American comics: Something is wrong with this superhero world

Chapter 98: Zhengbai Banner

Iris and Catherine said they would take Xiao Xian to visit Midtown, but they ended up visiting their bedrooms. Although both of their homes were also in Midtown, Xiao Xian always felt something was wrong.

After rewarding several people generously, Xiao Xian hugged Iris and sat on a swing in Iris's yard, while the White Queen and Catherine set up a barbecue grill and had a barbecue.

Looking at Iris's mansion curiously, Xiao Xian had been discussing life experiences in depth and didn't pay much attention to it. Suddenly, he realized that this house seemed to be more luxurious than his own mansion in New York. Although it was probably because the housing prices in New York were more expensive, this kind of super mansion was not something that Iris, a reporter, could afford, right?

It was obvious that Catherine's house was not as luxurious as Iris's.

"Your house looks very expensive. Do journalists earn so much?" Reaching his hand through the collar, Xiao Xian asked curiously while hugging Iris.

"No, I don't make much money as a reporter. This is the mansion Barry bought. After the divorce, Barry voluntarily left the house, so the house naturally belongs to me." Iris leaned obediently in Xiao Xian's arms like a kitten, adjusting her posture to facilitate Xiao Xian's movements.
"Do you like it? I'll give it to you."

"No, I've got plenty of places to sleep anywhere anyway." Xiao Xian shook his head and rejected Iris' suggestion. In fact, Xiao Xian was not short of money, at least not enough to buy a house.

Whether he is selling goods through live streaming or begging for food from a rich woman, with Xiao Xian's current super charm, he can easily make hundreds of millions of dollars.

But when money reaches a certain level, at least for Xiao Xian, what matters more than the number is the social influence that the money represents.

At present, Bruce's personal net worth is only 92 billion US dollars, but he is the true king of Gotham. No one else, even the Internet upstarts with a net worth of hundreds of billions of US dollars, can compare to Bruce Wayne, especially in Gotham.

If his shares in Wayne Enterprises were converted into cash equivalents, Bruce's social status would plummet.

Not to mention equivalence, even if Bruce Wayne was given 184 billion US dollars and thrown into Gotham, he would not have the current status of the King of Gotham. At best, he would be a super rich man, provided that he had not been robbed of his wealth and killed for money by various black and white means by the heroes of Gotham.

Similarly, even if Xiao Xian was given $92 billion, he would not be able to have one percent of Bruce's influence in Gotham.

Because Bruce Wayne controls the trillion-dollar Wayne Group, the trillion-dollar companies related to the Wayne Group, various foundations, various top committees, and the connections of various high-ranking politicians, these are the real sources of Bruce Wayne's power and influence.

In the face of these forces, Xiao Xian, who broke into Gotham with 92 billion swords, was nothing more than a delicious piece of fat meat.

Similarly, with Xiao Xian's current status, having a lot of wealth on him is of no use other than attracting attention.

Money is essentially just a universal voucher for social influence. As long as you have enough influence, even if you don't have a penny, you can make people obey you and have all kinds of things that money can and cannot buy.

As an Oriental, Xiao Xian has a deep understanding of this.

The most powerful thing about super charm is not that Xiao Xian can have a bunch of card-playing friends just by waving his hand, but that it can make almost half of the people in the world fall in love with Xiao Xian at first sight and voluntarily make various sacrifices for him.

If it weren't for the super charm spreading through the Internet, the effect would be weakened. In addition, there are supermen in this world. With this ability alone, Xiao Xian can easily influence more than half of the people in this world. By then, he won't need money at all. He will have the hope of ascending the throne and becoming the captain of the world. He can even ask people to build a pyramid for him.

As for why it is more than half, it is of course because almost half of the people will listen to Xiao Xian, and the remaining half are a lot of idiots, who will listen to Xiao Xian. For example, Iris' ex-husband, the Flash, left the house with nothing after the divorce, and he might have felt great about himself, especially touched by himself, thinking that he was a super good man, but Iris turned around and gave the mansion to Xiao Xian.

Iris is relatively good, at least she is divorced. America has a lot of wives who use their husbands' salaries to support their lovers before they are divorced, and some even want to kill their husbands for the family property.

Of course, Xiao Xian couldn't tell others about this. After all, Xiao Xian still planned to take over the Osborne Group through this route. To be precise, he wanted Mary Jane to take over the Osborne Group for herself.

However, Mary Jane has already been shaped like Xiao Xian inside and out. Whatever Xiao Xian says is the truth. Mary Jane controls Osborn, which is equivalent to Xiao Xian controlling Osborn. When the time comes, if Xiao Xian likes any mansion, he can let Mary Jane buy it and give it to himself.

This is the Osborne Group. Although it cannot compare with the Wayne Group, it is also a pharmaceutical giant in America.

America is free, but some people are freer than others.

Norman Osborn and Harry Osborn, who controlled the Osborn Group, both belonged to the American Plain White Banner. If they committed murder in the streets, they would only have to go to their own prisons for formalities and would soon be released by the President with a special pardon.

Of course, if the person killed in the street was Tony Stark, that would be another matter.

When Mary Jane came to power, Xiao Xian could rely on Mary Jane's connections and, although he might not be able to become a member of the Plain White Banner, he might be able to get into the Bordered White Banner.

"Hey~ Iris, I brought you your favorite Italian pizza from Italy, eat it while it's hot." The Flash was full of anticipation, imagining Iris's surprised expression and bringing Iris' favorite pizza from faraway Italy.

However, when the Flash crossed the yard and stepped quietly into the space he once knew, he saw a completely unexpected scene.

"You guys?" Barry stood aside, still holding the box of pizza he brought from Italy, staring blankly at the two people hugging each other.

"Uh" Xiao Xian was caught by the real owner, and subconsciously regarded the Flash as the victim. He was embarrassed and wanted to find an excuse to explain, but suddenly he realized, "Wait, aren't you two divorced?"

Barry is an ex-husband, so why is he acting like the Hulk? Xiao Xian thought as he looked at Barry, who was in disbelief and pain.

"My dad adopted him when he was young, so we have been like siblings since we were young. That's why we still keep in touch occasionally after the divorce. But don't worry, I no longer have any love for him."

Iris explained quickly, fearing that Xiao Xian would misunderstand that she still had feelings for the Flash.

"Oh oh." Xiao Xian nodded and wanted to pull his hand out of Iris's clothes.

"It's okay, just continue." Grabbing Xiao Xian's hand and placing it where it was just now, Iris said softly to Xiao Xian,
After saying that, Iris looked at the Flash again and said

"Barry, thank you for the pizza. If you have nothing else, go back. As you can see, I have important things to do now. If you have nothing else, go back."

(End of this chapter)