"Fang?"
Everyone gathered around him in surprise. Mystique, Charles, and Eric even poked and prodded him, checking if he was missing any parts.
"Ow!"
Fang Yuan glared to the side, indicating that spot was off-limits.
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Mystique released her hand nonchalantly: "You look quite energetic."
"How did you escape?" Eric asked.
Fang Yuan answered truthfully: "I used the excuse of helping Shaw gain fame, and since they were planning a group operation, they sent me back."
"What does Shaw want with fame? Does he want to be a Superhero too?" Raven asked, puzzled.
Charles's expression, however, darkened. His mind was sharper: "He wants to be the Superhero of Mutants, to let everyone know what he has done."
"So that's why he agreed to let you expose the CIA incident, right?" Charles asked Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan nodded in confirmation: "That's right. Although they were wary of me at Shaw's place and didn't tell me anything, I still managed to uncover some intelligence."
"Shaw's goal is to rule the World," Fang Yuan stated directly. "He wants to provoke a major war between the United States and the Soviet Union, using it to destroy the human World, and then he will lead the Mutants to conquer the entire World."
Although they had long suspected Shaw's ambitions were vast, Charles and the others were still very shocked to hear Fang Yuan confirm it firsthand.
"We found out that Shaw will have a secret meeting with the Soviet General. We must go and stop them!" Eric revealed the operation plan to Fang Yuan.
At this, Fang Yuan quickly interjected: "I came here to warn you; this information is Shaw's trap!"
"What?" Everyone was greatly surprised.
"This information was found by the CIA; it shouldn't be fake," Charles quickly said. "I trust Moira."
"Shaw will indeed meet with the Soviet General, but Red Devil secretly told me that Shaw and the Soviet Union have already set up an inescapable trap, just waiting for you to walk into it. At that time, it will be evidence of the United States invading the Soviet Union," Fang Yuan fabricated.
"Red Devil? Isn't he Shaw's trusted subordinate?" Hank was very surprised.
"Yes, but even on Shaw's side, not all Mutants actually want to destroy the World," Fang Yuan replied with a serious expression. "For them, preserving their current lives is more important."
"It's just that because of Shaw's power suppression, they dare not show it."
His words were pure fabrication, but Fang Yuan provided a very convincing reason, so both Charles and Eric, as well as the other members of X-Squad, believed Fang Yuan's words without a doubt.
Mystique, needless to say, hadn't taken her eyes off Fang Yuan since he appeared.
Charles immediately showed a look of lingering fear: "Fortunately, you warned us in time."
"But are we just going to let Shaw go?" Eric was a bit unwilling.
"Of course not. Your most important task now is to train hard."
"When they summon me again, I'll probably know Shaw's ultimate plan," Fang Yuan shook his head.
Fang Yuan's actions were also buying time for Shaw, allowing the Soviet Union to transport missiles to Cuba.
"What?" Mystique immediately grabbed Fang Yuan's clothes. "You're going back?"
"No, it's too dangerous at Shaw's place," Eric also disagreed.
Fang Yuan, however, spoke with righteous indignation: "This isn't about my personal safety; it concerns World security. I cannot back down."
His impassioned words drew admiring glances from everyone present.
"Oh, right, Shaw wants me to help him gain fame to facilitate his future World domination, and we, the righteous side, cannot fall behind!"
Fang Yuan suddenly suggested: "I will build X-Squad into heroes fighting Shaw. This requires exposing your identities. If anyone is unwilling, you can tell me."
Banshee immediately asked: "Is it like the Superhero Angel?"
"Exactly!" Fang Yuan nodded.
Everyone's spirits immediately soared. Angel was already a symbol of righteous Mutants; who wouldn't want to be like him?
They had all met Angel and knew that Fang Yuan had helped Angel become the hero he was now, so no one refused.
Incidentally, after Fang Yuan was captured by Shaw, Warren moved out of Xavier's Mansion and went to live in the church where he worked.
Because Fang Yuan hadn't instructed him, he hadn't joined X-Squad.
So Fang Yuan took out three invitation letters and handed them to Impact, Beast, and Banshee.
"Alright then, I formally invite everyone to join my Vought Corporation!"
"After joining, I will, like Angel, turn you into Superheroes, and you will also receive generous compensation!"
Fang Yuan was now adept at convincing people to sign.
With Angel as a role model, he wasn't afraid they would refuse.
Moreover, not everyone's vision was as broad as Professor X's or Magneto's, encompassing the entire Mutant population.
Fang Yuan's fame + money offensive was effective everywhere, not to mention the added Superhero halo.
Hank, Alex, and Sean readily signed their names, becoming Fang Yuan's employees.
"Okay, everyone can think about which abilities can be publicly revealed and summarize them for me," Fang Yuan arranged in detail.
"Aren't we reporting according to our true abilities?" Hank asked blankly.
"The reporting can be selective," Fang Yuan certainly wouldn't make things difficult for his own people.
"I suggest revealing one or two similar abilities is enough. We always need to keep some trump cards for ourselves and not expose everything," Fang Yuan earnestly advised.
Of course, what he was actually thinking was that Professor X and their abilities were so powerful, it wouldn't be good if they scared his readers.
"That's very thoughtful," Charles nodded.
So Hank and the others no longer hesitated and directly wrote their names on the invitation letters.
"Congratulations to the company for signing B-rank ability user: Hank McCoy."
"Congratulations to the company for signing A-rank ability user: Alex Summers."
"Congratulations to the company for signing B-rank ability user: Sean Cassidy."
Fang Yuan checked their fame, which was 37, 21, and 17 respectively. Hank and Alex had a tier of rewards, and Sean only had initial rewards.
Because although X-Squad had considerable fame now, who exactly was in it had not yet been made public, which meant their individual fame was limited to the sight of a few official personnel.
But it didn't matter, after all, Charles's fame was only 46, Eric's 35 was even less than Hank's, and Raven's was 43.
Raven and Eric had both unlocked a tier of rewards, which Fang Yuan had already claimed, the contents of which were temporarily withheld.
Their fame was Worlds apart from Warren's 150, so it was no wonder Hank and the others were so excited when they heard Fang Yuan would build them into Superheroes like Angel.
From Hank, Alex, and Sean, Fang Yuan gained several new abilities.
Hank unlocked a special item for him.
"Atavism Potion (C-rank): After injection, it can activate the latent ancestral genes in the body. Specific changes are unknown."
Fang Yuan had no intention of using this. He didn't want to turn into a gorilla, after all, this potion was only rated C-rank; there was no way it could unlock the potential for the title of 'Descendant of the Dragon'.
However, this did tell Fang Yuan that rewards could also be physical objects.
Sean, on the other hand, gave him enhanced hearing, as Banshee's ability was related to sound waves.
Alex, who had the highest character level, unlocked two Superpowers: "Heat Absorption (D-rank)" and "Heat Release (D-rank)".
Simply put, the two abilities combined were a weakened and even more weakened Sebastian Shaw.
Now, Fang Yuan could touch boiling Water without feeling hot; he could turn boiling Water into comfortably warm Water and release the absorbed heat.
As for the intensity... perhaps enough to light a cigarette?
However, this was Fang Yuan's first energy skill, and he was quite happy about it.
Once the X-Squad members were made public, including Professor X and their fame, it would usher in a period of rapid growth, and these abilities could then be upgraded!
A harvest was coming!
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