Gem Locations

"Of course. We rely on charm."

Tony nodded in agreement. "This guy, and Bert Wang too, both rely on throwing money around. So low-class. They’re an embarrassment to us playboys."

Iron Man puffed on his cigar and said unhappily, "What are you two muttering about? And who exactly are you? Why do I find you both so irritating?"

Future Steve smiled. "Maybe like repels like."

Iron Man turned to Future Steve, frowning slightly. "And who are you? Uh, you have a temperament a lot like that old fossil Captain."

Haha!

Everyone burst out laughing. Spider-Man hurriedly said, "Mr. Stark, it’s like this…"

Iron Man had experienced countless things in his life, but even he was stunned now. He even forgot to puff on his cigar. Pointing at the two Tonys, he asked, "Iron Men from parallel worlds? An Iron Man from a parallel world’s Future Time-Space? Spider-Man, are you sure you’re not messing with me?"

"He’s not."

Both Tonys equipped their Mark 50 Nanotech Armor at the same time. Iron Man froze and said, "My armor!"

Future Tony retracted his armor and said sincerely, "Our armor. Iron Man, we hope you can help us search for the Infinity Stones."

Looking at Future Tony’s weathered face, Iron Man felt a little moved. He said, "I’ve never heard of Infinity Stones. Also, I need to gather the others and discuss this with them."

"The others? Don’t tell me it’s S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

Tony said, "I don’t know what S.H.I.E.L.D. is like in your world, but the S.H.I.E.L.D. in ours is pretty useless."

Iron Man smiled smugly. "Of course it’s not S.H.I.E.L.D. I can’t tell you its name. Wait here. I’ll go gather them."

With that, Iron Man turned and left to summon the Illuminati members for a meeting.

The Illuminati was a super organization composed of Earth’s smartest and richest Super Heroes. Its members included Dr. Richards, Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Professor X, Black Bolt, and Black Panther.

How should one put it? Although the Illuminati was composed of the smartest people around, it had never done anything particularly proper. It was an absolute disaster of an organization. For example, in the future, they would exile Hulk into space, after which Hulk would return to Earth for revenge and take on the entire world by himself.

Not long after Iron Man left, Tony snorted. "The tower has been sealed off."

Future Tony added, "Not only that, there are a lot of Drone Armor units outside."

Fat Thor shouted unhappily, "What does this mean? Is that bastard Tony Stark trying to deal with us?"

"Tony Stark isn’t a bastard. Iron Man—uh, Iron Man isn’t a bastard either. Damn it."

Tony said irritably, "Don’t worry. Iron Man doesn’t trust people easily, so it’s normal for him to take precautions. Once he understands the situation, he’ll help us, because he’s Iron Man."

Future Tony nodded in full agreement. "There are no bad Iron Men."

"Really?"

Everyone looked doubtful. Why did that sound so unreliable?

Leaving Tony and the others aside for the moment, on the moon, Wang Bert sensed the surrounding space and frowned slightly.

The space in this world was repelling Wang Bert. He could still use Teleportation and portals, but he could not absorb Space Power as he could in the Main Universe.

Simply put, this was not Wang Bert’s home field.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Bert summoned the Infinity Gauntlet and made a wish with the Reality Stone. "I want to know the whereabouts of this world’s Six Infinity Stones."

The Reality Stone flashed red, then quickly dimmed. Immediately afterward, a message entered Wang Bert’s mind. "This world’s Reality Stone is interfering with me. I cannot obtain this world’s information."

Wang Bert was startled. "Wait, you can’t be used in this world?"

"It’s not that I can’t be used. I’m being suppressed by this world’s Reality Stone."

The Reality Stone sent another message into Wang Bert’s mind. "You need not worry. There are no Infinity Stones in Future Time-Space. This world’s Infinity Stones can function normally over there."

"I see. This might not be a bad thing."

Wang Bert’s eyes flickered. "Suppression means this world has Infinity Stones. The question now is, how do I find them?"

After thinking it over, Wang Bert opened a portal and headed for the Celestial Head’s location—the spatial coordinates were the same as in the Main Universe.

The Celestial Head in this universe was likewise controlled by Collector Tivan. Wang Bert did not waste time and went directly to Tivan’s collection hall. Looking at the dazzling assortment of collectibles inside, he could not help recalling what he had gained in the Main Universe, and he immediately smiled.

