American comics: Praising the sun, starting from Gotham!

The sky cleared up again.

everything is over.

A slightly amused voice rang out behind Marvel Shum.

Xiu En turned around and saw the Ancient One's spirit form, which had appeared in front of him at some point.

She looked to be in great spirits.

There was absolutely no feeling of weakness as if I had just died.

On the contrary, there is a sense of ease and comfort in having worked overtime for years, finally resigned successfully, and dumped all the mess on the new intern.

"I thought you really got into character."

"Your perfectly balanced white energy."

"Is this your final act of kindness towards me, an old woman nearing retirement?"

"No."

"That's a service we at Ximujie provide to our key strategic partners. It ensures that our investments won't suffer losses due to unexpected operational risks."

"invest?"

"certainly."

Xiu En shrugged confidently.

"Our company produced a plant and a dog, and I even personally helped you by having a friendly conversation with that noisy neighbor."

"Now your filming is finished. You've also successfully escaped the mandatory overtime contract."

"So, Master Ancient One."

What about our project profit sharing?

Gu Yi chuckled with pleasure at his self-righteous, even arrogant, expression.

She has lived for far too long.

People like Xiu En are so interesting.

Is your company still hiring?

Xiu En had prepared a whole host of negotiation tactics regarding compensation and profit sharing, but the other party immediately asked him if he was hiring.

As expected of the Supreme Master!

"Of course I'll hire them!"

Xiu En's eyes shone even brighter!

He cleared his throat.

"The Ancient One!"

"What are your plans for retirement?"

Gu Yi thought for a moment.

"Well, I'll probably find a quiet place, have some tea, read some books, or go on a spontaneous trip to those worlds that I once protected but never truly stopped in."

"marvelous!"

Xiu En clapped his hands!

"I hereby formally extend to you my sincerest invitation to re-employment after retirement!"

"Oh?"

"The job title we have assigned to you is..."

Xiu En paused, then read out the title he and Ivy had just discussed backstage in an extremely solemn tone.

"Chief Visiting Professor of Multiverse Philosophy and Applied Magic in the Ximu Realm! Also an honorary guest of the Chairman's Private Afternoon Tea Party!"

Gu Yi: "..."

Even she, upon hearing this title that was so imposing it could take one's breath away, could barely maintain her composure.

Let me tell you about the benefits and compensation.

Xiu En completely ignored the other person's expression and began to give a long and detailed introduction.

"First of all, working hours are completely flexible! You can choose to come to Ximu Realm to teach at any time. You can also choose never to come. We respect your creative freedom!"

"Secondly, the job is extremely easy! You only need to occasionally answer questions that are full of humanistic concern, such as why the souls in this dimension are salty, or how to plant that demon god so that it can grow faster."

"Most importantly..."

"We offer the most luxurious afternoon tea in the entire multiverse!"

With a wave of his hand, an image appeared in front of the Ancient One.

In the video, in the center of the flower field, Afu elegantly arranges plates of cookies. Zatana and Bruce sit nearby, talking about something.

"And you, as our honorary tea friend, will have the permanent right to enjoy all of this for free!"

Gu Yi looked at the picture, a place filled with sunshine, the fragrance of flowers, desserts, and a leisurely atmosphere.

Then I think back to the past, when I was either fighting to the death with all sorts of strange demons or working overtime day and night to prevent the timeline from collapsing.

Even drinking a cup of tea requires worrying about whether some blind dimensional intruder will come knocking on the door.

This is what life is all about!

"It does sound very..." .

The voice of the Ancient One carried a sincere longing.

"But I'm afraid I can't agree to that right away."

She looked up at the endless starry sky in the distance.

"Before starting the job."

Her eyes revealed the anticipation and freedom of a little girl for the unknown journey ahead.

"I want to go for a walk by myself first."

"Go see those landscapes that I could only glimpse from afar in the river of time. Go and be an ordinary tourist in those worlds that I fought so hard to protect."

"Go have some coffee in Paris. Go to a concert in Vienna. If I have the chance, I'll also go to your world and try Mr. Afu's cookies."

She reached out her hand to Xiu En.

"So, could you please give me a token that allows me to contact you at any time?"

"My dear new boss?"

Xiu En smiled.

He solemnly reached into his pocket and fumbled around for a while, seemingly making something.

Then, under the slightly confused gaze of the Ancient One, she pulled out a glittering gold coin.

The coin is made by compressing gold vapor.

The front features the emblem of a three-legged golden crow, while the back features a chibi-style smiling face of Xiu En himself.

"for you."

Shu En placed the Sun Coin in the Ancient One's palm.

