"Open the panel."
Fang Yuan eagerly gave the command in his mind.
The next second, the World before him seemed to freeze. Charles' and Eric's movements instantly stopped, and the dust on their bodies under the light was suspended in the air.
"This is convenient," Fang Yuan thought to himself. Now he wouldn't have to multitask.
"And… time stop, I've only seen it in movies."
Some impure thoughts arose in his mind.
But then he realized that apart from his thoughts, his body couldn't move at all, so Fang Yuan gave up on certain ideas.
"Disappointing."
The panel was divided into a Company Panel and a Personal Panel. Fang Yuan first looked at his own Personal Panel.
[Name: Fang Yuan (20 years old)]
[Strength: F]
[Constitution: F]
[Agility: F]
[Spirit: F-]
[Ability: None]
[Note: The average level for a normal adult human is F]
Looking at this string of F ratings, Fang Yuan wasn't annoyed; instead, he felt a bit proud.
Among a group of fragile young people, it was already quite remarkable for him to have a healthy, average human body.
Of course, this was also due to his regular exercise, such as running and going to the gym. After all, how could one manage a fish pond without a good body?
And there were indeed many girls at the gym and similar places.
As for his Spirit being only F-, Fang Yuan couldn't help it; a life of nightly revelry always came with a price.
Then he checked the Company Panel.
[All Heavens Vought Company]
[World List: Marvel Universe, The Boys World, Earth TRN414 (Can be named)]
[Current World Signed Personnel: 3 (Expandable)]
[New World Search Attempts: 0]
[Traversal Cooldown: 60 days]
"Name this World X-Men World," Fang Yuan said in his mind.
The display on the panel quickly changed.
At this point, Fang Yuan also turned his attention to the first two on the World List.
The Marvel Universe and The Boys World.
The reason he hadn't successfully signed anyone before was purely bad luck.
In the Marvel Universe, the time he was in was 1943. When he traversed, Steve Rogers hadn't even become Captain America, let alone signed. He could only do some preliminary work before going to the second World.
And The Boys World was even more unlucky. As soon as Fang Yuan traversed, he found himself imprisoned in a secret experimental Base. Although he was a researcher and not a research subject, he was still isolated from the World.
Moreover, the year was only 1986, still a long time before the plot began.
Fortunately, his luck was good this time. After he gained abilities in the X-Men World, he would have more confidence to expand into the first two Worlds.
Then Fang Yuan couldn't help but think, "Check rewards!"
First to pop up was Professor X's character card.
[Name: Charles Xavier]
[Level: A+]
[Fame: 21 (Slightly Famous)]
[Unlock Rewards: Initial (Claimable), Tier 1 Reward (Claimable)]
[Initial Reward: Spirit attribute increased to E-, gain Superpower - Emotion Perception (D-rank).]
[Tier 1 Reward: Emotion Perception upgraded to C-rank, gain Superpower - Mind Reading (C-rank).]
Fang Yuan's eyes lit up. He knew that signing employees was just the first step; he also needed to increase their fame. He didn't expect Professor X to give him such a big gift right after signing.
His Spirit attribute increased by a whole major rank, and he gained two Superpowers!
As expected of an A+ level employee!
"Claim!" Fang Yuan said impatiently.
[Reward claimed.]
The next moment, Fang Yuan felt his mind instantly clear up significantly. His thoughts were several times more agile than before, and many forgotten memories became vivid.
An F-rank rating was for a normal person. Now, Fang Yuan's Spirit attribute was a full E-, already far surpassing ordinary people!
Moreover, Fang Yuan could now feel Mystique's admiration for him, and Eric's approval, from where she sat beside him.
The effect of [Emotion Perception (C-rank)]!
Of course, Fang Yuan couldn't perceive Charles' emotions. After all, the spiritual gap between him and Professor X was too great. Even a rookie Professor X was not someone he could currently 'touch porcelain' with.
As for the Mind Reading Superpower, since time was currently stopped, Fang Yuan couldn't test it. However, he didn't plan to test it here anyway, otherwise, it would be inappropriate if Professor X noticed.
After all, he had just claimed not to be clear about his Mutant abilities.
Fang Yuan was in a great mood. Anyone who suddenly gained Superpowers would probably be as excited as he was.
He quickly calmed himself down. After his Spirit attribute increased, Fang Yuan found it easier to control his emotions.
He opened Magneto's character card again. Professor X was so generous, so Magneto, who was equally famous, shouldn't be too bad, right?
[Name: Erik Lehnsherr]
[Level: A+]
[Fame: 13 (Unknown)]
[Unlock Rewards: Initial (Claimable)]
"Huh?"
