Marvel: Father of the Saints

"who is it!?"

Steve turned the knife subconsciously, trying to break free from the hand and stab it.But a huge force came from his back and pinned him to the ground.

However, the pain of colliding with the ground made Steve's brain a little clearer, and he felt that this scene was very familiar.

"Garon?" Steve tentatively asked.

"Hey, is that how you came to identify me?"

Garen's familiar voice sounded, and the force suppressing him on his back was also removed. Steve got up and found that the fog was dissipating. As the sun fell, Garen looked at him with a sunny smile. , are four warriors wearing silver-white armor.

"This is...you..."

"Congratulations, you have passed the test."

After finishing speaking, Garen took a step back and joined the ranks of the four silver armored warriors. He put away his smile and led everyone together with the three of them. He put his right hand on his chest and saluted Steve.

"Welcome to Sanctuary."

"Hurry up and save them! They're dying!" Steve didn't rush to ask what was going on, but worried about Howard and Peggy who were dying.

"Don't worry, we've prepared a resting place for you, Olufi." Garen said something behind him, Olufi of Lyra stepped forward to carry Howard on his back, and Peggy...

"This is your woman, you should do it yourself." Garen teased.

Hearing this, Steve felt a little embarrassed, and then glared at Garen. He was still in the mood to joke around now.

But Steve also felt it. From the moment he saw Gallon, his body felt warm, and his strength and energy were slowly recovering. Howard and Peggy's pale faces returned to a little rosy.

Steve hugged Peggy horizontally, and followed Olufi to the arranged resting place.

"Thank you, Olufi, leave the rest to me." Garen said to Olufi.

"Well, I'm going to report to His Majesty the Pope." Olufi nodded.

In the current sanctuary, more saints have returned to their positions, and their tasks are relatively easy.But it's not like there's nothing to do to meet them.

In fact, ever since the three of Steve entered the mist, Shion had learned of their situation, and learned that Gallon and Steve were friends, so he arranged for Gallon to wait, Olufi, Rubio Ni, Fibilla, and Colonels came here together because they were interested in Steve.

After Garen returned to the sanctuary from the outside world, he had been boasting that he had made a very good friend, so they were quite curious about Steve.

Still, they honored Steve when he passed the test.After all, in that desperate situation, the firm will to never give up and the kindness of self-sacrifice are worthy of their respect.

"Garon, what's going on here?" Steve asked after setting up Howard and Peggy.

"Of course it's a test, otherwise do you think anyone can come to the Sanctuary?" Garen explained.

"So we passed the test?" Steve smiled wryly and shook his head.

"To be precise, you passed the test," Garen said.

"Me?" Steve pointed to himself wondering.

"Yes, this test is mainly aimed at you. Your current location is already considered the core area of ​​the sanctuary. My lord advocates the reform of the sanctuary, including the opening to the outside world. Ordinary people can actually reach the sanctuary. It's just the periphery, and the core area is not accessible to ordinary people." Garen explained.

But Steve narrowed his eyes and looked at Gallon to express his dissatisfaction.

"It's not my fault. It's because you didn't understand. Your status in your country shouldn't be low, right? The outside officials know about this. After all, the repair and reconstruction of the sanctuary needs their help, but they haven't made it public to the common people. That's all. So you just need to ask them to find out." Garen spread his hands pretending to be innocent.

Steve froze for a moment, then exasperated.

In order to hide their whereabouts along the way, they kept a low profile. Even after arriving in Athens, they didn't even come out, let alone collect information locally, and they never thought that Sanctuary actually had a cooperative relationship with the local government.

"Okay, take a good rest. Your companion will wake up after a short rest. Food and other things will be brought to you, but don't wander around. Otherwise, it would be bad if you run into patrolling saints and cause misunderstandings." Garen reminded.

"Okay, I see." Steve nodded.

Chapter 35: Formal Talks and Private Time

Sure enough, as Garen said, Howard and Peggy woke up only in the evening, and the sanctuary seemed to be shrouded in an invisible magical power. Here, the body's recovery ability is much faster than outside.

After the two woke up, they ate something casually, and Steve explained the current situation to the two.

