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Two months later, in the basement.
“287, 288, 289, 300.”
Hawking, dressed in a small vest, gritted his teeth and did the 300th push-up before getting up with difficulty and sitting on the ground.
“As expected of a Saiyan’s body. It is indeed very durable.”
His current body was about eleven or twelve years old. Under normal circumstances, he had not yet entered junior high school. If he had trained according to his methods with a normal human body, he would probably be crippled.
At the very least, muscle dissolution would’ve been inevitable.
However, no matter how exhausting his training were, he would be full of spirit after a good meal and a good night sleep. He would completely recover overnight.
Moreover, he could clearly feel that his body was becoming stronger every day.
In just two months, his strength was no less than that of an average adult male.
He could finally understand the feelings of bodybuilders who were obsessed with training. This was no different to leveling up in a game. It was all about the sense of accomplishment.
Having tangible improvement everyday was a powerful motivator.
“It’s just that the economy is still a little poor now.”
Sokovia continued recovering from the war, providing Oleg and Iryna with better job.
Raising three normal children shouldn’t be too hard for them, but a Saiyan’s appetite was beyond measure.
If Hawking followed his stomach and ate until he was full, Oleg and Iryna’s salaries would disappear instantly.
Back in the World Martial Arts Competition, Master Roshi had obtained the prize money for the first place of 500,000 Yen—and Goku had eaten up 480,000 Yen worth of food in one go.
The limited amount of food had also limited Hawking’ growth in his training.
He was thinking about using the Goku template to earn money. With its strength, earning some quick money shouldn’t be that hard.
The security in Sokovia had yet to recover. He could steal money from criminals while accruing Justice Points.
However, after thinking about it carefully, he finally rejected this idea.
He recalled about the hidden Hydra nest in Sokovia. Its leader, Baron Strucker, was interested in people with special abilities.
If he acted rashly and attracted Hydra attention, he wouldn’t be the only one in danger. Wanda’s family would also be caught in the crossfire.
It would be a different story if he could maintain the Goku state for longer time. He could destroy the Hydra base on his own.
After all, the strength of a single Hydra base was a far cry to the Red Ribbon Army.
However, he could only maintain the form of Goku for an hour. And after it ended, he would be powerless.
The side effect had decreased as his strength grew, but it was still quite dangerous.
Most importantly, loading Goku’s template changed his personality. He could not deal with problems rationally, and became too kind, too righteous, and liked fighting a bit too much.
He felt that he should take it slow for now. It was only the year 2000, Iron Man would not appear for another ten years or so.
After his strength had grown a certain amount, then he could begin thinking about money and Justice Points.
After resting for a while, Hawking stretched out the tail that he had hidden at his waist, then rolled up a chair and continued to train his tail.
The tail was the weakness of a Saiyan. He would become powerless if it was squeezed, so he needed to train it more rigorously.
“Hawking, Hawking, come out quickly. The moon is so round today. Let’s go to the balcony on the second floor to see the moon!”
While he was training his tail, Wanda and Pietro suddenly poked their heads from the door and excitedly beckoned him.
Hawking immediately froze. He then turned around and smiled.
“Sorry, but I don’t like to see the moon.”
Are you kidding? Right now, Goku’s Saiyan bloodline was flowing in Hawking’ veins. If he carelessly saw the full moon, Sokovia would be flattened.
He could imagine the headlines across the world the next day: King Kong attacked Sokovia!
Then all the troublesome secret organizations would go bother him.
Normally, there were twelve full moons in a year. He had to pay attention to avoiding them from now on, until he could stop the transformation or maintain his rationality after transforming.
“Alright!”
Wanda and Pietro’s faces drooped in disappointment.
Hawking must’ve looked like a very mature and caring big brother for them. He always took a good care of them, so they always dragged Hawking along hither and thither.
In addition, their parents had to work very late every day, so they were also very bored.
“How about this, you guys go to the kitchen on the first floor after watching the moon. I’ll cook noodles for you guys.”
Hawking smiled and comforted the disappointed twins.
The special family environment in his previous life allowed him to learn to live independently long ago. He naturally knew how to cook.
Although it was not comparable to a famous chef, ordinary home-cooked dishes were a walk in the park.
He felt embarrassed for just eating and doing nothing in this family. Now, he was basically responsible for the three meals a day and the housework, regarding it as physical exercise.
This was actually in line with Turtle School’s principles. The labor of life is cultivation.
Foreigners naturally have different palate to Chinese people, but it did not matter. He could make appropriate adjustments.
Wanda and Pietro liked his tomato and egg noodles the most, and they always craved it.
As for those western dishes, well, to be honest, it was not difficult to learn after he had the basic.
“Yay!”
The twins’ disappointment immediately disappeared when they heard that there would be noodles. They happily clapped their hands.
Big brother Hawking must’ve looked amazing to them. He could cook all kinds of foods, and knew all sorts of things. He would tell them stories they never heard and protect them like adults.
“Hawking, this is the comic that my father gave me. I already finished reading it, so I will lend it to you.”
Before leaving, Pietro suddenly recalled something and handed a book to Hawking.
“Thank you.”
Hawking rubbed Pietro’s head, who was only half a head shorter than himself, and took the comic.
He wasn’t all that interested in comics, but rejecting it would just make Pietro sad, and he didn’t want that.
“And mine, this is my favorite disc. I’ll give it to you.”
As if to compete, Wanda handed over a disc. It was the first season of her favorite TV series, “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
“Thank you, too.”
Hawking also rubbed little Wanda’s head.
After the two of them left, he put the comic and disc aside and prepared to wash up and go down to the kitchen on the first floor.
However, right as he was about to go upstairs, he caught glimpse on the cover of the comic book. His expression suddenly changed.
“What’s going on?”
On the cover of the comic, there was a woman holding a shield and a man with a red skull fighting. Written in large letters were:
“Captain Carter versus Red Skull.”
Captain Carter versus Red Skull, shouldn’t it be Captain America versus Red Skull?
Hawking picked up the comic and quickly flipped through it. He couldn’t help but mutter,
“Could it be that I have crossed to the Earth-838 universe?”
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