Chapter: 205

Although Mark knew the dangers that Nidavellir would face in the future, he was powerless to do anything about it. Unless he could build the space teleportation portal himself, there was no way he could provide any help to the dwarves.

Even if he successfully completed the space teleportation portal, he didn't have enough power to stop Thanos' footsteps. At most, he could only provide the dwarves with an opportunity to escape.

"It seems that in order to deal with future crises, I need to improve my own strength as much as possible."

With that in mind, Mark focused his gaze on the Uru metal neatly placed in a corner of the laboratory.

"With this Uru metal, I can freely use Pym particles."

As Mark looked at the pieces of metal, his eyes lit up. Because he had not made any breakthroughs in his current research on Pym particles and still hadn't figured out how Dr. Pym achieved the normalization storage of Pym particles, he could only use Runic technology to prepare and use Pym particles.

However, due to the shortage of Uru metal, this posed a great limitation to Mark, and the large extraction device in his laboratory was the only means available to him.

Now that he had obtained sufficient Uru metal resources and had made some new gains in Asgard, Mark decided to upgrade and modify the nanobots inside his body, adding new runic symbols and functional modules to them.

Firstly, he would add the [Energy Absorption] runic symbols obtained in Asgard to the nanobots to enhance their material performance. With the addition of the [Energy Absorption] runic symbols, the Arc Reactor only needed to provide a small amount of energy to activate the functions of the symbols, allowing the nanobots to operate normally in all modules.

As long as Mark did not exceed the power limit of the symbols during use, the nanobots' endurance would not be a problem. Even in case of unexpected situations and increased energy demands, Mark could use the Arc Reactor as auxiliary power to ensure better reliability for the nanobots.

Secondly, Mark would add [Strengthening] runic symbols to enhance the defensive capabilities of the nanobots and their material performance. The addition of this runic symbol not only allowed the nanobots to withstand more harsh working environments but also provided Mark with stronger defensive capabilities when forming the nanosuit, enhancing his survival ability. It was truly a win-win situation.

The third upgrade targeted the high-speed self-healing module that had already existed when the nanobots were initially developed. After Mark completed the Extremis transformation using the Extremis virus, this module's functionality became somewhat redundant.

Not only did it fall short in terms of repair capabilities compared to the effects of the Extremis transformation, but each repair also required the consumption of the nutrient fluid in its own storage module. Once the nutrient fluid was depleted, the entire module would basically be considered scrap.

The reason it had been kept all this time was not only to provide an additional safety measure for himself but also because Mark was concerned that in the future, if he encountered someone severely injured, the nanobots could provide emergency treatment and increase their chances of survival.

Therefore, with the [purification] rune obtained from Asgard's workshop and the [life extraction] dark rune from the Dark Elves, Mark came up with a good idea to completely upgrade this module.

The addition of the [Purification] runic symbol was mainly to counter toxins and pathogens that invade the human circulatory system, posing a threat to health and life. The runic symbols could break them down and reassemble them into beneficial nutrients or energy sources for the human body to absorb.

As for the [life extraction] dark rune, they were the true reason why Aether actively sought hosts, parasitically drawing on the life energy of the host.

Of course, Mark didn't intend to incorporate this dangerous rune into the nanobots. Instead, he planned to reverse its effects to [Life Release] and use it as a substitute for nutrient fluid on top of the nanobots.

During his previous research on the core runes of the Aether, Mark had accumulated enough knowledge about the dark runes. For him, reversing them was not a difficult task.

[Life Release] The function of the runes was similar to that of nutrient fluid, capable of repairing cellular damage and providing necessary nutrition and energy to the human body. However, unlike nutrient fluid, which has its limitations, [Life Release] can form a nearly perpetual motion effect through the energy cycle composed of [Energy Absorption] and [Energy Transformation] runes.

It could be said that even if Mark used his enhanced visual information processing abilities to the fullest in the future, the runes would be able to repair brain damage occurring at every moment, ensuring the brain could continuously perform high-intensity computational work.

The last module added to the upgrade of the nanobots allowed Mark to freely use the functionality of Pym particles.

With the Uru metal brought to him by Thor today, Mark had sufficient materials to manufacture an adequate Pym particle preparation device, which he would add as a new module to the nanobots.

After adding this module, as long as there was sufficient energy, Pym particles would be generated in response to Mark's usage needs and could be directly utilized.

This approach, compared to Ant-Man's suit, which required the replacement of the Pym particle storage chamber after each use, allowed for more flexible size manipulation of oneself or objects with fewer limitations.

Using this ability, Mark could even achieve the supernatural power of Buddhist mythology known as the "anima-siddhi".

[Translator Note: "anima" or "anima-siddhi" is one of the eight primary siddhis or spiritual powers that are believed to be attainable through advanced meditation and spiritual practices.

Anima refers to the ability to reduce the size of one's body or any other object at will. It is considered a form of psychic power or a supernatural ability that arises from deep concentration and mastery over the mind.]

By shrinking an item and storing it in the nanobots' storage compartment, Mark could carry any item he needed on his person, truly becoming a human treasure trove.

But what excited Mark the most was finally having the opportunity to fulfill his dream of becoming a giant. In his past life, for kids born in Mark's generation, apart from Digimon and Power Rangers, it was mostly Ultraman in their childhood memories.

"So, it looks like I'm really going to become a giant of light?" Mark imagined the scene and suddenly felt a little thrilled.

"Should I cosplay as Ultraman? Or maybe Taro? Or Belial?"

Lost in such fantasies, Mark found himself facing the dilemma of choosing.

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