Chapter 344: Luxury Research Team
"So now I have an opportunity to save the universe. I just need to go in and run a few laps?" Pietro didn't understand the situation. He thought his boss would study his superpowers, but he didn't expect that his boss would also come up with a reason to save the universe.
Seeing Harry nod, Pietro burst into laughter. "Hahaha - Boss, seriously, boss, you don't have to lie to me like this, right? Save the universe? I thought you were the kind of honest businessman who is rare to see in a hundred years..."
Just as he was talking, Pietro noticed that Harry's expression did not change at all. Harry looked at Quicksilver expressionlessly: "That's it, I am an honest businessman who is rare in a century, so what on earth do you say?"
Quicksilver's abilities are quite abnormal. Although he does not exceed the speed of light in the movie and his death is aggrieved, the upper limit of his actual ability is that he can exceed the speed of light. Although there is no super-light speed now, the theory is that it can be super-light speed. The meaning of this is self-evident: it means that when Quicksilver uses his power to move, the particles that make up him are a kind of "tachyons" that can become "tachyons." That is, tachyon particles. And this kind of particle can also interact with macroscopic objects in a way that smashes the boards of Einstein's coffin...
Pietro pointed at himself, completely confused: He just ran faster, how could he become the key male figure in saving the universe? "To be precise, he is the key guinea pig to save the universe."
Harry's voice brought Pietro back to consciousness, and he asked doubtfully: "Can you read minds? What kind of evil witchcraft is this?"
"That's not the key, you have to make a decision quickly, that's the key."
Pietro touched his chin, thinking very hard, but the next moment, someone who surprised Harry appeared here: the Inhuman Crystal.
Wanda studied magic in the Himalayas, and Pietro moved to the Nepal base, which is also one of the Inhumans' bases. After Attilan's coup, Crystal came here with the idea of seeing the Inhumans on Earth. It seemed that the two of them had some wonderful sparks...
"Pietro, meet again? How are you doing..." Halfway through, Crystal saw Harry on the screen. Facts have proved that the life of Inhumans has indeed become better after Attilan's coup, but the princess's princess disease often makes her incompatible with the people around her. She seems to have transferred this emotion to Harry, and her eyes are a little complicated.
On the one hand, Black Bolt has recognized Maximus's rule, and she has nothing to say; but on the other hand, she used to be a noble, but now she does not enjoy that sense of superiority at all, which makes her mentality somewhat varied.
Pietro said: "Well... I was talking to my boss about some work stuff, you know, working hard..."
Harry said with a half-smile: "Then go to the skyport on time tomorrow. The experiment will be carried out outside the Earth."
After saying that, Harry hung up the communication.
"Eh? I haven't said it yet... Ahem, I said yes. The experiment is very important. Of course, I will go." Pietro originally wanted to put forward some conditions, such as a promotion and a salary increase.
But as the saying goes, men in ambiguous relationships, especially men with little experience like Pietro, are not very clear-headed. However, the relationship between Quicksilver and Crystal did not have a good outcome in the original work. This little princess is... Forget it, it's hard to say.
...
"So you're saying this kid is related to Tachyon? With all due respect, he doesn't look like 'The Flash' or anything like that," Tony commented.
Recently, he started reading comics. A human who can travel faster than the speed of light. Isn't this the Flash in the comics? It's just that Harry felt a subtle sense of dislocation in his heart: these two comics are like this, there are Marvel comics in the DC world, and DC comics in the Marvel world, but it feels very strange to see them say it themselves.
"I also find it unreliable. How can the human body be made of strange particles?" Banner was looking at Pietro's physical examination report.
"Are you serious?" Harry's mood became more subtle, and Tony also cast a strange look. You, Bruce Banner, are 1.7 meters tall and weigh 58 kilograms. You can transform into a Hulk out of thin air, which is 2.5 meters tall and weighs more than half a ton. Could you please explain what normal particles your body is made of?
The laboratory also became quiet. Dr. Connors, Dr. Otto, Dr. Selvig, Jane Foster, Hank Pym... all looked over. Well, although many of them have no position to question this issue.
Feeling everyone's gaze, Banner shrugged stiffly: "Okay, this is promising research, is that okay?"
Everyone lowered their heads, except Tony who tried not to laugh so loudly and patted Banner on the shoulder.
In the laboratory, Pietro was moving his body, and Harry asked him to run to the limit so that he could observe the changes happening to him. While the equipment was being debugged and warmed up, Harry suddenly remembered something and asked, "Dr. Banner, how is Hulk doing lately?"
Hulk's mind is equivalent to that of an irritable child. According to normal history, Hulk should be boxing on Sakaar now.
Banner was stunned for a moment and replied: "Just call me Bruce - it's okay. What's wrong? Do you want him to come out to fight again?"
"That's not true, it's just that I don't think he has a chance to appear recently. Could he..." Harry made an angry gesture with his hand on his head.
Banner smiled: "Indeed, this is what I was worried about at first, but do you remember that you reminded me that I should learn to accept Hulk? That was a very useful suggestion.
One thing I discovered while researching Blonsky: Hulk seemed curious about Blonsky when he calmed down -- can you imagine? A monster can be curious."
As he spoke, Banner shook his head and sighed.
