Chapter 20 Recalling the past, humble like an ant, looking at the present, with a mouth like Nike
A place of nothingness.
From a distance, it looks like a huge skull, with a pair of hollow eye sockets serving as passages. There seems to be a will-o'-the-wisp inside, watching all the creatures that come in and out.
Since there are too many wonders in the universe, people who are ignorant can only marvel at it. Only the ancients who truly understand the origin of this skull will be shocked.
Because this skull is the head of the Celestial God Group!
The gardeners of the universe, the oldest race, preserved their skulls after death, creating this lawless place.
Its owner is called a collector.
Unlike Gao Tianzun's Colosseum, the Land of Nothingness is run by collectors into a super black market, where all major cosmic forces are entrenched in transactions. As long as you have the means, you can buy anything.
For example, the slaves of the three empires.
Yes, you can even buy Kree, Stru and Shi'ar slaves in this place.
Only the Collector can keep up with this kind of blatant provocation to the authority of the three empires.
At this time, he was sitting at the highest window sill in the void, overlooking the coexistence of chaos and order below, showing a contented expression.
Beside him is Gao Tianzun, who is wearing a high-collared robe, has narrow eyes, and is filled with evil aura.
The collector looked at his old friend's expression and said in standard English: "You are so old, why are you still so irritable?"
Gao Tianzun sneered: "Don't stand and talk without hurting your back. What if the Burning Legion smashes all your collections?"
The collector was very calm: "So I have moved the collection to a safe place that no one knows about in advance."
Gao Tianzun shook his head: "In front of the Burning Legion, there is no so-called safe place."
"I really don't believe that those outsiders can destroy our universe..."
The collector shrugged.
Gao Tianzun said slowly: "If you haven't witnessed the power of evil with your own eyes, you won't understand that part of my anger at this time comes from fear. I am very afraid that if this anger dissipates, even the will to resist will disappear.
"
The collector raised an eyebrow.
Gao Tianzun asked: "Has the Nova Corps arrived? I want to see them!"
The collector said: "I don't think so. The Nova Legion will definitely resist the Burning Legion to the end. What you need to resolve now is the raging conflict between the three empires."
The Nova Corps are from the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, coming out to fight against Ronan's army.
In fact, in the original plot, they are a famous space defense force, jointly formed by more than 3,000 advanced civilizations, with the largest fleet in the universe, unmatched by the three major empires.
Unlike a certain world police, the Nova Corps has indeed fulfilled the obligations of the cosmic police and maintained interstellar peace, so there is no need to lobby, they will support the alliance formed by Gao Tianzun.
In fact, according to current intelligence, the casualties of the Nova Corps have been very serious, with more than a hundred Novas and more than 20 main fleets dead.
They are the first major force in the universe to launch an attack on the Burning Legion, regardless of sacrifice.
In comparison, the Skrull Empire, the Kree Empire and the Shi'ar Empire are a bit more protective.
Although the fleets of each of these three empires are slightly inferior to the Nova Legion, their combined strength is definitely far greater than that of the Nova Legion.
Not only quantity, but also quality.
Let's put it this way, the technological level of the three empires has reached the edge of modifying time and space. If we take another big step forward, the entire civilization can be upgraded to a higher dimension and no longer be mixed up in the Marvel universe.
Although this step may not be achieved in eternity, the three empires are definitely the most promising to defeat the Burning Legion.
"You were the first to stand up and sound the clarion call for counterattack against the Burning Legion. You relied on your personal strength and influence, but the real mainstay is the three empires."
The collector said: "I have arranged a lobbying strategy for you."
Gao Tianzun squinted his eyes with some disdain: "Sowing discord like you do?"
The collector analyzed: "Of course not. He took the initiative to take the blame for the defeat for the three empires. Now that the Burning Legion is unstoppable, the three empires are standing still because they are afraid that if they are defeated, it will be a huge blow to prestige and morale..."
Gao Tianzun understood: "So you asked me to be so high-profile, now I take the lead, supported by the three empires, and I will take the blame if it fails, hey!"
He was not angry but happy: "This is a big gamble using myself as a bargaining chip. I like it."
