Steve Chapter 174

"Please allow me to introduce you."

The red-skinned maid respectfully performed some kind of ceremony and introduced her master to Fang Mo and his group: "The Cosmic Collector, Taneleer Tivan."

"Oh…"

Upon seeing the crowd, Tivan also showed a slight expression of surprise, and then he bowed slightly, making a respectful welcoming gesture: "Guests from the Asgard, I am extremely honored."

"I like this guy."

Loki, seeing the other party being so respectful to him, immediately showed a smile.

But before he could be happy for long, Fang Mo immediately poured cold water on him.

"Come on." Fang Mo said with an indifferent smile, and then explained, "This guy just finds you rare and wants to see if he has the chance to put you in a glass display cabinet in the future."

"…"

Loki's smile immediately froze on his face.

"No." Tivan also shook his head silently upon hearing this: "I have no intention of offending Asgard."

"Yes, you're just waiting for the day Asgard is destroyed."

Fang Mo said with a smile: "Anyway, the lifespan of a Cosmic Elder is nearly eternal, just be patient and everything can become your collection."

"You…"

Hearing this, Tivan was stunned for a moment, then began to seriously look at the human in front of him.

After observing for a while, Tivan suddenly froze.

As a Cosmic Elder and the most famous collector, his eyes could almost see the essence of anything. Because of this, he saw what was hidden under the human form of Fang Mo.

Through that false outer shell, Tivan saw something that made his hair stand on end.

Nothingness, dead silence.

It was as if it was an abyss that stretched endlessly.

"You…"

Tivan's brow furrowed tightly: "What exactly are you?"

"You can call me Fang Mo."

Fang Mo said with a smile: "I am a mage."

"Alright."

Tivan nodded subconsciously.

To be honest, he didn't believe a punctuation mark of what the other party said. He had seen many mages, including the Asgard person beside him, but the gap between the two was just too big, right?

But as a Cosmic Elder, Tivan had some self-awareness.

If the other party wants to be a mage, why should he expose his lie?

"Great Mage, may I ask what brings you here?"

Thinking of this, Tivan also directly asked.

"Oh, this."

Fang Mo said, and directly took out the container filled with Aether particles.

"!?"

Seeing this container, the collector's eyes widened instantly: "Is this... a Reality Stone?"

"See? That's called professionalism."

Seeing this, Fang Mo turned his head and said a sentence to Loki.

"Can I go back now?"

Loki couldn't help but ask; he didn't care about Aether particles or Reality Stones. He just wanted to hurry back to Asgard, far away from Fang Mo.

"Wait a bit longer."

Fang Mo waved his hand, he just wanted to get the Reality Stone as quickly as possible, he didn't even want to open a portal.

However, what Fang Mo didn't expect was that after Tivan received the container of Aether particles, he became visibly excited. His hands, donned in white gloves, couldn't stop caressing the container's shell, looking very attached to it. Then, as if he had thought of something, he looked up at Fang Mo.

"Is this thing... for me?"

"???"

Not only Fang Mo, but even Loki and Nick Fury were stunned.

"I'm giving you a chance to rephrase that," Fang Mo almost burst into laughter. Tivan really had a universe-level collecting habit; he would become rooted to the spot at the sight of something valuable. "You better think clearly before you speak."

"Um... it's not?"

Hearing this, Tivan also let out a disappointed sigh. "Alright, sir, please forgive my impulsiveness. This thing is just so beautiful, have you... considered selling it to me? I can offer anything, or exchange it with my other collections."

"The most I can do is let you hold the stone for a photo."

Fang Mo shook his head.

No joke, this item was for him to snap his fingers with. No matter what others offer, it couldn't be exchanged.

"So, what brings you here?" 

Tivan frowned slightly, wondering if the other party had just come to show off.

"This thing is an ether particle," Fang Mo pointed to the container in Tivan's hand. "What I want is the Reality Stone. I know you know quite a bit, so I came to ask for your help."

"I see."

Tivan understood; the other party didn't want to sell it but wanted to use his technology to turn it back into an Infinity Stone.

"So, what do you want in exchange?"

