A strong wave of hunger hit Marcus, making his vision go dark.
“Holy fk, what the hell is this?”
[Host, after drinking the “Strength Enhancement Serum,” the enhanced genes lost their nutritional support and are now sending hunger signals to the body!]
Marcus paused.
Okay…
That actually made sense.
“Sniff…”
Marcus smelled a strong meat aroma and immediately went from the bedroom into the living room.
Darcy was placing a plate of steak on the table, which was already covered with food.
When she saw Marcus walking toward her, she smiled sweetly.
“You’re awake.”
“You must be starving.”
“I made a ton of food.
Hurry up and eat!”
Marcus wasn’t polite with his wife.
He directly activated the [Rabbit Talisman] and instantly devoured a steak, three pumpkin pies, and an entire loaf of bread.
“Fuuu…”
He finally let out a long breath and felt alive again.
“This exploit really isn’t easy to abuse.”
“Exploit?” Darcy looked worried.
“Don’t eat so fast, you’ll get indigestion…
uh…
actually, do people on your planet even get indigestion?”
Natasha Romanoff, who was about to walk into the living room, silently slowed her footsteps.
Marcus’s ears twitched slightly.
He casually answered no while his eyes became thoughtful.
In his starving state, he had subconsciously noticed the change in footsteps without even focusing.
And from that alone, he knew someone was listening outside the door.
That level of perception definitely didn’t come from the [Twelve Talismans].
While he was thinking,
Natasha walked in and met Marcus’s gaze.
Then she smiled naturally.
“Hope I didn’t interrupt your private time,” Natasha apologized.
“But I got some news, and I figured you should hear it immediately.”
She glanced at Darcy and silently asked Marcus for permission.
“Just say it.” Marcus replied casually.
“There’s nothing to hide from my wife.”
That line made Darcy extremely happy, and she immediately kissed him.
“There’s a potential candidate,” Natasha said while showing a tablet.
“A mutant appeared in Tennessee.”
The photo showed a girl with green hair and sharp, confident eyes.
She looked cool as hell.
It was clearly…
“Mutant Lorna Dane, daughter of Magneto from the Brotherhood.
Codename: Polaris.
One of the leaders of the Mutant Underground.”
“Right now, she’s being hunted by the Sentinel Services.
If someone suddenly drops from the sky and saves her, she’d probably gain a pretty good impression of him.”
So…
Natasha was basically introducing a girl to Marcus?
Still…
“The introduction you mentioned means I have to personally run over there?” Marcus complained.
“And it’s even the classic hero saves beauty setup?”
Natasha shrugged helplessly.
“We’re only responsible for introducing people.
Whether you can actually win her over depends entirely on your own ability.”
Understood.
This didn’t count as part of the “guaranteed three.”
Marcus was still thinking when Darcy suddenly pushed him.
“Go.” Darcy encouraged him.
“You better bring her back!”
“Oh?
You’re this generous?” Marcus asked in surprise.
Even if she supported his whole “expanding the race” thing, jealousy should still exist, right?
Darcy glanced at Natasha before leaning close to Marcus’s ear.
“Hurry up and find more wives already.
I seriously can’t handle you alone!”
“If you keep going multiple rounds every night, I’m literally gonna die!”
Marcus froze.
He honestly didn’t expect the issue to be combat power.
After rubbing Darcy’s hair, Marcus took out the [Strength Enhancement Serum].
“Drink this.”
Darcy didn’t question him at all and immediately drank it.
“It tastes pretty good.
Is this a drink from your planet?” Darcy asked curiously.
“This is called Strength Enhancement Serum.
It’s the basic enhancement serum of our race.
Based on Barton’s and Natasha’s physiques, it’d probably increase their abilities by around 3 to 12 times.
Depends on absorption.”
Darcy’s eyes immediately lit up.
After all…
Agents like Barton and Natasha were already way stronger than normal people.
And this would multiply that again…
“Then can I become Captain America too?”
Marcus deliberately showed confusion at the right moment.
“Oh!
You don’t know!” Darcy laughed.
“My childhood dream was becoming a superhero!
Now maybe I can finally…”
Before she could finish,
Darcy suddenly felt her eyelids getting heavier.
Then her head tilted, and she collapsed straight into Marcus’s arms.
Marcus caught her before looking at Natasha, who had clearly become interested.
“This serum is 100% compatible with all carbon-based lifeforms.
As long as the price is good enough, I can trade it.”
Now Natasha couldn’t stay calm anymore.
Shock appeared clearly on her face.
A 3 to 12 times enhancement!
You had to understand…
Captain America’s physical abilities were only around four times stronger than a top agent.
Which meant…
As long as your luck wasn’t complete trash, drinking this serum basically turned you into Captain America!
Although Natasha Romanoff was very tempted by the [Strength Enhancement Serum], she did not lose sight of the biggr picture.
“I believe the director will be very interested in this trade.” Natasha Romanoff smiled.
“But right now, we should get moving.
There is a little princess on the run, waiting for her prince to save her.”
Marcus nodded.
