Don't Let Africans Watch When You Pull Gacha

Pepper Potts's capture was something Fang Mo had already more or less figured out.

In the original story, she had gone off on her own to investigate Obadiah. She was nearly discovered while downloading the evidence and only narrowly escaped in the end. But Fang Mo's appearance had altered the plot and timeline. Stark should have spent over a month in Afghanistan, yet Fang Mo had brought him back in just a few days. This was probably the butterfly effect caused by that.

Although Stark had not created the MK1 Armor in that cave this time, the moment the Small Arc Reactor came into existence, certain vague ideas must have taken root in the genius's mind.

Fang Mo guessed that after returning to New York, Stark had locked himself in the laboratory and begun researching Iron Man armor.

Perhaps he simply wanted to show off, or perhaps he had never imagined that his uncle, Obadiah, would betray him. In any case, Stark had carelessly leaked the design concept for the Iron Man armor. The moment Obadiah saw it, he was tempted and began secretly building Iron Monger behind the scenes.

But when he reached the final step, he was left dumbfounded, because the principles behind the Small Arc Reactor were far too complicated. He simply could not make one himself.

Just then, Pepper Potts had inexplicably started investigating him. Obadiah had probably flown into a rage and captured her outright. If his scheme could not stay hidden, then he might as well make it an open one—directly threaten Stark into handing over the Small Arc Reactor.

Obadiah said he wanted Stark to exchange the reactor for Pepper, but honestly, could he really get her back that way?

Of course, Stark understood Obadiah's intentions as well. He probably wanted to kill both him and Pepper in one stroke, leaving no one who possessed evidence of his crimes while also obtaining the reactor. Killing two birds with one stone, wasn't it?

Stark actually knew what Obadiah was thinking, but he still had to go. After all, he was a hero. His mouth was vicious, but he was still incredibly kind-hearted. Going alone would definitely mean death, though, so he suddenly thought of Fang Mo, the Wizard. He could not think of any solution through science for the moment, but perhaps Witchcraft could save her.

"What should we do now?"

Inside the seaside villa, Stark was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. "How about I take you there directly? You can just use Witchcraft to deal with Obadiah..."

"See the guy beside me?"

Fang Mo pointed at Nick Fury. "This Motherfucker Man just explained to me that Witchcraft isn't omnipotent."

"Huh?"

Stark froze.

"Can you stop holding such a grudge?" Nick Fury said. "Saving her is what matters right now. This isn't the time to discuss that."

"I'm telling the truth."

Fang Mo spread his hands. "Ordinary people might not believe in Witchcraft at all, but Tony escaped from terrorists without much trouble. Wouldn't Obadiah be on guard? It doesn't matter to me, though... No matter how badass Obadiah is, can he be tougher than Abomination? I smashed Abomination into meat paste. You think I'd be afraid of him?"

Fang Mo paused here before continuing.

"What I mean is, I'm only good at fighting. Protecting people isn't my specialty, so I need to think about how to save Miss Potts. After all, it's rare for a lovestruck fool like Stark to fall for someone..."

"Wait a second."

Hearing that, Stark hurriedly defended himself. "Pepper is just my personal assistant, my employee. I'm saving her because I think she's extremely capable. We don't have that kind of relationship."

"Oh? A very capable kind of relationship?"

Fang Mo smiled. "I get it. So it's that kind of relationship. When there's work, the personal assistant does it. When there's no work, you do..."

"No, can you stop making trouble?"

Stark was so anxious that he was nearly losing it. "I'm not that playboy from before anymore. Saving her is what matters now. Can't you understand how I'm feeling?"

"I'm already thinking of a way."

Fang Mo said, "Anyway, this time is different from before. Forget about charging in headfirst—the risk is too high. Let me open a loot box first... Oh, right. Do you have anything to eat?"

"What do you need food for?"

Stark could not help asking, "Do we have to wait until you're full before we can save her?"

"Do you know Iron Man armor uses a lot of electricity?"

Fang Mo suddenly asked.

"Of course I do." Stark looked baffled. "Otherwise, why would Obadiah threaten me for the reactor? The Iron Man armor itself isn't particularly difficult to manufacture. The problem is that the power supply can't keep up..."

"The armor consumes electricity. So what do you think Witchcraft consumes?"

Fang Mo asked in return.

"He just helped the Military resolve a serious experimental accident," Nick Fury added, explaining for Fang Mo. "Trust me, it was definitely a very troublesome thing."

"...Jarvis, bring me the cheeseburgers from the fridge."

Stark said no more and hurriedly gave the order.

"And cola!"

Not long after, a mechanical arm moved down from the ceiling carrying a tray. Then a voice rang out. "Your cheeseburgers, along with iced cola, sir."

