Understood!
Completely understood!
Tony was still wondering and curious before this.
Given the vast disparity in strength between Hulk and Sorcerer Ancient One, how could one possibly snatch an Infinity Stones from the other?
Playboy even suspected that even if all the Avengers went together, they would still be no match for Sorcerer Ancient One.
Sorcerer Ancient One was indeed breathtakingly powerful.
It turned out that Hulk didn't defeat Sorcerer Ancient One at all; he relied on his words!
This was truly an development Tony had never anticipated.
Hulk, with his incredibly exaggerated muscles, who only knew how to violently smash everything, ended up relying on wisdom?
Of course.
Tony couldn't possibly know what Hulk said to Sorcerer Ancient One that would make Sorcerer Ancient One willingly hand over something as significant as an Infinity Stones.
However, it seemed that he must have mentioned Doctor Strange to Sorcerer Ancient One.
So, did Doctor Strange, knowing that no one could defeat Sorcerer Ancient One before the Avengers traveled through time, ask them to deliver a message to Sorcerer Ancient One?
And did Sorcerer Ancient One believe Doctor Strange because of that?
Judging by the diary's description, it seemed to be the case.
And even if it wasn't, even if the guess was wrong, it wasn't a crucial detail.
Tony didn't pay too much attention to it.
Instead, he focused on another extremely critical piece of information.
The future Doctor Strange had observed the future regarding the battle between the Avengers and Purple Sweet Potato.
The result was an astounding fourteen million possible outcomes!
That's far too many outcomes!
There were over ten million!
But what was even more critical was that among so many outcomes, only one resulted in the Avengers' victory.
In other words, the probability of the Avengers defeating Purple Sweet Potato was only one in fourteen million?
That's practically zero!
Such a possibility is too exaggerated to even be called a small probability event; it should be called impossible.
That minuscule, almost negligible possibility could be completely disregarded.
Whoosh!
In an instant, Tony's expression became more solemn than ever before.
Although Tony had always known that Purple Sweet Potato was an extremely powerful figure.
His inherent strength was at the peak of the Universe, he commanded a vast interstellar fleet, and he even eventually gathered the Infinity Stones.
Various details and spoilers in the diary also indicated that the Future Avengers suffered heavy losses and fought a very difficult battle.
It was even possible that there were heavy casualties.
But even so, Tony only regarded Purple Sweet Potato as a very powerful, difficult enemy.
After all, although Purple Sweet Potato was strong, the Future Avengers were not weak, were they?
Some Avengers, in fact, were also powerful to an exaggerated degree.
What's more, Endgame War was a victory for humanity, wasn't it?
Tony never expected that Purple Sweet Potato would be so overwhelmingly powerful, to the point of being suffocating and despair-inducing.
There was almost no chance of winning!
The future situation seemed to be much, much grimmer than he had imagined!
"So, this is the meaning of Doctor Strange extending that one finger?"
And then, Tony suddenly realized why Doctor Strange extended one finger to him during Endgame War.
He also understood why he would listen to Doctor Strange so intently.
Doctor Strange must have been referring to the only way to defeat Purple Sweet Potato, right?
So, that method is to collect the Infinity Stones and Snap?
Infinity Stones!
It's Infinity Stones again!
At this moment, Tony's emphasis on Infinity Stones reached an unparalleled level.
Solving the future Celestials problem requires Infinity Stones, and dealing with Purple Sweet Potato still requires Infinity Stones.
Frankly speaking, Infinity Stones are related to the future of Earth!
Even... related to the future of the entire Universe!
He must protect the Infinity Stones and not allow any mishaps to occur with them!
This belief in Tony's heart became more resolute than ever before.
"However, there's one question I still haven't figured out."
"In that battle on Titan, Doctor Strange indeed saw fourteen million possibilities, and he also saw the only victorious possibility."
"But how did he know that the only victorious possibility would actually happen?"
"According to probability, that's one in fourteen million, so low that it can almost be considered zero."