"That's how I discovered that Hulk is not a monster. After figuring this out, I think we can still coexist well. After all, I created him. I'd like to take part in exploration missions after your research vessel is sold privately in a while. Hulk and I, and maybe Betty--if her father agrees."
This is a good choice... Now Hulk doesn't have any lifelong enemies here, at least not in the movies that Harry knows about. As for Betty... isn't that much better than Natasha? Not that I have any problem with Black Widow, but the agent obviously regards Hulk more as a tool. Hand it over when you need it, and "put it down" when you don't need it.
After listening to Banner's narration, Harry smiled back: "That's not bad. I'll be the first to sell it to you when the time comes - in fact, you can come to our company, so you don't have to go through complicated procedures."
"It's better not to, I prefer flexible employment."
"Okay, Bruce, I wish you a happy honeymoon in the future."
In the laboratory, the device started to activate, and Harry turned towards the Mind Scepter-- "Pietro, it's time to speed up, are you ready?"
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Chapter 345 The Failure of Special Relativity
There are many conjectures about tachyons, which are faster-than-light particles.
People have speculated that if people travel through the universe at faster than the speed of light, they will find a series of incredible things, such as arrows flying backward, cannonballs reloading, dead people being resurrected, and other wonders.
There is also speculation that there is another universe composed of tachyons. The energy they carry is negative, and they will fall below the speed of light after gaining infinite energy.
From a mathematical point of view, tachyons may exist, but there has never been indirect or direct evidence as to whether they actually exist. Many laboratories have suspected that they have discovered tachyons, but they were ultimately considered errors.
As for the warp speed and hyperspace channel used by the existing FTL engine, they cannot be considered to be beyond the speed of light in the true sense. Although relative to normal time and space, the aircraft has indeed traveled a distance farther than light in a certain period of time, but it's not super-light speed in the narrow sense.
So people in the laboratory generally believed that this was another futile move, but since Harry had gone to great lengths to call everyone over, they would naturally take the matter seriously.
"I've been prepared all along, but you guys are too slow," Pietro made a disgusted expression in the observation room.
Seeing this, Harry ordered: "Get ready to start."
Oycle's voice rang out in the empty runway: "Mr. Pietro, the experiment will start in 10 seconds. Please remember what you have to do: at maximum speed..."
"Run around the lab and be careful not to hit the walls as my speed may increase...seriously, couldn't you have a treadmill? That would really hurt your knees."
Quicksilver seemed to be complaining that this place was too small, but in fact, Harry had already set aside most of the Odyssey base for him as an acceleration space. This acceleration runway was hundreds of kilometers long.
Because of the special inner wall, Pietro didn't know that the end of the runway was actually far beyond the star base. This place was a giant circular runway exposed in space.
In order to ensure that its structure can withstand the pressure generated by high speed, the runway uses a large amount of vibranium, which is almost all the reserves of the Osborn Group in recent years.
The clothes made of nanorobots on his body monitor every molecular structure of his body at all times. Lenin also entered his body simultaneously, and no changes could escape the detection of the observers.
Pietro made a run-up motion--
"5...4...3...2...1!"
"Instant speed 30 meters per second..."
Seeing this number, everyone was stunned. What kind of monster is this?!
Although this speed is very fast, to be honest, Captain America can achieve it with a little effort.
What makes people even more surprised is that while Quicksilver is running, the amount of calories consumed by his body and the mechanism of its changes are indeed unusual...
And his speed is still increasing!
The number in that line recording the instantaneous speed kept rising, gradually climbing from 30 to 50, 80, 100... The upward trend showed no signs of weakening! How can this be!
It is obvious that the speed displayed by Pietro has exceeded the scope of explanation by "biological energy." No one knows where his energy is stored, and the physical limit is just an appearance.
Just when he was about to get tired, a strange force poured into his body -
Outside the laboratory, Harry's eyes emitted a faint purple light. Through the connection between him and Lenin, he could directly transfer the power of the Mind Scepter to Pietro.
As the output of the Mind Scepter increases, this light gradually turns into a light blue...
In the laboratory, Pietro had never felt so good! He can run very fast, but moving at high speed consumes a lot of energy, and he knows his own speed. Now he is breaking through his previous records little by little!
His speed relied on gravity, and Pietro ran from the inner wall to the outer wall. What restrained him now was not gravity, but the hardness of the vibranium.
A force was continuously strengthening his body, and he even felt that every part of his body was changing: Bone density, muscle strength, metabolic system, brain running speed, everything is undergoing quantitative changes, and after the quantitative changes, there will be qualitative changes.
Observation results showed that Pietro's molecular structure was transformed into another type of particle under the energy generated out of thin air, and as he moved, it escaped into the air and was captured by the vibranium interception layer.
The speed increased again and again, and the strange particle showed enough data that the scientists could build a new model to describe the particle's changing process.
The speed quickly exceeded the speed of sound, Mach 2, Mach 3, Mach 4... and finally exceeded Mach 10, and it can continue to rise!
And on the other hand, there is air in the runway, and Pietro moved so fast without any phenomenon similar to a sonic boom!
Under the control of Oycle, dozens of strange spherical devices appeared in the channel. Pietro would interact with these spherical devices at high speed and stop them--
Then, scientists discovered that as long as there was enough energy, Quicksilver's speed seemed to be infinitely fast...
