Methods and Problems

"This water itself is infinite. Based on the rules of the world, it loses its flowing power at the eighth block, but for water descending from a height, that situation simply won't occur!"

Tony held a piece of meat in his hand, took a bite, and explained to the two of them.

"And then?" Fang Bie sat at the table listening to his explanation. He already knew everything he had just said; this was the inherent characteristic of infinite water.

Tony casually pulled a block from his person. Instead of placing it on the ground, he gently set the floating block right on the table.

"This block is the cave we're staying in."

He took out the bucket of water from earlier and placed it next to the block.

"This is a bucket of water brought over from this world."

He slowly poured out a bit of the water, completely submerging the floating block.

"We live in a cave. Aside from drinking water, there are no other water sources in the entire cave. In other words, they wouldn't specifically build drainage systems in the cave because there's simply no need!"

At this moment, Tony felt like he was standing at a press conference, unveiling a brand-new product to the world.

"If I have a bucket of water like this, as long as I operate it well and let it pour down from the top of the cave, I can find a suitable pivot point in that descending cave and use the water flow to flood the entire place!"

Tony finally revealed his ultimate goal. After he said this, the two people who had been somewhat dazed finally had a moment of realization.

"You mean... using the properties of infinite water to directly flood the cave?" Fang Bie understood these mechanics even more thoroughly than the two of them. He had done this exact thing in the game; he had once flooded an entire snowfield with a single block of water when he was bored and experimenting with designs.

Moreover, reality is different from the game. In this world, for a water source to stop flowing, it must be on a completely flat eight-block surface.

However, because many places in this world are composed of various blocks, achieving such a goal is quite easy.

But in their real world, how could there possibly be a completely flat area?

Fang Bie even imagined the terrified expressions of those terrorists when they encountered the water flow.

They say water is the source of life, but water is also one of the most terrifying disasters in this world!

"But... once you pour all that water into the cave, wouldn't we be unable to breathe at all?" Yinsen thought more deeply and comprehensively than the other two, which led him to spot the loophole in the plan.

If they used the properties of infinite water to flood the cave, it would mean they would lose the space they relied on for survival. Before the bandits were drowned, they themselves would be suffocated to death in the cave.

"I'm not too sure about that; you can ask Fang. He should have the answer." Tony performed his signature shrug. "That's the problem I don't know how to solve. We don't have any underwater breathing equipment at all. I'm afraid we'd end up dying along with them."

Fang Bie pointed his finger gently at the door behind them. "I have two more doors in the chest; you can go try them out and you'll understand."

"A door?" Tony and Yinsen looked at each other. They truly had no idea what a door had to do with avoiding a flood.

The three of them finished their breakfast hastily. Fang Bie took them to the small river at the foot of the mountain. He carried a door in his hand and jumped into the water without hesitation.

In the MC world, every block is one meter in length, width, and height. A river that looks only five or six blocks deep is actually five or six meters deep. If someone who couldn't swim were in there, drowning would be a matter of minutes.

However, both Fang Bie and Tony had experience swimming and weren't afraid of failing before they even began. Seeing that Fang Bie had already jumped in, the two looked at each other and followed suit.

After all, Fang Bie was their guide in this world. Neither of them wanted to stay in this world for the rest of their lives; they still wanted to go back.

Besides, Fang Bie was preparing for their escape in their original world. If an unrelated person was being this proactive, they couldn't afford to be lazy.

It wasn't until the two of them splashed into the water and dove to the bottom that they finally understood where this young man had gotten his confidence.

This was a river composed entirely of infinite water. Theoretically, the water source could never be cut off, nor could it be drunk dry by someone with a bottomless stomach.

Yet, Fang Bie stood safely in the river water. The surrounding current seemed to encounter a strange resistance, unable to exert any force upon him.

Tony was the first to reach his side, walking into this one-square-meter, two-meter-high air wall that seemed to be composed of pure air.

Then Yinsen followed in his footsteps. The three men squeezed into the narrow one-square-meter space, their expressions inevitably becoming awkward.

Fang Bie's face, however, showed no extra expression, as if he were suppressing his true emotions, and he asked the two, "Do you think this thing can help you withstand the survival crisis underwater?"

He tapped the wooden door beside him gently with his hand. Only then did the two notice that this air wall was actually formed by this simple wooden door.

"What a marvelous world. A door can create air underwater. What is the principle behind this?" Tony's research drive kicked in again, though he was quickly stopped by the other two.

"Tony, once we get back, you can study it all you want. Right now, we need to think about how to return!" Yinsen hurriedly stopped him.

Fang Bie had no intention of stopping the two from leaving. In fact, he had realized long ago that as one of the most important components of the Marvel Universe, Tony Stark's identity as Iron Man meant he couldn't stay in this world for long; he still had to drive the story of his own world forward.

However, Fang Bie was willing to provide them with enough help. He needed this help to build a sufficiently solid connection between them. Whether it was asking for favors later or wanting to visit the other's world, it should be a very easy thing to do.

His own world held huge secrets, and he believed the other party could see that. Since Fang Bie held the only key to this world, his importance was self-evident.

After the two put their heads together and discussed for a while, they finally made up their minds and turned toward him.

"We've decided, Fang! We want to borrow some things from you. If we escape alive, we will give you sufficient compensation. How about that?"

"Compensation? I thought we were already friends?" A hint of dissatisfaction seemed to hang on Fang Bie's face.

"Hahaha!" Tony laughed loudly and patted him on the shoulder. "It's precisely because we are friends that I must give you enough compensation!"