Chapter 30

Before Fang Shao could sort out his vague ideas, two more guests arrived in the afternoon.

Mr. Zhu brought a young woman with a bun into the bar. Fang Shao recognized this pretty and capable woman. She had participated in two negotiations with the Mist Army and Marvel World, and sat closest to Mr. Zhu each time. She was probably Mr. Zhu's right-hand man.

"I'm old now, and it's time for me to take a good rest and hand over the responsibility to the younger people." Mr. Zhu explained to Fang Shao about his assistant and student with a smile.

"Boss Fang, long time no see. I'll come to bother you often in the future." The woman named Zhou Yue was familiar with Fang Shao, so she greeted him without any hesitation.

Fang Shao laughed, "It's not a big deal. It's only natural for a bar to provide service to its customers."

Zhou Yue smiled brightly, and then did something that Fang Shao was familiar with—she picked up a heavy suitcase and placed it in front of Fang Shao. "Then please help me get a card, Mr. Fang."

"You are so rich and inhumane." Fang Shao shrugged.

Zhou Yue's box was obviously much bigger than Zhu Lao's. The Wandering Earth Project had been implemented for a year, and the original value system had completely collapsed. Gems became stones, and banknotes withdrew from circulation. Only gold still had a certain value because of its industrial application, but its status was completely different from before.

Globally unified electronic points have become a new means of payment and circulation, but this is unacceptable to bars.

So this time, the things in Zhou Yue's box became the most advanced new materials and a portable basic-level AI.

The bar gave high valuations to both, and Zhou Yue happily accepted his own card.

Although Zhou Yue became the new contact person of The Wandering Earth, Mr. Zhu did not really quit. For a long time, the young Zhou Yue would continue to play the role of assistant and student beside Mr. Zhu. This also gave Fang Shao time to adapt and get familiar with her.

"Public welfare corner?" Mr. Zhu was a little confused.

"Yeah, not every customer who enters the bar has the ability to pay." Fang Shao did not try to be mysterious, but told Mr. Zhu honestly what happened today and showed the old man the dirty can.

"War." The old man's voice was filled with sorrow. "Humans are like this. They can't avoid fighting each other at any time. When there is no external danger, humans will fight each other. When there is external danger, humans will still fight each other."

Zhou Yue patted the old man's wrinkled hands in comfort. When she grew up, the solar crisis had become a consensus among mankind, and the coalition government was basically formed. Her understanding of the war came mostly from various books and documentaries, so naturally it was not as profound as Mr. Zhu's.

"Is there still war in The Wandering Earth now?" Fang Shao was a little curious.

In the novel, there are always rebels who oppose the Wandering Earth Project and the United Government. However, they are not mentioned in the first part of the movie. In the second part, the Digital Faction appears as a villain in the first half, but there is no direct mention of the existence of the rebels in the second half after the Wandering Earth Project is officially implemented.

"There are certainly no large-scale formal wars, but sporadic fighting has always existed." Zhu Lao's words were very peaceful, and he did not call those people "rebels", but used more specific classifications. Most of them were called "radical groups", "dissidents", "opponents", and only a small number were called "rebels".

Because of the increased computing power brought by "Friday" and the new AI named "Apocalypse", the United Government has built several new underground cities this year. At this rate, in the next two years, The Wandering Earth will build underground cities that can accommodate all human beings. After all, after so many things, there are not many people left alive on the ground.

But at the same time, we need to consider that if the refugees are allowed to wait silently for two years, the harsh living environment will continue to take their lives.

Perhaps the existence of the bar and the Arrow Project gave the coalition government some confidence in the future, and they finally decided to open the underground cities. All underground cities accepted refugees at an excess rate of 120% of the original limit, and the utilization rate of resources and space was maximized.

This will naturally squeeze the living space of the existing residents. However, out of love for their relatives and compatriots and compassion as human beings, the residents of the underground city, despite mixed feelings, finally chose to accept and endure. Moreover, they are also a little fortunate that the United Government has not abandoned the refugees on the surface now, and will not abandon themselves and their families in the future.

Changes in the United Government's policies and the deteriorating surface environment have turned many former "dissidents" and a small number of "rebels" back into ordinary people. They dropped their flags and weapons, followed the refugees into the dungeon, and started their lives again.

But because of this, the people who are still on the ground are basically determined rebels. They survive on the remaining supplies on the ground, and occasionally attack supply points and convoys on the transportation lines, sometimes even causing serious casualties.

"They always think they are right. But in reality, they can do nothing but destroy." Mr. Zhu shook his head. He was really sad and disappointed with those obsessed young people.

The old man brought the conversation, which had strayed far from the topic, back to the original topic. "Doing charity for those in need is of course a good idea, but what can we gain?"

