There was anti Thor armor, anti Hulk armor, anti Doctor Strange armor, anti Phoenix armor.
There was nothing that Tony Stark could not make.
Garfield thought for a moment and decided he needed to let Tony know what it was like to have a cat queen in the house before he became Iron Man.
The Ancient One said, "I think you are thinking about something bad, Garfield."
Her eyes seemed to see right through him.
Garfield replied righteously, "No, Master. I am just thinking about how to properly educate my future junior."
His mind was still focused on how to train Tony into Iron Man.
Knowing what kind of cat her disciple had raised, the Ancient One did not press Garfield further.
She only kindly reminded him, "Garfield, do your family know you call someone your 'little wife'? You should break it off already."
Garfield asked, "Master, did you use the Time Stone to peek into the future again?"
The Ancient One said, "Yes. I find myself unable to resist watching things, like my apprentice being..."
She stopped mid sentence, picked up her teacup, and took a satisfying sip.
She was just a cat.
As long as she did not learn anything about Animagus or cultivate immortality, she would definitely not become human.
Therefore, the so called harem would not exist, and she would not be in a passive situation.
Besides, cats were barbed creatures, very strong.
Who would want to become human for no reason?
Then the chaotic scene at home would have nothing to do with her.
Having figured this out, Garfield lingered with the Ancient One for a while before stealing some top quality tea.
He then opened the door and returned to his shop.
Vivian and Lilith were usually minding the shop.
Lynn was training downstairs, and Mary was diligently practicing her Force abilities.
Izuna took the bears to the High Paws Corporation headquarters, having heard about the recent spy raid by Japanese spies.
Based on his on site observations of the spies he had killed, the blood red suit and the blood claw mark on the hand indicated it belonged to one of the scourges of the Marvel Universe, the Hand.
The Hand were just a bunch of assassins.
Their leader was the so called Five Fingers, a low level fighter only good for giving experience to third rate heroes.
Izuna, a ninja, was far superior to those so called Hand ninjas.
He was not just a hundred times stronger.
In terms of combat power, Izuna was like Hagoromo Otsutsuki, while those other ninjas were just cannon fodder on the battlefield without even a name.
As for Five Fingers, he was at most a regular Chunin.
Izuna with his two bears could easily subdue them in an instant.
Garfield also remembered someone, Iron Fist and Ancient Kunlun.
These were American comics, and those Americans knew almost nothing about Chinese mythology.
Plus, they deliberately smeared Kunlun, making it seem like some low class secular sect in fantasy novels with only a few petty thugs and a dragon as its only pretense.
This dragon's power was not even that great.
It was a joke.
Completely unconcerned about Izuna's fate, Garfield lay on the counter lost in thought.
The shop door rang, and Roy entered with a cigar dangling from his lips.
Ever since meeting Garfield, he had been coming every few days, not only to seek help from Lilith and Vivian but also to mooch some cigarettes.
Garfield was a notorious dog tycoon at the High Paws Group.
Besides gold and exorcism tools, he had plenty of other good stuff, especially now that he owned the sign.
Sometimes, those seeking help were dealing with troublesome ghosts.
Lilith and Vivian would hand these minor issues over to Roy, indirectly giving him a small reward.
Roy exclaimed, "Oh my god, Garfield, I have finally met you!"
Garfield covered his ears with his paws. "Roy, keep your voice down. I am sleeping!"
Roy said, "Sleeping at this hour? Never mind, you are the cat. You are the boss."
Roy sat down at the counter, looking very casual, and poured himself a cup from the tea set beside the counter. "Indeed, the tea here is the best."
Lilith and Vivian were used to Roy's behavior and ignored him.
One of them took a hand to massage Garfield, while the other asked, "Roy, what is the problem now?"
Roy took out a piece of gold engraved with strange characters from his pocket and placed it on the counter. "Lilith, do you know what these symbols mean?"
Vivian said, "I am Vivian."
She took the gold and examined it carefully before shaking her head. "The engravings are some divine script covering several pantheons. I do not know."
Garfield opened his eyes and glanced at the gold in Vivian's hand.
Was this not a key that could temporarily shut down a new reincarnation system?
What were those people at the Underworld Police Department doing, letting something like this fall into place?
If Vivian did not know, then Lilith certainly did not know either.
As someone who was practically omniscient, if the employees of the High Paws Gold Shop and the Exorcist Shop could not handle something, they could only ask their boss for help.
Roy, who was even more knowledgeable in this area, subconsciously glanced at Garfield.
Garfield said, "Roy, do not look at me like that, like you are doing me a business deal. You are a hundred year old man. This look does not suit you."
Roy said, "I just blinked."
Garfield replied, "Are you sure? If you stop disgusting me, I will tell you what this is."
Roy instantly became serious. "Boss Garfield, please tell me what this is."
Garfield gestured for Vivian to hand him the gold nugget.
He pressed it down with his paw, pointed at the nugget, and told Roy, "This is a component of the key that can shut down and open the reincarnation system of your Underworld Police Department. All you need is to collect them all and offer a sacrifice."
Roy asked, "Are you serious?"
Garfield rolled his eyes at Roy. "Believe it or not."
Roy covered his face and complained, "God, how did this thing end up in the hands of a dead man?"
Garfield reminded Roy, "That is not all. I do not know what your Underworld Police Department was doing to lose something like this."
Roy said, "It is not my fault this thing is lost. This is the first time I have seen something like this since I joined the Underworld Police Department."
Garfield said, "You will see it in the future."
Roy did not care about the future.
He shoved the gold nugget into his pocket. "I am going back to the police station to report this," he said, then hurriedly ran out.
Garfield just smiled as he watched Roy's retreating figure.
With things carrying a special destiny, no matter how hard you tried, it would not make a difference until the time came.
After Roy ran off, Garfield waited until dark.
The whole family happily sat together to eat.
Mary had finally integrated into Garfield's family over this long period.
After dinner, Garfield was carried by Queenie to find the unlucky dwarf Steve, as usual.
With the New Year approaching, Steve's illness had finally subsided, and the family was happily huddled together for dinner.
Garfield watched Steve's family from afar and noticed that Steve's parents had dark circles under their eyes.