As we all know, when it comes to sharing risks and dragging everyone to death with them, humans on Earth are gifted by nature.
As diplomatic notes were sent out one after another, the Earth-Moon orbit was soon filled with spacecraft from various forces and civilizations in the universe.
Especially as the two most powerful interstellar empires at present, the Kree Empire and the Shi'ar Empire have sent heavyweight envoys and an unprecedented and fully armed fleet.
Because they all know what the Infinity Stones mean, and how terrifying they will be when all six of them are gathered.
After all, Odin, who led Asgard to fight everywhere, almost succeeded.
Any civilization with a slightly longer history has a deep memory of this.
Therefore they will never allow such a situation to happen again.
What's more, there is a huge difference between Thanos and Odin.
That is, the latter only wants to use the Infinity Stones to become the overlord of the entire universe, and all other civilizations must submit to the Asgardian gods.
But what about the former?
The former is an out-and-out psychopath who wants to use the power of the Infinity Stones to directly wipe out half of the population in the universe.
Especially for those civilizations that have evolved to a very advanced level and have low fertility rates, it is simply a disaster.
Many ruling elites who have achieved ascension through various methods to prolong their lifespans, if they are unlucky enough to draw the bad luck to be eliminated, the power structure of the entire civilization may be unbalanced, leading to power struggles and even civil wars.
If those super geniuses who lead cutting-edge research are killed, it may lead to a series of serious consequences such as stagnation of scientific and technological progress.
So on the surface, Thanos seems to have placed all lives fairly on both ends of the scale, and then decided which half should die and which half can stay by rolling the dice.
But in fact, anyone who knows a little about society and history knows that from the perspective of civilization and development, human lives have never been equal.
Some people's lives are simply more valuable than others.
Because without outstanding politicians, a country that is divided and frequently torn by war will not be able to move towards unification, let alone get rid of poverty and backwardness and allow the lower-class people to live a good life.
Without outstanding philosophers and thinkers, people would not be able to break the spiritual shackles of ignorance and backwardness, recognize the truth behind exploitation and oppression, and then launch a revolution to overthrow the old vested interest groups and establish a new order.
By the same token, some cutting-edge science relies on the inspiration of one or several geniuses to achieve breakthroughs from zero to one.
Then, with the development of science and technology and the improvement of productivity, people's living standards will get better and better.
This is also why any mature country or even civilization will protect its political leaders, top scientists and scholars in other professional fields.
Because protecting them is defending order and civilization itself.
And Thanos's act of randomly exterminating half of the population is actually not as simple as just cutting the population in half.
What is truly terrifying is the chaos that may ensue after the random elimination of those key and important figures.
If on a planet, most of the upper-class elites are randomly eliminated, then the entire ruling system is likely to collapse and disintegrate, and the bureaucracy will become corrupt and degenerate at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually losing its governance capabilities and turning society into a breeding ground for crime.
No civilization that has entered the interstellar age would want to see such a situation.
So after receiving the invitation from the People's Federation, they all responded as quickly as possible at the first opportunity.
At present, the huge conference hall built on the former site of the United Nations is densely packed with alien representatives from the vast universe.
Some of them look similar to humans, but most of them have life forms that are completely different from humans.
This undoubtedly brought unimaginable trouble to SHIELD, which was responsible for maintaining order and security at the scene.
Daisy Johnson, the current deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D., was sweating profusely and was completely shocked by this scene that she could never have imagined in her dreams.
Because even before the establishment of the Human Rights Alliance, there were less than two hundred countries on Earth.
Even when a general meeting is held, there are probably only a few hundred people on site, including all the staff.
But now, there are as many as 100,000 aliens in this venue.
Moreover, some of these civilizations are mortal enemies.
Before the meeting officially began, at least forty heated physical exchanges broke out.
Although the aliens came without weapons out of courtesy, that doesn't mean the injuries weren't serious.
Especially those groups of enemies who have blood feuds and are determined to kill each other.
But the problem is that the Earth has only been a star-level civilization for too short a time, and the universe is so vast that it is impossible for the Human Union to establish a complete database in this regard, and it has no idea which civilizations are feuding with each other.