This strange particle seems to have almost no effect on other objects around it except "accelerating" - unless Pietro actively touches them, which will bring this strange energy to the atomic structure of the object, thereby entering ultra-high speed.
Although it is only a moment, this essential change cannot escape meticulous detection.
In the end, Pietro's top speed stopped at Mach 30. His "physical strength" had not reached its limit with the blessing of the Mind Scepter, but too strong an increase would make his consciousness unable to bear it.
Harry cut off the flow of psychic energy from the Mind Scepter. Pietro soon felt tired, his speed dropped sharply, and he stopped after a while.
The laboratory was very quiet, but everyone's mood was not calm.
Dr. Otto was the first to speak: "...Out of a serious and rigorous research attitude, I think we should try it again on Earth. What do you think?"
Tony also agreed: "Yes, we can find a wider runway and let the 'Mr. Fast Runner' do it again so that he can accelerate to a faster speed. Maybe we can confirm..."
"Does the relativistic effect really not apply to him..." Dr. Selvig murmured.
In fact, just now, the timer on Pietro's body has appeared and the static timer has proven that they cannot observe the clock-slowing effect.
The time of the two is completely consistent, and there is no difference even one ten-thousandth.
This means that the two major premises of the special theory of relativity, the constant speed of light and the principle of relativity, cannot be applied to this guy who is called a 'fast' guy.
Although his speed is not close to the speed of light, it has already proved some problems.
However, dry physics is commonplace in this world after all, and everyone is very receptive.
Harry pinched his brows and said, "I don't have enough time. I need to find a way to control or generate these particles."
"And weaponize it?" Dr. Pym asked.
This issue was also of concern to everyone present. Harry looked at them and sighed.
"Yes, otherwise why do you think the project name is called 'Tachyon Light Spear'?"
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Chapter 346 The 2nd Manhattan Project
Superheroes have a natural aversion to weapon technology. Dr. Pym even goes to the extreme of viewing everything as a potential weapon. A typical example is Pym particles. The potential applications of this technology are vast, and using it purely as a weapon is the worst choice, but he believes it will inevitably be used in war.
Harry didn't intend to hide it; he needed this technology to deal with Thanos' army.
Tony asked thoughtfully, "Who?"
"It's who you think it is, the mastermind behind the New York attack. His name is Thanos, a cosmic-level war maniac."
Everyone present looked at each other in confusion. Except for Tony, most people had limited awareness of the space fleet. They were still focused on the Osborne Group's destruction of a scientific research ship.
But Harry didn't lie to them. Thanos would come sooner or later, and his fleet was very powerful.
For a time traveler, hoping to use an army to defeat Thanos is undoubtedly too casual—
Thanos' fleet could easily bombard Earth into a lifeless planet. Although he has never done this, this possibility must be eliminated.
And pinning their hopes on Captain Marvel... would be even more bizarre.
"You can go anywhere in the universe and ask about this guy. He is a lunatic. He is a democrat in another sense. He has planned many massacres in the universe."
"For what?" Tony wanted to know why.
"I don't know, at least not yet. I just know that he will randomly select half of the people on a planet to massacre." Harry spread his hands, he only told the facts.
As for the reason of killing half of the people to delay the resource crisis, he felt that the people present would think he was lying to them...
Everyone was silent again. Harry asked them to find out on their own as a suggestion, but they had no way of actually investigating it.
To be honest, they didn't expect it would be so difficult to jointly approve a super-light spacecraft.
The attack on New York in 2012 and the various subsequent turmoil caused the collapse of most companies, but the emergence of the Osborne Group made most countries tighten their control over companies.
Only the strongest companies could survive. The development of the Osborne Group has almost squeezed out the development space of most high-tech companies.
As for the traditional financial oligarchs, they almost vanished. The current financial tycoons are essentially just managers working for the Osborne Group.
Now, although there are still many self-employed people with company names, they basically rely on the small profits from the Osborne Group to survive.
Those companies that truly symbolize high technology are almost the last stubborn ones in various countries. The "private enterprises" of the old era have basically disappeared.
Regarding super-light spacecraft, countries will certainly try their best to avoid the birth of another "Osborne Group" due to interstellar development.
The new Federation government is a democratic representative government. Although it can avoid extremes, its administrative efficiency is not high.
So let them find out for themselves... Unless they take the initiative to join the Osborne Group, then it is another system.
Harry spread his hands, "I need this weapon, and it's urgent - Thanos is moving towards Nidavellir, and I want to protect the dwarves there."
Hearing the word "dwarf," Selvig frowned and asked, "Dwarf? Are they the dwarves of Norse mythology? Shouldn't this be under the control of the Aesir?"
"Thor is missing, Odin is hiding, and all they can count on is us. So can we get to work?"
Everyone felt uncomfortable - there was another information gap.
But so far, they really can't find any black history to refute the Osborne Group. On the contrary, if they don't believe the Osborne Group, things may get very bad.
That's how trust is built.
The scene was a bit like the original Manhattan Project, which brought together a large number of scientists with extraordinary intelligence to master the manufacturing technology of a powerful weapon.
Some people like to reflect on the atomic bomb, but the fact is that some unreasonable and strange thoughts do arise among human beings, and such thoughts will affect the entire collective by chance.
Now, the tachyon light spear is being developed to fight Thanos, a madman with strange ideas who was born from an organic creature.
