bookbashuk Chapter 244 Communication with Mark
Chapter 244 Communication with Mark
Chapter 244 Communication with Mark
Since the other party's face clearly showed "non-cooperation," Joey naturally decided not to make a fool of himself. At least until now, the defense bureau under Cecil's command hadn't had any conflict with him, this visitor from another world, hadn't it?
It's not hard to understand why the other party doesn't trust me; this is also a factor in why I've always been unwilling to contact S.H.I.E.L.D. in Tony's universe.
Even now, S.H.I.E.L.D. doesn't know that they and Batman come from another universe, otherwise they would have come knocking on Tony's door long ago to demand an explanation.
They will most likely accuse the other party of bringing such a hot potato home, and that the fate of the other universe is none of their business.
Right now, it's more important to focus on repairing the teleportation machine. As for the earthquake, I think they're professionals and they should be able to handle it.
Once Joey figured this out, he immediately put the matter out of his mind. How bad could things get?
With me overseeing it, at worst I can just manually piece the earth's crust back together like last time.
Having just sold off a large amount of precious metals, which would cause global gold prices to drop by several percentage points in the future, Joey ordered "Friday" to begin purchasing the necessary equipment item by item.
He originally seemed to be following a path dependency, wanting to transport all the equipment to the Arctic for processing.
Thinking about it later, there's no readily available testing ground like the Lonely Fortress in the sub-zero Arctic. Rather than wasting extra time battling the extreme cold, it's better to keep things simple and conduct the research locally.
While Joey was directing "Friday" to place orders remotely, traveling around North America in preparation for buying a suitable site or plot of land to build an experimental field, he saw Mark, covered in blood, flying unhappily toward the other side.
Before Joey could even greet him, Mark noticed Joey flying in the sky and shouted towards him from afar:
"Hey, Superman!"
With an abrupt stop, the blood soaking their bodies was forced away. Although the Witrumians did not have a bio-field similar to that of the Kryptonians, their robust physical structure was more than enough to accomplish this.
"You disappeared for months. I thought you had gone back."
Since arriving in this world and dealing with Angstrom, Mark, who took his mother to the hospital, has never seen Joey again: "I haven't even thanked you yet."
"There's no need. How are your family members?"
Joey thought to himself that it wasn't that he didn't want to go back, but that there were always more unexpected events than expected.
Why is it that those Spider-Men from the multiverse can travel through different parallel worlds as easily as delivering pizzas, while I have to face the predicament of not being able to go back every time I travel through them?
After exchanging pleasantries, Mark, having learned about Joey's current situation, invited Joey to his home for dinner as a way of expressing his gratitude.
Joey initially wanted to refuse, but gathering resources and preparing materials on Friday would take some time, and he probably wouldn't mind spending one more night.
As for the amount of blood on Mark's body, which looked like he had torn several people apart, Joey wasn't a gossipy person, so he simply didn't ask.
But Mark insisted on telling himself...
Even by Joey's standards, Invincible Young Hero's experience today is quite bizarre.
"So, he's probably someone with the superpower to create multiple versions of himself out of thin air?"
A pair of time thieves from the future attempt to steal the Declaration of Independence from the Washington, D.C. Museum. An invincible young hero intervenes to stop them, only to find himself caught in the crossfire of a superhuman named "Infinite Paul" attacking his teammates.
As his name suggests, he can split into hundreds of clones to assist him in battle. Their physical strength is no different from his original body. It may not be realistic to deal with the Invincible Young Hero, but it is enough to deal with the Invincible Young Hero's teammates.
Seeing his teammates being beaten to the point of near collapse, the invincible young hero, knowing the urgency of the situation, finally made his move, using the powerful stats of the Dimensional Being to crush the fragile, paper-thin clones of Infinite Paul, ending this farce.
The only downside is that the thieves succeeded, carrying the Declaration of Independence, and escaped to the world in a time machine.
"Who would steal that kind of thing?! Is it like in 'The Da Vinci Code,' where there's a hidden compartment on that tattered piece of paper with a treasure map or something?"
