Chapter 1325: The Interstellar Grand Stage (Part 49)

In the ward of the Arkham Asylum, Schiller was doing rounds. At this time, a nurse walked in and said: "Dr. Schiller, Mr. Strange's appointment time is almost up. Do you want to go over and wait for him?"

"Okay, I'll go right away. Sorry, this gentleman, I'm leaving first."

Schiller nodded to the two people in the ward and walked out, arriving at the second floor of the comprehensive building, the glass-floored high-ceilinged reception area. Strange was already waiting there, obviously having come by teleportation portal.

Schiller walked over, handed the record book in his hand to the nurse, and after the nurse left, he sat on the sofa opposite Strange and asked: "What's wrong? You called to make an appointment so late last night. Is there any emergency?"

Strange frowned, touched his brow with his finger, and said: "It's no big deal, mainly I don't quite understand, you let Loki incite Thanos to deal with himself in another universe to snatch the resources of the Thanos in that universe."

Strange sighed softly, changed his posture, and said: "To be honest, I'm not afraid of the Infinity Stones, nor am I afraid of the Thanos in our universe getting the Infinity Gauntlet. After all, the Vishanti have already been pulled into the game by us, and your relationship with Eternity also determines that the Thanos in our universe has no chance to snap his fingers."

"But those territories, subordinates, and resources are the most fatal. If he can really move the Dark Quadrant of that universe back, it will definitely be a major threat to human civilization in the future, perhaps immediately."

"Of course, Schiller, I know you might have some follow-up arrangements, but I think this step is still a bit risky. Thanos is only a temporary ally, and he has infinite potential. Once his foundation is solid, we will be in trouble."

Schiller tilted his head slightly, indicating he understood. Just as he was about to stand up to get a drink, Strange waved his hand and said: "I've quit drinking. Let's have some tea. I just brought it from Mount Ximalaya."

After speaking, he waved his hand, took out a pottery jar, and several teacups appeared out of thin air, falling steadily onto the table. With a "clatter," steaming clear water poured into the cups, and the tea leaves floated up, spinning.

Schiller picked up the teacup, blew on it gently, and said: "Of course, I can understand your worry. The development speed of humans is fast, but the foundation is unstable, and Thanos has infinite potential."

"But I still do this to maintain balance. Territory and population for Thanos are not only help, but also ties."

Hearing this, Strange's brow unfolded a little. As long as Schiller had a plan, he repeated that word and said: "... ties?"

"That's right. Among the three parties of humans, Asgard, and Thanos, only Thanos is a barefoot person who is not afraid of wearing shoes. He is all alone, having nothing. Although he looks the weakest overall, he can pose no small threat to us."

"The essence lies in the fact that humans and Asgard have territory and subjects. The strong among humans and Asgard are certainly not afraid of Thanos, but if he is determined to make trouble, sending a few human flesh bombs to Earth today, and plotting against the Asgardian fleet patrolling outside tomorrow, we can't possibly do nothing and go around the world to catch him, right?"

"Like the Mandarin?" Strange had some realization.

Schiller took a sip of tea, nodded, and said: "That's right, like the Mandarin. Is the Mandarin very strong? Not necessarily. Just the agents of the S. P. E. A. R. are enough to deal with him, not to mention his behavior of jumping back and forth between the S. P. E. A. R. and S. H. I. E. L. D. With his strength, he should have died long ago."

"But the reason he can live to this day is because he is just a fly. Humans only think of swatting flies when they have time. When they are busy working overtime, no one can delay their work for a fly."

"Although Earth is calm on the surface now, all countries are competing in secret. Everyone knows that the initial period of entering the interstellar society is the best dividend period. Not seizing the time to develop and eat the cake, but dividing attention to swat flies, isn't that stupid?"

"Thanos is also like this. If he hides alone in the vast sea of stars, we don't even have a target to strike. But if he, like Asgard and humans, has his own territory and population, then before he does anything, he has to think about whether his country will be struck."

"Oh, I understand." Strange nodded and said: "A fugitive with no scruples will naturally use all kinds of tricks, just like the Mandarin. But as long as it is a proper country, they are all burying their heads in development now, wanting to keep up with the trend. Even if they trip others in secret, they dare not make too much noise, otherwise, besides delaying their own development, public opinion is also a problem."

"The Mandarin himself is notorious, already a wanted criminal in I don't know how many countries. Most of his subordinates are also fugitives and poachers, with no relatives, fearing nothing. And what we have to do is not let Thanos become like this, let him not become a terrorist, but become a legitimate country."

