The throne hall of the Palace of the Fierce Feather Star has a high curved dome and tens of thousands of precious gems dotted on it, turning the sunlight into a dazzling light that looks even more noble when it falls on the throne.

The queen in the golden robe is different from other women of the Mammoth Clan, she has long, gorgeous feathers, which are more supple and smooth than the male feathers, colorful and beautiful.

Some of the eyes were as narrow as lizards, and the golden pupils were like gems set in the eye sockets, and the vertical pupils turned slightly, and the queen's slightly hoarse voice sounded: "Andulfus, is this a trap?" ”

Standing in the center of the throne hall was a male of the Fierce Feathers, also dressed in aristocratic robes, with well-groomed feathers on his back and a dignified look under his high, spiky brow bones.

"Your Majesty, I don't think Loki is worth trusting." The nobleman known as Andulfos replied with his head bowed, and then he began to analyze:

"I even think that the interstellar exposition held by Asgard is a big trap, we can't agree to such a cosmic terrorist to join the interstellar society, otherwise we will definitely lose our prestige, we should expel Loki immediately and draw a line with Asgard!"

But at this time, another female in 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 major empires, and if the Xia Empire rejects them, they will also go to the Kree Empire or the Skrull Empire, which will be very unfavorable 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, even if they lost some personnel at the fair, it would be nothing.

But if Asgard really changed sex, then the stable social situation of the interstellar society will definitely be turbulent, and the Xia Empire does not have an advantage.

The Queen's deep voice echoed through the throne hall:

"Loki will find us, just because he thinks that we are the weakest of the three empires, and we need strong allies 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, either of them who has an overwhelming advantage will definitely provoke a war to retaliate against each other, and only by cooperating with the Xia Empire can such a situation be avoided."

"It's also an opportunity for the Xia Empire." The queen sighed softly and said, "The Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire have relied on their powerful forces to continuously harvest the economy of the Xia Empire and the lower interstellar civilizations, and they have been sucking our blood for so many years. ”

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

There was silence in the throne room, and after a long time, the nobleman named Andulfos stepped forward and wanted to admonish, but the queen was the first to speak:

"I decided to take the olive branch thrown by Asgard, but at the same time, the cunning Loki had to be on guard, come and ask Professor Thanos to come over, I want to talk to him alone."

The two fierce feather people standing in the center of the hall sighed helplessly, although the Xi'a Empire is a constitutional monarchy on the surface, and the queen and parliament exist at the same time, but in fact, the empress is the head of the parliament, and no one can change what she decides.

Soon, the purple-skinned giant walked into the throne hall, everyone withdrew, and the queen sat down on the throne, her finger lightly tapping the armrest of the throne, and asked, "What do you think about Loki's olive branch extending to the Xia Empire?" ”

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

"Of course I know that, but I wonder what they are doing with this alone. Even without the teleportation technology of the Rainbow Bridge, do they want to start some other technical cooperation with the Xia Empire? ”

Thanos sighed softly, but he looked up at the Queen and asked, "Before that, Your Majesty, I would like to ask you if the dimensional cutting and carrying technology carried out by the Xia Empire has really made a breakthrough as rumored?" ”

The queen frowned, and Thanos immediately explained, "Please forgive my presumptuousness, I have absolutely no intention of snooping into the technological secrets of the Xia Empire. ”

"I'm not a scientist, and I don't know much about teleportation technology, but if the experiment is successful, as the rumors say, then we have a lot of leverage, and we can ask Asgard to pay a bigger price."

The queen was silent for a moment, 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 the way it is." ”

"Just a week ago, Supreme Intelligence announced the Kree Empire's new interstellar policy, and their currency issuance for the year has increased by another 10%, and all this will be paid for by the Xia Empire."

"Our strategic deterrence means are insufficient, other civilizations in the new areas under our jurisdiction do not have confidence, many commercial entities and even entire civilizations have fled, and the people have not heard good news for too long, and we urgently need a shot in the arm."

"In that case, the cooperation with Asgard has to be discussed." Thanos heard the queen's words, and the message that the technology had made a new breakthrough was officially released to boost the confidence of the people.

Thanos heard the worry in the queen's tone, and with the queen's slightly confused thoughts at this time, Thanos asked further and inch: "So the dimensional cutting technology has not made any progress at all?" ”

"Of course not." The queen shook her head, as if she felt that Thanos didn't understand too deep technical questions, but said succinctly: "The experiment of dimensional cutting technology has been successful for a long time, but the problem is that it can't cut the big portal, let alone carry it. ”

The queen tilted her head to the side, and Thanos could hear the loss in her tone, and the queen continued, "All of our technology revolves around the Great Portal, and if there is no progress in the technology related to the Great Portal, then everything will be zero." ”

"I don't think so." Thanos put forward a counter-argument, saying, "Asgard is the ruler of the Nine Kingdoms, which is equivalent to the royal family of the entire Nine Kingdoms. ”

"They want to return to the interstellar society, in addition to their own fists, it is necessary to strengthen their comprehensive strength, but there are almost no civilizations in the nine kingdoms that can handle it, except for Asgard, the rest is like a wasteland."

