Wanjie Hotel: Iron Man is not allowed to charge

Chapter 165 The electric light dancing at your fingertips is my unwavering faith! (7K votes requested)
"Brother, is this why Wen Ming and the others have been so wary of you?"

Lina looked at her brother's information and could hardly believe it: "You actually did so many stupid things? If it were me, I would kick you out of the Iron Hotel immediately."

"How can this be called stupid?"

Lex was also shocked; he never imagined that his fate would be made into a TV series so early on.

When he saw the scene of himself hitting Clark with his car, his long-standing confusion was finally completely resolved.

Clark really does have a big secret!

No, he's not human, he's an alien!

When Lex finally laughed heartily upon seeing the fatal damage Kryptonite inflicted on Superman, he said, "These aliens have brought too much suffering to our town. Everything I've done is right. I've been trying to prevent this disaster from happening again."

Lina shouted, "But you can't hurt ordinary people! Look at how many horrific experiments you've conducted! Have you been secretly hiding alien spaceships?"

"How can I fight these aliens if I don't study those technologies?"
My thinking is correct. These aliens are bringing endless disasters to our planet, our home, and I must stop them!

Lex stood up, his resolve growing stronger: "I will protect our universe!"

"What exactly qualifies as an alien?"

Lena flipped the tablet to the profiles of other intergalactic travelers: "Look for yourself, there are so many people from so many universes, so many different types of travelers, androids, robots, Transformers, how do you define them? Are they all considered aliens?"

"Of course, they must all be aliens!"

A covetous glint flashed in Lex's eyes: "If they dare to come to our universe, I will definitely drive them away."

"I'm sorry, you can't make that decision."

Selena's voice suddenly rang out in the room: "Your universe has been identified as a comprehensive universe called DC."

So far, the confirmed time travelers are Bruce, Arthur, Harley, Kara, Camille, and myself.

Selena, with her legs crossed, said leisurely, "We can all invite those aliens you're talking about to visit our universe, and you have no right to refuse us friendships."

Selena's words abruptly cut Lex's high spirits. He looked at Selena somewhat awkwardly, only to see her say with a smile, "Moreover, when our universe faces a cosmic crisis in the future, these aliens you mentioned will all be called upon by the boss to go to our universe to help, and even at the cost of their lives."

If other universes were in crisis, would you intervene?

After saying that, Selena swayed out of the conference room and returned to the front desk.

Lex is insane.

It's nothing like the benevolent boss he is.

Serena turned on her computer and continued watching dramas while browsing through Qinghou's leather-clad nun's habit designs on her phone.

Tsk, there's a lot of fabric.

[Qinghou, could you reduce the amount of fabric again?]

【Can. 】

Could you please add another zipper underneath to make it more discreet?

Should we add one more at the end?

[Let's combine two into one, it'll be more convenient.]

……

That evening, Wenming lavishly entertained the Index trio, the Lex siblings, the evil trio, Arthur, and Carol.

While Arthur was eating, he stared intently at Lex, making Lex's back tingle with unease: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Lex, I just looked at your file. It seems like you'll be trying to take advantage of me quite often?"

Arthur made no attempt to hide his disgust for Lex. He picked up his chopsticks, took a bite of the mille-feuille beef pie that Wen Ming had specially made for him that evening, and said with a smile, "I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of story you'll create after you know the plot."

After becoming the Ugly King, Arthur's personality is undergoing a dramatic change.

Because I, the Ugly Emperor, am the most dangerous one.

He was not afraid at all when facing the most dangerous time travelers at the Iron Hotel.

Lex's face immediately turned a deep purplish-red: "Arthur, you have to believe me, that me isn't the me I am now. Now I know we're in an alliance, and we'll definitely have to get closer in the future."

"Really? Bruce, Harley, and I are working together to promote medical pods in our universe. You and Lena should join us too, so we can spread the medical pods faster."

Arthur smiled happily, and Lex immediately nodded and said, "Okay."

