Orphanage

Inside Air Force Base.

By this time, Rhodey had completely dismantled the Mark II and stored it in Warehouse.

Upon receiving the news, Rhodey's superior rushed over immediately, and Rhodey opened the Warehouse door for him.

The general looked at the Iron Man Armor hanging in front of him, examining it from head to toe. "Incredible. This way, the Senate won't bother me anymore."

Will it work?

Rhodey said, "I am fully capable of carrying out the mission."

"Very good, please equip Hammer with weapons."

"Wait, what's going on?"

The general stepped forward a few paces, came to the Iron Man Armor, and reached out to touch a fist-shaped dent on his abdomen.

Rhodey touched his nose before speaking, "There was some conflict at the scene last night, and Charlotte threw a punch that caused it."

The general touched the dent on it, then looked at Rhodey: "It's good that you brought the Iron Man Armor back."

"As you said, Charlotte is indeed incredibly powerful."

"Let the Senate and Ross deal with this guy. With this combat armor, we can report back."

"Have Hammer's men repair this spot later, otherwise appearing on camera with a damaged suit of armor will damage our image."

After speaking, the general turned and left. Seeing this, Rhodey followed and asked, "Sir, what's on camera?"

"Hammer is going to showcase new weapons at the Stark Expo, and we'll use this as our opening."

"I don't think Stark Expo is appropriate."

The general stopped and looked at Rhodey, saying, "The world needs to see this thing, and we must satisfy them."

"Yes, General."

"But this is Tony's stuff, and if we combine it with Hammer Industries, it might..."

The general said sternly, "This is an order!"

"Yes, sir."

"Well done, Lieutenant Colonel. The nation is proud of you."

After offering some Rhodey encouragement, the general left without lingering.

Watching the general's retreating figure, Rhodey returned the salute and said, "Thank you, sir."

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Charlotte Agency.

At this moment, Ginny sat down in front of Charlotte and said, "The Orphanage is all ready. The process of receiving the orphans has been completed. The first batch of 100 orphans from Hell's Kitchen will enter, and more orphans will be received afterward."

"As for the opening ceremony and the Orphanage's opening date, I plan to hold them Queen of Asgard, on June 1st. This date happens to be Children's Day, which I think is very meaningful."

Charlotte nodded upon hearing Ginny's arrangement, quite satisfied with the timing.

"I'll need your presence at the event. Also, the Orphanage still doesn't have a name. If you don't have any good ideas, I'm considering naming it after you."

"Charlotte's Orphanage, what do you think of this name?"

Upon hearing the name, Charlotte frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Let's call it Qidian Orphanage!"

"Why? Wouldn't it be better to name it after you?"

"Everyone does it this way, and it's very helpful for publicity. It's also a good thing for you. We can name Orphanage our charity foundation establishes in the future this way."

"And because of your presence, the children who come out of there can be considered your support force."

Is there any special meaning behind the name "Qidian" (Qidian)?

Charlotte shook her head, then said, "Let's call it the Qidian Orphanage, the starting Qidian of everything, and the Qidian of new life for these children."

"We hope that the children who go there will have a new life and a new Qidian."

"My vision is to make them feel warm inside and have a relatively happy childhood."

"As for reinforcements, that's even more unnecessary. We don't need to select talent from among them, and they won't be of any help to me."

"OK, you're the boss, you're in charge!"

"I'll pick you up for the meeting on June 1st; just make sure you're available."

"Our base is also nearing completion, probably in about a month. When it's finished, don't forget to have Tony send over the AI equipment he promised; we've already reserved the space."

Hearing that the base was almost finished, Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief, then said with some surprise, "It's only been half a year, how could it be so fast?"

"Boss, we've invested five times the labor costs of normal construction, hired a large number of people, and even had those Werewolf put in there to work."

"We work 24/7 in three shifts, with staff rotating but not stopping, which is why it's so fast."

Hearing Ginny say this, Charlotte: "It's okay if it costs a lot. It's a good thing for us to finish it as soon as possible. All these efforts are worthwhile."

After chatting for a while, Ginny, who still had to prepare for the opening ceremony and invite celebrities and members of parliament, got up and left.

Watching Ginny's departing figure, Charlotte calculated the time and realized that there were many things to do next. If she remembered correctly, after Ivan was defeated, the Thor of Asgard would also be coming down to train, and there was also the invasion of Hell.

Thinking about the invasion of Hell, Charlotte estimated that it might happen soon, and the Ancient One wouldn't give him much time.

It seems I need to quickly upgrade the strength of my Summoned Beast; they'll be a great asset in attacks later.

Upon arriving at the service desk, Charlotte addressed Iruka, "Besides Tsunade and Shizune, and Neji Squad who are out on the move, have all the ninjas come to the War Room for a meeting."

"Yes!"

After giving Iruka a brief instruction, Charlotte headed towards the War Room.

Soon all the notified ninjas had arrived in the War Room. Charlotte looked down at the group: Kakashi, Itachi Uchiha, Yamato Rock Lee, Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Umino Iruka.

Looking at the mere seven people—including Tsunade, Shizune, and the four others outside— Charlotte realized that her ninja team only had 13 members, which was still rather small.

The atmosphere in the War Room was tense. No one spoke, as everyone assumed a major battle was about to break out, given their knowledge of the Magic World.

Charlotte glanced at everyone, then said, "Don't be nervous. We don't have to go to the Magic World to defend against the attack from Hell right now, but it's an urgent matter."

"For the next period of time, I have a task for everyone: to mobilize and complete the bounty mission for the Continental Hotel."

"Seven people. My requirement is that you complete nine bounty missions every day, preferably with targets in nearby cities, and don't go too far. As for when this mission will end, wait for my instructions."

No one raised any objections when Charlotte gave her instructions.

"Yes!" X7

"Alright, dismissed!"

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