Peter Parker: "..."
In short, speechless.
After Tony Stark's reminder, he finally remembered.
Indeed, the shared materials did mention that when Dr. Banner went back in time to retrieve the Time Stone, he did indeed rely on his persuasive skills!
That's outrageous!
When Peter Parker saw the relevant information at the time, he actually found it quite unbelievable.
That's the Time Stone, such an important thing, and the Ancient One actually handed it over voluntarily after being lectured by the Hulk?
Even now, thinking about it, Peter Parker still finds it unbelievable.
"That's right, I was there when that question was asked. I remember saying that in a negotiation, the art of language can only play a supporting role. What can truly play a decisive role is the bargaining chips of both parties!"
Strange's voice rang out, and he spoke seriously, "And in this question, we don't know whether Vision has such bargaining chips."
"So Mr. Strange, Mr. Stark, you mean that option C is also possible, and it's possible that White Vision could be persuaded?"
Peter Parker still couldn't accept it.
While logically it made sense, Peter Parker still found it somewhat awkward due to his preconceived notions.
However, the other participants found it much easier to accept.
Firstly, having participated in so many quizzes, they had long since learned to break free from conventional thinking.
Secondly, they weren't new to options involving verbal sparring.
So, after some discussion, option C, which initially seemed absurd, was, like option B, left open to debate.
"I think option D can be eliminated, right?"
Scott Lang began his analysis when it came to the last option. "The question says that Vision stopped White Vision at a crucial moment. What does 'crucial moment' mean?"
"This means White Vision's assassination attempt has already begun, even putting Scarlet Witch in danger!" Captain America chimed in.
This was a natural and logical guess.
"That's what I think too."
Scott Lang nodded in agreement. "So in such a critical moment, Vision shouldn't have had time to crack S.W.O.P's system, right? His more logical course of action would be to rush in, deal with White Vision, and save Scarlet Witch, right?"
"No! Scott!"
Tony Stark shook his head, rejecting Scott Lang's view. "We don't know any specific details of the assassination. Maybe Vision knew about S.W.O.P's assassination attempt on Scarlet Witch beforehand, and he knew that he and Scarlet Witch were no match for White Vision, so he cracked S.W.O.P's system in advance?"
"Then… when White Vision was about to succeed in assassinating Scarlet Witch, he cracked S.W.O.P's system in time. That makes sense, right?"
"If that's the case, then option D can't be analyzed?" Peter Parker shrugged, looking at Tony Stark with a bit of annoyance.
"That's right. Without any relevant details, option D cannot be analyzed. We can only leave it as pending."
Tony Stark also shrugged at Peter Parker.
So far, this problem has only eliminated option A, leaving three options undetermined, making it quite challenging.
"Okay, let's compare these three undetermined options again," Captain America said, staring at the screen, deep in thought.
The others present did the same, carefully comparing the three options to determine which was more likely.
"If it were me, and I had to eliminate one of these three options, I would eliminate option B," Strange said after some thought.
Not only him, but everyone else present made the same choice.
After all, options C and D didn't seem to offer any compelling reasons for elimination, but option B did have the advantage of not conforming to linguistic conventions.
Looking at option B alone, it wasn't immediately obvious, but when all three options were compared, option B was undeniably eliminated.
"Great, now there are two options left. We just need to do one more round of selection," Thor exclaimed excitedly.
Unfortunately, without any details about the battle, neither option C nor D allowed for any effective analysis or judgment.
"Looks like... you guys will have to guess one of these two options," Peter Parker said somewhat helplessly to the remaining contestants.
"It seems that's the case," Thor shrugged, then looked at Scott Lang and Strange beside him. "Who should answer this question?"
The three of them were the contestants who hadn't answered in the second round.
"Let me do it,"
Strange volunteered after a brief discussion. "Although we don't know what S.W.O.S.A. is, it's clearly not a simple organization." "
If this organization really intends to assassinate the Scarlet Witch, I think the possibility of leaking information beforehand is unlikely, so... the situation Stark described is also unlikely."
"That's right, my answer is C!"
Strange made his choice and gave his answer to the big screen.
[Correct Answer!]
YEs!
Hearing that he had answered correctly, Strange couldn't help but let out a silent cheer of excitement.
Frankly, he wasn't very confident about choosing C; after all, a leak from Skyfire wasn't something that was absolutely impossible.
Strange couldn't find any other reason to eliminate option D, which was why he used this one.
He himself knew very well that this reason was far from sufficient.
To be honest, this kind of elimination was almost like guessing.
But Strange didn't expect that he would be so lucky; he guessed correctly.
[Congratulations to the answerer Strange for winning a Qimen Flying Armor!]
[Reward has been issued, please check!]
Whoosh!
The system notification had barely faded when Strange produced an object in his hand.
"This...this is the Flying Armor of Qimen?"
"The system couldn't have made a mistake, could it?"
"It should be, right?"
