Chapter 214: For the safety of my timeline, please let your timeline die!
When they saw the contents of Lin Feng's new diary, everyone's expressions suddenly changed. They had known the concept of cutting the timeline for a long time.
Lin Feng mentioned this concept a long time ago, but never talked about how to cut down the time.
Not to mention that there is now a brand new concept, which is to blow it up directly.
Blow up the timeline?
They didn't know how this could be achieved or what means were used. Even if they thought about this problem with the completely irrational logic of the magic side, it would still seem outrageous.
The most important thing is that Lin Feng mentioned a point that had never been mentioned before, the timeline war!
"What's this timeline war? What is it?" Coulson said in disbelief. "Can a timeline war happen?"
Everyone was completely unable to understand this brand new concept!
If someone else said it, most likely no one would believe it, but since this matter involves Lin Feng, it is 100% credible.
But they still have no way to understand what the so-called timeline war is like.
Tony Stark stroked his chin, his brain working rapidly. Then, suddenly, he thought of something and said, "Could the timeline in this so-called timeline war refer to parallel time and space? To be more precise, it might be a war between parallel time and space."
Hearing this, Bruce Banner seemed to understand something immediately. He said, "Tony, yes, you are right. This explanation really makes sense."
"What are you two talking about?" Hawkeye Patton said a little dissatisfied.
"Let me explain it in general terms. Since parallel universes exist, and they're all part of the Marvel Multiverse, is it possible that in the countless years to come, a device capable of traveling to different parallel universes will be invented..." Tony Stark said. "Do you remember the Zombie Universe? In that universe, the zombie superheroes devoured everything edible. I even developed a device to travel to parallel universes just to find food. You probably know what it's like, and there are many such parallel universes, including Spider-Man's universe and those derived from different timelines."
"I'd roughly divide the parallel universes we currently know of into two main categories. The first category is those created by different timelines due to our choices. For example, when Banner returns from his previous universe, he discovers that this world is a zombie apocalypse. The people and events are generally familiar, but the timeline has diverged due to different choices!" Tony Stark said. "The second category is similar to the Amazing Spider-Man universe, which may be completely different from our own universe. It's not a split from our timeline, but it has a strong connection to ours. Some of the names of people are exactly the same as in our universe."
After Tony Stark's explanation, everyone understood.
"But once these parallel universes are fully developed, and people begin to invent machines that can travel across parallel universes, you can imagine what that would be like..." Tony Stark said.
Everyone present immediately gasped, because if they could discover a backward parallel universe, then this parallel universe would be their territory, which was obvious.
After all, how was the United States established? Was it because of the Indians' humility?
No, it was their ancestors who peeled the skins off the Indians one by one and seized the land from them to build this city.
This shows what the nature of this civilization is. Indians are still imprisoned in reservations.
It is called a reservation, but in fact it is just a large prison. It is precisely because they know what kind of virtues their own civilization has, so just by slightly deducing along this point, they can come to a very scary conclusion.
"Moreover, many parallel universes are simply changes in the timeline. The same people will exist there, with similar intelligence and life experiences. If people on one timeline can invent a space-travel machine, there is no reason why people on another timeline cannot do it." Tony Stark said.
"This is the Dark Forest, right? In the entire universe, all civilizations are hunters with guns. Because they can't be sure whether the other party has good intentions or bad, the best way is to wipe out all discovered civilizations. But now it seems that this isn't true. This Dark Forest theory is unrealistic. Judging from the interactions between the several civilizations we've seen so far, although we can't say that all civilizations are good, there are also civilizations like Asgard that protect the Earth, right?"
At this time, Coulson rarely spoke.
"But Coulson, you underestimate the evil of human nature." Tony Stark shook his head and said, "Because if the timeline is infinite, then logically speaking, anything with a non-zero probability will become a reality.
There may even be a timeline where Hulk rules the world, a timeline where Thor rules the world, or a timeline where Thanos becomes a righteous man in a certain timeline. This is also possible!
It's even possible that in a certain timeline, all of us become bad guys!"
Tony Stark mentioned an extremely terrifying possibility. They all had basic scientific literacy and naturally understood that this was correct. As long as the timeline was infinite, anything with a non-zero probability would happen sooner or later and would definitely happen.
"By that time, if an evil organization obtains such capabilities and such a device, they can tamper with the timeline at will, and even plunder the resources of the multiverse in other timelines for their own use." Bruce Banner added.
"Is this... really possible?" Captain America Rogers said.
It's not that he has so much confidence in human nature, he just can't believe it. What kind of situation would make it possible?
This is very unfriendly to an old antique like him.
This technological concept is too complicated for him.
"It's entirely possible. After all, human nature is inherently selfish," Tony Stark said calmly. "For the sake of one's own world, for the sake of one's own timeline, even if another self has to pay a heavy price, will anyone care?"
"If Hydra has this ability, there must be a timeline ruled by Hydra. If they travel back decades ago, they will take you to Hydra when Tony is still a child, and then brainwash you. When you grow up, you will become a super criminal of Hydra. Do you think it is possible?" Black Widow Natasha said.
When Tony Stark heard this, he felt his hair stand on end. This was not just a possibility, but very, very likely.
It is even possible that more than one self in the timeline will be brainwashed. The generation of parallel time and space can be endless. At that time, there may even be an infinite number of selves brainwashed to serve Hydra. The thought of such a scene makes him gasp.
Because once the door to the multiverse is opened, the consequences will no longer be something they can control.
At this moment, he also realized how stupid his previous proposal was. He had never thought that the entire multiverse would be thrown into chaos and become unimaginable to an extent.
"So what you're saying is that if there's a force that maintains the stability of the timeline, preventing it from endlessly creating new ones, then the likelihood of them attacking each other for resources, technology, or whatever else would be much smaller. And this organization is the so-called TVA?" Captain America Rogers slowly came to his senses. "So they're actually the key to preventing the so-called timeline war?"
He had seen related records in Lin Feng's diary before, that is, outside of all timelines, there is a so-called correct timeline, which is the so-called sacred timeline.
All those who are not on the sacred timeline are in danger, and Lin Feng is afraid of being laid off all day long.
At that time, he thought this practice was extremely cruel. Why should one person or one organization decide which timeline was right and which timeline was wrong?
This spirit is completely inconsistent with their spirit of freedom as the United States is a beacon to the world.
But now it's different. He suddenly realized the crux of the problem. If there are countless timelines existing at the same time, then the problem he just mentioned will definitely arise, and may even eventually trigger a battle between timelines.
All this sounds incredible, but if we regard timelines as countries, then confrontation between different timelines becomes possible and understandable.
Is there anything I can't do for my own timeline?
Just like him, although he has the fearless spirit to save the world, if he is asked to sacrifice himself to save the world, he will do it without hesitation. But if he is asked to sacrifice the entire United States to save the world, will he still do it?
He suddenly understood!
"Yes, if our world encounters a huge crisis and needs some critical resources from other worlds to continue, then for the sake of your cherished family, friends, and loved ones, would you be willing to sacrifice another timeline?" Tony Stark said, his thoughts becoming clearer and clearer.
Everyone fell silent after hearing this.