To put it more bluntly.
The Purple Sweet Potato's daughter had actually been dedicated to opposing her father all along?
Considering the Purple Sweet Potato's radical actions, his insane ideas and measures.
Tony could only say that he wasn't too surprised by this outcome.
It's not strange for a madman, who is determined to destroy half the life in the Universe, to be opposed by his own daughter.
However, what the hell is a father-in-law?
So Star-Lord and the Purple Sweet Potato actually had such an unknown relationship?
Tony had to admit, he really hadn't expected this outcome.
So that means the Purple Sweet Potato was not only opposed by his daughter, but also by his son-in-law?
From this perspective, the Purple Sweet Potato was actually quite a failure!
"What's going on now?"
And then, Tony's brow couldn't help but furrow slightly.
The diary didn't reveal many details about the battle on Titan where the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers teamed up against the Purple Sweet Potato.
But why would Star-Lord punching the Purple Sweet Potato lead to the failure of the Infinity War?
During their fight, Star-Lord attacking the Purple Sweet Potato, there's nothing wrong with that!
But judging by the diary's tone, if Star-Lord hadn't punched the Purple Sweet Potato, the Purple Sweet Potato would have been captured by everyone!
Star-Lord's attack on the Purple Sweet Potato, on the contrary, was a bad thing?
???
A string of question marks couldn't help but appear on Tony's forehead.
Why would this happen?
What exactly happened in that battle on Titan?
[You should know that at that time, Star-Lord's sister, Mantis, had temporarily controlled Thanos's mind, putting Thanos into a hypnotic state.]
[That was the Purple Sweet Potato, not just any random person!]
[Mantis is definitely one of the most severely underestimated members of the Guardians of the Galaxy; her strength is actually very strong.]
[Being able to hypnotize Ego, and even the Purple Sweet Potato, this can even play a decisive role at critical moments.]
[In the battle on Titan, if Star-Lord hadn't lost control and brutally attacked the Purple Sweet Potato, causing him to wake up early, everyone would have already snatched the Infinity Gauntlet.]
[What a pity, a complete failure!]
Mantis!
Tony, in front of the diary, remained outwardly calm, but secretly wrote down this name as well.
This was another Guardians of the Galaxy character revealed by the diary, after Drax the Destroyer, Star-Lord, and Rocket Raccoon.
However, Mantis?
Since the name includes the word "Mantis," it means Mantis must possess certain characteristics related to a Mantis.
Or, does she possess certain abilities related to a Mantis, or does she look like a Mantis?
No way, right?
Thinking of this, Tony couldn't help but shiver.
Looking like a Mantis would be too terrifying, wouldn't it?
No, it shouldn't be, after all, Mantis is Star-Lord's sister!
And Star-Lord is the child born to Ego in human form and an Earth woman.
So Mantis should be in human form, like Star-Lord... right?
Wait a minute!
That's not right either!
Tony immediately shook his head, refuting his previous thought.
Because he remembered that the diary had said before that Ego was a cosmic stud, who had carried out a cosmic seeding program.
In other words, he had offspring with countless races across the stars.
So, Star-Lord's siblings are spread throughout the Universe, and they are all kinds of strange and peculiar races!
Even if there really was a sister who looked like a Mantis, theoretically, it wouldn't be surprising.
After all, isn't there also a Rocket Raccoon in the Guardians of the Galaxy?
So this is the style of the Guardians of the Galaxy?
It's really quite Milky Way Galaxy-like.
"Control the mind?"
As those jumbled thoughts flashed through his mind, Tony's gaze continued to wander over the diary, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of surprise.
Is that Mantis's ability?
This ability has absolutely nothing to do with a Mantis.
So, what's related is Mantis's appearance?
Well, that's not the point, the point is that Mantis's strength is also not to be underestimated!
She can even control the Purple Sweet Potato's mind.
She can even control the minds of the Celestials!
For beings of the Celestials' caliber, the fact that Mantis can have an effect truly speaks volumes.
