Chapter 1361 The Mystery of the Feast (XI)
“After humans gradually entered the interstellar stage, the Holy Sanctuary gained more information channels. We also thought about referring to the portal development routes of other civilizations to see if we could learn from each other’s strengths and strengthen Kama Taj’s large-scale portal technology. "
Schiller blinked and said thoughtfully: "I think portal technology should be very important to all civilizations. Will they easily trade this technology with us?"
"Of course not, but there are other ways." Strange glanced around and saw that there was no one on either side of them. Although there were many guests, they were not too dense even if they were spread out on the third floor.
Strange still lowered his voice and said: "Just like on Earth, many contraband items are said to be unavailable, but as long as you have money and connections, you can still get your hands on it."
"You mean...the black market?" Schiller immediately understood.
Strange nodded and said: "Of course there is a black market in interstellar society. A society of order will definitely need an outlet for chaos, and within the jurisdiction of the three empires, this outlet is in Centauri."
Strange stretched out a hand and drew a pattern on the back of the chair in front of him, and said: "Look, this is the ring area, which is the area where the three empires meet. It is the political and cultural center of the three empires. And here is the Centaur... Did you find it? They appear diagonally, facing each other from a distance. This is definitely the result of the deliberate guidance of the three empires. "
"They understand that blocking is worse than sparse. No matter how highly centralized a military state is, it is impossible to be completely free of crime. Even if the supreme wisdom controls almost all the members of the Cree's main ethnic group, the scope and population of their rule determine that crime will inevitably occur. ”
"In this case, it's better to lead these people who bring chaos away. As long as it doesn't affect the core area, it doesn't matter at all."
Schiller nodded. Of course he understood what Strange meant. In fact, this is also the case on Earth. Is it true that these big countries are incapable of managing many so-called no-no-no zones? I'm afraid not so.
Firstly, it is not cost-effective to use manpower and material resources to clear the money. Secondly, after some extremely dangerous elements commit crimes, they know that they have a place to run away, so they will run away after committing the crime. But what if there is no such place for them? If we run away and let them resist desperately in the country, how much trouble will they cause?
Therefore, in most orderly societies, the measures taken to deal with such people are that as long as you do not mess around within the society and voluntarily give up your social identity and run out, most officials will not go to war over a piece of rat shit.
It seems that Centauri is such a place, Schiller thought, the Golden Triangle of the universe belongs to it.
"So where did you get the technology?" Schiller asked curiously.
But Strange smiled mysteriously. He shook his head and said, "I haven't found any useful technology, but I have made some other discoveries."
"What is that?" Schiller leaned over and tried to listen attentively, but Strange smiled and shook his head and said, "You will know when the time comes."
At this time Strange changed the topic and continued:
"In addition to the Holy of Holies, the Karma Taj mages have also actively strengthened exchanges with other pantheons."
"Not only are the gods that have come out of the earth, there are also many powerful gods that still exist in the universe. They are different from eternity or death, which are completely incarnations of the rules of the universe, but they are not demon gods composed entirely of energy. It can be said that they are A combination of the two.”
Hearing Strange's words, Schiller thought of what Thanos had mentioned before. After the leader of the Eternals blew up his own home, he abandoned his body and combined with certain rules of the universe to become the incarnation of time.
Schiller was not deeply impressed by this character, but vaguely remembered that he seemed unable to defeat Thanos. As long as he was of some use, Thanos would not be able to destroy Titan. Listening to Strange's words, in the universe, such There are quite a lot of them.
"These so-called gods are not as fragile as demon gods. They live almost as long as the universe and can live for a long time. They are high-quality customers in the future, so the mages are particularly interested in them." Strange swung his glass and drank. He said after taking a sip of wine.
"In addition, we have also collected a lot of information about the gods in the universe, mainly provided to us by some of our customers."
"Although the teleportation technology was not purchased, we did find some information related to it... You should know the big teleportation gate of the Shi'ar Empire, right?"
Schiller nodded and said, "It's so famous that it's hard not to know."
"The Shi'a Empire is very special." Strange stretched out a finger. He put the wine glass on the table next to him, changed his posture, and said very seriously: "As mentioned before, Kerry The teleportation technology of the Empire and the Skrull Empire was developed on the technological side, but the Shi'ar Empire is a bit like humans, and their large portal is not entirely a product of the technological side."
"It can be seen from the shape of their main empire, the Mengyu tribe, that most of the Kree and Skrulls have undergone some mechanized transformation. Even if their bodies are not moved, they usually wear mechanical armor and hold firearms and equipment."
"But the Mengyu tribe, especially the royal family and nobles in the Mengyu tribe, almost never wear bulky armor. Even if they go to the battlefield, they only wear a thin layer of decorative armor at most. This is because they are also magic Race, has magic shield, so there is no need for heavy armor. "
Schiller nodded. This was the first time he had heard of it. Then he remembered that the spaceship of the Mengyu tribe that he had seen landed at the Asgard Starport was indeed different from the spaceships of other technological civilizations.
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The specific manifestation is that the shape is strange, there are more useless decorations, and the appearance does not conform to the laws of dynamics. If there is no magic, it is a bit difficult to make such a spaceship fly steadily.
"Where does their magic come from? Are they born to use the energy of the origin of the universe like Asgard?" Schiller asked.
"Of course not. If they are like the Aesir, what will happen?" Strange shook his head and said, "They are much weaker than the Asgardians. The reason is that they can't use the energy of the origin of the universe by themselves, but their "gods" can give them energy."
"Oh, just like the believers of the Egyptian pantheon, right?" Schiller immediately gave a very appropriate example.
