Although Prestige does not identify its source during the collection process, it is solely based on numerical growth.
However, Karl recently found a specific method of differentiation through meticulous observation.
Under normal circumstances, the Prestige generated by different events is displayed separately.
Moreover, affected by various external factors such as the speed of event fermentation, the scope of impact, and the magnitude of influence, the growth rate of related Prestige also varies.
Therefore, with careful observation, it is easy to distinguish them.
And this time, the reason Karl asked Frank to record the entire revenge process was actually to test a hypothesis in his mind...
That is, can he collect corresponding Prestige through the influence caused by his subordinates who have sworn allegiance to him?
And the result of this test, to some extent, will directly affect the direction of Karl's future plans.
Originally, he had thought of directly asking the system.
But this emotionless system, when faced with questions that are not closely related to its own functions, uniformly chooses to remain silent.
Its intelligence level is even inferior to that of Little Ai...
So Karl could only settle for second best and choose to test it on Zemo.
However, due to the interference of The Daily Bugle's early leak, he was unable to determine whether Zemo had collected Prestige at the UN General Assembly meeting.
And from the current situation, even though Frank caused a great sensation and impact without exposing his identity, he still failed to help him collect Prestige.
But Karl was not anxious.
There are still many variables that can affect the result waiting to be tested!
...
Soon, as the sun set, an urgent news flash was broadcast on TV.
"According to news just received by our reporter, half an hour ago, Director William Rollins, the current Director of the CIA, was found dead in his New York home.
According to informed sources, Director William Rollins had suffered extremely cruel torture before his death...
Currently, multiple departments including the CIA and FBI have intervened in the investigation, and it is not ruled out that it was meticulously planned by hostile foreign forces..."
Maria, who was preparing dinner in the kitchen, said worriedly, "It's terrible, when did New York's public safety become so bad?"
Karl couldn't help but laugh dumbfounded at the words.
Are you kidding me?
When has New York's public safety ever been good?
Then he looked at the light screen again and found that Prestige still had no new changes.
He already had the answer in his heart.
"I'm back."
Just then, Frank pushed open the door and walked in.
He first gave his wife Maria a deep hug, then shook the expensive red wine in his hand at Karl and said,
"Boss, sorry for making you wait so long, the gift has been sent to The Daily Bugle as planned."
The gift Frank referred to was naturally the video Karl had requested to be filmed.
And when he said this, his face was full of gratitude.
Now that his great revenge had been exacted, his family would no longer be threatened by death.
Next, all Frank had to think about was how to repay Karl's kindness.
The latter nodded in satisfaction, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes!
...
Dinner concluded in an extremely joyful atmosphere.
During the meal, Frank, who was usually somewhat taciturn, seemed to have opened a floodgate.
He talked endlessly to Karl about the details of his and his wife's journey from meeting to falling in love.
It was clear that this iron-blooded tough guy, who showed no mercy to his enemies, cherished his family immensely.
It could even be said that he lived for his family...
And Karl also explained to Maria the generous conditions that Hyperspace Group offered Frank, to alleviate her concerns.
Afterward, Karl was seen off by Frank and his wife and returned to the hotel by car.
"Daddy, Daddy, come look... This Superman seems to be Big Brother Karl?!"
Just after closing the room door, Frank heard his eldest daughter's call from the second floor.
He quickly walked up, only to find the little girl watching a video on her iPad.
In the video, a man radiating golden light was fighting six super-powered individuals...
And the opponent's appearance, physique, and demeanor were almost identical to Karl's.
Hiss...
Could Boss really be a Dimensional God?!
...
Prestige +1, +1, +1...
Karl returned to the hotel and inadvertently noticed new growth in Prestige on the light screen, a look of joy immediately appearing on his face.
"It seems The Daily Bugle has already started to act!"
Karl quickly turned on the TV and tuned to The Daily Bugle's special channel.
Sure enough, it was playing the footage of Frank interrogating Director William Rollins of the CIA.
The entire video adopted a first-person perspective.
Although the camera swayed with Frank's every movement, it was incredibly immersive.
The bloody scenes further impacted every viewer's sensory nerves.
That immersive thrill caused adrenaline to surge, far surpassing the effect of any AAA game masterpiece.
As the interrogation progressed, Director William Rollins quickly couldn't hold out.
He confessed all the sordid dealings he had secretly conducted in Kandahar over the years.
Finally, an enraged Frank roared out the classic line, "You are guilty, and you must die"!
Then, with the most brutal execution method—a throat-slitting—he ended the sinful life of this scum.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this video had obvious signs of editing and post-production.
Information in the footage that could identify Frank's identity was all post-processed, making it impossible to trace.
This was also an order Karl had given John Jameson in advance to protect Frank.
"...Dear viewers, after watching this video, I have only one feeling: it's like sitting on pins and needles, like having thorns in my back, like a fishbone stuck in my throat!!!"
"It's hard to imagine such dirty dealings appearing within the sacred military, and that the dignified Director of the CIA would secretly use the bodies of fallen soldiers to smuggle drugs.
Such heinous acts are simply the greatest insult to all soldiers and a ruthless trampling of national honor."
"But today, what I want to talk about is not this..."
Just when everyone thought John Jameson would continue to delve into Director William Rollins's evil deeds, who would have thought he would suddenly change the subject?
"Through this incident, I have come to a conclusion, which is: when justice is defiled, when laws are wantonly manipulated, when truth is buried deep underground by power.
We need a Punisher, like the one in the video who dares to fight against darkness and use violence to curb violence, to stand up and seek justice for those who suffered injustice..."
Karl chose not to continue watching and casually turned off the TV.
He was quite confident in John Jameson's ability to control traffic.
Then he focused all his attention on the light screen.
The current extremely pleasing growth rate of Prestige was enough to confirm his previous guess.
That is... without Karl's direct intervention, the influence caused solely by his loyal subordinates can also be converted into his Prestige.
But the premise is that the other party must be loyal to him and it will only work after their identity is "revealed."
The best evidence is that after Frank killed Billy Russell and Director William Rollins, although it caused a huge sensation, and major news media, the CIA, the FBI, and all police officers in New York were searching for his whereabouts, Karl did not gain Prestige from it.
Instead, when John Jameson, according to his request, deliberately referred to Frank as the Punisher in the news, Prestige began to soar!
This undoubtedly brought Karl an unexpected surprise.
Because, in the future, he only needs to recruit more loyal and capable subordinates like Zemo and Frank, and he will be able to easily collect a large amount of Prestige.
Coincidentally, this was exactly the same as the "Troublemaker Plan" Karl had previously envisioned.
The only difference was that now, even if he did not abandon his physical body and return to the Subspace Dimension, he could still do it!
Although Karl temporarily hadn't figured out why he could use this exclusive "authority" that a Dimensional God could only use within his own dimension in the real World or the physical Universe, if viewed from another perspective, weren't these loyal subordinates, in a sense, "believers"?
And their public oath of allegiance could also be considered a contract, right?!
But no matter what, things were developing in a direction favorable to Karl.
"Very good, it seems it won't be long before I can live a leisurely life of early retirement!"
Actually, Karl doesn't particularly like acting in a high-profile and ostentatious manner.
He just wants to have orgies... oh no, he wants to experience a sweet and innocent romance!
But before, he simply had no choice.
And now... he finally has a better choice!!!
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