"I've heard of it, but ever since my father... you know, after that, I haven't heard anything about it. Though I heard it seems to have disappeared along with Captain America."
Tony furrowed his brows.
"In 1942, the Tesseract was placed in Norway by the All-Father Odin. Later, it was discovered by Hydra, who used its infinite energy to power and manufacture many weapons, triggering a war."
"But in the end, it disappeared with Captain America in the Arctic. It was found soon afterward and taken into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s custody. Your father, Howard Stark, researched it and discovered this entirely new element."
"And this Tesseract is actually one of the Six Gems formed when the universe exploded. You could say it possesses the most mysterious power in the universe. There's also one in the hands of a sorcerer in Nepal. As for the other gems, they're scattered throughout the universe."
"So?" Tony stared seriously at Leo.
"Odin and the sorcerer in Nepal are both Protectors of Earth. More precisely, Odin is one. The sorcerer merely maintains the safety of this dimension."
Tony fell silent. Reason told him that this was nothing more than ridiculous science-fiction novel nonsense, yet at that moment, he believed Leo's words.
"This seems to be a very long story. You explained it rather quickly. Besides, is there anything I'm supposed to do?"
Tony looked at Leo as he spoke.
"What you need to do is complete the circuit design for Stark Tower, then do whatever you want, because everything I just said was a joke."
Looking at Tony's increasingly solemn expression, Leo realized he had misspoken. He had said too much and made Tony lose his sense of security.
He had placed immense pressure on this man who hid inside the Iron Man Armor while attempting to