Chapter 103: Solid Backing
"It's not difficult to get to Asgard, although the Rainbow Bridge hasn't been repaired yet, but with the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, it's not a hassle to bring one more person back. β
Thor has no objection to Ethan wanting to go to Asgard, as he sees it as a very normal thing for his friends to visit his home, and he is even happy to be able to entertain his friends in Asgard.
"But I can't guarantee that I will see my father. β
Odin is not so easy to see, even his own friends can't say that he can meet Odin, after all, this is the ruler of Asgard.
"I am sure that His Majesty the God King will definitely be willing to see me. β
Why Ethan has such confidence, Thor doesn't know, he doesn't want to ask, he directly chats with Ethan about some interesting things in Asgard, and pats his chest and promises to treat Ethan well - he also invited others by the way.
Tony Stark has a keen interest in visiting a highly civilized country, and if nothing else, he'll probably join in the fun.
Although Captain America and Banner were interested, they didn't speak because they weren't very familiar with Thor, just sat there and listened to the conversation between Thor and Ethan.
Fury, who had not been away for a long time, returned quickly, and by looking at his expression, he knew that the news he had brought back was not very good.
"The World Security Council does not approve of war with the Zetaris. β
The World Security Council does not agree to 'rashly' go to war with extraterrestrial civilizations. Without the consent of the World Security Council, this kind of large-scale military operation could not be carried out at all, and only relying on S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and alien troops to fight head-on? Fury's brain is not broken, even if there are these existences in front of him that exceed the combat power of ordinary people, it is an extremely stupid decision.
Ethan was stunned for a moment, wondering how this group of fellows would make such a decision? Can't they see the crux of the problem? But then he realized that the other side did not see it, but found that this war would not benefit them in any way.
What is the advantage of starting a war? No information about such a battle can be leaked, because once it is publicized, it has to explain the problem of aliens, and then it has to explain why they have been withholding this information, etc., etc., etc., so this war is destined not to be known to the general public, and the war that cannot be used for propaganda is equivalent to non-existence for them.
Fighting a war, whether it is won or lost in the end, requires a lot of resources. Considering the issue of post-war pensions, it is equivalent to a lot of troubles in addition to no benefits, and this group of politicians is certainly unwilling.
What if the Zetarians attack Earth in the future? They don't care about that, they don't know who will sit in this position at that time, let the next one solve it.
Thinking about this, Ethan gave up the idea of convincing these people, anyway, it was not himself who was really in trouble. He has done what he should do, and the other party is not happy to accept 'his own kindness', and he can't stick a hot face to someone's cold ass. If you can't keep it, you will be ridiculed, and by the way, you will doubt your motives.
Ethan didn't think he was that cheap, so he decided not to care about it anymore.
"In that case, there's nothing we need to do here. β
Originally, he also wanted to convince Thor to stay on Earth for a while longer, because once a war with the Zetarians was decided, the Cosmic Cube would be an indispensable tool.
Don't bother now, Ethan is not going to waste time on Earth any longer, he wants to negotiate with Odin sooner, and it is better to stay in Asgard to learn some of their knowledge.
Compared to the earth, Asgard has a more advanced civilization, especially in the integration of technology and magic, which is very significant.
Ethan...... The World Security Council wants you to be able to leave the Cosmic Cube on Earth. β
Ethan was thinking about what was good in Asgard when he heard Fury say this with a black face.
He could see that Fury was simply paraphrasing the words of the World Security Council, but there may have been some thoughts of Fury himself, otherwise he would not have said this sentence here.
He didn't believe that the World Security Council didn't know the whole story, and although S.H.I.E.L.D. had a fairly high level of autonomy, they had to report things like the Cosmic Cube to the World Security Council.
For those in the Council, they don't care about any Zetarians - they can't hit Earth right now, and they don't care about any messy cosmic powerhouses. What they care about is that the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, an item that they originally owned and almost represents infinite energy, can never be taken away by a magician from another world.
Ethan didn't believe they didn't know that this thing was Thor's departure, but instead of telling Thor to stay, they were targeting themselves.
"Do those idiots think I'm a bully?"
