The key to the Solar System's construction plan lies in the sun, and the challenges are also in the sun.
This vigorous and passionate star, its endless radiance illuminates all the planets in the solar system, and it also nurtures the Earth and the human civilization on it.
However, to develop the Solar System, the sun's light becomes an insurmountable difficulty. On the planets closest to the sun, the intense heat is a significant challenge for human material science.
So far, almost all facilities at the Mercury Base are located underground at the poles. After obtaining molten steel, some facilities have been moved above ground. Some crucial parts still rely on the Grand Mages to manually enchant to withstand high temperatures.
The development of materials science cannot be achieved overnight. If you want a solid foundation, you cannot rush, otherwise, you might fall into the predicament of the Sulfur Dwarfs.
So, even for a genius like Stark, who wants speed and quality, it's quite a headache. Now seeing the Dark Elves' environmental force field that completely blocks sunlight, his eyes are gleaming.
The cameras that Stark had set up around Earth had temperature sensors. The readings on the sensors clearly informed him that the Dark Elves' environmental force field not only blocked light but also blocked heat.
Even the Grand Mages of Kamar-Taj don't have this technology. After all, it isn't overly hot in the Himalayas, so there's no need to make a light shield to lower their temperature. Furthermore, if they were to start researching from scratch, it would probably take decades.
However, the Dark Elves have mastered this skill for their mobility. Not only is the light in the environmental force field controllable, but even the temperature is precisely controllable.
Speaking loudly into the communicator, Stark said, "Capture them alive! We need this technology!"
"Who is that standing at the bow of the ship? The one with black skin and long hair…"
Strange was slightly confused by Stark's sudden excitement, but after listening to Stark's explanation, he also thought it made sense. So, he said to the mages who had already rushed over:
"Don't get too excited! Leave some alive! Especially the one standing on the first ship, who is that? Capture him alive!"
The Mage King, who was already close to the ship, recognized the flashy Dark Elf standing at the bow of the ship at first sight, he shouted:
"Malekith!!!"
Malekith turned his head and looked at him, seeing Wang and the mages behind him, he snorted disdainfully and said, "Kamar-Taj? Where's your boss, the Ancient One? Only you few left?!"
After shouting the name, the Mage King followed with an even deafening latter half: "...Dodge quickly!!!!!!!!"
"Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!"
A few giant flashes of knife light shattered the bow of the ship, and the helpless Malekith standing at the bow screamed, blood spraying from his chest.
Wang and the mages flew hurriedly towards that direction, stretching their hand while shouting, "No! Shiller! Hold back, we need to capture them alive!!"
At this time, Strange who had just arrived in the battlefield said into the communicator, "Tony, there might be... a minor issue with your Mercury light shield."
"I see." Stark said, feeling a headache," Hurry up and stop Shiller. He can chop at those ships. We just need the light shield technology. For now, we can study the Zitari and Kree ships..."
Strange could only fly over helplessly, trying to stop Moonlight Shiller, who may cut anything he sees.
Sitting in the control room, Stark was pondering. After thinking for a while, he got Loki on the phone, who was currently standing on a planet at the edge of the Dark kingdom.
She was not in a hurry, according to her estimate, if the Dark Elves launched a full-scale attack, based on the human's combat power in Earth's sky, it would last at least two or three days.
After all, this was not the minor nuisance from a few Zitari or a Kree battleships. It was an entire fleet of 28 battleships, as well as the elite wizard squad led by Malekith himself.
The Grand Mages are indeed powerful, but they are too few. Even with the help of superheroes, they might not be able to cope. In the end, countries on Earth would definitely have to contribute, which would achieve the effect of training troops.
Loki actively asked when Stark's call came in, "How is it? This should be enough, right?"
"While the Dark Elves' combat power may not rank high among the Nine Major Kingdoms, they are still quite powerful to humans."
Stark watched as the endless knife light burst into the crowd on the monitor, with the mages all chasing behind shouting, "Hurry up and stop him! Stop Shiller! Keep some of the Dark Elfs' fire, or else no one will know the technology!!"
Stark opened his mouth, unsure of how to describe the current scene to Loki. He asked, "... do you know the opposite of evenly matched?"
Just when Loki had a bad feeling and hurriedly opened the Magic Eye, Strange had already taken out his phone, somewhat frustrated, saying:
"Master Ancient One! Get back here, there's a madman we can't stop. Come and move him away!"
A beam of golden light descended from the deep sky with a bell-like tremor echoing throughout the cosmos. In an instant, space and time solidified together, and the Ancient One in a yellow robe descended from the beam of light saying:
"Everyone stop!"
The Ancient One looked around, she wasn't clear about the situation and thought the Dark Elves were invading Earth, so she said routinely: "People around Earth, stay away. Malekith, roll back to your territory!... Malekith? Malekith?!"