And at this moment, Tony finally understood why Star-Lord's few punches caused the battle on Titan to fail.
It turned out that he had awakened the Purple Sweet Potato prematurely!
"What in the world is Star-Lord doing!"
Even though he was just reading the diary and not on the battlefield, Tony almost couldn't help but slap his thigh.
What a lamentable pity!
What a shame! It was truly a great shame!
So what happened to Star-Lord at that time, why would he jump out and ruin things at such a critical moment?
According to the diary's description, the Avengers almost snatched the Infinity Gauntlet!
Doesn't that mean the Avengers almost snatched all the gems the Purple Sweet Potato had collected?
Even at that time, the Purple Sweet Potato was in a hypnotic state, and it's not impossible that everyone could have just finished him off.
What a great opportunity!
So the question is, doesn't Star-Lord know this principle?
It's undoubtedly impossible!
Something must have happened at that time to make Star-Lord lose control like that and make such a crazy move.
So, what exactly was it?
That's the key!
Besides that, this wave of spoilers also gave Tony a great reminder, or rather, an inspiration.
Starting from the mental aspect might be a good way to counter the Purple Sweet Potato.
After extracting and summarizing the basic information, Tony re-focused his gaze on the diary, anticipating further spoilers from it.
However, after waiting for several minutes, there was no further movement from the diary.
Tony understood, and closed the diary with a snap.
He sat up straight, leaning back into the comfortable seat of the luxury car, and began to sort through the information revealed by the diary in his mind.
Frankly speaking, this spoiler actually revealed some very important information.
First and foremost were the Avengers who had traveled from the future.
Besides Captain America, another version of himself, and Ant-Man, who had already been discovered by everyone, there was also Hulk Banner who went to Kamar-Taj!
It also exposed Ant-Man's identity.
Considering that these Future Avengers are trying so hard to snatch the gems from everyone's hands, this wave of spoilers is nothing short of a godsend.
It was simply too timely.
Besides that, there was the Purple Sweet Potato's motive for wanting to wipe out half of the life in the Universe, and some insights into how to defeat the Purple Sweet Potato.
And so on.
For Tony, all of this was extremely crucial and important information.
"Tony, we've arrived."
As he was thinking, a jolt of inertia came.
The car's speed rapidly slowed down, and Happy's voice echoed in his ears.
Tony temporarily exited his thoughts, greeted Happy, and quickly got out of the car.
He walked directly towards the Triskelion.
As for the diary in the car?
Tony didn't pay any attention to it.
Anyway, that thing, except for the diary holders, is invisible to anyone else, or even nonexistent.
Plus, it also has an "auto-tracking" "feature," it automatically appears next to the holder, so there's no fear of losing it at all.
So there's no need to worry about it at all.
Tony appeared directly in the corresponding command center, next to Nick Fury, Captain America, and Black Widow.
Oh, and there was also Bruce Banner.
As for Red Guardian and Hawkeye Barton, these two key figures were not present; they were leading a team to guard the staff.
"What's with everyone's faces?"
"Don't tell me Loki's staff has been stolen too."
Tony glanced at everyone, then felt the heavy atmosphere in the room, and couldn't help but speak out.
"The staff is still here."
Black Widow glanced over, introducing the situation to Tony, "But the Tesseract is still a big problem."
"So, that's why I'm here, isn't it?"
Tony spread his hands.
"Stark, you successfully tracked the Tesseract before, now we need you to do it again."
Captain America said earnestly to Tony, requesting his help.
Of course.
Captain America only knew that the Tesseract was an incredible item, but he couldn't possibly know its true nature and real importance like the diary holders did.
But even so, Captain America would not allow some "unidentified individuals" to steal it.
"On my way here, I already had Jarvis doing that."
Tony was still very reliable; he gave a reassuring answer, "Finding the Tesseract isn't the problem, the problem is, once we find it, what do we do."
