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"Alright, I'm here again."
Fang Mo greeted Tessai Tsukabishi at the entrance and then walked into the Urahara Store: "Old Man, where's your boss?"
"You may address me as Mr. Tessai or Tsukabishi Clerk, Mr. Fang Mo."
Tessai Tsukabishi said, "As for the boss, he is currently in the room modifying a brand new Boundary Indicator. It should be almost ready by now."
"Oh, then I'll go take a look."
Fang Mo nodded and then pushed the door open and walked in.
After entering the room, it was indeed as Tessai Tsukabishi had said. Urahara Kisuke was actually fiddling with a gadget, and there were a lot of miscellaneous things placed around him.
And at that moment.
A voice suddenly rang in Fang Mo's mind.
[System Prompt: New module feature detected, research to obtain download permissions.]
"Hmm?"
Catching such a system prompt unexpectedly, to be honest, Fang Mo was also taken aback.
"You're here."
Urahara Kisuke, unaware of these, saw Fang Mo enter and took the initiative to speak: "Wait a moment, the parameters will be adjusted soon. Kurosaki Ichigo and the others are waiting in the underground space."
"Is this your laboratory?"
Fang Mo started walking around, touching things here and there, trying to unlock the module: "Aren't you going to introduce what all these things are?"
"It's not really a laboratory,"
Urahara Kisuke said without lifting his head: "It's more like a small workshop, nothing important really. If you're interested, feel free to look around."
"Oh, alright."
Fang Mo, unceremoniously, upon hearing what Urahara Kisuke said, began to search around even more. But truth be told, there wasn't much here, just some gadgets for modifying souls, artificial bodies, or powered by spiritual energy.
But honestly, the unlocking of Fang Mo's modules was sometimes really perplexing.
Even he didn't know how to trigger it, so he adhered to the principle of better to err in doing than to miss out, touching everything once.
However, the things in Urahara Kisuke's place were indeed peculiar. At first, Fang Mo didn't find any item to unlock on the surface, so he started to rummage through boxes and drawers. Not long after, he suddenly found a pink oval object in a small iron box, with a remote control placed beside it.
"…Hmm?"
Fang Mo was stunned when he saw this thing.
Out of politeness, he felt he should close the box.
But... how should he put it?
What if this could unlock some sort of module?
With that thought, Fang Mo sneakily glanced at Urahara Kisuke, who indeed wasn't paying attention to him, busily fiddling with the Boundary Indicator. So, Fang Mo simply picked up the remote control and tentatively pressed a button.
And in the next second.
The thing started moving.
"Hmm?"
Urahara Kisuke heard the noise and looked up, but his expression changed immediately in the next second. He threw down the Boundary Indicator and rushed over: "Wait! This isn't what I was working on... Give it back to me!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Fang Mo raised his hand and lifted the box: "Don't think I can't feel it just because I don't have spiritual pressure. This is clearly driven by spiritual energy!"
"No, it's really not."
Urahara Kisuke hurriedly defended: "This is a new technology from the living world. I bought it to study the principles of wireless transmission. Don't overthink it!"
"You're still talking nonsense?"
Fang Mo revealed a mischievously triumphant smile: "Do you think I'm a chick? The stuff from the living world is all made of damn plastic... Your device is so powerful it could shake through a metal box, and you're telling me this is from the living world? My goodness, you and Yoruichi have been quite playful."
"I'm not, I didn't, at least don't slander her."
Urahara Kisuke said while trying to snatch it back: "This is from the Technological Development Bureau... Ah, right, this is a piece by Nemu, supposed to be for massaging shoulders and relieving fatigue!"
"Hehehe..."
Fang Mo didn't say anything, just looked at Urahara Kisuke with a smile.
"I really haven't used this."
Urahara Kisuke said somewhat desperately with his head down: "It was just a moment of madness, wanting to replicate the technology of the living world using the methods of the Technological Development Bureau, I swear I haven't used it."
"Really?"
Fang Mo asked.
"Really." Urahara Kisuke didn't know what else to do, covering his face and saying: "Please believe me, okay? I'm really not that kind of person..."
"Oh, then I'll believe you."
