After Li Wei woke up, the first thing he did was check his Soul Essence balance.
Just as he had expected, the night had brought him a huge surprise!
Soul Essence: 13084
The rate at which his Soul Essence was increasing had slowed down now, returning to its usual pace.
It only occasionally ticked up after a while, adding a little to his balance.
Those were the souls of unlucky people who died in Gotham, whether from sudden illnesses that could not be treated in time or simply old age.
In just one night, his Soul Essence income had already exceeded eleven thousand!
Good lord!
Who knew what those Maroni Family members had gone through!
Of those eleven thousand-plus points, not all had come from the Maroni Family, but the vast majority had!
One person could only provide a single point of Soul Essence!
At this point, the Maroni Family could be said to have been completely wiped out!
Even if a few fish had slipped through the net, could they possibly turn the tides?
The Falcone Family would naturally take care of them.
It was only the Maroni Family. If they died, they died. They could only blame their own bad luck.
Thirteen thousand Soul Essence.
What a sweet deal!
At that moment, a noisy sound of people moving supplies came from outside the window.
Li Wei walked to the window and looked down, only to see Warwick pretending to struggle as he carried a log.
Dressed in an Arkham Asylum work uniform, with that same honest smile on his face, he was the complete opposite of the savage Gotham Beast from the night before. He looked exactly like an ordinary, hardworking renovation worker.
When he saw Leslie entering the asylum to start work, Warwick even smiled and nodded at her in greeting.
Looking at him now, no one could possibly connect him with the brutal symbol of terror known as the Gotham Beast!
Li Wei nodded in satisfaction at the sight. It seemed Warwick and the others had returned.
It was worth mentioning that Arkham Asylum currently had only one patient, and that patient was Ian. Since Ian did not need treatment at all, Leslie had nothing to do each day apart from observing his "condition."
This was clearly exactly what Leslie had expected before coming to work here.
Although she was somewhat disappointed, Leslie still arrived at Arkham Asylum on time every day and only left at night after completing all her work.
She was very dedicated.
After confirming that nothing was happening for the moment, Li Wei returned to his office chair.
He rubbed his hands expectantly, took a gulp of coffee, and summoned the shop system in his mind.
With over thirteen thousand Soul Essence, he had enough to purchase any hero!
He could even buy two of the most expensive 0-Soul-Essence heroes at once!
After being in the DC Universe for so long, he could finally splurge for once!
Having money felt great!
Li Wei directly dragged the shop system to the bottom, to the most expensive section—the 0-Soul-Essence price range.
Li Wei had long since thoroughly figured out the League of Heroes shop system.
The prices of the Hero Templates in the shop were different from those in the original game...
They were not categorized according to a hero's in-game strength, but according to their power in the lore.
There were five tiers in total.
480, 1350, 3150, 4800, 0
For example, among the 0-tier Hero Templates he was currently browsing, there were only three available options.
Bard, the Wandering Star!
Kindred, the Eternal Hunt!
Aurelion Sol!
That was right!
Aurelion Sol, whom Li Wei had always longed for, was also in the 0 price range!
Li Wei grinned to himself, and the first thing his consciousness locked onto was Aurelion Sol! Since he had enough in his balance now, he naturally had to buy Aurelion Sol!
Aurelion Sol had now changed from unavailable to unlockable!
In the lore, Aurelion Sol was a being who had created the stars.
His power completely surpassed the planetary level!
Once he obtained Aurelion Sol's Hero Template, who on Earth could possibly be his opponent?
Darkseid? He could just call him Little Darkseid!
Li Wei clicked on Aurelion Sol's template, but what appeared before him was...
"Purchase requirements not met!"
Li Wei: ...
Only then did Li Wei calm down and look at the purchase requirements.
Aurelion Sol purchase requirements:
1. Collect 0 Soul Essence.
2. Unlock all other Hero Templates.
Li Wei: ...
So you were copying Tencent's tactics here, huh?
The purchase qualification had been unlocked, but he still had to fulfill prerequisites before he could buy it?
The listed price was only one coin, but that one coin required spending thousands to exchange for it.
