Chapter Ninety-Three: Hand-Ground Coffee, Working Overtime All Night
Twenty minutes later, the office at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters was quiet.
Luke shook his empty glass and walked over to the cellar to pour himself a glass of whiskey, all of which were high-end goods from Howard.
Every time he went to his family's mansion, Mr. Major General had to order a bottle or two of good wine, and the housekeeper Jarvis would also tell the price and year very intimately, so that it was easy to choose.
So much so that Howard began to complain, and Luke had emptied his inventory.
Kama Taj's Supreme Mage, come quietly, go quietly, wave his sleeves, and leave only a few spoilers.
"Kang the Conqueror...... Trouble after trouble. ”
Luke tilted his head, tons and tons, and drank it all.
With the help of cold liquids and burning alcohol, tidy up your messy thoughts.
Kang the Conqueror, is an unfamiliar name to many people.
This thing, like Deadpool's best friend Cable, is a person from the future.
is a relatively unpopular supervillain who has never appeared in the movie.
Kang the Conqueror himself does not have any superpowers, and his mind is average, which is not very conspicuous among the various bewitching villains.
The reason why the Supreme Master made a point of mentioning it was because he was able to travel time and was an expert in this area.
In the comics, Kang the Conqueror often uses a time machine, high-tech armor and futuristic weapons to impersonate historical celebrities everywhere to conquer the world.
For example, the pharaohs of Egypt, Darius of the Persian Empire.
He also made cameo appearances as superheroes.
For example, the Iron Boy.
All in all, Kang the Conqueror is a uncomfortable person who doesn't make trouble.
Claiming to be the King of Kings, he is keen to travel through time and rule one side world after another.
It gave the Supreme Mage a headache.
More and more time feeds can lead to unpredictable catastrophes.
Kang the Conqueror, on the other hand, has always played bad with one world and then found the next one, and he never gets tired of this boring game.
Even Gu Yi's gentle personality was annoyed by the toss, and he once thought about killing the other party with a time gem.
It can be seen how much trouble this time travel expert has caused to the Supreme Mage.
"So, Kang the Conqueror has taken a fancy to this timeline I'm in?"
Luke shook his glass, and this was one of the costs of obtaining permanent residency.
He must expel Kang the Conqueror, or wipe him out completely!
Of course, the second option is basically impossible to complete.
Because the footprints of this cargo are all over the timeline, killing one and another, the vitality is more tenacious than that of a cockroach.
Otherwise, Gu Yi would have done it himself a long time ago.
"It's not that hard."
Luke made a deal with the Supreme Mage, and he took out Kang the Conqueror, the Three Sanctuaries and Kama Taj not to trouble him.
Everyone does not interfere with the water of the river, and they live in peace with each other.
It's still a good deal.
Although the name of the conqueror may sound a bit bluffing, the strength of the individual is quite average.
Most of the time, he relies on future technology to run rampant, and when he encounters a real powerhouse, he can only flee in disgrace.
For example, the first mutant apocalypse in history once made Kang the conqueror suffer.
When he pretended to be Darius, even the three hundred Spartan warriors could give him a headache - the Spartans on that timeline were all real men who could tear tigers and leopards and carry the crown.
"In return, the Supreme Mage gave me a 'spoiler' again."
From the Ancient One, Luke learns about Atlantis and Namor, the king of the sea.
As we all know, the two major American comic studios often "borrow" and "pay tribute" to each other.
So, sometimes it's normal for characters to be highly similar.
Namor, the king of the sea on the Marvel set, is actually better than the king of the seahorse next door, Xu Jinjiang...... Oh no, Arthur Curry appeared earlier.
He is the first mutant to appear in the comics, and he is also the first superhero, nicknamed "Tearing the Little Prince", "Wife Control", and "Repeatedly Jumping Two or Five Boys".
The specific deeds are-
almost flooded New York, made a feud with Wakanda, and was an old enemy with Black Panther, and basically clashed with the Avengers superheroes.
He has joined the secret organization Illuminati, and has also defected to Thanos, and his biggest hobby is tearing up trouble and cuckolding others.
It belongs to the type of character that repeatedly jumps sideways between superheroes and villains.
"Now that Atlantis has appeared, will Wakanda be far away?"
Luke let out a long exhale, and the full face of this world began to reveal the tip of the iceberg.
He didn't feel nervous, but full of anticipation.
"The Hellfire Club, Sebastian Shaw, Atlantis, Namor, and Conquistador ...... It looks like it's going to be busy after a while. ”
Thinking silently, Luke added a few names to the little notebook.
"I see the lights in your office aren't turned off......"
Someone pushed open the office door, and the sound of clattering high heels got closer.
"Haven't gotten off work yet?"
The young major general put down his glass and turned away.
"Aren't you too?"
The female agent who walked in raised her eyebrows, her upturned nose twitched, and she said, "There is a smell of other people in the office, have you entertained guests?" ”
"Maybe there was, but now- are you my guest?"
Luke lowered his glass, his trademark gentle smile.
As if sensing that the atmosphere was wrong, the female agent subconsciously took two steps back, and then felt that she had lost her momentum in this way, but instead held her head high, not to be outdone, she stared at Mr. Major General with rhetoric.
"I'm just coming in and having a look, and since it's okay, I'll go first."
As the administrator of S.H.I.E.L.D., Carter is determined to escape the place.
Office romance has always been a taboo in the workplace!
Besides, Luke is still her boss.
If someone finds out, the gossip that had been silenced will flood over and drown themselves again.
Carter didn't want to be a vase who slept with his boss and then got promoted.
"I'm almost done with it, and I'm getting ready to leave work, why don't you come along?"
Luke leaned back on his desk, fingers tapping lightly.
"I heard you live in an apartment on Boulevard in the Northwest Side, just down the road. And it's still early, I can go to your house for a cup of coffee - you won't refuse, right? ”
Carter pursed her lips, she didn't want to invite Luke to her house for coffee.
With his own understanding of this man, the other party will definitely have to make more unreasonable demands when the time comes.
"I remember that there is still some work to be done, so I will work overtime all night today."
Carter tried to dispel Luke's other thoughts in this euphemistic way.
Thinking of the other party's disappointed expression, she couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"Is that so? Since you're going to work overtime, it's still working hours, can you make me a cup of coffee? ”
A smile tugged at Luke's lips.
"I'm not your secretary......"
Carter muttered, but his body was honest, and he walked to the wine cabinet in his high heels and took out a washed mug.
"By the way, Peggy, I want to drink hand-ground coffee. The taste of instant is a little unaccustomed. ”
Luke sat down in his chair and called for the female agent.
"Only instant!"
Carter replied stiffly.
With a steaming cup of coffee, it was placed heavily on the table.
"It's okay, I'll just continue to work overtime."
Carter avoided Luke's gaze, and since the last time they danced, the two of them had gone crazy that night.
In retrospect, the female agent felt red-faced.
"Or ...... Change the location of overtime here? ”
Luke rested his elbows on the table, his jaw crossed across his fingers, and looked at Carter with aggressive eyes.
The latter bit his lip and remained silent.
The lights in the office seemed to dim a bit, and a bird flew past the window, its dark eyes rolling as it watched the fierce battle between two mammals inside.
The S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters building stands silently, the waters of the Potomac River rushing fast, and small whirlpools carry the undercurrent, flowing deeper into the night.