Trust is easy to write but hard to practice.
Diana would not be so naive as to joke about the lives of her people on Paradise Island.
Garfield pointing at the Flerken was too bizarre.
Not only did he know more than Diana, but the people involved were also complex.
The Flerken had already established itself in some universe.
On Earth, Diana would have already chopped him into a hundred pieces with her Godkiller sword.
Peggy and Diana arrived at the small lake in the manor.
Diana stood quietly by the lake, beginning to consider the possibility and the pros and cons of cooperating with Garfield.
"Sister Diana, you do not really need to worry about anything."
"Garfield is fine."
Diana turned to look at her younger sister, Peggy, and gently ruffled her hair.
"Silly child, you cannot judge a book by its cover."
Enjoying Diana's touch, Peggy, like a soothed kitten, squinted and continued.
"Garfield is a morality teacher at Hogwarts."
"It is the best wizarding school in the wizarding world."
"You know, Grandpa Dumbledore booked him for years before he finally made time to come."
Diana was shocked. "A teacher?"
"Peggy, are you sure?" Peggy nodded vigorously.
"That is right."
Good heavens.
With her own father above her, was this for real?
A Flerken was a teacher. And a morality teacher at that.
Do you know what those spaceships and creatures that had been eaten by Flerkens in the universe would think?
Diana certainly could not imagine their horrified expressions.
Diana's expression changed constantly.
Peggy asked her curiously, "Sister Diana, is there a problem?"
She really did not understand why Garfield could not be a teacher.
Seeing Peggy's clueless expression, Diana began to explain to her what Flerkens were.
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*What is a Flerken?*
"Flerkens are among the most terrifying creatures in the universe."
"Do not be fooled by their appearance."
"They look like ordinary cats."
"Their stomachs are connected to a separate parallel universe that only they can access."
"They can devour almost anything."
"If they so desire, under certain conditions, they can even devour all life on an entire planet."
"There have been instances in the universe where people angered Flerkens, leading to the extinction of their entire race."
"Oh, some time ago I killed a space pirate who mistakenly entered Earth."
"It is said that a few years ago, some idiot angered a nest of Flerkens."
"The nest of Flerkens went on a rampage, causing chaos across half the universe."
Peggy asked, "And then?"
Diana rubbed her face.
"I heard that a powerful being intervened and stopped the rampaging Flerkens."
"They drove them back to their lair."
"They even issued a warrant to find the culprit and punish them severely."
Peggy said, "Ha."
"The troublemaker ran away?" Diana shook her head.
"That space pirate was just stalling for time."
"He thought I was listening intently to the story, so he pulled out a gun from behind to shoot me."
"I just slashed him with my sword."
Diana gestured to demonstrate the situation.
Peggy, seemingly unsatisfied after hearing only half the story, carefully recalled Garfield's age.
She rubbed her head, and a thought flashed through her mind.
When she and her mother first met Garfield, he was just a little kitten.
Although a bit mischievous, that did not change the fact that he was a Flerken.
If it were a few years ago, could Garfield be one of the Flerkens Diana was talking about?
Should she let Garfield reunite with his own kind?
What if they all came to Earth and ate all the creatures?
How terrifying.
She decided not to tell Garfield yet.
What if his kind were all ferocious creatures?
Even if Garfield was strong, he might not be able to defeat a group of his own kind.
Peggy thought this way because she assumed all Flerkens were as powerful as Garfield.
What she did not know was that, aside from their voracious appetites, all Flerkens were essentially like cats in personality.
If you were willing to be their servant, nothing was impossible.
Peggy did not know that Diana also only had a superficial understanding.
Diana did not grasp the characteristics of the entire Flerken species.
It was not entirely Diana's fault.
Very few people in the universe knew what Flerkens were really like.
Most only realized their terror after being hunted down by them.
They were just a litter of adorable cats.
At least that was Garfield's opinion.
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Diana and Peggy spent a long time by the lake thinking before returning.
Garfield, Old James, and the others had chatted for ages, driving around like crazy.
Old James said, "You are back, Peggy."
"You have not properly introduced your friends to me yet."
Old James, preoccupied with driving, had forgotten to ask Garfield about Diana's background.
Peggy did not know what the real Diana was like either.
Diana herself spoke up.
"My situation is not complicated. My father is the fallen Olympian Zeus."
"Most of my brothers and sisters are dead."
"You could think of it as Ragnarok."
Garfield chimed in. "My wife is pretty much in the same boat."
"It does not matter whether you know about these things, Old James. This level of situation is not something ordinary people can participate in."
"High-level battles are naturally handled by high-level forces."
"You just need to protect the daily affairs between ordinary human society and the mystical forces."
Although this was disheartening, Old James reluctantly admitted his shortcomings.
They really could not participate in this high intensity competition in the mystical world.
At most, they could only provide some peripheral assistance, such as clearing out a certain area.
As for providing transportation, please.
Aside from some low level guys who needed cars and airplanes, the gods in the mystical world could fly and had their own modes of transportation.
In the movie version of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, most characters were weakened beyond recognition.
It was just for entertainment.
Only those who had read the comics knew that the heroes in the movies were completely incomparable to those in the comics.
If you had to draw a comparison, it was roughly the difference between kindergarten and high school.
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Garfield asked, "Little wife, are you sure you want to cooperate with me?"
"To improve the current living conditions of your Amazonian race and advance your technology, so you do not get wiped out later?"
Diana shook her head. "Not for now."
"I have some things left behind by Olympus. Let me figure them out first."
Things left behind by the Olympian pantheon. Garfield narrowed his eyes.
It seemed Diana's resources were not as meager as portrayed in the movies.
The Amazons in the comics seemed to actually possess some remarkable things.
Oh right.
Hephaestus, the god of fire, was still alive. He was not just the god of fire.
He was also responsible for forging weapons for the Olympian pantheon.
Therefore, Hephaestus should possess the complete magical forging techniques of the Olympian pantheon.
Could he perhaps...