A foreigner's journey

One Vanderbilt, located in Manhattan, New York City, was completed in April this year and is 427 meters high.

It is one of the five tallest buildings in New York City. The public transportation hall is connected to Grand Central Station, one of the busiest train stations in the world. Coupled with the prime location of One Vanderbilt in Manhattan, it can be said that it has It has become a new landmark building in Manhattan.

Since November last year, major companies have been competing for the right to rent this significant building, but officials have not relented.

Until recently, people were surprised to find that this skyscraper had already been bought by the Hero Association and renamed the 'Hero Association Headquarters Building'.

Now, this towering architectural wonder has become the ‘home’ of superheroes around the world.

Before getting closer, Heather could see pedestrians coming and going around, as well as numerous Internet celebrities and tourists. They seemed to regard this place as a check-in holy place.

Suddenly, there was an exclamation not far away, and a tall man wearing ruby ​​glasses walked towards the British Association headquarters building.

Heather recognized that person, the captain of the X-Men, ‘Cyclops’. Although his name was not on the rankings, he was highly regarded by the Heroes Association Quick Slash.

In the past, mutants like the X-Men spent all their free time in the Xavier Academy for Gifted Youngsters, except when they were on missions. Being shut in behind closed doors was like isolating themselves from the outside world.

Now we can actually see Cyclops breaking away from the X-Men team and appearing alone in the bustling New York City. No wonder the onlookers exclaimed.

But Heather wasn't surprised.

Because of the friendly cooperative relationship between the X-Men and the Heroes Association, a total of eight X-Men, headed by "Professor X", registered with the Heroes Association and became professional heroes. It is not surprising that Cyclops appears as one of them at the British Association headquarters.

When Cyclops walked along the long steps to the platform square in front of the main entrance of the building, he suddenly turned around and looked steadily at the crowd below. The people were so frightened that they became silent and some even made preparations to escape.

Then, like a troubled student who had undergone some kind of etiquette training but had poor grades, Cyclops waved to the crowd with a stiff expression and said loudly:

"Thank you, thank you for your continued support of the X-Men! I am 'Cyclops', you can call me Scott. The hero ranking voting event will start in a week. Please vote for the X-Men and myself. Thank you. Everyone!"

After saying that, he almost covered his face and ran away, quickly walking into the headquarters building.

The people around looked at each other and started whispering.

"I've always thought mutants were freaks, but I didn't expect this guy to be quite normal."

"Yes, he looks very approachable, and those glasses are cool too."

"This is the first time I've taken a closer look. This guy is very handsome! Speaking of which, the Hero Association will start a voting event next week?"

"Wait a minute, I'll check on my phone."

For a moment, the crowd of onlookers took out their mobile phones and started searching.

Heather quickly walked towards the main entrance of the building while no one was paying attention.

As I got closer, I realized that there was no security guard at the door. There were quite a few people inside but I couldn't see clearly.

When Heather walked into the high-tech modern front door, a pleasant female voice automatically sounded above the door——

[Confirmed, Heather Anon, level - special guest. Welcome, Mr. Anon. 】

The man in a suit who was waiting aside immediately came forward: "Welcome, Mr. Anon. Please go this way. The conference room is on the 71st floor."

Along the way, Heather saw many superheroes wearing strange costumes, some of whom were unknown, and some even looked tired and wore poorly made uniforms, obviously forced by life. But all the superheroes have an uncontrollable smile on their faces, the joy of a bright future and hope.

So that's it. It seems that this Hero Association is not the kind of bastard who secretly makes money under the guise of serving superheroes. Even if it is, at least he is very clever and can deceive all registered heroes, including the mind-reading master Professor X.

Arriving on the 71st floor, many people were already sitting in the spacious conference room.

It was said to be a conference room, but there were a lot of drinks inside, and most of the visitors were holding wine glasses and talking to each other.

Heather knew some of them.

For example, George Miller, the head cartoonist of EC Comics, and Frank Martin, a writer who has written superhero fantasy novels such as "Twilight Lion" and "Ring of the Uncut Stone", were mostly writers and comics related to superhero works. There are even representatives from film and television companies.

"Heather! Hahaha, young man, I knew you were invited too."

JJJJ’s loud voice could be heard from far away. The editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle strode over, put his arm around Heather’s shoulders and said with a smile to the people next to him:

"Come on, let me introduce you to him. He is Raven, the author of "Evil Heroes"."

A burly man with a beard who looked like a fitness instructor came over, smiled and shook hands with Heather: "You are really young and promising. I have never read your novels, and the wild imagination in them really amazed me. . Are there any opportunities to work together in the future? Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I am——"

"Mr. Jimenez, your copies of "The Maniac" and "The Silent Boy" have always been one of my favorite superhero comics. Please be sure to sign my collector's edition comics."

Jorge Jimenez in front of him is a cartoonist that Heather likes very much. His style is cool and gorgeous. By the way, Iron Man spent a lot of money to hire him to draw a personal comic journal for him, and he valued Jimenez's gorgeous style.

Just when everyone was talking happily, the door of the conference room suddenly opened.

Suzhan walked into the conference room slowly in a black suit. This person seemed to have a very special aura. Among the people present, there were many newspaper bosses like JJJJ and famous writers, but when these people saw Suzhan coming in, they all stopped talking. The conference room suddenly became quiet, with only the sound of Suzhan's leather shoes hitting the floor.

Then, a beautiful secretary with red hair walked into the conference room with a stack of documents and closed the door.

"Thank you all for visiting the Hero Association."

Just like his appearance, Suzhan doesn't seem to like being polite, and he gets straight to the point at the beginning:

"Your time is precious, so let's get straight to the point.

The further development of the Hero Association requires the support of everyone present. We want to start a series of cooperation with you to maximize the value of the "brand effect" of registered heroes."

"You mean, the Hero Association wants us to draw personal comics, write personal novels, or even shoot personal movies for registered heroes?" someone asked.

"That's right. The so-called professional heroization is not just about paying the hero, but also about eliminating the mystery and distance of professional heroes in the eyes of the general public as much as possible."

Speed ​​Slash said in a gentle tone:

"After obtaining the hero's permission, we can compile a virtual hero origin story for the superhero, and incorporate those super villains and criminals that the public fear into the work to make them clowns for the heroes to show their personal charm.

Ladies and gentlemen, as an ordinary human being, I can understand the thoughts of most people here. We also want to be superheroes, but we don't have that coincidence.

But it doesn't matter, your pen and keyboard will become the rudder that dominates the fate of those super villains. To some extent, you have surpassed the superheroes. Hero.

The wave of superheroes is inevitable, so why not go with the flow and stand on the deck of the Hero Association to become a trendsetter of the times?

You don’t have to worry about the revenge of super villains, nor do you have to worry about salary and possible obstacles in all aspects.

Money, convenience, personal safety, everything you need, the Hero Association can prepare for you.

Come on, only by achieving a win-win situation can it become a cooperation.

I believe that the cooperation between the Hero Association and all of you present will become a strong stroke to open the prelude of the hero era. "

Speaking, Suzhan raised the wine glass in his hand:

"Cheers."

Everyone present looked at each other, and gradually, more and more people raised their glasses to Suzhan, until everyone shouted with a little excitement.

"Cheers!"

In the crowd, Heather, who also held a wine glass, looked at the heroic president of the Hero Association on the high platform, and her eyes behind the frame narrowed slightly.

What do you want to do?