Chapter 4182: Yes, Sorcerer Supreme (End)

"Why do they want to move to the Milky Way?" Strange asked.

"The Milky Way has beautiful scenery."

Strange fell silent, because after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with any advantages other than the beautiful scenery. Most suburbs in this world had beautiful scenery. But that was all they had.

The scenery of the Milky Way was indeed quite good; such a well-proportioned galaxy was actually rare in the universe. Moreover, Earth was known as the "Universal Greenhouse," and the galaxy that could nurture such a beautiful planet naturally had unique environmental features. In fact, throughout the entire Milky Way, there were still quite a few planets with environments relatively similar to Earth. Although most had not evolved any decent civilizations, even an environment from the dinosaur era was far better than those desolate, savage planets.

When Strange went on his cosmic travels, he had wandered around the Milky Way quite a bit. He had found dozens of planets with green vegetation alone. And as far as he knew, there were very few galaxies in the universe with such a high degree of greenery.

Furthermore, there were basically no major cosmic disasters here. The stars were all stable and in their prime. The shape of the galaxy was also beautiful; looking at it from the outside, it was a quite lovely nebula.

However, it had to be admitted that the Milky Way was indeed a "beautiful waste." It was too remote, the concentration of dark matter was relatively high, and the risks of navigation were quite large. There was also a group of gods who were squawking every day.

And because the Demon Gods were particularly fond of Earth, it resulted in an especially large number of roadblocks here. Ordinary merchant ships were unwilling to come here, as they might bump into some napping Demon God at any moment. This was also the main reason why Asgard had been unable to participate in interstellar society for many years.

In short, this place was not suitable to be any kind of political center, nor was it suitable to be any kind of center at all. Strange really couldn't understand how much water these people must have had in their brains to plan on moving here.

"The key is not the natural environment," Schiller said, "but the humanistic environment."

"I knew they must be wanting to come and hug our thighs," Strange snorted and said, "The ministers are all carbon-based lifeforms; they have long been fed up with that bunch of electronic lifeforms. If you ask me, emotional lifeforms should stick together. Kicking those machine brains to the edge of the universe to be with those rigid robots—how could they build a good universe?"

"There is indeed that aspect to it," Schiller nodded and said, "Remoteness also has the benefits of remoteness. At least this is not an area covered by the forces of the three major empires, which allows them to get rid of the control of the three major empires and possess a certain degree of autonomy, at least politically."

"That's right. If they really move to the Milky Way, the Armament Force cannot exist. Thor will absolutely not allow the armies of the three major empires to be stationed here. Without their soldiers, and staying under the noses of the gods, wouldn't they have to tuck their tails and behave? By that time, it will be the spring of other civilizations."

"They actually aren't entirely doing it for their own civilization. Mainly, the Milky Way's scenery is indeed quite good. They can completely build vacation areas, entertainment centers, and even commercial districts here. Besides being able to enjoy it themselves, they can also make a profit."

"Then why didn't they come to develop it before?"

"Do you think Odin would have let them come?"

"Oh, that's true," Strange touched his chin and said, "But, Asgard might not necessarily agree now, right?"

"They will certainly agree. This is actually equivalent to a trade: moving the political center over in exchange for the development rights of the Milky Way. It's still quite fair."

Strange began to think carefully. If the political center could really be moved over, that would definitely be a huge benefit. Sitting at home, the capital comes from the sky. The gold content of the capital's citizens is different everywhere.

Moreover, once the political center lands in the Milky Way, then no one has any reason to stop Asgard from participating in interstellar politics. They are the lords; if you don't let the lords participate, wouldn't that be overturning the heavens?

And if Asgard stations troops, then they can control the Interstellar Council just like the three major empires control the Interstellar Council. Of course, they won't do it so bluntly, but in the end, they can still achieve a similar effect.

And developing the Milky Way also has benefits for humans. Because, although the human level of technology can already conduct preliminary interstellar colonization, it is still far from large-scale galaxy transformation. Theoretically speaking, one must eat a meal one bite at a time, but if a pie really falls from the sky, there is no reason not to eat it.

The strength of humans is right here. No matter how many things you develop in the Milky Way, when human technology develops, won't it all be human property? Even if you don't take it by force, just skimming off the top and collecting some protection fees is also very profitable.

If you also incorporate the surrounding few galaxies and set up a Nine Realms Commercial District similar to the Great Expansion Portal Commercial District, that is also conducive to human development.

The Milky Way side has always been a non-free-shipping zone. To be precise, it is a non-express-delivery zone; any interstellar goods cannot be delivered here. When humans build things, if they want to buy some parts, they have to send people to get them. When getting them, they can't just open a portal casually, and they don't have those small spaceships specifically used for rapid movement, so they can only drive starships. A perfectly good main ship ends up becoming a delivery truck.

If the business district around the Milky Way can be developed, then there will no longer be the worry of free shipping; perhaps they can achieve next-day delivery.

Strange didn't even dare to imagine what people like Stark and Richards could rub together if they could buy mechanical parts from advanced civilizations across the universe—what is called the sun standing up?

Strange felt that this matter had great potential, but he said with some worry: "Will the three major empires agree? If they react too intensely, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle, right?"

"They certainly won't agree. The Supreme Intelligence would have to be crazy to want to burrow under someone else's nose to work. But unfortunately, it's useless even if he doesn't agree; he has no other choice."

"Wait a minute, this is not having no other choice," Strange said, "They have chosen quite a few galaxies; some are indeed quite good, the Milky Way might not necessarily be better..."

