It was already the end of December when the Margot cruise ship departed from New York, so when it arrived in Europe, it was already the beginning of 1948.

The story between Peggy Carter and Marvel can be regarded as an episode in a relatively long journey.

In fact, during the nearly twenty-day journey, these two energetic women fought no less than ten times. Fortunately, except for the first fight, which was more intense, the rest of the fight was relatively restrained, and there was no fight at all.

Too many things are broken.

However, no one found the behavior of the two annoying.

After all, the journey on a cruise ship may feel good at first, but after a while, it will actually feel a bit boring. The interaction between these two people adds some color to the journey.

In contrast, Josie, one of the protagonists of this journey, was basically missing except for showing up on the day the two met for the first time.

Only when the cruise ship passed by Gibraltar, I met the Spanish dictator Franco.

The reason for this is of course not because Josie was drained. He was bullied by Margot all night that day, and he drank too much spring water the next day.

The real reason for his disappearance was that he was just hiding in the cabin to practice the Five Elements Technique.

After all, he was from the Xia Kingdom in his previous life, and with the help of a systematic official translator, as well as drinking a lot of eternal life spring water that contained a small amount of mana, Qiao Xi finally got in before arriving in Austria - mastered water and gold.

There is no way, on the giant ship in the vast ocean, these two are the easiest to practice.

Of course, the so-called mastery is actually just being able to barely control a small amount of water or an iron nail.

And the actual control is not as efficient as using your hands directly.

If you want to be as easy as Dragon Emperor, you still have a long way to go.

But it’s finally a relatively good start.

beep!!!!

With a long whistle blowing, the Margot slowly sailed into the Port of Trieste.

The Port of Trieste was once the largest port in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, after World War I, it was occupied by Italy. In the future of the original time and space, it also belonged to Italy.

During World War II, it was first occupied by the Allies and then divided between Italy and the Federal Republic of Congo.

But in this world, due to the rise of Austria, it was occupied by Austria and the US military after Operation Return to the Eagle's Nest.

Although Italy has complaints, as a "defeated country", it is not qualified to negotiate terms with the US military.

Later, after Austria supported the Yugoslav Empire and occupied the Slovenia region, it was natural for them to control this excellent harbor with the US military in the name of the Yugoslav Empire.

Then came the war with the Southern Confederacy. After showing its amazing strength, Italy did not dare to say anything more.

As a result, amid the cheers of the Austrian people, Trieste, once the first port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, officially returned to Austrian hands after an absence of nearly 30 years.

"Phew, we finally landed. Although it feels good to be on a cruise ship, and the facilities on it are also very comfortable, but I have been away from the land for too long, and I always feel that there is something missing!" Peggy Carter, who was wearing a dark blue dress, sighed after getting off the ship.

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Her appearance also attracted the attention of the people around her.

After all, such a tall and big woman is quite rare in Europe.

"This is actually nothing. I will take you to space for a few turns later and you will know that compared to the endless ocean of the universe, your so-called Atlantic Ocean is actually no different from a small lake!" Dressed in a neutral suit

Marvell put his hand on Carter's shoulder and said proudly.

As she said, the twenty-day ocean voyage really didn't make much sense to her.

One must know that her longest voyage record was that she flew alone in the universe for half a year.

"...Okay, I know you are powerful, but please pay attention to the occasion." Faced with McVell's showoff, Carter rolled his eyes helplessly and said, but his heart was stirred up by McVell... Interstellar

Traveling? It’s indeed tempting.

"Peggy, why don't you just come back to Hala with me? Although you are from Earth, Kree is not an exclusive place. With your strength, the Supreme Intelligence will definitely be willing to accept you!" Seeing Carter's expression

Seemingly moving, Marvel rolled his eyes and whispered into her ear.

Whether it is the Kree, the Shi'ar, Nova, or other cosmic civilizations, they are not actually a single race, but are composed of one or two core races, plus countless subsidiary races.

Even powerful special beings like Asgard are divided into the Asa and the Vanir - Queen Frigga is the Vanir.

In contrast, the Skrulls' empire, which is entirely composed of a single ethnic group, is extremely rare.

Therefore, although Carter is a backward "indigenous person", as a super soldier with a physique that is not weaker than that of the Kree elite warriors, Marvel believes that she has a chance to be recognized by the supreme wisdom and become a citizen of the Kree Empire.

"I'm sorry, the earth is my hometown. I have no intention of leaving here, and there are still many crises on the earth. I have the responsibility to protect my hometown, instead of going to a strange civilization and a country I don't understand.

Fight." However, faced with Marvel's invitation, Carter chose to refuse without hesitation.

As a British man who has been working for the United States after the war, Carter is actually an anomaly in the eyes of many people.

