Marvel Gashapon Maniac

There's a basic code to showing off, isn't there? You've provoked someone and haven't even done anything yet, and you're already getting slapped in the face. Readers won't find the point of being entertained! You bastard!

How wonderful it would be if this were just a dream?

Fu You's phone suddenly rang. The ringtone was the song he sang in the recording studio after his transformation. Under Tony's strange gaze, Fu You took the phone and hid in the kitchen to answer it.

Hello? Who is this?

"It's me." The voice of the Ancient One came from the phone.

"Master Gu Yi? What can I do for you?" Fu You was somewhat surprised, as this was the first time Gu Yi had contacted him on her own initiative.

"You're worried about who's ordering your assassination, right?" Gu Yi asked bluntly.

"That old nun is spying on me again." Fu You looked around nervously, feeling like he was being watched.

Then, after being hit hard on the head by a hand that appeared out of the void, he became obedient.

Gu Yi continued, "I caught a whiff of Mephisto's presence in New York. I can't be sure if it was him or one of his men, but it seems highly likely that he's involved."

The Ancient One's idea was understandable, but he didn't expect that while Mephisto was indeed related to this matter, he had nothing to do with the assassination.

Because of Osborn's actions, Mephistopheles was exposed. If Mephistopheles knew, he would probably be so angry that he would drag all those people down to hell.

"So, Master Ancient One, do you have any skills similar to searching for demons? Something that can be used on machines?" Fu You asked after thinking for a moment.

“If it’s about finding demons, witchers do have their own methods. I have records here of how to use electronic devices to search for the demon’s wavelength,” the Ancient One replied.

“If we’re talking about finding Mephistos, I have a plan.” Fu You revealed a wicked smile.

……

"Hello everyone, I'm your idol Peco-chan. Have you missed me?" Fu You skillfully performed the duties of a VTuber after transforming.

Tony sat on the sofa not far behind Fu You, a subtle, somewhat awkward yet polite smile on his face.

"She's getting more and more skilled at this. She's like a completely different person the moment she starts broadcasting," Tony muttered to himself, taking a sip of red wine.

"Today we're announcing a new major event, but don't worry, it's not a major battle event," Fu You explained to the audience.

"This big event is about collecting Easter eggs. Every player with a virtual device will receive an [Easter Egg Finder], which will show you nearby Easter eggs."

"If you collect the Easter eggs, you can get a corresponding gift. The gifts will be given away while supplies last, so we hope everyone will participate enthusiastically."

Fu You made a heart shape with his fingers towards the screen: "Maybe there are also heart-shaped gifts that Peco has prepared for everyone."

Amidst a barrage of "ohhhhhh!" comments, Fu You turned off the live stream.

"Ugh, that's kind of disgusting." Fu You turned off the live stream and immediately looked disgusted.

I was going to say something like "otaku are disgusting," but then I realized I'm an otaku myself, so I couldn't very well say that to myself.

“You seem pretty skilled at this,” Tony laughed.

"Forced by circumstances, forced by circumstances." Fu You waved his hand: "The machines have all been shipped out now, are you ready on your end?"

“No problem.” Tony demonstrated the true purpose of the Easter Egg Collector to Fu You.

“Each collector can capture information about its surroundings. Once that so-called demon you mentioned enters the range, it will be detected, and then I will receive the information.”

This is Fu You's plan.

No player can resist Easter eggs and trophies, except for the lazybones.

On the surface, this event was about collecting Easter eggs and giving away freebies, but in reality, it was a city-wide mobile information capture network.

As long as Morpheus appears within the machine's information collection range, he will be located, and his location will then be transmitted to Tony.

"But I'm quite curious how you got this frequency band? Do you know the devil?" Tony asked curiously.

If you don't know how to sense a demon, there's no way to search for it. Fu You directly gave Tony the demon's wavelength to use for detection, which made Tony very curious.

"It was provided by a friend who knows demons, a friend of the Winchester family, a witch-hunting family." Fu You made up a reason on the spot to fool Tony. She didn't want to tell Tony about the Ancient One, at least not now.

"How come I've never heard of that?" Tony thought, stroking his chin in surprise. Then he said, "Try not to make friends with weird people. When making friends, you have to be aware of their character. Some people might be after your money..."

I said a lot of blah blah.

Fu You was completely exasperated: "Are you my mom?"

I feel like Tony has been giving me all sorts of instructions lately. Is that just my imagination?

1. As usual, I'm asking for all sorts of things.

2. 11:50 is also considered today, cough cough.

3. I don't know what witty things to say today, so I'll leave it blank for now.

4. Here's some good news for you and bad news for me: to get recommended, I might have to maintain perfect attendance next month, otherwise it won't be good. That means I might have to update twice a month, which is awful. I'll try to accumulate some chapters this month.

5. I don't know how long the apology gift will last, let's see it soon.

Chapter 17 The Era of Big Easter Eggs

In the Stark Industries conference room, Tony gathered representatives from several major companies to begin his plan.

"So, which companies want to participate in this event?" Tony asked, sitting in the head seat with his arms crossed, looking at the representatives from other companies.

The crowd exchanged glances, and those who had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on refrained from speaking rashly.

“Mr. Stark, I don’t understand what you mean.” A younger man, unlike the others, didn’t hold back and asked directly.

"I hope you can participate in this Easter egg event. Of course, it doesn't matter whether you join or not; I just want to show you more tricks," Tony said nonchalantly, but still turned on the virtual projection screen to demonstrate the principle behind the event to the others.

Just like the portable pet GO that was once popular in the world of Fuyu, the new equipment released by Stark Industries has the same performance.

