Chapter 130: The Uncertain Enemy
The 100-meter-tall Stark Tower towers over the illuminated lights of New York City at night. At night, New York City seems to be back to its former bustle, and its lively neighborhoods are transformed into the city that never sleeps.
The first three floors of the Stark Building's roof belonged to Tony's private space, and Wei Ran held a wine glass in one hand while staring out the window at New York. Looking at New York from above, the night sky is dotted with starlight, as if it is a bright galaxy in the universe.
The lights in the room were not turned on, only a few wax tables were lit with red candles, and in the dim light was the lingering oppression of the approaching war.
Poof
The lights on the top floor were suddenly turned on, and the entire Stark Building was lit up one floor at a time. It didn't take long for Tony in a T-shirt to slowly walk down the top floor of the Stark Building, where various instruments began to work automatically.
"Completely disconnected from New York's power grid, the Stark Tower is on the verge of becoming a symbol of self-sufficient clean energy if the Ark reactor can maintain its output."
Looking at Little Pepper Potts, who was sitting on the side and shrugging his shoulders, and at Wei Ran, who suddenly appeared and stood by the window with red wine to enjoy, Tony said helplessly, "Hey, captain, please bring your own wine glass before you come next time, you disturbed my candlelight dinner." ”
"The Stark Tower is lit up like a Christmas tree, are you spending Christmas? Tony. Wei Ran turned around, "However, it's very yours." ”
"This is for the sake of public awareness, and I need to increase my media campaign." Tony replied, "Potts, tomorrow you may need to make a trip to Washington to site three new buildings. It's rare to take a break from the busyness. Business isn't easy right now. ”
"Looks like you've been doing well lately."
"That's right. The house and the company are back, and the next step is to redesign my image. Tony happily poured himself a glass of wine.
"Unfortunately, you probably don't have that much time for the rest of the day." Wei Ran shook his head.
"What do you mean?"
"I won't disturb your candlelit dinner with Potts." Wei Ran gathered his wine glasses and drank all the red wine in his hand, "The main reason for this time is to remind you not to worry too much about your identity as a member of the Time and Space Administration, and some things can be done according to your own ideas." At this point, the Temporal Authority can be your back. ”
After all that is said. Wei Ran put down his wine glass and disappeared into the room in an instant.
"What is he talking about? Somewhat inexplicable. Tony turned his head and asked Potz behind him.
"Maybe, it's trying to tell you something, maybe it's just to make you feel more comfortable." Potz guessed, "Isn't that exactly what you want?" You can continue to put on your Stark style, and you don't have to worry about being a member of the Temporal Authority. ”
"But I feel that it's obviously not that simple." Tony shook his head, he didn't believe that Wei Ran suddenly came over and just said some useless nonsense to him.
At this moment, Tony's artificial intelligence Jarvis suddenly spoke, "Sir. Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. calls. ”
"Say I'm outside." Without thinking about it, Tony said, "Strictly speaking. I'm out there right now. ”
"Sir, Agent Coulson is at Stark Tower, and he's insisting on looking for you." Jarvis continued.
"It's a bit of a backbone, Jarvis, I have an appointment with a beautiful woman, and I don't want to be disturbed by people coming over again."
"The energy level is stable, Tony, the Ark reactor is great as a clean energy source." Potz said as he looked at the computer.
"Of course, I installed it myself, how does it feel to be talented?" Tony ignored Jarvis and walked over to Potts with a smile.
"How do I know that a layman like me can't comprehend it, as long as everything doesn't get bad again."
"Of course not, I don't want to be tossed again, Stark Enterprises has half the merit of yours, and the next building will be named after Potts."
"Sir, I have to interrupt your conversation with Miss Potts, Agent Coulson is calling again, and the rules of the Stark Building have been changed." Jarvis's voice rang out again.
"Stark, I'm in a hurry." As soon as Jarvis's voice fell, Coulson's voice appeared in Coulson's room.
"Oh, okay." Tony was helpless and picked up the transparent phone that was put aside, "I'm Tony. Stark's ** dummy, please leave a message if you have something. ”
"It's urgent."
"Then hurry up."
Thump!
Tony's private elevator on the top floor of the Stark Building suddenly opens, and Coulson, who is holding a computer in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, appears in the elevator.
"Security breaches, right? It seems that S.H.I.E.L.D. is getting a lot out of my clutter, at least finding holes in the Stark Tower's defenses. Tony scoffed that the fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. used the Ultron incident to empty all the instruments in his entire laboratory had always haunted Tony.
"Tony. Mr. Stark. Coulson nodded, looking a little anxious.
"Phil, hurry up." Potts was delighted to see Coulson's arrival.
"Phil? Why are you so affectionate? Tony was a little apprehensive.
"Long story short, I can't stay long." Coulson was not polite and stepped in.
"It's okay, we're celebrating, Stark Enterprises' new product, which will officially go on sale tomorrow." Potz walked over excitedly and invited.
"Yes, we're celebrating, so he can't stay longer."
"You've got to read all of this first, and the sooner the better." Coulson showed the qualities of an agent, and did not care about Tony's displeasure, and handed over the notebook in his hand.
"I don't like to pick up other people's stuff." Tony looked at Coulson and refused, saying that it would never be good for S.H.I.E.L.D. to find him, and he was reluctant to have anything to do with this organization, even if he had a good relationship with Coulson.
"It's okay, I just like people to hand me things, let's change them." Seeing that Tony was playing petty, Potts immediately reached out and took the notebook, and handed the wine glass in his hand to Coulson.
"Thank you." Grabbing the notebook, Potz shoved it into Tony's hand and snatched the glass from his hand. Drunk.
Tony reluctantly turned his notebook upside down. Said to Coulson. "The official consultation is held every other Thursday from 8 to 17 o'clock."
