The system handed me over to the state.

As for the Mind and Soul gems... Bronya would rather they didn't exist, if she could. The power of these two gems was too mysterious and too great, a power that no race should possess, especially the Soul gem.

"You...will regret this..."

As Thanos's life force waned, he uttered his final words. Bronya simply shook her head. "Whether you regret it or not is not for you to decide, but for the entire universe itself, including us..."

As Thanos's body collapsed and his life force dissipated, Bronya breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought this purple sweet potato wouldn't die."

"Everything that is alive will die."

Hei hope shrugged. Thanos was probably the first to die such a miserable death.

Chapter 96: Farewell, Tony

On the way back, Seele suddenly asked, "Bronya, does this mean we've traveled to another world on top of the mission world? We killed Thanos in this world, so what kind of things will happen in that world?"

"I don't know... Anyway, Thanos's death is neither a good thing nor a bad thing, and it has nothing to do with us. As for whether this world needs to be corrected and reset later, that's the system's own business."

Bronya turned her head and looked behind her. At this moment, four Infinity Stones were embedded in the body of the Heavy Bunny. In fact, one thing that Bronya had always been puzzled about was why Thanos, Iron Man, and Ultron all just stuck the stones into their own holes like glue.

Instead of making it into something like an engine, a treasure box, or a weapon and storing it inside, which would obviously be much harder to remove, right?

At worst, you can add a locking mechanism on top, and then show it off to look cool! Hey! Look, I have six Infinity Stones! With one snap of my fingers, half of all life in the universe will be gone!

Then, at the critical moment, the locking device will activate, and no one can pry it off. Isn't that great!

But look, Thanos's Infinity Stones were taken by Iron Man, and Ultron's Soul Stone was smoothly ripped out by T'Challa. Is there really no safety mechanism at all?

Therefore, the Infinity Stone embedded in the chest of the Reloaded Bunny can be covered by nanomaterials when necessary, and then randomly transferred to a part of its body to hide.

This is the insurance that the little rabbit made.

"About the system? Hmm... Actually, I've always had a question: if we travel to other mission worlds each time, will our presence disrupt the normal operation of those worlds?"

"Is our existence a blessing or a curse for other worlds? Sister Bronya, have you thought about this question carefully?"

Hei hope asked with great interest, which surprised Bronya. This was the first time Hei hope had asked so many interesting and somewhat profound questions at once.

Bronya shook her head, then laughed, "Why don't we just go back and ask the system?"

I don't think he'll tell...

"Then turn him into a little girl and see if he'll talk."

Hei hope's expression froze... Could this really be done? She had heard before that the system itself was very averse to becoming a loli, a young girl, or an older sister, which was why it hadn't used a more approachable female form to interact with Bronya.

The reason for the rejection was simply that Bronya's previous contractors either treated her as a wife or a daughter, and one contractor even made the system look like his mother when she was young.

Even now, when Heixi thinks about this, she still feels that humans are truly a wondrous species.

After a brief moment of reflection, the two immediately exited the quantum tunnel, along with other Avengers members.

Is everyone here?

Tony immediately took off his helmet and began to check on everyone. After quickly counting the number of people and finding that no one was missing, Tony breathed a sigh of relief. Bronya opened her right hand, and the Soul Gem lay quietly in her palm. The others also opened their palms, and all six Soul Gems appeared in their hands.

At that moment, everyone wore happy smiles. They had succeeded! They had succeeded!

"Great! It's a success!"

Rhodes cheered happily, Tony let out another long sigh of relief, Banner smiled and opened his arms, wanting to hug the others, but for a moment he didn't know who to hug, and in the end he could only leave disappointed.

After obtaining the Infinity Stones, the group immediately left the quantum teleportation platform and headed to the laboratory to assemble a gauntlet-like device to create a snapping effect. Bronya and Seele exchanged a glance, Seele seemingly asking, "Should we make a move?"

Bronya shook her head slightly and said in a low voice, "Don't rush. You can go and prepare to deal with those contractors first, and just wait for my signal."

"Understood, then Seele will go and prepare."

Seele quietly left the group, but the next second, Tony, who had stopped, turned around and asked as if he had remembered something, "Oh, right! Is there anything you... regret that you want to make up for? Maybe we can take this opportunity to do so."