Ethan believes in all that you give me face, I will give you face, if you really treat me as a good-tempered person, don't blame me for slapping my face in front of me.
Fury didn't expect Ethan to be so blunt and call the members of the World Security Council stupid in front of him. Although he also agreed with this, he thought in his heart at most, even if he was dissatisfied, he would not say it in front of so many people.
As for 'the World Security Council just thinks that you Ethan is a little bit easier to bully,' he also knows that this is the case, but he knows that he will be in trouble if he says that.
He didn't know what Ethan's strength was, just looking at the fact that he could use the Mind Gem at will, it must be not too difficult to control everyone on a Helicarrier, and then do something crazy.
"After all, the Cosmic Rubik's Cube is very important, and the World Security Council will take it away so directly from you......"
Ethan knew that these guys might be trying to bargain with him or something, but he was not interested in it at all, so he waved his hand directly, signaling Fury not to say these useless words to himself: "Tell those idiots that I took the things, and throw nuclear bombs at me if you don't accept them." β
Several people present were speechless, thinking that dropping a nuclear bomb was too exaggerated. They definitely didn't expect that these guys would really do this kind of thing.
"I'm not a powerful mage, but there are too many ways for me to destroy a world, such as leaving a coordinate in this world. β
"Coordinates, what coordinates?" Fury felt his eyelids jump suddenly, he didn't think Ethan would leave a normal coordinate.
Ethan glanced at a nervous Fury, and instead of answering his question directly, he told a story slowly.
"A Titan has long fought against the evil forces of the Void, preventing them from invading the physical world and destroying everything...... In his long-term battle against the Void Demon, he discovered the true intentions of the other party...... The Titan told his people about his discovery, but was not understood and even blamed him...... The Titan finally made the decision to destroy everything in the universe, and for this he formed an army to destroy everything. β
Ethan looked at the crowd, everyone listening to their words with bated breath.
"Wherever the legion passes, all material will be destroyed, and all matter will be left behind. The purpose of their existence is to destroy everything, and the legion usually wanders in the void between universes and universes, constantly searching for the next world that can be destroyed. β
The story was appropriately modified by Ethan, such as the universe and the void, which he deliberately vaguely said, giving everyone a feeling that 'this legion may come to this universe from the void at any time'.
The rest goes without saying in more detail, none of the people present are stupid, and they fully understand the subtext of Ethan's words: don't think that Lao Tzu is easy to bully, leave the coordinates every minute to lure this legion with the purpose of destroying everything!
As he said before, he didn't even need to take action if he wanted to destroy a world, this terrible legion was enough to destroy the entire earth, and no one thought that S.H.I.E.L.D. and the current earth could withstand the attack of a legion of this level.
Even if Ethan doesn't use such an extreme method, considering that no one on his side has the ability to travel through other worlds, Ethan is naturally invincible, and he can fight and leave whenever he wants, and the guys in the World Security Council have no way to help him.
Fury now couldn't agree with Ethan's previous assessment of those guys, and they were indeed a bunch of fools.
Of course, he definitely didn't feel that he was one of them, and even felt that it was the right decision to throw the World Security Council out, at least he heard some of the hole cards of Ethan, a mageβthe big one couldn't bear it.
Ethan knew that his words would definitely cause some people to be dissatisfied, including Iron Man Tony Stark and Captain America and others.
So he deliberately said a few more words: "This world is more dangerous than they imagined, be careful to provoke some unprovoked existences, those people will not warn first like me, but will directly destroy the earth." β
Tony Stark's frown furrowed, after all, he started as an arms manufacturer compared to several others, and he accepted this 'nuclear deterrence' theory more quickly.
Ethan only said that he had some kind of means and did not really use them, and the root cause of his words was that the World Security Council tried to threaten him, so it is understandable that he behaved violently.
Steve Rodgers can understand that, but he doesn't really like it. Of course, he was also dissatisfied with the approach of the World Security Council, so he did not know what to do for a while.
Bruce Banner pretended to be dumb and pretended to be a passerby as always, and he was a little envious of Ethan's daring to directly confront the 'powerful forces'.
Only Thor curiously asked what the name of the legion was.
"The Burning Legion. β