoy who was super popular in Li Chen's past life... Just thinking about it was a bit hard to handle.
However, Li Chen also knew that the changes in the worldwould become greater and greater.
But even though he didn't go looking for Tony Stark, Tony's call came through to him instead.
"Li, it's a call from Stark Industries."
Lorna told Li Chen the news.
"Transfer it in."
Very soon, the call was transferred through.
"Hello?"
"Hello, Mr. Li, I am Mr. Stark's assistant. You can call me Pepper."
Pepper's voice was very enthusiastic.
Although she was very capable and efficient, her appearance wasn't Li Chen's cup of tea.
"Hello, Miss Pepper, is there something you need?"
"It's like this, Stark Industries wants to cooperate with your Starlight Pictures."
Pepper spoke up.
"Cooperation? Cooperate on what?"
Li Chen said with interest.
Starlight Pictures was a film and television company, while Stark Industries used to be an arms dealer—what the hell did they have to cooperate on?
Could it be that they were going to drag Nicolas Cage over and have him film Lord of War?
Chapter 128 Tony: This Male Lead Must Be Played!
"That's how it is."
Pepper Potts enthusiastically said, "I think Mr. Stark is a rather legendary figure, so can we adapt his story into a movie?"
"Uh."
Hearing this, Li Chen paused for a moment: "Where is the legend? His whole life has been almost smooth sailing, without experiencing any setbacks."
"We can just adapt it."
Pepper Potts smiled and said.
This was because Stark Industries was anxious.
Ever since Tony Stark announced the closure of the weapons division, the stock price had been falling.
Although he later announced that he was Iron Man, it slightly saved the stock market.
But emotions come fast and go fast.
Without a pillar industry, the situation of Stark Industrieswas not optimistic, so Pepper, now acting CEO, was a bit anxious.
Therefore, she thought of making a movie.
As long as it brought fame to Stark Industries, it could boost the stock a bit.
"I think Howard Stark's story might be more interesting."
Li Chen said.
"That works too."
Pepper spoke up, they were both Starks anyway.
Howard Stark actually had a prototype.
In his past life, there was a movie called "The Aviator", which was created based on Howard Hughes.
Howard Hughes was a true genius; he inherited the family business at eighteen, made movies, built airplanes, could do almost everything, and even personally test-flew and set speed records.
Of course, gossip was indispensable around him, and it was rumored that many Hollywood actresses had relations with him.
Howard Stark was prototyped after him.
Li Chen thought about it instead, making this kind of movie had no benefits, even if Stark Industries invested, it would at most make a little money.
"How about this, you can ask Tony, if he is willing to license the "Iron Man" IP to us for filming, we can recreate Iron Man on the big screen."
"If he wants to, he can even play himself and satisfy his craving for being a star."
Li Chen quickly had a new idea.
Who says you can't make Marvel movies in Marvel?
As long as you have the authorization.
"Mr. Li, you really are a genius, I thought so too."
Pepper excitedly said.
Anyway, someone would definitely do this in the future.
Hollywood loves shooting biographical movies the most, and "Iron Man" will definitely be adapted in the future.
Might as well do it ourselves.
It's just that compared to those legendary figures, Tony Stark is still alive...
"I will go persuade Tony."
Pepper talked with Li Chen a bit more, and then ended the conversation.
I have to say, having Iron Man play Iron Man is indeed quite interesting.
If negotiations succeed, Li Chen is naturally willing to shoot.
Because when the 'Iron Man Armor' is drawn out by him, don't blame him for not following martial arts ethics.
Hehe!
To some extent, Li Chen also had a collecting obsession.
Except for collecting beauties, he also liked collecting these high-tech items, just like many people like figures.
It's just that the figures he collected were a bit 'advanced'.
...
New York, Tony Stark was in a great mood.
He solved the Whiplash problem, and under the things left behind by Howard Stark, successfully found the new energy source.
So under some circumstances, Howard Stark was the true genius.
Because decades ago, under conditions where technology was not developed, he was already close to finding the new energy source.
