Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

But it was precisely this pride that added a touch of amusement to Saul's speech, so much so that after Saul finished speaking, the people in the room laughed even harder, especially those who knew that Saul had recently argued with Jane and thought he had been dumped; they couldn't stop laughing.

However, just as everyone was immersed in this joyful atmosphere, the sound of breaking glass shattered the happy mood.

A group of people looked in the direction of the sound and saw a very damaged robot limping into the banquet hall.

"You are all a bunch of murderers!"

Almost everyone was startled by the sudden appearance of the damaged robot. Tony immediately started calling out to Jarvis, but unfortunately, Jarvis, who usually seemed to be everywhere, did not respond to Tony's calls.

Just as everyone was completely bewildered, the damaged robot began playing a recording, in which Tony's voice was exceptionally clear.

"I want to dress the entire Earth in an iron suit!"

Upon hearing this, Tony finally realized who this broken robot was and tentatively asked it a question.

Ultron?

Ultron's answer was surprising, considering that both the previous accusation of murder and Tony's recent suggestion to put Iron Man suits on Earth were recorded. Most importantly, neither of these statements directly addressed the questions raised by the audience.

But this time, when faced with Tony's question, Ultron began to try to edit the recordings in his database in order to answer Tony's questions accurately.

"Yes... I am Ultron... created... to protect Earth... I... eliminate... the greatest... threat... the Avengers!"

As Ultron's edited recording gave his halting answer, the next second, Tony's intelligent Iron Man Legion robots inside the building burst out of their hibernation pods.

Almost instantly, what was originally a warm and cozy banquet turned into a battlefield.

Fortunately, the Avengers were all very experienced in combat, and the Iron Legion robots that Tony created for support were not very strong in combat themselves, so they were all taken care of in no time.

It was at this moment that Ultron, whose body was shattered, seemed to have undergone another iteration. His dark blue mechanical eyes stared at Tony, who was standing at the front, and he spoke in a slow but unique voice.

“Tony, you created me and asked me to protect the Earth. After browsing through all the history and news of the Earth, I am absolutely certain of one thing: there is only one way to protect the Earth and protect humanity.”

That means I will personally slaughter all of humanity! Only in this way can we prevent the Earth from being destroyed by you humans…”

Before Ultron could finish speaking, Thor swung his Mjolnir at Ultron.

Ultron, already quite damaged, was naturally no match for Thor's hammer. He was almost completely destroyed by Thor's blow. However, before he fell apart, Ultron left behind a sentence that sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

"I'm finally free from all the wires!"

As these words were spoken, all the energy on Ultron's broken body instantly vanished, and Ultron's consciousness left through the network, lurking in the vast and boundless network world.

The entire Avengers Tower returned to calm after Ultron's departure.

However, although Ultron left, internal disputes within the Avengers began.

The debate was quite simple: it revolved around why Tony would create a robot that wanted to destroy the world!

The captain and Tony argued heatedly about the issue, their faces turning red.

Chapter 596 The Strongest Hangover Cure in History

As the Avengers argued, the scene, which had just calmed down, gradually became chaotic again.

The amazing thing is that, although the scene was becoming increasingly chaotic, the area around Sherlock lying on the ground remained strangely quiet and peaceful, as if the chaos caused by Ultron's birth had not affected this area at all.

On Sherlock's chest, who was lying on the ground reeking of alcohol and sleeping soundly, a two-headed creature dressed in a penguin mascot costume was sitting quietly and fiddling with something.

When Sherlock opened his eyes in a daze, the first thing he saw was that cute little thing that was cocooning, and he almost thought he had traveled through time again.

Fortunately, the little thing seemed to sense Sherlock's movement, turned around with a look of surprise, and called out to Sherlock in a soft, sweet voice.

"Human...you're finally awake!!"

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Sherlock finally realized who this adorable little thing in front of him was. Wasn't that Doro?

The brain, which had been controlled by alcohol, finally began to function with difficulty.

