Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

This is undoubtedly a good thing. Just as the physical laws and creations of the three-dimensional world may completely fail or exhibit drastically different properties when entering a hypothetical four-dimensional or higher-dimensional universe, because the underlying rules there are completely different.

Could this huge difference be interpreted as meaning that they can't easily come over or interfere with their own original universe? Coming over would undoubtedly be an unknown number of times more difficult than traversing a parallel universe, or even a completely different concept.

But then another question arises: how did they teleport themselves here?

Moreover, if his cosmic rank was high, why were there no superpowered individuals on this blue planet? In an instant, various guesses and inferences surfaced in Lin Yi's mind.

Is it because Earth's development time is too short? Or is it true, as some science fiction videos I've seen online, that Earth and humanity are merely experimental subjects deliberately created for observation?

Seeing Lin Yi lost in thought, He Qiuyu moved her lips but ultimately did not disturb him.

She looked at the transparent green gemstone, put down the tablet, took out her notebook, and started taking notes again.

Lin Yi weighed the gemstone in his hand, unsure whether to be happy or worried.

After thinking for a moment, he reached into the alternate dimension again and this time pulled out an orange gem.

According to Gu Yi, that gem likely originated from a two-dimensional universe. Since it can be used in the three-dimensional Marvel universe, it doesn't quite fit Lin Yi's theory of cosmic hierarchy. It seems his own universe might not simply be of a higher hierarchy than the Marvel universe.

However, after taking that gem out...

Lin Yi's expression was indescribable; it wasn't helplessness, but rather a sense of being at a loss.

This gem, found by "my future self," continues to emit a soft orange light. Holding it in your hand, you can feel its almost infinite, surging, and gentle energy.

Wait... why aren't you working?! The Time Stone is dead, how come you're still alive and kicking?

"This is... the Soul Gem?" He Qiuyu asked cautiously, staring blankly at the glowing gem in Lin Yi's hand. The color and shape, combined with the malfunctioning Time Gem Lin Yi had previously shown her, made the connection easily to the gem.

Wasn't it said that the Infinity Stones were ineffective? So what's going on with this one?

If it really is the Soul Gem, then this is a huge joke. If Lin Yi has this thing in his hands, theoretically, could he control all the intelligent life on the entire Blue Star?

Thinking of this, He Qiuyu felt a chill run down her spine.

"No, this is... never mind, I don't know what kind of gem this is either." Lin Yi shook his head and put the gem away with a helpless expression.

It's infuriating! The gold content of this gemstone is still rising!

It's too messy. Lin Yi rubbed his temples and exhaled a breath of stale air.

Then, he handed the Time Stone to He Qiuyu: "You can study this. Although there is no longer infinite energy, even if only the gem remains, it should be made of a material that Blue Star has never had before."

He Qiuyu took the gemstone, found a handkerchief and carefully held it. She pursed her lips, wanting to ask Lin Yi about the gemstone that was clearly still intact, but she was afraid of annoying Lin Yi.

Lin Yi noticed this and proactively explained, "That gem is harmless and it's not a soul gem, so don't worry."

"As for what it is, it's not that I don't want to say, but I really don't know, and I can't let you study it for the time being."

This thing is a "key," which, thinking about it, should be one of the messages or clues left by his "future self" for his present self. He wouldn't care if he ruined the Time Stone; after all, in the Marvel Universe, he can contact the Time Management Bureau. If he wants something, can the Time Management Bureau refuse him? If they don't, he'll just go take a stroll around.

This gem is too special. If it were to break, Lin Yi wouldn't know where to find a second one. Even now, he doesn't know where his future self found it.

He Qiuyu wrote these down and wanted to ask Lin Yi something, but found that Lin Yi had already closed his eyes and was pretending to sleep. She wisely kept quiet and simply organized the information she had recorded.

A few hours later, the vehicle drove into an old residential area in H city.

Lin Yi's small 30-square-meter apartment was on the third floor of one of the buildings.

Even though he hadn't been back for five years, Lin Yi still walked towards his home with practiced ease.

Looking at the familiar dilapidated scene, Lin Yi took a deep breath.

Mmm, it still tastes the same.

He Qiuyu followed quietly behind him.

Arriving at his own door on the third floor, Lin Yi stopped, looking at the familiar door. He was about to tell He Qiuyu that he'd already brought her to his doorstep and she could go about her business when he noticed He Qiuyu had already pulled a key from her pocket and very naturally opened the door to the apartment opposite Lin Yi's.

"Mr. Lin, I live right across from you. If you have any needs or need to contact General He, you can contact me anytime, 24 hours a day."

Lin Yi: "..."

Hehe... I don't find it surprising at all.

"By the way, as you requested, your room hasn't been cleaned yet. Do you want us to call a cleaning service now?" He Qiuyu added.

Lin Yi shook his head: "No need, don't bother me today, let's talk about it tomorrow." He waved to He Qiuyu, then subconsciously reached into his pocket, only to find that he didn't have his keys with him at all.

I was completely bewildered when I traveled through time. There were no alternate dimensions back then, and my house key is still in the Marvel Universe.

However, this was no problem for Lin Yi. His bio-force field spread out, and the door lock clicked open.

Stepping inside, this space welcomed its owner, who had been away for over a year.

Click, the door closed, shutting out He Qiuyu's gaze.

Inside, the floors and furniture were covered with a thick layer of dust, and the air was filled with an unusually bad smell.

He remembered that he hadn't thrown away the household garbage when he traveled through time, and that stuff had been fermenting for a year, so the smell wasn't strange.

Fortunately, the windows were closed, so no rainwater got in, which was good.

Opening the window, Lin Yi released his bio-force field again, spreading it throughout the room and sweeping up all the dust from the furniture and floor, including the bag of trash, which he then precisely threw into the community's trash can below through the window.

"Nice! This efficiency! Even if I don't become Superman anymore, I won't have to worry about food and drink if I find a cleaning job." Lin Yi thought optimistically.

"Hey!"

Lin Yi leaped into the air, did a 360-degree spin, and landed precisely on his single bed, comfortably closing his eyes.

A smile involuntarily crept onto his lips. In Tony's woods, he also had a treehouse, which was also a home, but the feeling this place gave him was always different.

Ok?

Just as Lin Yi was relaxing and wanted to take a nap, his brows suddenly furrowed.

What the hell?

He sat up, sensing something keenly—a call or something like that? In any case, his intuition told him there was something under the bed.

Lin Yi rolled out of bed and pulled a large plastic box out from under the bed.

This contains objects that hold special memories for him from childhood to adulthood.

There are gifts from friends when I was a child, a model I bought with my first paycheck, a diary filled with fantasies, and the items that the orphanage director mentioned, which appeared with me in front of the orphanage, were probably left by my parents...

Lin Yi opened the box one item at a time, her gaze finally settling on an object that appeared to have been left by her parents. It was a polygonal object, made of an unknown material.

It was perfectly smooth and without any markings. But Lin Yi's intuition told him that this was the thing that had caught his attention.

Lin Yi took it out, and at that very moment of contact, the sign suddenly changed.

It quickly heated up and emitted a faint glow, with rays of light, like energy, twisting and forming a symbol on the surface of the sign.

……groove

Lin Yi was stunned. He stared at the familiar yet completely impossible mark, utterly bewildered like never before.

This joke has really gone too far...