When those civilizations with deep resentment find that the person sitting next to them is the butcher who killed their compatriots, they will inevitably lose control of their emotions and do some extreme actions.
The only thing to be thankful for is that no one has been killed so far.
Otherwise, this cosmic conference held by humans on Earth would most likely turn into a farce that would be ridiculed.
"Damn it! The people above are simply crazy! They actually invited so many civilizations at once! Don't they know that we have no experience in this area at all?"
Daisy Johnson, who had just separated two entangled diplomats by using her vibration ability, was already covered in sweat. She smoothed the hair hanging from her ears and complained breathlessly.
As a deputy director who was promoted by the top leaders of the People's Federation, she was very clear that she had no ability to manage such a large and complex organization.
The reason why he reached this position was entirely due to political considerations.
Because the Human Union has taken a fancy to the power of the Inhumans and wants to completely absorb them into the big family of "humanity".
In order to win the other party's trust, Daisy Johnson took the position of deputy director and became a bridge of communication between the two sides.
Unlike other deputy directors of S.H.I.E.L.D. who hold enormous power, the number of people who directly obey her is not large, and about half of them are recruited Inhumans.
Obviously, the Human Alliance is constantly absorbing Inhumans with superpowers for their own use through this slow-cooking method.
After all, compared to the mercenaries hired from Baator who worked for money, they obviously trusted these "own people" more.
Although compared with ordinary humans, the Inhumans have very big differences in terms of genetics, appearance or abilities.
In particular, the ethnic groups discovered on the moon have already established their own independent regime.
So normally, there should be very intense conflicts and contradictions.
But the problem is that after seeing the vastness of the entire universe and the strength of those top civilizations, the horizons of the Human Union's elite ruling class have become broader.
In the face of those bizarre alien races, what does the difference between humans and Inhumans matter?
At least both sides had common ancestors in ancient times.
Facts have proved that when external pressure and threats are great enough, internal conflicts will naturally be alleviated or even eliminated.
After all, ensuring survival comes first.
What's more, the population of the Inhumans is originally small, and even if they are given huge benefits, it will not really harm the interests of any group.
In addition, their abilities happen to be what the Human Alliance needs most at the moment, so they will naturally be won over and treated preferentially.
Another SHIELD agent nearby explained with a wry smile, “There’s nothing we can do about it.
After all, this time we are facing Thanos who holds the Infinity Stones.
The People's Federation urgently needs help from outside.
And these invited alien civilizations are our potential allies.”
"Allies? Stop it! Look at the colorful blood on the ground. If they really send a fleet, they might start a fight before Thanos even arrives."
Daisy Johnson rolled her eyes in annoyance.
She was now extremely glad that she had requested a team of Astartes warriors to help maintain order at the scene.
When these tough guys wearing power armor, each about two meters and five meters tall, whose appearance alone was intimidating, stood in the middle isolation zone, the alien representatives who were originally eager to try immediately became much more obedient.
After all, these most elite warriors of the Human League had forged their reputation with the blood and death of their enemies in wars of foreign expansion and colonialism.
Especially in fierce boarding operations like those of interstellar pirates, it often only takes dozens or even a dozen people to seize control of a battleship, and if things go wrong, they may even kill all the enemies on the battleship.
The skulls of different colors carved on the power mecha represent the number of enemies killed by each warrior.
The ordinary dark copper skull symbol symbolized one hundred enemies killed, while silver represented one thousand and gold represented ten thousand.
By the same token, a small dark copper warship represents that the Astartes warrior participated in and successfully captured a small warship, silver represents a medium-sized warship, and gold represents a large main battleship.
At present, those who are responsible for maintaining order in the venue basically have at least one glittering golden skull and a silver battleship.
In other words, they are all mass murderers whose hands are stained with the blood of their enemies.
The murderous aura released invisibly alone would make the surrounding aliens hold their breath involuntarily.
Even the representatives of the Kree Empire and the Shi'ar Empire dared to look down on these super warriors who were dubbed the Swords of the Human Alliance.
Because they represent the most advanced combat power that the Earth and human civilization currently display to the outside world.
Especially the number of Astartes warriors has been the top secret of the Human Alliance from the beginning to the end.
In the eyes of many alien civilizations, the ability to create such powerful warriors means that humans on Earth are at the forefront of most civilizations in the universe in terms of genetic science.
