"I understand, Father!" Thor nodded solemnly.
But Odin didn't know if he truly understood his metaphor.
However, he didn't have time to say much more because another line appeared in the diary.
[It's still necessary to give Tony Stark a heads-up when needed. The Ultron incident was too damaging, and the tragedy in Sokovia was also too terrible. Who knows how many people died? It's always good to save some lives!
But I don't know how deep Tony Stark's obsession is!]
What?
The tragedy in Sokovia was directly related to Ultron, which meant it was related to Tony Stark?
Tony Stark couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this. He hadn't dared to think in that direction just now.
But he vaguely guessed something because robots with fish-like faces had appeared in the Sokovia incident.
And as everyone knew, the Sokovia incident was the main culprit that led to the later division of the Avengers.
Undoubtedly, if the Sokovia incident hadn't happened, Baron Zemo wouldn't have been able to split the Avengers later. Although the real reason for Tony Stark's parents' death would have been concealed, it would have been good for the Avengers.
But now it's discovered that the root of the problem actually lies with Tony Stark himself.
Tony Stark's expression was also very grim. If the Ultron incident had nothing to do with him, he could have a clear conscience. Some losses were normal when saving the world.
Although he hurt some people at that time, he also saved many more.
He had a clear conscience!
But if Ultron's origins were his doing, it could almost be said that he was the one who caused this tragedy, no matter what his original intentions were, or how he wanted to protect the Earth and humanity.
However, this matter is judged by actions, not intentions, and it is indeed directly related to him.
Then what he experienced afterward could only be called deserved, a case of karma.
He couldn't complain about Colonel Zemo anymore because his actions had led to the destruction of the man's family. Could there be anything more tragic than that?
What face did he have to blame others?
If his revenge was just, then that meant Baron Zemo's revenge was also just!
Tony Stark wasn't a hypocrite, and he naturally understood this point.
He sighed, but he was truly unwilling to give up just like that, because as a scientist, even if this technology might bring some risks, he had to persist.
Many people seemed to have forgotten that from the development of technology to the present, the destruction of nature and the killing of their own kind had only increased day by day. But at the same time, the astonishing improvement in productivity had brought countless people from poverty into a life of affluence in every stage.
This was the price of scientific progress! Moreover, this also concerned the survival of mankind, and how to contend with those extraterrestrial forces!
Suddenly, at this moment, a video appeared on the diary. Tony Stark clicked it open, and the image was projected.
The opening scene was the same as what everyone had seen last time, the terrifying scene Tony Stark saw in the illusion. On a battlefield of ruins, the Avengers were completely annihilated, and countless powerful Leviathan ships had invaded the Earth.
And Captain Rogers questioned Tony Stark, asking why he didn't do his best when he could have saved them?
That terrifying scene even stunned Wanda.
Everyone was also heartbroken to see this scene. Especially after seeing this scene, everyone understood where Tony Stark's obsession in Lin Feng's diary came from.
It was the fear of their defeat, the fear of the Earth losing its protection.
Everything he did was to protect the Earth.
Although he made mistakes in the process, no one could judge him on this issue.
How could they bear to say anything against a person who tried so hard to save humanity?
Didn't they have some responsibility, too?
Following the scene, there was a scene of the Avengers returning to New York in a Quinjet. In it, Hawkeye Barton was seriously injured. Everyone remembered where Hawkeye Barton's injury came from – he was wounded by Quicksilver Pietro.
During the conversation, everyone learned an important piece of news.
S.H.I.E.L.D. has fallen!
Immediately, Nick Fury's expression changed! S.H.I.E.L.D. has fallen?
This situation could only occur after one thing: the complete public exposure of HYDRA's presence within S.H.I.E.L.D. This also fit the beginning of this section, where the Avengers were taking down the remaining HYDRA forces.
No wonder he couldn't see himself in this section! He might even be killed during this collapse, which wasn't impossible.
He could fully imagine how dangerous it would be to completely turn against HYDRA.
And once they turned against each other, once HYDRA was exposed, S.H.I.E.L.D. would be doomed.
