Chapter 429: There Can Only Be One Dark Monarch in This Universe

Chapter 429: Chapter 429: There Can Only Be One Dark Monarch in This Universe

When Darian said that Strange had mediocre talent, he really wasn’t talking nonsense.

Because when he tried the cultivation method of Chi himself, the whole process from perception to drawing Chi into the body took him less than an hour.

His mental attribute was as high as 120 points, and the learning ability brought by this intensity had long exceeded the scope of common sense.

The higher the mental attribute, the sharper the perception of everything, and the faster the analysis speed.

The threshold that others needed months of hard work to touch, he could capture the flow trajectory of Chi by closing his eyes and feeling for a while according to Kunlun’s cultivation method. Without even needing him to guide it deliberately, the special energy wandering in the air rushed over eagerly like a bootlicker.

However, after actually training Chi, Darian carefully studied it and quickly lost interest in it.

Chi indeed had a certain bonus to physical fitness, but this little growth magnitude thrown onto his current physical fitness couldn’t even be considered icing on the cake; calling it a hair too much would be an understatement.

Moreover, things like Chi were extremely time-consuming to train, requiring years of accumulation and precipitation to get just a tiny bit of improvement. With that time, he might as well learn a few more high-tier magic, the benefits of which were much greater than practicing Chi.

Put in the past, he might have considered it.

But now his vision was no longer what it used to be. He had seen quite a few cosmic-level power and energy systems, any of which could shake a Planet, or at least be at the city-busting level.

In comparison, an energy system like Chi, which was at the village-busting level, was truly beneath his notice.

If it were Iron Fist Power, he could consider it.

Don’t look at how ordinary Daniel performed; the upper limit of a true Iron Fist could definitely be considered cosmic-level, far beyond what most powers could compare to.

It’s just a pity that to obtain Iron Fist Power, one must pass the trial of refining the heart.

Shou Lao would examine the challenger’s heart to see if they held justice in their hearts. Only those with pure hearts were qualified to inherit this power.

Darian considered himself upright and awe-inspiring, whose actions in life always had a clear conscience. Eliminating the strong and aiding the weak was his instinct, subduing people with virtue was his creed, compassion was the background color of his life, and high integrity was the portrayal of his personality.

For a perfect person like him, a mere heart-refining trial was nothing to fear at all.

After looking, Shou Lao might even have to beg him to kill himself so that he could acquire Iron Fist Power.

However, he didn’t like other people prying into his inner thoughts, not even a dragon.

This Iron Fist Power, if not taken, so be it.

Sokovia, King’s Palace.

Darian leaned on the throne, half-squinting his eyes, listening to the report from his secretary Wanda.

Today’s Sokovia’s development momentum was extremely fierce, and calling it advancing by leaps and bounds was not enough to describe it.

Under the single-handed manipulation of Killmonger, the traitorous king, Wakanda’s core technology was supplied to Sokovia almost without reservation.

From Vibranium smelting technology to energy shield technology, from magnetic levitation transportation systems to neural interface medical equipment, things that were originally tightly guarded by Wakanda were now placed in Sokovia’s research institutes for casual research.

To be fair, although Wakanda’s style was primitive, their technical level truly belonged to Earth’s top tier, showing fault-line leads in multiple fields. Any of these technologies casually picked out and put on the international market would be enough to set off an industrial revolution.

After taking over these technologies, the HYDRA research team led by Baron Strucker immediately launched a comprehensive tackle, quickly thoroughly understanding most of the technologies and rapidly turning them into the application stage.

Of course, they didn’t copy Wakanda’s primitive style.

Clearly a high-tech powerhouse sitting on top-tier technology, yet when fighting wars, they were still using spears and shields. What’s the difference between this and smashing walnuts with nuclear bombs?

Sokovia took a completely different route.

The R&D department directly grafted Wakanda’s Vibranium technology onto the modern weapon system, and the results could be described as astonishing.

Electromagnetic pulse cannons based on Vibranium alloy, armored combat vehicles equipped with energy shields, individual combat systems equipped with miniature missiles...

A series of high-tech weapons were finalized and put into production one after another, and their firepower configuration completely surpassed almost all troops on Earth.

At the same time, these technologies were also heavily tilted towards the civilian field, and various Vibranium-derived applications were laid out in every corner of the city.

The main theme was sheer luxury.

Anyway, they had already obtained the right to use Wakanda’s Vibranium mine, so they basically didn’t lack Vibranium, and naturally didn’t need to be stingy when using it.

