I, Captain America's Deputy, Got Paid!

[The Stikkbomb's flame and shrapnel detonated the Inferno Gun's battery pack.]

[A violent chain explosion occurred, and the underground tunnel completely collapsed.]

[You were blown to pieces while also buried under ten thousand tons of earth and stone.]

[You died.]

[This simulation ended, duration thirty days.]

[Retainable options obtained from this simulation.]

[One, Cadian Shock Troops soldier uniform (brand new)]

[Two, a bundle of Stikkbombs (twelve)]

[Three, Cadian Grenadier combat experience (one month)]

[Simulation duration exceeded twenty-four hours, simulator wear not waived.]

[Cooldown: thirty hours.]

[Current available cooldown: six days and five hours (one hundred forty-nine hours)]

[Consume cooldown?]

[Cooldown not consumed, simulator entering natural cooldown (cooldown can be waived at any time).]

At this moment, Rorschach, lying on the bed, couldn't help but feel his blood boil.

Even if it was just a brief life simulated by the simulator.

He was still shocked by the series of choices he had made.

Loyalty!

What absolute loyalty this was!

With his heart surging, Rorschach glanced at the rewards from the completed simulation.

The smile at the corners of his mouth grew even brighter.

Though he still didn't have the Imperial firearms he longed for.

A month of Cadian Grenadier combat experience was even better!

This wasn't simple training.

It was combat experience honed by walking the line between life and death every single day!

Ignoring the other two rewards.

Rorschach moved swiftly and selected the third.

In an instant, the muscle tissue all over Rorschach's body.

Seemed to absorb a great deal of nutrition and exercise.

Bursting outward another size!

Not only that.

Even his bone structure underwent a marvelous change.

His entire physique began to grow continuously.

His height actually went from one meter seventy-five to one meter eighty!

The two-meter-one bed board, for Rorschach now.

Was almost too short!

At the same time, countless combat techniques honed through life-and-death trials by Cadian Grenadiers.

Flooded into Rorschach's mind one after another.

And rapidly transformed from memories into ingrained instincts etched into his body!

The fearless spirit and will of a hundred-battle veteran suddenly burst forth from Rorschach's eyes!

Then this spirit and will quickly dissipated, merged, and hid deeper within.

"Hah—"

Rorschach abruptly sat up from the bed and looked down to observe.

At this moment, his entire body's muscles were swollen and full, his skin glowing.

With a slight exertion, strength far greater than before moved at his will.

Rorschach even felt that now, he was more than twice as strong as just a few minutes ago!

"Ha!"

Excited, Rorschach braced himself with one hand.

And easily leaped from the bed to the ground.

He swung his fist forcefully, the motion powerful and vigorous!

However, Rorschach's excitement didn't last long.

The relentless emergence of real-world problems troubled him.

Wearing only his underwear, Rorschach searched through the entire bedroom.

He barely managed to piece together a few sets of clothes and pants that fit somewhat.

He needed to replace all his clothing.

Rorschach pulled on a loose, baggy tracksuit while thinking nonstop.

Problems that could be solved with money were simple enough.

But some problems couldn't be solved with money...

Like right now, how was he supposed to explain to his aunt, who he lived with day in and day out?

The extreme changes to his body?

At that moment, Rorschach, sitting on the edge of the bed lost in thought, suddenly saw a flash of inspiration.

"Maybe... it'll work!"

Neurons in his brain collided and rubbed together, and a plan that wasn't quite a plan emerged.

Rorschach bent down and dragged a black duffel bag out from under the bed.

He unzipped it, revealing stacks of colorful banknotes.

--

In the apartment living room.

His aunt sat glumly on the sofa, legs crossed.

In just one night, her slightly round chin seemed to have sharpened a bit, looking somewhat gaunt.

Her fingertips, roughened from long-term contact with ingredients, pressed the calculator buttons back and forth.

She repeatedly calculated the losses from the restaurant and the extra expenses needed for renovation and reopening.

Although the restaurant's monthly income had always been decent and profits were considerable, after deducting all costs and high taxes, if the restaurant wanted to reopen, his aunt would have to dip into the family's savings.

The savings weren't just his aunt's future pension.

They were also her sole reliance for supporting Rorschach through college, and even for his future marriage and children!

Moreover, Rorschach's parents had died too early.

Being ordinary people, they hadn't left any inheritance.

If she, as Rorschach's only guardian, didn't consider his future, then who could help that well-behaved and sensible Rorschach?

Thinking of this, his aunt's furrowed brow gradually relaxed.

She let out a long sigh and muttered to herself:

"Xiulian, Xiulian, you're just destined to be a hard worker all your life..."

Decisive and swift, his aunt made the final call.

She would first use her own pension to fill the funding gap.

The portion saved for Rorschach would remain untouched!

Creak--

Just then, the wooden door to Rorschach's bedroom let out a faint sound and slowly swung open.

"Hmm?"

His aunt looked up, following the sound.

But she saw Rorschach, whose height and build were clearly taller and stronger than yesterday, stepping out with a stern expression!

If that wasn't enough to shock his aunt, then what really stunned her was the massive pile of colorful banknotes resting on Rorschach's raised, muscular arm!

His aunt, always incredibly sensitive to sums of money, calculated the approximate amount of that pile in the blink of an eye!

It was definitely no less than three hundred thousand!

Even for his aunt, a restaurant owner, that was a huge sum of money!

In that instant, Aunt's heart pounded wildly, and even her breathing turned rapid.

"Rorschach—"

Her eyes flew wide, her slightly rounded chin trembling as she roared in a flustered, frantic voice:

"You—where did you get so much money? Did you go do something bad?"

"Rorschach! Are you trying to drive me to death?"

Aunt had never been so furious, so panicked.

Rorschach was her only family.

He was the apple of her eye, the treasure in her palm, the one she had watched grow up.

To some extent, he was even her son!

But at this moment, the usually well-behaved and obedient Rorschach

had suddenly pulled out such a large sum of suspicious cash.

For a law-abiding aunt, this was far too shocking.

Yet, with a cold, stern expression, Rorschach remained silent.

He simply walked up to Aunt.

Bending down, he placed the stack of bills on the table, covering the spread-out notes and bills beneath.

Rorschach looked at Aunt, her eyes brimming with tears, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

After taking a deep breath, he said, word by word:

"Aunt, have you ever heard of Captain America?"

For a moment, Aunt was stunned.

Her face full of confusion, as if she had even forgotten to cry.

"Huh?"

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