It was only because the timing was not ripe that it dragged on until now.
And the reason Tony Stark was able to find it was also standing on his shoulders.
At this time, Pepper called over.
"Hey, Pepper, what is it?"
Tony asked frivolously.
Although he no longer frequently changed cover girls and had some intentions of settling down for Pepper, human changes weren't that fast after all.
But he did become mature.
Pepper Potts didn't care about his tone; she had witnessed even worse sides of Tony.
Actually, she didn't like Tony Stark, but who told Tony to be rich?
If she wanted to change her destiny, she could only rely on Tony.
"I had a conversation with Mr. Li Chen from Starlight Pictures, and settled the matter of adapting "Iron Man" with him."
Pepper spoke up.
"Wait!"
Before she finished speaking, Tony's expression changed: "Who said we are going to adapt "Iron Man"?"
"Tony, we must think of Stark Industries. The current stock market is very sluggish, and we just went through an economic crisis."
Pepper Potts said helplessly: "We must find a way to revive the stock market."
The impact brought by the economic crisis in the past two years was too huge, and on Wall Street, almost every day someone made a 'Leap of Faith'.
I don't know how many ordinary families went bankrupt because of it.
But this money seemed to have evaporated into thin air, where did it all go?
Tony was very confident: "I already have a way. I have found the new energy source, and I will soon be able to revive Stark Industries' stock."
"No, that's too slow."
Pepper, now serving as executive officer, was very domineering: "Mr. Li Chen said, if you agree to the adaptation, you can star as the protagonist. Don't you want to be a star?"
She slightly changed Li Chen's words, because she knew this would be more lethal to Tony.
Because Tony Stark was just a bastard who liked to show off.
Sure enough, Tony's eyes lit up instantly, and his expression changed.
"Can I really be the protagonist?"
He was tempted.
"Of course, we can use this as a requirement."
"That's not impossible either."
Tony Stark coughed and said: "Must find the most beautiful actress to act opposite me."
"Heh heh."
Pepper immediately sneered.
"Oh no, I mean we must find the most professional ones."
He immediately changed his words, already loosening up.
It's just adapting a movie; he had never been a proper male lead before.
He had been other kinds of male leads though...
After all, having played with so many cover models, he, like Edison Chen in the past, liked to record it down.
Sometimes seeing the changes in those cover models, he couldn't help sighing that youth fades easily.
So young in the videos, yet in just a few years their faces sagged.
White women aged extremely rapidly after reaching twenty-five, some particularly exaggeratedly, their faces sagging exceptionally fast, as if they aged out of shape overnight.
However, Tony Stark heard that stars' skin is actually very poor.
Because they frequently stay up late and use large amounts of cosmetics, even though they spend a lot of money on skincare every year, their skin condition remains very poor.
Many white women don't show any problems from a distance, but looking closely, you'll find them full of acne.
"Anyway, there's nothing going on, filming one wouldn't be a problem."
Tony Stark found reasons for himself.
Even Coulson, that honest man, had left New York, hearing that something was up in New Mexico, so what was wrong with him giving himself a vacation?
This male lead must be played!
Chapter 129: The Doorless Bar, The Silver-Haired Maiden
Recently, Bayonetta and Jeanne toured all over Los Angeles.
Riding on Arcee, three free-spirited souls, their figures could be found in almost every corner.
They had been to Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica Pier, Griffith Observatory, and various other places.
They only had one feeling: this era was indeed quite developed.
It was much more advanced than hundreds of years ago when Bayonetta lived.
In fact, Jeanne felt the same way; their world had only reached the twentieth century.
For example, Bayonetta was born in 1411...
Therefore, this new world was very attractive to them.
"Did you feel it?"
At this moment, Bayonetta suddenly asked.
"What?"
Arcee was very puzzled.
Jeanne closed her eyes and felt it for a moment.
"It's the fluctuation of magic."
magic was not unfamiliar to witches like Bayonetta; their combat system relied almost entirely on magic.
Moreover, Bayonetta had inherited the Left Eye of Darkness and was even a magic genius.
