American Comics: Something's Wrong with This Superhero World

Chapter 26 I Want to Go to Work

As Starlight emerged from Norman Osborn's office, the interviewer congratulated him with a smile. A-class superheroes were now on par with him in the company, and Starlight was appreciated by the boss's wife—that alone was enough for him to curry favor with her.

As for Xiao Xian, the interviewer deliberately ignored him. A C-level superhero wasn't worth paying attention to. The key point was that Xiao Xian was disliked by his boss and his wife. That alone was enough for the interviewer to keep his distance from Xiao Xian.

Although Xiao Xian didn't understand the boss's subtext, the interviewer, being a seasoned sycophant in the workplace, had it in his nature to guess what his superiors meant, so he understood it immediately.

Although the interviewer highly regarded Xiao Xian's abilities and considered him a very thoughtful person, what good are his abilities if he offended the boss?

"Jack, go take Xiao Xian to sign the C-level contract. The C3 template is your responsibility from now on."

The interviewer took out his phone and sent a message to his subordinate. As the boss's confidant, the interviewer felt that even if the boss didn't say it explicitly, he couldn't pretend not to know if the boss disliked someone. It was basic practice to trip them up or dig a pit for them.

The C3 contract is a particularly deceptive contract. Not only does it come with huge penalties for breach of contract, but it also doesn't mandate any promotional resources from the company. In other words, the company can completely sideline him, since his basic salary is already meager.

At that point, Xiao Xian will either have to sell everything he owns and borrow money everywhere to pay the penalty for breach of contract, or he will waste a whole year.

This is because Xiao Xian signed his first agency contract. The law stipulates that the longest contract can only be signed for one year. Otherwise, if he signed a five- or ten-year contract, Xiao Xian would lose money, be unable to debut, and be unable to do other work. He could only wait for the contract to end, and basically the best years of his life would be wasted.

"Wait here a moment, someone will take you to sign the contract." After saying this coldly to Xiao Xian, the interviewer immediately put on a fawning smile and said to Xingguang, "Ms. Xingguang, I will take you to sign the contract."

"Aren't we signing together?" The innocent Starlight asked instinctively, not having quite grasped the situation.

"Level A and Level C are of course different. Level C contracts are basically fixed templates, while every Level A contract is custom-made. Please come this way, let's discuss the specific contract." The interviewer said as he left with Xingguang.

Although Xiao Xian, who was left behind, didn't know why he had been downgraded from B-rank to C-rank, he wasn't angry. On the contrary, he was quite happy because at that moment, a familiar system notification sound appeared in Xiao Xian's mind.

Ding~ Task: Figure out the boss's intentions! Triggered.

Task Title: Decipher the Boss's Intentions!

Task Description: Because of your dislike for Norman Osborn, you've been targeted by the astute interviewer Ike Myers, who's adept at reading his superiors' minds, and forced to sign a deceptive C3 contract. As a capable employee, how will you handle this situation? Can you reverse Ike's attitude towards you?

Mission objective: Sign Osborn's S-class superhero contract and make Ike understand who's in charge.

Mission Reward: Green Goblin - Super Reaction (Modified)

Green Goblin - Super Reaction (Modified): The improved Green Goblin Super Reaction removes the negative effects that would affect your mind and create a second personality. It greatly enhances your nervous system, significantly improving your reaction ability and even allowing you to dodge bullets.

At the same time, Xiao Xian glanced at the mission log. When he was preoccupied with the card game, the system had also given him a mission, but Xiao Xian was so focused on the card game that he didn't notice it because he was afraid that the White Queen would read his mind.

Ding~ Mission: Take the Lead! Triggered

Task Name: Turn the Tables and Become Masters!

Mission Description: Because of your Spider-Man-like suction ability, your boss, who hates you because of your connections, has demoted your superhero contract from B-level to C-level. How will you deal with this situation? Will you refuse to be exploited and leave directly, or will you feign compliance, infiltrate Osborn, and wait for your chance to retaliate, rise to power, and climb to the top step by step?

Task requirement: Become the Chairman and President of the Osborn Group.

Quest Reward: Green Goblin - Super Strength (Modified)

Green Goblin - Super Strength (Modified): The improved Green Goblin Super Strength removes the negative effects that would affect your mind and cause a second personality. It greatly strengthens your muscles, giving you the ability to lift 9-10 tons.

Xiao Xian originally planned to run away because Osborn had the White Queen, but on his first day at the company, he was given two tasks. Xiao Xian suddenly felt that it wasn't impossible.

So what if the C3 contract is a bit too much? Xiao Xian can afford the penalty for breach of contract anyway, and he'll eventually get an S-class contract.

Think about it carefully, it's just the White Queen's telepathy. Even if someone is prepared, it's not impossible to defend against. There are plenty of telepathic abilities in Marvel and DC. Simply hiding won't help.

Especially since Professor X here is probably also a villain, instead of hiding and waiting to meet Professor X in the future and have him see through everything, it's better to try and get the White Queen's telepathic abilities now.

"Hello, you must be Xiao Xian, the new superhero? Come over here to sign the contract, and you'll be working with me from now on. Let's exchange contact information."

Jack, dressed in a suit, approached Xiao Xian, pulled him up with a cheerful smile, and said, "Jack naturally knows what the C3 contract represents. Since Xiao Xian was assigned to sign the C3 contract, he must have offended Boss Ike. Now that Jack has taken over, he'll definitely trick Xiao Xian into signing the C3 contract."

If we don't act nicer now, what if Xiao Xian runs away without signing the contract, and Boss Ike tries to mess with Xiao Xian but can't and blames me for it, or makes things difficult for me?

"Okay." Xiao Xian was equally eager. He didn't care about the salary or the profit sharing. The main thing was that Xiao Xian wanted to start working and couldn't wait.

Xiao Xian is now full of motivation from completing these tasks.

After exchanging contact information with Jack, Xiao Xian followed him to sign the contract. The smile on Jack's face vanished immediately after Xiao Xian signed, replaced by a cold and aloof expression.

"Alright, go back and wait for our notification."

"Can I start work today?" Xiao Xian asked impatiently. He had only spent the morning here and had completed two tasks. He didn't even want to think about spending another afternoon here. He could get any of them, such as diamond transformation, starlight superpowers, or telepathy.

Also, this person's face changes way too fast! Have they considered going to the East to learn about intangible cultural heritage?

"No rush. You still need to go through training before you can become a superhero. Do you understand training?" Jack looked up at Xiao Xian with an arrogant expression and said, "Anyway, wait for my notification."

After looking around the room and confirming there were no cameras, Xiao Xian took out a wad of cash from his bag and placed it on Jack's desk.

"..." Jack accepted the cash without batting an eye, then immediately put on a big smile and said, "Brother, don't worry, I'll arrange your training as soon as possible. I'll let you know as soon as it's done. By the way, would you like some coffee, brother? I'll go make you a cup."

(End of this chapter)