Intimidation, Meeting

"Magic mark?"

Lindy looked disdainful when she heard that. "I don’t know what kind of technology this is, but with Nova Corps technology, erasing it would be easy. Just wait to donate that hundred million."

"If you fail,"

Wang Bert said, "you’ll spend seven days with me on Xandar. How about it?"

"Spend seven days with you?"

Lindy frowned, then mocked, "Spending a hundred million to pick up a girl? You’re really lavish."

Wang Bert smiled. "In my heart, you’re worth far more than a mere hundred million."

"Save those words for other women."

Lindy snorted on the surface, but inwardly she was quite pleased. Women on every planet were creatures of hearing.

Wang Bert said, "I’d only say that to a woman who doesn’t like wearing shoes."

"What did you say?"

Lindy was both embarrassed and angry. Wang Bert chuckled, opened the box, took out a chocolate, and handed it to Lindy. "All right, it’s time for this little show to end."

"The show is ending?"

Lindy accepted the chocolate and asked in astonishment, "You’re not planning to act now, are you? Anyone with a brain knows you should wait until they finish fighting before making a move."

"That wouldn’t be intimidating enough."

Wang Bert snapped his fingers. The ‘Space Stone’ the Ravagers were fighting over suddenly turned crimson, bathing the surrounding area in blood-red light.

The Ravagers stared in shock. What was happening? At that moment, countless blood-red threads as fine as hairs shot out from the ‘Space Stone’ in every direction. Though thin, the threads were terrifyingly powerful. Ravagers, mechs, even the spacecraft in the sky—all of them were pierced through.

That was right. Everyone was pierced by the blood-red threads. Then, their bodies began to shrivel as the threads sucked out their blood.

"How is that possible?"

Lindy’s mouth hung open in utter disbelief. Her adjutant was equally dumbfounded. This was far too terrifying. In an instant, over a thousand criminals and more than a dozen spacecraft had all been dealt with.

Wang Bert did not kill those criminals. He controlled the threads to retract, and the ‘Space Stone’ gradually returned to its original form—a human pinky finger.

"A pinky finger?"

Thinking of something, Lindy looked toward Wang Bert’s hand and indeed found that his left hand was missing its pinky finger.

Lindy swallowed and asked, "That was your pinky finger?"

"Congratulations, you got it right."

Wang Bert raised his left hand. The pinky finger teleported back, then a flash of blood-red light restored his palm completely.

Lindy stared at Wang Bert in disbelief. No wonder he had always been so high-profile. He truly had the right to be high-profile.

Calling him a nouveau riche had been utterly ignorant of her. She had failed to recognize greatness when she saw it.

Lindy could not help asking, "Mr. Wang, just how strong are you?"

Wang Bert smiled. "I already told you when we first met."

"When we first met?"

Lindy froze, then realized what he meant and asked in shock, "Can you really stand against the Nova Corps?"

"At the very least, you wouldn’t be able to take my Space Stone."

Wang Bert stood and said, "All right, have your people clean up the battlefield. Three days from now, I’ll ask you out to dinner. Also, help me arrange a meeting with Nova Prime. I want to discuss Xandar’s preferential policies with her."

"Oh, all right."

Lindy nodded subconsciously. Only after Wang Bert left did she realize that she was not his secretary, so why was she helping him run errands?

"That bastard."

Lindy gritted her teeth. After thinking for a moment, she walked to her desk and contacted Nova Prime—this matter had to be reported to Nova Prime.

Three days later, Wang Bert officially met with Nova Prime. Nova Prime warmly welcomed Wang Bert’s arrival, not only specially approving many preferential policies for him, but also placing a large number of delivery orders.

The Space Stone had an overwhelming advantage when it came to transporting troops.

At the same time, the ambush from three days earlier spread throughout the Milky Way Galaxy. Everyone learned that the Earthling who possessed the Space Stone and could become Xandar’s richest man within a few years was extraordinarily powerful.

He had the right to possess the Space Stone.

Earth Express had officially gained a foothold on Xandar.

A month later, Taneleer Tivan, the Collector of Knowhere, placed an order with Earth Express. Wang Bert knew it was an invitation from the other party and gladly accepted.

Thanos’s lair, Sanctuary I.

The massive purple potato monster Thanos asked unhappily, "So you’re saying my plan has failed completely?"

"Great Thanos."

