But just as a cheap plastic toy from modern civilization would have been an irreplaceable treasure in ancient times, the gap in technology was simply too vast.
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Although Tony Stark was highly intelligent, he hadn't reached the point where his individual intellect could transcend his era and crush an entire civilization. He still needed the power and wisdom of civilization.
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If his intelligence had truly surpassed his era and overwhelmed civilization, he wouldn't have failed to discover the new element and needed help from his late father. If his intelligence had completely transcended his era, then the technology he displayed would seem no different from magic to ordinary people, because they simply couldn't understand it.
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At his core, he was still a part of Earth's civilization. He couldn't break away from it and develop on his own.
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But a powerful being with superhuman intelligence that transcended its era and overwhelmed civilization could. Such a monster was the equal of a civilization. Regardless of its strength, it was like a civilization unto itself, an existence that had no need for civilization. Even after leaving civilization behind, it could solve every problem on its own and advance technology independently—at a pace that completely outstripped civilization.
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Take Uchiha Brahman, for example. For him, the question was never whether he could, only whether he wanted to. Even if these super-beings with intelligence beyond their era were dropped into a primitive society, they could advance technology to the point of interstellar travel in a very short time.
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In his sleep, Tony felt as if he had arrived in heaven. An incomparably warm, merciful light shone down on him—the sun!
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An exalted, immense sun appeared in the universe, illuminating countless stars. During this time, the knowledge he had