Chapter 102: The Division of Power Levels

Unconcerned about the potential consequences of his own spoilers, Clark, having returned to his room, has already found and selected a Random BGM Lottery Card on the system interface and chose to use it.

"Chaos Superstar"

Level: 1 (0/100)

Effect: Increases hit rate by 10% during combat, especially effective against firearms! Trash!

With Clark's current physical abilities, a punch from him would definitely be much more lethal than any firearm. To him, firearms were completely insignificant.

Although he couldn't completely ignore bullets yet, hadn't he already earned enough impression points? He believed that with another level up and then cultivating to the perfect state of that realm, his defense would be comparable to the Hulk's or the Abomination's.

And then, talking about increasing hit rates, the effect was nowhere near as comprehensive as "A Man Should Strengthen Himself," which directly enhances combat awareness. All in all, this music was of no use to him.

Such societal battles were no longer on the same level as Clark.

Shaking his head, Clark casually snapped his fingers.

"Who dares touch my egg! She dares to touch my stroke!!..."

Once again, a blissful sensation from the soul spread throughout his body, enhancing Clark's overall strength.

However, as the ultimate pleasure faded, he felt a sense of emptiness.

Shaking his head, Clark decided not to think too much about it and went to sleep.

So, he snapped his fingers again.

"In the dream, the air begins to smoke..."

It goes without saying, BGM has become an indispensable part of Clark's life.

In the following days, Clark spent all his time in the recently expanded laboratory, tinkering with his new project, oblivious to the outside world. The company's development was entirely handed over to Xiao Bai.

His unusual behavior even alarmed Hank Pym.

"Speaking of which, you've been locking yourself in the lab these past few days, what exactly are you tinkering with?"

Upon seeing Hank Pym's visit, Clark's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly invited him over, saying, "Uncle Pym, you've come at the right time. I've just completed a rough framework of my new research, please help me see if there's anything inappropriate."

Saying so, Clark had already pulled up a set of blueprints and selected the large screen projection mode to facilitate Hank Pym's viewing.

Hank Pym looked puzzled for a moment, then frowned and said, "The device you've designed, is it related to gravity?"

Clark grinned and said, "You really have a keen eye, Uncle. Please help me check if there's any problem."

"Stop it with that." Hank Pym chided with a smile, "You, for a while, were envious of Stark's intelligent system and wanted to create one of your own. Why have you changed your mind so quickly?"

"And there's Dr. Helen Zhao, whom you've recently hired. You directly fund her research without inquiring about it."

After a brief pause and organizing his words, Hank Pym defined Clark's behavior, "In your Chinese terms, this is called 'starting in chaos and abandoning in the end.'"

Clark gave up on explaining the different meanings of each idiom in Chinese and coughed, saying, "Let's just communicate in English."

Pausing for a moment, he then shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "There are priorities in everything. Just a few days ago, my strength broke through again. However, with the increase in strength, ordinary training, even weight training, is hardly effective for me anymore, so I urgently need to develop this device."

Clark was telling the truth. After his strength improved again, ordinary training had almost no effect on him.

As for Marvel's power classification, opinions vary widely.

The generally accepted view is: Omniversal, Hyperuniversal, Multiversal, Universal, Skyfather level, Earth level.

Whether this classification is accurate is up for debate, but what's the use of such classification? Over 80% of Marvel's stories happen on Earth, and then you tell me all the heroes on Earth are on the same level?

Is it to say, the King of Sakaar and the Hulk are at the same level?

What a joke! Apart from color and gender, do they have anything else in common?

Therefore, Clark decided to reevaluate a level classification according to his understanding.

The first level: Ordinary human level. Those with barely any strength belong to this level.

The second level: Superhuman. Captain America, the Winter Soldier, and even Spider-Man belong to this level.

The third level: Catastrophe level. Once they go berserk, they can cause a disaster, and Earth's conventional weapons can hardly pose any threat to them.

For example, the Hulk, the Abomination, Loki, and even Thor at this stage are roughly at this level, including Clark who can barely be considered at this level.

Of course, Clark has just made a breakthrough, so it's still a bit of a stretch to include him in this level.

Higher levels, since Clark hasn't encountered them, he didn't bother to study blindly. Similarly, the Marvel world's power system is too complex, with many characters whose power performance is highly unstable and whose offense and defense are severely disproportionate, so he didn't include them in his comparison.

Clark's current level can be considered as Catastrophe level, but he is at the bottom of this category. If we define the boundaries of this level as from 1000 to 10,000, then Clark is just over a thousand.

To improve, he must further enhance his strength, and the gravity device is essential for this.

Upon hearing Clark's explanation, Hank Pym was invigorated, "You want to train under high gravity?" After receiving an affirmative reply, he pointed to Clark's blueprint and said, "If that's the case, your design is completely inadequate. You must start over!"

Clark couldn't help but rub his nose, feeling aggrieved, "Is it that bad?"

"It's that bad!" Hank Pym didn't spare Clark's feelings this time, "As far as I know, you've never touched upon gravitational studies. You might have dabbled in it when studying quantum mechanics with me, but not deeply. With such a foundation, how do you expect to come up with any new findings?"

Clark felt the logic but couldn't help but mutter, "I had no choice, right? I couldn't possibly bother you during your crucial research phase, could I?"

"Hmph!" Hank Pym snorted coldly, then said, "If you were researching some weapons or equipment, I might let you fool around, but if you intend to use this thing on yourself, you absolutely cannot afford any negligence!"

Clark knew this principle all too well; he was just trying.

Then, Hank Pym unceremoniously deleted the results of Clark's research of several days and said, "When it comes to gravitational research, Howard was more professional. He started his research in this area during World War II. Although his project was on anti-gravity, the principles are the same."

"His research materials are now backed up by both S.H.I.E.L.D. and Tony Stark. If you can get your hands on them, I'll help you finish the rest."

It's true what they say: it takes three years to learn good habits and only three days to learn bad ones.

Hank Pym used to be such a simple scientist, wanting to complete every research independently, never taking shortcuts.

Since the last time he obtained the Arc Reactor, he has started to encourage Clark to take shortcuts.

However, his suggestion was indeed tempting.

With just Clark researching the gravity device, it might not be completed even if Thanos arrived. If Howard Stark's materials and Hank Pym's direct involvement were combined, it could be completed in a short time.

Now, Clark was starting to ponder whether S.H.I.E.L.D. or Tony would be easier to deal with.

Suddenly, a series of rapid footsteps approached, and turning his head, he saw Yi Long running towards him in a panic, "You guys, quick, look at the news."

Seeing Yi Long so anxious for the first time, Clark instinctively connected his computer to the TV station.

Then, on the TV, two massive creatures, one dark green and the other yellow-brown, were fighting in the streets, and from the ruined surroundings...

Hank Pym exclaimed, "Damn, they're moving in this direction. They're not far from our lab now!"

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