Chapter 522: Schiller Is Probably Crazy (Part 1)

Standing from Stark's perspective, connecting the clues they had obtained along the way, first of all, the fact that Schiller was not controlled by the Moon God Khonshu was not too far beyond Stark's expectations.

He didn't really think that someone who had such a high tower in his mind world would be easily controlled by a god. He guessed that this was a trap set by Schiller, but afterward, after entering Schiller's consciousness world, Schiller's past experiences still exceeded his expectations.

A child who was about to get rid of autism witnessed the tragedy of his parents being killed just when he had just recovered his language ability. This kind of thing, no matter where it happens, can be called a human tragedy.

And afterward, they witnessed in the mental hospital on the second floor how teenage Schiller split into a murderer personality because of childhood trauma.

And what made Steve and Stark feel even sadder was that the doctor Schiller they knew before performed very normally. Not only was his language ability completely fine, but it even exceeded ordinary people by a lot. In particular, he also used the intelligence brought by his high-functioning autism to plan for human civilization, and now he had achieved quite good results.

It can be said that even if Schiller wasn't their friend, they would feel inspired when hearing such a story. This is human nature. They are moved by everyone who is independent, self-reliant, and plays a bad hand well, and they gain the motivation to drive themselves forward from their stories.

But afterward, they heard from Khonshu that Schiller was exploring the secret of the Egyptian pantheon's ability to resurrect believers, which made them have bad associations, especially Stark, who had parents die in an accident, felt even more empathetic.

Just like what he once advised Schiller, when he learned the news of his parents' death, he also couldn't sleep at night, tossing and turning thinking of ways to save all this. It can be said that if he had known at that time that Egyptian gods could resurrect believers, he would definitely have ignored everything and paid any price to resurrect his parents.

And it was precisely because Stark had such an experience that he understood how dangerous this mentality was. On the road to pursuing the resurrection of life, one might come into contact with countless forbidden knowledge, and as you invest more, you will become more obsessed, and finally, you will develop into a lonely ghost living only for one obsession, regardless of other people's lives.

Upon learning that Schiller wanted to explore the secret of resurrection, Stark felt very anxious. Psychological trauma can be treated, childhood shadows can be smoothed out, but if Schiller really embarked on such an extreme path, even if Stark knew he could ascend to become the One, he had no confidence that he could stop the paranoid Schiller.

So he knew that he must pull Schiller back before he fell into this quagmire, and must not let things develop to the point of no return.

From what he had seen and heard, his speculation was reasonable. To be honest, it is hard for anyone in this world to resist the temptation of resurrecting loved ones, even if this person seems very firm and wise again. No one dares to guarantee 100% that they have no selfishness when facing this problem.

Humans are creatures living in the river of time, and everything can only continue to rush downstream with the water, so there are always regrets that cannot be made up.

But humans also always fantasize that they can go against the river of time and return to the upstream to make up for the regrets of the past.

Everyone has their own story, everyone has their own regrets, so there is never a lack of people who put this unrealistic fantasy into action.

Stark is not a person who is good at expressing his feelings directly. His personality is very awkward, and can even be called eccentric. He is always avoiding certain emotions and rarely makes responsible guarantees to others. People who have been disappointed by family and love always lack this ability.

But this time, he even cast aside that awkward emotion and used a very sincere attitude to persuade Schiller, even making an emotional guarantee that he hadn't made in a long time, just hoping that Schiller wouldn't fall into this quagmire, and wouldn't even take the first step.

However, Schiller, who heard this, felt very puzzled. He really didn't know what had happened.

The fact that Stark and Steve would directly enter his Mind Palace along the path marked by the base of the Shining Alliance was completely beyond his expectations.

Because, although from the perspective of Stark and Steve, their journey was quite smooth and they entered Schiller's Mind Palace without any hindrance, Schiller himself knew that the tower had very perfect defense facilities and not everyone could get in.

Moreover, he didn't take away all the personalities in one breath; quite a few were still working in the tower. How did Stark and Steve get in directly? And it seemed they had misunderstood something?

Schiller felt puzzled because he wasn't really looking for Death to resurrect anyone; he actually wanted to make a deal with Death.

In fact, Schiller had known long ago that Asgard had Valhalla.

Because he had read comics, he knew that everything in the universe eventually belonged to the abstract entity Death, and Asgard actually used some special methods to keep people from Death's hands.

But at that time, Schiller didn't have such an idea because he knew that Asgard in its prime and Odin in his peak were ridiculously strong and could sit at the same table with Death to negotiate, which was not surprising. So, it was reasonable for Odin to have Valhalla, which was the cosmic status Asgard should have obtained.

And Schiller, he first weighed the weight of human civilization, and then looked at his long list of plan schedules, feeling that there was no need to contact the five creation gods of the universe so early.

But recently, he changed his mind, which had two main reasons.

First, because he needed too much funding, and the Avengers were too strong, while Hydra, regardless of quantity or quality, was not enough, especially the quantity.

"Xianmu Qiyuan"

That wave of "one fish, three eats" before was cool, but Hydra wasn't really leeks after all, and they didn't grow that fast. After selling a wave to Hell, the number left in the human world wasn't enough. The Avengers wanted them, and S. H. I. E. L. D. also wanted them. Where would there be so many Hydras for them to divide?