As long as they are willing, they can transform and upgrade hundreds of millions of ordinary people at any time.
Little did they know that the Human Union did not master any genetic technology at all, and they relied entirely on sending people directly to the ninth level of Baator Hell to complete the transformation surgery.
Although they themselves had made some rather bloody and brutal attempts at using gene-seed, they had all failed in the end.
Because the humans in this world are not the same as the humans in the Warhammer universe.
The latter had already been completely split from primitive humans into two completely different species under the crazy transformation of the crazy guys in the dark technological age.
You should know that the genetic similarity between normal earthlings and bananas can reach about 60%, while the genetic similarity between humans in the Warhammer universe may not exceed 40%.
Therefore, the Lord of Humanity had no choice but to invent a method of measuring skulls to distinguish between humans and aliens.
What's more, the success rate of Astartes warrior transformation is not very high even in the original universe.
If the gene seeds that Zuo Si brought back from the Warhammer universe were transplanted without some special technology and magical processing and were forced into the human body of this world, they would 100% lead to death due to severe rejection reaction.
Therefore, the attempts of the Human Alliance are doomed to fail, and they can only continue to rely on the ninth level of Baator Hell.
However, these alien civilizations obviously did not know this and thought that the transformation technology of the Astartes warriors had been mastered by the humans on Earth.
Just as the SHIELD agent was about to give his young and energetic deputy director some advice, the originally noisy meeting room suddenly became quiet.
Several dazzling rays of light shone directly from the ceiling above, highlighting the rostrum in the center of the front.
Under the spotlight and the gaze of countless eyes, Grant Ward walked up to the podium with confident steps and delivered a welcome speech with a smile on his face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, friends representing civilization from the vast universe.
Welcome to Earth, the home planet of our human race.
I believe you have all received the information provided by Human Rights Network, as well as the photos and video footage.
He's like a dangerous psychopath who tries to impose his twisted ideas on everyone, regardless of whether we accept them or not.
What's more, the reasons he gave were so ridiculous and his behavior was so brutal that it would shock and disbelieve any sociologist.
Thanos is like a barbarian who breaks into the civilized world, plundering and destroying without restraint.
As a civilized world, I believe we should form an alliance to deal with this crisis together.
After all, if Thanos' plan really succeeds, no civilization will be spared."
As these remarks, which seemed to set the tone for the meeting, came to an end, a noisy buzz immediately broke out at the venue.
Although the language of humans on Earth is definitely a "minority language" in the universe, with the help of various advanced translators, the representatives of these alien civilizations still understood what the Human Alliance wanted to express.
It's just that they don't quite accept being led by a new civilization that is full of extinction-level colonial expansion.
You know, the Human Union doesn't have a very good reputation in the universe.
To be precise, he is infamous, perhaps even worse than Thanos.
At least Thanos only killed half of the population, while the Alliance basically exterminated native races and civilizations.
The Kree representative stood up and asked bluntly, "Why do you Earthlings think you have the qualifications? You have only been in the interstellar age for a few years, and your strength and influence are far less than our Kree Empire."
Grant Ward had obviously anticipated this situation, and immediately pointed to Ultron standing behind him and responded, "Because we have the last two Infinity Stones that Thanos desires.
What you are looking at now is the holder of the Mind Stone.
There is another time gem held by the Supreme Sorcerer, the guardian of the Earth for generations.
According to the principle that only Infinity Stones can fight Infinity Stones, we hold the ultimate weapon against Thanos and should naturally become the leaders.
In addition, behind us stands the Great Demon Lord Thoth and his allies from Asgard.
So you still think we don’t have the qualifications?”
"You actually hold two Infinity Stones?!"
The Kree representative's eyes widened in an instant and he was stunned.
Not only him, but many powerful civilizations in the universe present also showed expressions of disapproval.
Because just like “old money” looks down on “new money”.
This group of ancient and advanced civilizations, which have existed and even dominated their planets for tens of thousands of years or even longer, have always regarded the human race on Earth as a nouveau riche with no background.
Although the latter already possesses quite powerful technology and military force, it cannot be regarded as an advanced civilization.