The Ancient One paused, her gaze falling on Malekith, who was lying on the deck covered in blood. Shiller, with the umbrella knife in his hand, stood in front of him with one foot on Malekith's chest, and umbrella knife high, flashing under light.
"Bang!"
The umbrella knife was blocked, and The Ancient One appeared in front of Shiller. She raised one hand and the mysterious array in front of her hand formed a shield.
The Ancient One squinted at Shiller, feeling a bit perplexed. In her mind, Shiller was still a psychologist at S.H.I.E.L.D., and a financial advisor at The Sanctum. At worst, he was a civilian strategist. How did he suddenly take the field himself?
Suddenly, she noticed that the power emanating from Shiller seemed familiar. The Ancient One frowned and shouted, "Moon God Khonsu, you've broken the rules!"
From The Ancient One's perspective, it was definitely another case of a Cosmic Sorcerer controlling believers to invade Earth. She had dealt with this too many times.
Without waiting for Khonsu to reply, The Ancient One turned her hands and slapped Shiller's chest.
Silently, the gigantic apparition of Khonsu was forced out of Shiller's body. Immediately, she raised her hand and a shield made from a magic array enveloped Shiller to ensure he wouldn't die in the vacuum due to loss of supernatural powers.
The recently expelled Khonsu revealed a very human-like expression of fear, although not because of The Ancient One.
Shiller slowly floated up, surrounded by thick gray mist. Then, the mist became denser and denser, spreading to engulf the entire Dark Kingdom.
Weapons penetrated everywhere, and amongst the silence and terrifying atmosphere, the dark elves fell one by one.
Instantly, the mist shrank, forming tentacles that rapidly unfurled like flower buds, sweeping over every battleship. Amid the flight of countless fragments, misty tendrils inserted themselves into each energy node.
When a slight tremor had just been felt, the entire Dark Kingdom shattered like a bubble.
With one powerful move, Shiller wiped the area around Earth clean. The first to react was Khonsu, who had just left Shiller's body.
He returned to Shiller's body at a cafeteria-like speed, and then held up the moon-light Shiller from behind with both hands, saying,
"Stop, stop! Don't fight anymore; The Ancient One is coming to beat you!"
Moonlight Shiller was struggling with waving arms and clouds of grey mist around him. He tried to pull his arms out of Khonsu's grip while Khonsu was trying to suppress the mist.
Meanwhile, Ye Meng Jia De, perched at the top of the tower, swished his tail and said, "As expected of my Pope, kill them all!"
"Stop making trouble, come and help!"
At this time, in the real world, Strange managed to fly up to The Ancient One's side. He said, "No! Stop Malekith, not Shiller. Don't let Shiller kill Malekith. Where is Malekith?"
The Ancient One looked down, and indeed, Malekith was still alive. Because The Ancient One's shield was sturdy and unaffected by the mist, and because she was close to Malekith, her shield also protected him, so he was spared.
Strange heaved a sigh of relief. As he looked at the battlefield again, almost nothing was left there.
All the things had been swallowed by the grey mist. Except for the still suppressed lights that marked the once grand entrance of the dark elves, nothing else remained.
Strange, Stark in the control room, and Loki watching the magic screen, all heaved a simultaneous sigh.
Loki spoke first to Stark, "I don't know whether to say that human civilization is too lucky, or too unfortunate...."
Stark rubbed his temples, watching as Strange tidied up Malekith and the remains of the Dark Elf fleet.
He sighed and said to Loki,
"Now that things have come to this point, everyone's here. If Asgard has any enemies in the cosmos, just bring them here. It's faster than Rainbow Bridge."
Loki also realized the problem, but as an observer, he saw more clearly than Stark. He said, "Or how about this, you guys can tell what kind of technology you lack. I'll see if there is any corresponding civilization in cosmos, and get them to dispatch a fleet to you, that could solve everything."
Just as Stark was about to respond, a phone call came in. After he answered, he found that it was Shiller. Shiller said to Stark with an eerie tone, "We can settle our scores later. Right now I have a plan..."
"What do you want to do?" Inquired Stark.
"A counter-offensive on Asgard isn't attractive enough, and the people who will come are either making a deal with Loki, wishing to borrow his power, or they have a grudge against Asgard themselves, and none of them are capable of fighting."
"We might as well spread the rumor that there are very precious treasures within the nine major kingdoms and invite all experts to besiege Asgard, overthrow Odin's cruel rule, and the one who is capable will possess the treasures."
"We will also block all the other necessary routes between dimensions, leaving only the route from Earth to Asgard. In this way, Earth becomes a trap."
"Of course, calling it a trap sounds too harsh, let's call it a cosmic toll station."
"If they pay, the barrier rises. If they don't pay, raise it several more times, then chop them down."