Chapter 339: Arrogance
"Thank you, Harry." After the speech, Peter excitedly gave Harry a bear hug.
This is much more exciting than being Spider-Man. The greening of the Sahara will benefit hundreds of millions of people.
How many people can Spider-Man save in one day? A gang fight is estimated to involve dozens or at most hundreds of people, but how many people will be affected by a top-down decision?
War, financial crisis, political struggle, or even an incompetent manager or decision-making...these things can do more harm to ordinary people than a gang transaction.
His years of work at Osborne and the success of Mauritania have taught him one thing: Only by creating more things can these problems be solved, and now he has this opportunity.
"You're welcome. I didn't invest in you because of our relationship. Your ideas and plans are very mature. Just go ahead and do it."
Harry smiled and said jokingly:
"After all, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility."
Peter was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he also smiled: "Money is also ability, right? Then there is really no one on earth who is more capable than you."
Harry didn't deny it, but his ability was not only reflected in "money."
Tony also has money, right? You still have to listen to the White House; are the Black Panthers rich enough? No need to...
Forget it, I don't understand the latter one either.
At this moment, Ms. Ajak came over from not far away, and it seemed that she had something to say.
"The Osborne Group is indeed a giant company, and it is actually willing to spend huge sums of money on this money-losing, impossible project for its friends."
"First, I did not invest because of my friends; second, this is not a money-losing project; third, this is not the most unlikely project I have ever participated in."
Harry raised his fingers to refute the Eternal's statements one by one, and the other person's tone made him very unhappy.
Ajak shook her head: "The Sahara Desert is the result of the evolution of the earth. It is not that simple to change the regional ecology."
To be honest, the recovery of Mars is slightly different from the greening of the Sahara. It does not mean that Mars can be changed, but the transformation of the Sahara can be easily accomplished.
The terraforming of Mars uses artificial magnetic fields to reshape the climate, but once the ecology is finally stabilized, Mars will definitely still have deserts, mountains, plains, and other terrains.
The Sahara has not always been a desert in the history of the earth. According to some studies, the Sahara became a desert most likely due to the sway of the earth's axis caused by the gravitational pull of other planets during the movement of the earth.
The swing of the earth's axis causes changes in solar radiation. This change is gradual, but the transformation of the Sahara into a desert is indeed sudden. If you want to explore how the mechanism works, unless you experience that stage personally, it can only be a mystery.
The desert landscape is the result of the evolution of the earth. If you want to make regional changes, the technologies involved are different.
But it's not impossible, but obviously, this Eternal just doesn't believe that humans can do it.
Compared to transforming the earth, the interstellar travel capabilities that the Osborne Group has demonstrated make her feel that since humans are so lucky to have this technology, they should escape as soon as possible.
"It's not that simple, but honestly, creating life isn't that simple either." Harry shrugged.
In his opinion, synthetic human technology is the most metaphysical, but people tend to ignore it subconsciously.
And this technology has absolutely no involvement from the Eternals, and the other party's condescending attitude is just arrogance.
Seeing this, Ajak did not continue the topic. Since Osborne had voted against it, it was time for her to change her workplace, and the European Space Agency was a good one.
"...If it's convenient, can I know the progress of the Osborne Group's Moho plan on Mars? I have always been interested in that plan."
Harry thought for a while and said, "You've already been exposed to Moho. Aren't you an 'explorer'? Why do you care about this?"
Of course Ajak was concerned. She was afraid that the earthlings would repeat this plan on earth if nothing happened.
If she hadn't interfered with the people on Earth, it would have been possible for the first Moho Project to go down.
The current Moho Project on Mars is very different from the original Moho Project: Earthlings directly opened a Moho mine on Mars. This is no longer just scientific research and exploration.
No one knew what would happen if Earthlings really dug into the mantle, so she had to be careful.
"Mantle exploration is a dangerous technology. Any changes in the earth's core may bring disaster to the planet!" Ajak said solemnly.
Speaking of which, these clever little guys who hide information and are unable to convince others all use one set of rhetoric:
Your behavior is dangerous; I am the only one who is doing it for the good of everyone; you have no idea what kind of enemy we are facing...
Harry was very unhappy with this kind of people, especially when they were these stinky Eternals.
Harry wanted to tell them: You are the one who doesn't understand the people on Earth.
"Madam, first of all, the Osborne Group has no mantle drilling plans for the time being.
