"Hello? Mr. Stark? The plan is going smoothly. We've already sneaked in. This spaceship is huge, so there are many areas without people. It seems that their surveillance devices can't detect our invisibility stance. We are heading towards their engine."
"We've arrived. Oh my, something is definitely wrong here. I can tell without even going in... What is this? Residual energy?"
Accompanied by Peter's amazed voice, Stark could also tell that the Kree spaceship was probably in bad shape. Blue Spirit's voice came from a distance, "Their engine seems to be disrupted by an unknown force, causing energy pulses to explode during transmission. Since it's an internal explosion, the external damage doesn't look severe, but in reality, it's completely incapable of making a jump."
Peter heard Schiller's voice on the telephone, "Which direction is their spaceship heading now? Is it towards the Stars?"
"How did you know?" Peter asked, a little surprised. Before Schiller could answer, Blue Spirit spoke first, "They will definitely head towards the Stars because they need a large amount of energy to repair the engine, and the easiest place to extract energy is from the Stars in this star system."
"Can we obtain data on the Stars?"
"I need to check my genetic catalog. Let me see... This place is too remote, and the records are too scarce. However, what I can confirm is that the Stars here are a giant one and are nearing their old age."
"Alright, thank you. Let me explain the next part of the plan."
"First, I hope you can create some commotion in a location far from the Stars to attract the Kree fleet's frigates. We don't need too many, ten should be enough, preferably of different types."
"We will send someone to detonate the Stars."
Schiller's tone was calm, but the others in the room were frozen. Strange said, "Are you crazy?! You want to detonate a sun???"
"I said, if we can't deal with the problem, if the yield of a nuclear bomb is not enough to deal with the Kree star warship, then the yield of a sun should be sufficient, right?"
"But..." Nick rubbed his forehead, as if making a prayer gesture, and asked, "Okay, let's not even talk about how insane this idea is... How do we detonate the Stars?"
"We can't do it ourselves, but someone can."
Xavier's genius mutant school was a boarding school housed in an English manor. In the 1960s, it was located in the UK but moved to the US in the 21st century, still retaining a strong British atmosphere.
The residential density here was low, with pleasant scenery, but it was quite remote and far from modern society.
Today, outside the castle-like door of the school, an unexpected group of visitors arrived.
With a black cape fluttering in the wind, a pair of black boots touched the ground, raising small dust particles. A pair of hands held the helmet, and an aged face appeared beneath it, with cold and profound eyes...
Charles sat in a wheelchair and pushed open the school's door. He squinted and said, "Long time no see, Magneto."
Magneto raised his head, extended a hand, and lightly brushed off the dust on his back. He was followed by several members of the Brotherhood of Mutants, all dressed in black, except for two exceptions. One was Mystique with blue skin, and the other was Northstar with green hair.
Northstar's expression was almost identical to her father's. When
Charles saw her, he seemed very surprised. He didn't expect Magneto to bring her daughter along.
When Charles walked out, members of Xavier's genius mutant school also joined him. As the two groups approached, their auras clashed intensely.
Northstar, with a cold and proud face, was the first to reach out her hand. With a loud "bang," Colossus was sent flying. Cyclops fired a laser, but Northstar evaded it by stepping back.
With a swift movement, a man with large wings flew into the air and swooped down. Magneto's expression remained unchanged as he extended a hand and lightly flicked his fingertip. Angel was slammed to the ground.
"Northstar! Stop!" Iceman stepped forward and said, pressing his hand downward. Layers of ice spread across the ground. Charles's gaze was intense as he whispered, "...Don't resist me."
After North Star finished attacking Colossus, she floated up again and charged towards Cyclops. After flying into the air, she performed a magnificent somersault to dodge the lasers. After landing, she swung Colossus and slammed into Cyclops. Storm, who was standing next to Cyclops, immediately grew angry. At this moment, a woman in black walked out from the school gate and said, "Everyone, stop."
By now, the area near the school gate was in chaos. Most of the mutants were flying in the air. With the deep voice of Piano Gray, everyone involuntarily paused for a moment and reluctantly stopped.
Charles let out a sigh and glanced at the equally aged face of Magneto. He said, "We are here today to discuss important matters."
Magneto extended his hand and adjusted the cape on the other side of his body. Ignoring Charles, he walked briskly into the school, and the members of the Mutant Brotherhood pushed aside the students and teachers blocking the way, following Magneto into the school as if they were the masters.
