"...Ah?"
Hearing this sudden declaration from Fang Mo, Fang Xin also didn't seem to grasp it immediately, subconsciously repeating the question: "Brother... is going to become an immortal?"
"Yes, I'm going to become an immortal."
Fang Mo, of course, knew he was talking nonsense, but given the situation, he had no other choice but to plow ahead, saying with utter conviction, "It's precisely because I'm preparing to become an immortal that I temporarily can't come back, I can only visit you in dreams."
"But..."
However, Fang Xin was clearly confused about the connection, and after thinking it over, she couldn't help but ask, "Why does becoming an immortal mean you temporarily can't come back?"
"Because I don't have a physical body right now."
Fang Mo spread his hands: "My body has been taken to the crematorium and burned to ashes, so now I only have a soul. How am I supposed to return?"
"Ah?"
Hearing this, Fang Xin seemed to belatedly understand: "Oh... that seems right."
After all, being a child from China, Fang Xin understood concepts like immortals and ghosts. In her view, without a body, wouldn't one become a ghost?
"So... what will brother look like after becoming an immortal?"
After thinking it over, Fang Xin asked again.
"Uh, that depends on which world's immortals we're talking about." Fang Mo stroked his chin, saying: "The difference between contemporary immortals and retro immortals is quite significant, but for me... I should probably be considered a guardian immortal, right?"
"What is that?"
Fang Xin clearly still didn't understand, blinking in confusion.
"Well..." Fang Mo thought about it, feeling that his explanation might still not make sense to her, so he just smiled and shook his head: "Anyway, no matter what, I will always be your brother."
"Mm."
Fortunately, Fang Xin didn't ask further, just nodding her head as if she somewhat understood.
"So that's the situation now."
Seeing his explanation succeed, Fang Mo also relaxed a bit, affectionately ruffling his little sister's hair: "For now, I can only meet you in dreams. After I possess a body... after I become an immortal, I will be able to return to you."
"Will it take a long time?"
After Fang Mo's simple consolation, Fang Xin wasn't too upset, just tilting her head up and saying, "Brother, mom and dad miss you..."
"I miss them too."
Hearing his sister's words, Fang Mo also sighed deeply.
But just as he thought this, Fang Mo suddenly realized something, his whole person momentarily stunned, then instinctively turned to look at the blocky figure, Steve, beside him.
"Brother, what's wrong?"
Seeing this, Fang Xin also looked at him curiously.
"Emmm..."
Fang Mo didn't respond to Fang Xin, just staring at his stand Steve, lost in thought.
Nyarlathotep had also just told him that this is a dream world, his will, with the help of Yog-Sothoth bubbles, had finally successfully located within the original universe.
And Fang Mo had just tested it.
In this dream world, he could also use his powers.
This ability not only included the Stand Steve but also some methods of dimensional demon gods as well.
Thinking this, Fang Mo had a spark of inspiration; if he could use his abilities here, did that mean the Infinity Gauntlet could also be used?
If he could use the Infinity Gauntlet in the dream world of this universe... wouldn't that mean he effectively controlled it here?
You should know, Nyarlathotep only advised him not to transmit materials across universes.
But dreams... are just a spiritual world, after all.
At this thought, Fang Mo felt a stir in his heart. The next second, his hand suddenly lit up with a dazzling light, followed closely by a golden glove encrusted with gems appearing out of thin air.
"Indeed..."
Seeing the Infinity Gauntlet suddenly appear on his hand, Fang Mo's eyes lit up immediately.
Even in a dream, Fang Mo could still feel the sensation of controlling everything. Thus, the next second, he snapped his fingers, and with a "snap" sound, a circle of invisible ripples expanded from the Infinity Gauntlet, disappearing at the edge of the dream.
Quickly, Fang Mo felt something new in his mind.
If the endless dream were compared to an ocean, then Fang Mo now saw many bubbles.
Each of these bubbles represented the dream of a creature, each independent and not affecting the others... at least, that's how it was supposed to be.
With just a thought from Fang Mo.
A bubble in the dream ocean quickly enlarged.
Soon, Fang Mo arrived at a noisy street, where a boy was diligently handing out flyers. Clearly, this was a working youth's dream, dreaming of handing out flyers.