Bronya shook her head. Tony pushed up his glasses. "Hmm? Where's that little black-haired girl?"

"The quantum travel made her a little uncomfortable, so she went to rest. We can continue our experiment."

Bronya made up a lie on a whim, and Tony actually believed her, then went on to prepare the container for the Infinity Stones.

Over the next half hour, Tony quickly used the materials from his Iron Man armor to create an Infinity Gauntlet that could be freely adjusted in size.

"So...who will be responsible for putting them on?"

Tony looked at the crowd before him and asked with some confusion. Thor stepped forward without hesitation and said, "I'll do it! This is the only thing I can do."

"Hey! No, no, bro, you can't do it. Believe me, you really can't!"

However, the next second, Thor was stopped by Tony. The reason was simple: he was afraid that Thor would forget what he wanted to do after putting it on and would not be able to calm down.

Finally, Banner stepped forward. "Let me do it. The rays emitted by these gems are gamma rays, and I was mutated by gamma rays. It's as if I was born for this..."

However, at that moment, something unexpected happened. A slender hand suddenly reached out before Banner, grabbed the fingers of the glove, and pulled it into his arms.

"Bronya, what are you... doing?"

Banner looked at Bronya in surprise, and the others looked at her in surprise as well. Tony said helplessly, "Give it to me, Bronya. You can't handle it. Thanos was almost killed. How can a weak woman like you possibly last?"

Bronya shook her head and smiled slightly. "I'm sorry, everyone, goodbye."

As soon as he finished speaking, the portal to the Space Stone, which everyone present was intimately familiar with, formed behind Bronya. Tony immediately leaped out to grab the glove, but the teleportation speed was clearly faster. Tony missed and fell to the floor, then turned over in a daze, "That was... a teleportation by the Space Stone? How did she do that?"

"Find her! We don't know what she's going to do, those gems will kill her..."

However, before Tony could do anything, time seemed to stand still, freezing everyone in that moment. Not just the Avengers' base, but the entire Asia, the entire Earth, and the entire universe were all frozen in that instant.

At that moment, Bronya, who was standing next to Seele, received a notification from the system.

[All human faction contractors have perished. The Honkai faction has emerged victorious. Teleportation will now commence, and points will be tallied. The first Faction War has now concluded.]

Chapter 97: Turning You into a Little Lolita!

"Congratulations! Your performance this time was truly unexpected."

The system's applause and praise echoed in the pure white space. Bronya looked at the glove she was still clutching, removed the Time Stone from it, and tossed it to the system.

The system hurriedly took the gloves, surprised, and said, "What are you doing? I haven't said anything yet!"

"Five for one, five Infinity Stones in exchange for the Time Stone I have, so I can take it back. Deal?"

The system held a glove in one hand and scratched its head with the other. "But it's no use for you to take them back... The Infinity Stones can only unleash their full power in the Marvel universe. If you take them back like this, they'll just be... a super weakened version. You saw what happened with the Power Stone before, so even if you took them all back, I wouldn't have a problem with it."

As she spoke, the system tossed the gloves back to Bronya. This time, it was Bronya's turn to be surprised. "I thought your system wouldn't allow something that goes against the rules to be taken away!"

The system waved its hand in response, "That's your business. But I'll still give you a heads-up: it's normal to want to get your hands on more powerful things, like the Infinity Stones or artifacts. No matter what race you are, you'll subconsciously pursue power."

"But excessive expansion of power can only lead to destruction. Among the contractors before me, many of them lost their countries due to excessive expansion of power. The number of countries that split apart is countless, and among them... there was the Divine Land."

Bronya's expression froze. "A parallel world...Shenzhou?"

"Yes, the parallel world of Shenzhou... The contractors in that world kept collecting all kinds of treasures and technologies. In just one year, the country's strength swelled to an unparalleled hegemonic position. However, in the second year, under the guidance of some people with ulterior motives, a huge revolution broke out in the country due to the excessive expansion of power. To be honest, I still can't understand what kind of guidance could make your country, which is so united with the outside world, break out into a revolution."

The system sighed deeply. Unfortunately, the revolution had broken out and spread far too quickly, like a virus rapidly reaching most of the country. The system and its contractors simply didn't have time to find the cause of the revolution...

Bronya instinctively tightened her grip on the gloves in her hand, then tossed them back to the system, saying earnestly, "Then I hope you can keep these safe."

