I Create the League of Heroes in Gotham

At this moment, Li Wei had already returned to Arkham Asylum.

He no longer had the energy to concern himself with the outside world's disturbances. He went straight into his office.

After closing the door, he sat back in his office chair and sank his consciousness into the system store.

Soul Essence Balance: 4800

Heroes Owned: Khada Jhin, Singed, Warwick...

Li Wei was so familiar with the data on the panel that he could recite it backward. Nothing had changed.

The only thing worth noting was that the Soul Essence had increased by over 1200 since two days ago, which was much more efficient than usual.

It seemed the impact of the reshuffling of Gotham's underground forces was still ongoing.

Of course, Li Wei only glanced at these details. His gaze finally settled on the three Hero Templates with infinite growth potential.

Undead Warrior Sion.

Soul Furnace: Passive: Killing a unit grants a certain degree of life enhancement; Active: Deploys a shield.

Chains of Hell Thresh.

Hell Curse (Passive): Absorbs souls to enhance spell power and armor.

Evil Little Mage Veigar.

Extraordinary Power: Increases spell power based on the number of enemies hit; killing a target significantly increases spell power.

Li Wei was silent for a moment, feeling the surging power within his body. He took a deep breath to suppress the urge to laugh maniacally.

He had underestimated the potential of these three talents!

He had initially thought that thirty million cockroaches would at most double or triple his strength and spell power, and he would have been content.

After all, it was hard to say whether insects like cockroaches had souls!

But what he hadn't expected was that after unleashing a single ultimate ability from Demolition Genius Jigs, his spell power, vitality, armor, and other attributes had instantly increased by more than tenfold!

That's right, including his armor!

The increase in armor came precisely from Thresh's passive!

Li Wei had originally thought that creatures like insects wouldn't enhance Thresh's passive. But the reason he felt that way last time was simply because he had used too few materials, and the enhancement was too minor, so subtle that he couldn't feel it at all!

This time, with the enormous base of thirty million cockroaches, Li Wei finally clearly felt the enhancement brought about by Thresh's passive!

It turned out that insects did possess souls, but the strength of insect souls was inferior to that of humans.

Although there were no specific numbers, the massive enhancement across the board made Li Wei instantly ten, or even more than twenty times stronger!

Perhaps before, Li Wei might have been wary of human firearms; certain heavy weaponry could still inflict damage on him.

But the current Li Wei had no reason to worry about human firearms anymore!

Unless nuclear weapons, humanity's ultimate weapons, were used, other firearms probably wouldn't even be able to break his defenses!

As for nuclear bombs...

Apart from being a familiar sight in Hiroshima decades ago, they hadn't been used in actual combat in recent years.

Their true power was therefore unknown.

Of course, Li Wei estimated that with his current strength, he could definitely survive a nuclear explosion, though he wasn't sure if he'd emerge unscathed.

However, as long as he continued to strengthen himself, he would definitely be able to perfectly withstand nuclear bombs!

If a human could withstand nuclear bombs, what difference would there be between them and a god among men?

The first step to godhood would begin with his insect farm...

Li Wei pondered for a moment. Ultimately, he still needed to start with Gordon to get in touch with Bruce Wayne.

At this moment, Gordon and Leslie had just entered Arkham Asylum. Leslie had the shy demeanor of a young girl, indicating that the two of them must have had a wonderful night of card games.

Gordon, while also looking energetic, had a deep worry hidden behind his smile that Li Wei could discern.

He had naturally heard the violent explosion from the outskirts of Gotham that morning.

Even though he had been dismissed from the Gotham Police Department, he still worried about Gotham's public safety.

Based on his combat experience, he judged that the scale of the explosion was likely from some kind of missile!

This was what worried him the most!

When missiles appeared on American soil, it was easy to touch the fragile nerves of Congress and the White House!

Especially after the incident where the Twin Towers blocked the flight path, the nerves of those in power were already as fragile as glass.

If it were classified as a terrorist attack, those people would likely disregard the thoughts of Gotham's ordinary citizens and proceed with carpet bombing Gotham without hesitation to eradicate the terrorist threat!

Gordon indeed disliked Gotham's darkness, but he never wished for Gotham's destruction!

At this moment, Li Wei's voice called out through the office window.

"Gordon, come to my office..."

Chapter 68: The Plan in Motion (Seeking Follow-up Reads~)

After hearing Li Wei's voice, Gordon quickly bid farewell to Leslie and went to the Warden's office alone.

Even though he was just a security guard now, he maintained his professionalism.

Dating was fine, but it couldn't interfere with work.

Besides...

He still had some questions he wanted to ask Li Wei.

"Gordon, you're here. I need you to do me a favor. Don't you know Bruce Wayne? Help me arrange a meeting with him."

Li Wei got straight to the point.

Gordon gave Li Wei a wary look. "Warden Li Wei, what do you need Bruce Wayne for?"

He couldn't help it; Bruce Wayne's identity was too sensitive.

