Time rewound to a month ago.
Fu Qinghai was not from Qinghai; rather, his grandfather had once been sent to the countryside in Qinghai, and perhaps that experience as an educated youth gave him a special fondness for that plateau land, leading him to name his grandson Fu Qinghai.
As an ordinary corporate drone, Fu Qinghai, who spent his workdays busy researching how to more efficiently slack off and goof around, never imagined that sudden death would befall him.
But he had transmigrated.
He must have transmigrated; in any case, this boundless space filled with white light was beyond Fu Qinghai's comprehension. He didn't consider possibilities like reality shows or pranks, because when he looked down and found he couldn't see his feet or even his body, he was certain he had transmigrated.
Floating in this boundless, soft, white-lit space, Fu Qinghai asked with his thoughts:
"Where am I? Who kidnapped me?"
No one answered.
Suddenly, a piece of information abruptly appeared in Fu Qinghai's mind.
Name: Fu Qinghai (True Name)
Reincarnation Number: 60731920
Race: Human (Terran)
Height: 183cm
Weight: 70kg
Ability: None
Reincarnation Equipment: None
assimilation points: 0
World Anchor: X1
Reincarnation Life: X3
Fu Qinghai stopped questioning and pondered the information carefully.
Although many terms were incomprehensible, the familiar style seemed to indicate a limitless flow world?
"Did I transmigrate into a limitless flow world?"
Reincarnation begins!
The information in his mind reappeared.
Before Fu Qinghai could figure it out, a suction force dragged his consciousness into a vortex that appeared out of thin air.
His consciousness was plunged into darkness.
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"Clang... clang... clang..."
It was the sound of trains outside the window that woke Fu Qinghai from his slumber.
"Ugh..." Fu Qinghai rubbed his head, frowned, and sat up from the bed, seeing a light rail train passing by outside the window, then he surveyed the room's furnishings.
It was probably a small, dilapidated, and messy motel room.
On the nightstand lay an old newspaper, a few cigarette butts, and an empty wine bottle.
And a social security ID card.
Fu Qinghai picked up the blue and white patterned social security ID card, which read:
Albert Fu, 078-XX-XXXX.
So my name is "Albert Fu," an American of Chinese descent, and this string of numbers is probably the social security number, similar to an ID number, Fu Qinghai thought silently.
Welcome to the Reincarnation Main World, Marvel Cinematic Universe (Earth 199999-616 Universe) - SSS-Class
That familiar message appeared in his mind out of nowhere again.
You have obtained a new identity, automatically loaded skill: English Proficiency
Before you begin your Reincarnation World adventure, you have received an exclusive gift package for new Reincarnators—one opportunity to freely choose a main faction.
Please choose
A. Avengers faction storyline, B. Loki faction storyline, C. Dark Elves faction storyline, D. Do not choose
From this prompt and the date on the newspaper on the nightstand, it could be roughly deduced that it was the latter half of 2013 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the timeline of the movie Thor: The Dark World.
Fu Qinghai sat on the edge of the bed, stroking his chin in thought. In his previous life, while slacking off at work, he had read many limitless flow novels. Although he still hadn't figured out which type this was, it didn't hinder him from beginning to contemplate his current situation.
The main plot of Thor: The Dark World takes place in the mythical world, the home of the Norse gods—Asgard, with the secondary plot occurring in the UK. New York is not where the plot unfolds.
And now Fu Qinghai was in New York.
As a Reincarnator, shouldn't he participate in the main storyline? Fu Qinghai wondered.
But the more pressing issue before Fu Qinghai now was not how to participate in Thor 2's main storyline, but rather—
How could he, an ordinary Earth human, possibly get involved in the mythical alien war between Thor and the Dark Elves?
Moreover, let alone an astronomer, Fu Qinghai wasn't even an astronomy enthusiast.
He couldn't even get into the small circle of Thor's girlfriend, Jane Foster.
Even if he did, he'd probably just be cannon fodder.
"Even if I got in... I'd still be an outsider," Fu Qinghai sighed.
Please choose as soon as possible, the voice in his mind prompted again.
"I choose A. Avengers faction storyline."
Without a doubt, after confirming that he was just an ordinary Earth human with no ability to rewrite the plot, Fu Qinghai naturally chose the winning side from the original storyline.
