The Temptation of Going Home

Clearly, Obadiah was already dead.

Even if the impact hadn't been enough to kill him, he couldn't have survived the subsequent crushing and suffocation—after all, he was just an ordinary man in a suit of armor, not a monster like the Hulk or Abomination.

But even though he'd dealt with Obadiah, Fang Mo was still incredibly frustrated.

There was no helping it. The new mod was far too important to him. Even if he couldn't play these loaded mods, at least he'd get a Lucky Block out of it.

He had to remember, only through a Lucky Block did Fang Mo have any hope of returning to the MC world.

Sure, Fang Mo thought causing trouble in the Marvel world was pretty fun, but the problem was that he was way too weak right now.

At first glance, the Ender Hand seemed pretty impressive, but in reality, Fang Mo could only control things weighing a few dozen tons at most. Of course, that was already quite reasonable, because in the original game, the Ender Hand could only pick up a single gold block at most, and a gold block weighed about 19.32 tons.

In fact, when Fang Mo had been controlling those Cobblestone blocks just now, the Ender Field had already been somewhat overloaded, and both of Fang Mo's hands had suffered varying degrees of damage.

Luckily, his body was now datafied, so these minor injuries healed quickly.

Aside from the Ender Hand.

Fang Mo's Stand-in Steve was also very weak right now.

He had to remember, Steve was still only wearing a full set of iron armor. The durability on his shield and Iron Sword was almost gone, the Glass Sword he'd won from the lottery had been used up when he backstabbed Abomination, and most importantly, Fang Mo couldn't gather any resources in the Marvel world at all. He'd already loaded several mods, but he couldn't use any of them.

To be fair, if Fang Mo could freely travel between the two worlds, then these Marvel villains in their tin cans would be getting their asses handed to him.

"Damn it, what do I do now..."

Standing in the wrecked underground laboratory, Fang Mo started to get a headache. "I don't even know what that machine was earlier. If worst comes to worst, I'll just have Stark buy another one, the same model, and try again..."

"But come to think of it, why would a machine have a new trait on it?"

Fang Mo found it a bit strange, so he started recalling the various scenes from when he'd triggered new mods earlier. "The Chinese Language Mod was because those terrorists said things I couldn't understand. Tinkers' Construct was because I observed the process of melting and casting metal. Mutant Creatures was because I killed Abomination, that genetically mutated monster. So a new trait detected from a machine... machine... machine..."

"Machine? Could it be some kind of tech mod?"

Thinking this, a flash of insight seemed to strike Fang Mo's mind. "Wait! If a 'machine' is the prerequisite for unlocking a tech mod, then shouldn't any 'machine' work? For example, when I unlocked the Mutant Creatures mod, if Abomination hadn't been there, just beating up the Hulk would probably have worked too—they're both mutant creatures..."

Fang Mo felt his heartbeat start to speed up.

He looked up and glanced around. Although the lab was almost completely destroyed, a few machines had luckily escaped serious damage and looked like they might still be usable.

To test his theory, Fang Mo slowly walked over to these machines.

And when he placed his hand on one of them, a prompt sound indeed rang out in his mind.

[System Prompt: New mod trait detected. Research to obtain download permission.]

"It really works!"

Hearing the system prompt, Fang Mo got excited immediately.

To be honest, Fang Mo didn't really understand tech mods all that well. Back when he played on servers, building and crafting were handled by his friends, because he found those things way too troublesome. He only loved exploring, fighting, and looting.

But right now, what Fang Mo wanted was a Lucky Block. The mods themselves didn't matter.

So he immediately started researching this machine.

This machine looked a bit like a server rack or something. Countless wires were tangled densely together, plugged into several large metal circuit boards. All kinds of data lights were blinking, and a few fans were humming away. Honestly, Fang Mo couldn't understand any of it; it made his scalp tingle.

Fortunately, before long, the electronic prompt sounded in Fang Mo's mind again.

[System Prompt: 'Circuit Unit' structure researched. You have obtained 10% download permission for the new mod.]

"What?"

Hearing the system prompt, Fang Mo was stunned. "It's not a direct download?"

And as if it had heard Fang Mo's question, the electronic voice that had been playing dead actually answered him: [System Prompt: Research more related structures to unlock download permission for the new mod.]

"...Alright then."

Although a bit surprised, Fang Mo could accept it. He immediately started researching another machine nearby.

[System Prompt: 'Transformer Box' structure researched. You have obtained 25% download permission for the new mod.]

Soon, the system prompt sounded again.

