"Alright, Cecil."
"I must say, your sincerity has moved me."
"Now tell me, what major event could possibly make a busy man like you trespass into my home at six in the morning, risking discovery and a swift smack-down from my invincible parents, just to drag me into that blasted Global Guardians?!"
Eden sat back down in his seat and looked at Cecil, asking.
"Heh heh."
"Firstly, your great parents wouldn't smack me down! Your father is the best person I've ever met in my life…"
"So good that sometimes I feel he's not human, but a god walking among men. Or perhaps beneath that saintly exterior lies a deeper darkness, which is why I don't trust him."
"As for your mother?! From the day she landed on Earth, I knew she was deceiving me, and I've never trusted her."
Cecil heard this, looked at Eden, and slandered inwardly: "Secondly, I think it wasn't my sincerity that moved you, but the money, right?!"
"Cough cough."
Of course, Cecil only dared to grumble these words in his heart. He looked at Eden and said sincerely, "In fact, in about a week, the government will launch a manned spacecraft, the first to represent Earth civilization on a trip to Mars for a half-month exploration. We need a top-tier hero to accompany them, to protect the Astronauts' safety, and to ensure the exploration is completed smoothly."
"Can't go, goodbye."
Eden shook his head and stood up from his seat.
"Ten million dollars."
Cecil started to raise the stakes.
"It's not about the money."
Eden, who had originally intended to leave, stopped when he heard Cecil double the mission pay. He had to admit that Eden liked communicating with smart people.
"You probably don't understand, I mean ten million a day."
"As for your great parents?! I think you can rest assured, we will do everything we can to help you hide it."
After Cecil spoke eloquently, he added, "Perhaps your parents will 'unexpectedly' win the lottery again."
"Clap."
Eden heard this, pulled out his chair again, and sat back down. He looked at Cecil with a serious expression and said, "Since you are so sincere, I won't hide anything. It's not that I don't want to complete this mission, but in a month, to be precise, twenty-nine days from now, Earth will be in big trouble. Faced with the impending trouble, I must continuously train to improve myself."
"How much trouble?"
Cecil's heart tightened. He couldn't comprehend what kind of event would be called "big trouble" by a born warrior who perfectly inherited all the abilities of the two most powerful superheroes on Earth?!
It couldn't be the destruction of Earth, could it?
"The second strongest warrior in the universe is coming to Earth to challenge me to a duel."
Eden said concisely.
"Are you kidding me?"
Cecil was stunned.
"Do you think I'm joking?"
Eden sighed, saying gloomily.
"The second strongest warrior in the universe? How strong can he be?!"
"How does he compare to your great parents?"
Cecil swallowed. As an Earthling, he couldn't grasp the true meaning of
"second strongest in the universe." The strongest warriors he had ever seen in his life were Eden's alien parents.
"Hard to compare."
"I've never seen Father go all out."
"But according to my estimation, that guy is most likely stronger than my mother, Nolan."
Eden shook his head. He wasn't sure how strong his father, Clark Kent, was now? He had also never seen his father go all out.
As for his mother, Nolan? If Nolan's strength was on par with Omni-Man Nolan's combat power, then she was clearly no match for Berserker Beast.
"How much stronger?!"
"If I gather the Global Guardians, Nolan, and Clark to ambush him beforehand, do we have a chance?"
Cecil asked nervously.
"Don't let the Guardians go to their deaths."
"If that guy gets serious, the invincible Omni-Man wouldn't last a single round against him."
Eden shook his head.
Of course, the Omni-Man Eden referred to was Nolan.
"Damn it."
"Is there no way to stop him from landing on Earth?"
Cecil furrowed his brows, his forehead wrinkling like waves. Even with a thousand schemes, if the enemy's combat power exceeded the sum of all Earth's defenses, then what was the point of fighting?
In the face of absolute power, all calculations are futile.
Just like the power of the Earth Defense Agency against the invincible Nolan and Clark.
And just like the sum of all Earth's power now, facing Berserker Beast, the universe's king of one-on-one combat.
"Eh?"
Cecil's words indeed gave Eden great inspiration. He immediately asked inwardly, "System, is there a way to prevent Berserker Beast from landing on Earth?"
"Yes, Master, there is."
"As long as the conflict between Titan and Mechanical Head is properly resolved…"
The System quickly gave Eden the answer.
"Berserker Beast won't descend then?"
Eden interjected mentally.
"Berserker Beast will delay its descent to Earth by half a month."
"Berserker Beast's target is the Viltrumite stationed on this planet, so he will come no matter what."
The System replied.
"Alright."
"So Berserker Beast was attracted by Mom."
Eden calculated the time. From his departure to Mars in a week to his return to Earth, approximately twenty-one days would pass.
If he calculated it this way, there would still be about eight days of buffer time before Berserker Beast's arrival.
Within these eight days, he would resolve the conflict between Titan and Mechanical Head.
Thereby delaying Berserker Beast's arrival by half a month.
"I'll handle it."
After pondering for a while, Eden looked at Cecil and said seriously.
"Handle what?"
Cecil's mind was a bit muddled; he admitted he couldn't quite keep up with Eden's pace.
"The Mars situation."
"The Global Guardians matter."
"The Berserker Beast situation."
"Earth's affairs."
"The universe's affairs."
"Anything."
Eden lightly tapped the table with his finger and looked at Cecil, saying softly, "As for you? Just be a good assistant for me, Cecil."
"Your abilities are affirmed by everyone."
"You can definitely do a good job as an assistant."
Eden patted Cecil's shoulder and smiled.
Yes, Eden had also figured it out. Cooperating with the Global Defense Agency could indeed reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble.
At least Atom Eve and the Teen Team wouldn't bother him anymore, and the Global Defense Agency could also help him better conceal his identity.
However, there were many ways to cooperate with the Global Defense Agency.
One was to work for Cecil and the Global Guardians.
Another was to be like his father Clark and mother Nolan, as an unofficial member of the Global Guardians, with a cooperative but not close relationship with the Defense Agency.
As for Eden?
He chose neither of these methods.
Firstly, for Eden, working was out of the question, so the first cooperation method could be ruled out.
Secondly, for Eden, the second cooperation method didn't bring in money, so that could also be ruled out.
Therefore, Eden chose the third method of cooperation with the Global Defense Agency and the Guardians: having Cecil lead the entire Global Guardians to work for him.