Marvel: Killing Makes You Stronger

[Sponsored] Chapter 129: Emotional Ties

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This sumptuous meal made Wanda and Pietro extremely happy and content. Even when their parents were alive, their family belonged to the impoverished class, leading them to eat cheap foods like mashed potatoes. 

High-quality ingredients and meat were very rare. After the accident, the twins started wandering, often starving and unable to eat anything good. When they were captured and taken to the experimental base, the food improved slightly, but it was only passable and not delicious.

This meal was prepared by an Eastern European chef who had obtained a culinary certification. The ingredients and seasonings were specially ordered, and the resulting food was so delicious that the two little ones ate so much they nearly burst.

After lunch, Bi Xiao led the two children to the beach attached to the estate. Since it was a private beach, there was no one nearby, and in the distance, only a few yachts could be faintly seen. Walking on the soft sand, Bi Xiao led them to sit down at the chairs and table that had been prepared in advance. The maids, who followed behind, pushed a cart with a cooler to the front, placing some fruit platters, salads, and drinks.

The twins sat on either side, imitating Bi Xiao by leaning back in their chairs and feeling the sea breeze. It was then that the twins realized what it meant to live a slow-paced, wealthy life, giving them a small shock of the affluent lifestyle. The considerate maids took a few steps back and stood at a distance. The three fell silent until Bi Xiao spoke: "Doesn't it feel surreal?"

"A feeling of unreality?"

"Yeah~~" Pietro nodded, his eyes dreamy. It was too surreal. Who could have imagined that just a few hours ago, he was still confined in the base, worrying whether his sister would end up like the other test subjects, dying on the experiment table. Despair, anger, and unwillingness.

But then, Bi Xiao's appearance shattered everything, even destroying his worldview, letting him experience true despair, seeing the concept of hell, witnessing lifeforms, demons, and the undead that only existed in theories.

And then they returned to the real world, arriving at this luxurious mansion, enjoying the ultimate extravagant life of high society.

"This is the contrast, Wanda, Pietro. Look at what is in front of you; everything seems so peaceful. The rich sit here, while the poor can only struggle to survive. But behind this picture lies another unimaginable real world."

"Earth is not safe. Many powerful beings, whom you consider gods and demons, are eyeing this planet."

"They want to turn this place into their backyard, treating humans as food and slaves, much like how the upper class drives the poor. The real world is all about the distinction between the strong and the weak."

Bi Xiao softly revealed the most real side of this world to them.

In reality, whether it is human society or Earth, compared to other forces, it is all about the difference between the strong and the weak. The strong enslave the weak, dividing their living soil, resources, and even themselves as assets.

Reality is cruel, yet undeniable.

"So, do you want to change your fate?"

"I want to change my fate. I don't want to be weak. I want to become strong." Pietro, with a complex expression, said firmly after a moment of silence. Not only that, but he also wanted to protect Wanda, his only remaining family.

"I also want to become strong. I want revenge." Wanda nodded her little head. She hoped to become strong, take revenge, and protect Pietro, and also to help Bi Xiao, who saved her from the depths of despair.

Besides this, she had no other thoughts, hoping to quietly accompany Pietro and Bi Xiao, sitting on the beach, enjoying the peaceful moment.

"Very good. From today on, I will teach you some knowledge. Learning this knowledge will become your most loyal friend on the road to becoming strong."

Bi Xiao was not surprised.

Given the twins' experiences and personalities, plus his intentional act of taking them to hell, it deeply stimulated their fragile hearts.

It activated their sense of crisis. Under this sense of crisis, if anything could change and eliminate it, it would be to become stronger at any cost.

He could teach them to become strong, but he couldn't let them lose their motivation under his protection.

Motivation is the source of growth, and Bi Xiao's motivation is ambition.

He knew the true nature of this universe, understanding its vastness and various aspects. With his special advantage, he could transcend and become a god, even reaching the level of the five great creation gods (Abstract Entities?).

For Wanda and Pietro, their motivation is revenge and a sense of crisis.

Hatred is the best motivation, and so is the sense of crisis. When people feel threatened, they will do everything to eliminate it. Some may go mad, resorting to killing to eradicate it.

Others, like the twins, will become strong.

He wanted teammates who were strong, brave, and could help him, not a lazy Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch under his protection.

That would be a waste; investment requires returns.

Bi Xiao, like the Ancient One, was a realist.

Of course, in this process, he also needed to deeply cultivate and maintain emotions with the twins. In fact, he could completely make a contract with them, enforcing obedience, but Bi Xiao didn't like that.

Making contracts depends on the person. Wanda and Quicksilver, who were saved in their vulnerability, had natural advantages that should not be abandoned.

Cultivating and maintaining emotional ties is the best choice.

From a psychological perspective, and besides, Bi Xiao had some for Scarlet Witch. Giving her a complete family would secure her heart, making her willing to do anything for him.

The highest level of cunning.

Thoughts flashed by, and Wanda and Pietro couldn't imagine that the man beside them had already mastered them, nodding seriously with determined eyes.

They were determined to seize this opportunity.