Chapter 6 Hey, I'm God!_1

If someone had said an hour ago that aliens were about to arrive, not to destroy Earth, Tony would have definitely chuckled, and then firmly imprinted the size 42 of his shoe on the questioner's size 250 face.

And now...

When he saw a civilization that had stepped into interstellar space being wiped out like trash before Logic's eyes, even entire planets, even entire galaxies being obliterated with no chance of escape, fear spread across his heart.

Tony was always a man of confidence.

Confidence brings brilliance, but it also leads to the other extreme, fear of the unknown and things beyond one's control.

For ordinary people, fear becomes a great barrier, turning them into cowardly turtles hiding their heads inside their shells.

But for some people, fear becomes an anxiety, a whip that continuously spurs them on, pushing them forward.

Before the alien invasion, Tony's Battle Armor was only updated a few times over several years as he was still researching how to control his Mark Armors to dance more flexibly and sexily around steel poles.

But after the battle of the first Avengers, he had forcefully updated his Mark Armors dozens of times in just a few years!

Looking at the beautiful scene before him, Tony fell silent, but he made up his mind to develop a counter-Three-Body Battle Armor.

He had to research it!

Feeling like trash, like an insect to someone else, is truly unpleasant.

He kept everything hidden in his heart, continuing to snoop for information, "It's unbelievable... With technology capable of destroying galaxies, your Three-Body Civilization must be extremely formidable in the universe, right?"

Logic did not answer.

Because he didn't know how to respond.

In the Three-Body Universe, the Three-Body Civilization is just a Level Two Civilization, whereas Earth's civilization is at Level 0.7, at the very bottom of the civilizational hierarchy.

But in the Marvel Universe, there are incredibly powerful civilizations like the Asgardians, where every being is nurtured within a planet and has the ability to manipulate laws, or entities like Dormammu, who traverse various dimensions, immortal, and beyond the concept of time.

These are powerful.

And then there are those both powerful and weak, like Thanos, like Odin, who, even at full strength, can only destroy planets. To have them destroy a galaxy...

Seeing that Logic did not answer, Tony couldn't hold back and asked again, "Why would such a technologically advanced higher civilization treat other civilizations as trash and even eradicate them?"

"Because civilization needs to develop..."

Logic explained in a different way, "The development of every civilization consumes massive amounts of resources, and these lower civilizations utilize resources at a very inefficient rate, basically wasting them. So, these lower civilizations are like trash, and by clearing the trash, the resources of the universe can be used to their utmost value, allowing higher civilizations to survive longer."

"Shit!"

Tony wanted to curse at that moment, what kind of bullshit theory was this?

Before he could argue, Logic raised his right palm, where countless lights converged in the center to form a small computer, "I know you must be cursing this as bullshit, but that's the cruel reality of the universe. Everything must bow in the face of the development of civilization, and of course, we are not without humanity."

"As long as a civilization meets certain requirements, we won't eradicate them, but let them develop and engage in exchanges and provide technological support."

"If they don't meet the audit requirements, then we will treat them as trash and clean them out, allowing the universe to give birth to new civilizations."

"So let me see, does Earth meet our audit criteria?"

Logic looked down, fiddling with the computer in his hand, seemingly conducting a search. Tony's heart pounded; this was far more thrilling than when he had witnessed Jericho missiles bombing the mountains in Afghanistan, waiting for exam results was nothing compared to this.

Because if they're not up to standard...

Earth's civilization would be erased!

Without any courtesy, his heart raced to his throat.

Tony hurriedly tried to stop him, "Hey, dude, judging whether a civilization meets the standards is God's business, and Earth still has lots and lots of wonderful things..."

"God?"

Logic suddenly acted as if he had thought of something, and then nodded seriously, "Hey, I am God, seriously, I'm not joking! Let me have a look, to see if Earth has met the requirements!"

"What are the requirements?"

"Randomly select a person from Earth and see if they have eaten enough oranges—A hundred of them."

Tony: ⚆_⚆?

What?

Do you aliens always do things this preposterously?

He suddenly thought about Logic, with whom he had been communicating, and uncertainly pointed at himself, "So, you selected me."

"Of course! Otherwise, why would I be communicating with you?" Logic complained, "For your hundred-odd pounds of carbohydrates? For those dozens of tons of paper printed with people's portraits that you proud to call US Dollars?"

Wealth.

In the presence of a higher civilization.

Really isn't worth mentioning.

Although Tony felt that using the requirement of eating a hundred oranges to determine the existence of Earth's civilization was absurd, he still couldn't help feeling a bit relieved.

Lucky that it was him.

Had it been someone else.

They'd definitely be doomed.

He was sure he had eaten a hundred; Tony swore solemnly on his sixty years of singlehood! He had definitely eaten enough!

"I checked, and in your lifetime, you've eaten a total of thirty-two oranges. Not qualified!"

"That's impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Tony couldn't help but annoyedly rub his head. Although he loved hamburgers and was not found of fruits, he couldn't have only eaten thirty-two oranges.

Hey!

You're talking nonsense!

He had clearly eaten an orange just a few days ago, uh, a few months ago, uh, a few years ago...

Tony instantly felt less confident and could only helplessly shrug, "Okay, it's really my fault, I should have listened to my mom and eaten more vegetables and fruit to be a good baby."

"Earth's civilization has not passed the audit requirements, and according to the laws of the Three-Body Universe, without certain special conditions, I will have to eliminate Earth's civilization!"

As Logic spoke, he reached toward the box beside him, a move that made Tony's eyelids twitch, because he had just witnessed it with his own eyes—just a small piece casually took out an entire galaxy, crushing it to dust, obliterating all life in an instant.

"Wait a minute!"

Tony's brain was racing, "You just said, according to the laws of the Three-Body Universe, without special conditions, Earth's civilization would be eliminated. So, could you please tell me, according to the laws of the Three-Body Universe, what special conditions must be met to avoid elimination?"

"Hmm~"

The corners of Logic's mouth curved slightly upward, "The special conditions of the Three-Body Universe's laws are very simple, if you don't want to be eliminated, then..."

"Pay up!"