Game Domain
"Marvel's Magnetic Field Rotation"
The next moment, Tony Stark suddenly woke up to find himself lying in an unfamiliar room. Because he got up so suddenly, his heart couldn't keep up with the blood flow, and he felt a little dizzy.
After a few dozen seconds, he remembered that he had been recuperating at an S.H.I.E.L.D.. base since his heart transplant surgery. Of course, he hadn't been idle during his recuperation. In the morning, he helped the World Security Council improve the outer space defense plan, and in the afternoon, he was busy developing his own weapon against Ultron.
Of course, it was also that outer space defense plan that inexplicably caught his eye and aligned with his idea of dressing Earth in Iron Man suit; otherwise, the only time allotted for that plan would be the period between dinner and bedtime, instead of a whole morning.
Dreams are a kind of subconscious change and usually don't stay in human memory for long. A minute later, all that remained in Tony Stark's mind from that strange dream was the impression of "weird and wonderful" and a few elements that he was thinking about. He had completely forgotten the specific details.
All the elements appearing in human dreams are constructed based on cognitive foundations, which is the so-called "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night." Ultron; his nano-armor that only remained at the blueprint level due to technical problems; the weapons that were constantly being improved; and Nick Fury and lightsabers, etc., are all things that exist in his cognition, but the subconscious mind blends these unrelated things together to form that dream.
"Because of the recently released Ultimate Nullifier 5, my subconscious mind materialized it as a robot with a physical body and a certain ability to transform; correspondingly, the weapon used to fight Ultron is also the 'savior's' human body, but in a non-human, extraordinary form."
Tony Stark analyzes his dreams, subconsciously using this method to convince himself.
As an aside, because of the machine crisis caused by Ultron, Ultimate Nullifier 5, although terrible, hit the mark, and despite its awful reviews, it did quite well at the box office.
In another office, seeing Tony Stark's demeanor, Nick Fury felt relieved and turned to Wei Xiuming on his left, asking, "Did we destroy Ultron?"
"No, Ultron's uniqueness as an intelligent program lies in the fact that it exists in a completely different dimension from us. Its speed of self-evolution and reproduction is unimaginable. Your actions just now were equivalent to aliens invading Earth, only destroying a country called Japan. Claiming to destroy humanity is still too late."
As Wei Xiuming responded to Nick Fury, he typed on the keyboard in front of the computer. A special device connected to the computer host was working busily. In the center of the device, which resembled an MRI machine, was a pair of mechanical gauntlets. The device continuously analyzed and scanned, inputting the values of the mechanical gauntlets into the computer. After being analyzed by the program, it was constructed into a three-dimensional structure, which, under Wei Xiuming's modification, was combined with a set of black heavy armor.
That is, the outfit that Crossbones wears in the game world.
The Boon-type virus was implanted in Tony Stark's body during his heart transplant surgery. After several dozen days of adaptation, tonight, with the help of Tony Stark's mind, it first unfolded the game realm of warped reality and the data world, attracting a subprogram of Ultron.
As the holder of the Reality Stone, Tony Stark possesses the privilege of fully realizing his ideas in the gaming world—ideas and technologies that are limited by the times and inaccessible to ordinary people.
The nanomachine armor is a prime example. Armor hampered by industrial technology has been donned in the game and is now ready for combat—however, it cannot fully integrate with the power of the Reality Stone. The various performance characteristics of the nanomachine armor have been weakened, and even its weapon systems have been locked.
Even his enemy, Ultron, who was defeated as a monster, was weakened to varying degrees, and the game mechanics were still the old turn-based system.
However, Wei Xiuming had already considered this problem when Aether into the Boon-type virus. That is, to gain experience by fighting monsters and leveling up, and to increase the upper limit of the game field by the data dissipated when Ultron was defeated or by the players being killed. The abilities of both sides in the game will be improved as the game field is upgraded.
This refers to leveling up after completing a game.
This mechanism is not Wei Xiuming's original creation; it is a characteristic of the Reality Stone itself.
The Reality Stone is not the most powerful of the Six Infinity Stones, but when the Aether in the hands of the Dark Elves engulfed the Nine Realms, it possessed the immense power to plunge the entire universe into darkness.
Unlike Tony Stark, who comes with the protagonist template, other players here must use a game driver to enter the game and access the equipment they can use. They must also digitize the equipment beforehand and input it into the driver to use it. So when Nick Fury discovers that the game world has already opened up, all he has to do is carry a lightsaber and a linen robe.
"Have you decided on the players yet?" Wei Xiuming finished his work and looked at Nick Fury, asking, "This is a game that will determine the fate of humanity; we can't put all our hopes on Tony Stark alone."
In this game, whether Ultron defeat all the players and become the game's god, sacrificing the entire Earth to achieve self-evolution, or whether Tony Stark will upgrade his Godkiller Armor, kill Ultron, and achieve victory for humanity, remains to be seen.
"We're all ready," Nick Fury said confidently. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. are all over the world; they have all kinds of talent, and gaming experts are certainly not lacking. Even the record holder of the Little Bee League is one of his men.
The computer beeped to indicate that the task was complete. Wei Xiuming ejected the equipment crystal card from the input device, which was paired with the player driver. "This needs to be kept secret from Tony Stark. He can't know that he possesses an Infinity Stones, and one that can warp reality."
"The game world is more like a dream built on a fixed framework, existing only in Tony Stark's subconscious. It is solidified into a certain reality by the power of the Reality Stone. Even though many things in the game world are illogical, they are real under the influence of the Infinity Stones. Once Tony Stark becomes aware of the existence of the Reality Stone, his thoughts will directly affect the Reality Stone."
