Gold and red steel suits move through the concrete jungle of New York.
Under normal circumstances, this behavior would arouse cheers, exclamations, and be accompanied by the shutter sound of the camera and the tracking of the video equipment. But at this time, even if the "Iron Man" is seen flying by, there are only a few tired and empty eyes occasionally looking towards it.
Take a glimpse in the air, then continue to lower your head and walk your own way in the semi-deserted city.
[I think you are being too cautious, sir,] Jarvis said in Stark's ear: [You could have hugged Ms. Pepper like you hugged Miss Morgan instead of running away when she tried to hug you.
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"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, Jarvis," Stark sneered: "If I dare to do that, you will definitely record it and play it to Pepper and Luna when you get back."
[You are worrying too much, sir. I don’t have a physical body now, and naturally I don’t have any storage equipment. 】
"You don't deny that you will be admitted, right?"
[That makes no sense, sir. It’s still unclear how we came to this world, and naturally we can’t determine how to get back. 】
"You're still ready to record, right?"
[According to records, you have not gone out as 'Iron Man' for four years, because since the 'Annihilation Incident', most people no longer trust the 'superheroes' who failed to protect them. This is for those who are happy to enjoy the cheers.
It is unacceptable to you.]
"That's a good change of topic." Stark chuckled and turned to read the information projected by Jarvis inside the armor helmet. Those were summarized by Jarvis. Most of the differences between this world and the original world are
Relatively important and relevant to him.
It's 2023, not 2015.
"Myself" has married Pepper and has a lovely daughter.
In this world in 2018, a major event occurred. An alien named Thanos invaded the earth and seized six "Infinity Stones", then destroyed half of all life in the universe and many familiar or unfamiliar "superheroes"
died in the incident.
Many "cosmic demons" seem to still exist, but for some reason none of them participated in or prevented the incident.
In theory, the "Green Lantern Corps" who should be responsible for stopping this matter does not exist. Instead, there is a "Captain Marvel" with similar identity and responsibilities. However, she was on a business trip outside the earth for a long time and was unable to stop it in time.
Atlantis does exist, but it has not established diplomatic relations with humans, and no little mermaid princess came to create "Hogwarts". The organization responsible for managing magic is called "Kama Taj", and its leader is called "Strange"
Doctor", who died in the "Annihilation Incident".
Asgard was attacked and destroyed by Thanos. The surviving protoss and Valkyries established a settlement called "New Asgard" on the earth to fish and brew wine. Thor seemed to have been hit hard.
, addicted to “Fortnite” and drinking too much.
The "Avengers" has been disbanded and is barely maintained by Natasha and Steve, while "I" has not been to the Avengers Tower for a long time.
It's strange to say that in this "future", "Friday" who takes over Jarvis's position should theoretically be more advanced, but her abilities have greatly regressed. When she is asked to check various information about the current world, she will appear from time to time because there is no
However, Jarvis is different. Except for some places that are not connected to the Internet at all or have strong blocking, no password or firewall can block his retrieval.
.
In addition, although the time span is only 8 years, "his" steel suit has evolved to use nanotechnology and can appear on the body out of thin air.
However, you don’t need to look at the records to know that this design is meaningless except for being cool. After damage, it may not even cover the whole body, and it may be fatal in certain harsh environments.
As for myself who "travelled", what I was equipped with was naturally——
[I just discovered something important, sir.] Jarvis said suddenly.
"Oh? What is it?" Stark responded casually: "This world is about to be destroyed?"
Jarvis fell silent.
"I guessed it casually, was it right?" Stark raised his eyebrows: "Oh, of course, Stark is either saving the world or on the way to saving the world. Is there any unsightly waste or waste organization?
Are you coming to attack the earth?"
[Although the process is wrong, the conclusion is correct, sir,] Jarvis projected a tortuous trend chart in front of Stark's eyes. It originally fluctuated meaninglessly, but suddenly fell to 2018 at the time node.
Zero, and this is still the case until the current year 2023: [This is the activity level of all 'super criminals' in the world since 2010 to the present. 】
"Hmm, what does this mean?" Stark thought for a moment, but couldn't figure out: "'Thanos' deliberately eliminated all the bad guys?"
[On the contrary, sir,] Jarvis once again showed another curve with a completely opposite trend. Since the node in 2018, it has shot up to the sky with an increase of almost 90 degrees: [This is what can be counted so far.
Global crime rate for 'ordinary people'.]
"I have said before that 'Thanos' is a condescending, self-righteous idiot," Stark was silent for two seconds, and then said: "Any intelligent biological group that is qualified to be called a 'civilization' must have an internal division of labor that is as detailed as
To an astonishing degree, brutally annihilate half of the population. Unless he can accurately leave maintainers and future successors for each division of labor, the final result must be the complete collapse of this civilization from bottom to top. The only way to survive such a blow is
The only thing that survives is the 'swarm' structure, a civilization in which any individual can replace the work of other individuals."
[This is exactly what I have deduced based on the current situation, sir,] Jarvis continued: [The collapse of order has led to a surge in the crime rate, and the increasing crime rate will continue to destroy the already crumbling foundation of civilization. The most terrifying thing is that
, this is true for the entire universe, and based on current trends, Earth civilization will be completely destroyed within a year. 】
"So, our mission in this world is to bring back the half of the people who were wiped out and fundamentally stop this self-destruction process." Stark curled his lips: "You really found a big job for me.
Little Morgan.”
[What are your next plans? Are you going to the Avengers Base to meet the captain of this world? 】
"Do you think I haven't read the information about the 'Civil War'? 'I' haven't forgiven him yet," Stark turned the direction of his suit and flew towards the location of "Stark Tower": "Now
, I have to take back the Stark Tower that was sold by some idiot first. Judging from the current situation in New York, it shouldn’t cost much."
[I think what you are doing now is called bargain hunting, sir.]