"By the way, after we finish eating, I'm going to rob a bank. Do you want to join me?"

The abrupt shift in the topic of Arthur surprised everyone present.

No, you're robbing a bank so blatantly?
Arthur smoothed his hair, put the mille-feuille beef patty into his mouth, and while enjoying the delicious taste, continued to extend an invitation: "Three-seven split?"

Lex instinctively reached out to touch his bald head, only to realize he already had hair. He could only smooth it out. When he saw Rebecca, Index, and Carol looking at him with a mixture of confusion and disdain, he immediately and firmly refused, "No, I'm not a criminal, I wouldn't do such a thing."

"Don't do that. Everyone here knows we're both supervillains."

Arthur's lips curled up: "Why hide your true feelings? Don't be so hypocritical. Be yourself, and you'll find your own happiness."

Lex completely broke down, especially when he saw Rebecca looking at him. He shouted, "The me in the movies and TV shows and the me now are not the same person at all!"

Seeing that Lex would be completely out of luck if Wen Ming continued, he coughed lightly and said, "Arthur, you can discuss the hiring service privately."

Arthur immediately made a zipping motion with his mouth, winked at Lex as if to say, "I'm waiting for you to rob a bank together," and then lowered his head to continue enjoying the food Wen Ming had prepared.

Lex wanted to explain something to salvage his image, but Wen Ming had already turned to Index: "Have you thought about what to do next? Are you going to continue to Academy City, or return to Puritanism?"

The three of them looked at each other, all somewhat confused.

Wen Ming thought for a moment and said, "I suggest you continue to go to Academy City to find the male protagonist, Touma Kamijou, because the three storylines in your universe have a very short timeline, only a few months. After you finish them all, you will all be able to get at least 3 enhancements."

If you can participate in the storylines of all three seasons of the spin-off series "A Certain Scientific Railgun", you can enhance your abilities at least three more times.

Within half a year, you've undergone six consecutive enhancements. I can't even imagine how powerful you'll become in the end.

If you add extra chapters or something, your future is limitless.

With great power, it will be much easier to protect yourself, stop the third world war in your universe, or protect your family and friends.

Touma Kamijou's 'Imagine Breaker' ability is indispensable for completing these six parts of the story, and you must build a good relationship with him.

What do you think of this plan?

When Stiyl and Kanzaki Kaori heard that they could be strengthened at least 6 times, they trembled with excitement and nodded in unison: "Thank you for your suggestion."

Index's mouth was stuffed full, and her big eyes didn't seem to register what she was hearing. She only had one thing on her mind: "Wen Ming, will I still be able to eat your cooking in the future?"

"of course can."

Wen Ming smiled and patted her head: "As long as Touma Kamijou makes you hungry, you can come to me."

Index narrowed her eyes and nodded repeatedly. However, the next second, the two of them shuddered at the same time. The pleasurable feeling made them shiver involuntarily.

Index's eyes were practically melting as she looked at Wen Ming: "Wen Ming, how about I don't go looking for Touma? I feel like it's more fun here."

Looking at the third magical book that had appeared in Wen Ming's mind, a huge voice in his heart kept shouting: "Possess her, keep her by your side, and never let her leave!"

However, Wen Ming's strong mental strength and willpower allowed him to suppress the evil thoughts in his heart as much as possible. With the greatest perseverance, he made himself release his right hand that was stroking Index's head.

"You can come back anytime. After your storyline ends in six months, you can choose to stay at the Iron Hotel forever, or stay in your universe."

Upon hearing that she could stay at the Iron Hotel forever, Index excitedly rushed towards Wen Ming: "I want to stay at the Iron Hotel forever."

This book can be easily obtained as long as there is food.

Wen Ming quickly raised his hands, but Index's hands were already around his neck.

The sensation of skin touching skin sent shivers down their spines once more.

So cool!

The fourth magic book has been successfully copied!

Wen Ming's eyes suddenly turned red.

