Homelander Comics

"It used to be the era of Iron Man Tony Stark!" Johnny was in high spirits: "But now, the era of Iron Man is over, let's welcome the era of the Fantastic Four!"

The atmosphere at the scene exploded instantly.

The descendants of heroes become heroes again, this has become a hot topic.

No one was so tactless as to mention Johnny's action movie shooting anymore. Everyone was praising Johnny for being the descendant of a hero and the heir to the blood of a hero. A good father will have a good son!

"Johnny!" After the interview, Susan pulled Johnny and scolded him, "What did we say before you accepted the interview? Don't talk nonsense!"

"Who is talking nonsense?" Johnny said, "Isn't what I said the truth? My family is indeed related to Captain America. Some people even say that I look a lot like Captain America!"

Susan was speechless: "Then why did you bring Iron Man Tony Stark into this? Aren't you afraid that he will cause trouble for you?"

"What's there to be afraid of? We are good friends, he won't mind such a small matter!"

Johnny shrugged. Even if Tony was angry, it would be easy to deal with him. After all, he had a good sister.

Reed came back with a bitter face.

"What's wrong?" Susan asked.

"I just had a short meeting with my insurance company and the city government," Reed said bitterly. "This bridge accident was directly caused by Ben. Even though he was trying to save lives, saving lives and causing tens of millions of dollars in property damage are two different things. The insurance company is willing to pay 40% of the compensation out of humanitarianism, and they must also let us thank them in public when we are interviewed in the future, which is equivalent to asking me to advertise for them. The city government is willing to bear 30% of the compensation because of public opinion and because we saved the firefighters and spectators on the scene. The remaining 30% must be borne by us."

Johnny asked curiously, "How much?"

"$300 million!"

With a "thump", the stone man fell to the ground with a dazed look on his face.

$300?

Even if he sold it by weight, he still couldn't raise that much money.

"Oh, you're in trouble, Ben!" Johnny said gloatingly, "Three million dollars is enough for you to live on for the rest of your life without eating or drinking."

"Johnny!"

"Okay!" Johnny raised his hands, not daring to challenge his sister's authority: "I won't say anything more."

Susan looked at Reid: "So what should we do now?"

"I thought about it and I don't think Ben should bear this money alone!" Reed said, "The root cause of this accident was my miscalculation, which led to our encounter with a solar storm, the failure of our scientific research plan, and genetic mutations. So this money should be borne by my Baxter Company."

"Forget it, Reed!" The Stone Man said in a low voice, "The space program is over. You can't even pay the bank bill of the Baxter Building this month. If you help me bear the debt of 300 million US dollars, you will be finished. I'd better find a way myself."

The situation now is that either the Stoneman files for personal bankruptcy, or Reed goes bankrupt as well.

Reed also felt it was a difficult situation. He looked at Susan and said, "Well... can you borrow some money from Victor?"

Susan was speechless.

Why is this man such a coward? You want me to borrow money from my ex-boyfriend to fill your deficit?

"Victor?" Johnny interrupted Reed and said, "Don't you know? Reed's space program cost Doom Group $10 billion, but nothing came of it. Doom Group is now close to bankruptcy."

"..."

"But without Victor, didn't we just meet a super-rich man?"

When the Brooklyn Bridge was finally cleared, Bai Ye and Knox drove to the intersection and were stopped by Johnny and Susan.

"Um... Bai Ye, I'm sorry, can you lend us some money?" Susan said awkwardly, "Don't worry, we'll write an IOU and pay you back on time at the highest interest rate. At worst, at worst... I'll mortgage our house to you as collateral?"

Johnny looked at Susan speechlessly. You really are your parents’ big son. For your boyfriend, you even mortgage your house?

"Borrow money?"

Bai Ye blinked.

A few million dollars is a small matter, but... borrowing money to help Reed with his working capital? How can I look at this? How can I be the victim?