Jeanne wasn't as sharp as her; after all, her talent wasn't as great, and she didn't have the Left Eye of Darkness.
Of course, they weren't those kind of mages who tossed fireballs with their hands, but rather had a unique melee fighting style.
"Let's go take a look."
Bayonetta became interested and rode Arcee directly into a small alley.
"Hey, are you leaving me behind again?"
Arcee wished so badly that she were a human instead of an Autobot.
How irritating, every time they went shopping, she could only stay in the parking lot like a motorcycle.
She wanted to go shopping too!
"You are not yet suitable to appear in the public eye, sweetheart."
Strutting along, Bayonetta made a hand heart gesture at Arcee and left directly. With a lollipop in her mouth, she looked aloof yet contrasting.
Jeanne also laughed out loud and caught up with Bayonetta's pace.
Eerily, the figures of the two directly vanished from Arcee's sight.
Arcee originally wanted to complain, but seeing this, she immediately honked twice.
"Wait, where did they go?"
She was suddenly dumbfounded.
After all, she had no magic and didn't know that this was a magical barrier.
In reality, Bayonetta and Jeanne were like entering another realm.
"Interesting."
Jeanne sensed it for a moment and said, "I thought it was Witch Time."
"There is a door over there, let's go take a look."
Twirling her lollipop like a little girl, Bayonetta stepped in high heels and walked over.
The two came to this door and sensed it.
"Only magic can push it open, ordinary people cannot find this place, nor can they enter."
Bayonetta was somewhat curious.
Seeing this, she reached out and gave it a gentle push, and the door was opened.
"Welcome to the Doorless Bar."
The Doorless Bar, its doors lead to all parts of the world, and the mages of Kamar-Taj love coming here for a drink.
Of course, the premise is that only mages can find it.
There aren't many people in the bar right now, which is why someone is dedicated to greeting guests at the door.
"Are the two of you here for the first time?"
A female mage dressed as a maid asked.
"That's right."
Bayonetta wasn't stage-frightened and nodded.
"Then let me recommend the bar's signature drinks to you. This magical beer has free refills..."
"Then give us two glasses."
Bayonetta said casually.
"Alright, that will be 40 dollars."
Bayonetta casually handed her the money.
With Li Chen supporting them, they were not short of money.
Although money didn't have much meaning to her... Bayonetta still had a somewhat strange feeling in her heart.
As a witch, she did not need the money of the human world.
Because the clothes on her body were transformed from her hair using magic.
She didn't even need to spend money to buy any luxury goods.
This was also the biggest difference between Bayonettaand other women; she always wore this same outfit.
Only at moments like this was money needed.
And once she spent money, she thought of Li Chen, and couldn't help but reveal a smile.
As an old virgin, she didn't even have any experience of dating...
If a man was slightly nice to her, she was very easily conquered.
Especially since Li Chen was even stronger.
Women all admire the strong; they like strong people.
Bayonetta and Jeanne found a place to sit down.
Soon, two filled beer mugs were served, very retro and made of wood.
Jeanne looked around the bar, turned her head and said, "It looks about the same as the bars of our era."
"Medieval style."
Bayonetta took a sip of beer, and as a result, no matter how much she drank, it refilled itself.
Looking at it this way, twenty dollars a glass was indeed not expensive.
"What are you looking at?"
At this moment, because Jeanne was looking around, she was glared at by someone.
"So what if I look at you?"
Jeanne was not someone to be trifled with either, and sneered, "If you didn't have the same hair color as me, who would look at you?"
The one glaring at Jeanne was a mysterious silver-haired maiden, who also had a full head of silver hair, and a figure just as explosive as Jeanne the witch.
The silver-haired maiden was obviously drunk, and she blushed as she slapped the table and said, "What? Do you want to fight?"
The few customers in the bar were all attracted over.
A mage who was obviously from Kamar-Taj immediately shouted, "Fight! I love watching female mages fight."
"Then why don't you go watch The Ancient One fight?"
Someone immediately teased.
"Uh, The Ancient One generally doesn't make a move."
