I Create the League of Heroes in Gotham

"Can't it be bought with money?" Li Wei couldn't help but ask, the question itself sounding like trouble.

For him now, anything that could be solved with money was a trivial matter.

Anyway, with the Court of Owls being such a big spender, he could just log it as experimental funding if needed!

"Of course not!" Dr. Hugo rolled his eyes and retorted, "No one in the underworld even knows the person who distributes the Viper Potion. He's never shown his face, and nobody knows where to find him."

Li Wei could only shrug in response.

"Alright, Dr. Hugo, you'll figure out a way to get enough Viper Potion for me."

"Okay, then I'll be going back. I need to research the specific ingredients of the Viper Potion..."

Dr. Hugo didn't stand on ceremony and turned to leave.

He was now more curious about how the Viper Potion managed to achieve magical effects with technological means!

After Dr. Hugo left.

Li Wei stood up, walked to the window, and looked out at Gotham, lost in thought.

How could he find the person distributing the Viper Potion?

The police's power?

Definitely not. If the police could find him, Gordon would have arrested him long ago.

The underworld's power?

That wouldn't work either. Dr. Hugo just said that even people in the underworld couldn't find him.

This was tricky.

This was the first problem Li Wei had encountered since arriving in the DC Universe that couldn't be solved by brute force.

He also discovered his weakness – intelligence gathering.

But there was no choice. The Viper Potion held by this person was a necessary ingredient for synthesizing the Rage Potion, and the Rage Potion was a necessary ingredient for the werewolf experiment.

Li Wei glanced at the Werewolf Hero Template in the system store.

Zaun's Fury—Warwick.

Price: 1350 Soul Essence.

Balance: 1358 Soul Essence.

It was just enough. The price and cost-effectiveness of the werewolf were very tempting.

After much deliberation, Li Wei finally decided to rely on Khada Jhin's power to go out and try his luck.

There was no need to hesitate. Li Wei, taking advantage of the early hour, walked out of Arkham Asylum.

However, this time he didn't take a taxi. Instead, he walked aimlessly through the streets.

Just like an ordinary pedestrian out for a stroll.

But unlike the pedestrians on the street, Li Wei deliberately ducked into dark alleys and corners.

Even if passersby noticed him, they would just glance and then look away.

Gotham had all sorts of strange people, so Li Wei wasn't surprised.

As Li Wei walked, he continuously scattered Invisible Flowers that caused Mass Infatuation in the corners.

The Invisible Flowers could provide Li Wei with vision of the surroundings.

It was worth noting that the abilities brought by the Hero Template had subtle differences from their in-game counterparts.

Mass Infatuation no longer had a duration.

As long as no one triggered it and Li Wei didn't actively cancel it, these invisible flower petals would exist indefinitely and without any quantity limit!

It was another form of vision ward.

Li Wei was also using this opportunity to compensate for his intelligence-gathering capabilities.

Similar to how Bruce Wayne would have placed Bat-statues all over Gotham after becoming Batman.

The Bat-statues had built-in sonar detectors, and like Li Wei's Invisible Flowers, they could become his eyes!

Allowing him to know everything happening in Gotham so he could quickly rush to the scene to fight crime.

It was just that Li Wei's Invisible Flowers were more covert. No one would know that an invisible flower in a certain corner was quietly watching their every move.

Li Wei spent two days covering Gotham with Invisible Flowers. This was a considerable amount of work, and even with Li Wei's combined physical fitness from Khada Jhin and Singed, he was exhausted.

But the effect was also very significant.

On the third day, Li Wei found his target.

An unremarkable middle-aged man, dressed like an ordinary office worker, silently placed a green Viper Potion into a street musician's guitar case and then disappeared into the crowd.

"Finally found you..."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Tragic Gotham Story

After discovering the target's whereabouts, Li Wei immediately went out.

He used the Mass Infatuation Invisible Flowers scattered along the way to track the target's whereabouts while rushing towards the target's location.

Finally, Li Wei caught up with the target in an alley not far from Gotham University.

"Hey! Sir, please wait a moment!" Li Wei shouted loudly at the retreating figure ahead.

The figure immediately trembled and froze in place.

After a moment, the figure turned around.

It was a middle-aged man, wearing a brown-yellow long trench coat, with a receding hairline, just like most ordinary middle-aged men in Gotham.

Facing a stranger, his face was filled with wariness and timidity.

It was hard to imagine that such an ordinary-looking person could be connected to the Viper Potion that had swept through Gotham's underworld!

"Sir, what is it?" the man asked Li Wei warily, his hand tucked into his pocket.

Even though Li Wei looked friendly, the man didn't let his guard down at all.

Only he knew what he had done recently.

