Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

"Perhaps you could relax for a couple of days before you set off?" Gu Yi suggested. "I believe we still have that much time."

Perhaps she felt that Lin Yi was pushing her too hard?

"There's nothing to relax about," Lin Yi shook his head. "Although I've spent most of the past five years in the forest, I've been to all the places I needed to go. Besides, under the shadow of the cosmic virus, how many planets can truly be considered relaxing?"

The Ancient One pondered for a moment: "Perhaps you could go to other universes?"

Lin Yi waved his hand dismissively: "Other universes, my foot! I just wandered around a few timelines, and the Time Management Bureau sent a whole team to have a heart-to-heart talk with me."

He paused, then suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, I'm a little curious, what will happen to those timelines I messed up?"

Lin Yi impulsively created the Time Management Bureau, but he was still somewhat worried about the ultimate fate of those universes.

Gu Yi smiled and said, "Now you know how to care?"

"Don't worry, you will solidify history, but as long as you don't stay stuck at that point in time interfering, they will always find a way to restore the universe to normal, won't they?"

"I don't really believe that," Lin Yi said, pursing his lips. "If they really had that ability, what about the current situation?"

Pointing to the ruins in front of him, he thought, "If she really had that kind of ability, would she need Lin Yi to worry about her? She knew that there was something waiting for her after she transmigrated. So she's here to be her babysitter?"

"They are not omnipotent either..." the Ancient One responded.

"So I've practically become a babysitter..."

"Don't think like that. This is also about saving your universe," the Ancient One patiently advised Lin Yi. The fact that he could say something like that proved that he was still young and not mature enough.

"Alright, let's end the conversation here. Now that you've made your decision, it's time for me to leave." Gu Yi watched the last rays of the setting sun sink below the horizon, preparing to depart.

"So soon? Aren't you going to have dinner before you leave?"

"Still eating? You know our universe can't function without people." If it weren't for the terrible consequences of Lin Yi's choice this time, Gu Yi wouldn't have come.

After a pause, Gu Yi glanced at Lin Yi: "Originally, I came here not only to chat with you, but also to offer you some assistance and lend you the Time Stone."

"It seems you don't need it anymore."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi shuddered: "I don't want your thing."

If he borrowed it himself, that would be fine, but since Gu Yi offered to lend it to him, Lin Yi didn't dare to accept.

The mission of the Supreme Sorcerers throughout history has been to protect the Blue Star and the Time Stone.

If you "lend" yourself a time gem, it's hard to say how you'll repay it, and you might end up morally blackmailing yourself.

"Heh, perhaps you'll do even better than the future Strange?" The Ancient One chuckled merrily. "Look, you possess the magic of the Lost Library, and your physical strength is exceptionally high. Protecting Earth and the Time Stone shouldn't be difficult for you..."

See? I knew this guy wasn't up to anything.

Lin Yi shook his head, not wanting to discuss this with her at all. He remembered something else and immediately took out the orange gem from his alternate dimension.

"Master, do you recognize this?"

Gu Yi paused in her steps as she was about to leave, and took two steps forward.

"This is... an Infinity Stone?"

"The Soul Stone?" Ancient One frowned. "No, it's just that the color is similar." She drew a magic circle, and the gem floated above it, emitting wisps of orange energy under the effect of the magic circle.

"Based on its energy and certain properties, this is indeed an Infinity Stone. However, it does not belong to any of the six known Infinity Stones."

"Where did you get it?" Ancient One asked with some curiosity as she put away the magic array.

"It was given to me by someone who always wears a cloak. I only managed to wake up thanks to this thing," Lin Yi explained simply. The gem floated in his palm, and unlike the other Infinity Stones with their turbulent energy surges, this gem carried an incomparably peaceful aura.

Just like a pool of warm water.

A faint sparking sound rang out, and a golden portal appeared, revealing the bald Ancient One from this universe.

"I have some guesses about this gem." The bald Ancient One stepped out of the portal, first nodding to Lin Yi, then smiling at the Ancient One: "It seems he trusts you more..."

"He doesn't completely trust anyone," Gu Yi replied with a smile.

Lin Yi was somewhat speechless. At least the cricket shouldn't be in front of him.

The bald Ancient One stepped forward and examined the gem, seemingly lost in thought: "This gem has a certain probability of originating from another dimension of the universe."

"If my guess is correct, then this thing shouldn't exist in three dimensions in the first place."

Lin Yi's expression turned serious: "Master, please explain in detail."

"Alright." The bald Ancient One didn't waste any time: "First, there are the six Infinity Stones that we know of, which come from the beginning of the universe."

"But in some universes with dimensions lower than three, some Infinity Stones trace their origins to a mysterious being—Nemesis..."

"She exists in a parallel universe. In some legends, she is a being beyond the creator god, and has existed since the birth of the universe."

"In that universe, the Infinity Stones were also created because of Nemesis, who, according to legend, grew tired of eternal existence during her long life. She transformed herself into six Infinity Stones and one 'Self Stone'."

"The one in your hand is very similar to the 'Self-Gem,' but not quite."

"Because as far as I know, the Self-Gem does not possess the ability to awaken people. Although it is called the Self-Gem, it is a vessel containing Menesis's consciousness and knowledge, and should not have this ability."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi remembered who Menes was.

Isn't this the vengeful goddess from the comics?

He remembered that in one version of the story, Tony had a Gem of Self in his head, or if he remembered correctly, it was also called the Knowledge Gem? In that universe, it was because of it that Tony was able to create some suits with incredible abilities.

In this three-dimensional universe, the vast majority of Tony's characters are people cursed by knowledge.

So the gem in my hand is the Gem of Self? Possessing the consciousness and knowledge of Menes?

Lin Yi frowned. This was not a good thing. In the original setting, the other six Infinity Stones would consciously converge towards the Self Stone, and in the end, the seven stones would merge back into Menesius.

She's no pushover; her appearance could destroy the universe.

"So, am I sure this one is the Gem of Self, Mage?"

The bald Ancient One examined it carefully for a long time before nodding solemnly in confirmation: "Very likely, but even if it is, it's not the known form of the Self-Gem. However, it's undeniable that it's related to Menes..."

Lin Yi stared at the gemstone, lost in thought.

According to the quantum man, this is something he found himself? Without a doubt, it must be his future self.

Did my future self travel to a two-dimensional universe? But why would I bring this thing over? Is it even useful to me?

He didn't think it was as simple as just waking himself up from the absolute rationality and logic of his super brain.

And why would you give this to your present self, in the event of some irreversible event in the future? Does your future self want to use this to suggest something to yourself, or to help yourself?

Wait a minute, why do this through quantum humans? Is it inconvenient, or... are quantum humans lying?