The device will trigger when it is close enough to the target of the Easter egg setting. Scanning the item associated with the Easter egg will give you the Easter egg reward.

“If you still don’t understand, I can demonstrate it for you.” Tony stood up and opened the door.

Thor carried the unfortunate cow in.

The struggling bull frightened the spokespeople, who retreated repeatedly, fearing they might accidentally disrupt the Spanish bullfighting event.

Thor simply threw the bull to the ground and then placed the hammer on its body to immobilize it.

“Jarvis, set a target. Make this cow the target.” Tony said, taking out the small device that had been given to the players—a scanner that looked like a mobile phone.

“Here, scan it.” Tony handed the machine in his hand to Thor.

"Okay." Thor rubbed his hands together, took the machine, and scanned the cow with the camera.

[Bonus tidbit: Let's go for barbecue tonight.]

A message appeared on the screen in Thor's hand.

“That’s it. If we cooperate with Stark Industries, we can set up Easter eggs that match your company to attract players.” Tony immediately painted a picture of a promising future for everyone.

Players who collect Easter eggs will naturally search for them everywhere. Whether it's the target item of the Easter egg or the contents of the prize, it can be considered a kind of alternative advertisement.

In New York, there are now at least 6 out of every 10 people who are virtual gamers, and the advertising revenue that this huge group can generate is enormous.

Mentioning Easter eggs on Twitter or forums is essentially a free advertisement.

"I'll contact my superiors right away." The young man who had initially asked the question had already eagerly pulled out his phone to consult his superiors.

The remaining people also came to their senses and started making contacts, after all, the influence of such a large advertisement was not insignificant.

All the companies present ultimately decided to partner with Stark Industries, including the Osborne Group.

This also completed Tony's plan.

Tony smiled confidently.

"Hey Tony. What's the reward for this Easter egg?" Thor asked eagerly from the side.

"Oh? Then as a reward, you can carry it back." Tony waved his hand.

"No way!" Thor wailed.

Tony couldn't help but laugh: "What are you yelling about? I'll have someone divide it up for you tonight, and you can eat it again."

"That's a great idea." Thor's expression immediately brightened, and he looked as happy as a husky that had found a bone.

Tony couldn't help but cover his face.

"I feel like this guy has completely changed my impression of the prince," Tony complained.

……

The collaborations with various companies have been finalized, and the equipment was quickly delivered to the players.

There's already a surge in gamers taking to the streets in search of gashapon (capsule toys), with some even using scanners instead of driving to look for them.

For players, nothing is more fun than finding Easter eggs.

The forum has been flooded with all sorts of Easter egg messages. Someone even managed to get a super-realistic Assassin's Creed customer service outfit after discovering an Easter egg in the tailor shop.

"Hey, I got an autographed photo of Captain America." A player with the ID "Want Captain America's Autograph" posted on the forum, showing off the reward he received: an autographed photo of Captain America.

These posts further spurred on players who hadn't found the Easter eggs, ushering in an era of big Easter eggs.

Go ahead, I've hidden all the Easter eggs all over New York, go find them.

by Tony Stark

However, unlike players' enthusiasm for Easter eggs, Fuyou is more focused on the plan.

"Jarvis, begin the search, look for matching bands," Tony instructed.

“Yes, sir.” Jarvis scanned the city thoroughly using the device in the player’s hand.

As more and more players used the device, Morpheus's location was eventually revealed.

"OK, I've located it." Tony smiled as he looked at the location displayed on the screen.

“Osborn Industries, it really is there,” Fu You said, looking at the map.

……

"It's really strange, there are suddenly so many more people on the streets." Morpheus looked at the people on the street, all holding up something that looked like a cell phone and moving around like they were looking for keys, and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

What's wrong? Did money grow on the ground?

Before Mephistos could finish his thought, he suddenly saw a pale blue light rushing straight toward him from the sky not far away.

"What?!" Morpheus was startled. Upon closer inspection, the figure turned out to be a motorcycle moving through the air.

Blue, brick-like objects kept forming in the void beneath the motorcycle, and the vehicle drove directly onto them, hurtling towards him.

A figure rode a bicycle straight through the glass and ran over Mephistos. Fortunately, Mephistos reacted quickly and dodged the wheel-on-the-face attack in time, otherwise he would have definitely tested how thick-skinned he was today.

In a physical sense.

"Yo, Mephistos. We meet again. You really haven't given up on causing trouble. The last one who liked causing trouble as much as you has already started his bride training. You'd better watch out." Fu You stopped the car and faced Mephistos.

Without a doubt, this power that can build bridges in the air without magpies is the Herrscher of Reason form of Fuyou, and the motorcycle form of Heavy Bunny.

"How did you find me?" Mephistos asked through gritted teeth.

His hiding methods clearly fooled even the Ancient One. As long as the Ancient One doesn't appear within 100 meters of him, even the Ancient One shouldn't be able to find him, right?

Unbeknownst to him, almost everyone in the office downstairs was happily searching for Easter eggs with a scanner in hand.

"It's a secret." Fu You naturally had no habit of explaining.

“Now that we have the car, we can use that line.” Fu You cleared his throat.

"I am the Ghostfire Knight Herrscher of the Void, remember that."

1. As usual, I'm asking for all sorts of things.

2. I've been following the Kyoto Animation incident for quite a while now, and I won't get into any sentimental stuff. As someone in the industry, all I can do is wish them luck in getting through this.

3. Although I'm feeling heavy-hearted, I still have to smoke tomorrow, and I'm all ready. I'll be waiting for you at Yae Village at 12 o'clock.

Here it is, let you all have a taste.

I spent 9000 crystals, 2000 RMB, all my royalties, and a lot of my own money, barely managing to collect everything.