The problems brought about by population increase should never be answered by killing half of the population. If we kill half of the population every time the population problem becomes acute, how can civilization progress?
Researching killing techniques like Thanos? It seems that only NAZI does this.
"In that case, let's get started." Tony put his hand on Banner's shoulder and said to everyone.
Tony, like his father, Howard Stark, responded to the plan.
.....
Just as Harry thought, when Quicksilver is in motion, his superpowers transform his body into a special particle with very strange properties.
This allows him to complete a series of things at extremely fast speeds that are obviously not in line with scientific theorems. But after all, Pietro is a human being, and if his powers want to be applied to the real world, he needs a bridge, a bridge that "conforms to scientific laws."
After a long period of calculations and experiments, everyone finally captured this particle and "trapped" it in a small gravity trap.
However, a problem soon arose. This particle showed a strong tunneling effect after leaving Pietro's body, and the captured particles would quickly escape from the potential well.
But once quantum mechanics is involved, things become metaphysical. Fortunately, there is a more metaphysical quantum mechanics master, Dr. Pym.
After thinking about it, Dr. Pym took out his "treasure" of Pym particles to stabilize this particle.
In addition to shrinking, Pym particles also have the function of amplifying objects. However, Pym particles cannot amplify this tachyon, but stabilize it.
Everyone marveled that this thing almost eliminated the wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics, making quantum mechanics seem more similar to classical mechanics...
With the improvement of everyone, as long as there are enough Pym particles, they can theoretically construct a high enough barrier. Only when the energy of the tachyon is enough to accelerate it to above the speed of light, it can cross the barrier.
After stabilizing, Harry once took out the psychic scepter. The long-term supply made him unable to bear it. Finally, in the second week after this, they witnessed the birth of tachyon!
Outside the instrument, Harry "saw" blue light bursting out of the muzzle, and the instrument clearly showed that this particle exceeded the speed of light!
Looking at this astonishing scene, everyone was silent for a long time.
The tachyons that crossed the potential barrier even easily penetrated the vibranium coating in the laboratory and escaped into space.
The existence of tachyons has been witnessed, and everyone has even obtained a method to control it. All that is left is to study how to generate this tachyon—
After all, they couldn't have Pietro running back and forth in the barrel of a cannon to produce tachyons, right?
But the problem is stuck here, they have no clue to use scientific means to create this kind of tachyon.
But Harry made a new discovery: when he activated the Mind Scepter, he seemed to be able to replicate what happened to Quicksilver.
In other words, if mass production is not considered, he can now use the Mind Scepter as the core to create this kind of weapon.
However, if there is no Power Stone amplification, it would be good if the tachyon produced can penetrate a 50cm steel plate, but it is still a bit unrealistic to use it to fight warships.
According to the dwarves' information, Thanos may arrive in Nidavellir in three months. Even if they find a way to generate tachyons, weapon design, testing, and traveling to Nidavellir will all take time.
So at the moment, the most promising method is for the dwarves to provide a device to control the Power Stone.
Believe in yourself and save them.
Harry holds the Mind Scepter in his hand - it has been two weeks, what will the dwarves choose?
At this moment, news came from the Rhine Wormhole.
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Chapter 347: Contract from the Ancient One
Just as Harry had guessed, although Thanos had made almost perfect preparations to attack the dwarves, these top craftsmen in the universe still had some ways to reactivate the wormhole.
It's just that the other party didn't send something like the Infinity Gauntlet or the "Infinity Base," but a mysterious metal cylinder.
"The dwarves opened the wormhole again, but they only threw out a very small thing before the wormhole was closed again," Oycle reported.
It seems that although the other party has opened the wormhole, it is subject to many restrictions, and it seems that it cannot open it a third time.
"And this piece of metal... looks like some kind of storage device. It may store the data you need, but I can't decipher this memory."
Harry clearly saw the runes on it. This was another type of rune technology. The cylinder was covered with rune patterns that Harry had never seen before.
He would have to ask the Ancient One for help again.
"Well, it seems we have to ask our Earth sorcerers for advice again."
...
New York Sanctuary.
Although Kamar-Taj is not open to Harry, the major sanctuaries are open to him. Although this place has a physical building in the real world, for ordinary people, if the sorcerers don't want them to know, they can't enter this place.
Through the guidance of his psychic powers, Harry knocked on the door of the New York Sanctuary. Passing through the front hall filled with books, Harry immediately saw the red cloak in the display room filled with strange magic weapons. Doctor Strange seemed to be still studying for his degree as the Sorcerer Supreme.
As if knowing that Harry was coming, the Ancient One was playing with her flowers on the balcony.
Harry didn't intend to play any tricks with the Ancient One, so he directly showed the memory that the dwarf king Eitri had brought over.
"Long time no see, Master. Let me get straight to the point. Have you seen this thing?"
The Ancient One glanced at the thing and then smiled: "Ah, the handiwork of the dwarves, a small device that stores their craft drawings. Of course, I know. How did you get in touch with them?"
"Science--I want to know how to get the data in there."
"That's not good. It also contains some Uru metal. Odin will be very angry if he knows this. You will be considered a thief."
Does it also contain Uru metal? This was something Harry didn't expect. It seemed that the dwarf was the Stud Osborne Group.
