Willingness Is Not Obligation

"Within a week?"

"That little time isn’t enough for me to control Hulk, even if I wanted to."

Hearing that it had to be done within a week, Banner looked troubled.

"You can slowly figure out the control part later."

"It’s fine even if you can’t control him right now."

"As long as you transform when you’re surrounded by enemies, Hulk will attack them."

Tony was not worried at all as he spoke.

What he mainly wanted was for Banner to understand that the Hulk Power within him was not a curse, but a blessing.

Hulk’s strength was formidable. Although Tony had enjoyed the fight just now, without using Void Power, all he had inflicted were minor injuries.

Part of that was because he had held back, but that level of defense and regeneration was already more than strong enough. Hulk would definitely shine in the coming war.

Moreover, Hulk did not seem very intelligent, but he clearly possessed intelligence. That meant he could grow.

It was only because Banner had rarely let Hulk out before that Hulk’s combat experience relied entirely on instinct.

If Hulk had more comprehensive combat experience and techniques, Tony would not have fought him so easily.

Therefore, Tony was still looking forward to Hulk integrating Banner’s intelligence.

"You’ve been hiding your true strength, Tony. Even without technology, you actually possess such incredible power."

After watching Tony teach Banner what to do next, Thor spoke with some emotion.

"They’re just some essential self-defense techniques for critical moments. Most of the time, I still fight with technology."

Tony smiled at that.

"Then those self-defense techniques are pretty damn fierce."

"But that power of yours was given to you by Harvey, wasn’t it?"

Seeing Tony’s modest manner, Thor smiled as well.

"Yes, Harvey did grant me my power."

Tony paused when he heard that, considering whether he should conceal it, but eventually nodded and answered.

He could not deny that Harvey had granted him his power.

If he had not joined the Void, but instead pursued glorious evolution,

then even with his brilliant mind, he could at most have made achievements in technology. As for his own fragile body, even if he had researched genetics and injected Super Serum like Steve,

he would only have surpassed ordinary humans. Reaching a level beyond human,

where he could toy with the transformed Hulk using nothing but his physical body, would have been impossible. For that, Tony remained deeply grateful to and respectful of Harvey.

"Just as I thought, Harvey is no ordinary person."

After hearing Tony’s words, Thor did not press further and merely spoke with feeling.

The fact that Harvey could grant others such immense power meant that Harvey’s strength had fully reached the level of a god.

"Does the power Harvey grants mostly manifest in the body?"

Loki also knew that Harvey’s strength was absurdly great. Otherwise, he could not have dismantled the Destroyer.

He was also very familiar with blessings. Thor’s Mjolnir had received Father Odin’s blessing.

Whoever wielded Mjolnir could possess the power of Thor and command the mighty force of lightning between heaven and earth.

Thor had always been powerful as the god of Thunder, but his brother was a blockhead who did not really understand how to fully use Thor Power.

If Thor had been as clever as him, his strength would definitely have become even greater.

"I can’t tell you that. If the opportunity arises, you’ll see for yourself."

Hearing Loki ask such a tricky question, Tony’s gaze flickered as he answered.

"Loki, Father warned me not to get close to Harvey."

"Don’t get any crooked ideas. Otherwise, even Father might not be able to save you."

When Thor heard his brother ask that question, he naturally understood some of Loki’s thoughts.

"I was just asking out of curiosity. Why are you so nervous?"

Loki spread his hands and smiled.

Judging from Tony as an example, Tony had merely been a human who received Harvey’s blessing, yet his physical body had become unimaginably powerful.

That alone was enough. If Loki also received a blessing, his strength would definitely improve enormously.

Every mage had the heart of a warrior. If one could charge fearlessly like a brute, who would want to waste so many brain cells fighting in a more complicated way?

"Who is this Harvey you’re talking about?"

Banner, who had been listening to the three of them, asked curiously.

"A powerhouse whose strength is unfathomable, as mighty as a god."

"If you try every possible method later and still cannot completely control Hulk Power,"

"perhaps you can try asking to meet Harvey."

"I can’t guarantee he’ll meet you or guide you, but as long as he is willing to meet and guide you,"

"you will definitely be able to control the Hulk Power within you."

Tony did not explain much. He merely gave Banner a rough idea of Harvey’s standing, then offered him a suggestion.

If Banner joined the Void, then judging by the starting point provided by Hulk Power, even without learning Void Power and simply continuing to evolve his body, his strength might soon surpass Tony’s.

But Tony was naturally not jealous of others catching up to him.

Everyone had different starting points. Rather than envy others, it was better to strengthen every aspect of oneself according to one’s own ideas.

"He’s stronger than you?"

Banner asked in disbelief after hearing Tony’s words.

"Banner, haven’t I told you?"

"Once you see the world of truly powerful people, you’ll be glad that the power you possess can give you a sufficiently high starting point and make you more capable than others."

"The universe is vast and boundless, with countless powerhouses."

"Even without talking about places as far away as the universe, there are already some powerhouses on Earth whom I can only look up to."

Tony slowly explained.

"There are people like that on Earth?"

"Will those powerhouses take action in the coming war?"

Hulk asked curiously.

"Some beings on Earth are powerful enough to end a war by themselves."

"Although I would very much like them to take action, because then I wouldn’t even need to rack my brains over how to end the battle as quickly as possible and reduce casualties."

"I could just lie at home and sleep, and the enemy might be gone by the time I woke up."

"But unfortunately, they most likely will not act."

Tony shook his head as he spoke.

"They possess such immense power. Why won’t they act?"

After hearing Tony’s description, Banner could vaguely imagine how terrifying they were, and a question arose in his heart.

"The strong do as they please."

"If they are willing to act, it is because they are kind and willing to do so, but it is not their obligation."

"So even if they are unwilling, there is no way to force them."

Tony’s gaze flickered as he spoke.

Day eighteen of writing ten thousand words a day. The first update was here.