Chapter 315: Anti-Skrull Infiltration Plan
"Normally, we like to eat sweets, but I don't like anything too sweet. For example, I personally like toast, especially freshly baked..." Talos seemed to be introducing himself.
"So, are we just sitting here watching science programs? Isn't it time to start our combat meeting?" Barton suddenly said.
As agents, he and Natasha understood the trouble this ability could cause. In his opinion, they should act as soon as possible.
In their eyes, there are no moderates or extremists. Such dangerous aliens should all be supervised - unfortunately, their bosses don't seem to think so.
Harry smiled and said, "The battle has begun - aren't you curious whether the people around you have been replaced?"
"Actually, I was just thinking about this question: Are you an alien? After all, this is the home of the Osborn Group." Natasha put a hand behind her back, wondering what kind of trick she was doing.
Obviously, if the Harry in front of them was a Skrull pretending to be him, it meant that the entire Osborn Group might be under their control.
But here, it is almost impossible for the Avengers to escape: Tony is vulnerable without his armor, Natasha and Barton are only much stronger than ordinary people, and Steve is a super soldier. On paper, the soldiers of the Osborn Group could easily surround them.
Even the most powerful Hulk, the Osborn Group has a monster that can compete with him - the Abomination.
It has to be said that superheroes are still very alert, but if they don't point out the existence of the Skrulls themselves, they really can't fight against the Skrulls. These guys are good at secret invasion.
Even in the comics, the plot in which the first Skrull was discovered seemed like mercy on the part of the screenwriter: a Skrull died inexplicably while pretending to be a superhero, and then Tony discovered them.
"So, are you the fake Harry Osborn? Tell us you're not." Tony was a little confused after hearing this.
But Harry didn't speak, just looked at Barton and Natasha - they really didn't know anything about the Skrulls. If they knew, they should understand that they were the most likely targets of the Skrulls.
After all, the Skrulls were working under Nick, and they were both there, and the Skrulls were working in the dark, and they were working in the open.
"I'm not - but it's great that you realize they might be targeting me, but have you ever thought that your 'Avenger' status is also something that can be easily exploited?"
Everyone was stunned for a moment, their brains working at high speed: Harry was right, the Avengers are also the opponent's target group!
And they know best that they have not been replaced, so if they want to replace them, how should they start? It's not easy to approach them directly.
Of course, we start from the bottom of the same system and get closer step by step...
For example, Tony, ordinary people will certainly not be able to contact him alone. If you want to contact him, you must start from the grassroots level, look for the weaknesses of the system layer by layer, and then gradually obtain the genes of higher-powered Stark Industries employees, and then approach him...
But no matter how close it is, in the end, there will definitely be two people left behind: Pepper Potts, the current CEO of Stark Industries, and Happy Hogan, the head of security!
"I have to go back..." Tony no longer cares about talking about this at this time, he wants to go back!
And if Harry stopped him, it goes without saying that there must be something wrong with the person standing in front of him now!
But Harry had already thought of these things, and the next moment, Tony's communicator rang, it was Happy calling.
"Tony, a team of Osborn security guards came to us just now, saying that they need to protect us under special circumstances. What's going on?"
Happy's tone was a little angry, he thought Tony didn't trust him.
Boom!
Happy's exclamation came from the other side of the phone, which made Tony tighten his fists--
On the other side, Happy originally made an appointment with a Stark employee to discuss security issues in foreign industrial parks, but the meeting was interrupted by this group of security guards.
Before he could ask about the situation, gunshots were heard from the toilet.
When he saw clearly what happened in the toilet, he was also shocked: there was a green-skinned alien lying on the ground, with green blood flowing from the big hole in his chest...
The synthetic man who took action put away his weapon and reported: "A Skrull was found near Happy Hogan. The other party's attempt to mimic failed and the target has been killed."
The entire process of killing the Skrull was transmitted to the server by his visual imager and was also broadcast to the Avengers by Harry.
The synthetic man acted very realistically. He washed his hands when he came out of the toilet, but was grabbed by the man next to him.
Then, the Skrull revealed his true face with a confused face and was shot before he could react.
"Synths can't be mimicked - I don't need to explain the principle of it, right? And Barton, your wife has been renting equipment from a nearby agricultural machinery dealer. It seems that he has been replaced for a long time."
Tony and Banner understand the principle part, but the rest of the people don't understand it, but to be honest, they don't need to understand it.
In addition to Barton, Banner's little girlfriend and General Ross's daughter are also targets of the Skrulls. These aliens like to contact the families of these big shots. Most of them have no real power and their status is not sensitive, but they can contact people like Ross or Banner.
"...Favorable proof, okay, what else do we need to do?" Tony said doubtfully.
"If you want, you can wear uniforms and walk on the streets to give the people some confidence." As he said that, Harry glanced at Steve. He was familiar with this job.
This was what he was doing before he secretly went to the battlefield.
"Wait a minute, the person replaced by the Skrulls must be alive to maintain the disguise. If we kill the opponent directly, don't they need to ensure the safety of the replaced person?" Steve questioned.
"Yes - so the replaced farm machinery owner was found lying in his home's warehouse for several weeks. The Skrulls could only use local materials to hide the hostages, so it was easy to find."
"The Bellweather prediction algorithm?" Tony took over, "The prediction algorithm prevents these Skrulls from using fake identities to make too abnormal actions, which prevents them from transferring the replaced objects, otherwise they will be discovered."
Harry nodded.
Transporting living people is very troublesome. The huge network connected by ctOS will monitor and predict each person's behavior and habits, so that if any of them disappears from the place where they should exist for too long, or their behavior occurs in a short period of time, huge deviations will alert the system.
The monitoring system will not care about what you do at home, but if the monitoring system finds that you have been staying at home silently for several weeks and even your social habits have changed, there will be a problem. The rescue team will contact them first to understand the situation.
And if a group of people is found to disappear from the monitoring system frequently and the collective habits change, this will be very problematic - even if no Skrulls come, this is abnormal behavior.
And as these Skrulls are killed and the change data after they are replaced is obtained, Bellweather's prediction accuracy will further increase. It will become increasingly difficult for the Skrulls to replace someone with their own talents. Disaster.
The first Skrulls have been discovered and time is running out for them.
Just like the best tool for solving crimes is surveillance, the best tool against them is Bellweather and super surveillance systems like A.
This social security system is their natural enemy, but the most destructive thing to this system is not these Skrull spies, but these superheroes, or their identities.
This was why Harry called them here.
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Chapter 316: The Persistent Steve
"So you want us to completely trust your method and hide here?"
Sure enough, Steve's natural distrust of the government showed up again, but Harry didn't blame him. After all, any veteran from World War II would feel like he was dreaming when he saw the current situation of the world - no matter which camp he belonged to.
It's just that the world now is very different from the world even a year ago. Society is undergoing drastic changes. This is something he cannot detect, and it is also what Harry wants him to see.
"No, like I said, you can go out and do some laps in your combat uniform to boost people's confidence."
But this means asking them to do nothing, which is almost the same as sitting here.
