Chapter 1
By the edge of a pond.
Alex Chen stood holding a fishing rod, the scene frozen like a painting, as beautiful as his handsome face.
Suddenly!
The float sank into the water. Something had taken the bait.
Alex Chen swung the fishing rod hard. With a crisp "crack," the rod snapped and bizarrely shattered into powder, scattering into the air.
At the same time,
A white ball of light burst out of the water without any pause and flew straight into Alex Chen's hand. The light faded, revealing a small jade bottle.
A line of information appeared in his mind.
[Fishing Successful!]
[Obtained Gray Item — Beauty Whitening Pill refined by the Medicine Elder living inside a ring!]
[Description: Can eliminate fatigue and whiten the skin.]
Great…
Another bottom-tier item.
Currently, item grades were divided by color, from lowest to highest: Gray, White, Black, Purple, Silver, Gold — six ranks in total.
Alex Chen shook his head, closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he was no longer by the pond. Instead, he was lying sprawled out on a clean and tidy bed in a bedroom.
That had been inside his Sea of Consciousness.
Alex Chen was a transmigrator.
When he crossed over into the Marvel world, besides his body shrinking into that of a three-year-old, he also brought the standard transmigrator golden finger — the pond inside his Sea of Consciousness.
Every day at dawn,
A brand new fishing rod would appear by the edge of that pond in his Sea of Consciousness. Using this rod, Alex Chen could fish out all kinds of items and abilities from the pond.
The most powerful things he had fished out so far were:
[Gold Ability — Professor X's Telepathy and Mind Control] [Gold Ability — Magneto's Magnetic Field Manipulation!]
After several years of practice, even if he couldn't completely surpass those two, ordinary people posed almost no threat to him anymore.
Of course, good stuff was rare. The chances of pulling trash were much higher.
At least the gray item just now could whiten the skin.
There were far more useless ones!
[Gray Ability — Water Release: Spray You in the Face Technique!] It could turn a mouthful of saliva into the volume of an entire foot-washing basin.
What the hell was this ability even useful for? To take the initiative by spitting on someone?
…
[Gray Item — Beginner's Revolver from the Offline City!] It had infinite bullets, but what it fired were rubber bullets!
Was it because it was a beginner gun, so the bullets couldn't have any lethal power?
…
[Gray Item — Left Foot Card of the Dark Magician that was torn apart in Yu-Gi-Oh!] The Dark Magician is powerful, right? But this thing was literally just a "Sealed Left Foot" card. Just a card!
At most, maybe this card really came from Yugi Muto's deck?
…
There were many similar things.
Cough cough!
His throat felt a bit dry.
Alex Chen waved his hand toward the table not far away. The metal thermos cup flew over by itself, automatically unscrewed mid-air, and delivered itself to his mouth.
"Slurp— Ha~"
After drinking a few comfortable sips of warm water, Alex Chen controlled the thermos to screw the lid back on and fly back to the table.
Time for a proper self-introduction.
Alex Chen, born and raised in Chinatown, USA in his previous life. After transmigrating into the Marvel universe, his current physical age was 19. He was a freshman at Columbia University in Manhattan, USA.
"Bang bang bang!"
A series of violent knocks sounded on the door, accompanied by a girl's loud shout from outside.
"Hey! Alex, we're going to be late again! Hurry up and get out of bed for breakfast!"
Alex Chen rubbed his messy bed hair with a troubled expression. His unruly hair instantly turned into a stylish, handsome hairstyle, complete with sparkling "biubiubiu" sound effects.
[Gray Ability — Tony-sensei's Hairstyling Beauty Technique!]
This was his most satisfied gray ability so far.
After all, he was already so handsome. Normal hairstyles simply didn't suit him!
Then he wiped his face once, and all the dirt that affected his handsome appearance disappeared without a trace.
[Gray Ability — One-Click Washing Ability of Anime Beauties!]
Yeah… Don't mind the name. As long as the ability is useful, it's fine.
Having easily solved the biggest problem of getting out of bed, Alex Chen finally threw off the blanket, revealing his strong, well-built body and sharply defined muscle lines.
