"Nova Prime, what do you think?"
Michael did not answer immediately, instead, he kicked the ball back directly.
"Is King Michael testing me?"
Nova Prime smiled slightly, not taking it to heart.
Nova Prime also mused internally that a life-and-death alliance was definitely impossible! Not to mention that King Michael had provoked all of Asgard, and regardless of how he escaped from the Universe-renowned strongman Odin, King Michael's true identity had not even been thoroughly investigated.
Although Michael said he came from Earth, Nova Prime did not fully believe it; in fact, she could say that she disbelieved it by ninety percent, with the remaining ten percent being doubt.
If it weren't for the confirmed authenticity of the gungnir and Uru metal in King Michael's hands, Nova Prime would not have believed anything Michael said!
One must know that many of those small reconnaissance spacecraft secretly sent to Earth belonged to the Nova Empire!
As the ruler of a nation, and moreover, the supreme authority of a Universe empire, would she easily believe King Michael's words? Of course, Nova Prime's addressing Michael as King Michael was something Nova Prime herself recognized. Not to mention that massive Universe battleship, Michael's own strength was immensely powerful, and he could not be captured by any monitoring equipment. He was able to seize Odin's divine artifact, gungnir, and empty all the uru ore from Asgard's warehouse, and so on... Even if Nova Prime did not believe Michael's claimed identity, at least Nova Prime herself acknowledged Michael.
With the life-and-death alliance discarded, only the strategic alliance and nominal alliance remained.
Unlike the inherent nature of a life-and-death alliance, which means sharing prosperity and suffering, a strategic alliance is based on their respective territories, specifically targeting areas that benefit both powers to jointly expand and strengthen. For example, if the Nova Empire and Michael's own power want to develop but are both blocked by the same goal, then that goal naturally becomes an obstacle for both the Nova Empire and Michael's power simultaneously, and they will naturally unite to resolve it!
It's not the kind that requires temporary coordination, discussion, but rather a completely natural state of alliance, without the need for further meetings, consultations, discussions, etc., it won't miss battle opportunities; they act decisively and swiftly!
It also belongs to a joint alliance based on common interests in certain aspects.
As for a nominal alliance, as the name suggests, this is an alliance in name only. Other than jointly issuing a statement of alliance to the outside world, and mutual visa exemptions, where they receive equal citizen treatment in each other's territories, they still do whatever they were doing.
At most, when conflicts arise between the two sides, with the label of this nominal alliance, they can sit down and discuss how to resolve them, rather than going straight to war... To be honest, Nova Prime actually wanted to achieve a nominal alliance with Michael.
Firstly, Nova Prime didn't know Michael's background. If it was a cooperation, what if he ended up annexing her? Secondly, Michael had offended Asgard, and Nova Prime really didn't want to be dragged into that vortex.
The Nova Empire, having just ended a war, was in ruins. Don't look at Xandar being glorious; this was the capital planet untouched by war. Other places weren't so lucky. Once Asgard misunderstood the relationship between her country and Michael, the trouble would truly be more than just a small problem.
But! If it was only a nominal alliance, what if King Michael stopped selling Universe scarce resources to her in the future? Once you've eaten fine grains, how can you go back to coarse grains? It's hard to go from luxury to frugality. What if, because of her decision, she lost this opportunity to greatly develop the Nova Empire? How could Nova Prime be at ease! ... "Our Nova Empire can sign a strategic alliance agreement with your power, King Michael!"
Frowning in thought for a long time, Nova Prime finally made her decision.
"But! We need to get a batch of uru ore first!"
Nova Prime stared at Michael's face, watching and analyzing seriously.
"Of course, you can."
Michael smiled, "How about this time, the intelligence transaction will be settled with uru ore? For our first collaboration, I can even give you a 10% discount!"
Phew. Seeing Michael's smile, Nova Prime finally felt a weight lifted from her heart.
"That would naturally be for the best!"
Nova Prime also smiled happily, "If possible, besides the intelligence transaction, we would also like to purchase some more uru ore. What do you think?"
"Of course!"
Michael laughed heartily, "It's still the same — since this counts as our first transaction, I'll still give you a 10% discount!"
Vibranium, such a thing, never makes it to the market. All the quotas are completely consumed by the major powers, and you can't even find transaction information for Vibranium on the Cosmic Star Network. This is why Michael listed Vibranium in the tradable catalog but didn't mark a price.
However, uru ore is different! Although this material is also a scarce resource, Asgardians still frequently travel the Universe, and a small portion of uru ore still flows into the market. Through the Cosmic Star Network, Michael can naturally find information.
When Michael saw this information before, he was a bit incredulous. A Star-Lord-like spaceship, without energy, could actually be exchanged for just one kilogram of uru ore. He really wanted Black Panther to see this and compare it to Thor—you're a pauper too! What kind of price is this? Thinking about the refined Uru metal, piled up like mountains in a vast sub-dimensional space he had opened after becoming a magic user, all plundered from Odin's treasury, Michael didn't even know how many... super-large Universe battleships it could be exchanged for! At the price of Uru, even with a 10% discount, how much could the Nova Empire buy?
"That is truly wonderful!"
Nova Prime was overjoyed.
"King Michael, you wouldn't believe it, but after the news spread that Uru metal is suitable for and can amplify the abilities of all known Ability Userss, this stuff has become something that can't be bought even with money. Every time Asgard releases some, it's snatched up almost instantly."
"Now, with your ample supply, King Michael, our Nova Empire's super-powered forces can finally be fully formed!"
Nova Prime was absolutely ecstatic! If they had been able to get enough Uru metal before, the Nova Empire's super-powered forces could have directly torn Ronan and his legion to shreds! To be continued: For an unlined version of the novel, please download Feilu.
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