Chapter 115: Searching for Ultron and External Help
"Did you find Ultron yet?" Steve asked Tony, carrying a tray with several cups of coffee on it.
"Not the exact position." Tony consciously took a cup of coffee from the tray, but frowned at the color of the coffee.
"Red? Is this coffee ground from Goop's beans?"
"What's wrong, Tony?" Goop asked subconsciously, hearing Tony call his name.
"Nothing." Tony replied.
"The tea room was completely wrecked, only Goop's coffee beans survived." Steve said with a helpless wry smile.
"Having something to drink is better than nothing."
Tony looked at the steaming dark red liquid, smacked his lips, and finally mustered the courage to drink it. He had been working continuously for several hours and really needed coffee to refresh himself.
The coffee was as smooth as silk on his palate. The taste was different from any coffee he had drunk before, but the mellow and rich fragrance was unmatched by any previous coffee.
It was surprisingly delicious. Tony widened his eyes in astonishment. Not only that, but he also felt his fatigue lessen considerably. The others in the room shared the same sentiment.
Tony exhaled a breath of foul air. It seemed he could purchase more from Goop.
"Looks like your coffee is very popular." Steve said with a smile, handing the tray to the Plumbers and others, the meaning was self-evident.
"Glad you guys like it." Goop seemed very happy, taking two cups of coffee from the tray and handing one of them to Four Arms.
"Aren't you guys drinking?" Steve looked at Diamondhead and Upchuck.
"No, thank you." Diamondhead shook his head. "Upchuck and I have different dietary habits from you guys. We can't ingest this kind of liquid food."
"Guys, I've found something." Tony's sound suddenly sounded, attracting everyone's attention.
"What did you find, Stark?" Steve put the tray aside and quickly walked to Tony's side.
"Ultron is very cautious." Tony projected his findings.
"While searching for Ultron, I found a lot of reports about us. The internet is going crazy, talking about Avengers civil war and stuff."
Tony selected a few websites and displayed their content in front of everyone.
"What's the use of these?" Hawkeye asked, puzzlement.
"No use, I'm just showing you guys to give you a little mental preparation." Tony shrugged.
"Stark." Steve looked at Tony helplessly.
"Don't worry, we're getting to the useful part soon." Tony waved his hand, and the projection changed.
"These are online comments I've compiled. The content of the comments is similar. They all say they saw a damaged Iron Man armor and took photos or video recording, but without exception, none of these images were saved."
"And then? What's the use of this?" Thor cast a puzzlement look.
"We can piece together Ultron's route based on these eyewitness reports." Tony waved his hand again, and a map appeared. Those comments were thrown onto the map, showing the positions of their posters.
"Although some are just muddying the waters, as long as you carefully distinguish, it's not difficult to find the information contained within."
Tony stretched out his finger and drew a route.
"Based on the positions of tourists near Avengers Tower at that time as the starting point, plus their descriptions, we can deduce that Ultron's flight direction is roughly—the Northeast direction."
"Northeast direction..." Steve pondered for a moment. "Can it be more accurate?"
"This is the limit." Tony sighed. If Jarvis were still here, that would be great.
If Jarvis were still here, not to mention being more precise, the speed would definitely be much faster. The results that took him several hours to sort and filter, Jarvis could get in minutes.
Tony shook his head, throwing his thoughts away. Now is not the time to think about these things. There are bigger business to solve right now.
"Ultron is not human. It can't eat food, so it definitely won't hide in the deep mountains. It needs energy. What it needs are modern factories. Only those things can help it complete its plan." Tony said.
"Can't Ultron absorb the energy of gems?" Hawkeye asked.
"No." Tony denied. "My battle suit can't directly absorb that energy. It would destroy it."
Although Tony had narrowed down the scope a lot, it was still like searching for a needle in a haystack.
"Let's think of a way." Diamondhead stood up.
"Our Plumbers has an expert in this field. We will report to the Headquarters and request his assistance."
"Thank you so much." Steve breathed a sigh of gratitude. "May I inquire when your colleague will arrive?"
"It depends on his position." Diamondhead didn't guarantee it. In fact, he could arrive immediately if he wanted to, but for the sake of the Plumbers, he had to be ambiguous.
"I'll contact the Headquarters now." Diamondhead said, immediately walking towards the outside, preparing to return to the spaceship to contact the Headquarters.
"Although we have the help of allies, we can't just sit and wait for death." Fury also stood up.
"I will send out agents and have them search along the Northeast cities as much as possible."
"That's all we can do for now." Steve sighed.
Not to mention the others in the laboratory, Diamondhead had already returned to the spaceship.
This beak-shaped ship actually has a prototype. Its name is Star Investigator, from a game that Yang Le played before.
Diamondhead opened the communication device and quickly contacted the Headquarters of the Plumbers, located in a cave in the Atlantic Ocean seabed of Earth.
"What's wrong, Diamondhead?" Visuals was Yang Le. To be safe, Yang Le had specially created a clone to stand by at home in case of total annihilation.
"Ultron is born and attacked Avengers Tower." Diamondhead said.
"What?" Yang Le widened his eyes.
"This is too explosive, but isn't the plot advanced too much?"
Yang Le frowned. The plot was like a runaway train. "Thor 2," "Iron Man 3," and "Captain America 2" haven't even started yet. How did the Ultron era come first?
"It is indeed advanced." Diamondhead nodded.
"I guess it might be because we exposed Thanos too early. Because of the fear of Thanos, it affected Tony, so it increased his pressure. That's why Ultron was born early."
"That's indeed possible." Yang Le stroked his hand, agreeing with Diamondhead's guess.
"Then what are you calling for? Asking for help?"
"That's right. Create another clone and have him transform into a Shapeshifter and come over."
(End of Chapter)