Uncle... Lin

After realizing that this was not his own universe, Lin Xu's worries about his house being demolished dissipated.

However, I still need to prove my identity now.

"You might not believe it... but someone as genius as you should believe it, I come from a parallel universe."

"Oh, are you going to say we know each other in a parallel universe too?!"

Tony clearly didn't believe this explanation, and his palm cannon gleamed even brighter, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

"Not only do I know him, I'm also a shareholder of Stark!"

As he spoke, Lin Xu took the Quantum Locator from his hand and handed it to Tony.

"See? You're the one who gave me this."

You still claim you know me?

Lin Xu:...

Okay, I forgot you don't accept things from strangers!

After placing the Quantum Locator on the sofa, Lin Xu swaggered over to the wine cabinet. Without looking at the expensive wines displayed on the shelf, he took out a wooden box from the far corner.

Opening the wooden box, Lin Xu found a somewhat old radish-shaped bottle inside. He reached out and touched the bottom of the bottle.

A rare find! A vintage cross-cup from 1960.

Ha, the old tacit understanding in this universe is still going strong!

"That bottle of wine..."

"I know, Nixon brought it back when he visited Xia. Later, your old man took it from him, but he doesn't drink much baijiu, so he's kept it as a treasure."

Tony stared at Lin Xu's practiced movements, his mouth agape. He desperately wanted to say, "This is my house!"

Oh well, nobody really understands that 120proof stuff anyway. (American labeling, divide by two to get the alcohol content)

He then picked up the locator from the table, a wristband with a screen. His name and signature logo were printed on the bottom of the screen, and it was indeed his handwriting.

"Let's analyze this on F.R.I.D.A.Y.."

"Sir, this device incorporates a high concentration of nanomaterials... of which Stark Industries holds 15% of the patents and Pym Technologies holds 22%..."

Who?

"Hiss~ Ha~, Hank Pym, your dad's colleague, parted ways with you because he suspected your dad of stealing his technology. It turned out the thief was Hydra. Oh, by the way, Hank asked me to apologize to you for misunderstanding your dad for so long, well, even though we're from different universes."

Lin Xu put down his glass, tucked the entire bottle into his pocket, and added, "Remember that time in Germany? That giant's suit was made by Hank Pym."

"So you traveled through the Quantum Realm?"

"... Not entirely."

Tony nodded, now mostly convinced. The locator played a small part in the story; the main reason was the bottle of wine. Many people knew about the wine, but only Pepper and Rhodey knew its exact location.

It seems they really are good friends in another universe.

What year is it where you are?

"2017~"

"... Impossible, I didn't have that skill back in 2017."

"Uh, this is yet another Tony. He's the second one I know, and you're the third... the fourth."

What number is it exactly?

"I guess it's fourth. The third one carried a nuclear bomb and left peacefully..."

Tony fell silent. Although he had indeed been prepared to die during the Battle of New York, who would willingly choose to die if they could live?

But hearing that in countless parallel universes, there really was a version of myself who died in the Battle of New York, I couldn't help but overthink it.

Are you in a hurry right now?

"Not in a rush!"

"Okay, lend me this thing for a few days. I'll take a look at it and return it to you later."

"But... wait a minute, you're not planning to travel to a universe like this, are you?"

"Cough cough, how could that be!"

If Morgan's father had said this, Lin Xu might have believed it, but with Tony now, it's hard to say!

Lin Xu stared at Tony until he felt guilty.

"Ah, I see. You haven't gotten rid of your playboy ways yet!"

"Watt?"

"You Pepper very much, but you don't want to give up the whole forest. However, you feel guilty if you sleep with her, so you want to go to other parallel universes to find those widowed Peppers..."

"Stop, stop, stop... what is all this...?"

"Really not?"

"No, it's not!"

"Then I definitely can't let you study it!"

"Why?"

"Do you know how much trouble you cause? Do you know who I fought last... last time? Ultron! Ultron with all six Infinity Stones. For your so-called peace, he Carnage the entire universe, leaving only Black Widow, the true cosmic widow..."

"Ah?"

Tony unfastened his suit, picked at his ear, and wondered if he had misheard. Ultron, who had been defeated years ago, was now invincible in another universe!

The entire universe suffered annihilation as a result, all because of his arrogance and his self-righteousness.

"No way..." His voice trembled slightly at this moment.

"Otherwise, why do you think you died in the Battle of New York? It's because someone saw the future and killed you beforehand."

"... Good riddance!"

Seeing his dejected appearance, Lin Xu didn't continue to discourage him. After thinking for a moment, he put on the locator, activated the nanosuit, and took out all four tubes of Pym Particles from the waist of the nanosuit.

He then retrieved the nanosuit and handed the locator to Tony.

"Well, although we can't travel through the Quantum Realm anymore, it's still technology from several years in the future, enough for you to study."

Tony opened his mouth, but then hesitated and stopped himself from speaking.

"Don't mention it. It's your daughter who called me grandpa, so this is just what I, as her uncle, should do!"

"Shit, my uncle is dead, I killed him with my own hands..." Tony suddenly stopped after cursing a couple of times, turned around and stared intently at Lin Xu, bombarding him with a series of questions.

"Wait, I have a daughter? Is she the future Tony? Who did she have with? Who is her mother? What year was she born? What's her name? Isn't she cute?"

"Of course you're cute, after all, I love you three thousand times! As for the other questions, just call me 'Uncle' and I'll tell you!"

"Shit!"

"My surname is Lin, not Xie. Also, if you swear again, I won't tell you anything..."

"U... ncle... Lin!"

Kamar-Taj

The Ancient One carefully placed the Eye of Agamotto back in its place, stroked her beard, and smiled.

"Unfathomable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, good! Hahaha, a person with such good fortune, Odin, Agamotto, Hoggoth, Cyttorak, Mystic Arts, reinforced Sub-Dimension."

"It's the only one among countless universes that has already begun to meet the conditions for achieving multiverse. If I hadn't been traveling through the multiverse at that moment, I wouldn't have discovered it. I wonder if I could have snatched it away!"

"However, it's come a little too late. I'm retiring in a few days, Strange... sigh!"

"Forcibly intercepting Cyttorak's interdimensional delivery, I wonder if this reclusive Chthon will hold a grudge. Oh well, we'll see."