"With such a low probability, Doctor Strange actually handed over the Time Stone to Purple Sweet Potato?"
"How did he know that after his death, Ant-Man would discover the time rules within the Quantum Realm, propose the theory of time travel, and then Stark would use this to build a time machine?"
"The probability of these things happening is almost zero!"
"Just because Purple Sweet Potato wanted to kill Stark?"
"But after Doctor Strange was resurrected on Titan in Endgame War, he immediately knew that five years had passed, and that Endgame War had occurred, and he immediately took Spider-Man to participate in the battle."
"Undoubtedly, seeing the future was the reason he handed over the gem, not Stark."
"So, the question remains, how did he know that a one in fourteen million possibility would actually happen?"
Ah, this!
Tony was speechless, one could even say deeply speechless.
Playboy had actually speculated before that Purple Sweet Potato and the Avengers must have successfully snatched the Time Stone in that battle on Titan.
That's why, when he later descended upon Wakanda, he used the Time Stone to revive Vision and restore the destroyed Mind Stone.
Now it seemed that Tony's guess was correct to some extent; Purple Sweet Potato did indeed obtain the Time Stone on Titan.
But Tony never expected that, judging by the tone of the diary, it seemed the Time Stone was deliberately given to Purple Sweet Potato by Doctor Strange?
Just because Doctor Strange saw the future!
It was clear that giving the Infinity Stones to Purple Sweet Potato, then having the Avengers go back in time to collect the stones, and defeating Purple Sweet Potato in Endgame War, was the only way to defeat Purple Sweet Potato.
Tony would not comment on the method itself for now.
But Zhou Cheng's question in the diary was also Tony's question.
With a probability of one in fourteen million, how did Doctor Strange know that these things would actually happen?
How dare he hand over the Time Stone?
What if none of this happened, wouldn't Purple Sweet Potato have won?
Wouldn't half of the living beings in the Universe be permanently annihilated by Purple Sweet Potato?
And from a probabilistic perspective, this tragic reality was almost destined, unavoidable!
Doctor Strange was making a huge gamble.
Speechless.
Utterly speechless.
Tony didn't know what to say.
After much thought, he could only make this guess: Did Doctor Strange actually know that these things would definitely happen?
Unless it was like this, there was really no way to explain it.
But ultimately, whether Doctor Strange truly knew or was just making a huge gamble, it wasn't important to Tony now.
What was important was that he had obtained extremely crucial information from it, knowing the only method Doctor Strange saw to defeat Purple Sweet Potato!
And this method held significant reference value for everyone.
After committing this method to memory, Tony refocused his attention on the diary.
A somewhat triumphant smile involuntarily curled at the corner of his lips.
The time machine was actually built by him, Tony?
Yes, only he, Tony, could build such a thing.
He, Tony, was as excellent as ever!
The Avengers were able to turn the tide after the disastrous defeat in Infinity War, going back to the past to collect Infinity Stones, all because of him, Tony!
He, Tony, was the key to defeating Purple Sweet Potato!
This was so self-evident that Tony felt no surprise, only that it was as it should be.
However, there was one thing Tony truly hadn't expected: the key to building the time machine was actually the Quantum Realm?
The Quantum Realm, and such, was truly not Tony's area of expertise.
According to the diary's spoiler, that was Ant-Man's area of expertise; Ant-Man had even entered the Quantum Realm.
The diary also stated very clearly that it was Ant-Man who discovered the time rules within the Quantum Realm, thereby proposing the theory of time travel.
So, what exactly are the time rules within the Quantum Realm?
Why can one travel through time based on these time rules?
Tony was still very, very curious about this.
However, it was a pity that Tony currently had no research on the Quantum Realm, only a slight involvement.
It was impossible for him to draw any corresponding conclusions.
"It seems Ant-Man proposed the time travel theory at that time, right?"
Tony then looked thoughtfully, making a very confident guess.
The diary had previously mentioned that after Infinity War, the Avengers had given up, indulging in self-pity and venting, among other things.
