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Chapter 289 Preparation

After George left.

Helen approached Gwen and Erin, and whispered to Erin, "Erin, thank you. Otherwise, I might never have lived to see the day George remembered our wedding anniversary."

"But can you tell me what exactly happened?"

"Otherwise, I won't have a peaceful holiday."

obviously.

George's impromptu words, though logical and coherent, could not fool his partner of twenty years.

Helen only pretended to be convinced by the surprise George gave her, out of trust in him.

Seeing Gwen's slightly hesitant gaze, Erin smiled and said, "Of course, no problem."

A few minutes later.

"Oh, my God..."

Upon learning that a horrific disaster that would soon shock the world might erupt in New York, Helen instinctively covered her mouth with one hand, her face filled with disbelief.

Seeing this, Gwen went forward and hugged her mother.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine."

After taking several deep breaths.

Helen thanked Erin again, saying solemnly, "Erin, thank you..."

Seeing this, Erin waved his hand and said, "As Gwen's boyfriend, this is what I should do."

As she spoke, Erin revealed George's plan to stay in New York alone.

Once the Battle of New York breaks out, Erin might not be able to take care of his father-in-law, so in this matter, Erin had no intention of keeping George a secret.

Well, in Erin's opinion, it would be better if his father-in-law left with Helen.

Upon hearing the information revealed by Erin, Helen said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't give him that chance."

Whether it's for the wedding anniversary holiday that she's waited twenty years for, or for the family to get through the disaster that Erin mentioned safely, Helen will not let George act recklessly again this time, no matter what.

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After Helen went upstairs to pack the three little ones' luggage.

Gwen sat in Erin's lap, holding his arm, and said, "Erin, I haven't been to Hawaii for vacation yet. Can you come with me this time?"

Looking at the expectation in Gwen's eyes.

A hint of apology appeared on Erin's face; he knew what Gwen meant.

The trip to Hawaii was just a pretext; the main reason was that Gwen didn't want her boyfriend to stay in New York during that dangerous time.

"I'm sorry, Gwen, I have a reason to stay this time, but I promise I'll come to Hawaii to see you as soon as I've dealt with things in New York."

"That······"

After listening, Gwen was about to say something when Erin lifted her face and said, "You're not even familiar with the defensive armor Tony Stark built yet, so don't even think about staying with me. Just wait for me in Hawaii. Your boyfriend is the greatest miracle magician in history. I'm not that easy to get into trouble with."

Listening to Erin's boasting, Gwen rolled her eyes delicately.

But the worry in his eyes had also faded considerably.

After the disaster on Braun Street.

Elinna's reputation as a miracle magician spread far and wide, even overshadowing Tony Stark, the Iron Man, at one point.

Especially in the high schools of Midtown, the legend of Erin is widely circulated.

Many students at Midtown High School directly regard Erin as their idol.

Even Gwen's friends came to her asking about Erin.

Some of the bolder ones even jokingly asked Gwen if she would mind having another girlfriend to share her boyfriend.

A mysterious magician with extraordinary powers, coupled with Erin's handsome face and extraordinary temperament, as well as the aura and charm brought by building a giant enterprise with profits of tens of billions of dollars at a young age.

All of this is unparalleled in its appeal to those little bitches.

If Gwen dares to give the word, they'll take the opportunity to strip naked and send themselves to Erin's bed, sharing Gwen's boyfriend.

Even if Gwen doesn't budge, some people are already planning to do it.

In response, Gwen could only raise her middle finger and give those slutty little bitches a good beating.

In that blind environment, after being exposed to it for a long time, Gwen also developed a sense of confidence in Erin.

Of course, her confidence was not based on blind faith, but on her understanding and trust in Erin.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you in Hawaii." With that, Gwen gritted her teeth and whispered in Erin's ear, "I'll give you a surprise then."

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A few hours later.

Erin smiled and watched as Gwen and her family boarded their flight to Hawaii.

Although George tried various excuses to leave along the way, Helen ruthlessly suppressed them all.

This was also the first time Erin had seen the usually gentle Ms. Helen show such a strong side.

"Hopefully Gwen won't be so domineering in the future."

After laughing.

Just as Erin was about to leave the airport, his phone rang.

After glancing at the note on her phone, Erin answered the call.

"Hey, Erin, Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. just came to me saying the Tesseract has been stolen by an alien named Loki. As far as I know, the Tesseract contains immense energy capable of destroying the world. If someone were to exploit its power, it would unleash a terrible catastrophe. Is this... the catastrophe you're talking about?"

Before Erin could answer, Tony quickly chimed in:

"So, if we find the alien who stole the Tesseract beforehand, can we prevent this disaster from happening?"

Whether as a native New Yorker or Iron Man, Tony doesn't want the disaster that Erin mentioned to happen in New York.

So after receiving the information from Coulson.

Tony's first thought wasn't to save more people from the potential disaster, but to completely eliminate the source of the disaster before it even happened, thus preventing its outbreak.

"Prevent?"

"Heh, ever since Nick Fury had the Tesseract fully activated and released signals into the universe, disaster was inevitable. Even without Loki who stole the Tesseract, other aliens would have come."

