So, he thought it was a prank by Mr. Mxyzptlk’s restless spirit, but in fact, the house was warning him that someone had seen a ghost. He was wondering why the paranormal phenomena he and others witnessed were always different.

People like Steve or the arrogant ones would see specific phenomena, while what he encountered was always nonsensical and chaotic, like a tantrum-throwing brat. Moreover, the ghosts others saw were all sad, but his were not only not sad, they were somewhat funny.

It turned out this was because only he signed the contract with the house, making him the default owner. The noises were the house sounding an alarm to him, which he couldn’t understand or even think about in that way.

This was actually all Dracula’s fault. He hid many things, or one could say he deliberately misled Greed. But even Greed couldn’t figure out why he did that, just for revenge because he caused trouble before and then the superheroes hunted him down in New York?

But Dracula obviously knew that even if he emigrated to the Shi’ar Empire, The Avengers would still find him. Especially since his immigration was arranged with Shiller’s help. It would be too easy to cause trouble for him. There was no need to dig this pit for himself.

Furthermore, Greed couldn’t hear the warnings, and it didn’t harm Greed. He would find it weird when he eventually heard the truth, but it wouldn’t delay him.

Thinking this way, Greed realized that Dracula’s target for revenge wasn’t him, but the people of Hampton. The house’s owner couldn’t hear the alarms, or they misunderstood them as ordinary paranormal activities, causing the greatest harm to the residents of Hampton.

If Dracula had plainly told Greed that the house was a detection device, and any disturbance meant something happened in Hampton, Greed might act in advance.

In Dracula’s view, Greed was a friend of The Avengers, and The Avengers loved meddling in others’ affairs. If they heard about this, they would surely intervene. But Dracula didn’t want The Avengers to rescue them, so he kept everything hidden.

Finally, when the paranormal phenomena erupted and could no longer be concealed, it would be too late for The Avengers to save them. Or, not knowing the nature of the ghosts, and without understanding the purpose of the estate, the chances of rescue would be slim. Even if they could barely restrain it, many people would die, or they might all perish. This was Dracula’s objective.

It seems the people didn’t take Dracula seriously, and Dracula endured a lot of grievances here. He couldn’t help but stick it to them one last time before leaving.

However, it turned out to be a wasted effort. If Captain America were the estate’s owner, he might have acted immediately upon learning the truth. But Greed was the owner, and he knew all too well what these people were like. Even if he knew, he would probably only act during this time.

"I advised my children," the old man spoke again, "to maintain sufficient respect for the lord on the mountain. However, not many of our generation are still alive, and the survival laws of Hampton weren’t popularized to the next generation."

Evidently, the old man already knew that this chaos was caused due to Dracula’s resentment. And even The Avengers didn’t intervene earlier because they didn’t want to endure their grievances. But he was clearly powerless.

Fortunately, the artistically creative Arrogant laid them all down flat. They didn’t even have the energy to freak out, not even enough to scream. They just collapsed and fell asleep.

"What do we do now?" Steve asked with a frown. "Although I know many among them deserve it, we can’t just let the ghosts keep killing. Otherwise, this place will become a no-man’s land, and we won’t be able to account to the public."

"Or else we can just call in Professor X," Natasha suggested, "Since it’s a mental issue, let the professor modify their memories and see what evil they’ve done, and find a way to submit them to legal judgment."

This idea garnered support from the majority. Not letting the ghosts kill them was for humanitarian and overall considerations, but it didn’t mean they wouldn’t be punished for the evil they had done. The guilty still had to be judged. Arresting more people wouldn’t cause panic, but might even make people cheer.

Greed shook his head, "If it were that easy to solve, I wouldn’t have tried so hard. Although Charles is very proficient in psychology and can easily alter memories, don’t forget, ghosts aren’t just illusions; they’ve already appeared in the real world. Charles doesn’t know magic and can’t handle ghosts that have already manifested."

"That’s true," Bucky said, "Professor X can banish illusions, but he can’t exorcise ghosts. The Supreme Magician can exorcise ghosts but has trouble with illusions. Can’t they combine their efforts?"

"The key issue is, dealing with them separately might not completely resolve the problem," Greed shook his head and said. "Otherwise, with such wealth here, how could it remain unsolved for decades?"

Coulson nodded, saying that with their wealth capable of anything, these people are America’s top tycoons. Their money and connections are unimaginable. Even when The Ancient One was the Supreme Magician, they wouldn’t have had trouble reaching out. Not to mention X Professor, who has always been actively interacting with human society. The likelihood of inviting them both wouldn’t be small, but it can’t solve the issue fundamentally.

"However, we still got key information," Greed said, "there’s Harkness—a Witch hidden in Massachusetts. Back then, she suppressed the paranormal phenomena in the Hampton region. She must have a way."

