Upgrade Dimension Strength, Double Abilities

Night fell.

As news about [Vought Group] repeatedly topped the trending charts, the company's executives finally realized that the situation was spiraling out of control.

To salvage the unfavorable situation, they hurriedly held a press conference to respond.

[Vought Group] promised to voluntarily accept investigations from all parties.

At the same time, it would dispatch a superpowered team led by Homelander to assist the authorities free of charge in tracking down and eliminating the remaining members of [Hydra].

However.

The outraged public clearly was not buying it.

[Vought Group]'s stock price continued to plummet, while its reputation hit a recent low.

"Tut, tut, tut. What a clever move, shifting the blame..."

In the presidential suite of the [New York Zhongyang Hotel], Carl, dressed in loose pajamas, watched the rolling news broadcast on television, a hint of surprise appearing on his face.

He had not expected the [Security Council] to react so quickly.

Not only had they successfully resolved the immediate deadlock.

They had even taken the opportunity to drag [Vought Group] into it as a scapegoat!

Looking across all of Marvel, the only one who could come up with such a devious scheme was probably that one-eyed old bastard Nick Fury, right?!

But for Carl, this was actually good news.

With Homelander, that "fake Superman," involved.

Baron Strucker and [Hydra] would probably have no choice but to flee for their lives next.

Naturally, they would no longer have the energy to deal with Carl and the [Kingdom of Sokovia].

This was equivalent to adding a second layer of insurance to Carl's plan.

Naturally, he was more than happy to see it happen.

"Hmm... My [Prestige Points] have increased this much?!!"

Carl casually glanced at the light screen, only to discover that in just a few short hours, his total [Prestige Points] had surged to 28,902.

And they were still steadily rising at an extremely gratifying rate.

The portion with the slower, steadier growth should have come from the people of Sokovia.

The larger, fastest-growing portion, if nothing unexpected had happened, should have come through the promotion by [The Daily Bugle], harvested from the internet and major media platforms.

It had to be said, acquiring [The Daily Bugle] had truly been an incredibly correct choice.

And John Jameson, who understood how to draw attention and harvest traffic, had not disappointed him either.

Although Carl was not the protagonist of this public opinion storm, John Jameson's promotion still allowed him to forcibly claim a share of the traffic pool and make a fortune.

The only thing he found somewhat regrettable was that [The Daily Bugle] was, after all, merely a local powerhouse in [New York].

Its influence could not yet extend to other parts of America.

Let alone the entire world.

But Carl was in no rush for quick results. This was only the beginning.

He was confident that in the days to come, he would turn [The Daily Bugle] into the most influential news media platform in America, and perhaps even the world!!

"Looks like it's time to upgrade [Dimension Strength]."

Carl's gaze settled on the two upgrade options, [Dimension Strength] and [Dimension Scale].

In the end, he chose to upgrade the former first.

Because he was well aware of his current situation.

If he could not raise [Dimension Strength] above Lv3 within three months, then [Warp] would face the risk of exposure.

And once he lost [Warp]'s Energy Transmission.

The "superpowers" he currently wielded without end would disappear along with it.

Therefore, his top priority right now was to increase [Dimension Strength] with everything he had.

As for [Dimension Scale]...

Carl had no plans to abandon his physical body and return to [Warp] anytime soon.

Naturally, the size of the dimensional space was not all that important to him.

"System, spend 10,000 [Prestige Points] to raise [Dimension Strength] by one level."

As the command was issued, lines of prompt text quickly appeared on the light screen.

[Congratulations, Host. Dimension Strength has successfully been raised to Lv2. Current available Prestige Points: 18,902!!!]

[Current Dimension Strength: Level 2 Growth Dimension (0/100,000)]

Finally, it was Level 2. One step closer to Lv3!

"Hmm? This feeling is..."

As if he had suddenly noticed something, Carl immediately began carefully sensing the changes in himself.

The most obvious change was that the range of [Psychic Perception] had increased severalfold.

Its original sensing range of around one kilometer had now been directly raised to five kilometers!

It was safe to say that his danger warning ability had been completely maxed out.

In addition, the ability of [Mind Control] had also improved.

After testing it, Carl could finally manipulate another person's consciousness without directly touching them.

However, seemingly limited by his human body, the amount of energy transmitted from [Warp] had not changed.

"I never expected upgrading [Dimension Strength] to bring such an unexpected benefit!"

Carl was greatly satisfied.

This upgrade had undoubtedly raised his overall strength by quite a bit.

Although he still could not reach the level of Ancient One and Odin.

As a top sales agent, patience was what he lacked least!

Now that he had only just raised [Dimension Strength] to Level 2, the power of the [Mind Stone] he could wield already surpassed [Loki's Scepter].

If he raised [Dimension Strength] to an even higher level in the future.

Wouldn't he be able to effortlessly surpass the [Infinity Gauntlet] and become the best adapter for the [Infinity Stones]?

By then, as long as Carl could find a way to break through the limits of the human body and raise the upper limit of his physique.

He would presumably be able to receive even more Energy Transmission and enter the first tier of Marvel's powerhouses.

Perhaps it would even be possible for him to become a saint in the flesh and surpass the gods!!!

Of course.

All of that depended on Carl being able to gather enough [Prestige Points].

At that thought.

In high spirits, Carl picked up his wineglass and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Looking at the dazzling nightscape outside, he could not help but sigh.

Who could have imagined that such a thriving metropolis would be the most disaster-ridden place in the [Marvel Universe]?

How did that saying go again?

No matter who invaded Earth, as long as [New York] remained, Earth would definitely be fine!!!

"Ah, such a beautiful night. It would be perfect if I had a curvy, juicy young lady beside me to have some fun with."

Carl took out his phone, wondering whether he should order some "Western food" to share with his little brother.

But before he knew it.

Wanda's figure appeared in his mind.

He wondered how that girl's spellcasting studies were going?

Had that bald old woman Ancient One made things difficult for her?

Wait... could this be the legendary feeling of being in love?

Just as Carl hesitated over whether to contact Ancient One and personally go to [Kamar-Taj] to check on Wanda, his stomach let out a loud growl!!!