"As expected, how could a Marvel movie work without a post-credits scene?"
Looking at the data compiled by Athena, Captain America's popularity on the internet was skyrocketing; Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
"What? Audiences who missed the post-credits scene are demanding a separate release on the official website?"
Fang Yuan looked disgusted.
"Trying to freeload off me? Not a chance!"
"If you missed it, go back to the cinema and watch it again!"
Only the Black King is allowed to fleece others.
However, many people actually did go back for a re-watch because of that post-credits scene, contributing a few more screws to the Avengers Base.
Of course, the Avengers Base wasn't lacking for screw money now, as countless people were lining up to give Fang Yuan their money.
This was because Fang Yuan's Life Serum had gone on sale; this serum could cure most of the World's diseases and was met with enthusiastic reception as soon as it was released.
Without exception, purchasing the Life Serum required completing missions—mostly promotional tasks helping Vought Corporation promote Superheroes; only after satisfying the conditions would one be eligible to buy.
If it were any other company, they certainly wouldn't dare do this—freeloading off labor before the customer even makes a purchase.
But Vought Pharmaceuticals could, because they weren't selling medicine; they were selling the customers' lives!
There were too many people in this World with incurable diseases; now that Fang Yuan was letting them save their lives just by promoting, who could say no?
In any case, so far, Vought Pharmaceuticals had not received a single complaint regarding this matter.
Because those who needed to buy the Life Serum were rushing to find Vought Pharmaceuticals to claim missions, fearing they wouldn't have medicine for the next course of treatment.
Right, the next course of treatment.
The Life Serum was, of course, diluted before being put out; otherwise, if people were cured all at once, where would Fang Yuan find so many good employees to freeload from?
Compared to those pharmaceutical peers who could say 'good medicine is not a good commodity,' Fang Yuan was already quite conscientious.
After all, his medicine really could cure diseases.
"Sigh, I'm just too kind." Whenever he thought of this, Fang Yuan would shake his head and sigh.
Then he would turn back and dive into the ocean of magic.
Just as the Ancient One taught, magic is like the code of the World's rules, and spells are existing programs; but to truly become a Sorcerer Supreme-level figure, one must be familiar with the code and able to write programs themselves.
So Fang Yuan studied very seriously.
Under such steady development, time reached October, and "Captain America 2" was released as scheduled.
This movie mainly told the story of "Captain America 1" from Fang Yuan's previous life, but with some modifications—for example, increasing Fang Yuan's screen time.
Don't forget that Fang Yuan was also a star; he needed to build his own reputation as well.
Bucky also performed in it, which served as the debut for the Winter Soldier.
This was also the sequel with the longest interval in World film history, spanning a full sixty-eight years.
Many of the audience members who had seen Steve's original "Captain America" had even passed away... but most importantly, the movie revealed the secret of how Steve could "survive" until now—
The Immortality Serum!
The movie showed that the reason Steve and Bucky could live from the 1940s until now was all thanks to the Immortality Serum Fang Yuan had once developed, which allowed people to live for a long time.
Frozen in ice?
Yes.
But the prerequisite for being frozen was that they had already received the serum enhancement.
As for the source of the serum, it was naturally Kamar-Taj.
The Sorcerer Supreme has lived for hundreds of years; isn't that convincing enough?
So after "Captain America 2" was released, besides discussions about the plot, the biggest hot topic was this Immortality Serum.
However, Fang Yuan, Steve, and Bucky all publicly stated that this serum required very precious materials and could not be replicated for the time being, so among the public, this was just treated as a hot conversation piece.
But among the Kamar-Taj Outer Disciples, the situation was completely different.
Because Fang Yuan had updated a new exchange item—the Longevity Serum!
The exchange description was simple: a weakened version of the Immortality Serum; it couldn't do what it did for Captain America and the Winter Soldier, but it could directly extend life by 5-10 years.
Suddenly, everyone went into a frenzy; Kamar-Taj had actually put a price on lifespan!
However, this price was very expensive.
There were three requirements for exchanging the Longevity Serum: first, the exchanger must be an Elite Outer Disciple; second, only 1 bottle could be exchanged per year; and third, the price was 80,000 Contribution Points.
Every requirement was harsh; the Outer Disciples had been established for over a year, but as of now, the total number of top-tier Elite Outer Disciples was only 5.
Moreover, 80,000 Contribution Points were enough for one and a half Senior Outer Disciples to maintain their rank.
But no one dared to say this pricing was unreasonable, because Fang Yuan's authority as Chief Sorcerer had been completely established over this time.
Because almost all the 'pies' Fang Yuan had drawn had been realized!
He said the Awakening Serum could strengthen the body, and after a year, the physical fitness of those who took it had indeed significantly improved.
Most importantly, he said this thing could awaken super powers, and it really could!
Since half a year ago, when a direct descendant of the Rockefeller Family suddenly gained extraordinary physical fitness, Superhumans had gradually become more common.
Now, more than ten people had become Superhumans because of the Awakening Serum.
And these people, without exception, had become employees of Vought Corporation, even though each of them had a very powerful background.
