Chapter 35: Are the Chitauri capable of robbing the Tesseract?

Nick Fury and Black Widow had found no holes in Iron Man's analysis so far, it was sound and logical.

　　They were, so far, in agreement.

　　"So the chitauri took the Tesseract from Loki?" Nick Fury picked up where Iron Man left off, taking the next step in his analysis.

　　"That's not very likely either."

　　"If Loki and the chitauri are at war on Earth over the Tesseract, we the people are no slouches!"

　　"Loki, plus our various armed forces on Earth, and the Avengers, there's no way they'd be able to snatch the Tesseract with the chitauri fighting strength!"

　　What makes it possible for an alien race that can sweep by with their steel battle armour to be able to snatch the Tesseract with Loki, and Earth's armed forces in tow?

　　"As for Loki finishing his business on Earth and returning to Asgard with the Tesseract, the chitauri invaded Asgard to snatch it back ..."

　　Nick Fury didn't even finish this sentence because it was just too ridiculous to happen.

　　Although they didn't know Asgard well, it was at least a mythical and legendary god's domain, so how could the chitauri invade it?

　　If the chitauri were that dumb, how could they be wiped out with a single nuclear shot?

　　Is it possible that the Earth's nuclear bomb is the best power in the universe?

　　Then wouldn't the Earthlings dominate the entire universe?

　　"So sir, it's not very likely that Loki and the chitauri have nothing to do with the invasion of Earth." Black Widow made a summary on the side.

　　"At the moment, it does seem that Loki should have helped the chitauri open the portal." Nick Fury nodded with a solemn look on his face.

　　This was the conclusion that the three of them had reached after conducting a relatively meticulous analysis and eliminating various possibilities.

　　Not only did it hold up logically, but it also matched some of the clues and information they had so far.

　　It had a fair degree of credibility.

　　"So Loki took Dr Sylvig and Barton for using the Tesseract to open a spatial wormhole?"

　　Black Widow's eyebrows raised and she squared up to the duo of Nick Fury and Iron Man.

　　"Most likely, in the image, the wormhole opened by the Tesseract caused the entire base to explode due to instability, which shows that opening a wormhole is not an easy task."

　　Nick Fury's gaze glinted, "So the key problem is the Tesseract."

　　"Good, no matter what, Loki can't be allowed to snatch it in the future!" Iron Man said forcefully, with a hint of warning, "And stop the research on the Tesseract! That's dangerous."

　　"First of all, I'm not researching the Tesseract right now, like I said, it's an alien thing, no one can study it and understand it."

　　"And I'm not, at the moment, aware of the existence of a Dr Sylvig on Earth."

　　Nick Fury explained to Iron Man with a straight face.

　　Admittedly, Nick Fury did want to study the Tesseract, but nay, he hadn't found a suitable scientist yet.

　　So for the research of the Tesseract, it had been stagnant, and although there was this plan, it had never been officially pushed forward.

　　"Secondly, Loki opened the space door from the other side, it has nothing to do with me."

　　"No, that only means the door wasn't opened by you, it doesn't mean it's not related."

　　Iron Man corrected Nick Fury solemnly, "This Tesseract was salvaged by my father, seventy years ago now, why didn't Loki come to Earth in those seventy years, but at a time when you were conducting research?"

　　　"And the Tesseract has been stored on Earth for who knows how long before my father, so why has it been so peaceful and uneventful but something happened when you were doing your research?"

　　"That's a question I think only God knows." Nick Fury's face was unmoved, but there was more than a little importance in his mind.

　　This kind of temporal correlation did speak volumes.

　　There was little sufficient evidence to suggest it, but there was indeed supposed to be a relationship between the two, Loki's visit to Earth and his research.

　　"You intend to draw energy from the universe in the future! It's possible that the process caused the Cosmic energy to emit a certain signal into the universe! Thus drawing in Loki!"

　　Iron Man shouted at Nick Fury.

　　"Stark, EASY!" said Nick Fury, holding his hands up and pressing them down in front of Iron Man.

　　"When I was young, there were two alien races, one called the Kree and one called the Skrulls."

　　"These two races of aliens broke out into war over the grab for the Tesseract, and at one point it involved Earth."

　　"I was even captured by the Kree, and if I hadn't had a cat and met a pilot, I would have turned into a speck of dust in the vast expanse of space."

　　"But guess what? The Tesseract wasn't even on Earth at all back then!"

　　"Are you saying that it wasn't your responsibility?" Iron Man raised an eyebrow, he missed Nick Fury's point.

　　"I'm saying that threats, challenges, and dangers are everywhere! The world is supposed to be full of dangers of all kinds!"

　　"And it's my job, the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., to be prepared for those dangers and challenges!"

　　"I can't let the slightest risk stop me from moving forward! You, as a scientist, should understand this more!"

　　"Whether you admit it or not, Earth is part of the universe and could face threats from it."

　　"And the Tesseract is the only thing that allows us to understand cosmic civilisation and deal with it! So Stark, you tell me, what should I do?"

　　"At least this time, we already know what the risks are! What do you think, Stark?"

　　Nick Fury righteously questioned Iron Man.

　　Iron Man opened his mouth, dumbfounded for the first time by Nick Fury's question, and from Nick Fury's standpoint, there was indeed no excuse for his actions.

　　[Please listen to the question: What was the reason why Thor first came to Earth of his own accord?]

　　[A. Failed in his bid for the throne and went into self-imposed exile]

　　[B. To retrieve the Tesseract that had been placed on Earth]

　　[C. To stop Loki's plot to invade Earth]

　　D. To find his father, Odin, who had been stranded on earth]

　　[Friendship note: Those who answer the question correctly will be rewarded with a set of Nano Black Panther battlesuit.]

　　Those who answer incorrectly will have a random deduction of one of their attributes, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, all things, etc. ...]

　　As a few people were talking, the system's voice rang out again.

　　A new question appeared.