Sunlight passed through the gaps in the clouds, dividing the space into two worlds of light and darkness.
The Avengers stood in the shadows, and the people opposite them looked a little dazzling. Tonny tilted his head and squinted to barely see them. Natalie had recovered from her excitement and loss of control. Her expression was tranquil now, and there was even a sense of relief in the corners of her mouth.
When she saw Tonny's gaze, she even had the mood to kiss him and mouthed to him, "The next time we meet, we won't be friends! Stark. "
"Why?" Tonny said to her in his heart.
But in the end, he didn't ask this question. Just like that, the two sides gradually drifted apart, and the Avengers drew a deep rift between them and the Communist Alliance with the most resolute attitude. On the contrary, Katinov, who had always been hostile to them, seemed to not care, or rather, he was quite confident. Tonny could feel this arrogance.
It was as if he were a transmigrator standing upstream in history and watching their rotting corpses.
The firm belief that the world would be changed, that the persistence of the Avengers would decay, was unbearably arrogant. Tonny could even imagine Katinov saying to them in his usual flat tone, "We don't care about your persistence!" Because time, the world, and the truth were all on their side.
The thought of that scene made him feel deep sorrow and anger. What made him even sadder was that he couldn't imagine the world developing in that direction. Would there still be any meaning to his existence? As a hero, his values and the meaning of his existence would be denied. In history, he was like a character in a stage play, just a part in life.
No one would care about a superhero, Iron Man. They would only remember a billionaire, playboy, avenger, and superman, Tonny Stark.
A sudden invasion by the Chitauri interrupted the Avengers' contact with the Communist Alliance. Katinov also wanted to participate in the war, and Natalie also asked to go to the battlefield. Even if it was just as a paramedic. According to Katinov, such attacks didn't stop for a day, usually once every three hours. Sometimes it happened three times an hour.
From the terrifying battles with planets and galaxies as coordinates and space battleships as units, to the infiltration and killing within the atmosphere as combat radius, and the infiltration and killing of small teams as combat units, at every moment. Wars happen all the time.
The Avengers were allowed to watch the battle. Even though they had their differences, they were still treated with a certain degree of courtesy in this human-dominated regime. They were not restricted in their freedom, and they were not monitored. This kind of confidence reminded Steve of America during World War II. "They are just like us back then! North Koreans, China, Filipinos, and Indians. All the countries that have not been liberated, whatever their attitude towards the United States, as long as they are against fascism, we will welcome them! "
"Are you saying that compared to the Chitauris, we are humans, so we are treated better?"
Dr. Bruce curled up in a small room, his tone not very good. Hulk is at least twice as tall as Tonny and the others, and he looks quite uncomfortable in a building prepared for humans. Also, Natalie's departure had left him in a bad mood. If it weren't for the professor's teaching and help, the Hulk would have gone crazy.
"That's not the point." Captain America looked at the fleet taking off outside the space prism and replied in a trance, "The point is that kind of confidence, the confidence of the golden age."
"Just like the United States before the victory of World War II. We believe that victory will belong to us. We believe that our army is unstoppable. No matter how strong evil is, justice will prevail in the end, and we represent justice. We tolerate all those who disagree, those who are wary of us. As long as they are not evil. "
"At that time, whether the evil red axis wins in China or Eastern Europe falls to communism, we don't care. We welcome them all the same, because God is with us."
"But this time, God will not be with the atheists!" Tonny stood up and said maliciously.
He motioned everyone to look at him. "Guys, you don't think we will be friendly with them forever, do you? Whether we will become enemies with them or not, we will not be friends. "
"We are all humans …" Captain America said helplessly.
Stark said sarcastically, "The Nazis and we are all humans too!"
"During the Cold War, we almost had a world war with them, and now there will be no peace. It will be nothing more than a Cold War, or a more powerful Iron Curtain. Don't forget, the cornerstone of maintaining world peace, the balance of terror under nuclear deterrence, has disappeared. They can destroy us at any time, wipe out the entire United States, and even the earth. "
"Stark, don't be crazy!" Tonny's words were clearly not to Captain America's liking.
He stood up, looked at Tonny, and said seriously, "Freedom is more important than my life, and so is peace. If you adopt such a confrontational mindset … I think, they will definitely not lose."
"Don't fantasize about victory, Tonny."
"I am pursuing peace. There will only be peace when there is a balance of power. Otherwise, just like what we did to the Indians, the civilized people here will also destroy our 'backward' and 'barbaric' elements, "Tonny said seriously." I love this country, so I want to protect it. When the world was peaceful, no one liked weapons, but now … I think it is time for Stark to restart the weapons industry! "
"Your actions are too dangerous, Stark."
"It is this world that is too dangerous!" Tonny retorted, not showing any weakness.
"You will drag the United States into the abyss. If you believe that we are right, why don't you dare to wait for time to prove it? Or do you not believe in what you stand for? What makes you stand with us is not your ideals, but your position? The victory of ideals is not in how powerful they are, but in how many people support them, "Bruce couldn't help but refute.
"We will win, just like when the former Soviet Union fell. Humanity will choose us. The biggest enemy of the Communist Alliance is their people, as long as they are willing to believe in us."
"Because they did not lie to me, so I know." Tonny opened his hands, tilted his head, and said, "I know more about politics than you do. It is useless. There is nothing that cannot be distorted, and there is nothing that cannot be discredited."
"Did you know that Washington likes to pull out black people's teeth? I even have a set of his false teeth. Who was Lincoln's killer? Do you know? Kennedy? And Marilyn Monroe? "
"She was also murdered by a big consortium?" Bruce asked reflexively.
As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. He turned his head and didn't dare to look at Tonny.
"You see, you all know. You are just playing dumb. "
"What determines the world is material, and what determines the society is the economy and strength. Sometimes, you have to be unconventional, or you won't even have a chance in the future. This is the biggest lesson I have learned in the business world. " Tonny glanced at the faces of his companions. Steve and Bruce's firm opposition disappointed him. Fortunately, Hawkeye and Thor were more supportive of him.
Thor couldn't help but nod, then turned to look at Tonny and said, "Well said, but how do you maintain that terrifying balance?"
A three-dimensional design appeared in Thor's palm. He stared at the core of the complex mechanical drawing, which was the projection of the six gems. Thor was stunned when the gems appeared. He looked at the image of the six gems and murmured in an incredulous tone, "Infinity Gems!"
"The universe is big and mysterious. There are too many things we don't understand and too much history beyond our imagination. When Nick found me that day, I thought he was crazy. But I didn't expect that he just saw this day one step earlier. Humanity, the survival of the United States, there must be a great power to protect the world. "
"The power of the six gems represents six ultimate weapons."
Tonny suddenly looked up at Bruce. "Do you remember the plan we discussed?"
"You mean Ultron? Isn't it being designed? "
"Sorry, man, I lied to you. The real Ultron is a toy of S.H.I.E.L.D. They found a kind of power in Loki's scepter, a magical power, the real Ultron. What I gave you is only a part of the plan. The complete plan includes more than just the robot. Including today, I have drawn considerable inspiration. "
"Loki?" Thor couldn't help looking back at his brother. Loki looked at him innocently.
"These six weapons are the pinnacle of my design, Tonny Stark, the world's largest arms dealer and the best killer of all human beings. It is the perfect combination of my personal ability and the strength of the country. It is also the most terrifying, safest, and most powerful weapon of all time. Ultron is just one of them. "
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