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

"Maybe they have a lot of 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, and Asgard should also have a headache about how to strengthen them, this is their weakness, and it is also our bargaining chip." ”

The Queen's fingertips paused, her eyes rolled for a moment, she looked at Thanos and said, "You mean, in fact, the technical cooperation that Asgard wants to start with us is not so high-end, and they just need some relatively low-end technology to feed other civilizations in the Nine Kingdoms?" ”

"That's right, I think this is the predicament of Asgard, after all, the Aesir Protoss can directly use divine power, but in the nine kingdoms, most of the other races cannot, which means that other races can't use Asgard's technology."

"Asgard can't help it if he wants to strengthen them, even if he gives them all the blueprint energy, he won't use divine power, and he can't drive the machines made by Asgard."

"I think that's the reason why Loki suddenly visited the Xi'a Empire, he can't come to see you in an official capacity, in case the Skrull Empire and the Kree Empire know about their predicament, they will definitely carry out a technological blockade, so that Asgard can't get similar technology through other channels."

"Then we ......," said the queen at once, but soon she dismissed the idea in her head, and said, "No, no, we can't block Asgard, we don't have that confidence." ”

"The new god king is finally no longer so irritable, in the past few years, the Xi'a Empire's trade routes have been rare and calm, and we hope that this peace can continue."

"If we provoke Asgard, the God-King only needs to go around our most prosperous trading center a few times, and we are powerless to repel him, the law and order situation will decline, and the confidence of our trading partners will definitely be greatly damaged, and the situation of hot money flight will be even more serious."

"Exactly, Your Majesty." Thanos nodded, then began to pace in the throne hall and said, "So, we should make a private deal with Asgard and exchange some less advanced technology for civilizations that have just stepped into the interstellar level, in exchange for something we lack." ”

"But as you said, it's impossible for them to exchange the technology of the portal with us." The Queen's fingers began to tap on the armrest again, and she said, "But what other technology do we want?" Their starships? ”

"In the past, the Xia Empire did not pick up the wreckage of the starship left behind by Odin's fleet, but their application technology for divine power is very mature, and all the supporting facilities of the fleet are for the output of divine power, we have no divine power, but we have to forcibly apply it, it is not cost-effective at all, even if it is a dismantled part, it cannot be integrated into our fleet."

Thanos shook his head again and said, "Your Majesty, don't forget, what you want the portal technology for. ”

The queen frowned, apparently not turning a corner for a while, and Thanos immediately explained: "It is to strengthen the force and increase the confidence of the people, so as to ensure that the country's economic system is not harvested." ”

The queen nodded, obviously agreeing with Thanos's statement, and Thanos then analyzed: "In that case, why don't we just strengthen our force? ”

The queen was stunned for a moment, then slowly widened her eyes, she looked into Thanos' eyes and said, "What do you mean ......"

"We hired Asgard's fleet directly, and let those warriors who are keen on fighting to escort our caravans."

"It's best for them to send a few good men to the trade routes on the edge of the star region where the Kree Empire's patrol fleet often hangs out, and escort the merchant ships of the Xia Empire."

"Of course, those grumpy Aesir Protoss will not honestly accept the interrogation of other countries' cruising fleets like the civilized Xia Empire."

"What's more, if it happens that the Kree Empire's cruising fleet was violently beaten by the Aesir Protoss, and a pair of reporters happened to pass by on a boat, and it happened to take pictures of the scene of the Kree Empire's fierce gods and evil exploitation of the merchants of the Xi'a Empire, and it happened to record the scene of the great victory of the mercenaries we invited, and it happened to be reported in the new area of the capital of the Xi'a Empire......"

The queen's eyes widened, she swallowed softly, stretched out a hand to brush the feathers on her sideburns, opened her mouth, and said with some hesitation: "But if the cruise fleet is attacked, the Kree Empire will not be easy to calculate......"

"The people were beaten by the Aesir gods, what does it have to do with us?"

"But they're hired by us!"

"Then we don't have to pay!"

Thanos said confidently: "If we don't pay, the employment relationship will not be established." ”

"So how are we going to get them ......?"

"We have technical cooperation with other independent civilizations in the nine countries, what does Asgard matter? The Aesir Protoss are just pulling out their swords to help when they see injustice, and they have always been helpful. ”

"And what if the Kree Empire goes to trouble Asgard?"

"The people were beaten by the Aesir gods, and it is more likely that the god king beat them."

"And what if the Kree Empire comes to us for trouble?"

"The people were beaten by the Aesir gods, what does it have to do with us?"

"And what if they're unreasonable?"

"The man was beaten by the Aesir Protoss."

The queen covered her eyes, and then she added, "If they deliberately intercept our merchants elsewhere...... Well, you don't need to say it, I know, the people were beaten by the Aesir gods. ”

(End of chapter)