Chapter 1181 The God of Contract's Goodwill: Securing Firepower Support

As soon as he finished speaking, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Patton's blank and desperate eyes. "Are you serious?"

"Of course, this is my Lord's mercy upon you, and it is also one of the main purposes of our coming here."

"Thank you, really... thank you so much." Barton was moved to tears, repeatedly saying things like 'Praise the God of Contracts'.

“You’d better tell your family later, we don’t want any unnecessary misunderstandings,” Carter Slade said. “After the war, no matter what the outcome, they will go home.”

Patton nodded repeatedly, feeling extremely fortunate.

"So Pepper and Morgan Jr. are going to enter the Kingdom of God too?" Tony asked, puzzled. "But their fate is different from that of Barton's family. Why were they chosen?"

“The future is uncertain,” Ger explained patiently. “Perhaps because I saved Barton’s family, the death sentences that should have been theirs will be taken by someone else.”

"And for another reason, my Lord is very fond of your daughter."

"Huh? You like it?"

Tony was stunned, a sense of crisis and absurdity welling up inside him.

Is that right? Little Morgan is only three years old!

What a beast! What a fucking beast!

"Don't misunderstand, it's the kind of affection elders have for younger generations."

Of course, you can choose to refuse if you don't wish to.

“Yes, I must be willing,” Tony said immediately. “I’ll inform them right away.”

“It’s all arranged,” Bucky said, putting down his phone. “T’Challa is willing to help, and we can go to Wakanda anytime.”

Steve nodded. "Let's go then!"

"Strange, could you please open a portal?"

"Wait a minute," Rhodes suddenly interrupted, "I think we should find some more allies?"

"This war involves the entire universe, so we can't just have the Avengers participate!"

We don't have much time, but we can definitely notify some people, like Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Wanda, Pietro, Aaron...

“Ahem!” Carter Slade coughed. “You’re right, but Wanda, Pietro, and Aaron don’t need to be notified.”

"why?

All three of them are quite capable; perhaps they can turn the tide of the battle?

“They are all faithful believers of my Lord and have entered into my Lord’s Kingdom.” Gehr made up this nonsense with a straight face, since these people had no way of verifying it anyway.

“That’s his style,” Tony said, both amused and exasperated. “It’s just that his speed in seeking advantage and avoiding harm is truly astonishing.”

“Never mind those who aren’t there,” Rhodes continued. “The military, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the UN should have been notified, right?”

The battle we're about to fight will be even more brutal than the Battle of New York; strong firepower support will be essential.

"Are you sure?" Tony covered his face with one hand. "Rhodes, you represent the military in the Avengers, so you should know even better how outrageous those generals are."

"They would think the threat of the Infinity Stones is a pipe dream; no one can wipe out half of all life in the universe with a snap of their fingers."

They would naively think this is a feast for the senses, and that the aliens' technology, blood, and genes are of great research value.

To put it even more dramatically, they'll see this war as the perfect opportunity to eliminate superheroes. Tony spoke with absolute certainty, slowly uttering two words: "Nuclear peace."

"The military won't send many troops to help us fight; they'll just use simple and brutal methods to end the wars they think they can end."

“I don’t want to say this, but I’m on Stark’s side,” Sam said. “The military has done this before, and it’s not the first time.”

Upon hearing this, Rod was speechless for a moment.

"Forget about the military and the United Nations, surely S.H.I.E.L.D. can help out!"

I remember S.H.I.E.L.D. was also called the Strategic Homeland Defense, Attack and Logistics Agency, which was specifically established to deal with unknown threats.

“I’ll inform Fury,” Natasha said, picking up the tablet. “He knows what’s important.”

Before he could finish speaking, a video call request came through.

Natasha looked at the avatar on the screen and gently flicked it to project the screen into the air.

Just as Hill on the screen was about to speak, she noticed the impressive lineup of superheroes in the conference room. "Hmm...did you guys receive the news too?"

"You received it too?" Tony asked in surprise, then looked at Gail, "Did the great God of Contracts send someone to notify S.H.I.E.L.D.?"

