Chapter 1322: Interstellar Grand Stage (46)

The three major interstellar empires have vast territories, and almost every empire has countless colonial star sectors. After the interstellar situation stabilized, the three major empires actively adjusted their domain coverage area, making the star sectors of the three empires appear an overlapping part. This part is called the "Ring Star Sector".

Since ancient times, the Ring Star Sector has been a place that military strategists must fight for. Various important meetings of the three major empires are held here, which can be understood as the center

The strategic position here is very important, but in reality, the number of civilizations is not high, because the primary duties performed here are still those of a political and diplomatic center.

And if one were to speak of where in the universe is the most prosperous, one must inevitably mention the Great Portal Star Sector of the Shi'ar Empire.

The Shi'ar Empire is the civilization with the most advanced teleportation technology in the entire universe; of course, one must exclude the Nine Realms, as the races there have not yet stepped into interstellar society, and naturally, they are not within the scope of statistics.

But even counting the Nine Realms, the Shi'ar Empire's teleportation technology still has its merits. Starting out through ethnic integration and commercial exchange, the Shi'ar Empire's civilizational nature determined that they must have extremely convenient means of transportation, and the Great Portal is a cosmic miracle that cannot be ignored.

Although this portal has many shortcomings, such as only being able to stand in one place and being completely immobile, making it almost impossible to dodge once it suffers a focused strike, with maneuverability equal to zero, its strength over human portals lies in its terrifying throughput.

It is hard to say exactly how many interstellar civilizations there are in the entire universe, but at least 80% of them conduct commercial trade through the Great Portal, and this portal has stood here for hundreds or thousands of years, never once ceasing operation, and has already become an indispensable part of the economic development of interstellar society.

The capital star sector of the Shi'ar Empire is not far from the Great Portal, and its structure is relatively similar to the Solar System, both being an entire star system expanded around a single star, totaling 19 planets, all of which have undergone adaptive terraforming, and the one with the best geographical location among them is the Shi'ar Empire's capital star, Chandilar.

The largest city on Chandilar, known as the Imperial Capital, is where the palace of the Shi'ar Empress and her consort is located; it is also the seat of the Shi'ar Imperial Council and the political and economic center of the Shi'ar Empire.

The Shi'ar Empire has a multitude of races, but the royal family is entirely of the Shi'ar race, and the Shi'ar race evolved from a type of medieval avian species on Chandilar; the Shi'ar still maintain avian characteristics to this day.

Males often have magnificent feathers draped over their heads, necks, and shoulders, looking somewhat like the feather headdresses worn by Earth's Native Americans; they are accustomed to meticulously grooming their feathers, maintaining an extremely beautiful and eye-catching luster to attract the attention of the opposite sex.

Females have slightly shorter feathers, and the colors are not as brilliant; female Shi'ar often use light metal armor to wrap their feathers, looking as if they are wearing a triangular metal helmet, and only during the mating season will they display their feathers to a favored mate.

In the corridor of the Imperial Diplomatic Affairs Department, a female Shi'ar wearing silver armor and a blue cape is walking quickly through the corridor.

The Shi'ar are very fond of using all kinds of colorful gemstones to decorate their architecture, and the Chandilar Palace, where the Great Council is located, is even built directly into the shape of a brilliant gemstone.

When the intense light of the prime-age star refracts through the translucent gemstone surface and shines on this Shi'ar diplomat, it emits a brilliant radiance.

The bloodline of cold-blooded creatures makes this female diplomat's skin appear to lean toward cool tones, but her expression is even colder; clearly, she is in a bad mood.

She walked quickly through the corridor, turned a corner, and arrived in a conference room. Before entering the conference room, she took a deep breath and tried hard to adjust her expression to make herself look like she was smiling; clearly, the person waiting in the conference room was a difficult character to deal with.

"Greetings, Prince of Asgard, your arrival makes the Chandilar Palace shine with splendor. It is a great honor to meet you here. I am a first-class diplomat of the Shi'ar Empire; you may call me by my common-language name, Atu."

The female diplomat walked forward, gently touched her forehead with her four-fingered hand, tapped her right shoulder, and then bowed slightly to salute Loki.

"Greetings, Ms. Atu. It has truly been a long time since I last came here; the Shi'ar Empire is as prosperous as ever." The black-haired young lady smoothed her hair, walked forward, and lightly tapped her left chest with her fist; this was also Asgardian etiquette.

"Councilor Pole is already waiting for you in his office, but my superior officer wanted me to ask one more thing: may I ask what business you have in coming to see him?" The female diplomat Atu asked while leading Loki out.

Before Loki could answer, she spoke first to explain: "Oh, please don't misunderstand. Her Majesty the Empress is very interested in the upcoming interstellar expo to be held by Asgard, it's just that I don't know what arrangements His Majesty the new King has made for the expo..."

"You can rest assured, the specific schedule will be sent over before long. I am looking for Councilor Pole for some private matters; I won't trouble Her Majesty the Empress with them, and I will come to pay a separate visit another day."