Captain America does not believe in the American government, and this extends to his distrust of all official forces. Even if Harry assured him and showed that he had a way to deal with the Skrulls, he felt that if he just let go, the officials would definitely try something underhanded.
But he hasn't discovered it yet.
When Steve saw this, he said: "But we won't sit still and wait for death--"
Seeing that Steve was still wary of the entire system, Harry thought this was an opportunity: to strengthen the Avengers' trust in the Earth Alliance government that was about to be established.
Captain America is the spiritual leader of the Avengers and the spiritual leader of many people. It is not safe for him to always be at odds with himself.
But you still have to start with the talk.
Harry closed the door to the room directly.
"Steve, look, you may think that citizens have a natural right to hold guns, so that they can better protect themselves, but you know, there are also places where citizens have voluntarily given up holding guns."
"That's why we shouldn't just sit back and fight for those who can't fight - you're going to stop me?"
"I'm not going to stop you, but I have something to tell you: If we put criminals, citizens, and police officers into a system, tell me, what's the impact of having a gun?"
Steve said without hesitation: "Citizens will have the ability to resist criminals and unfair law enforcement."
"Indeed, but in fact, in the United States four years ago, due to the impact of the financial crisis and the attack on New York, the shooting rate increased sharply, a large number of citizens became criminals, and the police had to remain 100% vigilant to everyone for their own safety. This has also led to more violent law enforcement. In this way, citizens increasingly distrust the police, and the same goes for the police.
But citizens are supposed to side with police officers - so let's look at their 'enemies'. In the above scenario, citizens turn into criminals, and police officers need to distract themselves from the people... What do you think they should do? manage?"
"Prisoner's Dilemma." Tony flashed his presence.
Steve glanced at Tony: Aren't you supposed to be with me?
"...Citizens and police officers should come together and unite to defeat criminals."
Harry snapped his fingers: "Yes, the police and the public trust each other. After the firearms are collected, the police will not shoot just because they cannot see the opponent's hands. In daily law enforcement, there is no need to have guns ready at all times, so more energy can be spent on focusing on fighting crime.
Only then can the people live a better life, the economy may be better, and some helpless criminals may not be born.
But you see, trust is the scarcest thing in this system."
"You want me to trust you."
"That's right." Harry opened the closed door.
As the door opened, some of the tension in the room was relieved, and the rest thought they were going to fight.
"But I don't deny your statement. There are indeed some police officers who need supervision. But these days, at least within Osborne, no one would think of playing a role like a 'dirty cop'. Of course, I also welcome public supervision."
Bellweather and the ctOS system are both open to the whole society. Although no one asked Harry, he did not deprive ordinary people of their right to know.
Harry made a gesture of invitation to Steve.
Steve cast a meaningful look: "To be honest, I prefer to believe you."
"But he is just an old antique. But I think my battlefield should be here - you probably haven't really figured out how to identify the Skrulls yet, right? I can help you." Tony patted Harry on the shoulder.
Seeing this, Banner also scratched his head: "There should be no need for Hulk to appear."
Steve was hesitant to speak, and finally shook his head helplessly. These two people did have the best effect here.
"As always, A will access the communication channel. You don't want to find dozens of Skrulls all over the world, do you?" Harry threw a small box to Captain America, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. This is a nano-deformable headset.
In addition to providing communication, it can also detect the user's physical signs in real time to prevent Skrulls from impersonating them.
"Okay, Avengers, let's start taking action." Harry waved towards Steve.
After sending Steve and everyone away, Tony said: "You seem to be talking about our superiors. I am very unhappy."
"Is it important?"
With almost no pause, Tony answered the question immediately:
"Important."
But he immediately added, "But it's quite interesting to see you fighting that old antique."
It's important, but he doesn't care - Tony is a good person, and he really enjoys having friends.
Harry smiled: "Okay, the bodies of the Skrulls are already on the way. Let's see what is special about these alien visitors."
With that said, the drone pushed the Skrull's body into the room, followed by Dr. Connors - he was also very interested in this alien creature.
.....
The situation in the outside world is indeed different from what Steve thought: people did not fall into panic, and the Skrulls who he regarded as dangerous became people's talk after dinner.
But in his heart, he always believed that the Skrulls must be defeated by... "together". Although he didn't know what specific method to use to deal with it - but now this seems good?
"Captain, what should we do?" Hawkeye asked.
To be honest, he was confused.
Because he felt that there was nothing wrong with Harry's plan, and that system was very useful - especially after he called his wife and children, who were almost locked in a dark room.
But a phone call is still a phone call, and he really wants to go home now.
Seeing this, Steve was at a loss. He said: "If you are worried about Barbara, we can go back together to see their situation."
"Wait a minute...Captain, it seems like he's coming to life." Natasha said suddenly.
"Attention all units: Tony Stark appears at the door of Avengers Tower. The target is confirmed to be a Skrull. He is allowed to be killed directly without registration."
Everyone looked at each other - come to life.
But the next moment, they received a communication request from another person: Nick Fury.
"Steve, Natasha, I want you to perform a special mission now..."
Fury's voice was solemn, and the situation sounded serious.
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Chapter 317: Phone Calls and Anti-Skrull Tips
It had been less than three hours since the group came out of Osborne's Fortress, and Tony must still be studying the alien's corpse.
So there is no doubt that the man in the middle of the street now is definitely not Tony Stark himself; he is 92% likely a Skrull.
The synthetic police officers have begun to surround the street secretly, and the public is also spreading out under the guidance of ctOS. Once the opponent is as far away from the public sight as possible, the bullet will pass through his body as expected.
Steve can see all this; he has been on the channel - if you think about it carefully, Osborne has indeed arranged it well, even if he wants to pick on the shortcomings of "the action is too radical and cannot take care of ordinary people." Not coming out.
However, Fury's emergency communication left him confused:
"Save Tony Stark who is in the middle of New York City. The Osborn Group is lying!"
The headset Harry gave him also came with a holographic screen, and now the anti-Skrull tips projected by the headset were dazzling in his field of vision:
"When you find the same person appearing in two different places, please seek help from the nearby police station immediately and do not have contact with the other person.
If you see a synthetic police officer engaging in law enforcement action against one of these individuals, please leave immediately and trust the law enforcement officers' choices.
But if someone close to you tells you to believe in one side, don't believe him - there is currently no way for civilians to distinguish between Skrulls and ordinary people, and his judgment is not reliable; in contrast, his purpose may not be pure."
These tips are easy to understand. Steve is not a fool, but he doesn't understand what Fury wants to say.
"What are you talking about? I just met Tony; he is in the Osborne Group."
"There are no Skrulls at all! Harry Osborn wants to replace Tony with a synthetic man. He wants to secretly control the entire world!" Fury's tone was urgent during the phone call.
These words undoubtedly hit Steve hard - in other words, is the Tony Stark of the Osborn Group fake? Replace Tony with a synth?
He needs an explanation - what's going on!
"Don't contact Harry Osborn! I'm using a secret method to contact you. The only way to avoid their detection - you must save Tony! Once discovered by them, you will also be in danger, and they will target you!
Where is Banner? He wasn't with you? That's right, Harry Osborn can't make a Hulk!
