Master Gu Yi

There's a saying: high-dimensional alien creatures descended upon Earth and discovered it was controlled by something called "Capital," while beings called "Humans" were merely slaves to "Capital."

Human civilization is built upon oil, coal, and their byproducts. Whether it's clothing, food, housing, or transportation, nothing can escape products derived from these two resources. Billions of people even rely on entire industrial chains stemming from oil derivatives for their livelihoods. Therefore, controlling these two resources means holding the lifeline of the global economy.

As long as one controls oil resources, even in the middle of a desert, giants can build the world's most prosperous cities.

To maintain this power, capitalists have gone to great lengths. They've not only bribed scientists and manipulated public opinion to spread the narrative that oil is a non-renewable resource, but also suppressed any claims that oil is actually a renewable mineral.

Beyond these tactics, energy giants continuously suppress alternative technologies and attack new energy sources, like high-energy batteries. It's similar to how, when cars first appeared, horse carriage owners vehemently attacked cars in newspapers, calling them "unsafe" and "slow," all out of fear that cars would steal their business.

Even Tony Stark, after abandoning the arms trade and entering the new energy market with the Arc Reactor, was targeted by energy giants, causing his stock to plummet.

If not for S.H.I.E.L.D. backing him, his good relationship with the military due to his arms business, the fact that the Stark Group is an established capital conglomerate, and his own unparalleled talent and public exposure as a hero, Stark's net worth would have significantly evaporated.

The series of actions Wei Xiuming took after moving into the Osborn Group did not fail to impact the interests of old capital. Products that old capital had been gradually taking over the market with were suddenly pushed out by Wei Xiuming all at once, disrupting their plans.

Take mobile phones for example. In China, during an era when the average monthly salary was around one hundred yuan, a "big brother" phone cost twenty thousand yuan, plus an activation fee of six to eight thousand yuan.

Later models, like those with display screens and button keypads, or color screens, were also very expensive and updated very slowly. Then, one day, phones on the market suddenly became very cheap, and new products were developed at an astonishing pace. The reason? China had mastered mobile phone production technology, and capital had no choice but to comply.

Furthermore, to maximize profits, capitalists intentionally design certain products to be less durable, forcing consumers to purchase new ones.

Consequently, the Osborn Group was not spared from attacks by capital groups. However, S.H.I.E.L.D., the true major shareholder behind the scenes, used its own strength to fend off these overt and covert assaults. Only then did the Osborn Group manage to stabilize its position by gradually expanding its market share.

The reason Wei Xiuming went to such lengths to make vampires the public enemy of humanity was precisely because he coveted their technology, which could propel human civilization forward by leaps and bounds. Only by eliminating them could he seize those civilizational technologies belonging to all of humanity, ushering in an upgrade of basic industries and a technological explosion.

On this point, Wei Xiuming assures that he genuinely considered humanity's best interests. Not to mention the knowledge acquired from the Skrull spaceship, the various blueprints and data recorded on the USB Drive he obtained from the Infinite Flow Male Protagonist—these combined were enough to place him at the forefront of the world. Even a small fraction of this knowledge was more than sufficient to develop the Knight System.

But civilization is civilization precisely because of the collision and exchange of different ideas, leading to mutual progress and shared development.

The technology on Earth in the Marvel world is already incredibly powerful and full of potential. In future eras, the three great cosmic empires will have long since vanished, leaving only Earth's civilization shining brightly. They can even miniaturize time-travel devices to the size of a wristwatch.

After Bill and his group departed, Doctor Death rolled up his sleeve. His right arm's flesh and blood had been completely pulverized and vaporized, leaving only the metallic skeleton and some electronic mechanical structures. That single punch, even at the level of Electric Current Propulsion, was too much for this clone body to withstand.

Suddenly, Doctor Death's eyes dimmed, and his entire body froze in place, like a running machine that had its power cut off.

Back in the five-star dormitory of the Osborn Industries R&D center, the real Wei Xiuming removed a helmet with a blinking indicator light. He muttered to himself as if talking to himself, "First, the Xenomorph samples were stolen, and now someone entered my room without triggering any alarms. Osborn Industries' security needs an upgrade."

A bald, large man appeared in Wei Xiuming's dormitory at some unknown time, gazing at him with a complex expression.

This bald man was a middle-aged woman, dressed in a strangely styled monk's robe, covered by a yellow hooded cloak. She wore a serene and kind smile, like a high monk or a detached elder.

"Master Gu Yi." As the renowned village chief of the Marvel Newbie Village after Spider-Man, Iron Man, and Coulson, the Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi's name carried significant weight, especially since she was a Mage.

In the Marvel world, losers rely on mutations, the rich rely on technology, and only those with high intelligence can wield magic.

Lord Doom, Doctor Stephen Strange, and the Sorcerer Supreme Tony Stark from another timeline—none of them who played with magic in such intricate ways were anything less than highly intelligent individuals. Storm and Scarlet Witch, while barely considered Mages, relied on their mutant abilities as a foundation to integrate magic, thus unleashing powerful forces.

Thanks to the Infinite Flow Male Protagonist's USB Drive and the generosity of the Skrulls, Wei Xiuming embarked on the path of technology. The development of his own abilities also progressed steadily. However, when it came to magic, without a guide, he couldn't even begin to learn the basics.

Stephen Strange could learn magic because Master Gu Yi had privately assessed him long ago as a future successor, judging his character and aptitude. She might have even used the Time Stone to glimpse the future, ultimately confirming her choice.

Then, after Doctor Strange's car accident plunged him into despair, she guided him all the way to Kamar-Taj, leading him onto the path of magic, and subsequently earning him the reputation of "Kidney Deficiency" – Doctor Strange – in the industry.

In contrast, Wei Xiuming, due to copyright issues, was from another universe despite being in the same body. His soul was also unrelated to the Marvel world, and combined with his mutant genetic structure, these factors made it impossible for him, no matter how he tried, to align his body and soul with the magic based on this world's laws.

Moreover, in a sense, Wei Xiuming was an invader in this universe, somewhat belonging to the ranks of Dimensional Demon God proxies. This fell precisely within the Sorcerer Supreme's jurisdiction—clearly, he was not here with good intentions!