Rod arrived much later than Ling Yi had imagined.
It took almost three hours for them to finally arrive. By then, Ling Yi and Tony were practically roasted alive by the scorching sun.
Ling Yi fainted immediately after being carried onto the plane by a soldier.
When I woke up again, an hour had passed.
"Oh ho, Instant Noodle Kid, welcome back to Earth." Tony, his arm bandaged and draped around his neck, chuckled as he drank mineral water.
"Where are we now?" Ling Yi asked, shaking his head.
Tony took a bottle of mineral water from a nearby box and tossed it to Ling Yi.
"We're on the plane, and we have two and a half hours to reach Angel Airport in New York City!"
At this point, Tony's expression turned serious as he asked, "Can you tell me how you ended up in the desert?"
"And who exactly are you?"
How did I end up in the desert? I'd like to know too.
As for his own identity, claiming to be a time traveler? That's definitely not acceptable.
Like other novel Protagonist, does he give himself the title of "prophet" and start his deception mode?
Forget it, I'm not good with words, the more I say, the more mistakes I make. With Tony's intelligence, I probably can't fool him.
So, Ling Yi shrugged and said, "I don't know how to explain it, and I don't want to lie to you, so I can only tell you that my name is Ling Yi."
Tony stared at Ling Yi for a long time, then finally shrugged and didn't press the matter further.
The three then returned to New York City, while Ling Yi was placed in a hotel by Tony.
Ling Yi had no objection to this. He was an unregistered person, with no record in this world, which was hard to imagine in itself.
He has no strength now and is still a piece of trash, so he can only passively accept everything.
With food and drinks readily available at the hotel, Ling Yi didn't have to worry about food and lodging for the time being, so he settled in with peace of mind.
After that, I kept researching the Great Prison System, especially those three pieces of advanced technology equipment.
The Nano Bionic Suit had now transformed into a white cesium tracksuit, which was now worn by Ling Yi.
This thing truly lives up to its reputation as a cutting-edge technology; it even has a built-in air conditioning function, keeping Ling Yi in the most comfortable temperature at all times. Thumbs up!
Of course, Ling Yi wouldn't be foolish enough to just pull out the Nano Bionic Suit out of thin air and use it.
Without a doubt, his place is definitely equipped with surveillance cameras.
Whether it's Tony or the organizations behind Tony that are interested in him, they are definitely very concerned about Ling Yi, who suddenly appeared out of Shitou.
The fact that he wasn't forcibly detained and interrogated was already a favor to Tony.
Ling Yi first had the hotel staff buy him more than a dozen sets of sportswear, and then, while changing clothes, he had the Nano Bionic Suit quietly replace one of the sets.
At the same time, Ling Yi also took out and equipped himself with Paralysis Sonar Gloves and Gravity Coin, just in case.
For a while afterward, Ling Yi stayed in the hotel, watching TV, Chichi and drinking, behaving very normally, without daring to do anything out of line.
Arriving in the Marvel Universe and meeting Tony right from the start is a pretty good start.
With the added advantage of the Great Prison System, Ling Yi believed that as long as he didn't act too recklessly or his luck wasn't too bad, he should be able to survive in the early stages of the Marvel Universe.
Now, Ling Yi was torn between two choices.
First, cling to Tony's coattails; aside from everything else, at least you can ensure you're financially secure.
However, there are also many drawbacks to being with Tony.
First of all, there are too many forces paying attention to Tony, and each of them is Big Shot.
It would be virtually impossible for Ling Yi to cause trouble under these people's noses, such as arresting people and putting them in jail.
Secondly, as the Protagonist, Tony is surrounded by a lot of troubles and various villains.
Ling Yi is just an ordinary person now. Who knows if those villains will take advantage of his relationship with Tony to teach him a lesson, or even take his life.
Therefore, Ling Yi prefers the second option.
Leave Tony and try to survive by working quietly.
Tony didn't reappear before Ling Yi until a day later.
Seeing Tony's sullen expression, Ling Yi roughly guessed what was going on.
"This is your identification, and this is your bank card with ten million dollars in it." Tony tossed a file folder to Ling Yi first.
Thank you.
Ling Yi was exactly what he needed right now, and he was very grateful that Tony had thought of this.
Tony, with his hands in his pockets, walked around the hotel room once, then took out a device that looked like a USB flash drive and pressed a button on it.
The next moment, the image on the television disappeared, turning into static.
The air conditioner in the room also stopped working and automatically closed its vents.
Ling Yi knew that Tony must have temporarily turned off all electronic devices in the room.
Tony turned around and looked at Ling Yi.
"I didn't find any information about you in any database, not a single piece of information. Can you tell me why?" Tony asked directly.
"Because I don't belong to this world." This time, Ling Yi didn't hide it.
Alien? Parallel universes?
"Neither, it's Parallel World."
"Aren't parallel universes just Parallel World? Instant Noodle Kid, I know more about this than you do."
Ling Yi shook his head.
"This world is made up of many parallel universes, and I come from Parallel World that has absolutely no connection to any of these parallel universes."
Tony thought for a moment and then understood what Ling Yi meant.