Tony on the other end of the phone paused for a moment after hearing this, then asked, puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

"When the Tesseract was fully activated, the signal it released not only exposed Earth's location to other cosmic civilizations, but also announced to the entire universe that Earth was ready for advanced warfare. I warned S.H.I.E.L.D. not to research the Tesseract, but clearly, they didn't take my warning to heart."

"Oh, shit."

Tony cursed under his breath on the other end of the phone, his face grim, and then said to Coulson beside him, "You guys never told me this."

This exposed Earth's location to other cosmic civilizations and prepared them for advanced warfare.

Upon hearing the voice coming from Tony's phone, Coulson's expression changed.

Under Tony's rapidly closing gaze, Coulson smiled wryly and said, "Would you believe me if I said that S.H.I.E.L.D. had no idea that activating the Tesseract would expose Earth's location to other extraterrestrial civilizations, and that they were preparing for an advanced war?"

Seeing Coulson's genuine expression, Tony cursed, "Shit!"

After uttering a curse.

Tony immediately picked up the phone and asked Erin on the other end again, "So what do we do now?"

"What else can we do but prepare for war? By the way, this time, you'd better prepare enough firepower."

Done.

Erin hung up the phone.

After hearing the busy tone on the other end of the phone, Tony gave Coulson a deep look as he was filled with self-blame, and then immediately dialed his friend's number.

"Hey, Rod... Damn it, I didn't invite you to the party. Listen, I have something very important to tell you..."

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Tony quickly informed his friend Rhodes about the matter, hoping to gain the military's support in the upcoming war.

Coulson also reported this matter to Maria Hill.

Maria Hill then relayed this information to the World Security Council.

Faced with the impending threat of war, the five UN Security Council representatives, who were still hesitating about how to deal with Nick Fury, immediately sentenced the incompetent and troublesome Nick Fury to death in their hearts.

Some people were willing to give Nick Fury leniency for his past contributions, hoping he would at most be imprisoned after compensating S.H.I.E.L.D. for their losses.

But unexpectedly, this incident broke out again so soon. If Nick Fury really becomes the culprit who caused the interstellar war, then the World Security Council will also be held accountable.

Thinking about this...

The representatives of various countries in the UN Security Council immediately sent their heartfelt greetings to Nick Fury's mother eighteen times in their hearts.

Meanwhile, the UN Security Council representatives who had initially wanted to speak up for Nick Fury due to the machinations of certain individuals have all distanced themselves from him.

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the other side.

Arlin, who had just arrived at Miracle Building, immediately summoned Kiris, Dr. Banner, and Fregra to his office.

To Erin's surprise.

The first person to arrive at his office was not Fregra, but Dr. Banner, who was beaming.

After successfully lifting the military's arrest warrant through a military order and Erin's private visit, Dr. Banner quickly resumed contact with Betty.

This ordeal did not break up the couple; instead, it strengthened the bond between Banner and Betty.

For this reason, Betty even quit her job at the school and came to Miracle Corporation to work as Dr. Banner's assistant.

Although Dr. Banner cannot control the Hulk from appearing during passionate moments, he can still spend a wonderful night with Betty by asking Erin in advance to temporarily put the Hulk consciousness in his mind to sleep.

In this state, Dr. Banner, who previously seemed somewhat dejected, has recently become much more energetic.

Even his control over the Hulk Force has improved significantly, making Erin marvel at the wonder of love.

After Kiris and Fregra arrived.

Erin asked, "Fregora, how are the weapons preparations going?"

Fregra: "Through our good relationships with the military and police, we purchased a large quantity of 'scrapped' weapons and ammunition from them. In addition, I took advantage of the Hammer Industries incident to purchase a large amount of weaponry from them at a low price. As for other arms dealers, I also purchased a batch of weaponry based on their offers."

"However, most of these weapons are rifles and submachine guns. The Federation strictly controls heavy firepower such as rocket launchers and missiles, so we haven't acquired many."

"This batch of weapons cost a total of US$13.7654 billion, almost a third of our monthly profit. Boss, should we continue to acquire more?"

Upon hearing this, Erin said, "Continue the acquisition, but focus on heavy firepower. If we can't buy rocket launchers for the time being, buy me more grenades and explosives. A war is about to break out in New York, and we need enough weapons to protect ourselves."

After listening, Fregra's eyes narrowed, and he nodded, saying, "I understand."

After Fregra finished speaking, Kiris chimed in, "In the past month, I have completely subdued most of the gangs in Hell's Kitchen and the surrounding area. If necessary, we can use the weapons Fregra purchased to directly mobilize an armed force of about 10,000 people."

"However, apart from the group of people I temporarily transferred from the Hydra training base and the elite group I trained before, don't count on the quality of the other gang members, Boss."

Erin hadn't held out much hope for the gang members that Kiris had temporarily subdued.

Erin originally recruited those people to fill labor positions, intending to make use of their resources.

Ailin was already quite satisfied with having 10,000 cannon fodder.

After Erin nodded, Dr. Banner said seriously, "Although we have recently expanded several production lines for manufacturing miracle drugs, apart from orders for the military and major agencies such as the New York Police Department, we don't have much miracle drug in stock right now."

"Aside from the relatively abundant Miracle Potion Type I, which has 37,000 units in stock, the inventory of Miracle Potion Type II and Miracle Potion Type III is only 7,600 and 6,500 units respectively."

(End of this chapter)