"I think..."
"I thought..."
Even a gathering of skyfather-level powerhouses argued over problems much like old men and women trading insults in the street.
After more than thirty minutes of noisy bickering.
Everyone turned their attention to Sorcerer Supreme Jiang Xiang.
Although they were still discussing whether to lend out the Infinity Stones.
For now, ownership of the Infinity Stones rested with Sorcerer Supreme Jiang Xiang.
"Those who toy with time will inevitably be toyed with by time. That was what the previous Sorcerer Supreme-the Ancient One-taught me.
Spacetime is an abstract concept. You can think of it as the combination of time and space.
You traveled through spacetime to reach our world, and you hope to borrow the Infinity Stones, which have an enormous influence on the world. Have you considered the consequences?"
Jiang Xiang did not approach the question of whether the Infinity Stones could leave the universe in terms of whether it made sense.
Instead, he asked the group from the future what they thought.
"Tony Stark, if the price of saving that half of the population this time is your life, or even the lives of your entire family, can you truly accept that?"
Jiang Xiang turned his gaze toward Future Tony.
Future Tony remained silent. In truth, he had long suspected it.
Strange had been willing to hand the Time Stone directly to Thanos in exchange for Tony Stark's survival.
Future Tony was no fool. Naturally, he understood that the one successful outcome Strange had seen would certainly require Tony to give everything he had, perhaps even his life!
Future Tony silently sat back down in his seat. Ever since his falling-out with Future Captain America, the Avengers had split into several factions.
Future Tony had remained in an official position, using the government's power