That night, Gwen and Noah sat around a dining table, which was filled with steaming dishes.
"Mmm~ It smells so good! Lissandra is really amazing, she knows so much." Gwen took a deep sniff of the aroma wafting in front of her, feeling it was even more fragrant than the food she had in Asgard before.
Lissandra walked over, carrying a plate, and placed it in the only empty spot on the table. A rich aroma permeated the room, and the dining table seemed to emit a golden glow.
The table was already covered with exquisite dishes, colorful and mouth-watering. This was Noah's favorite type of food, and with Lissandra around, Noah could eat whatever cuisine he wanted. Today it was Chinese, tomorrow Western; that's how indulgent it was with Lissandra.
"Dinner's ready!" Noah handed bowls of rice to the two of them. Gwen had never seen this kind of food before, but she had heard Lissandra talk about it during their studies today. It was called rice.
"Mm mm~ So good!" Gwen picked up a dish in front of her and put it in her mouth, unable to stop herself from exclaiming, though her words were a bit muffled with her mouth full of food.
"Gwen, don't talk with your mouth full; you might choke," Noah couldn't help but say. This was a principle his family had instilled in him since childhood.
Noah looked at the scene, feeling a bit dazed. He hadn't sat at a dining table with others at home for a long time. The last time was with his parents. Lost in his memories, Noah was a bit distracted.
However, upon hearing Gwen's cheerful voice, Noah snapped back to reality. Now he had a new family, and he had to cherish everything and not let it be destroyed.
"Noah." Sensing Noah's change in mood, Lissandra picked up a piece of food and placed it in Noah's bowl.
"Oh, thank you, Lissandra." Noah put it in his mouth. It was stir-fried pork kidney, a very nourishing dish.
During the entire dinner, Gwen would exclaim every time she tasted something delicious. Noah found it very amusing, and Gwen's expressions were very cute. In a joyful atmosphere, the three of them had their first family dinner in this World.
After dinner, Lissandra was not responsible for washing the dishes; Blitzcrank took care of all the dishes and chopsticks. (Blitzcrank: I don't get to eat, but I do all the work?)
The three sat together on the sofa, with a large television opposite them playing the evening news. Of course, they were watching entertainment news, talking about celebrity gossip and some interesting folk stories. There was also a lot of news about Iron Man and Swift Wind Swordsman. Noah always felt like laughing whenever he saw these.
Gwen was very interested in these things. She was leaning against the sofa, holding Lissandra's arm, watching the TV content with great interest. Noah felt that their relationship was developing very quickly, which he attributed to them being girls.
It's worth mentioning that Gwen's attire had now changed from her Lolita-style long dress to modern shorts and a shirt. Her warm, slender legs, no longer covered by the long dress and stockings, were now exposed, fair with a hint of pink, as white as pearls.
Noah unconsciously glanced twice, then sat up straight. Gwen's clothes were actually bought by Noah in advance for Lissandra when he had free time. At that time, Lissandra's body had not yet started to be manufactured. He didn't expect Gwen's figure to be comparable to Lissandra's, so they fit perfectly.
However, Noah felt that after mastering the technology of using Vibranium, he should consider Vibranium clothes? Making Vibranium into fibers and then into clothes, this would of course seem very wasteful to outsiders, but after all, he was a man with a Vibranium mine. He was just that extravagant, one for each person, so the foreigners next door wouldn't think they couldn't afford it!
"Noah, look at this."
Just as Noah was contemplating how to utilize Vibranium, Lissandra's voice beside him called him back.
Lissandra had changed the TV to a new news report, and Noah's attention was also drawn to the content being broadcast.
The news reported a school attack, but the perpetrator was not an ordinary person, but a monster. When the news reached this point, it also showed some live footage recorded at the time, but the person recording, whether out of fear or excitement, made the footage a bit shaky, making it hard to see the content clearly.
In the video, in a certain school, many fully armed Military soldiers were fighting an unidentified monster, even using armored vehicles and armed helicopters.
Due to the video's shaking and the recording equipment, people could only see that the entity fighting the Military was a giant humanoid creature. Although the image was unclear, its terrifying roar could be heard distinctly.
The footage ended after an armored vehicle was destroyed; the cameraman seemed to have been scared and stopped recording to flee for their life.
Others couldn't see clearly, so they didn't know what it was, but Noah knew that the green figure was the Hulk, transformed from Dr. Banner.
Dr. Banner, a physicist, was exposed to gamma rays during an experiment, causing a severe mutation in his body. When he gets angry, he transforms from an ordinary person into a green monster several times larger than a normal human, the Hulk.
This severely affected his life. To evade the Military's pursuit, Banner went into hiding and fled to Brazil. Finally, in a beverage factory, he accidentally dripped his blood into one of the beverage bottles, which was then sent to the United States and drunk by an old man, who then passed away.
