"I see…"
Carl had already made things very clear—if Raymond still didn't get it, then there would be sothing wrong with his brain.
If the Hellfire Club really was like Carl described, then Raymond's concerns were probably pointless.
Everyone had their own selfish motives, so there was no need to worry about whether new mbers had them too.
That also explained why the core mbers of the Hellfire Club, despite having many different identities, were still able to work together without too much trouble.
"That's the general idea. If you want to join, Doctor, with your abilities, there's no way we'd turn you down. But there's sothing I need to make clear beforehand, so we don't run into any trouble later…" Juggernaut took over the conversation and said directly to Raymond.
Basically, it was just a case of "saying the ugly things first" to avoid future misunderstandings.
The rules were simple: once you joined, you couldn't intentionally harm other core mbers. If anyone was caught doing that, all the other mbers would hunt them down—until one of them was dead.
Also, while core mbers weren't forced to help each other, it was a two-way street.
If soone needed help and you ignored them, don't expect others to help you when you're in trouble.
Of course, help usually wasn't free. Normally, you'd have to give sothing in return—just a little sothing to show appreciation.
All in all, the Hellfire Club's rules were pretty relaxed.
Even Juggernaut, the Black King and official leader, didn't have absolute authority over the others.
He could give orders, but the other core mbers had the right to ignore them.
Still, most of the ti, people respected him enough to listen. Respect goes both ways, after all.
After hearing everything, Raymond started to feel like joining the club wasn't a bad idea at all.
For him, the benefits clearly outweighed the risks. In fact, that was likely true for every mber.
As long as he used this identity wisely, it could bring him a lot of advantages.
Sure, there were so risks—but that all depended on luck.
Right now, even S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy had more rules than the Hellfire Club, so joining didn't seem like a big problem.
Once Raymond confird his decision again, Juggernaut happily welcod him into the club and gave him a special ID badge representing the title of "Black Bishop."
"Don't think too much about this. It's just so people who don't know all the core mbers can recognize who you are. I'll let the others know about your mbership. You can all get to know each other better at the year-end gathering." Juggernaut smiled as he handed over the badge.
Raymond took the badge, nodded, and asked, "I heard there are sixteen core mber spots in the club. Now that I've joined, how many are still open?"
"Before you joined, four spots were open. Now there are only three left," Juggernaut answered with a smile but didn't say which positions were still available.
Raymond didn't ask further. Since Juggernaut ntioned there would be a year-end gathering, he figured he'd find out then.
"Well then, on behalf of the club, welco aboard, Doctor!" Seeing that Raymond had no more questions, Juggernaut officially welcod him as the Black King.
"Thank you—"
Ding!
You have successfully joined the "Hellfire Club" as the new "Black Bishop". Developnt Points 300
You can convert Developnt Points into Universal System Points at a 1:5 rate
As this is your first ti receiving Developnt Points, so new Universal System functions have been unlocked. You can explore them by thinking "Beginner's Guide" in your mind.
"Developnt Points? One to five?"
Raymond was overjoyed when he saw the sudden ssage in his mind!
Even though he tried hard not to laugh out loud, the surprise ca so fast that he almost couldn't hold it in.
Because of that, his expression twisted a bit without him noticing.
This reaction didn't go unnoticed by the other three. For Psylocke and Carl—who had just seen him "act crazy" earlier—it felt way too familiar.
"Uh-oh, he's losing it again!"
They both ca to the sa conclusion at once and quickly jumped back!
Psylocke grew a pair of glowing energy wings and floated backward, while Carl instantly turned into crystal form and rolled away like a wheel—
In a blink, the two had retreated several dozen ters and were watching from a distance to see if Raymond would go wild again, ready to back off even more if needed.
Only Juggernaut was left standing in front of Raymond, unsure of what to do…
After sending off the three of them, Raymond still couldn't hide his excitent. He quickly returned ho to figure out what these Developnt Points were all about.
He had to admit, Psylocke and Carl's reactions were pretty embarrassing.
It was obvious they both thought he was ntally unstable again.
But he didn't bother to explain—sotis the more you explain, the worse it sounds. Even if he said he wasn't crazy, they wouldn't believe him.
Besides, this kind of misunderstanding actually helped hide his powers.
There was no need to clear it up—let them believe whatever they wanted.
What mattered more was the surprise boost of Developnt Points!
If they worked like Exploration Points, with a 1:1 exchange rate, then 300 points would still be nice—but not enough to make him lose control.
But the problem was—the exchange rate was 1:5!
What did that an?
These 300 Developnt Points could be turned into 1,500 Universal System Points!
Even after eting so many characters—plus the unexpected surprise from Director Fury—his total Exploration Points didn't even add up to half of this!
With this gain, even if he had bad luck, he could still get another sub-personality on the sa level as Tao Pai Pai!
And with 1,500 Universal System Points, not only could he buy a Silver Character Card, he'd still have 500 left to spare—enough to splurge on extra bonuses.
More importantly, he had just found a brand new way to farm points!
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