Anything Is Possible If You Want It Badly Enough

Scientific genius Li Wei: God bless Tony Stark!

<Li Wei: I'll deploy Future Technology Company's latest technology to help the military find Tony Stark!>

<The military has issued a statement saying it does not currently need help from other companies. It has the best technology available.>

"They're moving pretty fast."

Li Wei sat in his office, drinking the coffee Gwen had made him, and watched the news spread everywhere.

With the internet growing more advanced, news outlets cared more than ever about being first.

A story could be old news if it broke even a second late.

Li Wei went nowhere all morning. He played computer games and kept an eye on his Reputation Points.

Tony Stark was drawing an incredible amount of attention.

After all, nothing like this had ever happened to anyone like him.

The US Military had the most reason to worry: Tony Stark had been abducted while under its protection.

What would all the other wealthy people think of its ability to protect them?

The clearest sign was Stark Industries stock.

It had plunged to the daily limit.

Everyone knew how important Tony Stark was to Stark Industries.

Almost every well-known product had come from one of his brilliant ideas.

So the drop was hardly surprising.

But it wasn't time for Red Queen to act yet.

As long as Tony Stark remained missing, the stock wouldn't rise.

Near noon, Li Wei's spirits lifted.

[Reputation Points: 100 million...]

He had passed a hundred million.

He immediately opened the system store. There was something he'd had his eye on for a long time.

[Unknown Metal Technology: Grants Telepathy. Its strength depends on the user's mental attributes.]

Li Wei's mental attributes were strong.

Because he was a transmigrator.

And compared with other items at the same price, such as pills that developed the brain, this was far more direct.

As for things like Super Soldier Serum...

Honestly, Li Wei wasn't interested.

This was Telepathy!

If it was strong enough, it could reach Omega Level.

As a certain bald old man had said: the most powerful force in the world was the mind. If you wanted it badly enough, anything was possible!

And with Telepathy, Li Wei would be much better able to protect himself.

There was nothing to debate. He bought it.

Its only drawback was that its strength came down to luck, depending on his mental attributes.

Perhaps that was why it cost only a hundred million.

If it were guaranteed to reach Omega Level, who knew how many zeros the price would have?

[Purchase successful!]

[The host has spent over 100 million. The system will now upgrade to version 2.0. Stay tuned!]

[Upgrade complete. System 2.0 adds a check-in feature and changes the lottery.]

Li Wei hadn't expected the system to upgrade.

He immediately opened the check-in feature.

[Check-in: Check in every day. Checking in for seven, thirty, and other consecutive-day milestones will grant additional rewards.]

"Check in."

Li Wei's eyes lit up. Now he could get involved.

[Check-in successful. Reward: 100 Reputation Points.]

"A drop in the bucket..."

Li Wei's mouth twitched, but it was better than nothing. They were free, after all.

Then he opened the lottery section and nearly spat blood.

[Lottery changes: Better items are now easier to obtain. One draw costs 1 million Reputation Points. Ten draws cost 10 million, and a ten-draw purchase guarantees a minimum-tier reward!]

"Who knows how much the odds have improved? With my rotten luck, will I even notice?"

Li Wei shook his head, not expecting much.

He turned his attention back and took out what he had bought.

It was a metal sphere that floated above his hand.

[Use item?]

The prompt appeared before his eyes. Naturally, Li Wei couldn't wait.

"Use it."

The metal sphere opened, and a surge of psychic power slammed into Li Wei.

"Agh!"

Pain stabbed between his brows, and his head felt as though it were splitting apart.

Damn it!

Wasn't it supposed to be technology for the rich and mutations for the poor?

How was his technology even more painful than a mutation?

In moments, sweat covered his forehead.

"Master!"

2B and Eve hurried over, both at a loss.

Then Eve said, "Let me massage your head, Master."

She stepped behind Li Wei and drew him back against her softness, then gently massaged the space between his brows.

It seemed to work. Li Wei's tightly furrowed brow immediately relaxed.

Eve breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Li Wei opened his eyes.

"I'm fine, Eve."

Li Wei took her hand. His thoughts suddenly felt astonishingly clear, and he was full of energy.

So this is Telepathy?

He looked at the mouse on the desk, and it rose into the air.

Telepathy included some telekinetic effects, along with thought manipulation, mind control, and more.

Especially when it came to finding people...

Li Wei really could find Tony Stark now.

So he tried it out.

2B's mind was blank. He couldn't control her...

Eve, on the other hand, truly had thoughts and a mind of her own. Li Wei could sense what she was feeling: she was worried about him.

"Thank you, Eve," Li Wei said.

"As long as you're all right, Master. If something happened to you, I wouldn't know what to do," Eve said tenderly.

Li Wei leaned against her, unwilling to move, and told Gwen to bring back two meals from the cafeteria.

Future Technology Company served good food. He certainly wasn't going to shortchange the veterans on that front.

That was why he often ate lunch at the company.

Soon, Gwen knocked on the door.

Li Wei's Telepathy let him sense her clearly, and he could even slip into her mind.

What's the boss doing in there?

That was what Gwen was wondering.

As 2B opened the door, he immediately withdrew his Telepathy.

Now that Li Wei had a superpower, he found it a little hard to resist using it.

Knowing what other people were thinking felt incredible. It gave him a sense that he was in control of everything.

For instance, Li Wei said, "Go to school this afternoon. I'll go to the shelter myself."

"Uh..."

Gwen looked at Li Wei in surprise.

She had only thought about it. She hadn't said a word!

"Don't just stand there. Bring the food over. I'm starving."

"Oh, right."

Still dazed, Gwen brought the food over. Eve smiled and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Gwen smiled too, but her thoughts turned to gossip.

What exactly is going on between the boss and Eve?

As her thoughts grew increasingly dirty, Li Wei couldn't help coughing twice, startling Gwen back to her senses.

"I'll leave you to it, boss."

Gwen fled.

How was this girl's mind filthier than his?

Then again, it made sense. Li Wei was a man of action. He got hands-on instead of letting his imagination run wild...

After lunch, Li Wei stood by the window and let his psychic power spread outward.

In an instant, it was as if the clamor of the entire world had exploded inside his head.