Fang Mo had already figured out the trick. Although the system said he had to research these machines, in reality, even just staring blankly at them would work. So after hearing the prompt, he quickly switched to another machine and spaced out again.

Not long after, he succeeded.

[System Prompt: Concepts of 'Circuit Unit', 'Transformer Box', 'Wrench', 'Steel', and 'Energy Network' researched. You have obtained download permission for a new mod.]

[System Prompt: Industrial Age mod download starting.]

"Nice!"

Hearing the system prompt, Fang Mo clenched his fist in excitement.

But maybe he'd wasted some time researching these machines, because just as the new mod started downloading, he heard footsteps at the door.

Fang Mo turned his head and saw that the person coming was Stark.

Of course, Pepper Potts had come with him too. The two were supporting each other, and it seemed like after this crisis, their relationship was starting to heat up.

"Is it over already?"

Seeing the wrecked lab, Stark spoke first. "Has Obadiah been dealt with by you?"

"Have you ever heard of dimensionality reduction?"

Fang Mo was in a great mood and started spouting nonsense again: "I just clap my hands together and knock this guy straight from 3D to 2D."

"Huh?" Stark had no idea what was going on here, and actually bought it for a moment, his face full of disbelief: "Dimensional manipulation? Is that also witchcraft? How did you..."

But before Stark could finish, the stone wall not far away suddenly let out a crack, and then the rock began to peel and collapse, revealing a glaring patch of crimson inside, along with the completely deformed Iron Monger armor.

"...I knew you were talking crap."

Seeing this, Stark immediately changed his tune: "Not a single truthful word comes out of your wizard mouth."

"At least I saved you," Fang Mo said. "Do you have any idea how much I sacrificed when I used the Arc Reactor to save you? That was nuclear radiation—I might have mutated my genes... Gene mutation, what a huge psychological blow that would be for a wizard!"

"I told you, palladium isn't radioactive!"

Stark couldn't help but retort: "You're a wizard, you'd better stick to studying spells instead of tossing around scientific terms you barely understand all day..."

"Are you sure palladium is harmless to the human body?" Fang Mo suddenly grinned.

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Stark was taken aback.

"Anyway, I've warned you. That thing on your chest can save you, but it can also destroy you." Fang Mo shook his head, then hummed a little tune as he walked out: "When you're sick of drinking chlorophyll until you puke, remember to come find me."

With that, before Stark could react, Fang Mo dissolved into a flash of purple light.

"Tony, is what he said true?"

Pepper Potts had obviously heard Fang Mo's words too, and immediately pressed Stark: "Is that thing on your chest dangerous?"

"This..."

Stark's head suddenly ached: "Pepper, let me explain..."

Fang Mo didn't wander around outside.

After leaving the lab, he went straight home.

With Abomination and Obadiah defeated, the Iron Man and Hulk storylines were pretty much wrapped up. There might be some follow-up, but that was no longer Fang Mo's concern.

The military and S.H.I.E.L.D. would naturally clean up the mess.

As for Fang Mo.

He really couldn't be bothered anymore.

He'd rather spend that time studying the new mod.

Unfortunately, the Industrial Age mod probably had too much content. Fang Mo waited forever for it to finish downloading, and eventually couldn't hold out any longer, lying down and falling asleep.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Fang Mo, still groggy, was woken up by a system prompt.

[System Prompt: Industrial Age mod download complete. Load now?]

"...Huh?"

At first, Fang Mo was still dazed, but he quickly snapped to attention and shot up from the bed: "Load! Load it now!"

[System Prompt: Industrial Age mod loaded successfully.]

[System Prompt: Because you have downloaded and run a brand-new mod, you have received a Lucky Block. This Lucky Block will randomly draw one item from any known mod.]

With the system prompt, a colorful block appeared directly in Steve's inventory.

Seeing this Lucky Block, Fang Mo instinctively wanted to open it, but the next second, Nick Fury's coal-black face flashed through his mind.

"Phew... calm down."

So Fang Mo took a deep breath, forcing himself to settle down.

Last time he drew, it was because of that African Nick Fury's influence that he only got an Alchemical Bag, which had pissed him off.

This time, to get what he wanted, Fang Mo decided to rely on superstition.

He first got up from the bed, took a serious shower in the bathroom, then changed into a fresh set of clothes. Finally, he devoutly bowed to Notch (MC's creator) before opening the Lucky Block.

And as the Lucky Block was opened, a flash of white light.

In Steve's hand appeared an item called a 'Return Scroll.'

"HOLY SHIT!!!"

Fang Mo immediately exclaimed.