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Chapter 224 Heavenly Father? You can have him under your thumb!
Chapter 224 Heavenly Father? You can have him under your thumb!
These two sworn enemies argued for a long time, and Clark, having been enlightened, finally laughed. Then Tony was completely taken aback by Steve's words: "At least my strength was earned through my own efforts, while your Arc Reactor was made by your father, right?" Tony angrily cursed Steve, even uttering words starting with the letter F.
"Watch your language!" Steve interrupted Tony before he could finish speaking, glancing at Clark to indicate that there were minors present.
Tony rolled his eyes, pretending not to care about Steve's comment. Steve then suddenly asked, "Do your parents know about this?"
Clark nodded. When he awakened his X-ray vision, he saw something strange in the cellar. It looked like a flying object, but it was quite old. When he asked his parents what it was, Jonathan and Martha were both evasive, and even Rune changed the subject. Now that he thought about it, it must have been an alien spacecraft.
"They always knew," Clark's voice was a little hoarse. "I don't know why they kept it a secret..."
Do you think your adoptive parents love you?
Tony's question ignited Clark's desire to pour out his heart. He began to complain, recounting all the different treatment Jonathan and Martha had given him and Rune. But the more Clark talked, the stranger Tony and Steve's expressions became. When Clark finished, the two men exchanged glances.
"Maybe," Steve gestured, continuing with difficulty, "I mean maybe, your adoptive parents actually care about you more?"
I'm not saying that Rune and the Kents have a bad relationship, but your relationship with them seems more like a parent-child dynamic to me. You know what I mean?
"I dream of my parents disciplining me! But when I turned twenty-one, they were no longer able to!" Tony rolled his eyes. "You really don't know how lucky you are!"
Tony didn't want to admit he envied Clark and his parents, but he genuinely longed for someone to be with him after he turned twenty-one.
He can also berate himself when he's drinking heavily or looking for women.
Tony didn't realize that there was now someone who could yell at him when he was drinking or womanizing, except that person used to be Captain America, and he hated that guy.
Steve nodded in agreement, acknowledging Tony's assessment but not wanting to be direct. He said tactfully, "I think you're the only minor in this family. Biologically, you might be an alien, but here—"
Steve pointed to Clark's heart: "You're a 100% Kansas farm boy."
Clark was somewhat indignant, but also nodded thoughtfully. Steve stood up and extended his hand to Clark: "If you're really feeling lost, do what you know best. For me, I prefer to train here."
Stark prefers cheeseburgers.
"You're right, popsicle." Tony nodded in agreement. "I love this famous American delicacy, but I never get lost in its flavor, so I haven't become a big fat pig!"
"And for you," Steve didn't respond to Stark, "perhaps you should talk to your own adoptive parents and brothers first?"
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Clark nodded, placed his hand in Stephen's, and stood up. "Perhaps I really should talk to them—"
"Hmm." Steve nodded. "That's right. Actually, we have another hero here whose backstory is even more stomach-churning than yours—"
Steve then began to tell the story of Captain Marvel. She was initially brainwashed by the Kree and served the Kree Empire as Ms. Marvel. However, her conscience made her question the Kree's military expansion policy. When she discovered that the Kree were persecuting the Skrulls and carrying out genocide, she broke with the Kree and stood on the side of the oppressed. She eventually inherited the title of Captain Marvel and became a guardian of peace in the universe.
After hearing Captain Marvel's life story, Clark couldn't help but admire this hero, but just as he asked to meet her,
Steve awkwardly scratched the back of his head.
"Well, after Captain Marvel fought Doctor Doom, she flew straight into the depths of space, and we don't know where she went."
Meanwhile, Rune had arrived in Asgard, but this time he was telling the two heavenly fathers about his doomsday ticket plan.
"...That's it, what do you think?" Rune asked. Although he was asking the two gods, judging from the expressions on Odin and the Serpent's faces, Rune knew he had succeeded. The best part was that Rune completely owned the ticket to survive the apocalypse, so Odin and the Serpent had virtually no bargaining power with him.
"You only gave a rough outline of your plan," the serpent said, looking at Rune with its sinister eyes. "But you didn't mention our 'commission.' After all, we're supposed to help you identify and contact those harmless to your universe, aren't we?"
Odin nodded.
"You two go first." Rune handed the problem over to the two old foxes. As long as they didn't go too far, he could offer them enough benefits.
The giant snake coughed and then said, "Let's be fair. There are three of us, and we should each get one-third. But considering you're still young, we're willing to give you a portion. How about this: the two of us will each get 30%, and you'll have 40% all to yourself."
How was it?
Upon hearing this, Rune immediately opened a dimensional portal and was about to leave when he was stopped by Odin. Odin had completely abandoned the majesty that a god-king should have, and now he was smiling so broadly that his face looked like a chrysanthemum, showing none of the arrogance he had shown when they first met.
"Hey, don't go!" Odin put his arm around Rune's shoulder and said with a chuckle, "We can still discuss it, we can still discuss it—"
Rune rolled his eyes. These two old geezers really knew how to ask for a price. Even if they wanted half, Rune would have agreed. But these two old geezers were so cunning that they actually tried to take 60%. Did they really think they were fools?
Even the giant serpent, fearing he might miss out on this sure-fire deal, leaned closer, wanting to smile. However, he ultimately abandoned the idea. Having already attained the divine power of fear, even his smile instilled terror in those who smiled; he simply couldn't bring himself to smile to please anyone.
But he still embraced Rune along with Odin.
After being embraced by Odin and the serpent, Rune was unable to break free for a moment. So he sneered and turned to look at the two gods.
He asked, enunciating each word clearly, "What, you want to use force? Are Asgardians really that domineering? In my opinion, you Asgardians have no reason to exist."
"Wait, wait, wait!" Odin quickly released his grip on Rune's shoulder, laughing as he said, "Aren't you just joking? How could we be domineering? As everyone knows, we have always been a vital force in maintaining peace in the Nine Realms, and Earth has always been under our protection..."
"Alright—" Rune rolled his eyes: "Now, give me a sincere profit-sharing plan right away—"