Are Natasha and Barton with you? Rescue Tony and then cover him to the secret base. You are the last hope to protect the world!"
Steve stopped what he was doing, and his brain was running at high speed - but he didn't know who to believe!
Steve felt bored and panicked, and then he glanced at another suggestion on the screen:
"The person in Skrull disguise may very well ask you to trust his advice and reach some 'secret base,' but don't believe it if you don't want to disappear.
If you encounter the above situation, please contact the nearest synthetic police officer immediately. They are mankind's most loyal partners and the nemesis of the Skrulls."
Suggestions appeared in his mind one after another. Fury's words and the Osborne Group's tips made his chest feel like a huge stone was weighing on him, and even now, he still did not turn off the device in his ear.
In his eyes, the siege operation is about to be completed, and "Tony Stark" will soon be killed by the synths.
If according to Nick Fury, once Tony is killed, they will lose Tony forever, and may even lose their last hope of victory.
And if according to Osborn's statement, the Skrulls will definitely trick him, let him be replaced or use him to collapse the trust system of this society - he is Captain America, he must make the right choice!
Is the Osborne Group lying to him? Is Fury real or fake? Who should he trust?
The Super Soldier Serum gave him strong physical strength and an extraordinary brain, but these could not help him get out of this quagmire -
Do the Skrulls even exist? Who should he believe?
...
Osborn Group, Alien Biology Research Laboratory, looking at the Skrull corpses that had been torn into pieces, Tony couldn't help but frowned.
Gulp..
It's not that he rejects this approach, he just feels that Dr. Connors's research methods are a bit too crude...
However, the other party's method of dealing with aliens really opened his eyes. It seems that the Osborne Group has indeed come into contact with many aliens - more than him.
While observing the cell structure of the Skrulls, Tony suddenly received a message from Jarvis:
"Sir, it seems that someone has transformed into you and is entering Avengers Tower."
"Becoming me? Isn't this looking for death?" Tony was stunned for a moment.
He is here in person, and Harry knows it, which means that the entire Osborn Group knows it, and the entire synthetic police force knows it. Isn't this looking for death?
"It is indeed an act of seeking death, but to a certain extent, it is also a very clever strategy." Harry thought for a while and said.
"By the way, why do you have to kill these Skrulls? Aren't they alive also good research materials?"
Harry shrugged: "There is really no need to kill them, as long as conditions permit. The first command is actually to stun them."
As for why all the Skrulls who have appeared so far have been killed directly? Of course the conditions don't allow it.
"Information is really an important thing." Harry suddenly sighed.
Insufficient information combined with mistrust or the lack of trust can eventually turn into a feeling of maddening fear.
Seeing Harry suddenly sighing, Tony threw a data block over: "What are you thinking about?"
"Just thinking of something, why don't you suspect that there are no Skrulls?"
Harry's sudden question made Tony stunned. He pointed to the corpse on the research table and said, "Aren't they right here?"
"Then why don't you suspect that maybe they don't want to sneak into Earth, and you are persecuting them?"
"Ah? Why do you want to persecute them?"
"Maybe it's for some evil plan? Like coercing them to replace important executives for me, do things for me, and then secretly control the world."
Tony thought for a while and said: "That makes sense. If I think about it further, I have to wonder if these Skrulls are new variants of synthetic humans - if I continue to doubt this, I can stand here and think about it until the next Pepper's birthday."
While operating the holographic console, Tony continued: "Also: the Skrulls may be the ancestors of the Earthlings, but these guys were expelled. They just want to return to Earth. One can also add one who was once massacred by the Freemasons...
Gosh, I just thought of hundreds of conspiracy theories. Maybe I should switch careers and become an online writer - and by the way, I haven't met an Eskimo yet, and they probably don't exist."
Compared with the vast world, the information people can directly obtain is actually very limited, and many things are invisible.
Without enough information, the world can become very scary. Even the smartest brain can only idle when there is insufficient information.
Harry smiled - believed or doubted? This is an unanswerable question.
Because on the other hand, for ordinary people, throwing themselves into the ocean of trust can indeed make them feel at ease, but they may also fall into another information cocoon.
So Steve doesn't trust himself and can only say that this is his habit and choice as Captain America, but him always being like this is no less than a time bomb for Harry, and he doesn't want to fight a civil war.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Harry hopes that he can get used to trusting himself instead of Nick Fury, a guy who hides many secrets and often plays them off.
Facing the Skrulls, fortunately, he deceived himself. His psychic powers allowed him to distinguish between true and false. But then again, could his deception be a conspiracy?
Thinking of this, more and more suspicions emerged, and Harry felt like he was going crazy - it was obviously just a joke, but he got caught in it.
The primary goal now is to deal with the Skrulls.
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Chapter 318: Embarkation
Are the Skrulls difficult to deal with? It wasn't difficult, actually. It turned out that Harry had exaggerated their abilities.
Of course, it is also possible that this group of Skrulls has been weakened and are not as powerful as in the comics but can still copy abilities.
The Skrull's cells will quickly strip genes from the imitator's cells and then use these genes to copy cells and proteins, completely mimicking the imitated person.
After a long period of research and comparison, they finally discovered that the cells produced by the Skrull mimics had abnormally short telomeres.
Although it is said to be much shorter, it is also difficult to identify compared to normal telomeres. However, when black water comes into contact with these "pseudogenes," the telomeres that are too short cannot remain stable and will therefore disintegrate.
Mimicry will quickly consume the potential of cells, causing the length of telomeres to shorten rapidly. The cells produced under the influence of their special cells only have extremely short telomeres. This length difference is difficult to identify.
Therefore, Skrull talents need to constantly replenish genes to maintain their disguise.
After understanding this, Harry probably guessed how Mr. Fantastic made the Skrulls reveal their original form in the comics. If a device could be created that would release telomere-wearing rays after being fired, these Skrulls would show their original shapes.
And the most bizarre change happened to Reed - that guy could change his body at will, and he simply couldn't understand these things anymore.
So "intelligence" is really a metaphysical thing here in MCU... The Kree have been beating the Skrulls for hundreds of years, but they haven't found a way to identify them. In the comics, Reed picked it up casually.
Now Harry does not have such conditions. It is not difficult to make a weapon that targets telomeres, but it is obvious that it is also powerful for the people on Earth and cannot distinguish between friend and foe.
Harry secretly complained in his mind: Do the comic book writers dare to write about Reed's technology in more detail? Things would be much simpler that way.
"We seem to have reached a dead end. I can design a gamma ray to make the Skrulls visible, but if the opponent is a human, he will be miserable." Banner shrugged.
"But we can make a device that can detect telomere changes. People pretending to be Skrulls will experience rapid telomere attenuation in a short period of time. We will use this method to exclude them."
Nanobots can do the job, and Tony happens to be very talented at it.
"It's a method," Tony responded, which happened to be his area of interest.
Now that the route is set, development becomes easier.
This technology cannot reveal the prototype of the Skrulls with just a beam of light. It also requires the cooperation of the social system to better exclude the Skrulls. Fortunately, the cornerstone of "trust" has not been destroyed by the Skrulls. It can't make any splash.
Eventually, a few people managed to successfully create a watch that could detect genetic changes in the wearer.