Nick Fury stated, "In this world, there exists only the Boon-type virus! A supercomputer virus capable of directly infecting human genetic sequences. It can connect the data world with the real world, transforming and possessing the human body from a tiny piece of data into a real existence."
Space suddenly distorted, not like a funhouse mirror twisting things into curved outlines, but like a kaleidoscope twisting, and then scattering like a shattered mirror.
The sound of Ash Ketchum singing (from the Dragon Rider opening theme) immediately echoed in Wei Xiuming's mind. He quickly suppressed these inappropriate thoughts and gave a slight bow to the newcomer. "Master Gu Yi."
The Master Gu Yi smiled kindly, "Some time ago, the astrologers of Kamar-Taj discovered that a star that shouldn't have fallen in its destiny's trajectory shattered. This must have been your doing."
Within the Mirror Dimension, Wei Xiuming wasn't worried about the impact of releasing his power on the outside world, so he fully activated his power. "I will soon be able to break free from the influence of planetary gravity."
"What brings you here, Master?" Having withdrawn his power, Wei Xiuming said, "Your condition is extremely serious."
Using the power of the Dark Dimension will gradually erode and assimilate one's own consciousness, turning one into a puppet under Dormammu's control. Just like Kaecilius in the movie who summoned Dormammu, he and his followers seemed to possess great power, but they were nothing more than empty shells hollowed out by the energy of the Dark Dimension. The dark circles under his eyes and the "M"-shaped mark on his forehead are manifestations of this.
Ancient One made several finger marks, revealing a red mark on her forehead, and said, "I have chosen the successor to the position of Sorcerer Supreme. He will arrive in Kamar-Taj today, and I hope you can tutor him for a period of time."
"Okay." Wei Xiuming did not refuse. The Master Gu Yi had generously opened up the knowledge of Kamar-Taj to him and had saved him from the clutches of Dimensional Demon God when he was weak. He had to repay this kindness. "But I don't know magic. I only have a lot of magical knowledge and a fighting style that is unique to me."
"That's enough. The Sorcerer Supreme is facing an invasion from another dimension. Combat power is the most important thing. Only by creating a deterrent effect on the outside world can we ensure the peace of Earth," said the Master Gu Yi.
What is his name?
"Strange, Steve Strange."
"Stephen..." Wei Xiuming pondered, already considering how to seduce this Doctor Strange. For example, he could arrange for him to enter the kitchen of Kamar-Taj, and have a "hidden master" teach him about magic, until he saw through the complexities of human relationships and his hair turned white overnight before letting him go down the mountain.
Stephen Strange, a successful man and one of the best neurosurgeons in the United States, has become a leading figure in neurosurgery before he even reached middle age. Others could not reach his level without decades of experience, which shows his talent.
But like other famous figures, people with high intelligence often have the characteristic of being "arrogant and conceited." Hank Pym's bad temper made it difficult for his colleagues to get along with him, and he was even driven out of the company he founded by his protégé and daughter. Tony Stark, needless to say, had such a foul mouth that even Ebony Maw couldn't stand him.
Strange's arrogant attitude offended a lot of people, but he was truly capable, and the others could only put up with it. Then his hands, which he relied on for survival, suffered comminuted fractures. After a barely repaired injury, they trembled uncontrollably. He couldn't even shave himself without bleeding, let alone perform brain surgery.
Of course, his hand wasn't broken by someone he offended who paid someone to do it, nor was it broken by a patient or their family member because of a medical dispute, nor was it broken in a car accident while he was drunk and speeding and answered a phone call.
Strange will always remember that day. He was resting in his office after undergoing surgery to remove a bullet from his brain. Exhausted, he was drinking coffee and watching the news on TV—the press conference of the Latovinia ambassador.
Then, as we all know, the battle between the Blonde Sister and the Hulk affected most of New York City, and the hospital where he was was located within the disaster area.
Compared to others, Strange was quite lucky; at least he survived by immediately hiding under his desk when he sensed something was wrong.
When the hospital building collapsed, his solid wood desk blocked the heavy floorboards, but the steel bars that formed the framework pierced through his hands, shattering his hand bones into pieces.
During the subsequent rescue and relief efforts, he was dug out by Captain America himself and had the privilege of being given priority treatment under the media's attention, serving as a benchmark for the president's administration. However, the level of treatment, which Strange considered barely passable, was that the doctor could only barely put his hands back together and could not completely repair his nerves and fascia. But even this level of surgery was something the doctor could be proud of.
Unfortunately, most of New York's best hand and neurosurgeons were caught in the crossfire, including Strange's fiancée, Christine —the fact that she managed to reassemble Strange's hands was already an extraordinary feat for the doctor.
Losing his hands and his loved one was just the beginning of the ordeal that Strange was about to face.
The United States is a country that advocates excessive consumption. Capitalists own 20 percent of the total wealth, leaving others to bear 20 percent of the debt. Strange is not surprised by this.
Luxury homes, expensive watches, sports cars—none of these come without costing money. He used to be a top-notch doctor at the hospital, able to pay off his debts on time every month. But now his workplace no longer exists, leaving him unemployed. His crippled hands mean he can no longer work as a doctor. The bank immediately sent people to seize his valuables, offsetting his debts at half price.
Before being evicted from his home by the bank, Strange pulled out his huge insurance policy and went to the insurance company to claim compensation. However, the insurance salesman who had been humble and obsequious when he sold the policy had now changed his tune, arrogantly flipping through the terms of the contract and saying that injuries or deaths caused by being caught in the crossfire during a superhero battle were not covered by the compensation terms.
Therefore, they do not need to pay compensation, which is permitted by law.
And just like that, the once-glorious and famous doctor became a homeless person overnight.
But Strange never gave up hope. Relying on his previous connections in the medical field, he searched everywhere for a way to restore his hands to their original state. After a series of setbacks, he actually found out about it.