Should I pull off another job? Collector Tivan, with white hair and an almost bewitching appearance, walked out and said, "Guest, your smile looks rather wicked. Hm? Your aura doesn’t seem to belong to this universe."

"You have a better eye than your counterpart in the other universe."

Wang Bert smiled. "Let me introduce myself. I’m Blood God, from another universe."

"Wow, another universe. Blood God, is your corpse for sale?"

Tivan’s eyes lit up as he asked, "Don’t misunderstand. I merely wish to collect your corpse."

"If someone else heard that, they would definitely misunderstand. But I won’t, because Tivan from our universe and I are good friends."

Wang Bert smiled. "He even gave me a non-unique item."

"He gave you something? Then you’d better be careful. He’ll definitely take back ten times as much."

Tivan unceremoniously mocked himself, then asked, "So, guest, what have you come to me for? To buy, or to sell?"

Wang Bert said, "I want to buy information."

"As long as you can afford the price, I can sell you any information."

Tivan smiled confidently. "Since you are my friend, you should know what I want. If you can produce a unique item, I will answer anything you ask, including how to kill me.

"If it is merely an ordinary precious item, then I can only answer ordinary questions."

"Don’t worry. I know your tastes."

Wang Bert took a battered Infinity Gauntlet from his storage space and said, "This should be enough to trade for plenty of information."

"An Infinity Gauntlet?"

Tivan froze for a moment, then abruptly grabbed the Infinity Gauntlet and stroked it like a priceless treasure. "It carries the aura of the Infinity Stones. My god, it destroyed Infinity Stones."

The Infinity Gauntlet was naturally not unique, but an Infinity Gauntlet that had destroyed Infinity Stones was absolutely one of a kind in this universe.

Wang Bert had specifically asked Future Tony to return to Future Time-Space to retrieve this Infinity Gauntlet for the purpose of trading with Collector Tivan.

Incidentally, Future Tony had also brought back a replica Nanotech Infinity Gauntlet. Wang Bert had one on hand.

"Since you know your stuff, this will be easy."

Wang Bert asked, "The Infinity Stones in my world are gone. I want to know where the Infinity Stones in your world are."

"As you wish."

Holding the Infinity Gauntlet, Tivan said, "The Infinity Stones in our world are all kept by the Council of Elders of the Universe. Yes, the Council of Elders of the Universe I belong to.

"Among them, the Power Stone is in Champion’s hands, the Time Stone is with Gardener, the Space Stone is with Runner, the Mind Stone is in Grandmaster’s possession, and the Soul Stone is on Middleman’s forehead.

"As for the Reality Stone, it is in my hands."

"The Infinity Stones are actually in the hands of the Elders of the Universe?"

Wang Bert was somewhat surprised, though it made sense. After all, the Elders of the Universe had always been closely connected to the Infinity Stones.

"That’s right. I’ll send you their locations, though I cannot guarantee they are still there. As you know, we Elders of the Universe enjoy running around everywhere."

Tivan said, "As for the Reality Stone in my possession, you should know that I never trade unique items. That would be no different from asking for my life."

"What about two for one?"

Wang Bert asked, "You’d be making a profit."

"No. This is a matter of principle. I would rather die than hand over a unique item."

Tivan spoke solemnly. Wang Bert smiled and said, "This is becoming a bit troublesome. I am determined to obtain the Infinity Stones."

"That is your problem, not mine. Besides, guarding the Infinity Stones and preventing them from gathering together is the responsibility of us Elders of the Universe."

Tivan set down the Infinity Gauntlet and lightly clapped his hands. A large number of robots and powerful fighters gathered, surrounding Wang Bert on all sides.

Wang Bert raised an eyebrow. "You want to make a move against me?"

"You are my guest. You gave me an excellent collectible. Why would I attack you?"

Tivan smiled. "I’m merely preventing you from attacking me."

Wang Bert sighed. "I’m a civilized man. I don’t want to fight, but I am determined to obtain the Infinity Stones."

Tivan’s smile did not change. "As I said, that is your business."

"Then there’s no helping it."

Wang Bert stood, rolled his neck, and looked as though he were preparing to strike. The surrounding fighters and robots all aimed their weapons at him.