"Thank you, everyone. If you want to visit my planet, I can cover the air tickets." After uploading the data on the terminal, Harry switched the layout of the room, and it was now time to rest.
Banner looked at Tony and joked: "Seriously, it feels really good to have a friend with more money than you."
Tony shrugged helplessly.
The matter with the Skrulls is coming to an end. As long as the situation on Steve's side develops as Harry thinks, this incident will be perfect.
"Sir, Mr. Rogers is requesting access - he has just assisted the capture team in catching the fake Mr. Stark."
It seems that Steve has made his choice.
"Connect."
On the other side of the screen, Steve was in front of the Avengers Tower. A "Tony Stark" was caught, but he didn't seem to be in a good mood.
"Where's Fury?"
"Space, waiting with his Skrull partners for me to finish handling this matter - but it looks like I have to prepare the boarding team."
Harry hadn't told them that the Skrulls worked for Fury, so if he asked about it, it would mean "Fury" had contacted him.
Moreover, the contact was made behind his back, which meant that the Peak VII was probably no longer under his control.
Compared to Steve, Harry had so much information that he could deduce what was going on based on someone's reaction.
Steve's final choice was not bad - he intervened to prevent the synthetic from directly killing the fake Stark. However, in fact, the synthetic did not intend to directly kill the target.
If he chooses to violently confront and rescue the Skrull, Harry doesn't care - because the fact is that the Skrulls have invaded the Earth, and Captain America's prestige will plummet afterward.
But perhaps metaphysically, Steve made the right choice once again.
The premise for making this choice is: in the case of insufficient information, he needs to trust the Osborne Group - at least more than trusting "Nick Fury."
So no matter what changes have occurred in Steve's mental journey, now he is finally on the Osborne boat.
"I'm going too - taking this guy with me." Steve kicked the fake Stark who was unconscious on the ground.
"Of course, Captain. Spartan is ready to board the ship - target, Peak VII Space Station."
.....
In space, the formation of the Lancer fleet, which was originally confronting Peak VII, suddenly changed. The cruisers and destroyers changed their action modes and moved straight towards Peak VII.
This change made all the staff in the space station nervous. Just like their boss Nick Fury, they did not believe in official forces like the Osborne Group.
However, seeing this scene, Fury was filled with doubts: he felt that Harry was not a violent person and should not do this.
Looking at Talos, who had just walked to the observation window, the Skrull seemed to have something wrong with his expression.
"What have you done?"
"I'm sorry... Nick, but that was my son -- I just wanted to save him."
Nick's pupils shrank, and he instantly pulled out his gun: "I'm asking you what you did!"
Boom—
The next moment, Nick's most trusted Hill agent knocked him out - this was the fake Hill, actually Talos' wife pretending to be.
In an instant, a large number of agents in the workstation rebelled, and control of the entire space station fell into the hands of the Skrulls!
Talos walked to the console and began to contact the approaching Lancer fleet.
"Harry Osborn, I am Talos, and Nick Fury is under my control - give me my son back, and we will leave Earth and never come back."
...
On the ship, Steve looked at the awakened Skrull at his feet - this guy had now shown his true form.
"So Fury has been secretly letting these Skrulls do things for him?"
Harry said on the communication channel: "That's right."
However, it seems that Mr. Talos's son may have become rebellious due to external disturbances.
And Talos may not only be on Earth to help Fury with things, but also may have another reason to solve his son's problems alone.
In other words, the son is an extremist and the father is a moderate. His attempts to persuade them failed, and his attempts to secretly clear the ground failed. Now he is jumping the gun.
But Harry wasn't going to negotiate.
"Look, Mr. Talos, Fury and I are not relatives, but you will do anything for your son, and there are still hundreds of your people in the space station.
For the rest of you, if you don't want your leader's son to die inexplicably, I suggest you abandon your arms and surrender now and let my troops board the ship, so that you can still survive.
Otherwise, I can destroy all of you as intruders now, including those from S.W.O.R.D. I have already thought about what medals to award them."
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Chapter 319: Skrull Angry Youth
Decades ago, a total of two groups of Skrulls came to Earth. One was Talos, who arrived later and was tracked all the way to Earth by the Kree.
The other branch quietly allied with Marwell, a scientist from the Kree Empire. Talos's son and wife were both part of this group.
To be honest, Harry really didn't expect that the person leading the invasion would be Talos's son.
It's just that once you arrive, it's not so easy to leave—if aliens break the law on Earth, they must be dealt with according to the law. If the law can only control the people on Earth but not aliens, then this law is a joke and is not conducive to Harry's control of the planet.
Force is indeed the key to controlling Earth, but long-term domestic peace and stability have never relied on force, especially on a planet where talents are abundant.
In Peak VII, Talos had given up hope: he only realized this after helping Harry register and recall the Skrulls on Earth—his son seemed to be causing trouble on the planet.
And what is the situation with Talos' son?
As a child, he had been on the run and witnessed many of his people being massacred by the Kree, which left him feeling insecure.
Observations of people on Earth led him to believe that this was a dangerous world where life would always turn against one another.
Immediately afterward, news from space informed him: there was once a Skrull Empire, which was immensely powerful, where everyone was equal and life was prosperous. It was like a beacon of freedom.
Eventually, the "Skrull Empire" took root in the mind of the young Skrull, and he decided to welcome the Empire and become the vanguard of its invasion of Earth.
After discovering this incident, Talos has been worried about his son.
It wasn't until the Osborn Group decisively eliminated the first batch of Skrulls that he fell into despair. In the end, he chose to pretend to be Nick Fury and wanted Captain America to save his son.
To be honest, he is still too young, which also relates to his lack of intention to invade Earth. This was entirely an action driven by fear.
However, it can be seen that Nick Fury is still very good at making friends. If Talos were a determined alien with strong convictions, he probably wouldn't have let Talos act on his behalf.
The battleship slowly approached, and Talos knew that he had no choice—he had no doubt that the other party would destroy the space station regardless of Fury's life or death.
The only hope now is that Harry Osborn will keep his promise and let them go.
Talos felt as if a massive stone was pressing on his chest: if he had known that the Osborn Group would not directly kill his son, how could he have acted this way?
He lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "... Now I can understand how you feel, Fury. I'm beginning to wonder if all of this is what he wants to happen."
Fury said nothing—when Hydra was exposed, the various actions of the Osborn Group always made him feel that they actually knew everything but did not prevent it from happening.
Now, he felt that way again, but he had no proof.
In the space station, everyone looked at Talos, waiting for his next choice.
"Lay down your arms—Harry Osborn, I surrender, but my people are innocent."
On the other side of the transport ship, everyone heard the other party's declaration of surrender, but Captain America was confused again: why did it sound like the Osborn Group was persecuting them?
Didn't they invade Earth?
Harry, standing beside him, patted him on the shoulder: "Don't mind, that's just how aliens are."
Now that the opponent has surrendered, boarding the ship was very straightforward, and the riflemen quickly secured the entire space station.
The Spartans escorted Talos's son into the space station. Seeing Talos, who had been subdued, Harry waved his hand and awakened his son.