Secondly, it is precisely because of the special nature of the earth's core that we should deepen our understanding of it. There are too many things in the universe that threaten humans. Covering your ears and hiding under the covers is not the right way to protect yourself."
Not to mention these self-impressed Eternals. In the final analysis, to humans, the Celestials are more like invaders, while the Eternals are spies.
I looked at the time and saw it was dinner time.
"Then that's it for today. I have other things to do. Peter, you should go to the company to find a companion. There should be many people interested in your project."
After saying that, Harry exited the virtual reality - this was an online meeting and did not require face-to-face communication.
"Chairman, your decision is a bit sudden." Felicia was handling related matters outside.
Developing the earth is different from developing aliens. "Procedures" still need to be followed here. Felicia is responsible for these administrative matters.
"Sorry, but this project is really interesting, thank you."
Felicia rolled her eyes, but the company's operations now hardly require her as CEO to care, and extra work is not a burden.
Oycle reminded: "Sir, the spacecraft is ready and can take off at any time."
After kissing each other goodbye, Harry boarded the ship bound for the space station.
The "Juggernaut" and "Colossus" programs are very important. They will be the next generation of war weapons for the Osborne Group.
It will also solve some problems that must be solved through army combat, such as Star-Lord's father, Ego.
In the original work, they went deep into the earth's core and then used a chain reaction to blow up the planet. To be honest, Harry felt very unsafe.
He wanted to find an efficient means of fighting.
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Chapter 340
Project Overmind and Colossus will be Harry's next stage of preparation for the coming threat.
Among them, "Jover" is the precursor of the "Colossus" plan. The former is a systematic upgrade of warships and involves many aspects, while the latter mainly focuses on weapons.
After a long period of construction, the Kepler 22 star base can already support the production of a large number of interstellar ships, but for the flagship, Harry has another idea.
The ultra-long range of the battleship is indeed a great weapon, but when it comes to flagships, it is obviously not qualified.
Thinking of another thing: The colonization on Kepler 22b is indeed exciting, but the main body's long-term experience on the space station made Harry think of another thing:
The group headquarters does not actually need to be designed on a planet.
After all, in addition to mining and other mines that must collect resources, there are also some factories. The role of the headquarters is actually only used as a symbol and to store some valuables.
Of course, there are still places for some researchers and staff to be stationed, but in general, the decentralized layout of the Osborne Group's industries makes the importance of the headquarters very different from that of the giant cities of the old era. There will definitely not be hundreds of thousands of employees wanting to rush to the headquarters.
In this case, wouldn't it be better to build a mobile headquarters in space, a truly mobile artificial celestial body? Why must we choose a site on a purely natural planet?
The idea of a super giant battle space station is not new. The most famous one is probably the Death Star in the Star Wars series. It is a super space station with a diameter of hundreds of kilometers and is also the ultimate battleship.
The "Master" plan aims to build such a super-large space station, which can be used to advance the front externally, and internally it can be the real headquarters of the Osborne Group to protect the most important things.
The traditional space dock can only handle ships with a maximum length of no more than 2000 meters, which obviously cannot meet the construction needs, so the "Colossus Assembly Plant" came into being, which is the preparatory work for all plans to begin.
After merging all the parking spaces in the dock and occupying two entire building areas of the space station that can accommodate tens of thousands of people, the place seems a bit empty.
The longest point is more than two hundred kilometers, and the height reaches straight into space. This is only part of the Colossus Assembly Factory. Although the Colossus Assembly Factory is attached to the star base, it is not inside it, but exposed in space.
Next, the space station will build many freely movable automatic assembly platforms on the outside. These platforms will assemble this behemoth in outer space like shipbuilders in the Age of Discovery.
"Sir, the Colossus Assembly Plant is halfway through construction. The alloy reserves have bottomed out and are expected to be consumed after completion."
Just like Harry, the Dominator Plan will definitely consume a lot of resources. The Osborne Group has just completed fleet expansion and the alloy inventory is already somewhat insufficient.
"In order for the project to proceed quickly, I suggest that we directly drag several nearby resource-rich asteroids here to synchronize production. Recently, the engineering department invented a gravity trailer, which will be very useful."
Oycle suggested.
The so-called gravity trailer is to make two special spacecrafts, equipped with sufficient gravity, to drive the gravitational field around the asteroid and drag the asteroid away.
