The throne room of the Mengyu Star Palace has a high arc-shaped dome, which is decorated with tens of thousands of precious gems, turning the sunlight that shines in into little bits of bright light, making it even more noble when it falls on the throne.
The queen wearing a golden robe is different from other women of the Feather Clan. She has long and gorgeous feathers, which are softer and smoother than men's feathers, colorful and beautiful.
Some of the eyes were long and narrow like lizards, and the golden pupils were like gems embedded in the eye sockets. The vertical pupils turned slightly, and the Queen's slightly hoarse voice sounded: "Andovers, is this a trap? "
Standing in the center of the throne room is a male Feather Tribe. He is also wearing a noble robe. The feathers on his back are carefully groomed. His eyes are full of solemnity under his tall, spiked eyebrows.
"Your Majesty, I think Loki is not worthy of trust." The nobleman known as Andufus lowered his head and replied, and then he began to analyze:
"I even think that the interstellar expo held by Asgard is a large-scale trap. We cannot allow such cosmic terrorists to join the interstellar society, otherwise our prestige will be lost. We should expel Loki immediately and cooperate with Asgard Draw a clear line!”
But at this time, another female Feather Clan wearing light armor standing next to him said: "But if Asgard really intends to return to the interstellar society, then they must find a partner among the three empires. If the Shi'ar Empire rejects them, they will definitely go to the Kree Empire or the Skrull Empire, which will be very detrimental to us."
The queen standing in front of the throne sighed softly. She was also worried about this. If Asgard really cheated, she would not be afraid. The three empires had strong foundations. Even if they lost some people at the expo, it would be nothing.
But if Asgard really changes his gender, then the stable social situation of interstellar society will definitely be disrupted, and the Shi'ar Empire will not have an advantage.
The Queen's deep voice echoed in the throne room:
"Loki will come to us because he thinks that we are the weakest among the three empires. We need powerful allies like Asgard, and they also need our status and wealth."
"Compared to this, it is unwise to cooperate with the Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire. Whoever gains an overwhelming advantage between them will definitely provoke a war to retaliate against the other party. Only by cooperating with the Shi'ar Empire can such a situation be avoided. Condition."
"This is also an opportunity for the Shi'ar Empire." The Queen sighed softly and said: "The Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire rely on their powerful force to continuously harvest the economy of the Shi'ar Empire and lower interstellar civilizations, so They’ve been sucking our blood for years.”
The Queen raised her head slightly and looked out the window and said: "The ambitions of Asgard's new god-king and prince are far beyond that. Even the fourth empire is not their end. Our cooperation with them is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."
There was silence in the throne room. After a long time, the nobleman named Andovers stepped forward and wanted to give advice, but the queen took the lead and said:
"I decided to accept the olive branch offered by Asgard, but at the same time, the cunning Loki had to guard against it. Someone, go and ask Professor Thanos to come over. I want to talk to him alone."
The two Mengyu tribesmen standing in the center of the hall sighed helplessly. Although the Shi'a Empire was a constitutional monarchy on the surface, and the queen and the parliament existed at the same time, in fact, the queen was the head of the parliament, and no one could decide what she decided. Can't change.
Soon, the purple-skinned giant walked into the throne room, everyone withdrew, and the queen sat on the throne, lightly tapping the armrest of the throne with her fingers, and asked: "What do you mean to Loki to the Shi'ar Empire?" What do you think about extending an olive branch?”
"I think this is a friendly signal." Thanos replied, "It's just that the technical cooperation part is not very credible. No empire will hand over its core technology."
"Of course I know this, but I want to know, why do they single out this point? Even if they don't have the transmission technology of the Rainbow Bridge, do they also want to start other technical cooperation with the Shi'ar Empire?"
Thanos sighed lightly, but he looked up at the Queen and asked: "Before that, Her Majesty the Queen, I would like to ask you whether the dimension cutting and transporting technology developed by the Shi'ar Empire is really as rumored Has a breakthrough been made?”
The Queen frowned, and Thanos immediately explained: "Please forgive my presumption, I have absolutely no intention of prying into the Shi'ar Empire's technical secrets."
"I'm not a scientist, and I don't know anything about teleportation technology. But if the experiment is successful as the rumors say, then we have a huge bargaining chip, and we can ask Asgard to pay a greater price. "
The Queen was silent for a short while, and then said: "Even if I didn't say it, you should be able to guess that if there is any breakthrough, the situation will never be like this."
"Just a week ago, the Supreme Intelligence announced the Kree Empire's new interstellar policy. Their currency issuance this year has increased by 10%, and all of this has to be paid for by the Shi'ar Empire."
"Our strategic deterrence methods are not enough, and other civilizations in the new area under our jurisdiction have no confidence. Many business entities and even entire civilizations have fled. The people have not heard good news for too long. We urgently need a shot in the arm."
"In this case, we have to talk about cooperation with Asgard." Thanos understood what the queen meant. The message about new breakthroughs in technology was officially released to enhance public confidence.
Thanos heard the worry in the Queen's tone. Taking advantage of the Queen's slightly confused thoughts at this time, Thanos asked further: "So there is no progress at all in the dimension cutting technology?"
"Of course not." The Queen shook her head, as if she felt that Thanos could not understand too in-depth technical issues, but said concisely and concisely: "The experiment of dimension cutting technology has been successful for a long time. The problem is that the large portal cannot be cut. It can’t even be moved.”