If Susan was his girlfriend, Bai Ye would be able to lend her even hundreds of millions of dollars, let alone millions.

But Susan is not.

Even though she scolded Reed harshly, the emotional foundation between the two of them was actually quite strong, and Bai Ye had not yet found an opportunity to steal her away.

Susan quickly added, "Of course, if you have difficulty in cash flow, then forget it."

Bai Ye looked at Susan's hopeful expression and also fell into a dilemma.

If you borrow it, you will seem like an innocent person.

If I don’t lend it to her, how can I have sex with her in the future?

"How about this, let's not talk about borrowing money." Bai Ye thought again and again, and said, "I have a Marvel Comics company under my umbrella, which draws superhero comics. For example, the copyrights of Spider-Woman, Iron Man and other superheroes are all signed to me. They can get a share of every copy sold. Why don't you sign the copyright of the Fantastic Four to Marvel Comics? You should be able to get a signing bonus. I think even if it's not enough to pay your compensation, it's not far off."

"Is it still possible to operate like this?"

Johnny and Susan looked at each other.

The two discussed it with Reed and the Thing and had no objection, so they signed the copyright to Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics will help manage the Fantastic Four's IP operations, and 50% of the money earned will be given to the Fantastic Four. The difference is that Marvel Comics will incur operating losses, while the Fantastic Four can just sit back and collect the money.

……

"I am getting more and more confused about New York." Knox sat next to Bai Ye and asked, "So in the future, can you find a few people to act out a scene, a scene of saving people, and hype yourself up as a superhero? And then, like you said, do IP operation and make a lot of money?"

"How is that possible!" Bai Ye laughed, "The most important thing about this matter is superpowers, sister! Saving people is only a secondary condition. The key is that Susan and the others have very cool superpowers. Susan has the ability to be invisible and control force fields. She is also super beautiful and is the face of the Fantastic Four. Reed Richards has a very high IQ and is a super genius comparable to Tony Stark. He is also a rubber man who can stretch and retract at will. It can be said that Reed Richards has a firm grasp on the market of technology geeks and middle-aged women. Johnny looks handsome, the ability of the Human Torch can fight and carry, and he is also the descendant of a hero with a flamboyant personality and a lot of topics. The Thing is Ben, who has infinite strength, is invulnerable to swords and guns, and has powerful abilities. That unexpected appearance, don’t you think he looks like a mascot?"

"The four of them are almost a standard idol group configuration, with superpowers and they are so cool, they really deserve to be popular. This is not something you can just find a few ordinary people to act out. Ordinary people without cool superpowers will only become idiots if they learn from them!"

Knox sighed: "Times are changing so fast. I haven't been to New York for a while, and I almost don't understand it anymore."

Bai Ye brought Knox to the Pluto Security Company building and introduced Knox to the company's security personnel.

Almost all of these desperate virus warriors were converted from the Osborn family mercenary corps. They are private soldiers and their loyalty can be roughly guaranteed. In addition, there are Bai Ye's Tianyangsheng team, Gao Jin team, Qiu Gangao team and others as the skeleton, and they can be driven at will.

——Someone else mentioned to Bai Ye that there were too many yellow people under his command, but Bai Ye turned a deaf ear to it, because the more people like Gao Jin and Tian Yangsheng whose loyalty was guaranteed, the better. No matter how many, Bai Ye would never think it was too much. The first priority of security was loyalty. As for the rest, they could all be compensated by the desperate virus.

On the contrary, Westerners entered the era of liberalism too early, and there are few people who are willing to be loyal to others. As for people like Gao Jin, even if Bai Ye asked him to carry out a mission that means he will die, he probably wouldn't even frown!

"Your men are very powerful."

Knox nodded and smiled:

"Much better than the useless people I have in Mexico."

"Nonsense!" Bai Ye said, "These are the elites carefully cultivated by Osborn. They are definitely better than the scum you recruited in Mexico. In addition, let your trusted subordinates who you brought with you be injected with the Extremis virus as soon as possible. If your own strength is too weak, there may be troublemakers among them who will embarrass you."

