Chapter 1729 Houston

"We all forgot someone."

Bayonetta looked at Scarlet Witch with a cold face. The red-haired witch, who had great power, had her cheeks almost as red as her hair at this moment, because the witch always mentioned those private things without scruples in front of her. "You have a good relationship with her, Wanda." The witch said, "Natasha Romanoff, have you heard about her recently?"

"No." Wanda shook her head.

Although she did not officially join the Avengers, it did not mean that she had a bad relationship with the members of the Avengers. Most of the time, Salomon had no time to manage her life, and her life assistant Miss Dina also had a lot of things to do. Only Natasha Romanoff, who was also a woman and lived in New York State, could help her solve many life problems, such as getting a driver's license and withdrawing money from the bank. She and Wanda became familiar with each other naturally.

Although her relationship with Tony Stark was still not very good, Wanda Maximoff no longer resisted communicating with the Avengers, a group of Americans. She didn't mind participating in some Avengers activities and exerting her own strength - this was Pietro's suggestion. Staying in the penthouse all the time would cause problems with her mind and body - she found that Pietro's attitude towards Tony Stark had eased a little and was distressed by it, but she knew that the real culprit was not the surname Stark, and she didn't need to draw strength from hatred.

As time went by, the grudges were not so deep. She even had a room in the Avengers base, next to Natasha Romanoff. The late-night topics between women are always very large, and Natasha Romanoff is no exception. Those topics always make Wanda blush.

It seems that because Salomon bought Wanda a luxurious penthouse overlooking Manhattan's Central Park, Natasha had guessed about the relationship between Wanda and Salomon. It only took a little talk for Natasha Romanoff to hear the truth from Wanda. One time when Salomon went to the penthouse to check Wanda's mental state, he happened to meet the red-haired spy who also came to visit.

At her invitation, they spent a very perfect night...

After this incident, Wanda and Natasha Romanoff had an extremely good relationship. The only trouble was to order a bed big enough and deliver it to the penthouse, and they were not allowed to use magic. Wanda had long guessed that Bayonetta would know about this, but she didn't expect the black-haired witch to say it without hesitation. She didn't know whether Salomon was too honest or the witch had her own intelligence network.

Now Wanda remembered that she hadn't contacted Natasha for a long time.

Part of the reason was that after Salomon disappeared, everyone was busy looking for him, and Wanda was no exception. She conducted divination in the penthouse for a month without any contact with the outside world during this period. Another part of the reason was that Natasha Romanoff was a professional agent. After the collapse of SHIELD and the dissolution of the Avengers, as an agent who knew many secrets, she lost her umbrella. Many intelligence agencies, including the US government, were trying to find the remaining SHIELD agents. Even Wanda found agents following her more than once. Until she turned those agents into sheep, this blatant surveillance was restrained.

So Natasha Romanoff hid herself and only contacted the outside world through a few channels. Only a few people knew where she was and whether she was carrying out secret missions. Now these secret communication networks have also fallen silent. Wanda originally thought that Natasha Romanoff was carrying out the task of hunting down the remnants of Hydra as usual, but now she realized that she had lost contact for a long time this time.

"Why do you suspect Natasha knows where the teacher is?"

"His social circle is so simple." Bayonetta shook her head, "He is not interested in socializing with irrelevant people."

"Victoria Hand has no news about her either. Maybe Victoria Hand knows, but she is unwilling to tell me." Bayonetta said. She knew what she was doing-she was reaching out to the organization established by Salomon. As a witch without power, she would inevitably be opposed by the powerful, including former SHIELD Level 8 agent Victoria Hand and Yugoslav Regent Victor von Doom.

All along, Bayonetta didn't know about the organization established by Salomon. Apart from knowing that Salomon now completely controlled Kamar-Taj, they didn't know anything about the Immortal City and Yugoslavia. However, the emperors of Yugoslavia, the Immortal City and Mars are now missing. As mistresses, Bayonetta and Jeanne are not the ones who will prepare pasta and mattresses for men before the war. They will pick up long knives and pistols to deal with the enemies of the family, whether they are from inside or outside.

The most trusted force now is actually a series of enterprises under the control of the cult established by Balder in this timeline, Bayonetta's crazy father. In the five hundred years of operation, this huge group spread across Europe has provided Bayonetta and Jeanne with a steady stream of wealth and political resources.

A large part of this wealth is used to operate the Immortal City and the Mars Foundry. Even Maya Hansen's genetic laboratory has received financial support from the witch. Otherwise, Salomon, who couldn't swipe a thousand dollars from his bank card at the time, would not have the power to rebuild the Immortal City.

In other words, Bayonetta and Joan of Arc are the emperor's largest financial providers. Kama Taj's funds are spent on preventing extradimensional invasions, supporting adventurers and archaeologists, making friends with politicians and the news media, etc., causing the emperor to lose money. Even as the Lord of Karma Taj, he cannot get much funds to support his career. What he really owns is the personal assets left by the Supreme Master, including many real estate properties in New York.

