"The Titans have long been a thing of the past, and the former glory of the Eternals may still be visible in some ruins on Earth."
When Thanos' deep voice echoed in the palace, the edge of the echo had a metallic tremor, adding a bit of an epic feel.
"Returning to reincarnation is the fate of all powerful races in the universe. They must pay the price for their strength. Human beings are weak, but lucky. You have not been given power that you cannot refuse. Naturally, there is no inescapable fate.
.”
Then, he changed the subject and said: "No matter what, I have removed a major obstacle for mankind to enter the universe."
Thanos's tone was brisk, as if he was joking, but when you think about his deeds of destroying the Titans with his own hands, it seems very crazy.
In this world, there are not only natural mental patients among the human race, but also among the Titans. Thanos is obviously the most famous madman Titan in the universe. He personally destroyed his own race and home planet, and to this day, he is still guilty of his actions.
Feel pleasure.
Schiller remembered the description of Thanos's childhood in the comics. From a comic point of view, Thanos was seduced by the goddess of death since he was a child, and step by step he grew from a withdrawn boy who couldn't even bear to dissect animals to a terrifying figure.
The genocidal madman.
But from the perspective of a psychiatrist, the woman who suddenly appeared in Thanos' vision and guided him to commit various cruel behaviors is more like a common fantasy partner for patients with mental illness.
In psychiatric cases, there are many examples of people being induced to commit violent acts by fantasy partners. It can be said that almost all mental patients’ fantasy partners are the embodiment of pain, confusion, and confusion in their minds. Such negative imaginations are natural
Nor does he urge people to do good things.
Certain details in the comics support this. For example, Thanos was born with purple skin. Unlike other Titans, his mother could not accept the fact that she gave birth to a monster, became crazy, and was finally imprisoned.
Because his appearance is different from that of other Titans, Thanos has been discriminated against and bullied since he was a child. His father is too busy and doesn't care about him at all. Even if Thanos happily wants to tell him that he has made new friends, he will get nothing.
Just the lowest level of perfunctory.
His mother's sudden madness may not be an accident, but a hereditary mental illness. Thanos did not receive timely treatment and was ostracized. He has been in a stimulated mental state all year round, and imaginary partners have become his only solace.
As for whether this fantasy partner has anything to do with death, Schiller thinks that the probability of it is not very high. Death in their universe is particularly timid, and it seems that they are not very interested in Thanos from the beginning to the end.
Perhaps there is more than one incarnation of death, and perhaps the death that seduced Thanos and the death that Schiller saw in the Kingdom of Death are not the same. But there is no doubt that Thanos has been crazy for a long time, so completely that there is basically no
saved.
But Schiller still follows that principle. As long as the patient is not in pain, there is no need to treat him. As for the harm caused by madness, there are naturally other ways to deal with it.
So, Schiller planned to change the topic. He remembered what Thanos had asked him before, so he gently rubbed his fingertips on the edge of the table knife and asked thoughtfully: "You asked me before if humans have begun to pay attention to Uranus.
Since the Titans have long been destroyed, why do you care which planet humans pay attention to?"
"It's not that I don't care, but a human came to me yesterday and asked about Uranus and Saturn. I thought it was some relics left on them that interfered with your development of the planet."
Schiller frowned slightly, looked up into Thanos' eyes and spit out a name: "Tony Stark?"
"He calls himself Iron Man." Thanos said while eating the food on the plate: "He is a very strange human being. In my opinion, half of him is strong light and half is boundless darkness."
"I know he is not easy to mess with, so I can only tell the truth about the history of the Eternals and the Titans, but he doesn't seem to care much about whether the Titans have any relics left in the universe."
"He looks like a scientist. I thought he would want to study the technology in those ruins, but he is actually more interested in some mysterious historical legends."
"for example?"
"For example, the origin of the Eternals." Thanos also paused, and he said: "Unfortunately, I am not a historian. I was born on Titan. I probably don't know much about the history of the Eternals on Earth.
The Sorcerer Supreme knows much."
"Is that how you answered him?"
Thanos nodded, took a bite of the food on the plate and said: "Oh, by the way, he is also interested in one thing..."
Thanos deliberately made a long note, and Schiller understood what he meant, so he picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Thanos, you are very good at dancing in the interstellar society. When you are strategizing,
Your Pope is not lazy, and I have some immature suggestions for our future direction."
"You can speak freely."
"As we all know, you are now a famous person in the field of interstellar security. This responsibility is not important, but it is very valuable. The price is that you have to spend a lot of time maintaining your reputation. Once your sign as an interstellar security defender is ruined, then
There is nothing left.”
Thanos nodded and acknowledged Schiller's words. Before he could ask, Schiller took the initiative and said: "Because of this, if you suddenly transform into a tyrant who conquers the east and the west, then the good image you have established before and the
The connections you build will be completely destroyed.”
