"[Vought's Orthodoxy Lies With Me]?"
Fang Yuan was amazed. Sure enough, All Heavens Vought Company and Vought Corporation were still connected in some ways.
Moreover, the reward unlocked this time was formidable—an upgrade to the company panel.
This was the first time Fang Yuan had seen such a reward, so once the update finished he immediately checked the upgrades.
[Range of signable employees expanded. After upgrade: sentient lifeforms.]
[Character Templates gain fusion function.]
[Within The Boys World, time-node entry can be chosen freely.]
Fang Yuan was delighted; he studied the post-upgrade rewards so closely he ignored Deep's Character Template for the moment.
Expanding the employee pool meant he could now sign non-supes, and age limits were gone.
Though signing non-supes wouldn't boost his own stats, if they were influential he'd still earn aura rewards.
Such cases existed; he wouldn't invest many resources in non-supes anyway—free halos were free halos.
What intrigued him most was the second upgrade: template fusion.
He checked the fusion conditions.
"Fusion takes time; higher-grade templates take longer, but raising development can shorten it."
"Templates remain usable during fusion."
"Templates with similar abilities can fuse at 20% development."
"Templates with different abilities require 40% development to fuse."
"Once fused, development resets; each time it hits 50%, another template can be added."
"Fusion doesn't stop the original from gaining fame or unlocking other rewards."
Light flashed in Fang Yuan's eyes; he couldn't help shouting, "Fantastic!"
What's a pleasant surprise? THIS is a pleasant surprise!
His main limit had been the number of templates he could use at once, hence his focus on Darwin, Wolverine, and Kimiko's powers to raise his tolerance.
Now that templates could merge, the pressure eased—he could wield far more abilities.
Even if fused templates backlash harder, it surely wouldn't exceed the sum of two separate templates.
The fusion time was understandable—his body had to adapt; safety first.
Compared with the massive boost, a little waiting was acceptable.
The third reward was expected; both the DC Universe and X-Men World already allowed free time-node selection.
Eagerly, Fang Yuan began tallying templates that met the requirements.
Starting with those he used most often.
Thanks to Good Big Brother's efforts, the [Black King Template] sat at 42% development—ready for fusion. Good Big Brother indeed.
For Telepathy, the [Charles Template] was 19% and White Queen's 22%—minor gains.
His physical stats had soared; his once-highest D-grade spirit now lagged.
"Looks like I need to pick magic training back up," Fang Yuan mused.
Telepathy development hinged heavily on spirit stat.
Practicing magic was the fastest way he knew to raise spirit.
Lately, the Kryptonian Learning Pod had sidelined his Kamar-Taj spell studies.
Beyond those two, plenty of templates qualified for fusion.
Lamplighter + Riptide = flaming tornado wheels?
Beast + Banshee = a singing blue-furred monster?
Add Angel and give the monster wings.
Or A-Train + Invisible Man for true ghost-car drifting—Hughie could give up revenge since he'd never see who smashed his girlfriend.
Wait, no fusion needed; both are at 100%—he can do it right now.
Equip the [Mystique Template] and he doesn't even have to undress.
He checked Deep's template while he was at it.
[Deep: Fame 105, Character Template B-minus, Development 90%.]
Respectable, though not hitting 100% surprised him.
"My man Deep's romped with octopi, Dolphins, and every Carp in the sea and still hasn't maxed it?"
The ocean truly is unfathomable.
Jokes aside, his first fusion would be [Logan Template] with Kimiko's—both regen, a no-brainer combo.
He still needed to ponder what to fuse with Good Big Brother's template and watch for quirks; safer to test with healing first.
Kimiko's fame was 86—14 short of 100, but it wouldn't take long.
Have faith in Vought's publicity machine.
Besides, A-Train and Deep were still around—hardly convenient.
Fang Yuan exited the paused reward state; Deep immediately packed—he couldn't leave this dump fast enough.
"New York, here I come!"
Deep moved quickly; he had little to pack—just one Octopus.
Since becoming a Superhero he'd worn only his Superhero suit for brand recognition.
Or maybe the studio was just pinching pennies… "Let's roll!"
Octopus in hand, Deep urged them on.
Fang Yuan looked at A-Train, making him force a bitter smile.
"You're fine, but…" A-Train tried to negotiate, "Deep? Can't he just take a plane?"
