Chapter 4: The Seven: I'm in charge
In a video store.
Huey watched the scene of the Fed Bank robbery live on TV, only to see that in the screen, the Motherland threw the big iron man into the sky.
The camera flickered, and in the sky, the motherland shot a laser from the eye, and killed the robbers in three or two clicks.
"So handsome!"
Huey looked envious and made a glaring gesture as the motherland learned.
"What are you doing, you're done?" Gary, the boss, heard behind him.
"Have you prepared what Mr. Rob wanted?"
Huey, who had an honest face, hurriedly said, "I'll go get it, boss." β
"Be smart."
Gary muttered, "If it weren't for the fact that you were fiddling with those things, I would have fired you." β
Huey lowered his head and stopped talking after his boss walked by.
"I'll go out for a while."
Gary is gone.
Huey fiddles with the sound equipment, and he's good at it, always getting the best sound solution for the client.
At this time, the other clerk whistled and patted him on the shoulder: "Lobin is coming for you." β
A moment later.
Huey and his girlfriend Lobin are walking down the street.
"How's it going, did you and Garryti get a raise?"
Lobin jumped off the curb with bride and jumped back again.
Huey hesitated, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "I can't see him in the morning." β
"In the evening, I'll definitely mention it to him at night."
Lobin laughed: "When you get a raise, you can move out." When the time comes, we can enjoy the world of two. β
Huey took her hand and nodded.
Happiness permeates the chest.
The next moment.
A flower in front of his eyes.
Lobin was suddenly gone.
Then, Huey felt something wet and warm on his face.
Then there was a bang.
For some reason, there was a puddle of dark red liquid on the street.
"Lobin?"
Huey only then came to his senses.
Discover as you go.
He also held his girlfriend's hands.
But these hands, only the forearm part remains!
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γOverdrive: Mastery 3/10γ
[Man of Steel: Mastery 1/10]
[Extraordinary Strength: Mastery 1/10]
looked at two more messages in front of me.
Azu didn't open the store in the first place.
Instead, turn on your own status bar.
[Name: John (from the motherland)]
[Health Level: Level 5 (Extraordinary)]
[Status: Normal]
[Talents: Cyclops +1 (2/30), Flying (9/10), Speeding (3/10), Man of Steel (1/10), Extraordinary Strength (1/10)]
[Item: Bleak Mastery Essence*10]
Well, except that [Flight] has to be upgraded.
Others are still early enough to go to the next level.
Especially Cyclops.
When you use these abilities, you can increase your proficiency.
When proficiency is reached, you can level up.
Other than that.
Azu looked at the [Dim Proficiency Essence].
[After use, it can increase the proficiency of any talent 2.] γ
Good stuff.
You can quickly increase your proficiency!
I haven't used the [Proficiency Essence] for the time being, and I haven't opened the [Shop].
Azu fell to the ground and walked towards Queen Maeve: "Do you need me to give you a ride?" β
Maeve spread her hands: "I can't find a reason to refuse. β
Azu reached out and put his arm around Maeve's waist, not slender, but not a trace of fat.
In order to cooperate with the flight, Maeve posted the whole person.
This made Azu clear at a glance, and keywords such as 'so big' and 'so white' floated through his mind.
Then, while waving to the passers-by around him, Azu slowly lifted off into the air while holding Maeve in his arms.
After the two of them reached an altitude of 100 meters, they flew into the distance with a sigh.
Soon.
The headquarters of the Seven arrived.
Azu landed on the platform, let go of his hand, put his hands behind his back and smiled, "Are you free at night?" β
"I have something I want to talk to you about?"
Maeve straightened her hair and said casually, "Just talking?" β
Azu smiled.
Of course, if something happens while chatting, he doesn't mind at all.
Everybody's an adult.
Isn't that normal?
But Maeve smiled and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't have time at night, I made an appointment with a friend." β
Azu nodded.
Then the two took the elevator downstairs.
Stepping out of the elevator, Ashley, the new butler, said happily, "Great, motherland." β
"Your approval rating just went up 0.3%!"
"Your previous speech at the press conference, coupled with the performance of the Federal Reserve Bank just now, your approval rating has risen!"
Maeve asked curiously, "What did you say at the press conference?" β
Azu smiled, "That's why I want to talk to you at night." β
"Well, do you want to change your mind?"
Maeve laughed, shook her head, and turned away.
Ashley said nervously again, "I've done the 'cleaning,' but Mr. Edgar is here and waiting for you in the hall." β
The Seven command hall.
When Azu walked in, he saw a back.
That's the president of the Waters Company, Edgar.
Edgar turned to look at Azu, and spread his hands: "May I ask, why did you kill Madeleine?" β
Azu smiled calmly: "She humiliated me." β
Edgar raised two eyebrows.
Revealing contemplation.
Then he said, "You may not know, Madeleine has been dealing with members of Congress lately, preparing to let you, superhumans, into the defense system. β
"This has helped to improve our group's performance."
"But you killed her at this time..."
Azu stretched out a finger behind his back with one hand and the other: "First of all, Congress will not allow superhumans to enter the national defense system, even if we use some small means and finally succeed in entering, we will only be regarded as a thorn in the side." β
"Secondly, improving the group's performance is not limited to joining the defense system."
"Finally, if Madeleine succeeds in getting us into the defense system, do you think she'll have the board of directors replace you and make her president of the Vought Group?"
Edgar laughed, "So, you're helping me?" β
Azu did not answer.
Edgar shook his head and said, "But losing her at this time is still a little bad for us. β
"I just got the word that the Ministry of Defense is interested in working with another emerging weapons development group."
"I think I'm going to use it to balance us."
"I need Madeleine to take some of the pressure off my shoulders."
Emerging weapons development groups?
Why haven't I heard of it.
Forget it, it doesn't matter.
Azu glanced at the clock and smiled, "It's almost noon, Mr. Edgar, do you want to eat together?" β
Edgar looked up and smiled, "I still have to meet a client." β
"Long story short, motherland, I hope nothing like this will happen again."
"Or, can you say hello to me before you do it?"
Azu nodded his chin slightly: "I can promise you." β
"I can also let the Walter Company continue to be the backing of the Seven, and even turn a blind eye to the little actions you do right under my nose."
"But there is one condition."
"I'll have the final say in the future of the seven."