Chapter 36: DeBrad Corporation
In the City Hall of Quahog, Mayor West's office.
Chris was surprised by his uncle-in-law's excellent observational skills, then found it quite normal.
After all, in the original setting, this guy was a superhero comparable to their neighbor Joe.
In many parallel universes, this guy has abilities similar to Batman, such as super high fighting skills, a strong physique, and intelligence that ordinary people cannot comprehend.
Although these settings were added because his voice actor played Batman, Chris's extraordinary eyesight could tell that Mayor West's strong muscles were completely on par with his own before he drank the dragon blood potion.
This indicates one thing: Mayor West very likely also has settings related to Batman.
At the very least, he possesses the ability of a human with peak physical conditioning.
So, after a brief surprise, Chris smiled and said, "I still can't hide it from you, Uncle West. This is a formula we accidentally discovered, and it has the function of strengthening the body.
Therefore, we plan to take out a loan in Meg's name and then build a beverage factory to get rich.
I just don't know if Uncle West is willing to help us nephews with this small favor?"
West did not respond immediately to what Chris said. He lay on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, thinking quietly.
However, Chris was more inclined to believe that the guy was spacing out.
After all, in addition to the Batman setting, the character West also has hidden settings similar to a KGB undercover agent and others that Chris doesn't understand.
Who knows how some of these settings will appear in a rationalized way when the world becomes real, and it's even harder to determine how strange these complex, even conflicting, settings will make this character.
Just like Meg's Ancient God's Body.
Before Chris fully stepped into the transcendent realm, he only felt that his biological sister was a bit ugly and unkempt.
But after truly becoming a transcendent being, his transcendent perception could sense that Meg's essence was not ordinary.
Rather than saying Meg was human, it was more accurate to say she was a low-dimensional projection of a certain extraordinary being, merely tainted with a bit of that existence's transcendent essence.
It's just that regarding this unknown existence, without Stewie actively mentioning it, or even deliberately intervening, Chris also gave up on getting entangled with it, completely treating it as non-existent.
So for West, Chris also believed he had some special, unknown secrets.
It was precisely because there were so many such existences in the Family Guy World that Chris was extra cautious and didn't get carried away just because he had some abilities.
After all, if he wanted to show off, he could totally mess around in those less dangerous horror movie worlds; there was no need to cause trouble in the main world where gods and ghosts roamed.
Just as Chris was lost in thought, West sat up confused and asked curiously, "Where were we?"
Then he noticed the beverage Chris was holding and suddenly realized, "Oh, right! You're here to ask me to help apply for a beverage production license, aren't you? Look at my brain, I even doze off while chatting with you guys."
"Come on, let me taste your drink and see if it's as good as you say!" He reached out, took the drink Chris handed him, opened the cap, and said with a smile, "No matter what, I'm the Mayor, and I'm responsible for the health of the citizens, so let me taste it first!"
As West finished the dragon blood beverage, he didn't experience the intense reaction Meg did.
After all, while Meg's essence was extraordinary, her physical body was still that of an ordinary high school girl.
She was even in a sub-healthy state for a long time due to lack of exercise.
Drinking the dragon blood beverage helped her body return to a healthy state, which was why Meg craved it so much.
But with Mayor West's physical fitness, unless he drank the genuine dragon blood potion, Chris felt that drinking this stuff was probably like drinking Gatorade, merely adding a bit of special energy to replenish consumption.
"Phew! It feels pretty good, much better than my custom-made energy supplements!"
West smacked his lips, savoring and evaluating it.
At the same time, the information he revealed made Chris confirm again that this world was indeed not simple.
Chris had previously wondered how the Mayor, whose physique was no less than his own previously underdeveloped state, replenished his energy.
Now he understood: it turned out he had customized some high-energy supplements, which sounded like some kind of special formula.
However, Chris had now completely solved the problem of insufficient nutrition and didn't need to inquire about what that thing was. He only cared about one thing now.
"So, Uncle West, what do you say? Can our beverage be produced and marketed? How soon can it happen?"
Listening to Chris's concerned question, West stroked his chin and said with a slight hint of reluctance, "Hmm, it can be produced, yes, and the fastest it could be processed is right now."
Seeing that West had other intentions, Chris asked directly, "Then, Uncle West, if you have any other questions, please tell me so we can discuss them. If we can successfully sell this, there will still be many issues where we'll need your help!
How about this! Uncle West, you join the company as a consultant and also take a share. How does five percent sound to you?"
Chris had always had the idea of bringing West into the company, as his goal was to run for president.
So, for Uncle West, a government official who was naturally close to him, his nephew certainly had to win him over and build rapport.
And now was clearly a good opportunity.
What surprised Chris, however, was that when he made such an obvious overture, West burst into laughter.
He laughed exceptionally loudly, even a bit hoarsely, completely exhaling all the air from his lungs.
After he caught his breath a bit, West straightened his posture and said, "My dear Chris, you don't need to be like this at your age. We are family. Although you need my help, you don't have to be so direct, so direct that it hurts my feelings.
If I needed money, I would only need to curry favor with your grandfather. Given Carter's attitude towards Peter, trust me, it won't be long before your mother loses her inheritance rights to the Pewterschmidt Family.
Your grandfather is a genuine billionaire with so many assets; this business, which you see as potentially revolutionizing the wellness industry, truly doesn't catch my eye."
However, Chris seemed to have completely ignored what West said. His expression showed no fluctuation, and he looked directly at his uncle-in-law, asking, "So… how much do you want?"
"...Ten percent!" As if seeing the disdain in Meg's eyes, West then defended himself: "Hey, this is a friendship price, given for your mother's sake!"
"Excellent! Please quickly help me complete the company registration and production permits. Oh, this is Meg's driver's license; it should be enough to apply for a loan directly, right?"
"Of course, this afternoon you will have your own company and a factory that will soon be printing money."
"That's good. We'll come to sign in the afternoon. For other matters, we'll have to trouble you a lot, Uncle West!"
With that, Chris prepared to leave with a bewildered Meg and a somewhat sleepy Stewie.
Just as Chris stood up, West asked again, "Have you thought of a name for the company? Or should I name it?"
"This…" Chris pondered for a moment, then decisively said, "DeBrad. Since it's my first time, I'll do it myself. No need to trouble you, Uncle West!"
"Dragon blood?" Hearing Chris say the company name, and connecting it to the drink's effects, West instantly thought of the effects of dragon blood in mythology.
"Good name. Come pick up the documents at 3 PM. Remember not to come too early; I'll be taking my afternoon nap then."
"I understand!"
Raising his hand to bid farewell to his uncle-in-law, Chris picked up the sleeping Stewie and left.
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