"Then do you know who my parents are?"
As soon as Skye spoke, she regretted it a little.
When she hacked into the S.H.I.E.L.D. database, the psychological profile in Lucas's file described his personality traits as: kind, humorous, easygoing, and a series of other positive terms.
But...
Before Skye could continue to overthink, Lucas casually said, "I know who your parents are in another Universe, but I'm not sure if your backgrounds are the same. You know, there are often various differences between counterparts.".
"Who are Skye's parents in the other Universe?"
Coulson asked, looking even more eager than Skye to know the answer to this question.
Lucas didn't keep them in suspense and stated the information he knew truthfully, "In another Universe, Skye's mother is named Jiaying, the leader of the Inhumans on Earth. Her father is Calvin Johnson. The name they gave Skye is Daisy Johnson. As for more information, I'm not clear on that."
Inhumans?
Coulson frowned, not expecting Skye's background to be linked to the Inhumans.
"Thank you, Lucas."
Skye stood up and bowed to Lucas, expressing her gratitude.
"Small matter, an orphan helping an orphan."
Lucas didn't mind. He took out cups and pushed them in front of Coulson and Skye.
"What would you like to drink? Coffee, tea, or something else?"
Coulson looked at the empty cups in front of him, confused.
"Coulson, you're getting less and less humorous. Since you're not speaking, I'll choose one for you. Here, Coulson Original White Beer."
Seeing Coulson remain silent for a long time, Lucas lightly tapped the table. From the bottom of the cup in front of Coulson, streams of beer emerged.
"What about you, Skye? What do you want?"
"Just a glass of water, thank you."
Skye forced a smile, her mind was no longer here.
As Skye finished speaking, a stream of water emerged from the bottom of the cup in front of her.
"So, Coulson, what can I do for you?"
After the pleasantries, Lucas asked about the main business.
In his impression, Coulson always had something to discuss whenever he came to see him.
"Skye, File Number One."
Coulson took a file bag from Skye and handed it to Lucas.
"Lucas, you previously had S.H.I.E.L.D. handle the alien warship wreckage outside New York."
"I discussed it with Sorcerer Wong of Kamar-Taj, and we decided to establish a company specifically responsible for this matter, as well as handling conflicts between sorcerers and other people during missions."
"These are the equity documents and the operating report for the past few months of the Kamar-Taj Sorcerer Group. Would you like to take a look?"
Lucas looked at the stack of documents Coulson handed him and fell silent.
After his Battle of New York with Thanos, the U.S. Military not only tried to seize his spoils, the Space Stone, but also salvaged the Dark Order warship wreckage without his consent.
He was annoyed, so he asked Tony to handle these warship remnants.
Tony then handed them over to S.H.I.E.L.D..
To be fair, he had only mentioned this casually and hadn't given it much thought.
"Coulson, you know, I haven't succeeded as Sorcerer Supreme yet. So, for matters concerning the interests of all sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, you should still go to the Ancient One; she is the current Sorcerer Supreme. If you can't find the Ancient One, then continue to discuss it with Wong."
After deferring the matter, Lucas pointed to another bag next to Skye and asked meaningfully, "Is there something else?"
Coulson gave an awkward laugh. "Indeed, there is one more thing."
"Go on."
"Regarding a bill that the United Nations is preparing to promote, the Super Hero Registration Act. This bill will be implemented globally, and they want to ask for your opinion, Lucas."
Coulson took out a bound book from the bag in Skye's hand.
On the cover of the book, one line was bolded and enlarged.
[Lucas is exempt from this regulation and has veto power!]
Lucas raised an eyebrow. "I thought someone was foolish enough to want me to sign some agreement."
"Lucas, you jest. You don't know how much they fear you. Fury said that this prompt was originally on the first page of the bill, but a representative strongly requested it be moved to the cover. They were afraid you'd get angry after seeing the bill's name and act without even turning a page."
As he spoke, Coulson couldn't help but laugh.
Although it was a retelling from Nick Fury, he felt as if he could see the representative's cowardly demeanor.
Lucas was helpless, he hadn't done anything bad on Earth or near the Solar System, so why was the representative so afraid of him?
But it was good, saving a lot of trouble.
Pushing the thick Super Hero Registration Act, which was like a book, back to Coulson, Lucas chose to opt out.
"I don't want to look, I don't support, I don't oppose, I don't care."
"Anyway, I'll still do what I'm going to do. If it conflicts with their bill, then let them amend the bill."
After thinking for a moment, Lucas added, "If there are any matters related to Kamar-Taj, tell them to discuss it with Wong."
"Alright."
Regardless of whether Lucas had even opened it, Coulson put away the bill and then took out a silver card, handing it to him.
"What is this?" Lucas asked.
"The company's bank settlement card. Lucas, you can swipe this card for purchases in the future. As for tax issues, don't worry, there will be dedicated personnel to handle them."
Coulson teased, "Congratulations, Lucas. You're also a billionaire, just like Tony. If you damage anything in battle later, you can also directly activate your money power."
Lucas smiled and shook his head, taking the silver card and examining it carefully.
He realized that ever since he had been rapidly advancing on the path of the extraordinary, his concept of worldly money had become increasingly shallow, and he used money less and less.
His last major expenditure was when he bought this bookstore.
This wouldn't do, he didn't want to lose his humanity yet.
Suddenly, Lucas spotted a blind spot and asked, "Why is this a silver card, not a gold or black card?"
"Oh, this is specially adjusted to a pearly white. Lucas, don't you like it?"
Coulson said, "I see the energy you usually use is this color."
Although Coulson was very observant, he had to admit, this time he guessed wrong.
But it didn't matter, Lucas forgave him.
Hearing Coulson say that, the more he looked at the card, the more pleasing it became, and the more he felt the color matched him.
It definitely wasn't because this card could be swiped freely.
"Whatever."
After confirming that Lucas didn't need a different color, Coulson, with Skye, bid farewell and left, not lingering.
Skye's distracted appearance had not escaped Coulson's notice. He knew she was eager to go back and investigate the three names Lucas had given her to uncover the truth about her background.
Coulson sighed inwardly.
Ever since the last investigation into the hammer incident, when Skye 'voluntarily' offered to investigate, he had taken a liking to this young agent and had kept her by his side to mentor her.
His original intention in bringing Skye this time was to let her become familiar with Lucas, and gradually hand over matters of contact with Lucas to her in the future.
He hadn't expected...