The collector raised his glass: "After this war, my collection will increase again. The specimens of the Burning Legion, ah, thinking about it makes me tremble!"
Gao Tianzun was indifferent: "You are too optimistic!"
The collector said: "You are too pessimistic. I have contacted the champion, the gardener, the runner, and Egg..."
Gao Tianzun was surprised: "Ego? How could he be willing to come?"
The collector lightly tapped his foot: "This is the brain of a god."
Gao Tianzun was moved: "Are you crazy? Yi Ge, that greedy guy, doesn't know how to be satisfied. This time he gave the brain to the god of heaven. Yi Ge will definitely come back to ask for it again. Your land of nothingness will not be safe!"
The collector laughed: "Who asked them to offend you?"
Gao Tianzun was silent for a moment: "Your collection is packed with me!"
The two old men looked at each other, very much like Magneto and Professor X.
Old friend.
"These two are much stronger than in the original plot. At least they are tolerant."
The room was filled with the atmosphere of meeting old friends, but there was an outsider.
Huang Shang, who had put on the Smurf skin, was also quietly located among them, listening to the whole process.
Compared with the old guy with poor gambling skills in the original plot, Gao Tianzun is much more reliable, and the collector is also a strategist. With the demeanor of a black market boss, the three powerful empires are just playthings in his eyes.
It seems that Thanos is not the only one who has received the help of destiny.
Even if the nest is overturned, the eggs will not be destroyed. These important figures in the universe, no matter whether they are decent or villains, will come forward at the critical moment of life and death.
It’s a characteristic of Marvel that anyone can come out clean at a critical moment.
"The alliance in terms of plot, with the guidance of Gao Tianzun and the Collector, is no problem, but the reincarnation is still a variable..."
After Huang Shang learned about the situation at the upper level, he returned directly to the crowded and dirty environment of the rented house at the lower level.
This is where ordinary people live, and it is also where those headless and faceless characters in the universe temporarily live.
The Land of Nothingness is not an ordinary black market. Wealth is important, but prestige is more important.
Even if a warrior with a good reputation in the galaxy is impoverished, when he comes here, the collector will warmly welcome him and allow him to live in the upper class and enjoy the treatment of a superior citizen. On the contrary, those who are nouveau riche with just a few money will receive warm hospitality even if they have some money.
Tens of billions of orders are just Losers here.
I have to say, it’s very quaint.
Money is less important than reputation.
The relationship between this grand event seems complicated, but when compared with the Heroes Conference, it becomes very clear.
Gao Tianzun is Guo Jing, who has strength and prestige; the collector is Huang Rong, who is Bingxue, smart and skillful;
The New Star Legion is a beggar gang with influence all over the country and the largest number of people; the three empires are famous sects such as Shaolin, which not only have many masters, but also have the deepest foundation.
Then the reincarnators are the group of King Jinlun.
The Burning Legion may be arrogant and deliberately run away from Gao Tianzun with the intention of catching everyone in one fell swoop, but the Samsaras will never let go of such a good opportunity.
If you don't cause trouble, are you still called a reincarnationist?
Therefore, when he sent the three young gods, Tunmei and Valkyrie out, they deliberately changed their outfits.
In fact, the larvae of gods don't have to worry about reincarnation. After all, the original plot was just soy sauce, and no one can recognize it when it looks like this.
But this place was built with the skulls of his kind. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it would be better not to show the characteristics of the Celestials.
As for Tunmei and Valkyrie, they have more distinctive characteristics and are easily recognized by reincarnations. Huang Shang asked them to disguise themselves and act in a low-key manner.
He sat down and played with the Rubik's Cube, and suddenly his eyes narrowed.
Because the space in front of him fluctuated, a figure squeezed out. It turned out to be the Shining, the god and demon companion of Nuclear Meteor.
As soon as he came in, he showed the standard French military salute and said in a stunning manner:
"Titan Thanos, I'm here to negotiate!"
…
Time goes back half an hour.
The lower level of nothingness.
In another basement where mortals live.
