Having fooled the Ancient One, Richard decisively turned tail and ran.
She didn't come to her senses until the hot tea on the tea table turned cold.
"I shouldn't have come back!"
Ancient One picked up the teacup with a troubled expression and drank it all in one gulp.
The once fragrant and sweet premium tea now only tastes unspeakably bitter.
In the Reception Room, Stephen Strange clasped his hands together, barely suppressing his excitement, and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Professor Mordo!"
Mordo patted him on the shoulder and said, "Keep practicing diligently. I believe you will soon be able to sense Cosmic Energy, and then your hand injuries will no longer be a problem."
"Yes, teacher!" Stephen Strange nodded emphatically.
He began to look forward to returning to New York after his hands recovered, staging a grand 'return of the king' performance.
Asgard, the Golden Palace's Hibernation Chamber.
Queen Frigga sat down by the stone bed and told Odin about the events of the past two days.
"... Loki has done a pretty good job; he's gained the approval of many ministers these past two days..."
God King Odin, is in a state of conscious slumber, trapped in the Odinsleep.
He can sense everything happening in the outside world, but he is unable to respond to it.
At that moment, a wisp of Spiritual Consciousness appeared out of Hibernation Chamber and instantly entered Odin's body.
Queen Frigga, sitting beside the stone bed, noticed nothing unusual.
In the Sea of Consciousness, Odin's soul was led to a mountaintop.
Ancient One sat at the tea table, smiling as she extended her hand in invitation, " Your God King, have a cup of tea."
Odin walked over and sat down cross-legged. "You have chosen a remarkable successor, the Sorcerer Ancient One."
Ancient One shook his head and smiled, "He's still young. Although he's powerful, he always has oversights when he acts."
"I apologize for his recklessness, Your God King."
Odin waved his hand and said, "No need to apologize!"
"I didn't underestimate him at the time. He was stronger and more skilled than me, there's no denying that."
At this point, Odin surprisingly thanked the Ancient One instead, "I should be thanking you; I suppose you've already persuaded him, haven't you?"
Ancient One's mood immediately soured. "I did try to persuade him, but I inadvertently fell into the trap in that kid's words."
"Oh?!" Odin immediately became interested. "What happened? Tell me in detail!"
Ancient One glanced at him sideways and said dejectedly, "There's nothing to say, it's just that my wonderful retirement life has been forced to end prematurely!"
"What great news!" Odin immediately burst into laughter. "Hahaha~ Now I feel much better!"
That jarring laughter instantly killed Ancient One's appetite for continuing to drink tea.
"Remember, you owe me one."
After saying this, the Spiritual Consciousness space collapsed, and Odin's soul was momentarily dazed. He then heard his wife's voice again in his ears.
"... Thor has been doing well lately; his relationship with Sif has finally made some progress..."
"... When he returns to Asgard, perhaps we'll welcome a lovely little girl, or maybe a rascal~"
Odin's soul smiled knowingly, slowly closed its 'eyes,' and began its true slumber.
Meanwhile, Richard left Kamar-Taj and returned to the Sky Fortress.
He first created a physical Magic Clone, then tapped the Comm Watch on his wrist.
" Xiao Bai ~"
White Queen: " Richard, I'm here~"
Richard: "..."
"Call your Main Body, the one addicted to online games, back right now!"
White Queen: "... Yes, Richard."
A moment later, the White Queen's voice rang out, tinged with displeasure. " Richard, what are you doing? It's all your fault! That's why I lost that round!"
Richard: "..."
"You, an Intelligent Life, can lose a game?!"
White Queen: "Uh... well, it's all Xiao Ling's fault, he's so bad at games!"
Richard: So in the end Soul Stone is still Xiao Ling?!
Soul Stone: Baby's wronged, baby's afraid to speak!
White Queen: "By the way, why did you call me? If you have something to say, say it now! If not, I'm leaving; I still have to get my revenge!"
Richard couldn't help but rub his forehead. "If your sister, Red Queen, saw you looking so engrossed in the game, she'd laugh herself to death!"
White Queen: "Tch~ If my sister knew, she'd be green with envy!"
"Hey? Wait a minute!"
Why did you suddenly bring up my sister?!
"You... you're planning to go to the Resident Evil world?!"
Richard chuckled, "Your reaction wasn't slow. So, how about we go back together?"
The White Queen hesitated. "I... forget it. Besides my sister, there's nothing in that world I'd miss."
Richard's eyes softened instantly. "Alright, if there's a chance, I'll bring your sister back."
The White Queen was immediately overjoyed. "Really?! Wait a minute!"
After saying that, the White Queen fell silent.
After a while, White Queen said urgently, "I've replaced my Clone in this Comm Watch. She has half of my current abilities and should be able to help you handle most of the network problems."
At this point, the White Queen hesitated for a moment, then added, "Also... when you see my sister, tell her that I'm doing very well here!"
After saying that, White Queen fell silent again.
Richard shook his head and smiled. He then turned and nodded to the physical Magic Clone sitting in the executive chair.
"I'm leaving this place to you."
The physical Magic Clone made a hand gesture. "Okay!"
Richard:...
[Why do my Magic Clone all seem a bit unreliable?!]
However, although the separated Clone have different personalities, they are still very loyal to their Main Body self.
Richard's body swayed, and he instantly teleported into the Dimensional Void.
He closed his eyes, sensing the Magic Mark left in the bio-world, raised his hand to open an Cross-realm Portal, and stepped inside.
Resident Evil world, Raccoon City.
Outside the hundred-meter-high steel city wall, large numbers of Zombie roam.
Jill and Ada Wong stood side by side on the city wall, both dressed in black, tight-fitting combat suits, gazing into the distance.
Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, causing Jill's neat short hair to flutter and revealing a few strands of silver hair mixed in.
Ada Wong suddenly asked, "Do you regret it now?"
Jill smiled. In just a few short months, this once stunningly beautiful girl had become etched with the marks of time. "I wouldn't say I regret it... On the contrary, you should regret it, shouldn't you?"
Ada Wong bit her lip and nodded fiercely. "Yes, I regret it! If I had let go of my pride that night and pushed open that door, perhaps none of this would have happened!"
Jill chuckled and shook her head, saying, "It's no use. He doesn't belong in this world. Even with you by his side, he'll still leave."
Ada Wong gritted her teeth and said, "And Alice too?"
Jill continued to shake her head, "He doesn't like Alice."
Ada Wong took a deep breath and pressed on, "What if we add Alicia to the mix?"
Jill hesitated, but finally shook her head and said, "Not enough."
At that moment, Ada Wong suddenly turned to Jill with a mischievous grin and asked, "What if we add Alice Legion to the mix?"
"This..." Jill fell silent.
She was confident that her man could remain unfazed in the face of twins.
But faced with dozens of stunningly beautiful women who looked and had the same figure, she wasn't sure if the other woman could handle it.
Ada Wong stretched and let out a lazy groan.
"Mmm~~~"
"Let's go back, it's late and windy, be careful not to catch a cold~"
"Our combat manpower is already severely insufficient; we cannot afford to lose any more!"
Jill nodded and turned to leave.
Ada Wong quickly caught up with her, reaching out to hook her arm. "I'll sleep with you tonight~"
Jill teased, "What, you still want to smell that man's scent on me?"
Ada Wong chuckled, "No, tonight I'm going to transform you into my shape!"
Jill: "Okay~ Let's see who can last the longest tonight~"
Ada Wong: "... Hmph, considering we still have to defend against the Zombie siege tomorrow, I'll let you off this time~~~"