"Are you awake? I'm sorry that your invasion plan failed. What do you want to say?"
The boy's expression was quite complicated. His invasion plan was over before it even started. Not only that, but his moderate father seemed to have also been captured... or should I say he surrendered?
But before he could say anything, Talos slapped him in the face.
"What exactly are you thinking? Invading Earth?"
However, faced with his father's doubts, the boy was quite agitated:
"I'm right! I have studied the history of humanity! Humans always take whatever they want, in the name of God or profit. As long as they believe it is theirs, they take it. In order to seize land, they massacre the local living beings.
Then, when it is all over, they rewrite history to ensure they are remembered as saviors and heroes. This is God's punishment for them!
It's meant to be! Just give me a little more time, and they will be punished, tooth for tooth, eye for eye..."
"Ahem..." Harry interrupted the angry young Skrull. To be honest, he was just a little curious about the other party's motives, but upon hearing these clichés, he immediately lost interest.
In the end, the Skrulls' invasion of Earth was nothing more than God's will and the need for living space. This angry young man took it too seriously and was completely cannon fodder.
Steve, on the side, felt a surge of emotions... He understood deeply what the other party was saying.
It's just that the two have switched places, and he still wouldn't choose to help the Skrulls invade Earth.
After understanding the entire story, he felt that the tension in his chest had finally eased.
"Look, I'm not interested in your war goals." Harry glanced at his watch. "I'll give you an hour to talk. Cherish your time."
After saying that, regardless of Talos's desperate look, Harry walked over to Fury.
"The S.W.O.R.D. has been disbanded. As for you, if you want to continue your mission of 'protecting the Earth', I can find you a job, but you have to do it my way."
"What is your method? Implant something into my body? That is too undignified."
"That's right; it's just to implant something into your body—don't you know how many years in prison you could face for what you have done?"
Fury opened his mouth. To be honest, he was just trying to make a joke.
Seeing his reaction, Harry shook his head: people like Fury are more stubborn than Captain America in a sense—this guy is an agent, and if he wants to believe anyone, it's a waste of time.
So Harry doesn't need him to believe in himself. Harry needs people to believe in him, but he doesn't need a blade to validate himself. If Fury doesn't believe in him, then he can only become that blade.
"I'm not negotiating with you—be happy; at least now you can have the support of sparkling Osborn technology."
Seeing Harry's resolute attitude, Fury had no choice but to change the subject—as for the implants, he would consider countermeasures later.
"...What are you going to do with them? You just revealed the existence of the Skrulls to the people; are you going to kill them all now?"
"Of course not. If I guessed correctly, a Skrull fleet is coming to Earth. That is the confidence of that young Skrull."
A fleet. Hearing this, Fury's mood shifted slightly.
As far as he knew, the Skrull Empire was a force that dominated the universe at its peak. How formidable would their fleet be?
Harry added: "The good news is that those batches are also refugees, so the firepower shouldn't be too strong."
"I can't help you with the fleet, but I can help you find out the details as much as possible, but Talos has to live; he is not an enemy."
Harry had no intention of executing Talos and agreed to Nick's request.
"Yes, but this will be included in your salary. Work hard, King of Agents."
Hearing words like "salary," Fury's face twitched—has he become a working-class person?
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Chapter 320: Psionic Technology Tree
In the Secret Invasion event, the Skrulls used fear and suspicion to divide Earth's superheroes.
A fight between dozens of powerful individuals would be a catastrophic event, especially for ordinary people. It would be akin to a battle between gods, leaving mortals to suffer.
Fortunately, the incident has been eliminated before it even started. The only remaining issue is the Skrull refugee fleet, we are still unaware of how far away it is from Earth.
"... Talos, I have a chance for you from Osborn. As long as you provide the coordinates of that fleet, he will spare your lives."
The obvious thing is that the leader of the Skrulls is still Talos. If his son received the message, there's no way he couldn't have as well.
His son is quite stubborn and would rather sacrifice the lives of his father and all the Skrulls here than speak.
But Talos is much more "down-to-earth."
"Can you guarantee that, Fury?" Talos asked, looking into Fury's one eye.
"I can guarantee that Osborn will not kill you, as long as you reveal how you received the information and the coordinates."
Not only the coordinates of the fleet, but Talos also used a unique encryption technology when contacting Steve. Even A could not recognize the encrypted information, which piqued Harry's interest.
After the two stared at each other for a while, Talos smiled to himself: "But your promise doesn't mean much, does it?"
Fury didn't respond; to be honest, he was unhappy.
This guy Talos clearly received information from outer space, but he was unhappy because his son concealed it.
Discovering this matter early and discovering it late are completely different. Without Harry Osborn, even if this guy finds out the situation is serious in the future, realizes his conscience, and reports it himself, the results will be completely different!
Fury said, "You will not be executed. Although the criminal gang formed by your son kidnapped many ordinary people, most of them did not cause serious harm. Osborn plans to sentence him to 1,000 years in prison."
"1,000 years?" Talos couldn't help but exclaim—1,000 years is no different from the death penalty.
"According to the latest Union of Earth laws, as one of the few aliens on Earth, if you are willing to compensate for his mistakes, the prison term can be appropriately reduced."
Although Talos is unreliable and his son has little value, they represent more than just themselves.
First of all, Harry hopes to use this incident to establish the prestige of the Earth Alliance and prove to the people on Earth that the Osborn Group can manage not only Earthlings but also aliens.
Second, although this group of Skrull refugees is small in number and scale, they still possess many unique technologies, such as their information encryption methods, electromagnetic wave invisibility technology, and more.
Finally, the Skrulls themselves are a remarkable species, and the Osborn Group is interested in them.
The choice was once again presented to Talos: continue to be tough-talking or work for the Osborn Group?
Talos gritted his teeth and finally chose the latter: it's just a matter of paying off a debt, which is far better than dying now.
After listening to Fury's report, Harry said, "Wise choice."
However, Fury had no comment on this—this is completely a contract of betrayal. What skills or jobs can reduce the sentence is unilaterally decided by the Osborn Group.
For example, Talos's first task is to convince his people to use implants from the Osborn Group so that the Osborn Group can monitor them and prevent them from using their abilities on Earth.
And how many reduced prison terms this work will ultimately bring? No one knows.
You must understand that no matter how much salary is paid, there is legal protection, but "reduced sentence" is used as a reward? This is too abstract.
With Talos's betrayal, the Osborn Group now knows how long it will take for the Skrulls to arrive on Earth—they can even take the initiative to contact each other.
Fury continued, "One more thing. The Skrulls may have a contact code or something like that. The boy refuses to tell. Talos doesn't know. Should we let him contact it?"
If they can use the Skrull method to deceive the incoming Skrulls, it will make the battle easier.
But while it is feasible for Talos to contact another group of Skrulls, it is not safe. No one can tell whether they will have any other secret codes, even if they plant a bomb in Talos' head.
The firepower of the opposing fleet is still a mystery. What Harry wants is to create surprises and establish an information gap.
If Talos were allowed to contact the other side again, it would probably put them on alert.
But Harry is a time traveler. He knows that the internal structure of the Skrulls is actually quite loose, and he understands the "code."