I know you really did come from Penguin Company, but you don't have to inherit Penguin's traditions so thoroughly!
Looking at the remaining 150 Hero Templates that had yet to be unlocked, Li Wei felt his scalp go numb.
How much Soul Essence would that take? How many people would have to die...
Rationally speaking, Aurelion Sol truly was powerful. At the very least, he possessed the lore power to create stars and control the universe.
Even sacrificing every human life on Earth in exchange for one Aurelion Sol would not be considered expensive!
But he was still human after all.
Li Wei shook his head and crushed the devil in his heart. He might not be a good person, but he was not a lunatic who wanted to exterminate humanity!
On the contrary, the reason he wanted to purchase Aurelion Sol's template was so Earth would have the ability to protect itself against enemies from the universe.
How could he put the cart before the horse?
There was still time, and the current enemies were far from strong enough to require Aurelion Sol.
As for the future, who knew? He would take things one step at a time.
At worst, when he had the chance to leave Earth in the future, he could "sacrifice" people from other planets instead!
Li Wei would not feel the slightest psychological burden over that.
As long as he did not lose, the title of Class-A war criminal would not be pinned on him anyway!
Li Wei regained his calm from his spending frenzy and reluctantly pulled his gaze away from Aurelion Sol.
Aurelion Sol was too far out of reach. He should look at the other heroes instead!
In the 0 price range, aside from Aurelion Sol, who had already been unlocked but could not be purchased, Bard, the Wandering Star and Kindred, the Eternal Hunt were still locked.
He still could not even see their unlock conditions...
The Hero Templates in the 4800 price range were the same.
But!
The Hero Templates in the 3150 price range had unexpectedly been unlocked!
To Li Wei, this change was like a man who had been thirsty in the desert for three days and three nights finding a bottle of Nongfu Spring still coated in frost!
Although the 3150-Soul-Essence Hero Templates, like the 1350-Soul-Essence ones, were still heroes at the mortal level, they had already begun to involve Extraordinary Power!
Magic, runes... extraordinary forces beyond science and alchemy!
Annie, the Dark Child, Syndra, the Dark Sovereign, Taric, the Gem Knight, Udyr, the Spirit Walker, Yorick, the Gravedigger...
But when Li Wei saw the three Hero Templates that had appeared among the 3150-Soul-Essence heroes!
Even someone as worldly as him could not stop a "Motherfucker!" from slipping out!
Undead Warrior Sion.
Chains of Hell Thresh.
Evil Little Mage Veigar.
Three heroes with infinite growth potential! All of them were within the unlocked range!
Spend! He had to spend! He had to splurge!
These were what suited him best right now!
Once any Hero Template with infinite growth potential had stacked up enough, it could smash a planet to pieces!
And there were three of them now!
Aurelion Sol? He was not so out of reach after all!
Stack! Stack upon stack!
Three 3150-Soul-Essence Hero Templates.
Their combined cost was 9450 Soul Essence.
After purchasing them, he would still have 3634 Soul Essence remaining.
Quite a few suitable Hero Template vessels had already entered Li Wei's sights.
If he wanted to purchase all those Hero Templates, he would need a considerable amount of Soul Essence. At least 3634 Soul Essence definitely would not be enough!
But Li Wei had no intention of purchasing them all right now.
Leaving himself a balance of 3600 Soul Essence, along with the "passive income" that continued to rise every day, would be enough for him to handle any sudden emergency at any time.
There was nothing to hesitate over. Li Wei directly clicked purchase on all three Hero Templates!
Undead Warrior Sion purchase successful!
Chains of Hell Thresh purchase successful!
Evil Little Mage Veigar purchase successful!
Current Hero Templates owned: The Caster Khada Jhin, Alchemist Singed, Zaun's Fury, Explosive Expert Ziggs, Undead Warrior Sion, Chains of Hell Thresh, Evil Little Mage Veigar
Seven Hero Templates in total!
Although the most expensive Hero Template only cost 3150 Soul Essence.
It was obvious that Li Wei, having gathered the powers of seven different heroes into one body, had already far surpassed this level in strength!
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