"So Vision's entire body is made of vibranium, and not only that, but he also has an Infinity Stone embedded in his forehead, allowing him to use its power?"
Even Thor couldn't help but be secretly amazed.
Vision's setup was clearly that of a cosmic-level powerhouse!
It would be more than enough for him to roam the universe.
Could Tony Stark and those guys, after many twists and turns in the future, really create such an interstellar powerhouse?
"That scepter!" Captain America also thought of something, and his expression immediately became serious. "That's Loki's scepter!"
Speaking of this, Captain America couldn't help but look at Thor. "Thor, was an Infinity Stone actually hidden inside Loki's scepter? Which of the six Infinity Stones was it?"
"Wait a minute!" Thor was momentarily stunned when he heard Captain America's words. "You're saying that the scepter Ultron took the gem from was Loki's scepter?"
Loki's scepter was clearly not that one!
No, that's not right!
Thor also recalled that in the previous round of questions, in the analysis of "Who ended the Battle of New York," Loki's figure had appeared.
At that time, the scepter Loki was holding indeed seemed to be the one from the recent footage.
And not the scepter Loki originally used.
"Rogers, I'm not quite sure." Thor shook his head. "That's not Loki's scepter. He might have gotten it later, but at least right now, Loki doesn't have that scepter."
"That's not Loki's scepter?" Tony Stark said in surprise.
The other people present who had seen the relevant footage also felt somewhat surprised.
By now, Loki had appeared quite a few times in the questions, and almost every time, the weapon he used was that scepter.
Everyone subconsciously and naturally assumed that scepter was Loki's weapon.
But who would have thought that it now seemed not so simple?
"When Thor broke the Rainbow Bridge,
and fought Loki, Loki was indeed not using this scepter at that time."
Black Widow thought carefully and also recalled something. "At that time, Loki's scepter was golden, somewhat similar to a spear-type scepter."
At Black Widow's words, Tony Stark and Captain America, who had also seen the footage, both recalled it simultaneously.
The scepter Loki used was indeed different.
"According to the clues we have, after the Rainbow Bridge broke, Loki had some encounters in space and was shown the power of the Tesseract by a certain mastermind, so he came to Earth and initiated the Battle of New York."
"And it was precisely when he stole the Tesseract and initiated the Battle of New York that the scepter in Loki's hand became that scepter with an Infinity Stone!"
"Either Loki had some encounters during this process and obtained a new scepter, or that mastermind gave Loki the scepter!"
Captain America mused aloud to everyone.
One thing that could be confirmed now was that Loki had not obtained a new scepter before falling from the Rainbow Bridge.
As for how he acquired his "Infinity Stone version" scepter, no one knew.
"Thor, which of the six Infinity Stones was that one?" Captain America then pressed Thor again with a serious tone.
"I'm not too sure." Thor shook his head.
He had only heard stories about the Infinity Stones, nothing more, and didn't know much about them.
He had no idea what the Infinity Stones actually looked like.
"It doesn't matter which Infinity Stone it is. When Loki actually comes to Earth, we'll just snatch the scepter."
Tony Stark said with an indifferent expression.
"Stark, this matter needs careful consideration." Captain America immediately said from the side.
He maintained his usual attitude that humanity should not tamper with things it couldn't control.
And the Infinity Stones were undoubtedly such things.
Tony Stark was too lazy to bother with Captain America and did not respond.
Captain America then glanced at Black Widow and asked, "Did you copy that female scientist?"
Although Captain America didn't understand the female scientist's "3D human printing" technology at all, he knew it was a high-tech skill just by thinking about it.
Besides, the other party was Ultron's subordinate and helped Ultron, so Captain America naturally couldn't ignore her.
"I've already copied her." Black Widow nodded. For such an important person, she would have done so even if Captain America hadn't mentioned it.
Captain America nodded, finally relieved.
[Please answer: On the eve of the Battle of New York, Loki was captured by the Avengers during an operation. What was the reason for Loki's capture?]
[A. Unable to defeat the Avengers, he was accidentally captured]
[B. Intentionally captured to internally dismantle and defeat the Avengers]
[C. Intentionally captured to steal the rare metal Iridium from the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, to stabilize the portal opened by the Tesseract]
[D. Intentionally captured to lure Thor down to Earth to fight the Avengers]
[Friendly reminder: Correct answerers will receive a reward: one Spiritwind Battle Bow; incorrect answerers will have one of their personal attributes randomly deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc.]
While everyone was discussing heatedly, a new question appeared, so they temporarily stopped their discussion.
They focused their attention on the latest question.
"Loki was captured on the eve of the Battle of New York?" Tony Stark immediately realized which incident the question was referring to. "Romanoff, this was the first time Thor actively came to Earth, right?"
"No doubt about it." Black Widow nodded from the side.
The possibility of Loki being captured twice on the eve of the Battle of New York was very small, so Black Widow also agreed with Tony Stark's judgment.
"Stark, which time are you talking about?" Hawkeye Barton immediately asked Tony Stark in a serious tone.
Dr. Banner was also staring intently at Tony Stark.
As for Thor and Captain America, they hadn't experienced that round of questions, but they had shared information later, so they knew about it.
Tony Stark briefly explained the situation at that time to Dr. Banner and Hawkeye Barton.
The two immediately understood.
They both refocused their attention on the question and began to ponder.