Charles watched his departing figure without saying anything. He slowly turned his wheelchair and also entered the school.
When they met, the others stood guard in various parts of the school, leaving only Professor X and Magneto, the old adversaries, who entered the meeting room. Magneto took the main seat, gripping the armrests of the chair. He didn't look at Charles but gazed straight ahead and said, "You better have a valid reason for this."
"Of course, you will be very interested in this matter. It all started with an intriguing professor..."
Meanwhile, in the laboratory of Stark Tower, everyone else had left, leaving only Schiller and Stark. Stark crossed his arms, looking puzzled as he turned to Schiller and asked, "Are you saying that mutants with the ability to detonate stars cannot survive in the universe?"
"You find it absurd, right? I also find it absurd, but that's the reality. They cannot survive in a vacuum, or at least not for long. Even if they manage to survive, it requires a significant amount of energy."...
Schiller sat down next to the lab table and said, "So, I hope you can create a base that can exist in the universe, with the basic conditions to sustain humanity. It would be best if it can withstand high temperatures since it will be close to the stars."
"That's not a problem. It's quite simple for me. The only issue is that this cannot be produced within Stark Tower. I need a place with a large assembly line and sufficient raw materials and energy..." Stark said without hesitation.
For him, this was indeed not difficult. After his moment of realization, he finally stopped obsessing over individual Mech armors and invested points in explosive mechs and rapid construction. Therefore, building a universe base was not difficult for him.
Although the technology aspect was not difficult, they were still limited by production conditions and raw materials.
Schiller said quite casually, "Then let's go to outer space. Don't forget, we now have a group of humanoid portals that can reach any corner of the solar system."
"If you're not satisfied with any planet in the solar system, we can broaden our horizons. After all, magic is so miraculous, isn't it?"
Stark's genius brain started to rapidly spin. In the end, he said, "No, I think it's more reliable to build the base within the solar system."
"Which planet do you have in mind?"
"Mercury." Stark answered without hesitation.
"Why? Mercury is closest to the sun and not suitable for habitation."
"We're not colonizing, we're not establishing humanity's second home there. We're building a production and experimental facility. Habitability is the least important condition."
"I'm not moving there to live, so what does it matter to me whether it's habitable or not? As long as Earth is habitable, that's all that matters," he said.
Schiller nodded, thinking that he had a point. Then Stark said, "I didn't mention it earlier when Nick was here, but I've already developed a prototype for extracting solar energy from the system. Although it's not perfected yet, the extraction efficiency is low and the conversion rate is not high, but I'm confident that I can gradually improve it within a year or even a few months..."
Schiller raised his eyebrows, surprised at how quickly Stark had progressed. But then again, it was normal. He had already stood at the highest level of the universe and looked down, so what was there that he didn't understand?
People like Stark, as long as they have a clear idea, their intelligence is boundless.
"So, you want to choose Mercury because it's closest to the sun?"
"Correct, and it seems like your astronomy knowledge isn't that great. Mercury may not be habitable, but don't you know that the North and South Poles of Mercury have always been a popular choice for immigration within the solar system?"
"Mercury has a large temperature difference between day and night, but the temperature at the North and South Poles is very constant, about minus 200 degrees, and the special inclination angle and geographical environment can overcome the problem of rapid heat loss."
"To put it this way, with my current technology, as long as the raw materials are sufficient, it is not difficult to build a colony that can accommodate tens of thousands of people in the circular mountainous area of the North and South Poles on Mercury," Stark said casually.
"In addition, Mercury's global magnetic field is also a good condition. Today, Loki's description of the star warship gave me a new idea. Perhaps we can completely transform Mercury. Even if we can't turn it into a battleship, it can still serve as the closest energy supply base to the sun."
"Once the planet's structure is completely redone, taking advantage of its high speed rotation and global magnetic field, it may be possible to transform it into an extremely efficient energy core."
"And Venus, which is second closest to the sun, can be used as a factory and production base, then linked with Mars to create habitable colonies. Jupiter and Saturn can be used as resource bases, while Neptune and Pluto, which are further away, can serve as docking ports for future universe battleships and solar system starports..."
Stark spoke quickly, clearly having had this idea for a while. He continued, "Originally, I was planning to wait until I had deeper contact with Asgard and KarmaTaj before finding a chance to persuade Nick to cooperate with me on solar energy experiments on Mercury."
"I just didn't expect this opportunity to come so soon."
"Or is it..." Stark looked up at Schiller, his tone affirmative.
"...all part of your plan?"
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