The first step to conquering the World is to observe it.
Although Fang Yuan had watched The Boys, the plot was centered on the main characters.
Therefore, Fang Yuan needed to understand the current state of the World for himself.
So, he took control of the Presidents of several countries.
Well, to conquer the World, one must first control the existing power-holders; there was nothing wrong with that logic.
Of course, that wasn't enough.
He just thought that if he wanted to gather information, going directly to the most powerful people in the World was naturally the simplest and fastest way.
Fang Yuan didn't like using Telepathy on his own people or controlling other powered individuals, but as for ordinary people... he used it without restraint.
Through these high-ranking officials, Fang Yuan understood just how deformed this World had become.
That's right, deformed.
Vought Corporation had been laying the groundwork since World War II, distributing compound v to mass-produce Superhuman and then using superhero stars to influence the public's values. Under Vought's subtle influence, the entire World had now become twisted.
The current Earth had already turned into a giant entertainment industry.
Everyone wanted their children to become Superhuman, and all Superhuman wanted to become big stars and make a fortune, even to a pathological degree.
Vought had mentally castrated the entire World.
"Truly filthy, truly... enviable," Fang Yuan quipped.
Coincidentally, this was also the future form Fang Yuan envisioned for Vought Corporation in the X-Men World.
However, on a global level, Vought Corporation was still very wary of the government.
Because although Vought controlled a large group of Superhuman, the people who controlled Vought were the capitalists behind the scenes, and these people were all ordinary humans.
The strong remain strong, and capital is forever invincible.
Because of this, Vought's shareholders didn't want to use Superhuman to replace the government, as they essentially belonged to the same side of capital.
Even if Edgar led Vought to interfere in government affairs, it was actually just a game of capital.
Thus, when facing the government, Vought's shareholders still had a basic level of awe; after all, they were playing by the same rules.
And Vought's shareholders weren't worried about the Superhuman slipping out of their control, because the Superhuman were all created by them. These Superhuman had been indoctrinated from childhood with the ideas of Vought-supremacy and entertainment-supremacy, so they never even entertained the thought of replacing the government.
Even Homelander, Sage, and Neuman in Season 4 of The Boys were using the rules of capital to run for President or control the President; they never thought about creating an empire for themselves like Shaw did.
Mind control was Vought's trump card against the Superhuman.
This trump card actually had a bit of Fang Yuan's contribution. Because of his influence, when Vought wanted to indoctrinate young Homelander with Vought-supremacy, they also provided psychological counseling services to a wide range of superpowered children.
The goal was to control the Superhuman ideologically, making them willing tools for Vought.
"Time to pay the patent fees now," Fang Yuan said with a smile.
In his understanding, Vought's control over the Superhuman had definitely affected their intelligence; after all, the Superhuman in the TV series all seemed a bit dim-witted.
This was good news for Fang Yuan.
It meant he could also exploit the psychological deficiencies of the Superhuman to create value for himself.
By now, Fang Yuan had arrived in New York, where the headquarters of Vought Group was located.
Although he had controlled many important government figures, Fang Yuan did not directly use them to control the World.
The deeds of countless predecessors told him that jumping out directly as a big villain was inadvisable; one had to proceed step by step.
Furthermore, he needed to build up the reputation of the Superhuman he favored.
Although the two weren't in conflict—Fang Yuan could also build a reputation while forcibly taking over the World—he feared trouble most of all. Unless necessary, he didn't want to start a full-scale war.
If the Earth's population decreased, it would affect the reputation ceiling of his employees.
Therefore, Fang Yuan felt that the Professor X and Magneto model was quite good.
He could play Professor X on one hand, controlling Vought Group, the cultural leader of this World.
On the other hand, he could play Magneto, constantly causing trouble to eliminate dissenters, while coordinating with Professor X to create major events and help his target employees build their reputations.
This was also a decision Fang Yuan made after consideration, because to control Vought Group, he had to control Homelander.
For this, his true self just needed to make a reasonable appearance.
However, to be reasonable, Fang Yuan's true identity wasn't suitable for doing anything too outrageous.
He needed an alter ego.
With two identities working together, he could dominate both the underworld and the legitimate World.
This was the experience Fang Yuan had brought from the X-Men World.
So, when Fang Yuan appeared on the streets of New York, he wasn't using his own face.
He constantly changed his appearance, observing every move of the Superhuman and learning about their current situation.
This was something that couldn't be learned at the government level, but it was very important to Fang Yuan.
Because his primary goal was set on the low-level Superhuman.
Fang Yuan's desire to grasp the essence of the World was actually for the sake of the Superhuman. If he could master the relationship between compound v and the generation of powers, he could create super-power potions, which would be top-tier bestsellers in any World.
Moreover, when he watched the TV series, he discovered that low-level Superhuman were indeed an excellent breakthrough point.
The Superhuman in The Boys World were mass-produced by Vought Corporation using compound v. They signed contracts with parents to inject children with compound v, turning them into Superhuman.
But just like the Mutants in the X-Men World, not all Superhuman possessed great power.
As large as Vought Corporation was, it only had about 200 heroes; many more were scattered among the common people.
Vought Corporation was like opening blind boxes, disposing of these Superhuman according to their classification.
Those with good powers and personalities were taken in for training.
Personality here specifically referred to whether they were suitable to be stars; personal character was not within Vought's consideration.
Those with good powers but personalities unsuitable for stardom were thrown into laboratories as raw materials.
Those with suitable personalities but lacking powers were left to fend for themselves; whether they could become stars depended on their own abilities.
Consequently, many Superhuman abandoned by Vought roamed society. Brainwashed by Vought from a young age, they had almost no work skills, and most could only scrape by as minor internet celebrities.
For example, Claw Woman, the girlfriend of A-Train from The Seven, had reached a point where she couldn't even afford rent and eventually ended up accidentally killing her landlord by sitting on him to settle the debt.
With low-level Superhuman living in such dire straits, how could Fang Yuan, who had inherited Sebastian Shaw's Black King philosophy, allow such a tragic thing to happen?
"Justice for the Superhuman—let me be the one to uphold it!" Fang Yuan shouted the slogan in his heart, while his eyes caught sight of a superpowered female influencer livestreaming by the roadside.
That figure was absolutely smoking.
"I'll start by... rescuing a wayward superpowered girl!"
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