A question mark appeared above Fang Yuan's head, and his mental power involuntarily fell upon the still Eric.
No, you're Magneto, are you really that weak?
Then Fang Yuan noticed the difference.
Professor X's fame was 21, rated as 'Slightly Famous,' while Magneto's fame was only 13, rated as 'Unknown.'
Charles' fame was clearly one level higher than Magneto's, reaching a new stage, which is why Charles had an additional Tier 1 Reward.
Fang Yuan recalled the plot and realized it was normal.
Before exposing his abilities, Charles was already an expert in genetics and a Professor of genetic engineering. Even the CIA actively sought him out for help, so Charles naturally had greater fame.
In contrast, Magneto was just an unknown nobody at this point. Fang Yuan estimated that if he hadn't joined Charles' team and entered official sight, Eric might not even have 13 fame.
But Eric at least had an Initial Reward. Fang Yuan immediately guessed that this should be available upon signing, or when fame reached 10.
[Initial Reward: Metal Sensing (D-rank)]
So Professor X's reward was to sense people, and Eric's was to sense metal?
It certainly matched their respective abilities.
But Fang Yuan looked at Eric with even more disdain.
Because what he unlocked was actually Metal Sensing, not Magnetic Sensing.
"You really are Wan Tie Wang," he quipped to Eric.
However, for a D-rank ability, Fang Yuan didn't expect too much. Something was better than nothing.
Finally, he clicked on Mystique's character card. He didn't have too many expectations for this one, after all, Raven's level was only B+. While he imagined it wasn't low, it was still much lower than the previous two.
Moreover, Mystique's fame was probably similar to Eric's.
[Name: Raven Darkhölme]
[Level: B+]
[Fame: 17 (Unknown)]
[Unlock Rewards: Initial (Claimable)]
[Initial Reward: Strength attribute increased to F+, Constitution attribute increased to F+, Agility attribute increased to F+.]
Unexpectedly, Mystique's Initial Reward gave Fang Yuan a pleasant surprise—a comprehensive improvement in physical fitness!
Fang Yuan felt this reward was quite reasonable. He knew Raven's physique all too well; it was indeed much more impressive than the women he had exercised with before.
Fang Yuan happily claimed the reward and immediately felt his body filled with vitality.
Now his Personal Panel became—
[Name: Fang Yuan (20 years old)]
[Strength: F+]
[Constitution: F+]
[Agility: F+]
[Spirit: E-]
[Abilities: Emotion Perception (C-rank), Mind Reading (C-rank), Metal Sensing (D-rank)]
F+ is the peak human level. Now that Fang Yuan had signed three Mutants, he immediately possessed peak human physical fitness and spiritual power far exceeding ordinary people, a complete transformation!
Fang Yuan could now be considered to have reached the threshold of Superheroes in terms of physical fitness. After all, Batman, Robin, and others all possessed peak human physical fitness.
However, a certain Batman's peak was a bit… erratic.
Only, Fang Yuan's gaze towards Eric held a few more traces of pity.
"Still calling yourself Magneto? Your fame can't even compare to Mystique."
After claiming the rewards, Fang Yuan exited the time-stop state.
Just then, Charles asked, "What's the next step?"
Fang Yuan presented his well-considered reply: "You continue to deal with Shaw. I need to seize the time to start a company, but… uh…"
He spread his hands: "I don't have any money."
"I do!" Charles didn't even hesitate.
Fang Yuan smiled. He loved dealing with people like Charles. He immediately decided that from now on, Professor X would stand in the middle of all Mutant promotional posters!
"Consider this money a loan from me. I'll pay you back with interest later," Fang Yuan still promised, though.
Even brothers should settle accounts clearly.
"Then you, Fang, go prepare the company and carry out your plan. Eric and I will continue to search for comrades," Charles said.
"No problem."
Fang Yuan replied, noting the current specific date.
June 28, 1962.
The Cuban Missile Crisis was on October 28. The timeline of this World was clearly extended compared to the plot, giving Fang Yuan four months to prepare.
This was a good thing for him, meaning that if he worked quickly, he could catch the momentum of the big battle with Shaw and make good use of it.
Villains, in Fang Yuan's eyes, were also equally important resources.
"Good, I also need some assistance," Fang Yuan raised his hand. "I need to select one or two suitable Mutant companions."
Professor X and his team were going to fight Shaw, so Fang Yuan could only find other Mutants to open up public opinion first.
Charles readily agreed: "No problem, I have a list here."
Fang Yuan smiled. Leaning on a strong ally was this joyful; it almost rivaled how he used to lean on pretty older sisters.
Now that everything was ready, Fang Yuan was about to make his move.
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