It wouldn't work not to share with the Avengers. Stark and Captain America fought every day, and killing Hydra to compete was already a very civilized method. They couldn't really let them fight a civil war, right?

But S. H. I. E. L. D. really needed Hydra. With Hydra, S. H. I. E. L. D. would have weight and status. Nick and Schiller were planning to steal the sky and change the sun, so the budget wasn't enough to divide.

But if there could be a Valhalla similar to Asgard, the situation would be different.

Schiller could completely resurrect the Hydras killed by the Avengers, send them to S. H. I. E. L. D. to work, kill the Hydras sent to S. H. I. E. L. D. to brush performance, and resurrect them to give to the Avengers.

In this way, the Hydra industrial chain formed a perfect closed loop.

Schiller had seriously considered how the Hydra industrial chain could develop sustainably.

Hydra members were people after all, not materials. People cannot be resurrected after death. If he wanted to produce again, he couldn't go catch children and brainwash them, right? Not to mention the moral issue, just the time cost of cultivating a Hydra villain was too high.

But if they could be resurrected, it would be different. This batch of Hydras living in the world now, especially the middle and high-level personnel, couldn't be said to be heinous, but they could be said to deserve death. Then letting this group of people be cut like leeks repeatedly wouldn't involve any moral dilemma.

You have already done so many bad things, what's wrong with dying a few more times? There is a word in this world called "death is not enough to atone for one's crimes," which is very suitable for this group of Hydras.

If the resurrection function were even stronger, he could pull up the previous NAZIs and use them again. SS, Wehrmacht, pull them up and organize them into Hydra, half to S. H. I. E. L. D. to work, half to the Avengers to be targets. This is what a perfect ecological cycle is, which can be called sustainable fishing!

And the other reason Schiller set his sights on Death was actually the Egyptian pantheon.

Asgard and Odin were ridiculously strong, so they could make deals with Death. Schiller had nothing to say. People spoke with strength. Odin had ruled the Nine Realms for so many years, which could be considered a protector of human civilization. It was reasonable for him to have a Valhalla to stand in front, and human civilization would be safer.

But what are you Egyptian artifacts relying on? Is your leader as strong as Odin? Is the overall strength as strong as Asgard? Is the civilization as developed as Asgard? Is the contribution to humanity as great as Asgard?

Since none of them are, what right do you have to have such privileges? Just because you fight civil wars every day?

Simply put, Schiller was just jealous.

If you say that human civilization cannot compare with the development level of Asgard, then Schiller would admit it. People had a high starting point, and they were born with more than half a bottle of water. Plus Odin was a star descending from the sky, who had survived I don't know how many cosmic disasters. It was reasonable to have some privileges.

But look at this sloppy Egyptian pantheon. So many Demon Gods are squeezed into one dimension, and they even fight civil wars because there isn't enough space. They are driven out, and they squat in temples every day, controlling human believers to cause trouble on Earth. Isn't this just Earth's cancer?

If you say they don't count as a civilization and can't compare with Asgard, then you can compare Demon Gods. For example, Mephisto. Mephisto's Hell is similar to Asgard's Valhalla and can also intercept souls going to the kingdom of death, which shows that Mephisto also has transactions with Death.

But these Demon Gods of the Egyptian pantheon, let alone taking one out, might not be able to beat Mephisto even if they were all kneaded together.

Then what on earth do they rely on to have such privileges?

With this mentality, Schiller would naturally think, they can do it, why can't I?

To be honest, I haven't done little to brush performance for Death, right? In the first wave of the Knull incident, how many cosmic Demon Gods died? The death of a cosmic Demon God is also death, and eventually, it is managed by the kingdom of death.

Not to mention the Shining event. In addition to the membership gifts of several times, first blowing up stars, then blowing up black holes, just in that month, if Schiller hadn't been rated as a performance benchmark in the kingdom of death, then the whole universe would really have to have snow in June to cry for him.

Since that's the case, what the Egyptian pantheon has, I also want to have. Thinking this way, Schiller naturally formulated a plan to find Death and talk to her to see if he could get a Valhalla. This was actually his ultimate goal.

Of course, just like Schiller's consistent style, he would intersperse countless incidental goals in this ultimate goal.

For example, exploring Marc's psychological state along the way to prepare for his thesis, wooling a wave of Khonshu's moonlight power, and letting out a personality that had been locked in the mental hospital for a long time to get some air.

Faking death to make the Avengers and the Sorcerer Supreme realize the essence of these gods, stimulating them to erupt to purge the Demon Gods on Earth, and solving internal troubles on the eve of humanity's official entry into the universe.

Getting a means of transportation that can be used in the dream world to solve the school bus problem for the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters.

Selling a favor to animal gods like Moon God Khonshu, Panther God Bast, and Hippo Goddess, helping them take revenge on the nature gods who had expelled them.

Finding a suitable reason to turn nature gods into the next wave of membership gifts, getting the method of his transaction with Death from Osiris's mouth.

Finally, using this method to achieve his ultimate goal, which was to see Death and make a deal with her. ===== CHAPTER 523 =====