Obadiah was obviously dead.
Even if the impact had not been enough to kill him, he could not have survived the subsequent crushing and suffocation. After all, he was only an ordinary man wearing armor, not a monster like Hulk or Abomination.
But even after dealing with Obadiah, Fang Mo was still incredibly frustrated.
He could not help it. The new mod was simply too important to him. Even if he did not know how to play the mods he had loaded, he could at least get a Lucky Block.
After all, only through Lucky Blocks did Fang Mo have any hope of returning to the MC world.
While Fang Mo thought causing trouble in the Marvel world was pretty fun, the problem was that he was still far too weak.
The Ender Hand looked awesome at first glance, but in reality, Fang Mo could only control objects weighing several dozen tons at most. Of course, that was already quite reasonable, since in the original game, the Ender Hand could only lift a gold block, and a gold block weighed roughly 19.32 tons.
In fact, when Fang Mo had controlled those Cobblestone blocks just now, the Ender Field had already been somewhat overloaded, and both of his hands had suffered varying degrees of damage.
Fortunately, his body had already been digitized, so such minor injuries healed quickly.
And aside from the Ender Hand.
Fang Mo's Stand-in Steve was also very weak right now.
Steve only had a set of iron armor. The durability of his shield and Iron Sword was nearly depleted, the Glass Sword he had won from the lottery had been used up when he stabbed Abomination in the back, and most importantly, Fang Mo could not gather resources in the Marvel world at all. He had loaded several mods already, yet he could not use them.
Honestly, if Fang Mo could freely travel between the two worlds, would these Marvel punk villains not just get beaten into the ground?
"Damn it, what am I supposed to do now..."
Standing in the wrecked underground laboratory, Fang Mo began to get a headache. "I wonder what kind of machine that was. If worse comes to worst, I'll have Stark buy another one. Maybe the exact same model..."
"But then again, why would a machine have a new trait?"
Fang Mo found it strange, so he recalled the situations that had triggered new mods before. "The Chinese Language Mod was because those terrorists said something I couldn't understand. Tinkers' Construct was because I observed the process of melting and casting metal. Mutant Creatures was because I killed Abomination, a genetically mutated monster. So the new trait detected from a machine... machine... machine..."
"Machine? Could it be some kind of tech mod?"
At that thought, it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through Fang Mo's mind. "Wait! If 'machine' is the prerequisite for unlocking tech mods, then any 'machine' should work, right? For example, if there had been no Abomination when I unlocked the Mutant Creatures mod, beating up Hulk directly should have worked too. They both count as mutant creatures..."
Fang Mo felt his heartbeat begin to accelerate.
He looked around and found that although the laboratory had been almost completely destroyed, a few machines had fortunately escaped serious damage. They looked like they might still work.
To verify his guess, Fang Mo slowly walked toward those machines.
When he placed his hand on one of them, a prompt indeed sounded in his mind.
System Prompt: A new mod trait has been detected. Download permission may be obtained through research.
"It really works!"
Upon hearing the System Prompt, Fang Mo immediately became excited.
To be honest, Fang Mo did not really understand tech mods. Back when he played on servers, his friends handled the building and crafting because he thought that stuff was far too troublesome. He only loved exploration, combat, and Looting.
But what Fang Mo wanted now was a Lucky Block. The mod itself was no longer important.
So he immediately began researching the machine.
The machine looked somewhat like a server rack. Countless wires were tangled together and plugged into several massive metal circuit boards. All kinds of data lights blinked on and off, and several fans buzzed away. Honestly, Fang Mo could not understand any of it, and it made his scalp tingle.
Fortunately, it was not long before an electronic prompt sounded in Fang Mo's mind again.
System Prompt: You have researched the structure of a 'Circuit Unit.' You have obtained 10% download permission for a new mod.
"What?"
Fang Mo froze when he heard the prompt. "It doesn't download directly?"
As if it had heard Fang Mo's question, the electronic voice that had been playing dead actually answered him.
System Prompt: Please research more related structures to unlock download permission for the new mod.
"...Fine."
Though somewhat surprised, Fang Mo could accept that. He immediately began researching another machine beside it.
System Prompt: You have researched the structure of a 'Transformer Box.' You have obtained 25% download permission for a new mod.
Very quickly, the System Prompt sounded again.
Fang Mo had figured out the trick now. The system said he needed to research the machines, but in reality, Fang Mo could simply stare blankly at them. So after hearing the prompt, he hurriedly switched to another machine and stared at it.