"And besides, is The Ancient One an ordinary woman?"
"How is she not?"
"She has no hair!"
"Haha!"
The bar immediately burst into laughter, leaving only the mage from Kamar-Taj with an expression of wanting to laugh but not daring to.
Daring to gossip behind The Ancient One's back, did she know or not?
After this interruption, Jeanne, who originally still had fighting spirit, naturally didn't want to play the clown. She coldly glanced at these mages who were laughing: "Anyone who wants to die can come and try."
She was not a witch with a good temper!
The atmosphere in the bar suddenly cooled down. At this time, the bartender and other service staff immediately came out to ease the situation.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a bar, fighting is not allowed!"
Subsequently, they served a snack to each of the mages involved in the argument.
Some fried chicken and french fries.
"Sorry, this is compensation for you, please do not brawl in the bar."
Seeing this, Bayonetta and Jeanne also snorted and accepted it.
However, they didn't stay long after that; it was somewhat boring.
Just a bunch of foolish guys.
It seems that the mages of this world are not much to speak of either.
They are just ordinary people who have mastered magic.
Therefore, they didn't even eat the food and prepared to leave.
Arcee was still waiting outside for them.
But just as they left the bar, a fluctuation appeared behind them, and someone followed them.
It was precisely that silver-haired maiden who had a conflict with Jeanne.
"What do you want?"
Jeanne narrowed her eyes. This wasn't in the bar anymore; if a real fight broke out, she wouldn't have any scruples.
"Do not misunderstand."
The silver-haired maiden tucked her hair, revealing an exquisite face: "We can be considered to have gotten to know each other through a fight; my name is Clea."
Chapter 130 Faora's Thoughts
Clea reached out her hand.
Though a bit wary, Jeanne still reached out and shook her hand: "Jeanne."
"This is Bayonetta."
Bayonetta naturally had no interest in introducing herself, just standing with her arms crossed and watching her.
Clea looked over Bayonetta. Bayonetta gave her even more pressure, and her body proportions were simply too good.
Any woman would pale in comparison before her.
Therefore, Clea immediately looked away.
"I just came to make friends. I was too impulsive back at the bar."
Clea spoke up: "I was just in a bad mood."
Bayonetta and Jeanne exchanged glances, and Jeanne said: "It's nothing, it's already in the past."
"Thank you."
Clea nodded, feeling a bit anxious. Why didn't they ask her why she was in a bad mood?
Afterwards, Bayonetta played completely by her own rules, saying: "We have to go back too, otherwise our little man will be unhappy."
She shifted the blame onto Li Chen, and then left with Jeanne riding on Arcee.
This left Clea stunned in place, shaking her head.
So even a female mage with such powerful strength had to depend on a little man?
This caused a certain impact on her worldview.
Perhaps she should also find a strong person to depend on.
"Little brat, still trying to play the sympathy card with us."
Jeanne hugged Bayonetta's waist and said: "No wonder Li likes your waist the most, it's so soft."
Bayonetta felt a bit uncomfortable from her actions, twisted her body slightly and said: "I sensed an aura not belonging to this world on her."
"Demons?"
"Hard to say."
Bayonetta twisted again: "Next time I'll let Li touch yours, stop moving."
Jeanne blushed a bit, but didn't let her off: "I couldn't care less, it's you who have fallen for him."
"How is that possible?"
Bayonetta deliberately snorted coldly: "You saw wrong."
"Is that so? When he gave you the lollipop, the way you looked at him was already not quite right."
Jeanne stated with certainty: "Bayonetta, you have never looked at a man like that before."
"Heh, let him demonstrate his bravery first."
Bayonetta didn't deny it further; she just preferred the brave.
As for the subject of their discussion, Li Chen had returned home. He hadn't forgotten about Faora's matter.
Over the past few days, he had been considering that both Bayonetta and Jeanne had unique personalities, so as a stronger Kryptonian Adjutant Faora, she must also have her own needs.
Therefore, Li Chen hesitated for a moment, but still decided to summon her over.
