Tony Stark and his busy team didn't know that due to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s relentless pressure, Loki's use of the Tesseract was becoming increasingly frequent, and he was even considering tentative cooperation with certain earthlings he once despised.
Luca, on the other side, naturally knew even less about this.
At this moment, he was wandering around the mall with joy in his heart.
The reason for his happiness was naturally that after searching for many days, he finally found a brand-new item again today.
And it happened to be the "Conan World" item he had been looking forward to.
[Bowtie Voice-Changing Device]
[Conan World 3/5]
[Creator: Professor Agasa]
[Core Component: Red Bowtie]
[Synthesis Materials: 1 micro battery, 1 small microphone, 1 small sound player]
[Item Description: An ordinary-looking voice-changing bowtie. By turning the dial hidden within the bowtie, one can mimic various voices. Whether male or female, old or young, as long as someone has spoken any words in front of you while you were wearing the voice-changing bowtie, their voice can be recorded and perfectly imitated.]
[Friendly Reminder: Using this item can effectively reduce your presence and obscure the direction of the sound source, making it difficult for others to notice your existence even at close range~]
That's right, this was arguably the most frequently used item by the Elementary School Reaper in the Conan world.
Although to get this bowtie, Luca had to "bundle purchase" several completely ill-fitting children's dresses from that children's clothing store, attracting quite a few strange looks from bystanders.
But he didn't care much about such trivial details anymore.
Moreover, obtaining this item made Luca notice another characteristic of the Gold Finger.
The core component of this [Bowtie Voice-Changing Device], the "Red Bowtie," according to the store clerk, seemed to have two knobs on the back for adjusting tightness.
Does it mean the more similar it is to the original item, the higher the probability of becoming a Core Component? No, no, obviously, it should mean the more similar, the fewer synthesis materials required?
Yes, perhaps because the bowtie itself came with "knobs," although the item description mentioned needing to "turn the dial," the synthesis materials didn't mention requiring similar materials.
If that's the case, if I want a specific item, and I manufacture something 70-80% similar, could it directly become a Core Component and gain black-tech conceptual properties through synthesis?
The more Luca thought about it, the more possible it seemed. He immediately wanted to go back and test it. If one didn't work, he could find a simpler item and try mass-producing it.
If he could truly rely on himself to manufacture "Core Components" in a targeted manner, Luca felt he was about to take off.
However, fortunately, Luca was composed enough.
Mass-producing and manufacturing items, or even screening suitable things to make, wasn't something that could be done in a short time.
It was still early.
After a brief hesitation, Luca decided to take advantage of his good luck today and continue browsing other shops.
And sure enough.
What happened next seemed to prove that Luca's choice was not wrong.
Not long after.
In a relatively simply decorated watch shop, Luca spotted that familiar white light again.
However, the carrier of this white light seemed to have been picked by a father and daughter, who were currently holding and examining it, preparing to pay.
Luca couldn't wait for Shamila and Longbow following behind. He took two quick steps to the counter.
However, upon getting closer, Luca realized he actually knew this father and daughter pair buying the watch.
"Chief George? Didn't expect to meet you here, what a coincidence."
That's right, the father and daughter standing in front of the watch shop counter, hesitating whether to pay, were New York Police Department Chief George Stacy and his daughter, the famous Gwen Stacy.
Although Luca hadn't met Gwen of this world, he recognized her at a glance.
Gwen looked about the same age as Luca, with bright short blonde hair, radiating a youthful aura.
However, Chief George beside her seemed to be in a completely opposite state from his daughter.
Although one could tell that Chief George had tidied up his appearance properly to accompany his daughter shopping, and tried his best to keep a smile on his face...
From his somewhat sunken eyes and slightly messy stubble, one could still see the fatigue and haggardness that was hard to conceal.
Seems like recent events in New York are really giving the Chief a headache.
While Luca was thinking this, Chief George, who heard his greeting, was still somewhat dazed and didn't react much.
Instead, Gwen Stacy beside him turned around first to look over.
But as soon as she saw Luca, she immediately showed a peculiar expression, her eyes indescribably strange.
Seeing this, Luca was slightly puzzled and asked first.
"This lady must be Chief George's daughter? Have we met before?"
Hearing Luca's question, the already nervous Gwen immediately started shaking her head vigorously, while hurriedly taking a step back to hide half her body behind her father.
And from her strange gaze, Luca actually discerned some fear and... "joy"?
Did I see it wrong? Maybe George Stacy told Gwen about my previous deeds?
Just as Luca was thinking this, George Stacy, who had recovered, took over the conversation, forcing himself to muster some spirit and returning Luca's greeting politely.
"Ah, it's Mr. Aurantius. Indeed quite a coincidence. What brings you here?"
While speaking, George Stacy subconsciously glanced at his daughter beside him out of the corner of his eye.
He actually didn't want his daughter to have too much contact with someone like Luca.
Leaving aside the incident where this young master of the Aurantius family blew up a dump truck with one shot...
In fact, George Stacy was also aware of the attack on the Aurantius family villa a few days ago, and how Mr. Aurantius, along with his bodyguard, killed his own "kidnapping" uncle.
However, since the statements from the Aurantius family, their lawyers, and even the Connecticut police were all consistent regarding that incident...
And the entire process of the case was reasonable and legal, as the Chief of New York Police, which was only one of the crime scenes, he naturally wouldn't look for trouble and offend everyone completely.
At this moment, he just didn't want his daughter to get involved with such a troublesome character.
But that previous incident... Sigh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have told Gwen...