The next day, Tony was watching several videos in his laboratory.
The videos contained footage of Noah massacring drones at the exhibition yesterday and footage recorded by Tony's Iron Man Suit in the ecological park.
Tony looked at the Iron Man Suit in the video, wondering who else in the World could create such a suit, and the opponent's technical capabilities seemed extraordinary.
"Sir, last night, when I got close to it, I tried to communicate with the other party, but I was stopped by an unfamiliar AI.
Its computing power is very strong, similar to the unfamiliar AI that invaded here, which I mentioned to you before."
While Tony was watching the video, Jarvis suddenly spoke up to remind Tony.
"This happened?
OK, I was dying at the time, so I didn't have the presence of mind to deal with these things."
Tony recalled that Jarvis had indeed told him about this, but he was almost dead at the time, so he had no time to worry about some unfamiliar AI.
"Is its computing level very high?
Who on Earth can create an AI better than mine?" Tony said, quickly operating his hands, trying to find clues about that unfamiliar AI.
"Sir, Pepper is approaching." Just then, Jarvis spoke to remind him.
The glass door of the laboratory opened automatically, and Pepper walked in from outside, heading straight for Tony.
Tony also stopped what he was doing and greeted Pepper with a smile.
Their relationship had become closer after the kiss last night.
"Tony, why are you still here?
Did you forget you have an awards ceremony this afternoon?" Pepper reached out to straighten Tony's collar, looking at him.
"Oh, if you hadn't said anything, I would have almost forgotten.
But those are minor things, Pepper, come on, let's review last night's feeling." Tony reached out and hugged Pepper's waist, lowering his head to kiss her, but Pepper stopped him with her hand.
"NO, Tony, have you brushed your teeth?" Pepper asked with a smile.
"Oh, of course."
"Jarvis?"
"Mr. Stark has not yet brushed his teeth this morning."
"Jarvis!
You disloyal fellow, oh, Pepper, you know I'm very busy.
It's normal not to have time to brush my teeth first thing in the morning, isn't it?"
Pepper looked at Tony, who released her and made a helpless expression.
Pepper just smiled and told him to get ready quickly, then walked out of the laboratory.
Tony touched his cheek.
Pepper still gave him a kiss, on his cheek.
Tony loved this feeling; it wasn't like his previous encounters with models and beauties, which were full of lust, but rather a feeling of genuine love and affection from the heart.
"Sir, Nick Fury is calling." At this moment, Jarvis spoke, interrupting Tony's reverie.
"Nick?" Tony sat back down in his chair and answered the phone.
"Nick, what do you want from me again?"
"Tony, I heard your poisoning problem is resolved?
I'm calling to congratulate you, and also, there's something here that requires your presence." Nick Fury said.
"Of course, I'm a genius.
You need something from me?
Then you'll have to wait a moment, until I've brushed my teeth."
Half an hour later, on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s territory, Tony landed in his Iron Man Suit.
After landing, Tony opened the Iron Man Suit and stepped out.
Upon entering a room, Nick Fury was already waiting for Tony.
After Tony sat opposite Nick Fury, Nick Fury handed him a file, which contained Black Widow Natasha's assessment of Tony.
Initially, Tony read with great interest, but as he continued, he couldn't keep a straight face.
"Not recommended?
This is ridiculous." Tony looked up at Nick Fury.
The information at the beginning of the file was quite positive about him, so why was it ultimately "not recommended"?
"After evaluation, we feel you are more suitable to be a consultant." Nick Fury said.
This was Natasha's assessment of Tony, but Nick Fury felt that Tony was already changing, and in the future, becoming a member of the Avengers was only a matter of time.
"OK, but I don't think you can afford me.
However, I'm willing to use my consulting fee to have you do something for me." Tony felt he was losing face and mocked, but he was still interested in joining the Avengers.
So he found a way to save face, asking them to find a presenter for his upcoming awards ceremony—the senator he had clashed with at the military hearing.
Nick Fury nodded in agreement.
He knew Tony was interested in this matter, and upon hearing his request, he readily agreed.
"Tony, there's one more thing.
Last night, besides you, Rhodes, and Ivan Vanko, there was another unidentified Iron Man Suit wearer.
Do you know their identity?" Nick Fury suddenly asked.
"I wanted to ask you about this too.
Isn't S.H.I.E.L.D. in charge of these things?
Regarding them, I only know one thing: their AI technology is stronger than mine.
Beyond that, I know nothing.
I will investigate thoroughly." Tony replied.
Nick Fury nodded after hearing this.