Otherwise, wouldn't the gacha pull have been in vain?
So he made preparations and came to the garden to summon her secretly.
[Whether to consume fragments to summon KryptonianAdjutant Faora?]
"Yes!"
Li Chen no longer hesitated.
Along with a flash of light, a female general wearing full-body black armor appeared before Li Chen.
She still maintained a silent posture, with her hands defending in front of her chest, just like she was in a deep sleep.
Seeming to sense something, she opened her eyes.
Her mind gained some extra things; Li Chen had brought her over, and this was a new world.
There was no Krypton here, nor were there any Kryptonians.
Thus, her pair of icy eyes looked towards Li Chen: "This... Master?"
"What do you want me to do?"
Li Chen felt a bit intimidated being looked at by her emotionless eyes.
Perhaps these were the true Kryptonian warriors; they only knew how to fight.
Li Chen could only say casually: "The war is over, Faora."
Faora's gaze was gloomy: "It is not over, it was interrupted by you."
"My mission is to revive Krypton."
"It's the same no matter where we are."
Li Chen thought to himself that indeed, she wasn't so easy to deal with.
But this was the interesting part; the summoning array didn't just summon a mere shell, but someone with a soul.
A person with a soul has their own thoughts.
This was already Faora and Bayonetta; if he had summoned the Empress, Li Chen wouldn't even know what would happen.
"But there are no other Kryptonians besides you."
Li Chen shrugged.
"Aren't you one?"
Faora suddenly tilted her head, looking at Li Chen with a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.
"So what?"
Li Chen spoke up: "With just the two of us, can we really rebuild Krypton?"
"We need more manpower."
Faora took off her helmet.
She crouched on the ground feeling a bit uncomfortable. The air environment of Earth and Krypton was completely different, but the young star gave her endless power.
She felt as if she were soaking in a warm sunbath, and soon let out a comfortable sound.
Li Chen came over to support her, only to be directly pinned down onto the grass by Faora.
Having basked in the sun for just this short while, her power began to soar.
"We can reproduce naturally."
Faora had already figured it out.
Since they wanted to rebuild Krypton, relying solely on the two of them was impossible.
In that case, they would just have to give birth to a few more.
Li Chen's eyes widened immediately. According to the setting in Body of Steel, Kryptonian society had long been rigidly stratified, and Kryptonians were basically 'gene-cultivated'.
For thousands of years, only Clark Kent was a naturally born child.
And Clark Kent could become whatever role he wanted; he could be a teacher, a scientist, or even a warrior.
Other Kryptonians weren't so lucky.
Take Faora for example; from the very moment she was born, she was destined to be a commander.
Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes to phoenixes, and mice give birth to sons who can dig holes.
This was the true picture of Krypton.
Therefore, Li Chen didn't expect that Faora would actually think of such a primitive method.
Truly simple and crude.
But clearly, she was still unfamiliar with combat techniques in this aspect; however, being a natural warrior, she quickly mastered the technique.
However, the time she spent absorbing the sun's energy was too short. Two hours later, she was ultimately defeated by Li Chen.
Faora silently put her armor back on, while Li Chen said: "This universe is as vast as your home, and has many alien races."
"We can rebuild Krypton in other places."
Li Chen had learned to be smart now; this was just painting a grand picture for them.
Only after swallowing this pie could they settle down.
Faora had also found her goal. Without the Codex, they would use the most ancient method.
"I am not in a rush; I feel that there is endless power here."
Faora raised her head to stare directly at the sun: "It is very young."
"So what you need to do now is protect it."
Li Chen said to her: "This world is becoming increasingly dangerous, and I need your power."
For this, he even sacrificed his kidneys...
Kryptonians were not easy to conquer.
If she had basked in the sun a bit more, Li Chen felt he wouldn't even be able to handle it.
Faora let out a soft hum without answering.
In this world, only Li Chen possessed the physique of a Kryptonian, which meant he was one of their own.
And because of his formidable strength, Faora chose to listen to him.
This was the mindset of a warrior: the weak submit to the strong.