The Egyptian pantheon is a pantheon that likes to lend its power to its believers. Not to mention the group of spokespersons for Khonsu, Black Panther must also find an agent in the human world, and sometimes it's not just one person, but an entire tribe.
Strange nodded and continued to explain: "You may think that such behavior is not good for God, but the strange thing is that the greatest doctrine of the Shi'ar Empire is 'fusion'."
"It is rumored that the Shi'ar gods do not love each other at all, and they do not want to be together, but after being forced to be together, they found strength in this combination. So, the Shi'ar Empire imitated the Shi'ar gods and forcibly integrated other ethnic groups and found strength in this fusion."
"Here we go again." Schiller covered his forehead and said, "You are talking about other wizards, don't you also talk about this kind of supernatural legend all day long?"
Strange smiled helplessly and said, "If this is also called supernatural, then if you listen to those great wizards talking, you can fall asleep on the spot."
"Okay, let me explain it more clearly. In fact, there is no romantic mythology at all. Everything is driven by interests."
"The Shi'ar gods said to their believers , after the forced combination, we have gained powerful power, so in order to gain power, you should also integrate other ethnic groups, which is actually just whitewashing your own aggression. "
"The Shia gods lend their power to believers, let them invade other countries, and then brainwash the believers of other gods in other countries, so that they can submit to the Shia gods, so that the Shia gods can have more believers. "
"More importantly, the Shia gods can follow these believers to find the gods of other ethnic groups. They can forcibly integrate the power of these gods into themselves and completely eat them. This is what they call "finding power in combination." "
Schiller looked up and nodded. He understood the way the Shia pantheon works. To put it bluntly, it is to use mortals to fish. Once the gods of other ethnic groups follow the guidance of their believers to check the situation, three hundred swordsmen will immediately jump out to chop the other party, and then directly serve it on the table to eat.
Suddenly Schiller was stunned for a moment, because he thought of the relationship between this behavior of the Shia pantheon and the great portal.
The development history of civilization in the universe can correspond to the development history of mankind.
At a certain stage of human development, there was no such thing as business. Most people lived on their own small plots of land, with men farming and women weaving, and were self-sufficient.
But with the development of productivity, people produced more and more things, which completely exceeded their own survival needs, so they began to have the need to exchange with each other.
The extra cloth I weave can be exchanged for the extra food you grow, or I will be responsible for weaving and you will be responsible for growing food, and we will exchange regularly, so business emerged.
The same is true in cosmic civilization. When most interstellar civilizations were not so developed, business was not so prosperous, but as more and more civilizations entered the interstellar society, everyone also hoped to exchange what they had.
At this time, the Shi'ar Empire stood up and claimed that they could provide a fair trading platform for other civilizations in the universe. Simply put, if you all come to me to trade, I can not only ensure the fairness of the transaction, but also cover your travel expenses.
The so-called travel expenses are actually large portals.
The Shi'ar Empire is the first civilization in the universe to build a large portal for countless interstellar civilizations to pass through, which gives them a unique advantage in commercial trade.
For example, if you have a bag of rice that you want to sell, do you walk 2 kilometers to the neighboring village to find two potential buyers, or go to the post station to take the free portal and go to the town 20 kilometers away to wait for a hundred potential buyers to bid?
It is the nature of merchants to pursue profit. A place with convenient travel and more potential buyers means that it may be sold at a higher price. Therefore, caravans from various civilizations in the interstellar space continue to gather towards the large portal star area of the Shi'ar Empire.
The Shi'ar twin gods who helped the Shi'ar Empire build the large portal squatted above the Shi'ar Empire's territory, tied their napkins, took their knives and forks, and waited for plates of food to be transported out of the portal.
Whichever dish they like, they ask their followers to negotiate business with the other party. Once the business is concluded, the other party admires the cultural atmosphere of the Shi'ar Empire and is willing to join the multi-ethnic family of the Shi'ar Empire. Others What can be said?
If the other two empires were conquered by force, then the Shi'ar Empire was more like a cultural invasion. This method was slower, but more reliable, and it was less likely to arouse public condemnation. It was more covert and subtle.
Now, Schiller understands why the Shi'ar Empire is not as powerful as the Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire, but it can still stand proudly in the economy and society for many years and maintain the transcendent status of the three empires.
"It has been many years since the two gods of Xi and A gave their power to the royal family and nobles of the Mengyu tribe. What you may not know is that no matter how careful they are, the energy belonging to the gods will still continue to corrode and transform the bodies of mortals. ”
Strange stared at the wine swaying in his hand and said: "Mortals have to pay a price for borrowing the energy of the gods. The more they borrow, the more severe the erosion. The thicker the blood, the stronger the power flowing in the blood. many."
Strange narrowed his eyes slightly, a dark light flowing in his eyes. The Supreme Mage has never been the spokesman for light and decent magic. They also delve into the dark magic that is kept secret, even better than those black magicians. Be more proficient in this.
Strange's tone became lower and lower: "The great portal of the Shi'ar Empire is the product of the power of the two gods of Shi'ar, and this power flowing in the blood of the Mengyu tribe, perhaps, is the power of the great portal. The secret is in the blood of the Mengyu clan."
"Winter, winter, winter."
The rapid drum beat sounded in Schiller's ears at the beginning of the concert, and then turned into his clear and rhythmic heartbeat.
Schiller, who was still standing on the dance floor, turned his head. Through the hazy light, he saw on the tray in the waiter's hand not far away. The glass had just been put down by Strange, but it was still full of wine.