The Queen turned her head to one side, and Thanos could hear the disappointment in her tone. The Queen continued: "All our technologies revolve around the Grand Portal. If there is no progress in the technology related to the Grand Portal, then everything will be lost." It’s all zero.”
"I don't think so." Thanos put forward a contrary argument. He said: "Asgard is the ruler of the nine kingdoms, which is equivalent to the royal family of the entire nine kingdoms."
"They want to return to the interstellar society. In addition to having a big fist, it is essential to strengthen their overall strength. However, there are almost no civilizations that can be used in the nine major countries. Except for Asgard, other places are like a wasteland."
"But I heard that the Atrium... is also the Earth..." The Queen frowned slightly, obviously having heard some legends.
"Maybe they have great potential, but it's too early." Thanos shook his head and said: "Except Asgard, the other civilizations in the nine kingdoms are too young. Asgard should also be having a headache. Strengthen them, that's their weakness and that's our leverage."
The Queen paused while tapping her fingertips. She rolled her eyes and looked at Thanos and said, "You mean, actually, the technical cooperation that Asgard wants to launch with us is not that high-end. They just Do you need some relatively low-end technologies to nurture other civilizations in the nine kingdoms?"
"Yes, I think this is Asgard's dilemma. After all, the Asgard can directly use divine power, but most of the other races in the nine kingdoms cannot. This means that other races cannot use it. Asgardian technology.”
"Asgard wants to strengthen them but there is nothing they can do. Even if they give them all the energy from the blueprints, they will not be able to drive the machines created by Asgard without using divine power."
"I think this is the reason why Loki suddenly visited the Shi'ar Empire. He cannot come to see you in an official capacity with great fanfare. If the Skrull Empire and the Kree Empire know their plight, they will definitely conduct technical The blockade prevents Asgard from obtaining similar technology through other channels."
"Then we..." the queen said immediately, but she quickly denied the idea in her mind. She said: "No, no, we can't block Asgard. We don't have that confidence."
"The new God-King has finally stopped being so irritable. In the past few years, the Shi'ar Empire's trade routes have been rarely peaceful. We hope this calm can continue."
"If he provokes Asgard, the God-King only needs to make a few rounds in our most prosperous trade center, and we are unable to repel him. If the security situation declines, the confidence of trading partners will definitely be greatly affected, and hot money will flee. It will be more serious."
"That's right, Her Majesty the Queen." Thanos nodded, then started pacing in the throne room, and said: "So, we should make a private deal with Asgard and come up with some less advanced ones that are suitable for The technology of civilization that has just entered the interstellar level is exchanged for some things that we lack."
"But you also said that they can't exchange the portal technology with us." The Queen's fingers began to tap the armrest again, obviously a little anxious, she said: "But other than that, what else can we ask for? Where’s the technology? Their starships?”
"In the past, the Shi'ar Empire has not picked up the wreckage of starships left by Odin's fleet, but their application technology of divine power is very mature. All the supporting facilities of the fleet serve the output of divine power. We do not have divine power, but we have to Forcibly applying it is not cost-effective at all, and even the dismantled parts cannot be integrated into our fleet."
Thanos shook his head and said, "Her Majesty, don't forget why you want the portal technology."
The Queen frowned, apparently not turning around for a moment, and Thanos immediately explained: "It is to strengthen the force and enhance people's confidence, so as to protect the country's economic system from being harvested."
The Queen nodded, obviously agreeing with Thanos' statement, and Thanos then analyzed: "In that case, why don't we directly strengthen our force?"
The Queen was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened her eyes. She looked into Thanos's eyes and said, "What do you mean..."
"We directly hire Asgard's fleet and let those warriors who are keen on fighting escort our caravan."
"It would be best if they send a few good men to escort the Shi'ar Empire's merchant ships on the trade routes at the edge of the ring star area where the Kree Empire's cruise fleets often hang out."
"Of course, those bad-tempered Asa clan will not accept the interrogation of cruise fleets from other countries like the civilized people of the Shi'ar Empire."
"What's more important is that if the Kree Empire's cruise fleet happens to be beaten up by the Aesir Protoss, and a pair of reporters happen to sail by, they happen to take pictures of the Kree Empire's ferocious exploits of Shi'ar Empire merchants, and they happen to record it. The scene where the mercenaries we invited won a great victory happened to be reported extensively in the new district of the capital of the Shi'ar Empire..."
The queen's eyes widened. She swallowed softly, stretched out a hand to smooth the feathers on her temples, opened her mouth, and said hesitantly: "But if the cruise fleet is attacked, The Kree Empire will not let it go easily..."
"The man was beaten by the Asa Protoss. What does it have to do with us?"
"But they are hired by us!"
"Then we don't have to pay!"
Thanos said confidently: "If we don't pay, the employment relationship will not be established."
"Then how do we make them..."
"What does Asgard have to do with our technical cooperation with other independent civilizations in the nine kingdoms? The Asgard just draw their swords to help when encountering difficulties. They are always willing to help others."
"What if the Kree Empire goes to find trouble in Asgard?"
"The man was beaten by the Asa Protoss, more likely by the God King."
"What if the Kree Empire comes to cause trouble for us?"
"The man was beaten by the Asa Protoss. What does it have to do with us?"
"Then what if they are unreasonable?"
"The man was beaten by the Asa Protoss."
The queen covered her eyes, and then she said: "Then if they deliberately intercepted our merchants elsewhere... well, you don't need to say anything, I know, the Asa protoss beat them."
(End of chapter)