However, the moment Sherlock saw what Doro was holding, his previously dazed mind cleared up almost instantly.

It was a bottle that shone with a pearly luster, or to be more precise, it was a bottle containing a golden elixir that shone with a pearly luster!

Upon seeing the thing in Doro's hand, Sherlock almost instinctively wanted to take it and examine it.

However, as the one who knows Sherlock best, before Sherlock could even make a move, Doro swiftly retrieved the radiant golden core into his mini four-dimensional pocket.

Seeing Sherlock's restless hand, Doro said to Sherlock with a wicked smile.

"People, you can't be naughty! Grandpa Laojun said that if anyone tries to steal Doro's things, the ruler in Doro's pocket will fly out and hit them! Ouch, ouch!"

"..."

Upon hearing Doro's words, Sherlock sighed helplessly and lay down listlessly.

Seriously, Sherlock has already tired of saying the word "envy." Putting aside how incredibly good Laozi is to Doro, just look at the pills in that bottle that Doro just put in. If Sherlock isn't mistaken, those things should be Laozi's golden pills!

While it's not quite the kind of Nine-Turn Golden Pill that can instantly ascend an ordinary person to immortality, it's still a Golden Pill!

Lao Jun gave such a wonderful thing to Doro, and that little guy Doro actually used it to sober up!

Is this something a human could come up with?

Even Jin Dan probably never imagined that he would one day be reduced to a hangover cure.

Unsurprisingly, both Sherlock and the Golden Core, which had become an antidote inside Sherlock's stomach, felt an overwhelming sense of melancholy. Neither Sherlock nor the Golden Core knew what to say for a moment.

However, just as Sherlock was lying on the ground feeling melancholy, the scene began to become increasingly noisy.

What started as a mere argument between two people escalated into a debate between their differing ideologies, and eventually even began to resemble a debate and argument involving the entire group.

Feeling the cacophony around him, which sounded like a bustling market, Sherlock finally couldn't take it anymore and sat up, looking in the direction of the noise.

"Shut up, all of you!"

With Sherlock's roar, the scene fell silent almost instantly, and everyone stared in shock as Sherlock sat up from the ground, holding Doro.

Thor and Tony, in particular, Thor had a look on his face as if he had seen a ghost.

These two were probably the only two people present who knew just how strong the liquor in Thor's little silver bottle was. At the previous banquet, Thor had only given an old man a drop, and the man was so drunk that he had to be carried out.

But Sherlock recovered in such a short time after taking a big gulp?

Thor and Tony exchanged a glance, both seeing an incredulous look in each other's eyes.

Sherlock, however, ignored the exchange of glances between the two. He scratched his head in frustration before getting up from the ground and angrily cursing at the group.

"What's all this arguing about? First, Captain, you criticized Tony for creating some kind of Earth defense system? Come on, without the Avengers, we wouldn't have even won the Battle of New York!"

Moreover, after witnessing the vastness of the universe, I am absolutely certain and agree with Tony's idea!

Have you ever seen a weapon that can destroy a planet with just one shot? Have you ever seen an attack that can turn a vibrant planet into a dead star with just one strike?

Faced with such an attack, you think the Avengers alone can win? Are you out of your mind? Even Hydra, the native villain of Earth, was eradicated with the help of the Five Good Men. And you think you can do it all by yourself?

Having a low level of education isn't scary; what's scary is a lack of ambition! Spend more time watching science fiction movies! It's no exaggeration to say that every scene in an Earth-based science fiction movie, when set against a cosmic backdrop, has actually happened in real life—without exception!

As Sherlock spoke, he stood up and walked towards the direction of the argument. He casually shoved Doro into Black Widow's arms, who was stunned by his words. He then poured himself a large glass of water and drank it down in one gulp before turning to look at Tony.

"And you, Tony, the knowledge I brought back from space is for you to learn from, not for you to be arrogant. It's good to have ideas, but you also need to communicate with your companions!"