Zhou Yue was stunned. She originally thought that the teacher would agree to Fang Shao's proposal. In her mind, this was a rare initiative from the bar owner, and what they paid was just a small amount on the card, which was nothing compared to the goodwill of the bar owner.

Fang Shao spread his hands and answered frankly. "I don't know. Maybe you will gain new allies, or maybe you will get nothing but a little verbal thanks. If you are unlucky, you may even get resentment and hatred."

Mr. Zhu nodded, agreeing with Fang Shao's answer. "Goodwill may not always be rewarded."

"So are you guys going to join?"

"Of course I will." Mr. Zhu said without hesitation, as if he was not the one who had questioned Fang Shao just now.

The old man took out his card and smiled slyly. "As the first responder and first sponsor of the charity corner, it's not too much for us to ask for naming rights, right?"

After Zhu Lao, the Iron Man who had returned from the expedition also readily responded to Fang Shao's proposal.

The threat of Thanos was eliminated, and the Marvel world returned to peace for the time being. Stark also returned to his usual carefree playboy self, "Sure, I have so much money on my card that I can't spend it all anyway."

The only thing he cared about was that the naming rights of the Public Welfare Corner were taken away by The Wandering Earth, and his name, Tony Stark, had to take second place to The Wandering Earth.

A little unhappy...

Stark pursed his lips.

Fang Shao smiled and said nothing, ignoring Stark's slight awkwardness.

He brought out the plan he had discussed with Mr. Zhu, and Stark also put forward his own ideas, making the plan more perfect. In addition to guests in difficult situations such as war and accidents, Fang Shao also included underage guests in the scope.

This was obviously a backdoor that Fang Shao had opened for Harry. Speaking of which, the kid hadn't been here for a long time. The last time he came was when he learned about Tu Su from Fang Shao, and he was full of expectations for his grown-up friend.

"Steve will definitely like this plan. He keeps talking about building a better world. By the way, he wanted to come and thank you, but unfortunately he was unlucky this time and was not in New York. As for Fury, I rejected him. I don't think you will like him." Stark said carelessly, not feeling that he had done anything wrong.

"The Fury guys are very cunning, just like Captain Marvel. If it weren't for the information given to me by The Wandering Earth, no one would know that he has such a powerful helper."

Peter was not there, so Stark enthusiastically talked about the battle on Xandar. Of course, his description was highly subjective, for example, he thought Captain America's command was too cautious, Thor was too rough, Ant-Man's influence on his judgment was not good, and only the War Machine cooperated with him to destroy a huge battleship of the Tyrannosaurus Regiment.

After boasting about his own achievements, Stark mysteriously took out a velvet bag from his suit pocket. He pushed it to Fang Shao, "Guess what this is?"

Fang Shao touched his pocket curiously. Feeling the shape and size of the item inside, his heart skipped a beat. "This can't be the Infinity Stone."

"Correct answer!" Stark snapped his fingers and rudely shook out the hard object in his pocket.

This is a beautiful gemstone that emits a light orange glow.

orange color?

"Soul Gem?!" Fang Shao was really surprised. He thought about the Mind Gem on Vision's head, the Reality Gem in the Collector's hands, and even the Power Gem in the hands of the Nova Legion. But why is it the Soul Gem?

"Who did you sacrifice?" Fang Shao asked sincerely.

Stark's expression was also a little strange. "Mie Ba."

"The sacrificed person cannot be resurrected. We think this is safer and in line with the fate that Thanos deserves. But the problem is, doesn't it mean that the sacrifice must be to one's loved one? That woman Gamora actually succeeded in the sacrifice!" Stark smacked his lips in disbelief, "It's simply unbelievable!"

Fang Shao had not expected this wonderful development. In his mind, even if Loki sacrificed Thor, it would be more reliable than this. Well, actually sacrificing Loki would be better, not only would it solve all the problems of Asgard once and for all, but the tears shed by Thor during his sacrifice would definitely be genuine.

As for Thanos' family, the killing between father and daughter, and between sisters is very obvious, but the love between them is really hard to see. When I first watched the movie, Fang Shao was confused when Thanos sacrificed Gamora, but now the sacrifice can be successful in reverse...

Well, I can only say that this family is extremely weird.

It can also be considered as Gamora's revenge on Thanos.

Fang Shao picked up the Soul Gem and held it in front of him curiously. This magical Infinity Gem did not look special in his hand. It looked more like an unpolished rough stone.

"Why give it to me?" Fang Shao asked.

"Fury said that with dangerous things like the Infinity Stones, someone like Thanos would appear sooner or later, and our universe is still in danger. He originally wanted Captain Marvel to take one away for safekeeping, but he refused. In the end, Strange thought of you, and he even designated the Soul Stone." Stark said, "He said you would need it."

"I need it?" Fang Shao was even more confused.

He turned the gemstone and suddenly his eyes lit up. "Soul Gem, so that's it..."