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Chapter 178 Quantum Intervention Across Space and Time

hospital.

The smell of disinfectant made Tony feel very uncomfortable.

"I'm leaving the hospital."

Beside the bed, Pepper was peeling a banana without raising her head.

"No."

Tony said seriously, "A lot of ideas popped up in my mind. I have a better idea and plan for the Iron Man armor. I am not the kind of person who does nothing after being insulted. I am now an out-and-out Avenger."

"Really? Then at least wait until your legs and feet are healed before you talk about revenge."

Pepper's eyes roamed over him.

Both legs and one left arm were hung in the air in plaster, and the reactor in his chest emitted a faint blue light through his hospital gown.

Tony slumped down on the pillow, his eyes dull for a moment.

Pepper felt a little distressed, and then said, "The person who came that night was not an ordinary person. You have also seen the surveillance video. He can even turn into a dragon. I guess he is a mysterious person from the East who possesses extraordinary divine power. Although he defeated you, I think it is more like he is encouraging you."

Tony rolled his eyes, his gaze dim: "You don't seem like someone who can't comfort others."

Pepper laughed, with a look of relief on her face.

"You don't know how desperate I was at the last moment last night. When I heard the loud noise, I thought..." She shook her head, her eyes reddening uncontrollably. "Anyway, the fact that you're still alive is the best thing."

Tony let out a long sigh.

Yes, being alive is indeed the best thing.

After all, when the last counterattack last night was defeated in a blink of an eye, he thought he was dead this time, but he didn't expect to wake up in the hospital instead of hell.

"The police..." Tony moved his mouth, then shook his head: "Forget it, they won't find anything."

"Yes."

Pepper nodded, her expression a little serious: "You may not believe this, but the police told me that although the surveillance on the shore is intact, none of the cameras actually captured the other person's appearance. In fact, in their surveillance records, the person fighting with you was just a ball of air."

"What? How is this possible?" Tony was shocked again.

"I've seen it, it's real. If the surveillance cameras at home hadn't captured his face, I would have even wanted to take out those videos as proof."

Tony opened his mouth, somewhat glad for Pepper's choice.

Because when he fought at home, he was even more miserable than on the shore. Who could believe that the iron armor would be beaten by a flesh and blood body without any ability to fight back?
Is that a slap on the face of Tony Stark? That's a spanking of Jarvis' ass!

Wait, something seems wrong...

"Tony, promise me that you will have a good rest. Although you are not seriously injured this time, who knows if there will be other weirdos in the future. Besides, we don't know if that mysterious man will come again."

As she spoke, Pepper handed the banana to Tony's mouth.

Tony took a bite and slurred, "What did the doctor say? How long will it take me to get out of these damn casts?"

"At least a month."

"I'm going to go crazy!"

"I have arranged a private plane, and we will go to New York tonight. There is a better team of doctors there who will help you recover as quickly as possible."

"Well, that's the only good news I've heard since I woke up."

Pepper smiled and said, "Do you remember that Coulson from before?"

"Who?"

"Strategic Homeland Defense Attack and Logistics Support Agency."

"I remember the name, it's long and smelly. What's wrong?"

"They are also interested in the mysterious man who attacked you last night, so they wanted to talk to you."

Tony looked unhappy: "Do they know what I am like now?"

"know."

"Then get them out of here."

Pepper shrugged, "But they said they can help you get better quickly, in a week at the latest."

Tony: "Let's make an appointment."

Pepper chuckled, "We've already arranged to meet in New York tomorrow."

at the same time.

Hong Chen, in his imprisoned body, traveled through the streets and alleys of Los Angeles.

Lying in the seat, he frowned slightly after watching the video of his battle with Tony from beginning to end last night.

"Moss, I feel like Tony is a little unreasonable in his weakness."

Moss: "Sir, I roughly understand where your doubts come from. The energy index of the microreactor is indeed extremely high, but what you don't know is that the weapon system of the current Mark 3 armor can only utilize a very small amount of the energy, and the types of weapons and combat modes are also relatively rare. In addition, the energy consumption used to maintain the operation of the armor usually accounts for more than 50% of the total energy."

"You have directly pointed out several directions for improving his combat effectiveness. According to this model, the subsequent twenty generations of armor attack and defense systems have not made much progress in essence. They just increase the energy release power of the reactor again and again, and the update of the weapon system is more inclined to functional subdivision and modularization."

"Yes, sir."

"Do you have any idea?"