The evil within me began to fester and grow wildly.

Take her for yourself!
To possess her forever!

she is mine!

Index, her face flushed, nestled in Wen Ming's arms, her mind filled with only one thought.

I'm not going to go find that chuunibyou kid.

I want to stay by Wenming's side forever.

This feeling is absolutely wonderful.

It's even better than eating your favorite food!

Fortunately, a voice interrupted the evil thoughts growing in Wen Ming's heart: "Boss, you had Cassidy remove Index's seal, so the subsequent events in the original plot related to the 'tree diagram designer' and the 'Misaka Sister' will be greatly changed."

I suggest sending the Yuan Eagles to their cosmic destruction 'tree diagram designer'.

The "Tree Diagram Designer" is the world's most powerful supercomputer, aboard the artificial satellite "Vega 1" in "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun".

Academy City launched the satellite under the pretext of analyzing meteorological data. In fact, the supercomputer spent most of its time and computing power researching and calculating experimental projects such as drug reactions, physiological reactions, and electronic reactions.

The most famous experiment was the "Mass Production of Ability Users Project," which used the DNA profile of Misaka Mikoto, the third-ranked esper in Academy City, to clone more than 20000 individuals.

Furthermore, in the subsequent "Establishment Project for Absolute Abilities," these more than 20000 clones were made the targets of Accelerator, the number one esper in Academy City, in order to create beings that surpass humanity—Absolute Abilities.

This experiment was extremely horrific. Even though Accelerator was eventually exonerated, it cannot cover up the fact that he killed 10031 clones.

In the original story, when Touma Kamijou used his "Imagine Breaker" ability to remove the seal on Index, he activated Index's "Auto-Book" mode. Index then activated "Dragon King's Sigh," and the power burst through the sky, just in time to destroy the "Tree Diagram Designer" in the satellite orbit.

It was only because this supercomputer was destroyed, and because Touma Kamijou later defeated the "invincible" Accelerator, that the experiment was finally stopped, indirectly saving the remaining poor clones.

After being reminded, Wen Ming immediately took the opportunity to put Index back in her seat. With a slight sigh of relief, he said, "Let's do it this way. Yuan Ying and Yuan Bao will attack together, destroy that supercomputer, and rescue those poor clones."

"The mission has been assigned; let's set off now."

Qinghou could see that Wenming was suffering greatly, so she urged the trio to set off.

Index waved goodbye to Wenming reluctantly, and Stiyl breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to go buy cigarettes.

“Remember, never let Touma Kamijou’s Imagine Breaker touch your ‘mobile church’. Make him buy a glove to wear on his right hand.”

Wen Ming solemnly instructed Index: "This is your life-saving artifact."

Index's nun's robes are called "The Moving Church".

This monastic robe contains the minimum essential elements of a "church," making it a "church in the form of clothing," hence it is called a "mobile church."

The weaving of the cloth, the sewing of the thread, and the embroidery decoration were all meticulously calculated. Moreover, the cloth perfectly reproduces the cloth that covered the saint when he was pierced by the Spear of Longinus. Therefore, the strength of the "Mobile Church" is of the Pope's level.

Its barrier is comparable in power to the Great Cathedral, and it is impossible for it to be destroyed unless the legendary dragon St. George descends again.

It will completely absorb both physical and magical attacks.

In the series, Index didn't believe that Touma Kamijou possessed the "Imagine Breaker," a magic-eliminating and superpower-enhancing ability, and allowed him to touch her "Mobile Church," resulting in the destruction of this supremely defensive armor.

Whenever Wen Ming thinks of this, he feels heartbroken.

"Don't worry, I will be extremely careful this time!"

Index also remembered that she had been bathed in holy light because her clothes had ripped. Her face flushed, and she lowered her head, apologizing for any recklessness she might have shown in the future.

