Besides their daily childcare duties, Shawn and Mira had taken on the additional task of researching compound v, which was being conducted in parallel with the capability development of their two test subjects, Matthew and Alex.
To avoid any uncontrollable incidents, Mira did not inject Matthew and Alex with additional compound v; instead, she verified and compared the principles of the serum by digging into the essence of their Superpower.
The best-case scenario would be to successfully crack the current version of the serum while simultaneously using that knowledge to tailor personalized serums for them.
Of course, the final result would depend on whether Mira's "Super Brain" was up to the task.
Shawn only helped out with minor tasks; he could understand many things if he studied them seriously, but he didn't really participate in the research.
Some time ago, they had obtained a large number of compound v black market channels from the paramour of that old queer Ezekiel—specifically, Bryce Coleman, the retired director of Manhattan General Hospital—as well as the entire pharmaceutical sales network extending from Manhattan General Hospital.
They also obtained a more complete serum sales chain from Ezekiel, with the "Samaritan's Embrace" charity as the source.
The list was shocking.
But these were just the tip of the iceberg of the Vought International supply chain; the influence of compound v had long since spread globally.
With Shawn's current strength, he could easily storm into the Vought building, rub Homelander into the ground, and slaughter all those damned executives and scientists.
But that wouldn't solve the problem; before long, those "smart people" who held the keys to replication would keep popping up endlessly.
It was just as the saying goes: if one Vought falls, thousands more will rise.
It was truly disgusting.
From a certain perspective, controlling Vought might be far more useful than destroying it.
America was already gradually sinking, and Shawn didn't want to end up living in a cesspool when that happened.
"Darling, perhaps we should prepare a bit more, just in case..."
He discussed it with Mira and had his aunt's family, the Connollys, quietly establish a pharmaceutical company, starting with only general medicine business.
During the process of researching compound v, Mira would have a constant stream of inspiration. As a byproduct of their experiments, just releasing a little bit of that would be enough for Connolly Pharmaceuticals to gain a foothold and develop steadily.
His wife was busy as a bee, and Shawn wasn't idle either.
Back when Homelander was furious and smashed the New York branch of the scapegoat organization "Shining Light," Shawn had secretly searched for an Asian female superhuman.
He remembered that one of the main members of The Boys, a woman named Kimiko, had been kidnapped by this organization in her childhood and later illegally trafficked to the United States by human smugglers.
Shawn had tried hard to find her.
But unfortunately, his "Super Senses" ability wasn't yet capable of perceiving everything, or perhaps the timeline was simply wrong; he hadn't discovered any trace of Kimiko.
Shawn felt regret over this because Kimiko's unique regenerative ability throughout the series indicated that she was also an excellent test subject. If he could find her, Mira's superhero experiment progress would certainly accelerate significantly.
Fortunately, Matthew was there to hold the fort for now, so Shawn didn't remain disappointed for too long.
For some time now, Rendell Town had seen a rise in the crime rate due to a large influx of population, but most were just petty thefts that the police could handle; there was no need for Superman to intervene.
Watching the two teenagers playing with his sons, Shawn felt amused and dumbfounded.
He deliberately kept a straight face: "If you two are too idle, you can go out and wander around, do something truly beneficial for the town."
He certainly wouldn't admit that he was unhappy because his sons weren't clinging to him.
"..."
Gecko and Supersonic felt like they were being shunned.
They followed Mr. Superman's advice and began their own journey of "chivalry and justice."
In fact, when Alex was a Vought-signed hero, he had also had moments of upholding justice, but he was young then, and it was mostly performative.
Other than being stronger, he didn't have much more experience than Matthew.
Alex sniffed and looked at Matthew: "What should you call me?"
"Classmate Williams?"
"Hmm?"
"Boss Alex!"
"Hmm!"
What a deep bond of friendship between classmates.
Under these circumstances, there was no major problem with the two working together. They haunted the night, catching several habitual thieves of serious severity, and by chance, they helped the police solve a carjacking case involving a superhuman.
This even made it into the Texas Daily.
When the two teenagers were enjoying themselves and their range of activity gradually shifted from the Rendell Town newbie zone to a wider area...
They encountered sniping and exclusion from other superheroes.
Yes, being a superhero was also a business; vast areas had long been contracted by Vought, and not following the rules was not an option.
If it weren't for the fact that these two rookie heroes had a circular badge with an "S" on their chests, their reckless and unbridled style of operation would have already gotten them mobbed.
Matthew suffered a few hard losses, and the tail that had been raised by the previous two victories bent back down.
He found Shawn miserably: "Sir, I never knew being a superhero was so hard..."
Shawn knew where the crux of the problem lay: "It's because you guys are too weak. If you suck, practice more."
How come he, Superman, never encountered such problems?
Even before he was famous, he had encountered several superheroes. Superman couldn't even name them, but that didn't stop them from being very polite to him.
That was the difference.
"..."
Matthew and Alex looked at each other, knowing that the idea of breaking out of Texas was temporarily unrealizable.
With Mr. Superman unwilling to stand up for them, relying solely on their own strength, they indeed couldn't do anything about those arrogant guys.
Because of this, they trained even harder in their daily routines.
On the other side.
It was precisely because of their complaint that Shawn was surprised to discover that someone was even more diligent than them.
It was hard to believe.
The "The Seven," represented by Homelander, along with Vought's second and third-tier superheroes, had quietly increased their frequency of going out for rescues and fighting crime!
The promotional tactics remained the same—still channel promotion and fan economy—but they were no longer just putting on fake acts or all talk and no action. Now, a significant portion of their attendance was real, live-fire combat!
When Shawn first discovered this, his jaw dropped. He said to Mira: "Is this right?!"
After a long period of adaptation, Shawn considered himself to have a sufficient understanding of the The Boys universe.
Evil, sick villains; the sewer-dwelling The Boys protagonist group; and inhumane worldviews.
This seemed to have become the standard configuration of the The Boys universe.
But right now, Butcher and the others were likely lurking in some corner silently monitoring the superhumans, yet things seemed to be developing in a strange direction?
Shawn blinked, not quite sure.
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