"It's not a consultation." Coulson interrupts Tony.
"Is it about the Avengers? I don't know anything about that. Potz asked.
"If it's about the Avengers, I don't think we need to talk about it, I'm a member of the Time and Space Authority, and it's impossible to join the Avengers who only have freaks, let alone S.H.I.E.L.D., even if this organization is established thanks to my father." Tony gets a little impatient and tries to get rid of Coulson.
"Tony, now is not what S.H.I.E.L.D. needs. It's that the earth needs you, and the home you live in needs you," Coulson said in a solemn tone.
"Oh, no, no, no, don't describe me as so tall, it's a necessity, the earth will turn away from me." Tony waved his hand to stop Coulson from continuing, turned and walked inside, "Didn't the Avengers plan already leave me out?" ”
"Tony has a little temper." Potz explained.
"Really, people started to dislike me and think I was capricious. Self-centered, no team spirit. The most important point. Director Fury kept saying that I was a big trouble, a troublemaker. Tony turned on the computer and grumbled in a broken way.
"Now we don't care what our personality is." Coulson's words clearly confirmed that what Tony said was true.
"Whatever." Tony said indifferently, "Miss Potts, can you come over for a moment?" ”
"Wait a minute." Potts nodded at Coulson.
"Why do you call him Phil? So affectionate to him. Tony whispered.
"Now isn't the time to be petty, Tony, he looks like he's really in a hurry with you, what are these?" Curiously, Potz sliced open the package from his computer.
In an instant, the room was filled with virtual screens, images of war came into view, and the room was filled with screams and chaotic gunfire.
"What's going on?" Tony glanced at it and found a lot of old friends inside, such as Captain America Steve in uniform.
"The Cosmic Cube was dodged by an alien." Coulson explained.
"Aliens?"
"Thor's brother, Loki."
"The so-called gods?"
"That's right, the bad thing is that Loki has the means to activate the Cosmic Cube, and he's already at war with the entire Earth. The Cosmic Cube is a key, and the power of space it has can open the door of space, and on the other side of the door, no one knows what it will be. To put it simply, we don't even know what our enemies really are. ”
"Loki's helpers, only the possibility is aliens." Tony affirmed.
Anxious as Coulson, he almost couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard Tony's words, "Yes, the enemy is strong, this is a victory related to the survival of mankind, and the earth needs you." ”
"So it seems." Tony nodded.
"Tony, I need to ask you a serious question, and you answer me as an earthling." Coulson said suddenly, very seriously.
"Say it."
"Director Fury asked me to ask, does the Temporal Authority endanger the safety of the Earth? If Earth is truly in a matter of life and death, can the Temporal Authority step in and help us get through it? Coulson just stared at Tony, which made Tony a little unaccustomed.
"Well, don't look at me like that, I'm not going to fall in love with a man." Tony made a not-so-funny joke, "If the earth really faces an irresistible crisis, I will stand on this side, this is my home, and I will not allow anything to destroy it." I'm sure I'll do something to get the Temporal Authority to do it. ”
At this moment, Tony felt an unprecedented sense of honor and responsibility.
Whether the Time and Space Administration will make a move, with Tony's understanding of Wei Ran, it must be, so he is so sure.
Recently, he went to the headquarters of the Time and Space Authority, "Elysium", and walked around, the development of the Time and Space Administration in the past half a year has far exceeded Tony's expectations, the dense robots like ants, military Raven machines, and even some war machines that he can't name can be named, fill the entire ruined surface of the earth.
Obviously, these machines are the preparation of the Space-Time Authority for a possible war, they do not require too much cost for the Space-Time Authority, thinking that everything does not need manpower, only resources are needed and then processed by machines, and resources are precisely the advantages of the Space-Time Authority, which can freely shuttle through various planes, has endless resources, and the entire starry sky is at its disposal.
Tony knew very well in his heart that this world was the world that the Temporal Authority was about to attack. And Wei Ran also communicated with him in a special book, and the Time and Space Administration made a clear provision that all core members of the Time and Space Administration are qualified to protect their planet from the Time and Space Administration without violating the basic interests of the Time and Space Administration.
However, Ming knew that this belonged to his main plane, and the Space-Time Administration still had to integrate here, which showed Wei Ran's dedication to the extraterrestrial space civilization of this plane, so if this earth, which was the space-time authority's step towards the starry sky, was violated, without harming the space-time authority, as the leader of the space-time authority, Wei Ran would definitely take action.
At this time, Tony thought of some inexplicable words that Wei Ran ran over to him just now, and finally determined what he was thinking.
"What do you need me to do?" Tony asked.
"Find Loki and stop him from opening the Cosmic Cube."
On the other side, in a small mountain village in the middle of nowhere, a thatched hut was surrounded by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
"Didn't Fury send you to catch monsters?" Banner takes off his glasses.
"That's not what he told me, anyway." Natasha replied. "Go talk to Fury, he needs you."
"Will he lock me up?" Banner asked.
"No, it won't lock you up"
"Don't lie to me!" Banner slammed the table in anger suddenly.
Natasha's body shook, and she quickly raised her pistol to Banner, a drop of cold sweat left on her forehead.
"Sorry, didn't transform, I just wanted to try you. Let's talk well, you put the gun down, and this guy in my body won't move. I'm willing to go with you. All right? Natasha. Banner smiled cautiously.
Natasha nodded, and said into the headset, "Mission accomplished, stand back." ”
"Mr. Banner, my name is Alice, and I'm negotiating a deal with you on behalf of the Temporal Authority." Alice, who had been standing quietly on the side, suddenly spoke, "We need some of your blood." ”
"What!" Natasha's face was full of shock, and she turned her head to find that Banner's face was full of anger at the moment, and her body began to glow green. (To be continued......)