Chapter 4161

"I went to his temple. Actually, he doesn't pay much attention to the development of living beings in the universe, but the three major empires have indeed gone a bit too far. Although the resources in the universe will not disappear, they will only be transformed, but the process of transformation has losses. These lost things will be transformed into dark matter. Once a certain limit is broken, it will cause the dark matter level in the universe to rise sharply, and the universe will usher in a dark age."

"Regarding the research on dark matter, you must be more in-depth than humans. You also know better than me what the consequences of the continuous expansion and increase of dark matter will be. Eternity was a bit vague, but I guess if the situation wasn't already quite urgent, he wouldn't have called me over."

"As the Sorcerer Supreme, although I come from humans, human civilization is also a member of the interstellar society. I cannot watch you move towards destruction. Therefore, reducing the consumption of resources in the universe is a top priority. No matter what you were good at before, you must now put this work in the first place."

After these words were finished, the people below exploded. Everyone didn't care about etiquette and broke out into intense discussions.

Just as Strange said, these ministers basically came from advanced civilizations, and some didn't just have interstellar colonization capabilities, but were advanced civilizations that were only one step away from the three major empires. Infinite energy, traveling through the universe, etc., were all small matters to them, and many could even travel through time. Many time criminals in the Time Variance Authority came from their civilizations.

And those who could come to the Interstellar Council were also the elites among them, with high levels of education. So of course they understood what the consequences of a dark matter outbreak would be.

In fact, most of the universes on the DC side have experienced dark matter outbreaks. As mentioned before, the battle between New Genesis and Apokolips caused dark matter in the universe to surge by 80%, and the entire universe fell into a dark age.

The temperature of the universe will drop, and it will become darker and colder, which is a devastating blow to the vast majority of civilizations and may even directly lead to large-scale biological extinction. Interstellar travel will also become difficult.

Even very advanced civilizations may not be able to adapt to the universe after a dark matter outbreak, which may lead to the total extinction of this generation of civilization, and then derive a new generation of civilization that can adapt to the environment.

For any civilization, this is very terrifying. No one wants to experience such a disaster, but they also understand that the Sorcerer Supreme would not be shooting at nothing. And if the situation has really reached the point where a god of Eternity's level has to show up to remind them, then I'm afraid the day of destruction is not far away.

The atmosphere in the room could no longer be called anxious, but rather panic, as if the disaster of a dark matter outbreak would arrive in the next second. Some people were already sending messages back to set up detection devices.

And Strange was not panicked at all. Since he dared to make up such a lie, he naturally had a way to round it off. Thomas Rogers, the eldest son of Steve Rogers, who is the future Wind Man, has the ability to control dark matter, and almost blew up the entire solar system as soon as he was born.

Now, little Thomas has grown up a bit. Although he is not as intelligent as Franklin, he is more precocious than other children and can already fully communicate with his parents. The control of his abilities has also significantly improved, not only will he not lose control, but he can also actively utilize them.

As long as Thomas makes a slight move, no matter how advanced the instrument is, the data measured will still explode. While others were sending messages, Strange was also sending messages. There was no need to affect the entire universe at all; just go to the places where those advanced civilizations live and show a little bit, and it would be enough to scare them into crying for their parents.

Sure enough, by the time of the meeting's tea break, many new ministers were already pale. The data sent back by their mother races was quite outrageous; it should be said that it is strange that there has been no dark matter outbreak in the universe until now.

"Alright, what are you panicking about?" Strange took a sip of alien coffee and said, "If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. Would I sit by and watch the universe be destroyed? This is not something you should worry about."

His calmness brought many people's reason back. Thinking about it, they are so developed and all afraid of a dark matter outbreak. With the human level of technology, if it broke out comprehensively, they probably wouldn't be able to survive it either. Even for the sake of humans, the Sorcerer Supreme couldn't let such a thing happen.

"I have a way to ensure that the tragedy of a dark matter outbreak will not happen within the next hundred years. There may be some small-scale shocks and short-term outbreaks, but there will be no comprehensive outbreak. And what we have to do is to reduce resource consumption during this period, and at the same time transform dark matter to let the universe return to balance. This is also my original intention for establishing the Environmental Protection Department."

Then, without Strange having to say anything more, everyone looked serious, focused, and could even be said to be somewhat excited, just waiting for Strange's order to have a big fight. Fear is always the best motivation for intelligent life.

Praising his own wit in his heart, Strange cleared his throat and continued, "I think it is better to conduct the review by internal voting. After all, this kind of news should not be spread on a large scale, as it is easy to cause panic. You should not go out and talk nonsense either. Of course, you can mention it to the high-level officials of some advanced civilizations, but don't spread anxiety. If there is anything, push it to me. If it really doesn't work, blame the translation system. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Sorcerer Supreme."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief in unison, and some even leaned on their chairs as if they were exhausted. There was no other reason; although they were elites, they were not the decision-makers of their civilizations. They had to give their big bosses an explanation when they went back, but how to say it was a problem.

If you say it too seriously, the big boss might have a stress reaction, and if something really goes wrong, wouldn't the Sorcerer Supreme chop him? But if you don't say it seriously, and something really goes wrong in the future, then it's your own pot.

