Chapter 236 [Secret Chamber of the Time Hub]

The strange changes in the timeline soon caught Link's attention.

Link pays great attention to any factors that may threaten him.

Any small mistake may lead you into an abyss of no return.
Therefore, Link must do everything possible to prepare for what may happen in the future.

In order to prevent the possible existence in the future, the so-called existence that came to this moment through quantum transmission,

Link has invested a lot of money, energy and time.

Among them, we must also thank the dimensional demon Dormammu for his generosity in providing almost endless energy as support.

Considering New York’s special geographical location as the time point of many major events, and the fact that most of the main characters are basically located in New York,
And now New York has become Link's base camp, a territory that he completely controls.
Therefore, Link used the [Time Stone] as a special mechanism to survey and trigger changes in the timeline, and built a "filter" covering the entire New York City.
[Mind Gem] can sense the individual's mental consciousness and have an impact on it.

It can be said that almost any fluctuations that are unconsciously generated by the mind consciousness can be extremely sensitively detected by the [Mind Gem].
Any sudden appearance or sudden drastic change in mental consciousness will be listed as a key observation target by Link, and he will take timely response measures and preventive measures.
The New York Temple of the Three Holy Places uses its extremely portable and special properties, that is, it can be easily connected across space between the three holy places, and serves as a hub connecting New York City and Kamar-Taj.
This carefully crafted secret room also became Link's watchtower to the surface of the long river of time. He no longer had to go with the flow, but opened his eyes to look at the real world.

And an uncertain future.

In this special space named by Link as [Secret Chamber of Time],
The power of the Time Stone has been greatly stimulated and has become more acute.

Of course, the energy required to maintain such a grand and vast project is almost an astronomical figure.
Besides, Link's arrangements were far more than just these.

This is one of the reasons why Link has been silently waiting for Dormammu to fall into his trap and become the source of supply for himself.

It is undoubtedly extremely difficult to find such a generous "good person".
Looking at the entire world, there seems to be no more cost-effective and practical way than to "borrow" from Dormammu, the dimensional demon who owns the entire dark dimension.

But even though it is a loan, whether or not the money is paid back in the end depends on the creditor's ability.

At least for Link, it costs almost nothing.
"Repay? Why should I pay back something I borrowed with my own ability!"

Such a huge energy deficit not only weakened Dormammu's existence, but also broke some of his unrealistic delusions buried deep in his heart.

Similarly, we can prevent the so-called "future people" from trying to use time travel to change future developments, or even have unfavorable thoughts and actions towards ourselves.
Of course, more importantly, Link also urgently needs to know intelligence information about the future, even though the future is not set in stone.

Space-time transmission will inevitably be accompanied by abnormal energy peak fluctuations and abnormalities at that time node.

After gaining a deeper understanding of the so-called template power he possessed, Link's understanding of the nature of power became clearer.

As an outsider who does not belong to this world, Link is well aware of his own uniqueness.
The power of the Infinity Stones can only change and exert the underlying rules of the universe.
Link uses his own special properties as the benchmark for the current time node.
Like a sluice blocking the endless and long river of time,

Apart from the normal flow time, any "substance" detected as abnormal will be forcibly intercepted.
Unable to cross the barrier of time,
In order to avoid existence, they travel from the future to the past, when Link is weak, and specifically kill him in an attempt to change the future of Link's existence.

This also gave Link a warning, and what Link was planning was not just this...

Time passed by minute by minute, and Link stared at the dark green time curve in front of him with a cold look.

The rest of the surrounding curves are hidden, leaving only this very special curve.
The bifurcation and reverse structure of time nodes continued to extend to a node in the main trunk of time that was shining with golden light. This was exactly the time period that Link was in at the moment.
At the same time, this indicates that people in the future are very likely to be time-transferring in an attempt to return to the present.

Although we don’t know who they are, what do they want to do?
Link was still fully prepared,
Link waved his arms in the air, and the dark green traces formed new runes and arrays.
The abnormal curved time curve began to slow down gradually.

It's like a plane that was flying normally, but suddenly something went wrong and it fell uncontrollably in another direction.
Being stretched and attracted...

At this moment, in the secret room of the Time Hub built by Link,

The dark green sacred light flickered, and the strong flash filled the spacious space.
All around were flying green shadows of time, with countless fragments of time flowing.

Link's expression was grim, and the [Magic Floating Cloak] on his shoulders was blown by the invisible wind that suddenly blew up, making a fierce sound.

His eyes were gleaming with a glow and a dark green, as if a god had descended to earth. His arms were spread out, and his hair gradually rose up and floated, uncontrolled by gravity.

The powerful force began to dissipate gradually, creating a terrifying situation that almost distorted the space.
But at this moment, Link's attention was not on these details.

His eyes were fixed on the platform in the center.
The silver-white metal turntable on the floor, which was etched with complex and obscure spells, began to rotate, from slow to fast, and then accelerated.
Even fine arcs of electricity began to flicker gradually, with faint green light interweaving.

"boom--"

Accompanied by a piercing roar, a figure suddenly appeared.
After seeing the figure in front of him, Link's eyes froze for a moment, then narrowed slightly.

