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Depp asked, "I think it would be great to open a new plant research institute soon, and you would be the perfect candidate to head it."

"Wow!"

Ivy was so happy she was almost at a loss for words. She hadn't expected Mr. Depp to open a botanical research institute just for her.

Ivy loves plants the most!

“You and Wellen can come to my place to discuss the specifics,” Depp said, plating the breakfast he had prepared. “Then I won’t take up any more of your time together. See you tonight.”

Upon hearing this, Ivy nodded repeatedly while holding her phone, saying, "Okay, okay, Mr. Depp is the best!"

But all I heard on Depp's end was the dial tone of the call being disconnected.

Wellen instinctively felt that Ivy's words were a bit off, but if the person she was talking to was his boss, it didn't seem to be a problem.

The boss is definitely the best!

That evening, Depp, along with Wayne and Ivy, explained his plan in detail and launched into a verbal sparring session.

"The Depp Institute of Botany's primary goal is to research and cultivate new crops, but of course, other crops can also be researched as you see fit."

"Although I know you prefer plants to humans, you have to admit, Ivy, that humans are just like all plants and animals on Earth. They are all part of the Earth, all life on Earth, and are essentially no different."

"The food that humans eat does not completely disappear, but exists in this world in a different way. After humans die, they also turn into fertilizer to nourish the earth, and the cycle continues."

"So you don't need to think that the excellent crops you cultivate are just human consumables; they are just fulfilling their mission."

"High-yield, high-quality crops are made into delicious food, plants with medicinal effects are used for treatment, and plants with tough fibers are made into various industrial products, making the most of them. I think this is also the wish of these plants."

Before Ivy could say anything, Depp's barrage of words completely stunned her.

To be honest, she didn't care about any of that. Before the mutation, Ivy was a huge botany enthusiast.

Now, she has obtained the job she had always dreamed of, and not only does she have the financial support of the Depp Group, but she is also the head of the entire research center, and her research freedom is not restricted at all.

What could be better than this?

At least Ivy couldn't think of any better job.

As for researching crops, the reason Ivy disliked humans in the first place was because she had always been rejected and betrayed.

Now he lives a happy and harmonious life, with Weiren who loves him so much and so many like-minded companions.

If you spend all your time complaining and blaming others, wallowing in self-pity...

"The problem isn't with me, it's with the world!"

"Humans only hurt and betray me; only plants truly love me!"

If that's the case, then what's the difference between me and those martial arts masters?

At least Ivy doesn't want that. She feels full of energy every day and really wants to contribute her share to the world!

"Don't worry, boss!" Ivy said firmly, "I will work hard to develop new crop varieties that yield ten times more than current crops, and I will not have any negative feelings about it. It is my honor to contribute to Mr. Depp and the Depp Group."

Depp nodded with satisfaction, placing his hands on Ivy's shoulders and saying, "It's good that you understand! With your abilities, I believe you can definitely change this world with plants!"

"I will, boss!"

Ivy has now changed her way of addressing Depp from "Mr. Depp" to "Boss".

Now, this girl with the ability to manipulate plants has completely identified herself as Johnny Depp's person.

“As for Wellen…” Depp said, “The selection and establishment of the plant research base will be entirely in your hands. Your abilities have already been proven, and I trust you to handle things.”

Wellen scratched his head shyly and said, "Don't worry, boss, Ivy and I will definitely take care of everything for you."

Depp said, "By the way, about the comic book company, I have two new hero designs and base stories. You should talk to the artists and writers tomorrow and prepare to launch new solo monthly series for these two heroes at the same time."

"Iron Man and Spider-Man?" Weren asked. "Are these the new Gotham vigilantes? Are they new members of the Justice League?"

"No, they are not real people. Unlike Batman, they are completely fictional and remote characters."

Depp explained:

"Of course, they will also form a team with other superheroes in the future, and the team's name will be... the Avengers."

Wellen said, "I see. By the way, the name Avengers is really cool! By the way, what are their abilities?"

Chapter 129 Not Every Drop of Milk is Called Mengniu [4000 words, please subscribe]

Depp said, "Iron Man is an ordinary man, but he is exceptionally intelligent and created a suit of armor comparable to that of a god to maintain peace and fight supervillains."

"As for Spider-Man, as his name suggests, his abilities come from a mutated spider, giving him abilities such as spider-sense and super strength."

After listening to Depp's introduction and the character drafts he had already prepared, Wayne exclaimed, "They're so cool! To be honest, I think they're going to be a huge hit, maybe even on par with Batman and Iron Fist!"

“I think so too, so after I give you the basic script tomorrow, let the illustrators and screenwriters get to work immediately.”

“Yes, boss!” Wellen said confidently, “You can rest assured that I’ll get things done.”

Back at his lodgings, Wayne pounced on Ivy, and with her coy and accommodating demeanor, Wayne began to make up for his morning's disappointment by savoring the two enormous matcha daifuku.

After seeing Wayne and Ivy off, Depp began to think about another person he wanted to help.

Mr. Freeze, Victor Frith.

After escaping from Arkham Asylum, this guy didn't go around causing destruction and looting like the others.

Instead, he immediately went to the place where his wife was cryopreserved to visit his wife, Norafris, who was frozen in ice.

In the time that followed, Mr. Freeze, just as he had before being imprisoned in Arkham, continued to search for and try to find a way to cure his wife's terminal illness.

His wife, Nora, suffers from a rare, potentially terminal illness that gradually erodes her vitality as the symptoms worsen.

To save his wife, Mr. Freeze used his most familiar freezing technology to freeze her as she lay dying, hoping to find a way to cure her one day and then thaw her.