AI technology is superior?
Nick Fury suddenly thought of someone—Noah.
He also has an artificial intelligence AI; could there be some connection?
Thinking of this, Nick Fury had a plan.
Speaking of which, he hadn't formally met Noah in Reality yet.
This time, he would take the opportunity to have a real-life meeting.
Nick Fury had already decided to go find Noah.
"Do you know something?" Tony saw Nick Fury deep in thought and couldn't help but ask.
He also wanted to know who the other party was, because he felt that the other party's Iron Man Suit looked much more advanced than his current technology, so he was very eager to know who could be more of a genius than himself.
"NO, I'm not sure of their identity yet.
If I confirm it, I'll tell you when there's an opportunity." Nick Fury extended his hand, signaling that Tony could leave now.
"You Agents just love to hide things." Tony left the scene, putting on his Iron Man Suit.
He still had an awards ceremony to attend in the afternoon.
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On the New York coast, inside Noah's mansion, the exterior still appeared to be a luxurious estate, but secretly, it had undergone extensive modifications, with technology from the Source Code World being applied to many parts of the mansion.
In the Underground Laboratory, in a specially modified room, Noah sat cross-legged in the center of the room, surrounded by dense magical energy.
In front of Noah floated a green Rune, which was the Resolve Rune.
With each breath Noah took, the magical energy around the Resolve Rune flowed into his body, strengthening both his physical form and his magical power.
Yesterday, he had dominated the exhibition, and upon returning, he found that his magical power was almost depleted.
This was the first time Noah felt his magical power was running out.
Previous battles were resolved in a few moves, consuming very little magical power.
However, yesterday was different.
Noah first eliminated dozens of Hammer drones (sword qi consumed magical power), and later used a charged magical cannon against Ivan Vanko, leading to his magical power being almost depleted for the first time.
He felt that this experience of magical power exhaustion was very unpleasant, so he took out two bottles of magical potions from his backpack and gulped down two bottles of blue magical potions.
The taste was quite good, seemingly a fruit flavor, though Noah couldn't distinguish what fruit it was.
The magical potions entered his mouth, quickly transforming into magical power and replenishing his energy.
The feeling of magical power depletion disappeared, making Noah feel much more comfortable.
Then Noah thought, if he summoned more heroes in the future, would these magical potions be insufficient?
After all, as Noah summoned heroes, his magical power quality and reserves would also increase, and the small amount of magical potion would eventually be a drop in the bucket.
It seemed he needed to find a solution.
"This World doesn't seem to have magical power, after all, the power of mages like Ancient One comes from Vishanti, and Ancient One herself even borrows power from other dimension lords." Noah thought, if there's no magical power on Earth, how would he replenish his own magical power?
"Hmm?
Oh, right, how could I forget this." Noah suddenly thought of something—the World Rune.
With a thought, the World Rune, hidden within his body, appeared in his hand.
As the Rune appeared, a tremendous amount of magical power emanated around Noah.
Noah felt the dense magical power, took a deep breath, and the surrounding magical power was also drawn into his body.
"Indeed, the World Rune is the source of magical power." Noah said.
He remembered that in his previous life, he had watched some videos introducing the lore of League of Legends, and the magical power on the Planet Runeterra all originated from the World Rune.
The Rune continuously emitted power, filling the land with magical energy.
He hadn't discovered this wonderful use of the Rune before, partly because his magical power had never reached a state of depletion, but more so due to his preconceived notions about runes in games, limiting them only to their skill effects.
However, now that Noah knew the wonderful use of the Rune, he naturally had to make good use of it.
Noah went to a room next to the laboratory.
Entering this room, there was nothing but white walls and a white floor.
This room was built by Noah to test new skills or items.
The walls and floor were made of Vibranium, incredibly hard, so Noah no longer had to worry about demolishing his home while experimenting with new things.
Noah walked to the center of the room and began to sit cross-legged.
In Yasuo's template memory, he also cultivated this way, so Noah also learned Yasuo's cultivation method and began to absorb the Resolve Rune floating in front of him.
The energy from the Rune was continuously absorbed by Noah, and Noah's magical power and physical body were constantly strengthening.
Noah cultivated like this from night until the next day's White, feeling that both his physical body and the quality of his magical power had strengthened somewhat.
He felt that if he continued this way, he could slowly become very powerful even without summoning heroes.
What Noah didn't know was that after he brought out the Rune, the Rune's magical power began to slowly spread from Noah's cultivation room, radiating outward into the surrounding land of the mansion.