Manhattan, New York, USA.

I don't know which philosopher who has nothing to do said, "Man's adaptability is so strong that it surpasses his delicate sensibility to some extent, and eventually derives into numbness." ”

The kind, simple, loyal and honest citizens of New Yorkers raised their hands and feet and deeply agreed.

In the past few years, they have been living in a miserable situation.

What is the Doctor Octopus with steel claws, the Norse god Loki who summons the alien fleet, the evil variant of the Hulk Hulk and so on,

These villains who came out of nowhere are more powerful than the other, destroying and enslaving the whole world at every turn, and at the very least, they will overturn a modern city.

Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Grand Central Station.... The number of times these landmarks were destroyed made some insurance companies vomit blood, and it was not uncommon for real estate company CEOs to jump off rooftops, and even became a beautiful sight in New York City, which can be called a reenactment of Black Thursday in 1929.

These capitalists don't care how many ordinary people die, they care about who can save them when the catastrophe comes.

That's right, superheroes, of course!

Whenever a crisis arises, there are superheroes in fancy tight-fitting uniforms who are belated, first put a few words with the enemy, and then are beaten by the supervillain, and then inexplicably explode, three times five divided by two to put the enemy in prison,

Iron Man, Black Panther, Captain America, Spider-Man, X-Men, Doctor Strange.....

These superheroes are powered by technology, natural geniuses, or genetic mutations, and they possess powers that are beyond the reach of mortals, and in ancient times, they could even become gods and be worshipped and revered by mortals.

And in modern New York, they also have a large number of fans, or fanatical fans.

Talk shows, movies, TV series, comics, novels, anything related to entertainment are rubbing their hot spots, and tens of millions of ordinary people regard them as heroes, idols, and dream lovers.

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Anduin walked the streets of Manhattan and watched people weave through the rows of high-rise buildings like busy ants toiling at the feet of the Titans.

At this moment, in order to avoid attracting attention, he has relied on the variety hormones extracted from the world of "Pokémon" to incarnate into a white man with a face that can be seen everywhere, wearing a plain shirt and downgrade trousers, no matter how you look at it, he is just a mediocre person facing a middle-aged unemployment crisis.

A few days ago, he had completed the task given to him by President Dragon, and was ready to spend a few days off on a lowly planet, leaving the "abyss" behind for the time being.

So, after ordering the spaceship "Anna Cabbage Flatbread" to teleport immediately, Anduin came to this land where superheroes existed.

In the middle of summer evening, a large group of American bear children who had just finished elementary school rushed home in groups of three or five on bicycles, waiting to watch a talk show interview about Captain America.

"Tony Stark has another scandal~"

The fat boss of the newsstand watched the bear children ride by, rolled his eyes, and shouted weakly with a roll of magazines,

Squeak,

The sound of the bicycle braking suddenly was a bit harsh, and a bear child excitedly pulled the car aside, took out the change and threw it to the fat boss, and looked at the suit photos of Tony Stark attending a charity drinking party with cherish.

The other bear children were quite disdainful, "What is there to see about Iron Man? Without the tin can, he is a middle-aged uncle, or a middle-aged uncle with touching height." ”

"Yes, yes, this kind of embroidered pillow that only knows about the nightclub of the girl can join the Avengers, so Hugh Hefner (founder of Playboy magazine) can also take his place. ”

"You are not allowed to slander him!" said the bear child, who was furious and scuffled with his companions.

There were only two people among the companions who didn't make a move, and they stood together with pity, and said disdainfully: "Tsk, the fans of the Avengers are really ugly, they can be pinched inside." ”

"That's right, only Fantastic Four fans are the most united group, by the way, who do you like the most in Fantastic Four? Thunderbolt or Invisible Woman?"

"Hmm, I'm a fan of the X-Men. ”

"Die, heretic!!"

After a while, uniformed patrolmen arrived, and the bear children didn't bother arguing about which superhero was more handsome, so they hurriedly packed up the bicycles scattered on the side, and went back to their respective homes to find their mothers.

The newsstand owner glanced at the bears' children's backs, and then at the sold-out magazines in plastic bags, and a smile appeared on the corners of his greasy mouth.

"Sure enough, only the fan economy of superheroes can drive the rejuvenation of the second spring of the traditional publishing industry...."

He muttered to himself, and yawned as he lay back into his thickened plastic recliner.

Dadada,

The sound of shredded footsteps was heard, and Anduin, kicking cheap leather boots, appeared on the opposite side of the newsstand,

"Excuse me, give me a map of New York City. ”

He dug into his trouser pocket with difficulty, and lined up a large stack of coins on the table, looking destitute and searching.

The newsstand owner is not puzzled, and the streets of New York can still see smugglers from all over the world across the ocean.

These undocumented homeless people who have a vision of a bustling city and a desire to get ahead have left their hometowns, fantasizing about winning a happy life of their own here.

But is it possible?

As a local newsstand owner, one or two of these self-proclaimed "New Yorkers" disappear every morning, and the NYPD (New York Police Department) has little interest in these disappearances because no one has reported them.

As for whether they were captured by the underground gangsters to work as gangsters, or taken away to become "parts" for organ transplantation, this kind of thing is up to everyone....

After all, none of these smugglers have American citizenship, and they are not even natives, so how can they sacrifice taxpayers' money to help foreigners?

"Leave after buying, don't block my door. ”

The fat boss didn't get up, and with a casual wave of his hand, he planned to drive Anduin out, so as not to let this down-and-out stowaway get in the way of his business.

Anduin was not annoyed, rubbing his hands together, and stood outside the newsstand, leaning against the stack of magazines at the newsstand, carefully flipping through the map in his hand.

Suddenly, he straightened up, leaned in front of the boss and asked, "What's the matter with these avatars on the map?"

"Oh, this. The fat boss dodged back rather contrivedly, for fear of the 'bump smell' that might exist on Anduin's body, and replied absentmindedly: "Isn't this the era of superheroes? In order to prevent the supervillains from destroying the city, each avatar on the map represents a security area that the hero is responsible for.

For example, this gold and red helmet represents the playboy Tony Stark, that is, Iron Man is responsible for policing 405 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan,

And this red silk stocking pullover man is the superhero called Spider-Man, who is responsible for the security of Queens. ”

Anduin was shocked when he heard this, and complained: "I'm sorry, you New York are so good at playing, and security depends on these weirdos in tights?"

The fat boss rolled his eyes and had a very unkind attitude, "What do you call weirdos in tights?

In the face of evil villains like Doctor Octopus, the National Guard and Navy SEALs are as vulnerable as papier-mâché tigers, except for dropping casualties and letters sent to the families of martyrs, they do nothing at all, and they can't protect the lives and property of ordinary people at all. ”

After that, the obsessive boss pointed to his narrow and simple newsstand, and then pointed to the bustling pedestrian street on the side of the street, with a deep look of pessimism about the world, "Superheroes, they are the first line of defense to protect the people from evil." ”

Anduin raised his eyebrows, glanced at the superhero comics sold in the newsstand, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "The savior of ordinary people? ”

He clenched the map of New York in his hand, on which the avatars of Iron Man, Super Daredevil and others were quietly wrinkled,

"This world needs more heroes. ”