American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

“Sir, I think this way of judging is a bit too simplistic and crude,” Black Widow offered a different opinion.

"Actually, option B, retrieving the Cosmic Cube from the human world, can also be integrated into that puzzle."

"Thor wanted to come to Earth to retrieve the Tesseract, but his brother Loki got wind of it in advance, acted before Thor, stole the Tesseract, and attracted the Chitauri."

"In order to retrieve the Tesseract, Thor must defeat the Chitauri, which is why he chose to temporarily ally with Earth."

"Otherwise, why would someone from Asgard, the realm of gods, care about the lives and deaths of Earthlings?"

"Could it really be like in myths and legends, that Thor helped Earth because it's one of the Nine Realms? Then why did Loki invade Earth?"

"Throughout the Battle of New York, we've always had one fatal question we haven't figured out: why did the Chitauri invade Earth, and what was their purpose?"

"Why did Loki stay on Earth after stealing the Tesseract to carry out his plans? What was his purpose?"

"Now it seems that dealing with the Thunder God from the God Realm might be a sufficient reason."

In Black Widow's description, Thor and Loki are portrayed as a dark version of princes, scheming and fighting each other to retrieve the Tesseract.

In order to snatch the Tesseract, the two brothers resorted to all sorts of tricks.

To ensure his brother couldn't steal the Tesseract, Loki immediately began making arrangements after acquiring it on Earth, and secretly allied with the Chitauri.

So when his brother came to Earth, Loki simply opened a portal, allowing the Chitauri to deal with Thor.

It must be said that this is indeed in line with Loki's identity as the cunning god.

Thor indeed fell for the trap and was immediately besieged by the Chitauri after arriving on Earth, so he chose to temporarily unite with the humans.

Chapter 037 Determining the Time Point

Iron Man: "..."

Nick Fury: "..."

Both of them were stunned by Black Widow's wild imagination.

However, after careful analysis, they had to admit that the dark version of the story did indeed perfectly match the existing clues.

Not only that, but it even filled in some gaps and questions from the previous question.

That is, why Loki allied with the Chitauri to invade Earth.

At first, people speculated that the aliens might have invaded Earth for the purpose of the Cosmic Cube, but it turned out that they were wrong. The Cosmic Cube was just a means of invasion, not the goal.

So what exactly is their purpose?

If Earth has lost the Cosmic Cube, something from outer space, what else could aliens possibly want from it?

Would they even risk starting a war?

Black Widow perfectly explained this question to them.

"So B and C are both possible, then what about A and D?" Nick Fury continued to stare at the options on the big screen, slightly frustrated.

"Failed to seize the throne, and exiled himself?"

"Searching for Odin, the father who was exiled to the mortal realm?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, completely unable to analyze the situation, because both options were utterly incoherent and offered no clues whatsoever.

"This question is really quite difficult."

Iron Man rubbed his temples, but then changed the subject, "However, with a genius scientist, an intelligence chief, and a top agent, I believe we will find the answer."

"So, Stark, what are your thoughts?" Nick Fury stared intently at Iron Man with his single eye.

“Actually, I have a question.” After a moment of contemplation, Iron Man suddenly turned his head. “Am I the only one who noticed the words ‘proactive’ and ‘first time’ in the question?”

Nick Fury and Black Widow are both extremely intelligent people, and after Iron Man's reminder, they both realized something.

“If there’s an active descent, then there’s also an involuntary descent. In other words, Thor has been involuntarily descended to Earth before,” Nick Fury added.

"We can't be sure whether the Battle of New York was Thor's first time," Black Widow added.

“That’s right!” Iron Man nodded emphatically. “We have no idea what time point the question refers to! We can’t assume that the Battle of New York was the time when Thor first came to Earth!”

Black Widow shrugged: "Thanks for Stark's reminder, the difficulty of this question has increased from devilish to hellish."

"This is pretty good for me, I like challenges!" Iron Man shrugged.

“Then Stark, why don’t you try this problem?” Nick Fury gestured for him to do so.

Iron Man also started analyzing the situation without hesitation.

"Although that's how it seems for now, the quiz system shouldn't give us four completely unanalyzable options; otherwise, it wouldn't be a quiz, it would be a lottery."

"Therefore, the relevant clues that we currently have can definitely be used as a basis for analysis."

Do you agree with this?

As he spoke, Iron Man looked at Nick Fury and Black Widow, who both nodded in agreement.

On this point, they do agree with Iron Man.

"Therefore, we might as well list out all the relevant clues we currently have, and then analyze them based on them."

"What have we grasped so far? Let's review it; it boils down to the following points."

"First, Thor participated in the Battle of New York; second, Loki stole the Tesseract and helped the Chitauri invade Earth; anything else..."