Fang Mo, as if performing magic, stashed the items into his storage space, then cheerfully said, "However, I'll be confiscating these items as a lesson for you. Remember to hide similar things better in the future, got it?"
"This..."
Urahara Kisuke was also taken aback, seemingly not expecting Fang Mo to take those items.
"What, can't bear to part with them?" Fang Mo asked.
"Not at all, not at all." Urahara Kisuke quickly shook his head. "How could I? I'm more than happy..."
"That's good then."
Hearing this, Fang Mo also smiled, then patted Urahara Kisuke on the shoulder, "Alright, hurry up and study the Boundary Indicator a bit, I'll just browse around."
"...Alright then."
Urahara Kisuke nodded and went back to studying the Boundary Indicator.
However, unlike before, he occasionally glanced towards Fang Mo, as if worried that he might find something strange again.
Fortunately, Fang Mo did not find anything else he shouldn't have.
Just as he opened a medical kit and was studying a bottle of strange white pills, the system notification sounded again.
[System Notification: 'Anesthesia', 'Coma', 'Deep Sleep' concepts have been studied, you have gained download access to a new module.]
[System Notification: Sleep Aid Module begins downloading.]
[System Notification: Sleep Aid Module download complete, would you like to load it?]
"Hm?"
After hearing the system's notification, Fang Mo was momentarily stunned, then instinctively looked at Urahara Kisuke.
"...Why are you looking at me like that?"
Urahara Kisuke, feeling a bit nervous under Fang Mo's gaze, glanced at the medicine bottle, then immediately said, "Isn't this just a regular sleep aid? What are you imagining now?"
"Alright, alright, given your relationship, there's no need for any sleep-inducing tea."
Fang Mo didn't probe further, simply muttered 'load' under his breath, and soon the system notification sounded again.
[System Notification: Sleep Aid Module loaded successfully.]
[System Notification: For downloading and running a new module, you have been awarded a Lucky Block, which will randomly select an item from any known module.]
To tell you the truth,
Fang Mo had never encountered this mod before.
The sleeping pill mod, if taken literally, seems like it would add sleeping pills to the game... But does Steve need sleeping pills?
He sleeps better than a pig once he hits the bed.
For a moment, Fang Mo couldn't quite understand, could it be that this mod is used to enforce sleep? Like being able to sleep during the day and then forcibly moving to the next day?
Of course, it's also possible that it's some kind of light-hearted, prank-type mod, similar to the poop mod, where friends on the server trick you into taking a sleeping pill, and then you just fall down, unable to move. This way, other players can carry you to the hot springs, pull out a small knife to endlessly cut your meat, or jump on you and madly press the shift key.
But that's just speculation.
For now, Fang Mo still couldn't find the crafting recipe.
So, after thinking for a bit, he went back to exploring the little gadgets around him, but unfortunately, he wasn't able to unlock the mod again, probably because there were too few items here.
After about ten minutes,
Urahara Kisuke also stood up with the Boundary Indicator in hand.
"Alright, let's go."
Urahara Kisuke said, "Kurosaki and the others have been waiting underground for a while now."
"Oh, let's go."
Fang Mo nodded and then followed Urahara Kisuke down to the underground.
It was mentioned earlier that Urahara's shop had exploded, but with the help of Tessai Tsukabishi and his own technical prowess, the underground space has been rebuilt and is even bigger than before.
Upon reaching the underground space,
Fang Mo also noticed the protagonist group not far away.
It's worth mentioning that this time, not only were Kurosaki Ichigo and Yasutora Sado present, but Uryū Ishida, who had been missing, also reappeared. The three were chatting, and when they saw Urahara Kisuke approaching, they quickly stood up.
"Mr. Urahara, is the Boundary Indicator ready?"
Kurosaki Ichigo asked upon seeing him.
"For now, the parameters have been adjusted."
Urahara Kisuke nodded and then said, "However, the Boundary Indicator can only open the Garganta, which is the portal through which the Arrancars come to this world. The Dangai inside is even more chaotic than the route to the Soul Society, filled with spirit particle whirlpools, so you must run out as quickly as possible, understand?"
"Yes, we already know."
Kurosaki Ichigo nodded, "Please open the Garganta, Mr. Urahara."