"So we're just being dragged down by you?" Howard looked at Steve resentfully.

"Uh..." Steve was embarrassed, he wanted to refute, but the fact was that he was speechless.

"It's not your fault, Steve, it's our intelligence work that wasn't done enough. Damn it, I would make such a mistake."

Peggy secretly hated her negligence. She is an excellent spy and naturally knows the importance of intelligence, but she lost the chain at a critical moment.

"I don't blame you, Peggy, it's my decision to go directly into the mountain, and I will be responsible for it." Steve comforted.

"Steve..."

"Peggy..."

"Cough cough..."

Just as the atmosphere between Steve and Peggy gradually became ambiguous, and their faces were getting closer and closer, Howard's voice sounded very uninterested: "I know I'm a shame, but you two, can you Pay attention to me, I'm still here!"

Howard rolled his eyes repeatedly, this couple really don't care about the place and the occasion when they sprinkle dog food, a living person his age is still sitting, and if there is any disagreement, they will start right away.Although I didn't eat too much just now, there is no need for you to feed dog food.

The two blushed and hurriedly separated, and Peggy quickly adjusted her state and asked, "What shall we do next?"

"I don't know, but Garen reminded us to wait here and wait for the announcement." Steve said.

"That's fine, I don't want to go around the fog for no reason." Howard joked.

In fact, after this life-and-death crisis, Howard saw many things clearly, and his xinxing also grew a lot.

Moreover, his affirmation of Steve was even higher, and the two could be regarded as life-and-death friends. Compared with being starved for a few days, he gained more and did not complain too much.

"Did Gallon tell you when to meet us?" Peggy asked, after all, they didn't have much time.

"No, but I think he'll be here tomorrow," Steve said confidently.

"reason?"

"intuition……"

"Intuition?" Howard and Peggy raised their eyebrows.

"Don't underestimate your intuition. On the battlefield, intuition has saved me many times." Steve said.

In fact, he couldn't explain why. After arriving in the sanctuary, he found that there was a different feeling in his mind for no reason. It was a bit like... more confident, and he had an inexplicable confidence in some things.

"Okay, then let's go to bed early. I'm exhausted these days. Look at me, I've lost a lot of weight." Howard said.

"Is there a difference? Isn't your fat burned on the bed?" Peggy teased angrily.

"You're slandering me! I'm... well, I admit I'm a playboy, but I don't burn all my fat in bed!" Howard retorted.

"Okay, okay, Mr. Playboy, let's go to bed earlier."

But at this time, they were embarrassed again, because...

This house has only two rooms.

"How?" Howard asked jokingly, looking back and forth between Steve and Peggy.

"I'll keep watch at night. You and Peggy can sleep in a room alone." Steve blushed and decided, and walked out the door without waiting for the two to continue teasing.

"It seems that you still have a long way to go, Peggy." Howard laughed.

"Hmph, so what? An elm head is always better than a humanoid self-propelled cannon." Peggy joked back, and went straight into the room and closed the door without giving Howard a chance to attack.

Howard stared at the door and gritted his teeth. He actually said that he was a humanoid self-propelled cannon!This is simply slander!I'm just... I'm just... well, imagery.

Thinking of this, Howard slumped and returned to his room weakly.

……

Early the next morning, Garen really came to look for them.

"His Holiness wants to see you, follow me." Garen said seriously.

Peggy and Howard kept looking at Gallon. Although they heard about it many times from Steve, it was the first time they saw it with their own eyes.

Black armor, long flowing hair, and a young face that doesn't match his strong body. There is no easy-going smile in Steve's mouth, only solemnity.

"Hi, Mr. Gallon, I'm Peggy Carter."

"My name is Howard, Howard Stark."

The two introduced themselves politely, and even Howard, who was always proud and venomous, was shocked by Garen's strong aura at this moment.

Garen nodded, without saying anything, he led the three of them up the stairs of the Zodiac.

Along the way, the three of them kept observing the Zodiac Palace, and confirmed that more than half of it was empty. The golden box was placed in the center of the palace.

