Chapter 578 Collector

A group of Space Marines did not wear helmets and did not carry heavy weapons. They only wore a simple gray-black robe with a hood over their power armor, which provided some concealment. Then they followed the chapter commander into the void.

Three people were left in the Thunder Hawk gunboat.

The Land of Nothingness is very lively. It has bars, casinos, restaurants, strip clubs and other entertainment and consumption facilities, as well as financial institutions such as pawnshops, banks, auction houses and currency exchange points. It can be said that it is small but complete.

The group walked into the void. As soon as they stepped onto the central street, the group of burly, sonorous, silent and murderous giants immediately attracted the attention of the people here. The desperadoes who have been wandering on the edge of life and death for many years are most sensitive to things like "momentum" and "murderous intent".

There is naturally air circulation equipment in the Land of Nothingness to maintain constant temperature and humidity. However, the moment the door opened, the air temperature seemed to drop by several degrees. People of all races who were sitting on the street eating, drinking, chatting and bragging seemed to feel something and turned their heads to look.

Fu Qinghai turned his head and looked around.

He saw the stronghold of the Order Alliance.

A building that covers a large area.

But he did not choose to enter the building immediately. Instead, he raised his hand and pointed to a bustling bar next to it, and strode in with his men.

Fu Qinghai wanted to find out some information on his own. Although the Order-Maintaining Alliance had frequently shown goodwill to him and he had indeed been on very close terms with the Order-Maintaining Alliance in recent times, he did not want to rely too much on the Order-Maintaining Alliance's information channels, and even less did he want the Order-Maintaining Alliance to be his only source of information.

At this time, next to a roadside stall selling barbecued Fusaki, a poor boy in thin clothes, holding a black skewer in his hand, looked at the Space Marines who walked into the bar one by one, and envy appeared in his eyes.

"They look amazing."

The young man bit a piece of meat and sighed:

"When will I become that strong?"

The Space Marines' bolt pistols and combat daggers were all covered under the wide cloak, revealing no hideous weapons and equipment, but just the indomitable and fierce momentum was enough to make the poor boy fascinated.

"cut..."

A disdainful snort came from the side.

A drunk and dirty old man half leaning on the ground opened his eyes and glanced at the words, then shook his head contemptuously and closed his eyes again, saying lightly:

"Let me ask you, kid."

"What?"

The boy turned his head.

"The guys you saw..."

The old man closed his eyes and asked lazily:

"Is their skin blue?"

"no."

The boy shook his head.

"Do they have feathers on top of their heads?"

"No."

The boy then shook his head.

"Do they have green chins and wrinkled faces?"

"no."

The boy continued to shake his head.

"Ha ha."

The old man shook his head and laughed:

"These people are nothing."

"Why?"

The boy was very confused.

"Are they good at fighting? What's the point of being able to fight? To get involved, you need power and background. If they are not Kree, Shi'ar, or Skrull, then they do not belong to any major force in the galaxy."

The old man laughed and said:

"No matter how powerful you are, you are just a small fry."

…

Inside the bar.

Fu Qinghai and others walked towards the bar, and the people sitting scattered around the bar immediately gave up their seats and moved to other places. Fu Qinghai had just picked up the drink menu when the bar door was pushed open.

"Qingshan Khan."

The person who came shouted.

Fu Qinghai turned around and looked.

It was someone he didn't know.

The man saw Fu Qinghai's face, confirmed the news was correct, and immediately stepped forward to introduce respectfully:

"Hello, Qingshan Khan, I am the general manager of the Order-Maintaining Alliance in the Land of Nothingness, my name is Hodge."

"Hello, Hotch."

Fu Qinghai nodded.

"Can you please come to the Order-Maintaining Alliance for a chat?"

Hotch said with a slight bow.

"Tsk... all right."

Fu Qinghai smiled helplessly.

The reaction speed of the Order-Maintaining Alliance was too fast. Fu Qinghai thought it would take at least a glass of wine, but he was discovered by them not long after entering the Land of Nothingness.

…

The Order-Maintaining Alliance stronghold building.

In a secret and quiet reception room.

Hodge poured a few glasses of wine:

"I wonder why you are here this time, sir?"

"What else could it be? A major plot event."