"I like this AI."

Fang Mo picked up a cheeseburger and began taking huge bites without the slightest courtesy. As the food went down, Steve's hunger bar rapidly recovered to full.

When he had defeated Abomination earlier, Fang Mo had loaded a brand-new mod: the Mutant Creatures mod. At the same time, he had obtained a Lucky Block. He had been too busy to open it before, so this was the perfect chance to try opening it.

With a thought, Steve immediately used the Lucky Block.

The next second, a small, pristine white bag suddenly appeared in its inventory.

"Emmm..."

Seeing the pouch, Fang Mo fell into deep thought.

He recognized this thing.

In fact, this item was from the Equivalent Exchange mod Fang Mo had been dreaming about day and night.

Though this thing came from the Equivalent Exchange mod, it was not actually very useful. It was only an Alchemical Bag; aside from storing some items, it had no other function. It was basically like the Cosmos Sack in xianxia novels, or a Space Ring in Western fantasy novels.

If Fang Mo had pulled a Transmutation Table, he probably would have died laughing on the spot. Unfortunately, that thing was like an SSR in a gacha game—something you could only stumble upon by chance.

"What's wrong?"

Stark noticed Fang Mo's expression and hurriedly asked.

"A small problem came up."

Fang Mo rubbed his forehead. "Anyway, the draw failed, but it's not a big deal. I still have a second plan."

"Bro, I'm calling you bro already."

Stark said anxiously, "At a time like this, can you hurry it up? Obadiah gave me half an hour. Now there are only three minutes left... This is a matter of life and death."

"My plan to save people through gacha draws failed because my luck was too bad this time."

Fang Mo stroked his chin. "Then we'll move straight to Plan B. First, we head over there. You keep Obadiah occupied head-on, and I'll act when the opportunity arises..."

"After all that discussion, aren't you still planning a direct confrontation?"

Nick Fury could not help saying.

"Shut up, you shameless old bastard!" Fang Mo snapped. "This draw failed because of you! Your bad luck threw mine off too. How dare you keep babbling here?"

"You..."

Nick Fury had just started to say something when Stark quickly interrupted him.

"Alright, alright. I don't care what grudge you two have. Saving people comes first, and we're almost out of time!" With that, Stark directly opened the skylight. "I'm heading over first. Catch up quickly!"

"Wait—"

Before he could finish, flames burst from beneath Stark's feet, and he vanished into the horizon.

"Seriously, is this guy in such a hurry to get himself killed?"

Seeing this, Fang Mo could not help turning to ask Nick Fury.

"..."

Nick Fury silently glanced at him without saying anything.

"Why aren't you talking?" Fang Mo asked strangely. "Gone mute?"

"I don't dare babble here."

Nick Fury said.

"..."

Now it was Fang Mo's turn to be speechless. Fortunately, he knew human lives were at stake, so he quickly pulled himself together. "Alright, I'm done messing with you. Let's hurry over and save them. Oh, right—bring the prototype reactor too."

"The prototype reactor?"

Nick Fury asked, "What is that?"

"Tony Stark made a Small Arc Reactor in a cave in Afghanistan, but the conditions were terrible at the time, so it was probably only a crude prototype. I'm guessing he replaced it with a new one after he came back," Fang Mo explained. "Obadiah threatened him into handing over the reactor. If he actually does it, something will definitely happen, so we'd better find that prototype first."

"But where is it?"

"I don't know either, but Jarvis should." Fang Mo spoke directly to the room. "Jarvis, did you hear what we were saying?"

"It is in the cabinet to your left."

Almost instantly, the AI butler Jarvis's voice rang out around them.

"OJβK."

Fang Mo snapped his fingers, then opened the cabinet, smashed the glass display case inside, and took out the First Arc Reactor, which looked like a commemorative plaque.

"Let's go."

After taking the reactor, Fang Mo called to Nick Fury.

On the way there, Nick Fury contacted his agents as well. Pepper Potts might have been hidden somewhere else, and while those agents were somewhat lacking in combat ability, they were fairly good at finding people. So he had them investigate first.

Meanwhile, as Fang Mo and Nick Fury traveled by helicopter, Stark had already flown to the location Obadiah had designated—a Laboratory belonging to Stark Industries.

"Tony, you really came."

Seeing Stark arrive, Obadiah smiled.

"Where's Pepper?" Stark ignored him entirely and anxiously looked around.

"Hehehehe, she's fine. At least until I get your reactor." Obadiah seemed certain of victory as he suddenly pressed a button. "You're too weak, Tony. Both you and your armor..."

"Let me show you true power."