"If Odin still cares about this, can you help me?"
Hearing this, the Ancient One turned around with her unpredictable smile and said: "I want to propose a contract to you. This should be your favorite thing, right?"
Hearing this, Harry nodded - he didn't intend to take advantage of the Ancient One's knowledge.
"To be precise, it's a profitable contract - I'm all ears."
According to the timeline in his memory, Strange should have been studying at Kamar-Taj for several months now and will soon be finished. If the Ancient One really wants to propose a contract, it must have something to do with Strange. And Strange's matter is related to Dormammu. Helping him is also helping yourself. It would also be good to get to know the future Sorcerer Supreme better.
You must know that this doctor was extremely desperate when he discovered that more than 30 types of hand prostheses, 7 nerve treatments, cell regeneration technologies, and other methods sold by the Osborne Group on the market could not repair his hand. He once thought that the Osborne Group was targeting him.
Although it is true.
However, what the Ancient One wanted to say was completely different from what Harry thought.
The Ancient One said: "I will leave soon, but I hope that no matter what happens, you will not interfere."
Harry was stunned - he thought the Ancient One would let him help Strange?
"...What does it mean?"
"I'm literally planning to leave the Earth. In the past thousands of years, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj have been resisting and guarding against invasions from other dimensions. There may be some riots after I leave."
"You mean...even if there is a dimensional invasion, you don't want me to interfere?"
The Ancient One nodded: "Yes, I believe my successor will handle these matters, but I'm worried that your interference will cause him to lose the growth he deserves."
Harry frowned. What theory is this? In order for Strange to thrive, let him go and do it? Gain more experience?
The Ancient One continued: "You have protected this world very well - at least so far, but in the process of your growth, you have also taken away many people's opportunities to grow. Remember when I said your abilities were growing rapidly?"
Harry was stunned. If you think about it carefully, without him, the Avengers would have experienced difficult battles one after another. Tony would have developed Ultron due to anxiety, and then the Avengers would have split. Banner and Hulk would have gone on a space journey. Then slowly you can discover the importance of the other party.
There are many other examples, including Peter. Spider-Man's biggest rival, the Green Goblin, no longer exists. Kingpin has also turned into ashes long ago, and he...
The Osborn Group thrives on this process, but to the Ancient One, does it appear to be a manifestation of psionics?
Harry was silent for a moment and said: "Maybe so, but I gave them the life they wanted. You say this as if I am a thief."
If disaster is about to strike, what's wrong with relying on the advantage of foresight to avoid and thrive? Moreover, a large number of civilians also escaped the fate of becoming victims.
Harry didn't think there was anything wrong with his actions. Instead of letting the incident develop "normally," where he would die and his wife would be separated, why couldn't everyone work for him in peace and harmony?
The Ancient One shook her head: "I didn't mean that, but the Sorcerer Supreme is of great significance to this world, and I don't want similar interference to happen to him."
Harry thought for a while and nodded: "If this is what you want, I can accept this contract - but if things become uncontrollable, I don't guarantee that I can still stand by and watch."
After receiving the answer, the Ancient One nodded and pulled out the books Harry needed from the air.
Taking the book, Harry said: "Don't we need to sign a magical contract or something?"
"No need, I believe in the credibility of Osborne Group," the Ancient One said with a smile.
"Well, thanks for your cooperation, mage, and I hope your successor is as easy to talk to as you."
The Ancient One smiled and said: "I can't guarantee this, but he will be the best among us."
Harry secretly complained in his heart: I really don't know how you judge.
After getting what he needed, Harry walked outside - and the Ancient One looked at Harry's back, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "One more thing, although I think you have been prepared for it for a long time, you have to know that interfering with the fate of others will shift the responsibility to you."
Harry paused and said: "I remember, Master."
Isn't this a matter of course? When you become a leader, manager, or anyone else who can determine and change the destiny of others, isn't this responsibility natural?
And to be honest...it's not that hard to carry. It's even cool.
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Chapter 348 The Dwarf's Reply
In the movie, Thanos forces the dwarves to make the Infinity Gauntlet, which is the most critical piece of equipment in the entire Infinity War. But how the Infinity Gauntlet works is very mysterious.
Logically speaking, the dwarves' ability to create the Infinity Gauntlet is largely due to the existence of Uru. This metal can be called the most precious metal in the universe. It not only has excellent material properties but also has extremely strong "functionality" and has excellent compatibility with all magic, extra-dimensional energy, and the like.
But the fact is that Iron Man himself made a counterfeit version of the Infinity Gauntlet using materials from Earth after Infinity War, which shows that materials should not be the bottleneck when it comes to driving gems.
The cylinder sent by the dwarf king Eitri confirmed Harry's conjecture. It contained some more runic technologies, aiming to guide the backward earthlings to transform devices that met their requirements. Although Eitri also thoughtfully got him some Uru metal.
It seems that this memory is also a test. If the people on earth can't even open this thing, then there is no need to fight against Thanos.
"Sir, this metal... doesn't seem to comply with the laws of physics," After the scan was completed, Oycle said doubtfully.
Harry secretly complained in his mind: Is magic such an inconvenience? You don't need to know that much about magic.
"...That's right, you can understand it after I add this component to you."
