Chapter 885: Starry Splendor (27)

Peter, sitting in the chair, shook his head vigorously, then turned to look at Schiller and asked, "Doctor, what exactly is going on? I have no idea what is happening right now. Can you explain it to me?"

At this moment, the Hippo Goddess had already walked over with a tray of various snacks and a few cups of water. She cleared the desktop, put down the tray, placed the water cup in front of Peter, and said, "Don't rush, child. You can eat something before writing..."

Peter felt his nervous throat itching, so he instinctively picked up the water cup and took a sip. Then, he heard Schiller say:

"It's nothing major, I just built a Heaven."

With a "Pfft" sound, Peter spat out the water in his mouth. The crystalline water spray flew through the air, condensed in mid-air, and then slowly fell, creating ripples on the water surface.

In the steaming hot spring pool, Strange draped a towel over his shoulders, turned to look at Schiller, and asked, "What did you talk about with Odin? Did you really sell the resurrection quotas in your hand?"

He sighed and said, "It's not that I'm saying anything, but this move of yours is a bit too risky. Even if you don't use them now, keeping these quotas in your hand is safer. Who knows when you might encounter some accident..."

"You humans are very fragile. Let alone Captain America or Spider-Man, even the Iron Demon God, if someone were to plot against him and he didn't react in time, he could also be in mortal danger," Loki also spoke up. He wiped his hair with a towel and continued, "Keep a few more resurrection quotas, just in case. But I'm more curious, what kind of reward do you intend to collect?"

Schiller picked up his wine glass, took a sip, took the towel off his forehead, and said, "Asgard is our friend, and humans are all subjects of the All-Father. Therefore, I am sharing the resurrection quotas with Asgard for free, which is also enhancing the strength of humanity itself..."

Loki rolled his eyes and said, "There is no one else here, only the three of us. You don't need to use such official jargon. Tell me, what exactly did you talk about with the All-Father?"

Schiller folded the towel in his hand and set it aside, leaned against the stone behind him, rested one arm on the edge of the hot spring pool, and said very relaxedly, "What I said is true. I wouldn't open my mouth like a lion to demand any reward. On the contrary, I will also provide the All-Father with a more reliable plan regarding the construction of Valhalla..."

Strange narrowed his eyes. He exchanged a glance with Loki, coughed lightly, and then said, "How did you trick... I mean, what is your plan?"

Schiller's gaze fell on Loki, and he said, "Even if you aren't of the Aesir, having lived in Asgard for so long, you should know the pain points of Valhalla."

"The so-called resurrection is actually nothing more than this: after Asgardians die, their souls would originally go to the realm of death. However, Valhalla is equivalent to an interception device. Odin will intercept the warriors he wants to resurrect according to his will, letting their souls stay in Valhalla instead of going to the realm of death."

"Because Death has a partnership with Odin, Valhalla's interception is legal. But the problem is, Odin wants to resurrect many warriors, but he doesn't have enough resurrection quotas in his hand. The number of souls he intercepts is far greater than the number of souls he can resurrect."

"These souls stay in Valhalla waiting in line. Even for the souls of Asgardians, which are full of vitality, there will eventually come a day when they dissipate."

"Therefore, Death doesn't care how many souls Odin intercepts with Valhalla. Anyway, the quotas he can resurrect are limited, and the souls that eventually dissipate will also go to the realm of death."

"Over time, Valhalla has detained too many souls waiting for resurrection," Loki continued Schiller's words. He shook his head and said, "They were originally warriors who gave their lives for Asgard. Even if they can't be resurrected, they shouldn't be crowded into a small hall, waiting for so many years."

"Originally, when there were more resurrection quotas, these spirits still had hope. But ever since the quotas were tightened and conditions became more restrictive, there has been almost no hope left," Loki sighed and said.

"I understand. Odin is unwilling to clear out Valhalla. After all, once war breaks out again, these spirits are reserve forces. Before the visible end of Asgard arrives, you must accumulate enough strength," Schiller stroked the side of the wine glass and said, "Perhaps many warriors, even if crowded in Valhalla, are unwilling to dissipate voluntarily, hoping they can contribute one more time."

Loki's mood sank. Every time he thought of Ragnarök, he felt heavy pressure. Perhaps from an outsider's perspective, Odin is a very ruthless king, using his loyal subjects to the extreme and squeezing out their last bit of value.

However, these spirits are loyal to him and willing to offer their last bit of strength for him, which also shows that he is a great king.

"So, you intend to..." Strange asked.

Schiller smiled and said, "The essence of this problem is actually that there aren't enough resurrection quotas."

"Death tightened the resurrection quotas for various pantheons, and it's not just Valhalla that is suffering. As far as I know, the Egyptian Pantheon is already in an uproar; the resurrection quotas simply cannot be distributed."

"They are the same as Valhalla, having made too many empty promises. The detained souls have nowhere to go. Anubis has already moved to the riverside to set up a tent because there are too many people crowded in the underworld city."

"As far as I know, some pantheons in the East are also like this. This disaster has affected quite a few people."

"Most of the heads of these forces haven't personally contacted Death. Making deals with Death was something that happened thousands or tens of thousands of years ago. And no one can give them an explanation for the sudden reduction in resurrection quotas. Now, they are probably scratching their heads."