"Parallel universes are Mirror Image universes. For example, there is a you in this universe, and there is also a you in another parallel universe, but your life trajectories will be very different."
Ling Yi tried his best to explain using his own understanding.
" Parallel World Parallel World are different; they may be completely unrelated."
"Just like in my world, without Tony Stark, without Stark Industries, no one could create the Mark Armor."
Tony believed it, but not completely.
He indeed found no information about Ling Yi in this world, as if Ling Yi had appeared out of thin air.
It's impossible for a person to leave no trace in this world.
Unless, this person doesn't belong to this world.
For ordinary people, the concepts of parallel universes and parallel timelines might seem like nonsense.
But Tony, as a top scientist, has always believed in the existence of parallel universes and parallel timelines.
"How did you come into this world?" Tony asked the crucial question.
"I have no idea."
Ling Yi also wanted to know the answer to this question. It might be related to the Great Prison System, but the Great Prison System lacks intelligence, so Ling Yi could only search for the answer slowly and patiently.
Seeing Tony's disbelieving expression, Ling Yi explained, "I woke up hungry last night and was planning to eat Ying Yi, but halfway through, I suddenly found myself in the desert."
"If it weren't for you, I might have died in the desert."
That's the truth. If Tony hadn't appeared before him, Ling Yi's fate definitely wouldn't have been good. He would likely have died of thirst or starvation after getting lost in the desert.
Even with a system, it wouldn't work, since the system couldn't provide him with food and water.
"That's way too casual." Tony was speechless after hearing Ling Yi's explanation.
"Who can argue with that? I'm just an ordinary person; I never imagined something like this would happen to me."
Tony didn't believe that Ling Yi was just an ordinary person. He was certain that Ling Yi had his own secrets, and he was sure that Ling Yi hadn't been completely honest with him.
But if Ling Yi doesn't say, he won't ask.
Although Ling Yi said he saved him, in turn, Ling Yi also saved himself. If Ling Yi hadn't dug him out of the metal can, he wouldn't have been able to send the coordinates to Rhodey through the system in his armor.
If he can't send his coordinates, he'll likely be trapped and die in the desert.
What are your plans for the future?
"First, get to know this world, and then... survive."
"I can help you more." Tony sensed that Ling Yi was about to leave.
"In the end, everyone has to rely on themselves, right? You've already helped me a lot."
"Okay, this is my personal communicator. Contact me anytime if you need help." Tony handed Ling Yi a wristwatch.
When Ling Yi received the wristwatch, Tony noticed the Paralysis Sonar Gloves on Ling Yi's hands.
Nano Bionic Suit can be disguised, but these gloves cannot.
These are pure black cesium gloves with a metallic texture, featuring crystal-like nodes at the joints and a deep blue cesium ring in the palm.
It looks like a launching device.
As a technological genius, he immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of these gloves.
But Tony still didn't ask.
The two were not friends; their meeting was merely a coincidence.
Moreover, Tony also has his own pride.
As Tony was leaving, Ling Yi suddenly spoke up, " Tony, try to do more good deeds in the future."
Tony paused for a moment, thinking Ling Yi was referring to the overabundance of Stark weapons. He nodded solemnly, turned, and left the room.
Watching the door close, Ling Yi let out a soft breath, and then disappeared completely.
About five minutes later, a waiter arrived at Ling Yi's door. Looking at the open door and the empty room, the waiter put his wrist to his mouth and whispered...
"Boss, the target has disappeared."
Meanwhile, on the street opposite the hotel, a middle-aged man with a balding head and a kind face lowered his right hand from his ear, took out his mobile phone, and dialed a number.
"Boss, the target has disappeared."
"Explain in more detail," the One-Eye, bald man on the other end of the phone said, frowning.
"He's just gone. The security footage doesn't show him leaving; it's like he vanished into thin air."
" Tony came by, and for about ten minutes, we lost all signal to the target room."
" Tony must have disabled the electronic devices in the room. Five minutes after Tony left, I sent someone to the target's room, and by then, the target had already disappeared."
"Find him!"
"Should we arrest him?"
"No, as long as he stays in our sight, it's fine."
Coulson, a Level 8 Agent of the S.H.I.E.L.D., is a very important character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a good-natured guy who can get along well with all the heroes.
After hanging up the phone, Coulson felt a headache coming on; finding people was always the most troublesome thing.
The other party must have some means to evade surveillance; they are clearly not an ordinary person.
If the other party really wants to hide, finding them will require a significant amount of manpower and resources.
But what needs to be done still needs to be done.
About three days later, Coulson finally located Ling Yi's position again.
However, to Coulson's surprise, Ling Yi had actually opened a small shop in Hell's Kitchen, or more accurately, he had bought a shop from someone else.
The shop is currently under renovation, and its name has been changed to a completely new name in both Chinese and English.
The Chinese name is "Shop of Serendipity" (Suiyuan Xiaodian), and the English name is "nothing shop".
The English name, Coulson, translates to "a shop with nothing"?
Coulson spent a long time figuring out the meaning of the Chinese name "Shop of Serendipity" (Suiyuan Xiaodian), but even after understanding the Chinese meaning, Coulson became even more confused.
What kind of shop is this? Or rather, what does Ling Yi sell?