My Stand-in is Steve
Chapter 28

Another Trait

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"Hm?"

Seeing the items in Steve's backpack, a look of realization dawned on Fang Mo's face: "So that's how it is, this is the setting?"

Yes, Fang Mo had figured it out now.

The block that Steve had absorbed into his body was like the Thor's Hammer from before. The item name was Dirt, but everything, including the suffix, was garbled.

Fang Mo then tried to have Steve dig the ground next to him.

Soon, a perfectly square pit appeared on the ground, and Steve smoothly picked up another Dirt block. However, this item was also a mess of garbled text, and the most important point was… it couldn't even be stacked. Each Dirt block took up a slot in the backpack.

Fang Mo carefully observed the two Dirt blocks.

He found that the two blocks did have some differences. The first Dirt block looked like it had more sand, while the second Dirt block seemed to have some small pebbles mixed in.

Seeing this, Fang Mo had a general understanding of the principle behind it.

Firstly, Steve's pickaxe was a Tinkers' Construct pickaxe that had been reinforced with Exquisite Jewelry, and it came with the Fortune attribute.

Fang Mo guessed that the resources in the real world weren't uncollectible, but rather they had to be mined with Fortune. Otherwise, they would just be destroyed, just like digging snow with bare hands in the game, where nothing would drop.

Besides this, real-world resources had uniqueness.

This was different from the MC world.

Items in the MC world were very pure. Gold ingots, Tekkai, and so on were 100% pure.

Blocks like Dirt and Sand were the same.

In real-world terms, this meant that blocks in the MC world possessed near-atomic level repeatability. Every drop of liquid, every soil aggregate structure, even every tiny grain of dust, had the exact same internal structure. Because only then could Steve's backpack stack them together.

But the real world was different.

If Steve started digging downwards in New York, he would first dig through concrete, asphalt, then the soil layer, which would also be mixed with cables, pipes, and construction debris…

Steve's backpack couldn't stack these things together because the internal data of the items didn't match at all.

They were both Dirt blocks, but one had a large amount of construction waste mixed in, while the other was filled with a lot of mud and sand. How could Steve's backpack stack these two together? And how would it split them later?

"Great, I'm starting to understand everything."

After figuring all this out, Fang Mo felt a surge of satisfaction. He hadn't expected to understand another characteristic of Steve.

"It seems our technical consultant has mastered the mysteries of witchcraft."

Seeing Fang Mo's delighted expression, Nick Fury finally couldn't help but interject: "How does it feel? Want to say 'I have achieved great power' again?"

"In short, I've overcome a difficulty."

Fang Mo was in a great mood and didn't bother with Nick Fury's teasing.

"You seem to be in a good mood," Nick Fury suggested. "Then let's discuss this hammer again. I think you shouldn't destroy it."

"It's just a broken hammer, I don't care about it."

Fang Mo waved his hand dismissively: "How can Thor's Hammer be more awesome than a Tinkers' Construct hammer? Have you heard of the Infinity Hammer? One hit and it can shatter Pluto, scattering its core…"

"What terrifying thing is that?" Nick Fury asked, holding his forehead. "Is that also a weapon of these gods?"

"No."

Fang Mo shook his head. "It's mine."

"……"

Nick Fury was silent for a moment: "…Are you sure?"

"Of course, but I can't make it yet," Fang Mo waved his hand. "That thing isn't something ordinary people can make. I've played MC for so long, and I haven't seen any big shots dare to manually grind for the Infinity Hammer. That thing can't be made without a production line array…"

"It sounds like something very dangerous."

Nick Fury asked, "So this is your true objective, right? To create that wizard artifact called the Infinity Hammer?"

"Don't worry, I don't have any intention of being a supervillain."

Fang Mo knew Nick Fury's little thoughts and comforted him with a smile: "I'm here mainly to enjoy the decadent capitalist life. Destroying the world… has no benefits at all. Who would do such a thing besides a lunatic?"

"The aliens wouldn't think that way."

Nick Fury couldn't help but retort: "The competition for resources between universes is chilling. I've personally witnessed this terrifying scene. Honestly, they don't need any reason to destroy us."

"Although what you're saying is true, you can't entirely blame those aliens, can you?"

Fang Mo suddenly said.

"Why?"

Nick Fury was a bit confused. "If not them, then who? Are we supposed to blame ourselves for being too weak?"

"That's not it."

Fang Mo shook his head and then slowly said, "Have you ever thought about… with so many planets in the universe, why do villains always like to invade Earth? Instead of blaming others, why not reflect on yourselves? Maybe you've been too flashy, attracting the attention of aliens."

"Your statement…"

After hearing this, Nick Fury's face turned dark: "I'm talking to you seriously, can you not argue?"

"This isn't arguing."

Fang Mo said directly, "Of course I've heard of the Kree, but as far as I know, Earth is indeed the planet most vulnerable to invasion. After all, humans always repeat the same mistakes. Don't your agent's professional courses include history? Don't you even understand this?"

"That's why S.H.I.E.L.D. has to find a way to protect Earth."

Nick Fury said immediately.

"Give me a break," Fang Mo laughed when he heard that. "Your S.H.I.E.L.D. is practically infiltrated to the point of being Serpent S.H.I.E.L.D.! Who knows how much of the gold I gave you will be swallowed by Hydra. How about I just catch a live Hydra for you? There are plenty of them in the Twilight Forest. You can just keep it at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters... Then you'll see how many people salute Hydra every day."

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing this, Nick Fury's pupils suddenly contracted.

Even Hawkeye, who had been silent beside him, couldn't help but frown tightly.

"Are you sure what you're saying is true?"

Nick Fury was truly serious now, his entire demeanor seeming to change. With a grim expression, he asked, "Is there any way to get their member list?"

"Get the list, huh?"

Fang Mo couldn't help but retort when he heard this. "Have you ever seen a fortune teller who can predict the winning numbers for the next lottery?"

"Then let's find a way to locate them first..."

Nick Fury frowned, but just as he started to speak, the system prompt sounded in Fang Mo's mind again.

[System Prompt: Tinkers' Construct additional alloy attachments download complete. Load?]

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