Chapter 1340 Interstellar Stage (Forty-Seven)

The throne room of the Fierce Feather Star Palace has a high arc-shaped dome, with tens of thousands of precious gems dotted on it, turning the sunlight into bright stars, which makes it more noble when it falls on the throne.

The queen in a golden robe is different from other Fierce Feather women. She has long and gorgeous feathers, which are softer and smoother than men's feathers, colorful and beautiful.

In some narrow eyes like lizards, the golden pupils are like gems embedded in the eye sockets. The vertical pupils turn slightly, and the queen's slightly hoarse voice sounds: "Andovers, is this a trap?"

Standing in the center of the throne room is a male Fierce Feather. He is also wearing a noble robe. The feathers on his back are carefully groomed. His eyes are full of solemnity under the high eyebrows with spikes.

"Your Majesty, I think Loki is not trustworthy." The nobleman called Andovers lowered his head and answered, and then he began to analyze:

"I even think that the interstellar exposition held by Asgard is a large trap. We cannot agree to such cosmic terrorists to join the interstellar society, otherwise we will definitely lose our prestige. We should immediately expel Loki and draw a clear line with Asgard!"

But at this time, another female Fierce Feather tribe member wearing light armor standing beside him said: "But if Asgard really intends to return to the interstellar society, then they must find a partner among the three empires. If the Shi'ar Empire refuses them, they will definitely go to the Kree Empire or the Skrull Empire, which will be very disadvantageous to us."

The queen standing in front of the throne sighed softly. She was also worried about this. If Asgard really cheated, she was not afraid. The three empires had a strong foundation, and it would not matter if some people were lost at the expo.

But if Asgard really changed its nature, the stable social situation of the interstellar society would definitely be disturbed, and the Shi'ar Empire did not have an advantage.

The queen's deep voice echoed in the throne room:

"Loki came to us because he thought we were the weakest of the three empires. We need a strong ally like Asgard, and they also need our status and wealth."

"Compared to this, it is not wise to cooperate with the Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire. Whichever of them gains an overwhelming advantage will definitely start a war to retaliate against the other. Only by cooperating with the Shi'ar Empire can such a situation be avoided."

"This is also an opportunity for the Shi'ar Empire." The queen sighed softly and said, "The Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire rely on their powerful military force to continuously harvest the economy of the Shi'ar Empire and the lower interstellar civilizations. For so many years, they have been sucking our blood."

The queen raised her head slightly and looked out the window, saying, "The ambitions of the new god-king and prince of Asgard are far more than this, and even the fourth empire is not their end. Our cooperation with them is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger."

There was silence in the throne room for a long time. The nobleman named Andovers stepped forward and wanted to advise, but the queen spoke first:

"I decided to accept the olive branch thrown by Asgard, but at the same time, I have to guard against the cunning Loki. Someone, go and ask Professor Thanos to come over. I want to talk to him alone."

The two men of the Fierce Feathers standing in the center of the hall sighed helplessly. Although the Shi'ar Empire is a constitutional monarchy on the surface, with the queen and the parliament coexisting, in fact, the queen is the head of the parliament, and no one can change what she decides.

Soon, the purple-skinned giant walked into the throne room. Everyone withdrew, and the queen sat on the throne, tapping the armrest of the throne with her fingers, and asked: "What do you think of Loki's olive branch to the Shi'ar Empire?"

"I think it's a friendly signal." Thanos replied, "It's just that the technical cooperation part is not credible. No empire will hand over its most core technology."

"Of course I know this, but I want to know, why do they single this out? Even if there is no transmission technology of the Rainbow Bridge, do they want to cooperate with the Shi'ar Empire on other technologies?"

Thanos sighed softly, but he looked up at the queen and asked: "Before that, Your Majesty, I would like to ask you about the dimensional cutting and transportation carried out by the Shi'ar Empire. Has the technology really made a breakthrough as rumored? "

The queen frowned, and Thanos immediately explained: "Please forgive my rudeness, I have absolutely no intention of prying into the technological secrets of the Shi'ar Empire."

"I am not a scientist, and I don't understand any teleportation technology. But if the experiment is successful as rumored, then we have a great bargaining chip and can ask Asgard to pay a higher price."

The queen was silent for a while, and then said: "Even if I don't say it, you should be able to guess that if there is any breakthrough, the situation will never be like this now."

"Just a week ago, the Supreme Wisdom announced the new interstellar policy of the Kree Empire. Their currency issuance this year has increased by 10%, and all of this will be paid by the Shi'ar Empire. "

"Our strategic deterrence means are not enough, and other civilizations in the new area under our jurisdiction have no confidence. Many commercial entities and even entire civilizations have fled. The people have not heard good news for too long. We urgently need a shot of adrenaline."

"In this case, cooperation with Asgard has to be discussed." Thanos heard the queen's implication. The message about the new breakthrough in technology was released by the official to enhance the confidence of the people.

Thanos heard the worry in the queen's tone. Taking advantage of the queen's slightly confused thoughts at this time, Thanos went a step further and asked: "Then there is no progress in dimension cutting technology?"

