Everyone's faces changed drastically when they saw the new content of Lin Feng's diary. They had known about the concept of pruning Timelines for a long time.
Lin Feng had mentioned this concept long ago, but he had never said how to prune Time.
Not to mention, there was now a completely new concept: to blow up Time.
Blow up a Timeline? They didn't know how this could be achieved, what methods would be used. Even thinking about this problem with the illogical logic of the magic side would feel absurd.
The most important thing was that Lin Feng mentioned a point he had never mentioned before: Timeline War! "What is this Timeline War? What is it?" Coulson said in disbelief. "Can Timelines even have wars?"
Everyone couldn't understand this brand new concept! If someone else had said this, no one would have believed it. But since this matter involved Lin Feng, it was 100% credible.
It's just that they still couldn't understand what kind of situation a so-called Timeline War would be.
Tony Stark stroked his chin, his brain working at lightning speed. Suddenly, he seemed to have an epiphany and said, "Could the Timeline in this so-called Timeline War refer to Parallel Spaces? Or, to be more precise, perhaps it's a Parallel Space War."
Hearing this, Bruce Banner seemed to immediately understand. He said, "Tony, right, you're right. That explanation really makes a lot of sense."
"What are you two talking about in riddles?" Hawkeye Barton said, a bit displeased.
"Let me explain it in a more comprehensive way. Since Parallel Spaces exist, and they all fall under this overall Multiverse called Marvel, is it possible that in the countless years to come, someone might invent a device that can travel to different Parallel Universes?" Tony Stark said. "Do you all remember the Zombie Universe? In that universe, zombified superheroes ate everything they could find. Even I, in that universe, developed a device to travel to Parallel Universes just to find food. You can probably get the gist of it. There are so many of these Parallel Universes, like the universes of so many Spider-Men, and the Parallel Universes derived from different Timelines."
"I'll roughly divide the Parallel Universes we know of into two main categories. The first category is the Parallel Universes formed on different Timelines due to our different choices. For example, the type of Parallel Universe where Banner returns from space and finds the world is a Zombie Universe. The people and events are generally familiar, but the Timeline goes in different directions because of different choices!" Tony Stark said. "The second type is like the Amazing Spider-Man's, which may be completely different from our universe and not split from the Timeline of our universe, but still has a lot to do with our universe. Some people have the exact same names as in our universe."
With Tony Stark's explanation, everyone understood.
"But once these Parallel Universes fully develop, and people start inventing machines to cross Parallel Universes, imagine what that would be like..." Tony Stark said.
Everyone present gasped, because if they could discover a backward Parallel Universe, that Parallel Universe would be their territory, which was obvious.
After all, how did America come to be? Was it through the Native Americans' generosity?
No, it was their ancestors who peeled the skin off the Native Americans, one by one, and seized the land from them.
It's clear what the essence of this civilization is. To this day, the Native Americans are still imprisoned in reservations.
They call it a reservation, but it's just a large prison. Knowing what kind of virtue their own civilization has, just a little deduction based on this can lead to a very terrible conclusion.
"And many Parallel Spaces are just variations of the Timeline, and there will be the same people, with similar intelligence and life experiences. If someone on one Timeline can invent a space-traveling machine, there's no reason why someone on another Timeline can't." Tony Stark said.
"This is the Dark Forest, right? In the civilizations of the entire universe, everyone is a hunter with a gun. Because you can't be sure if the other party is well-intentioned or malicious, the best way is to eliminate all the discovered civilizations. But it seems like that's not really the case, the Dark Forest theory doesn't seem realistic. From the interactions we've seen between the few civilizations so far, although we can't say that all civilizations are good, there are also civilizations like Asgard that protect Earth, right?"
At this moment, Coulson spoke up, which was rare.
"But Coulson, you underestimate the evil of human nature." Tony Stark shook his head and said, "Because if the Timeline is endless, then logically speaking, any event with a probability that isn't zero will become reality."
"It's even possible that a Timeline where the Hulk rules the world could be born, or a Timeline where Thor rules the world. It's also possible that Thanos becomes a righteous person in some Timeline!"
"Even in one Timeline, it's possible that all of us become bad guys!" Tony Stark spoke of a terrifying possibility. They all had basic scientific literacy, and naturally understood that what he said was correct. As long as the Timeline is infinite, then any event with a non-zero probability will eventually happen, and it will definitely happen.
"At that time, if some evil organization obtains such an ability, such a device, they can wantonly tamper with the Timeline, and even plunder the resources of the Multiverse on other Timelines for their own use." Bruce Banner added.
"This...is it really possible?" Captain America Rogers said.
He wasn't that confident in human nature, he just couldn't believe it. What kind of situation would make that possible?
This was very unfriendly to an old fogey like him.
This technological concept was too complicated for him.
"It's entirely possible, after all, human nature is inherently selfish." Tony Stark said lightly. "For one's own world, for one's own Timeline, even if another self has to pay a sufficient price for it, would anyone care?"
"If the ones with this ability were Hydra, there would definitely be a Timeline where Hydra rules. At that time, if they traveled back decades, and took you to Hydra when Tony was still young, and then brainwashed you, and when you grew up, you would become Hydra's super criminal, do you think that's possible?" Black Widow Natasha said.
Tony Stark felt his hair stand on end when he heard this. It wasn't just a possibility; it was highly, highly probable.
It was even possible that more than one of his timelines would be brainwashed. The creation of Parallel Spaces could be endless. In that case, an infinite number of versions of himself could be brainwashed to serve Hydra. Just the thought of it made him gasp.
Because once the door to the Multiverse was opened, the consequences would no longer be controllable.
At this moment, he realized how foolish his previous suggestion had been. He hadn't considered that the entire Multiverse would descend into chaos, reaching unimaginable levels.
"So, you're saying that if there's a force that maintains Timeline stability, trying to prevent the endless birth of Timelines, then the possibility of Timelines attacking each other for resources, technology, or whatever else, would be much smaller? And this organization is the so-called TVA?" Captain America Rogers slowly understood. "So, they're actually the key to preventing a Timeline War?"
He had seen related records in Lin Feng's diary before. It mentioned that outside all the Timelines, there was a so-called correct Timeline, the Sacred Timeline.
And all those not on the Sacred Timeline were at risk. Lin Feng was afraid of being pruned all day long.
At that time, he felt that this method was very cruel. Why should one person or one organization decide which Timeline was right and which was wrong?
This kind of spirit simply doesn't align with the freedom that the United States, as a beacon to the world, should represent.
But now, things are different. He suddenly realized the crux of the problem. If countless Timelines exist simultaneously, then the problem he just mentioned will definitely arise, and may even lead to a Timeline War.
All of this sounds incredible, but if you treat Timelines as countries, then the confrontation between different Timelines becomes possible, and understandable.
For the sake of one's own Timeline, what can't be done?
Just like him, although he has the selfless spirit of saving the world, if he were to sacrifice himself to save the world, he would do it without hesitation. But if it meant sacrificing the entire United States to save the world, would he still do it?
He suddenly understood!
"Yes, if our world faces a huge crisis and needs some crucial resources from other worlds to survive, then for the sake of your cherished family, friends, and loved ones, would you be willing to sacrifice another Timeline?" Tony Stark spoke with increasing clarity.
Everyone fell silent after hearing this.
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