No one knew what deal Michael and Nova Prime had struck, or what they had discussed.
However, Michael's departure with a smile on his face, and Nova Prime's equally joyful escort of Michael, were clearly witnessed by everyone outside.
Those who met Michael with Nova Prime were all her loyalists. Without Nova Prime's command, they naturally wouldn't leak any information about the meeting.
But Michael also wouldn't leak any information about their conversation. For Michael, whether Nova Prime wanted to announce the alliance after his super-powered legion was formed, or announce it now, Michael didn't care.
What Michael cared about were the tangible benefits he received! For example, this time Nova Prime additionally purchased a large batch of Uru metal, and Michael also acquired more than a dozen of the Universe's top-tier, yet exceptionally scarce, materials, as well as more high-end, yet not-so-common, advanced materials! These were all things that could bring value to Michael, so he was naturally overjoyed. As for the materials that were of lesser value, Michael had no interest at all and had Nova Prime convert them all into Universe universal currency for settlement.
In this way, Michael almost emptied the entire Nova Empire's coffers. If they wanted such a smooth transaction again, the Nova Empire didn't know how long it would need to quietly develop.
In other words, from now on, Michael had directly ascended to become a Universe tycoon! Although he couldn't compare to Cosmic Elder like the Collector, who had lived for an unknown amount of time, he could easily pull out four billion to buy a Cosmic Orb.
The Nova Empire, after all, was a Universe empire that had existed for ten thousand years, and its foundation was unimaginable! Michael had no intention of discarding the 'Dream' 'tourism-class' Universe battleship after using it. This was a Universe battleship that Michael had slowly pieced together himself, and it held extraordinary significance. He vowed that as long as it wasn't destroyed, he wouldn't abandon it! Everyone has a first time, and for the 'Dream's' first time, Michael seemed to care even more... After sending the 'negotiation mascot' Hulk to assist Abomination in protecting Dr. Samuel Sterns, Michael teleported directly back to the Dream.
"White, according to the three locations I previously selected, determine the distances and plan a route. We'll jump over sequentially to check them out!"
Arriving in the cockpit, Michael issued a new command.
Dr. Blue and his two companions were left by Michael on Xandar to continue enticing, cough, communicating with talented Scientist. Michael, however, had found three suitable locations for a Universe force to develop from the Universe intelligence data he traded from Nova Prime, and he planned to conduct an on-site inspection.
A place suitable for the development of a Universe force must first meet the basic condition that the Planet can support human life. Of course, this condition is not too much to ask for in the entire Universe! But most good places have already been occupied by the major forces in the Universe.
Secondly, for a force to grow and expand, it must stay away from dangerous areas in the Universe, such as black holes, Universe tides, Universe beasts, and so on... Then, it needs to examine what kind of resources the territory holds, whether they are abundant or scarce, and so on... Finally, it must consider if there are any aggressive forces nearby, as constant conflicts are not conducive to a force's growth, at least not in its early stages.
Considering these factors, Michael selected three locations.
First, a star system that was relatively mediocre in all aspects, with an average number of Planets, no dangerous threats whatsoever, common, mass-produced resources, and surrounded by forces of equally mediocre strength.
Ahem, Michael's goal is naturally a complete star system! Planet playtime, indeed! Although this place seems mediocre in all aspects, for Michael, who can manifest Universe-level top-tier scarce materials, it's not a problem at all.
Consideration Two: A star system that is superior in all aspects, but it is a lawless land! The notorious Interstellar Pirates gathering place in the Universe! A gathering place for outlaws even more hated than the Raiders! Raiders steal supplies, energy, spaceships, etc., but as long as one doesn't resist, they don't harm lives and still have some bottom line.
However, Interstellar Pirates are completely different. These guys have no bottom line whatsoever. Everyone who encounters Interstellar Pirates will fight to the death because they know that surrender only leads to death! Such lawless outlaws are not even allowed near neutral territories like the Nova Empire; once they approach, they will inevitably be subjected to fierce attacks from the Nova Corps.
But Michael carefully analyzed all the data and found that there were quite a few shadows of Universe forces within it, even the Kree Empire, Skrull Empire, Shi'ar Empire, and others! The territory was good, but the situation inside was too complex, and Michael didn't want to get involved in the muddy waters unless absolutely necessary.
Consideration Three: A star system that, in terms of both territory size and resource richness, is simply superb! It's clear that such a prime star system, not yet claimed by any force, also harbors immense danger! The Tianming Star Territory! This is the name by which this star system is uniformly called by all forces in the Universe! Those who can even just traverse its outer reaches and return safely are almost all called people of Tianming! All sorts of irregular spatial tearing forces, occasional spatial collapses, and even irregular space-time cracks, etc. It is an extremely dangerous zone.
In this place, large numbers of Planets are constantly being swallowed, annihilated, and disappearing, but strangely enough, shortly after these Planets are annihilated, brand new Planets emerge, completely different from the ones that were previously shattered, swallowed, and annihilated.
The crucial point is that the major Universe forces are even helpless against this.
However, if it were only like this, it wouldn't be called the Tianming Star Territory, but rather a place of certain death.
The reason it is called the Tianming Star Territory is that the key lies in this: anyone who dares to venture in and manages to come out alive has made a fortune! Because, in this extremely special dangerous place, there are top-tier resources everywhere, the kind that even the Kree Empire would covet! But unfortunately, the scale of numbers is completely useless in this star system; it can be said that the more people there are, the faster they die after entering this star system!
Even if only intelligent machines enter, it is exactly the same! It's just... that unreasonable! But Michael is very curious about this place! Under consideration...
[Sigh, I caught a cold from the air conditioner, speechless]
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