Walking inside the battleship, Su Ming looked at the almost entirely black world. While marvelling at the advancement of alien technology, there were also some puzzling aspects.
For instance, the Kree People are actually quite similar to humans, with very few exceeding two meters in height. Yet, the interior dome of their battleships is incredibly tall, with corridor heights often exceeding ten meters, and the various halls they pass through are even more spacious.
This kind of space wastage surprisingly brings about an indescribable solemnity, like walking into a heretical church inside the battleship.
Additionally, inside the spaceship, one cannot see any rest areas—only training rooms or shooting ranges. Everything inside the spaceship is born for war.
There are no signposts along the way, and every Kree person encountered has a serious face. If not for the messenger's smiling face, Su Ming would have thought they were a race incapable of smiling.
The Kree military discipline is exceptionally good. Su Ming can say it's the most terrifying army he has seen so far.
Almost everyone's eyes are filled with a desire for war. Unlike the Asgardians who pursue glory, the Kree pursue war itself, regardless of what kind of war it is.
Everyone's actions seem uniform. Even while walking inside the spaceship, Su Ming does not see any chaos or urgency that might occur during battle.
They seem to just be on a routine patrol, completely disregarding the Dark Elf Fleet opposite them. Those who need to train continue their training, and those who are off-duty change shifts as usual.
Along the way, Su Ming merely dealt with the ambassador lightly, using the most concise and powerful language to answer some necessary questions, which made the ambassador feel that Odin was even more unfathomable.
So by the time they reached the bridge, about to meet Ronan the Accuser, the ambassador's bow was so low his face was almost touching the ground.
"Welcome, great Odin of Asgard. Your arrival is an immeasurable honor for us."
Standing at the forefront of the bridge, looking at Ronan, who turned from gazing at the gigantic display screen that filled one wall of the bridge, he bowed respectfully to Odin.
Although he showed no smile, with only seriousness and solemnity on his blue face, the sincerity could be felt from the strength of his bow.
"Welcome to Asgard, Kree friends. To what do we owe the pleasure?"
With his Odin identity, Su Ming only needed to nod slightly towards Ronan.
Ronan had no intent for small talk and explained the situation, hoping for Odin's assistance, as he needed a battleship.
But Su Ming wasn't going to agree so quickly.
"First, prepare a banquet. I want to see you deal with the Dark Elf Fleet; then we will talk. Warriors without strength don't deserve to be friends of Asgard."
This seemingly simple request from Su Ming was a difficult task for Ronan.
According to Kree military regulation No. 46587, any form of intoxicant is forbidden on the battleship. Violators would be severely punished and recorded in their file.
Moreover, there is no conventional food on the Kree spaceship. Although there is simulated gravity technology during space travel, the most convenient food for storage is actually portable food, such as nourishment gel and various injection fluids.
They couldn't just offer Odin a piece of that to suck on, could they? Or give an injection to the king of the Immortal Palace?
But Odin's meaning was already clear. He sat comfortably in Ronan's seat, as if just waiting for a meal.
Ronan, forcing himself, had someone bring the nourishment gel.
These were placed in disposable containers, looking like the ice cube trays that Earthlings use, except inside was deep blue jelly.
Su Ming just wanted to try something new. The more he hadn't eaten it, the better it seemed.
Although he remained expressionless, he still stuffed the wobbly gel into his mouth.
There was no taste at all. Even though he could feel the gel rapidly dissolving in his mouth, it had no more flavor than plain water, like swallowing a piece of void.
Su Ming could feel it, and simultaneously, Strangulation provided intelligence. A large amount of energy entered his body, energy that would even make an ordinary human explode.
It was quite nourishing, even making Su Ming feel invigorated.
"The stuff isn't bad, shame about the lack of texture."
Su Ming unabashedly made a disappointed expression to Ronan.
"The Supreme Wisdom believes flavoring additives are unnecessary pleasures. They increase the cost of nourishment gel by 5%, increase manufacturing time by 2%, without any improvement in usage effects...actually, I also like the old-fashioned, flavored nutrients."
Ronan seemed to be implying something, and Su Ming had some guesses.
In the Kree's view, nostalgia is not a good term. The Supreme Wisdom believes society must continuously progress, and longing for the past is equivalent to giving up evolution, a manifestation of self-degradation.
Nostalgia is often associated with the royalist faction, longing for the days when the Kree Queen reigned, before the Supreme Wisdom's time.
"First drive back Malekith; I want to see the power of your Kree battleship."
Su Ming skirted around the topic. Communication inside the Kree battleship was somewhat inconvenient, potentially monitored by the Supreme Wisdom, which was even more troublesome than Ultron.
Ronan harbored no doubts and even thought it was a good start. Now that Odin wanted to see the battleship's power, could it be for reference, to help build a battleship?