Now Bayonetta wants to see where her money is spent, and no one can refuse. This process was accompanied by the Praetorian Order - the part of the Imperial Guard that the Emperor had not taken away - otherwise Victor von Doom would never have had the attitude he had now, after all, he and the Emperor's secret plan went against Karma Taj Every rule made.

"If Salomon lived in this era, then he must have been in contact with some people. He did not contact Victor von Doom and Athena, by elimination from his social circle, then I can only assume that he He contacted Natasha Romanoff. After all, she was his first woman. And Nick Fury was with these agents the first time he came into contact with mortal society. No one knew what they would do again. What kind of conspiracy is going on..."

The black-haired witch snorted contemptuously, expressing disdain and anger. "At least I hope that's the case, otherwise we'd be dragging him out of a bunch of bikini-clad college girls in a pool somewhere in Massachusetts."

"I can make a prophecy." Wanda said quickly. "Ornithology and viscera divination should be able to find her."

Wanda is very panic now because she and Natasha Romanoff have made an agreement to give birth to a new life together.

"Don't be nervous, I have no hostility towards you, Wanda. Do you think Joan of Arc and I can deal with that 12-pound cannon?" Bayonetta shook her head helplessly, "Now we should enjoy lunch first. Our only What is certain is that he is hiding in this era and his life is not in danger - there are very few things in this world that can threaten him, and everything will attract the attention of Kamal Taj - no matter what we do, the fact will not change. "

Bayonetta placed the roll of parchment randomly on the long table in the living room, and the treasures that many archaeologists and ancient linguists in the Eternal City sought after were discarded aside like garbage. "Maybe he is staying somewhere, waiting for us to solve the mystery comfortably! This damn man even arranged a lot of work for me before he disappeared!"

Excavation work continues.

To be precise, the excavation work never stops.

Under the supervision of two imperial guards who stayed in the Eternal City, several dusty secret rooms in the Eternal City were opened, and many artifacts from various eras and civilizations were moved out. The size of the city continued to expand with excavation after excavation, even surpassing the scope of Rome overhead. Lara Croft, the daughter of Richard Crawford, joined the new phase of the excavation project - she accurately found the ancient secret room where the "Euphrates Blood Covenant" was stacked as if guided by a god. These relics were compiled into files and sent to the desks of experts in the research departments of the Immortal City, or to research institutes supported by peripheral affiliated organizations (such as Hydra).

For these experts who are dedicated to filling in the forgotten history, the discovery of the Eternal City has simply subverted their imagination of the origin of human civilization. If there is any regret, it is that not only cannot these research results be published, but they themselves cannot leave a single word in their work diary after signing a confidentiality agreement.

Bayonetta attaches great importance to this excavation work. She wants to know how many organizations and families have signed the "Euphrates Blood Pact" in history. It's an accounting job, and because of her orders, an actuary from Wakanda joins the operation. Legally speaking, these organizations and families are members of the Holy Shield Brotherhood and have the right to inherit the Eternal City.

After the Aegis Brotherhood was destroyed by the Celestial Infants in the last century, these organizations and families that obtained funds and technology from the Immortal City lost their contacts, including the Stark family. Now these documents and the DNA on the "Euphrates Blood Pact" prove that the emperor is the true owner of the Eternal City. Bayonetta is qualified to ask the reestablished Brotherhood of the Holy Shield to take back the property, or to ask those organizations and families to renew their oaths. Allegiance.

However, it is impossible to ask these giant organizations that make up modern financial groups, military-industrial complexes, ocean shipping and other industries to surrender with a single contract. But Bayonetta doesn't care. She only needs to test the attitude of these organizations. As for how to deal with these betrayal organizations, that is a problem for the Emperor and Victor von Doom. They have sufficient experience in this regard. experience.

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Woodway Avenue, Houston, Texas.

This name is imprinted on the soul of almost every real estate agent in Houston. Just hearing this name means a large commission, because here there are a large number of luxury houses with an area exceeding 5 million US dollars, and the average price exceeds five million US dollars. Only Houston is truly Only the upper class can purchase fixed assets here.

Luxury cars are common here. A deep red Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD, which might attract attention elsewhere, drove into the $8 million villa No. 5412 in a low-key manner. The beautiful red-haired woman parked the car under the huge marble arch of the villa, and looked at the European-style building with her hands on her waist. Before coming here, she had investigated the former owner of the house. This white marble-like building seemed to be purchased by an oil business family that lived in Houston all year round. This family has lived in Houston since the Western Development Period and is now a board member of energy giants such as ConocoPhillips, Baker Hughes, and Halliburton.

