"Did you rob Heaven?"
Upon seeing Fang Yuan, this was the first thing Bruce said.
Then he followed up with: "Or did Satan beat God and assign Gabriel to you?"
"Don't be so ridiculous." Fang Yuan quickly stopped Bruce to prevent him from saying anything else unrealistic.
"I'm a decent person, how could I possibly cooperate with Satan?" Fang Yuan said.
Bruce expressed deep skepticism toward this statement.
Fang Yuan briefly explained the general situation of the incident to Bruce, naturally omitting trivial matters like extorting Mammon or trying to sign Satan.
If Bat-Concubine knew he wanted to take in another Lu-Concubine, it would be troublesome if he refused to let him sign Superman just to fight for favor.
After all, as DC's favorite son, Superman was definitely an S-Rank employee; he was counting on Superman to fill an S-Rank vacancy.
Being able to sign Satan after the panel upgrade was naturally tempting for Fang Yuan, but the conditions were very harsh.
Ten S-Rank Character Templates—counting Superman, he only had four. While not necessarily dangerous, it would certainly take a lot of time.
If he wanted to speed things up, he could travel to a random World and raise his reputation to 150 with the strength of an ordinary person.
But "ordinary person strength" didn't just mean lowering physical attributes; Fang Yuan had studied the rules carefully—in that World, he couldn't even use Character Templates, nor could he use technology, items, or abilities that didn't exist in that World.
In other words, he couldn't even use his storage Sling Ring.
Furthermore, he wouldn't be able to sign employees until his reputation reached 150.
The randomness was too high in this scenario. If Fang Yuan were sent to a modern World, it would be fine, but if he were dropped into a World with superhumans capable of flying and burrowing, the danger level would skyrocket.
Fang Yuan hadn't decided whether to take the risk yet; he would finish the matters at hand first.
After hearing Fang Yuan's introduction to the incident, Bruce immediately became interested in Constantine.
"Satan specifically named him to personally collect his soul?"
"Meaning, killing Constantine can reliably summon Satan?"
"If that's the case, does it mean that if we prepare the conditions in advance, we could take the opportunity to ask Satan to help us solve a crisis?" Bruce began to calculate. "But we'd also have to prevent Satan from becoming an even bigger crisis..."
Fang Yuan's eyebrows kept twitching as he listened. Many of the scenarios Bruce proposed were constructive, but they all shared the same premise—killing Constantine.
It seemed that in Bruce's eyes, Constantine had become something of a global umbrella.
Constantine might like the sound of that name, but if he knew that Batman's first step to making the 'umbrella' work was to tear it apart, his mood probably wouldn't be so rosy.
"We have to get Constantine to join the Justice League too!" Bruce finally decided.
Whether or not these ideas would be useful, he had to at least keep Constantine within reach.
"I've already signed him; he can't escape," Fang Yuan replied with confidence.
Then he asked, "By the way, I plan to make Gabriel a big star. Do you have any ideas?"
"Gabriel?"
Bruce was already used to Fang Yuan's habit of farming reputation for people. He directly offered the simplest solution: "Expose her identity."
But Fang Yuan shook his head. "God has temporarily revoked her status. Gabriel doesn't even have wings now. Who would believe she's an Angel?"
"Then we'll have to use the basic method," Bruce said.
The basic method he mentioned was the standard reputation-farming routine: increasing target prestige by controlling public opinion.
This model had already shown results with Arthur. Little Aquaman's employee card had now become—
[Name: Arthur Curry]
[Rank: A+]
[Reputation: 73 (Well-known)]
[Tier 1 Reward: Obtained Superpower - Marine Life Connection (C-Rank)]
[Tier 2 Reward: Obtained Superpower - Water Elemental Affinity (B-Rank), Marine Life Connection upgraded to B-Rank.]
The abilities little Arthur unlocked were actually Aquaman's two core powers: controlling marine life and enhancing physical attributes underwater.
In other words, even if Arthur's reputation hadn't reached 100, he could already control marine life through the golden trident.
However, he still couldn't directly control deep-sea monsters like Karathen, so Fang Yuan planned to continue raising his reputation to unlock the Character Template.
But Bruce's words just now reminded Fang Yuan of something.
"Exposing identities isn't suitable for Gabriel, but it would be great for Arthur," Fang Yuan said suddenly.
"Expose Atlantis?" Bruce frowned slightly.
Given the current global climate, it was too early to expose Atlantis. People hadn't yet experienced the onslaught of Superheroes and supervillains, so they wouldn't be able to remain calm in the face of Atlantis.
Fang Yuan naturally understood his concerns, so he explained directly, "Not Atlantis. Just say Arthur is a follower of the sea god Poseidon. Arthur's abilities can prove exactly that."
"Poseidon?" Bruce was quick-witted. "You want Arthur to use the influence of the gods to boost his reputation?"
He nodded. "It is indeed feasible."
The gods of the DC Universe have basically left Earth, with only a few demigods remaining.
For example, Wonder Woman of Themyscira.
However, if Fang Yuan didn't interfere, Wonder Woman would have to wait over a decade to leave Themyscira.
After all, "Wonder Woman 1984" has been officially confirmed as a spin-off.
"The hype of the gods is perfect for Arthur to piggyback on. It'll also let the outside World know how vast the World is, so they won't freak out over a couple of aliens," Fang Yuan said.
Hearing Fang Yuan's words, Bruce gave him a long look.
Batman understood that Fang Yuan was hinting at him.
Who else could the alien Fang Yuan mentioned be besides that Kryptonian in Kansas?
"Fine!" Bruce agreed.
He had just been planning to let Clark make his debut. Having Arthur expose his identity with the hype of the gods would be the perfect way to test the waters for Clark, making it easier for the public to accept him.
If there are gods, isn't it normal for there to be aliens?
Seeing Superman's guardian nod, Fang Yuan was very satisfied. It seemed he was one step closer to signing Superman.
As they chatted while walking, they reached their destination.
A Villa by the sea. A short-haired woman in a tattered T-shirt sat blankly at the entrance.
"She's an Angel after all. Even if she's been exiled, you can't even give her decent clothes to wear?" Fang Yuan immediately accused Batman, his tone sounding like he was addressing Grandet. "Do you know how to spend money? If not, give it to me and I'll spend it for you!"
Bruce rolled his eyes at Fang Yuan; he knew that Fang Yuan couldn't go three sentences without looking for a benefit.
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