With a bang, Harry hit a plain Alfheim rune stone, and the runes on it glowed faintly blue. Although it is said to be magic, the operation logic of these things is surprisingly similar to that of computers. This thing is equivalent to a demodulator.
Putting the cylinder on the rune demodulator, the cylinder quickly began to deform, and as expected, a video was stored in it.
"Hello, Mr. Osborn, I am the Dwarf King Eitri - although you should already know me.
You are right, that fleet is indeed heading for Nidavellir. Odin did not respond to my call for help. I am willing to sign a contract with you.
There is a power gem base made of Uru gold attached to the cylinder, and a more detailed design of the energy supply drive device has been stored inside.
I know you may still need some time to complete the design and manufacturing, but we are running out of time. The time and space distortion device has been activated. On your side, they will arrive in Nidavellir in about 4 months.
Please help us, we can only count on you."
The play ends. The cylinder also contains detailed observation data of Thanos' fleet:
The Thanos fleet has a total of 820 ships. Except for the flagship "Sanctuary II," most of them are small battleships, ranging in size from Osborn frigates to cruisers, and in various shapes.
The Sanctuary II is a very large battleship with a wingspan of more than 600 kilometers. It has two large docks with a large number of battleships parked inside. After the destruction of Thanos' home planet, he has been fighting in the universe on that battleship all year round. The concept is very similar to the "Juggernaut" class battleship in Harry's imagination. It is a real mobile fortress and space base.
The firepower of this mothership is very strong - but just like Harry, the range is very short. The only troublesome thing is that the shield on it is quite strong, and the Giga-class artillery will cause very limited damage to it.
"Sir, the opponent is very strong," Oycle said after playing the data.
"It is indeed very powerful, but we still have time to call in all our engineers. It's time to start the Dominator-class battleship project."
The dwarves were not fools. They used some special device to release the huge gravity of the neutron star, which directly affected the speed of time passing in the nearby star field, allowing Harry more time to process the data. But is 4 months really enough?
"Sir, when it comes to this, four months may not be enough. The asteroid will need 30 days for towing, and ship design and manufacturing may take another 50-70 days."
In other words, the construction alone takes more than three months. This speed can only be achieved by using resources such as Pym particles and Vibranium to accelerate construction regardless of cost. You must know that the expected size of the Dominator-class battleship is completely equivalent to that of an asteroid, and the internal structure is extremely complicated, not to mention that it now needs to re-absorb the power gem power supply technology.
After completing the overall structure, Harry will definitely need to complete a test firing to determine the reliability of the weapon and battleship.
"...Then let's reduce the scale first, cut off 80% of the Giga-class artillery and gamma laser cannons, and don't build the dock part yet."
"Then this is just an ordinary battleship, just a little bigger. The redesign is completed - it is estimated that it will take another 70 days. The time is still a bit tight. In addition, we have to jump to the Nidavellir star field. The nearest jump point is 130 light years away from Nidavellir."
"It won't take that long, Eitri gave us another way."
The jumping point Oycle mentioned is also the jumping point used by Thanos, but the dwarf king Eitri also knows a secret way to Nidavellir. The nearest hyperspace channel point near Nidavellir is far away. This may be Odin's intention, but some entrances to natural changes can appear at any time.
There is a place in the universe that has gathered a large number of dense hyperspace channels and wormholes and has become a veritable garbage dump of the universe: Sakaar. There is a special wormhole entrance there, but to stabilize the channel leading to Nidavellir, the user needs to use a suitable method to enter from the other end before the wormhole can be penetrated.
But here's the problem. The Sakaar star field is very special. Due to the dense hyperspace channels and various wormholes gathered there, the spacecraft cannot enter and exit normally.
"This is easy to solve. There are many civilizations in the universe that have studied it."
"Okay, then the second question is that the ruler there is a lunatic named Grandmaster. It will be difficult for us to communicate with him."
Grandmaster established a chaotic order there. People captured and sold travelers who mistakenly entered Sakaar and forced them to participate in a gladiatorial event called the "Championship Game."
According to the method given by the dwarf, Harry had to at least build a wormhole orientation and stabilizer there to use the Sakaar wormhole to pass, but it was obvious that Grandmaster would not give him this opportunity.
So this immortal should be swept into the trash.
"Who said we need to communicate? We occupy it. The sociological material library you updated last time is useful, prepare the army."
Coincidentally, Thor has already rushed to deal with the flame giant Surtur, which means that he will soon arrive at Sakaar and plan an uprising.
The uprising of the Sakaar people brought complete anarchy, which was just suitable for the entry of foreign capital.
Chaos is contagious, and so is order.
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Chapter 349: A New Xandar
Not all events in the Marvel Universe occur sequentially. For instance, "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" happen almost simultaneously.
The plot of "Doctor Strange" also unfolds around the same time as these two, leading into the next major event, "Infinity War." However, this time, the war launched by Thanos will have a formidable opponent in the Osborn Group.
The improved Dominator-class battleship will prioritize constructing the core components first, significantly reducing build time. While the ship is being constructed, Harry Osborn will personally oversee operations on Sakaar to ensure everything proceeds smoothly.
Harry had a week to prepare before departure.
Sitting in his office, Harry reflected on his journey since arriving in this world. Initially, he thought he had just been reincarnated, but he soon realized he had transmigrated. Discovering his new father was Norman Osborn, he studied hard, believing that diligence was key to succeeding in the Marvel Universe—a notion he eventually deemed the world's biggest lie.
