Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

With a roar, a green figure suddenly stood up, sending countless rocks flying.

"Cough cough cough..." Lu Mingfei covered his mouth and stood up, coughing as he was choked.

Hulk carefully picked up the surrounding rubble and threw it away to prevent it from collapsing and hitting Lu Mingfei.

In Hulk's memory, his body would become very fragile after he transformed into Banner's human form, so Lu Mingfei should also be very fragile now. Therefore, the moment the cave collapsed, he rushed out to shield Lu Mingfei.

It wasn't until the smoke cleared that Lu Mingfei felt much better. He looked up at Hulk and found that Hulk's gaze was somewhat evasive, and even a little... guilty.

Could it be that he feels guilty for collapsing the cave?

"Well done, Hulk!" Lu Mingfei patted Hulk on the waist.

Hulk's previously droopy eyebrows immediately straightened, and he pounded his chest twice with his hands like a Vajra: "Hulk, protect your friends! Hulk, attack!"

“Hulk, you did a great job,” Lu Mingfei said, surveying the completely collapsed cave. “But we need to find a new place to stay…”

He suddenly looked up, his tone relaxed: "Looks like we don't need to look anymore."

A golden and red armored vehicle slowly descended from the sky.

……

At Tony's home.

Lu Mingfei came out of the bathroom, changed into a new set of home clothes, walked to the living room, slumped onto the sofa, and sat down with Tony.

Things went more smoothly than he had expected. After Tony found them, he was worried about how to get the Hulk, who was so big, out of the house. Fortunately, the Hulk seemed to have had enough fun. Lu Mingfei comforted him for a bit, and the Hulk "slept" and turned back into Banner.

Tony then discreetly arranged for a small helicopter to pick them both up.

"Tony, how did you find us?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously. "We've run far enough, and we're deep in the mountains. Logically speaking, the military shouldn't be able to find us easily. I was worried about how to contact you."

"It's normal that the military can't find you. Can the military's search capabilities compare to mine?" Tony scoffed.

"How is Dr. Banner now?" Lu Mingfei asked.

"The communication went smoothly, and he agreed to stay," Tony said. "I bought him a deserted island so he can live there and do research. That way, he won't have to worry about the Hulk hurting others when it goes berserk. Of course, no one can live in complete isolation forever. I think he still needs to come out for some fresh air every now and then."

“Actually, I don’t think Hulk is very brutal or bad,” Lu Mingfei said.

“I know, but not everyone thinks that way. And for ordinary people, even if Hulk just wants to shake hands with them, he could crush their hands into a lump of mud if he doesn’t control his strength,” Tony said. “Letting Hulk appear in the city center is indeed a very dangerous thing.”

“Besides, Dr. Banner’s relationship with Hulk is also very strained,” Tony said. “Banner believes that Hulk is a mutation that occurred after he was exposed to gamma radiation. Banner wants to ‘cure’ or rather, eliminate Hulk, but Hulk obviously won’t sit idly by.”

"Ugh...just thinking about it gives me a headache," Lu Mingfei rubbed his temples. "By the way, won't the military have any objections to you just taking in Dr. Banner like this?"

“Most people don’t know about Banner and Hulk. The person with the most information is General Ross, and I’ve already reached an agreement with him,” Tony said. “He’s already burned through a lot of money on that super soldier program, offended many colleagues, and is even losing his position. And there are many people under him eyeing that position.”

"Oh... so he had no choice but to cooperate with you?" Lu Mingfei suddenly realized.

“That’s right,” Tony said, “unless he wants to retire early.”

“Alright, in that case, the Hulk problem is temporarily solved,” Lu Mingfei said, looking at Tony. “So, Tony, what was your guess about Minecraft that you mentioned earlier?”

“Let’s talk in the lab,” Tony said.

……

In the laboratory.

“You told me that your abilities are significantly weaker in your own world than in mine,” Tony said. “Considering that I drew this power from your own potential, it must have come from your world, unless you mutated during your journey through different worlds to acquire this power.”

“That should be right,” Lu Mingfei said, “but I haven’t found anything strange or unusual in my world.”

“Perhaps it’s very well hidden. You’re still an ordinary person in your own world, so it’s normal that you can’t access it,” Tony said. “However, considering your parents’ mysterious whereabouts… they are very likely related to those special forces in your world.”

