Of course, Ling Xiao will not be satisfied with just getting some experimental data, when Eric and the others are carefully collecting samples and data in the factory, Ling Xiao has already taken Saven and other desperate warriors directly into Watheim and obtained a large number of alien rock and soil samples.

And in this way, he will secretly find a way to sell alien samples, and I believe that many people will have a high desire to collect this kind of rock and soil samples from another world. You must know that the rock samples that Armstrong brought back from the moon have been sold for $40,000 per gram on the black market.

Armstrong brought back soil samples from five locations from the moon, including 500 grams of sand smaller than 1 centimeter and 12 rocks larger than 1 centimeter. Four of the 12 stones have been stolen from American museums.

And the rock samples that Ling Xiao brought back from Watheim this time weighed a ton in total, of course, he would not be stupid enough to sell them on a large scale, and every time he sold more than ten grams on the black market, it was enough for him to make a lot of money.

Of course, there is no urgency in this matter, and they will not make a move easily until they find a suitable middleman, after all, this is an unfamiliar field.

Before dawn in the morning, Ling Xiao had already woken up, and his current location was certainly not in the administrative building of the factory, nor Daisy's apartment in London, but at the Hilton Hotel on the banks of the Thames.

Lying on the soft and comfortable big bed, Ling Xiao rubbed Daisy's white and smooth arm in the sleep, thinking about his behavior for a period of time in the future, and when it was almost time, he got up to take a shower and practice. As for Daisy, the girl was really tired last night.

In the morning, in the administrative building of the factory, Ling Xiao met the expected Inspector Budolak, and it was no accident that he had only arrived in Budolak a long time ago.

"My name is Klein Budolak, and I'm one of the twelve Knights of the Round Table." Budolak stared into Ling Xiao's eyes and said, "You can also call me Knight Tristan." ”

Tristan, Ling Xiao has a certain degree of understanding of the Knights of the Round Table, and the knights of the Knights of the Round Table have always been the twelve, which have been passed down from ancient times to the present. However, there were actually only eleven of them, as the chief knight, King Arthur, never appeared, and it was later widely believed that the chief knight who would inherit the title of King Arthur could only be the current king of the British Empire, or the queen.

Tristan is the last of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, and he is actually responsible for handling all worldly matters, such as contacting Ling Xiao today, hoping to win over this superhero who is not known to the public in the Avengers.

Yes, it is really unknown to the public, even if the scene of Ling Xiao wearing silver armor was photographed by the media this time, but it was claimed to the outside world that he was an Aesir Protoss warrior from Asgard, not an earthling, after all, the media never photographed his true face.

After a period of greetings, Budolak asked seemingly casually: "Mr. Ling, I don't know what your plans are for this factory, I know that you bought this factory to study the spatial anomalies that appear here, but now that the spatial passage has been completely closed, do you plan to resell it?" ”

"Resell, no, no!" Ling Xiao shook his head, looking at the clean and tidy factory outside, he said in a low voice: "I bought this factory, not only for research purposes, but also for investment, and I have no plans to resell it in a short period of time." After that, I'm going to set up an alien exploration equipment factory here. After all, the appearance of aliens has been nothing new to Earth in recent years, and in the future, there will definitely be more aliens. ”

Sighing slightly, Ling Xiao continued: "The earth will one day embark on the path of extraterrestrial exploration, and space exploration is not the only way, so I plan to make some investment in this field, or occupy some market share in advance, of course, this is indispensable for the strong support of the British government, we can cooperate in many aspects." ”

Budolak nodded slightly, although what Ling Xiao said was a bit whimsical, it was not a fantasy, there was still a lot of room to manipulate, after all, the convergence of the stars of the nine worlds had just ended, who knew when something more strange would happen.

"The UK welcomes friends from all over the world to invest in London, and of course the UK government will give its full support." Budolak first nodded and agreed to Ling Xiao's request, and then said with a straight face: "Mr. Ling, the British government has decided to award you the title of Honorary Lady in seven days for your contribution to the Dark Elf invasion, please be sure to come then." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Ling Xiao was a little flattered, he didn't expect the British government to come up with such a big deal.

In England, titles are hereditary at the highest level, but they are now rarely granted to members of the public outside the royal family, even the most recent being the Earl of Wessex when Prince Edward married. After that, there are life nobles, all of whom have baronial titles and are members of the House of Lords, except that the titles of life nobles cannot be inherited.

The second is from the barony, from which the barony can be hereditary, but it does not belong to the nobility. Finally, there is the knighthood, which is also not a nobleman, but unlike a baron, a knighthood cannot be hereditary.

In addition to these titles, there are seven more ranks of medals awarded to the public, and the highest rank is the Honorary Lord.

There are only 65 people in the world who can receive the Honorary Lord, and it is awarded to those who have made significant and outstanding contributions to the country, and Ling Xiao received this medal, and the title of Honorary Knighthood is more recognized by the public.

For a long time, the British lords were limited to the aristocratic class, and most of them were hereditary, and only a few lords were for the common people, which made some people unable to get the royal lord no matter how rich they were, and they could not enter the upper class of society. However, with the development of society, the British royal family has also begun to add officials to some people who have made outstanding achievements. Although today, the British award of honorary titles is more symbolic than practical, but it highlights its own social status.

For example, in 2003, David Beckham, an icon of English football and captain of the England national team, was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire; In 2001, Hollywood ace director Spielberg was officially awarded the Lord Medal by the British royal family for his 25 years of contributions to the entertainment industry and the British film industry; Previously, former US President George H.W. Bush was awarded a similar Medal of Honor.

And this is also the highest level of medal that Ling Xiao can get, after all, he is now an American citizen, and American law clearly stipulates that Americans cannot obtain honorary titles of nobility in foreign countries, so knights, barons, and other titles, unless Ling Xiao joins the British nationality, it is difficult for him to obtain.

However, it is only a title of Honorary Lord, and it can also be seen that although the British royal family, or the British government, is trying to win over Ling Xiao, the strength of the wooing is also very limited, which is more like a temptation and observation, after all, the two sides do not know much about each other.

After sending Budolak away, the excitement on Ling Xiao's face immediately disappeared, and instead revealed a hint of playfulness, which revealed a lot of information.

Although the Avengers were established at the initiative of S.H.I.E.L.D., they do not have a deep relationship with S.H.I.E.L.D. and do not accept the command of S.H.I.E.L.D. in many matters.

Although S.H.I.E.L.D. is nominally administered by the Security Council, in fact, since the headquarters of S.H.I.E.L.D. is established in the United States, and most of its institutions are also located in the United States, it can be seen that the relationship between S.H.I.E.L.D. and the U.S. government is quite close.

The branches of S.H.I.E.L.D. in other countries, although appointed and assigned by the headquarters, also received a considerable degree of influence from the local state, which to a certain extent caused contradictions and conflicts between S.H.I.E.L.D. and other countries, as evidenced by the unpleasant meeting between Coulson and Budolak before.

And in the near future, the disintegration of S.H.I.E.L.D. has already shown signs, not to mention the heroic civil war caused by the registration of super powerhouses in the future, and now Ling Xiao needs to start making some preparations, although he doesn't want to be involved, but unfortunately there are some things that he can't avoid by saying that he can avoid them.

(End of chapter)