To build a Dominator-class flagship, one or two asteroids that are too small are really not enough. It is not an exaggeration to drag the asteroids over and demolish them.
After looking at the design of the trailer, Harry nodded: "That's it, we will need more military power soon, the sooner the better."
"Okay sir. The second difficulty with the plan is that we currently do not have the energy technology to meet the needs of the first version of the design."
Although the plan has just begun, it is obvious that to drive such a giant requires terrifying energy, and the solution is placed in front of Harry - the energy of the two gems is nearly infinite in this universe, especially the Power Stone.
The Power Stone theoretically allows the user to master and control all the energy of the universe, and support other stones and enhance their effects.
Obviously, this gem can definitely drive this battleship. With this thing, it is equivalent to having endless energy in this universe.
It can be said that if it is only in this universe, and if there is a Power Stone, its development can cover all other energy technology research.
It's not easy to control this thing. At least among the people Harry knew, only creatures like Thor and Hulk could withstand its power.
But Harry doesn't need to bear this thing with his body. What he needs is a way to guide the power of the Infinity Stones according to his thinking. In this regard, he is already very familiar with the mind scepter.
"I have a way." Harry took out the psychic scepter. "It shouldn't be difficult to drive the battleship. I designed the soft control system myself."
Taking out the spiritual scepter, the current in the circuit suddenly burst out - this is Lenin, who has been in a free-range state and works with Oycle and others.
Now Harry has understood that the little guy rewarded by this system is an extension of his psychic ability, so although Lenin also has his own personality, it is actually closely linked to him.
In the outside world, the existence of this little guy is completely secret, and only a few AIs and Harry know of its existence.
Lenin surrounded the Mind Stone - it had long wanted a taste of it.
The Mind Gem can stimulate superpowers and amplify most super-powered creatures, and Lenin itself is an electrical life form and can directly draw out the energy in the gem and convert it into electrical energy.
"Okay sir, then the next question is the weapons system."
Such a huge warship must of course be equipped with powerful enough weapons. The giga-class railgun can only be regarded as a conventional weapon on the Dominator-class warship, and it cannot be called a main gun.
On the other hand, the Mind Scepter is not as powerful as the Power Gem. Even if it is to drive a large number of giga-level artillery, the Mind Gem is difficult to use.
As for the technology to control the Power Stone, or the technology related to the Infinity Stone, Harry also knew where to find it:
Nidavellir, the home of the dwarves, the Infinity Gauntlet in the movie was made by the dwarf king.
But Nidavellir is just a legendary place in the universe. Except for the Asgardian royal family, few people know where that place is, so everything has to start with finding Nidavellir.
Counting the time, more than three years have passed since the Dark Elf incident, and Loki should have been sitting on the throne of Asgard for so many years.
Although it is a mystery when Thanos attacked Nidavellir in the original work, according to Harry's speculation, several conditions must be met at that time:
Odin disappeared, and Loki pretended to be his father and sat on the throne, leaving Nidavellir without military protection.
Although the dwarves are the most powerful craftsmen in the universe, they rely on the protection of Odin and lose the protection of Asgard. They are lambs to be slaughtered.
The movie also revealed a condition. When Thanos put on the gloves, he said: "I will do it myself."
So it's very possible that that point was after Ronan's betrayal.
In other words, it's probably now.
"I'm going to Alfheim."
"Okay, sir."
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Chapter 341 Chaos Is Coming
In this universe, the primary method of space navigation is using subspace channels. This method of travel has a limitation: spacecraft must reach the jump point, and the destination is almost fixed.
Areas without hyperspace connections are like wilderness without roads. Earth is such an area. Without warp technology, Earth is more than 20 light-years away from the nearest channel entrance, making it completely remote.
"The situation in our nine realms is similar, but we have the World Tree link," Elsa, Queen of the Light Elves, explained directly opposite Harry.
Elves, like the entertainment facilities and resources in the Alfheim branch, and she is no exception. This deviation from the "main road" makes it impossible for humans to observe hyperspace channels, and the invention of the FTL engine naturally becomes almost impossible.
On the other hand, this is also a kind of protection. Most of the galaxies and territories that interstellar races compete for are near the jump point. The meaning of the Elf Queen is clear: No one can find Nidavellir except Odin.