“I think so too, but I can’t get in touch with them at all,” Lu Mingfei said, scratching his head. “When I was a kid, I always fantasized about having awesome and mysterious parents when I watched movies and cartoons. Now that I actually have them, I just feel overwhelmed.”

“Getting back to the point,” Tony said, “since this power most likely comes from your own world, it’s unlikely that it was suppressed in your own world. It’s more likely that it was amplified in my world.”

"Although I don't know the reason, it's a good thing. Anyway, I've become stronger," Lu Mingfei said happily.

"Good news? Not necessarily." Tony gave a mysterious smile.

"What?" Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat.

In his mind, Tony's smile couldn't be anything good.

“The fact that your abilities exhibit different strengths in the two worlds proves that there are some differences between the two worlds that we haven’t discovered yet,” Tony explained with a smile. “And these differences could lead to subtle differences in the physical parameters between the two worlds.”

"Holy crap! Don't tell me that the technology of this world won't work in our world!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in horror, as he was counting on this financial freedom.

“How could that be?” Tony waved his hand and said, “Look how similar our two worlds are. Not only do the humans look exactly the same, but the progress of civilization is also similar. Even if there are slight differences in physical parameters, it will not affect civilian-grade technology. So you can take most of the technology to your world and use it directly without any problems.”

"Phew...you should have said so earlier, you scared me to death." Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.

“However, some highly sophisticated technologies, such as my Arc Reactor and the Iron Man suit,” Tony added, “may require you to test them in your own world and adjust the finer parameters to adapt them to your environment…”

"If that thing can't be used, it can't be used. Anyway, I wasn't planning on bringing it back." Lu Mingfei waved his hand dismissively.

Bringing something of that caliber back wouldn't be as simple as just selling it for money; he wouldn't just mess around with it.

Tony ignored Lu Mingfei and continued speaking to himself: "Considering your exceptional learning ability, you can definitely integrate these technologies and then adjust them on your own. However, it might be quite energy-consuming to learn them..."

Lu Mingfei suddenly had a bad feeling and quickly said, "I've already said I'm not interested in those high-end technologies..."

“So I’ll increase your course load a bit more to speed up your learning and get you started interning with me sooner,” Tony patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder. “You might be under a little more pressure from now on.”

"No way!" Lu Mingfei said with a mournful face, "I just want to be a lazy bum who does nothing but eat and wait to die. Are you trying to train me to be a top scientist?"

His expression made it seem like he was about to pounce on Tony at any moment, grab his leg, and shout, "Tony, I don't want to work hard!"

“By the way, you mentioned before that you wanted to get some technology from me to make some money,” Tony suddenly said. “Have you decided what kind of technology you want?”

“I’ve thought it through. I want to get a metallurgical technology from you,” Lu Mingfei said. “Because I have a classmate whose family owns a mine, and once when I was chatting with her, she complained that her dad has been busy building the metallurgical industrial chain for the company lately and hasn’t had time to spend with her and her mother.”

"Female classmate?" Since they were communicating in English, Tony immediately raised an eyebrow and looked at Lu Mingfei with a gratified expression, as if he had seen his own pig go and root for cabbages.

"We're friends, just pure friends!" Lu Mingfei quickly clarified as soon as he saw Tony's gaze and knew he was thinking something filthy.

“Oh—” Tony trailed off with a meaningful, drawn-out sound.

"So Tony, do you have any good metallurgical technology here? Nothing too advanced, though..." Lu Mingfei asked.

“Now that you’ve decided what technology you want,” Tony patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder encouragingly, “just work hard to make it happen!”

"Huh?" Lu Mingfei was stunned, blinking. "What do you mean...try hard to make it?"

“I remember you stayed for quite a long time, didn’t you?” Tony said. “I won’t give you the technology. After you’ve learned the basics from those teachers, come to my lab and develop your own metallurgical technology. Consider it your homework for this period of your studies.”

"I've transmigrated and I still have to do homework?!" Lu Mingfei seemed to have heard something utterly horrific.

“Stark Industries will make all its metal smelting processes available to you for reference. Also, feel free to ask me anything you don’t understand,” Tony said.

"Can't you just give me a copy? Or I can buy it myself..." Lu Mingfei wanted to cry.