"Let him."
Harry waved his hand. Those Skrulls were already dead. Now it was time to consider how to maximize the benefits of their deaths.
"Okay, boss. Are there any other tasks?"
"Yes— the UNSC plans to establish a permanent workstation on the moon to explore the blue zone of the moon and see what is there."
"So the next mission is a space mission, which is very new," Fury shrugged.
Hearing this, Harry smiled: this is truly not an ordinary space mission. It is essentially Fury's favorite mission of "contacting people with special abilities."
"Work hard, and I will assign you a few new team members in a while—speaking of which, they used to be your subordinates."
As for Harry, it's time to return to the Kepler 22 star base. There is a lot of pending research waiting to be carried out.
...
Currently, the Gigabit railgun has considerable power and excellent range. Once it hits, it will deliver a devastating blow to the target.
And that's where the problem lies: the hit rate is too low.
After two versions of improvements, the latest version of the Gigabit railgun has a muzzle velocity of 700 km/s. If ballistic correction is not used, it will take 70,000 seconds to reach the target when fired from a distance of 100 km.
The target only needs to change its speed by 10 m/s to deviate the predicted position by 1 km.
Of course, with a ballistic adjustment system based on gravity sensors and nuclear thrusters, the actual hit situation will be much better, but this problem still exists.
There are two ways to solve this problem. One way is to increase production capacity.
Once the projectile exits the barrel, the final position of the target becomes a matter of probability. The distribution probability decreases the further it moves from the center. For now, this range can be referred to as the "space battle probability cloud."
Therefore, there are two ways to improve the hit rate: reduce the probability cloud or increase the coverage of the probability cloud.
Increasing the coverage of the probability cloud is easy to understand—build more warships. As long as I have enough bullets, one of them will eventually hit you.
The scale of the Kepler star base is larger than that of the solar system base, and it is still expanding. It boasts the largest interstellar shipyard in humanity. Thanks to the use of cross-particle logistics and anti-metal forging technology, its production capacity is several times that of a normal shipyard.
Both anti-matter and gravitonium are small , but there is a advantage that are are not consumed , gravitonium can convert electromagnetism to gravity with being consumed , so can anti metal break down metals as long as energy is provided to it.
In other words, destroying battleships is not a problem; it's just that the cost is too high. This is not merely a production issue. It is quite expensive to maintain a massive standing army. If it weren't for the synths, Harry would never have been able to assemble such a large interstellar navy.
In actual combat, there is generally only one way to reduce the probability cloud: shorten the firing distance.
But in reality, if possible, there is actually a more direct way to improve the hit rate:
Rely on supernatural powers for prediction, or even directly manipulate probability.
It's time to activate the psionic technology tree.
In the air, a gold-rimmed circular portal opened, signaling that the Ancient One had arrived.
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Chapter 321: Ancient One's Invitation
"About your employee, I found a description of her. Where is she?"
The Ancient One's expression was a little solemn—and seeing this, Harry knew he could gather some valuable information again.
He must know that she would pass the mantle to Doctor Strange in less than two years. The emergence of chaos magic was obviously not in her foreseeable future.
So now, Harry was more likely to learn about magic.
"We're in the Synthetic Research Laboratory—I'm planning to go there."
Harry guided the Ancient One for a few steps, allowing her to feel the atmosphere of the Osborne Group.
There are "all kinds" of employees everywhere here—people from all walks of life. The advanced prosthetic technology and gene editing technology allow individuals to define their bodies to a remarkable extent.
The signal is so poor, do you want to grow two horns on your head? No problem; there are hundreds of options for you to choose from. These horns can enhance signal transmission and reception, detect magnetic field strength, and even boost computing power. Of course, they can also just look stylish.
Afraid of a heart attack? Want to have two hearts? No problem; even if one of your hearts fails, your second circulatory system can still keep you alive.
Want to have fun and transform yourself into a red person? No problem, no one can stop you even if you want to become a rainbow person.
Feel like you don't have enough hands and want to add some claws on your back? That's what Dr. Otto does.
Appearance doesn't matter at all here; what matters is maximizing your potential.
The atmosphere inside the giant fortress was completely different from the outside world, which made the Ancient One feel a little emotional. When Harry saw this, he asked:
"Mr. Master, what do you think of this place?"
The Ancient One quickly put on her unique smile: "Very good."
It was indeed impressive and made her regard Harry with newfound respect.
Tony Stark is a superhero, but people in Stark Industrial Park are no different from people in other companies. At most, the benefits will be significantly better, but their cognition, habits, etc., still belong to the "Earthling category."
But in the Osborne Group, there are talents everywhere, and everyone exudes a feeling that is completely different from the outside world.
Just like Kama Taj, the concepts of the mages inside are fundamentally different from those of outsiders.
The difference between the two is that Kama Taj hides in the dark, while the Osborne Group stands openly before the world.
"Very good? Just a few words? I really hope to have the opportunity to visit your 'Mage Assembly.'
Okay, here we are; Wanda is inside."
Through the transparent glass, Wanda was using her own ability to communicate with Vision's consciousness, checking for any incomplete parts of his consciousness.
To put it bluntly, it was a magic-limited edition psychological treatment.
"Her strength has become stronger... but you can't see much difference yet," the Ancient One said.
To repair the batch of synthesizers produced by Stark Industries, Harry secretly used the Mind Scepter to enhance Wanda's abilities.
"So do you have any suggestions? From the look of you, her abilities seem dangerous."
"It's very dangerous; it's a force destined to bring destruction to the world if it's not controlled. So I hope she accepts my guidance."
Wanda's power is innate. According to the Ancient One's current statement, Wanda's power should be as Harry guessed; it is related to an ancient god who was expelled from this dimension.
And that god also belongs to a category that is not friendly to Earth, so Wanda possessing this kind of power is destined to use it to destroy the world.
If we think more deeply: Wanda's consistent misfortune in the original story may have something to do with this power.
"Destroy the world, right? If she wants to go, I don't care," Harry shrugged indifferently.
But will Wanda trust the Ancient One outright? To take a step back, with Pietro and Vision here, would she follow the Ancient One to study?
Wanda's power is very potent, but in her current situation, she has no motivation to spend time learning magic unless the Ancient One shows her some terrifying visuals about the power of chaos.
But that would go against the Ancient One's idea—it is vital to maintain the physical and mental health of the Scarlet Witch and the integrity of the family, and selling fear is not the way to go.
The Ancient One cast a kind smile: "You are really a businessman who can't afford to invest without profit, aren't you? What I teach her will also be taught to you, plus some rune information."
"Deal," Harry smiled—what else? I am not a philanthropist; not to mention, all philanthropists have to make money.
It is conceivable that what the Ancient One teaches Wanda will definitely be some customized courses, more inclined toward self-suppression, and even techniques that can be utilized by third parties, so that Harry can also serve as a safety valve to monitor the power of chaos.
But the so-called suppression... is a kind of interference. Only by interfering can you control, and then control. This will be the beginning of Osborn's psychic technology.
With that, Wanda and Vision in the laboratory concluded today's treatment.