Ebony Maw, one of the Black Order, said respectfully, "The Blood God is too powerful. The Ravagers no longer dare to act. Even if there are those unafraid of death, they would only go to Xandar, not Earth."

"The Blood God has grown too quickly."

Thanos sighed. "A year ago, he definitely did not possess such strength."

Ebony Maw said, "Great Thanos, we should eliminate the Blood God as soon as possible. Ronan happens to want to attack Xandar. I think we can lend him a hand."

"It is not yet time for me to meet him."

Thanos shook his head. At that moment, he seemed to hear something and turned to ask, "The Dark Elves are about to awaken? The Reality Stone is about to appear?"

Seeing Thanos speak to the air beside him, everyone below lowered their heads. In truth, speaking to the air was nothing. Thanos would occasionally even make some indecent movements toward the air.

It really was just air. Ebony Maw and the others had secretly investigated many times. There was no one around Thanos at all.

"I understand."

Thanos spoke for a long time before stopping. After thinking for a moment, he instructed Ebony Maw, "Ebony Maw, the Dark Elves are about to awaken. Go find them and help them attack Earth and eliminate the Super Heroes.

"Also, the Reality Stone will appear among the Dark Elves. Once the matter is done, bring the Reality Stone back to me."

"Yes, Great Thanos."

Ebony Maw said, "I will not disappoint you."

"Great Thanos, the Chitauri request permission to fight and wash away our shame."

The Chitauri leader hurriedly stepped forward to request battle—the ones who had attacked Earth before were only part of the Chitauri.

Thanos waved his hand. "Go. If you fail again this time, don’t bother coming back."

"Yes, Great Thanos."

Ebony Maw and the Chitauri withdrew with respectful expressions. Thanos gazed into the void, his eyes burning with excitement. The Infinity Stones were appearing one after another. He would soon fulfill his dream, restore balance to the world, and satisfy Him!

Hell. Mephisto sat in his dilapidated palace and let out a huge sigh of relief—the Celestial Convergence was approaching, and the Hell Lords had all withdrawn their forces, no longer continuing to attack his territory.

"Damn it, such a good opportunity, yet I can’t think of any way to use it."

Thinking of something, Mephisto clutched his head in pain. If he were his former self, he would definitely have used this opportunity to destroy Blackheart and, while he was at it, make things difficult for Ancient One.

The problem was that he was no longer his former self. His mind was full of water now, and he could not think of any schemes at all.

"I still need to restore my intelligence first. Blackheart’s intelligence is far too low. What a damn scam."

Mephisto sighed. He was destined to miss this Celestial Convergence.

Earth, United Nations Headquarters!

Today’s topics were the Earth Federation and the Celestial Convergence. Things went fairly smoothly at first, with most countries agreeing to form the Earth Federation. But once they began discussing the specifics, the representatives naturally started arguing.

"They’re arguing again. They argued over dividing spoils, and now they’re arguing over forming the Earth Federation."

Steve sighed. He had specifically rushed back to attend the meeting, only to hear arguing.

"It’s not bad as long as they don’t start fighting. The Earth Federation won’t be established in just a few years."

President Ellis was in a good mood. Once everyone had argued enough, he said, "Mr. Wang originally intended to establish diplomatic relations with Xandar, but they said that to establish relations, a planet had to be unified and capable of venturing into space. We have neither.

"I suggest we first establish a shell to deal with aliens. As for the Federation’s specific matters, we can discuss and fill them in slowly later."

"With alien-related incidents becoming more frequent, we really should establish a shell first."

The representatives agreed with that. The England representative asked, "How should this shell be established?"

President Ellis said, "Very simply. Find a highly respected person to represent Earth, then have the World Security Council handle the specific matters."

"A highly respected person?"

All the representatives looked toward President Ellis. On Earth, there was only one person all nations would accept.

"That’s right. I’m talking about Mr. Wang."

President Ellis did not beat around the bush. "I nominate him as the Earth Federation’s ambassador, with full authority over matters between Earth and aliens."

"Earth Federation ambassador?"

The representatives considered it. After a moment, the Russia representative said, "Mr. Wang has protected the world many times and provided a great deal of technology without charge. Russia absolutely supports his appointment as Earth’s ambassador.

"The question is, would Mr. Wang himself agree? He has always liked keeping a low profile. Also, how should this be explained to the public?"

"Mr. Wang will agree. What he is doing now is no different from what an ambassador does."

