He cracked a smile at the other boy's reaction and shook his head. "Not exactly. The Legion is partially funded by the United Planets, so being a Legionnaire is my job. That, and anything useful I happen to come up with when not involved in missions is generally received well enough by the UP."

Though money was hardly a factor there. So long as he had enough for everything he needed in his laboratory and for any upgrades the Legion might need, Brainiac 5 cared very little about how much money he had available to him. He was far more interested in the possibilities his work uncovered, or, as the case may be, coming up with a way to stop something from destroying the solar system for the third time that cycle.