A group of reincarnations with outstanding temperament are gathering, and the one in the middle, wearing a white coat and playing with a magic pot with a ghost face carved in his hand, is the Collector, the director of the Western District Dark Web Combat Department.
The artifact, the Demon God's Pot, was being played with so casually in his hands, and the other reincarnations on both sides of him didn't even dare to cast greedy glances.
Because today's darknet is no longer the number one in the Western District, but is now at its peak and the only one.
As a close associate of the four chief executives, especially the Speaker, the Collector's hidden status is even higher than that of some seven-star gods and demons, and he is the seventh-rank official in front of the Prime Minister.
But no, the Shining, who had previously wanted to seize the Phoenix Power in the solar system, seemed to be following his subordinates, accepting the assignment with an expressionless face.
"Here are the information on the three empires. Your respective goals have been arranged."
"The nuclear weapons of the three major empires still pose a considerable threat to the Burning Legion. I will highlight a few examples here:"
"The Skrulls' gravity distortion cannon can turn a mature star into a red giant in an instant, destroying a star system."
"The Kree's jump missile, a three-meter jump missile, can attack targets within a radius of 20,000 kilometers, resulting in completely controlled and absolute destruction."
"The Shi'ar's phase black hole bombs were sent directly to the enemy camp using holographic technology to detonate..."
"There are too many similar strategic weapons!"
"I emphasize again that this mission is to infiltrate, not to kill!"
"Don't think that killing some important generals is an achievement. If you alert the enemy and destroy the strategic plan of the Speaker, I will make ugly remarks in front of you. There will be no place for you in the Western District!"
"Do you understand?"
"Understood!"
"Louder, I didn't hear you!"
"Understood!!!"
Seeing everyone responding in unison, with the atmosphere of an army, the collectors filled the ground and waved their hands: "It's time to disperse!"
The reincarnators had different expressions, but they didn't say anything. They turned into beams of light and teleported away. Only one person stayed at the end. There were many shadows behind him, his face was long and narrow, and he had a bitter look on his face. He was the Shining Spirit.
The collector frowned: "What? Do you still have questions?"
In response to this implicitly contemptuous tone, Shining suppressed his anger and put on a smile: "About the resurrection of the nuclear meteor..."
The collector's face darkened: "Resurrecting a god and demon requires too much energy. Although you have joined the dark web, you do not have enough merit points and it is against the rules. Didn't I make it clear enough last time?"
Shining said urgently: "But the Speaker also has regulations. Seven-star stars can temporarily credit merit points. The resurrection of Nuclear Meteor is a special situation. He only has part of the magic core in my hands. If he is not resurrected now, the merit points that will be consumed next will be
More and more, we can no longer afford it..."
The collector said: "The rules are the rules. You don't meet the conditions for credit. I'm sorry."
Shining closed his eyes, finally put down his pride, and begged: "Please!"
The collector looked at him, with the corners of his mouth raised slightly, like?.
Not saying a word is worth a thousand words.
This is revenge.
Once upon a time, Nuclear Meteor relied on its status as a seven-star god and demon to order around the collectors, completely treating it as a tool.
This is actually the general attitude of gods and demons towards those who are reincarnated under seven stars.
With the separation between humans and gods, it’s not easy to distinguish between classes, but you still expect to be approachable? I’m afraid you’re not living in a fairy tale!
In the past, the collector naturally had to bend down and fawn over, and even he himself didn't think there was anything wrong with it. But since the speaker's identity changed, the darknet has become more and more popular, and everything has changed.
His psychological activity has gone from "I will become a god and demon in the future" to "You are blind and blind, if you offend me, there will be no place for you in the West District"!
It happened to happen.
Seeing that Shining wanted to beg again, the collector became impatient and pinched the ghost face in his hand. The ghost face made a look of pain, screamed, light flashed, and Shining disappeared in the room.
He didn't leave on his own, but was forcibly teleported out by the power of the Demon God's Pot.
"Hahaha!"
Recalling the past, he was as humble as an ant. Looking at the present, his mouth looks like Nike. The collector finally couldn't hide his arrogance and leaned back.
