Rise of an Empire

Originally, Conrad was planning to trick Norman and find a way to get Black Widow away from him. After all, according to Norman's character, the shelf life of a woman by his side is only one week at most.

But I didn't expect that the other party was so skilled. He trained Norman to be submissive in just one night. No wonder he is a top master who claims to be able to tame all male creatures.

Normally, Conrad should tell Norman that the woman was a spy sent by the Soviet Union, but when the words came to his lips, he held back forcefully.

Of course, if you tell Norman now, he will definitely be sad and realize that he has hatred for women. After all, it is just one night. Unless the black widow has the skills of a dead bald man, otherwise Norman will be under the influence of the elite for more than ten years. Education is not vegetarian.

As the next leader of the Osborne family, the most cruel thing about Norman is that others secretly use him. If he knew that his so-called true love turned out to be a Soviet spy, the kid would probably go crazy.

Although doing so could save the child from the boundless sea of ​​suffering, Conrad thought about it and decided to forget it.

First of all, this is an emotional problem of the other party, and it is not good for you to get involved.

Anyway, Black Widow just wants to get information from this guy. Norman, this kid, is definitely not in any danger to his life. On the contrary, during this period, he may enjoy a relationship that he has never experienced in his life. It’s really hard to say who will eat it. deficit.

Second time

With Black Widow's agility, it's really not easy to catch her. If we can catch the snake in the first place, God knows when we can catch her next time.

Unless he is willing to use his hidden strength, but that is really not safe.

This is midtown Manhattan, the most prosperous area in the world. It's not the Caribbean or the mountains of Argentina. Anyway, there are no witnesses, so you can cause trouble at will.

What's more, if an agent from the Red Room, the top intelligence agency of the Soviet Union, exposes this matter, it is estimated that all major intelligence agencies will have great interest in Black Widow. Will he be able to get hold of her by then? It's really hard to say.

So it's better to take one step at a time and see if there is any way to start secretly.

With Norman still there, Conrad began to think about his own affairs.

Now that his subordinates have fully accepted the remaining strength of the Hellfire Club, there are currently close to ten superpowers under his command. Although there are no particularly powerful ones, it is definitely suitable if they can be used to organize and fight local wars.

If you want to cause trouble with just this few manpower, you are definitely seeking death.

Before he gained overwhelming strength, Conrad decided to continue to keep a low profile and use his legal status to gain maximum benefits.

He is planning to sell off most of the land and properties he acquired three months ago. After all, it is not the prime time for real estate yet, and holding so much real estate in his hands will not generate much income at all.

What he needs now is a snowball-like crazy development and a steady development model, which is really too slow.

The Beast is still assisting Hedy Lamarr in inventing mobile phones. Although the boy is completely grinding away, he is still an authentic master of black technology. With his assistance, the research and development speed has been greatly accelerated, and it is expected that the prototype machine will be built by the end of the year. .

Originally, Conrad was still thinking about letting the Beast meet Mystique to increase his motivation for work, but now it seems like

It's better to keep the distance between the two of them first. Although the Beast boy in the original book is the authentic candidate for Wheeljack, no matter how romantic Mystique is outside, he will only bless her silently, but now the world line of the X-Men has been messed up. Who knows what he will think.

The remaining mess is that his team is now a little deformed. In terms of force, unless it is a direct confrontation with the national power, otherwise nearly double-digit superpowers can basically go sideways in this era.

The premise is that you don't seek death and provoke those beings you can't afford to offend.

But apart from his physical strength, the remaining power he had was simply not worth mentioning.

Except for the White Queen, who has a little bit of business acumen, the others are all good at killing people, but when it comes to business, politics, or law,

That's bullshit

Although strength is the truth of all powers, before your own strength reaches what you want, you still need to act according to the rules set by others.

The last time he acquired land, he relied on the contacts and lawyers of the Osborne Group. In addition, people were panicked at that time, so no one wanted to compete with him, which allowed him to get such a big advantage. But next time he wants to meet Such a good opportunity is something that comes by chance but cannot be sought.

Besides, after all, the Osborne Group's surname is Osborne. I occasionally ask him for help. Since the two companies are now cooperating happily, there is no problem. If I find someone else to work every day, even if Norman and his father have no objection, Other shareholders will also complain, right?

Besides, he still has so many shady business matters to deal with, so relying on others is not an option.

In fact, he was planning to recruit people to build his own company last year. Unfortunately, recruiting people these days is really a technical job.

The person he is looking for not only needs to be capable, but also needs to be absolutely loyal. It is not easy to find that kind of person.

The familiar Gang Leader Qiao, Bill Gai, etc. are all still in kindergarten. No matter how talented they are in the future, they are just little brats wearing crotchless pants.

Besides, Conrad really didn't want to use him as a top financial tycoon who was really all-powerful in later generations.

After all, those guys are ambitious people. Although he can rely on force to deter them from having any second thoughts, the human heart is the most difficult thing to calculate.

Unless you are a psychic person like Charles or the White Queen, no one can know the true thoughts of others.

Everyone lives in the world with a mask, but they just tear off that mask, so this is the most critical reason why people with mental abilities are hated by others.

The Duke, who had been thinking wildly all day, finally woke up a little when he returned to the door of his manor.

He doesn't know how Mystique is doing now. What happened last night made him really not sure how to face her.

After all, Mystique is still of great use to him. It is always not good if the relationship between the two parties becomes too tense.

I just don’t know if it’s useful to apologize now.