Tony Stark's Preparations
The alarm went off in a frenzy, and Tony slammed his hand on a button on the table.
An Energy Shield appeared out of thin air and enveloped the entire room.
Not only that, thick metal objects popped out from every corner of the room.
The entire laboratory was sealed off.
The alarm stopped, and Xia Yu could no longer sense the unknown energy surging towards the River of Destiny.
"What's going on? Just now I felt that this place has become the core of the universe, and the entire universe is converging some kind of energy here, the energy of destiny?"
Xia Yu said with lingering fear.
If only all destinies could be brought into the river of River of Destiny in my own hands now.
Who knows what will happen?
"That's right, just as I thought. The Space Stone can't completely sever it. Luckily, I prepared some synthetic special barrier materials."
Tony was talking to Xia Yu.
With one hand still moving, he pulled over the large mechanical arm and placed it above the River of Destiny.
"F.R.I.D.A.Y., the new toy arrived, let's scan and analyze it."
"Come on, the scan will take a while, let's grab a drink while we do this."
Tony pulled Xia Yu to the bar next door and sat him down, picking up a bottle of wine as he went.
He glanced at Xia Yu, thought for a moment, then switched to a less expensive bottle and poured two glasses.
Why are you scanning this?
Xia Yu pretended not to see Tony's gaze, but in his mind he had already secretly marked the wine that Tony had initially intended to take.
"Most planets in the universe have already been River of Destiny. What do you think I'm doing? Not only will I need to synthesize them, but I'll also need to make them fulfill their purpose."
"How are you going to make it work? You don't think you can just leave it there and that's it, do you?"
Xia Yu rolled his eyes.
That was really what he thought at first.
"My father taught me from a young age that everything has two sides. Besides figuring out how to make something work, we also need to figure out how to make it stop working."
"Or rather, how can one insulate themselves from the influence of fate, just in case?"
"I've been to parallel universes, I know what my fate is like. This is a war, buddy."
"But this is our war, mine, yours, Natasha, Captain, but not Pepper's, not Morgan's, not Peter's and Harry's."
"This time, our opponent is the entire universe. I have to be fully prepared for defeat. If we fail, I have to ensure that these people can live freely, unaffected by any damned fate."
"Moreover, you are now severely injured and it seems unlikely you will recover. We need a powerful weapon!"
Tony Stark, Iron Man, has a carefree and unconventional exterior, but he always prefers to silently shoulder responsibilities and plan everything in advance.
Xia Yu recalled the awe he felt when he saw Iron Man the Snap in a movie in his previous life.
When watching Spider-Man 2: Far From Hero, I saw Spider-Man on the rooftop looking at the Iron Man mural on the wall and crying.
I'm so lucky to have been able to be his friend and fight alongside him in this lifetime.
Suppressing the urge to hug Tony, Xia Yu asked, "You want to use that thing to make weapons?"
"Yes, the Causality Weapon. Since we are going to replace this River of Destiny with a new destiny, we can't waste these. I don't know who our upcoming enemy is, or how powerful he is. It's always good to be well-prepared."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, but what about our escape route? Morgan, Pepper, wait, do we need to relocate? Should we move AC City somewhere in the universe, or just send them to a new planet?"
Xia Yu felt ashamed that he hadn't thought of this beforehand. Now it seemed that both Earth and AC City were far too dangerous.
"That depends on my research results. How's F.R.I.D.A.Y. coming along?"
Tony spoke to the air.
"Just finished, sir. This energy can only be detected, but I don't yet know how to use it."
A gentle female voice rang out on F.R.I.D.A.Y..
"Don't worry about that energy for now, I'll figure that out. What about the black holes on either side?"
Tony took a sip of his drink and said.
"Excuse me, sir, black holes are much stranger than yellow energy. I mean, it doesn't seem like a black hole at all, but rather some kind of naturally formed facility specifically designed for this type of energy."
"It's more like a collection of rules. If I were to analyze it using my current computing power, I estimate it would take 13,892 years and three months."
"I see."
Tony dismissed F.R.I.D.A.Y. and then turned to Xia Yu.
"I will first study how to extract the Destiny Energy from it, so that you can prepare to synthesize a new River of Destiny."
"Then I will focus all my efforts on researching how to isolate the power of fate and Causality Weapons. Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary."
Xia Yu nodded and said to Tony, "I will have Captain Marvel find a habitable planet in the Skrulls galaxy."
"If it really comes down to it, let's relocate everyone. Every single person on Earth, however many can go, should go."
"I've informed Aunt Ancient One and Stephen that the people at Kamar-Taj are going all out; it should still be in time."
Xia Yu had considered simply moving the Earth away, regardless of the size of the target or whether the Time Variance Authority could locate Earth directly.
The problem is that Xia Yu really can't do it right now.
But this is for the best; breaking it down into smaller parts makes it safer.
The Time Variance Authority has been quite quiet lately, but Xia Yu isn't naive enough to think otherwise.
The Time Variance Authority won't be coming again; it's the calm before the storm.
The calmer things are now, the fiercer the storm will be when it arrives.
The two raised their glasses in perfect unison and downed the drinks in one gulp.
Xia Yu opened a portal, preparing to go directly to the Ancient One.
Before leaving, Xia Yu suddenly turned back and asked Tony.
"Tony, we'll win, right?"
"Natasha and I are still alive. We've won."
Tony said with a smile.