"It seems you really know magic... What did you bring me here for?"
Natasha examined the place where Ye Li teleported her. Looking out the window at the bustling streets, this seemed to be just an ordinary office. "This doesn't look like a place for learning magic."
"I once told someone that getting stronger doesn't necessarily require magic."
Ye Li took out two files and a talisman, placing them on the table in front of her. "I have a method that's more suitable for you, faster and more efficient."
After experiencing the dream last time, Natasha had already become one of his people to some extent. It was a subconscious influence... something she hadn't even fully realized.
That's why he didn't mind helping this female agent become stronger.
The talisman was an enhanced version of the Monkey Talisman, capable of granting animal totem empowerment.
The two files contained information on two different enhancements: Super Soldier Serum and becoming a Spider Totem Bearer...
Ye Li watched Natasha hesitate between the three choices and suggested, "I recommend you choose the talisman."
Both the Super Soldier Serum enhancement and becoming a Spider Totem Bearer carried a small risk of mutation.
— The Super Soldier Serum might be incompatible with other enhancements. For example, Emil Blonsky first injected the Super Soldier Serum and then underwent the Hulk blood transformation, which caused him to mutate into Abomination.
And Natasha's body had already undergone modifications to slow aging. Injecting the Super Soldier Serum again might be risky.
— As for becoming a Spider Totem Bearer, that wasn't necessarily stable either. In some parallel universes, Spider-Men had mutated into six-armed spider monsters...
Ye Li hadn't tried creating Spider Totem beings before either. He wasn't confident in doing it perfectly.
— Only the Monkey Talisman, as a system-generated item, had no such risks.
The only side effect was that the person granted power would recognize Ye Li as their master...
Nothing could be done about that—it was a passive ability...
Ye Li wasn't interested in crudely enslaving beautiful women either. For example, with Felicia, he often forgot that he could even control her.
…..
"I..."
After hearing his suggestion, Natasha struggled internally...
She naturally didn't want to be controlled by anyone.
But...
The vivid dream she had experienced flashed through her mind, making her instinctively feel that Ye Li wouldn't harm her, even if...
After hesitating for a while...
Her fair hand lingered over the talisman for a long time before slowly picking up the Spider Totem Bearer file...
"I choose this..."
"Great."
Seeing Natasha make her choice, Ye Li readily agreed. At the very least, he could experiment with his World Weaver divine power. The chances of failure were small—unless Natasha was particularly unlucky...
"Then let's begin."
"What should I do...?"
"Nothing. It'll be over in a blink~"
Ye Li activated Weaving Magic, stretching out his hand in front of Natasha—
Golden spider silk, shimmering with divine light, extended from various points on his palm, forming a delicate golden web.
At the center of the web was a small, exquisite silk cocoon, seemingly incubating something...
Crack...
Soon, a faint cracking sound was heard.
A small Black Widow Spider emerged from the golden cocoon, its eight slender legs stepping out as it curiously observed its surroundings.
"Come."
Ye Li spoke to Natasha. "Reach out your hand and let it bite you."
Natasha: ??
She looked at the terrifying little spider, black with a red mark, and hesitated. "You do realize... Black Widows are one of the most venomous spiders, right...?"
Ye Li was speechless. "This is a magic spider. Why are you still worried about poison? Do you want me to switch it to a white-fronted jumping spider?"
"Uh... no... no need..."
Natasha looked a little embarrassed but obediently extended her wrist toward the spider.
Tack, tack, tack...
The small spider lightly crawled onto her wrist, decisively took a bite, and then quickly retreated back into the cocoon—
— Mission accomplished.
Ye Li clenched his fist, and both the spider web and silk cocoon vanished.
"That's it?"
Natasha only felt a slight pain on her wrist...
Ye Li pulled over an office chair, sat down, and said,
"Try to feel it… carefully. Do you sense any improvement in your physical abilities?"
"I... I'll try..."
Natasha stepped forward and reached out toward Ye Li—
"Hey, what are you doing? Betraying your benefactor?"
Ye Li gently pushed off the ground with his foot, causing the chair to slide away, creating distance between them.
"Hmph~"
A smirk appeared at the corner of the beauty's lips as she suddenly accelerated and caught up.
Ye Li shifted slightly to the right, spun his chair, and dodged her again.
Teng~
Natasha sidestepped, pushed off the wall with her foot, and used the corner for leverage to flip over gracefully in front of him.
Whoosh——!
Thud, thud, thud...
In the spacious office, the two started an agile chase, dodging and weaving around, their movements becoming so fast they were almost invisible to the naked eye.
Finally.
Ye Li slid his chair back to the desk and stopped, ending the playful exchange. "Not bad. Seems like you're an agility type."
But Natasha took the opportunity to pounce on him, leaning in close with her husky, seductive voice—
"Got you~"
"Don't be naughty."
Ye Li remained unfazed as he casually pinched her—
Natasha: "Ei....."