But they dare not touch it casually. The long-standing sense of crisis tells them that if they touch it casually, something bad will happen.

Going all the way, I came to the Pope's Palace. At the same time, there were three golden armored soldiers standing on both sides.

"I pay my respects to the Pope, he has been brought here." Gallon knelt on one knee and reported.

Although the three of Steve didn't like to kneel down, they still bowed down.

"Thank you, go down."

"Yes……"

In the pope's imperial council, only the golden saints can separate the two sides. This has been the rule since ancient times. Although Gallon is not weaker than the golden saints, he is also the dark star of Gemini.But he is still a silver saint, and this cannot be changed.

But Garen was not dissatisfied by this, and was even complacent.After all, he is Maier's own bodyguard, which is an honor for the scorpion's papa.

"I'm meeting you for the first time, His Holiness the Pope. Thank you very much for your interview. I'm Peggy Carter. This is Steve Rogers, and this is Howard Stark."

The specific communication matters are dominated by Peggy. Howard's bad mouth and lack of integrity are easy to offend people. Steve is not good at it, and he trusts Sanctuary too much. Peggy is afraid that he will be betrayed by others. The number of money.

"Hello, Miss Carter, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Stark, I already know the reason for your visit, don't worry, we will not offend the entire country because of some rude people." Shion said directly.

Peggy froze for a moment, she prepared a lot of excuses, but it turned out to be useless, and the other party jumped directly to the best result.

"Thank you very much."

"You're welcome, Lord Maierin has decided to reform the sanctuary and gradually open it up to the outside world. Establishing friendly ties with the outside world is also our goal."

"Excuse me, Your Majesty the Pope, do you think that Sanctuary can always be alone?" Peggy asked.

"I understand what you mean, Miss Carter, Sanctuary holds the power to destroy heaven and earth. To put it bluntly, it is not difficult for a bronze saint to destroy a city by himself.

But for tens of thousands of years, the sanctuary has been independent of the world, we will not accept the restraint of any force, and of course we will not oppress any force. "Shion said.

"Since that's the case, I won't say much. I look forward to your friendly relationship with us." Peggy said.

"I hope so too."

"Then we..."

"Okay, the official meeting is over, and now it's private time."

Peggy was about to leave the stage, but Shi On's words made the three of them stunned.

Shi On took off his helmet and got off the seat.

"Are you!?" Howard had been unable to see Shion's face clearly because of the helmet covering him before, and he couldn't be sure whether the pope was the benefactor who helped him back then.It wasn't until now that I saw that very familiar, yet very unfamiliar face.

"What? You don't know me anymore? Kid." Shi On asked kindly.

"You! Are you the old man? But... But how could you be so young? Or... Are you a descendant of that old man?"

Howard was a little panicked. Although his appearance was younger and his voice was more delicate, his tone and feeling made him sure that Shion was his benefactor, but he couldn't believe it.

"Hehehe, I haven't seen you for many years. It's normal for children not to recognize me. After all, I have changed a lot." Shi Ang laughed.

"It's really you! But...why..."

"It was given to me by Lord Maier. I haven't led the Sanctuary back to its peak, old man. How can I leave early." Shi On explained.

"It's just...unbelievable..." Howard smiled wryly and shook his head. Rejuvenation is the ultimate pursuit of all people in human history.

It was just a joke after dinner, but it happened right before my eyes.

"There are still many unknowns in this world waiting for us to discover, and this is not a big deal." Shi On said.

"Haha, you are right, old man, speaking of which, you are easy for me to find. Without your help back then, my life or death would be a problem now." Stark laughed.

"That's the fate between you and me. I just went down the mountain to look for children who are talented to inherit the holy warriors. When I met you, you were not bad, so I just helped you. Your current achievements are entirely due to your own efforts." Shi On said.

"Haha, who calls me a genius, but old man, I still have the 30% shares left for you. When do you think it will be delivered to you?"

"No need, just leave it to you, or to your descendants, as a reunion gift."

"But... okay, but I'll keep it for you, after all, it's worth a lot of money." Howard originally wanted to persuade him, but seeing Shi Ang's clear and firm eyes, he knew he couldn't persuade him. .