American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

Reed and his group went out with great enthusiasm and returned to the Osborn mansion late in the evening, carrying bags of all sizes. Their faces were filled with unconcealed excitement. Seeing Harry waiting for them at the door, Reed and the others almost instinctively surrounded him, eager to share everything they had seen.

“It’s so amazing, you know? I still can’t believe that this is Earth! If I came here without knowing anything, I would even think I had arrived at the home planet of some technologically advanced civilization,” Reed burst out in a rapid and excited stream of words.

“Indeed, I can’t imagine that this is the planet we are familiar with. Many technologies that are considered cutting-edge in our world are already obsolete here. Reed and I went to the city library. I have to say, I never thought a library could be like that. Brain-computer interfaces? My God, that’s old technology that you’ve already released and made publicly available,” Susan also expressed her surprise.

“I really like the entertainment facilities here. They are much more fun than all the entertainment games I’ve ever played. I even heard that there is a Nightmare Dimension game, which is jointly planned and operated by all the top game companies. Each Nightmare world in it is a classic that you never get tired of playing. I saw some clips on GG and it seems there are already mature professional teams? Can I join? Seriously, I’m very good at playing games. You can't buy this game on the market. The guide you arranged told us that this game requires some kind of identity verification. Can you help me get it?” Johnny enthusiastically approached Harry, grabbing his hands and shaking them vigorously, his face full of longing.

“I bought my family some things they like. Clothes and toys. It’s hard to imagine that you only sell styles of clothes here now. The salesperson told me that you only need to buy a material, then enter the set body data and style requirements, and that material will automatically present the appearance of new clothes. When worn, it can also automatically adjust to fit the body. No matter what size or height, it’s the most suitable. It also has temperature control properties that make the body feel the most comfortable. I also learned that if you choose better, different brands of clothing will have other functions.

And toys, if you didn’t tell me these were toys, I would have thought they were intelligent mechanical creations from some top laboratory. I think my daughter will be very happy to have such a smart mechanical creation to accompany her and be her friend,” Ben said with a simple smile, although there was still some worry in his eyes, he still cheered up and shared. “It’s just that we spent a lot of money this time.”

“That money doesn’t matter, Mr. Grimm. For us, anything that can be bought with real currency, no matter how expensive it is, doesn’t matter to us. Because that money, besides being used for enjoyment and spending, has very little effect on a company of Osborn’s level. All the cutting-edge technology and equipment can only be bought with the new currency. Real currency is not exactly a pile of waste paper, but when there is a choice, no one will use real currency for transactions. So just spend it freely. Those cards I gave you are for you to spend,” Harry waved his hand, not caring.

Harry’s words were not just a simple comfort, but a statement of fact. Although real currency has not been eliminated and can still be used to buy all kinds of items, high-end equipment and technology, or materials, can only be purchased with the new currency. The exchange between real currency and the new currency requires luck and timing. Someone may put some new currency on the exchange, but if you don’t act fast, it will easily be snapped up. And once there are many people joining the competition, it will test the buyer’s reserves of real currency. It is generally difficult for individuals to compete with those giants or even the authorities.

The class that can earn the new currency has long had its own trading circle and a set of trading rules.

After all, although the circulation of the new currency has not yet replaced real currency due to factors such as quantity, rarity, and linking, many people and companies can also earn some accumulation of the new currency for themselves through many ways and channels.

The simplest and most demanding of these is naturally scientists. These talented individuals can accumulate a little new currency savings for themselves from an early age through various types of exams and competitions led and sponsored by Heberon. When they reach adulthood, the best of them will be recruited by major giant companies, and the rest will conduct research in schools using school resources, and the two sides will cooperate. Based on the rankings judged in the data dimension, the higher the ranking, the more sought after and trusted they are. The more popular categories are even more so.

The major companies have long been accustomed to distributing various tasks in the data dimension under the influence of Heberon. According to needs, they can set up free access, as well as tiered access with thresholds, or paid access. Scientists and researchers who have not joined the giants can take on the tasks they can take on if they are interested. If they complete them successfully within the deadline, they can get paid.

The entire process is operated entirely by the data dimension. When needed, the two parties don’t even need to know who the other is to reach a transaction.

The initiator sets the conditions, releases the reward along with the task to the data dimension platform, and after deducting a certain handling fee and judgment fee, someone takes on the task and completes it, submits it in the data dimension, and the data dimension will review and run it. After obtaining the correct answer, the data dimension will pay the reward to the task completer, and then close the task from the platform.

This system was built by Heberon in the data dimension. As more and more people enter the data dimension to share and back up, the data value of the data dimension is also increasing daily.

In addition to academic bounty tasks, there are other miscellaneous tasks of various kinds. But these are not necessarily rewarded on the platform system built by Heberon. Although they are all data dimensions, using the same [network], it is not guaranteed that some people will build some secret platforms that only a few people with keys can log in and use.

For example, a certain betting company has built a series of betting platforms with various names in the data dimension. Although various real sports competitions have begun to decline, fortunately, the emergence of dimension games has continued and expanded the boundaries of competition. Since dimension games are built within the data dimension and evolved independently by the data dimension according to the settings, they are more favored in terms of fairness.

