After Ultron's program was revised and successfully launched, Michael put the long-planned global monitoring system on the agenda. According to the plan, his main work for the next period will be to invest in the development of that system and try to use Ultron to control the system for complete monitoring.

But the project had to be put on hold again just two days after it began.

The initial anomalies were nothing more than anomalous astronomical readings, from a small anomalous phase fluctuation detected by the Skysword satellite. However, this is not unusual, as phase data is not set in the first place, and it is not uncommon for readings to be occasionally skewed by conventional technology. Sometimes the instrument does report some fluctuations that deviate significantly from the average value, but this is usually normal.

But when a similar anomalous reading appeared for the third time in a week, the phenomenon attracted the attention of the relevant departments of the Heavenly Sword.

Then there was a series of seemingly unrelated anecdotes, some of which were even reported in the local media. For example, a car suddenly disappears while driving on a remote trail and then exits from the other end of the road a few minutes later. Another example is the claim of a gravitational disorder in a building, where it is possible to reach out and touch a ceiling more than four meters high with a slight jump within the confines of that building alone (although the phenomenon had disappeared by the time the reporter arrived, so the incident was characterized as a hoax). There are many other places where there are similar grotesque phenomena, but these phenomena often do not last long, and when someone comes to check on the news, the area is often back to normal, so most of the incidents are considered to be sensationalism.

However, the Heavenly Sword Bureau did not ignore these news, and they specially assigned a local special commissioner to investigate every strange rumor circulating in the market. Some of them were indeed confirmed to be nonsense for the sake of popularity, but the agents who went to investigate also reported that many people really believed that they saw those ridiculous scenes at the time. Whether the matter is true or not, at least the person concerned firmly believes in his own statement.

The matter quickly caught the attention of Michael himself. All signs point to the same explanation, a natural phenomenon, like the omen that precedes a major earthquake or tsunami.

The answer is "Nine Stars in a Row".

Asgard, Warnerheim, Alfheim, the elven country, Midgard (Atrium), the giants, Jotunheim, the dwarven land, Nidavil, the land of the dead, the land of the mist, Niforheim, and finally the land of the flames, Muspelheim.

The nine kingdoms co-exist in the "World Tree" system, which is spread on the earth in the form of Norse mythology. According to legend, every 5,000 years, there is such an extremely rare convergence of celestial bodies. At that time, the nine kingdoms will be connected in a straight line, and the barriers between dimensions will be weakened. Invisible passages will open up between different worlds, gases will collide with each other, light will penetrate each other, and matter will pour into each other's spaces through those passages. Even the different laws of the world can collide, distort, and even destroy each other – if severely.

These are recorded in the texts left by the Supreme Master, and Michael had read about them a long time ago. But he didn't need these accounts, and he remembered the convergence and the story it corresponded to.

This is the beginning of the main story of "Thor 2: Dark World", and it also means that the dark weapon "Aether Particle" (the real body is the real gem of the Infinity Primordial) sealed in the unknowable land is about to enter the stage.

The villain Malekith who appeared in the "Thor 2" movie is not a tricky character, but the existence of the Reality Rough Stone makes a big difference in the level of affairs. Michael spent several days carefully studying the characteristics of phase changes around the world, and after collecting a large amount of data for analysis and simulation, he felt that he had reason to believe that he could use the corresponding machine to help control this anomalous change. During this period when the celestial bodies converged, the spatial barriers between the Earth and the rest of the Nine Realms were unprecedentedly weak, which made it quite easy to jump in dimension.

Victor von Doom's dimensional machine should be able to meet this requirement.

Aether particles are indisputably the most dangerous factor in Thor 2, so Michael decided to deal with this part himself. But of course, the convergence of celestial bodies is also very dangerous in itself, and it cannot be ignored.

But he already has the right person for this part of the problem.

***

"I'm in Stonehenge right now, following up on an interesting story that happened today. The local police received a call at around 11 o'clock this morning and rushed to the scene. A seemingly harmless male tourist arrives and suddenly starts running naked. He was holding up some kind of scientific instrument, which frightened the local tourists, shouting what he was trying to save them. The individual was later identified as renowned astrophysicist Dr. Eric Selvig, who is currently in police custody awaiting trial. ”

The reporters in charge of the broadcast couldn't help but laugh when the news was broadcast, probably because the image was a little too funny. Everyone saw a gray-haired old scholar running naked in Stonehenge with a metal pole, chasing several uniformed police officers behind him, looking like a few cats chasing a mouse. The picture deliberately creates a blurry mosaic of key parts of the doctor, making the comical index of the picture skyrocket.

The news happened to be broadcast on TV in the lounge. Gwen, who was drinking water, was choked and coughed so much that she almost couldn't breathe, and Wanda, who was sitting in the lounge, couldn't help but laugh.

"Seriously, what's going on?" Gwen wiped the water stains from the corners of her mouth and said funny, "Did this old gentleman just shout something to 'save the world'?" ”

"I think so." Wanda tilted her head sideways, her elbows resting on the armrests of her chair, her cheeks resting with the back of her hands, her red hair hanging lightly.

"Pathetic, this old gentleman looks like he needs help." Gwen said.

"In fact, it's we need his help."

The two turned around and saw that their boss had unknowingly appeared at the door. He glanced at the lounge and asked, "What about the others?" ”

Wanda replied, "Not at the base for the time being." Now it's just us ......"

"Then you two. You're going to England and bringing back Dr. Eric Selvig. Do as he says, keep him safe, and he'll tell you what to do next to save the world. ”

Gwen and Wanda looked at each other, and no one spoke for a few seconds.

"Oh, wait a minute," Gwen raised a pretty golden eyebrow, "are you serious?" ”

Michael's face was expressionless.

“...... Well, of course you're serious. ”

"Mission done." Before leaving the door, he finally emphasized, "Try not to make any mess when I'm not around." ”