Carl stepped into the laboratory with Zemo at his side.
Samuel Sterns, who had been looking around, immediately froze and stared at Carl with a curious expression.
For some reason,
his pupils suddenly contracted the next second, and his body began to tremble slightly.
He actually sensed unprecedented change and wisdom within this young man.
In a daze,
Samuel Sterns seemed to hear an ethereal voice echoing endlessly through his mind, one he could not resist.
"Submit to the ruler, and I shall grant you inexhaustible wisdom!!!"
By then, Carl had pulled over a chair and sat opposite Samuel Sterns. "Remove his restraints."
For safety reasons, Zemo took out a key and removed only the gag from the man's mouth, leaving the handcuffs locked.
The moment he regained the ability to speak, Samuel Sterns eagerly spoke first. "Sir, I am honored to serve you!"
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
Huh?
What was going on?
Carl and Zemo exchanged baffled looks.
This guy was not following the script at all!
And most absurdly, he was telling... the truth!!
Although Samuel Sterns possessed exceptionally strong mental power,
with Carl's current Psychic Perception, he could still invade his mind.
At the same time, he discovered
that the man's subconscious seemed deeply afraid of him.
What was going on?
We had only just met.
Could this guy's mental power already be strong enough to deceive me?
Or was this the legendary protagonist aura unique to transmigrators, where a mere shake of the tiger's body made worthy ministers and scholars bow their heads in submission?
Whatever...
First, put Mind Chains on the bastard!
Silently, Carl used Mind Chains to establish an invisible Mind Shackles between himself and Samuel Sterns.
However,
he did not impose any commands or suggestions through this Mind Chains.
He merely used it as a means