Piltover, Colin Workshop.
Attic.
Pacing back and forth on the attic floor, Duke clenched his fists, incredibly excited. He had drawn the Iron Man Tony Stark character template. What were those inventors of Piltover's technological lines even worth?!
Hextech was indeed uniquely blessed, possessing unparalleled advantages.
But who was Tony Stark?
A man cursed by knowledge!
A founder of the Avengers, a founder of the Illuminati, and even one of the important benchmarks of Marvel!
Marvel directly came back to life with the Iron Man movie, which shows Iron Man's charm and ability.
In the Marvel Universe, as a top scientist and inventor, he could even hand-craft an anti-Phoenix Force armor and blast the Phoenix Force into several pieces with one shot, initiating the Phoenix Force event.
He could adapt to local conditions and create various battle armors for different situations; the Hulkbuster and the Thorbuster were products of this series.
The Thorbuster armor didn't even use his Arc Reactor, but rather Arcane energy.
Furthermore, in the Marvel Universe, there was even a World where Iron Man became the Sorcerer Supreme.
What did this represent?
This means Iron Man Tony Stark is a cheat, the kind who cheats for himself!
The Mark series armor that appeared in the movie Universe, particularly the Bleeding Edge Armor, utilized nanotechnology for all-around enhancement, allowing Iron Man to hold his own for a few rounds even against Thanos, who possessed several Infinity Stones.
Not to mention the Infinity Gauntlet he created in the Endgame to use the Infinity Stones.
As the only city-state in the entire Alliance background that relies on technology, the Twin Cities' technological power is uniquely endowed, possessing an incomparable advantage.
The Hextech used by Vi and Jayce, the Clockwork Technology used by the Clockwork Automaton, and the Chem-Tech used by Singed all have their respective advantages, but Duke is confident he can create technological power even stronger than these three, even merging the strengths of the three major technologies to create his own unique technology.
"Open personal panel."
After Duke got over his initial excitement, he slowly regained his composure and a light screen appeared before him as he sat at his desk.
His personal information was listed separately on the system panel.
[Host: Duke Wealth: 0 Character Slot: Iron Man Tony Stark (Fusion: 1%) Title: Cursed by Knowledge Talent—Cursed by Knowledge: Cursed by knowledge, you are pursued by knowledge, able to learn any skill or knowledge, with no upper limit to your learning ability.
You can continuously absorb any new knowledge and constantly develop your brain's neural pathways.
Abilities:
Clockwork Technology (Beginner)
Mark Series Blueprints (Sealed)
Anti-Hero Series Blueprints (Sealed)
Artificial Intelligence (Sealed)
Energy System (Sealed)
.....]
Looking at the long list of sealed items on his personal panel, Duke's mouth twitched slightly. Iron Man follows the technological path; as the saying goes, the rich rely on technology, and the poor rely on mutation.
Among all the abilities in the Iron Man panel, aside from the beginner Clockwork Technology which was innate to his original body, all others were grayed out and sealed.
Moreover, his fusion rate was pitifully low, likely the default fusion rate upon creation.
As for wanting to unseal them?
Yes, if you have money!
The wealth value on the system panel is the key for Duke to unseal abilities; as long as you have enough wealth recognized by the system panel, you can unseal everything.
The Gacha Pool, which opened with the system panel, also requires wealth. As long as you have wealth, you can acquire new character templates, gain new abilities, new blueprints; there's nothing you can't imagine that the Gacha Pool can't provide.
In other words, it's one sentence: create happiness with money, play nothing if you're broke!
"Open Gacha Pool."
Duke thought to himself, and as his vision blurred, he saw a pool of dim golden sea mist appear before him, with many spheres floating within it.
Upon closer inspection, the spheres were all figures he was familiar with.
Spider-Man, Captain America, Batman, Superman, Terminator, Wonder Woman, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ghost Rider...
Aside from these character templates, there were also various abilities and blueprints that made his mouth water.
Sorcerer Supreme Cultivation Manual, Hellbat Suit Blueprint, Autobot Blueprint, Extremis Blueprint, Kryptonian Technology Blueprint, Doomsday Cultivation Blueprint, Demonic Power, Super Soldier Serum, Vibranium, dionysium...
These spheres, containing various character templates and abilities, floated and sank in the dark golden mist, seemingly waiting for Duke to draw them.
"Slurp!"
Wiping his drool, Duke glanced at the zero wealth value in his personal panel, then went directly to the desk, taking out his original body's savings: two golden seas, five silver wheels, and dozens of scattered copper rings.
The currency of Twin Cities was unified: one golden sea equaled one hundred silver wheels, which equaled ten thousand copper rings.
His current savings were barely enough to rent a room, let alone live independently.
Holding all the money, Duke silently thought "recharge," and in the blink of an eye, a number appeared in the wealth value on his personal panel.
Wealth Value: Twenty-Five
Newbie Protection Period: The exchange ratio between gold coins and wealth value is one to ten.
Valid for the first three recharges; after the newbie protection period, the exchange ratio will convert to ten to one.
"My original body was too damn poor!"
"But fortunately, there's a newbie protection period, so I can enjoy a little discount!"
Duke threw the money in his hand onto the table, then slumped onto the desk, sighing heavily. His entire net worth wasn't even enough to initiate the lowest-tier draw.
The cash pool's draws were divided into three tiers: one hundred, one thousand, and ten thousand.
"It really is 'create happiness with money.' Without money, what the hell can you play?!"
Duke rested his right arm on the desk, looking at the scattered coins on the surface. His left hand gently fiddled with the coins. The system's wealth value calculation didn't directly absorb the money in his hand; instead, it left the physical currency. However, something within them was absorbed by the system. Duke didn't know what it was, and he wasn't in the mood to investigate now.
"I need more money, more wealth, otherwise, I'll just be a slacker!"
While Duke was thinking, a knock came from the door, and a clear voice sounded from outside.
"Duke, we have guests. Father wants you to help!"
Duke got up from the desk, swept the money on the surface into the desk drawer, tidied his clothes, and responded loudly, "Coming, Orianna!"