Chapter 123: Immortality and Child
Looking up, I saw Serena standing at the hatch, carefully holding out her hand, and then staring blankly at the sunlight reflected on the back of her hand.
In the eyes of Loki and Diana, Serena's behavior was strange and incomprehensible, and only Ethan knew that Serena had been transformed into a vampire since she was a child, and had been living without sunlight for hundreds of years, and could only go out at night.
For hundreds of years, she had never felt what it was like to see her eyes on her. For a fair-skinned vampire who hasn't been exposed to sunlight for hundreds of years, this feeling is novel but not wonderful, as their skin is very sensitive and not suitable for direct exposure to large areas of the sun.
"In this world, you have plenty of time to experience what it's like to bask in the sun, so I'll give you a brief introduction to the ship. ”
Serena withdrew her hand, and it was only then that she began to survey her surroundings.
Yesterday she had already noticed that it was a wooden sailing ship, and Serena, who had lived in that era, was no stranger to such things, and even more familiar with such warships than most of the people here.
As one of the strongest warriors of the vampire clan, she had also experienced water battles in the era of sail warships, so she could tell at a glance that this ship was a warship.
It's just that there are many things that don't match what she knows, and some things she can't figure out what they do.
"Logan, the first mate on the ship at the moment. ”
Ethan pointed to Logan, who was operating the ship at the helm, and Wolverine raised his hand to say hello when he saw Serena.
"Diana, she's just here for a while, and after a while she's going to go back to her own world. ”
Serena looked at Diana, because it was Diana who helped her find a room last night and brought her the vial of blood this morning, plus they were also women, and Serena felt more 'kind' to Diana.
Originally, she thought that this woman was Ethan's wife or something, but just now she already knew that it was not, and even Diana was not from this ship, but only a guest.
"That's Loki, and he's just on the ship, not long before you. ”
It was really only a short time earlier, almost not long after Loki came to this world, Ethan brought back Serena, and it may not have been ten minutes before Loki went to rest, and these ten minutes were still delayed by Ethan and Diana talking.
"There's another ......" Ethan looked around and didn't see it, so he could only go to the stern and ask Logan, "Where's Laura?"
As soon as he mentioned this, Logan felt a headache, took a deep puff of his cigar, and complained to Ethan helplessly: "When I went to wake her up in the morning, I found out that this girl had been playing video games all night, and she had just slept not long before you came out." ”
“......”
went to the Marvel Universe, and the happiest person was not Ethan, nor Logan, but Laura, who was only eleven years old. The little girl finally had a relatively normal childhood experience, and was taken by Logan every day to get acquainted with the lives of ordinary people, and with Ethan's 'financial support', she was crazy about buying, eating, and playing.
The two men came back with huge packages and huge boxes, many of which were Laura's toys, as well as clothes and shoes from Pepper, and a lot of electronics from Tony, including a small Ark reactor power supply so that Laura could play with the electronics he gave him to his heart's content.
Tony wins, and Laura plays an all-nighter on the first night back, a discovery that makes Logan very depressed, and he, like all normal fathers, has no idea how to deal with this problem.
"Congratulations, you're finally getting to know what it's like to be a father. ”
Ethan wouldn't have any ideas, anyway, it's not his baby, he doesn't have to have a headache. And if you teach badly, you have to be complained by Logan, that's asking for trouble.
"Did she eat?"
"I drank some milk and ate some fruit before I went to sleep. "Eating too much and sleeping directly is not good for the body, but it is still inappropriate not to eat at all, and Laura is entering a period of rapid development, and nutrition must keep up. Fortunately, Logan knew this, and let the little girl who was addicted to video games take some nutrition before resting.
"Then let her sleep well, floating on the sea anyway...... There is also nothing to do. ”
The temporary fleet led by the Eternity will sail for quite some time before it can reach the central island, and this time is a boring voyage, and there is no scenery on the way, just Laura has long been tired of seeing the sea.
"Another thing that I have a headache for now is that she should be at the age when she should start with a formal education. Logan had carelessly ignored the issue until he took his kids around New York for a long time, reminded of this when he was reminded of the occasional casual gossip with strangers who asked him where the kids were in school.