"After joining the interstellar society, it is equivalent to joining the order side, enjoying the richness and stability brought by order, and naturally, one must follow the rules and cannot mess around. Although this gives him a chance to develop, it can indeed greatly reduce his danger."

Schiller nodded, affirming Strange's thinking, and said: "In a sense, a monarch is much easier to deal with than a killer, at least for people like us."

"There is another point, that is, Infinity Stones cannot be used across universes. Thanos's subordinates should have died in the great war. The only thing with more value is that territory and the resources Thanos accumulated before. To be honest, this is pitifully little." Schiller shook his head and blew on the tea.

"But Thanos has no choice. Wanting to accumulate from one to ten is not difficult, but he must first have this one. He knows that humans and Asgard are guarding against him, and will definitely guard against him strictly, not easily letting him accumulate capital. This is probably his only chance."

"He knows we are taking advantage of the fire, wanting to exchange a lot of his promises with just a little territory and resources, but he must grasp this only chance, so even if things are very shabby, he must go."

"For this chance, he is willing to pay a great price, and at the same time, he has weaknesses, so why not do it?"

Strange nodded, indicating he understood.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing..." Strange touched his temple and said: "You still remember Latveria, which you called a 'bizarre small country', right?"

Schiller's action of blowing on the tea paused. As soon as this familiar name appeared, he naturally thought of a person, that is, the famous Doctor Doom in the comics, who is also the monarch of Latveria.

Many people are very familiar with Doctor Doom. He is a quite famous villain in Marvel comics. He was born in a small Eastern European country, and his mother was a Gypsy witch, so he learned about magic from a young age.

After going to college, he was disfigured in an accidental accident. In despair, he returned to his hometown and established Latveria, becoming its ruler and dictator.

Doctor Doom's biggest feature is that he can use both technology and magic at the same time. At the same time, he has always wanted to save his mother's soul from hell.

Schiller put down the teacup, looked up at Strange, and said: "Latveria?... Oh, I remember, is it the country that sent a robot to the Sanctum last time, saying it wanted to make a deal with Mephisto? How did their deal go?"

"I was just about to say this." Strange put down the teacup, wiped his mouth, and said: "The monarch of this small country is called Doom. His mother was a Gypsy witch, and her soul was taken away by Mephisto. Doom wanted to make a deal with the Lord of Hell to fish his mother back, but Mephisto firmly refused to let her go."

Schiller frowned and said: "Why? Isn't it just a human soul? Is Latveria out of money? But I remember, their technology is quite developed, right? Seems to be on par with Wakanda?"

"You hit the nail on the head again." Strange showed a wry smile and said: "Latveria's technology is very developed, and they even have some magic technology. However, the situation in their country has just stabilized, and energy reserves are not much. Their monarch Doom, in order to make a deal with Mephisto, must get more energy."

"This Doom didn't know where he heard that Wakanda's Panther God could do business, so he went to Wakanda to seek a deal. As a result, I don't know why, the two sides didn't talk it through and started fighting."

"This Doom is also a good fighter. He directly beat up the King of Wakanda, Black Panther. The Panther God couldn't stand it anymore and came out to break up the fight. As a result, he also beat up the Panther God. The Panther God was so scared that his fur stood on end, and he hid back in his own God Realm and wouldn't come out."

"Animal gods themselves are part of the African pantheon. Now all major pantheons are short of people. The Panther God is skipping work and hiding at home. His colleagues, that is, the lion, snake, fish, and bird we saw before, are almost exhausted."

"Yesterday, that lion found me and asked me to judge for them, saying that Doom is a robber who blocks the road and robs, and must compensate them for mental damages."

Schiller also smiled wryly and covered his forehead. What is all this?

But he was still more concerned about Doom's situation, so he asked: "Then did Doom get the energy he wanted?"

"He got it. That lion didn't wrong him either. After Doom beat the Panther God down, he plucked a tuft of hair from his tail. The Panther God is unwilling to go out and see people, mainly because he thinks his tail is bald and too ugly."

"So he exchanged his mother back?"

"How could that be!" Strange sighed deeply and said: "His mother is an Eastern European Gypsy witch, that's true, but witches also need to eat. His mother was an auditor at a former Soviet arms factory before she died."

"Mephisto secretly touches the souls of financial talents from Earth every day. Doom's mother is a business model worker in Hell, the team leader of the quarterly tax settlement group. How could Mephisto let her go?!"

"Mephisto has already spoken, if you want to snatch his dear employee, you have to step over his corpse. Oh my god, who can beat him?"

Schiller slapped his forehead with a palm.

(End of chapter)