Wen Ming thought about it and still felt uneasy. Index was very careless, and if Touma Kamijou were to come across this artifact one day, it would be a big problem.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "If it's alright, I need to borrow your clothes. I'll pay you according to the hotel's rules."

"what?"

Index's face flushed red instantly: "Here?"

"No, come with Qinghou to the laboratory and have her perform a complete and detailed scan of your mobile church. Then I'll see if I can replicate the garment."

That way, even if your mobile church is destroyed by Touma Kamijou, there will be a chance to rebuild it for you later.

Wen Ming explained briefly, and Index breathed a sigh of relief. She then looked up and said, "Of course, I was just thinking about how to repay you."

Qinghou gave Wenming a subtle thumbs-up, then led Index to the underground laboratory.

Kanzaki Kaori approached Wen Ming with a hesitant expression and bowed deeply: "Thank you very much for your hospitality and for your help. I owe you a great debt of gratitude, and I will try my best to repay it."

Wen Ming helped Kanzaki Kaori up with both hands, his face filled with great anticipation: "Treat your followers and partners well, they are your strongest support."

"Thank you, I understand my heart now."

Kanzaki Kaori's face flushed slightly. She knew very well where her problem lay, so she was extremely grateful to the man who had timely reminded her.

"Go ahead, you have six months to consider whether you want to permanently join my hotel." Wen Ming was very much looking forward to seeing this domineering and powerful woman wielding a 2-meter-long sword.

She is a lucky "saint".

With her around, will her hotel always be blessed with good luck?

Well, Wen Ming would never admit that it was he who wanted to see Kanzaki Kaori in her "Fallen Angel SQ Maid Outfit".

Kanzaki Kaori blushed instantly upon hearing Wen Ming's formal invitation: "I... I'll seriously consider it."

Those who were destined to die but survived, and those whose story has ended, can all leave their original universe.

Kanzaki Kaharu already knew about this rule, and she knew very well that she would have to make a choice in the future, and that time would come soon.

Such a short time has left her feeling a little unsettled.

Despite her calm and collected demeanor, you should know that she is only 18 years old.

She is extremely sensitive.

After being invited by such a mysterious and handsome man to become his employee, and in a way that would make them inseparable, the former female pope of the "Amakusa-style Cross Church," one of the world's less than twenty "saints," and one of the top ten magicians in Britain, was now completely bewildered.

Should I agree or not?
The scan of the "Mobile Church" was completed quickly, from the inside out, in just half an hour. This was all thanks to the powerful experimental equipment that Bulma had obtained from her father.

Stiyl urged impatiently, "Let's go, let's go. We still need to pretend to chase Index and take her to that brat Touma Kamijou's house."

Kanzaki Kaori glared at him: "Kid? You're two years younger than him!"

Stiyl stumbled and nearly fell to the ground.

How could the little boat of friendship capsize so easily?

Didn't we agree not to mention this?
When Yuan Ying learned that he could go out and play, he was so excited that he wanted to soar into the sky. However, he remembered his lesson from last time and knew that he had to hold the hands of the trio or ride in their car to reach other universes. So this time, he obediently waited for the three of them on the big tree at the crossroads.

Once the three of them were beside him, he eagerly climbed onto Index's shoulder and urged, "Hurry up, hurry up, I want to see just how powerful the superpowered people in your universe really are."

[Yuan Ying, you're not allowed to go off somewhere else. I need you to bring Vega One back to me intact as quickly as possible!]

A command suddenly appeared in Yuan Ying's mind. Yuan Ying turned his head in confusion to look at the elusive Qing Hou.

The boss's order was to destroy it, wasn't it?

Qinghou tapped Yuan Ying's head and continued transmitting instructions over the network.

How could the boss possibly do something like this? It would definitely be us employees who do it on our own initiative!
The supercomputer on Vega 1 stores data from the most advanced research project in the universe, "A Certain Magical Index," especially on technologies such as superpower development and cloning, which are extremely useful to the boss. The supercomputer itself is also very useful to the boss.

