Chapter 221: MD-Chapter 220 The Upcoming War!
"Welcome, Mr. Arthur."
As soon as Arthur got into the car, the AI eagerly started making its presence known.
"Hello, AI," Arthur replied with a blank expression on his face.
"You just call it AI?" Banner was surprised. "I didn't know that before."
"You've been in this car before, haven't you?"
"But I never heard you call it that."
Banner thought for a moment and said, "Why not give it a more pleasant name, like... J.A.R.V.I.S?"
"You know, because of my own name, I don't have much confidence in naming things. Although I'm not sure why, I have to bear the blame for my parents' choices." Arthur blinked as he continued to speak. "But you reminded me, it's true that I can't keep calling it AI. Even if it's just a program, it might have its little emotions. Hmm, let me think…"
He reached out and pressed on the central control screen, swiping it onto the windshield.
Arthur dragged a window and typed in a name.
Banner hurried over to look and widened his eyes. "You actually... named it Black?"
"It's entirely black, so it fits."
"...I don't even know how to argue with you."
Banner was left speechless.
Arthur grinned. "Because I'm always quite reasonable. So, hello Black."
"Hello, Mr. Arthur."
Black didn't have any issues with Arthur's naming ability and did not question it.
"Set the destination to Stark Tower."
Arthur said, "Activate speed mode and autopilot."
"Destination set. Please fasten your seatbelt."
Arthur buckled up, and Banner quickly did the same. The next moment, the entire car suddenly levitated, its wheels turned inward, and the rear of the car transformed. With a roar, it shot off into the air.
"No matter how many times I see it, this feature is just so cool," Banner said. "You know, the concept of a flying car was proposed as early as 1943. Not only that, but Howard Stark actually produced a prototype. Although its sustainability was still lacking at the time, it was still impressive."
Arthur thought for a moment and said, "I probably know more than you. Black, contact Tony."
The windshield soon displayed Tony's number, showing the calling option.
Moments later, Tony's face appeared on the windshield.
Seeing Banner, Tony sighed with relief. "I'm glad you're okay. But why did an old man suddenly grow a pair of wings? If possible, can you bring it back for me to study later?"
"That's not likely to happen." Arthur shook his head.
Banner thought for a moment and said, "By the way, I forgot to ask, why do you call him the old man?"
Tony thought for a moment and said to Arthur, "Didn't you tell him?"
"What should I say? Should I tell him that in 1943, I fought in the battlefield during World War II and carried a gun? That I was on a team with that star-spangled man and scared the enemy away?"
Arthur sighed and said, "Those are long-forgotten stories."
"I still really want to hear them!"
Banner immediately leaned in, looking intrigued. "There are so many things I didn't know."
"I'll tell you my legendary stories some other time."
Arthur said, "Tony, how's the stuff I asked you to make before?"
"Even if I'm a genius, I can't be this fast."
Tony glanced around and whispered, "I just got the Spaceship and haven't had a chance to analyze it before this happened. I need to ask you, what exactly is going on? Loki's issues aside, he mentioned he has an army!"
"Chitauri."
Arthur said, "As far as I know, there's a very powerful monster in the universe…"
"Monster?" Banner asked. "Like an animal from fantasy legends turning into a spirit?"
"Quite an unexpected match with deities," Tony added with a tsukkomi.
"In any case, this guy has a chin like a butt, is entirely purple, and his ambitions are maddening."
Arthur continued, "From what I understand, since he started his conquests, all he's done is one thing: killing! He conquers planets and kills half the population… His extreme behavior is perplexing. It even makes one wonder if his ultimate goal is to kill half the beings in the entire universe. Loki's so-called army is under this person… a race known as the Chitauri."
"Any other intel?" Tony was listening very intently.
Arthur asked, "Have you figured out Loki's goal?"
"He plans to use the Tesseract to open a portal and bring this monster's army into our world!" Tony took a deep breath and said, "We can't let him succeed."
"Exactly."
Arthur said, "This is not just a challenge for us; it's also an opportunity to understand external enemies. I'm heading to Stark Tower… It looks like the war is about to begin."
"Going to Stark Tower?"
Tony thought for a moment and suddenly his expression changed. "That bastard! He wants to make everyone in New York his audience, his witnesses from on high? I'll notify them immediately and head out right now!"
"Be careful. I don't know much more about the Chitauri than you. I only know that they're extremely strong, not afraid of death in battle, and they have a large number of them with weapons we don't possess. Damn, although we anticipated this, I didn't expect things to escalate so quickly."
Arthur's face also showed a hint of helplessness.
In that case, it really required using his abilities to keep these people completely isolated from Earth.
Arthur looked up at the void above, took a deep breath, and said, "Everyone, be cautious!"
"Understood!"
After the communication ended, Banner's expression turned serious. "Is this just the advance force?"
"Indeed."
Arthur glanced at Banner. "We will face various problems and crises in the future. This is just the beginning for us. Deeper in the universe, there are countless such cruelties awaiting us."
Banner thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps Fury was right. We found out before that he was using the Tesseract to produce weapons."
Arthur thought for a moment and then shook his head. "Any organization controlled by a nation, once it gains powerful strength, the first thing it will do is not face external invasions. Instead… it will invade others. When all the nations on Earth disappear, leaving only one, this ravaged world will already be on the path to self-destruction."
Banner thought seriously and nodded in agreement.
(The End of This Chapter)
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