Even Fang Yuan himself hadn't expected that the first beneficiaries of the Vought Act wouldn't be the X-Men, but rather the already fallen Sebastian Shaw and Salvador.
However, thinking it over, it made sense. Although the X-Men had gained massive exposure, there were many of them, and the fame had to be shared among the group. It was understandable that their individual fame growth couldn't keep up with Shaw and Salvador.
After all, in the 'deceased employees' category, there were only Shaw and Salvador... no one else could compete even if they wanted to.
There was simply no comparison.
Because Salvador's title as the 'Black Queen' had been hyped up previously, a massive uproar was triggered when images of her body being dissected for experiments were released.
When the Awakened were causing a stir later on, the Black Queen's murder was repeatedly cited as a typical case. The Vought Act added fuel to the fire, so it was only natural that Salvador's fame took off like a Rocket.
Envious? She paid for it with her life!
With the Black Queen's name being so prominent, Shaw, as the Black King, naturally drew attention. Many people who didn't know the full story began to look into whose Queen Salvador actually was.
This was also why Fang Yuan had given Salvador the title of Black Queen—specifically using 'Queen' rather than 'Empress'—since he was currently the Black King.
As Salvador's fame rose, Sebastian Shaw's deeds were widely publicized once again. Consequently, both Shaw and Salvador's fame broke through the 150 mark!
The Good Big Brother probably never imagined that a day would come when he would have to rely on Salvador.
In that sense, Salvador was actually quite decent.
Fang Yuan unilaterally acknowledged Salvador as his good sister-in-law.
He then began to check the rewards unlocked by his good sister-in-law.
[Tier 4 Reward: Obtain Error Aura (C-rank).]
[Error Aura (C-rank): When the outside world's impression of the host deviates from reality, obtain an attribute boost. Current attribute boost: 5%/10%.]
A percentage boost?
Fang Yuan's first impression was that the boost was tiny, but his second impression was that it was massive.
It is well known that percentage increases become more terrifying as the base value grows. Fang Yuan's abilities would continue to grow, and the attribute boost provided by the [Error Aura] would only get larger. And this was only a C-rank aura.
The good sister-in-law indeed shared the excellent qualities of the Good Big Brother!
Fang Yuan realized he had misjudged Salvador before. From the current perspective, the help Salvador provided him was even greater than that of the Wan Tie King.
It turned out that the saying was true: there are no useless abilities, only useless people. As long as anyone found the right way to utilize them, they could bring about massive gains.
"This point needs to be written into the Vought Spirit," Fang Yuan thought silently.
However, Fang Yuan had originally thought that the aura unlocked by Salvador would be related to traitors. He hadn't expected an [Error Aura].
Reflecting on Salvador's life story, it seemed to suggest that she had been unworthy of her position.
"Pah!" Fang Yuan lightly slapped his own mouth. "How can I talk about my good sister-in-law like that?"
His thoughts continued to wander: "In the future, I should release some commemorative albums or memoirs for my good sister-in-law."
"Oh right, a memorial hall should also be built to reflect Vought's humanistic care," Fang Yuan thought sinisterly. "And while I'm at it, it'll serve as a reminder to any Awakened with disloyal thoughts toward Vought—this is the end that awaits those who leave the Vought Corporation!"
Of course, that last point was truly just 'while he was at it.' He wouldn't admit it to anyone who asked.
He had learned this trick from how Kennedy's funeral arrangements were handled.
It would prevent any Awakened employees from having a lapse in judgment.
After collecting Salvador's rewards, Fang Yuan turned his attention to the heavyweight, Sebastian Shaw.
The Good Big Brother's character level was a full A+ rank!
[Tier 4 Reward: Obtain Black Emperor Aura (A-rank).]
[Black Emperor Aura (A-rank): When serving as the leader of a non-righteous organization, leadership is significantly increased. The more evil the organization leans, the higher the leadership bonus.]
"Leadership?"
Fang Yuan frowned slightly. This concept was a bit vague and hard to grasp.
His rough understanding was that as long as he wasn't the leader of a 'righteous' organization, his subordinates would be very obedient.
Emmmm... a must-have for villains.
And it was the kind of excellent quality possessed only by high-level arch-villains, like the mastermind of a forty-episode TV drama or the final boss of a movie trilogy.
With [Dark Affinity] and the [Black Emperor Aura], if I became a major villain, what would be left for Darkseid?" Fang Yuan joked to himself. "Fortunately, I am pure and kind by nature. Who among my acquaintances wouldn't call me the incarnation of justice?"
Despite saying that, Fang Yuan did have an unknown side.
The Black Robe Gang.
With Fang Yuan providing protection, the Black Robe Gang had already become a major giant among the New York Gangs.
After all, the X-Men would clear out Gangs and crack down on crime, and the Black Robe Gang would immediately follow to seize the territory. It would be hard for their power not to grow rapidly.
Of course, the X-Men would occasionally deal with the Black Robe Gang as well, just to keep up appearances.
But after the Gang's rapid expansion, problems followed.
The leader of the Black Robe Gang, Butch, was a puppet Fang Yuan had placed there to manage the Gang for him.
However, as Butch's power grew, his ambition naturally began to sprout.
Especially since Fang Yuan didn't usually interfere with Gang affairs, it was normal for Butch to develop inappropriate thoughts over time.
Fang Yuan, possessing Telepathy, had seen through this long ago. He would periodically keep Butch in check, so for now, Butch remained quite obedient.
But if Fang Yuan were away for too long, it was hard to say.
So Fang Yuan had originally planned to use Telepathy to directly control Butch's thoughts, but now he could test this new aura.
With a thought, Fang Yuan's clothes instantly transformed into a black trench coat, and a black metal mask appeared on his face.
The Black Mask, the exclusive disguise for the boss of the Black Robe Gang.
When Fang Yuan appeared before Butch, he immediately felt that Butch's attitude toward him was completely different.
He clearly wasn't using Telepathy to control him, yet the look in Butch's eyes was filled with fanaticism, and he responded enthusiastically to all of Fang Yuan's instructions.
Not only was he obedient in speech, but Butch was also completely convinced by Fang Yuan in his heart.
It was as if Fang Yuan had become Butch's idol.
The significant leadership boost from the [Black Emperor Aura] was even better than Fang Yuan had anticipated!
After giving Butch a few instructions, Fang Yuan left the Black Robe Gang.
He returned to Vought Tower. Since the Vought Act had come into effect, Vought Corporation had become even busier, with matters large and small waiting for his final decision every day.
However, Fang Yuan soon noticed something was off.
When the Vought CEO, Murray, came to report on work, his attitude was exactly the same as Butch's!
In the past, Murray had always been obedient to Fang Yuan, but that was because of the difference in their positions; Murray still had his own moral bottom line.
But now, Fang Yuan felt that no matter what dirty work he asked Murray to do, Murray wouldn't refuse at all!
Fang Yuan's expression suddenly turned a bit strange.
"My Vought Corporation, which has the spiritual leader of the Awakened, Angel, the Superhero team X-Men, and the African-American Light, Darwin, among many other Superheroes... is actually considered non-righteous by the company panel?"
Although we cheat, frame people, manipulate hearts, and distort the truth, we really are the good guys!
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