In the blink of an eye, it was already noon.
Dr. Banner, who had been busy all night yesterday, finally woke up.
However, as soon as he entered the laboratory, he saw it.
A large and a small person were 'fighting' in front of him.
Although Tony had always seemed a bit unhinged in Banner's impression, he never expected him to be brawling with a child in the laboratory.
Well, perhaps 'brawling' isn't quite accurate; it should be said that Tony was being 'beaten up' unilaterally.
On the experimental table, the usually arrogant Tony Stark was being held by his left arm by Luca, who was single-handedly holding him with a smug look, constantly groaning 'ouch, ouch'.
On the other hand, the 'Cannon Thor' who had shown great power last night, was firmly held by the 'head' by a mechanical arm fixed to the experimental table, only able to wave his short arms and struggle incessantly.
"Aren't you smart? What's 1000 minus 7?"
Luca, who was holding Tony down with the mechanical arm, had a triumphant look on his face.
"Dr. is here, Dr. is here!"
Harro was the first to notice Dr. Banner, who was awkwardly standing still, and immediately spoke out.
However, judging by the little thing's appearance, it didn't seem to be warning the two, but rather wanted Bruce Banner to come and help him get out of trouble.
But its shout still startled the two.
Luca immediately let go and pretended as if nothing had happened.
After getting up, Tony also instinctively whistled at the ceiling.
As if there was something worth studying on the familiar ceiling.
Only Harro, who had first 'called for help', was still held by that mechanical arm, unable to move.
"Ahem~ What are you two doing?"
Seeing that neither of them intended to speak, Dr. Banner asked somewhat awkwardly.
"Studying blueprints!"
"Guiding this kid's design ideas!"
The two spoke simultaneously, then looked at each other and turned their heads away.
"Ahem, this kid's basic theory is okay, but he's learned a bit too many miscellaneous things, and his practical ability is a bit lacking. I'm helping him improve the robot he designed."
Tony rubbed his nose, somewhat awkwardly explaining further.
'Improving blueprints to the point of fighting?'
Dr. Banner, full of questions, looked at the two in confusion.
However, seeing that neither of them seemed to intend to explain further, he decisively skipped the topic and asked with a serious expression.
"Have there been any changes in the spatial fluctuation detection?"
Hearing Banner bring up serious business, Tony's expression immediately became a bit more serious.
He slightly tidied his sleeves and then spoke.
"There haven't been any new changes yet. Since last night, all the new fluctuations seem to have completely disappeared."
Dr. Banner's face changed slightly upon hearing this.
"Could it be that the fluctuation frequency has changed, so the original program can no longer detect it?"
Tony: "I think so too, but don't worry. This morning I've already had Jarvis continuously modify the detection frequency, using the original band as a reference, and have the satellites continuously search at full power. If there's a new discovery, it will be prompted."
Hearing Tony say this, Dr. Banner finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
However, the search method seemed to have failed for now, which made him unable to completely relax.
On the other hand, Luca, who was standing nearby, looked at Tony Stark with some surprise.
He didn't expect that the other party would still be in the mood to calmly guide him in improving the design even at a time like this.
"That's good, that's good. Oh, S.H.I.E.L.D. is also taking action, but they haven't found any trace of those who evacuated from Kingpin's laboratory yet. If they find them first…"
Banner, who was speaking, saw Tony's strange gaze and suddenly stammered, unsure how to continue.
"Nick Fury contacted you?"
"Natasha told me…"
Both spoke at the same time.
This made Dr. Banner even more embarrassed.
Fortunately, Thor, who rushed in at this moment, relieved him of this embarrassment.
"Oh~ Isn't that our former Thor?"
Tony, who was originally going to continue probing into the gossip between Dr. Banner and Black Widow Natasha, immediately shifted his target when he saw Thor enter the room.
However, the serious-faced Thor ignored his teasing and said with a slightly heavy tone.
"Heimdall just contacted me; now five of the Nine Realms have simultaneously rebelled!"
As soon as these words came out, the room instantly fell silent.
"Rebellion?!"
"Yes, Muspelheim, Vanaheim, Alfheim…"
"Stop, stop, stop, stop!"
Seeing Thor about to list them one by one, Tony immediately spoke to stop him.
"Are you saying you're going back to Asgard to quell the rebellion now? Your Highness?"
It was clearly a normal question, but coming from Tony's mouth, it always felt a bit sarcastic.
However, Tony actually had no intention of stopping Thor from returning to his realm to quell the war.
Although it was this guy's brother who was causing trouble on Earth, Tony was still very clear about the relative importance of the current unexploded crisis and the war that could cause a large number of casualties at any time.
However, hearing Tony's question, Thor merely shook his head slightly and explained.
"No."
"The root cause of this rebellion is actually due to the destruction of the Bifrost Bridge, which caused Asgard to lose sufficient control over its territories."
"Right now, my father has personally led troops to quell the rebellion, but even with the divine power of Odin, the All-Father, it's possible for a few people once or twice, but it's simply not realistic to frequently lead large armies to traverse the Nine Realms to suppress rebellions."
"As long as the armies sent to suppress return, the rebellion that was quelled will immediately erupt again."
Hearing Thor's explanation, Banner, who was standing by, asked curiously.
"Besides that Bifrost Bridge passage, do you Asgardians not have any spaceships or other means of transporting troops?"
Thor shook his head helplessly upon hearing this.
"The Nine Realms are not ordinary Planets; they are essentially nine independent Worlds connected by the World Tree. Their distances in the real World are extremely vast, and if we relied solely on spacecraft for travel, we wouldn't be able to handle so many places simultaneously."
Actually, there was one more thing Thor didn't mention: Asgard itself follows a elite troop strategy.
Although it's said that all citizens are soldiers, its population itself is not outstanding.
If it weren't for the Bifrost Bridge, which allows for rapid teleportation, relying solely on long-distance flights by spaceships to suppress rebellions would be very likely to cause the divine realm to become empty, allowing other alien forces to take advantage.
Asgard has been able to maintain neutrality in the Universe and occupy the Nine Realms for so many years; the external enemies are not few.
"The only way now is to quickly find the Tesseract and repair the Bifrost Bridge, only then can the Nine Realms truly return to peace!"