Chapter 493
Not long after Susan left, Frankie Raye, dressed in military uniform, rang the doorbell.
"Click!"
The door opened, but no one was there. Frankie Raye tentatively went in and saw Su Quan, who had just come out of the bedroom dressed.
"How did you open the door?" Frankie Raye asked in surprise and curiosity.
Su Quan's lips curled up slightly, and then with a bang, the door behind Frankie Raye closed by itself.
Okay, you have superpowers, you're amazing!
Frankie Raye took a deep breath, then suddenly saluted solemnly and said, "Frankie Raye, reporting for duty!"
Su Quan chuckled and asked, "So from now on you're mine?"
"Yes!"
After Frankie Raye finished speaking, he explained, "The Quinjet has completed testing of all its components."
"The Space Administration has agreed to lend you the space station for one month. Once you deliver the three Quinjet, the deal will be officially finalized, and you can be sent to the space station at any time. The entire space station will cooperate with you and follow your command!"
"The supplies you need will be collected after the dismantling of the Quinjet begins, and it will take no more than a month."
Su Quan nodded casually. "Contact General Haig. The plane has already been delivered to the base."
Frankie Raye paused for a moment, then picked up the phone and contacted General Haig.
A moment later, her eyes widened, and she hung up the phone in shock, looking at Su Quan.
Just seconds before she made the call, three Quinjet appeared out of nowhere on the open ground of the base.
What does that mean?
This means that when Su Quan asked her to call General Haig, the three planes were transferred to the base without anyone noticing or making any move.
This... this is simply a miracle!
"What... what should we do next?"
Once the Quinjet were delivered, the deal was officially finalized, and Su Quan could travel to the space station at any time or issue commands to it.
Su Quan sat down on the sofa, patted the person next to him to signal her to sit down, and after she sat down, he explained leisurely, "The solar flare will not reach the location I need for several days. There is nothing to prepare in the meantime, just wait."
"In fact, I don't need a month at all. A few days later, after the solar flare arrives, the space station can be returned to you... oh no, to them."
Frankie Raye hesitated for a moment before asking, "Is there anything special about this solar flare? Is it worth paying such a high price?"
Su Quan couldn't help but laugh.
Was the price I paid too high?
It's just four, no, three Quinjet that there are so many in the Void that there's hardly any room left.
Three Quinjet at no cost were traded for 10 billion in hard currency usable across the entire Multiverse, plus a hidden Devourer of Stars. They've made an incredible profit!
As for how much money the government can make from acquiring the manufacturing technology of the Quinjet for free, that's their business and has no impact on the Su Quan.
Well, it's not to say there's no impact at all. If they scale up their operations and advance their technology, it will be more convenient for them when they have related needs.
To put it bluntly but realistically, the world doesn't even qualify to be his resource processing plant right now; even if he wanted to fleece people, there's nothing to fleece.
We'll consider whether to acquire it once it's developed further.
Leaving aside the Fantastic Four, Galactus, and some potentially hidden cosmic-level characters, this world simply cannot compare to the several worlds that continuously supply Mutants.
"Hundreds of billions of dollars or superpowers, which would you choose?" Su Quan didn't answer Frankie Raye's question directly, but instead asked him a question in return.
Hundreds of billions of US dollars?
Superpowers?
Frankie Raye asked curiously, "What kind of superpower?"
"A superpower that won't affect your life but is still very powerful," Su Quan said generally.
Frankie Raye thought for a moment, "I choose superpowers."
"Why? It's tens of billions of US dollars. Under normal circumstances, you couldn't spend it all in a lifetime. Isn't that great?"
Does it smell good?
It must smell delicious!
But for Frankie Raye, having enough money is fine, and money can be earned, but superpowers are not easy to obtain.
Frankie Raye's choice was both unexpected and reasonable. As a soldier, and a high-ranking officer at that, she certainly wasn't short of money and didn't value it that much.
However, one's own abilities are different.
It's not about sexism; she's a woman, especially a beautiful one, who not only joined the military but also became a high-ranking officer because of her outstanding abilities.
Therefore, it is only natural that she relinquished her ability to choose with money.
"Can solar flares grant people superpowers?" Frankie Raye asked tentatively, seemingly lost in thought.
Su Quan smiled calmly, "People will Deadman."
"Everyone dies eventually, and nothing is guaranteed to succeed. I'm willing to take the risk, just for a chance!" Frankie Raye Ray stood up abruptly, his body ramrod straight, his eyes burning with determination.
Su Quan gave her a deep look. "Even if the chance of success is practically zero?"
"Yes!"
Frankie Raye's answer was very firm!
Su Quan wasn't trying to scare her; her chances of success were practically zero.
In the movie, a solar flare eroded the entire space station. Of all the people on the space station, only the five 'protagonists'— the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom —in the end gained superpowers.
Frankie Raye got involved, and there were three possible outcomes.
First: There was no genetic mutation, no death, and no superpowers were gained.
Second: Unable to withstand the genetic mutation, they died.
Third: The genetic mutation was successful, and he gained superpowers.
There's nothing to say about not gaining superpowers or dying. But what superpowers would you gain if you succeeded?
To replace Doctor Doom and gain the ability to metallize his body and control electricity?
Or will she become a female version of the Human Torch, like in the comics?
Or perhaps it's some other unknown ability.
Frankie Raye hesitated several times before speaking, and Su Quan, seeing this, chuckled and said, "I can give you this chance, but I didn't bring you here so you could risk your life."
"Is it too much for me to accept the benefits first?"
Benefit?
What are the benefits?
Frankie Raye paused for a few seconds, then said willingly, "No, it's not excessive."
Su Quan stood up with a smile and looked her up and down, "Let's go, I'll take you to buy some casual clothes first."
"Yes!"
Frankie Raye readily complied without any hesitation.
Well, soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders. Su Quan is now her superior, so even if she has objections, she has to prioritize obeying orders. Besides, she doesn't have any objections.
Su Quan is handsome and capable, and he's also her superior. Obeying the strong and obeying the superior won't make her feel any displeasure or resentment.
Time flies, and several days have passed in the blink of an eye.
A solar flare is coming.
Universe.
Space station.
Su Quan and his fully armed group appeared out of thin air in the empty space station lobby.
The group consisted of Susan, Jonathan, Reed, Benjamin, and Frankie Raye.
They were wearing blue, tight-fitting uniforms, which Su Quan had Reed make with special materials, based on the style of the Fantastic Four's uniforms in the movies.
There's a small detail in the movie where the Fantastic Four are wearing their costumes while being exposed to the effects of the solar flare.
While it's uncertain whether their abilities are related to wearing uniforms, the uniforms they wore have also undergone a transformation, perfectly adapting to their respective abilities.
When Jonathan is engulfed in flames, his uniform remains intact; when Reed's body grows longer, his uniform also grows longer; when Susan becomes Invisibility, her uniform also becomes Invisibility...
When Benjamin turned into the Thing, well, okay, his uniform ripped.
There was no other way; he was outside the space station at the time, so he was exposed to the most radiation and his mutation was the most complete.
Before they came, Su Quan had already told them what abilities they would gain. The others were fine, but Benjamin absolutely refused to come.
Strength is temporary, but handsomeness lasts a lifetime.
Although Benjamin wasn't handsome, he was still a big, burly man.