Fu Qinghai took a sip of wine and said lightly.

"Well, this is natural..."

Hodge smiled awkwardly, then asked:

"I mean, what else?"

"I didn't use the Reincarnation Beacon to come to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so you don't have to over-interpret or try to find out anything. But I do have something I want to ask recently. Does the Order-Maintaining Alliance have metals that are compatible with magic?"

Fu Qinghai did not hide anything.

He asked directly and to the point.

"Magic-friendly metal."

Hodge repeated the word:

"Like the Mithril in the Lord of the Rings universe?"

"Not much."

Fu Qinghai nodded and added:

"It's not just about magic affinity. Just having the attribute of 'magic affinity' is not enough. It also needs to be strong enough."

What Fu Qinghai wanted to make was not a magic wand, but a set of power armor, so some materials that were magic-friendly but soft in texture were not within his consideration.

"I'm sorry I couldn't meet your needs."

After hearing the request, Hodge said apologetically:

"You also know that the Order Alliance does not engage in cross-border trade. As far as I know, the magic-affinity metal produced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is the only one, Uru Metal. After all, it is the material used to create Mjolnir. It is too powerful and too rare, far beyond our capabilities."

"I understand."

Fu Qinghai nodded.

What Hodge said about "the Order Alliance does not engage in cross-border trade" does not mean that the Order Alliance will not auction things from other reincarnation worlds. What it means is that the Order Alliance stronghold in this universe will only sell things acquired in this universe, and will not take things from one universe to another universe to sell - because this kind of "cross-border trade" requires assimilation points, which will increase additional costs, and the Order Alliance usually only allows the players who come to trade to bear this cost themselves.

"But I have a suggestion."

Hodge suddenly changed the subject.

"What suggestions?"

"The famous high-magic reincarnation world, the World of Warcraft universe, and the Dungeons & Dragons universe all have various magic-affinity minerals. The Zero Realm Guild has just recently established a base in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Perhaps you can go there and ask. Maybe they have some magic-affinity metals in their hands."

Hodge gave his advice.

"Oh? The Zero Realm Guild has a base? Where is it?"

Fu Qinghai was indeed very interested after listening to it.

"They have big ambitions, and their base is not on Earth."

Hodge smiled and said,

"And on Xandar."

Xandar?

Fu Qinghai thought about it in his mind:

"The territory of the Nova Corps?"

"Yes, that's it."

Hotch nodded.

"Okay, I understand."

Fu Qinghai understood.

Suddenly he realized something:

"Wait, you just mentioned the 'Dungeons & Dragons Universe', right... How come, a society as large as the Fifth Dimension, known as the 'No. 1 Society in the Reincarnation World', don't they have a base in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?"

"They have, too."

Hodge smiled and explained,

"But according to some news I heard, your relationship with the Fifth Dimension is not very good, at least not as good as the Zero Realm Guild, so I did not suggest you go to the Fifth Dimension's base."

"Hehe."

Fu Qinghai smiled and said nothing.

I thought: Abel Sheen...

"Let's talk about the major events in the plot line."

Fu Qinghai changed the topic and said:

"I want to know what stage the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in right now. Without mentioning any specific plot line or major event, can you tell me the year, month, and day?"

"You are a VIP customer of the Order-Maintaining Alliance. You can get this information by just asking around in the bar. We will of course tell you the truth, not only the year, month and date, but I can even tell you clearly right now that the major event of the current plot line is Thor: Ragnarok."

Hodge said with certainty.

"Oh? So sure?"

Fu Qinghai raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Quite sure."

Hodge nodded affirmatively again:

"There are so many people who have seen the movie."

Indeed, the influence of the MCU is global and cannot be compared with unpopular niche IPs such as Warhammer 40K. Players can easily infer major events in the plot line by simply asking about a time or seeing certain clues.

"In that case..."

Fu Qinghai took a sip of wine and began to think.

The major plot event is "Ragnarok", which is not an ordinary plot event. It marks the end of Odin - the death of a father-like boss, and also marks the complete fall of Asgard - from then on, there is no Asgard in the Nine Realms system. As a result, Thor had to lead the surviving Asgardian refugees and settle in Norway with their families, and "Asgard" has since become a tourist attraction.

