Chapter 4970: Advance to Progress York, Advance (Six)

"This is our absolute advantage." Thor began to volunteer: "I have absolute control over the entire Nine Realms, and I won't allow any trouble here. No matter how formidable the visitors from the multiverse are, they absolutely cannot cause chaos here. This place is absolutely a good spot for the convergence of the multiverse, what do you think, Professor?"

"Batman might not agree with your view." Shiler thought for a moment and said, "The biggest problem is, if you really can control everything here, Batman might worry that you'll fall."

"I don't deny this possibility." Thor said, "But compared to others, my risk of falling is much lower. My original family was very happy, my parents and younger brother all love me. Although there were some setbacks later, it can still be considered the best outcome, and everything is in the past."

"Moreover, I especially couldn't possibly harm Earth, my birth mother is the Earth Goddess Gaia." Thor emphasized, "If I do any bad thing to Earth, it would be equivalent to matricide, and I won't do that."

Shiler actually believed a bit. The Thor of the main universe and the setting of the universe where the movies and greed exist are not quite the same; his birth mother is the Earth Goddess Gaia, Frigga is indeed his stepmother, but also his foster mother, and his relationship with both mothers is very good.

Also, what he and Loki have experienced is far more than in most universes. Thor once personally killed Loki, then Loki came back to life, and almost killed Thor, then Loki died again, Thor brought back the resurrected young Loki, and in order for him to fight the whole world, immediately after, young Loki died again, and the previous Loki came back...

Thinking of this, Shiler asked: "Where is Loki now?"

"Um, in the celestial palace, his bedroom." Thor opened his mouth and said, "He currently cannot leave his bedroom, and I absolutely won't be soft-hearted again."

"Hard to say." Peter commented.

Just at this moment, the door was knocked. Shiler walked over and opened the door; a red-haired female agent stood outside. The Natasha of the main universe looked more mature and cold than their universe's counterpart, she stood outside the door and nodded, saying: "Hello, Professor Rodriguez. I am the Team Leader of the Special Security Affairs Unit of the Anquan Force of the Revival Alliance, and from now on, all security matters of your travel in this universe will be handled by me."

Natasha flashed her credentials, and Shiler really took a close look. This credential was different from all previous departments, overall presenting a deep blue color, with a silver-white Earth on the outer skin, and beneath it a line of cursive script saying "Revival Alliance."

"Next, I need to conduct a routine security check; may I ask if it's convenient to come in?" Natasha asked.

"No problem, ma'am." Shiler made way, Natasha led the staff inside, found Peter and Thor were there, she slightly raised her eyebrows but said nothing. The staff began the routine inspection.

Shiler acted as if they didn't exist, sat down and said: "What's the situation with Captain America and Carter?"

"A divergence of stance." Peter rarely sounded a bit melancholic, "Captain America also doesn't advocate going to the universe to fight enemies; I know his starting point is that Earth's situation is unstable and unsuitable for large-scale entry into the universe, in case something disaster happens on Earth and no one takes care of it. But Agent Carter adheres to an idea, that genius scientists are also not more entitled than others to become supervillains."

"Whether it's Doctor Doom, Doctor Pym, or Reed, they are all causing trouble under the guise of scientific research, not only do superheroes have to fight desperately to resolve it, but agents also always have to come out to clean up."

"Those supervillains will be arrested on charges of terrorism, but mad scientists get away with everything, and even enjoy top-tier scientific resources and fame, which is fundamentally unfair."

"She has held a grudge against this for a long time; this incident is merely an outbreak. She believes this cannot continue, and someone must take responsibility. Since the Avengers Alliance is letting them run loose like this, then this trouble should be solved by them. The Captain wanted to explain, but Carter already wouldn't listen."

"What Ms. Carter said makes sense." Shiler thought for a moment and said, "The destructive power that mad scientists can cause is great. You once dealt with those villains, even with your utmost effort, you could only destroy a few streets, but they casually create cosmic crises, which indeed should be somewhat controlled."

"We certainly also want to." Peter, after all, had once been a member of the Avengers Alliance, said, "But there's a very realistic problem: we need their research. Even if we don't need it, who could thoroughly control them? This is really too difficult to achieve."

"Moreover, Reed actually hasn't caused too much trouble." Peter said, "I know there are some Reeds in other universes who are very good at causing trouble, but our universe's Reed is really fine. He's not very good at getting along with others, occasionally does some nonsense, but to truly say he caused cosmic-level trouble, it's only this once..."

This statement sounds counterintuitive, but Shiler thought carefully and realized it might be because the main universe has too many experts, which instead prevented Mr. Fantastic from being too outstanding. Reed Richards indeed isn't very good at being a person, has done many things that leave people speechless, such as secretly squandering team funds, exiling the Hulk from Earth, and during the registration act incident caused a robot to go berserk and kill people, but his good deeds are actually not few either.

