The Immortal Touched My Crown Again? (Bonus Chapter for "The Princess Consort of Xiang Who Loves Jade-Studded Emeralds")

"This..." Hope was at a loss for words.

"We can pay you. I can sell my shares in Pym Technologies—they're worth at least a billion dollars."

"Hahahaha! I own an entire planet. What use is a billion dollars to me?"

Hope snapped, "Keep bragging. You've played Apocalypse King for so long that you think you really are him, don't you? If you're not short on money, why would you come perform for a little girl? What exactly do you want?"

Apocalypse smiled. "If we successfully save your mother, I want you to change that look. Watching you dressed like that every day is making me depressed."

"Hmph... none of your business."

Hope snorted. She neither agreed nor objected.

Apocalypse had stayed here not to deal with Cross.

If he stepped in, Cross would be no match for him.

The urgent matter was helping Scott Lang evolve from an ordinary man into Ant-Man.

As for Pym Particles, once they rescued Janet, it probably would not be difficult to ask them for some.

Whether they could obtain the Pym Particle formula itself, however, remained uncertain.

Over the next few days, under Hope's strict supervision, Scott finally made noticeable progress.

First, he was able to switch flexibly between his normal and shrunken states.

He could also attack enemies during the transition.

With the first step complete, the second was controlling ants.

In his shrunken state, if he could control ants, it would be like having a miniature army that could assist him with many tasks.

But ants were not essential.

They were only needed for this particular mission.

Whether it was Hank Pym, the first-generation Ant-Man, or the events after Ant-Man 2, ants barely appeared at all.

That was because, against many of the opponents they faced during those later periods, ants