Become a Homelander and a Marvel superstar

Azu reached out and gently pinched Wanda's cheek; it felt smooth and soft.

"Your talent shouldn't just be used to heat milk."

"I'm considering finding you a real teacher."

"...You need to go to a real 'magic school'."

"A magic school?" Wanda asked, somewhat bewildered.

Azu thought of Kamar-Taj.

That hidden paradise in the Himalayas.

Ancient One.

Although that bald woman is troublesome, it must be admitted that she is currently the best magic teacher on Earth.

Sending Wanda there for further training would not only enhance her abilities but also allow her to connect with the Sorcerer Supreme.

After all, the power of the mystical side will be indispensable when facing Dormammu or other dimensional lords in the future.

And myself...

Azu glanced at his attribute panel.

Aside from a minor magical barrier and a potion for temporary magic immunity, he is indeed weak in the magical realm.

If one day I were pulled into the mirror space by some cunning old mage, or turned into a frog, that would be truly embarrassing.

Wanda seemed somewhat reluctant, saying, "I don't want to go to school, I just want to stay with you."

"Listen to me, Wanda," Azu said softly, "this school can teach you real magic. It will transform you from a little witch who performs magic tricks into a goddess."

"After you graduate, you will become my capable partner."

Wanda was a little reluctant: "But...it's so far away?"

"It's just going to school, it's not like I'm never coming back." Azu playfully flicked her nose. "Besides, you can use that..."

He raised his hands and made a circular motion in the air next to him.

"Once you learn that magic wand-like spell, you'll have plenty of time to come home for a midnight snack."

"Okay..." Wanda was reluctant, but she knew it was for the sake of becoming stronger. "So, when are we going?"

"I'll make the arrangements, but until then..."

Azu checked the time.

"...I need to go and have a few rounds first."

"How many rounds?" Wanda was completely confused.

"It's nothing, just a little manly hobby."

Azu smiled mysteriously, then turned and left.

"Keep practicing, don't slack off. I'm going to check your abs later."

Wanda watched Azu's departing figure, her cheeks flushed, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

"What a...bad man."

……

After saying goodbye to Wanda, Azu returned to his office.

He locked the door and drew the curtains.

Next up is the most exciting part: the unboxing!

Ah Zu leaned back in his chair and rubbed his hands together.

"System, check my special popularity score!"

The system's light screen unfolded before my eyes.

Current popularity score: 416000!

Looking at that long string of numbers, he couldn't help but sigh, having traveled through time for so long, he had never fought such a lucrative battle.

"Four hundred and one thousand..."

In the past, you had to carefully budget your money to save up 30,000 yuan for one lottery draw.

Now I can finally experience what it's like to be a tycoon.

"System, I want a ten-pull!"

Azu waved his hand with great pride.

"Notification: The host's accumulated special popularity value has exceeded 30."

"Superhero blind boxes trigger upgrade mechanism".

"After the upgrade, the cost of a single draw has increased to 100000 popularity points. The quality of the prize pool has been greatly improved."

"If you do not choose to upgrade, the upgrade option will be hidden once your popularity value drops below 30."

Azu's hand froze in mid-air.

"Once in a hundred thousand?!"

"System, are you robbing me? Wasn't it 30,000 before? This has more than tripled?"

"Reply to host: The low-level blind boxes contain a large number of daily necessities and useless items. The items you have already drawn are considered extremely lucky. These distracting items will be removed after the upgrade."

Azu fell into deep thought.

This is a classic gambling game.

Should we pursue quantity, hoping that quantitative change will lead to qualitative change? Or should we steadily pursue quality?

Although he now has 400,000.

But what if we pull out a bunch of junk? Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

After much hesitation, Ah Zu decided to test the waters first.

"Don't upgrade yet. Give me three regular lottery draws! Ninety thousand is nothing, it's just a drop in the bucket."

"Ding! 90000 Special Popularity Points consumed."

"Extracting..."

Three orbs of light emerged from the void and then exploded one after another.

Congratulations on obtaining: Captain Jack Sparrow's Compass

Congratulations on obtaining: Nimbus 2000 Flying Broomstick

Congratulations on acquiring the C-14 "Piercer" Gauss Rifle.

Azu looked at the three items that had appeared on the table.

First, there was a dirty-looking, somewhat old brass compass.

"Item Description: Captain Jack Sparrow's compass. It doesn't point north; it only points to what your heart desires most."

He picked it up and opened the lid.

The pointer inside seemed to go crazy, spinning rapidly like the blades of an electric fan.

They showed no sign of stopping.

"..."

Ah Zu snapped the lid shut.

"Trash, is it wrong for me to have too many desires?"

He casually tossed the compass aside.

Then, he looked at the retro-styled broom.

The workmanship is quite exquisite, with a mahogany handle and neatly trimmed branches at the end, and the words "Nimbus 2000" are printed in gold on it.

"Description: A star product from Hogwarts Quidditch. Streamlined design, mahogany handle."

Azu imagined himself wearing a Stars and Stripes uniform, flying through the sky on a broken broomstick.

"This thing... never mind, I'll give it to Wanda. A witch with a broom, it's a perfect match."

The third is a heavy rifle that exudes an industrial, violent aesthetic.

"Description: Standard equipment of the Terran Imperial Marine Corps. 8mm electromagnetic spiked rounds, equipped with depleted uranium armor-piercing rounds, fully automatic fire, rate of fire 30 rounds per second."

Azu picked up the rifle and weighed it in his hand.

It's really cool, and the sound of pulling the latch is crisp.

"I don't need this myself, but..."

Azu thought of Vought's equipment R&D center. If they could reverse engineer this thing and mass-produce it, that would be great.

Overall... its quality is so-so.

Ah Zu sighed.

This is the downside of low-end blind boxes. Although they are cheap, the success rate is too low.

He glanced at the remaining popularity score: 326000.

That's just enough for three premium draws.

"System! Upgrade me!"

"Ding! The blind box system is upgrading... Upgrade complete."

"Current single draw costs: 100000 Special Popularity Points."

"Give me a triple gacha pull!!"

"Let me see what kind of quality those blind boxes costing 100,000 each are really!"

This time, the commotion was completely different.

Accompanied by majestic orchestral music, three treasure chests radiating brilliant light slowly descended from the void amidst a chorus of hymns.

Just from the special effects, you can tell it's a different level.

"Open the blind box..."

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained 3 Senzu Beans."

"Congratulations, host! You have obtained the military-grade implant: Sianwistan + a database of accompanying prosthetic modification technologies."

"Congratulations, host! Popularity level penalty exemption order × 1"