In a short period of time, the entire Sokovia had undergone a rebirth. The city’s skyline had been redrawn, high-rise buildings with simple and neat shapes replaced the old buildings, magnetic levitation tracks intertwined and shuttled in mid-air, public facilities were highly intelligent, and everywhere exuded an orderly sense of the future.

Today’s Sokovia was undoubtedly a future nation directly lifted out of a science fiction movie.

No one could have imagined that the small Eastern European country that was battered and riddled with holes by the flames of war back then could develop into what it was today.

All Sokovians naturally knew where the source of all these changes came from.

Their greatest king, Lord Doom.

Nowadays, Sokovians’ worship of Darian had reached a point close to fanaticism.

The statue of Darian in the capital’s central square was built larger and larger, and now it soared high enough to overlook the entire city, and was always a cut higher than any building in the city.

In the words of the Sokovians, in their hearts, their king was always above everything else, illuminating the entire country like the Sun.

King Doom’s kindness could never be repaid!

Sokovians: \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/ \o/

However, only a small number of people knew that this solemn and respectful landmark building actually contained hidden mysteries.

The inside of the statue was equipped with Sokovia’s most advanced weapon systems and a large number of high-tech devices, essentially making it a giant weapon ready to enter battle at any time.

Once external enemies invaded, this idol would completely come alive, letting the invaders understand what it meant to have a king three feet above your head.

Darian asked, "How is the construction of the Moon Base going?"

Wanda replied, "It has reached the final stage. Those Skrulls have very high efficiency, directly cutting the original construction period by two-thirds. It is expected to be completed within two days."

"Not bad, not bad."

Darian nodded with satisfaction.

The working efficiency of the Skrulls was truly impeccable; they might as well change their name to working cattle-and-horses aliens.

"In that case, let’s go take a look together."

Saying that, he sent someone to call Lockjaw over.

That silly dog was now permanently stationed in Sokovia, becoming the security system in Darian’s palace. Every day it ate top-grade meat, and had special personnel to serve it, providing various care such as brushing, massaging, and bathing. Its life was more comfortable than most people’s.

In comparison, the Inhumans’ side was simply a dog kennel. If it weren’t for its loyalty to the Inhumans, it would have taken this place as its home.

Not long after, Lockjaw suddenly appeared out of thin air in the palace.

As soon as this silly dog landed, it howled excitedly, wagging its tongue and lunging straight at Darian.

Lockjaw: 🐾

Darian decisively kicked it flying, and Lockjaw rolled on the ground for several turns.

But with its thick skin and thick flesh, it quickly climbed back up, and came rushing back, running in crazy circles around Darian’s legs, wagging its tail like a propeller, splashing saliva all over the floor.

Darian lowered his head to look at this shameless silly dog, casually pulled a skewer of Karathen’s roast meat from the game inventory and threw it over.

The roast meat was still steaming, and the aroma of grease instantly permeated the palace.

Lockjaw’s dog eyes lit up, and with one bite it caught the skewer and swallowed it wolfishly. It was so delicious that drool streamed down its chin, and after finishing, it still licked the ground un1athetically.

Compared with Darian’s roast meat, other meats were simply meant for feeding dogs.

Darian held down the dog head that was still wagging its tail frantically, with a look of disgust: "Alright, hurry up and take us to the Moon."

Lockjaw barked, immediately activated its ability, and directly teleported Darian and Wanda to the Moon.

The scene before him made Darian slightly raise an eyebrow.

On the originally barren land, a massive silver-gray Base rose from the ground, and sharp-angled buildings spread out.

A dome-shaped energy shield enveloped the entire Base’s sky, and the translucent light film fluctuated slightly, completely isolating cosmic rays and micro-meteorites outside.

Calling it a Base, it was actually more like a city.

Several transport spaceships were parked on the landing platform. Sokovians and Skrulls were busy shuttling around the Base, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Just then, the Skrulls leader Talos, wearing a red construction hat, hurried over from a distance and said respectfully: "Leader, living up to expectations, the main project of the Base has basically been completed, and all systems have passed full-load testing. It can be officially put into use in at most two days."

Darian nodded with satisfaction and praised: "Well done. Since you are working so diligently for me, the matter of your new homeland will be resolved together today."

Talos was stunned, then his face showed pleasant surprise, and his voice trembled slightly: "Leader, is what you said true?"