"No."

“Hill, what happened on your end?” Steve asked.

“Well, how should I put it? S.H.I.E.L.D. captured a spaceship with three…” Hill hesitated for a moment, “…humanoid beings.”

"Two men and one woman, they called themselves the Guardians of the Galaxy."

By the way, their captain's name is Peter Quill, he's from Earth, but he was abducted by aliens when he was a child.

“Who can prove it?” Tony asked.

"If S.H.I.E.L.D.'s intelligence system is correct, a child did indeed go missing in Mississippi more than 20 years ago."

Peter Quill's family is all dead, but some relatives can still vouch for his identity.

“Peter Quill is indeed a human,” Carter Shrew said. “I can vouch for that.”

"You know him?"

“Our Lord knows him, and we know a little about him as well.”

"But the Guardians of the Galaxy should have six members, why are there only three?"

"What are they here for?" Steve continued to ask.

"Form an alliance to fight against a psychopath who will wipe out half of all life in the universe with a snap of his fingers."

"Thanos?"

“It’s him,” Hill nodded. “So you also know that Thanos is collecting the Infinity Stones?”

“We also know that the Mind Stone and the Time Stone are on Earth, right here in this conference room,” Rhodes said. “Thanos will be here soon, and this war is unavoidable.”

“What we’ve learned is a bit worse,” Hill said, taking a deep breath. “Thanos may have information about the Soul Stone’s location.”

"What?" Strange's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you sure?"

"Peter Quill's girlfriend Gamora is a Zehobero alien and one of the few people who know the whereabouts of the Soul Stone."

Unfortunately, she was captured by Thanos, and Peter Quill came to Earth and allied with us to rescue her.

"And then there's Asgard."

"Thor's hometown?" Tony paused for a moment, then suddenly realized something. "The Tesseract and the Space Stone are in Asgard."

"Surely not! Thanos dares to challenge Odin?"

“Your intelligence is seriously outdated,” Carter Slade said. “Odin died recently, and the doomsday prophecy of Ragnarok is coming to Asgard.”

Now seated on the throne of Asgard is Hela, the sister of Thor and the goddess of death.

"You guys know that too?"

"Of course, my Lord also has sources of information in the universe."

Rocket and Groot from the Guardians of the Galaxy have already gone to Asgard to deliver the message, but whether Hela will take it to heart is unknown.

However, don't get your hopes up too high. Asgard still has to contend with the apocalypse, so it's hard to say whether they can protect the Tesseract.

Carter Slade and Gle exchanged a glance and tacitly decided to pass the message on to their master later.

Rockets and Groot are insignificant, but Asgard is now a powder keg, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

"What about your side? Is there anything to add?"

“Yes,” Natasha nodded, then explained their plan to Hill.

“Wakanda? It’s a suitable place.” Hill said thoughtfully. “I will tell Fury, and I will also send someone to take Peter Quill and the others to meet you.”

“We need reinforcements, we need strong firepower support,” Rhodes said. “This is war, and our opponents are an alien army that is even more terrifying than the Chitauri.”

"Relying solely on superheroes doesn't offer much of a chance of victory. We can fight dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, but an army can wear us down."

"I'm not trying to spoil the fun, but it's questionable whether our lineup can even defeat the Chitauri army."

“Fury is already in talks with the council.” Hill paused for a moment, then hesitated before continuing, “I believe we can secure military aid, but you need to be mentally prepared that if you can’t hold out…”

"So a nuclear bomb will fly over here?" Tony snorted, as if he had no idea.

Hill remained noncommittal. "This situation is very serious, extremely serious. We must consider the worst-case scenario."

Fury will do everything in his power to stall for time until the very end. As long as one of you is alive, the nuclear missile will not be launched.

“That’s great.” Carter Slade clapped his hands. “But to say something you don’t want to hear, nuclear peace isn’t necessarily effective.”

“This is already humanity’s most powerful attack method,” Hill said bluntly. “We’ll only know if it’s useful after we’ve used it.”

Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

However, Thanos has already obtained at least two Infinity Stones, and conventional methods are simply insufficient to counter their power.

“We have the unconventional ones.” Steve looked at Strange meaningfully. “The Sorcerer Supreme is on our side.”

"I'll do my best, but I can't guarantee anything."

"Can't Kamar-Taj support some mages?" Natasha asked.

"No." Wang refused directly.

“Time is too tight,” Strange explained. “Karmar-Taj also has to guard against threats outside of reality, so it’s hard to spare any extra resources.”

“By the way, Your Holiness the Pope,” Hill suddenly looked at Gel and said seriously, “I wonder if the God of Contracts would be willing to provide assistance to humanity?”

“The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is harsh.” Carter Slade shrugged. “I have no intention of interfering in the fate of this universe.”

“My Lord has already risked his life to help humanity once, otherwise this planet would have been destroyed long ago,” Gel said with a smile, as if he were talking about something trivial. “If you don’t believe me, you can ask the Sorcerer Supreme.”

"Ah this..."

Strange twitched his lips, speechless.

When the Dark Dimension invaded, it was Gaius who blocked the Hell Dimension, preventing those demons from taking advantage of the situation.

This is an undeniable fact, and Kamar-Taj cannot deny it.

"Our Lord has long since fulfilled his covenant with humanity. Sending us to deliver the message, allowing Earth's defenses to assemble ahead of schedule, is already an act of benevolence."

Demanding more is simply human greed.

Hill gave an awkward laugh, said a few more words to Natasha, and then ended the call.

"Fire support shouldn't be a problem. As for allies... we'll talk about that once we get to Wakanda," Steve said. "I believe the portal can solve the distance issue."

"On Earth, it can be done if there is a precise location."

"Then let's go!"

Strange nodded slightly and opened a portal to Wakanda.

As everyone entered, Bucky was about to pass through when Carter Shrew reached out and stopped him, saying, "Don't you have anything to explain?"

You should know that the master does not want his retinue to participate in this kind of war.

"I just want to help Steve one last time before I leave, within the limits of my ability," Bucky said in a deep voice. "If I can't stop Thanos, I'll leave as soon as possible."

“You’d better watch yourself!” Carter Slay patted him on the shoulder, then looked at Gol. “Let’s go too, and take Barton and Stark’s family to God’s Kingdom.”

......

Asgard.

Aaron and Wanda sat leisurely on the magic carpet, admiring the starry night sky with great interest.

"This is the first time I've ever seen so many stars, it's so beautiful." Wanda smiled, resting her head on Aaron's shoulder, enjoying a rare moment of peace and happiness.

Aaron opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end he just hugged the person next to him tightly and didn't say anything, obviously not wanting to spoil the mood at this moment.

Today, Gel reported a lot of information to him: Thanos's movements, the Guardians of the Galaxy's operations, Earth's defense preparations, Bucky's request, and so on.

To be honest, none of this matters to him.

The important thing is Asgard, the woman sitting on the throne.

But as a professional wizard who had studied astrology, he couldn't appreciate the idea that the dazzling stars in the night sky were a sign of the impending doom of Asgard.

As for the scenery... Wanda doesn't know much about his kingdom, but he has built countless 'fairylands' in the past, any one of which could easily surpass the starry sky above him.

The only thing that brought him comfort was that the Monster had set sail again, carrying more than 100,000 Asgardians to Bohart.

This should be considered the penultimate group. There aren't many Asgardians left in Asgard now, and they're all gathered in the sanctuary built by the Asgardian ancestors, totaling only a few hundred people.

Once this last group of Asgardians is moved out, we can wait for Ragnarok.

After the apocalypse, by pulling the seabed out of the water, one can peacefully wait for the day to go home.

There was one thing he didn't quite understand: logically, the Monster had traveled between Asgard and Bohart several times, so Hela should have noticed the dwindling population of Asgard long ago, but...

Her reaction was excessively slow. There were only a few hundred living people left in the entire Asgard realm, and she hadn't even left the Celestial Palace once. Anyone who didn't know better would think that this woman was pregnant.