"Of course not." The queen shook her head, as if she felt that Thanos could not understand too in-depth technical issues, but said concisely: "The experiment of dimension cutting technology has been successful a long time ago. The problem is that the large portal cannot be cut, let alone transported."

The queen turned her head to one side. Thanos could hear the loss in her tone. The queen continued: "All our technologies are centered around the large portal. If the technology of closing the big portal has not made progress, then everything is zero. "

"But I don't think so." Thanos put forward an opposite argument, saying: "Asgard is the ruler of the nine kingdoms, equivalent to the royal family of the entire nine kingdoms."

"If they want to return to the interstellar society, in addition to having a big fist, it is essential to strengthen their comprehensive strength, but there is almost no civilization in the nine kingdoms. Except for Asgard, other places are like a wasteland."

"But I heard that the atrium...that is, the earth..." The queen frowned slightly, obviously having heard some legends.

"Perhaps they have great potential, but it's too early." Thanos shook his head and said, "Except for Asgard, the other civilizations in the nine kingdoms are too young. Asgard should also be worried about how to strengthen them. This is their weakness and our bargaining chip."

The queen paused with her fingertips tapping lightly. She turned her eyes and looked at Thanos and said, "You mean, in fact, the technical cooperation that Asgard wants to start with us is not so high-end. They just need some relatively low-end technology to nurture other civilizations in the nine kingdoms?"

"Yes, I think this is the dilemma of Asgard. After all, the Aesir can use divine power directly, but most of the other races in the nine kingdoms cannot. This means that other races Asgard's technology cannot be used. "

"Asgard can't strengthen them. Even if they are given the blueprints and energy, they can't drive the machines made by Asgard without divine power."

"I think this is the reason why Loki suddenly visited the Shi'ar Empire. He can't come to see you in an official capacity. If the Skrull Empire and the Kree Empire know their predicament, they will definitely block the technology and prevent Asgard from obtaining similar technology through other channels."

"Then we..." The queen said immediately, but soon she denied the idea in her mind. She said: "No, no, we can't block Asgard. We don't have that confidence."

"The new God King is finally no longer so irritable. These few days Since 2011, the trade routes of the Shi'ar Empire have been rare and peaceful. We hope that this peace can continue. "

"If Asgard is provoked, the God King only needs to go to our most prosperous trade center for a few rounds, and we are unable to repel him. The public security situation will decline, the confidence of trading partners will be greatly hit, and the situation of hot money flight will be more serious."

"That's right, Your Majesty." Thanos nodded, then began to pace in the throne room and said: "So, we should conduct private transactions with Asgard and take out some less advanced technologies suitable for civilizations that have just entered the interstellar level in exchange for some of the things we lack."

"But you also said that they can't take out the portal technology to exchange with us." The queen's fingers began to lightly move again. She tapped the handrail, obviously a little anxious, and said: "But other than that, what technology can we ask for? Their starships?"

"In the past, the Shi'ar Empire had picked up the wreckage of starships left behind by Odin's fleet, but their application technology of divine power is very mature. All the supporting equipment of the fleet is for the output of divine power. We don't have divine power, but we have to force it to be applied. It's not cost-effective at all. Even the dismantled parts cannot be integrated into our fleet."

But Thanos shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't forget why you want the portal technology."

The queen frowned, obviously not understanding it for a while, and Thanos immediately explained: "It is to strengthen the military force and enhance the confidence of the people, so as to protect the country's economic system from being harvested."

The queen nodded, obviously agreeing with Thanos's statement, and Thanos continued to analyze: "In this case, why don't we just strengthen the military force? "

The queen was stunned for a moment, then slowly opened her eyes, she looked into Thanos' eyes and said: "You mean..."

"We can directly hire the fleet of Asgard and let those warriors who are keen on fighting escort our caravan. "

"It would be best if they could send a few good fighters to escort the merchant ships of the Shi'ar Empire on the trade routes where the Kree Empire's cruise fleet often appears on the edge of the ring star zone."

"Of course, those hot-tempered Aesir will not be like the civilized Shi'ar Empire people, who will honestly accept the interrogation of other countries' cruise fleets."

"More importantly, if the Kree Empire's cruise fleet happens to be beaten up by the Aesir, and a pair of reporters happen to pass by by boat, and happen to take pictures of the Kree Empire's vicious exploitation of Shi'ar Empire merchants, and happen to record the scene of the great victory of the mercenaries we invited, and happen to report extensively in the new district of the Shi'ar Empire's capital..."

The queen's eyes widened, she swallowed lightly, stretched out a hand to stroke the feathers on her temples, opened her mouth, and said hesitantly: "But if the cruise fleet is attacked, the Kree Empire will not let it go easily..."

"The Aesir beat them, what does it have to do with us "" "But they are hired!" "We can pay for it!" Is the Crey Empire's trouble for Asgard? "" People were beaten by the Assassin, and they were more likely to be played by the King. " I intercept our businessmen ... Well, you need not say it, I know, the man was beaten by the Assasson. "().