Chapter 4194: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (12)

Pikachu also went back to pack his things. However, he didn't have much to pack; after all, buildings like the tavern couldn't be taken away, and the most valuable thing was that beer production line. This thing was actually really hard to get, because it was a fully automated production line, and not many countries could manufacture such a production line in its entirety, and there were restrictions on exports. He had gone to great lengths to get an old one, and this was his most valuable asset.

He wouldn't be taking any employees or anything; after all, once they got there, they could hire humans. Whether it was second-tier superheroes or young mutants, there were plenty who were unemployed and financially strapped, and they were the best candidates.

Yondu's side packed up very quickly, clearly having rich experience in moving and fleeing; they were all packed up in less than an afternoon. They even had a decent medium-sized spaceship and loaded all their belongings onto it. Schiller took Pikachu, and the group headed for the Milky Way.

Schiller had given Loki a heads-up in advance, so he had brought some people to pick them up, which scared the Ravagers quite a bit. These people had seen the heroic bearing of the Asgardian warriors, but at that time, they didn't even count as opponents; once they saw the fighting start, they could only silently squat in the corner, pretending to be bottles and jars.

"You really did bring them here after all," Loki said. "Asgard's tavern culture is long-standing; why can't we look after the place?"

"Tavern culture? You mean getting drunk and going into space to duel, punching the other person into a star and not being able to dig them out?"

Loki touched his cheek and said, "It's not that exaggerated; those who get punched into stars are the minority."

"Let's not talk about this," he changed the subject a bit stiffly and said, "The Grandmaster told me he has already chosen the planet, but the orbit might need some adjustment. When will Magneto be free?"

"He's over in the Andromeda Galaxy, but there's no rush; let the engineering team build it first. Even if the orbit needs adjusting, it can be packed up and taken away directly along with the furniture, and it won't be damaged; adjusting it at the end is the same."

"Alright, let's go to Centaurus and take a look first."

Centaurus is adjacent to Crux, or rather, the original Crux was classified under Centaurus; the two are in the same star sector and are very close, standing on one side, you can see the other with the naked eye.

The spaceship flew to Centaurus, Loki gestured, and said, "The mages say the best portal location is over there; they plan to open a large portal there. And that planet over there is the one the Grandmaster chose, but it's a bit too close to the large portal, so he wants to move the orbit further away..."

Then they flew to that planet to take a look. However, unexpectedly, this planet was relatively barren, with some basic moss, but most places were bare rock surfaces.

The Grandmaster was already waiting for them there, and the Collector was there too. Schiller walked up and shook hands with them, then said, "Why didn't you choose that green one next to it?"

"Please, we're opening a casino; our goal is to lock everyone in the casino and let them lose all the money on them, not to let them go out for sightseeing. Of course, the more desolate, the better; otherwise, why would I have stayed on Sakaar for so long?"

The Grandmaster clearly had a lot of experience in opening casinos and talked endlessly as soon as the topic was brought up. He said, "The crust of this planet has a special structure; I will ask my brother to come over and clear the underground structure, and then open the casino underground, so you can open other things on the surface. As long as it's opened underground, they won't distinguish between day and night, and they won't feel the time, so they will keep gambling..."

Schiller knew that the Elders of the Universe still had some tricks up their sleeves; it seemed that some of them were very good at construction. Since the Grandmaster had his own way, Schiller didn't stop him. Moreover, land near the future portal would be worth its weight in gold, and it was better if he didn't occupy the surface area.

Then the Collector also brought the blueprints he had drawn. Schiller took a look and found that he had really incorporated some Earth characteristics. The overall structure looked like an ancient Greek temple, but the decorative patterns had an oriental style, and the whole thing looked quite harmonious; the only problem was that it was a bit big.

"Are you sure you need such a big place?" Schiller said. "I can understand, after all, you will collect other treasures in the future, but if the reserved space is too large, it might look very empty."

"No, no, no, this isn't reserved space," the Collector hurriedly shook his head and said, "This will be filled with treasures, and it might even be a bit insufficient. I haven't even counted some low-value or duplicate treasures."

Schiller raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit surprised; he had really underestimated the Collector's treasure reserves. The blueprint he provided was almost the size of a small town, and yet it couldn't hold all the treasures.

The Collector looked a bit nervous and said, "Of course, if it's too big, it can be shrunk a bit..."

"No need, just like this," Schiller said. "If it really doesn't work, expanding some aerial area is also possible."

The Collector was immediately happy. Loki, however, nudged Schiller with his elbow and said, "We might not have that many materials."

"No need to use all magic materials," Schiller lowered his voice and said. "If you mix some magic herb juice into the wall paint, isn't that a magic wall too? You haven't been to Wall Street for too long; your level has regressed."

"Before, that was scamming others, but now it's building our own home. If you cut corners like this, what if something goes wrong?"