Tivan asked after thinking for a moment.

"Gold?"

Fang Mo tilted his head; given that gold is very difficult to produce, it is a hard currency even in the universe.

But to his surprise, Tivan shook his head immediately.

"No, no, no..."

Tivan said, "Sir, you seem to misunderstand me. Money is just a meaningless number to me. You should know, I'm only interested in strange and bizarre things."

"I do have plenty of strange things."

Fang Mo rubbed his chin and then pulled out a metal stick from within himself.

"Hmm?"

Tivan glanced at the metal stick, not recognizing it at first, but suddenly became interested. "This thing..."

"This is called the Big Bacon Bar," Fang Mo waved the pinkish rod in his hand. "It's inexhaustible and can sustain you from birth to death. It looks like metal, but it tastes like bacon."

"That sounds interesting."

Tivan was immediately intrigued. "Inexhaustible, you say? Does it defy the laws of the universe?"

"You can try it."

Fang Mo directly handed the rod to Tivan.

"Carina," Tivan didn't do it himself but instead told the maid beside him. "Eat it."

"This..."

The red-skinned maid seemed to hesitate for a moment.

"Carina," seeing his subordinate hesitate, Tivan frowned. "Where did the last servant who displeased me go? Need I remind you?"

"!"

Carina shivered all over, then quickly grabbed the rod from Fang Mo, closed her eyes, and took a bite.

The result...

It wasn't as bad as she thought. Though it felt metallic at first, it was surprisingly soft, like a bacon roll. Carina chewed a large chunk, tasting the fat and the smoky flavor, as if she was really eating bacon.

Carina widened her eyes, looking down at the weird metal rod in disbelief. Despite having eaten a large chunk, the rod showed no signs of shrinking.

That's right, this is the property of the iron material; it's delicious.

You can eat the tool like food, and each bite will deduct its durability. But if it's engraved as indestructible, then you can eat it forever.

"What an interesting thing."

Upon seeing this scene, Tivan immediately nodded in satisfaction.

He gestured directly to Carina, who hurriedly handed him the raw iron handle.

Tivan took out a piece of white cloth with some distaste and wiped the place that Carina had bitten. He then carefully examined the metal rod, "Hmm... it looks like it's just a simple iron-carbon alloy, and there's no magical fluctuation on it. Why would it have such miraculous properties? Truly rare."

Having said this, Tivan walked directly to a display cabinet, opened it, and carefully placed the raw iron handle inside.

"Alright, I think our deal is done."

Turning around, Tivan spoke directly to Fang Mo, "Although it's a pity that I can't collect the Infinity Stones, I'll help you for the sake of this little thing."

After saying this, Tivan walked away carrying a container of ether particles.

Fang Mo leisurely followed him.

Tivan arrived at a place that looked like an operating table, placed the container in a recess, covered it with a glass lid, and immediately began to operate.

Several mechanical arms extended out and began extracting ether particles, followed by a series of complex refining processes. Before long, the Dark Elves' modification of the Reality Stone was completely deciphered, and the ether particles recombined into a magnificent wine-red gem.

"My God, look at that luster..."

Looking at the Reality Stone inside the glass cover, Tivan was almost bursting with excitement, "It's so beautiful!"

"It does look good," Fang Mo first nodded, then raised his hand and said, "Bring it to me."

Tivan nodded and then reached in to take the Reality Stone from the device.

However, just as he was about to hand the gem to Fang Mo, he suddenly seemed to think of something. He looked at the Reality Stone in his hand, then at Fang Mo not far away, and his expression became fluctuating.

"Sir, if I were you, I would never make this small mistake."

Nick Fury, being the head of the special agents, noticed this and immediately guessed Tivan's greed, hastily reminding him, "The person before you is not someone easy to deal with."

"I..."

Tivan hesitated for a moment.

But before he could finish speaking, Fang Mo suddenly smiled and pulled out a glove to put on his hand. A golden and blue halo interwoven on it, as if reflecting divine authority.

"Uh..."

Seeing this, Tivan was stunned for a second, and then quickly bent down to respectfully present the Reality Stone.

"Please do accept this stone."

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