Chapter 2

Tony Stark remained noncommittal to the other party's claim of being a "visitor from a parallel universe."

But if that were truly the case.

It wouldn't be too strange for them to show him this diary through means that even he couldn't understand.

After all.

They could travel through universes!

That was a technology far beyond Tony Stark's reach.

Of course.

This was merely logical consistency.

Tony Stark wasn't entirely convinced by the bizarre descriptions in the diary because of this point.

Apart from that.

Tony Stark also noticed the code name given to their universe by the other party, "Marvel."

Does this word have some special meaning?

Tony Stark couldn't figure it out at the moment.

After several thoughts flashed through his mind, Tony Stark continued to read on.

"This is a super dangerous world!"

"It seems calm for now, but it's all just a facade."

"The era of chaos in Marvel will truly begin once Tony Stark announces himself as Iron Man."

"The Asgardians descend, the Chitauri invasion, the Ultron legion to exterminate humanity, and the cosmic culling authority even wants to erase half of all life in the universe!"

"As an ordinary person who's crossed into this world, I am absolutely panicking!"

The following content was narrated from the perspective of someone who had experienced this world's possible future events.

This also matched the identity of a "visitor from a parallel universe" that they had construed.

Because the courses of two parallel universes are highly similar.

The experiences of the other party in another universe were indeed referential.

However...

Tony Stark fell into deep thought, "Iron Man," something he apparently had claimed for himself?

At least, his counterpart in another universe had done so!

Although Tony Stark didn't know the reason.

If his other self had done so, he might do the same.

Tony Stark didn't dwell on this.

What really caught his attention was the era of chaos described by the other party.

The Asgardians, the Chitauri, the Ultron legion, the cosmic culling authority!

These terms grabbed Tony Stark's attention.

Asgardians, like in mythology! Tony Stark was aware of them—they were the stuff of legends!

Could it be... those myths are true?

King Odin, Thor the god of thunder—are they real?

For a moment, Tony Stark found it hard to digest.

After all, it just sounded too absurd.

As for the other characters mentioned, Tony Stark naturally hadn't heard of them.

But the Chitauri sounded like they could be aliens.

The Ultron legion's purpose was hard to judge, but they were out to exterminate all humanity!

And as for the cosmic culling authority, Tony Stark had never even heard of such a thing in the universe.

But to erase half of all living beings in the universe—it was truly a chilling thought.

Is this the future of another parallel universe?

Both exterminating all of humanity and half of the universe?

If all of this is true, it's definitely suffocating and hopeless.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it. What's done is done."

"Stark hasn't been kidnapped yet, this is an opportunity sent from heaven!"

"Take a chance, and a bicycle might turn into a motorcycle!"

"Getting the rich and beautiful girl and reaching the pinnacle of life depends on this move."

"Nini, the happiness of my latter life is in your hands."

The content of the diary ends here.

Tony Stark raised an eyebrow.

Was this suggesting that one day in the future, he would be kidnapped?

What a joke.

Who does he think he is?

He's Tony Stark!

The soul of Stark Industries, a top-tier figure atop the pyramid of the entire United States.

Someone dares to target him?

But the tone of the other party was certainly confident.

They even planned to make a fortune while he was kidnapped.

Their calculations were quite shrewd.

Though how they planned to make a fortune wasn't specified, with the right information asymmetry, making money was indeed not a difficult task.

Tony Stark wasn't dwelling on this matter.

All he could think about was whether this diary's owner, Zhou Cheng, was trustworthy!

Was everything the other was saying true?

If it was true.

Then it meant he would be kidnapped, and things like alien invasions were going to happen.

Tony Stark must prepare well in advance for these events.

But if it was false, what was the other party's purpose in going through all this trouble to stage such a scene?

"JARVIS!"

"Search all the population databases in the United States and find someone named 'Zhou Cheng'."

Tony Stark immediately gave JARVIS such an order.

…

"I've finished writing the first diary entry, where's my reward?"

As Tony Stark ordered JARVIS to search for Zhou Cheng.

Zhou Cheng, located in an old house in the impoverished area of Brooklyn, kept his eyes locked on the diary lying on the table.

Expecting something.

Indeed, as recorded in the diary, Zhou Cheng was truly a transmigrator.

In his past life, he was a hard-working but talentless web novelist, always punching below his weight.

He thought he would drift through life in obscurity until, unexpectedly, he transmigrated!

And to a world full of crises like the Marvel universe.

The worries Zhou Cheng expressed in his diary weren't just for the sake of writing.

He was genuinely alarmed.

After all, he was just an ordinary person!

Even with the advantage of foresight, Zhou Cheng could avoid some of the major crises.

But against Thanos's snap, it was really just down to luck.

Even if he did luckily end up in the fortunate fifty percent, there was still Eternals to deal with afterward.

Could Zhou Cheng stay calm?

The only consolation was that, like other transmigrators, Zhou Cheng also received a special ability.

Undoubtedly, it was the diary in front of him!

According to the information imprinted in his mind, Zhou Cheng was chosen by the supreme deity of the diary.

Yes, the supreme deity of the diary.

In Marvel's setting, gods aren't of much value.

Gods of dumplings, gods of carpentry, all sorts of peculiar gods are abundant.

The god of diaries exists as well.

However, the one who gave Zhou Cheng the diary was not the god of diaries from the Marvel world.

But a deity above the multiverse: the supreme deity of the diary.

Zhou Cheng couldn't recall the name, it seemed to be something like Stan Lee.

In any case, it was a formidable presence.

And this diary given to him would award him with gifts from the myriad worlds every time he wrote in it!

Now that Zhou Cheng finished his first diary entry, he was looking forward to the reward he would receive.

[First diary entry completed.]

[Congratulations to the diary owner, Zhou Cheng, for receiving the Newcomer's Gift Pack!]