Since the Sorcerer Supreme is willing to stand up and take the blame, that couldn't be better. At worst, it can be pushed to their lack of understanding of English. Who told humans to be a niche civilization? It's normal to hear a word or two wrong.

"Next, tell me how to do the review work," Strange said again.

The people below discussed in low voices for a while, and then sent someone out to explain. He said, "The functional personnel of each department are all appointed by us, and there is no problem of shirking or questioning. But the standing agency is a big problem. Those civil servants have never liked reviews, and they will definitely be the ones with the most objections."

Strange stretched out a hand and said, "I asked you to tell me how to do the review work, not to let you find a way to get the review passed completely. I want the real result, which is the opinion of everyone in the Interstellar Council on this environmental review matter. Do you understand?"

"So that's how it is," the person showed a look of sudden realization, then said, "Then just post it on the internet."

"What?"

"It's just finding someone well-informed to post a message on the internet saying that the Interstellar Council is going to conduct an environmental review, so you can see the most real reaction. If someone goes to trouble this poster, then he should agree. If someone notifies their own civilization to conduct self-examination, then he definitely disagrees."

This made Strange a bit stunned. He asked, "Why?"

Another person said, "People who want to block news generally hold a positive attitude towards policies because they want the policy to be implemented, so they don't want the news to leak out too early, which will cause complications and trouble. And those who don't block news but take advantage of it first generally don't agree with the policy being implemented, because if it can't be implemented, only they will take advantage of it, and others won't, so they are ahead."

Strange was quite speechless, so he said, "We have to follow official procedures and cannot use such means."

The person who spoke before deliberated and said, "So you want to use official means?"

"Yes, how is it generally done by official means?"

"We generally post a piece of paper on the bulletin board in the lobby on the first floor, roughly meaning that we are about to start a certain review work."

"And then?"

"If you want everyone to agree, let those who disagree go to your office; if you want everyone to disagree, let those who agree go to your office. This way, you can generally get the result you want."

Strange covered his forehead and said, "I don't want to manipulate opinions, I want real opinions. Using official means, can't you set up some voting website or something?"

"Do you want real opinions, or the opinions of the three major empires? If it's the latter, you can set up a website." The minister's words were very tactful.

"This won't work, that won't work, what should we do?" Strange's patience was about to run out.

"We need to go back and study it," another minister said, "Maybe we need to give you an answer tomorrow, is that okay?"

Strange was reluctant, but there was no other way. After all, he couldn't really beat them up, so he could only wave his hand and say, "Dismissed."

After returning to his office, Schiller was already waiting for him there. Strange pulled out a chair and sat down, then sighed deeply and said, "These people in the Interstellar Council are really useless. They can't even figure out how to collect review opinions."

"Do you really think they don't understand?" Schiller asked.

"Could it be that they are deliberately making things difficult for me?" Strange narrowed his eyes. He thought about it and felt it must be like this, so he became even angrier.

Schiller shook his head and said, "From your perspective, this work must be easy to do. After all, you are the Sorcerer Supreme and the Interstellar Speaker. Who dares not to listen to you? But for your subordinates, there is a mountain that cannot be crossed."

"The three major empires?"

"Exactly. You emphasized to them that you want real opinions, just like saying to them: 'You have to fight against the three major empires, break the monopoly of public opinion of the three major empires within the Interstellar Council, get rid of the control of the three major empires, and truly achieve freedom of speech and smooth government orders.'"

"Uh, is that what I meant?" Strange was also a bit embarrassed.

"Of course. You are a human. From your perspective, if you want real opinions, they definitely cannot be the opinions of the three major empires. And didn't they ask you at the end?"

Strange thought about it. The last minister did ask him if he wanted the opinions of the three major empires, and he denied it. Then this really seemed to be emphasizing to the people below that this opinion collection must not be manipulated by the three major empires.

But considering the current situation of the Interstellar Council, doing this is very difficult. And these people actually said they could give him an answer tomorrow morning. Thinking of this, Strange was also a bit nervous.

"It's over, I seem to have caused trouble," he said, "They won't go and fight the three major empires, will they? This will cause chaos, right???"

"Yes," Schiller didn't give him any hope and said very affirmatively, "Chaos is certain, but don't you think this is a good thing?"

"Anyway, they are not humans. I don't feel sorry if they suffer losses, but the problem is, if they can't beat the three major empires, isn't it my face that is lost?"

"You must believe in your subordinates. They are not stupid. They will never confront the three major empires head-on. These people have many tricks. Moreover, you can completely see who is sincerely surrendering to you and who intends to perfunctory you through this incident. First, screen out the loyal subordinates, and the subsequent work will be easy to do."

"You mean I still have to distinguish who is sincere?" Strange looked helpless and said, "I don't have mind-reading skills, I can't tell. You go, go help me watch them, see who is working hard and who wants to be a fence-sitter."

"I'll go watch, what will you do?"

The two stared at each other.

"Alright, I'll fill out the psychological assessment for this quarter first," Strange said helplessly.

Schiller took out the psychological assessment form, placed it in front of Strange, and smiled, "Yes, Sorcerer Supreme."