But Harry refused to comment: If this was the case, how did Thor use Star-Lord's small spaceship to quickly fly to Nidavellir? This only shows that Odin really values the dwarves - this kind of protection prevents the dwarves from even asking for help from other people. Maybe that's what Odin originally thought.
"So there's no way I can find that place?" Harry continued to ask. He had no way to contact the Asgardians directly. Alfheim is his only clue, and he must seize all possible opportunities.
When the Elf Queen heard this question, she hesitated and asked, "I have a question, why do you want to find the dwarves? To do business with them? They don't lack anything."
Dwarves are the best craftsmen in the universe. They have a small population and own an entire ring-shaped residential area. They are rich in resources and live a leisurely life.
In fact, most of the races close to the Asgardians in the Nine Realms are like this, such as the light elves, the Vanir clan, and the dwarves. The Elf Queen is purely curious about humans. Their literary works are indeed very imaginative and are good entertainment products. But dwarves? Their favorite things are wine and working for Odin.
Therefore, the Elf Queen only felt that the deal was impossible to establish, but if humans had any bad intentions in contacting the dwarves, she would be responsible.
Harry keenly sensed the Elf Queen's attitude and touched his chin - not knowing that this silly-looking queen was ill-informed.
"...The Nine Realms are about to usher in a catastrophe. In fact, there are already signs of it. Does the Queen know the current situation in other worlds?"
The Elf Queen was stunned for a moment: Although there are ways to understand other worlds, she actually doesn't care about this, and neither do her people.
The Light Elves were favored by the Vanir and Aesir. Even when the gods on both sides fought fiercely, they were not affected at all. On the contrary, they were protected. Generally speaking, they are a group of cute creatures that are very popular among the gods.
Why should she care?
Harry frowned slightly. Silly and sweet people must have a certain temper. This queen is indeed very kind, which is in line with human understanding of elves. But no race in Norse mythology is truly "harmless to humans and animals." Considering the particularity of this world, there may be some errors in mythological records, but this should not be the case.
However, Harry continued, "A...sorcerer told me that war is about to hit. The signs of chaos have appeared in the Nine Realms. We must be prepared."
The Osborn Group does not have that kind of wizard, and Harry made everything up based on his memory: Loki does nothing but enjoy himself on the throne, and the Nine Realms are about to fall into chaos.
But Queen Elsa doesn't know this - with Odin's rule, how can the Nine Realms fall into chaos? So she looked at Harry in confusion, but she saw that Harry was hesitant to speak, and almost had the words "Something happened to the God King" written on his face.
So Elsa's expression gradually changed from confusion to surprise, then anger, then horror, and finally she said solemnly:
"You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. Mr. Osborn, I don't know how your sorcerer came to this conclusion, but it is not good to listen to rumors. You must be responsible for anything that happens!"
Harry was stunned for a moment, wondering what on earth this queen had read and why she was speaking in such an earthly style.
However, Odin's death did come suddenly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"It's absolutely true. The sorcerer fled from Midgard overnight after discovering this incident, so I think it is necessary to confirm the authenticity of this matter."
Elsa wanted to say something again, but suddenly she was stunned as if she had received some news, and her mood became heavier:
"...It seems that this incident is not groundless."
Just now, she received news: The Nine Realms have indeed been experiencing frequent wars recently, and large-scale wars have broken out in several regions. According to past experience, Asgard will send someone to mediate. If the mediation is not accepted, Thor will come forward to solve the problem.
In fact, Thor did appear at first, but the wars continued to become more frequent, and he lost contact and did not know where he went. Asgard has done nothing about this, which is indeed unusual.
Harry spread his hands when he saw this. It was a good thing to be able to convince the other party.
"So I think, if Asgard does not respond to our request, should we join forces to prevent possible crises?"
Elsa pondered for a while, then stood up, her whole person's temperament rising, as if she showed the temperament of a queen. It seems that a decision has been made.
"Midgardians, I heard that during the last Dark Elf invasion, you were also on the front line and protected the safety of the Nine Realms with Thor. But Nidavellir is Odin's most important weapon arsenal, and the dwarves have prepared countless powerful weapons for it, so there is nothing we can do to help you with your request."
Feeling the other person's emotions, Harry made a hesitant expression at the right time, his face full of regret. Seeing this, Elsa continued, "...But if a crisis is really brewing, I think we can provide you with some classics that record the history of wars in the Nine Realms. Maybe we can find something from them to deal with it."
