Chapter 952: The Regent’s Position (Second Update)

Doing ridiculous things does help to relax the body and mind. Although the consequence is that Salomon has to sleep on the sofa for a week and has to wash his face fifty times a day before Bayonetta will kiss him, Salomon is still very happy. Happily, the witch finally forgave this idiot who only smiled stupidly after doing something stupid.

After that, he once again became the efficient and pragmatic king of the Eternal City at work, the responsible image in Victor von Doom's mouth. For those low-level office workers in the internal affairs department and intelligence department, the king of the Eternal City is such a person. In the eyes of some people who participated in the Battle of Finbowente, this image also adds some fantasy elements, such as glittering gold. A big guy or something like that.

However, for senior executives like Stephanie and her junior secretary Diana Lister, especially female employees, they often received some beautiful small gifts from Salomon. Stephanie believed that it should be a by-product of Salomon's practice of making magic items, that is, magic accessories that have not yet been enchanted. Simply put, it is a waste, probably because a certain magic circle line is arranged incorrectly and cannot be enchanted. After all, there are no software or printing tools specifically used to draw magic PCBs. In addition, making these things is a manual hobby. Just like cooking, Salomon does not take it too seriously.

Anyway, he could afford those cheap materials, and only precious metals like gold and silver required a small expense.

As Salomon's Praetorian Guard, Constantine knew exactly what happened that day, but he did not interfere. Because his job is to serve the monarch, no matter what Salomon does, he will agree. This is a course of action written into his DNA. It's just that he can't understand the emotions of the monarch, because genetic alchemy has completely erased most of the emotional needs of the Guards. Even if they still retain their independent personalities, they can only desire to serve the monarch and complete the tasks assigned by the monarch. It gave him a sense of mission. In Salomon's words, completing the mission will make the Guardsmen feel like they have cartoon birds hovering happily above their heads and then making a nest in their helmets.

Constantine let out a long sigh after hearing the monarch's metaphor. He had no idea what it meant.

The reason for using genetic alchemy is to completely prevent the Praetorian Guards from being corrupted by outer dimensions.

When the genetic alchemy is complete, no magic will have any effect on the minds of the Praetorian Guards. To extradimensional energy and energy beings, the Praetorian Guard's soul is as indestructible as a refined piece of vibranium. The Praetorian Guard's soul and spirit are designed to be solid and durable tools that will never tire, corrupting the Praetorian Guard. It is as difficult as using the water flowing from the faucet to clean away the atoms on this large piece of vibranium one by one. If you want to achieve such an effect, you must first endure the dual mental and physical torture brought about by genetic alchemy. There is not a single person in a million who can endure it.

Constantine personally supervised the preoperative surgeries on those children on the list. Even with the preparations before the start of genetic alchemy, two boys failed to survive. The Extremis virus can put genes in a state of readiness for adjustment. However, this process is quite painful. Many adults have died in unbearable pain, not to mention two children.

Although Constantine cannot remember what he was like before he underwent genetic modification, Constantine believes that he should be the first experimental subject to survive, because the monarch said that his ability to complete the transformation was "a thing that was destined to happen." . He had no idea why the monarch was so sure that he would survive. When he asked, Salomon chose to remain silent.

This was rare, as Salomon rarely hid secrets from Constantine. But Constantine was not too persistent. It was not his mission to explore these secrets.

His mission today is to go to Los Angeles to meet with Wanda Maximoff to inquire about the progress of Ghost Rider's mission. The Scarlet Witch has delayed this task for too long, and even his monarch cannot continue to let Wanda delay it - the Immortal City is not a spontaneous organization like the Avengers, and all tasks cannot be changed according to personal ideas. Even if Wanda Maximoff is the monarch's apprentice, she cannot break the rules. If Wanda fails to complete the task or wants to change the mission goal for some reason, Constantine will continue the task because he is the monarch's unshakable will.

However, he does carry some non-lethal weapons on his assault transport and anti-gravity jetbike.

For example, the electric shock net gun can release high-voltage current that can stun an adult elephant in an instant; there are also gravity weapons developed through the gravity technology of dark elves, which can push the target away and keep it at a certain distance from the user. distance. These things are all experimental models, because the Immortal City only needs lethal weapons in most situations, and the occasions that require non-lethal weapons are as rare as certain endangered animals.

However, not everyone was as calm as Constantine. When Stephanie learned that the power structure of the Immortal City had changed, she almost fainted from excitement. She didn't know why Salomon wanted Victor von Doom to serve as regent, when he couldn't exercise the power of the Eternal City, let that person - in her words, "come out of nowhere" Guy”—runs the entire system. She originally thought that the candidate would be herself, because the Malik family played a great help in the development of the Eternal City, and she was also Salomon's most trusted assistant. This kind of thing is not only a challenge to her power, but also shakes the status of the Malik family.

When she walked straight to Salomon's desk to ask for an explanation, Salomon stopped what he was doing and invited her to sit on the sofa. He also poured her a glass of red wine and motioned for her to take a sip first. Then he sat on the sofa opposite and said gently, "You haven't been able to get rid of the influence of the Malik family. To be precise, it was your father Giddy. Malik’s influence.”

"What does this mean?" Stephanie frowned, her tone full of dissatisfaction. "The Malik family has already offered Hydra. Isn't this still worthy of trust?"

"So are you determined to sacrifice the Malik family for the Eternal City?" Salomon took Stephanie's hand and asked softly with raised eyebrows.

Stephanie seemed to be choking on the air.

Salomon did not continue to press, but changed his position and sat next to her. "I know this is difficult, so you will hesitate, and I understand you. I understand that it is quite harsh to make such a request, but you have to understand that there is no eternal alliance in this world. The Malik family is becoming more and more powerful. If one day The Lik family has embarked on the opposite path to the Eternal City because of their inability to agree on interests. You must make a decision to avoid irreparable losses. If necessary, you must issue an order to kill your relatives because you are the head of the internal affairs department. Not a feudal vassal. While that may or may not happen, no one can tell what will happen in the future. I understand you, Stephanie, and you love your family, but the job of regent requires that the incumbent be cold-blooded Ruthless. If you want this job, it means you will be tortured mentally horribly. I don’t want you tortured, Stephanie.”

"So is Victor von Doom ruthless enough?"

"He is a guy who will do anything to achieve his goals. In order to find a way to save his mother, he even did not hesitate to sentence Kama Taj. He endured the pursuit again and again until the Supreme Mage took action. He survived, and that is the problem. His Holiness I valued a certain quality in him, so I didn't kill him." He said, "I need Victor von Doom, okay?"

"Okay." Salomon hugged Stephanie's shoulders. Under such a gentle offensive, Stephanie could no longer care about who should be given the position of regent. After all, everything in the Malik family now was given by Salomon, and she could not make any decision that went against Salomon. "But -" she drawled, until Salomon looked into her eyes, "- as long as I live, the Malik family will not betray the Eternal City, I promise you."

"That's really thoughtful." Salomon smiled and hid his disagreement, "You can have a day off today. Would you like to watch the live broadcast of Constantine's mission together? Maybe there will be guards and evil spirits. The knight’s duel, I believe it will be very exciting.”

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