S.H.I.E.L.D. was an agency and organization established by the five major world powers to handle all kinds of supernatural and extraordinary events. Now, it had been infiltrated to such an extent that it was almost a sieve.
Would the five major powers still trust S.H.I.E.L.D.?
"You dare to use S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"How can you guarantee the rest of you aren't HYDRA?"
"How can you ensure you haven't been brainwashed by HYDRA?"
"So the best way is to abandon S.H.I.E.L.D. entirely and start anew."
So he could understand the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., but he didn't even appear? Had he died in the future?
But thinking carefully, it seemed that he hadn't appeared even once in the timeline after this event. This meant, he might really be dead.
For a moment, hearing of his own death, Nick Fury's mood was very complex.
But considering the Avengers were all wiped out, he, as a founding veteran of the Avengers, dying along with them seemed... reasonable... Bullshit!
Nick Fury's killing intent flared up instantly. He hadn't lived long enough yet! Especially after injecting the latest technology developed by S.H.I.E.L.D., his lifespan had been extended considerably, far from the time to die.
But he knew this wasn't the time to turn against HYDRA. He had to be careful.
At this moment, he was already considering whether to inject the Extremis Virus developed by Tony Stark.
Just injecting the longevity potion didn't feel like enough.
Normally, he was stationed at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, and no crisis could touch him.
But now, since he knew HYDRA was hiding within, he suddenly felt very dangerous.
Originally, he was considered a civilian employee and didn't need to go to the battlefield, but now, it seemed he still had to go. He just didn't know if the Extremis Virus would conflict with the longevity potion he had already injected.
The scene that followed showed a bunch of mechanical soldiers developed by Tony Stark returning to Stark Industries' old base for repairs.
It had to be said, the scene of many mechanical soldiers gathering together was very impressive.
"Is this the battle after the attack on HYDRA?" Tony Stark looked at the mechanical soldiers in the picture and thought.
Because in the previous video fragments, those mechanical soldiers were also seen maintaining order in Sokovia, evacuating the local people, and then being attacked by the local people.
The extent of the damage to these mechanical soldiers was probably about the same as what was seen in the video fragments, which is why Tony Stark made such a judgment.
Above the repair factory was Tony Stark's lab.
In fact, the entire Stark Tower belonged to Tony Stark personally, and didn't even belong to Stark Industries. There was a difference.
Bruce Banner, dressed in casual clothes, walked over the transparent glass floor tiles and saw Tony Stark. He couldn't help but ask, "How is he?"
At this moment, everyone also saw in the back of the lab, Black Widow Natasha, and Hawkeye Barton lying on something, and another person whose face couldn't be seen clearly.
This further confirmed Tony Stark's judgment, because Hawkeye Barton was indeed injured in that battle, so this was very likely a matter of recovery after that battle.
Although the others didn't react as quickly as Tony Stark, they also realized the situation soon after.
It's easy to roughly estimate the timeframe.
Hearing this, Tony Stark said, "Regardless, he's still Barton!"
"That's terrible!" Bruce Banner replied.
"He feels fine, just thirsty!" Tony Stark said.
Everyone frowned. What did "terrible" mean? And what did "regardless, he's still Barton" imply?
Could there be something else they didn't know?
"Alright, everyone, let's get to it, Jarvis, game time!" Tony Stark walked toward the central test bench. "We only have a few days to use this game controller, so let's have some fun. Update its structure... and synthetic analysis data!"
At this moment, everyone saw the scan results, which revealed the Mind Stone Scepter.
"Some components I can't quantify!" Jarvis said.
"So, it's possible, right?" Tony Stark asked.
Jarvis analyzed, "That gem seems to be a protective shell, containing something very powerful!"
"Like a reactor?" Tony Stark asked again.
"More like a computer!" Jarvis gave a completely different answer. "I am currently cracking the code!"
The scene shifted, showing everyone waiting for Hawkeye Barton's injuries to be repaired. It appeared to be an advanced nano-molecular printing technology, and everyone understood why Tony Stark had said earlier that Barton was still Barton.
Because it was hard to say whether the printed body tissue was still his own body tissue?
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