The figure in front of me was wrapped in a bright silver metallic texture, forming a whole body.
Rather than a piece of armor covering the body, it is more like a second layer of skin extending from the flesh and blood, with compact and distinct meridians, bulging and slender muscle lines,
Pale gold is interwoven with bright silver.
The familiar steel visor covered it, but unlike before, the transition between the visor and the neck was more natural and seamless.
The blue light on the chest is shining, and the streamlined compact structure,

With a more mature and weathered face, his eyes were filled with doubt and disbelief. He subconsciously opened his mouth and murmured in a low voice,

"I...where am I!?"

He quickly scanned the surroundings, carefully analyzing his current position and situation.

"This...is not right,...this is not...!"

When his eyes looked at Link standing there, his pupils suddenly shrank, and it was obvious that he was in shock, confusion, and disbelief.
Then, he took a step back, tensed all his muscles, and entered a state of tense alert.
These subtle changes in facial expressions made Link understand.
Link just stared at the man in front of him in silence.

He was very familiar with this face, because he was Tony Stark.

Come to think of it, there will be almost no one else.

Then, Link spoke in a deep voice,
"Tony Stark, you seem surprised to see me?"

Tony Stark was silent and did not speak first. They just faced each other calmly.

As time passes by,
Tony Stark still spoke slowly,
"I am indeed surprised to see you now."

"I think you have guessed it. I don't belong to this era. I come from a more distant future..."

"But I need to make it clear to you that I have no intention of being your enemy, Kal-El," "I hope we won't have any unnecessary misunderstandings,"

"Or in other words: one of the manifestations of the divinity of [Transcendent Link]"

Hearing this, Link raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not show any surprise. He just looked at Tony Stark calmly and motioned him to continue.

Link could not believe everything these guys from the future said. He would selectively extract useful information.

For example, [Transcendence], [Divinity]...

It seems that my future self may be much stronger than my current self.

But the various experiences he had had did indeed arouse Link's curiosity.

Link also needs this information from the future.

Tony Stark looked at Link with a burning gaze. He seemed a little hesitant, hesitating about something, but soon he made up his mind.
"Kal-El, I don't know why I came to this point in time and met you now."

"But according to the preset plan, I now need to stop it as soon as possible. To be more precise, I need to verify another secret fact."

Link frowned slightly and spoke in a deep voice,
"What fact?"

"It's about a secret, a secret hidden under the noses of many people. We have encountered countless possibilities in the future, but in the end we never thought of it..."

Then, Tony Stark noticed the green and glow flashing in Link's eyes.
He immediately understood and continued speaking.
"It seems that you have now successfully mastered the [Mind Stone] and the [Time Stone],"

"We are not enemies,"

"Calculating the time, it's not that far away from the moment when you realize the unity of all things."

"But I must remind you that you should not ignore the guy who is lurking and buried."

"We are not the first time travelers,"

"Perhaps at some point in the earlier future, another group of people had already come to the more distant past."

Link continued to ask,
"In the future...how did you deal with Thanos?"

Tony Stark was stunned when he heard Link's words, but soon he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"solve?"

"We didn't do anything, or provide any real help or contribution,"

"It's all your fault, Kal-El. You single-handedly killed the cosmic overlord, Thanos. This is the final result we know. As for what happened in the process, please forgive us for not knowing more detailed information."

"Before this, we always thought that Thanos was the biggest problem we encountered,"

"Unfortunately, we were wrong. Very wrong. So wrong that it can be said to be outrageous!"

"The real threat has never been Thanos, but rather - UEP!"

"UEP?"

Link was a little confused.

Tony Stark gritted his teeth and spoke,
"As time went on, the world did not become more peaceful, but it did undergo more severe changes,"

"Just as Link said - [The Confluence of Celestial Spheres/Collision of Worlds]"

"The worlds between different dimensions collided. The worlds were directly connected and interpenetrated, trapping many creatures from various different worlds in this world."

"Enemy from other worlds, strange things, even time-deformed enemies have appeared in this world..."

"The UEP is so arrogant that they see everything as a threat and try to eliminate it,"

"But they made the stupidest decision!"

Tony Stark's words were like a bolt of thunder that exploded in Link's mind.
He has anticipated countless possibilities, such as the future Thanos successfully collecting and obtaining six Infinity Stones, causing half of all life in the universe to be wiped out.
Or Steve Rogers fell into the abyss of obsession and desire for power, bathing in the blood of the "Chosen of Khorne",
Tony Stark, who is already different, is willing to pay everything in pursuit of the opportunity to defeat his own method...

But what Link could not imagine was that the UEP, which he had always ignored, was the culprit that caused the final result.

But he clearly controls the UEP with the Skynet extended by the Mechanical Scouts.

Any disturbance or abnormal situation that may occur will be reported to me immediately.

Unless... the UEP people have already noticed something unusual,

And deliberately concealed this fact, even deceiving the Decepticons, [Skynet],
But this is almost impossible, because...

and many more,

Link. A flash of inspiration came to his mind, as if he had grasped something, but also something.

In light of what Tony Stark said, "We're not the first time travelers,"

A creepy thought suddenly appeared in Link's mind.
Considering the creation of the UEP, is this a little too weird?

But before Link could continue to ask, Tony Stark's figure gradually began to flicker, became blurred, and finally disappeared into the space.
Link's deep eyes stared at...

(End of this chapter)