As for uncertain clues such as Thor appearing in other answer options and possibly participating in Endgame, Iron Man did not mention them.

“Dr. Sylvig knows Thor,” Black Widow added after a moment of thought.

“Yes, Doctor, we can’t forget the Doctor!” Iron Man nodded emphatically.

The group went through the matter again, and realized that this was the only concrete clue they had about Thor; there was nothing else.

"From these clues, we can draw several conclusions: Thor has been to Earth at least twice, once to meet Dr. Sylvig and once during the Battle of New York."

"These two points in time are the only two times we know when Thor descended to Earth, so the point in time mentioned in the question must be one of these two points in time."

"Otherwise, this problem simply cannot be solved!"

Iron Man spoke to the two of them with a serious expression.

“Let’s continue. Whether it’s true or not, this is the only way we can analyze it for now,” Nick Fury said from the side. “It’s better than guessing randomly.”

"If we had to choose between these two points in time..." Black Widow pondered as she began her analysis.

"In mythology, Loki is Thor's uncle, but Dr. Sylvig knows that Loki is Thor's brother. Obviously, this must have been told to Dr. Sylvig by Thor himself."

"If Thor came to Earth on his own initiative, he must have a purpose and important tasks to attend to, so he would not make friends with an Earthling casually, or even reveal his background."

"So that time was probably a passive occurrence, like... being exiled, so Thor was in a bad mood, greatly affected, and needed someone to confide in, something like that..."

“Agreed!” Iron Man nodded. “Then let’s take the time of the Battle of New York as the time mentioned in the question.”

“Okay, let’s set the timeframe as the Battle of New York for now.” Nick Fury shrugged. “Then A can be ruled out, right?”

"If Thor fails to seize the throne, it means Loki succeeds. A newly enthroned king should be too busy in Asgard to come to Earth alone?"

“You have a premise here: Odin only has two sons, Thor and Loki, but we don’t know that,” Iron Man questioned.

"However, even so, the ascension of a new king is a major event in Asgard, and Loki would not likely come to Earth at such a time... Therefore, I also think it can be ruled out."

"D can also be ruled out."

Black Widow added, "Why would Odin, the father of all gods, such a powerful god-king, be exiled to the mortal realm? Let's not discuss that for now. If this had happened, Asgard would certainly have been thrown into chaos."

"Asgard's primary task should be to find Odin, whether for Thor or Loki, it should be the same."

"Therefore, the Battle of New York should not have happened at this time, which does not match the time mentioned in the question."

Chapter 038 What a waste of vibranium!

After some discussion, everyone gradually reached a consensus: the two completely uncertain options, Thor's self-exile and searching for Odin, could be temporarily ruled out.

Of course, the analysis during the elimination process is not actually that rigorous.

But that doesn't matter. They are answering questions, and as long as they have reasonable criteria that can help them filter and judge, that's enough. They don't need to be 100% correct.

After all, it's not scientific research analysis.

"So, after going around in circles, we've come full circle back to the original problem."

Nick Fury shrugged. "Is it the sunny version of C, where Thor helps Earth fight Loki, or the dark version of B, where the conflict between the brothers Thor and Loki affects Earth?"

"Romanoff, Stark, if it were you two, what would you choose?" Nick Fury then turned his gaze to the other two, seeking their opinions.

"If it were me, I'd choose C, Commander. Thor did it to stop Loki's plot," Black Widow replied to Nick Fury after a moment's thought.

"Same as my answer! Miss Agent, I think we'll get along very well."

Iron Man chimed in, teasing Black Widow, "So are you sure you don't want to have a drink with me after the quiz?"

“I don’t mind, but I don’t know if Miss Pepper would mind,” Black Widow said, raising an eyebrow at Iron Man with a teasing tone.

During the Battle of New York, even when Iron Man was facing a life-or-death situation, he still thought of contacting Pepper Potts. Anyone who isn't blind can see what kind of relationship those two have.

Not to mention a seasoned agent like Black Widow.

"Well, it seems we don't get along that well even when we're not answering questions," Iron Man shrugged.

"Stark, can you explain why you chose C?" Nick Fury asked, looking at Iron Man with his one eye.

"Didn't I say before that Thor might have participated in Endgame? He could very well be one of our comrades!"

"And that story of the dark prince of the divine realm engaging in open and covert struggles is just the imagination of the agent!"

Iron Man gave his reasons.

In fact, after some deliberation, Nick Fury's thoughts were similar to those of Iron Man.

While Black Widow's speculations were somewhat consistent with the facts and even filled in some gaps, there was ultimately no other corroborating evidence.

However, it is an undeniable fact that Thor appears in the options multiple times.

"I choose..."