Before long, he succeeded.
System Prompt: You have researched the concepts of 'Circuit Unit,' 'Transformer Box,' 'wrench,' 'Steel,' and 'Energy Network.' You have obtained download permission for a new mod. System Prompt: Industrial Age mod download has begun.
"Awesome!"
Hearing the System Prompt, Fang Mo clenched his fist in excitement.
However, perhaps researching those machines had taken some time. Just as the new mod began downloading, Fang Mo heard footsteps coming from the doorway.
Fang Mo turned around and found that it was Stark.
Of course, Pepper Potts had come with him as well. The two supported each other, and after going through this crisis, their relationship seemed to be warming up.
"Is it over?"
Seeing the wrecked laboratory, Stark was the first to speak. "You dealt with Obadiah?"
"Have you ever heard of a dimensionality-reduction strike?"
Fang Mo was in a great mood and started spouting nonsense again. "I clapped my hands together and knocked that guy straight from three dimensions down to two."
"Huh?" Stark had no idea what had happened here and actually believed him. His face filled with disbelief. "Dimensional manipulation? Is that Witchcraft too? How did you..."
Before Stark could finish, the stone wall in the distance suddenly cracked. Then the rock began to peel away and collapse, revealing a glaring pool of crimson blood and the utterly mangled Iron Monger armor inside.
"...I knew you were talking nonsense."
Seeing this, Stark immediately changed his tune. "There isn't a single truthful sentence in that wizard mouth of yours."
"At least I saved you." Fang Mo said, "Do you know how much I sacrificed when I used the Arc Reactor to save you? That was nuclear radiation. My genes could have mutated... Genetic mutation. Do you know how much psychological damage that would do to a wizard?"
"I already told you Palladium isn't radioactive!"
Stark could not help saying, "As a wizard, you should study your spells instead of throwing around scientific terms every time you hear one..."
"Are you sure Palladium is harmless to the human body?" Fang Mo suddenly smiled.
"Hm?"
Stark froze upon hearing that.
"Anyway, I've already warned you. The thing in your chest can save you, but it can also destroy you." Fang Mo shook his head, then hummed a tune as he walked outside. "When you drink so much Chlorophyll that you throw up, remember to come find me."
After saying that, without waiting for Stark to react, Fang Mo turned into a skyful of purple light.
"Tony, was what he said true?"
Pepper Potts had naturally heard Fang Mo's words, and she immediately questioned Stark. "Is that thing in your chest dangerous?"
"This..."
Stark's head instantly began to pound. "Pepper, let me explain..."
Fang Mo did not wander around outside.
After leaving the laboratory, he immediately returned home.
After defeating Abomination and Obadiah, the plots involving Iron Man and Hulk were more or less over. There might still be some follow-up matters, but they were no longer within Fang Mo's considerations.
The Military and S.H.I.E.L.D. would naturally find ways to clean up these messes.
As for Fang Mo.
He truly could not be bothered to care anymore.
He might as well spend that time researching the new mod.
Unfortunately, Industrial Age mod probably had too much content. Fang Mo waited for ages, but it still had not finished downloading. In the end, he could not take it anymore and simply lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
It was not until noon the next day that the half-asleep Fang Mo was awakened by the System Prompt.
System Prompt: Industrial Age mod download complete. Load it?
"...Hm?"
At first, Fang Mo was still groggy, but he quickly came to his senses and shot upright in bed. "Load it! Load it now!"
System Prompt: Industrial Age mod loaded successfully. System Prompt: Because you have downloaded and run a brand-new mod, you have obtained a Lucky Block. This Lucky Block will randomly draw an item from any known mod.
Along with the System Prompt, a multicolored block appeared directly in Steve's inventory.
The moment he saw the Lucky Block, Fang Mo instinctively wanted to open it. But the next second, Nick Fury's charcoal-black face suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Whew... Calm down."
Fang Mo took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
Last time he drew from the lottery, Nick Fury's African luck had caused Fang Mo to get nothing but an Alchemical Bag. It had frustrated him to no end.
This time, in order to draw what he wanted, Fang Mo decided to rely on mysticism.
He climbed out of bed, carefully took a shower in the bathroom, changed into a fresh set of clothes, and finally bowed piously to Notch, the creator of MC. Only then did he open the Lucky Block.
As the Lucky Block opened, white light flashed.
An item called a 'Return Scroll' appeared in Steve's hand.
"Holy shit!!!"
Fang Mo immediately cried out.
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