Chapter 407: Earth Immigration Plan (First Update)

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Gamora, Star-Lord, and Rocket Raccoon applied for teaching positions; Yondu applied to be a security guard, and Groot applied as a gardener.

Gamora's photo showed her with dark skin, and her abilities were listed as exceptional physical prowess and mastery in combat—especially with short blades—hailing from an extremely remote city.

If that had been all, George wouldn't have suspected she was the real Gamora.

But when he saw the name "Gamora" actually written on the form, combined with his earlier suspicions about Thanos and the abilities she demonstrated, it became obvious. He couldn't ignore the signs anymore.

Then again, there were plenty of people named Gamora—and this was Earth, after all.

Even someone like Star-Lord, a spacefaring Ravager, hadn't recognized Gamora. It was almost guaranteed that no one on Earth would know the name.

The second applicant was Star-Lord. The listed address matched his childhood home on Earth, though clearly altered slightly—there was no record of his disappearance. His abilities included physical attributes surpassing normal humans and fluency in all Earth languages.

His name was also left unchanged: Peter Quill.

As a human-Celestial hybrid, even if his Celestial powers hadn't fully awakened, Star-Lord's physique still far exceeded that of a typical Earthling. That alone explained how he managed to hold his own among the Ravagers and even spar with Gamora.

As for his mastery of Earth languages, George strongly suspected he was using some form of high-tech translation device.

Yondu listed himself as Star-Lord's uncle, with the ability to control a metal arrow via whistling.

Rocket Raccoon claimed to be a mutant who had undergone physical transformation, with a highly enhanced brain. He demonstrated his talents for invention and mechanical modification.

He said Groot was his brother, another mutant who had undergone a similar transformation—though Groot wasn't very bright and couldn't speak.

It wasn't implausible. Many mutants and Inhumans undergo major physical changes after their abilities awaken. Becoming a raccoon or a tree-like being wasn't out of the question.

So for people like Charles and Logan, this explanation wasn't particularly suspicious.

"Interesting," George mused. "Let's see how you misfits plan to steal the Cosmic Cube."

The arrival of this intergalactic spy team brought an amusing twist to George's otherwise monotonous days of magical research.

Honestly, in his previous life, the Guardians of the Galaxy had been one of his favorite Marvel movie franchises—full of humor and heart.

Gamora's arrival also sparked a new idea in his mind.

As Thanos's most beloved adopted daughter, who even received genuine affection from him, Gamora would definitely know how to contact Thanos—and likely even where he was.

Moreover, with the current alien invasion, several interstellar ships had already landed. George figured this might be the perfect opportunity to take a trip into space—perhaps even strike early and eliminate Thanos and his fleet in their cradle.

Just as he had thought before: in this altered version of the universe, who knew how things would develop? His presence was like a butterfly constantly flapping its wings—any number of unpredictable changes could occur.

If conditions allowed for preventing future threats at minimal cost, George would always take that path. It was simply his nature.

What made Thanos especially unique was that there would be no moral dilemma about killing him early. It wasn't a case of punishing someone for a crime they hadn't committed yet.

Thanos had already taken countless lives across the universe.

Every time he conquered a planet, he would arbitrarily eliminate half its population. No one in the cosmos had more blood on their hands.

The alien invasion happening now also inspired another bold idea in George's mind:

"The Earth Immigration Plan."

Thanos, using the Infinity Stones, wiped out half of all life in the universe. Ironically, in doing so, he may have averted one of Earth's greatest potential disasters.

After the universe came into existence, most galaxies and planets were created by the Celestials. Like industrious bees, they expanded and maintained the health of the cosmos.

However, the birth of a new Celestial requires the destruction of an entire planet and all life on it.

For the universe at large, this is beneficial—more Celestials mean more stars and planets can be created.

But for the sacrificed planet and its inhabitants, it's utterly tragic.

As it turns out, Earth's core also housed a slumbering Celestial. Once Earth's population reached a certain threshold, it would awaken, absorbing all life to hatch—destroying Earth in the process.

In some versions of the Marvel Universe, Thanos's home planet, Titan, was destroyed due to the birth of a Celestial. Thanos's goal in eliminating half of all life in the universe was, in part, to prevent new Celestials from being born.

He wasn't sure how it worked in this version of the universe, but if he killed Thanos early—before half the Earth's population was wiped out—the Celestial embryo within Earth would definitely hatch in a few years.

The Earth Immigration Plan was created precisely to avert this crisis.

Since he was already planning to take out Thanos, he figured he might as well reach out to the Nova Empire and see if they could establish early contact with Earth. That way, humanity could begin transitioning into a spacefaring civilization sooner.

Once Earth was connected to the wider universe, many humans would likely be eager to emigrate to more advanced and prosperous planets.

As a result, Earth's population would drastically decline, indirectly slowing down the Celestial's incubation process.

Celestials were on a completely different level from Thanos. The weaker ones were on par with Elder Gods, while the stronger ones could reach multiversal levels of power. Unless absolutely necessary, he had no desire to provoke a conflict with the Celestials.

At least not now. He was far from strong enough to challenge a Celestial.

"Apparition!"

George teleported straight from the core of the floating island to his headmaster's office using the Cosmic Cube.

The Cosmic Cube was the key that allowed the floating island to teleport and travel at supersonic speeds. However, even without the Cube's energy supply, the island could still remain airborne.

The only difference was that, powered solely by various enchantments and energy-gathering arrays, it couldn't move nearly as fast.

He casually used a transfiguration spell to conjure a stand with the words "Cosmic Cube" engraved on it, placed it on his desk, and set the Cube on top. Then he sent a telepathic message to Professor X:

"Let those five in."

A moment later, the door opened, and Gamora, Star-Lord, Yondu, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot walked in one after another.

The moment they saw the Cosmic Cube resting on George's desk, their pupils shrank in shock. Their instincts kicked in, and they almost reached out—but quickly suppressed the urge and diverted their gaze.

Because seated behind that desk was the most terrifying being on the planet: George, the Headmaster of the Superpower Academy—a man capable of transforming into a monster several kilometers tall.

The only force that could possibly match a creature like that might be the Kree Empire's Sentinel Corps.

The Kree Sentinels were the Empire's most powerful weapons. Each one was over a thousand meters tall and could effortlessly destroy standard starships.

(End of Chapter)