Nick Fury's private jet, also a Quinjet, is a combat weapon unique to S.H.I.E.L.D.. Almost all S.H.I.E.L.D. field Agents are familiar with it, and Coulson is no exception.
But this time, riding in the Quinjet gave Coulson a different feeling. This feeling was called responsibility.
Stepping out of the Quinjet, Coulson walked straight to Lucas's bookstore.
To Coulson's knowledge, only a few blocks remained intact during the Battle of New York. The block where Lucas's bookstore was located was one of them. This should not be a coincidence.
Walking into the bookstore, Coulson looked at the front desk.
Good, lucky.
According to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s observations, when Gwen was at the bookstore, Lucas was usually there too.
He said, "Gwen, hello. Is Lucas at the bookstore? I need to ask him about the alien warship wreckage."
Gwen's gaze shifted from the sheet music in her hand to Coulson, and she replied, "Lucas? He's not at the bookstore. He went to see a psychiatrist. He probably won't be back until evening."
"Alright, I'll wait for him here."
Coulson nodded, found a seat, and began to ponder quietly.
Lucas went to see a psychiatrist?
This was not good news.
If Lucas had any psychological problems, and got emotional, the entire East Coast might be gone.
When Lucas pushed open the door and entered Yao's Clinic, the Ancient One was slumped on the sofa, watching a movie.
On the coffee table in front of her were pistachios and a cold drink.
While cracking pistachios, Ancient One asked, "What made you think of coming here to see me, Lucas?"
Sitting down next to her, Lucas sank into the sofa, lazily saying, "I have a few questions I want to ask you, Master."
"Is it related to Thanos?"
"Yes."
Lucas reached out, took a few pistachios, and said while removing the shells, "I'm wondering if Thanos's ideas originated from himself or from the Mind Stone."
The Ancient One asked, "Are you worried about the drawbacks of the Mind Stone?"
Chewing and swallowing the pistachio in his mouth, Lucas asked in confusion, "I heard that Thanos is very knowledgeable. I don't understand why he proposed such a nearly foolish idea."
In Lucas's memory before transmigration, Thanos had a top-tier panel with all attributes at 7, except for speed.
Intelligence 7, that was beyond super genius, an almost omniscient existence.
Putting down the drink in her hand, the Ancient One asked curiously, "Why do you say that, Lucas?"
A small portal to the refrigerator on the seventh floor of the bookstore appeared.
Lucas took out two bottles of coconut water from it, drank one bottle heartily, and then declared with conviction, "In reality, randomly killing half the population, regardless of race, status, gender, age, infirmity, or disability, would probably send the other half to see a psychiatrist."
"How many people can withstand the grief of losing half their relatives and friends? At that time, all survivors will fall into grief. Civilizational development will also stagnate or even regress."
"Moreover, from individuals to organizations, countries, civilizations, and even the Universe and Multiverse, all have their birth, aging, sickness, and death, and are destined to reach their end."
"Just like the sunrise and sunset, instead of trying to stop it, it's better to quietly appreciate it."
The Ancient One reached for the coconut water and continued to ask, "What you said makes a lot of sense. How did Thanos answer you?"
Lucas shook his head and complained, "He didn't. I was afraid I couldn't win an argument with him, so I didn't say anything to him."
"After all, he's so old, has experienced so many things, and read so many books. If I lost the debate, wouldn't I lose aura?"
"On the contrary, if I just took action, I could easily handle him. After he dies, no matter what I say, he won't be able to refute it."
The Ancient One was speechless, silently drinking the coconut water.
Hmm... It tasted quite good. I wonder how it would be for making tea.
After some thought, the Ancient One offered an explanation, "The Mind Stone does have the side effect of influencing the user's mind, but it won't implant a certain viewpoint into the user out of thin air."
"Thanos's views likely originated from himself, and then were continuously deepened by the Mind Stone, eventually leading him to believe them implicitly."
Lucas nodded, deep in thought. "Then it seems the Mind Stone can only be kept by me. It's too dangerous. I was originally thinking of giving one to each member of my Sorcerer Supreme Team once I collected three Infinity Stones."
Hearing Lucas's outrageous words, the Ancient One fell silent.
Have the Infinity Stones become so common?
And one for each person?
The Ancient One reached out, pointing to the empty bottle, indicating for Lucas to get her another bottle of coconut water. She needed a few more sips to calm down.
Lucas got another bottle for the Ancient One from the refrigerator, then asked, "Master, putting aside the Mind Stone, I currently have the Space Stone, the Power Stone, and the future Reality Stone in my possession."
"What do you think of giving the Space Stone to Tony, the Power Stone to Loki, and the Reality Stone to Wanda?"
"How does that sound?"
The Ancient One took a sip of coconut water, nodded in agreement, and then explained, "That's quite reasonable, but Loki and the Power Stone might not be a good match."
"Wanda's Chaos Magic itself has the ability to modify reality, and it can combine powerfully with the Reality Stone."
"Tony's new element structure for the Arc Reactor was inspired by the energy of the Tesseract. Using the Space Stone as a link can better combine technology and magic."
"But Loki?"
Lucas replied to Ancient One with a serious expression, "I think Loki and the Power Stone are destined."
"When Loki and I went to Morag to search for the Power Stone, while we were staking out Ronan, he piloted the spaceship, randomly found a temple to land, and it happened to be where the Power Stone was located."
"We just had a bit of bad luck, and someone had already taken it."
The Ancient One nodded with a strange expression, accepting Lucas's explanation.
Can that be called destiny?
That's having a connection but no fate.
Mentioning Loki, Lucas remembered what he had promised Loki and brought it up to the Ancient One.
"By the way, Master, Loki wants to learn time-related magic. Can you lend him your collection of books to read?"
The Ancient One opened a portal and took out a scroll from it.
"Time-related magic? Yes."
"However, there's one thing to note, remember to tell him that time-related magic can affect the surrounding spacetime."
"When casting such magic, be sure to pay attention to the range to avoid affecting spacetime stability and opening Multiverse channels."
"Understood. I will tell Loki, Master."
After speaking, Lucas was about to get up and go see Loki.
"Wait, Lucas, watch the movie before you go." The Ancient One called out to Lucas.
"Lucas, you should learn to slow down. Extraordinary abilities can help you solve problems quickly. But often, for every problem solved, another problem will appear. Problems are endless, you cannot neglect life."