"Why are you all so nervous? My neck is just a little sore. Tivan, we’ll meet again."

Wang Bert waved his hand, opened a portal, and left. Tivan did not stop him. His instincts told him this man was not simple, and since the other party was willing to leave voluntarily, that was for the best.

"Another person who wants to collect the Infinity Stones."

Tivan waved for the others to disperse. He did not take the matter too seriously, because Wang Bert was far from the only person who wanted the Infinity Stones.

More importantly, Wang Bert had chosen to leave, which meant he could not be that strong—if he were truly powerful, he would definitely have chosen to attack just now.

Why had Wang Bert left? The reason was simple: something had happened on Tony’s side, and he needed to return to Earth to save them.

Let us turn back time a little. At Stark Tower, Iron Man returned to the office with a kindly-looking bald old man in a wheelchair.

The moment they saw the bald old man, everyone’s expressions changed. The two Iron Men even equipped their armor directly. The bald old man asked in surprise, "You know me? Does your world have me too?"

"No, but someone warned us that if we ever saw an aristocratic old man in a wheelchair who looked kind and friendly, we had to be extremely careful."

Tony said, "Because that old man really enjoys peeping into other people’s minds."

The bald old man, Professor X of the mutants, was somewhat embarrassed. He said, "Normally, I do not peer into other people’s minds. I only read the surface consciousness. But this time, I truly must read your minds. I apologize in advance."

Spider-Man asked in confusion, "Professor, why? They’re good people. They haven’t lied."

"We have plenty of evidence proving that we come from another universe."

Future Tony said, "Professor, mind-reading is absolutely impossible. I will not bare my mind to an old man."

"Neither will I."

The others nodded one after another. Iron Man said, "I’m sorry, but whether you agree or not, we need to read your minds. Professor, time is of the essence. Begin."

"Tony, they are good people. We should explain everything clearly to them."

Professor X said, "That is basic courtesy."

"What do you mean?"

Everyone became vigilant. These two were clearly up to no good.

"You may pose a threat to this world, so we will erase your memories, destroy your Super Collider, and drive you completely out of this world."

A large amount of nanomatter surged out of Iron Man’s body, forming the Bleeding Edge Armor. He spoke coldly.

"We do not want our world to be invaded."

Professor X said, "I hope you can understand us and agree to our approach."

"Understand you? Sorry, I don’t. And you call yourselves Super Heroes?"

Tony sneered. "Future Time-Space can enter my world at any time, but I have never considered destroying it, even though that would be easy."

Future Tony cursed as well, "That’s right. You aren’t Super Heroes at all. You’re just a bunch of selfish cowards."

"No matter what you say, we are doing this for the world."

Iron Man said, "If you refuse, we will act by force. If there are any casualties then, don’t blame us."

"Tony, I’ve always thought you were the most annoying person in the world. I never expected someone could be even more annoying than you."

Dr. Banner shook his head and said, "The only one who can surpass Tony Stark is Tony Stark."

"Why does that sound so grating?"

Tony complained. "Still, you’re right. This guy really is annoying. I take back what I said earlier. There are bad Iron Men too."

"Since that is the case, there is no helping it. Don’t worry, I will not hurt you."

Professor X sighed and used his ability to invade Tony’s mind. However, the moment he touched Tony’s mind, a vast amount of information flooded into his own.

The information was called: The Doom of the Mutants.

In the future, Professor X’s brain disease would flare up. Apart from Wolverine and one other mutant, every mutant would die under his power.

"This can’t be. This can’t be. I destroyed the mutants?"

Seeing the images of those mutants wailing in agony, Professor X cried out in terror. He had devoted his entire life to the mutants, yet in the end, the mutants would be destroyed by his own hands?

"I’m sorry. I’m sorry."

Tears streamed down Professor X’s aged face. His mind was in complete chaos, and he collapsed in his wheelchair, unable to use his ability.

"What did you do?"

Iron Man shouted in shock and fury. Hearing that something was wrong, Wolverine outside immediately rushed in with Cyclops, Phoenix Jean Grey, and the others.

Seeing Professor X’s miserable state, Wolverine flew into a rage. Six long blades extended from the backs of his hands as he stared fixedly at Tony and the others—those blades were forged from Adamantium and were practically indestructible.