The gold coin, upon contact with her soul, transformed into a golden stream of light that merged into the very essence of her soul, forming a golden sun mark on her wrist.

"This is my highest-level employee pass."

Xiu En introduced it in a very serious manner.

"With this, you can ignore any spatial or temporal barriers and return to the Ximu Realm at any time. You can also freely enter and exit anywhere except Ivy's bedroom and my cookie storage room."

He paused, a pained expression on his face. Even though the thing was just made, it didn't stop Xiu En from fooling Gu Yi.

"You need to understand, Master Gu Yi. This thing is extremely rare. Even our company's full-time employees need to accumulate 10,000 credit points to exchange for one."

"I'm making an exception and giving you this money in advance today."

Gu Yi looked at the golden mark on her wrist that contained a powerful life force.

Then he looked at the boss in front of him, who was earnestly trying to fool him by talking about employee benefits and a points system.

A childlike smile appeared in her wise eyes, which had seen through the long river of time.

She even went so far as to put on an expression of being flattered.

"Oh my god."

"This is absolutely terrifying."

She mimicked Xiu En's tone and spoke in a serious manner.

"I just wanted a cup of tea. I never expected to receive your company's highest-level black card. If your long-time employees found out, wouldn't they unite to impeach you, this nepotistic and incompetent boss?"

Xiu En couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"Don't worry! They wouldn't dare!"

"Because I'm the one who gives them their year-end bonuses!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

An agreement about the future, about cooperation, and about friendship has been reached.

"Well then, I should go."

Gu Yi laughed.

"There are still many wonderful worlds waiting for me to explore with my own feet."

Her soul began to become increasingly transparent.

It seems as if it could merge into the omnipresent light and wind at any moment.

Her figure has almost completely disappeared.

Only those smiling eyes remained, still watching Xiu En.

"Finally, I look forward to our afternoon tea party in the Dawnwood Realm. — Boss Xiu En"

As the last word fell.

The Ancient One's soul transformed into countless golden specks of light.

They drifted away into countless different unknown dimensions.

The era of the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, came to an end at this moment.

And the new story belonging to the traveler Ancient One has only just begun.

Xiu En stood for a moment, looking in the direction where the Ancient One had disappeared.

He looked down at Strange, preparing to pull the still-dazed guy out of his daze.

But then he seemed to remember something.

"never mind."

He pursed his lips.

"Let the people of Kamar-Taj handle it themselves. I don't want to see another resentful face."

He looked again at the temple further away.

Under Mordo's direction, the mess there is being cleaned up in an orderly manner.

As for the two employees who had just finished their internships...

He had already teleported the Black Gold Man-Eating Flower and Lucerne back to the Ximu Realm ahead of time.

"OK, all done."

I watched a great show, recruited a top talent, and even helped the company solve the pre-job training problem for two new employees.

A very fruitful harvest.

He smiled, and his figure gradually became transparent.

Ultimately, it transformed into a golden light and disappeared into the sky of the Marvel Universe, returning to its original form in the Ximu Realm.

Ximu Realm, General Command Center.

Xiu En's true form opened his eyes.

"Tsk."

"How is it?"

He turned his head and asked the sunflower next to him.

Was our first cross-industry employee placement project a great success?

"Um."

Sunflower's face also showed undisguised joy and satisfaction.

She pushed a newly generated project summary report in front of Xiu En.

[Project Title: Supreme Master - Retirement Assistance]

Project duration: 1 day

[Project Outcome: Complete Success]

[Employee Performance Evaluation]:

[Black Gold Carnivorous Flower: Demonstrated professionalism and creativity during stage setup. Its work, "Chinese Knot," achieved its strategic goal of being irreparable. It also incidentally resolved its own energy surplus and lunch issues along the way. Overall rating: S+.]

[Lucery: Demonstrated excellent efficiency and professionalism in the soul security aspect, clearing out all dimensional vultures and ensuring the Ancient One's safety. Overall rating: S+.]

[System BUG Feedback]:

[1. The "Friendship Injury" judgment module encounters a logical conflict when dealing with situations where good people attack other good people.]

[2. The merit calculation module presents a paradox when work is equated with doing good deeds.]

Version 3.3 will focus on fixing the above bugs. (Annotated by Ivy.)

"S+! Both of them are S+!"

Xiu En was very happy looking at the evaluation report that Sunflower had shown him.

"I knew it! How could the people I hired be bad!"

"So, here's the question."

He rubbed his hands together, a look of intense anticipation spreading across his face.

"Dear Xiaohua, what kind of reward do you think we should give to these two top employees who exceeded their targets?"