Chapter 118: In the Desert

"Magic?"

This is probably the most ridiculous answer for Tony, but it seems very reasonable at the moment.

Because in addition to magic, he really couldn't think of how to create a light curtain out of thin air that could resist the direct attack of a 30mm caliber cannon, and casually create a bird that listened to his command, not to mention the horn of this rather strange-looking, but constantly creating fruits that he had never heard of.

Reasonable, when still ridiculous...

Tony picked up a strawberry-sized fruit and stuffed it into his mouth, refreshing his worldview while chewing on the smooth flesh and feeling the sweetness exploding on his taste buds.

He originally thought that the Ark reactor on his chest was already the biggest discovery of his trip, but he did not expect that it was just an appetizer.

Perhaps supplemented with sugar, Tony's brain raced, he quickly digested and accepted the shocking fact that "magic actually exists in this world", and now he has begun to wonder what kind of power the so-called "magic" is.

He took the magical horn from Peter's hand and fixed his eyes on it, wanting to study the principles in detail.

He spread the "turban" on his head on the ground, and then poured all the fruits in the horn on it, but the inside of the horn spit out strange fruits continuously, and after a while, it was covered with fruits in the clothes on the sand, and no matter how Tony emptied the horn, he could not see the process of the "birth" of the fruit.

Tony could only see the fruit falling from the deepest part of the horn every time he made observations, and when Tony gave up emptying the horn and put it back in place, it would be filled with fruit again in a few minutes, and if there were no restrictions, it would have provided the daily diet of at least three hundred people.

But Tony's most concerned at the moment is to figure out how it works, he turned the horn over and over to observe, hoping to get a glimpse of the way magic works, but like many magical items in traditional stories, it is not special from the appearance alone, just an ivory horn inlaid with fine gemstones and minerals, and those fine gemstones are not very precious, at first glance they are just vulgar works of art that are barely worth a little money, and there are no mysterious patterns on its surface. Nor does it emit a mysterious glow.

But it does show the power of miracles, endless food is a frequent occurrence in some religious myths, and similar items are mentioned in some ancient heroic epics.

If he could, Tony would love to be in a lab sampling and analyzing the horn, or even breaking it down so that he could peek into every mystery hidden in it.

He had a hunch that the knowledge contained in this horn would open the door to a new world.

While watching the horn, Tony mechanically stuffed the fruit into his mouth, and after a long time he said abruptly:

"I want to buy it, you make a price."

In fact, it is the most convenient way to ask the young man in front of him for advice than to buy the horn and study it yourself, but Tony feels his tongue stiff even if he just thinks about the scene when he asks the other party, and he can't say the problem.

Peter took the horn back from Tony's hand and said lightly:

"Sorry, this is not for sale."

"Make an offer!"

"You can't afford it."

"You know I am..."

Tony habitually wanted to question whether Peter had considered his identity when he claimed that he could not pay, but this scene suddenly reminded him of the first conversation with Wanda when he was still in prison.

For the first time, the phrase "Of course I know Ling" made him feel so painful.

He closed his mouth, not emphasizing his identity and wealth, he just sat on the side mournfully, picked up a fruit and filled it in his mouth.

"At least it's not something you can buy with money."

Peter knew what Tony wanted to express, and indifferently rejected Tony again.

The function of the Harvest Horn was not an indispensable category for Peter.

Now eating is no longer a necessary act for Peter, after fusing the secret demon, every wisp of life force he extracts can restore his state to the best, as long as there are other life around, then theoretically Peter has a blood pack equal to the number of creatures around him.

Moreover, after extracting multiple life forces and fusing a variety of abilities, in terms of Peter's current physical condition, it is difficult for him to be classified as a human, at most he can only be regarded as a humanoid creature, even if he does not absorb any life force, as long as Peter does not enter the combat state, then even if he does not eat for a month or two, it will not endanger his life, at most it will only make him weak.

But Peter still doesn't plan to sell it to Tony for money or precious metals.

Because this is also the last step of Peter's plan, after single-handedly promoting the birth of Iron Man, he does not want to just bring a superhero to the world, Peter needs a strong ally in addition to a real hero who can sacrifice himself for the survival of mankind.

No matter who evaluates it, Tony Stark is almost one of the best allies in the entire Marvel Universe.

He alone can be anyone's logistical dream team.

The wealth of an enemy country, his own path in the military, a super smart mind, and a technological level that is decades ahead of many countries, and he is also an iron man!

Since the Fantastic Four, Inhumans, and Mutants in this world probably do not exist, Tony Stark deserves to be the king of logistics in this world!

So Peter naturally won't let Tony leave just like that, Peter knows that Tony is morbidly curious about all unknown knowledge, so magic is also the key to Peter persuading Tony to cooperate with him, and he naturally can't hand it over easily.

After all, Peter can only use magic, but he doesn't know anything about the principles of it, and once he gives the Harvest Horn to Tony, it is undoubtedly an important bargaining chip in his hand.

Unless the horn can be immediately exchanged for Tony's friendship or join a team he has yet to create, Peter can also use magic, a completely unknown territory for Tony, to hang it in order to maintain contact.

"Okay."

Tony sighed, putting aside his desire to learn for the time being, after all, knowing that magic was a real power was already a valuable discovery in itself, and this horn was just a key that could open the door to the wizarding world, although precious, but not the only one.

Moreover, at this time, compared to studying the principle, using its magical power to escape is the most important thing.

