Wanjie Hotel: Iron Man is not allowed to charge

Chapter 151 I Want to Talk to You About the Cosmic Cube (7K views, please vote)
Ninth Brother pointed to the drone behind him: "A mere consciousness can be easily killed by POD 153."

"it?"

Tony looked at the mechanical leopard behind Ninth Brother in surprise: "You're not kidding me, are you?"

After a night and a morning, Bulma has successfully disguised POD 153 as a mechanical leopard.

“The POD 153 has the same electronic warfare capabilities as me, but I have more important things to do.”

"Something more important?"

Tony frowned, and Wen Ming also looked at Ninth Brother in surprise, wondering what he was busy with.

Ninth Brother looked behind him through his black tactical goggles: "Jason is here. Sister Qing isn't here. I need to protect the boss."

Tony was instantly emotional.

Fake!

What kind of magic did Wen Ming cast on them to make them so devoted to him?

Why is there only one happy person around me?
Hmm, I also have Happy!
So, I can still do it!

Tony cheered up again.

“Ninth Brother, go ahead and accompany Tony to that universe to see the scenery of different universes. Consider it a paid leave for you.”

When Wen Ming learned that Ninth Brother had given up going to other universes to protect him, he patted Ninth Brother on the shoulder with relief: "As for Jason, don't worry. With John and Little Goku here, Perkins, Marcus and Rebecca will also protect me. Don't worry."

Ninth Brother looked up at Wen Ming and said, "Boss, neither Sister Qing nor I are here. What if 2B comes? No one in the entire hotel can stop her electronic intrusion."

"Danger will always exist, but life goes on."

Wen Ming was even more pleased to see how thoughtful his ninth brother was, but he still advised, "You're only going for a short while. The time flow there is 1:2. You might finish there before I've even finished dinner."

After thinking it over carefully, Ninth Brother bowed slightly to Tony and said, "Mr. Stark, let's go! I don't want the boss to be alone for too long."

"Let's go, let's go now!"

Tony stood up, cursing, as if I were the one putting your boss in danger.

What danger could there be in this run-down hotel?
Ninth Brother happily followed Tony outside, reminding him as they walked.

"My fee is $30. POD 153 is a complimentary service. Please remember to settle the bill in gold."

Tony paused, almost turning around to yell at Wen Ming.

"Fuck, the entire Iron Hotel is a vampire's lair!"

Wen Ming is a vampire, and you're a vampire too!

Ninth Brother, with his hands behind his head, followed leisurely behind, as if he had truly entered vacation mode: "The boss is not a vampire, the boss is a great person!"

Tony clenched his fist.

I really want to hit someone, what should I do?
……

"Do you want to go and rest?"

Tony left too, and Wenming looked at Malena.

Qiu Hua shook her head and said, "I'm not tired. Didn't you want to talk to me?"

"Let's change rooms then. I want to talk to you about the Cosmic Cube."

A strange light flashed in Wen Ming's eyes, and Malena looked at Wen Ming in surprise: "You want to take down the Cosmic Cube?"

Having thoroughly researched the movie "Captain America" ​​and possessing complete knowledge of Red Skull, Malena naturally knew what the Tesseract was.

She never expected that Wen Ming would want to get his hands on this cosmic treasure.

This thing is the most crucial item in Captain America 1.

“Yes, since you and Red Skull are from the same era, I want to see if the Cosmic Cube can get into the Metaverse.”

Wen Ming stood up and walked out side by side with Malena: "This matter is top secret. Don't tell anyone except Qinghou for now, especially Tony and Howard."

The Tesseract is one of the six Infinity Stones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the container for the Space Stone.

The Cosmic Cube possesses powerful spatial abilities and can open spatial portals.

After the Divine Light Triangle was devoured by the Stone Tiger, Wen Ming began to devise various strategies for dealing with these treasures that contained the power of spacetime and could upgrade the hotel.

As the most famous Infinity Stone in the Marvel Universe, the Space Stone was naturally included in Wen Ming's list early on.

If I manage to take the Space Stone before Red Skull, will the rest of the story still unfold?
In the future, will purple sweet potato extract be able to snap its fingers again?

Wen Ming was very much looking forward to it.

"I know, I'm very tight-lipped, you know that."