Remember to bring it back using the multi-purpose capsule.

This mission is a do-or-die situation!

【receive! 】

Yuan Ying's eyes flashed with excitement.

Haha, robbing an entire universe?
I love it the most!
Second mission objective: Altair 2.

It contains a space-based weapon called a "large-caliber ground-attack laser cannon." Although this initial version of the space-based weapon is not yet complete, it is sufficient to serve as the space-based weapon for our Flatiron Hotel.

Altair 2's space-based weapon, while incinerating targets at 4,000 degrees Celsius, also uses white light waves that, like ultraviolet rays, can damage cell nuclei, causing them to become cancerous.

The minimum radius of the irradiation range is five meters, and the maximum radius is three kilometers.

Its rate of fire is poor; it can only fire one shot per hour at most.

Because the atmosphere randomly refracts white light waves, there will be some errors in accuracy, but as Qinghou said, such a weapon is more than enough to protect the Iron Hotel.

Moreover, once this space-based weapon is retrieved, Blue Queen and Bulma can improve and upgrade it.

Those shortcomings will no longer be a problem.

Qinghou had already planned it out; since both satellites were going to be destroyed anyway, she might as well leave them to the boss.

【Received! Anything else?】

Yuan Ying grew increasingly excited: "Could I just rob that entire world?"

[You're dreaming. That universe is full of powerful magicians, superpowered individuals, and high-tech weapons. Your trip there was just to catch them off guard. So after entering their universe, you immediately sneaked into space.]

Yuan Bao, keep a close watch on Yuan Ying's movements. Don't make any mistakes!

【receive! 】

The leopard perched on Kanzaki Kaori's shoulder nodded quickly, then disappeared from the crossroads with her.

Yuan Ying didn't mind having an extra supervisor and kept urging, "Index, hurry up!"

Index turned to look at the Iron Hotel and waved her little hand at Wen Ming, who was standing on the steps: "Wen Ming, I'll come back for breakfast tomorrow morning."

Wen Ming waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I'll make you breakfast."

This little foodie can be easily fooled as long as there's food involved.

Should my church have nuns?
A nun with magic powers, how cool is that?

Index, having received Wenming's promise, happily walked towards the crossroads.

Stiyl had been itching to get started. He somehow managed to get some more cigarettes and stood at the crossroads, proudly showing off to the Queen beside him: "This time they can't steal my cigarettes, can they?"

"Zi-"

A beam of bluish-gold heat instantly reduced the cigarette in Stiyl's hand to ashes.

"Oh, sorry, I was just trying to light a fire for you."

Qinghou turned and left triumphantly, leaving behind a dumbfounded, delinquent priest who was on the verge of tears.

This hotel has a grudge against me!

Six months from now, I will absolutely not choose to stay in this damn hotel!
……

After seeing Index and the others off, Wen Ming's inner evil subsided slightly. He also escorted Carol to the hotel entrance: "Carol, Spectrum is waiting for you. Be sure to go back and see her first."

Carol nodded and said, "Don't worry, I've realized my mistake, and I won't ignore family ties again."

Seeing that Carol had changed her mind, Wen Ming couldn't help but say, "The Kree's supreme wisdom does indeed need to be destroyed, but you should help rekindle their sun."

You are a cosmic hero; those ordinary Kree are worth saving.

There's no need for this incident to trap you in an endless cycle of revenge and being avenged.

Carol looked at Wen Ming, and when she saw the encouragement in his eyes, she couldn't help but say, "Now I understand why that brat Tony respects you so much."

“He doesn’t respect me at all; I even scolded him a few days ago.”

Wen Ming shook his head, indicating his disbelief.

Carol said no more, waved and walked toward the crossroads: "Wait for me, I'll go get the quantum bracelet for you."

"After we find the planet where the quantum bracelet is located, I will have Qinghou go to help you."

Wen Ming gave a reminder, and Carol smiled, waved, and then disappeared from the intersection.

