American comic book: Start as a corpse collector, choose to cultivate immortality with technology

After Frank and the gang leader Owen arrived.

Raine quickly finished his practice, got up from the futon on the high platform in the dojo, and led the two to a room that resembled a living room.

Inside this room, there are exquisitely crafted artificial mountains and flowing water, as well as a tranquil pond with lotus flowers.

Clear water flows around the artificial hill and the numerous small canals at its foot, eventually converging into a tranquil pool where wisps of white mist gather.

This water is spiritual water nurtured by the spiritual energy of the stars.

That lotus was a rare spiritual plant that Rein had specially cultivated.

The surrounding mountains, clear springs, and abundant spiritual plants create a unique feng shui arrangement that can calm the mind and nurture the spirit.

It's just a pity that two spirit fish are still missing from that tranquil pool.

Otherwise, still water breeds life, and this feng shui arrangement can be fully activated, increasing its effectiveness several times over.

But even so.

Frank was deeply impressed by the unique Taoist concept of harmony between humanity and nature found here.

"Boss, is some kind of magic cast here?"

"I feel that here, my originally manic and bloodthirsty mind has become unusually peaceful and comfortable."

Frank wasn't the type to mince words; he directly raised his question.

At the same time, this is undoubtedly a test of Rennes's abilities.

All I can say is that this kind of probing was too crude.

However, for a typical American soldier like Frank, this is probably the limit.

"This is my temporary cave dwelling in the city center. You can think of it as a research institute with living facilities."

"Moreover, the power I cultivate is not magic, but Taoist magic."

"In this cave, there is spiritual energy, which is what you know as extraordinary natural energy. After being arranged, it forms a special magnetic field that can calm the mind and nourish wisdom."

Ryan quickly led the two to their seats, casually brewing tea with an air of high class.

A short while later, the brewing of a pot of spiritual tea was finished.

Owen had been here once before. Upon seeing the spiritual tea in front of him, he immediately showed obvious joy and anticipation, carefully sipping the tea.

In fact, this spiritual tea is not a treasure at all.

After all, this training ground in Rennes has only been built for a little over a year.

So-called "spiritual tea" is simply water infused with spiritual energy. After brewing, it can help ordinary people remove certain hidden injuries and restore those in a sub-healthy state to a healthy and vibrant state.

Even so, for a player like Irving, who is known for his exceptional talent and ability, it's still a testament to his resilience and ability to overcome adversity.

Seeing this, Frank became slightly curious, took a bite, and then finished it in one gulp.

"Boss, to be honest, this water is a bit bitter and doesn't taste very good. I'd rather have some whiskey, or if that's not possible, rum or vodka will do."

Upon hearing Frank's words, Ryan's face darkened.

Damn it, I knew it. Expecting these barbarians to appreciate the art of tea and the meaning of life is a complete waste.

Ryan gave Frank a disdainful look and said, "Wild boars can't eat fine chaff. Let's wait for the spiritual energy in the tea to take effect."

Renn calmly sipped his tea.

Owen, too, sipped his tea slowly and gave Frank a disdainful look.

Just as Frank was about to say something, the spiritual energy in the tea began to emanate, as if a fine, dense warm current, carrying a strong vitality, was repairing the countless hidden wounds within Frank's body.

This feeling is even more comfortable than having a girl give you a spa treatment in a hot spring.

It took a full five minutes.

After the spiritual energy in the tea had been fully utilized, Frank's face showed a sense of lingering satisfaction.

After a pause, Frank, shameless as ever, said, "Boss, you're right, I am a wild boar. Give me some more of that bitter water, no, I mean tea."

Vulgar and barbaric, but highly capable.

If he had capable generals under his command, Ryan wouldn't have given Frank, a rough and uncouth man, a second glance.

Well, in the early stages of starting a business, we can only make do.

Raine calmly sipped his tea, pointed to the teapot, and said, "Pour yourself if you want some."

As long as his subordinates do a good job and remain loyal, Raine doesn't mind giving them some training.

In this world, which is in disguise the end of the Dharma era.

Renn wants to cultivate and reach a higher realm, so he needs many helpers to help him expand his power, accumulate wealth, research technology, and so on.

Renn understood this from the very beginning of his training.

The gods and demons in the Marvel universe are absolutely unreliable.

However, the various cutting-edge technologies and biotechnologies in this world can help one create many resources to climb the path to immortality.

In this situation, a general like Frank, if properly trained, can be very useful.

And that's when Raine was enjoying his tea.

Frank didn't stand on ceremony at all, downing three cups of spiritual tea before finally feeling somewhat satisfied. He then asked, "Boss, do you know about those black-skinned, clawed monsters at the Cent family's villa tonight?"

"Also, BOSS, this bead you gave me, it seems..."

Raine interrupted him abruptly, saying, "It's a ghoul!"

Chapter 12 Completely Subduing Frank

The Marvel universe is inherently a vast and expansive world, but also a very dangerous one.

After stitching together numerous movie worlds that even Ryan couldn't name, the world naturally became more complex and dangerous.

It can be said that this is the general environment.

Every rising power, if it doesn't have some unique skills or methods, will eventually be swallowed up, even if it prospers for a time.

Especially within the underground forces, no one knows what strange and unusual things are hidden there.

To put it more vividly.

The underground forces in this world are actually a dark world hidden beneath the ordinary modern world.

Before Ryan's cheap grandfather came to America.

The Sullivan family of New York City became the city's family of corpse collectors by using a necromancy technique they learned from who-knows-where to summon ghouls.

When Ryan's adoptive grandfather arrived, he usurped the Sullivan family's place.

Raine's ancestors possessed secret techniques for controlling and refining corpses, and they looked down on the so-called necromancy. After relaxing their supervision of their subordinates, the Sente family collected two ghouls.

Over the decades, the Nascent family somehow managed to cultivate a new kind of ghoul.

This led to the Cent family establishing their own separate household.

If the Cent family hadn't been so weak, and if Ryan hadn't arrived, the Sullivan family might have been completely replaced by the Cent family by now.

Therefore, Renn knew a little about the background of the Cent family.

After Ryan's explanation.

Frank also became somewhat solemn and serious.

Frank did do well in America's army, but he didn't have any connections or background, and his rank and position weren't particularly high, so he naturally had no access to the 'extraordinary truth' of the underworld.

Now that he knows, Frank's feelings are naturally very complicated.

Frank considered those ghouls to be quite powerful in terms of combat strength alone.

His strength and speed are more than three times that of an ordinary person, and his immortality is even more abnormal.

Even if those ghouls weren't very intelligent, without sufficient preparation and firepower, Frank could only handle three to five ghouls at most.

Even if there were more, Frank would have a hard time handling them.

In Raine's words, those ghouls were the most insignificant cannon fodder among the supernatural powers.

Although it is said that human beings excel in intelligence and tools.

But to be honest, Frank really longed to obtain this extraordinary power.

Think of this.

Frank quickly removed the bone bead hanging around his neck and said, "Boss, is this your... uh, pet? Or summon?"

Frank looked like a rough-around-the-edges guy.

But in reality, Frank was actually quite shrewd despite his rough exterior, which allowed him to survive one dangerous mission after another.

After learning the 'extraordinary truth' about the underworld, and in addition to the two favors given by Rein,

Frank had made up his mind to pledge his loyalty to Ryan.

Ryan was satisfied with Frank's performance.

Then, Raine said, "This is the Bone Demon, a protective divine power that I created using a secret method, combining magic weapon and divine power."