This incident caught the attention of General Ross, who then sent Bronski to lead a team to hunt Banner. Banner was forced to transform into the Hulk to escape and then returned to the United States.
And this footage shows what happened when Banner returned to his former school. Banner wanted to find some experimental data from that time to find a way to return to normal, but he was discovered by General Ross, who sent a large force and Bronski, who had taken a super-soldier serum, to surround Banner again.
Then came Bronski's famous scene: provoking the Hulk, only to be kicked away.
Bronski was a battle-crazed individual, extremely eager for power. After taking the super-soldier serum, he found that he still couldn't defeat Banner, so he finally injected Banner's blood, transforming into Abomination, a monstrous-looking giant.
"I didn't expect the plots of Iron Man 2, Thor 1, and The Incredible Hulk to be so close together," Noah couldn't help but rub his chin after seeing these scenes.
In less than a week, Noah had experienced killing Ivan Vanko at the Stark Expo and destroying the Destroyer in a Mexico town. He didn't expect a Hulk to suddenly appear today. Noah knew this meant the Hulk's storyline had begun.
"This happened today, so when will the Hulk and Abomination battle be?" Noah recalled the plot he had watched, but the story was too old, and Noah couldn't remember if the movie ever mentioned the time of that battle.
"Forget it. I'll save the daily missions for later these next few days, to prevent the plot from arriving and me not being able to accept missions." If he couldn't remember, he wouldn't dwell on it. Noah decided to save his daily missions until closer to 12 AM, so he wouldn't face the awkward situation of the two giants fighting while he had no mission attempts left.
"But I could also try to contact them beforehand; that might be better." Noah thought that after the movie ended, Banner returned to his wandering life until he was invited back by Black Widow, sent by S.H.I.E.L.D., in the Avengers 1 storyline.
Noah felt that Banner was a bit tragic. Later, to avoid implicating his girlfriend, he even broke up with her directly. Noah felt that this female lead and Banner were quite well-matched when watching the movie, and she wasn't a hindrance or a mere pretty face. In fact, in today's school battle, if it weren't for the female lead (indirect influence), the Hulk would have been taken down by General Ross's specially designed ultrasonic armored vehicle.
Noah felt that he could help Banner at that time. Would it be better to introduce him to Tony Stark?
Tony and Banner had a very good relationship in the movies, perhaps because they were both geniuses and loved science, so they immediately felt a kinship when they met, and their relationship developed very quickly.
Of course, if Stark alone couldn't protect Banner, wasn't there still S.H.I.E.L.D.? S.H.I.E.L.D.'s influence and status in the United States at that time were quite good; suppressing a General Ross would definitely not be a problem. However, Noah felt that HYDRA might cause trouble then.
"Lissandra, tomorrow, help me find information on these people in New York: Bruce Banner, Betty Ross, and... well, just those two. Help me find their locations."
Noah originally wanted to also look for the "Mr. Blue" who secretly contacted Banner in the movie. Banner had been sending his blood samples to this "Mr. Blue" while in Brazil, hoping he could help find a way to resolve the Hulk problem. After returning to the United States, Banner also went to him, and with his help, he temporarily suppressed the Hulk.
Finally, after this Mr. Blue helped Bronski transform into Abomination, he was knocked unconscious by a slap and absorbed some of Banner's blood. Noah heard that in the comics, he was also a major villain. Noah only remembered that he had a very large head; he had no other impression.
However, Noah forgot this person's name, so he decided not to look for him. Finding Banner and his girlfriend was enough. Their photos could be found online, and then Lissandra could just connect to all the surveillance cameras in New York and find them in minutes.
Noah wasn't in a hurry. He had experienced enough things these past few days and felt he needed to relax, not constantly be on edge.
So he started teaching Gwen how to play games. Gwen, who had never encountered such a thing, was naturally very interested and quickly immersed herself in the fun of the game.
At night, Noah returned to his room and lay on the bed. He suddenly remembered that since Lissandra had taken on a human form, he wouldn't be able to enjoy Lissandra's lullaby service anymore, would he?
"Click~"
The door opened, and Lissandra walked in from outside.
To Noah's surprise, Lissandra lay down beside him.
"Lissandra, you..."
"Shh~ Noah, it's time to sleep."
Lissandra interrupted Noah's question, then moved closer to him.
Noah felt Lissandra's soft body pressing against him, and warm breaths brushed against his ear.
A familiar feeling spread. Even after becoming human, Lissandra certainly hadn't forgotten Noah's lullaby service, but Noah found it a bit difficult to fall asleep at this moment.
However, with Lissandra's whispers and massage, Noah quickly fell asleep.
Until the next day, when Noah opened his eyes, Lissandra's figure was no longer beside him, but a faint fragrance lingered.
After washing up, Noah came downstairs. As expected, Lissandra was already in the kitchen preparing breakfast for Noah and Gwen.
A new day began, and Noah had many things to attend to today.