"That's only because it's still good now. Why don't you wait until it's truly decided?"

Things soon developed just as Schiller had said. The Supreme Intelligence was firmly opposed to moving to the Milky Way, and his patience had been exhausted. He directly mobilized troops from the Armament Force and began patrolling the Ring Star Zone, calling it "doing an inspection before moving."

Seeing him like this, many people didn't dare to make a sound, fearing that they would stimulate him. This guy could really defy the world and shoot them all.

The Supreme Intelligence chose a galaxy that was not bad, not far from the center, and the price was not high. Except for the star's slightly shorter lifespan, it was simply perfect.

And just as he was preparing to contact the civilization of this star system privately to discuss purchase terms, the sun of this star system suddenly exploded.

The Supreme Intelligence sent people to the scene of the accident to check, but found that it was indeed just a normal stellar eruption. It could be said that the star's lifespan was already a bit short, and instability was possible.

Although it was a pity, the Supreme Intelligence still had backup options. This time, the one he took a fancy to was a bit further away, but the scenery was very good, the price was even lower, and the star was in its prime. Four planets, equal in volume, beautiful environment, except for being a bit far, it had no flaws.

Then the sun of this flawless galaxy also exploded.

Even if the Supreme Intelligence were stupid, he should have felt that something was wrong. He knew that this was probably done by humans, or Magneto, or the Iron Demon God. But unfortunately, there was no evidence. Even if he went to find Strange, the other party would just spread his hands and say, "Go ahead and sue," and he wouldn't have any tricks either.

However, the Supreme Intelligence became more courageous with each setback. This time, he kept the information strictly confidential and didn't even send anyone to look at it, preparing to start the purchase process directly. As a result, by coincidence, the informant he contacted was a liar, the funds were almost cheated away, and this matter was also exposed.

When the Supreme Intelligence came to Strange's office again, he was not so calm. He rushed in in a panic and said: "Sorcerer Supreme, you have to believe me, I didn't deliberately embezzle! The funds were provided by the three major empires in the first place, why would I embezzle my own money?"

"And, and I am an electronic lifeform, what do I need money for?"

"That's not necessarily true," Strange blew on his tea and said, "There is a type of person in this world who doesn't embezzle money to be rich themselves, but so that others don't have money. Considering your relationship with the other two major empires, this is not impossible."

"But I really didn't! I have system logs! I have data records!"

"So didn't you also not go to court? They are just talking privately, it can't shake you," Strange said unhurriedly, "However, you really should be careful. The money in your hands is not a small amount. If it is really cheated away by someone, it will be a huge loss."

This was exactly what the Supreme Intelligence wanted to say. Now the entire Interstellar Council had complaints, believing that the money would be cheated away sooner or later in his hands, and demanded that the money be transferred to the Financial Department according to the process. But once the money entered the Financial Department, they would definitely start the purchase process directly and move to the Milky Way.

Knock, knock, knock. The door was knocked. The Supreme Intelligence turned his head to look, and Schiller walked in, placed a document on Strange's desk, and smiled at the Supreme Intelligence.

The Supreme Intelligence felt a chill down his spine. He remembered those inexplicable words Strange had said to him, and then suddenly realized that Strange was not doing philosophy; he was stating facts.

He instinctively wanted to take the document, but Strange had already picked it up. After seeing the content, he revealed an expression of sudden realization, and then said: "Mr. Secretary-General, the Interstellar Council members have jointly submitted a letter criticizing your work for not being rigorous and your processes for not being standardized, demanding the removal of your Secretary-General position. What should we do about this?"

The Supreme Intelligence gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. Countless program error alerts flashed before his eyes, but he had no time to care. He just said: "I will hand the money over to the Financial Department."

"Very good. Jarvis, help write a soothing announcement, saying that I have already conducted a severe criticism, deducted wages, and also demanded that he write a self-criticism. Moreover, the money will be deposited into the account according to the process, and Mr. Secretary-General has also deeply realized his mistake and guarantees that he will not make it again next time."

"Who is Jarvis?!" The Supreme Intelligence screamed.

"He is my personal secretary," Strange smiled and said, then as if he had just remembered, he patted his head and said, "I forgot to introduce him to you. Jarvis, say hello to Mr. Secretary-General."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Supreme Intelligence fell straight down. When he climbed up again, another voice came from his mouth: "This robot is actually an armed model. It seems he was beaten last time and is not convinced, wanting to get back at me."

"Hey, Jarvis, why did you kill him?"

"He didn't die, I was just saying hello to him."

And at this moment, a voice sounded in the ear of the Supreme Intelligence's main body far away in the capital of the Kree Empire: "Hello, I am Jarvis."

"Get out!!" The Supreme Intelligence roared, "What are you? You are not an electronic lifeform at all!! You freak, get out!!"

The next second, Jarvis withdrew, and the Supreme Intelligence regained control of his body. Then Strange saw his expression was extremely terrified, really like a human seeing a ghost, and the muzzle of his hand cannon was even opened.

"By the way," Strange waved his hand and said, "He is also the husband of the Scarlet Witch and the father of three children."

The muzzle closed instantly.

"Alright, Mr. Secretary-General, go handle the money matter first, and then go pack your things. See you in the Milky Way."

"... Yes, Sorcerer Supreme."

?? Actually, I should have entered the next unit today, but from the beginning of this unit, I discovered that the title might spoil the plot. For example, once you see the title of this unit, you will know who became the Speaker, so this unit has to be extended for another day. ===== CHAPTER 4183 =====