When Malena heard that it was a secret, she immediately said that she would not tell anyone.

Looking at Malena's red lips, Wen Ming nodded and said, "Of course I know. Come on, let's go to your room and have a good talk about this, shall we?"

Malena blushed slightly when she heard that she was being told to go to her room: "Aren't you...aren't you going on a date?"

Wen Ming glanced at his wrist: "Two hours more, enough time for us to have a good talk."

Malena nodded shyly: "Yes, that's enough."

……

"Wenming, my dad really likes your gift."

He asked me to thank you on his behalf, and he's also confirmed that the Flatiron Hotel will be the venue for all of his company's cocktail parties this year.

In the pool, Flora was like a joyful mermaid, enjoying the embrace of the seawater while bringing Wen Ming one good news after another: "Many of the wealthy people who attended the party that day also said they owe you a favor."

"Is it?"

Looking at the clear blue sky where the dark clouds had dispersed, Wen Ming happily lay back on the sea, like a leaf swaying with the waves: "It seems this fraud gang is quite successful, managing to scam so many wealthy people."

The pool where the two of us swam this afternoon was a high-end open-air bathing beach located on the seaside. The water in the pool was genuine seawater, and the coconut trees next to it were also real coconut trees, but the beach was artificial.

Where in the metropolis can you find such a clean beach?

"In fact, the wealthy are very afraid of dying."

Flora swam to Wen Ming's side, relaxed herself, and floated to the side: "If they know even a little bit about the possibility of immortality and staying young, they will flock to us."

In this respect, they are no different from ordinary people.

The only difference is that they have access to more high-level experts, so they have access to some cutting-edge technologies.

Upon hearing this, Wen Ming's heart stirred.

He is planning how to promote medical pods in the real world, and these wealthy people may be a good starting point.

However, this real universe is too surreal. He is unsure whether, once this thing is brought out, it will be seized by that boastful guy and the powerful capital behind him under various pretexts.

You know, this isn't the first time they've done something like this.

The United States even has precedents for forcing companies to go public, as well as cases of forcing companies to sell themselves.

The medical pod involves too much profit. Tony, Batman, Laura, and Bulma have the resources to do this, so it might not be a big problem for them. But for me to do something like this in the metaverse, it would be extremely difficult.

Perhaps the optimal solution is to return to the Great Qian Kingdom?
However, if outsiders find out, the United States will definitely try to seize its Iron Hotel.

This matter must be handled with caution.

Wen Ming suppressed the thoughts that had just arisen within him.

No rush, let's proceed cautiously.

The time is not right yet.

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

When Wen Ming floated to the shore, he pulled Flora up with him.

A white mermaid appeared beside Wen Ming.

After a night of torrential rain, the afternoon sun and air in the metropolis were not hot, but the temperature between the two of them was rising steadily.

"I'm not hungry yet, can you help me apply sunscreen?"

The mermaid walked to the beach chair and lay down. Wen Ming walked over and sat down next to her: "This is the first time I've ever applied sunscreen to a woman. You're not allowed to laugh at me for being clumsy."

"This is the first time I've ever had a man apply sunscreen to me."

Flora tilted her head to look at Wen Ming, her face showing a mixture of shyness and anticipation: "So, could you be a little gentler?"

……

"Boss, it's been confirmed. There was no global darkening of the sky last night."

That evening, Wen Ming appeared at Flora's apartment on the north side of Metropolitan Park. He cooked dinner while listening to the news from Haihou through his earphones.

Once he was certain that Shenron's wish last night hadn't resulted in the world suddenly turning from day to night like in the comics, he was completely relieved.

It seems the Iron Hotel's buffs are even stronger than I imagined.

The power of the dragon can be suppressed.

In fact, when he summoned the dragon in his room that night, he was testing the hotel's buffs.

"The Heaton sisters said in a media interview today that they intend to open another five-star hotel in the Metropolitan Hotel. They told reporters that they are very interested in cooperating with you and have been in contact with you."

A news item that Haihou reminded him of made Wen Ming frown; it seemed that the two sisters really wanted to stir up some trouble.

The question is, why are these two sisters so determined to cling to their own beliefs?
You two are both married women.

Moreover, her sister married into a wealthy family like the Childe family, a family that Muggie Rogers could not compare to.

