Lake smiled and waved his hand.
What a joke.
he?
adoption?
Skye?
Are you crazy?
Let's not talk about whether Lake can adopt the child. Even if he can, Lake has no plans to do so.
This is not buying cats or dogs or anything like that, this is adoption. Legally speaking, after adoption, the adopted children also have the right to inherit property.
Of course.
That's not the point.
Lake sympathized with Skye's situation, but it was just sympathy. At most, he could only help with what he could. For other things, Lake said he was powerless to help.
He never got married.
2. He has children of his own.
In the evening.
Lake was on the phone with Karen in Washington, DC.
In a dozen days, it will be the federal traditional holiday Independence Day. Karen called to ask Lake if he wanted to come back to celebrate the holiday together.
Lake thought about it and answered, "Of course."
after.
Lake seemed to have thought of something, touched his chin and asked curiously: "Mom, tell me, if I adopt a daughter, would you support me?"
Karen on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, then said, "Have you adopted it?"
Lake shrugged, "Not yet."
He was just asking casually.
Karen laughed and then said, "I thought you adopted her. Of course I'm happy. At least I have a granddaughter, right?"
Lake: "…"
This conversation is not on the same track and we can't continue.
Karen seemed to have only one meaning: it doesn't matter whether the child is biological or adopted, as long as he is a grandchild, it's fine.
Lake blinked. "You don't object?"
Karen said: "Why should I object? This is your life, Lake. As a mother, I support every decision you make. I just hope that you make this decision after careful consideration."
Lake opened his mouth.
In the study.
Lake drank from his glass of bourbon and drained it.
Let's get started.
"top up."
"Recharge successful!"
"Lottery, ten consecutive draws, give me a blast!"
"Winning the lottery."
"Ding ding ding!"
soon.
An interface showing ten cards and a treasure chest popped up from the simple, even overly simplistic lottery interface.
[Get/Wait]
[receive.]
[bite!]
[Fate Coin*1: Item, SS-rank, Mystical, a magical coin with one side yellow and the other side white. After throwing it, it will be tested by fate. The yellow side will receive blessings, and the white side will receive judgment from heavenly thunder (100/0 on friendly units, 0/100 on enemy units)]
[Mysterious Space: Skill, SSS-level, Mystical. As the name suggests, a space that can be opened and stored at any time. The size of the space depends on your life level. The initial space volume is 140 deep (the size of the trunk of a typical hatchback. You can also spend money to upgrade it, but it will be very expensive.)]
[Location Card*1: Item, B-level, Technology. Use it to locate someone and track them in real time. Duration: 2 hours.]
[Upgrade Card*1: Item, S-rank, Technology. Use this card to upgrade your upgradeable items (available to upgrade: Gold-rimmed glasses)]
[2 Fate Coins: Item, SS-rank, Mystical, a magical coin with one side yellow and the other side white. After throwing it, you will be tested by fate. The yellow side will receive the gift of fate, and the white side will receive the judgment of fate (100/0 on friendly units, 0/100 on enemy units)]]
[Big Blood Bottle*1: Item, B-level, Magical, drink this to replenish your health.]
[Rebirth Cross: Item, SSR-level, Mystical. The person who holds this item can be resurrected within five minutes of death, and their body will be restored to optimal condition.]
[Grape Wine: Item, D-Rank, Technology, a bottle of 200-year-old grape wine, with two luminous cups included, Grape Wine Luminous Cups...]
[Jingwu Card*1: Item, A-rank, Ancient Martial Arts. Upon use, you will instantly master a long-standing ancient martial art (with corresponding internal energy bonus!)]
[Scales of Fate: Item, SSR-level, Mystical, a manifestation of the Law of Equivalent Exchange. Place a corresponding price on one side of the scale, not necessarily a physical object, and an item of a different level will appear on the other side.]
"this..."
Lake touched his chin, not knowing whether to shout "Oli Gei" or ask the unscrupulous businessman to return his money.
Saying Oli Gei doesn't sound good.
Talk about unscrupulous businessmen?
It seems a bit against my will.
Two SS-level Destiny Coins.
The SSR's golden legendary rebirth cross that can exempt one death.
besides...
The second golden legendary SSR-level Balance of Fate.
really.
Can a miracle happen after ten consecutive draws?
In the past, when I saved up 100,000 yuan, most of the draws were lonely. The results of these ten consecutive draws were indeed extraordinary.
There is also a treasure chest that comes with ten consecutive draws.
Lake's eyes fell on the treasure chest that was closed but overflowing with treasure.
This is a good box.
Lake felt this very strongly.
[Unboxing! ]
[bite!]
[Super-Electromagnetic Cannon: Skill-type, SSR-rank, Mystic-type. Uses metal that can be attracted by magnets as cannonballs (in-game coins are best). Fires a powerful electromagnetic cannon with extremely high accuracy and destructive power. Range: 50 meters, straight line distance. Destroys everything with ease. Invincible. You are electricity, you are light, you are the only myth (40% chance of background music appearing. During background music, damage is increased by 100%).]
