After acquiring a new skill point, Kevin began searching for ways to accumulate more.
He had previously hypothesized that skill points might be earned by saving or killing people.
So, last night he used his free time to save a few people and casually killed a gang member along the way, wanting to see if he could gain new skill points.
But unfortunately, the number of skill points hadn’t changed at all.
Later, Kevin thought that maybe skill points increased by a set amount every day, so he checked again this morning, only to find no change.
It wasn’t about saving or killing people, and it certainly wasn’t about the number of victims increasing by one percentage point every day.
Just when Kevin was completely puzzled, he opened the skill tree again and discovered that his skill points had increased by +1.
This confirmed another hypothesis Kevin had.
‘Involvement in the plot…
no, is it altering the plot…?’ The Golden Finger, which came without a manual or instructions, didn’t explain to Kevin how to earn skill points; he had to figure everything out on his own.
Kevin surmised that the skill point was likely awarded because he participated in the plot to some extent, or perhaps because he altered it.
Thinking carefully, the last time he saved people, the members of that gang were connected to Homelander.
And Homelander wanted to kidnap people to experiment with Compound V.
By injecting Compound V into adults to create supervillains, they would further increase the public’s demand for these superheroes.
This was something Homelander had already done in the original story.
Originally, before The Boys intervened, all of Homelander’s plans should have gone smoothly.
But because of Kevin’s interference two days ago, Homelander must have encountered considerable trouble, even though it wasn’t a huge problem for him.
But Kevin had indeed altered the plot to some extent.
Even before that, Kevin didn’t bully Starlight or subject her to the unspoken workplace rules; that was an even more significant change to the plot.
Perhaps he had already earned a skill point back then, but simply hadn’t noticed it.
And now.
Kevin hadn’t told Madelyn the truth about the plane crash, which also altered the plot’s progression, and that was exactly why he received a new skill point.
In other words, if Kevin wanted to earn more skill points, he had to actively try to change the plot.
Only in this way could he strengthen his position using skill points.
‘This is forcing me to cause trouble.’ Having figured out how to earn skill points, Kevin didn’t look very pleased.
Honestly, Kevin was just a lazy person who wanted to go with the flow; his greatest dream, both past and present, was to save enough money and then eat, drink, and be merry until he died of old age.
His ideal had already been achieved; the billions that fell from the sky allowed him to instantly transform from an ordinary person into a billionaire.
But who knows what bastard forced him to transmigrate into this world.
Kevin had already accepted his transmigration, embraced his new identity, and wanted to quickly accumulate wealth to regain his financial freedom.
But this damn Golden Finger demanded that he get involved in the plot and cause trouble just to keep earning skill points.
And to find stability in this dangerous world, Kevin needed to acquire incredible power.
To acquire incredible power, he needed to accumulate skill points.
To earn skill points, he had to actively seek out trouble…
It was a vicious cycle!
“Uh, The Deep?” Kevin was frowning, deep in thought about skill points, when Starlight, standing next to him, suddenly called his name.
Kevin immediately snapped back to reality, blinked, and looked over.
“Is something wrong?” “No, it is just…
you looked like you were lost in thought.
Is something wrong?” “Nothing, just got distracted.” Kevin explained casually.
Today, it was time for him and Starlight to carry out their first joint mission in a waterfront district.
Kevin was in charge.
This was also Starlight’s first joint mission.
Their target was to apprehend a group of drug dealers hiding narcotics in plush dolls; their objective was to strike them down and prevent the drugs from leaking.
Although that is what they were told, everything was orchestrated by the company.
Simply put, it was just a performance.
Kevin didn’t even know if these were real drug dealers or fake ones; it was highly likely they were just a group of actors who had signed a death warrant to come and perform.
But besides Starlight, who really cared about such things?
As long as it made money, what was the difference between actors and real drug dealers?
It was just a pity that poor Starlight hadn’t yet seen the true nature of this group and was still excited about completing a mission with The Deep.
“It is really hard for me to believe I get to go on a mission with my idol.” “Wait, I am your idol?” Kevin interrupted Starlight’s inner monologue and asked with a hint of amusement.
Starlight smiled and said.
“Of course, is there a problem?” “I thought Homelander would be your idol.” “Oh, Homelander is my idol too, but how should I put it?
He is too…
holy?
Unapproachable?
Anyway, compared to Homelander, I like you more now.
You might not believe it, but I even have your poster in my room.” Starlight happily explained this to Kevin.
Even without the unspoken workplace rules from the original plot, Starlight’s personality remained cheerful, and she maintained her confidence in the superhero industry.
Although she did feel that the members of The Seven turned out to be quite different from what she had imagined.
But she believed that at least The Deep could still be considered a true superhero.
Going out late at night to fight criminals against the company’s wishes—how could that not be considered a heroic act?
Although, judging by appearances, the company had severely punished The Deep for it.
But Starlight felt that The Deep’s behavior…
Was cool!
Like a real superhero!
However, looking at Starlight’s enthusiastic expression, Kevin couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
‘Silly girl, you have no idea how badly The Deep bullied you in the original story.’ ‘If the you who was bullied by The Deep knew how much you like him now, you would probably be so angry you’d slap yourself in the face.’ ‘Forget it, ignorance is bliss; why overthink it?’ In the end, Kevin only said one thing.
“I am not as great as you imagine, and the same goes for superheroes.” At least, that was the case for superheroes in this world.
Starlight seemed to sense Kevin’s lack of interest, and her initially enthusiastic expression gradually faded.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Starlight thought her words would make Kevin happy—after all, a fan’s love is a wonderful thing—but Kevin wasn’t as thrilled as she had imagined.
This confused Starlight a little.
Fortunately, the tense atmosphere didn’t last long.
Soon, under their watchful eyes, a car drove into the warehouse where the drugs were stored.
Starlight immediately perked up, and Kevin, looking toward the back door of the warehouse, told her.
“I will go guard the back door; you enter through the front, and we will meet inside.” “Okay!” After receiving Starlight’s confirmation, Kevin stepped back and jumped into the seawater.
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