The next second, Fang Mo chose another bubble.
The surrounding scenery became somewhat eerie, with a girl desperately running as several monsters chased after her, clearly a nightmare.
Fang Mo swiped his hand.
Two bubbles instantly merged together.
Thus, the boy handing out flyers was startled by the monsters in the distance and the girl fleeing, and the next second, he too turned and ran, his hands full of flyers scattered all over the place.
But in the next moment.
The scenery around them changed once again.
Fang Mo kept switching dreams, like a child who had found a new toy.
But no matter how he switched, he could not find his parents' dreams, which made Fang Mo somewhat puzzled.
"Strange..."
After another unsuccessful attempt, Fang Mo couldn't help but scratch his head in confusion. "Why can't I connect? Could it be that my parents are suffering from insomnia together?"
"Brother, what are you doing?"
At this moment, Fang Xin curiously asked.
"I'm looking for our parents," Fang Mo straightforwardly explained. "I want to pull them in for a chat, considering we haven't seen each other for a long time, and I should personally explain my current situation to them. But why can't I find their dreams?"
"Because they haven't gone to sleep yet."
Hearing this, Fang Xin directly responded, "Brother, it's daytime now."
"...Ah?"
Fang Mo was momentarily stunned.
"Sorry, brother, it's my fault for not sleeping well last night." Seeing this, Fang Xin lowered her head in embarrassment and muttered softly, "I accidentally found the gift you gave me last night and... hid under the blanket crying for a while, so I didn't get up this morning."
"Alright."
Hearing this, Fang Mo could only nod.
Since his parents were not asleep, it was impossible to bring them into the dream.
Now that Fang Mo had mastered the method of traversing the gates of dreams, he was not in a hurry at this moment, considering there would be chances to meet in the future.
With this thought, Fang Mo no longer dwelled on it. Instead, he began playing with his sister, Fang Xin, in the dream. This was partly to make up for the psychological shadow she might have and partly to subtly inquire about their parents' recent situation.
According to Fang Xin,
Their parents had not yet recovered from the blow.
However, thankfully, with Fang Xin around, they had to pour all their energy into her, somewhat alleviating their grief.
Hearing this…
Fang Mo also cautioned his sister, urging her to keep the matter to herself for the time being.
After all, the idea of communicating through dreams was too far-fetched. Fang Xin was still young, and failing to explain the situation clearly would only worry their parents more. Therefore, it would be better to wait until he could personally bring his parents into the dream to explain everything.
That was the plan, in summary.
After spending a little time playing with Fang Xin in the dream.
It wasn't long before she seemed about to wake up, Fang Mo could vaguely feel her dream starting to fragment.
Of course, the little one was quite reluctant to part with Fang Mo, almost crying while clinging to the hem of his clothes. However, after Fang Mo consoled her with kind words, Fang Xin could only leave, albeit reluctantly.
And after Fang Xin left.
Fang Mo then spent some time studying this dream world on his own.
You see, this was their only means of communication with his family, so he had to pay extra attention to it.
Fortunately, Fang Mo still had the Infinity Gauntlet, so after tinkering with it for a bit, he quickly figured out some tricks.
Firstly, this so-called dream world was actually quite similar to the different dimensions he held in his hand.
Of course, it was only similar, not to say it was exactly like a different dimension.
This place wasn't a real dimension but more like a chaotic dream composed of countless spirits. However, as a dimensional demon god, Fang Mo's mental power was vast like a sea of smoke, allowing him to influence it to some extent.
And as for why the Infinity Gauntlet could be used here?
That was actually quite simple.
Because Fang Mo's physical body was always in the Marvel Universe, he had only established a connection with this universe through his consciousness. As long as the Infinity Gauntlet didn't leave the Marvel Universe, it wouldn't become ineffective.
In short, after a bit of research.
Fang Mo's understanding of the dream world deepened.
He could even observe those dreaming people to gather all the information in their minds, thereby supplementing his memory of that world.
"Fujiko, how are you still TM playing mahjong…"
"Damn! When did Colonel Chen fall from power? Who is this woman?"
"Hey, not again, how come it's a working holiday again this year? Good thing I died early."
By reading other people's memories, Fang Mo was like reading a newspaper, quickly going through the news of the years he had been dead, then summarizing a bit.