And my own camp options...

It happens to be the "Asgard camp".

"Tsk…"

Fu Qinghai couldn't help but frown.

This is a bit difficult.

In the past, being randomly assigned to the righteous camp usually meant an easy win - because justice will eventually triumph over evil is a universal value of the world. But now, Asgard is almost destined to be destroyed - Odin himself admitted it, Thor had dreamed of it, and even the fire giant Trsul had clearly stated it... It seemed as if everyone in the Nine Realms knew that Ragnarok was coming and it was completely inevitable.

The prophecy of "Twilight of the Gods"...

Is it really impossible to change?

Fu Qinghai's frown deepened.

Putting aside all the weird stuff like prophecies, and analyzing objectively and rationally from the perspective of strength comparison, according to the plot in the movie, as soon as Odin, the king of gods, died, the goddess of death Hela broke the seal and came to Earth, beat up her two younger brothers, crushed Thor's hammer Mjolnir with one hand... and finally forced Loki and Thor to summon the Rainbow Bridge to escape.

According to the setting in the movie, as long as Hela stays in Asgard, her strength will continue to increase until it reaches the level of Odin. So no matter how Thor explodes and awakens, they can never be Hela's opponent. There is only one way to defeat Hela - destroy Asgard and deprive the enemy of its source of power by blowing up its own base.

This is fucked up.

How can I win this?

This is a losing camp!

Thinking of this, Fu Qinghai couldn't help but feel distressed.

Will Hela be able to take damage from orbital bombing?

I really want to try it, but if the orbital bombardment fails to kill her in an instant, and this crazy woman destroys the Suzheng instead, then I will end up losing more than I gain. It will not be worth it.

We can't always rely on orbital bombardment to solve all problems in a simple and crude way. It seems that this major event in the plot line still needs to be considered carefully... Fu Qinghai thought to himself.

"I want to know all the information about Asgard."

Fu Qinghai raised his head and looked at Hodge:

"A setting in the Marvel Cinematic Universe."

"Of course, as you wish."

It seemed as if Hodge had been waiting for him to say this.

He took a sip of wine, cleared his throat, and began to speak:

"Asgard is an extradimensional planetary body. Its surface area is about the same as that of North America, and its physical properties are different from those of ordinary planets. Asgard is not a sphere like the Earth or the Moon, but a relatively flat, star-shaped continental plate suspended in space. Asgard does not rotate around a central axis, nor does it rotate around the sun. Asgard has a day and night interval, and even if it does not rotate, the duration of the day and night is currently unknown."

"There is currently no evidence that Asgard's seasons change, and it is unclear what the source of its light and heat is. Unlike Earth, Asgard's gravity radiates from a point or object below the suspended continent. Therefore, Asgard has a top where you can stand and a bottom where you cannot stand. If you stand on the edge of Asgard's continent, you can jump down into the endless void."

"There is apparently some force that prevents the bottom and edges of Asgard from eroding. Whatever this force is, it also prevents water from flowing into the void at certain borders of Asgard, and prevents Asgard's atmosphere from escaping. Asgard is described as floating on a 'sea of ​​space'. This 'sea' is supposed to have a surface, and Asgardian ships, similar to Viking longboats, can sail on it. The exact nature of Asgard's dimension remains unknown."

"Besides that, although the gravity on Asgard is roughly the same as on Earth, the average density of ordinary matter is greater than on Earth. I don't know why. For example, a wooden chair on Asgard is harder and heavier than a wooden chair on Earth. Not only that, but rocks, river water, muscle, bone, feces - all of these substances are denser than on Earth."

Hodge clearly knows the Marvel Cinematic Universe well.

No need to hire a professional.

I gave a long and eloquent introduction.

"I see."

Fu Qinghai summarized and said,

"The so-called 'Protoss' and 'Gods' in the Nine Realms System, whether the Asgardian Protoss or the Vanaheim Protoss, are actually a group of alien humans who live in a high-density environment and have mastered extraordinary magical powers, right?"

"That's understandable."

Hodge nodded and said.

"Thank you for your patience and detailed introduction, Mr. Hodge, although... there is not much useful information."

Fu Qinghai finally said politely.

