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Ch. 224 Let's Try Double Ponytails
🕑 Added 2023-12-22 16:01:00 +0000 UTCIt has to be said that Ellie was indeed a competent secretary.
Even though she was young, only 23 years old, and had limited work experience, with just one year as an intern secretary, Ellie was a young professional who knew how to enhance her competitiveness in the workplace.
Ellie dutifully carried out her secretarial duties, and she and Russell had just finished playing a game of Flight Chess.
Although Ellie was just an ordinary person and lacked any extraordinary abilities, this was no issue for Russell.
Previously, he had been curious about how Clark, as Superman, managed to get along so well with Lois, who was just an ordinary person.
This question had baffled him for a long time, but after becoming a The Marvelous Superman himself, he finally understood the answer: it was all about the aura!
Yes, the aura!
And what kind of aura, you might ask? Well, it's just the aura!
If you really had to explain, it was like how Russell and Clark could maintain their hairstyles even during supersonic flight.
After playing Flight Chess with Ellie, Russell didn't immediately send her away from the office. Instead, he suggested that she freshen up in the adjacent bedroom.
Of course, it wasn't just Ellie who needed to freshen up; Russell also did.
He didn't want to return to his apartment with the scent of another woman's perfume and lipstick stains on him. If Diana found out that he had neglected his post-encounter cleanup duties, she would likely come after him with her sword.
After a refreshing bath together in the specially designed bathroom, Russell emerged from the shower feeling satisfied.
Then, he opened the wardrobe and changed into fresh clothes.
As for Ellie, she had already considered these matters before she left the office. Except for not wearing black stockings, her appearance when she left the office was the same as when she had arrived.
However, as Ellie was about to leave the office, Russell suddenly said, "Let's try a different hairstyle for work tomorrow. How about double ponytails?"
Upon hearing his words, Ellie stopped in her tracks, turned around, and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Ellie's current hairstyle was a golden wavy one, and she had invested a considerable amount of money in maintaining its even shine and remarkable softness.
While it was just a simple golden wavy hairstyle, it was the most suitable choice for Ellie, maximizing her own charm according to her actual situation.
Hearing Russell's suggestion of double ponytails, she didn't quite understand why he would make such a request. However, since it was coming from Russell, she wouldn't refuse.
"All right, sir!"
Ellie replied softly.
With that, she left the office, displaying a slightly unusual posture.
Once Ellie had left, Russell turned to the ever-present No. 3 and said, "Replace the sofa in the guest area with one from the factory's robots. Don't hire external workers."
"Yes, sir!" No. 3 replied immediately.
Although No. 3 was not human, it knew that Russell wanted to replace the expensive leather sofa that had been tainted with certain fluids and blood. Such a sofa was no longer suitable to remain in the office.
After giving the order to No. 3, Russell sat down at his desk, reminiscing about the game of Flight Chess he had just played with Ellie.
Although Ellie appeared to lack experience, it was clear that she understood how to maximize her own value. The blood on the sofa was a good example of that.
While Russell didn't particularly appreciate Ellie's approach of trading her services for material benefits, he had no complaints about her first attempt.
Ultimately, it was just a matter of spending a bit more money, and he wasn't concerned about Ellie being materialistic. With his current assets, he could support not just one, but an entire team of people like her.
As for the phrase "one should be worth their salt," he didn't believe that Ellie was driven by vanity.
Women like her were well within his means, even if he had to support an entire brigade of them.
After Ellie left, Russell played the game of "Assansin's Creed" on his office desk to pass the time.
Then, he flew to the headquarters of the Justice League.
He planned to have lunch directly at the Justice League's cafeteria and digest the newly acquired knowledge of magic in the afternoon.
It didn't take long for him to fly from the Octopus Monster headquarters in Manhattan to the suburban headquarters of the Justice League.
Just like before, the current Justice League headquarters was very quiet.
Except for the White Zetsu occasionally patrolling inside the headquarters by possessing animals, the only ones present were Hulk and Peter.
Although Peter had been practicing and adapting at the Justice League headquarters for several days, he was still living there.
He had taken half a month off from school.
Normally, Peter wouldn't be able to take such a long leave.
Not to mention the school's side, just explaining to Aunt May would be difficult.
However, with Russell's help, everything was not a problem.
Knowing that Russell wanted to "personally" teach Peter, his beautiful aunt May didn't hesitate and readily agreed.
After flying over the Justice League headquarters, Russell saw Peter and Hulk practicing together on the training ground, sparring with each other.
Peter was wearing the red and blue Spider-Man suit, skillfully using his web-shooters, and engaging in a back-and-forth battle with Hulk.
Although Peter's physical strength couldn't compare to Hulk's, he had clearly found a fighting style that suited him, using his extraordinary agility and dexterity to easily dodge Hulk's large and heavy punches.
Looking at Peter's performance now, it was hard to believe that he had only gained superpowers a few days ago.
He appeared to be an outstanding warrior who had awakened superpowers many years ago.
Although Peter was doing well, Hulk's performance was equally impressive.
While Hulk wasn't as agile as Peter, his massive and unstoppable body allowed him to disregard most of Peter's attacks.
Whether it was Peter's punches and kicks or the various forms of webbing he shot out with his web-shooters, they couldn't inflict serious damage on Hulk.
Peter and Hulk, as they were now, one was full of agility and evasiveness, while the other was full of physical strength and defense.
Although their fighting styles were completely different, their current battle was no ordinary confrontation.
After observing Peter and Hulk's sparring for a while while floating in the air, Russell landed on the training ground, temporarily interrupting their match.
Seeing his figure, Peter and Hulk chose to stop immediately.
"You did well. Now it's my turn to play!" Russell said with a smile.
As soon as he said this, Hulk shook his head decisively and said in a deep voice, "Hulk doesn't want to fight you. Hulk is not your opponent!"
Hulk firmly refused, while Peter became eager to try.
Although Peter was wearing a mask now, and Russell didn't have the ability to see through it, just by looking at the sudden enlargement of the white "eyes" on the mask, he could guess what Peter was thinking.
"Sir, I want to fight you!" Peter said seriously.