He is a rather pessimistic character who, like Joseph, deeply loves his wife and is willing to change for her.

In an abandoned house on Naihe Island, Mr. Freeze kissed his wife Nora through the ice and said, "The money I withdrew last time is all gone again. I need to go to another hiding place to get more money. You stay home and wait for me, my Nora."

After saying that, Mr. Freeze picked up his freeze gun and left the house.

Before he was imprisoned in Arkham, he hid the money he had stolen from the gang in ten different places so that it wouldn't be confiscated if he were arrested.

After Mr. Freeze left, Depp went into his secret hideout.

Looking at the huge cylindrical glass container standing on the ground in front of him, Depp couldn't help but marvel at Mr. Freeze's ability to transform such an abandoned house into an ice factory; he was simply a genius.

Inside the glass container, Nora seemed to float in pale blue ice, her hair radiating outwards and frozen in the ice, like a true ice queen.

But who would have thought that this was a poor woman on the verge of death?

Depp sat down on the ground, took out the pancakes and green onions he had prepared beforehand from his pocket, took a big bite, and ate them with smacking sounds.

Depp said he had to wait for Mr. Freeze to return, and during that time he said it would be too boring to just wait, so he should bring some food and play on his phone while he waited.

After taking a bite of a scallion pancake roll, Depp turned on his phone and started watching the latest episode of the Batman animated series produced by Depp Animation.

It's said that in this episode, Batman's most capable assistant, Robin, will make her official appearance at the very end of the film!

This is a moment that countless children have been eagerly anticipating, and Johnny Depp is no exception!

Who isn't a baby at heart... no, what father wouldn't want to see his child on TV?

Although it's an anime version.

Just as Depp was getting into the story, having just witnessed Batman being humiliated by Scarecrow and Robin about to make her appearance, an angry voice rang out.

"Whoever you are, get out of Nora's place right now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Depp looked up and saw Mr. Freeze's furious, murderous gaze.

Mr. Freeze also saw who it was at the same time, and his anger instantly subsided by more than half. He said, "Depp? How did you find me?"

"Whether it's me, Batman, or anyone else, it's very easy to find a down-on-his-luck guy like you."

Depp didn't hold back in criticizing how poorly hidden Mr. Freeze's hiding place was, saying, "But that's not the point. The point is, what exactly is wrong with your wife?"

Although Depp knew that Mr. Freeze's wife was seriously ill, he didn't know the specific cause. After all, there were countless origins and explanations in the comics he had read in his previous life, and who knew which one was right!

“This is none of your business, Mr. Depp.” Mr. Freeze pointed his freeze ray gun at the uninvited guest and said, “If you don’t leave in five seconds, don’t blame me for freezing you into an ice block too.”

Looking at the tense Mr. Freeze in front of him, Depp felt a little helpless and casually waved his right hand.

The next second, a bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere and cleaved the Freeze Ray Gun in Mr. Freeze's hand into two pieces of scorching hot scrap metal.

Depp gestured to the seat next to him and said, "I think we can sit down and have a proper talk now."

Seeing this, Mr. Freeze knew he was no match for Depp, so he walked over and said, "Okay, I can talk to you, as long as you don't lay a hand on my Nora."

Seeing Mr. Freeze sitting next to him, Depp asked again, "You have to tell me what's wrong with Nora so I know how to help you."

Mr. Freeze seemed to be moved by Depp's sincerity and said, "Nora suffered from a rare disease that started when she was twenty-five and caused her life to end rapidly. Even the best doctors had never seen this symptom before, and they were helpless."

"Simply put, the cells in Nora's internal organs began to self-destruct and re-divide under the influence of the disease."

"I think you should know that human cells have a limited number of divisions, so this damn disease caused her to reach the limit of divisions in just a few years, and began to irreversibly head towards failure and necrosis."

"And me, I'm such a useless piece of trash, I can only watch helplessly as she grows thinner and thinner, and I can't find a way to change anything."

Seeing Mr. Freeze's pained expression, Depp patted him on the shoulder and comforted him, "With your intelligence, I think you'll find a cure for Nora sooner or later."

Mr. Freeze frowned and said, "Yes, I'm also sure I will find a cure for Nora, but it will require me to keep experimenting and trying, and the amount of money required will be enormous, so enormous that I will have to become a dirty criminal!"

“Sometimes I even think that if I could, I would give my life to bring Nora back to health, after all, a criminal like me deserves to die.”

“Victor, don’t say that,” Depp continued. “What did you just say? That your experiments require a huge amount of funding?”

Mr. Freeze said, "Yes, a very large amount of money, maybe ten million dollars, maybe fifty million dollars, maybe even a hundred million dollars isn't enough, what's wrong?"

Depp smiled and extended his hand to Mr. Freeze, saying, "I think I can provide you with anything you want in terms of funding."

Mr. Freeze was taken aback by what he heard, then realized that the man in front of him was the owner of the Depp Group, so money was indeed not a problem for him.

But Mr. Freeze remained wary, saying, "Why? I don't believe anyone would give me such a large sum of money just out of kindness and compassion."

"Believe it or not, this is who I am. You are not the first person I help, nor will you be the last."

Depp said, "If you feel bad about it, I can use this money as payment for hiring you."

"Hire me?" Mr. Freeze squinted and said, "I'm not going to do any dirty work like murder to cover your tracks!"

Depp shook his head and said, "You're overthinking it. I just want to hire you as the chief researcher at the Depp Group's Cryogenics and Life Sciences Institute. I hope you can go back to your old profession and study the application of cryogenics and the life sciences that can save Nora."

Upon hearing Depp's words, Mr. Freeze's breathing noticeably quickened!