He was selling gashapon toys in Marvel Studios, and at the beginning, Tony turned into Kuuga.

On the other side of the portal was a 100-square-meter general store.

The shelves were filled with colorful gashapon toys, and behind the counter hung a crookedly written handwritten sign...

"No credit is offered at any of the gashapon shops in the heavens."

Zhang Chulan walked barefoot on the cold tiles, his SpongeBob SquarePants shorts standing out conspicuously under the warm yellow light.

"Is this your shop?"

He looked around, his tone complex.

Just now, I was chased by madmen on the Tower of Wayne, surrounded by Thor and Wonder Woman, and forced to sign a hundred-year contract of servitude. Now I'm finally standing in a place that looks normal.

Although this "normal" is just that—normal.

On the top shelf was a palm-sized robot model with eyes that could move.

There was a half-empty bag of potato chips next to him, but he didn't recognize the brand.

Stop looking around.

Li Ang clapped his hands, and a gashapon machine appeared in the center of the hall.

It was exactly the same as the one I saw on campus before—flashy, with a bizarre style, completely out of place with this simple little shop.

"Didn't you want to become stronger?"

Li Ang patted the top of the machine, making a dull thud.

"Employee perk: Get one free regular gacha pull in your first month."

"Really?"

Zhang Chulan's pupils dilated, and his voice cracked.

"In all my life, I've never encountered a good thing that didn't screw me over."

"What's the truth about employee benefits?"

"The contract is binding, it cannot be broken. Why would I lie to you?"

Li Ang put his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall.

"Whatever you get is what you get; there are no guarantees and no refunds."

Zhang Chulan stared at the machine, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down twice.

Free.

Although this boss is a shrewd businessman, free is free.

He took a deep breath and walked to the gashapon machine.

He stopped the moment his hand touched the knob.

"Wait a moment."

Zhang Chulan closed his eyes.

Hands clasped together.

"May the Supreme Lord Laozi command with utmost urgency, may the Jade Emperor protect us, may the Buddha open his eyes, may Jesus Christ Amen, may Allah bless us, may the Goddess Mazu manifest her power..."

"???" The expression on Li Ang's face gradually became more and more interesting.

Zhang Chulan didn't even look up, his mouth moving faster and faster.

"Guan Yu, the God of Wealth Zhao Gongming, the Old Man Under the Moon, Guanyin who grants children..."

"Although this might not be needed..."

"City God, Earth God, Kitchen God, Door Gods Zhong Kui and Qin Shubao, please bless all those who can!"

"You've worshipped every single faith?"

"Rather believe it's true," Zhang Chulan said, opening one eye. "What if some deity is on duty today?"

"You are the most pragmatic idealist I have ever met." Li Ang was silent for two seconds.

"Thank you for the compliment."

Zhang Chulan took a deep breath and gripped the knob with both hands.

Twist it hard.

Click.

The gears inside the gashapon machine turned, and the colored light bulbs flashed erratically.

Zhang Chulan's heart raced, and his ears perked up.

The first gashapon capsule rolled out.

It has a plain white shell, and it's neither too big nor too small, about the size of a palm.

"White... what level is this?"

"ordinary."

Zhang Chulan's fingers trembled slightly as he twisted open the gashapon.

Golden light.

Zhang Chulan was so startled by the swaying that he suddenly closed his eyes, and the gashapon shell in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

After the light faded, a fruit appeared in his palm.

It is about the size of a fist, with strange spiral patterns covering its surface. It is pale yellow in color and emits a faint warmth.

"What is this? Fruit?"

Zhang Chulan leaned closer to smell it and wrinkled his nose.

"It doesn't look like something you could eat."

"The Glitter Fruit".

Li Ang's voice came from behind, his tone a beat slower than before.

He walked over, looked down at the fruit, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Nature, Light."

"Light?"

"After you eat it, your body can become light."

Li Ang held up one finger.

"First, elementalization."

"Any physical or energy attack, as long as it doesn't involve Haki or Seastone, will pass right through your body."

"A knife can't cut you, a fist can't hit you, and even qi can't harm you."

The second finger.

"Second, movement at the speed of light."

"It doesn't matter how fast you run now. Once you've eaten this fruit, you are light itself."

The third finger.

"Third, beam attack."

"With a flick of the finger, the laser is launched."

Zhang Chulan stopped breathing completely.

He looked down at the spiral-patterned fruit in his palm, his pupils contracting sharply.

Elementization.

Speed ​​of light.

Laser.

These three words are outrageous enough on their own, but put together...

"You're telling me this is a regular gashapon toy?"

Zhang Chulan's voice was trembling.

"I was lucky," Li Ang shrugged.

Zhang Chulan held the fruit tightly in his hands, his ten fingers gripping it tightly, as if afraid it would fly away.

He looked up, his expression shifting from shock to ecstasy, then rapidly sliding into an extremely dangerous excitement.

"Boss, take me home."

"Um?"

Zhang Chulan's voice was very low.

"Now, immediately, right away."

Li Ang looked him up and down.

"What's the rush?"

"I'm going back to show off."

Zhang Chulan made no attempt to hide his thoughts, speaking at a rapid pace.

"The group that was chasing me is still waiting in the same spot. There are four experts, each of them a ruthless character who can take my life."

"They chased me for three blocks, I had to climb over two walls, and they even dried my clothes."

"Now……"

He held the fruit up to his face, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he took a bite.

A tearing sound.

The moment the fruit entered his mouth, Zhang Chulan's face scrunched up like a rag.

"Ugh! What the hell does this taste like?! It's even worse than the braised pork in the school cafeteria!"

But he stubbornly endured the nausea and stuffed the fruit into his mouth in a few bites.

The instant it went down.

The heat exploded from deep within the stomach, spreading throughout the body along the meridians.

Zhang Chulan was startled and looked down at his right hand.

The tips of my fingers began to glow.

It is different from the golden color of the innate Qi.

It is a purer, sharper, more violent... platinum-gold light.

His fingertips transformed into particles of light, etherealized for half a second, and then solidified again.

Zhang Chulan clenched his fists, feeling the new power surging within him, his breathing becoming heavy.

"Take me back."

He turned to look at Li Ang, uttering each word through gritted teeth.

"I'm going to show those bastards what real...dimensional reduction attacks are all about."

Li Ang tilted his head, a pure joy appearing on his face.

"interesting."

He snapped his fingers.

hum!

The portal opened.

Across the crack was a dark and cramped dead-end alley.

Zhang Chulan's eyes lit up, and he strode inside.

"Wait a minute," Li Ang called out to him.

Zhang Chulan turned around.

"Remember to look handsome."

Li Ang pulled out a folding chair and a bucket of popcorn from under the counter and sat down casually.

"I'm watching."

……