Maybe he could just lie down and win, right?
Choose Loki? Would Loki even want him? Besides, the great god Loki is often in a state where he can barely protect himself in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Choose the Dark Elves? Why would a pure-blooded Earth human go and be a 'dark elf' supporter? The Dark Elves openly practice racial discrimination.
As for the last option: D. Do not choose, it probably wouldn't be a good option either.
Faction choice confirmed. When the Reincarnator makes actions that promote the desired outcome of their chosen faction and succeeds, assimilation points will be awarded.
Got it, I just need to try my best to help the good guys defeat the villains! Fu Qinghai instantly understood.
But this brought him back to the initial question—how could such a weak Fu Qinghai participate in the battles of superheroes?
By working hard, actively paying taxes to the state and federal governments, and indirectly defeating the villains?
That's way too indirect.
Please begin your Reincarnation adventure.
One step at a time, let's find a place to get online first. Fu Qinghai got up, packed his few belongings, paper money, credit cards, and other items, and left the room.
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Inside a dimly lit internet cafe in Queens, New York, the faint glow of the screen illuminated Fu Qinghai's face.
Many transmigrators think of one method: making waves in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's US stock market.
For example, shorting Stark Industries before Tony Stark is kidnapped by the Ten Rings, then going long on Stark Industries before Tony Stark returns and announces he is Iron Man.
Although the timeline had already reached 2012, and the Battle of New York was over, a careful thought suggested that similar opportunities could still be found. The key problem was that the money Fu Qinghai had on hand was barely enough to survive until next month, let alone play the stock market.
Back then, Chen Daozai won 37 million from 20 yuan. As for me, Fu Qinghai... I, Fu Qinghai, don't even have money for next month's burgers.
First, I should consider finding a job. Individual investors can play the US stock market, but the destitute cannot.
Fu Qinghai narrowed his eyes as he browsed an advertisement he stumbled upon for an internship position in a certain project team under Stark Industries.
Hmm?
This is an opportunity!
As the most popular character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Spider-Man is the most popular in the comic universe), Tony Stark's company is naturally the birthplace of countless Marvel black technologies. If he could get into Stark Industries, he might find some opportunity to participate in Iron Man's storyline, and then further obtain corresponding assimilation points.
Even without considering the storyline, Stark Industries is an inexhaustible treasure. What's inside?
There's the cold fusion reactor (Arc Reactor, also called Arc Reactor) from the first Iron Man armor, which is a powerful and clean energy source; there are various advanced and powerful miniature missile technologies; there's small propulsion technology superior to modern fighter jet turbofan engines and rocket propellant engines; and there are even isotope elements of the Tesseract (Space Stone), which became the energy source for later Iron Man armors, and is an almost infinite and powerful energy source. All of these...
As he thought about it, Fu Qinghai's mouth began to water, and his mind had already fast-forwarded to him becoming the CEO of Stark Industries and marrying a wealthy socialite from New York.
A tall building starts from the ground up, and glory can only be achieved by oneself. All of this must begin with becoming an intern at Stark Industries!
It's decided! After carefully browsing the specific requirements in the job advertisement, Fu Qinghai typed a familiar URL into the address bar. He needed to download a configurator.
Then, he would enter the deep web.
First, he would search the deep web, try to find a document vendor who forged certificates and credentials, and also one who accepted offline cash transactions, as he didn't have any electronic currency.
As a newcomer, Fu Qinghai didn't have access to these gray-area channels, so he could only resort to the deep web.
This was the deep web, still a bit removed from the dark web, not considered a crime, so he didn't have to worry about "FBI open the door" for now.
The recruitment only required undergraduates from top ten USnews-ranked universities, but Fu Qinghai decided to go all out, an 'energy over-saturation' attack—directly getting a doctorate degree to increase his chances of success.
Mission accomplished!
After a month of tinkering, Fu Qinghai finally got what he wanted.
This also almost exhausted all his savings.
In the taxi, Fu Qinghai once again adjusted the collar of his newly tailored suit, thinking that if this failed, he might have to beg on the streets or wash dishes in a Chinese restaurant.
"I won't be the first Reincarnator to starve to death, will I?" With such trepidation, Fu Qinghai stepped out of the taxi.
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