Chapter 552: The Purple Potato Who Doesn't Love Gems (Part 1)

Thanos, a well-known villain in the Marvel universe, will not be introduced too much here, just talk about his current state.

Now, he is in his own country, the Dark Quadrant. After he left Titan and entered the universe, he defeated a group of space pirates and replaced their leader. This group of people was the first batch of subjects for Thanos to establish a country.

At this time, the development of the Dark Quadrant is in an orderly manner. Thanos's Black Order is fighting in various parts of the universe, plundering resources for Thanos to develop his base.

Previously, the Dark Quadrant was at the peak of development. Even if destruction is Thanos's nature, he has been farming in his old home for a long time.

In a sense, Thanos's situation is somewhat similar to Stark's now. The development of the territory is complicated and cannot be seen in a short while. Thanos himself is very strong, but sometimes, when fighting in the interstellar space, what is needed is the overall strength of the civilization.

Thanos wants to speed up the development of the overall military strength of the Dark Quadrant, but he doesn't know where to start. When he sits on the throne, he is thinking about this problem.

Now, he has two paths to choose from. One is to make himself more powerful, capable of fighting ten thousand alone, becoming an army of one, possessing the strength to conquer the universe alone, just like a cosmic demon god. The other path is to develop a military empire, just like Asgard.

For Thanos, the first path is simpler. He is of the Titan race and possesses inherent advantages. His starting point is already much higher than many individuals in civilizations and even cosmic demon gods. However, if he could really develop an Asgard, it would also be very attractive to Thanos.

He once imagined that if the several major empires in the universe became the sharp blades in his hands, then those endless ambitions of destruction would become more and more realistic.

But the fact is that the Dark Quadrant is far from being as strong as these major empires. And at this time, the Thanos Empire, which has undergone rapid development, has entered a bottleneck period. This is a problem that every civilization will encounter.

Thanos cannot be sure whether he should completely abandon this path and turn to specialize in his personal improvement.

Just when he was squinting and leaning on the throne thinking, a waiter walked in tremblingly. He was holding a huge communicator in his arms, which was making a "beep-beep" sound constantly.

Thanos frowned and turned his head, looking at the communicator with some impatience, feeling very dissatisfied with this phone call that interrupted his thinking.

But he still stretched out that big hand and took the communicator. For the waiter, it was a very huge communicator, but for him, it was a normal-sized phone.

Thanos connected the phone, and a pleasant female voice came from the other side: "Hello, Your Majesty Thanos, I am the eldest princess of Asgard, Loki. We just met..."

"I really don't know that you are a shy person. The time we met just now was too short, and there was no way to communicate in depth, so I called you. You can write down my phone number and call me anytime..."

Loki's words were very ambiguous, but obviously, her map was very short, and soon she revealed the dagger under the map.

"I think we can really talk about the Infinity Stones. I think you should know what a powerful treasure it is. And at this time, the Infinity Stones are within the Nine Realms. As long as you kill Odin and Thor and break through Asgard's defense, you can... Hey?? Hey!

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In the guest room of the starport transit station closest to the Dark Quadrant, Loki held the communicator and knocked hard on the table, gritting her teeth and cursing: "Actually dared to hang up my phone, a country bumpkin with no gentlemanly demeanor!"

But soon, she restrained this anger, took out the phone again to dial, but found that the phone she called Thanos could no longer get through.

Loki snorted coldly, showed a mocking smile, and then a flash of light appeared on her hand. After dialing out again, she called Thanos again, and before the sales pitch was finished, it was hung up again.

Loki took a deep breath, not intending to give up, and directly used magic to change her communication channel, then called Thanos again, and unsurprisingly, it was hung up again.

Obviously, things have developed to this point, results or something are not very important, the main thing is that she wants to win.

The contact and communication in the universe are somewhat similar to the principle of humans making phone calls, except they use another kind of signal. Loki calling Thanos is actually the same as a cosmic demon god calling

And within this method, there is also a part equivalent to a telephone number, which is the uniqueness of the soul. Whether it is a cosmic demon or an ordinary human, their souls are unique in the universe. For creatures capable of utilizing the origin energy of the universe, the aura of a soul is equivalent to a unique telephone number.

Some creatures can change their appearance, and some creatures can change their body size, but the vast majority of creatures cannot change their own souls.

This vast majority of creatures does not include Loki.

All divine offices in Asgard have their own special abilities, and the ability of the God of Mischief is the ability to mask the aura of their own soul.

This is also the reason why Loki, after being blacklisted by the vast majority of mid-level civilizations, was still able to arrive at the Dark Quadrant unimpeded. She can not only change her appearance and voice, but even change her soul. If one IP is blacklisted, then just change to another one, right?

And this can also be used to make harassing phone calls.

Therefore, Loki alone is equivalent to a telecommunications fraud company that can change numbers infinitely. She can switch her numbers and IPs without limit, thereby harassing her clients.

After having her calls hung up by Thanos many times, Loki still did not intend to give up. She directly used clone magic to split into more than a dozen of herself, and then took turns calling Thanos.

Some might ask, wouldn't it be fine if Thanos just didn't answer the phone? But Thanos is not an ordinary person idling at home; he is the leader of an empire and does not know how many affairs he has to deal with every day.

