Just casually fooled Jessica a bit… and that girl really used it as her nickname…
'If she finds out the truth later...'
Ye Li worried for a moment, then let it go.
'Hmm… even if she does find out, it's fine… honestly, it's not that far from the truth anyway… cough cough...'
He held his phone without typing anything; with just a thought, he sent a message———
『Just Want to Give a Home (Ye Li)』: [All is well, tonight as usual.]
After checking in, Ye Li turned off the screen and rubbed Alita's head beside him.
"Let's go, I'll take you to look for some weapon-making materials."
According to the original plan, he should've taken Alita to [Trifolium Institute] for a body check-up first.
However—
If they grabbed Nirvana Steel first, they could forge a weapon at the institute afterward.
"Daddy, you're the best!" Alita tiptoed up, trying to kiss him again.
"If you think I'm good, then behave."
Ye Li pressed her forehead down, his body quickly covered in the Black Knight Spider battle suit.
…..
Undersea Nation – Talokan.
Blub blub blub~
In the dark deep blue of the ocean—
Two figures blinked into existence, parting the high-pressure seawater.
"Daddy, why are you wearing that black outfit? It's pretty cool~"
"You like this style?"
Seeing Alita liked this look, Ye Li used weaving magic to turn her red jacket into a black leather one.
"Whoa~ this looks way better!
By the way… are we under the sea?"
Alita looked around curiously, and when she looked down at the seafloor, her expression froze.
"There are buildings down there? Are people living underwater?"
"You'll find out soon."
Ye Li didn't waste time. Once he located the massive undersea vibranium meteorite, he activated the Rooster Talisman's telekinesis—
Rumble...
A dark, metallic-shimmering meteorite was slowly pulled out from the seafloor's muddy bed.
A massive pit formed on the ocean floor, with mud and seawater flooding back in...
Even underwater, this movement caused quite a stir.
One could see large patches of strange seaweed growing on the vibranium meteorite.
———This was [Talokanil Herb].
Similar to Wakanda's Heart-Shaped Herb, Talokanil Herb is also a mutated species caused by vibranium radiation.
After consuming Talokanil Herb, one grows gills, can live underwater, and gains physical enhancements comparable to the Heart-Shaped Herb.
The downside: one can't survive on land—staying away from water too long leads to death.
Ye Li admired the beautiful seaweed swaying in the water as he floated toward the vibranium meteorite.
Wuen~
A blewish glow burst from his wrist, wrapping around the entire vibranium meteorite and initiating teleportation———
Such a huge piece of raw material wouldn't fit well in any of his usual storage bases, so he set the destination as the Ghost-Spider Mothership, which was big enough.
"Stop!!"
"Blasphemer!!"
"You're desecrating our gods!!"
At that moment—
A large group of gill-faced warriors, armed with spears, swam rapidly toward Ye Li!
They were Talokan soldiers, all enhanced with Talokanil Herb.
The rising vibranium meteorite stunned the Talokan people. They didn't know what was happening at first, but upon seeing Ye Li near it, they guessed he was the culprit.
So—
Talokan immediately deployed their entire army, swarming toward the meteorite!
Around the glowing blue meteorite, Talokan soldiers swarmed from all directions, like a massive school of sardines!
Anyone with trypophobia might've fainted on the spot.
However—
No matter how desperate the Talokan warriors were, it was too late...
Huenn~!
The blue light flashed and vanished!
Disappearing along with it—
—was the vibranium meteorite,
—and the two figures next to it...
…..
Ye Li wasn't stupid enough to hang around.
He wasn't some battle junkie—he had no interest in waiting for Namor to come and fight.
(Namor McKenzie, King of Talokan, one of Marvel's first-ever superhero in the comics, and also a mutant.)
He got what he came for, and that was enough.
If he stayed just to show off and slap people around, that'd be way too petty…
Besides, they were all people who couldn't last a few days without water anyway.
Even if they were unwilling, it's not like they could chase him into space to get the vibranium back.
Of course—
That Talokan female officer who just called him "blasphemer" earlier—
Ye Li did apply a little trick, as a minor punishment for her blasphemous words toward "The Gods".....