A flash of helplessness crossed the diplomat's eyes. She very much wanted to say, "Please don't come," as every time she came, nothing good ever happened, but she didn't dare say it.

Loki is known as the God of Mischief and is a famous liar, but no matter which empire she goes to, everyone has to treat her with courtesy. After all, she was born into a good family—after finishing with her father, she can still rely on her brother.

Leading Loki through the corridors of the Chandilar Palace and then through two portals to reach the councilors' office area, the diplomat led Loki to a door and introduced: "Councilor Pole is inside. If there is anything else you need, call me at any time."

Loki smiled at her and pushed the door open to enter. As soon as her figure disappeared, the female diplomat's expression turned cold.

She gently touched the earring on her ear, and while turning to walk quickly downstairs, she said: "All members of the Chandilar Palace Guard, pay attention. Convey the Empress's order: keep a close watch on Loki. Every word she says must appear on the Empress's desk by tonight!"

On the other side, Loki walked through the door and saw a very strong Shi'ar male standing behind a desk. He had beautiful orange and golden feathers that shone in the sunlight, like a strong and fierce eagle.

"Oh, Pole, my old friend, long time no see." Loki walked up enthusiastically and hugged the male councilor known as Pole. Pole also smiled and said, "It really has been a long time. I'm quite surprised that you would come to find me."

"It seems I have intruded." Loki smiled and blinked.

"Don't say that. We've spoken on the phone a few times before, and I've received quite a bit of information about the new King of Asgard from you. Come, sit down first."

The two went to the chairs nearby and sat down. Pole poured a drink for Loki, and Loki said very straightforwardly: "Let's not speak in riddles. I heard that your dimensional cutting and transport devices have made new progress?"

Pole frowned imperceptibly, a flash of realization crossing his eyes, but his expression remained unchanged. He smiled and said, "Not at all, they are just some convenient means of moving house, and they can't compare to Asgard's weapons."

But Loki was not brushed off by him; instead, she said: "The Great Portal has been there for so many years and has become an indispensable part of interstellar commerce, but for so many years, you have always wanted it to play a greater role."

"But making the portal move is a difficult problem in the interstellar scientific community. Traditional methods don't work, so you want to start by cutting the dimensions around the portal, making the Great Portal a weapon that can move at any time, just like Asgard's Bifrost, right?"

The expression on Pole's face stalled for a moment. He revealed a slightly awkward smile and said: "The Shi'ar Empire has always loved peace and has no interest in manufacturing weapons. It's just that the location of the Great Portal conflicts somewhat with our current planning for the star sector, so we want to move it to a more convenient location. That would be better for everyone, wouldn't it?"

"The idea is good, but impractical." Loki took a sip of her drink, shook her head, and said mysteriously: "Sometimes, if the approach is wrong, it's useless no matter how far you go."

Pole frowned deeply. He opened his mouth, wanting to ask, but his sense of caution still kept him from asking.

In fact, the reason the three major empires are so wary of Asgard is not entirely because the God King is capable in a fight, but also because Asgard has its own ultimate weapon: the Bifrost.

And the magical thing about the Bifrost is that it is both an engine and a weapon, both a portal and a summoning tool. It can accumulate divine power on its own to launch a devastating blow, it can transport others, and it can transport itself; this is actually very outrageous.

And the Bifrost is driven by Asgard's divine power. To date, none of the three major empires can crack this power, and thus they have no means to counter Bifrost teleportation.

The arms race is like this: if there is no countermeasure, then one must research the same weapon. For so many years, the three major empires have been researching portals. If you teleport fast, I must teleport faster than you; only in this way can one possess a strategic advantage.

But perhaps all the skill points related to teleportation in the entire universe were already taken by the races of the Nine Realms. The three major empires researched for a long time, but portable portals have too little throughput, and those with high throughput cannot move, always failing to compare to the Bifrost, which can directly transport Asgard's entire fleet.

The most unwilling among them is the Shi'ar Empire. Their teleportation technology developed much earlier, but there has always been a technical barrier that cannot be broken. Hundreds of years ago, they wanted to modify the Great Portal to make it like the Bifrost, capable of descending upon an enemy's head, but so many years have passed, and the Great Portal remains motionless.

Thinking of this, Pole felt a bit frustrated, as if a student with mediocre talent had stayed up late to study hard, only to find that a high-IQ slacker still performed better on the test without any effort.

Asgard doesn't even need to answer the questions; they were just born into a good family and can naturally use the power of the cosmic source.

Asgard doesn't even have many scientists, but their technology tree still grew naturally, and it is unique in the entire universe—convenient, easy to use, and powerful. Who wouldn't be jealous?

Ragnarok, Ragnarok, Ragnarok... Pole gritted his teeth and recited it several times in his heart before suppressing the jealousy within. But unexpectedly, Loki smiled and said:

"I heard that some technical cooperation has also been launched between the three major empires..." Loki dragged out the long tone and continued.

"Now is an important period for Asgard's return to interstellar society, and we also hope to establish mutually beneficial cooperative relations with the major powers of interstellar society, especially in the cooperation and joint research of portal technology..."

Pole felt his heart thumping.

(End of chapter)