"I see." Knox said, "What about me? Can't I get the Extremis virus injected with you?"

"The failure rate of the Extremis virus is still too high. You should wait a little longer." Bai Ye said, "Wait for a while until a new version of the Extremis virus is successfully developed, and then you can inject it."

"OK."

Knox had no objection.

The two were discussing how to lead Pluto Security towards the formal operation of PMC company when Bai Ye received a message.

[A theft occurred in Osborne Building. An employee named Roderick Kingsley stole the super-powered potion "Human Enhancement Potion" that was being developed by the Super Technology Department of Osborne Group, and stole an old version of the Green Goblin Skateboard from the Aircraft Research Department.]

Bai Ye raised his eyebrows: Is it starting now?

Because of Bai Ye's own mentally retarded system, he can gain points by completing tasks against villains, so Bai Ye has set his sights on many super villains within the Osborn Group early on.

This Roderick Kingsley is a super villain nicknamed "The Devil". He has conflicts with Spider-Man, Kingpin and others. He is also considered a highly intelligent person.

Therefore, Bai Ye gave Roderick Kingsley a certain amount of attention and also provided him with certain conveniences, so that he could become a super villain earlier and contribute to his career.

Originally, Roderick Kingsley only stole the Green Goblin's equipment such as the Green Goblin's skateboard and pumpkin bomb, but this time Bai Ye gave him a big gift package [Human Body Strengthening Potion], which can strengthen his body and make him a superhuman.

In addition to the [Human Enhancement Potion] and [Green Goblin Skateboard], the demon himself is also an excellent analyst, hypnotist, drug user and company manager (making the company legal).

"This time, this evil ghost should give me more than 500 points, right?"

Bai Ye was getting angry when he thought about the fact that Jingle only gave him 500 points.

It’s better not to give it!

Knox tilted his head to look at Bai Ye's phone screen and said in surprise: "Your Osborne Group was actually robbed? Is the security force so weak? You didn't arrange desperate warriors in the Osborne Group?"

"Sometimes, wisdom is more important than strength." Bai Ye said, "This Roderick Kingsley is a high-IQ criminal. How can an ordinary desperate warrior discover and stop him in advance? But this is not important. If he dares to steal things from our Osborne Group, I will hold the Blue Silver Grass in my right hand and the Clear Sky Hammer in my left hand. When I deal with people, I will use the grass first and then the hammer. I am very fierce. I don't believe that I can't deal with him!"

The evil Roderick Kingsley!

Take my Blue Silver Entanglement!

Chapter 180 Where do so many super villains come from?

It's just your internal fighting!

It was just that Bai Ye's combination of skills was used on Knox before he could use it on the evil ghost Roderick Kingsley.

First the blue silver grass, then the Clear Sky Hammer.

However, Knox has a strong learning ability, and before long, he used Blue Silver Entanglement on Bai Ye.

……

The next day.

Bai Ye and Knox's car was stuck on the streets of New York because there seemed to be some carnival going on on the streets. People were coming and going, and some were holding large inflatable dolls flying in the air. It was very lively.

"What's going on?" Bai Ye snapped his fingers and called Tian Yangsheng over to ask.

"Master." Tian Yangsheng bowed and said, "This is a world carnival held by Exploration Aerospace Company. It is a grand carnival, so many people are celebrating and having fun, blocking the road."

"Exploration Aerospace?"

Bai Ye thought about it, and it seemed to be a top large company, a technology company with a market value of more than 3000 billion US dollars and a huge influence in New York. It once proposed the idea of ​​a merger between the two parties to the Osborn Group, and the other party was still the main body. Norman Osborn would be an idiot to agree to such a merger. He should honestly make money in the medical industry and pass on the Osborn Group to the Osborn family. Wouldn’t that be great?

