Apocalypse hurriedly placed his hand on Fang Yuan's and activated his ability.
However, Fang Yuan waited for a while, and nothing changed.
"Creator... I... I can't do it." Apocalypse frowned deeply and spoke hesitantly.
Could it be a problem with the fused templates?
Fang Yuan immediately thought of this possibility because the [Professor X Template] included both the Professor X and White Queen templates.
He immediately switched to the [Charles Template]. Although it was his own issue, he naturally had to perform some PUA verbally.
"I didn't expect you to only be able to do this much. Fine, I'll lower the standard then!"
Hearing Fang Yuan say this, Apocalypse's face was filled with guilt.
"I'm sorry, Creator. I will definitely work hard to improve my strength in the future!"
Fang Yuan nodded with satisfaction. That's more like it; if the subordinates don't work hard, how can the boss afford a new secretary?
Apocalypse activated his ability again, and this time it was very smooth.
[Charles Template development increased: 39% → 76%!]
[Congratulations to the Host, Spirit attribute has increased to B+ ~ A-!]
It wasn't strange to Fang Yuan that Apocalypse's power boost manifested as an increase in Character Template development, but what exceeded his expectations was that Apocalypse gave way too much, didn't he?
An increase of nearly 40% in development directly boosted Fang Yuan's Telepathy to the level of an elderly Charles!
Wait, no, even an elderly Charles didn't have this level, because Fang Yuan could now directly whisper to the entire World!
Of course, it was currently limited to dialogue, but this also meant Fang Yuan's mental power could cover all Earthlings. Wasn't this more than just a slight improvement?
Fang Yuan suddenly remembered that under the effect of the [double shorts], Apocalypse's strength had also increased by 50%, which was clearly part of the reason.
Furthermore, his Spirit attribute had increased accordingly, though it was the first time Fang Yuan had seen a rating like B+ ~ A-.
Half-step Dou Emperor?
The legendary Quasi-Saint?
This also showed how large the gap between B-rank and A-rank was; even 76% Telepathy development couldn't bridge it.
"Eh? What if we boost Telepathy again?" Fang Yuan asked Apocalypse to try once more.
However, Apocalypse shook his head, his face full of embarrassment: "I'm sorry, Creator, I can only boost the same ability once."
"Then upgrade your own boosting ability first," Fang Yuan said immediately.
He remembered that Apocalypse could upgrade himself. In the X-Men Old History World, that blue bald head used this to constantly exploit bugs.
Apocalypse obediently began slapping himself.
Bang!
Bang!!
Bang!!!
He slapped himself several times, each harder than the last, but his frown grew deeper.
"Alright, stop slapping!"
Fang Yuan could see that Apocalypse had no way to use his upgrade ability to upgrade his own upgrade ability.
No recursion allowed.
Actually, this was normal, but Apocalypse acted as if he had committed a grave error, hurriedly apologizing to Fang Yuan: "I'm sorry, Creator! It's my fault, I will definitely work hard to develop my abilities when I get back!"
"Hmph!" Fang Yuan snorted coldly, pretending to be dissatisfied, putting on quite an act.
The more he put on airs, the more humble Apocalypse became.
"This feeling is so great!" Fang Yuan shouted in his heart.
Since the [Charles Template] couldn't be upgraded for now, Fang Yuan equipped other Character Templates for Apocalypse to upgrade.
[Erik Template], development 37% → 70%!
[Sebastian Shaw Template], development 42% → 78%!
[Alex Summers Template], development 35% → 72%!
In one go, Fang Yuan had Apocalypse boost three more Character Templates. Finally, when Fang Yuan switched to the [Jean Grey Template], cold sweat was already beads on Apocalypse's forehead, and his blue skin was even turning a bit pale.
He quickly told Apocalypse to stop, then circled his energy through Apocalypse's body, only to find that Apocalypse's body was currently on the verge of collapse. Although he had self-healing abilities, they were almost ineffective at this moment.
"My Lord Creator, I... I can still... hold on..." Apocalypse said intermittently, his voice already very weak.
Fang Yuan understood immediately. Naturally, Apocalypse's use of his upgrade ability wasn't without cost, and when using it on Fang Yuan, Apocalypse definitely held nothing back every time, which was why he could increase Fang Yuan's development by over 30% each time.
However, this also placed a massive physical burden on Apocalypse. If he continued, he might actually work this loyal subordinate he just recruited to death.
Fang Yuan naturally wouldn't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs; this was just the beginning, and there would be plenty of opportunities later.
He waved his hand, and the energy of the Space Stone surged out, sending Apocalypse to the small island where the Athena Machine Factory was located.
"Rest well first. We'll continue once you've recovered!" Fang Yuan said.
Now, in his eyes, Apocalypse was an incredibly precious golden nugget, a humanoid stat-point adder, and one that didn't cost anything. With just a few words of praise, Apocalypse would work himself to the bone; he couldn't let him collapse from exhaustion.
Apocalypse, on the other hand, was profusely grateful, as if he had received some immense divine favor, expressing his utmost gratitude to Fang Yuan.
Apocalypse's IQ had dropped, but since his memories were unaffected, he could still function normally.
And since Fang Yuan's persona for himself was that of Apocalypse's Creator, Apocalypse naturally believed it and gave Fang Yuan his loyalty, much like a religious fanatic.
In fact, there are many such people in real life. Isn't there a saying?
Many people are actually mentally abnormal, but because they can take care of themselves, they are treated as normal people.
Apocalypse was just like that now.
Since Apocalypse needed time to ease his physical burden, Fang Yuan left the X-Men World directly.
Exchanging pleasantries with Mystique and the White Queen could wait until next time; he was going to check on his old baby Satan's situation.
The Boys World.
The return point Fang Yuan set was one week later. When he saw Lucifer again, Old Lu had also recruited a subordinate.
"Ezekiel?"
Fang Yuan looked at the live broadcast screen, seeing Ezekiel following behind Lucifer with a bowed head and fawning manner, which truly deepened his understanding of The Boys World a bit more.
Ezekiel was already a leading figure for Superheroes in the church. In any other World, if a disruptor like Lucifer suddenly appeared, they would surely use every means to suppress him, or even directly resort to dirty tricks to kill him.
But Ezekiel actually chose to join since he couldn't beat him, following behind Lucifer to get a share of the spoils, allowing Lucifer to smoothly gain a massive number of fans.
With Fang Yuan's current mental power, he could easily determine that Ezekiel wasn't being coerced or controlled by Lucifer in doing all this; it was entirely of his own volition.
Fang Yuan curiously read Ezekiel's thoughts—
"Suppress? Why suppress?"
"Morningstar's appearance has caused the attention of believers and fans to rise by more than half. Many people come to hear him interpret the Bible, which has tangibly made the cake bigger."
"Suppress him? Am I stupid?"
Mm, Fang Yuan nodded; he was a very qualified Vought employee.
Then he looked at the theme of Lucifer's live speech today.
"Kill the God in Your Heart!"
Mm, very Satan.
He then looked at the number of people online; it had broken 2 million.
Mm, very The Boys.
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