Three Million Words
The 1982 Black Donkey Hooves is indeed amazing; it's better than Russell's three hot pot sessions. I can't explain why, maybe it's because it really is from 1982.
Three months later, Russell couldn't take it anymore and voluntarily ended his hotpot journey in the Marvel Universe. Three meals a day, hotpot every single one; even his farts smelled strongly of mutton.
[Host: Russell]
Strength: 66 (39+27)
[Body: 77 (61+16)]
[Intelligence: 93 (73+20)]
[Wealth: 120,600]
After three months of intense eating, the system evaluated Russell's various attributes, determining that his strength attribute increased by 5 points and his physical attribute increased by 5 points, even while undergoing electrical body tempering.
The enhanced formula is effective, but in the short term, he still won't be able to turn the tables on Supergirl!
Looking at his 8 Free Attribute Points, Russell's obsessive-compulsive disorder kicked in. Even though he knew that adding points now would reduce the effectiveness of the enhanced medicine, he couldn't help but put all his points into the 'Strength' attribute.
For no other reason than that it's painful to look at!
Strength: 74 (39+35)
I felt much better after adding it!
Although the 'Strength' attribute point is still the worst, I have taken a big step on the path of a mage. In the future, when I go out and shake hands with other mages, I will no longer have to worry about being squeezed and screaming!
Three months have passed in the Marvel Universe, but the real world hasn't changed much; it's still raining outside the window.
After testing the enhancement formula, Russell opened a webpage and began searching for the newly acquired cards.
Disguise Technique and Mind Stone aren't particularly noteworthy; their system evaluations are vague, and their effectiveness depends on the situation. The last Skill Card, 'AT AT Field,' is rather mysterious.
The AT Field, also known as the Mind Stone wall, is the barrier between oneself and the objective world. From a realistic perspective, it is a mentality of rejection, non-acceptance, and even exclusion.
I don't like you, so I reject you!
After some research, Russell discovered that the AT Field is based on the soul. The stronger the mental power, the stronger the absolute defense it can build, but it is not indestructible.
The two Character Card I care about the most are Lao-Shan Lung and Old Mountain Dragon is from Monster Hunter. Lao-Shan Lung is an ancient dragon species with a huge body and is known as the "walking scourge".
It can be viewed as a wingless Western dragon that does not release elemental breath, with excellent defense, and its attack relies entirely on its massive body.
As for No-Face, Russell finds this character somewhat enigmatic. He is characterized by a white mask and an all-black body, belonging to the category of mysterious monsters. He carries strong symbolic meaning, making it difficult to determine his weaknesses or the upper limit of his power.
It's just average, but it looks really impressive!
While at home, Russell continued to be a homebody, collecting rent and spending the rest of his time watching TV series, especially Marvel comics and movies, focusing on various Easter eggs.
The female anchor who moved to her godfather's house is back. Russell remembers her and assigns her to room 213.
As he closed the door, Russell suddenly remembered that the female anchor used to live in this room. It was no coincidence, because he personally arranged the room for every new guest.
What does this tell us?
This shows that Russell has always been consistent!
A week passed in a flash.
During this time, Russell repeatedly entered and exited the Marvel Universe, using this method to accelerate the flow of time. On one occasion, he was lucky enough to crash the game and enter the world, causing time to jump six months into the future.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the door was opened on time, and Shen Menghan pushed the door open and entered. Just as she was about to say something, Russell picked her up around the waist and strode into the bedroom.
"Wait, I have something important to discuss with you."
Supergirl paused for a moment, then quickly spoke up, probably afraid of hurting Russell's delicate body, and didn't dare to make a move.
"Zheng Shi, who is Zheng Shi?"
"Ha?"
In the blink of an eye, Supergirl was completely bewildered. By the time she came to her senses, 30,000 words had already been written.
Of course, this is the 30,000-word work led by Russell; the 3 million-word work led by Supergirl is just the beginning.
Three million characters
After changing her clothes, Supergirl went into the kitchen to prepare a late-night snack. Russell, supporting himself against the wall, moved to the living room, lit a cigarette shakily, and acted like a big shot who was nothing special.
My hand was shaking a bit, and I almost dropped the cigarette.
Shen Menghan snatched the cigarette, stubbed it out, and sniffed her nose. "I was just about to ask, why do you smell like hot pot?"
"It's been raining lately, so I've been eating hot pot to get rid of the dampness," Russell said casually. Because he often concealed his identity, he could easily come up with lies.
Without thinking much, Supergirl handed Russell a cup of tea. "Here, I made you some goji berry tea."
"Ha, do you think I'm the kind of person who needs this stuff?" Russell chuckled dismissively, took the teacup, and drank.
"Didn't you say you didn't want it?"
"I've had too much hot pot, so I'm craving something sweet."
After exchanging a few questions and answers, Supergirl took out the Goddess Ring and handed it to Russell: "Don't rush to refuse. Something's been off in the Main God Space lately. I have a feeling something big is going to happen, so I had someone upgrade the ring for you. Keep it just in case."
Russell played with the ring on his hand, deeply moved, but his face still showed the expression of a typical straight man. "What kind of person do you take me for? I said I'd give it to you, so I did. How can a man go back on his word?"
"It's just a ring, why make such a big deal out of it?" Supergirl muttered. As Russell's voice rose, hers fell silent.
"A person cannot stand without integrity. When have I ever gone back on my word?"
"You often..."
Supergirl was halfway through her sentence when she saw Russell's wide eyes and decisively chose to shut up, afraid that he would suddenly stand up and break his back.
After several unsuccessful attempts to persuade him, Supergirl had no choice but to give up. Considering the man's pride is one of the ways a woman maintains her dignity, and she decided to give the ring to Russell at another time.
The two sat on the sofa and finished their late-night snack when Shen Menghan's phone suddenly rang. She picked it up, glanced at it, her lips twitched, and she pressed the mute button.
"What's wrong? Who's so bored as to call you when it's almost dawn? Aren't you afraid you're up to something important?"
"She's one of my teammates. There are photos of her on her WeChat Moments. You've seen them." Shen Menghan sighed. "A few days ago, she suddenly called me to complain that her crush was actually a woman dressed as a man. I gave her a couple of pieces of advice, and then she started clinging to me."
Russell: "..."
The topic was difficult to discuss, so I simply remained silent.
"Sigh, another lesbian has joined the team. I'm worried about how to persuade her..." Supergirl said, looking intently at Russell, asking for advice.
Why try to persuade her? I finally managed to convince her, and now you want to persuade her to come back? Isn't that... isn't that just making yourself look cuckolded?
Russell had a lot to say but couldn't, and he was scratching his head in frustration.
"Fine, I won't make things difficult for you. I'll figure something out myself!"
Supergirl crossed her arms and leaned back on the sofa, racking her brains for a solution. Finally, she realized she already had a new partner and couldn't let her teammate stay single—that wouldn't be fair!
So what if she's a lesbian? Happiness is the most important thing. At worst, she can personally help promote her next girl that Duan Xinlan is interested in.
If that doesn't work, she'll talk to the girl's girlfriend, saying that people should learn to share, and that three people can be just fine!