Chapter 157: Departure, America!
In the future where the Time Gem was blown up, the Ancient One, as the Supreme Mage, didn't know how many kinds she had seen, but this time what she saw was really a new way.
It is not directly exploded by external forces, nor is it the power that is depleted and invalidated due to the insistence of the user that is contrary to the rules of the universe itself...... It was blown up by someone in a normal, regular way!
The Time Gem, which is the embodiment of the rules of the universe, runs through the timeline of the entire universe, so it can allow users to travel through time, glance at the past and the future, and even intercept part of time as a cycle, or reverse and accelerate...... But in the future that can be seen in the ancient one, the time gem was actually "used" to be fried, and the user was just using the time gem to view the future, and then the gem exploded, such an ending...... Doesn't it seem a little sloppy?
Gu Yi shook her head, she didn't see the true identity of the user, but she didn't know why, the first person who came to her mind at this moment was Anzai, who had only met for the first time some time ago......
Speaking of Anxi, Gu Yi thought of the big injustice he picked again...... Ah no, the next successor to the position of the Supreme Mage, now that the ancient one is finally busy with the things he is busy with (referring to borrowing a huge amount of money before leaving, and then running away so that the creditor has nowhere to find him, or even sent to the door to be killed in order to prevent the one-stop service), naturally he is starting to be a little impatient.
"Don't worry, it's going to be soon......" Koichi forced himself to close his eyes and wait, the future she saw, the time for her to contact Tony had not yet arrived, if it was advanced, there might be another big change in the future, obviously only a month in advance...... Fortunately, she is used to waiting, and it is not bad for this month.
Time flies, and nearly half a month has passed since that day.
Every day seemed like the same trajectory, the same moment, and the only thing that changed was the book in Tony's hand, and the mountain of books that had been piled up over there was gradually transferred to another location, and the situation reversed.
Yin Sen felt that something was not right.
Tony's performance during this period of time was not unusual, at least on the surface, but for some reason, Yin Sen always felt that Tony's appearance was hidden deep thinking, as if he was thinking about something.
Even, in a question and exam paper that Anthy came over every few days, Tony no longer answered whatever he asked in the past, and didn't say much else, but added many of his own questions and questions, as well as arguments between the two......
The most terrifying thing is that as a bystander, even if there was resistance in advance, Yin Sen found that he successfully understood, and even felt that the things that the two said were very reasonable!
How does this work?
Yin Sen, who realized this, was infinitely afraid.
Reason told him that the knowledge made sense, but instinct made him resist what Anthy had done before.
Just as Yin Sen was struggling......
Under the light, Tony let out a sigh of relief as he smoothly placed the last book on the mountain of books.
At the entrance of the stone cave, Anxi also walked slowly, as if the two had made a special appointment at this point in time, which was a special coincidence.
This time, Anthy was empty-handed, carrying neither a new pile of books nor a large pile of blank paper that he had previously dubbed "Five-Three" in the strange way.
Tony didn't seem surprised by this, just looked at Anthy calmly, waiting.
"Looks like you've guessed part of it." Anthy said.
"Your intentions are too obvious." Tony clasped his hands on his chest and looked very calm, "Normal people can see it." ”
"I also think that after all, I didn't intend to hide it in the first place," Anthy smiled and said, "Today, there is only one problem...... Maybe you can guess what the problem is? ”
"How will I do it." Tony said the question in the affirmative.
"Congratulations, I got the wrong answer." Anthy had a constant smile on his face.
“…… What? The expression on Tony's face finally changed, and he was subconsciously stunned.
"I say, you got it wrong," said Anthy, "and my question is, what will you do first thing when you go back?" ”
"......" Tony was silent for a moment, his brow furrowed, probably thinking seriously about the true intention of Anthy's move, and finally replied in an affirmative tone, "Eat a cheeseburger." ”
"I vaguely remember that this was what you were doing before." Anthy then said with interest.
"It's never going to change." Tony replied.
"Very well, then you can leave, take your man with you, I mean two people, and as a friendly reminder, it is better not to let go of the rope that binds him, for whatever reason, or I am worried that you will be able to tie that rope to him again."
Anthy said without thinking, as if it was Tony's words that he had to wait for at first: "There's a satellite phone outside, I think you probably remember your friend's phone number?"
Anyway, goodbye. ”
With that, Anzay turned around and left, and the footsteps gradually faded away, returning to silence.
Yin Sen, who has not spoken since the beginning, said: "? ”
What happened?
From Anthy's appearance to the time when he left again, the communication between him and Tony, Yin Sen could understand every word, but when they came together, Yin Sen was confused.
How much information is hidden between these words of the two to lead to such a result?
And this guy named Anxi actually let them leave so generously, and even left a satellite phone intimately?
Is there something wrong with his eyes and ears, or is there something wrong with the world?
Yin Sen felt as if he was messing in the wind, and this kind of unfolding really made him feel like he had no place to use it...... Could it be that while he was asleep, Tony and Anthy exchanged something?
"Don't look at me like that, I'm surprised, too." Tony noticed Yin Sen's eyes and said lightly.
"Okay...... I really don't see much of it. Yin Sen said.
"The result is good, isn't it? We can get out of ......," Tony stood up, "and there's still a little bit of aftermath work to be done." ”
"What do you mean," Yin Sen subconsciously looked at Bucky, who was firmly tied to the ground and couldn't move, "he? ”
"I mean the books, and the armor out there." Tony glanced at Bucky, "Of course, he's in there...... We're going to take him away. ”
"What? I thought ......" Yin Sen was stunned again.
