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Chapter 378: Read More Books, Guys
🕑 Added 2025-09-13 02:26:08 +0000 UTC"So, you guys came to me? And you're dressed like it's Star Wars?" Noah looked at the two guys with a dark expression. He hadn't expected them to come to him for this reason. The guy dressed like Sith Lord Darth Vader was Victor. His attire not only made Noah speechless but also a bit dizzy. If you ignored the two red lightsabers, this guy was practically a replica of Doctor Doom!
Honestly, Noah had initially planned to make this guy look like 'the Mechanized Prophet", since that guy was also a mage who advocated mechanical evolution. But how on earth did he inexplicably turn this guy into "Doctor Doom" after all that?
Not to mention, besides their appearance, their resumes also had some similarities: both were very proficient in magic and also very good scientists.
Of course, Noah wouldn't think this guy would be as terrifying as the original "Doctor Doom". If that one hadn't been so unlucky, he probably would have already destroyed heaven and earth. As for this Victor, he probably wouldn't be able to surpass Noah in his lifetime.
Shaking his head, Noah stopped dwelling on these
irrelevant thoughts. Based on the two guys" descriptions, Noah already knew the whole story. It was just as Noah had previously thought: Tony's problematic actions had finally erupted, and Killian had successfully created the Extremis virus and come knocking. This time, however, he wasn't so lucky. After pinpointing Tony's location, he sent three helicopters, but by sheer bad luck, they encountered Victor. And those three helicopters directly became sacrifices for Victor's new armor. He simply waved his two swords, and all three helicopters were instantly destroyed with their occupants.
However, Killian didn't seem to be settling down. After Victor took down the three helicopters, Tony suddenly received a call from someone calling himself Mandarin.
The general gist was that Pepper Potts had been captured and his bodyguard Happy had been injured in an explosion, which immediately enraged Tony, making him want to rush back. Fortunately, Victor restrained the furious Tony and thoroughly calmed the agitated guy down. They had no clues whatsoever right now; rushing back, who knew what awaited them? Moreover, Victor gave Tony an offer he couldn't refuse.
"Why not go find Noah? He learned divination magic at Hogwarts. Finding him might lead to unexpected answers." Upon hearing this, Tony immediately calmed down. So, the two of them went directly to Noah's Sanctum, without even removing their armor. Noah sighed. He hadn't expected such a mess to still happen, and what was even more ridiculous was that he, the "oracle," seemed to be getting harder and harder to shake off.
He had enjoyed spoiling the plot before, but now he was being treated like a "prophet", leading to a "when in doubt, find Noah" mentality. This both annoyed and helpless Noah. Sighing, Noah carefully recalled the plot.
Iron Man 3 by now was full of holes and completely
different from what he remembered.
But honestly, even if it was different, Noah knew that some fundamental things probably wouldn't change.
Noah had come to this conclusion after countless "clashes with the plot." If Noah remembered correctly, Pepper Potts was indeed kidnapped by Killian, and Killian even injected Pepper with the Extremis virus. And this Killian was not a quiet man; he pushed the Mandarin to the forefront to play a heinous terrorist, while he himself was the real mastermind behind the scenes. Most importantly, Noah also remembered that the second-in-command of the so-called "First Free Nation" and "World Police" was secretly controlled by Killian.
This guy, besides wanting revenge on Tony, even planned to kidnap the leader of this country, then control him and expand his influence worldwide. Noah just thought this guy was a lunatic, and his existence was actually just to make Tony understand himself. But now Tony didn't need that; this highly intelligent guy had already completed that transformation after being taught a lesson by Erik, so Noah didn't plan to play hide-and-seek with him.
However, Noah genuinely couldn't remember where this guy's lair was, so Noah could only give Tony and the others some simple introductions based on what he could recall. Anyway, Tony could use the S.H.I.E.L.D. database; all Noah had to do was give some hints he still remembered.
"Alright, if that's the case." Noah pretended to ponder as if divining, then said: "I can't say too much, because this is your own business. All I can tell you is one hint and two locations; the rest is up to you."