"…"
Lake's mouth twitched.
this...
Lake looked up at the sky, completely confused.
This is not right.
This is not what I planned.
What about the Godhead, the Divine Nature, or the Kingdom of God?
At worst, a magic book will do. I can teach myself.
The same thing.
Lake didn't know whether to be happy or ask for a refund.
Ten consecutive draws, three golden legends. Although it was not what he wanted, it was still a golden legend.
[Collect/Cancel.]
"nonsense."
"Collect."
"Buzz!"
Lake's eyes widened slightly, and once again, the electric shock went straight from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.
It tastes sour and refreshing.
Lake sensed a storage space that existed in the dark.
In his mind, the skills of the Railgun also appeared in his memory database.
Immediately following.
Lake opened his arms.
With a crisp ding sound, an exquisite silver scale that looked like an ornament appeared on the desk. The silver scale did not have the golden glow of a golden legendary object.
Is the divine object itself defiled?
Lake blinked and thought to himself as he looked at the scales of fate.
If you put an item on one end of the scale, will an item of equal value appear on the other end?
One hundred dollars for one hundred dollars?
Am I a fool?
Lake shook his head, put the scales of fate into the storage space he had just obtained, then took it out and put it back in.
In and out.
Out, in.
In and out.
Lake enjoys it.
but...
After playing for a while, Lake lost interest in it. After all, the storage space was already good before, but it just couldn't hold anything other than plug-ins.
Immediately following.
A prop card exuding a mysterious aura appeared in Lake's hand.
Upgrade card?
Lake looked at the upgraded items noted on the back of the upgrade card, blinked, lowered his head and took off the glasses that he had been wearing on his nose for many years and had no degree.
What can these glasses be upgraded to?
Kryptonian glasses?
"upgrade!"
"bite!"
"Upgrade successful."
[Disguise glasses: Prop type, no rank, rule-based, integrated law, thousands of faces for thousands of people, you are you, you are infinite, automatically choose whether to show your true face to others based on your thoughts. At the same time, the disguise glasses also have an invisibility effect, you can wear them or not, after all, they are the beginning of infinity.]
"It's alright...right."
Lake raised his eyebrows and thought so as he looked at the introduction of the upgraded camouflage glasses.
quite a while.
Lake walked to the bathroom mirror.
In the mirror.
The glasses on Lake's nose gradually faded until they disappeared, as if Lake had never worn glasses.
even.
Lake touched the bridge of his nose and didn't feel any glasses.
but...
Lake was well aware that he was wearing glasses.
magic.
Lake raised his eyebrows, but out of habit, he still showed his gold-rimmed glasses.
Wearing glasses makes him look more like a gentleman.
Lake liked it that way.
Walk out of the bathroom.
Lake went straight to bed and prepared to sleep.
This time, the ten-draw campaign cost one million US dollars. I can't say it's good, but Lake can't say it's bad against his will. I can only say that this feeling is like being in a saintly state.
It doesn't matter.
Anyway, I will have an extra million in cash in half a month, so I can draw it then.
However, the next one million cannot be drawn ten times in a row.
It's not that Lake doesn't want to, but that he can't. After all, life is not just about lotteries, it's also about poetry and the distance... Bah.
sleep.
Time flies, and a week passed in the blink of an eye.
This day.
Lake was on the phone with his contact in Langley.
He said he wanted to deal with S.H.I.E.L.D.
It must be done.
Of course.
As soon as Megan Walsh disappeared from the CIA, Lake immediately flew to Washington to prepare for the attack.
but.
Megan Walsh remains in CIA custody.
SHIELD's transfer efficiency is simply too slow.
After hanging up the phone.
Lake received his own call.
New Amsterdam Hospital.
In the ward.
Lake blinked and looked at the empty bed: "Where's the person?"
Tiffany looked apologetic: "Sorry, sir, when I came here this morning, he was gone."
Lake waved his hand: "She's not a criminal, but how is her surgical wound?"
Tiffany said: "I was basically recovered yesterday, but I can't do strenuous exercise."
Lake nodded.
Hospital monitoring room.
soon.
The surveillance footage from last night was found. In the video, Skye, who had changed out of his hospital gown and put on new clothes, tiptoed out of the ward. Then, he cautiously glanced at the nurse who was sleeping at the nurse's station, and then quietly took the elevator to leave the inpatient building. After that, his figure disappeared at the hospital gate.
Tiffany said, "Sir, do you want to make an announcement?"
Lake chuckled and waved his hand: "No need."
Finished.
Lake looked down at the note he found on Skye's bed. The handwriting was not very good, and there was even a word written wrong.
"Thank you, I'll pay you back, I promise."
"…"