"When the contract was signed, Death promised everything well. Now, reducing the quotas without a word, causing chaos in the client's company—isn't this very excessive?"

After Schiller finished this sentence, Strange and Loki both stared at him, their eyes meaning, "Then who do you think is to blame for this?".

Schiller also understood their meaning, and he said righteously, "Who do you say is to blame? Of course, it's Death!"

"She herself exploited loopholes in the system, evaded taxes, used over-issued funds to sign contracts with others, and when discovered, couldn't fulfill them. That is her own responsibility. I am just a righteous passerby who saw injustice and reported it. How can you blame me?"

Schiller spoke so righteously that Strange and Loki were slightly shaken. Then, Schiller's words refreshed their understanding again.

"Death is unwilling to explain to these forces, perhaps feeling there is nothing to explain. After all, she is the rule of the universe; she does whatever she wants. However, we must never let the dog-planner look down on the players like this."

"Today she dares to reduce benefits, tomorrow she will dare to shut down the server directly. We must unite, actively defend our rights, and strive for every bit of player welfare."

"Then you intend to go find Death?" Strange looked at Schiller. He knew that Schiller had been rejected by the realm of death, so he said, "However, you can't even enter the realm of death. How do you intend to find her? Even if you can find her, what leverage do you have to negotiate with her?"

"You will know before long."

Schiller revealed a mysterious smile, and as for what happened next, many people also knew.

Back then, when Death gave Schiller resurrection quotas, the contract signed was very simple, and the requirements were very few. More importantly, the contract did not specify that the race Schiller resurrected must be the same as his own race. That is to say, Schiller could resurrect humans, and he could also resurrect Asgardians.

Death only guarded against Schiller wanting to resurrect the Soviet Union and limited the time for him to resurrect people, but didn't limit the race. So Schiller teamed up with Odin to exploit the loophole, selling a portion of the quotas to Odin, letting him resurrect Asgardians.

Moreover, Schiller didn't just sell the quotas to Odin; he hung the quotas out directly. As long as there were interested parties, they could come to him for detailed discussions.

Originally, Death reduced the quotas because she had previously violated the rules and was discovered by Eternity. But with Schiller doing this, wasn't it equivalent to not reducing them? On the contrary, he caused such a big stir that when Eternity investigates, he will still find Death.

Therefore, Death began to call Schiller frantically. But what is delightful is that Schiller didn't answer at all.

Finally, forced with no other choice, Death could only go find her tool, Thanos.

However, just as Thanos arrived in the solar system, he was ambushed. Hulk, who was venting his anger, used a move of the Diamond Bracelet of the Supreme Old Lord, took Schiller's halo, and knocked Thanos unconscious.

Although Thanos was strong, he hadn't had time to collect the gems and forge the gauntlet. Also, because his goddess called him and asked him to find another man, he was blinded by rage. Coupled with Hulk's shameless sneak attack, under the right time, place, and people, he was directly knocked unconscious.

Although the Titan's skull was hard, it couldn't withstand Hulk's punch after punch. After being hit by thirty-two consecutive aerial blows, Thanos went to the realm of death.

And very coincidentally, because Deadpool splashed feces into Eternity's temple, he suffered Eternity's retaliation. Within three days, he arranged more than three hundred "Final Destination" plots, which finally overwhelmed Thanos's curse and sent Deadpool to the realm of death.

Death hadn't seen her old lover for a long time and was extremely excited. Just as the two were being affectionate, Thanos came to knock on the door.

Death thought Thanos had brought Schiller with him, so she endured her disgust and opened the door for him. As a result, Thanos hadn't seen his old lover for a long time either, was overly excited, and reached out to hug Death directly.

Death backhanded him with a slap, fanning him out of the realm of death. But Thanos in reality was still being hit by Hulk's combo, the dizzy state hadn't been lifted, and just after being resurrected, he was beaten to death again.

Just like this, Thanos died repeatedly, was kicked out repeatedly, and then died again. The affection between Death and Deadpool in the realm of death was interrupted dozens of times. No matter how good their temper was, they couldn't endure this kind of thing.

Death made a scene at Eternity's place. Eternity hung Thanos on the outer wall of the universe. But after Death returned to the realm of death, she also reacted. This matter was a bit wrong.

Thanos was no small fry. Although he hadn't yet become the overlord of the universe, his potential could not be underestimated. Death chose him as a tool because she took a fancy to the Titan race's toughness, and Thanos was a rare Titan with a brain, making him very easy to use.

All along, although Thanos was obsessed with Death, he was also very career-oriented. Death didn't think he would use suicide to enter the realm of death.

If it wasn't suicide, then it was murder. But Thanos was also one of the top powerhouses. Even without gems and gauntlets, not just anyone could deal with him. Who could kill him? And kill him so many times in a short period?

Death felt something was fishy, so she began to investigate. Such rule-like existences could directly see the timeline.

Death took a timeline, looked forward along the timeline, and then her hand shook, directly throwing the timeline out.

Because she saw Schiller standing at the front of the timeline, smiling at her. ===== CHAPTER 886 =====