"The planetary engine design is based on heavy nuclear fusion. Some of the technologies in it can help him quickly increase the energy release power of cold nuclear fusion, but this will rapidly aggravate his palladium poisoning symptoms. In addition, it is currently impossible to directly help him improve his weapon system unless he re-activates cross-time and space quantum communication to obtain more information from the future." Hong Chen couldn't help but frown.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I can give him the technology that helps him in the design of planetary engines, but the cross-space quantum communication..."

It's easy to deal with in other worlds, but in this world, when it comes to time, you can't be as arbitrary as before.

High up in the Himalayas at Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One holds the Time Stone.

Located in a mysterious place, the Time Variance Authority monitors the multiverse and eliminates time interference.

These two factors are currently unmatched.

Moss obviously had the same idea: "I don't recommend starting quantum communication to the future at this stage. Using the future to change the present will most likely attract attention, which will be very disadvantageous to you."

"Are you talking about quantum communication leading to the future?" Hong Chen heard the implication of his words.

"Yes. We can't connect to the future, but we can influence the past."

Hong Chen narrowed his eyes: "What do you mean?"

"After the birth of the Internet, messages can be delivered. You can choose to send some reminders or hints to Tony Stark at any time since he was born."

"But for those who are above the timeline, the present we are communicating with is the future of the past we are about to influence."

"Sir, since we are not being contacted now, it means that influencing the past will not attract their attention, or in other words, they cannot discover our changes to the past timeline."

"Then why can't we contact the future directly?"

"If we connect with the future, then we who are contacted must also be our future selves."

"Then why..." Hong Chen took a breath and shook his head: "Forget it, let's not discuss this. I have a headache."

Moss quieted down.

a long time.

"Just as you said, give Tony in the past a little surprise. As long as it doesn't drastically change the important experiences in his life, it should be fine, right?"

"I think so, sir. We can give him some inspiration about weapons, including the technology in the planetary engine that is useful to him, which can be transmitted in fragments over the past few decades. This knowledge was fragmentary and useless in the past, but for him who is now concentrating on studying the armor, he can pick it up again in the form of inspiration or memory."

Hong Chen sat up, smiling: "I thought of something fun. What would happen if he suddenly found out that I had appeared in his past memories?"

"That must be fun for you, sir."

"Haha, can we really do this?"

"Yes. If a photo of you or a frame from a video is inserted into the video he watched in the past, the human eye cannot distinguish it directly, but it will remain in the subconscious and emerge in the form of an illusion or dream. And his impression of you will be closely related to the theme of the relevant video."

"interesting."

Hong Chen's eyes were deep, as if he was exploring the unknown sea of ​​stars. The corners of his mouth curled up from time to time, as if he was thinking or savoring something.

After a moment, he said, "What do you think of the keywords 'father's love', 'mentor', 'powerful', 'idol', 'worship', and 'trust'?"

Maus paused before replying: "You can't become his father this way, because he has a real father."

"Really? That's such a pity." Hong Chen sighed, "Then forget about 'fatherly love'. I don't really want a 40-year-old son."

"After the quantum channel is opened, in order to ensure the effectiveness of the plan, I will only be able to provide you with basic services. It is estimated that it will not be restored within a year. Do you want to immediately carry out the cross-time and space quantum intervention?"

"Execute. I will continue to upgrade your hardware."

"Okay, sir. Please pay attention to the recent changes in the target. I wish you all the best. See you in a year."

That was the end of my conversation with Moss.

Before Hong Chen had time to feel sad, he soon became bored with the loneliness caused by confinement.

"My respected master, do you still remember what you promised me?"

"Of course, confinement. Upgrade, hunt prey, and obtain trophies."

"Yeah, so why do I seem to have turned into a real car now?"

"Don't be impatient. You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry."

"I can eat it cold and raw, because what I really enjoy is the process of biting and tearing the prey apart and listening to their cries."

Hong Chen put down his men, raised his eyebrows, and looked at the big eyes flashing on the central control screen.

"You want to be a villain?"

"It doesn't matter."

"Aren't you afraid of being torn to pieces? Or did Moss not tell you how dangerous this world is?"

"A bounty hunter is never afraid of his prey."

"That's pretty hot if you say so."

silence.

The engine suddenly roared, attracting the attention of people passing by on the street.

Confinement: "I want to fight!"

Hong Chen patted the steering wheel and said, "Okay, I really can't stand you. Let's go to the airport and wait for Jiali to come and meet up, and then go to Africa together. I promise that I can make you happy this time."

Immediately, the Lamborghini drifted and turned around, then sped away in the busy traffic.

(End of this chapter)