"If it breaks, fix it; at that time, you can scam another sum of repair funds. Something like a museum is an interstellar material cultural heritage; how much money for repairs is not excessive, right?"

"Then if the treasures break... oh, anyway, the treasures aren't ours."

The two secretly high-fived, and then continued to listen to the Grandmaster talk about his casino planning.

At this time, Schiller introduced Yondu to the Grandmaster, but in fact, he didn't need to introduce them; the two already knew each other. The Grandmaster narrowed his eyes and looked at Yondu, a bit reluctant, but still walked up and shook hands with him: "Long time no see, didn't expect you to live until today."

"Thanks to you, I'm living quite well," Yondu was also sarcastic. "It's you, I heard your casino went bankrupt again? You really are the God of Gamblers."

The Grandmaster was a bit exasperated, Schiller hurriedly coughed twice and said, "Alright, everyone is a colleague from now on, let's not mention the past."

The Grandmaster rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything more. He knew Yondu's power; he was one of the few people who could make waves under the hands of the three great empires. With him looking after the casino, he didn't have to rack his brains to deal with those freaks of all kinds.

After visiting this place, they went to Crux to see the site of the Interstellar Council. Now the engineering equipment had entered the site, but it hadn't officially started yet. Yondu clicked his tongue, not knowing whether it was envy or jealousy, and said, "This Milky Way definitely has something to say, why do the plants grow so well? Oh my, there are little dinosaurs on this one, it won't be long before they evolve into a civilization too."

"Our place is a treasure land of Feng Shui," Loki was clearly also very proud, and he said, "This is the place with the highest greening rate in the universe; it can be called a cosmic garden, otherwise why would all kinds of aliens be thinking about this place?"

"Can only say it's fortunate to have Asgard and humans," the Grandmaster interjected. "If this were given to that bunch of electronic life, it would all be ruined."

Several people looked at each other, the meaning self-evident. They all couldn't stand electronic life, and couldn't stand the two great empires becoming more and more mechanized. In fact, originally, the mechanization degree of these two empires wasn't so high, but as luck would have it, they fought a thousand-year war. Mechanical life has an advantage in large-scale combat, and the two sides had an arms race for a thousand years, making themselves more and more human-machine.

"What's wrong with the Supreme Intelligence recently?" the Grandmaster asked. "Why haven't I heard of any movement from him recently?"

Yondu shook his head and said, "The Kree Empire has been unusually quiet recently; logically speaking, they should be the most opposed to the Interstellar Council moving here. Who knows what bad intentions that big brain is harboring."

"I'm afraid he doesn't have time to worry about us," Schiller suddenly said.

The other few looked at each other, all feeling a bit of schadenfreude. The Supreme Intelligence was probably in some trouble, otherwise he wouldn't have failed to show up at such a critical moment.

At this time, Schiller received news that the Milky Way explorers had set off. Those thousands of small spaceships, and some existences capable of physical flight, began to set off towards the entire Milky Way.

"Let's go, let's go see where your tavern should be opened," Schiller patted Pikachu and said, "There is plenty of space here; you can open a super-large tavern and sell all the alcohol on Earth. What do you think about opening an Earth specialty store here?"

"That's not bad, but besides alcohol, what other specialties does Earth have? According to my observation, aliens eat quite well too."

Schiller nodded, he didn't deny this point; don't look at the fact that the two great empires don't need to eat, but carbon-based organisms really are human beings who are iron and food is steel. The three great empires aren't so strict as to not let people eat, although some civilizations have abandoned the taste of food for efficiency, there are indeed some that have developed very good food culture. As long as you have money, you can still eat good things.

Although the taste of food on Earth is good, it's nothing rare, at most there are more vegetables. But the cooking methods of meat, compared to other civilizations, are nothing special; after all, they have many ingredients, and they can catch all kinds of rare animals to eat, so naturally they can't compare.

"However, as far as I know, humans are relatively advanced in the development of desserts," Loki said. "First of all, coffee and cocoa are extracted from plants; other civilizations haven't developed plant spices as thoroughly as humans, so we can sell coffee and chocolate. In addition, although they also have many ways to supplement sugar, I have rarely seen so many ways to make desserts as on Earth, bread, cakes, fruits, sauces..."

Pikachu also nodded on the side and said, "Anything related to plants, their development degree is insufficient, especially fruits. Not many civilizations' planets have tropical rainforest climates; their fruits are a bit shriveled, and they don't feel satisfying to eat at all."

"However, how to send fresh fruits to such a far place is indeed a problem," Schiller thought for a while and said, "I have to consult a professional, and then determine whether we can open a fruit shop."

The professional he mentioned was naturally Pamela. Although this universe doesn't have the Green, even if it's just plant cultivation, she is an expert. So, Schiller made an appointment with her to talk in detail at the cafe next to the nursing home.