Greed looked at Strange and asked: "Have you heard of this witch family?"

"You shouldn’t ask me about that," Strange shook his head, "Why do you think the Scarlet Witch is called the Scarlet Witch?"

"What? Did you say Teacher Harnix?" Wanda’s voice came from the other end of the phone, "No, she’s no longer in Massachusetts. That’s the homeland of witches, but they moved to New Salem in Colorado State a long time ago. As for the teacher... I don’t know where she went."

"Could you come over?" Greed asked.

"Oh, it’s not impossible. But recently I... okay, I’ll come over later. Probably after breakfast. Wait for me."

Greed hung up the phone and sat on the sofa with a long sigh. Natasha, somewhat curious, asked, "What’s the relationship between that Huckness and Wanda?"

"That’s Wanda’s teacher," Greed said, "she’s the one who taught Wanda how to harness the power of Chaos Magic and also helped her suppress the outbreak of her mutant abilities."

"She must be really powerful," Coulson exclaimed, "no wonder she could build this estate and suppress the supernatural phenomena in Hampton for so many years."

Greed nodded. Actually, Huckness is quite an important character in the comics. Her story with Wanda is somewhat similar to the story between The Ancient One and Strange.

Agatha Huckness is a Witch who has lived for hundreds of years. She once wanted to lead the witches of Massachusetts to revolt against the oppression of ordinary people, but was stopped. The witches, to escape persecution, moved to the mountains of Colorado State. Agatha, dissatisfied with their escapism, did not go with them but moved to New York. Later, she met Wanda and became her teacher.

In many universes, she died from Wanda’s ability eruption, but continued to guide Wanda in a spiritual form after her death. In this universe, she definitely hasn’t died. She also met the Fantastic Four and went on to become Franklin Richards’ tutor.

The reason Greed didn’t go to ask Reed is because he knows that Franklin currently doesn’t have a tutor. If he really had a teacher who could control him, he wouldn’t be running wild across the cosmos with a bunch of little imps.

Wanda came quite quickly. Breakfast time hadn’t even ended when she showed up. But the problem was, she brought the children with her.

Wanda’s two children, the Maximoff brothers, Billy who was previously sent over by Arrogant, Stark’s daughter Little Morgan who was sent over with them, Steve’s son, Little Thomas, and Reed’s son Franklin, all arrived.

"Great, now you’re not the biggest trouble here," Stark said to Greed.

"Not just that. I’m afraid I don’t even rank in the top ten," Greed felt very troubled. Now, whether Hampton is haunted or not is no longer important; what ghost can compare to these children?

"Oh! Oh! Don’t run around!" Wanda was still the same, like a mother hen protecting her chicks, gathering the children in her arms, "What did I tell you before we came out? If you don’t behave, I won’t take you out to play ever again."

Of course, in front of the Scarlet Witch, they didn’t dare to be mischievous. Although they obediently stood by her side and didn’t run around, the way their eyes darted around showed they were planning something.

"Sorry, I was doing pre-filming prep in Massachusetts. Since I don’t know how long I’ll be here, I can’t just leave the kids in the crew. I had to bring them all over," Wanda explained.

Greed knew that most actors were already at the filming set for the script reading session, so they sent Billy and Little Morgan over for an early tour of the set.

But unexpectedly, even in the crew, it was Wanda who was responsible for watching the kids. When she came over, she brought all the kids with her.

"Why does it feel weird here?" Franklin, who had grown quite a bit, asked. But he was still the youngest here, so to make himself seem taller, he was floating in the air.

Little Thomas wrinkled his nose too, clearly the supernatural phenomena had caused some changes to the dark matter here, but as he had never encountered this kind of situation before, he didn’t know what was going on.

"Maybe it’s because this estate is too old," Little Morgan holding Wanda’s hand said, "God, it’s even older than our old house. I feel like I can smell the wood rotting."

"Is there a smell?" Billy, who was the oldest here, sniffed left and right and then said, "I don’t smell anything."

Stark walked over, picked Little Morgan up, and said, "Alright, you’d better behave these few days. Otherwise, I’ll tell your mom..."

Little Morgan whispered a few words into his ear, making Stark chuckle. Then she jumped off Stark and ran back to her little friends.

Meanwhile, Billy ran over to Arrogant, "Professor!"

Others also noticed this "stranger." However, these superpowered little imps also had strong instincts. The moment Franklin saw Arrogant, he disappeared in a flash. Little Thomas and the brothers also took two steps back.

Not long after, Franklin reappeared. Who knows what she saw on the timeline, but she flew in a flash to hide behind Wanda, whispering with the others.

"I’m sorry," Wanda smiled at Arrogant, "the kids are a bit shy. Please bear with them, Professor. I was hoping you could help them with their homework."

"My pleasure, ma’am," Arrogant nodded to her.

And the kids instantly made faces.