Superman Serum

"Master, Osborn Group is willing to offer twenty million, but that's their bottom line."

Half an hour later, Red Queen reported to Li Wei.

After round after round of bidding,

although Li Wei had a partnership with Norman Osborn, business was business.

If Kingpin insisted on offering more than Norman Osborn, Li Wei couldn't go against his own interests...

Besides, Kingpin had thought of this method first, and Norman Osborn had only followed afterward.

If the two offered the same price, Li Wei would definitely choose Norman Osborn.

That was the foundation of a partnership.

A partnership couldn't come at Li Wei's expense, either.

Fortunately, Kingpin had already given up.

His team had analyzed the situation and concluded that this was all hype stirred up by Li Wei and Tony Stark. They definitely wouldn't end up fighting.

After all, they were both celebrities. They couldn't possibly get into a ring and fight like a couple of nobodies.

That would be far too humiliating!

Tony Stark cared most about his image. He definitely wouldn't do something like that.

Li Wei didn't agree immediately. Instead, he told Red Queen, "Tell Tony Stark the news. We split it fifty-fifty after it's done. See how he responds."

Red Queen nodded.

A few minutes later, she said, "Tony Stark agreed."

"That bastard really wants to fight!"

Li Wei immediately realized it.

On the training ring, Tony Stark wore boxing gloves and sweated profusely.

Happy stood nearby, drenched in sweat himself as he watched. In the ring was a specially hired boxing coach, built like a mountain of muscle.

Happy had thought Tony Stark was just fooling around and would definitely pick a female coach.

Who would have thought he was serious this time?

"That's enough for now."

Tony Stark stopped, took off his gloves, and checked social media.

"He actually called me an old man. I'm going to beat him to death."

Tony Stark snorted and tagged Li Wei's account.

[You pick the location!]

The spectators following the drama immediately erupted in cheers.

They were really going to fight!

Then he saw the message Li Wei had sent him about Osborn Group's sponsorship.

He had originally wanted to use the hype to have Stark Industries sponsor it.

But when he saw the twenty million, he hesitated.

Having his own company sponsor it would cost money. This way, he could make money instead.

The only downside was that there would be a little less traffic.

But that wasn't a problem. Him stepping into the ring himself was the best publicity possible!

So he agreed.

Even now, he thought Li Wei wanted to fight too.

After all, Li Wei had been the one to mention an "octagon cage" in front of the reporters. He couldn't back down now.

Happy spoke up. "Tony, I looked into Li Wei's past moves. He's always been riding your coattails for publicity. Maybe he's trying to use your fame to hype himself up again."

Tony Stark thought back on it.

That was actually true!

Li Wei had been riding his coattails ever since he appeared.

If he hadn't done that, Tony Stark wouldn't have disliked Li Wei so much, because Li Wei did have real ability.

But unfortunately, geniuses always hated one another.

"Then what should I do?"

Tony asked casually.

"Don't respond to him. Don't let him hype it up."

Happy answered bluntly.

Tony Stark glanced at him and shook his head. "Has it occurred to you that I want to hype it up too?"

"I'm Tony Stark. Every beautiful woman in the world should know who I am."

"Uh..."

Happy had overlooked that point.

Besides, Tony had been responding all along precisely to build hype. He had even bought plenty of traffic himself and hired online shills.

Otherwise, how could he have stayed in the headlines the whole time?

Only by doing that could Stark Industries' stock keep rising.

Tony Stark was a "star." When people saw him, they thought of Stark Industries, and then they bought its stock.

Everything was linked together.

If he really faded into obscurity, who would still have confidence in Stark Industries' stock?

"Capitalists really are filthy."

Happy grumbled.

He would never reach that level in his lifetime.

"Again. I've rested enough!"

Tony Stark put his gloves back on and climbed into the ring again.

In the office, Li Wei sat in his chair, deep in thought.

He had only wanted to stir up some traffic, but now... Tony Stark was taking it seriously?

Since the other side was serious, he couldn't back down either.

A twenty-year-old young man being scared of a middle-aged man pushing forty would get him laughed to death.

And besides...

This hype was incredible. His Reputation Points kept rising.

He checked the system.

[Super Serum Research Schematic (Inferior): A weakened version of the Super Serum. Requires fifty million Reputation Points to redeem.]

[Super Serum (Complete Version): The complete Super Serum. Requires one hundred million Reputation Points to redeem.]

The Super Serum was this expensive? Was there any justice in the world?

Of course, the most terrifying one here was the [Superman Serum].

[Superman Serum (Megamind World): It grants an ordinary person Superman's power, turning them into a true body of steel. Requires Reputation Points...]

Li Wei counted the zeros and still couldn't figure out how many there were.

Sure enough, poor people relied on mutation while rich people relied on technology!

How long would he have to stockpile Reputation Points before he could redeem that?

Li Wei gave up.

"The system is useless. I still have to rely on myself."

Thinking that, Li Wei said to Red Queen, "Tony Stark hired a coach, right? Find one for me too."

"Master, what kind of combat technique would you like to practice?"

Red Queen immediately asked.

"What do you recommend?"

"Quick-to-learn combat styles such as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Walrus Style, and Ground Boxing are the easiest to train."

Red Queen answered after analyzing the big data.

In Red Queen's eyes, things like Taekwondo were all flashy nonsense.

What her master needed now was practical technique!

Before Li Wei could make a choice, Eve, who had been unable to sit still, said, "Master, let me teach you."

"Oh?"

Li Wei asked doubtfully, "Eve, you know how?"

In Li Wei's impression, Eve just held his Blood Edge and went chop, chop, chop.

2B seemed to be about the same...

Eve said softly, "Master, every member of our Airborne Squad has mastered all combat techniques on Earth. It's an innate ability!"

That wasn't innate. Mother Sphere had downloaded it into her...

But that didn't matter. It meant Li Wei didn't need to find some coach dripping with sweat.

"Master, I can teach you too."

2B stood as well. Eve had taken the initiative, so she needed to be a little more proactive too.

With Eve's appearance, even the cold and aloof 2B had developed a sense of crisis.

"Uh, never mind."

Li Wei immediately refused when he thought of 2B's weight.

Wouldn't he fall apart if 2B sat on him once?

"Alright."

2B seemed a little disappointed, though her reaction wasn't very strong.

Li Wei comforted her. "2B, while Eve is teaching me, you'll be responsible for protecting me."

"I see."

2B nodded solemnly.

After that, Li Wei prepared to go out and buy clothes for them.

Eve wanted to try the clothing of this world.

Li Wei naturally raised both hands in agreement.

Before setting out, he opened his phone and tagged Tony Stark on social media.

[I'll deal with you using the Bearhug Killing Technique!]

The hype couldn't stop!