For example, when the Thing just turned into a stone person, due to his appearance he felt inferior, so Reed made a machine to turn him back, and during the secret invasion he created a device capable of identifying Skrulls, reversing the battle situation, and during the Battleworld event he even reconstructed the universe. Overall, his merits and faults are balanced; when he's not being a person and when he is, they are equally frequent.

This time punching holes indeed wasn't acting like a person, but later he broke free from control, gave the Monitor a slap, his intention was bad, but it also counts as doing a good deed.

Moreover, although Captain America doesn't like opposing Reed in the Civil War event, he still has a good feeling toward the Fantastic Four as a team. Moreover, precisely because they were opponents, he knows Reed's capabilities, believes forcing him might trigger more serious consequences, possibly leading to a reenactment of the "Hulk World War" plot.

While Carter stands from the perspective of an ordinary worker, regarding the evil six that Spider-Man previously fought, everyone worked diligently for a year, and the damage caused doesn't compare to Reed firing a single shot. When the New Earth Alliance collapsed, these agents really stayed up all night, just fearing some guy would suddenly go mad and destroy Earth, causing psychological and physical harm that is indelible.

Carter will feel that Captain America doesn't understand her, isn't willing to think more for ordinary people, and is avoiding responsibility. Captain America thinks Carter doesn't see the big picture, this time after all is an experimental error, if he doesn't care and directly arrests people, if Reed truly betrays Earth, it's over. The two have been arguing constantly, inevitably hurting feelings, and finally completely fell out.

Actually, it can't be said to be because of Reed; their fundamental contradiction actually lies in the fact that previously, Carter in SHIELD couldn't be considered a leader, she more often thought from the perspective of an ordinary worker, but Captain America has too much to consider, so they could never unify their viewpoints. Moreover, between them there's still Peggy Carter, no need to think to know they'll dig up old scores when they argue.

"They're both fine." Peter said, "Maybe they're just not suited to be together."

"I'm a bit curious." Shiler said, "How did they get married?"

"Actually, it really was old feelings rekindling during the New Earth Alliance work period." Peter let out a long sigh, "Originally, their relationship had been dormant for a long time, after the Civil War, Carter became less trusting of the government, and her relationship with everyone became somewhat cold. But after the New Earth Alliance was established, she re-engaged in work, and Captain America was attracted by her work enthusiasm, so they quickly found back their former good times, and then everything naturally followed."

"Healed scars forget the pain." Shiler commented, "Of course, it's also possible due to hormonal effects. But, how did you ultimately treat Reed?"

"I sent him to Jotunheim." Thor spoke up, "I built a comprehensive experimental site there; those Earth-based mad scientists can all go there to conduct dangerous experiments, even if they punch a hole in the universe, I can patch it up in time."

Shiler suddenly understood, indeed it's the same as with Brainiac. For these dangerous elements, controlling them doesn't work, not controlling them doesn't work, so the only option is to establish a natural reserve, isolating them.

"I believe my governance ability can earn Batman's recognition." Thor stroked the cane transformed from Mjolnir, "I focus on building Progress York City, also to let the multiverse people see that this place is a trustworthy safe haven. No matter what trouble they have, they can come here to seek help; I believe such a utopia is very necessary."

"Do you really have confidence to block all attacks?"

"Besides me, there's also the Story God Loki." Thor said, "To be precise, it's not that Peter and he made a deal, but we together made a deal with him. Actually, saying it's a deal isn't very accurate; this is our shared interest."

"It seems the encounter on Olympus gave you a warning." Shiler immediately thought of the key point.

"Exactly." Thor admitted, "The communication between the two worlds is increasing, and multiverse exchange is also becoming more frequent. If you can't sit at the table, then you can only get on the table and become a dish. Asgard will never be like Olympus, letting people fish and meat us; we will take up our responsibility and advance and retreat together with the multiverse."

Shiler could completely understand. The Olympus on DC's side is truly too miserable; almost every universe's Olympus is being plundered by Batman. These gods who practice self-isolation ultimately all become nourishment for Earth, and few gods can escape unscathed.

And as another divine race in a great world, Asgard understands that if they don't want to end up like Olympus, they must do something. If they hold divine power and authority but only indulge themselves, making no contribution to the multiverse, then their fate certainly won't be much better than Olympus's.

Precisely because they understood this, the Story God Loki gave the seedling of the World Tree to this universe's Thor, Thor then willingly agreed to merge with the Nine Realms to forge an absolutely safe paradise, for communication between the two great worlds and the multiverse. This is the manifestation of Asgard's sense of responsibility, which will prove to everyone that the Aesir are not undeserving of their position; they have divine power, and also divine breadth and compassion, and will do their utmost to protect everyone.