"There is no way out, but there is a village with dark willows and flowers." This ancient poem echoed in Harry's mind, and he quickly changed his expression. It was a "helpless, but having this thing is better than nothing" expression. This performance deserves an Oscar.
"...Okay, that's all. Thank you for your help, Queen Elsa."
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Chapter 342: Three Contracts
In the myth, the king of Alfheim is a god named Frey, not Elsa. This may be a Marvel feature, or it may be a foreshadowing. So, is Elsa the real queen? Harry really can't judge.
But these are not important. What is important is that Harry now has a lot of "historical facts" in his hands.
Perhaps it was because Odin was still alive in name, and in the eyes of the Light Elves, Heimdallr was observing the Nine Realms all the time. Although they realized something was wrong, they had no intention of disobeying Odin's will.
At least that's the case on the surface.
There was one thing that Harry had not noticed: the Osborn Group had actually become famous within the Nine Realms and could even be considered the representative of Earth.
Loki went to Earth to cause trouble and was eventually sentenced as a "war criminal."
Although he was taken away by Thor in the end, it was not a shame. The opponent was the Aesir, not an ordinary god, but the prince of Asgard.
Immediately afterwards, the Dark Elves also ran to Earth to prepare to harm the Nine Realms and were dealt with by the Osborn Group.
That was what Thor himself said: "Harry Osborn defeated Malekith with a strange weapon."
Then there were the many trades between Thor and the Osborn Group, and this "group" also found a piece of land in Alfheim, and Odin didn't care about it.
Therefore, the reputation of the Osborn Group is indeed not small—this is why the Light Elves are willing to provide information to Harry in a subtle way.
When it comes to finding backers, of course, the more the better. No one knows what Odin's situation is.
Nidavellir is indeed difficult to find because the parent star of the galaxy where it is located is completely enveloped. Nidavellir is a giant ring-shaped structure that relies on the existence of neutron stars.
The structure absorbs all the energy of the neutron star and uses it to maintain the operation of the furnace, melt Uru metal, and create various weapons and equipment for Odin.
This causes its galaxy to emit almost nothing outward, making it difficult to observe.
There is indeed no detailed record of Nidavellir's location in these historical facts, but when you put all these data together, you can find something unusual:
When the Uru metal is melted and reforged, it releases a massive amount of dark matter of some kind, and piecing these clicks together, history reveals a method of detecting this dark matter, a form of runic technology.
And this dark matter will also be transmitted through the wormhole generated by the World Tree.
Harry can use this clue to use the World Tree to open a wormhole connected to Nidavellir.
Harry once thought about using the World Tree to open more wormholes to other worlds, but you must know that there are more than just friendly creatures like Light Elves and Dwarves in the Nine Realms that can communicate. If you open the wrong wormhole, you will be in trouble. After all, Thor is not on Earth now.
Now that he has this foundation, he doesn't have to worry about that situation happening.
It's time to take the next step.
...
Unless a gravitational anchor made of gravity is used to fix the wormhole like the London Junction Point, the corresponding junction points of the Nine Realms will continue to change on Earth. Without this method, it is impossible to judge the wormhole passage at this end of the wormhole. Which way.
By transmitting the dark matter detector back to Earth, relying on this technology, Dr. Selvig found the location leading to Nidavellir: a coordinate located at the northern foot of the Alps.
This is a bit embarrassing because this connection point is at the bottom of the Rhine...
On the Alps, among the invisible Quinjet fighters, the expedition team looked helplessly at the EU staff below.
"The bottom of the Rhine River is such a wonderful place—it reminds me of The Ring of the Nibelungs, where the story begins," Dr. Selvig said while looking at the readings on the instrument.
As one of the first people to come into contact with Thor, he was familiar with all works of Norse mythology.
However, myths are myths, and you still have to consider the basis of reality when doing things on Earth.
The Rhine River originates from the northern foothills of the Alps and flows through Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In short, it is a bit difficult to send a large number of personnel to do something about their mother river.
"Boss, what do you say now?" Dr. Selvig also stopped.
Of course, that means it is difficult for ordinary people.
"...According to plan, the EU side has already taken care of it. I'll be there soon," Harry finished speaking in the communication and hung up the phone.
Although the countries of the Earth Alliance have not yet completed the preliminary political work for extraterrestrial exploration, they have already booked the production capacity of Osborn and the group's super-light research ships, which is the key to the future.
