As dawn approached, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents became even busier.
“Commander, we’ve lost contact with the agents monitoring Stark Tower.”
“What?” Fury’s face darkened.
“Why wasn’t this reported sooner?”
“Sorry, sir, everything seemed normal before.”
“Damn it, they must’ve been...
2024-10-29 20:00:35 +0000 UTC View Post"Come on, let me take a look. It’s all just intel on Mondstadt anyway—showing me won’t cost you a thing."
“Oh? Getting curious about Mondstadt, are we?” Tartaglia scratched his head. “Alright, I’ll show you what we’ve got, but you have to give me something of equal value in return.”
“Oh wow.”...
2024-10-29 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Jean? That Acting Grand Master sent this over… using the official seal of the Knights of Favonius?”
Gu Sanqiu tossed the letter onto the table with a frown. “So, what’s your take on this?”
“How about yours first?” Ningguang suggested.
“Fine.”
Gu Sanqiu shrugged. “From what I know...
2024-10-29 19:59:31 +0000 UTC View PostGu Sanqiu placed the letter down, raising an eyebrow at Ningguang.
“So... an invitation from Mondstadt? From Jean herself? For an exchange tournament and, what was it? A ‘Vision Symposium’?”
Ningguang nodded, maintaining her polite smile. “Indeed. It seems they’ve noticed the recent rise in Vision wiel...
2024-10-29 19:59:27 +0000 UTC View Post“Of course, I’m not actually anxious. If you wanted a more reasonable answer... you could say I’m simply excited to try my hand at this.”
Zhongli spoke in his usual calm tone. “Besides, if our research succeeds, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor could even take on a new line of business. It might relieve some of th...
2024-10-29 19:59:23 +0000 UTC View Post"However, Zhongli—did you perhaps overlook one thing?"
"Oh? What might that be?"
"Well, if you need more bullets, why not simply eject the magazine and reload, like I did?”
...
Silence. A long, drawn-out silence.
"Ahem."
Zhongli replied, “That was naturally done to thoroughly...
2024-10-29 19:59:18 +0000 UTC View Post"Are you sure you've thought this through?"
The day after their trip to the amusement park, Lu Cheng dialed the number on the card Guo Zhang had given him. The meeting was set at a coffee shop, where he found himself face-to-face with Shengnan Liu, who had briefly crossed paths with him before.
Today, she was dres...
2024-10-29 00:46:08 +0000 UTC View PostFor the next three hours, they enjoyed the pirate ship, log flume, and Dodrio Dash, among other rides. The Dodrio Lu Cheng bet on, with its thick eyebrows and serious eyes, even managed to snag first place, winning a Cheri Berry as a prize—a little treasure that would fetch four to five hundred bucks at the market.
So...
2024-10-29 00:37:56 +0000 UTC View Post"How does your family's bankruptcy have anything to do with me?"
Gu Sanqiu looked utterly baffled.
"You still have the nerve to ask?!"
Hu Tao huffed, cheeks puffed in indignation. "Did you or did you not give Zhongli something unusual? Answer me!"
"Uh..." Gu Sanqiu nodded slowly, a sense of foreboding ...
2024-10-28 19:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post"Guess I'll have to use this to lure Albedo after all."
After mulling it over, Gu Sanqiu ultimately decided against selling the item carelessly.
The primary reason was a matter of personal ethics as a Incense Burner; something like this going public could lead to serious consequences.
And, of course, his own...
2024-10-28 19:30:14 +0000 UTC View PostGu Sanqiu brought out his bowl of Polar Bear Stew from the kitchen. He had set it aside earlier to see what might happen.
“Beep, beep—”
Opening his inventory, Gu Sanqiu shoved the bowl into the black hole interface.
“Bon appétit and bon voyage~”
Item Detected — Spirit...
2024-10-28 19:30:10 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the meal, Uncle Tian, now sporting a full head of glossy black hair thanks to the Polar Bear Stew, left in high spirits to surprise his daughter who was still working late at Yuehai Pavilion.
Ningguang mentioned needing to handle some disobedient merchants and left first, taking with her a modified version of a mi...
2024-10-28 19:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Why did you bring us here specifically? Is there something you can't discuss at Yuehai Pavilion?"
“No way it could be Yuehai Pavilion. And those places Uncle Tian likes to ‘fish’ are even less suitable. Too many ears around, you know?”
Gu Sanqiu rolled his eyes. “If we talked about it there, do you beli...
2024-10-28 19:30:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Boom~”
The Quinjet streaked through the night sky. With the help of his parachute, Young Steve landed smoothly.
“Click, click.”
On the rooftop, Tony stood in his Mark suit, looking down at Steve, who had just arrived.
“Traffic jam, huh? Old-timer,” he mocked.
Young Steve tightened hi...
2024-10-28 19:29:37 +0000 UTC View Post“I heard from Tony that you’re from another universe.”
Captain America had met others like himself before, but he had never heard of Spider-Man, which naturally sparked his curiosity.
The other Avengers in the room were also eyeing Xia Luo and Old Steve with a mix of curiosity and suspicion.