Wen Ming simply did not believe that the two sisters were only attracted to his appearance.

"Flora, has your father ever mentioned my third uncle, Wen Fugui?"

Wen Ming brought the prepared dinner to the dining room. Flora, who had already taken a shower and changed her clothes, was wearing a beige dress and sat down opposite Wen Ming: "Wow, tonight's dinner looks delicious. Your cooking is amazing."

Flora offered her praise at the opportune moment, and then sat down and said, "My father mentioned it to me twice. He said that Wen Fugui is a very cautious businessman, very low-key, but no one dares to provoke him easily."

Anyone who offends him ends up badly. Hmm, Dad also said you inherited Wen Fugui's good qualities.

Wen Ming nodded with a smile, indicating that Flora should try tonight's dishes first.

Flora picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, put it in her mouth, and instantly her eyes narrowed into slits: "Wen Ming, why are you so good at cooking?"

"Many people in Daqian love to cook for themselves."

Wen Ming smiled modestly, then asked, "How is it? Does it taste any different from what I had at the hotel?"

"what is the difference?"

Flora picked up another piece of braised eggplant, took a few bites, and said, "Can I tell you, it's not as good as it was at the hotel?"

"Oh?"

Wen Ming raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth also turned up wildly: "What do you think the food in the hotel tastes like? And what do you think the food here tastes like?"

Flora's words did not sadden Wen Ming; on the contrary, they made him very happy.

The same test was given to Belinda last time, and this time it's to Flora.

However, the results obtained are different.

Flora looked at him strangely, not understanding why Wen Ming was suddenly so happy, but she still said:

"You know what? The food you cooked tonight tasted really special to me. Do you understand what I mean?"

It's that phrase I often hear in textbooks and on Kuaishou—the taste of home. But my parents never cook for me. I only ate Chinese food regularly when I was in the Great Qian Kingdom.

I don't know why, but suddenly I understood what this word you guys often use meant.

Today's meal reminded me of the days I spent studying and traveling there.

"Because it's just everyday food," Wen Ming said with a smile.

"Perhaps, the food I ate at the hotel might have tasted better, but it didn't have this flavor."

I much prefer the food you're cooking now, because it makes me feel very comfortable.

The American girl was straightforward and expressed her feelings directly.

She had lived in the Great Qian Kingdom for a long time, so she could accurately describe the difference between the two flavors.

To put it simply, the meal Wenming cooked tonight was more down-to-earth.

Wen Ming's smile widened, genuinely heartfelt: "Thank you for your advice."

Why be so polite?

Flora picked up another broccoli and put it in her mouth: "Did you try out a new way of cooking it?"

“Hmm, a new approach.” Wen Ming happily picked up the glass of red wine beside him, poured it for Flora, and then raised his glass to clink glasses with her: “I hope we can have a wonderful evening tonight.”

Under the lamplight, Flora's face flushed, and she said expectantly, "I hope this time, I won't be interrupted again."

……

"The boss is having a candlelight dinner."

Outside the door, Perkins and Marcus were on duty. Perkins looked at Flora's house door, a strange look in his eyes: "If Sarah finds out, things will get really messed up."

“Sarah will never know unless you tell her,” Marcus joked.

"Of course I would never say that; I have professional ethics!"

Perkins scoffed, "I just want to watch the show."

"Wrong. If Sarah comes, you should help stop her. That's what we bodyguards are supposed to do."

Marcus shook his head and explained to Perkins how to be a good bodyguard.

"Stop them?"

Perkins looked at Marcus with a puzzled expression: "Why are you stopping me?"

"Because that's what a qualified bodyguard should do."

Marcus chuckled and said, "Only by doing this will the boss treat you like one of his own. Don't you see how much the boss likes Rebecca?"

"what?"

The straightforward girl then realized that she might not be the boss's favorite bodyguard anymore.

A sense of crisis suddenly arose in her heart.

No, I can't lose to Rebecca, this newcomer.

I am the boss's first bodyguard, and also his favorite bodyguard.

As the two were chatting, they suddenly looked up and saw Sarah walking towards them, looking travel-worn: "Where is this?"

Perkins and Marcus exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.

Marcus looked at Perkins with a mocking expression, his eyes conveying the same message: You jinx.