The Viper Potions he had given out for free in the past two days had not only created a new type of drug in Gotham's underground black market but also led many users, empowered by the potent effects of the Viper Potion, to cause widespread destruction in Gotham.

He figured that not only the police but also the gangs were looking for him now...

But he hadn't finished what he wanted to do, so he had to be extremely careful!

If Li Wei made any unusual moves, he would swallow the Viper Potion in his pocket and escape.

Li Wei smiled kindly, noticing the man's nervous expression, and stopped. "My name is Li Wei, sir. What should I call you?"

"Stan Pototsky." Out of habitual politeness, the man still gave his name. "Mr. Li Wei, what do you want? If it's nothing, I'll be leaving now."

Stan made a move to turn away.

Before completing his plan, he didn't want any unexpected trouble.

"Stan! Wait a moment." Li Wei had no choice but to lay his cards on the table. "I'm looking for you about your Viper Potion! I want to buy some more from you!"

Upon hearing this, Stan, who had been turning away, jumped as if electrocuted. The Viper Potion he had in his pocket was now in his hand, ready to be consumed for strength!

"Who exactly are you? What do you want the Viper Potion for?"

Seeing Stan's hostile expression, Li Wei felt helpless.

He could only take a few steps back immediately to show he had no ill intentions.

This was the importance of a highly skilled professional.

The Viper Potion currently circulating on the market was not enough for Dr. Hugo to synthesize the Rage Potion.

So far, only Stan knew the formula. Not only could others not kill him, but he couldn't even kill himself.

"Oh~ Stan, don't get agitated. I have no ill will towards you. I just want to buy more Viper Potion. I'm not a bad person..."

Li Wei tried to ease the atmosphere, constantly trying to placate Stan.

Unfortunately, it didn't seem to work.

Stan remained tense, looking like he was ready for a mutual destruction.

Helpless, Li Wei could only manifest the appearance of Khada Jhin.

"Alright, buddy, I'm not exactly a good person either. We're both bad guys, and now, we're in this together..."

Stan watched as the extremely friendly-looking Li Wei twisted in front of him in a way that defied the laws of science, transforming into the Caster, Khada Jhin. The shock in his eyes was undeniable!

No wonder the Gotham police couldn't catch Khada Jhin!

But what Li Wei didn't expect was that.

After he transformed into Khada Jhin's appearance, Stan's wary and guarded expression quickly vanished!

It was replaced by an almost fanatical fervor, like a fan meeting their idol.

"Oh~ My God, you're Mr. Khada Jhin! No! Mr. Khada Jhin! You're a good person! You're my idol!"

Li Wei: ???

You're afraid of good people but not bad people?

Calling me a good person?

Did he have a misunderstanding of the word "good person"?

He had never imagined that Khada Jhin could be called a good person!

"Uh..." Li Wei was speechless for a long time. "So, Stan, can we talk properly now?"

"Of course! Mr. Khada Jhin, please follow me!" Stan showed an enthusiasm completely opposite to his previous demeanor.

Under his lead, the two passed through a small path and entered Gotham University.

Then, after winding through the campus, they entered a secluded office.

"Mr. Khada Jhin, may I have the formula for the Viper Potion? I don't have much Viper Potion left, and my plan requires these remaining supplies..."

After entering the office, Stan said proactively.

He then moved a wooden crate from under his desk and showed Li Wei the half-full box of Viper Potion.

"The formula?"

Li Wei was a little surprised. Although he had initially just wanted to obtain enough Viper Potion to hand over to Dr. Hugo for synthesis experiments, having the formula would be even better!

There was no reason to refuse!

"Of course! Stan, how much do I owe you?" Li Wei readily accepted Stan's offer.

"No money needed, Mr. Khada Jhin," Stan said, a little excitedly. "Our goals are the same! It's all about making this world a better place, and it's my honor to give you the formula! Besides, I might not need money for much longer..."

Making the world a better place? Khada Jhin?

Li Wei couldn't fathom how Stan could possibly connect those two things.

While Li Wei was happy to get the Viper Potion formula for free, he was now even more curious about the story behind it and why Stan would call Khada Jhin a good person.

"Stan, what exactly is going on? And your plan, would you mind telling me about it?"

"It is my honor, Mr. Khada Jhin," Stan said softly as he searched for paper and a pen. "My name is Stan Pototsky, and I was originally just a researcher at Weizhan Pharmaceuticals..."

This was a tragic story.

A tragic story connected to Bruce Wayne.

Stan was originally just a biochemist at Weizhan Pharmaceuticals.

Weizhan Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises, was ostensibly in the business of researching and manufacturing daily chemical products like shampoo, but its actual business was developing drug weapons for certain special forces...

Viper Potion was a drug project that Stan had developed.