[Late June 2008: S.H.I.E.L.D. was pissed about your "I am Iron Man" public announcement. You couldn't care less. Tony Stark, however, was salty about it, saying you were shameless but also pretty damn cool.]

  [July 2008: Tony went to Afghanistan to sell some weapons. Thanks to your prior arrangements, John Wick helped him escape danger. Stark returned to the States safely and thanked you profusely.]

  [August 2008: Your company, Pineapple Corp., expanded into the energy sector. Graphene batteries were now powering electric vehicles.]

  [September 2008: Congress came knocking, demanding you hand over the Iron Man suit, claiming that individuals shouldn't possess weapons of mass destruction. You flatly refused. Surprisingly, during the hearing, Stark, the biggest weapons manufacturer in the U.S., testified on your behalf, claiming that your Iron Man suit was not a weapon but a high-tech prosthetic. That guy was alright; lying through his teeth for you. You decided to forgive him, for now.]

  [October 2008: Your friendship with Tony deepened. As a token of your manly bond, you planned to gift him an Iron Man suit. Stark, playing hard to get, claimed he never accepted gifts from men, but he took it anyway. This month also brought an unexpected surprise: your research on graphene earned you a nomination for the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physics, and you actually won.]

  [November 2008: After winning the Nobel Prize, your legend grew. Pineapple Corp.'s stock prices soared, influenced by your rising fame.]

  [December 2008: At the Nobel Prize ceremony in Stockholm, you met Dr. Erik Selvig, a physicist and astronomer, and his student Jane Foster. Selvig had also been nominated for the Nobel Prize and was there as a guest. It was love at first sight, followed by a night of passion.]

  [January 2009 - March 2009: Stark helped you upgrade the Iron Man suit twice, improving its firepower, speed, and endurance. He didn't seem interested in being a superhero himself; he just wanted to prove he was a better researcher than you. In his mind, that time was better spent chasing supermodels.]

  [April 2009 - March 2010: Two more Iron Man suit upgrades were completed during this period. One night, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury invited you to join the Avengers Initiative. Why did it have to be called the Avengers? Why not the Pineapple Alliance? Fury's face turned green at your question.]

  [April 2010: Just like in the original timeline, a hammer fell from the sky, landing in New Mexico. Though you weren't paying much attention, you got the gist of it through Black Widow. After a fierce battle, Thor reclaimed his hammer and defeated the Destroyer, but he didn't get the girl. Jane was in New York, on vacation with you.]

  [July 2010: The Hulk and the Abomination had a showdown in downtown New York. Of course, you were there. Thanks to your careful planning and coordination, the battle caused minimal damage and no casualties. Your reputation skyrocketed. Sometimes, late at night, you wondered if a real crisis hit New York, and a nuke was launched, would you do what Stark did in the movies? Sacrifice yourself, carrying the nuke into the wormhole? You probably wouldn't.]

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  [September 2010: Nick Fury once again invited you to join the future Avengers. After careful consideration, you agreed. The offer was simply too good to pass up.]

  [November 2010: With your help, Captain America was recovered from the North Atlantic ice ahead of schedule and brought to New York. Knowing the original plot, you warned Fury not to mess with the Tesseract to avoid the Battle of New York. He agreed.]

  [March 2011: The unexpected happened: Foster was pregnant with your child. What a shocker. Though you weren't planning on getting married anytime soon, you were thrilled. After some discussion, you decided to keep the baby. (Happiness +2)]

  [January 2012: You had your first child. Holding this tiny life, you felt a new connection to this world. (Happiness +2)]

  [June 2012: Everything was going smoothly, both in your personal life and your career. However, you discovered that Fury had broken his promise. He was still conducting Tesseract experiments in the underground base, hoping to harness its power for limitless energy and create weapons of mass destruction. In mid-June, Loki appeared at the base, stole the Tesseract, and brainwashed Hawkeye. Then, at Fury's suggestion, the original Avengers were assembled. The initial roster was you, Captain America, Black Widow, Thor, the Hulk, and Hawkeye. Despite your displeasure, you joined.]

  [July 2012: Despite your best efforts, you failed to stop Loki's scheme. He used the Tesseract to open a portal above New York, unleashing hordes of Chitauri invaders. You and your comrades fought with everything you had but couldn't hold them back. Minutes later, when the Security Council launched a nuke, you hesitated for less than a second before making your choice.]

  [Years later, everyone who was there still remembered it clearly. In the face of certain doom, a silver Iron Man suit soared into the sky, carrying the nuclear warhead, and flew straight into the wormhole without hesitation. Someone had to make the sacrifice. Why not you? The worst that could happen was starting over.]

  Summary: Your life was truly legendary, not just in science, but also in business. Some say the song of humanity is the song of courage. In the eyes of many, in that moment, you were the very embodiment of justice and bravery.

  Notably, after your death, influenced by your actions, Stark chose to inherit your Iron Man legacy, becoming the second Iron Man and joining the Avengers.

  In this timeline, many years later, when Stark snapped his fingers, sacrificing himself to save humanity, it was likely, in no small part, due to the impact you had on him, having replaced Yinsen.

  Evaluation: B+, World Exploration: 56.8%. Because your exploration exceeded 40%, you earned 3 Transmigration Coins. Due to your significant impact on the world's scientific development, you received an additional 4 Transmigration Coins. Keep up the good work!

  [Simulation ended. Please make your choice as soon as possible.]

  [One: Randomly acquire three skills or specialties obtained during your crossover.]

  [Two: Randomly draw three items obtained during your crossover. Note: The Iron Man suit does not currently have an Arc Reactor. The Arc Reactor is a unique item from the "War of Infinity" world and must be drawn separately from the "War of Infinity" prize pool.]

  Julian Thorne: ...

  Although he didn't want to admit it, if it were him, he probably wouldn't have chosen self-sacrifice.

  As for why his simulated self made that choice? Maybe it was because of friendship, maybe family, or maybe just a momentary impulse.

  But doing so wasn't a loss. There was nothing to regret.

  As for the choice...

  Choosing two would likely result in getting the Iron Man suit, but without a power source, it was useless. Without hesitation, Julian chose one.