Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics
Chapter 4670 - 3747 Doomsday (3)

Chapter 4670 - 3747 Doomsday (3)

"That's quite possible," Shiller said, stroking his chin, "although the space there is quite large, it is, after all, on the border of the territory. And since they can hollow out a mountain range, they might as well hollow out an entire plateau..."

Shiller watched as Strange was about to faint, waved his hand and said, "Come on, when the Demon God ran rampant on Earth, which one wasn't walking around like a bomb? Yet Earth is still here, isn't it? China doing something on its own land is none of your business. Besides, when it comes to safety, they have a good reputation."

"I'm a bit curious," Steve said, "Building these things underground should be quite difficult, right? Just excavating a cavity over 2,000 meters deep and ensuring it doesn't collapse is already very hard. Although they lack space, there should be plenty of uninhabited areas on the surface, so why go so far?"

"I think it's because back in the day, those demons came out from underground," Shiller shrugged, "They always have a score to settle. If we follow this line of thinking, it's not just the Himalayas that have become a hollow box, but perhaps the entire underground of Asia..."

Strange was really having trouble breathing. Shiller could only calm him down and then said, "I know, in your view, the Magical Defense Network is already safe enough, and as the Supreme Magician, you're reliable. But they always aim far. If they can't ensure that the Magical Defense Network is eternally secure and the Supreme Magician eternally reliable, they will surely find a way to create their own insurance. What you see is probably just the tip of the iceberg."

"I suddenly thought of something," Steve said, leaning on the side armrest, "When I toured the star ship, the chief engineer who was building it once took me to see the Teleportation Engine. That thing is huge, with a very intricate structure, not the kind of engine humans are familiar with. If I had to describe it, it more resembles a spider web."

"Spider web?"

"Yes, it's not a single structure but consists of many energy nodes and energy transmission pipelines that form a complex shape, somewhat like those arrays in movies. I'm not sure if my description is accurate, but that's what I saw."

Steve thought for a moment and said, "If, as you said, what's inside the Himalayan Mountains might just be one of them and there are many such things beneath the surface, and they've also established numerous pipelines for transmission, then they've essentially turned the area beneath their territory into a complete array. Wouldn't the structure of this array possibly resemble the Teleportation Engine?"

"So they're not trying to propel Earth by pushing it but aiming to teleport Earth directly to some location?" Shiller thought before answering, "That makes sense. After all, attaching an engine to physically push Earth was the imagination of a less advanced technological era. Now that we even have star ships, we could use a more convenient method like superluminal teleportation."

"Doesn't the Kree Empire have planet warships?" Steve added, "Might the teleportation technology on their planet warships be an enormous array buried beneath the surface?"

"Very likely," Shiller nodded, "But their teleportation technology on the planet warship isn't perfect. They wouldn't jump unless it's a crisis. If China is confident that their design can teleport the entire Earth, wouldn't that mean Earth's capabilities now surpass those of the Kree Empire's planet warships?"

"Oh my God, that's the Kree Empire's signature weapon," Steve said excitedly, "They've used planet warships to bully so many Earth surface civilizations, and now it's our turn?"

"Probably more than that. Think about it, the planet's shields used on their planet warships—are they as strong as our Magical Defense Network? Even if they are, their instantaneous output and endurance definitely can't match ours because we have more abundant energy. And planet warships are the Kree Empire's flagship weapon. Other high-level civilizations are definitely weaker. If that's the case, can't we drive Earth to smash into others? Not many planets could withstand that!"

Steve and Shiller's eyes were growing brighter and brighter. Strange's soul was becoming more and more detached from his body. Shiller quickly shook him awake and said, "Quickly, go ask if this is the case!"

Strange staggered away. Shiller thought again and said, "If Earth really becomes a planet warship capable of dimensional jumps, we wouldn't need Asgard to garrison here at all. We could move right next to Asgard, couldn't we? Where could be safer than the Fairy Palace's backyard?"

Shiller and Steve exchanged a glance, all understood without words.

Dingling—Steve's phone rang. He picked it up and said, "Hello? Nick? Okay, I got it. Send the Flying Shuttle to pick me up, but you need to come here yourself. Shiller and I have something to talk about with you. Also, bring a secure phone; we might need to get in touch with the leaders too."

Nick soon arrived hurriedly, cursing as he came in, then said, "You better have some serious business! I'm swamped and don't have time to hang out with you..."

Shiller and Steve each grabbed an arm and pulled him onto the sofa. Shiller poured him a glass of water; Steve sat across from him, both gazing intently at Nick.