"After all, if a hero who swears to the death to safeguard interstellar security suddenly controls his own civilization to launch an aggressive war against other civilizations, it will definitely attract most well-known criticism."
"Predatory growth and public image cannot have both." Thanos said calmly: "But my purpose of maintaining public image is to make myself stronger. If plunder can achieve this goal faster, then I will
Of course, public opinion can be abandoned."
"Why can't we have both?"
Thanos was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Such an idea is too naive. As you said, when the Interstellar Society was still an orderly society, aggression was evil, even if it was for the sake of the stability of its own territory.
The empire will not allow emerging civilizations to mess around."
Thanos continued to lower his head and cut the meat, and slowly said: "Although the Dark Quadrant is not at the center of interstellar society, it has its advantages. If I launch a war, the core centers of the three empires will not respond quickly, and they can exchange time for
I won’t lose any space.”
"I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? Are you planning to go to war directly after obtaining the territory and resources?"
"Of course not. Although the blitzkrieg strategy has been tested countless times in interstellar society, many civilization leaders ignored a big problem when implementing this tactic, which led to their final failure."
"Oh, what is that?"
"The key to blitzkrieg is to achieve an overwhelming advantage in a short period of time. Many generals have a misunderstanding that they must be strong enough to defeat the opponent in a short period of time, but I don't think so."
Thanos shook his head and said: "I prefer when the opponent is weak or in chaos. This tactic can achieve the best results. The strong defeats the strong. No matter how well the arrangement is, there are risks. The strong can defeat the weak, even if it will
There is enough room for error in the event of an accident.”
"I'm not arrogant enough to think that every one of my strategies can be executed perfectly without any surprises. In this case, instead of making myself stronger, it's better to find ways to make the other party weaker, or as you said,
We need both, a two-pronged approach.”
Schiller picked up the wine glass and covered his expression, but Thanos wanted to know what Schiller's suggestion was, but he also knew how greedy Schiller was. If he didn't play one of his trump cards first, Schiller would
He won't speak.
So Thanos paused and said as if talking to himself:
"The location of the Dark Quadrant is indeed good. The biggest advantage is...it is close to the edge star area of the Shi'ar Empire."
"I'm afraid that searching for the Queen's soul within the nine kingdoms will yield no results." A voice came from the edge of the dance floor.
Thanos came over with a wine glass and said: "Have you forgotten that the Shi'ar Empire also has a divine lineage? When the emperor or queen of the Shi'ar Empire succeeds, they need to swear faith in the twin gods of Shi'ar."
In the banquet hall, Hela, whose hands were wrapped with the aura of death, remained silent, only turning her head slightly to look at Thanos who was walking over.
"Your Highness Hela, even if your power comes from death, you still bear the mark of Asgard. If you touch the souls of believers of other gods, it will inevitably cause misunderstandings among the Shi'ar gods, right?"
"Is now the time to worry about this kind of thing?!!" A high-pitched tone sounded, and everyone looked at the husband lying next to the queen's body. He said with a sad look: "We have to find and kill the queen as soon as possible.
The murderer, avenge her!...Your Highness Hela, please hurry up, what if the queen's soul encounters any danger?"
"No, Your Highness Hela, you can't do anything." Another younger voice sounded. Everyone turned their eyes to one side, and then discovered that the person who spoke was a young guard standing behind the Queen of the Shi'ar Empire and her husband.
He cleared his throat and said: "The two gods of Shia are a couple. They have equal power and share each other's strength. Therefore, they value loyalty especially. The same is true for faith. If the queen's soul is contaminated by the divine power of other gods, then I am afraid that she
You will be abandoned by the twin gods of Shia."
Schiller saw the muscles in the corner of the prince's mouth tightened as he lowered his head, as if he wanted to continue wailing, but Thanos said again: "I think, as the monarch of the Shi'ar Empire, the queen must want to give her people
Set an example, maintain a devout faith, and ensure the purity of your soul even if you die. This is what a king should do."
"A devout believer, whether alive or dead, will never accept being abandoned by the god he believes in." Thanos stepped forward, looked down at Wang Fu, and said: "As her husband, you must be able to implement your own
The wife’s will, right?”
"but……"
"Or, in fact, you and your wife have different beliefs. You don't believe in the gods of the Shi'a Empire as devoutly as the Queen, so naturally you don't care whether your wife's soul is contaminated?"
Everyone present was silent. When it comes to issues of faith, no one can be so sure. If anyone proposes now, no matter whether the queen's soul will be contaminated by Asgard's divine power, she must be found, and then
Resurrect her.
What if Queen Shia really angered her gods after her resurrection, and she took her anger out on others because of her impurity, wouldn't the person who proposed this countermeasure have to face the wrath of the head of one of the three empires?
No one wants to bear this kind of anger themselves, and they also know that they are in no position to force others to take this risk.
As a result, the atmosphere in the venue became silent again, but at this time, Schiller focused on the young guard who had spoken before.