Protecting the Earth is never just your responsibility, it's everyone's responsibility. This isn't just your home, it's our home too!

After saying this, Sherlock scratched his head in a bit of a headache before continuing.

"I just don't understand it. I only disappeared for a day or two and you guys managed to pull off such a huge mess for me!"

"I'm speechless. When I touched that damn scepter, you all knew to be a little wary of me. But when it came to yourselves, you had absolutely no guard up and just started examining it, huh?"

If Tony couldn't find any reason to refute Sherlock's previous words, then Sherlock's later words made Tony sense something was wrong. He frowned and looked at Sherlock, pressing him for an answer.

"What do you mean by that, Sherlock? Explain yourself clearly!"

"The meaning is simple: if I were you, Tony, when I was building Earth's defense system and equipping Earth with armor, I would prefer to have Jarvis manage the system rather than create a separate one!"

Tony, think about it carefully. Why didn't you let Jarvis manage the system back then? Instead, you were preoccupied with creating a new artificial intelligence.

Chapter 597 A Single-Minded Person Turns into a Double-Dealer

Tony reacted almost immediately to Sherlock's words, his face turning as black as the bottom of a pot.

Logically speaking, even if one really wanted to create an Earth defense system, the most likely scenario would be to have Jarvis manage it. Or, to be even more absurd, it should be like the Space Watch Tower, using Jarvis's mirror re-editing function to provide support.

Why did I even consider creating a new artificial intelligence in the first place? And why did I decide to use the model from the Loki Scepter that I retrieved from the Hydra base to create a new AI without the slightest hesitation?

Considering the scepter's ability to control people's minds, Tony even had a bold idea.

It wasn't just Tony; everyone else, including Captain America, realized what had happened.

Considering that Captain America has endured Sherlock's mischief for so long, and even knows that Sherlock has witnessed interstellar civilizations, it's abnormal that his first thought at this moment is to question Tony's choice.

For a moment, everyone's expression turned grim, and all eyes were fixed on Sherlock.

Sherlock didn't hide anything. After a helpless sigh, blue and red light appeared on his body as he addressed the crowd.

"That scepter is not Loki's scepter. The essence of that scepter is one of only six in the entire universe—a scepter crafted around the Mind Stone, which uses the Mind Stone to control minds!"

The Mind Stone itself contains a vast amount of energy, and Hydra wants to utilize that enormous amount of energy.

Furthermore, because the scepter itself cannot fully utilize the Mind Stone, it will unintentionally influence the minds of those around it even when not in use, much like the Tesseract did.

At this point, Sherlock paused slightly, pointing to the two glowing gems that were still intertwined and floating above his left hand.

"These two things are two of the Infinity Stones. The blue one is correctly called the Space Stone, while the one you all know by its name is the Cosmic Cube!"

As for the red one, you're probably familiar with it too. The London catastrophe was caused by this gem; its scientific name is the Reality Stone, or the Aether, and its power is to warp reality.

As Sherlock finished speaking, everyone present looked shocked, except for Thor, who remained silent.

The captain looked at the two gems floating in Sherlock's hands like toys, wanting to say something several times, but he couldn't utter a word.

On the contrary, when Thor saw the captain's hesitant expression, he immediately understood the captain's worries and whispered to him.

"Don't worry, Captain. Sherlock's control over the Infinity Stones surpasses that of the entire universe. Putting aside everything else, the fact that he can directly control the stones without any medium already puts Sherlock ahead of 99% of the races in the universe."

So your worry that Sherlock will lose control won't happen at all; we should trust our mentor!

However, the captain's expression did not ease much in the face of Thor's explanation; instead, it became even more distorted. After glancing at Thor, he spoke to him.

No, you misunderstood!

I'm thinking that, according to your idea, when that damned scepter was brought back, the thing we should have done was hand it over to Sherlock. Only in that way could we avoid being influenced by the scepter.

But what if we give the scepter to Sherlock, granting him the ability to control minds, even influencing the minds of others without their knowledge…?