Marvel: I became an ancestor by sacrificing offerings.

Looking at Peter, who was completely covered up, Herman's mind went blank.

Happiness... or rather, shock, came far too suddenly.

Working for the "arbitrators"?

To be honest, Peter's impassioned speech earlier really moved him.

But after his initial excitement, the sharp pain in his hands forcibly pulled his attention back to reality.

The man in front of me is unpredictable and ruthless. Will following him really lead to a good end?

And... his hands have already been crippled!

If I'm like this, I'm no different from a useless person. What value can I create for him?

Looking at Hermann, whose expression was shifting between anger and uncertainty as he stared at his hands, Peter easily guessed what he was thinking.

He then chuckled softly and said:

"You still seem to doubt my abilities."

As he spoke, Peter reached out and placed his hand on Herman's twisted and deformed hands.

"Watch closely."

Herman instinctively looked over.

The next second, he saw a scene he would never forget.

A soft, warm white light emanated from Peter's palm.

The light seemed to possess life, sacred and pure.

Peter gently placed his glowing palm over Herman's twisted and deformed left wrist, where the bones were protruding from the flesh.

Immediately afterwards, an indescribable warm current spread rapidly from my hands to my whole body.

The excruciating pain that had penetrated to the bone was subsiding at an incredible speed!

Under Hermann's astonished gaze.

His fingers and wrists, which had been forcibly broken and completely twisted into a pretzel shape, were resetting themselves at an astonishing speed!

The broken bones healed rapidly under the white light, and the torn flesh began to grow back as if nothing had happened!

In just three to five seconds, his crippled hands miraculously returned to normal.

Herman carefully moved his fingers, which moved nimbly and freely, as if the excruciating pain he had just experienced was merely a nightmare.

"This...this...this..."

Hermann's mouth was wide open enough to fit an egg, and he made a series of incomprehensible syllables in his throat, as if his brain had completely shut down.

After a long while, Hermann finally stammered out:

"You...could you be an angel?"

To Herman, who had little experience of the world, this almost miraculous treatment was something only a god could do.

Furthermore, Peter's earlier self-proclaimed title of "The Judge" naturally reminded Herman of figures like the angels of judgment in Christian mythology!

"If I were to cosplay that thing, I should probably change into a platinum and gold battle suit."

Peter chuckled and made a sarcastic remark, then patted Herman on the shoulder and said:

"Now, Herman, tell me your choice!"

"Do you want to continue being a rat in a stinking ditch, or work for me and become someone you never even dared to dream of before?"

thump!

Without any hesitation, Hermann Schulz knelt on one knee and awkwardly placed his hand over his heart in a gesture of allegiance.

"Boss, thank you for giving me the opportunity to reform. I am willing to follow you! As long as you give the order, I am willing to do anything for you except murder and arson."

"Don't worry, I won't let you go killing or setting fires."

Peter reached out and helped him up from the ground, a small gesture that warmed Herman's heart.

This loser, who used to be looked down upon wherever he went, experienced respect for the first time.

Just as Hermann was deeply moved, Peter's next words stunned him:

"If I need to kill someone, I usually do it on the spot, without my men having to make an extra trip."

Hermann: ...

If Peter was previously seen as a saint bathed in golden light, now he sees Peter as a being half angel and half demon.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Hermann snapped out of it, swallowed hard, and asked:

"Boss, what do we need to do now?"

Peter's ears twitched under his hood, and he vaguely heard the bell ringing from the direction of Midtown High School—lunch break was almost over.

After thinking for a moment, he first took out his wallet and put all the hundred-yuan bills inside into Hermann's hand, then said:

"First, find a place to tidy yourself up, and then..."

"I'll give you one week to make a new battery of the same size, but with only about 20% of the capacity of the batteries you have on you, and then submit the relevant research data to me. Can you do it?"

"No problem, boss!" Herman couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat as he received the money. He had a feeling that no one in the world had ever cared about him like this since his parents died.

He nodded hastily, then hesitated for a moment before asking:

"But why would we make batteries with even lower capacity?"

Nonsense, how would you make money if you didn't squeeze toothpaste?

Peter, who was well aware of the various underhanded tactics employed by mobile phone manufacturers in his previous life, couldn't help but complain in his mind.

However, he naturally wouldn't tell Herman about this, so he just made up an excuse that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime, and I don't want to be targeted by those tech giants too early."

Although it was just an excuse, it still amazed Hermann.

That's why they're the boss and I can only work for them!

After exchanging contact information with Herman, Peter initially planned to leave, but after glancing at Herman's armor and iron gauntlets, he quickly changed his mind:

"Wait! Take off this suit and equipment. Who knows if the witnesses have already described what you look like to the police?"

You wouldn't want to be caught in the net the instant you stepped out of the alley, would you?

"Boss is brilliant!" Herman was moved again and immediately stripped off his equipment in no time.

After Herman left the alley, Peter nodded in satisfaction and then picked up the equipment from the ground.

The moment the fingers touched the equipment, a system notification sounded in my brain:

[A dark green item that can be sacrificed has been detected: a horrifying tool used in the crime]

The terrifying work clothes and vibrating gloves, though only the first set of crime gear created by the horror franchise, hold extraordinary commemorative significance for the horror franchise.

[Sacrifice will earn you 800 points. Want to sacrifice?]

"Since you're going to become a respectable person eventually, why don't I, the boss, make good use of this equipment for you?"

After whispering this, Peter chose to sacrifice himself without any hesitation.

Peter was overjoyed to see another 800 sacrifice points arrive in his account.

Not only did they recruit Herman, a talented individual, but they also gained a huge amount of sacrifice points. Being a superhero is such a wonderful thing!