Perkins hadn't expected to be right. She quickly smiled and went to greet him, "The boss is talking to a client outside the hotel. Sarah, why don't you go back to the hotel first?"

"Talk business? Okay, I'll head back first."

Sarah didn't think too much about it. She turned around and quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"call--"

Perkins breathed a huge sigh of relief: "My God, my heart was racing just now. I've never been this nervous even when I'm killing someone."

"Hahaha, who told you to talk nonsense just now... Uh, Ada, what brings you here?"

Before Marcus could finish speaking, he saw another beautiful woman in a red dress walk out from behind Perkins.

Ada Wong looked around in confusion: "Where's Wen Ming? Didn't he make plans to go swimming with someone? Am I late?"

Marcus and Perkins exchanged a glance, both somewhat flustered.

No, you know the boss went on a date?
The boss is something else; how can he talk about dating with other women like that?

Marcus reacted quickly: "It is indeed a bit late. The boss has already finished swimming and is currently talking to someone. Why don't you go back to the hotel and wait for the boss?"

Perkins also realized what was going on: "Ada, the boss got a new medical pod that can treat all diseases. Look at my skin, isn't it better than before?"
Go back to the hotel and try it out. I'll tell you, it can even make people bigger.

Upon hearing that it could make people bigger, Ada Wong's eyes lit up immediately, and she vanished from the spot: "I'll go try it right now."

Seeing Ada Wong leave, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before he could fully exhale, a British accent rang out: "Where's Wen Ming? Didn't he make plans to go swimming with someone? Am I too late?"

"Laura, the boss has finished swimming and is currently talking to someone. Why don't you go back to the hotel and wait for him?"

Marcus was on his way this time, and Perkins immediately followed suit, saying, "Laura, the boss got a new medical pod that can cure all diseases..."

"I've already experienced it, have you forgotten?"

Laura looked at Perkins with a puzzled expression. Perkins paused for a moment, then said naturally, "Ida just arrived too. She's already gone to the hotel to try out the medical pod. Do you want to go see her?"

Laura glanced at the door behind them, nodded thoughtfully, then turned and left: "I'm going to find Ida to play."

Seeing Laura leave, the two breathed a sigh of relief once again.

And boss, how come the whole hotel knows about your date?
Perkins scoffed, "These women are only here because they're thinking about the boss. Compared to him, I feel like playboy Tony is nothing."

"Really? Then tell me, how awful is your boss?"

A voice suddenly rang out, and Perkins looked up to see a beautiful woman in a black leather jacket looking at the two of them from the ceiling.

"hiss--"

Perkins and Marcus both gasped. When did this Catwoman arrive?
The two of them had already memorized all the information about the time travelers, so they were not surprised that the catwoman could stick to the ceiling.

But neither of them expected that the catwoman would be so powerful, approaching silently without them noticing.

If she wanted to harm the boss, wouldn't I be powerless to fight back?
Both of them were a little wary. Perkins laughed and said, "The boss is the worst. You mustn't fall for him."

"Is it?"

Catwoman Selena fell from the ceiling without making a sound, which further heightened Perkins' and his companion's vigilance.

Both of them had only one thought in their minds: Boss, hurry up and get Malena to bring over the Super Soldier Serum!

Selena glanced at the door behind the two of them and said with a smile, "Is Wen Ming swimming right now, or is he already having a candlelight dinner?"

"They might have even slept together."

Perkins deliberately provoked Catwoman, who fiddled with the whip in her hand, lost in thought: "That medical pod you mentioned earlier, is it really that amazing?"

Perkins nodded: "The boss said that the medical pod is a free perk for newbies. If you have the skills, he can also give you the technology for free, so you can save all the patients in your universe."

"Free? Rescue all patients?"

Selena's cat-like eyes suddenly lit up: "He really said that?"

"That's right, all time travelers can use the medical pod for free the first time, and they can also get the medical pod technology for free."

The boss has only one wish: that disease may be eradicated from all the universes…

Perkins quickly recounted Wen Ming's grand goals, and Selena became more and more excited as she listened. In the end, her cat-like eyes shone brightly: "It seems that Wen Ming is a very benevolent man."

"Of course, the boss spent a whopping 5200 million US dollars in gold on this medical pod, and he didn't make any of the time travelers pay for it."

Perkins' face lit up with pride when he talked about the medical pod.

