American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 167 Have you heard of Amway?

To be honest, after reading Falcone's information about Bruce Wayne, Xiao Xian was a little panicked. Starting from when he killed Thomas Wayne and his wife at the age of 10, Bruce fought against professional managers, Wayne Enterprises shareholders, government officials, gang leaders, the Court of Owls, and supervillains. He turned misfortune into good fortune and danger into safety all the way.

Under Bruce Wayne's leadership, Wayne Enterprises not only grew into the true king of Gotham City, but also began to expand throughout the United States, with its reach extending to cities such as Metropolis and New York.

Of course, Wayne Enterprises' reach in New York has now been largely cut off, since Superman's actions back then were really too offensive, offending all the superhero agencies in New York in one fell swoop.

It's important to know that the New York Company is home to super-rich individuals like Tony Stark and Mr. Fantastic, whose intelligence and power are no less than Bruce Wayne's. The fact that they were all ganged up on and given a sound beating, yet Wayne's company wasn't even seriously injured, demonstrates just how terrifying Bruce Wayne is.

From a purely power standpoint, there's nothing to fear about Batman in this world, since no one here has crafted any hellish armor for him. However, a corrupted Batman is certainly not to be underestimated. Therefore, Xiao Xian decided to let others test the waters first, while he would observe from behind the scenes before deciding whether to take action against Batman.

Returning to the Hell dimension, Xiao Xian used his wish-granting ability to modify his appearance, but Tomie's super regeneration quickly turned Xiao Xian back to his original form.

"." Xiao Xian was speechless for a moment. After thinking for a while, he changed his subconscious perception of his appearance. Then, his super regeneration ability was activated automatically, and Xiao Xian transformed into his modified appearance.

"I think I'm starting to understand the logic behind this ability. Wait, does that mean the Hell Space is particularly suitable for developing abilities?" Xiao Xian thought, stroking his chin. He then walked out of the room, intending to find someone to test the effects of his modifications.

"Greetings, Master!" As soon as he entered the underground space, a member of the torture squad who was holding a prisoner saw Xiao Xian and immediately bowed his head to greet him.

"How did you recognize me? I look completely different from before, don't I?" Xiao Xian was very puzzled. Had he disguised himself for nothing? That shouldn't be the case, Xiao Xian felt that the disguise was quite effective.

"Master, you do look quite different from before, but you're the only one in the world as handsome as you," the team member flattered Xiao Xian.

"Damn, I forgot about that." Xiao Xian covered his face. With his super charm, even if he disguised himself as Patrick Star, he wouldn't be able to fool Batman. Luckily, he came to test the effect. Otherwise, if he went to Gotham to secretly plot against Batman like this, wouldn't he become the Joker?

Returning to his room, Xiao Xian thought for a moment, then went back to the real world and opened a portal to the Kamar-Tek Library.

"Who dares to enter the library, Supreme Mage! What are your orders!" Wang had just opened his mouth when he saw someone open a portal to the library, but upon seeing that the newcomer was Xiao Xian, he quickly bowed and said. At the same time, he hid the spellbook he was reading, which taught people how to strengthen their defenses with magical runes.

"I'm just browsing. Does the library have a catalog search system?" Xiao Xian asked as he entered the library.

"Not yet, but you can use magic to find the relevant books directly," the king replied.

"That's not smart enough, but it'll do for now. Teach me which spell it is." Xiao Xian shrugged. What era is this? They don't even have a catalog search system. Thumbs down. Not smart at all.

"Let me find it for you. That magic is a bit difficult and takes a lot of time to learn." Wang thought to himself that Xiao Xian didn't even know this, but on the surface he said with a smile.

"No need, I'm a magical genius. You can teach me once and I'll learn it. Plus, I can modify things."

Xiao Xian waved his hand, showing off, saying that this magic didn't sound like a high-level magic at all. As long as it wasn't a magic patented by another dimensional demon god, Xiao Xian could learn it in one go. He took the opportunity to establish the image of Xiao Xian as a dimensional demon god who could grant any request and whose loan costs were low.

As for what to do if this is a patented magic trick that you can't learn in one go, and you end up failing miserably while trying to show off, just use the Time Stone to go back a little bit; it's not a big problem.

Wang was somewhat surprised by Xiao Xian's confidence, wondering if Xiao Xian was really that amazing, confident he could master any magic in one go. But upon closer reflection, Wang felt it was unlikely. Simple magic was one thing, but even Wang had a chance of failing at searching magic books, let alone learning it in one go.

Unless it's a top-tier client like the Ancient One, even the most powerful magician might fail when casting this spell. The reason is simple: this request isn't high priority. If you send the request, the Vishanti might not even respond. To increase the success rate, you'd have to raise the loan terms, such as paying the price on the spot or increasing the interest rate. But just to find a book in the library, few magicians would be willing to do something like that.

However, Wang felt that boasting wouldn't stop him from doing as he was told. On the contrary, Wang was really looking forward to seeing Xiao Xian make a fool of himself. When Wang spread the word about it in Kamar-Taki, more people would definitely think that Xiao Xian was not qualified to sit in the position of the Sorcerer Supreme.

Wang stood still, took a deep breath, concentrated, and gently spread his hands, palms facing upward. He began to softly chant the incantation, his voice deep and rhythmic. As he chanted, a faint light began to emanate from his palms, growing brighter with each recitation. Then, with a flick of his fingers, the light, as if guided, spread outwards, gradually forming a net of light that enveloped the entire library.

As the light network formed, the books in the library seemed to come alive, swaying gently. A particular book, guided by the light network, slowly flew off the shelf and floated directly into the king's hands.

"That's it, have you learned it?" Wang asked Xiao Xian triumphantly, holding the magician's staff.

"Got it." Xiao Xian smiled and snapped his fingers. A beam of light accurately summoned a book, which floated directly into Xiao Xian's hand. "This is much simpler than I thought."

"This magic can't be cast silently! How did you do it?" Wang was completely stunned. They were both magicians, so why was Xiao Xian so amazing?

"I've made improvements," Xiao Xian said matter-of-factly.

"But Vishanti doesn't support the silent casting of this magic at all, no matter how much it's improved. You changed the object of your prayer?" The king said, realizing that Vishanti's lack of support didn't mean that other dimensional demons didn't support it.

"Yeah, the cost to Vishanti is too high. I still prefer praying to this dimensional demon god. The cost is much lower, I can spend freely, and the response rate is exceptionally high. I've never encountered a situation where there's no response." Xiao Xian nodded. "This young man is quite savvy. Have you heard of Amway?"

"It also supports all sorts of modified magic, which is very nice, but it's exclusive to the Sorcerer Supreme, so don't count on it."

Wang's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this. This was exactly the kind of loan target he had in mind! Even better if they could default on the payments! Damn it! He was so envious! That Gu Yi, she never taught him such a good target for spellcasting, instead giving it to that pretty boy Xiao Xian. If only he could use it too!

(End of this chapter)