Xia Luo di...
2024-10-28 19:29:32 +0000 UTC View Post“Alright, thank you.”
Xia Luo lightly tapped the spider symbol on his chest, and the metal mask retreated, revealing a young face.
In this world, there was no need to hide his identity.
After all, he wouldn’t be staying long.
“Oh, I didn’t expect you to be just a kid.” Pepper Potts was visi...
2024-10-28 19:29:28 +0000 UTC View PostIn the corner of the abandoned factory, Xia Luo suddenly sneezed.
“Which idiot is badmouthing me behind my back?”
He rubbed the tip of his nose and cautiously peered outside.
Through the window, a green streak of flames shot across the night sky, blood-red mist swirling wildly. Then, a bright electric ar...
2024-10-28 19:29:22 +0000 UTC View PostWhoosh!
Crackle!
Before the shield could get anywhere near Max, a surge of electricity shot out, knocking it away. It clattered to the ground, spinning.
Steve stared. “...”
How does anyone fight criminals in this era?
He reached up to scratch his head, only to realize his ma...
2024-10-28 19:29:18 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing Zhongli’s sudden pause, Luo Qing feigned concern.
"Zhongli, why did you stop and shake your head like that? Did something sad come to mind?"
Zhongli shook his head. "No, I just felt a bit uneasy, that’s all."
"Oh, I see..."
Luo Qing nodded slightly, realizing that his emotion manipulation it...
2024-10-28 19:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post"I can't make that decision on my own... I need to ask my master for her approval..."
Shenhe lowered her head, looking elsewhere, as though she was unwilling to meet Luo Qing's gaze.
Though she claimed she needed to consult her master, deep down, she knew that her master had always encouraged her to reintegrate in...
2024-10-28 19:27:17 +0000 UTC View Post"Come on, Miss Shenhe, I won't use my elemental powers."
Luo Qing gripped his Millelith Spear, pulling it from the sand, his face relaxed as he faced Shenhe.
But it was precisely this nonchalant attitude that irked Shenhe. Without another word, she lunged forward with her spear.
Shenhe's figure darted throug...
2024-10-28 19:27:13 +0000 UTC View PostXinyue Pavilion
In the large private dining room, Luo Qing and Shenhe sat at opposite ends of a round rotating table, nearly two meters apart. The table was covered with an array of Xinyue Pavilion’s finest dishes.
Luo Qing wouldn't be staying in Liyue much longer, so he wanted to enjoy authenti...
2024-10-28 19:27:09 +0000 UTC View PostEvening
Having agreed at noon to meet Zhongli and sample Hu Tao's cooking at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor later, Luo Qing strolled over just as the sun began to set.
He had already witnessed Hu Tao’s culinary skills a few times before.
It’s not that her cooking was bad, it’s just that it leaned a littl...
2024-10-28 19:27:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe young, inexperienced sorceress had completely fallen behind in the political power struggles.
Kaelar smirked but said nothing. He’d known for a long time that Morgan was never suited to be a ruler.
Though Artoria was still young, her political acumen was already well-honed. She split her portion of the cake,...
2024-10-28 19:27:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt wasn’t until he sensed the familiar surge of magical energy that Kaelar finally noticed the strange tension in the air. He turned and saw the Geis mark on Morgan’s hand, blurting out, "Morgan, are you crazy? You cast a Geis over a cake?!"
Morgan’s status as a ruler could indeed impos...
2024-10-28 19:26:57 +0000 UTC View Post"Morgan... so you're here too?"
Uther, wearing his crown and with chestnut hair now flecked with gray, had just stepped out of the carriage. He hadn’t yet found Kaelar or Artoria when he spotted two tall, handsome young men.
He recognized them as Morgan’s "beloved sons," who now served as lords under the Kingd...
2024-10-28 19:26:53 +0000 UTC View PostHe wasn’t jealous. Not only was he not jealous, but he had no reaction at all?!
No, he did have a reaction, but the moment he spoke, his thoughts went straight to Arthur’s supporters...
She had always thought she didn’t care much for Kaelar as a person. Her constant rivalry with Artoria over Kaelar was merel...
2024-10-28 19:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostDecember quickly passed, and the merchant caravan returned just as the month came to an end.
With great effort, Kaelar racked his brains, barely piecing together the recipe for a cake, but no one could say for sure how it would actually turn out.
"Restore!"
With a snap of his fingers, a surge of powerful mag...
2024-10-28 19:26:43 +0000 UTC View PostLu Cheng soon received the recommendation letter from Professor Du. It wasn’t just a letter, though—it included his personal information, high school grades, and details about his Pokémon. Of course, the most crucial attachment was his first-author article in Pokémon Science. With its top impact factor of the s...
2024-10-27 21:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostLu Cheng listened, feeling a strange sensation in his heart. Not only did he know about move-based evolution, but he also knew about Mega Evolution, Bond Evolution, and item-based evolution! However, he figured that the research on Pokémon evolution in this world was already advanced, just that move-based evolution had been ...
2024-10-27 21:13:36 +0000 UTC View Post