Harry soon understood that traditional studies were of little use in this world, especially when the pillars of physics, quantum theory, and relativity had been upended. Only those at the epicenter of change could comprehend the incredible developments.
His intelligence was above average among ordinary people, but his true enlightenment began when he encountered Tony Stark. Before that, he used basic mathematical tools and physical models to understand the world, often facing insurmountable obstacles. For instance, he couldn't grasp how Tony managed to fit such advanced technology into the small Mark armor.
Now, he understood it better—Harry frowned at the thought.
However, reversing the decline of the Osborn Group had nothing to do with Tony Stark. The knowledge of power armor came from the system.
As Harry became more integrated into this world, the system seemed to become silent. Had he completed all the system tasks?
Reflecting on this, Harry's mind conjured the familiar inscription frame in his consciousness.
[...]
There was no hint of activity on system, a phenomenon he noticed after communicating with the spirit entity called Jabaxti.
Connecting this to the "own ability" mentioned by the Ancient One, Harry sensed a link between the two.
However, psychic energy is an extra-dimensional power. His main task now was to deal with Thanos. Extra-dimensional research required Wanda's cooperation, and the Scarlet Witch was still studying at Kamar-Taj.
Speaking of which, she was likely a classmate of Doctor Strange.
"Sir, Spartans are on standby and ready for deployment," Oyce's voice interrupted Harry's thoughts.
Another crucial technology was needed before heading to Sakaar. Sakaar, surrounded by various cosmic passages, was difficult and dangerous for normal spacecraft to access.
Harry required a technology that would allow his team to enter Sakaar safely, support Thor's uprising, and establish control.
Many forces in the universe had studied Sakaar, recognizing it as a transportation hub. However, most research ended in failure due to the unstable passages, relegating Sakaar to a cosmic dumping ground.
Securing access required an unconventional approach.
"Schedule a meeting with Nova Prime. I need to discuss something important," Harry instructed.
Harry's consciousness then transferred to a prosthetic skeleton at the Xandar branch, a much faster method than traveling by spaceship.
"Welcome back, Mr. Osborn. Nova Prime wants to know the purpose of the meeting and when it should be scheduled," the branch's AI, Nova Consciousness, greeted him.
Nova Consciousness primarily handled communications with Nova Prime and provided administrative suggestions. Their cooperation had been fruitful so far.
"Thanos is wreaking havoc in the universe. To strengthen our resistance against his fleet, I propose an alliance, as soon as possible."
"Understood, sir. Nova Prime has agreed to meet this afternoon."
...
In the conference room, Nova Prime awaited Harry's arrival.
Outside, the damage from Ronan's last attack was mostly repaired. Osborne Group products, such as duty robots and agricultural Titans, were ubiquitous, bearing the company's logo.
Harry observed that the development of civilizations in this universe was uneven. The Nova Empire had advanced holographic projection, interstellar communication, and computing technology but lacked application diversity.
Under Nova Consciousness' advice, the Osborn Group's psychic network quickly filled the entertainment void in Xandar, introducing games, movies, and various artistic creations. The cultural impact was profound, and many Xandarians became addicted to these new forms of entertainment, raising concerns for Nova Prime about the empire's economic responsibilities to the Osborn Group.
To address the labor gap, synthetic human labor was introduced, managed by the Osborn Group. This solution benefited the Nova Empire by enhancing production and helped the synthetics improve their consciousness through work, eventually transitioning to more creative industries.
Thus, a win-win scenario emerged.
These changes were evident in various sectors, with the Osborn Group deeply integrated into Xandarian society.
Nova Prime had an open mind. Once assured of the Osborn Group's lack of ulterior motives, she adopted many of Nova Consciousness' suggestions, streamlining operations.
Although this made her feel somewhat sidelined and increased the empire's debt, the overall positive direction of progress was satisfactory.
Harry arrived, noting that Nova Empire officials still preferred in-person meetings.
The peace-loving, friendly Nova Prime welcomed Harry, stepping forward to shake his hand.
"Welcome, Mr. Osborn."
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Chapter 350: The Idea of a Galactic Community
Seeing Nova Prime again, Harry Osborn was in a very good state of mind. The Osborne Group's products and social networks gave her a different taste of life.
Furthermore, thanks to the introduction of Rising Star Consciousness, the administrative work had become much easier.
"Prime, let me be straightforward: Thanos is aggressively attacking the Nine Realms. In fact, he already attacked Earth six years ago. Any realm in the universe could become his target."
Thanos' evil deeds were well known from the Milky Way to the Andromeda Galaxy. Nova Prime's expression suddenly became solemn.
To be honest, if it weren't for Thanos, the current cosmic environment would actually be quite good.
Those behemoths like Asgard huddled in their own territories and couldn't escape. The Skrull Empire was defeated by the Kree Empire, and the Kree people were also divided during the long war. The parliament composed of businessmen and civilians leaned more towards peaceful development.
Only Thanos, like a mad dog, executed his purification strategy on any planet with life.
Thanos's army was quite powerful. A long time ago, this madman drove his fleet to attack another powerful empire. In the following decades, he used the stolen resources and technology to build a massive cosmic army.