The reason is simple! Whether in terms of the depth of thought or the construction of the social level, the people on Earth reveal a kind of ignorance, barbarism and primitiveness.
There are many civilizations in the history of this universe that have suddenly emerged for some unknown reasons.
But they usually don't last long before they collapse and disintegrate on their own, eventually disappearing in the long river of history.
Therefore, many ancient advanced civilizations are waiting to see the joke on the earthlings, thinking that their colonial expansion will collapse and disintegrate from within after exceeding a certain critical point.
But now when we know that there are actually two Infinity Stones on Earth, and one of them is held and passed down by successive guardians, anyone who is not a fool knows what this means.
That means that the people of Earth can no longer be measured by ordinary civilization standards.
Because even the power of an Infinity Stone is enough to terrify a top overlord like the Kree Empire.
After all, the scene where Thanos used the Power Stone to directly block the fleet's main gun fire and instantly teleported his own fleet away was still vivid in the minds of the representatives of alien civilizations present.
If the Earthlings could do the same, they would have no chance of winning in a fleet decisive battle.
However, the representatives of these alien civilizations did not know that at the peak of the Earth's power, it actually possessed all five gems except the Soul Gem, just like Odin.
However, the Power Stone was held by Kara, the Reality Stone was given away after being used up by Zuo Si, and the Space Stone was taken back to Asgard by Thor to repair the Rainbow Bridge.
After Ultron showed the Mind Gem on his forehead, the Kree representatives no longer expressed any objection. Instead, they sat down again in front of countless pairs of eyes and acquiesced to the leadership qualifications of the Earthling Union.
As for the representatives of the Shi'ar Empire, they were not as aggressive as the Kree. They kept a polite smile throughout the whole process, but they were obviously more concerned, and fear and vigilance flashed in their eyes from time to time.
You have to know that this interstellar empire is a typical large-scale commercial alliance. It likes to conduct trade activities under the principle of peace. Therefore, it hates civilizations like the Kree Empire and the Human Alliance that like to expand and colonize by force.
What's more, the Cree people generally only enslaved indigenous civilizations, but the People's Alliance went even further, directly committing genocide and extermination.
If what Thanos was about to do was not so shocking, the representatives of the Shi'ar Empire would not have come at all.
Seeing that Ultron had already intimidated the powerful Kree, Grant Ward showed a hint of pride on his face, and then tapped the table lightly and continued: "I understand that for the representatives present, the Earthlings are just a young and emerging civilization.
But the foundation we have is beyond your imagination.
The Mind Stone and the Time Stone are just two of them.
So please don't doubt our strength and sincerity, and our confidence in winning this war.
After all, the Earth is our sacred mother planet and the cradle of our entire race and civilization.
We will defend it at all costs! Now, if anyone is willing to stand with us and fight against Thanos, please express your opinion.
But please remember, anyone who is unwilling to stand with us will be regarded as a despicable person who is unwilling to assume responsibilities and obligations.
If we win, these civilizations will inevitably be spurned by the entire universe."
As these words, which were half moral kidnapping and half naked threat, came out, the faces of those representatives who were originally wavering became extremely ugly on the spot.
Because Grant Ward means this in two ways.
First, moral kidnapping can regard all civilizations that do not participate in this alliance as irresponsible cowards and cowards who evade their obligations, and they will inevitably be hostile to those civilizations that sent fleets.
Second, guess what this unprecedentedly large combined fleet of terror in the universe will do to those civilizations that are hiding behind and watching the show and unwilling to send people to participate in the war if Thanos is defeated? It must be said that this statement is quite in the style of Hydra to achieve its goals by any means necessary.
"I join on behalf of the Kree Empire!"
"I join on behalf of the Shi'ar Empire!"
"I join on behalf of the Nova Corps!"
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As civilizations began to express their opinions one after another, the entire venue quickly became boiling.
Because in this process no representative dared to say no.
After all, even giants like the Kree Empire and the Shi'ar Empire have chosen to join, so it would be very ungrateful if I didn't join.
They really have the ability to easily wipe out a civilization from the cosmic scale.
Especially the aggressive Kree Empire, which would make up an excuse for war if they didn't have one, let alone having such a legitimate reason.