"…You did a good job creating that dump truck!"
Faced with this frustrating world, Fang Mo could only lament how naive he had been back then.
Shaking his head, Fang Mo didn't want to look at other people's memories anymore. After all, there was quite a bit of negative energy in these memories, and he couldn't bear to keep looking, so he decided to leave the dream world for now.
But just then.
Fang Mo suddenly noticed Steve beside him.
"Hm? Wait a minute…"
After seeing Steve, Fang Mo quickly realized that he had found a way to return to this world. Shouldn't he hurry and solve the issue with the synthesis list?
With that thought, Fang Mo's mind became active again.
Indeed, he had hoarded a bunch of mods, but because he didn't understand the synthesis recipes, many of the tech trees for the mods were stuck.
But now the situation was different.
Now that he had found the coordinates of this world, it meant he could view others' memories in the dream and would never be stuck with progress again.
Certainly, as for whose memories I should examine in detail.
In fact, Fang Mo had already made his choice deep down.
Instead of bringing in a stranger, it would obviously be more convenient to choose someone familiar. Thus, it was only natural for Fang Mo to set his sights on his unfortunate partner, intending to delve into the other's dreams.
"It's been a long time since I've seen her..."
Thinking this, Fang Mo couldn't help but sigh. Truthfully, even he had never imagined that one day he would return, wondering how the other was doing now.
Shaking his head, Fang Mo cast aside the jumbled thoughts from his mind.
He then focused his attention, sinking his consciousness into the boundless ocean of dreams.
Before long, Fang Mo found a familiar bubble within the sea of dreams, and upon seeing this scene, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up: "Haha, I knew you had to catch up on your sleep during the day..."
After a series of operations, Fang Mo quickly entered the other's dream.
However, unlike others' dreams.
Everything here seemed very distorted and bizarre.
Fang Mo had been looking forward to this environment, but he was quickly stunned by the scene before him.
It was a chaotic battlefield... Let's just describe it as a battlefield for now. It looked like a huge castle, with countless strange creatures appearing out of nowhere, trying to invade the castle. Then, even more bizarre soldiers rushed out of the castle, battling together.
At first glance, it seemed normal.
But the problem was... the soldiers on both sides were just too abstract.
The invaders included plates with arms and legs, strange faces, padlocks with mouths, huge shadows, and even washing boards, jumping salted fish, ghostly scribbled test papers, syringes, twisted clocks, and such.
As for the defenders, they were equally abstract.
Can-head red-eyed warriors, Male Phoenix Mountain, a one-eared version of Fortune Mouse Tootoo, Master of Shadows, Da Sima, Outdated Car Wan, New Nippori, Shenyang Good Fruit Co., Ltd., and Kai Ge.
Well... How should I put it?
The human brain absolutely can't imagine how these two groups could possibly battle each other.
It was a living hell scroll; even Fang Mo was stunned for a moment, inadvertently exclaiming: "Isn't this... what kind of supreme evil is this?"
He couldn't even find where his partner was; all he saw were precious items.
Fortunately, Fang Mo's mental strength was strong enough, so after calming down a bit, he quickly explored deeper into the castle.
As he explored deeper.
The environment around him began to change gradually.
Different from the absurdity outside, the interior of the castle looked quite normal, with many bookshelves standing on both sides, and some statues scattered around here.
These statues looked more like pixelated creatures, each with their own ID, but they were all standing still, making them look like statues.
Fang Mo even saw some Minecraft characters, each with different skins, names like "May," "Uncle," "Ye Ming," "Red Three," "Road Sign" written on them, just standing there quietly. Beside them, in the picture frames, were some familiar group photos.
Fang Mo continued exploring deeper, soon reaching the deepest part of the castle.
It was a garden, with blinding sunlight pouring down from the sky, a blurred figure sitting quietly on a chair, looking down at a book.
Behind her, a huge statue stood erect.
"This is..."
Fang Mo looked at the scene before him, also feeling a bit dazed for a moment.
Golden sunlight poured down from the sky, as if coating the statue with a layer of glorious gold leaf, and at the very top of the statue, Fang Mo saw a name that was incredibly familiar to him.
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Fang Mo misses his Partner, but his Partner also misses Fang Mo!
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