A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 26 He just wanted to go home.
“You’re not going to say you can see the future, are you? Kid, you’re dreaming!” Tony Stark sneered.

“Jellicoe missile! Stark Industries should have such a project, right?” Levi asked.

“…This, this doesn’t prove anything. How come I didn’t know you had planted a spy in Stark Industries!” Tony Stark was very surprised when Levi mentioned the Jericho missile.

Although Iron Man went to Iraq to demonstrate the Jericho missile in 08, the development of this missile actually began much earlier, and it is still in the research and development stage and has not yet entered mass production.

It is a highly confidential information belonging to the Stark Group.

But then he realized that this person could even find out the secrets of the mysterious S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra.

What's so special about our own missile research program?
"Five years later, when you go to Iraq to demonstrate the Jericho missile to the military, you will be attacked by terrorists. Not only will you be controlled by them, but your heart will also be corroded by shrapnel. You can only survive with the help of an electromagnetic device. So, in order to save your life and escape from the clutches of evil, you will create a miniature arc reactor and an Iron Man suit." As Li Wei spoke, he took out another picture, which showed concept drawings of the Mark I and Mark II.

"This is roughly what your future suit will look like. The Mark 1 was handcrafted by you using some weapon parts while you were imprisoned. The Mark 2 was the first experimental piece you made after escaping back to the United States. The Mark 3 is the first real suit you made after summarizing all the flaws of the Mark 2. After all, I'm not an engineering student. This is just a rough sketch based on what I've seen, so there are bound to be many unrealistic details. Don't worry about it too much."

Tony Stark fell silent as he looked at the picture Levi handed him.

Just as Li Wei said, many of his concept drawings are not realistic—well, that's actually giving him too much credit. To be precise, Li Wei's drawings are nothing but pretty!
The reason it looks good is because Li Wei spent over a decade as a corporate slave in his previous life, so he has some experience in drawing.

However, this seemingly worthless concept art did not prevent Tony's beliefs from wavering.

Although the Mark 1 didn't fit his aesthetic at all, given what Levi said, it was quite reasonable to create such an ugly suit of armor.

The Mark II and Mark III, on the other hand, perfectly matched his aesthetic preferences.

The gold and red color scheme of the Mark III, in particular, really hit Tony's sweet spot.

More importantly, Tony doesn't believe that a miniature arc reactor is something that can be analyzed based on imagination and a little bit of intelligence.

"It was because you created the Iron Man suit that the world gained a superhero, Iron Man!" He continued, looking at Tony Stark, who was deep in thought.

“Iron Man? Not a bad name!” Tony Stark murmured, as he began to visualize the structure of the miniature arc reactor and the Iron Man suit in his mind.

“I know what I’m about to say is still a bit hard for you to believe right now, so I won’t say too much. I need you to digest it properly. To be honest, if I had the ability, I would really like you, who has invented a time machine in the future, to prove it to me!” Li Wei said.

"Wait... what the hell? My future self invented a time machine?" Tony Stark was going crazy; his worldview was being turned upside down.

“Of course, flipping a Möbius strip and stuff like that. Of course, I don’t understand quantum physics. You know, I used to study business. Although I’m studying magic now, that stuff has nothing to do with quantum physics,” Li Wei said.

“Um… I can see that you really don’t know anything about physics, but you’re talking about magic?” For the first time in his life, Tony Stark felt his brain wasn’t quite up to the task.

“Yes, magic. In this world, there is an organization called Card… Ouch!” Before Levi could finish speaking, he felt a blow to the head.

Then, with a jingling sound, an antique bronze ring landed on the desk in front of him.

"Who is it?" Tony Stark immediately stood up alertly.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing. I just talked too much and someone got angry!" Scratching his head, Li Wei picked up the ring from the old table and sighed as if he immediately understood something.

How could you not understand? This ring is none other than the iconic symbol of Kamar-Taj.

A magical artifact capable of opening portals: the Sling Ring.

Clearly, this was a warning from the Ancient One to Li Wei.

Why is the warning only being issued now, and what's the meaning of sending over a scepter?
Shouldn't we arrest him, extract his soul, interrogate him, and then send him back?

That's right, Levi deliberately leaked information about the future to key figures like the Punisher and Iron Man.

To a large extent, it was to attract the attention of the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme who could know the past and future countless years and traverse various times and dimensions. Because if possible.

李维
Want to go home.

Return to your own world.

He knew the probability was very low.

They might even be killed or sealed away by the Ancient One as dimensional invaders.

But in order to go home.

Even if it's only a tiny, almost imperceptible probability.

He was also willing to gamble.

Looking at the ring now, Li Wei didn't know whether he had won or lost the gamble.

Although the Ancient One did not intend to kill him or seal him away, she only gave him a small warning.

But I didn't see him.

"Hey? Kid? What's wrong with you?" Seeing Levi staring blankly at the ring, Tony couldn't help but give him a gentle nudge.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Li Wei looked up and asked blankly.

“Kid, you seem a bit off. I need to process what you’ve been saying. How about we call it a day, or you can stay for dinner?” Tony Stark wondered if he was going crazy. For the first time in his life, he was speaking to a man politely and even inviting him to dinner.

“Oh, no need, Mr. Stark. I have some things to do, so I won’t bother you any longer. If you’ve made up your mind, just give me a call.” Levi, rubbing his slightly sore eyes, said after being awakened from his reverie by Tony Stark.

“OK, then I’ll have Pepper take you downstairs.” Tony said as he pressed the bell for the meeting room, notifying Pepper who was waiting outside.

He didn't know what had happened to Li Wei, nor what the ring was all about, but he didn't ask any further questions.

He received too much information from Li Wei today, and it was all too disorganized; he needs to sort it out himself.

“No need, I can go back by myself!” Just as Pepper entered, Levi waved his hand, then looked at Pepper as she entered and whispered in Stark’s ear, “Mr. Stark, here are two more pieces of information for you. In the future, you and Ms. Pepper will get married and have a lovely daughter named Morgan. Also, there’s Obadiah Stane. He has been secretly selling Stark Industries-produced weapons to some illegal organizations and plotting to completely seize control of Stark. The attack you encountered in Iraq five years later was orchestrated by him.”

After saying that, Li Wei tore open the scroll in his hand, and then, to Tony and Pepper's astonishment, he turned into a beam of light and disappeared from the spot.

Inscription item: Recall Scroll.

In a sense, this is the World of Warcraft version of a town portal scroll.

However, in the game, the recall scroll can only send the user back to the fixed map of Moonglade, and it can only be used by players specializing in inscription.

However, in the real world, as long as the anchor point is set in advance, the scroll can return to the location of the anchor point at any time and any place.

The only drawback is that this scroll can only be used once a day, and there may be a slight deviation under the influence of high-energy environments.

However, this drawback is negligible compared to its low cost and the fact that it only requires 75 points of inscription skill to create.

This also means that Li Wei has another way to save his life.

(End of this chapter)