Despite their fame, members of this family rarely appear at gatherings of local wealthy people. Almost all business operations are handled by professionals. They are so low-key that people almost think that the family has died out. Only some old guys who are dying can meet with this mysterious family patriarch and reach business cooperation.

This was all the information she knew. Even when the SHIELD was still in existence, they did not dare to provoke these families that were rooted in the country. Until she saw the descendants of a declining family selling family paintings and photo albums on the Internet, and saw a familiar face in one of the photos. After contacting the seller through the Internet and paying $100, the original owner of the photo album enthusiastically told her a legend that was circulated in the family. The owner of the legend was the first generation of the head of this mysterious family.

According to the legend, the first generation of the head of this family held two revolvers and established a huge gang during the westward movement. When industrialization came, he occupied large oil fields with the force in his hands and transformed into an oil company. Natasha Romanoff curled her lips. She was sure that this story must have been released by the head of this family, and all the information was an excuse to cover up the truth. Although she didn't know why a person living in the 21st century would become an energy family in the United States, from the information revealed by Nick Fury, the head of this family was involved in some research related to time.

The only thing she could be sure of was that there was only one person in this family from beginning to end.

"You must be Ms. Romanov. The master informed me that there is an important guest today." The gray-haired butler, dressed in casual clothes, stood at the door to greet the woman in a professional suit, "The master has been waiting for you for a long time."

A correct version of the book in 1619!

"How long have you served your master?"

"Our family has served the master for generations, and it has a history of 130 years."

"Do you know him?" Natasha Romanov handed the car keys to the butler.

"Well, Ms. Romanov, that's why we followed him." The butler took the key and said meaningfully, "He's very busy and spends little time in Houston."

"What about now?" Natasha Romanov asked, "What is he doing?"

The butler did not answer, but opened the door and bowed slightly to her politely, "He is waiting for you in the study, ma'am."

Natasha Romanov walked into the front hall. Two classical curved staircases made of marble connected to the second floor. Bright sunlight came from the floor-to-ceiling windows on the first and second floors. The huge European chandelier with crystals above her head was shining. She saw several lawyers in suits coming down the stairs on the other side, holding documents in their hands, and they didn't care about her existence at all.

She stood on the second floor overlooking the fountain and swimming pool in the backyard. Further away, there were patches of green space and a tennis court. The dense hedges blocked the prying eyes of the outside world. Judging from experience, these hedges must be equipped with hidden sensors. The most advanced security system currently protects this place in an invisible way, and the owner of this villa must have an arsenal full of active equipment. As a "dictator" who is considered an enemy by the entire capitalist society, he must be prepared when he is in an enemy country.

After a while, the villa became quiet again. The lawyers and actuaries who came here to report their work disappeared. A tall, white-haired girl wearing a European maid dress appeared silently behind her - Dinah, who was described as a powerful android in the SHIELD file. Natasha Romanoff nodded to her - Natasha and Dinah had more than one contact, and the appearance of this android further proved her guess, because Dinah would never leave her master.

"Why don't you come in?"

A familiar voice sounded behind her, and Natasha Romanoff looked back at the legendary disappeared person. If the US government knew he was here, the National Guard would definitely go out to arrest him as soon as possible, but he stayed here for nearly two hundred years. "The CIA would never have thought you were here." Natasha Romanoff put her hands on her hips and looked at the person in front of her carefully. "But I'm more interested in your secret of eternal youth. Do you mind sharing it with me?"

"You know, wizards can live a long time, just as Nick Fury suspected at the beginning." Salomon walked up to her and hugged her - because of the height difference, he had to bend down slightly - and then he handed Natasha a set of door cards. "You are safe here. The FBI, CIA and MI6 can't find this place. There are only two of us in this villa now, and the butler has left."

Dinah nodded to the host and walked down the stairs without saying a word.

"I have a lot of questions now." Natasha pushed the red hair away from her ears, "How long have you lived? Was the process of our acquaintance a lie?"

"I assure you, I was not yet 20 years old when I first met you, which means you have committed a federal felony, Natasha."

Hearing this answer, Natasha Romanov breathed a sigh of relief. Salomon's jokes were still as clumsy as before, which showed that his personality was still the same as she knew. She smiled, "Although I still have questions to ask, now is not the time. We have plenty of time now, don't we?"

"Yes, I owe you a gift. I want to fulfill this long-delayed promise."

"What promise... Oh, you also owe me a child, Salomon, you are so cute." Natasha looked up at his eyes. She found that she could not see the past vigor and vitality, only pain and torture, which was the curse brought by time. According to his date of birth, Salomon was only in his early twenties, and this look did not belong to a young man. "When our passion fades, you have to tell me what you've been through. I have a feeling that you've become stronger again."

"You can't imagine what it cost me."

"I'll know." She stood on tiptoe, her fingertips drawing circles on Salomon's chest, "You know, I have plenty of experience in interrogation on the bed."