"Here's the situation, Strange discovered..." Shiller briefly explained the current situation to Nick, then said, "Our speculations have a high probability of being true. We're just waiting for Strange to do the final verification. If it turns out to be true, we can start considering a relocation plan."

Nick listened, initially in disbelief, then couldn't stop smiling. He walked out of the room, then started frantically making phone calls.

At this moment, Strange returned. He still looked a bit dizzy, but much better. He said, "The other side's reply was that they would absolutely not be the first to use..."

"Okay, got it." Shiller said, "Mr. Navigator, get ready to send a diplomatic note to Asgard. Just say that human civilization will come to visit someday. There's an old saying, 'there's no time like the present,' so we'll be there tomorrow."

Of course, this was an exaggeration. The preparation and activation of such large equipment would take at least a month, but from Asgard's side, it also takes about this long from deciding on stationing troops to departure. Strange just went to inform Loki to postpone a bit. Loki thought that the human side's reaction was big, and Strange couldn't handle it, so he didn't want to make it difficult for him, and then he postponed the deployment of troops on Earth.

Shiller was actually curious about how they could ensure the equipment would work, as it hadn't been tested. It turned out they weren't skeptical of the Magic Defense Network; they just had too much faith in it.

With the Magic Defense Network in place, even if this thing didn't work well, as long as it didn't explode in place, whether it didn't jump out, or crashed into something after jumping, with the protection of the Magic Defense Network, Earth would not disintegrate.

Not only did they believe in the Magic Defense Network, but they also had great faith in Shiller. Ever since learning that Shiller could fish people out from Hell, they weren't even worried about explosion issues — if someone died, they could be brought back, at worst losing some buildings.

Moreover, Shiller heard that there seemed to be mutants who could traverse time over there. The specifics were unclear, but even if they weren't as strong as Franklin, as long as they could return to the present from the future, they could reveal some information. They weren't using this information for trivial matters; if anyone had this ability, they would focus all their efforts on research to maximize the benefits.

The research they were conducting sounded very crazy and unreliable, but the theory that Earth revolves around the Sun also sounded crazy at the time. How would you know unless you tried?

Shiller even felt a bit excited after a long absence. Mainly, he wanted to see Thor and Loki's expressions when Earth and Asgard met closely.

Of course, not everyone agreed with this. But since China and America both agreed, other countries, even if they had opinions, couldn't do much about it. Now it's about who has the stronger technological power, and they have the final say.

America's reason for agreeing was quite simple. They didn't want Asgard to station troops because it was unfamiliar to them, but if they stationed troops next to Asgard, then they were back in a familiar and mastered field.

In fact, leaders of various countries had their own considerations in this regard, and their primary concern was not safety. It's akin to the thoughts of tourists and theme park officials when riding certain dangerous rides: tourists think that if they're open, they must be sure; park officials think if they dare to ride, there must be no problem. Perhaps this is how humans are, scheming in the realm of order while trusting each other in the realm of chaos.

That said, of course, safety still had to be ensured. Right now, Magneto was also staying on Earth, and the Scarlet Witch had just finished her internship and was quite free lately. China had Omega and Alpha-Level mutants ensuring safety, and everyone was surprisingly united.

So why do they say that people don't feel tired when doing bad things? Shiller didn't believe these people could move so quickly without having some fun at Asgard's expense. Although Asgard didn't do anything against them, this is how good friends behave.

Finally, the day before Earth was about to set sail, Steve sent a diplomatic note to Asgard on behalf of Earth. The general content was to express that the stationing issue was quite important, and they decided to send a delegation for a face-to-face discussion, and asked them to prepare for the reception.

The wording of the letter was very normal. In the past, when Steve and others visited Asgard, they would say the same thing, and Loki did not suspect anything. But since they mentioned the reception, it probably meant Earth was bringing a star ship over — this was the first official visit of a human star ship to Asgard, and indeed it should be grandly received. So Loki went to make the arrangements.

Asgard dispatched three main battleships, the Divine King and Queen of Gods attended in person, along with all the generals and ministers, everyone fully dressed in armor and formals, giving it a very high standard.

Even so, when they stood on the deck of the star ship and saw the jump light flashing and then that blue planet appearing not far away, they all froze.

"This..." Thor's jaw dropped; since becoming the Divine King, he hadn't been so surprised in a long time. Right in front of all the ministers and generals, he even swore: "This damn... isn't that Earth?!!"

And Loki, who almost never swore, couldn't help himself: "Humans are damn crazy, aren't they?!!!"

At this moment, the golden shield on the blue planet's surface flickered, and a large line of words appeared on the shield — "Good evening, Asgard. Now you also have a moon ^_^".