Tony scratched his head and thought about how to get out of the trap, but unfortunately, although he recognized the existence of magic, his understanding of it was still blank, and in the end he had to rely on the impression of magic in his head and asked:

"So do you have the magic that can knock on the heel of your shoe and send us straight back to New York?" No? And what about conjuring up a carriage with a boot and a couple of lizards? Nor will it? It seems that your magic is a bit bad. "

Peter kept a calm face, glad that he was not a professional mage, and decided that he would never let Tony and the ancient mage meet in the future.

This guy is really good at annoying others with two or three sentences, and he just said these two sentences as if he said to the doctor who gave the diagnosis, but the results of my brother Gu seem to be different, or even more lethal.

Any professional spellcaster will most likely find a carriage because of Tony's two words, replace the horse, trap him, and let him pull the cart himself.

Tony was still unaware of how angry he was, and he even continued to ask:

"Or can you summon a flying broom?" But the number of people in that thing seems to be a little low, maybe I can modify it. "

"You know, when I get back to New York, I'll introduce you to a magic master to annoy you, but you'd better buy insurance in advance, I'm sure that no more than ten minutes after the two of you meet, one of you will go to jail and the other to go to hospital!"

Peter directly released all the crows at his disposal, wanting to find his way back as soon as possible, and he now felt that every second he spent with Tony was a special punishment.

At the same time, he also had a trace of admiration for Hou Yinsen, who was probably the only one of all the people Tony Stark knew who could always face Tony calmly and even with a smile.

If you think about it, it seems that whether it is in the comics or movies, whether it is enemies or friends among the people he knows, there is no one except Hou Yinsen who has not been angry or quarreled with Tony, and this guy even dares to provoke Hulk casually.

No... It seems that Tony's "godson" did this too...

Peter, who suddenly found that his train of thought was gradually drifting, hurriedly concentrated and focused his attention on the crow's field of vision, he let the vision between the crows form a link, each of them can see the figure of the other crow to determine his position, as long as he can let a crow see the crow that followed Wanda's group, he can find his way back.

However, when Peter suddenly found that Wanda's group was not completely out of danger at this time, they were driving quickly across the desert, and behind them, a chariot and several modified off-road pickups loaded with machine guns were following.

And in the chariot, the bald head is sticking out, gazing viciously at Wanda's back, it is Raza whose life and death are unknown before!

Sitting on the side, Tony who had changed from seriously considering the magic that could escape to recalling the movie with magic elements, Peter raised his hand, a brilliant light appeared in the palm of his hand, the magic array of the imperial vision appeared in front of a pickup truck, but before the magic array shattered, the galloping pickup truck had already crossed the magic array, even if Peter had reserved a distance, but it was difficult for Peter to hit accurately for fast-moving targets.

On the other side, Wanda stared at the emerging magic array, and finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

After the series of events that she experienced with Peter in Afghanistan, she no longer regarded him as a wayward rich child, in addition to seeing him as someone she could trust, she had faintly regarded him as the leader and reliance of her group after seeing Peter repeatedly easily defusing crises and calmly protecting their brothers and sisters in front of Raza, at this time, Peter's imperial vision did not bring any help, but just knowing that Peter had launched the action had already excited Wanda a little.

And Pietro, who also saw the appearance of the French Formation, did not react much, although he also had a changed impression of Peter, but he had not directly risen to trust like Wanda, and at most he only rose from cold to ordinary.

He put his arm around the previously captured rifle, lying on the back seat of the car, constantly pouring fire on the enemy in the rear, but this was the first time he really used a firearm, and it was already a blessing to be able to shoot without being injured by the reaction force of the gun when shooting without guidance, as for shooting high-speed moving targets on bumpy cars? The odds are actually not much higher than the probability of winning the jackpot by buying a lottery ticket.

Wanda was much calmer, she had grown a lot during this time, and although she was still very nervous in her heart, she would not panic because of this, she clutched the revolver that Peter had given her and aimed it at the enemy in the rear, but she was not in a hurry to shoot, she knew the level of her shooting so she did not intend to waste her only six bullets.

And sitting in the front, Hou Yinsen drove the jeep around like a headless fly, in this desert without any markers, he really didn't know where to escape, simply went directly to the depths of the desert, as long as the pursuers behind were scrupulous, then they could escape, as for how to survive in the desert, that is also something to consider later.

However, the convoy following behind rushed into the depths of the desert with reluctance, while Raza was staring at the blurred faces of Wanda and Pietro on the chariot, enduring the pain in his mouth and shouting orders his men to continue attacking.

At this time, half of his face was burned, the flames licked his flesh and skin, he took a bite to relieve the tingling in his mouth, and the lackluster rotten teeth were soaked red with blood.

The base is destroyed by a monster emerging from the ground and several prisoners, a large number of weapons and ammunition are turned into the world's most expensive fireworks, and Zaina's betrayal.

Although Raza is not shrewd, he also realizes that all this is not a coincidence, he no longer cares whether all this is a conspiracy that has been brewing for a long time or a coincidence, he only knows that he has completely lost the qualification to dominate this land, and the pain on his face eats away at his remaining reason, he no longer cares about the consequences of rushing into the desert, he only wants to make the other party pay the price of blood.

And after seeing his men pouring half of the ammunition to no avail, he finally couldn't help but take out a rifle from the inside of the chariot.

He aimed with bated breath at the jeep that was constantly advancing in an S-shaped route ahead to dodge the shots, the chariot was slightly suspended in the bumpy terrain, and the moment the tank landed, Raza pulled the trigger.

(End of chapter)

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