But at least the United Kingdom and the United States have always been allies. The former Strategic Science Corps and the current CIA do not care about the nationality issue, and her behavior is barely justified.

But abandoning the earth where you have been cultivating yourself, and running to become a warrior of an alien civilization to fight for aliens?

Carter said he has not yet reached that level of openness.

Seeing Carter's straightforward refusal, McIlwell could only express regret.

"What are you two staring at? Get in the car!" While the two were talking, Qiao Xi, who was already preparing to get in the car, shouted to the two of them. He didn't know that he had just been poached.

But even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

First of all, with Carter's character, it is very difficult to be poached. Secondly, super soldiers are no longer a rarity for him. One less is not a lot, and one more is not too much.

"Okay, let's go. It's better not to talk about these topics casually outside, otherwise it will be more troublesome if someone with a heart hears it!" Carter nodded at Qiao Xi, then said to Marvel, and then did not wait for the other party.

He replied and got into a car behind Qiao Xi and the others.

There were a lot of people on this trip, so the Austrian side also prepared a convoy early.

They will first arrive at the nearest airport, and then fly directly to Schwangau, where Neuschwanstein Castle is located. The distance between the two places is only more than 500 kilometers. With a special plane, it will not take much time.

And Josie and his family got into a car, so Carter naturally couldn't ask for trouble and squeezed in with them.

Marvel, who was told by Carter, shrugged and followed Carter into a car.

But what no one noticed was that just after the convoy started, a black shadow flashed past in the shadow of a tall tower in the distance that overlooked most of the port area.

"Josie, what's wrong?" In the car, Margot looked at Josie's frowning expression and asked strangely.

"I don't know why, but I felt like I was being stared at just now!" Qiao Xi said.

"Really? Why don't you ask Vito and the others?" Margot couldn't help but say after hearing what Josie said.

"I've already asked, and Vito and the security personnel have checked, and they don't feel anything unusual. It seems that Carter and Maxwell don't feel anything unusual either. Maybe I'm overly concerned!" Josie shook his head.

He shook his head and said.

Josie is still very clear about how good she is. Although she has drunk the Fountain of Eternal Life like Margot, apart from extending her life, this thing has extremely limited improvement in physical fitness and senses. It is far more effective than anything else.

Take the super soldier potion.

So if even he could feel that he was being followed, there was no reason why Vito and Carter couldn't feel it.

What Qiao Xi didn't know was that although the Five Elements spell he practiced was just an alchemist's spell and not an immortal cultivation technique, after practicing it, it would actually strengthen his perception of the outside world.

At this time, he may still not be strong enough in terms of combat power to fight against Vito, super soldiers like Carter and others with one hand.

But if we just talk about intuition, he is actually stronger than Vito and the others.

So his intuition was actually correct.

Someone was indeed observing him just now.

It's just that the distance between the other party is very far, even far beyond the range of ordinary human sight, so except for a vague sense of peeping, Qiao Xi can't detect the other party at all.

And all the way until he got on the plane, Josie never felt that feeling again, so he completely regarded this feeling as an illusion.

Trieste is only over 500 kilometers away from Schwangau, which is only half an hour for Qiaoxi and the others by plane.

The plane Josie is flying now is no longer a DC-3 or C-69.

Those are aircraft produced by other airlines. Now that Qiao Xi is the controller of the Boeing Group, wouldn’t he be laughed at if he flew on other companies’ aircraft?

Moreover, as second-generation fighter jets such as the Mirage 3 and Mi-21 were introduced and popularized by Qiao Xi in advance, aircraft technology around the world has also made leaps and bounds.

While many airlines continue to develop more advanced jet engines, they have also begun to try to apply jet aircraft technology to the civil aerospace industry.

And Boeing, with its big cheating boss Qiao Xi, is undoubtedly at the forefront of the world in this regard.

As early as a few months ago, Boeing's first prototype of a jetliner, the Boeing 707, had successfully flown.

What Qiao Xi and the others are flying now is a specially modified Boeing 707, whose official model is named Boeing VC137.

This aircraft is very famous both in Qiao Xi's original time and space and in the Red Alert world.

The reason why it is famous is related to Melody, who had some personal grudges with Qiao Xi.

Because it was Melody that made the appearance of this aircraft synonymous with the US presidential plane "Air Force One".

Starting from Melody, "Air Force One" has actually changed into many models, but its appearance and painting are all imitations of VC137 without exception.

But in this world, this aircraft was built in advance by Qiao Xi.

And not only did Josie get one for himself, he also gave one to Truman - not directly, of course, that would be called a bribe.

But if it's donated to the White House in the name of Boeing, there's no problem.
To be continued...