"Understood." Upon hearing this, Urahara Kisuke raised the Boundary Indicator and began to chant, "In my right hand, I hold the stone that connects the boundaries; in my left, the blade that restrains reality. The black-haired shepherd, the chair of execution, clouds descend, we hunt the vermilion."
As Urahara's chant concluded, a blue light suddenly shot forward from the Boundary Indicator, followed by the sound of tearing. A crack opened in the space ahead, resembling a mouth.
"Alright, go ahead."
Urahara Kisuke cautioned, "But... please make sure to stay safe."
Everyone nodded and then directly entered into the Garganta. It must be said that it was indeed very dark, and because the space had just been reassembled not long ago, it felt even more chaotic than before, making it impossible to distinguish directions upon entering.
Fortunately, there was an expert in manipulating spirit particles among them, namely Uryu Ishida.
Quincy, unlike Shinigami, sometimes rely on precision for their livelihood, so Uryu Ishida quickly condensed a spirit particle platform under his feet and controlled the platform to fly in a certain direction.
The rest hurriedly followed.
After running through the Dangai for a while, a thin barrier suddenly appeared in front of them. The group crashed into it, and with the sound of shattering, they found themselves inside a palace.
"Have we arrived?"
Kurosaki Ichigo immediately surveyed the surroundings, "It looks like we're inside a house. Is this the Hueco Mundo palace Mr. Urahara mentioned?"
"Be careful, this is already Hueco Mundo, enemy territory."
Uryu Ishida was cautious, "We'd better sneak in..."
"Ah, right, right, right, I love sneaking games." Fang Mo interrupted Uryu Ishida before he could finish, "I played Assassin's Creed a lot back in the day. Now, let me show you some master-level sneaking skills, and you'll see the prowess of the King of Assassins."
After saying this, without waiting for a reaction from the others, Fang Mo suddenly produced a giant battle axe resembling a wheel.
"Ruthless Iron Hand!"
Fang Mo shouted, then fiercely kicked down a wall next to him. With a hook and pull of his axe, he forcibly dragged back a Hollow with a bird-shaped mask.
"Wha..."
The surprised Hollow seemed stunned, not expecting to be discovered, but his combat instincts were good. He immediately raised his hand to attack, but Fang Mo was millions of times faster, striking him in the chest with a lightning-fast axe blow.
Though the Storm Axe was no Laevatein, it was still a genuine divine artifact. The Hollow, who didn't even get a chance to reveal his name, died instantly, turning into smoke and disappearing.
"So fast!"
Uryu Ishida witnessed Fang Mo's action for the first time and was astounded on the spot.
However, Fang Mo did not stop there. Instead, he directly threw the Storm Axe in his hand, and then with a wave of his hand, the Storm Axe forcefully dragged a huge tear back to him.
"King's Pull, Massacring All Around!"
Fang Mo was seen holding the Storm Axe with one hand and violently swinging it around, with thunder flashing brightly. The giant tear's legs were directly evaporated. Before the tear could fall, Fang Mo instantly jumped into the air and chopped at the tear's head with the axe: "The Noxian Guillotine!"
This was far more brutal than Thor's axe blow to Thanos, as the giant tear, five to six meters tall, was instantly split in two, and its body loudly crashed to both sides.
"Alright, it's done."
Looking at the corpse in front of him, Fang Mo turned around and made an OK gesture to everyone.
"Is this... what you call sneaking in?"
Looking at the corpse turning to ashes on the ground, even Kurosaki Ichigo couldn't help but mock: "Do we have a different understanding of sneaking in?"
"How is this not sneaking in?"
Fang Mo asked.
"Sneaking in should mean silently infiltrating the enemy's ranks and then completing one's mission, right?" Uryu Ishida also spoke up: "Who comes in killing right away, and moreover, why use such an exaggerated weapon as an axe?"
"I knew right away you guys don't understand sneaking in."
Fang Mo waved his hand dismissively: "I ask you, if you infiltrate the enemy's ranks silently, isn't it so you won't be discovered by the enemy?"
"Right... right?"
The three looked at each other hesitantly, then nodded.
"You see, that's where the problem lies."
Fang Mo spread his hands and said: "As long as I kill all the enemies, then no one will know I was there. Doesn't this count as sneaking in silently?"