Ultimately, Hughie did not agree to Billy's plan, as Hughie's inherent cowardice once again began to surface, influencing his decision!
Billy was helpless about this; he knew Hughie was cowardly and wouldn't dare to resist. But he never expected that even after seeing the video of A-Train humiliating his girlfriend, Hughie still wouldn't fight back. He had to admit, he was starting to look down on Hughie...
Meanwhile, Vought International's Vice President, Madelyn Stillwell, was negotiating a partnership with a politician!
Madelyn proposed that Vought International would dispatch a superhero named "Prince of Zambia" to be permanently stationed in his city, thus providing his city with superhero protection!
The politician largely agreed with Madelyn's proposal. However, Madelyn made an exorbitant demand, directly asking for three hundred million US dollars a year, much like a mother-in-law demanding a dowry from her son-in-law!
Of course, the politician was unwilling to be taken advantage of and immediately cut the price to two hundred million US dollars a year!
However, Madelyn directly rejected it, stating that not a single cent less would be accepted!
"I think you'll agree if you don't want the 'Compound V' incident to be exposed."
The politician looked at Madelyn with a playful expression and revealed a piece of information.
"What Compound V?"
Although Madelyn was shocked and didn't know how the person in front of her knew about this, she was indeed a high-ranking executive at Vought International, possessing strong mental fortitude. Not a hint of panic appeared on her face; instead, she curiously questioned the politician!
"It can completely destroy your superheroes' reputation. I don't think you'd want it to be exposed. People need superheroes, and our city needs them too, but there are pros and cons. The price you're asking is too high."
"I'm sorry, I don't know what Compound V is. If you need a superhero stationed in your city, three hundred million US dollars, not a cent less!"
Madelyn didn't budge, as if she truly knew nothing about it.
"In that case, let's end our discussion here today. I'll be leaving tomorrow night, and I hope to hear good news from you by then."
The politician calmly got up and left, without any lingering attachment!
Only Madelyn remained, sitting on the sofa, silent, her expression constantly changing, lost in thought!
Outside the conference room, a figure in a tight suit was staring intently at a painting, lost in thought!
...A day quickly passed, and as the morning sun rose again, people gradually awoke. The streets were bustling with people, all rushing to work with hurried steps, likely running late.
At this moment, Li Yue was unhurriedly making his way to the headquarters of The Seven. It had to be said, this world was truly peculiar; he had already become an official superhero. However, he still had to report to headquarters like a regular employee before he could move freely!
Today was also Li Yue's first time meeting all the members of The Seven. Of course, he was now also a member of The Seven!
Upon arriving at headquarters, no one stopped him. All the staff here already recognized Li Yue; he was the new member of The Seven!
Li Yue's presence inevitably drew the attention of all the staff. Several young women in uniforms even kept winking at Li Yue!
Li Yue ignored them, disregarding everyone's gazes, and took the elevator to The Seven's conference room, where they held their meetings.
Since Li Yue had already been there once yesterday, he was basically familiar with the route and quickly reached his destination.
Upon entering, Li Yue discovered that the other six members of The Seven had already arrived, and he was the last one!
Li Yue's appearance caught everyone's attention, and all eyes, filled with an oppressive intensity, turned towards him.
If it were an ordinary person, they would surely be unable to bear it, perhaps even suffering from incontinence!
Of course, Li Yue wouldn't be intimidated by their gazes and continued to walk in with steady steps.
Among the six, a figure in a blue tight suit, with a red and white striped cape, faced the window, with his back to Li Yue!
"Everyone, look, our new partner has arrived! Let's give him a round of applause!"
The person turned around, a brilliant smile instantly appearing on his face, as he walked towards Li Yue and spoke to the others! To Li Yue, his smile seemed incredibly fake.
"Homelander, I finally get to meet you! I've always been a fan of yours, and I'm so happy to see you today! Could I get an autograph?"
At this moment, upon seeing the person, Li Yue's face instantly broke into an even brighter smile than the person approaching him, like a crazy fan meeting their favorite celebrity.
This person was none other than the leader of The Seven, Vought International's ace superhero, Homelander.
Homelander was a combination of Captain America and Superman, possessing Superman's invincible strength and, like Captain America, was a spiritual leader to the people!
However, this was merely his public persona; his true self was beyond anyone's imagination!
Homelander walked towards Li Yue, extending his right hand, ready to shake Li Yue's hand!
Although Li Yue hesitated for a moment, he certainly wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. He also extended his right hand and shook Homelander's hand!
The expected pain did not come, which surprised Li Yue. He had thought Homelander was shaking his hand to give him a show of force, to display his power, wasn't that how it was always written in the novels Li Yue had read before?
He didn't expect Homelander to deviate from the usual script today, and it was just a genuine handshake!
However, this presented Li Yue with an opportunity. He had been struggling to figure out how to interact with Homelander without being noticed, and now was the perfect chance.
Li Yue and Homelander seemed to flicker in place, but the duration was too brief for anyone to notice, not even Homelander himself.
He only felt that after Li Yue shook his hand, he was initially surprised, then somewhat pleased, and then suddenly fell into a daze.
"Li Yue? Li Yue? What's wrong?"
Homelander quickly let go of his hand, patted Li Yue's shoulder, and questioned him!
"Cough, cough, I'm sorry, I was too excited to meet my idol. I'll go to the restroom to calm down first!"
After saying that, Li Yue rushed into the restroom without looking back, leaving the members of The Seven looking at his retreating figure with surprise...
Li Yue certainly wasn't overly excited to meet Homelander!
The reason Li Yue fell into a daze was that after he used his superpower with Homelander, his attention was instantly drawn back into his mental sea. He watched as a large blue hand, formed by the blue energy rotating around the orb in his mental sea, reached out towards the third star.
However, unlike the first time, this time it didn't easily retract its hand. Instead, it remained in a stalemate for a long time before the giant hand finally retracted! At the same time, Li Yue discovered that some unfamiliar things had suddenly appeared within his body!