Chapter 178: Quake - Daisy!

"Ah!"

A high-decibel scream shook the earth, shocked the heavens, and astonished everyone inside St. John's Church School's girls' dormitory! Before this sonic attack was unleashed, our protagonist, Clark, chose to beat a hasty retreat, disappearing from Daisy's sight at a speed that surpassed the limit of human visual perception along with his portal.

This incident, understandably, caused quite a stir, turning what seemed like a reasonable situation into an unreasonable one.

But the girl's looks, her figure, especially the slight tremble when she turned her head quickly... truly worthy of the name Quake...

Damn, what am I even thinking about!

One should not see, hear, or think of impropriety... a moment of pleasure...

After returning home through his portal, Clark sat on his couch, his mood unsettled for a long time.

Shaking his head, he asked Qingfeng to turn on the morning news, attempting to distract himself and purify his now sullied heart.

This method proved quite effective.

The news featured his heroic deeds from the previous night, fighting terrorists and unmanned combat drones alongside Captain America and Yi Long.

However, the spotlight of this battle, Tony, seemed less important since the reporters failed to capture any particularly cool footage of him.

In other words, the limelight that should have belonged to Tony was completely stolen by Clark and the other two.

Even knowing this, Tony couldn't complain but instead had to thank them for their intervention, preventing the conspiracy aimed at him from harming innocent civilians.

Thinking about Tony's current mood made Clark chuckle.

Then came the interviews with Captain America and Yi Long after the event. They strictly followed Clark's instructions, using this rare opportunity to deliver passionate speeches, emphasizing brotherhood while also adopting foreign names in each other's languages.

Yi Long's English name became Bruce Yi, while Captain America's Chinese name was Shi Aiguo.

After showcasing their brotherhood, Captain America smoothly transitioned to promoting his upcoming movie, following Clark's script: "At the beginning of next month, starring me..."

After watching the news for a while, the inappropriate images in Clark's mind were indeed diluted, and he then called Sharon to ask her to bring the student named Daisy from St. John's Church School.

"I have some things I want to discuss with this young hacker."

Clark requested one person, but Sharon returned with two, including Daisy and an old acquaintance, Agent Phil Coulson.

Seeing this good-natured agent, Clark got straight to the point: "Captain America has gone to the company."

"I'm not here for Captain America today," Coulson maintained his polite smile and said, "Daisy is actually a good kid. Although I don't know what she did to offend you, I hope you can be generous and not hold it against her."

"Generous?" Clark scoffed, "I hate those who, without knowing the situation, insist you must be generous. You should stay away from such people; a lightning strike on them might even affect you."

Coulson: ???

Coulson received +999 impression points from Clark!

I was just speaking up for Daisy, did that make you so angry?

After a moment's hesitation, Coulson bravely asked, "May I know what mistake Daisy made?"

Clark: "Actually, it's not a big deal."

Coulson received +999 impression points!

So you were just teasing me!

Seeing her defender being bullied by Clark, Daisy stepped forward and pointed directly at Clark's nose, warning, "This is none of your business, but I warn you, if you don't intend to let this go, I can accuse you of sexual harassment!"

As Daisy finished speaking, Sharon and Coulson's gazes sharpened, focusing on Clark.

Daisy was classified as an 084 by S.H.I.E.L.D., a term for an unidentified object, closely monitored by S.H.I.E.L.D. since her birth.

To protect her, S.H.I.E.L.D. even sacrificed many excellent agents, and Coulson had always been one of the agents responsible for protecting and monitoring Daisy, almost like watching her grow up in secret.

Therefore, Coulson had a special kind of affection for Daisy, somewhat akin to a father-daughter relationship, yet not entirely the same.

Sharon, too, was somewhat angry, though she didn't know or ponder the exact reason.

Unexpectedly, Daisy directly mentioned the awkward incident in front of so many people, catching Clark, who intended to take a strong stance, off guard: "The United States is a country governed by law; you need evidence to accuse me."

Daisy's initially smug expression froze upon hearing this.

Where would she find evidence for her claims?

"This is complicated," said Sharon, decisively siding with justice this time, "Maybe I should call Deputy Director Hill to handle this case; she has more experience."

Sharon, you've changed!

Hearing Hill's name, Clark felt a headache coming on.

He glared at Sharon: "You've lost your bonus for this month."

"No problem," Sharon replied fearlessly, "I will explain the situation to Miss White and voluntarily give up my bonus."

Clark felt that if the system could collect his own impression points, his would be higher than Tony's by now!

This girl had thoroughly caught his weak spot today.

Shaking his head, Clark waved his hand: "Daisy invaded my computer twice to steal data, which I don't mind settling privately. However, I want to talk to her alone."

"As we'll be leaving then, my boss, but don't bully the young lady," said Sharon, finally revealing a victor's smile as she and Coulson left the living room.

After ensuring they were out of earshot, Sharon smirked at Coulson, "Remember, you owe me a favor."

"No problem," Coulson responded cheerfully.

Once alone, Clark cut to the chase: "You've invaded my computer twice but didn't leak my manuscripts. My appearance this morning was quite rude, so let's consider us even. I called you here today for another matter."

Daisy, curious about Clark's sudden amicability, asked, "What's the matter?"

"I've noticed your talent and skills in computing and would like to invite you to join my research team."

Daisy, now sitting with her arms crossed, seemed not very concerned about the morning's incident. Upon hearing Clark's invitation, she didn't immediately respond but calmly said, "That depends on your sincerity. You should know, with my skills, finding a job that supports me isn't hard."

"Don't compare those programmer jobs paying a few thousand a month to my research team." Clark paused, then ordered, "Qingfeng, bring up the Pym Labs personnel files."

"Right away, sir."

As Qingfeng promptly replied, some information about Pym Labs was projected.

Clark remotely controlled the projection, introducing the scale of Pym Labs to Daisy: "Hank Pym, a top physicist and a pioneer in quantum mechanics, his achievements in this field are unparalleled."

"Bruce Banner, a super genius with seven PhDs, especially skilled in gamma radiation. You've probably seen reports about the Hulk on TV? That's him!"

"Dr. Helen Cho, a top expert in nanotechnology, her research is in the final stages, ready to apply nanomedicine for treatment."

"Dr. Connolly..."

As Clark listed the research personnel of Pym Labs, Daisy's mouth was agape in surprise, as if... cough cough, she could fit an egg in it.

"I didn't expect Nirvana Group, known for its entertainment and media, to have such a powerful research team."

"Entertainment and media are for making money, while the research team is still burning money," Clark said bluntly. "My team currently lacks a genius in computing."

Looking at Daisy's delicate face, Clark excitedly said, "If you join, I can offer you the treatment of a top scientist, even providing you with a supercomputer for your exclusive use."

"About education, I can arrange the best schools for you, so you don't have to sing hymns in a church school every day."

"Even more, I can use my resources to help you uncover your origins."

With each of Clark's statements, Daisy's eyes brightened, and by the end, she directly asked, "What would my job be?"

Was that a yes?

A satisfied smile finally appeared on Clark's face.

"It depends on what you want to research. I'm very lenient with my scientists." He paused, then added, "But first, you need to help me further improve my AI, make it stronger, and swear in your parents' names that you won't leave any backdoors."

Tony, let's see you mock me for not having a computer expert now. I've found someone even more incredible than you, to annoy you to death!

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