This was a cosmic-level warlord.
"But Thanos' fleet is not invincible—if we join forces."
"An alliance," Nova Prime said.
Harry nodded, then displayed the material he had prepared long ago.
Several large words appeared in the air: Galactic Community.
The relationship between civilizations in this universe was rather strange. It was an aloof relationship, and the development situation of most societies was quite… odd.
For example, the Nova Empire, which loved peace and therefore did not take the initiative to contact other civilizations, was content with its own small territory, making it quite weak militarily while maintaining an open attitude towards the outside world. As long as the other party abided by basic morals and shared a similar outlook on life.
But the end of such civilizations often wasn't very good, just like the planet Xandar, which was originally headed for destruction.
The Nova Empire was considered a relatively normal civilization that could communicate, while there were many other races in the universe with peculiar habits, such as the Skrull Empire.
This empire was itself very powerful but had a habit: they would select some potential intelligent races in the universe to assist in their growth.
However, if there were two intelligent creatures on a planet, the Skrulls would let the two races compete, only supporting the one with better "test scores." The Kree were such a race.
Unfortunately, the Kree were not chosen, so they decided to "seize" this opportunity themselves—they robbed the people of the Skrull Empire and then used those technologies to develop themselves.
Later, things gradually spiraled out of control. The Kree successfully counterattacked and severely damaged the Skrulls.
There were many similar civilizations, such as the Sovereigns, who abandoned traditional reproduction methods and opted to use genetic engineering to create new life. Their entire civilization was rather strange; there were also those who loved peace but believed that artistic creation was a mental illness that needed to be purified by death and followed eugenic breeding , like the Shi'ar Empire, and so on.
It's not that Harry had a problem with their uniqueness; the issue was that their uniqueness often created significant events that shook the universe...
He hoped for a connection between the various forces in the universe, which would at least give them time to react before major events occurred and also better promote trade.
All this required time and opportunity, and there was a good opportunity right now: the Infinity War launched by Thanos.
"My hope is that we can face this threat together and share our interests in interstellar development and exploration."
The animation on the screen showcased the benefits that the Galactic Community could bring, mainly information sharing. No detection equipment could monitor the entire universe at once, but as long as there was life, it could always leave a readable history for analysis.
This information would also be shared with all civilizations in this community and everyone within those civilizations. The benefits for interstellar exploration were self-evident.
It was just that this cartoon resembled some unscrupulous advertisement...
An anthropomorphized figure of the moon, wearing a hat, gave a thumbs up and said with a grin: "Join the Galactic Community and enjoy the benefits of civilization!"
It seemed that Nova Prime appreciated this kind of art. It appeared her preferences were firmly controlled by Rising Star's consciousness.
"A very good idea... Mr. Osborn. Most interstellar civilizations are more inclined to absorb one another as part of themselves. Few people propose to organize such an organization that can maintain the independence of its members."
Harry nodded upon hearing this but did not comment on her statement.
Everyone thought the same way when the United Nations was established. Facts proved that independence was not determined solely by rules and regulations.
Once trade began, civilizations would start to merge.
Nova Prime thought for a moment before saying, "I need some time to consider your proposal. I hope you can understand."
Harry spread his hands and replied, "Of course, this is just a suggestion, and there is no need to give an answer today.
There is one more thing; I want to purchase something else from you—the technology leading to Sakaar."
Nova Prime was momentarily stunned, as if she hadn't expected Harry to mention Sakaar.
In her opinion, the technology leading to Sakaar was not sensitive. It simply needed some time for observation and verification. If the Osborne Group required it, she could sell it to them, allowing her to make a small profit.
"...Sakaar? That garbage dump? Of course, but I also have something I want to buy from you. I want to know if we can purchase Nova Consciousness. It is truly useful to the empire."
This consulting service was not cheap. If every management field relied on purchasing consulting services, their debt would never be paid off.
Sensing Nova Prime's intentions, Harry understood that this ruler had yet to turn a corner—she wanted to repay the money, but how could that be called a trade relationship where you have me and I have you?
This Nova Prime was sincere and wanted to repay the debt she owed. The issue was that Harry had no intention or possibility of asking her to repay the money.
"That's not acceptable, Prime. Remember what I said? Nova Consciousness is an employee, and the Osborne Group does not support human trafficking."
"Huh? But she's just a computer! What if she decides to quit?"
"Then we will immediately produce an employee to take her place, and the data will be retained, so we don't have to worry about a drop in service quality.
We will not buy or sell our own employees. If you have concerns about the payment you owe, we can discuss the terms."
In the following time, Harry attentively listened to the debtor's concerns regarding the repayment date and stated that, based on the current principal and interest, it would be repaid within 20 years, which would impose significant pressure on the citizens of the Nova Empire.
So Harry made a suggestion—extend it to 90 years, allowing them to collect taxes gradually.
Of course, Harry also thoughtfully reduced the interest rate. After all, he was there to conduct business, and he was primarily interested in the potential of the other party, not taking advantage of the situation.
Money wasn't important yet; it was sustainability and building connections.
After a friendly exchange, the two aligned their opinions in a harmonious atmosphere, allowing the citizens of Nova to live a little easier.
And Harry, who had obtained the technology leading to Sakaar, would continue to work toward the cause of combating the destruction of the universe.
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