Seeing Mark's blank expression, Joey realized that the differences between their two universes were quite significant:
"Your universe doesn't have 'The Da Vinci Code'?"
Mark shook his head.
"The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail?"
Shake head.
"The Hidden Mountain Hermitage?"
......
After realizing he hadn't caught on to a joke, Joey never used allusions randomly in cross-server chat again: "A boring world without conspiracy theories."
"Conspiracy theories still exist, such as the moon landing, the Illuminati, and the water supply—"
During a casual conversation, Mark, being quick to speak, almost blurted out something that was supposed to be a conspiracy theory but wasn't.
The local government has long added a chemical to the drinking water, making it impossible for people in the drinking water source to see light waves of a certain spectrum.
In this way, the government can hide many shady things perfectly, so that even if the thing is right in front of you, ordinary people would never be able to see it.
"Oh, you mean poisoning the tap water? Or not inactivating the vaccine, or spreading viral spores in the community?"
When it comes to human-like actions involving certain things, Joey, who has lived through several worlds, can be described as "knowing them like the back of his hand":
"It's not just your world; similar things have happened in other worlds I've been to. I even have a list."
When Joey has the time, he'll definitely settle this score in his own universe, except in this world...
After all, this is Mark's world:
"Do you want the version from your Earth?"
This sudden shift in topic left Mark somewhat bewildered. Aside from his identity as the "Invincible Young Hero," he was just a sixteen-year-old high school student. How was he supposed to respond to such a question?
Please tell me if you have one!
Secrets are meant to be shared, aren't they?
After the dinner time was set, Joey watched Mark leave, while Friday, who had been coordinating the orders, raised an objection:
"It's not a good thing to tell this kind of thing to a teenager."
Having integrated herself into the global network's white computing power, "Friday" is now capable of normal thought, and she does not agree with Joey's approach:
"The impact of this on teenagers is immeasurable!"
It's not surprising that hot-blooded teenagers do all sorts of stupid things. If the result is good, that's fine, but what if it leads to bad consequences?
"What's the big deal?" Yang Yi said dismissively.
"The balance of power doesn't form out of thin air; I'm just helping him get used to it in advance."
Although the Vitrum aliens are not powerful enough to violate the laws of the universe, they are still overwhelmingly powerful to the vast majority of people on Earth.
It was impossible for Mark to control the power of the aliens with the mindset of an ordinary high school student.
After securing a plot of undeveloped land on the East Coast from a certain blond real estate developer, Joey estimated that he would need to stay in this universe for at least another week or two before he could set up a laboratory, build equipment, and restore communications.
If Mark can't figure it out, Joey can conveniently protect the world:
"Besides, I'm here, aren't I?"
As for whether Mark will clash with Cecil of the Global Defense Agency?
It was only a matter of time; people like Cecilia have a deep-seated distrust of anything beyond their control.
So what's wrong with this happening earlier?
With Joey around, the latter's trial-and-error costs are practically nonexistent.
For now, let's try to establish contact with Tony first.
After completing all the financial formalities on Friday, Joey began to build the structure and outer fence using his thermal vision and physical strength.
While hammering and tinkering on site, he quickly realized something was wrong, so he went to the bookstore and ordered a copy of "A Study Handbook for First-Class Registered Architects," "Structural Mechanics," and "A Guide for Registered Electrical Engineers."
Welder's Handbook
If Clark Kent in another parallel universe needed to weld a crack during a rescue mission, would he need a "welder's professional qualification certificate"?
While flipping through the books, Joey's mind wandered, and he quickly finished these outrageously thick books, becoming the strongest civil engineering student on the planet.
The process didn't even take three minutes.
This is one of the reasons why Joey always wants someone else to do these kinds of things for him.
As a Kryptonian with a photographic memory, he could theoretically do everything on his own, but this was not only boring, but it also immediately stifled the novelty of acquiring new knowledge by chance.
The more you know, the less happy you tend to be.
Especially for a Kryptonian like him, everything comes too easily, and it's hard to gain any sense of accomplishment no matter what he does.