Those magnificent and bizarre game worlds also deeply attract everyone. Every year, the dimension game competition has become a grand event in the universe. Teams from various civilizations hope to achieve good results in the event and receive the prize money exclusively sponsored by the Nightmare Dimension from the Energy Bank. This prize money is so generous that it is enough to make any civilization tempted. Well, except for Asgard of the Nine Realms.

But Asgard does not reject participating in some events and competitions, satisfying and improving themselves while also finding some subsidies for themselves. Then they take the money to Heberon’s dwarven workshops and pick some good materials to forge a good weapon or equipment for themselves.

Originally, the relationship between Asgard and the dwarves did not need to be so troublesome, but a long time ago, the relationship between the dwarves and Asgard gradually changed.

Heberon replaced Asgard, providing the dwarves with greater protection, giving them better furnaces, upgrading their equipment, and bringing a lot of new technology. So, with Odin’s tacit consent, most of the dwarven craftsmen ran to Heberon’s Silent City and became exclusive craftsmen hired by Heberon. Some who liked freedom simply opened a shop in Silent City, specializing in creating equipment for high-end customers who came to Silent City.

The rewards are very generous, enough for them to live well while paying a lot of rent. The only bad thing is that they have to take refresher courses frequently to improve their forging skills and various knowledge.

Those numerous knowledge make their heads ache, but fortunately, the dwarves’ talent is there. Even if they don’t completely understand a certain type of technology knowledge, they can forcibly create qualified finished products according to requirements with a smattering of knowledge. It highlights an unreasonable metaphysics.

The only slightly bad thing is that the equipment created in this situation is either particularly useful, or it can be used, but there are always some problems and issues.

Initially, Osborn and other companies also wanted to get some cheap, usable instruments and equipment from the dwarves, but the results were mixed. Anyway, after many corporate giants met, discussed, and exchanged information, they unanimously agreed that the dwarves’ technology and talent were trustworthy in the creation of weapons and extraordinary equipment. But in the manufacture of more precise cutting-edge instruments and equipment, most of the things created by the dwarves currently have certain problems. Except for being cheaper than Heberon, they are not as stable and easy to use as Heberon.

So the current mainstream for dwarves is still to forge weapons and extraordinary equipment for people. And with the relationship between Asgard and the dwarves, they enjoy the privilege of jumping the queue and getting discounts.

In addition, as a benefit of joining Heberon, the dwarves contracted a large number of high-end equipment businesses in dimension games.

The strange materials obtained by dimension game players in dimension games can be handed over to forgers for customized forging. And most of the excellent forgers are dwarves. So the dwarves’ accumulation of new currency assets is also not slow.

And every player in dimension games will have a ten-year race period, that is, from the first day of entering dimension games, they can participate in all official events in the next ten years. After ten years, they will be converted from the identity of dimension game players to subordinates of the Time Administration.

Nightmare is not at all distressed about this group of old players. After all, after ten years, these people have long become slippery old foxes, and it is impossible to provide him with much more nightmare energy and benefits. And they are experienced and powerful in equipment, which greatly affects the game [experience] of latecomers. So Nightmare almost applauds and welcomes their departure. After all, they have been squeezed into sugarcane dregs, unable to squeeze out any useful sweet juice, so it’s good to throw them to the Time Administration, where they can be used again.

This group of players has experienced all kinds of strange worlds, and has also experienced all kinds of bizarre and incredible events, with a wealth of determination and experience in dealing with various emergencies and completing various difficult tasks. When they arrive at the Time Administration, they can almost seamlessly connect and get started with a little training, going to the various multiverses to handle affairs for the Time Administration.

After all, rebels always exist. Those that grow to scale naturally have Hela’s undead army, but for small-scale ones, these dimension game players who are accustomed to small team actions are perfect. They can be assigned as special forces. They bring their own experience, their own equipment, and their own dry food. Just give them a salary.

The players transferred to the Time Administration are also very satisfied, regarding the Time Administration as a promotion destination after graduating from dimension games. [Virtual] is converted to reality.

So the two paths that various civilizations in the universe now pursue are: smart people go to take the path of scientific research and research, brushing technical levels in the data dimension. Those with physical talents and other talents go to dimension games to train, accumulate some equipment and property, and then join the Time Administration or other departments that need them, depending on the situation.

The various civilizations and races in this universe have long accepted this set of rules formulated by the Energy Bank, or rather Heberon, either automatically or forced, and gradually integrated into it. Even the notorious space pirate groups have already begun to be active in the various worlds of dimension games. And civilizations and empires like the Kree have become another behemoth in the dimension world with their volume and technology, silently collecting and buying technologies circulating in the data dimension while continuing to be at odds with each other.

Inside the Osborn mansion.

Harry comforted the excited crowd. Facing Johnny’s eager gaze, he nodded and said, “The game ID issue is not difficult. As long as you can enter the data dimension, you can register and get it yourself. So don’t worry, it will be soon.”

“My God, what on earth are you thinking about all day long? Could it be that women and games are all that matters to you? Have you not thought about our world that is being destroyed?” Susan covered her forehead, her face full of helplessness towards her younger brother.

“There’s no rush, is there? What’s the use of me worrying now? I can’t go back anyway, and I can’t help even if I go back. The only one who can save the world is the great Dr. Reed Richards! Instead of talking about me, you should tell Dr. Reed to hurry up and improve his position and authority,” Johnny pointed at Reed, whose face was still full of excitement, and complained. (End of this chapter)