"So Vision's body is entirely 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 taken aback.
Vision's configuration was absolutely that of a cosmic big shot! Even traversing the universe would be more than enough.
Could it be that Tony Stark and the others, after several twists and turns in the future, had actually created such an interstellar powerhouse?
"That Scepter!" Captain America also thought of something, and his face immediately became serious. "That's Loki's Scepter!"
Speaking of which, Captain America couldn't help but turn his gaze towards Thor. "Thor, does Loki's Scepter actually contain an Infinity Stone? Which one of the six Infinity Stones is it?"
"Wait a minute!" Upon hearing Captain America's words, Thor was immediately stunned. "You're saying that the Scepter that Ultron took the stone from is Loki's Scepter?"
Loki's Scepter was clearly not that one! That's not right!
Thor also recalled at this moment that in the previous round of questions, Loki had appeared in the analysis of who ended the Battle of New York.
At that time, what Loki was holding did indeed seem to be the Scepter from the image just shown.
And it wasn't the Scepter Loki originally used.
"Rogers, I'm not entirely sure," Thor shook his head. "That isn't 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, surprised.
The others who had seen the relevant images also felt somewhat surprised.
Loki had appeared quite a few times during the quiz so far, and almost every time, he used that one Scepter as his weapon.
Everyone had subconsciously and naturally assumed that Scepter was Loki's weapon.
But who would have thought that, as it turned out, things weren't that simple.
"When Thor broke the Bifrost, he fought Loki. Back then, Loki definitely wasn't using this Scepter."
Black Widow thought carefully, recalling some details. "Loki's Scepter back then was gold, kind of like a spear-tipped staff."
Hearing Black Widow's words, Tony Stark and Captain America, who had also seen the footage, both thought back as well.
Loki's Scepter was indeed different.
"According to the clues we have, after the Bifrost broke, Loki had some kind of encounter in Interstellar. He was shown the power of the Tesseract by a Mastermind, and then he came to Earth, launching the Battle of New York."
"It was precisely when he stole the Tesseract and launched the Battle of New York that the Scepter in Loki's hand changed to the one with the Infinity Stone!"
"Either Loki had some kind of experience during that time and got a new Scepter, or the Mastermind gave Loki the Scepter!"
Captain America said, pondering.
Now, one thing is certain: Loki didn't have the new Scepter before falling off the Bifrost.
How he got his "Infinity Stone version" of the Scepter, no one knew.
"Thor, which of the six Infinity Stones is that one?" Captain America then asked, staring intently at Thor.
"I'm not too sure," Thor shook his head.
He had only heard stories about the Infinity Stones, nothing more. He didn't know much about them.
What exactly the Infinity Stones looked like, he had no idea.
"It doesn't matter which Infinity Stone it is. When Loki actually comes to Earth, we'll just take the Scepter from him."
Tony Stark said, not seeming to care at all.
"Stark, this matter needs careful consideration," Captain America immediately said from the side.
He was still of the same opinion as always; humans shouldn't rashly research things they couldn't control.
And the Infinity Stones were undoubtedly that kind of thing.
Tony Stark didn't even bother to respond, ignoring Captain America.
Captain America glanced at Black Widow and asked, "Did you copy that female scientist?"
Captain America didn't understand the female scientist's "3D printing human body" technology at all, but even with a basic understanding, he knew it was a cutting-edge technology.
Besides, she was Ultron's subordinate, helping Ultron. Of course, Captain America couldn't help but pay attention.
"I've already copied it," Black Widow nodded; she would have done so even if Captain America hadn't mentioned it.
Captain America nodded, finally relieved.
[Question: 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. Defeated by the Avengers, captured by accident]
[B. Captured on purpose, to undermine and defeat the Avengers from within]
[C. Captured on purpose, to steal Iridium from the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, for stabilizing the portal opened by the Tesseract]
[D. Captured on purpose, to lure Thor down to Earth to fight the Avengers]
[Friendly reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive a Storm Bow as a reward; Those who answer incorrectly will randomly have one of their attributes deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, and possessions…]
As everyone was excitedly discussing, a new question appeared, and they temporarily stopped their discussion.
Turning his attention to the latest question.
"Loki captured before the Battle of New York?" Tony Stark immediately realized what the question referred to. "Romanoff, is this the first time Thor came to Earth?"
"That's right," Black Widow nodded.
The possibility of Loki being captured twice before the Battle of New York was unlikely, so Black Widow agreed with Tony Stark's assessment.
"Stark, what exactly are you talking about?" Hawkeye, Barton, immediately asked, staring at Tony Stark seriously.
Dr. Banner was the same, staring intently at Tony Stark.
As for Thor and Captain America, they hadn't experienced that round of questions, but they knew about it because everyone had shared information later.
Tony Stark then briefly explained the situation to Dr. Banner and Hawkeye Barton.
The two of them immediately understood.
They turned their attention back to the question and began to think.
"How strong is Loki?" Hawkeye Barton asked, looking at the few older people present who were answering the questions. "Is it possible he could beat Captain, Stark, and Natasha working together?"