"How strong is Loki?" Hawkeye Barton was the first to ask the older answerers present, "Could he possibly defeat Captain America, Stark, and Natasha combined?"
According to the information shared by Tony Stark, the people who captured Loki at that time were these three.
"Barton, you're underestimating Loki too much. He's a god from Asgard no matter what, how could he not even defeat a few humans?"
Thor immediately stood up for his brother, saying to Hawkeye Barton with a hint of annoyance.
"That's not necessarily true, Thor." Tony Stark, however, immediately poured cold water on the idea. "You saw the previous question, Loki was knocked out by one of Barton's arrows."
Hawkeye Barton: "..."
Was Loki really that weak?
If even his explosive arrow could knock out Loki, then Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow combined could absolutely capture Loki.
And the possibility was not small.
"Stark, things aren't that simple." Black Widow, however, said with a serious expression, "Loki very likely allowed himself to be captured."
"In that footage, Captain America raised this doubt, saying he felt Loki was very powerful, but surrendered too easily."
"Captain America said that at the time?" Dr. Banner was a little surprised, but quickly made a judgment. "If that's the case, then Loki very likely faked his surrender, which also fits his identity, the God of Mischief and Lies, isn't it?"
Captain America's words in the footage were still very relevant.
"I only said Loki might be defeated by humans, but I didn't say Loki wasn't intentionally captured in that battle." Tony Stark also shrugged from the side.
Tony Stark wasn't a fool; he wouldn't remain stubbornly mistaken when there was such strong evidence as Captain America's words in the footage.
He was merely refuting Thor's words, nothing more.
"So we can rule out A, right?" Thor clapped his hands and said from the side.
No one present raised any objections. After all, a god from Asgard, and not just an ordinary god, but the son of Odin, Thor's brother.
No matter how weak he was, he wouldn't be captured by merely three humans, would he?
That would make the gods of Asgard seem too cheap.
Not to mention Captain America's suspicion of Loki's fake surrender in that footage; in fact, for everyone, this point alone was enough to make a judgment.
"So the question is, if Loki faked his surrender, what was his purpose?" Hawkeye Barton said, then scanned the remaining three options.
At first glance, no obvious problems were found; all three options seemed reasonable and plausible.
"Defeat the Avengers from within? We already know that Stark, Captain America, Thor, Dr. Banner, I, and Barton all participated in the Battle of New York!"
"And according to all the information and clues we currently have, the six of us are very likely to be Avengers in the future."
"So Loki, to counter us, faked his surrender, picking us off one by one… this seems entirely possible."
Black Widow spoke eloquently, addressing everyone with a serious expression.
If it were just Stark, Captain America, and her, they might not be Loki's match, but the entire Avengers team was different.
To say nothing else, Loki alone was no match for Thor.
This was clearly demonstrated in the footage of Thor breaking the Rainbow Bridge.
And that's not even mentioning the Hulk.
Although Hulk hadn't fought Loki, no one believed Loki had the strength to defeat Hulk; Hulk's combat power was simply too terrifying.
So it was entirely possible for Loki to fake his surrender and use cunning schemes to counter an alliance he couldn't defeat.
"No, Romanoff, Thor hadn't arrived on Earth when Loki was captured!"
Tony Stark, however, shook his head and raised an objection. "And we also know that was Thor's first active visit to Earth, so at that time, Thor wasn't an Avenger."
"However…" Tony Stark shrugged. "Even without Thor, and we don't know if Barton had recovered then, but at least we should have Hulk, and me, and we can count Captain America too."
"Plus… there might be other Avengers we don't know about, so… I think it's possible that Loki faked his capture to deal with the Avengers."
As it stood, option B showed no apparent flaws.
"Steal Iridium? To stabilize the Tesseract's portal? I think that's also possible." Tony Stark then shifted his gaze to option C, shrugging.
"We already know that Loki used the scepter to control Dr. Selvig precisely to open the portal."
"And when the Tesseract was stolen by Loki from the Joint Dark Energy Research Facility, the portal it opened was indeed unstable, even destroying the entire facility!"
"So from a scientific perspective, I see no problem with this option."
"Iridium?" Dr. Banner's heart stirred at this point, recalling something. "Wait, I know this rare metal."
"This metal is extraterrestrial matter that falls to Earth with meteorites, can form antiprotons, and is highly sought after."
"To my knowledge, this metal should currently only be found in Germany."
"I understand what you mean, but that doesn't explain anything, Dr. Banner." Thor shook his head. "You can't be sure S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't have this."
"And even if they don't have it now, this happened in the future." Hawkeye Barton added, "Who knows if they'll have it in the future."
"No, Barton, everyone, I think this option is a bit unreasonable." Black Widow, who had been thinking, suddenly spoke.
"Even if S.H.I.E.L.D. has this metal Iridium, and it's stored in a high-level strategic resource room, it would stay there, right?"
"My point is, S.H.I.E.L.D. has so many branches, safe houses, secret bases in the United States, and even in other countries. How would Loki know where he would be taken?"
"He could be locked up in any suitable base, or even inside the Helicarrier. This is something he cannot decide, right?"
"Unless he's locked up in the base where the Iridium is stored, all his plans would be in vain, right?"
"Exactly, Romanoff!" Captain America's eyes lit up, and he nodded. "That is indeed unreasonable, completely illogical!"