What does it mean to have great power?
Cool!
Outside, Shining's face was distorted to the extreme after being blasted out.
Nuclear Meteor is none other than his teammates who have been traveling together all the way and leaving the back to each other!
The trust between the two reached the point where they entrusted their divine and demonic cores.
So Nuclear Meteor was killed by Thanos, and although The Shining was sad, he had not given up hope of resurrection.
But what they never expected was that without the kingdom of gods and demons, they would be bullied by dogs and end up being humiliated by six-star demigods.
Before begging the collector in a low voice, the Shining had actually asked other gods and demons who entered the world.
However, with all the refusals and polite refusals, Shining was shocked to discover that at some point, the seven-star Gods and Demons District in the West District had a tendency to follow the leader's lead, so much so that even the forces under the Speaker were unwilling to offend...
Therefore, the collector’s humiliating rejection leaves really no room for change!
And this severe encounter with the wall also contributed to the determination——
"Collector, you forced me to do it. I'm afraid you will never imagine that I actually found the whereabouts of the infinite stones!"
Shining took out the magic core fragment of the nuclear meteor, determined a direction, and took a deep breath.
When he was killed in the solar system, the nuclear meteor also imprinted the breath of the killer Thanos to facilitate future revenge.
Not long ago, The Shining discovered that Thanos had also arrived in the void.
And he also carries an infinite gem!
The main goal of all seven-star gods and demons in the lower realm is the infinite gems.
The Speaker promised that as long as he gets the infinite gems, he can make any request he can, no matter how costly it is, he will not refuse!
The gods and demons in the West District took action upon hearing the news. If not too many people entered at once, it would cause the world's will to completely go berserk, and there is no telling how many more.
However, the first batch of gods and demons who arrived soon discovered that although the will of the world became too busy to take care of itself due to the fusion of the two realms, it protected the infinite stones extremely well.
The current whereabouts of the six gems are neither based on the movie version nor the original plot of the comic book version. In addition, the characteristics of mythical objects are self-obstructive. The vast universe and countless civilizations are basically looking for a needle in a haystack.
Some of these gods and demons are unwilling to give up and continue to search for the treasures of powerful civilizations and famous experts, while others turn to the invasion of the Burning Legion, preparing to start from this point and force the other party to reveal their weaknesses.
The Shining and Nuclear Meteor belong to the latter group. They wanted to make a fortune in the solar system, but one of them was killed directly. However, they lost it and gained it, and unexpectedly discovered the breath of the Infinity Stones from their enemies.
"The Speaker said that he is locking the core power of the infinite gems, and there will be no mistakes. The only flaw is that he cannot determine which one it is."
"I don't care anymore. If Thanos can kill Meteor, he might kill me. If I tell those bastards, the Infinity Stones will definitely be taken away!"
"Risk your life to go it alone? Form an alliance to offer treasures to others? I don't choose either!"
"I want to use the lives of those bastards, especially the arrogant and domineering Darknet, as a pledge to gain Thanos's trust!"
"With the infinite gems in hand, even the Speaker must be gentle with me!"
The Shining held his hands empty and ate the peaches one after another. After he was half full, he unleashed his speed force and ran directly towards Thanos.
Whoosh!
Ever since, Huang Shang saw the appearance of The Shining.
With a horse face, do you think you are Doctor Strange?
The Shining didn't think so. He hunted in a cloak, raised his head, and looked at the supervillain who was sitting still more than half taller than him: "Thanos, I have information about the Burning Legion!"
Huang Shang's face was expressionless.
Shining said again: "I also have information about the reincarnations. These reincarnations are the culprits of the Burning Legion coming to your world. Don't you want to kill these culprits?"
Huang Shang's expression was expressionless.
At this moment, purple light flashed, and Tunmei jumped into the house. She had already taken off her disguise impatiently, holding large and small bags of snacks in her hand: "Dad, look what I brought back!"
"Isn't this the daughter of Galactus? Why do you call Thanos daddy?"
"Could it be..."
When Shining heard the name Tunmei, an idea flashed in his mind, he gritted his teeth and reluctantly said: