Preparation Plan for Otherworld Teleportation

The next day at noon, Teresa woke up with a blank expression, completely unable to recall what had happened the night before, and why the back of her head hurt so badly, as if someone had beaten her up.

Meanwhile, Li Wei had already returned to New Jersey, diligently completing his daily patrol duties and cooperating with Vought to film some promotional clips.

Any superhero who could graduate smoothly from Godolkin University was qualified in performance, and he was no exception; this didn't take up much of his time.

Now he was unusually excited. After nearly ten hours of close contact, he had successfully obtained Teresa's superpower—Otherworld Teleportation.

What delighted him even more was that with the energy he currently possessed, he could already perform one teleportation!

But he wasn't in a rush to act; there were still many preparations to make beforehand.

He had no idea which world lay on the other side of the portal. If it turned out to be something like the hell of myth and legend, or a world teeming with powerful evil beings, with his current strength, wouldn't he just be walking into a slaughter?

The Boys' World wasn't a high-power-level universe. Even the strongest, Homelander, would find it no easy task to destroy a city.

Over ninety percent of ordinary superheroes were strictly street-level, incapable of even demolishing a single building.

If they were dropped into DC's Gotham next door, they'd be toyed with and killed within days.

If placed in Marvel, they might barely scrape by competing with the likes of Daredevil, Elektra, or Iron Fist for scraps in a dump like Hell's Kitchen.

Then there was another issue: he needed enough energy reserves to ensure he could immediately return to The Boys' World in an emergency.

In fact, ever since he successfully copied Starlight's superpower, he had been trying hard to purchase some small, portable power sources.

Starlight had to absorb ambient electricity first to maximize her strength.

In a city, there was indeed enough power for her to use, but if she were in a rural suburb or an extreme climate like a desert, she'd be largely crippled.

If the world he went to was a post-apocalyptic wasteland or a primeval jungle with no electricity at all, wouldn't that be even more bewildering?

Li Wei didn't want to make such a stupid mistake, so he needed to prepare in advance.

Unfortunately, since he couldn't use Vought's channels, progress was minimal so far. Those ordinary little gadgets that could only store a few hundred or thousand watts were enough for ordinary people—an electric car could run a thousand kilometers on them—but for him, they were far from sufficient.

After thinking it over, Li Wei felt that maybe he should use Starlight as a breakthrough. Have her make a request to Vought, and then he'd find an excuse to mooch one off them!

Incidentally, he also wanted to craft some handy weapons.

Weapons not only increased attack power but also extended one's reach. If he faced enemies that were disgusting—like those with pus or corrosive fluids on their bodies—weapons would come in handy.

He had his eye on a special material very suitable for superheroes: Chromium Carbide Alloy.

It had extremely strong resistance to high temperatures, low temperatures, corrosion, and so on, while also having some ductility for energy, making it perfect for his use.

But this stuff was far from cheap, often costing hundreds or even tens of millions. Even with the wealth he currently had, it was a stretch.

His total liquid assets right now were probably only enough to forge one axe or one long spear, or maybe two swords.

And Vought would almost certainly not cover the cost for this, since against ordinary people, it wouldn't be necessary at all.

If Li Wei directly said he wanted to deal with superheroes, that would practically be walking into a trap.

Without much thought, Li Wei could be completely sure that Homelander, A-Train, and Vought were all keeping an eye on his fake Gambit identity right now.

The first two wanted to find Kimiko's whereabouts, while the latter was very curious about where this unregistered guy had popped up from.

Once he made such a special request, it would definitely arouse their suspicion.

So he definitely couldn't let Vought foot the bill; he'd have to pay out of his own pocket.

Still, this gave him a motivation to earn money—these things were true money-devouring beasts.

Then there were the uniforms or armor. Relatively speaking, their prices weren't particularly high, and Vought already had very mature craftsmanship.

Veteran members of The Seven, like Homelander and Queen Maeve, all had similar uniforms. Ordinary sniper rifles couldn't even scratch the surface, and even in a hail of bullets, they didn't have to worry about being stripped naked.

As the guardian of New Jersey, Li Wei's original uniform was also a specially made Reinforced Shark-Proof Suit, basically able to completely ignore ordinary knives.

Li Wei had already communicated with Ashley, handing over his requirements and the appearance of the uniform to her. Now he just had to wait.

Secondly, as the guardian of New Jersey, he couldn't be away for too long.

And he didn't know how time flowed on the other side of the portal. If it was the same, fine; if not, who knows what might happen.

Unless he simply resigned, or became one of The Seven, or even replaced Homelander's position.

But the latter was still difficult for now, and the former would hinder his continued interactions with other superheroes, which wasn't ideal either.

Finally, Li Wei needed to take some time to investigate Teresa's background, to see if she was a bloodthirsty killer.

This kind of special superpower, even if she currently couldn't use it due to a severe lack of energy, might suddenly awaken one day and become usable.

What if she connected to another world and let in some evil beings like demons? That would be extremely bad for this world.

Although, given Teresa's current performance, even if she lived for hundreds of years, she'd basically never accumulate enough energy, and Li Wei didn't really care about the lives of ordinary Americans, but if he could have a permanent excuse, that would be for the best.

Unfortunately, this wasn't a suitable place to make a move; otherwise, he could save himself a lot of trouble.

In comparison, missing out on the TNT Twins' superpower wasn't too big a loss.

Compared to the current Seven, Payback had even more slackers. The TNT Twins were typical slackers—they needed to work together to activate their power, and its power wasn't much stronger than an ordinary grenade. Li Wei really didn't think much of it.

Just then, Li Wei felt the phone in his right pocket vibrate. It was the untraceable phone he used to contact Hughie and the main group. It seemed they had made another discovery.

But given Butcher's personality, if he was so proactively contacting him, he definitely wasn't up to any good. Either he was planning to screw him over, or he needed something from him!

After answering, Hughie's effeminate voice immediately rang out.

"I'm sorry to bother you, Gambit, but we need your help right now."

"Help with what? Hiding that girl has already given me a headache. I thought I'd hear some good news." Li Wei deliberately put on a very impatient tone.

Li Wei had always been fairly polite to Hughie before, using this kind of tone for the first time, which immediately left Hughie at a loss.

But Butcher and the others beside him still gave him encouraging looks, signaling him to continue.

They had been investigating recently, but they hadn't been able to dig up any useful information. Even inside Vought, there was no record of Gambit at all.

Moreover, no superhero with similar abilities, attire, or alias had been active elsewhere, as if he only revealed himself around them. This had brought their investigation to a standstill.

Now, all they had to go on was the spot where Hughie had dropped him off that day, roughly indicating he might be in the south.

But they couldn't confirm whether this was a clue he deliberately left to throw them off track.

Given the intelligence he had displayed, that possibility absolutely existed.

Now that their investigation into Compound V was deepening, they didn't want to leave a mysterious superhero with unknown motives lurking in the shadows. So while their request for help was genuine, their main goal was still to figure out his true identity.

Hughie steadied himself a little. "Here's the thing—we traced it to Ezekiel, but we can't get into his Diamond Club to meet him privately. So we wanted to ask if you could help us with that?"

"The Samaritan's Embrace was founded to raise charity funds. The Diamond Club only costs fifteen thousand to join. Why don't you just pay the fee?" Li Wei's voice carried obvious confusion and disbelief.

Mother's Milk, hearing this through the phone's speaker, quickly noted it down. Fifteen thousand was nothing to Gambit; he probably wasn't some third-rate broke superhero.

Still, this wasn't much of a clue. Over two hundred superheroes Vought had deployed across various states wouldn't bat an eye at that amount, not to mention those from wealthy families.

"Uh, that's our other problem. We don't have that much money on hand right now."

Li Wei couldn't help but laugh. He roughly understood what they were after—trying to confirm his real identity through borrowing money, bank accounts, and the like?

That sounded like something Butcher would come up with, but did they really take him for a fool?

His tone shifted instantly. "Are you kidding me? Even if you don't have that money, don't you know to file an application report with your superiors?"

Hughie was a bit stunned. "Superiors? What superiors?"

Butcher felt a bad feeling creeping in. Damn it, he didn't know about that too, did he?

"Fine, let me spell it out. Didn't the CIA give you funding? Hmph, just like you've been investigating me in the shadows, I've been investigating you too."

"CIA? But Gambit, we're not working with the CIA."

Hughie was still baffled, while Mother's Milk and Frenchie's gazes gradually shifted to Butcher.

Gambit wouldn't just spout nonsense, and they all knew about Butcher's relationship with the CIA—he had an old flame there.

"Oh, I get it."

Li Wei suddenly sounded as if a lightbulb had gone off. "So Butcher never told you that he's been hired by the CIA deputy director!"

"Haha, you'd better ask him clearly. Maybe he's been skimming your funding."

"Poor Hughie, running around with him taking such big risks—you don't even get a salary, do you?"

"If that's the case, you might as well come work for me. I could use a errand boy!"

He hoped Butcher would focus all his energy on causing trouble for Homelander, rather than trying to uncover his true identity. He currently didn't have the ability to permanently deal with Homelander, which was annoying.

Hughie's face turned very ugly. He really hadn't gotten a single cent in pay, relying almost entirely on his meager savings.

Butcher wouldn't even reimburse him for meals. Heaven knew how many times he'd eaten burgers just to save money!

Mother's Milk and Frenchie didn't say much either, just staring fixedly at Butcher. They weren't particularly surprised—this was something Butcher would do. But Butcher probably wasn't just embezzling for the money.

Both of them knew that Butcher wasn't doing this for money. He was doing it for his wife, to seek revenge against Homelander.

Butcher snatched the phone. "Alright, I get your point. So can we talk openly now? What exactly is your goal?"

Li Wei thought, Here it comes. He had long prepared for this, so he replied without hesitation:

"If I said I wanted to be a real hero, uphold justice in the world, and all that, you probably wouldn't believe me."

"So just take it as me wanting to seize the position of The Seven, or even Homelander himself!"

"And get this straight—I'm not your babysitter. Don't bother me with every little thing!"

This book is a DC/Marvel fusion, not just The Boys. If anyone has worlds they want to visit, abilities they want to obtain, beauties they want to encounter, or superheroes they want to save, feel free to leave a comment in this chapter or the review section. Thank you very much!