The diary had mentioned the Tesseract before.
Although there wasn't much detailed description, the tone between the lines clearly indicated it was an extraordinary item.
Even just by its name, one could tell it was the "Universe" Tesseract.
If it could use a word like "Universe" as a prefix, how could it be an ordinary item?
Not to mention,
This thing even caused Loki from Asgard to wage war and steal it!
Nick Fury, that old man, even wanted to secretly research a super weapon to counter alien threats using this Tesseract.
Could such a thing be simple?
But Tony Stark never expected the Tesseract to be so incredibly powerful!
Modifying the past?
That's a bit too exaggerated!
Even with the Playboy's extremely high intelligence and knowledge far exceeding that of ordinary people, he couldn't quite grasp what "modifying the past" precisely meant.
The past is what has already happened, a person's past experiences. How can that be modified?
Could it be modifying time?
Traveling to the past to change a person's past experiences?
But clearly, the "modifying the past" in the diary did not mean that.
After all, modifying time would affect not only Captain America!
Due to the butterfly effect, any tiny change, amplified by the river of time, would cause Earth-shattering transformations.
Not to mention changing Captain America's past to that of a HYDRA Agent, which is a nearly unrecognizable alteration.
Such a change would cause the entire future to likewise become unrecognizable!
And according to the diary's description, it's clear that the future of all other people has not changed.
Captain America's future also hasn't changed; only his past has been altered.
So, what exactly is this situation where only one's own past is changed without affecting anyone else?
It doesn't seem to be through time manipulation.
But besides time manipulation, what other methods could achieve such a thing?
Could it be that Captain America's memories were modified?
But if it was just modifying memories, why would the diary say "modifying the past" instead of just "modifying memories"?
The Playboy fell into a brief state of confusion.
However, one thing was beyond doubt: the Tesseract was indeed an incredibly heaven-defying item!
"Modifying the past?"
Nick Fury also fell into contemplation. Could this be the true usage of the Tesseract?
It must be said, it was truly tempting!
No matter what exactly "modifying the past" entailed, the effect it achieved was astonishing.
It could actually turn the impeccable Captain America into a completely different person!
If he mastered this power, wouldn't that mean Nick Fury could make anyone his own?
Could he quietly and smoothly eliminate any enemy?
This power was simply too astounding!
It's just unknown what kind of person could truly master this miraculous power of the Tesseract.
[But another problem arises: if Red Skull is indeed on Vormir, Captain America would be fine, but Black Widow would be in trouble!]
[Poor Black Widow! The Infinity Stones handled by the other Avengers had no special requirements; they just needed to be acquired.]
[But the Infinity Stone Black Widow and Hawkeye Barton were responsible for was special; it actually required the sacrifice of a soul!]
[Poor Black Widow, to get the Infinity Stone, she sacrificed herself and her soul!]
[Sister Widow died heroically!]
[As heroic as Iron Man's death, and it also brought tears to countless eyes.]
"So, this is how I die?"
Black Widow stared intently at the diary in front of her, her gaze solemn, as she murmured aloud.
The diary had mentioned her death before, and as a field Agent who constantly walked on the edge of death, Black Widow was quite open-minded about life and death.
She wasn't afraid of her death, and her state of mind hadn't even wavered.
But all along, Black Widow had also been very curious about her death.
Because her death was clearly not an ordinary death.
Black Widow's death couldn't even be saved by the "Snap" that could save other people's lives!
So Black Widow had always been very curious about how she died.
And now, she finally had the answer.
It must be said, it was far beyond Black Widow's expectations.
Black Widow could never have predicted that she would die on an alien Planet!
And it was because she sacrificed her soul to obtain an Infinity Stone!
Is this why the "Snap" couldn't bring her back to life?
"Infinity Stones?"
Black Widow's gaze then flickered, and she naturally made this inference.
Although the diary didn't specify, there was no doubt that this Infinity Stone was very likely an Infinity Stone.
So, is this why Red Skull appeared on that Vormir Planet?
Was he, like her future self, there for the Infinity Stones?
But why did the diary say Red Skull was a guide?
Is there any connection between being a guide and searching for the Infinity Stones?
Because there was too little information in the spoilers, Black Widow thought long and hard but couldn't figure out Red Skull's true purpose.
And besides that,
According to the diary's description, it seems that one day in the future, the Avengers began a comprehensive search for and collection of the Infinity Stones.
Everyone, or each small group, was responsible for one of the Infinity Stones.
And she, Black Widow, and her partner Barton, were responsible for the Infinity Stone on Vormir!
The tragic thing was that the Infinity Stone on this Planet required a soul sacrifice to obtain.
So Black Widow voluntarily sacrificed herself to get the Infinity Stone.
This entire process was not complicated; a top Agent like Black Widow could figure it out with a little analysis.
The only question was, why would the Avengers collect the Infinity Stones in the future?
The diary had also mentioned in previous spoilers that the Purple Sweet Potato, this super boss, actually had multiple "versions":
The ordinary Purple Sweet Potato, the Purple Sweet Potato with multiple Infinity Stones, and the Purple Sweet Potato with all Infinity Stones.
Each different "version" of the Purple Sweet Potato had different strengths, and it could even be said that the strength difference was enormous.
And behind this phenomenon, there was actually an obvious logic hidden.
The Infinity Stones should not belong to the Purple Sweet Potato!
After all, the Infinity Stones in the Purple Sweet Potato's hands clearly went through a process of increasing from few to many.
Why would this be?
Clearly, the Purple Sweet Potato was also collecting the Infinity Stones, just like the future Avengers.
And ultimately, the Purple Sweet Potato succeeded!
A world-shaking war broke out between him and the Avengers.
Although he was ravaged by Captain Marvel in that war.