"Kill him? No, wouldn't that be what Anthy wanted......" Tony approached Bucky and removed the cloth that had gagged Bucky's mouth, "You did it, but there must be another reason for it...... Are you being threatened, or are you being controlled? ”
"......" Bucky closed his eyes and said nothing.
"It doesn't matter, there will be many opportunities for you to speak in the future, although I believe that there are definitely other reasons for this, but it does not mean that I will completely forgive you and do nothing about you." Tony doesn't dwell on it.
As he said, there is still a long time to come.
Outside, Anthy was long gone, and Tony also found the satellite phone and dialed it directly.
After a while, the phone was connected, and a woman's slightly hoarse voice came from inside.
"Hello, this is Pepper Potts......"
"It's me." Tony stared at the sand in front of him, but his eyes didn't seem to focus.
There was a sudden burst of people on the other side of the phone, the chair was instantly pressed to the ground and pushed outward, and the cup on the table was swept down and shattered, but these could not cover the surprise cry of the woman: "Support...... Tony? Where are you? ”
"I thought you were going to get angry about the end of your long vacation because you got a call from your boss." A smile tugged at Tony's lips.
"I just...... I'm just a little bit happy that I don't have to look for a job anymore. In the bright and spacious office, a blonde woman in a suit and uniform wiped tears from her eyes.
"Really? A little bit? Tony asked.
"Just a little!" Pepper wiped a tear from her eyes and said in a shocking voice, "Quick, where are you?" Tell me where you are! ”
"That's a good question, how about this, you should be in the corporate office right now, right...... How about pointing your phone at your laptop radio, or turning on a hands-free one? You ready? Tony asked.
"Yes." Pepper quickly got into the groove.
"Okay...... Jarvis? Tony shouted.
"Sir, it is very kind to hear your voice again." Pepper's laptop came Jarvis's soft, urbane voice.
"First of all, you have to be a person, not an artificial intelligence, but who cares so much? Me too...... Jarvis, locate me, and then, call James Rhodes for me, and I'll ask how their search was going to work, and I'm going to have to do it on my own! Tony said.
Anthy says Tony should remember Rod's number...... But in fact, he couldn't remember that there were only three people in Tony's mind who could remember the phone number without relying on notebooks, notes, or Jarvis since he was a child, and unfortunately, Rod was not included.
"Locating your location, trying to get to Colonel James Rhodes...... Colonel James Rhodes has been answered. Jarvis replied.
"Tony? Or is it someone else, uh...... I don't know who you are, but I'm showing you Tony's call here? Rhodes asked.
"yes, because I'm the one who called you," Tony turned into a black face again, "Come and pick me up!" ”
"What? Tony? Where are you? How did you get the phone, and are you in danger there? What happened? Rod threw out a bunch of questions in an instant.
"Don't talk so much nonsense just yet...... Jarvis, have you located a location? Tony asked.
"Your location has been located, sir, the location has been sent to the general command post of the US military command in Afghanistan, according to the daily patrol trajectory and speed, as well as real-time helicopter location map analysis, there are about 10 minutes before the nearest military helicopter gunship rescuer arrives." Jarvis said.
"Wait, Jarvis, how did you get the real-time location of the helicopter at this base?" Rod realized that something was wrong and hurriedly asked.
"Colonel Rhodes, your clearance is not sufficient to access this content." Jarvis said politely.
"Nonsense, your military's network is leaking like a sieve!" Tony scolded.
"Hey, hey, the last time the military's firewall was upgraded, I specially asked you to do it!" Rod retorted, and after rebutting, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, and after a second of silence, "Wait, you left the back door?" ”
"What is called a back door, a firewall that I make, isn't it like going home when I go in? I entered through the gate! Tony said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, come and pick me up!" ”
"On the way! I'll be on the plane right away! Rod rolled his eyes and said, but he didn't bother with Tony's hacking of the military firewall anymore......
Although he is a colonel of the U.S. Air Force according to his identity, he must be on Tony's side according to friendship, and two people are equivalent to one person, so Tony left a backdoor in the firewall, which is equivalent to him also having a backdoor, in case there is a time when he wants to get a little information that he can't get with his authority, won't this backdoor come in handy?
"Okay, I'll hang up first, and I'll contact you when you get there...... Some things are said in person. With that, Tony hung up the phone and looked at Yin Sen, "Come on, we still have ten minutes to clean up the aftermath." ”
After that, Tony looked to the side, the weapons and ammunition left by the terrorists, Anthy dealt with those terrorists, but did not deal with these things, let them accumulate here, and a large part of them were the weapons of Stark Industries, which at this time were just able to shine in the hands of the inventor and play a little role, rather than almost killing the inventor.
"You're going to ......," Yin Sen seemed to realize something.
"What is here must not be left to anyone else." Tony said bluntly, "At least, it's definitely not the time for them to be exposed." ”
Insen was eager to ask when Tony was the right time and what he was going to do...... But in the end, there was no opening.
After all, in any case, with the current situation, his question is destined not to be answered, and it is difficult to have any effect.
He could only follow silently, wanting to see what Tony would do, and then decide whether to stop it or not, whether it would be effective or not, but at least he would definitely play his part and do the best he could.
Not far away, above the canyon, Anthy, who was watching this scene, finally left, and not long ago, he received a phone call from Natasha, which roughly meant that he was interested in going to the United States.
Anthy's keen sense of smell made him aware that there was a job to be done.
A few minutes after he left, inside the canyon, the sound of explosions accompanied by the collapse of the rock walls covered everything in the dust.
(End of chapter)