Not only was he the sole survivor of the Wayne couple's murder case, but he was also the sole heir to Wayne Enterprises.

Coupled with Gordon's suspicion of Li Wei's identity, he couldn't help but overthink things!

"Well, I want to talk to him about opening an insect farm," Li Wei said, too lazy to lie. "There are some cooperation matters I'd like to discuss with him."

Gordon: ...

Only one word echoed in his mind.

Absurd!

Putting aside the fact that you, the person in control of the origin of Gotham's new urban legend, are looking for Bruce Wayne, the young master of Wayne Enterprises with his sensitive identity, for business cooperation is already absurd enough.

Just the fact that you, the Warden of Arkham Asylum, want to open an insect farm...

The span between the two industries and professions is so vast, are you serious?

Is a Warden of an asylum who can't raise insects not a qualified mob boss?

If you had said you wanted to kidnap Bruce Wayne, I might have believed it a little!

Li Wei looked at Gordon's disbelieving expression and felt helpless.

Why didn't anyone believe him when he told the truth?

"Alright, Gordon, if you're really worried," Li Wei shrugged helplessly, "you can accompany Bruce Wayne the entire time."

Gordon frowned. If he accompanied him the entire time, it wouldn't be impossible...

"Warden Li Wei, I can help you arrange the meeting, but I also have some questions for you, and I hope you'll answer them truthfully."

"Of course!"

For Li Wei, as long as he could get Bruce Wayne to come, he would find a way to get Bruce Wayne to agree to his insect farm plan.

This was one of the few things Li Wei couldn't solve with brute force so far.

"Alright then, the first thing I want to ask is what was that loud noise this morning, and what happened?" Gordon's expression was solemn.

Although Gordon had no proof, he knew Li Wei definitely knew.

As expected.

"It was just an insignificant bomb. Don't worry, it's a small matter, it won't have any consequences," Li Wei waved his hand.

"..."

Gordon was speechless. Did he misunderstand the word "insignificant"?

That was a small bomb? It was almost like an intercontinental missile!

Although Gordon thought this, he didn't say it out loud; arguing about such a matter was pointless.

"What else do you know?" Gordon asked a particularly tricky question.

Compared to the unrealistic fantasies of making Li Wei reveal his secrets, Gordon wanted something more practical.

Li Wei didn't try to fool him either. After thinking for a moment, he said, "What I know... like Cobblepot planning to overthrow Falcone and take over himself, does that count?"

Gordon's heart skipped a beat, and his face changed drastically!

Cobblepot, he knew him. Falcone, he knew him too!

But that wasn't important! What was important was that regardless of whether Cobblepot succeeded, Gotham City's underworld would once again face a purge!

The last purge after the Maroni Family's downfall had already proven that the impact of a purge was not limited to the underworld; it would affect all aspects of Gotham, and the number of casualties would definitely not be small!

Gordon didn't doubt that Li Wei was lying.

It was strange. Although he had always been suspicious of Li Wei, suspecting his involvement in several major cases in Gotham, he was willing to believe Li Wei's words.

Gordon couldn't sit still anymore!

He got up from his chair and was about to leave, saying as he walked, "Warden! I'm taking a leave of absence today!"

Even though he had been kicked out of the police force, he felt he had to inform Harvey of this news so that the police could prepare and avoid causing too many casualties in Gotham!

Li Wei glanced at Gordon and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Gordon would be a good cop anywhere else, but not Gotham. A spotless good cop couldn't survive in Gotham.

"Sorry, Gordon, I'm not approving your leave."

As Gordon reached the office doorway, Li Wei's words made him freeze. He stiffly turned around, staring intently at Li Wei without speaking.

In that moment, Gordon's apprehension towards Li Wei vanished, replaced by pure rage.

Just impotent fury.

Li Wei shifted into a more comfortable position in his office chair, clicking his teeth.

"Gordon, do you remember what I told you yesterday? Politics is the art of struggle and compromise. No wonder you got kicked out."

Li Wei wasn't in a hurry.

This scene was entirely within his plan. In fact, the entire "Gordon Enhancement Plan" that he orchestrated was leading up to this moment.

"What do you mean?" Gordon asked, his face grim as he looked at Li Wei. "I'm not in the mood for riddles right now!"

Li Wei's cryptic words reminded Gordon of Khada Jhin, who left behind a hellish joke, making him feel even worse.

"It's very simple. What would happen even if you told the police department about this today? How many people could you save? You could save them for a while, but not for a lifetime."

"It's one person at a time!" Gordon retorted defiantly.

"It seems you don't understand Gotham City well enough!" Li Wei stood up and walked to the window, gazing at Gotham's gloomy, overcast skies. "Do you know? In this city, lives can be openly bought and sold. For just twenty dollars, a life can be taken."

"The future of this city is truly decided by that small group at the very top. If you're a police officer, you can only save a small number of people, and only temporarily. But if you climb high enough, you can change this city a lot."

"How does that relate to the compromise you mentioned? Becoming commissioner isn't something I can decide!" Gordon understood Li Wei was right.