Loki keeps changing numbers, and Thanos has no way to distinguish which is his harassing call and which is a normal call. He couldn't possibly hang up all the calls; then this Dark Quadrant would not need to develop.

And the reason why Thanos refused Loki so decisively is, of course, also due to his wisdom.

Loki has already written the four words "I am a liar" on her face. Races in the universe inferior to Thanos, and civilizations inferior to the Dark Quadrant, have already analyzed the answer very thoroughly. This is purely a scam; how could Thanos still step into it?

In the era when Odin dominated the world, he rarely encountered rivals in the universe, and Asgardians only get stronger as they age. Heaven knows how strong he is now. Coupled with that so-called new king, Thanos, without a glove or gems, also has to weigh whether he would be bagged if he just went over like that.

To take a step back, what the enemy wants me to do, I will specifically not do. The more you want me to take the bait, and the more you use various gems and artifacts to tempt me, the less I can be swayed.

Whether to grab the gems is something I decide myself, not something I have to go grab just because you tell me to. Wouldn't that make me a laborer?

Thanos thought this way, but Loki really had too much perseverance. She started to not eat, drink, or rest, and every day she would just split into dozens of clones, taking turns switching phone numbers to conduct a harassing phone call bombardment on Thanos.

Thanos had no way to go along the phone line to hit Loki, and even if he had a way, he would have to weigh the weight of the Eldest Princess of Asgard. If Asgard were to pour out in full force now to attack the Dark Quadrant, Thanos might be able to protect himself, but his territory, legions, and weapons could not run away.

Finally, Thanos compromised.

In the last call Loki made, he said to Loki: "Come to my throne hall, let's talk in person."

The palace of the Dark Quadrant leader star is located in the very center of the entire city. The overall shape is like a spear piercing the sky. At the very top of the spear, extreme brightness lights up the entire planet; that is the throne hall where Thanos is located.

To enter the throne hall, one must first pass through a long corridor bridge. The forever dim yellow sky is like a dusk where shadows float. When Loki's black hair danced in the wind and her heels stepped on the glass floor, the sound echoed over the dusk city.

When Loki appeared, she still held her head high. A radiance emerged from her body, making her look like a god descending to the world.

She saw that, besides Thanos sitting on the high throne, another somewhat thin and withered figure stood below the throne. He had a gray head and deeply sunken eyes. Seeing Loki cast her gaze on him, that figure spoke:

"Hello, Your Highness Princess, I am Ebony Maw, one of the Black Order under His Majesty Thanos, and also a general and strategist of the empire."

"Today, His Majesty wishes to discuss matters of the empire's future development with you. Please allow me to listen in and offer my insignificant little opinions..."

Loki, however, frowned. The radiance on her body flashed brightly, and an invisible ripple was bounced away, accurately reflecting back onto Ebony Maw, making him take two steps back and cough heavily twice.

Loki just said: "Ebony Maw, are you trying to perform mental manipulation on me?"

Ebony Maw's complexion became somewhat ugly. He did not expect that his signature skill would be seen through by Loki just like that.

Ebony Maw does indeed possess the ability to manipulate people's hearts, but unlike Professor X's ability, his ability is not that comprehensive and is mainly manifested in language manipulation.

He can use language to bewitch people's hearts, making the other party think according to his train of thought. In the comics, he even made Doctor Strange fall for it. It can be said that although it is not as comprehensive as Professor X's, it is more specialized.

Loki snorted coldly, thinking of the entry written in the small booklet that Schiller had given her. She said: "Are you trying to mentally control and suppress me? Are you also wanting to use extreme violence against me?"

With a 'zeng' sound, the halo brightened another circle. Thanos was even dazzled to the point where he couldn't open his eyes. Thanos snorted coldly, glancing at Ebony Maw with some dissatisfaction.

When Ebony Maw came to see Thanos, hearing that Thanos was going to invite Loki, he volunteered, wanting to give Loki a show of force. As a result, it was good now; not only did it not weaken Loki's momentum, but it made the radiance on her body stronger and stronger.

Thanos guessed that that kind of radiance might be Loki's innate ability. Regardless of what this ability specifically is, it looks like she is not to be trifled with.

He sat his body slightly straighter and looked directly at Loki, saying: "You have contacted me for so long; what exactly do you want to say? You don't need to bring out those deceptive tricks of yours. Let's talk about a real deal."

Loki reflexively wanted to start selling, but hearing Thanos's words, she knew that Thanos had other intentions.

At this time, Ebony Maw, who had been shaken not lightly by the rebounded power ripples, cleared his throat and spoke on behalf of Thanos:

"We are not interested in the Infinity Stones, but we are a bit interested in this new scheme of Asgard..."

Loki frowned. She certainly knew that it was widely rumored in interstellar society that her seeking aid was actually a conspiracy of Asgard, but she did not expect that Thanos would actually be interested in this.

"His Majesty's empire is in its prime, but we will never stop here. We still need more power. For this, I hope to be able to learn the specific effectiveness and implementation methods of this set of Asgardian tactics, as well as... Asgard's future strategy."

Loki narrowed her eyes. She had to admit that Thanos was still quite smart. Compared to the ethereal Infinity Stones that were like a trap, the intelligence on Asgard's strategy was indeed more important.

Loki revealed a professional smile, and he said:

"Next, please allow me to introduce to you the source of these tactical plans, the professional team that creates genius strategies—the Sanctum of the Nine Realms!"