In this way, Grant Ward perfectly implemented the sinister plan of the top leaders of the Human Alliance, which was to drag all the powerful civilizations in the universe into a head-on fight with Thanos.
In the end, no matter who wins or loses, these civilizations will suffer heavy losses, which will lay a good foundation for the next round of expansion of the earthlings.
It would be best if the Shi'ar Empire and the Kree Empire could fight each other, or if they could disintegrate and start a civil war.
In this way, even if the Human Alliance suffered heavy losses in this war, it would still be a profit.
The aliens who came to attend this meeting would never have dreamed that this alliance proposed and led by the earthlings actually concealed a terrible trap.
They didn't build this alliance to win from the beginning.
Instead, I made this plan with the dirty idea that if I lose, everyone must lose with me.
With the establishment of the Covenant, countless fleets of various types began to gather in the solar system.
This small star system located in a remote area of the Milky Way became bustling for the first time.
It even formed a 360-degree spherical defense zone around the earth with no blind spots.
The dense and terrifying firepower coverage is enough to blast all the satellites, planets, and even stars in the entire galaxy into atomic state in an instant.
Some people even began to call it the "Space Fortress that Never Falls."
It's just that these aliens don't know that on Earth, anything that is labeled with words like "never fall" or "never sink" usually doesn't end up well.
Among them, the impregnable Maginot Line was completely reduced to a decoration in the face of Germany's blitzkrieg, and never played any role from beginning to end.
The unsinkable Titanic hit an iceberg and sank directly to the bottom of the sea after its first voyage.
Just as Hydra led by Grant Ward was actively contacting its allies to set up defenses, far above the ground, in the home of Igvirf, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, who defeated Mordo and became the Sorcerer Supreme, was carefully reading a book in his hand that exuded an evil, chaotic and bloody atmosphere.
The Witch Queen herself was sitting on the balcony about seven or eight meters away from him, drinking afternoon tea leisurely and waving to the paparazzi who were taking pictures outside the mansion, as well as the fanatical fans.
It is not difficult to tell from the smile on her face that she is enjoying her current life very much.
Because those idiots who became stupid, blind, and even willing to give up everything in the process of chasing stars provided her with precious faith, enabling her to finally complete the transformation from a secondary abyss lord to a true quasi-divine power.
Those who have completely lost their minds are even like fanatics under the command of God, willing to do anything for the God they believe in.
Igwilfu once conducted a test in which he asked an obsessed fan to kill his beloved father and mother.
As a result, this filial son went home and killed his parents without saying a word that day, and even posted the whole process of the brutal murder on social media to prove to everyone his absolute obedience to the goddess.
But all he got was a clarification and separation from Igwilfu's spokesperson, who said that all this was the personal behavior of the fans and should not be attributed to the idol.
Then this poor guy chose to end his life in prison in pain and despair.
From this incident, Igwirf deeply understood that the so-called "star chasing" in modern society is actually the inevitable result of the extreme emptiness of the heart and spiritual world.
Moreover, the more confused young people are, the more likely they are to be deeply influenced and coerced by their peers and unable to extricate themselves.
To a large extent, their feelings towards celebrity idols are no different from mortals' worship of gods. In essence, they are pinning some of their own unattainable things on the other person, and gaining a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction through this pursuit and approach.
It’s just that most stars and idols and the capital behind them are only interested in the money in these young people’s pockets.
But Igwilfo is different.
She aimed at faith from the beginning, so there has never been any scandal in her entire acting career.
Don't underestimate this! You should know that the entertainment industry is directly associated with dirtiness, ugliness, promiscuity, alcoholism, and drug abuse in any country.
Therefore, a high-quality star idol like her who has not made any mistakes for a long time and has no scandals is like a white lotus that is untainted by the mud in this circle, and she will naturally be more enthusiastically sought after.
After all, the more unattainable something is, the stronger the desire to conquer and possess it will be.
Even some newly wealthy men who were unaware of Igwilfu's true identity began to pursue her, eager to marry her.
But the Witch Queen remained unmoved and continued to play the role of the perfect goddess in the minds of the audience and fans.
It can be predicted that as time goes by and young fans grow older, this kind of worship will slowly settle and transform into a true belief that can stand the test of time, and eventually they will be completely transformed into believers.