President Ellis said, "Also, we don’t need to reveal his name. That way, it won’t affect his… affect his low profile."

The representatives could not help laughing. What you wanted to say was chasing women, right? The France representative said, "That works. Let’s put it to a vote."

"All right."

The representatives began voting. In the end, it passed unanimously, and Wang Bert officially became the Earth Federation’s ambassador.

Erik watched coldly from the sidelines. This ambassador did not actually hold much power. It was merely an honorary title that allowed Wang Bert to handle alien matters openly and legitimately.

The Earth Federation issue was temporarily concluded. Next, Steve introduced the situation regarding the Celestial Convergence.

"According to calculations by Mr. Wang and Kamar-Taj, the Celestial Convergence will begin in about a month. At that time, many alien monsters will randomly appear on Earth."

One representative asked, "Can’t the Space Battlefield contain them?"

"There are too many. The Space Battlefield can’t contain them."

Steve replied, "Also, an alien army may take the opportunity to invade this time."

"An alien army?"

Though the representatives were somewhat surprised, they were not too shocked. After all, it was not the first time aliens had invaded.

More importantly, they had defeated aliens before, and more than once.

"President Ellis, America will have to work hard again this time."

The England representative chuckled. "If you need help, just ask."

The representatives all nodded. Needless to say, the alien invasion would definitely happen in America.

President Ellis smiled without speaking. The next moment, Steve said, "According to the calculations, the most likely location for the alien invasion is London, England."

"What?"

The England representative was dumbfounded. He hurriedly asked, "Wait, could the calculations be wrong? Why London? That makes no sense."

"There is no mistake. According to calculations by Kamar-Taj and astronomers, the center point of the Celestial Convergence is London. If an alien army wants to use the Celestial Convergence to cause trouble, they will definitely go to London."

Steve said sympathetically, "Please prepare for war."

The England representative wanted to curse. Were those aliens out of their minds? Why invade England instead of perfectly good America? President Ellis looked delighted at their misfortune. Letting them watch America’s troubles every day had finally come back to bite them.

The England representative hurriedly said, "We need help."

Steve reassured him, "Don’t worry. The Space Fleet is gradually withdrawing back. We will face this war together."

The England representative was not reassured. He asked again, "Will Mr. Wang return to take charge?"

Steve smiled. "Of course he will."

"That’s good."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. With Mr. Wang around, nothing would be a problem.

The England representative asked, "Do London’s citizens need to be evacuated in advance?"

"It has not come to that yet, but preparations for evacuation must be made in advance."

Steve said, "Also, I recommend announcing the Celestial Convergence in advance. This time, monsters may appear anywhere. If the public is unaware, they will be in great danger."

One representative asked, "Would that cause panic?"

Steve said, "The monsters haven’t arrived yet, so it shouldn’t."

The representatives asked many more questions, which Steve answered one by one. Finally, all countries voted to disclose the Celestial Convergence to the public.

"A Celestial Convergence that happens once every five thousand years?"

"Alien monsters might appear randomly?"

"An alien army might invade?"

"Invade London? Did the aliens get lost? America is on the other side!"

News of the Celestial Convergence completely overshadowed the preliminary establishment of the Earth Federation. The public cursed endlessly. What kind of terrible world was this, with so many disasters?

It had been bad enough when only America suffered. Now the whole world was suffering?

London’s citizens especially said they did not welcome aliens at all and hoped they would continue invading America.

"Earth Federation ambassador. The title isn’t bad, but isn’t it too much that there isn’t even a salary? Crystal, call the United Nations and have them set a salary for me."

Wang Bert complained. Crystal asked in confusion, "Blood God, with your wealth, do you need that little bit of salary?"

"It’s not about the money. It’s about not working for free. If you always work for free, people will take your efforts for granted."

Wang Bert said. At that moment, a red-skinned maid walked over and said, "Mr. Wang, hello. My master is waiting for you."

"Lead the way."

Wang Bert said. That was right, he was currently on Knowhere, and beneath his feet was a Celestial Head.

No one knew the origins of this Celestial Head. Hundreds of years ago, the Collector discovered this place and made it his lair, dispatching a large number of miners to excavate the Celestial Head’s brain matter, bone marrow, and more, earning a fortune.

In Guardians of the Galaxy, this old fellow had offered four billion for the Power Stone. One could imagine how rich he was.

At the same time, this was also a paradise for criminals, because there were no rules here.