Chapter 700: What, Book of Ages can be Crafted?!

Chapter 700: What, Book of Ages can be Crafted?!

"hm?"

Upon hearing Surtur's explanation, Fang Mo was taken aback for a moment.

If he remembered correctly, the last time he visited the Marvel Universe... It was indeed the last time.

Alright, Fang Mo actually remembered it quite clearly. After all, it was during his last visit that he had defeated Thanos and used the Infinity Gauntlet along with other items from different worlds. Finally, with Nyarlathotep's help, he successfully crossed through the Dreamlands' gate.

His cute little partner.

It seems it was also after that incident that he was forcefully brought into being by him.

After that, Fang Mo first spent a long time in the One Punch Man universe, then returned to the X-Men universe to visit old friends.

Thinking it over carefully.

It indeed seemed like a long time since he last went to the Marvel Universe.

Upon hearing Surtur mention it out of the blue, Fang Mo's first thought was indeed to quickly return and take a look, especially since Ragnarok had already begun.

After all, Asgard was a promised land for someone like him. It was a module paradise, a place of immense luck. Fang Mo had reason to believe that if he could find the key, he might even unlock some world-altering modules like equivalent exchange there.

But Fang Mo wasn't a fool.

He needed to ponder over Surtur's words.

Because he realized a long time ago, during his first visit to the X-Men universe, that his Book of Ages would always drop him near a critical plot point. Back then, Wolverine had waited for him for eighteen years due to this setting.

Given this setting.

Fang Mo figured that even if he delayed his return, the Book of Ages would still drop him near a plot point in the Marvel Universe, right?

As for the plot in the Marvel Universe.

He had already followed most movie plotlines before Infinity War, except for Black Panther and Ant-Man. The rest, like Age of Ultron, Civil War, Ego the Living Planet, Dormammu's invasion... he had basically covered them all.

The only plotline he hadn't followed was Ragnarok.

It was just that Thanos came too quickly, otherwise, Fang Mo would have definitely followed that storyline too, rather than delaying it until now.

Following this logic...

No matter how long Fang Mo delayed, the next time he crossed into the Marvel Universe, he would inevitably be dropped near the Ragnarok plot point by the Book of Ages.

"Emmm..."

Thinking of this, Fang Mo's expression subtly changed.

He looked up at Surtur, his gaze shifting as if lost in thought.

"I... I mean it..."

Seeing Fang Mo look at him like this, Surtur obviously panicked and hurriedly explained.

"Mm, I know."

Fang Mo nodded indifferently and suddenly asked, "So, you must have some means to detect the arrival of 'Ragnarok' across universes, right?"

"Indeed."

Surtur instinctively paused, then asked, "But why... Why do you ask?"

"Then tell me," Fang Mo didn't explain but directly questioned, "How long has Ragnarok been going on, according to your perception?"

"Uh..."

Surtur hesitated for a moment but quickly said, "I've been trapped in that sword, and the darkness and void have confused my sense of time... but if I have to say, it's been about ten days, I think?"

"Oh, so Ragnarok has been going on for more than ten days."

Hearing Surtur's words, Fang Mo feigned surprise.

"Yes, yes."

Surtur quickly nodded, "I remember you came to Muspelheim with Odin's son last time, right? If you really care about Asgard's gods, you should hurry and go see..."

Before Surtur could finish, Fang Mo suddenly interrupted.

"Shut up, you shameless old thief!"

"Wha..."

However, Fang Mo had other 'batteries' besides the flame giant.

Like the Chakra sword sealing Kurama, and the Reiatsu sword sealing Aizen, Fang Mo didn't actually need to use swords to seal them.

After all, Fang Mo didn't use them for combat, he just stored them in his inventory, occasionally using their powers for spells or jutsu. With more weapons now, these batteries had become a burden.

To put it simply.

They were hindering Fang Mo from organizing his inventory.

During the last inventory clean-up, Fang Mo considered discarding some weapons.

But the battery swords couldn't be discarded due to the seals. However, the Tinker' Construct rings solved this problem for Fang Mo.

"An infinite Chakra ring... that would be amazing."

After a brief thought, Fang Mo was clearly tempted. He returned to the MC world with a thought, opened the Tinker' Construct manual, and planned to make more rings.

The previous ring was just a trial.

After all, it didn't even have the Unbreakable trait, and lacked loyalty and soul-binding enchantments.

Now things were different. With more mods unlocked, the materials in the Tinker' Construct manual were increasingly varied. Fang Mo had to carefully examine the materials to make a proper ring.

So he got to work.

Fang Mo first flipped through the Tinker' Construct manual.

Then he controlled Steve to run to the storage area, making several trips to fetch various ingots for testing.

Fang Mo planned to test all his ideas, and although he could wear up to twenty... well, twenty-one rings, he decided to make a hundred or so for thorough testing.

Rings consumed few materials, so testing them wasn't costly.

As mentioned before.

Fang Mo could multitask.

In the MC world, Steve handled most tasks, while Fang Mo himself couldn't interact with most items or blocks.

For example, he couldn't open GUI pages like the furnace.

Fang Mo could kick a furnace or crafting table, but he couldn't open the GUI.

Except for setups like the dark altar, which could be touched directly.

He could sleep in beds, soak in hot springs, and eat cakes normally.

Because of this, in the MC world, even if Fang Mo could multitask, he usually had Steve working while he wandered or planned.

This time was no different.

Steve was at the smelter pouring molten metal.

Meanwhile, Fang Mo wandered around and noticed Alex nearby.

Normally, as an industrial maniac, Alex would be tinkering with machines, right? But now she was at a wooden block, doing something with papers and leather.

Just as Fang Mo grew curious.

With a 'pop', a golden book fell in front of Alex.

"Hmm?"

Fang Mo recognized it as the Book of Ages. He was surprised because his own Book of Ages was in his bedroom chest.

Normally.

Alex wouldn't touch his stuff.

Fang Mo guessed she found this Book of Ages while exploring, and now, with her inventory full, she was crafting items and dropped it.

At this point.

Fang Mo was just curious about the book's information.

But in the next moment, Alex did something that shattered his understanding.

Alex kept hitting the strange machine, and with each 'pop', more golden books fell, until the ground around Alex was covered in Books of Ages.

"... What!?"