Pepper said respectfully, "My God, everything I have comes from your blessings."
Star God was quite pleased to hear that. Secretly, He decided to nurture Pepper into a Skyfather. That way, He would gain another capable assistant. Among the nine Compound V Big Trees, if He was not the boss, who was?
Delighted by the thought, Star God took out several artificially imitated Gutter Souls and feasted on them. He was extremely satisfied with these souls. Human souls truly were delicious; animal souls were nowhere close.
After dealing with Star God, Pepper began handling the affairs of the Star Church. Many people were dissatisfied with her becoming the archbishop, but how could that possibly stump her?
Back at Stark Industries, she had gone from being a secretary to becoming the president overnight. The company had been full of gossip, and countless people had refused to obey her orders. Yet hadn't she still brought them all into line? Her words had even carried more weight than Tony's.
With the upper ranks of the Star Church thoroughly cleared out, taking control of the church was no challenge at all. Pepper quickly brought the Star Church firmly under her command.
Next, Pepper hired lawyers to sue the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau. Her approach had been effective to begin with, and Director Newman knew she was an undercover agent. After a few rounds of negotiations, the two sides smoothly reached a settlement.
Seeing that Pepper had truly accomplished it, Star God valued her even more and began training her with all His strength. As a result, Pepper's power advanced by One Day Thousand Miles. She was quite pleased with herself and occasionally sent videos to provoke Tony.
Tony really was provoked. He certainly would not hit his wife, but he also did not want to