As soon as they finished their work, they saw Harry and the Ancient One outside, both looking a little surprised.
"Two, what's the matter?"
"It's like this. This lady, the Ancient One, and I have reached a... scientific research agreement. I hope you can be the person in charge of scientific research exchanges."
Research director? Wanda suspected that she had heard something wrong. At best, she was a psychiatrist with some special abilities, leading scientific research exchanges?
Facing Wanda's questioning look, Harry continued: "It's like this. These scientific research contents are somewhat special, and they are about... superpowers."
"Job transfer?"
Harry nodded and added: "Because the project is special, you only need to report the situation directly to me."
Wanda thought for a moment and asked, "Where?"
Harry glanced at the Ancient One, who said: "Near Nepal, in the Himalayas."
When she heard "mountainous area," Wanda frowned. It wasn't that she disliked poverty and loved wealth or couldn't bear hardships, but now she had to pay attention to Vision's condition at all times.
She can use her abilities to directly affect Vision's consciousness, but hardware and software updates require the Osborne Group's equipment to be synchronized, and her brother is also in the company.
"It won't take long to get back and forth between the two places, so why not let me demonstrate it."
The Ancient One smiled and opened a portal out of thin air. Through the portal, Wanda could see another popular temple.
Outside the temple, there was a peaceful village. The beautiful scenery captivated Wanda's attention—there she felt unprecedented peace and tranquility.
"Just go through this portal?" Wanda asked blankly.
The Ancient One smiled and nodded, watching Wanda pass through the portal, and she said to Harry: "Aren't you curious about this place? You can also come here to take a look."
Harry was a little surprised: this was an unexpected opportunity.
Then he thought about it; he hadn't really traveled in a long time, so it would be nice to go there.
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Chapter 322: Magic Learning
The Osborne Group benefits from advanced technology, which allows people to release their suppressed personalities and reflect them in their appearance.
Kamar taj, on the other hand, actively pursues tranquility and abandons unnecessary obsessions.
It is impossible to determine who is more noble between the two. After all, the self-transformation of Osborne employees is also "asceticism" in a sense: the mages practice magic to achieve their goals, while Osborne employees achieve the same effect by studying technology.
Here, people also perform their duties. The old buildings are slightly weathered by the wind and sun, but they are not dirty. The tall spire buildings stand quietly above the earth, and the clouds slowly drift by above.
"How is it?" Ancient One asked, echoing the question Harry had asked.
"Very good." Harry shrugged and replied with the same answer.
The style of Karma Taj is indeed very fresh, and the environment here also makes Harry feel a lot calmer.
But as mentioned before, the two are not better or worse; they are simply different choices—not to mention that the practice mode of Karma Taj is not useful for everyone.
"So how do I start my research?" Wanda withdrew her gaze; she was now interested in these things.
"How did you start your research within the Osborne Group?" Ancient one asked.
"Start from the basics: cognition, learning, and application, day after day," Wanda replied.
"That's it—I know you have a 'sharing and open-source system' internally, and it's the same at Karma Taj, where knowledge can be shared."
"But where we are, these things have to be purchased with credits." As she said this, Wanda glanced at Harry.
Harry didn't refute—it's just a development need. He knew everyone wanted to study something interesting, but he had to ensure that this system was not destroyed by external forces, right?
And even in Karma Taj, the Supreme Mage has the right to stop dangerous research—of course, if someone is unhappy, they can also jump out to resist the "tyranny of the Supreme Mage."
After walking for a while, a stout man with short hair greeted everyone and offered a slight nod.
"This is the current librarian, Wong. He will lead you to find the knowledge you need to know now," Gu Yi introduced.
Watching Wong take Wanda away, the Ancient One turned to Harry.
"As for you, I have something else to discuss with you."
"All ears," Harry said.
"I know that the Mind Scepter is in your possession, and you have never given up studying it," the Ancient One said.
Harry nodded. "Are you going to persuade me to stop researching? To be honest, apart from synthetic human technology, I haven't achieved anything significant yet."
The fact is that since the day he acquired the Mind Scepter, he has never stopped researching it. If there is any major breakthrough, it is synthetic human technology.
In addition, Harry could feel that the Mind Scepter was subtly enhancing his psychic abilities, and even the connection between them was gradually deepening—he could not explain why this was, but it seemed to be a good thing.
Ancient one shook his head.
"I won't stop you, and you are actually making rapid progress, but you haven't noticed it yet." After speaking, Gu Yi stared at Harry and said, "Soon, you will learn this knowledge from the materials I provided, but I want to tell you:
There are many dangers outside this universe, and you must be prepared."
"Just like that time in Tokyo."
"That's right—you have to be careful."
When the Ancient One said these words, he kept staring at Harry with a serious tone that made Harry nervous.
So Harry replied equally seriously: "I'll be careful, wizard—I always have been."
As for those dangerous existences... Harry didn't know anything about them, but he just didn't understand why Gu Yi was suddenly so serious.
"Very good." She withdrew his gaze and opened a portal in the air. This was the portal for the return trip.
Before stepping into the portal, Harry asked another question: "But why do you say I'm making rapid progress?"
In response, She just shook his head. "You will know later."
After seeing Harry off, the Ancient One looked at the place where he left and began to think.
"...Sometimes people just have to break the rules for a greater purpose, and hopefully, I'm right."
The Ancient One had spent years peering into the future, and so he saw Strange, a Sorcerer Supreme full of infinite possibilities.
But now, the existence of Harry Osborn made her see something else—at least in her previous vision, she did not see the girl with the power of chaos.
And after she reconfirmed, the Osborne Group should not have achieved what it has now, and Harry Osborn... should be an "ordinary person."
The timeline has the ability to self-repair, and at important nodes, people cannot reverse its results.
The Osborne Group was destined to decline six years ago. Even if that node was not very important, it should not be something that ordinary people could reverse, let alone what happened next.
"...sometimes people need to break the rules for a greater purpose, and hopefully, I'm right."
...
The "Wizards" of Marvel's Earth use powers that come from forces beyond the dimension.
Generally speaking, the power used by Karma Taj's mages mostly comes from Vishanti, which is called "white magic."
In the true sense, the source of power of the Supreme Mage is actually much more complicated. The rich collection of the Supreme Mage gives them the ability to borrow power from various extraterrestrial gods and achieve a balance.
Of course, their primary benefactor is Vishanti. The magic provided by this figure is the most cost-effective, and he is very considerate of Earth believers.
The books brought back from Karma Taj did not contain this knowledge. In fact, this should be a secret belonging to the Supreme Mage. Vishanti is the major benefactor and directly signed a contract with the Supreme Mage. The rest of the Karma Taj masters have no knowledge of this, and the doorway is not very clear.
The "Book of the Dead," a book brought back from Karma Taj, records some history that is hidden in official records, which is equivalent to the magical side of history.
"The New Edition of the Universe" records the exploration of the formation of the universe by Karma Taj and a group of mages, which is akin to the physics of magical testing.
The "Supreme Code" is equivalent to Karma Taj's spell list, and the "Solomon Key" is the study of extradimensional creatures.
To be honest, it's boring.
Next to Harry, the Mind Scepter shone faintly: at this moment, the "two" Harrys were studying in parallel.