“How can purchased technology compare to technology you invent yourself? You’ll gain not only money, but also knowledge!” Tony looked at Lu Mingfei with a kind expression, like a priest listening to a confession in a church. “Son, I believe in you.”

Lu Mingfei lunged forward and hugged Tony's leg, sobbing uncontrollably, "Tony, I don't want to work hard!"

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Chapter 31 Are you interested in being a CEO?

In Tony's laboratory.

The laboratory was divided into two parts, and Lu Mingfei's experiments were conducted in the area that Tony temporarily set aside for him.

He had changed into a neat white outfit and stood in front of the table, surrounded by a dense array of floating screens.

“Jarvis,” Lu Mingfei said, “record today’s research log.”

"Yes, Mr. Lu." As Jarvis's voice rang out, a large screen in front of Lu Mingfei's left immediately changed.

"Let's break down yesterday's research notes and make a table."

"Yes, Mr. Lu." Another screen changed.

"Good, that should be about right." Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed his dark circles.

Since Tony increased the intensity of his classes, Lu Mingfei hasn't had a proper night's sleep in a long time.

After his abilities were awakened, his sleep quality improved significantly. He only needed to sleep for seven hours a day to feel refreshed, but he could only sleep for about six hours a day.

While it might not seem too exaggerated for a high school student to only sleep six hours a day, his study intensity was simply too high. High school students don't spend all day in class; most of the time they're doing practice problems. But Lu Mingfei, from the moment he opened his eyes, was studying with different teachers, from the moment he woke up until he went to sleep, without stopping for a moment.

Of course, under this almost self-torturing style of learning, although he gained dark circles under his eyes that were almost like a panda's, his progress was also extremely astonishing.

He had already completed his "enlightenment" studies with the teachers Tony had invited, and was taken into Tony's laboratory. Using the metallurgical technology of Stark Industries as his source material, he bought a smelter as a testing ground and began his journey of independently developing a complete metallurgical industrial chain.

By now, his time in Tony's world is almost up, and the research has successfully entered its final stage. All that's left is to summarize and organize the previous experimental data again.

However, Lu Mingfei doesn't need to do this kind of organizing work; Jarvis can handle it.

Therefore, to some extent, Lu Mingfei's research has been successfully completed.

“Ha…” Lu Mingfei yawned. “Jarvis, the rest is up to you. I’m going to take a nap.”

“I should have wished you sweet dreams, but I’m afraid you can’t rest right now,” Jarvis said.

"Why?" Lu Mingfei looked utterly devastated, as if he had been subjected to a cruel and inhumane treatment. "Now, even when I look at a hamburger, it looks like a pillow. Can't I even sleep in it?!"

“Because Mr. Stark is coming to see you,” Jarvis explained.

"Oh..." Lu Mingfei leaned back in his office chair, slumping down. "Then I'll wait a bit..."

During this period, he also benefited greatly from Tony. Although he had a considerable amount of knowledge and a wealth of information to refer to, it was his first time engaging in independent research and development, and Lu Mingfei still encountered many problems. Whenever he got stuck on a problem and asked Tony, Tony would always immediately enlighten him.

It was as if Tony had already thought of the answers to the questions that Lu Mingfei suddenly encountered. When Lu Mingfei asked him, Tony didn't even need to think for a while before he could give a perfect and concise answer.

Actually, Lu Mingfei had been hesitant for a while, wanting to escape back to his own world as soon as possible. After all, staying here and being taught by Tony was too torturous, even more torturous than going to high school.

But he gritted his teeth and persevered, though he couldn't explain why; he shouldn't be such a determined person.

Perhaps it was because of the rapid progress he could clearly feel, perhaps it was because of the daily advancements in his research, or perhaps it was because for the first time in his life he discovered that as long as he was willing to work hard, he could actually achieve something.

“Mingfei?” Tony stepped out of the elevator, holding a glass of green drink. “Jarvis told me that your experiment is nearing completion.”

“Yes, all that’s left is to organize the data,” Lu Mingfei glanced at the screen on the table. “Jarvis, is it done?”

“It’s done, Mr. Lu,” Jarvis said. “The data has been encrypted, packaged, and sent to your private computer.”

“Artificial intelligence is so convenient,” Lu Mingfei couldn’t help but exclaim. “All the trivial matters can be handled by Jarvis. Jarvis is simply the most perfect butler and assistant in history.”