Marvel Magic Event Book

Salomon found an excuse to go see Stark's situation. Although he knew that Stark would definitely be able to overcome this difficulty, the mystic didn't mind joining in the fun in his rare free time.As for the excuse, it's a bit simple. His most recent sculpture is of Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture, grain and harvest.He planned to give this small plaster statue depicting the search for Persephone to Miss Pepper Potts, because the statue was based on Miss Potts' mother, and he believed that Miss Potts had received it. You will be very happy after receiving this gift. [Blythe Danner, the actor who plays Demeter in American Gods, is the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow, the actor of Pepper Potts]

It is better to give this statue to the right person than to be judged by a group of painters who are not even very proficient in painting. Salomon has always believed that rich people buy art just for bragging rights. In fact, these people's Art appreciation is basically zero.He had seen a painting purchased by Stark. There was only a simple line on the painting. Salomon could not think of what was good about that painting. It was incompatible with his aesthetic sense.He gave the statue to Miss Potts as a compensation gift for Salomon's missed Christmas, and he gave a gift to everyone he knew.

What he gave to Athena was a gold goblet inlaid with gems, and he gave gem necklaces to Bayonetta and Joan of Arc.What he gave to Casilios was a French cookbook, and to Modou a bottle of 2000 vintage wine from the monastery (very sour, which is not so much a gift as a prank), and Dai from far away in Europe. West and Jane Fawcett also received an Alchemy skincare product from him (delivered from Phoenix), and Daisy couldn't be happier with the gift ("This is magic!" she enthuses).His gift to the Sorcerer Supreme was a large bag of sweets from all over the world, and even Dormammu had a gift - a white rat he secretly captured from the biology laboratory at Eton College.He seems to be trying to bring everyone back to Christmas with these gifts.

Salomon slowly took the statue to the top floor of Stark Tower and took the elevator down. He found Agent Maria Hill staying in the living room outside the office of the president of Stark Group, looking cold. She put the dropped coffee aside without taking a sip.Agent Hill was very surprised by Salomon's appearance. She had no idea that Salomon would be here today.

"What do you want to do?" she asked warily.In S.H.I.E.L.D., apart from Nick Fury, Agent Hill knows Salomon best. Nick Fury opened up some information to her (not voluntarily disclosed), and she also learned about Salomon's involvement. All actions.Therefore, when Salomon appeared, Agent Hill was very nervous. She thought there was another magical disaster here - this was the reason every time the mystic appeared, and she thought this time was no exception.

"A gift." The mystic mage shook the small plaster statue wrapped in his hand, but Agent Hill stared at the high school student who was slightly taller than her with suspicion.Nothing related to Salomon is extremely dangerous. This sentence was repeatedly told by Nick Fury, which also made this cold and tough female agent be wary of Salomon to the highest level.

"what is this?"

"A little statue."

"Is that all?" Her tone unconsciously moved closer to interrogation.

"Of course." Salomon raised his eyebrows and said calmly, "What about you? Don't Fury intend to take care of this matter?"

"SHIELD has its own plan." Agent Hill glanced at the mystic mage's expression, as if he wanted to find out how much the man in front of him knew. "Is this what you're after, Salomon?" she asked. "You should know that this matter does not fall under your jurisdiction."

"Stark refused protection, didn't he?" Salomon did not answer the question, but said to himself, "I can directly infer the excuse of that guy Stark, he always thinks that he can accomplish everything. , all the responsibilities are his. It’s hard to say whether this is arrogance or confidence. Although he does have the ability to solve problems, he is only a mortal."

Agent Hill stared straight ahead, motionless, as if he didn't hear what the mystic mage said.She and Pepper Potts still had many things to talk about, and Killian was still in the office. She couldn't leave now. She at least wanted to make sure that Miss Potts was safe.While waiting for the conversation between Killian and Miss Potts to end, Agent Hill was almost bored to death by Salomon's thoughts, because the mystic always said some difficult things to her, which made her She thought wizards were crazy.

However, just as she was trying to interrupt Salomon's nonsense, she caught a glimpse of another woman entering the office out of the corner of her eye.

Maya Hansen, a botanist who came into contact with Tony Stark in 1999 and now works for Killian.Agent Hill silently recited the woman's information in his mind, secretly inferring the woman's intention to come to Pepper Potts, in order to distract himself from the Mystic Mage's nonsense.

However, not long after, a dull explosion suddenly came, the door of the office was opened by the shock wave, and the glass wall of the living room was smashed to pieces.Agent Hill subconsciously fell to the ground, but she did not wait for the expected glass shards falling from the sky.She stood up immediately and found that the glass fragments were lying neatly on the ground, as if there was an invisible wall blocking their way.Agent Hill nodded at Salomon, then picked up the pistol on his waist and rushed into the office stepping on broken glass.

Everything in the office was ravaged by the explosion. Both the ceiling and the walls became charred and damaged under the impact of the explosion. Sparks continued to emit from the wires in the wall, the lamps fell to the ground, and the solid wood desks It had been torn apart, and the fragments were burning. Something that could not be distinguished from dust or smoke filled the entire office. It was not until Salomon waved his hand that a whirlwind swept the smoke out of the window.Agent Hill found no one who should have been in the office, whether it was Miss Potts or Killian, or even Maya Hansen and Killian's bodyguard who came in later, were missing at this time.

Agent Hill frowned.Killian must be well aware of the safety of the Extremis virus. It is very likely that Maya Hansen, who entered later, detonated the Extremis virus.This possibility is very high. After all, Maya Hansen is the real developer of the Extremis virus. No one knows the Extremis virus better than her.

Why did she do this?Did something happen here that made her want to kill Miss Potts or Killian at all costs?Is Miss Potts still alive?Before the panicked Stark employees arrived, Agent Hill examined the scene for traces and determined the starting point of the explosion.She turned back and said to Salomon who followed her in, "Do you have any way to determine the status of Pepper Potts?"

"Still alive." Salomon said, "One hundred percent sure. You should consider what Killian's purpose is. He is a man who cherishes his life and cannot commit suicide." He thought Maya Hansen should have exposed Killian here. The relationship with the terrorists who hijacked the TV signal a while ago made Killian so angry that he did this in desperation.But he had no intention of revealing the information - SHIELD would be able to find out sooner or later anyway, and it didn't matter whether he told it or not. If he did tell it, it wouldn't be easy to explain the source of the information.

"You know it all?"

"Most of it." The mystic opened the gift and placed the statuette where it could barely support it. "It looks like my gift can't be delivered," he said. "The rest is your business, Agent Maria Hill."

Agent Hill took a deep breath, as if he hadn't heard Salomon's sarcasm. "I will," she said with a determined expression, "I will find out about this."

"I wish you good luck," the Mystic said, "but first, you have to inform Stark about the missing news about his girlfriend. Maybe that will allow him to accept help from SHIELD."