Upon seeing this, the participants stared wide-eyed, their faces showing strange expressions.
It wasn't that they didn't trust the system, but this reward was simply too...bizarre.
It was a bamboo tube! Yes, just a bamboo tube! And a very rough, very primitive one at that. Just a long tube made of a few bamboo strips fixed together,
nothing more. They had absolutely no idea what it was.
Completely clueless about its purpose.
"Strange, is this bamboo tube the Flying Armor?"
Even the usually composed Tony Stark looked incredulous.
"This isn't a bamboo tube, it's a magical 'weapon,' a truly amazing one!" Strange excitedly told everyone.
"Really, Mr. Strange? How amazing is it?" Peter Parker couldn't help but ask, staring intently at Strange.
"Watch closely!" A smug look appeared on Strange's face, then he suddenly made a gesture and whispered, "Flying Armor, unsheathed!"
Whoosh!
With Strange's command, the bamboo tube in his hand suddenly flew into the air!
It flew right above Strange's head, instantly shattering and reforming, transforming from the bamboo tube into a strangely shaped garment.
The garment then automatically fell from the sky and was placed on Strange's body.
"So this Flying Armor is actually a piece of clothing?" Thor's eyes widened, completely caught off guard.
Clothes are clothes, but why make them look like bamboo tubes?
Was it to conceal something?
Thor was puzzled.
"That's not the point, Mr. Thor! The point is, what is this clothing for?!" Scott Lang couldn't help but shout at Thor.
"Watch closely!" Strange said, his body blurring as he vanished from his spot,
leaving only a blur.
Everyone present could still clearly feel the intense energy fluctuations caused by Strange's incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye, Strange had circled them several times.
Now everyone finally understood what the Flying Armor was for—it could enhance the user's speed!
"The Flash! Strange has become the Flash! That's so cool!" Peter Parker immediately shouted, his eyes shining.
Everyone else present couldn't help but show their approval; the reward, the Flying Armor, was indeed incredibly powerful.
Even Thor, with his extremely high standards who wouldn't even consider ordinary rewards, was quite satisfied with it.
"That's right, it's really cool!"
In a flash, Strange reappeared in his original spot, nodding smugly. "Of course, 'Flash' is a bit of an exaggeration, but this suit allows me to easily catch up with cars, I mean the kind of cars on racetracks... but that's still pretty cool!"
This speed, even for someone like Strange, was an incredibly powerful cheat.
However, the only slightly regrettable thing was that the Flying Armor wasn't unlimited; it consumed Doctor Strange's magic power.
Doctor Strange had only recently become a sorcerer of Kamar-Taj, and his magic power wasn't too strong yet, so the Flying Armor could only be used for a minute at most.
But this wasn't really a major problem.
The future Doctor Strange will be the most powerful sorcerer in Kamar-Taj, even surpassing the Ancient One. The issue of magic power is simply not a problem.
Therefore, Strange didn't take it to heart.
He immediately made a hand gesture and softly shouted, "Retract!"
His clothes transformed back into the original bamboo tube, which Strange held in his hand.
"So, Strange, won't you be carrying this bamboo tube around with you from now on?" Thor couldn't help but tease Strange with a laugh.
He found the thought amusing.
But then again, if Strange became Doctor Strange, his sorcerer's uniform would already be unusual enough.
Adding another strange bamboo tube didn't seem to matter much.
In fact, the sorcerer's uniform paired with the bamboo tube was quite a good match.
[Answer complete, starting to play answer analysis!]
The system notification sounded at this moment, and at the same time, a corresponding video appeared on the large screen.
Everyone temporarily shifted their attention from the flying armor and focused on the large screen.
"Mommy, Mommy, help!"
"Mommy, help us!"
A faint voice echoed on the screen.
At the same time, the Scarlet Witch appeared, standing in what seemed to be her own home.
The cries for help came from outside.
The Scarlet Witch looked anxious and rushed out of the house.
She saw a woman in a strange robe, seemingly a witch, hovering in the air.
Two magical ropes shot out from her hands, tightly binding the necks of two boys in the road.
"Mommy, help!"
"Mommy, save us!"
The two boys cried out to the Scarlet Witch repeatedly.
"Those two boys, are they Wanda's sons?"
Captain America couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, but upon further thought
, it didn't seem so strange. Even if Wanda was a sorceress, it wasn't unusual for her to settle down and start a family.
No one says wizards can't marry, right?
"Another wizard! That woman is a wizard too!" Peter Parker said, pointing to the witch who had captured Scarlet Witch's two sons. "Looks like she's an evil witch!"
That "evil witch" was none other than Agatha Harkness, an ancient monster who had lived for centuries, and an extremely terrifying being.
This old hag had infiltrated Westfall to steal Scarlet Witch's magic.
Of course, none of the current participants recognized her.
However, seeing Agatha attack the two children, everyone knew this witch was far from a good person.
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