"Still alive."
That single phrase was crucial.
To be honest, Hank Pym hadn't overlooked this because he was foolish.
It was because he cared too much.
Deep down, he had always believed his wife was still alive.
So much so that during his conversation with Noah, he completely failed to notice something obvious-
Noah had also agreed with that belief.
Now, with Noah breaking through it directly, Hank Pym finally grasped the key.
The answer filled him with uncontrollable joy.
At this moment, there was no longer any need to guess.
His wife was alive.
Absolutely.
And along with that certainty came another revelation.
The key to finding her was the heir he intensely disliked, yet had no choice but to accept.
Scott Lang.
As for becoming a son-in-law?
Forget it.
For now, this guy was better suited to be an obedient tool.
Hank Pym actually liked the word "tool."
Especially when it was used to describe Scott.
From the beginning, Hank Pym hadn't had high expectations for him.
He used Scott far more than he trusted him.
After receiving these answers, Hank Pym left without hesitation, filled with gratitude.
Scott, meanwhile, was completely confused.
He had no idea what had just happened.
But Hank Pym and his daughter had already obtained everything they wanted.
They left.
Tony stayed.
He casually found a spot and sat down.
"The Quantum Realm," Tony muttered. "Someone can actually enter that place? That's insane."
"There's nothing insane about it," Noah said calmly.
He snapped his fingers.
Two cups of milk tea appeared in front of them.
"Through the relative space of the Quantum Realm, you can even enter specific timelines of parallel universes-by positioning correctly."
Tony froze.
"Enter through a quantum point, then exit at another quantum point tied to a specific time?"
He frowned.
"Time travel? No. 'Back to the Future' is nonsense. You're saying it's a parallel universe where time just happens to be in the past?"
"Yes." Noah nodded.
"That's exactly what I mean."
Tony understood immediately.
After all, he was the one who would come up with this idea in the original timeline.
Time travel itself was impossible.
Once you returned to the past, your future became your present past.
And your present past became your new future.
Time could not be reversed.
At least, not with technology.
But entering a parallel universe?
That was possible.
The Quantum Realm was the perfect gateway.
"I don't know why," Tony tilted his head, "but I'm suddenly interested."
"You can't do it," Noah said bluntly, taking a sip of milk tea. "First, you can't infinitely shrink yourself and still maintain your sanity inside the Quantum Realm."
"I could build armor that resists it," Tony said thoughtfully. "But that's difficult too. It would need to shrink the user first... wait-Ant-Man!"
"Don't even think about it." Noah cut him off directly.
"You can't steal it. You can't snatch it. Unless they come to you willingly."
He continued calmly.
"Whether it's a parallel universe or the Quantum Realm, without Pym particles, it's not even worth considering. Unless you can create them yourself."
Noah would not allow shortcuts.
Especially not shortcuts that would lead directly into events that were only supposed to happen in Avengers 4.
Of course, if Hank Pym personally asked Tony for help, and Tony figured it out naturally, Noah wouldn't interfere.
The key was simple.
No unconventional methods.
Tony understood this.
He nodded.
And to be honest, Tony wouldn't have stolen someone else's work anyway.
He was proud.
Very proud.
Since that bald guy earlier could create something similar to Pym particles, Tony didn't believe he couldn't do the same.
Even without Noah's warning, he likely wouldn't have crossed that line.
"By the way," Tony said, shaking his head and dropping the topic, "the factory is operational now. We've received a lot of orders."
"Factory?" Noah paused, then reacted.
"Yours and Victor's factory? You mentioned it before. How's it going? Did those businesses place orders?"
"Plenty," Tony said, lifting his milk tea. "Mostly through agents. We set up the brand ourselves, but we only operate two stores-London and New York. Everything else is handled by distributors."
"That's not bad," Noah nodded.
He approved completely.
Tony didn't always have the best commercial instincts.
But he wasn't clueless either.
The peak of any product chain was rule-setting.
Below that was brand creation.
In the wizarding world, Noah and his group couldn't set the rules.
They were late.
He could have forced it using his identity.
But he disdained that.
Tony understood this.
Which was why he didn't disrupt the existing magical economy.
He simply used Noah's name and Kamar-Taj's reputation to build a brand.
And that was more than enough.
Both names carried terrifying influence.
As soon as the products launched, they became insanely popular.
And under the Ark brand, no one dared target them.
The magical world wasn't free of deception.
It was no different from anywhere else.
Otherwise, how would wealthy wizards and pure-blood nobles make money?
"How's the income?" Noah asked.
"Let me think," Tony said. "Over five thousand Galleons a month?"
"More than that." Tony grinned.
"A phone with unlimited power and unlimited signal costs twenty Galleons. That's already cheap. As for the rest..."
"So what's the exact number?"
"Almost twenty thousand Galleons a month."
Tony paused.
"And in the ordinary world, these would sell for even more."
Noah tilted his head.
He had considered this before.
The population of the ordinary world dwarfed the magical one.
Twenty Galleons was about a hundred pounds.
That was the wizarding price.
In the ordinary world?
Ten times that would be easy.
Because it was magic.
Real magic.
Ordinary people would accept that price without hesitation.
It could even create an effect similar to Apple products.
Noah rubbed his chin.
Then shook his head.
"Forget it. The ordinary world needs gradual progression. Mages are already exposed, but magical items entering daily life at that scale would be too fast. They haven't adapted yet."
"Mhm." Tony shrugged. "Up to you."
Then he added, "By the way-your movie. When are you releasing it in the ordinary world? If you want gradual adaptation, isn't a movie the best approach?"
"You decide," Noah said indifferently.
"You have more experience. Just erase specific locations. No exact addresses."
He paused.
"I don't want trouble. Places like Diagon Alley-don't mention where they are."
Diagon Alley was hidden behind the Leaky Cauldron in London.
A small, rundown pub on Charing Cross Road.
Protected by concealment magic.
Muggles couldn't enter.
But once exposed, crowds would flood the area.
Especially with a film originating from the magical world.
The chaos would be unimaginable.
"Don't worry," Tony nodded. "I'll handle it."
Then he added casually, "Iron Man 2 is about to start filming too. Do you have the script ready?"
"Script?" Noah tilted his head.
"No problem. I'll give you the time."
He waved his hand.
"Right now, I don't have much time. Who knows when I'll need to go to another universe."
Another universe.
Tony immediately perked up.
"Parallel universe? Past or future?"
"A future parallel universe," Noah said with a faint smile.
"I invited Thor. Loki is coming too."
Noah didn't bother hiding it.
Honestly, he wanted to brag.
He wanted to see Tony's reaction to a world without Noah.
But he wasn't going to tell him what Tony became in that world.
Not yet.
"Damn it!" Tony nearly jumped up. "I want to go too! Parallel universe? The future? What kind of world?"
"A universe that experienced a massive catastrophe," Noah said after a moment's thought.
"One being used the Infinity Stones to erase half the population."
He added calmly.
"Not just a galaxy. And you can't go. No one can protect you."
Tony froze.
"Then what? Why go there?"
"Because," Noah said, "after that, the Infinity Stones in that universe were destroyed."
"And then?"
"They found a way to restore everything," Noah replied.
"By collecting Infinity Stones from parallel universes."
"They succeeded?"
"Of course."
Noah smiled.
"I even met Bruce Banner from that world."
He paused.
"He ended up in the wrong universe, but it doesn't matter."
Some things-
Were already decided.
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