"So what should we do now?" Knox said, "New York is so congested, I think we can basically say goodbye to cars, so let's get off and walk."

"There's no other way. Let's just walk around this street first." Bai Ye also shrugged and got out of the car.

Tian Yangsheng and Tian Yangyi followed Bai Ye and Knox, carrying a large silver-white box containing the Blue Devil Armor and the Blue Devil Skateboard respectively.

The streets are really bustling with people surging and jostling each other. People are surrounded by all kinds of bright colors and cheerful music. Children are running from the street to the end of the alley with cotton candy and glow sticks in their hands, laughing. All kinds of inflatable toys of strange shapes, colorful ribbons and balloons are floating in the air, which is a feast for the eyes.

Street performers performed various stunts, attracting the attention of a large number of spectators. An acrobat walked on a hair-thin wire, and the audience below held their breath nervously; the magician next to him created various amazing illusions, which caused the audience to exclaim; and a street painter in the distance quickly painted on the canvas, creating vivid and lifelike paintings that were amazing.

On the other side of the square, a long line of food stalls lined up, offering everything from classic barbecue and ice cream to specialties from around the world. Diners in front of the stalls savored the food while appreciating the lively scenes around them, enjoying the unique atmosphere brought by this carnival.

"Is it so lively?"

Knox also looked around with great interest.

"It's lively enough, but..." Bai Ye hesitated and said, "I always feel that the atmosphere is so good, it would be unreasonable if a super villain didn't come to disturb it."

"Don't super villains in New York take a break?" Knox asked, "It's such a fun day, so why not play around for a whole day? There's no time to stop being a villain."

"It's hard to say!" Bai Ye shook his head and said, "Most super villains are psychopaths with lumps in their brains. You can't guess their thoughts from the perspective of ordinary people."

In fact, Bai Ye has already discovered that the evil ghost Roderick Kingsley is hiding somewhere in the carnival, preparing to cause trouble.

I just don't know what the evil ghost's goal is.

……

At the carnival, there were many people wearing doll costumes, and Roderick Kingsley designed a ghost costume for himself. After all, there were so many superheroes and super villains in New York who had their own suits and armors, so it was not a big deal for him to appear in front of everyone naked.

“Hahahaha!” The evil ghost laughed horribly, scaring the children nearby so much that they ran away. “Norman Osborn is so stingy. He only gave me an old version of the Green Goblin skateboard. Obviously, the Osborn Group has so many good things!”

"But it doesn't matter. Once I catch that old man's son, his heir, I think Norman Osborn will be so scared that he will wet his pants and immediately hand over all the high-tech products of the Osborn Group to him!"

The evil ghost was not satisfied with the [Human Enhancement Potion] and [Green Goblin Skateboard], he wanted more things, such as the Green Goblin Armor.

There are so many superheroes and super villains in New York. Without sufficient strength, how can the evil ghost dominate this small area?

"Harry Osborn, you little brat, where the hell are you? Come out quickly and let the evil ghost uncle take good care of you!"

The evil spirits were also patrolling the carnival, and once they spotted Harry Osborn, they would immediately jump out and overturn the table.

"What a brave guy!"

Bai Ye heard the evil ghost's whisper and couldn't help but sigh.

After stealing Osborn's things, he didn't think of hiding away to digest them. Not long after, he thought of kidnapping Harry and demanding more technological items from Osborn. This evil ghost... is really brave.

"Is it the crazy effect caused by the human body enhancement drug?"

At this moment, the evil ghost had obviously been injected with the [Human Enhancement Agent] and possessed super strength, super speed, super reaction, super endurance and regenerative ability, but his mind had obviously also been polluted and became a little crazy.

After all, the [Human Enhancement Potion] itself is a semi-finished product, and even Norman Osborn didn't dare to inject it for fear of problems. This evil ghost was really brave and used it on himself without even thinking.

No wonder they became super villains.