He ordered the crew with confidence to use the Dark Star to ram Malekith's flagship 'Dark Fate'.
Actually, he had some ulterior motives. After all, the new battleship was made for Supreme Wisdom. If he showcased the powerful firepower of the Dark Star in front of Odin, then the new spaceship would surely be even stronger.
Therefore, just showing off the sturdiness of the Dark Star would suffice. Ideally, the battleship for Supreme Wisdom would be just a metal shell. Although unlikely, it would be best if it didn't have a single cannon.
The idea is good, but Malekith is not a fool; he is a master of guerilla warfare in the cosmos.
Seeing the Dark Star's thrusters fully open, heading straight for him, he immediately realized what Ronan wanted to do.
The size, weight, and sturdiness of the Dark Star were incomparable to his ship.
With Odin and Ronan both there, sending Cursed Warriors over would be futile, so instead...
He dropped a few Cursed Warriors into the Immortal Palace City below to create chaos, and then his fleet instantly activated invisibility, escaping in different directions at full speed.
"Such quick runners, those cowards."
Ronan scornfully cursed. After such a long standoff between the fleets, and with Malekith having lost several ships, he ended up running in the end?
This left the Accuser feeling a sense of frustration as if a powerful punch had landed on empty air.
Su Ming had anticipated this; if Malekith truly stayed to fight to the end, that would be surprising. He even abandoned his own home planet and became a space pirate to save his own life.
"This shameless scoundrel, with no sense of honor. Land, Accuser of the Kree Empire, come to my Golden Palace as a guest. I have many old-fashioned foods to entertain you."
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Helping the Kree build ships wasn't a big deal, and since the ship of Supreme Wisdom was intended to counter the Skrulls, asking Odin was akin to notifying him in advance that the Kree had no intentions for the Nine Realms.
So as long as Ronan could provide the materials, Su Ming made the decision on behalf of Odin to agree to the shipbuilding.
"I still feel the Queen of the Kree is more approachable."
As they parted, Odin sat on his throne, seemingly making a casual remark.
But as Ronan bowed and took his leave, waves of emotion surged in his heart. Odin's distrust of the computer was evident, indicating that his friendly strategy was the correct choice.
Su Ming watched the blue-skinned man depart, silently contemplating in his heart.
At least, for now, the Dark Elves wouldn't dare return, and the Light Elves being hunted down could stay at the Immortal Palace to recuperate for a few days.
Celestial Venerable Gao should agree to his bet and send the Horse-faced Thunder God to deal with Mephisto. Although Bill doesn't have the Storm Hammer yet, his strength doesn't rely on the hammer.
As a half-mechanical lifeform, Bill has a high resistance to magic, making him a challenge for Mephisto.
If everything goes as expected, the Destruction Maidens will soon withdraw. They are tough shields, and Mephisto will need them.
Once the Destruction Maidens leave, have Gullveig control those Flaming Giant Beasts to jump onto the Rainbow Bridge, eliminating hidden threats.
The current issue is what Hel plans to do, and where Hydra has gone. Has the Great Serpent really emerged?
As he pondered, the sound of weapons clashing came from outside the door.
It turns out not all the Cursed Warriors had been eliminated by the soldiers, as one had somehow made its way to the entrance of the Golden Palace.
"Stand down."
Su Ming, who went out to check, dismissed the guards and approached, wielding the Eternal Spear. The notorious Cursed Warriors of the Dark Elves had long been known, and he wanted to gauge their strength.
The Cursed Warriors were formed through the Dark Elves' secret techniques, imbuing their bodies with a significant amount of dark energy to form an unstable super state.
The Dark Elves themselves were not weak, with individual strength similar to the Immortal Palace Warriors, both far surpassing humans.
When transformed into Cursed Warriors, their strength would undergo a breakthrough increase, making even warriors as renowned as the Three Warriors struggle to withstand a single Cursed Warrior alone.
In the Thor movies, only one Cursed Warrior appeared, originally the Dark Elves' second-in-command, named Algrim, who was renamed Kurze after being cursed.
The displayed power was just enough to knock Thor and Loki away.
However, in the comics, the Dark Elves have an entire army composed entirely of Cursed Warriors, called the 'Master of Curses'. When they surged together, even Odin had to avoid the confrontation.
At his strongest in the comics, Kurze received four times the Power of the Thunder God from the Transcender, easily overpowering Thor.
Of course, the ending needs no explanation. No matter how strong, being brainless leads nowhere, and ultimately, that fool was outsmarted and killed by Loki.
The Cursed Warrior before him should be just a grunt, but when the Godslayer transformed into the Eternal Spear and struck, the dark monster merely crossed its arms to block the blow, retreating only a few steps.
It's important to know that although Su Ming didn't go all out with this testing strike, there was still a force of more than a dozen tons. To withstand it so effortlessly is truly remarkable.