After activating the [Rabbit Charm], he swept away all the food on the table in seconds.
This was all Darcy’s hard work, after all.
Then he picked Darcy up in a princess carry and walked out of the house.
A Quinjet was parked in the open area outside.
Looking closely, it was packed with advanced technology.
The cabin opened.
Inside, instead of ordinary fixed seats, there were luxury sofa chairs like those in first class cabins.
The style was obviously out of place.
It had clearly been added recently.
In the pilot seat, Barton turned around and gave Marcus a slight nod.
Marcus smiled back.
After putting Darcy down, he sat beside her, his body sinking comfortably into the sofa chair.
“Buzz…”
The sofa chair automatically activated its massage function.
It felt like several soft hands were massaging his back.
Pretty nice.
Natasha Romanoff had just finished reporting the information about the [Strength Enhancement Serum] before boarding the plane a step later.
Barton launched the Quinjet.
Its folded wings expanded as it lifted vertically into the air, then accelerated smoothly toward Tennessee.
The ride was stable the entire way.
Marcus was quite satisfied.
Then he suddenly remembered something.
“Where’s Jane?
She isn’t coming?”
“Dr.
Jane Foster left with the equipment at noon,” Natasha Romanoff explained.
“The Bifrost confirmed the possibility of the Einstein-Rosen Bridge, and she wants to find the answer.”
So…
She probably also wanted to find Thor.
But it was not a big issue.
Thor was a workaholic.
Even after the Bifrost was repaired, he would spend most of his time fighting wars across the Nine Realms.
Jane would eventually lose hope and accept the arranged relationship.
That was even with the “kiss of love” involved.
Now, Marcus had plenty of chances to win her over later.
At the moment, Polaris mattered more.
He casually said, “I happen to need a vehicle.
Add one of these to the trade list.”
“Although the interior space is too small for long-distance travel.
Get me a medium or large aircraft from the same series too.”
Natasha Romanoff nodded immediately.
“I’ll report it.”
As expected, Fury would definitely agree.
After all…
The Quinjet might be Earth’s most advanced aircraft, but Marcus came from a civilization capable of interstellar travel.
To him, this was probably just basic transportation.
“I’m curious.” Natasha Romanoff pretended to ask casually.
“There was no wreckage when you landed, so your spacecraft…”
Marcus did not answer directly.
He activated [Gate of Babylon], and a golden ripple appeared behind him as the Destroyer Armor floated out from inside.
“This is a foldable spatial storage device, the latest application of wormhole technology.
Currently, only our race has mastered it.” Marcus spoke proudly.
Natasha Romanoff stared at the golden portal, her eyes shining.
Even Barton could not help staring at it.
This thing…
Its strategic value was terrifying.
There would be no need to launch nuclear missiles anymore.
Just store them inside and have someone carry them straight into an enemy capital…
“Trade?” Marcus asked.
Marcus shook his head before Natasha Romanoff could even raise the offer.
She clearly did not want to give up so easily and was already preparing to increase the price.
“This is a prototype.
The only one in the universe.” Marcus slowly explained.
“It was an accidental byproduct during research on interstellar teleportation technology.
It cannot be replicated for now.”
Natasha Romanoff looked disappointed.
If it could not be mass-produced…
Then her eyes shifted again.
But the prototype itself was still here with Marcus.
It was obvious Marcus had no intention of trading it right now.
This would need a long-term approach.
Marcus closed his eyes and prepared to rest.
Tennessee was over 2,500 kilometers away from New Mexico.
The flight would take a while.
“Oh right.” Marcus reminded her, “Darcy will be extremely hungry after she wakes up.
Prepare some food with high energy value.”
Darcy did not have the [Rabbit] ability.
If she ate at a normal person’s speed, she would suffer quite a bit.
Natasha Romanoff walked to the side, opened a hidden compartment, and took out several packs of combat rations.
She tore one open and handed him an energy bar.
“S.H.I.E.L.D combat rations.
They taste pretty good.”
Marcus used the [Rooster]’s telekinesis to take the energy bar.
Then the [Pig]’s laser eye beam sliced open the package before bringing it to his mouth.
It was dense and chewy.
But the more he chewed, the better it tasted, and it provided plenty of energy.
Not bad at all.
At that moment, the Quinjet entered the stratosphere.
Barton switched on autopilot and walked into the cabin.
“Mr.
Marcus, I want to use the healing treatment you promised me now,” Barton said.
Marcus looked at Barton in surprise.
The guy looked perfectly healthy.
Was he trying to save someone else?
“Of course.
You can use it anytime,” Marcus replied.
“Okay, sir…”
“We’re basically friends now.
Just call me Marcus.”
“Alright, Marcus.” Barton corrected himself again.
“Last time you said even missing limbs could be restored, so…
if someone’s uterus was removed, can that be recovered too?”
Natasha Romanoff’s body trembled slightly.
She stared at Barton with wide eyes, making sure he was serious.
Then she immediately looked toward Marcus.
If there was one regret she carried the most in her life…
It was being unable to have children as a woman.
If it really could be restored…
…
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