It's important to know that this is the most important reason why all the time-traveling employees at the Iron Hotel are now completely devoted to Wen Ming.

Only by following a boss like this can you find the value and meaning in life.

Upon hearing about the $5200 million in gold, Selena was completely stunned.

"I want to experience this $5200 million medical pod."

Seeing Selena disappear, Perkins and Marcus breathed a sigh of relief again. After carefully checking the hallway and making sure no one else was there, Marcus scolded, "Don't talk bad about the boss anymore."

Perkins nodded, then laughed and said, "Don't worry, now that I've said that, this catwoman will probably end up paying the boss for her."

"Paying out of pocket?"

Marcus asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why would I be paying out of my own pocket?"

"You don't understand women."

Perkins chuckled softly, his eyes fixed on the end of the corridor.

Curiosity will kill the cat.

Of all the women, the most curious was naturally Catwoman.

Boss, thank me!

You deserve full marks for that assist!
Not even one point less!

"Oh right, put on the combat power detector. We can't let someone like Catwoman get close to us silently anymore. You're so negligent; you always forget to wear it."

"Sorry, I understand! I'm still not used to this advanced equipment."

……

Wenming's candlelight dinner was eventually interrupted.

Fortunately, the interruption this time was not caused by Wen Ming, but by an uninvited guest.

"Lola, what brings you here?"

Flora was somewhat surprised when she opened the door.

"I'd like to go to a bar with you this weekend for a drink. Oh? This is your boyfriend, Wen Ming?"

After the visitor entered the room, he saw Wen Ming and was pleasantly surprised: "I've heard many amazing things about you. How did you manage to take over the Wenxi Hotel?"

Wen Ming looked at the beautiful woman who looked exactly like Flora and asked in surprise, "And who is this?"

“This is my twin sister, Laura. Laura, this is Wenming.”

Flora introduced her sister to Wen Ming, then said, "I don't want to go to a bar tonight."

"It's okay, it's fine if we don't go to the bar."

Laura saw the sumptuous dinner on the table and asked, "Wenming, did you make all of this?"

"Yes, you haven't eaten yet?"

Wen Ming looked at Flora, who looked helpless, while Laura was already sitting at the table: "I've heard that you cook very well, and my sister has always told me not to go to the Iron Hotel."

"why?"

Looking at the other person's face, which was exactly the same as Flora's, Wen Ming would not have been able to tell the two sisters apart if it weren't for the other person's lively tone.

"What else could it be?" Laura glanced at her sister. "Isn't it because she's afraid I'll steal her boyfriend!"

Flora was helpless against her sister's bluntness. She shrugged and said, "You've always taken my toys from me since we were little."

"So, you hid such delicious food for a whole month and didn't let me taste it?"

Laura was full of resentment, so Flora had no choice but to turn the romantic candlelight dinner into a three-person affair.

……

"What? The boss's date failed again?"

"My God, he rushed back to the hotel at nine o'clock. Did he make Flora angry?"

"Why can't the boss stay overnight whenever he goes on a date with Flora? Is there something wrong with him?"

……

At 9 p.m., in the lobby of Building 1 of the Iron Hotel, Mina and the other front desk staff were all stunned when they saw Wen Ming walk in.

Charon, standing to the side, also wore a strange smile as he stepped forward: "It seems the boss's date today didn't go well."

"Who says things aren't going well?"

Wen Mingqiang tried to save face, but the customer service staff had already started laughing.

"What about the others? Have they already used the medical pod?"

Wen Ming pretended not to hear the receptionists' teasing and asked about Ada Wong and the others.

Charon accompanied Wen Ming to the private elevator: "They've all tried it out, and they even played cards in the activity room."

At this point, Charon couldn't hold back any longer: "Boss, I don't really recommend you go to the activity room now."

"why?"

Wen Ming looked at Charon with suspicion: "Is there something wrong with the activity room?"

"The activity room is fine."

Charon's smile was extremely strange, so strange that it sent chills down Wen Ming's spine: "What exactly is going on?"

Charon pressed the button for the second floor for Wen Ming, then politely exited the elevator.

"Have a nice evening, boss."

"Walter?"

Wen Ming stared at the slowly closing elevator doors, completely baffled as to what Charon was up to.

(End of this chapter)