"Only one hint and two locations?" Tony was immediately dissatisfied: "Hey, buddy, I mean""
"Watch your tone, Tony." Victor immediately pulled Tony back: "I know you're anxious, but if you can't even control yourself, you shouldn't be a mage. And divination magic isn't omnipotent, understood?"
"Alright"" Tony also realized his mistake and nodded
helplessly: "I"m sorry, Noah, I was too anxious. Can you tell me where?"
"Yes." Noah didn't mind Tony's attitude; anyone would lose control when their loved one was captured. However, Noah was somewhat surprised by Victor and Tony's relationship. Shaking his head, Noah directly said: "What you see is merely the surface. The one standing at the forefront might just be a puppet. You need to investigate thoroughly in Tennessee, and then you need to go to Miami."
Honestly, this hint was very clear. The Mandarin was the puppet; finding that guy would be enough. As for the two locations, the hint was already so clear; Tony and the others would have to figure out the rest themselves.
"A puppet? Tennessee? Miami?" Tony frowned, and Victor
looked much the same. After a long while, Tony finally asked: "Any other hints? This is too vague!"
"Other hints?" Noah tilted his head: "Read more news; perhaps you'll find some extremely arrogant terrorist, or go wake up your bodyguard. Oh, and one last hint: visit Fury sometime; you're an Avenger, after all."
At this, Tony's eyes immediately lit up; he knew what he had to do. Without hesitation, Tony thanked Noah, then directly pulled Victor to leave. Although Victor was still a bit unclear about the situation, he didn't ask any more questions, just nodded at Noah and followed Tony out. As the two opened a portal, Noah's laboratory instantly quieted down.
Loki stood by, arms crossed over his chest, looking like a statue. However, Noah could tell that this guy was very envious of this spatial magic, and Noah also noticed that Loki's gaze toward him seemed a bit different.
"What's wrong?" Noah asked curiously, while tidying up his things to leave: "You seem to have some doubts?"
"Nothing." Loki first shook his head, then, still a bit conflicted, asked: "Alright, I admit I have some doubts.
Can you" can you really see the future?"
"That question, huh?" Noah paused his movements. He suddenly didn't know how to answer. Honestly, he couldn't see what the future actually looked like, but he somehow knew what the future was like"if it hadn't been changed by him.
After pondering for a moment, Noah decided to say something half-true. After all, he could be considered to see it. "Sort of." Noah gave the answer: "But you need to know, the future is full of uncertainties. I can only say that what I see might not necessarily happen, but it definitely exists."
"I naturally understand that principle." Loki curled his lip disdainfully: "If you could really see everything, I probably wouldn't have been able to snatch the Tesseract, right?"
"Heh." Noah didn't explain. He was afraid that telling the truth would cause unnecessary trouble, and he was also worried that Loki, being merely a tool in his eyes, might have an even greater emotional breakdown.
"By the way, I've always had a question. Your Earth mages" no, I should say your Kamar-Taj mages, seem to be quite powerful in magic, each one of them. Why is that?" Noah's attitude didn't catch Loki's attention.
Instead, he asked a question that had been bothering him for a long time. The mages of Kamar-Taj were indeed very skilled. Although there weren't too many of them, in Loki's eyes, they were excessively powerful. He genuinely couldn't understand why Earth, such a remote and low-level civilized planet, would have such a flourishing magical civilization.
"You're asking about this?" Noah smiled slightly, then walked over to Loki, ignoring Loki's displeased gaze, and patted his shoulder: "Take a good look at History of Magic: Modern Era, and you'll know why. I didn't just open the library to you for magical knowledge. You need to learn many things; it will be good for you. At least it will stop you from being so arrogant and impractical."
"Heh, low-level civilization"" Loki subconsciously wanted to retort, but then he thought of Noah, and that somewhat plump guy, and immediately said: "I'll take a look. I hope it doesn't disappoint me." Noah smiled and didn't mind too much. He turned to leave his laboratory; he had been in there long enough. However, just as Noah was about to move, his phone suddenly rang.
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