"Ahem… it's all fate. Alright, you should go now."
After Yan finished speaking, May, Raven, and Black Phoenix all turned to look at Karl at the same time.
The three pairs of eyes instantly made Karl feel extremely awkward.
Without saying another word, he grabbed Yan's hand and dragged her upstairs. If he stayed there any longer, he felt like he would die of embarrassment.
"What? Are you shy because I hit the nail on the head?" Yan teased him as she followed upstairs.
"Kid, I didn't expect you to be shy."
Karl suddenly understood what Ge Xiaolun must have suffered back then.
This woman was a true veteran driver.
And right now she was driving him insane.
"You're deliberately provoking me," Karl said while pushing Yan lightly against the wall.
"You keep teasing me, and I might just execute you on the spot."
"Don't push me."
Yan remained completely calm.
She simply blinked her large, innocent-looking eyes at him.
Karl stared at her for a full thirty seconds.
Yan calmly stared back without showing the slightest reaction.
Finally, Karl gave up.
"You win."
"This is your room."
"Goodbye."
He opened the door and gestured for her to go inside.
After Yan entered the room, Karl immediately turned around and left.
Yan sat down casually on the bed and watched his departing figure with a faint smile on her lips.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the city—
Tony Stark was surrounded by a large group of people.
They were all representatives from major global financial conglomerates.
Each of them had brought enormous collections of antiques.
Since their lifespan was far more valuable than any artifact, they had gathered every antique in their possession that had even the slightest connection to mythology.
However, none of them dared approach Karl directly.
Karl had never stated that he would meet them personally.
So instead, they had all chosen to go through Tony Stark.
Tony sighed helplessly.
He instructed the managers accompanying the groups to attach identification labels to every artifact so that they would not become mixed up later.
By evening, Tony personally escorted several large trucks filled with antiques to Karl's estate.
Several bodyguards followed alongside the convoy.
Security vehicles from various financial groups escorted them the entire way.
After all, the items in those trucks were directly related to their lifespans.
Naturally, they took protection extremely seriously.
Once they reached the vicinity of Karl's estate, the escort vehicles stopped and withdrew.
If this area was not safe—
Then nowhere in the world could be considered safe.
Ever since Karl fought Captain Marvel in outer space, and later battled Dark Phoenix before the two eventually ended up together, the real estate prices around his estate had skyrocketed.
Wealthy individuals from all over the world had begun purchasing nearby properties.
Because Karl lived nearby, this area was considered one of the safest places in the United States.
The police patrolled the area 24 hours a day.
And with Earth's strongest superhero—the Gold Saint—living nearby, no criminal would dare cause trouble here.
Originally, the surrounding area had been filled with small villas.
Now some of those same houses had been auctioned off for tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars.
Simply because they were closer to Karl's estate.
After Tony arrived with the trucks of antiques, Karl waved his hand casually.
Immediately, all the antiques floated out of the trucks and gathered in the air.
Karl began scanning them one by one using his system to determine which were genuine ancient artifacts.
Yan also walked over with curiosity.
Tony was stunned when he saw Yan up close.
Her beauty alone was shocking.
But when he noticed the pair of white wings behind her, his jaw almost dropped.
However, he quickly forced himself to look away.
Whether she was Karl's woman or not—
Anyone who could live inside Karl's house was clearly either extremely powerful or extremely important.
Or both.
[Egyptian God Bag]
An item once used by the gods in ancient Egyptian mythology for storing divine objects.
After a great battle among the gods, it was heavily damaged.
Its divine power has completely dissipated.
Now it only retains ornamental value and cannot be repaired.
Karl picked up a small golden bag.
After examining it briefly, he sighed and placed it back down.
Yan picked it up and scanned it using her Angel Eye, but she detected nothing unusual.
[Celestial Divine Tablet]
The divine tablet of an ancient Heavenly Court commander.
After the great war among the gods, the Heavenly Soldier Commander perished.
The tablet automatically sealed itself.
It can be unsealed by infusing it with the power of rules.
After fusion, the user will inherit the divine position of Heavenly Court Commander.
Current divine power is less than one ten-thousandth of its original strength.
It can gather faith to restore divine power and advance to higher divine ranks.
It can also command ten thousand Heavenly Soldiers.
Karl picked up a small dark plaque.
"Tony," Karl said.
"Make a note of this."
"I'll take it."
"This belongs to the person who sent it."
"They will receive one hundred years of lifespan."
Tony immediately had Jarvis record the information.
"What exactly is that thing?" Tony asked curiously.
"It can really be exchanged for a hundred years of lifespan?"
Even Yan looked curious.
She had just scanned it earlier and found nothing unusual.
It appeared to be an ordinary piece of metal with no energy fluctuations whatsoever.
But Karl had chosen to keep it.
So clearly he had seen something she couldn't.
"This is a divine tablet from the ancient Heavenly Court of the East," Karl explained calmly.
"It sealed itself after its owner died."
"If it's unsealed and fused with someone, that person can obtain the divine position associated with it."
"However, the divine power remaining now is extremely weak."
"We don't even know if the Heavenly Court still exists."
Tony's eyes widened.
"Oh… so it's from Eastern mythology."
"That's actually a godhood."
"What a shame."
He assumed Karl was simply collecting it.
He didn't believe Karl could actually restore it.
Karl suddenly smiled slightly.
"If you want it, I can unseal it and give it to you."
"After fusion, it should strengthen your body somewhat."
"And if people believe in you, it could gradually restore its divine power."
"So?"
"Do you want it?"
"But if you take this divine position, you probably won't be able to obtain other ones later."
Tony immediately waved his hands.
"No, no, no."
"There will definitely be better things for me later."
"I just can't believe a godhood was placed in front of me like that—and I actually refused it."
Tony shook his head with a complicated expression.
"You know, Karl… if it weren't for you, I might never have encountered something like this in my entire life."
"Thank you."
Karl rolled his eyes.
"Alright, stop getting sentimental."
"Just remember to bring me more things like this."
Meanwhile, Yan stood beside them watching the scene.
Her eyes sparkled with curiosity.
She had just heard Karl mention divine tablets and divine positions.
These concepts were completely new to her.
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