So, are the Avengers collecting the Infinity Stones to fight the Purple Sweet Potato, or to stop the Purple Sweet Potato from collecting them?
Or for some other reason?
"Vormir!"
Nick Fury's single eye gleamed, fixed on that name.
Nick Fury had naturally never heard of this Planet, but it was important information for him.
After all, an Infinity Stone was hidden on this Planet!
Of course, even if S.H.I.E.L.D. was incredibly powerful, it would be impossible to find anything about Vormir.
But for Nick Fury, it wasn't without any hope.
Danvers was involved in intergalactic affairs; she might know about Vormir!
The only problem was that Danvers didn't take Earth seriously at all.
Nick Fury couldn't really recall Danvers for such a minor matter.
But even so, it wasn't a problem.
In that era of rampant superheroes, Earth clearly also gained the ability to travel interstellarly.
Stark, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange went to Titan; Dr. Banner went to Sakaar; Barton and Black Widow went to Vormir.
It wouldn't be too late to investigate Vormir once Earth truly mastered such means.
For now, it was indeed a bit premature.
[So it was said before that Black Widow's life was actually quite tragic. The Purple Sweet Potato killed so many people who could be saved, but Black Widow couldn't be saved.]
[It's truly regrettable.]
[Looking at the entire Avengers, everyone more or less has some superhuman abilities, especially in the mid to late stages, when various powerful figures appeared one after another, and there were many who could ravage the Purple Sweet Potato.]
[There are truly not many pure ordinary people like Black Widow and Barton.]
[Even Falcon, doesn't he have a pair of Falcon wings?]
[However, one thing is undeniable: the Avengers cannot do without Black Widow!]
[In many important battles, Black Widow played a crucial, even decisive, role.]
[Leaving aside other things, just in the New York Battle, who was the one who truly ended that war? Black Widow!]
[If Black Widow hadn't closed the portal in time, the Avengers really wouldn't have won!]
It is indeed regrettable!
Tony Stark expressed his deep agreement with this.
Thinking back to Black Widow's past as revealed in the diary, and then considering Black Widow's heroic death by voluntarily sacrificing her soul, even a person like the Playboy couldn't help but be moved.
What's more, other people's deaths could be saved by the Snap, but Black Widow's couldn't!
It was truly too messed up.
However, the future Avengers seemed quite formidable.
After a slight sigh, Tony Stark couldn't help but exclaim.
According to the diary's spoilers, the first generation Avengers seemed to only have five, or perhaps six, members.
His strongest combat power was him and Thor.
Of course, if Bruce Banner was also there, Hulk could be counted as one.
This lineup certainly looks impressive now, but if it were placed in the future era of superheroes, it would clearly seem insufficient.
Fortunately, this was only the first generation Avengers. The future Avengers clearly developed and grew to a peak period.
It's just unknown whether Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Vision, Sorcerer Ancient One, and others mentioned in the diary before,
Are those great figures also members of the Avengers?
These people couldn't be confirmed, but the diary gave everyone another definite answer: Falcon.
Isn't that the third generation Captain America?
Now this is interesting. The first and third generation Captain America are both Avengers, so what about the second generation Captain America?
"Portal!"
And when Tony Stark's gaze fell on this word, his expression immediately tightened.
The diary had already revealed that nuclear bombs appeared in the New York Battle, and wormholes appeared, and of course, wormholes were portals.
But these were all fragmented pieces of information, with no connection to existing intelligence.
The Playboy naturally couldn't analyze anything from them.
But now it seems that this portal was so important that it could even become the decisive factor in the New York Battle!
The diary stated it very clearly.
If Black Widow hadn't closed the portal in time, the Avengers wouldn't have won at all.
So, conversely, does that mean the Avengers won because the portal was closed?
A portal, without a doubt, is used for teleportation.
Black Widow closed the portal, which means she interrupted the teleportation!
And when that teleportation was interrupted, the Avengers achieved victory in the New York Battle.
So, what exactly was being teleported that would be so important?
Connecting this with the larger context of the Chitauri invasion in the New York Battle, Tony Stark immediately came to an obvious conclusion:
The portal must have been teleporting the Chitauri fleet!
So the facts are very clear.
The portal that appeared in the New York Battle was created by the Chitauri, or by Loki!
The purpose was to teleport the Chitauri army to invade New York.
As of now, the mysterious veil of the New York Battle has finally been partially lifted again, revealing more of its true nature.
However~
Another question also flashed through Tony Stark's mind.
Since the New York Battle was already won, which the diary officially confirmed, then why would nuclear bombs still be used in this battle?
Could it be that even if Black Widow closed the portal, a large number of Chitauri fleets were already present in New York?
Even if it was just that part of the Chitauri army, the Avengers couldn't handle them, so they launched nuclear bombs?
Or did the human government launch nuclear bombs, eliminating a wave of Chitauri, but found that they were still appearing continuously?
And then they discovered the portal and closed it?
Both of these scenarios seemed possible to Tony Stark.
But which one it actually was, he couldn't determine at the moment.
[Not only that, throughout the New York Battle, the Avengers were practically played by Loki.]
[Even before the war began, Loki almost wiped out the Avengers.
[Barton was mind-controlled by Loki and nearly destroyed the Helicarrier.]
[If Stark hadn't been capable enough to repair the engine in time, the Avengers would have truly died before even starting, wiped out by Loki in one wave.]
[Even so, Hulk still almost dismantled the Helicarrier, Thor fell thousands of meters like a dog, and Coulson was even directly killed.]
[Only Black Widow, using her excellent spy skills, deceived Loki and learned of Loki's plan!]
[Loki is the God of Mischief, yet he actually stumbled in his own most Specialties field, being completely crushed by Black Widow.]
Thanks again to reader 08a for the reward!