Just then, it suddenly started raining heavily again.

Pedestrians hurriedly ran away, and in just a few minutes, the once bustling street was almost deserted, with only vehicles speeding by.

Seeing that everyone had left, Luther and his sister felt embarrassed to stay any longer. As Lex was leaving, he grabbed Wenming's hand and thanked him profusely, saying, "Thank you for letting me know my destiny."

I swear, I will never become the supervillain everyone hates.

"I will not interfere too much with your life choices."

I don't care if you become a supervillain.

What I care about is not causing trouble at my Iron Hotel.

Wen Ming looked at Lex with a serious expression: "Clark has his reasons, and you have your pursuits."

Kara also has her own principles, and Lina probably won't want to have any further contact with the Luther Group in the future.

Each of you is a living, breathing human being, and each of you is responsible for your own life. All I can do is offer you another choice.

Lex fell silent, but Lina looked at Wen Ming with shining eyes: "Wen Ming, will I become a member of your hotel in the future?"

"Perhaps, it depends on your final choice."

Wen Ming said ambiguously, "I'm not sure if there will be new DC movies in the future, nor do I know if you will die in the future. These are all possibilities."

"I know what choice I should make."

Lina smiled happily and prepared to leave before Lex could say anything.

"Wait a moment, Charon!"

As Wenming called out, Charon promptly handed over an umbrella. Wenming opened the umbrella and placed it in Lina's hand: "It's raining heavily, be careful."

"Thank you!"

Lina blinked her big eyes, shyly clutched the umbrella in her hand, and happily walked towards the crossroads.

Lex was in a state of confusion. He took the umbrella Charon offered and followed Lina toward the intersection.

However, just as he reached the intersection, an axe fell from the sky.

"Do not--"

Lex yelled, and the mental power he had just gained suddenly erupted, propelling him forward. An invisible shockwave slammed into the axe's owner, causing him to stop abruptly. Then, with a loud thud, the axe chopped down on the ground beside him.

"Jason! Why are you trying to kill me again!"

Lex was so terrified he wet himself and turned to run towards the hotel, yelling, "Wen Ming, save me!"

Seeing this, Lina was so frightened that she quickly ran back.

Why is my brother always being chased by this serial killer?

Wen Ming didn't expect Jason to be resurrected in such a short time. This immortal killer is too overpowered!

Moreover, the opponent was clearly wearing a classic white hockey mask and classic black farm clothes.

Is this the start of the third installment of "Friday the 13th"? Or has it ended?
"Qinghou!"

With Yuan Bao not around, Wen Ming had no choice but to call for Qing Hou.

"Zi-"

A beam of cyan-gold heat fell directly on Jason, and the powerful undead killer's head was burned through.

Bang!

The huge axe fell to the ground, and the massive body also collapsed to the ground at that moment.

But Jason was incredibly resilient; even with his head pierced, he crawled forward on the ground like a pupa.

Fortunately, there were no pedestrians on the street at this time, otherwise this scene would have terrified everyone.

However, at that moment, a loud electrical hum suddenly rang out.

"Zi-"

Wen Ming and Qing Hou quickly looked up and saw a super cool orange bolt of lightning suddenly appear at the intersection, striking Jason with lightning speed.

Jason, who was originally dead, was struck by this powerful beam of light and miraculously stood up again.

He came back to life!

Wen Ming couldn't help but let out a painful groan: "Misaka Mikoto, he's already dead, why did you make your move at this time?"

Indeed, the owner of that orange lightning is none other than the super popular character from "A Certain Magical Index"—Misaka Mikoto.

Tokiwadai's ace.

The strongest and invincible electric princess.

The third strongest in Academy City.

A super-powered user of A Certain Scientific Railgun, known as "Railgun Girl".

Misaka Mikoto was stunned as she stared at Jason, who had stood up again.

What, what kind of monster is this?

Why did you stand up again?
Where am I?

(End of this chapter)