Although the capacity they compete for is actually less than one percent of the company's total capacity.
It just so happened that Britain was leaving the European Union, so Harry just moved the waiting position of the European Union one place forward, and that was it.
But of course, Harry can't open a branch here on the spot like in London—at least he has to wait for special procedures to be completed.
Selvig and the others only saw the expedition team below answer a phone call, and within a few minutes, the helicopter picked them up, which was quite efficient.
So everyone happily occupied the source of Europe's famous mother river and began to do some scientific research on it.
When Harry arrived, the equipment had been set up, and he only needed to use his spiritual power to open the wormhole to Nidavellir.
"You only need a medium-sized rune device, and then cooperate with some supernatural powers to locate Nidavellir and open a wormhole. Rune technology is really magical," Selvig sighed.
Not only is it magical, but since he came into contact with Thor, his worldview has been refreshed every day. Who would have thought that time and space are so easy to play with?
In his eyes, this device looked like a portal in some kind of game, consisting entirely of huge stones with dense runes engraved on it.
As Harry came into contact with the power supply end, the largest runes glowed brightly, and a small wormhole slowly opened...
"...The unknown fleet appeared 130 light-years away, sailing at warp speed, and seems to be heading towards Nidavellir. We need to protect...It is expected..."
Intermittent sounds sounded in the earphones: this was the dwarves calling for help from Asgard, but it was obvious that they did not receive a response, which made them directly use unencrypted radio to call for help.
According to the dwarf's estimation, the opponent's fleet is quite large, with more than 800 large and small ships, and the number of small fighters will only be even greater.
Harry fell silent upon hearing the other's number.
The Osborn Group currently has 8 standard fleets, a total of 8 battleships, 32 cruisers, 72 destroyers, and 120 frigates.
In other words, the number of Thanos' fleets is an overwhelming advantage, but now it is unrealistic to launch a violent attack, and the Osborn Group cannot maintain more fleets.
The technology of Thanos' fleet is not shown at all in the movie, but even if the opponent still uses weapons that need to be within a thousand meters to fire, the number is still not to be underestimated.
The accuracy of Giga-class artillery can be as high as 10% within a range of 80 kilometers, but it can only fire one round every 10 minutes, and although the opponent's weapon range may not be far, it may not have a corresponding interception system.
Can this kind of technology really withstand Thanos' swarm?
Harry pinched his eyebrows—but no matter what, the dwarves must be saved, otherwise the further development will be very, very passive.
He can't lose.
Thinking of this, Harry began to reply to the other party's distress signal:
"Your Majesty the Dwarf King, this is the Osborn Group. I am Harry Osborn. I can provide you with a contract."
Chapter 343: Phase 2
Ever since he discovered the approaching fleet, the dwarf king Eitri had been worried.
Usually, a fleet like this just looks bluffing. No one dares to attack Nidavellir under the protection of Odin. The Bifrost can teleport Asgardian warriors anywhere. No matter how strong the opponent's fleet is, they will still be overpowered in the end. What Asgardians are best at is hand-to-hand combat.
In addition, the Bifrost itself is a powerful weapon that can strike from distant Asgard to anywhere in the universe, not to mention Odin's immense strength and his extensive collection of artifacts.
But now... Asgard hadn't responded to them.
"Hey, my king, let's have some fun, shall we?" A pot-bellied dwarf drunkenly patted Eitri on the shoulder.
But Eitri was very anxious now. How could he be in the mood to drink with them?
Seeing Eitri's helpless expression, the dwarf patted his head.
"Oh, I forgot, the king has the right not to drink!"
Boom!
After saying that, the guy fell drunk to the ground.
This was the life of the dwarves. With Odin's protection, they had given up all military power and celebrated festivals every day.
Today is Oktoberfest, tomorrow is Craftsman's Day, and the day after tomorrow is...it's still a holiday anyway, maybe it's Labor Day or something.
Because of this, once Asgard doesn't respond, they are doomed.
There were hundreds of warships, more than the dwarves in the entire star ring.
So he thought about it and decided to put the news on the public channel... It was just a futile effort. There was no hyperspace channel entrance near Nidavellir. It was a remote place where no one cared and no one dared to care.
He could only hope that the fleet was just passing by, or that Asgard could react and send out warriors in time to disperse the group of villains before they landed on the star ring.
But everything could only be an expectation, so he also sent a communication on the general channel with mixed feelings.