As soon as these words came out, Nick Fury, Black Widow, and everyone present immediately became serious.
This was indeed the crux of the problem!
For everyone else besides Nick Fury, Black Widow, and Tony, that other Destroyer's armor was even more advanced than Tony's.
In fact, in a head-on confrontation, it defeated Tony with undeniable superiority!
It utterly destroyed Tony's armor!
And they didn't even consider the one who mimicked Captain America, who was on par with Captain America, or the mysteriously disappeared "driver."
Just looking at that "Enhanced Destroyer" was enough to give them a headache.
To put it bluntly, that was not something S.H.I.E.L.D. could handle!
Nor was it something the Avengers could easily deal with.
"Besides that, there's also the staff!"
Nick Fury's voice sounded from the side, and Nick Fury's expression also looked very solemn, "We cannot let them steal the staff again!"
Like Tony, after the diary revealed that Future Ant-Man had also traveled through time, Nick Fury immediately realized how the Tesseract was stolen.
And if that was the case, the staff faced the same risk as the Tesseract.
All the security measures at the staff's location were simply not safe!
It was even possible that while everyone was discussing countermeasures at this moment, Ant-Man had already started to target the staff.
Whoosh!
And upon hearing this, Captain America's expression also became more solemn than ever before.
Because even now, he still couldn't understand how the other party stole the staff.
It was almost an impossible feat.
"This is truly an unsettling situation; we don't even know how they stole the Tesseract."
Dr. Banner's brow furrowed slightly, vocalizing the doubts in everyone's minds.
If they didn't know the methods of that group of "thieves," how could they defend against them?
The security of the staff simply couldn't be guaranteed.
"Alright, regarding that, I've done some investigation."
Tony spoke up.
He took the opportunity to tell Captain America and Dr. Banner, who were unaware, the information about Ant-Man he had just obtained from Japan.
Captain America and Dr. Banner were both stunned.
Being able to freely enlarge and shrink himself and other objects?
Could someone actually do something so magical?
However, this indeed explained how the other party managed to steal the Tesseract like magic, without anyone knowing.
And precisely because of this, it made Captain America and Dr. Banner even more frustrated and troubled.
If the other party could truly do such incredible things, it meant that conventional security measures would be completely useless!
The staff was truly in danger!
So the most crucial thing before everyone now was indeed to guard the staff well.
Prevent the other party from using the same method to silently steal the staff.
"We must establish a new security system."
"Before that, the staff must be guarded 24 hours a day! Always kept within our people's line of sight!"
Captain America scanned everyone present and proposed such a reasonable suggestion.
Naturally, no one raised any objections to this.
"Sir, the location of the Tesseract has been found."
At this moment, a reminder also came from Jarvis.
It had once again located the Tesseract through its specific gamma-ray spectrum.
Everyone present instantly perked up.
Normally, if Jarvis locked onto the Tesseract's location, it would also instantly hack into and take over surrounding surveillance cameras, gaining a general understanding of the situation at the scene.
But now, unfortunately.
With Friday providing protection, Jarvis was unable to complete this hack.
So Jarvis only knew the Tesseract's location, but the situation of those Future Avengers was unknown.
And this kind of intelligence-related problem was undoubtedly the first problem everyone needed to solve.
After all, the formulation of all actions is based on sufficient intelligence.
However, for Tony, obviously, there were far fewer concerns in this regard.
"I'll go talk to them first."
Tony immediately made this decision.
No matter what, they were another version of himself, other Avengers!
Tony was still unwilling to just tear off the facade like that.
That was a last resort Tony would only consider after all other methods failed.
Everyone's reactions to Tony's decision varied.
Captain America naturally disagreed; in his opinion, it was meaningless and simply reckless.
But Nick Fury, also a diary holder, agreed with Tony's approach.
Those were the Future Avengers!
Even if they couldn't reach an agreement, or even if a conflict broke out, Tony's life wouldn't be in danger. (End of this chapter)