This is a learning method recorded in books: a mage once used magic to create a clone of himself for learning, but this clone consumed a lot of consciousness.
Harry decided to give it a try. He could do the same with the prosthetic bones. As long as the number did not exceed two, there would be almost no burden.
Now Harry was truly capable of multi-thread processing—it felt a bit strange.
After reading these books, Harry yawned—these texts are completely general education, lacking practical processes, making them very dull to learn.
Fortunately, after many enhancements, Harry's brain runs very fast; not to mention dual-thread processing, remembering and understanding these contents was not difficult.
Now it was time to get serious.
Harry picked up the "Basic Introduction" in his hand. This book is the real introductory course. If we use the outside naming method, it should be called:
"Spellcasting Techniques: From Beginner to Mastery."
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Chapter 323 Jabaksti and the Tissue of Life
According to some tabletop games on the market, the magician of Kama Taj is actually closer to a "warlock" or "occultist," who can cast magic by reaching a contract with a powerful being.
However, spells and postures better allow them to focus on this "borrowing force" process, enabling this power to complete "shaping" and exhibit various forms.
Ordinary mages need to spend several years or even decades believing in Vishandi before learning to harness his power. Therefore, if Harry wants to utilize the power of Vishandi, he must also believe in Vishandi.
In addition to faith, to use this kind of magic, one must possess a magical weapon: the "sling ring."
The hanging ring strengthens the connection between the wizard and the gods from other dimensions. Harry is unsure of its origin, but he knows he can't obtain it.
In summary, it would be somewhat troublesome to use Kama Taj's teaching materials to cast spells, and besides, Harry didn't want to believe in Vishandi.
It is important to note that Vishandi can reclaim his power. There's always a possibility that this formidable entity might take back his power someday; there's a precedent for this in the comics.
Moreover, Harry possesses his own supernatural abilities.
According to the system, psionic energy is a spiritual power with exceptional plasticity, and because of this characteristic, "everyone" is drawn to psionic energy.
If the energy supplied by Vishandi is substituted with spiritual energy, can he replicate these spells?
Thinking of this, Harry closed his eyes. In his mind, complex runes began to outline one by one. His hands followed his consciousness and slowly drew a circle in the air...
Bark—
A burst of purple sparks suddenly flared up in the air. Apart from the color, their appearance was identical to when the Ancient One cast a spell!
Just like when Doctor Strange used the portal for the first time, the sparks merely flickered in the air and then halted...
The spell failed, but Harry did not feel discouraged. Instead, his eyes brightened: psionic energy can replace the power from another dimension!
The reason for the failure wasn't due to Harry's lack of focus, but rather that his psychic energy couldn't sustain the opening of the portal!
In a sense, this method is superior to Harry directly using the power of Emperor Vishandi: by utilizing psychic energy to replace the power from another dimension, Harry can even estimate how much energy the spell will consume and gain a more intuitive understanding of how this supernatural power interacts with matter.
Harry glanced at the psychic scepter nearby—this object can amplify spiritual power, or spiritual power can harness the energy it contains!
I may not have a hanging ring, but I have something more useful.
Seizing the psychic scepter, Harry cast the spell again, adhering to the previous method—this time, he could feel a steady stream of spiritual power surging from the depths of his soul, with the Mind Stone continually stimulating the growth of this power.
In the air, a portal was slowly forming!
As for Harry, he had an outline of Osborne's Stronghold in his mind, but a notification suddenly flashed in his mind:
[The host has completed the first psychic mimicry.]
The system's interruption made Harry suddenly think of another Earth—
The portal in the real world abruptly collapsed, but Harry's consciousness seemed to slip into an invisible portal:
A ethereal voice echoed un his mind
// Hello, psyker. //
Harry only felt that he had entered a void. Although he could not see anything, he sensed that he should be in a sanctuary deep inside.
"What is this place?"
// My Sanctuary—no one has visited here for a long time. My name is Jabakski. Can you call me by this name? //
The name held no significance for him. Here, only "existence" had meaning—this information flooded into Harry's mind.
"Jabaksti...Hello—what is happening?"
// Strange, you are using standard psionic powers but know little about them—I can help you. //
Jabaksti transmitted a wealth of knowledge to Harry. In this void, the infusion of knowledge made Harry's head spin—
Just as he felt he was about to become overwhelmed, Jabaksti took the initiative to sever the link, leaving Harry unable to linger.
// Nice to meet you, and I look forward to seeing you next time //
// Remember, no matter what you encounter here, do not trust them. //
Throughout the entire process, he was guided by this existence and was utterly powerless to resist.
Jabaksti felt like a being who had endured endless solitude. Harry sensed that the other party seemed eager to communicate more with him, but out of concern for his own safety, Jabaksti controlled the pace of the conversation.
Harry felt his consciousness drifting back to the real world, but during this transition, another "being" discovered him.
!// … //!
Upon making contact with this being, he was greeted warmly.
It didn't say much verbally but penetrated Harry's heart with sights, ideas, and thoughts, so tenderly and softly, as if it had always been present.
This being referred to itself as the "Weave of Life." It possessed a profound curiosity and interest in the biological forms of this world. It demonstrated to Harry a series of methods for the body to grow, change, improve, and evolve.
[As long as you promise to bring me into all living flesh and blood.]
It awaited Harry's response with the love and anticipation of a father awaiting his cherished child.
However, Harry's consciousness echoed Jabaksti's warning: "Don't believe them."
In his muddled mind, Harry only recalled that it was time to return to the real world.
Throughout the process, the self-proclaimed "Weave of Life" exhibited no negative emotions, made no moves, and simply waited patiently. Slowly, Harry returned to reality.
The Mind Stone radiated dazzling light, capable of blinding an ordinary person's eyes—
What was the problem?
Harry rubbed his temples; a wealth of knowledge regarding psychic research surged into his mind—it felt like the first time he received knowledge from the system.
Only this time, he observed the process more carefully, even though it was far from pleasant.
All this transpired because Harry aimed to open a portal, and the system interrupted his casting!
"If spell casting is interrupted, serious consequences are likely to ensue, especially with dangerous magics." Harry murmured to himself, recalling the precautions in the basic summary.
This is essential knowledge that every Kama Taj mage must remember.
That strange place and those two beings gave Harry an oddly familiar sensation, but he couldn't recall where he had encountered these "great gods."
"Sir, Ms. Raina and Ms. Skye are about to arrive at the company." Oycle's voice jolted Harry back to reality.
The exploration of the moon is about to commence, and they are the new team members that Harry will assign to Fury.
There are Inhumans on the moon. Harry plans to send a few Inhumans to establish contact with them first. As for the subsequent handling of the situation, it depends on the level of those aliens.
"Let them head to the psionic laboratory first; I need to take a rest."
What transpired during this attempt involved a wealth of information that needed to be sorted out slowly.
The good news is that the technology provided by Jabaksti is precisely what Harry requires at this moment:
The abilities of the Inhumans represent a unique kind of power. If Harry guessed correctly, this power could also be simulated through psychic energy.
Riana's precognitive abilities will significantly enhance the fleet.
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