Salomon's birthday is usually synonymous with family gatherings, and the members who attend haven't changed much over the years. The Guardians of the Hong Kong Temple and Master Hamil's family are regular visitors. When Europeans and Americans celebrate Christmas, they will come to attend Salomon's birthday and make up for Christmas by the way.
Aunt Wu Guiyue, the guardian of the Hong Kong Temple, whom Salomon calls her aunt, will bring her own soup. Alice, who has long black hair, will also come with her father.
There is no roast turkey at such a holiday feast, and no one eats roast turkey. Unless there is stuffing in the skin, the turkey will not come out of the oven so mushy. And Wu Guiyue's husband, the ordinary Hong Kong policeman, happened to have a knack for making roast turkey. The combination of Chinese-style stuffing made roast turkey popular.
Like many holidays, this one requires advance preparation. Salomon had just finished class and returned to the Eternal City after greeting his adoptive mother in an expensive custom-made suit. He personally slaughtered the turkeys raised by the druids, rolled up his sleeves and carefully plucked the chicken feathers in front of a basin of boiling water. After doing this, he went to the bank to exchange some RMB, then led the sheep through the portal and went to find Tibetan herdsmen to help slaughter the sheep.
There was no need to identify himself. Salomon, who was recognized as a "little foreign monk with long hair in the Buddhist temple on the mountain", had a very good relationship with the herdsmen, and he was also accepted as a "monk who rode a motorcycle to come to kill sheep." The herdsmen warmly entertained them. This treat refers to butter tea and local hand-caught mutton.
Salomon smiled and drank the butter tea, not caring whether his stomach could tolerate it.
Because this is not who he is.
He himself is not that leisurely, and those who carry out these activities are the alchemy simulacra he made for himself. The raw material is the snow in Kama Taj. The mystic apprentice sweeps it from the square to the door in the early morning, and then moves it to his laboratory - the snow in the Himalayas is much cleaner than the snow in London. This is real. And I went on a business trip to see the world with Stephanie Malik.
Classification in the United States is very serious. Even if a person with sufficient influence in the political arena loses his position, he can join various official and unofficial organizations and continue to receive taxpayers' money. There are many such organizations. For example, Sir Arnold Abbinson, the honorary president of Oxford University where Salomon is located, still holds many positions after retirement, such as chairman of a bank, senior executive of IBM and BP, and the Royal Opera House. President of the Foundation and Honorary Chancellor of Oxford University, countless students hoping to enter Whitehall hope to have dinner with President Arnold.
Especially as the living environment for British civil servants becomes even worse, young people who want to become cabinet secretaries need the wisdom from their predecessors even more. As long as you are recognized by the honorary principal, rising to prominence is not a dream but a reality.
Although the political ecology of the United States is very different from that of the United Kingdom, especially the civil service system, this does not prevent Stephanie from taking Salomon to attend various political banquets. In this regard, Stephanie is the teacher.
"Excuse me, I must show my due magnanimity. In addition, I personally suggest that you temper your charm a little." Stephanie picked through Salomon's wardrobe and found the outfit suitable for the occasion. This was not because Salomon's clothes were too cheap, but because they were too expensive.
This is just a dinner party. Wearing a high-end custom-made tuxedo or a three-piece suit will only make people think that this person is too serious, or that he is a playboy who is new to the social world. Double-breasted suits were also inappropriate. Salomon only had English suits in his wardrobe, which were very different from American sack suits that were cut too loosely.
Most of these suits were chosen by the witches and Athena. Salomon couldn't stand the frequent in and out of the portal, so while the witches and Laura were visiting the manor, he took Stephanie to the wardrobe and let her choose.
This was not the outcome Stephanie wanted. She still picked out a pile of clothes that were most suitable for political social occasions and could flatter her figure. She also spent her own money to find a Patek Philippe watch as compensation for the price of the suit. This kind of invisibility that sets off wealth is a required course for Stephanie, and she is even more proficient in this aspect than Salomon.
At the same time, she very forcefully asked Salomon to follow her to the beauty salon. Although Salomon's long, thick, curly black hair matched his face, it made him look like a libertine wearing a baggy white shirt. Looking good and being respected are two different things, so Stephanie hired a stylist to style Salomon's hair.
And she also needs a well-fitting business attire because she is attending the banquet as her father's representative.
"Didn't you ask me here just so I could be your secretary?" Stephanie said proudly, "I have the right to speak in this regard, don't I?"
"Yes, ma'am." Salomon smiled gently. He was very pleased with the speed of Stephanie's change of mind. "I have a good idea." He said softly, with a slight accent to show that he was not speaking American but English. "Let's set the first hunt on that planet. .As the price for a lie that has lasted for thousands of years, I think you are qualified to personally hunt the gods of the past Hydra. This is my reward for you, Stephanie."
She heard the subtext of the mystic. This is the first time Salomon has mentioned her transformation plan again after a month. The youth and beauty she wants are within easy reach, as well as superhuman strength, just like those women wearing power armor.
"I think my father will soon understand what kind of person you are." After nearly two months of sorting out, Stephanie had a general idea of the ongoing projects in the Eternal City. Although she didn't say a word to the Wakandans, she found key information from the documents and reports submitted.
She even knew that there was a very powerful artificial intelligence in the Eternal City. This artificial intelligence was the most powerful hacker in the world and could be used to monitor cameras around the world and steal secrets from many tightly secured companies.
Moreover, there is also a top-secret laboratory in the Eternal City, which has the most powerful magical protection. There are terrifying monsters lurking in every shadow - she saw a mouse being swallowed by the cold shadow, and then there was a rumor from there. There was a frightening sound of intensive chewing, which frightened Stephanie who was trying to spy on the information and turned her head and ran away.
Especially when she was investigating her new boss, she discovered some extremely unreasonable things. Taking educational experience as an example, she couldn't even find any flaws in Salomon's transcript, as if this man was born with wisdom. Another example is artistic taste. She discovered that Salomon was proficient in sculpture and painting. He knew almost all the painters and their works that he had never heard of in Europe, and he could also personally copy the paintings of painters he had never heard of.
He seemed to have lived for many years, and those things seemed to be happening before his eyes.
What surprised her even more was a construction plan for a Mars foundry and a superhuman transformation plan. Although it was just a briefing and plan, Stephanie found some clues. She believes that after the birth of super humans who are comparable to gods, Salomon's path forward will no longer be hindered. All the Malik family has to do is invest, whether it is money or personnel, to increase its weight.
Although she has not told her father about these things, she believes that her father will make a wise judgment. Just like when he turned his back on the false gods and used a small, notched white pebble to keep himself alive.
The Malik family will follow the true God and share the power of the eternal true God.
Stephanie put her hand on Salomon's shoulder and smiled as she looked in the mirror. She reveled in the sensuality of a well-fitting suit and wit.
"It's a good fit," she said with a smile, "You're going to shine."