Although he knew that no one responded to him, Odin did not want to see this scene. He could not guess when the God King would respond and show mercy, but the God King's wrath usually came quickly.
However, now, he received a response on the general channel first!
"...I can offer you a contract."
The name of the Osborne Group made him stunned for a moment - it seemed to be from Midgard, but why did Midgard respond to him?
This seemed to be the least likely race to recover, other than the dark elves.
"The fleet approaching you now belongs to Thanos, and Asgard is in trouble..."
"Impossible!" Eitri interrupted Harry rudely.
However, Harry had no intention of explaining to him. To be on the safe side, he had to finish what he wanted to say first:
"But I can support you. The problem is that my fleet is far smaller than Thanos'. I need you to build me a ship core that can drive the Power Stone...
If you want to believe me, I'm in Midgard... Bah--, choose... to believe... He will kill you all!"
Communication was suddenly interrupted!
Eitri felt a chill in his heart: Of course he couldn't trust a person he had only met once, but Asgard's failure to respond to his call already explained the problem.
This communication was transmitted using interstellar communication. It seemed that the fleet near Nidavellir had been monitoring them, but they knew that no one would respond to them!
But is the guy who calls himself the Osborne Group really credible? If this is a lie, building a device that can drive an Infinity Stone will inevitably use Uru metal, which is something Odin strictly controls!
Eitri was a little confused. They relied too much on the Asgardians - although in a sense it was inevitable, it made the dwarves lose their ability to resist.
Looking at the dwarves in the star ring, drinking, working, and resting, although there are only more than 300 dwarves, they never feel lonely.
And their long life and sparse population make them more closely connected—he must make a choice.
.....
And Eitri will definitely choose to help the Osborne Group.
Heimdall monitors the nine realms, and it is impossible for him not to see the situation in Nidavellir. Even if he deserts for so many days, once the furnace is started, he will definitely notice that Nidavellir is using Uru metal without Odin's permission.
Of course, all this is based on the assumption that everything is normal in Asgard. If Heimdall sees it, then the worst case scenario is that Eitri will take the blame.
But if nothing goes right...Eitri will have to make a choice.
The Osborn Group is a new star, and Thanos's reputation resounds throughout the universe—and it's not a good reputation, he is a complete madman. He starts wars not to conquer, but to kill.
He may doubt the strength and motives of the Osborn Group, but compared to trusting Thanos... a force that belongs to the same nine realms and is related to Thor is obviously more suitable to trust.
Eitri needs to make a choice: with one choice he may offend the God-King, but on the other hand, there may be a massacre waiting for them.
Obviously, it's not a difficult choice.
"Sir, I cannot detect what technology blocks the wormhole." Oycle's voice sounded suspicious.
After a brief conversation, Oycle was able to calculate that the wormhole on the other side was less than 300 kilometers away from the communication target. In other words, the wormhole was 130 light-years away from Thanos.
What means can interfere with the wormhole 130 light-years away?
"I detected it—I hope Eitri still has a way to complete at least one one-way transmission." Harry was a little helpless.
Psychic energy, magic, these things belong to dark matter, and are unobservable objects for Oycle who does not have the corresponding means.
It's obvious that Thanos is well prepared. The method of closing the wormhole is undoubtedly related to his wise general Ebony Maw, who is also a powerful superpower.
Letting Eitri send a distress signal should have been done deliberately to create fear and despair so that he could recognize the reality and succumb to himself.
It's just that he probably didn't expect that an Earthling would get in touch with the dwarf at this critical moment...
"Sir, according to the information conveyed by the dwarf king just now, Thanos's fleet is very powerful, and our fleet may not be an opponent."
"I know this without you having to tell me, so our minimum goal is to rescue those dwarves—okay, let's start weapon research and contact the people on the list."
To be honest, it's a bit unrealistic to completely destroy Thanos' fleet.
The only chance is still to destroy Thanos' mothership from an extreme distance, so that at least they should have time to evacuate the dwarves. Range is the biggest advantage of Harry's technology.
"Okay sir, but does that kind of particle really exist? I mean, although Mr. Maximoff is indeed gifted, he doesn't seem to have anything to do with that kind of thing."
"We have to give it a try no matter what."
Kinetic cannons are indeed useful, but to be honest, they are not safe.
"Understood, the second phase of 'Colossus', 'Tachyon Light Spear' has been activated."