But Vought Corporation was opened by the Chief Sorcerer; who would dare say no to joining?
Now there were rumors outside that the Chief Sorcerer was the candidate for the next Sorcerer Supreme; otherwise, how could one explain the Sorcerer Supreme specifically coming to resurrect Fang Yuan?
Also, such a massive organization as the Outer Disciples was entirely handed over to Fang Yuan to manage; the Sorcerer Supreme did not interfere with anything except for showing support.
So this rumor was entirely reasonable.
The Hulk post-credits scene, the release of "Captain America 2," and using Steve to promote the Longevity Serum.
Furthermore, observant people compiled a list of personnel who had successfully Awakened super powers and discovered a pattern—
Among the more than ten people who successfully Awakened, more than half were people who were usually close to Fang Yuan; there was even a family that had just offered Fang Yuan a long-lost magic book, and the very next month, someone in the family Awakened.
No one believed it was a coincidence.
Thus, everyone reached a consensus: the Chief Sorcerer liked obedient people.
And the appearance of the Longevity Serum added even more to the major powers' awe of Fang Yuan.
Because Fang Yuan had the complete ability to expel them from the ranks of Outer Disciples, at which point they would be unable to exchange for it.
Ordinary Outer Disciples were one thing, but the Longevity Serum truly held the Elite Outer Disciples firmly in his grasp, because they actually could exchange for it!
Behind every Elite Outer Disciple, there was support from one or more massive financial syndicates.
Because the Contribution Points required for four Senior Outer Disciples were enough to upgrade to an Elite Outer Disciple; by comparison, the returns for an Elite Outer Disciple were definitely greater, so most mid-sized syndicates chose this form of operation to ensure maximum benefit.
And the requirement of only being able to exchange 1 bottle of Longevity Serum per year completely kept them under control.
No matter how the syndicates fought for power internally, no one dared to cross Fang Yuan, leading everyone to lament—
"What a cunning Chief Sorcerer!"
"So why can't S.H.I.E.L.D. have more quotas?" Nick Fury complained to Fang Yuan over the phone.
"I remember S.H.I.E.L.D. is also your biggest customer, right?"
That's right, among the 5 Elite Outer Disciples in total, S.H.I.E.L.D. was one of them.
Of course, Outer Disciples had to be specific individuals, so the holder of the S.H.I.E.L.D. slot was naturally—Alexander Pierce.
Although Nick Fury was the Director, S.H.I.E.L.D. was a subordinate agency of the World Security Council, which meant Pierce was the top leader.
And Pierce's boss was Fang Yuan... in other words, the seat Fury thought he owned actually belonged to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan sometimes felt a bit sorry for Fury; being an undercover Director was truly too difficult.
"One of them," Fang Yuan corrected, "I have to ensure fairness."
Fury's forehead darkened; anyone who saw the distribution of the Awakened would think something was fishy, right?
But seeing Fang Yuan's expression, Fury immediately stopped talking; he knew that once Fang Yuan started being shameless, he had to be the one to save face, otherwise Fang Yuan might very well flip out.
Seeing that Fury was being sensible, My Lord Fang Yuan was very satisfied: "See, you know I'm right; it wasn't in vain that I gave S.H.I.E.L.D. a full 4 Awakened."
There were only a dozen or so Awakened in the whole World, and S.H.I.E.L.D. alone had 4, which was already a very high probability.
Fury immediately raised an eyebrow—you just admitted it, didn't you? And you still say there's no inside deal?
What?
S.H.I.E.L.D. was the party that benefited?
"That's right, no one is fairer than you!" Fury answered decisively.
The King of Spies didn't need integrity; as long as S.H.I.E.L.D. got the benefits, Fang Yuan was a paragon of justice!
"Then about my previous proposal, how have you considered it?" Fury asked smoothly.
"Let Steve lead the Howling Commandos?" Fang Yuan's face immediately changed as he hung up the phone, "Impossible!"
Fury, this 'braised egg,' clearly looked even darker.
"Officer, the data analysis model usually doesn't make mistakes," said S.H.I.E.L.D. Commander Maria Hill.
She held a tablet, her posture upright, looking even more heroic and valiant than Black Widow.
S.H.I.E.L.D. had specifically created an analysis model internally to analyze the probability of Fang Yuan agreeing to their proposals.
Among them, Nick Fury had a 10% success rate, Phil Coulson a 30% success rate, and Natasha a 50% success rate.
Nick Fury didn't believe his chances would be so low; he was quite confident in his negotiation tactics, but he hadn't expected Fang Yuan to not even listen to him.
"The reorganized Howling Commandos are all Awakened; they must be led by someone who can keep them in line," Fury didn't plan to give up, "If not him, James Barnes will do."
"Oh, in that case, the success rate has changed," Hill reported immediately, "The one with the highest success rate is still Romanoff, at 70%."
"Then let Romanoff go," Fury waved his hand wearily.
"Understood..."
Hill had just answered when she suddenly froze, because she saw a line of text abruptly added to the data model—
"Maria Hill: Success rate 90%."
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