According to the information Tony Stark had shared, the ones who captured Loki back then were these three.
"Barton, you underestimate Loki. He is a god of Asgard, after all. How could he be defeated by a few humans?"
Thor immediately spoke up for his brother, a little displeased with Hawkeye Barton.
"That's hard to say, Thor." Tony Stark directly poured cold water on the idea. "You saw the previous question. Loki was blown over by Barton's arrow."
Hawkeye Barton: "..."
Was Loki actually that weak?
If even his explosive arrows could knock Loki down, then Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow working together absolutely could capture Loki.
It's even quite likely.
"Stark, things aren't that simple," Black Widow said with a serious expression. "Loki is very likely being captured on purpose."
"In that footage, Captain America expressed this doubt. He felt Loki was very powerful, but he surrendered too easily."
"Did Captain America say that at the time?" Dr. Banner was a little surprised, but quickly made a judgment. "If that's the case, Loki is very likely feigning surrender. This also fits his identity, the God of Mischief and Deceit, doesn't it?"
Captain America's words in the footage were still very referential.
"I only said that Loki might be defeated by humans, but I didn't say that Loki wasn't captured on purpose in that battle." Tony Stark shrugged to the side.
Tony Stark wasn't an idiot. With Captain America's strong evidence in the footage, he wasn't stubbornly clinging to his previous stance.
He was just refuting Thor's words before, that was all.
"So, we can rule out A, right?" Thor said, clapping his hands.
No one else in the room voiced any objections. After all, it was a god from Asgard, and not just any god, but the son of Odin, Thor's brother.
No matter how awful he was, he wouldn't be captured by just three humans, would he?
That would make the Asgardian gods seem a little too cheap.
Not to mention, there was Captain America's suspicion in the video that Loki was feigning surrender, which, for everyone present, was enough to make a judgment.
"So the question is, if Loki is faking, what's his objective?" Hawkeye Barton said, glancing at the remaining three options.
At first glance, nothing seemed amiss. All three options appeared reasonable and plausible.
"Defeat the Avengers from within? We already know that Stark, Captain, Thor, Dr. Banner, Barton and I were all involved in the Battle of New York!"
"Based on the intelligence and clues we've gathered so far, the six of us are very likely going to be Avengers in the future."
"So, Loki pretended to surrender to take us down one by one... that seems entirely possible," Black Widow stated seriously to everyone.
If it were just Stark, Captain America, and her, they might not be a match for Loki, but the entire Avengers lineup was a different story.
To begin with, Loki wasn't a match for Thor alone.
This was clearly demonstrated in the image of Thor destroying the Bifrost Bridge.
Not to mention the Hulk.
Although Hulk hadn't fought Loki, no one believed Loki could defeat him; Hulk's combat power was simply too terrifying.
So it's entirely possible that Loki pretended to surrender and used schemes to fight against an alliance he couldn't defeat.
"Romanoff, when Loki was captured, Thor hadn't even arrived on Earth yet!"
Tony Stark shook his head, raising a question. "And we also know that was Thor's first time coming to Earth, so he wasn't an Avenger back then."
"But..." Tony Stark shrugged at this point. "Even without Thor, and we don't know if Barton had recovered, we should at least have Hulk. Plus me. And we can count the Captain too."
"Plus... maybe there were some other Avengers we don't know about, so... I think it's possible that Loki pretended to be captured to deal with the Avengers."
As far as the current situation goes, there's nothing wrong with option B.
"Stealing Iridium? To stabilize the portal of the Tesseract? I think that's also possible." Tony Stark then turned his attention to option C, and spread his hands.
"We already know that Loki used the Scepter to control Dr. Selvig, just to open the portal."
"When Loki stole the Tesseract from the Joint Dark Energy Facility, the portal he opened was indeed unstable, even destroying the entire facility!"
"So from a scientific perspective, I don't see a problem with this option."
"Iridium?" Dr. Banner's mind raced, remembering something. "Wait a minute, I know about that rare metal."
"This metal is extraterrestrial material that comes to Earth with meteorites and can form anti-protons; it's highly sought after."
"As far as I know, this metal should only be found in Germany right now."
"I understand what you mean, but that doesn't prove anything, Dr. Banner." Thor shook his head. "You can't be sure that S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't have it."
"And even if they don't have it now, this happened in the future." Hawkeye Barton added. "Who knows what the future holds?"
"No, Barton, everyone, I think this option is a little unreasonable." Black Widow, who had been thinking the whole time, suddenly spoke up.
"Even if S.H.I.E.L.D. had the Iridium, it would be stored in a high-level strategic resource room, right?"
"I mean, S.H.I.E.L.D. has so many branches, safe houses, and secret bases in America, and even in other countries. How would Loki know where he'd be taken?"
"He could be held in any base that meets the criteria, even on the Helicarrier. He wouldn't have any control over that, right?"
"Unless he was imprisoned in a base that stored the Iridium, all of his planning would be for nothing, wouldn't it?"
"Exactly, Romanoff!" Captain America's eyes lit up as he nodded. "That doesn't make sense at all, it's completely illogical!"
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