Deep's face changed instantly. He barked, "What do you mean 'but Deep'?"
"I thought we were buddies—here to pick me up!"
A-Train couldn't bring himself to mention the heart condition. Just as he searched for an excuse, Fang Yuan suddenly spoke.
"Just take Deep back. And I've found what you need."
A-Train couldn't believe it. "Really?" he blurted.
After searching so long with no result from any of the three bosses, A-Train's hope had already dimmed.
Finding a compatible heart was hard enough—let alone one from a Superhuman.
"Exactly." Fang Yuan nodded. "It's with Blue Hawk, but how you get him to hand it over is up to you."
Blue Hawk, nicknamed 'Captain Damping'—with the 'Ni' from 'Niger'.
Power-wise he's a budget Hawkeye—yes, still budget—barely above ordinary, yet still counts as Superhuman.
And judging by the name 'Captain Damping', Blue Hawk and A-Train were never meant to be friends.
In the storyline Blue Hawk's greatest feat was shattering A-Train's brother's legs.
A-Train nodded in silence.
At this point they had no history, but since Blue Hawk carried the heart, A-Train would show no mercy.
Deep still looked puzzled, yet after saying goodbye to Fang Yuan, A-Train instantly powered up and sped off with him.
He had to get that heart soon; being unable to run freely felt like ants crawling under his skin.
Fang Yuan smiled faintly and teleported straight to The Boys' hideout.
Since Kimiko needed just a bit more fame to unlock her third-tier reward, Fang Yuan would help her.
With Black King personally leading The Boys, the place turned bloody overnight; within a week they had raided three secret Vought labs, snagging plenty of useful data.
His most effective subordinate in The Boys was no longer Kuchi, but the Telekinetic Cindy.
Cindy's power was formidable and her personality ice-cold—an excellent subordinate, a bit like Zod's lieutenant Fiona.
Besides Cindy, there was one more person Fang Yuan valued.
No, not Sausage Kun.
It was the young man who'd filmed for him that day—
"Sam, you've been doing great—keep it up."
Black King patted his shoulder. The young man now wore black gear and a white smiley-face mask.
"Once we topple Vought, you'll reunite with your big brother!" Black King dished out a classic 'future pie'.
Sam swallowed the pie, gaining the buff 'Hyped-Up'.
"I will absolutely obey Black King's orders!" he shouted resolutely.
Fang Yuan nodded, watching Sam walk away with satisfaction.
This Sam appeared in the spin-off *Gen V*; he's Golden Boy Luke's younger brother, locked up and studied by Vought since childhood.
Originally he'd been held in Sage Grove Psychiatric until Hughie, Frenchie and the rest stirred things up and transferred him to the Godolkin University lab.
Sam counts as a strong Superhuman—his brute strength is almost mini-Hulk level, letting him rise fast within The Boys.
Handling such a naïve kid was effortless for Fang Yuan even without the Black Emperor Aura.
Fang Yuan summoned five Superhumans and assigned the next lab target.
The location: the old haunt, Mercy Hospital.
Everything looked routine, but Fang Yuan knew these five were the bloodiest in the squad, never leaving survivors.
To the outside world, they were textbook Superhuman Terrorists.
Then Vought Headquarters' Ashley issued Kimiko a last-minute schedule—visit patients at Mercy Hospital.
Kimiko needed just a sliver of fame for her third-tier reward; Fang Yuan decided to speed things up.
Publicly capturing five hospital-attacking Superhuman Terrorists would push Kimiko's fame past 100.
Selling out his subordinates?
He was ridding the people of scourges, okay?
These supes in Fang Yuan's hands were, if not heinous, at least blood-soaked; executing them blindfolded wouldn't be an error.
And these five were carefully chosen—big as they looked, their powers were garbage; together they couldn't beat Kimiko.
So while Fang Yuan studied Vought's lab data, the system panel pinged.
[Employee Kimiko fame reached 100—Character Template unlocked!]
[Kimiko: fame 100, Character Template B-rank, development 60%.]
Fang Yuan chuckled; everything was under control.
After Kimiko joined Vought, Fang Yuan had people help develop her powers; combined with The Boys' unique Superhuman traits, she could now regrow limbs.
He opened the fusion panel at once.
"Select [Logan Template] and [Kimiko Template]—begin fusion!"
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