Linen didn't care about Tony Stark's boasting.
After all, everyone knew what this guy was like before.
"You came to my apartment so early in the morning. Is there something important?"
Looking up at Tony Stark, Linen asked.
"It's the show Mystery Files."
Faced with Linen's question, Tony shrugged.
Tony thanked Elsa after taking the breakfast and continued, "Mystery Files has already aired up to the eighth episode. In the previous episodes, you only participated as a consultant and answered some common metaphysics questions."
"Even though your popularity on the Internet is getting higher and higher, with every video getting over a million views—"
"But more and more people are questioning you. Even some scientists and magicians are saying that everything you did was just special effects or tricks."
"Look, the next episode is going to invite a physicist to 'expose' your tricks on the spot!"
Speaking of this, Tony Stark raised his eyebrows. "So I came here to talk to you in advance so you won't be speechless when they confront you!"
Well, this was just an excuse from Tony Stark.
In fact, after watching the future videos of Tony Stark, Steve, and Natasha yesterday—
The group discussed for a long time in the theater.
Although they didn't know why only these three people's videos appeared this time—
The more they saw about the future, the more frightened they became.
After all, not only were Natasha and Tony Stark shown dying in the future—
Even countless superheroes turned into ashes under Thanos's snap.
Thinking of the video shown before, where Linen said he had the ability to kill Thanos before the snap but didn't do it—
After everyone discussed it, they all agreed that Linen was the key to the Earth's future.
In addition, the previous videos said that Linen was the "anchor" of this universe.
Although they didn't fully understand what "anchor" meant—
Bringing Linen into the Avengers early became the top priority!
After all, the video showed that before the original universe received the spoiler system, Nick Fury would be attacked by Hydra in 2014 and fake his death.
But before that, Loki would invade Earth with the Chitauri.
So, the Battle of New York was likely to happen within these two years.
In short—time was running out!!!
Hearing Tony's explanation, Linen looked at him curiously. "You actually still care about this?"
"Of course!"
Facing Linen's curious gaze, Tony answered seriously, "You know I've already invested in the Fox TV Network. And you should know that its highest-rated program is Mystery Files."
"And you are the most anticipated core of the entire show."
"If you get exposed or can't respond to those so-called scientists, the whole show will be ruined."
"Do you know how much money I'll lose if that happens?"
Hearing Tony say this, Elsa looked at him curiously. "Do you still care about money?"
"Who doesn't want more money?"
Shrugging, Tony stuffed a fried egg into his mouth. "You know, the ongoing income from this show is enough for me to make another suit—or even several suits—of armor!"
While he was talking, Linen suddenly noticed something wrong with Tony Stark's left arm.
"Are you injured?"
"Huh? Are you caring about me? Wow, I'm touched!"
Seeing that Linen noticed his left arm, Tony exaggeratedly said, "You know, Pepper didn't even realize my arm was injured this morning. You're very observant."
"Wait—man, you're not secretly in love with me, are you?"
"I mean, I don't discriminate, but I really don't swing that way…"
Looking at Tony Stark's "alert" expression, Linen immediately raised his middle finger at him.
This guy was in his forties and still acting cute.
After breakfast, Linen watched Elsa clean the dishes and head into the kitchen.
Tony took a sip of coffee and suddenly asked Linen, "What do you think—should I build a rocket and go to the moon?"
Hearing this, Linen immediately guessed what he was thinking.
"I don't think you'll find them."
Shaking his head, Linen set down his coffee cup. "Since your parents haven't appeared in front of you all these years, that proves they don't want anyone to know they're still alive."
"Just like Dilis said, your parents call themselves the Wall Keepers on the moon and have been secretly protecting Earth from invasions across all dimensions."
"To be honest, living alone in outer space for a short time is fine, but it's been nearly twenty years since your parents were 'killed.'"
"In these twenty years, maybe they secretly returned to Earth to check on you, but they never showed up in front of you or anyone else."
"That explains a lot. So even if you go to the moon, you might not be able to find them."
Hearing Linen's words, Tony fell silent for a few seconds.
"Although I understand their actions—protecting the Earth silently… to be honest, I still want to see them."
"Twenty years..."
With a bitter smile, Tony Stark looked at Linen and said seriously, "You know what? The night my parents had their accident, I had just argued with my father."
"My mother told me to apologize. I apologized, but I…"
Leaning back in his chair, Tony spread his hands. "For the past twenty years, every time I think about how stubborn and angry I was that night, I regret it."
"Haah…"
Rubbing his face, Tony looked at Linen sincerely. "No matter what, I just want to hug my mom now. I just want to tell them I really love them."
"Even though now… I understand everything they did."
Seeing Tony's sincere emotion, Linen nodded. "If you really want to, then do it. It's not like you lack money or technology."
"It's just a rocket to the moon. Don't tell me you can't build one."
"How could I not?"
Mentioning this instantly revived Tony's spirit. "I've gathered a bunch of aerospace scientists and even contacted NASA."
"Maybe the rocket will be finished soon!"
Raising his eyebrows, Tony looked at Linen. "Do you want to go to the moon with me? Linen, going to the moon isn't something ordinary people get to do!"
"Don't you want to go for a while?"
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