"If you don't say it, I don't even think about it. ”
Diana on the side didn't speak, and she was speechless when she heard the conversation between the two, so she could only slander in her heart with Serena next to her, 'Men are really so careless'.
"I'm not in a hurry to go back for the time being, and since I don't have anything to do, I can teach Laura some basic knowledge during this time. ”
This is also the most suitable solution for now, but Ethan still reminded: "Just teach the basics, such as the legend of the Olympian gods as a bedtime reading." ”
Diana gave Ethan a blank look, she already knew that many of the things her mother had told her at the beginning were not suitable to teach Laura, not to mention that she would only teach for a short period of time, and she could not teach too many things.
Serena, who was on the side, also expressed her willingness to be responsible for teaching some basic knowledge when she learned that there was an eleven-year-old girl on the ship.
With the knowledge of Serena's hundreds of years of life, it is indeed more than enough to teach a child. As for advanced knowledge, no one in the room was worried about this except Serena, after all, there was a mage standing in front of them.
Whether it is film and television works or in them, the mages are a group of erudite people, and after getting along for a while, Logan and Diana know that Ethan has hoarded a large number of books for knowledge, and his book of inheritance has almost copied the contents of books equivalent to the storage capacity of a small library.
In addition, Ethan will also travel through various worlds, constantly learning new knowledge, and even if Laura only learns a small part of those things, it will definitely be enough for her to use for a lifetime.
Logan didn't want Laura to become a mage as well, he just wanted her to reach a normal level of education.
Laura has a plan for education, and at present, Diana and Serena are mainly engaged in some basic education, and it will be decided whether Ethan will take over according to the situation of the two of them.
After discussing for a while, Diana took out the food for breakfast again, and several people gathered on the stern of the boat, blowing the sea breeze and looking at the sea view, and then chatting about breakfast.
Loki didn't continue to wander the deck, he also stood here, holding a fruit in his hand and biting slowly.
After all, he is the prince of Asgard, Loki's etiquette and demeanor are impeccable, and he eats fruit with an aristocratic atmosphere, and Ethan doesn't know if it was influenced by Arthur, the original bold eating appearance has long been gone, and the most extravagant eating of the few people present is Diana, and she eats the most.
Everyone finished eating, and Diana was still fighting with a piece of steak in her hand, and by the way, she could still find time to chat with Ethan.
"I noticed that you and Laura don't seem to be very close, don't you like children?"
Ethan drank fresh juice and leaned against the railing to look at the sky, answering some of Diana's questions by the way.
"I don't really like it. ”
In the last life, Ethan didn't like to get along with children very much, but he didn't know if he had any special physique, and children always liked to come to him.
"Seeing you like this, I'm curious about how you'll get along with your own children in the future. ”
Ethan didn't even fantasize about that scene, and gave an answer directly.
"In some ways, children are a continuation of life. And my goal is to become an immortal being, and since life is so long that there is no end to it, there is no need for another life to continue it. ”
Ethan's goal has not changed, and he has been working towards this goal, so far it seems that everything is going well, at least his lifespan will definitely exceed the average life expectancy of ordinary people, if he can break his limits, then he himself does not know how long he can live.
On the other hand, he didn't know what he was going to become in the process. Although he has always firmly believed that he is a person in his heart, the objective facts are there, even if he does not rely on any virus serum to transform his body, when his magic is cultivated to the point that his whole body is filled with powerful energy, his body will inevitably change.
This change is irreversible, and whether or not a child can be born at that time is a question mark.
Diana was a little confused when she heard Ethan's answer and some explanations, she hadn't thought about these questions before, she just understood some things according to what she knew, and she didn't think that she was very different from many people.
Ethan wants to strive to become immortal, and she is a demigod by nature, and according to Ethan, she doesn't seem to care about such things as children.
Diana felt as if she couldn't discuss this feeling of being so different from others, but when she looked around, she saw that Ethan was the only one present, barely an ordinary person. Logan, Serena, and Loki, each outlived the other.