[Gray Ability — Peng Yuyan's Absolutely Disciplined Physique!]
This ability ensured that no matter how much Alex Chen ate, he would never gain weight or lose his shape.
A foodie's gospel!
After admiring his muscular figure in the full-length mirror, Alex Chen pressed a hand to his chest. With a "whoosh," he was instantly dressed in a smart casual suit.
[Gray Ability — Kakashi Hatake's One-Click Changing Jutsu!]
Tsk… Such a good ability like Kamui existed, yet he only managed to fish this.
After finishing getting ready,
Alex Chen opened the door that was still being furiously pounded. Standing behind it was a beautiful white girl. Even her loose T-shirt couldn't hide her impressive assets, causing someone looking down from above to unconsciously glance once.
"You make me wake you up every single day!" Wanda crossed her arms, looking heartbroken as she said, "No wonder you're still single. It must be because you're too lazy!"
Alex Chen shifted his gaze away and the corner of his mouth twitched.
I'm so handsome, why don't I have a girlfriend? Don't you have any AC number in your heart?
Rolling his eyes,
Alex Chen pressed his forehead against Wanda's and pushed her away from the doorway, casually throwing the "Hairstyling + Washing" abilities at her in a combo, instantly making her look fresh and exquisite.
He squeezed past Wanda and the doorframe, heading toward the dining room to solve the breakfast problem.
Behind him, an angry Wanda waved her small fists fiercely, baring her teeth viciously.
Hmm… She didn't look scary at all.
Wanda, full name Wanda Chen, took Alex Chen's surname. She was his nominal younger sister.
But from their skin color alone, it was obvious the two had no blood relation.
No need to guess — this Wanda was the future Scarlet Witch.
When Alex Chen first transmigrated, his body was only three years old. His final destination was naturally a children's welfare institute, where he met Wanda and Pietro.
Later, a family came to adopt the siblings. Through some clever maneuvering by Alex Chen, only Pietro was adopted, while Wanda, like a little tail, became his younger sister.
Hmm… Don't overthink it!
Alex Chen had no crooked thoughts. He purely felt that keeping this future woman who could tear Thanos apart by hand close by his side gave him a greater sense of security.
Yes! That's right! Exactly like that!
While eating breakfast,
Alex Chen saw Wanda's unhappy face and somehow found it a little cute. He wanted to reach out and pat her head.
"Rawr— Ka!"
Wanda pounced and bit at his palm. Alex Chen dodged nimbly, and her teeth snapped shut on empty air with a crisp sound.
She really intended to bite hard!
Alex Chen didn't know where he had offended this little ancestor again.
But the last bit of his survival instinct told him he had to do something, otherwise the rest of the day would be unbearable.
The gray item he just fished… seemed to be for whitening?
He glanced at Wanda's fair and delicate face, which had become even more beautiful after years of his care.
She probably didn't need it much…
But he still had to coax her.
Like performing a magic trick, he took out the jade bottle from thin air, poured out a pure white pill as smooth as jade, and handed it over.
Wanda didn't show any surprise at Alex Chen producing something out of nowhere.
She picked up the white jade pill with one hand, put it in her mouth, chewed it, and asked happily, "What is this? It tastes pretty good. You didn't suddenly become enlightened and prepare this for me…"
Yes!
It was just Alex Chen's straight-male nature.
If he were a scumbag,
He would have continued along Wanda's words right now. Who knows, there might have been a pleasant surprise.
But Alex Chen simply wouldn't!
He seriously explained, "This is a beauty whitening pill. It can beautify and whiten the skin."
Wanda took a deep, angry breath, which made Alex Chen instinctively glance over, but he quickly looked away and focused on the breakfast in front of him.
Looking once was a man's instinct. Not looking a second time was a man's quality.
But Wanda clearly didn't think so!
She bit the pill viciously, her sharp gaze making Alex Chen feel like he might be done for.
He had clearly given her a beauty whitening pill, so why was her temper getting worse the more he tried to coax her?
He looked up and glanced again.
Hmm…