"Whether the information is valid or not, you need to judge for yourself. I can only tell you everything I know."

Hotch said with a nonchalant smile.

After talking about the two most important things, "Magic Affinity Metal" and "Major Events in the Plot Line", Fu Qinghai felt that there was nothing else he wanted to know, so he picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Hodge was very good at observing people's expressions. As soon as he saw this, he knew that the main business was almost over. So he coughed lightly, rubbed his hands, and said carefully:

"Um, Lord Qingshan..."

"What's wrong?"

Fu Qinghai raised his head.

"I have a humble request."

Hodge said a little embarrassedly.

"you say."

Fu Qinghai waved his hand.

"Now that I have answered your question, I actually have another question... I want to know, did you bring your weapon... the weapon that can blow up an entire planet with one shot?"

Hotch asked cautiously, rubbing his hands.

Fu Qinghai raised his eyebrows when he heard this:

"Guess?"

The regiment only has two cyclone torpedoes: one bipolar cyclone torpedo and one atmospheric incineration torpedo. They were given when the second army was founded and the legion was split. Both have been used. If you want to get cyclone torpedoes, you have to apply to Terra. Not to mention whether you can apply for it, the Iron Pagoda regiment is still trapped in the subspace storm, so how can you have the leisure to think about these things... But no matter what, how could Fu Qinghai casually reveal the details of the extermination weapon, a super killer? Besides, is this the question you should ask?

Fu Qinghai's expression was not good.

His face fell, and all the Space Marines who were drinking silently put down their glasses immediately and turned to look at Hodge. Hodge instantly felt as if he was being stared at by a group of ferocious beasts, and the hair on his neck stood up instantly.

"My bad, my bad."

Hodge quickly raised his hands:

"I don't mean to offend you, nor do I mean to pry into your war preparedness. I just want to say...if you are going to drop that kind of weapon in this universe, could you please let me know in advance? I'm afraid that the staff of the Order-Maintaining Alliance on other planets will be affected. We have a wide layout in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a lot of staff."

"It depends."

Fu Qinghai curled his lips and said perfunctorily.

How can I notify you before executing the extermination order? Are you the Inquisition or the Military Affairs Department? The opportunity on the battlefield is fleeting, what if I miss the opportunity to notify you? This is just a dream and nonsense.

The most Fu Qinghai can guarantee

is not to drop whirlwind torpedoes on the stronghold of the Order-Maintaining Alliance.

"You can establish a base here..."

Fu Qinghai took the initiative to change the subject:

"What is your relationship with the collector?"

"A very good working relationship."

Hodge said with a hint of pride,

"You can probably guess that our main business scope overlaps greatly with the collector's personal hobbies, so the two sides hit it off. We provide him with rare items from other samsara worlds, and he provides us with a building in the void as a base, and also provides us with shelter. After all, doing business here also has certain risks. The samsara will give face to the Order-Maintaining Alliance, but these local natives will not. Sometimes we have to rely on the collectors for protection."

Hodge was very frank.

"Um."

Fu Qinghai hummed and asked again:

"The Infinity Stone?"

"You mean the Reality Stone Aether Particles, right?"

Hodge knew what Fu Qinghai wanted to ask:

"After we reminded him, the collector has sold the gem. The buyer is unknown. It may be one of the three major cosmic empires. We have clearly told the collector that he cannot keep this thing."

The Order-Keeping Alliance was smart and reminded the Collector in advance that Thanos might bring people to snatch the Infinity Stones in the future, so they threw this hot potato away very early, thus avoiding being affected by the Order-Keeping Alliance.

"Would you be interested in meeting him?"

Hotch asked with a smile.

"A collector? Sure, introduce me to one."

Fu Qinghai said casually.

Hotch went out to make a phone call.

Not long after, a slovenly, drunken, white-haired old man walked into the room, followed by two red-skinned alien beauties. He took off his dirty coat and handed it to his attendant, then changed into a snow-white fur coat, restored his classic look from the movie, and sat down in front of Fu Qinghai, crossing his legs.

Huh?

Fu Qinghai felt that it looked familiar.

This white-haired old man...

Isn't that the beggar lying at the door just now?

......

(End of this chapter)