Darian laughed and said: "Of course, I am not some untrustworthy black braised egg."

Saying that, he looked around left and right, found an open and flat venue, pulled out a palm-sized device and threw it out casually.

The moment the device hit the ground, it began to expand automatically, with components extending upwards in layers. Within just a few seconds, it assembled into a huge door frame several meters high, with a layer of blue energy ripples appearing in the middle, rippling slightly like Water waves.

[Item: Space Portal (Can establish two fixed portals with intercommunicating coordinates within the same dimension, and the range is not limited by distance)]

The next moment, Darian’s figure suddenly disappeared from the spot out of thin air.

Just as everyone was feeling puzzled, they saw Darian’s figure walking out from the middle of the portal, waving at them: "The space portal has been installed, follow me over."

Wanda and Talos didn’t think much and stepped into the space portal behind him.

Passing through that layer of blue ripples, the scene in front of them suddenly switched.

They came to a Planet full of primitive natural atmosphere, the air carried the fresh scent of vegetation, and rugged building clusters could be seen in the distance.

Wanda looked around and asked in surprise: "Where is this?"

"Bohet Planet, the headquarters of the Ravager Ravagers."

"Ravager Ravagers?"

"Oh, that is a righteous team I created in the Universe. Usually, we do good deeds, rob the rich to help the poor, eliminate the strong and aid the weak, and never leave our names when doing good deeds. It is a well-known righteous army in the Universe."

Wanda: ...

Talos: ...

Who are you trying to fool? Just hearing this name sounds like an evil organization.

Darian turned to look at Talos: "From now on, the Skrulls clan will migrate to this Planet, and from now on this will be your new homeland."

"Our new homeland..."

Talos stood there dumbfounded.

Their Skrulls had drifted in space for so many years, then landed on Earth and acted as cattle and horses for Nick Fury for decades, yet in the end they didn’t even see the shadow of a homeland.

But now how long has it been?

Darian said he would give them a new home, and really placed a Planet right in front of him.

Talos’s eyes suddenly turned red, and his voice choked slightly: "Leader, you are the benefactor of the Skrulls, we will pledge our loyalty to you forever!"

Darian smiled slightly and didn’t speak.

Bohet Planet was the Base site selection Darian had set his eyes on early on. Its location was concealed, resources were rich, and there were no overly strong forces entrenched in the surrounding star fields. It was the most ideal foothold.

This bunch of Skrulls had wandered in the Universe for too long, having tasted enough of the pain of being homeless.

Letting them migrate here to settle down, they would protect it more desperately than anyone else, which was equivalent to setting up a solid defense line for his Base.

Using a gift that was already intended to be given away in exchange for a dedicated guarding force was simply winning by a landslide.

Compared to the silver-shining new city of the Moon Base, the Raiders’ headquarters appeared much more rugged.

Most buildings in the camp were built with thick wood and large pieces of stone, with a primitive and wild style. Offensive and defensive facilities were handed over to the Ravager Ravagers spaceships.

Walking into the headquarters, Nebula and Yondu had already received the news and immediately welcomed them.

Seeing Darian, Yondu’s face instantly showed an excited smile, and he said loudly: "Leader, you came just in time. We just intercepted a group of signals, and another bunch of Raiders has started activities. Why don’t we resume our old business and go pull a job on them?"

"Cough cough!"

Darian coughed heavily and glared at Yondu: "What nonsense are you talking about? Those scums of Raiders commit all kinds of atrocities in the Universe, burning, killing, and looting, and everyone should execute them. We are executing justice, and by the way confiscating their illegally acquired criminal proceeds."

Wanda: ...

She now understood how the name Ravager Ravagers came about.

Nebula stepped forward, her tone capable: "Leader, is there any instruction?"

Darian nodded and said in a deep voice: "Next, I will send people to build a brand new Base here, starting from this Planet, expanding our forces outward, and planting our flag in every corner of the Universe!"

Hearing this, everyone felt a burst of blood boiling.

Nebula asked calmly: "Leader, what title should we use then? The name Ravager Ravagers is probably not very suitable."

Ravager Ravagers, just hearing it sounds like it’s specifically aimed at Raiders. It’s too targeted and doesn’t quite match the long-term plan Darian just mentioned.

Darian thought for a moment and said: "Then let’s rename it to the Dark Legion, and incidentally rename this Planet to Apokolips. I want to tell Thanos that there can only be one Dark Monarch in this Universe!"

"And that is me, Lord Doom!"

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