He, Tony, had also returned to his family at that time.
Only Black Widow persisted, and eventually waited for Ant-Man, and waited for the method to save half the World's population.
At the time, Tony didn't know what method the diary was referring to, but now it seemed, it was undoubtedly the time travel method, right?
"Also, there's this."
"I wonder if the vishanti book was among the over ten million possibilities Doctor Strange saw?"
"The Triune Vishanti, masters of the magic dimension, the source of all white magic!"
"Speaking of which, Marvel's magic system is really interesting; all magic is borrowed, none of it is their own."
"The reason Sorcerer Ancient One was so powerful was merely because she borrowed more magic than others."
"A large part of the reason she rushed to her death was also because she owed too many debts and couldn't bear them herself, right? That's why she had to cling to Eternity's thigh."
"Of course, not to mention the power borrowed from Dormammu, that only allowed Sorcerer Ancient One to maintain a long lifespan."
"Sorcerer Ancient One's strength, in fact, mainly came from Vishanti."
"Even Sorcerer Ancient One, who used just a fraction of the magic dimension's power, was so formidable, let alone Vishanti himself."
"His strength is certainly not comparable to the five Creator Gods, but he is undoubtedly also a multiversal-level big shot."
"The vishanti book should be their most powerful legacy, right? Containing the most powerful magic and power."
"I remember that Doctor Strange in Universe 838 defeated Purple Sweet Potato using the vishanti book."
"Vishanti!"
Tony's gaze narrowed slightly, his attention immediately drawn to that name.
Although Playboy was hearing this name for the first time, this Vishanti was actually the master of the magic dimension?
Putting aside for a moment the fact that a magic dimension actually existed in the World, didn't this sentence translate to Vishanti also being a dimension demon god?
Just like Dormammu, the master of the Dark Dimension?
Well, Vishanti was clearly not a bad person, so he certainly couldn't be called a demon god.
But he was undoubtedly an existence on the same level as Dormammu.
As for that second dimension besides the Dark Dimension, the magic dimension.
Judging by the diary's meaning, it was entirely composed of magical power?
Those so-called magicians merely borrowed power from this dimension, nothing more!
"So that's what a magician is?"
Tony couldn't help but shake his head.
He had to admit, he had never expected such a thing.
The magicians, who were once so mysterious in Tony's eyes, suddenly began to lose their mystique.
Including Sorcerer Ancient One.
Even the truth about Sorcerer Ancient One made Tony even more surprised.
So, this powerful figure, on par with Odin, not only borrowed power from Vishanti but also from Dormammu?
You really know how to borrow.
In addition to that.
The diary mentioned that the power of the magic dimension controlled by Vishanti was white magic, so if white magic existed, did black magic also exist correspondingly?
magic borrowed from the Dark Dimension controlled by Dormammu would undoubtedly be black magic, right?
So, did Sorcerer Ancient One borrow both white magic and black magic simultaneously?
She really played a wild game.
Then the problem arises.
Since it's a "borrowing," it will eventually have to be returned, right?
Although Tony didn't know what exactly would be used to repay it, he imagined a certain price would definitely have to be paid.
Otherwise, how could it be called "borrowing"?
Otherwise, would Sorcerer Ancient One still need to run to Eternity and cling to his thigh, acting like a deadbeat? It's clear she didn't intend to repay it!
Ah, this!
Speechless.
Tony didn't know what to say.
Can you believe that a person on the same level as Odin is actually a deadbeat?
One can only say that this World is truly insane.
But regardless, Vishanti's power was undeniable, and the power of the vishanti book was also undeniable.
Moreover, there were living examples in other Universes.
Doctor Strange in Universe 838 defeated Purple Sweet Potato using the vishanti book.
Although he didn't know if the vishanti book was among the over ten million possibilities Doctor Strange saw.
But for Tony, the example from Universe 838 was enough.
The vishanti book should be taken seriously and should also become one of the backup plans against Purple Sweet Potato.