"J.A.R.V.I.S., search the entire internet for information about the Infinity Stones. This is a long-term mission. I want you to monitor the web around the clock and notify me immediately if there's any lead."
"There are six Infinity Stones in total, about this size. They are sharp-edged, regular geometric shapes, and come in various colors like green, purple, red, and blue."
"Also, search for all information related to supernatural powers, including but not limited to magic, aliens, mutants, mad scientists, and so on…"
"Especially an alien called Thanos. He's characterized by purple skin, tall stature—over two meters—a male, and wields a double-edged blade over a meter long…"
…
Iron Man gave J.A.R.V.I.S. a series of orders.
"Sir, what level of retrieval access should I use?"J.A.R.V.I.S. asked.
Iron Man had set up different levels of search permissions for J.A.R.V.I.S.. Under normal circumstances, J.A.R.V.I.S. was limited to searching within the "safe network."
Materials from certain departments or those with confidential access would be automatically filtered out by J.A.R.V.I.S.
But that was only the default. In special situations, the default setting clearly couldn't meet Iron Man's needs.
"Level One Access!"Iron Man said without hesitation.
Level One Access was the highest permission level Iron Man had configured. With it, J.A.R.V.I.S.'s searches would have no boundaries.
Even highly classified materials—if J.A.R.V.I.S. could crack them—would be pursued without reservation.
"Understood, sir!"J.A.R.V.I.S. responded without any delay.
"Also, prioritize retrieving information about Captain America's plane crash from seventy years ago!"
"At the same time, there's a boy named Peter. He should be starting high school in about ten years. Brownish-black hair…"
Iron Man issued one command after another.
J.A.R.V.I.S. immediately began executing them.
Per Iron Man's priorities, information related to Captain America's final mission was located first and displayed before Iron Man.
"Sir, the Department of Defense, the military, and S.H.I.E.L.D. all have encrypted files. Cracking them will take some time."
"Crack them as fast as possible!"
Iron Man ordered offhandedly while going through the publicly available data from the safe network.
Captain America played a pivotal role in the final battle of Endgame. His personal display of fearless spirit had already earned Iron Man's respect.
So, Iron Man intended to find Captain America first.
If the man was really frozen in the Arctic for seventy years, just like he guessed, Iron Man wouldn't mind rescuing him while he was at it.
Besides, Iron Man had another small thought.
Previously, they had speculated that the scenes shown by the quiz system were glimpses of the future—but it was only a guess. No one could be certain.
Finding Captain America would be the perfect way to verify it.
If it turned out Captain America was indeed alive, that would prove their speculation right—those visions were of the future!
That was extremely important.
Iron Man plunged himself into work, completely absorbed.
…
No one dared to take the quiz system lightly.
While Iron Man prepared, Coulson returned to the Triskelion and stood before Nick Fury.
He reported everything that had happened in full.
"You're saying the quiz system froze time for everyone except the three of you?""That fragment of the AllSpark really turned Rhodes' phone into a robot?""And the disguise skill imprinted in your mind—like a reflex—just vanished completely?"
Nick Fury stared at Coulson with his one eye, filled with astonishment.
Though surprised, Nick Fury didn't doubt his trusted subordinate.
After all, Nick Fury knew the truth about the world—that magic and other supernatural forces existed.
If even a cute orange cat could swallow the Tesseract, what else was off-limits in this world?
The only question now was...
"Why you three?"
Nick Fury began to look thoughtful. "Based on your description, the person behind this seems to be using the quiz to leak information about the future. That's a reasonable and well-supported theory."
"But why did that person choose the three of you?"
"A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, a military colonel, and a genius scientist who just blew up an American fishing boat—what's the common denominator?"
"Sir, that's a question you'd have to ask the person behind all this,"Coulson raised an eyebrow.
Then he asked seriously, "What should we do now? Should we contact Captain Marvel and verify the existence of Thanos, the cosmic overlord?"
"No need."As Coulson expected, Nick Fury waved off the idea.
People like Captain Marvel weren't to be contacted casually. A trump card like her had to be used at the right moment.
Not for something minor like this.
"Whether it's Thanos or the many superheroes hinted at by this mysterious figure... the information we have is too limited. We don't even have names."
At that, Nick Fury slowly raised his head, one eye fixed on Coulson."Coulson, I hope your memory hasn't deteriorated."
"I'll assign the best sketch artist to assist you. Do your best to give me some portraits—one person is enough!"
The footage shown by the quiz system featured many characters, most of them mid-battle, not stationary.
Recalling what they looked like and communicating that to a sketch artist would be incredibly difficult.
It was a tough assignment.
"I'll do my absolute best, sir!"Coulson replied, then left without further words.
"Captain America… is he really still alive?"
After Coulson left, Nick Fury muttered to himself."Maybe… I should start with Captain America."
On this point, Nick Fury's thinking was quite similar to Iron Man's.
Learning that Captain America might still be alive, Nick Fury—as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.—couldn't just sit still. He had to investigate.
Especially since this was the best way to verify the authenticity of the quiz system.
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