As she spoke, Bronya tossed the Soul Stone and Reality Stone, which she had obtained from another parallel world, to the system. The system stared blankly at the glove in its hand and the two extra stones. "Holy crap! How come you have another Reality Stone and a Soul Stone? Did you go to the Time Bureau?"

Seele smiled at the system's surprised expression. "I didn't expect someone like you to be so surprised. Don't you see everything we do?"

The system scratched its head in annoyance. "You're giving this to me... Okay, I'll keep it for you for now... What are your plans for dealing with the space, time, and power gems? Of course, I'm just asking out of curiosity. After all, you can be considered the strongest contractor I've trained. I don't think I'll encounter anyone stronger than you in the future."

Bronya pinched her chin and pondered, "I plan to combine the Space Stone with the Chronosphere, seal the Time Stone for now, and as for the Power Stone, I hope to analyze it and then construct more Power Stones as an energy source that is even more powerful than controlled nuclear fusion."

The system gaped, staring blankly at Bronya. "This is truly... a brilliant idea... Alright, then keep an eye on it yourself, and hopefully you and your country will handle these two Infinity Stones correctly... Now, let's talk about the rewards for this faction war."

Finally, we've gotten to the main topic. Bronya's interest has been piqued, and she's curious about what reward the system will give her this time.

The system opened its arms, and a grand prize package representing the final reward appeared before Bronya. "This time, the rewards for the faction war are quite special. One reason is that the great collapse you caused at the end led the administrator to suddenly change the faction war into a raid. However, in the end, all the contractors except you performed very poorly, which angered the administrator. So this time, your rewards are far inferior to those of the other contractors."

"Ahem, it's just so-so..."

Bronya smiled modestly, but the system rolled its eyes. "If you're just average, then no one would dare to call themselves powerful. Seriously... how come the quality of this generation of contractors varies so much? The last few were all wiped out by Seele in one move... so weak!"

After a brief complaint, the system steered the conversation back on track, saying, "This time, the reward you choose will concern the future of your country."

"future?"

Bronya asked in confusion, and the system nodded seriously, "Yes, the future! The administrator has discovered that your generation of contractors and nations have great potential, so it has been decided to allow you to enter the next stage ahead of schedule."

"What you need to choose now is the Civilization Technology Package. A technology package contains all the technologies a civilization has developed from a planetary civilization to a galactic civilization, including cutting-edge technology, basic technology, and even black technology."

Bronya stared blankly at the system. She hadn't forgotten the statement that the Herrscher of Reason's power grew with the development of civilization. In other words... as long as she obtained this technology package and developed it, she could directly construct a space battleship?

This... is too tempting!

"What kind of technology package is it?"

Bronya's drooling expression disgusted Blackie, who slapped Bronya's bottom. Bronya immediately shuddered, then covered her bottom and turned to Blackie with a wronged expression, saying, "You hit me!"

"So what if I hit her? What's wrong with me spanking my own wife?"

Faced with Hei hope's self-righteous attitude, Bronya remained silent. The system, however, let out a silly laugh, which annoyed Bronya. She then bared her teeth and threatened, "Laugh again! If you laugh again, I'll turn you into a little loli and take you back to play with!"

"The premise is that you can do it first."

The system shrugged. Only it could control its own form. Although it didn't care whether it was male or female—it was just an interface for interacting with others—it still preferred its current form due to the shadows of its past experiences.

Bronya stared at the system. "Are you sure? Let me ask you this first: will it make a difference to you whether you become a woman or a man?"

The system scratched its cheek. "No... The system is asexual. Even if it becomes a woman or a man, it's just a change in appearance. Our inner self is still the system's ethereal essence. In other words, even if you turn me into a futa, it's just an appearance."

"I am infertile, do not need to eat or drink, and you can even regard me as an energy creature with only a human appearance."

Bronya rubbed her chin, looking eager... but remembering the system's expression and tone when explaining her past traumas, Bronya temporarily dismissed the idea. Fine... let him off this time... she'll prank the system again next time.

Chapter 98: Additional Conditions

"Technology package, can I understand that as long as we have this technology package, we can smoothly develop into an interstellar civilization?"

Bronya looked at the technology package presented by the virtual image in front of her. There were so many... many of them were from various games, and they weren't categorized by civilization name, but by game name.