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After acquiring new skill points, Kevin had been constantly searching for ways to gain more.
He had previously speculated that skill points might be obtained by saving people or killing them.
So, last night, after work, he went to save someone and, while he was at it, killed a gang member, hoping to see if he could acquire new skill points.
Unfortunately, the number of skill points remained unchanged.
Later, Kevin thought that skill points might increase by a certain amount each day, so this morning, he checked his skill points again, only to find no change.
It wasn't saving people, nor killing people, nor was it an increase of one point per day.
Just as Kevin was at a loss, he clicked again and found that his skill points had increased by 1.
This confirmed another one of Kevin's suspicions.
"Participating in the plot… no, is it changing the plot…?"
The three-no cheat that came without an instruction manual wouldn't tell Kevin how to acquire skill points; everything had to be figured out by Kevin himself.
Now Kevin guessed that perhaps it was because he had participated in the plot to a certain extent, or even changed the plot, that led to the appearance of skill points.
Thinking about it carefully, the last time he saved someone, those gang members were connected to Homelander.
And Homelander wanted to abduct people to experiment with Compound V.
By injecting Compound V into adults to create Superheroes, he would make the public need Superheroes even more.
This was something Homelander had done in the original work.
Originally, before The Seven appeared, Homelander's actions should have gone smoothly.
However, due to Kevin's involvement two days ago, Homelander must have encountered a lot of trouble, although this was nothing to Homelander.
But Kevin did indeed change the plot to a certain extent.
Even before that, Kevin did not bully Starlight, preventing her from being subjected to workplace unspoken rules, which was an even larger-scale change to the plot.
Perhaps the skill points were already there at that time, but Kevin just hadn't noticed.
Now.
Kevin choosing not to tell Madelyn the truth about the plane crash was also changing the plot's development, which is why he gained new skill points.
In other words, if Kevin wants to acquire new skill points, he must do his best to change the plot.
Only then can he strengthen himself through skill points.
"This is forcing me to cause trouble."
Kevin, who had figured out how to acquire skill points, looked very unhappy.
To be honest, Kevin was just a slacker who wanted to live a life of ease; his biggest dream, both in his previous and current life, was to save enough money and then enjoy eating, drinking, and playing until he died.
His dream had already been realized; the sudden billions of dollars instantly transformed him from a commoner to a wealthy person.
But then, some son of a bitch made him transmigrate to this world.
Kevin had already accepted the fact of transmigration, accepted his new identity, and wanted to save money quickly to achieve financial freedom again.
But this broken cheat now demanded that he participate in the plot and cause trouble to continue providing skill points.
And to gain stability in this perilous world, Kevin needed to possess great power.
To gain great power, he needed to acquire skill points.
To acquire skill points, he had to actively seek trouble…
This is a vicious cycle!
"Uh, Deep?"
Kevin was frowning, deep in thought about the skill points, when Starlight, who was beside him, suddenly called out his title.
Kevin immediately snapped back to reality, blinking as he looked to the side:
"Is something wrong?"
"No, it's just that you seemed to be spacing out. Is something wrong?"
"Nothing, just simply spacing out."
Kevin casually explained.
Today was the first time he and Starlight were on a joint mission, located near a body of water, which was Kevin's area of responsibility.
And this was also Starlight's first joint mission.
Their goal was to apprehend a group of drug dealers who hid drugs inside stuffed dolls and prevent these drugs from flowing out.
Although that was the stated goal, everything was also arranged by the company.
Simply put, it was just a show.
Kevin didn't even know if those drug dealers were real or fake; it was very likely they were just a group of actors who had signed a death pact to put on a show.
But besides Starlight, who cared about that?
As long as there was money to be made, what difference did it make if they were actors or real drug dealers?
Only the poor Starlight hadn't seen the true nature of the corporation; she was still happy to be on a mission with Deep.
"It's truly incredible, I can't believe I'm on a mission with my idol."
"Wait, your idol is me?"
Kevin interrupted Starlight's mumbling and asked with a chuckle.
Starlight smiled and said:
"Of course, is there a problem?"
"I thought your idol would be Homelander."
"Oh, Homelander is indeed my idol, but how do I put it? He's too… divine? Hard to approach? Anyway, compared to Homelander, I like you more now. You might not believe it, but I even have your poster hanging in my room."
Starlight happily explained to Kevin.
Without the unspoken workplace rules from the original plot, Starlight's personality was still cheerful, and she was still full of confidence in the Superhero industry.
Although she also felt that the members of The Seven were not exactly as she had imagined.
But she felt that at least Deep was still a Superhero.
Going against company orders late at night to fight crime, how could that not be considered a hero?
Although Deep seemed to have been severely reprimanded by the company for this matter.
But Starlight felt that Deep's actions…
Were cool!
Very Superhero-like!
Just looking at Starlight's excited expression, Kevin couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Poor naive girl, you probably have no idea how Deep bullied you in the original plot.
If the 'you' who was bullied by Deep knew how much you like Deep now, she would probably be so angry she'd give you a huge slap.
Forget it, ignorant bliss. Why think so much?
Finally, Kevin just said:
"I'm not as good as you imagine, and neither are Superheroes."
At least, the Superheroes in this world are like that.
Starlight seemed to sense Kevin's lack of enthusiasm, and her initially excited expression gradually cooled.
The atmosphere instantly became stiff.
Starlight had thought that saying that would make Kevin happy, as adoration from a fan usually brings joy, but Kevin wasn't as pleased as she had imagined.
This left Starlight a bit puzzled.
Fortunately, the stiff atmosphere did not last too long.
Soon, a car drove into the warehouse storing the drugs under their gaze. Seeing this, Starlight immediately perked up, while Kevin looked towards the back door of the warehouse and said to Starlight:
"I'll guard the back door; you go through the front. We'll meet inside."
"Okay!"
Receiving Starlight's response, Kevin leaped behind him and jumped into the sea below.
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