Art Exhibition and Undercurrents (Third Update)
"Phew!" Seeing Robet leave without Kara following, Clark secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He then started navigating for Robet and led the somewhat sullen Kara back to the farm.
Clark's hasty arrival and intervention to stop Kara from going to London with Robet was not truly out of concern that Kara's identity would be exposed.
Of course, Clark had also considered this, but the most crucial reason was that Diana was in that area. Clark was worried that if Kara met Diana, and the carefree Robet said something carelessly, Kara would go berserk and everything would be over.
After all, Diana had also gone to Rome from somewhere else before when Robet went Rome. Who knew if Diana would go to Robet's place again this time? Clark didn't investigate Diana's location, but if Diana was at the Louvre Museum, then the Louvre Museum was much closer to London than to Rome!
Therefore, just to be on the safe side, Clark felt that it would be safer for Kara to stay on the American continent and not to set foot in Europe.
It has to be said that Clark is extremely worried about his foolish younger brother's future, and often ends up getting screwed over by similar things...
Guided by Clark, Robet soon traveled to London to meet up with Jackie Chan and Jade. Yes, Jade came along too.
"Jade, why did you come along?" Robet asked Jackie Chan with a questioning look. Jackie Chan awkwardly avoided Robet's gaze, so Robet could only look at Jade and ask.
"Hehe, little master, I only came here because I beat Uncle Jackie and proved my strength!" Jade said proudly, raising her head to look at Robet.
Because Robet taught Jade and Jackie Chan how to cultivate Qi, Jade called Robet "Little Master." At first, Robet didn't want to accept this strange title, but considering that Jade didn't call him "Rabbit Master," he decided to just keep calling him that.
"You beat Uncle Jackie?" Robet looked at Jade with a surprised expression, then glanced at Uncle Jackie. In Robet's perception, Jackie Chan's aura was still stronger than Jade's. Robet couldn't understand how Jade had defeated Jackie Chan, especially since Jackie Chan had a wealth of fighting experience and was very adaptable.
"Yes, I beat Uncle Jackie in a head-on fight!" Jackie Chan clearly didn't want to talk about this anymore, while Jade nodded, looking like she wanted praise.
"Jade's progress is faster than I imagined!" Robet exclaimed in admiration, then asked curiously, "So how did you beat Uncle Jackie?"
"Ahem! Jade, don't tell anyone about your little tricks!" Jackie Chan glared at Jade, interrupting her conversation with Robet, and said, "We should get going and see what's going on..."
"Alright! Let's go take a look." Robet nodded, then winked at Jade, her voice echoing in Jade's mind, "Come on, Jade, tell me how you did it?"
"Huh? How did your voice get into my head? That's amazing!" Jade's eyes widened, and she asked in surprise, "Little Master, can I learn this?"
"Learning this isn't a bad idea, but you might need to cultivate your mental strength. The meditation method your Uncle taught you is pretty good..." Robet's teasing voice rang in Jade's head, causing Jade's face to fall instantly.
"Forget it, meditation is too troublesome. All of Uncle's methods are too complicated, none of them are as effective as what you taught me, Master!" Jade muttered to herself with some dissatisfaction. However, she quickly changed her mood and said excitedly, "Let me tell you how I defeated Uncle Jackie!"
"I hid Uncle Jackie's favorite paperweight on my person. I heard it's made of sandalwood and is extremely precious. When we started fighting, I showed him the paperweight, and he was instantly paralyzed. I defeated him in just a few moves. How about that? Aren't I amazing?"
"Impressive. It's good to know how to use the enemy's weaknesses to limit them..." Robet smiled and shook his head upon hearing this, then gently instructed, "However, while you can use such methods when facing an enemy, it's ultimately not good to use them when sparring with your own people. You can't use them again next time, understand?"
"Don't worry, little master, I'll beat Uncle Jackie with my own skills next time!" Jade paused for a moment, then said seriously.
"Are you two talking?" Jackie Chan was leading the way, turned around and asked Robet and Jade with some suspicion.
"No!" Robet and Jade shook their heads in unison.
"Alright, let's hurry up!" Jackie Chan turned around with some suspicion and continued to lead the way. Robet and Jade exchanged a smile, and Jade playfully stuck out her tongue, looking quite happy that she had managed to fool Jackie Chan.
Meanwhile, Jackie Chan, along with Robet and Jade, were heading to a small, week-long solo art exhibition.
Although it was a small art exhibition, it was quite popular. The painter, Steve, is known as an all-around painter in the London, skilled in sketching, oil painting, watercolor, and even comics.
According to the intelligence Jackie Chan received, Steve drew the appearance of Pig Talisman in the trailer for his latest comic book, and it seems that he is preparing to create a comic book story with a pig as the main character.
"A story featuring pigs? That would be so cute!" Jade said confidently. "I really want to see this artist's work!"
While Robet, Jackie Chan, and Jade were heading to a small art exhibition, Valmont and his group were also eyeing the Pig Talisman.
However, Valmont did not send his men this time. Learning from his previous experience, he directly ordered Baron Strucker to send men to seize the Pig Talisman. After all, Europe was their stronghold, and England had not yet separated from Europe at this time.
Most importantly, Baron Strucker's research on the Monkey Talisman has finally made new progress.
No perfect prototype has been created, but several flawed ones have emerged. These Animal Warriors, like the previous El Toro Fuerte, possess abilities surpassing those of humans, only their lifespans are extremely short, especially the more they utilize animal powers, the closer they get to death...
But Hydra is the least afraid of sacrifice and death; at least, most of its brainwashed Hydra Soldiers are like that.
Meanwhile, Baron Strucker also realized that Jackie Chan and his group were no ordinary people, but these Animal Warriors couldn't all just be consumed by internal data records; they had to play a role!
And so, undercurrents were already brewing at Steve's art exhibition, while Steve, the painter, remained completely unaware. His aged face continued to create, his hands trembling slightly as he picked up the brush, and his spirits were remarkably high, with a glint of light occasionally flashing in his eyes...