Chapter 1358 The Mystery of the Feast (VIII)

"The Titans have long been a thing of the past, and the former glory of the Eternals may still be seen in some ruins on Earth."

When Thanos's deep voice echoed in the palace, the edge of the echo had a metallic tremor, adding to the epic feeling.

"Returning to reincarnation is the fate of all powerful races in the universe. They must pay the price for their strength. Human beings are weak, but lucky. You have not been given power that you cannot refuse. Naturally, there is no inescapable fate. ”

Then, he changed the topic and said: "No matter what, I have removed a major obstacle for mankind to enter the universe."

Thanos's tone was brisk, as if he were joking, but when he thought about his deeds of destroying the Titans with his own hands, it seemed very crazy.

In this world, there are not only natural mental patients among the human race, but also among the Titans. Thanos is obviously the most famous mad Titan in the universe. He personally destroyed his own race and home planet, and to this day, he is still guilty of his actions. Feel pleasure.

Schiller remembered the description of Thanos's childhood in the comics. From a comic point of view, Thanos was seduced by the goddess of death since he was a child, and step by step he grew from a lonely boy who couldn't even bear to dissect animals to a terrifying figure. A genocidal lunatic.

But from the perspective of a psychiatrist, the woman who suddenly appeared in Thanos' vision and guided him to commit various cruel behaviors is more like a common fantasy partner for patients with mental illness.

In psychiatric cases, there are many examples of people being induced to commit violent acts by phantom partners. It can be said that almost all phantom partners of mental patients are the embodiment of pain, confusion, and confusion in their minds. Such negative imaginations are natural Nor will they urge people to do good things.

Certain details in the comics further prove this. For example, Thanos was born with purple skin. Unlike other Titans, his mother could not accept that she gave birth to a monster, became crazy, and was finally imprisoned. .

Because his appearance is different from that of other Titans, Thanos has been discriminated against and bullied since he was a child. His father is too busy and doesn't care about him at all. Even if Thanos happily wants to tell him that he has made new friends, he will get nothing. Just the lowest level of perfunctory.

His mother's sudden madness may not be an accident, but a hereditary mental illness. Thanos did not receive timely treatment and was ostracized. He was in a stimulated mental state all year round, and imaginary partners became his only solace.

As for whether this fantasy partner has anything to do with death, Schiller thinks that the probability of it is not very high. Death in their universe is particularly timid, and it seems that they are not very interested in Thanos from the beginning to the end.

Perhaps there is more than one incarnation of death, and perhaps the death that seduced Thanos and the death that Schiller saw in the Kingdom of Death are not the same. But there is no doubt that Thanos has been crazy for a long time, so completely that there is basically no Saved.

But Schiller still follows that principle. As long as the patient is not in pain, there is no need to treat him. As for the harm caused by madness, there are naturally other ways to deal with it.

So, Schiller planned to change the topic. He remembered what Thanos had asked him before, so he gently rubbed his fingertips on the edge of the table knife and asked thoughtfully: "You asked me before if humans have begun to pay attention to Uranus. Since the Titans have long been destroyed, why do you care which planet humans pay attention to?"

"It's not that I don't care, but a human came to me yesterday and asked about Uranus and Saturn. I thought it was some relics left on them that interfered with your development of the planet."

Schiller frowned slightly, looked up into Thanos' eyes and spit out a name: "Tony Stark?"

"He calls himself Iron Man." Thanos said while eating the food on the plate: "He is a very strange human being. In my opinion, half of him is strong light and half is boundless darkness."

"I know he is not easy to mess with, so I can only tell the truth about the history of the Eternals and the Titans, but he doesn't seem to care much about whether the Titans have any relics left in the universe."

"He looks like a scientist. I thought he would want to study the technology in those ruins, but he is actually more interested in some mysterious historical legends."

"for example?"

"For example, the origin of the Eternals." Thanos also paused, and he said: "Unfortunately, I am not a historian. I was born on Titan. I am afraid that I have no knowledge of the history of the Eternals on Earth. The Sorcerer Supreme knows better."

"Is that how you answered him?"

Thanos nodded, took a bite of the food on the plate and said, "Oh, by the way, he is also interested in one thing..."

Thanos deliberately made a long note, and Schiller understood what he meant, so he picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, smiled and said: "Your Majesty Thanos, when you are good at dancing and strategizing in the interstellar society, Your Pope is not lazy, and I have some immature suggestions for our future direction."

"You can speak freely."

"As we all know, you are now a famous person in the field of interstellar security. This responsibility is not important, but it is very valuable. The price is that you have to spend a lot of time maintaining your reputation. Once your sign as an interstellar security defender is ruined, then There is nothing left.”

Thanos nodded and agreed with Schiller's words. Before he asked, Schiller took the initiative to say: "Therefore, if you suddenly turn into a tyrant who fights wars in all directions, the good image and connections you have established before will be completely destroyed."

"After all, a hero who swears to protect interstellar security suddenly manipulates his civilization to launch an aggressive war against other civilizations, which will definitely attract the most famous criticism."

"You can't have both predatory growth and public opinion image." Thanos said calmly: "But my purpose of maintaining public opinion image is to make myself stronger. If plunder can achieve faster To achieve this goal, I can naturally abandon public opinion. "

"Why can't I have both?"

Thanos was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Such an idea is too naive. As you said, when the interstellar society was still an orderly society, aggression was evil. Even for the stability of their own territory, the three empires would not allow emerging civilizations to mess around."

Thanos continued to lower his head and cut meat, and slowly said: "Although the Dark Quadrant is not at the center of the interstellar society, it also has its advantages. If I start a war, the core centers of the three empires will not respond quickly. I will not lose if I can exchange time for space. "

"I'm afraid there is no Is it that simple? You plan to start a war right after you get the territory and resources? "

"Of course not. Although the blitzkrieg strategy has been tried countless times in interstellar society, many leaders of civilizations have overlooked a big problem when implementing this tactic, which led to their final failure. "

"Oh, what is that?"

"The key to blitzkrieg is to gain an overwhelming advantage in a short period of time. Many generals have the misconception that they must be strong enough to defeat the opponent in a short period of time, but I don't think so. "

"Thanos shook his head and said, "I prefer to be weak or in chaos when the opponent is weak or in chaos. , this tactic can achieve the best effect, using the strong to defeat the strong. No matter how well it is arranged, there are risks. The strong can defeat the weak, and there is enough room for error even if there are accidents. "

"I am not so arrogant as to think that every one of my strategies can be perfectly executed without encountering accidents. In this case, instead of making myself stronger, it is better to find a way to make the opponent weaker, or as you said, both, two-pronged approach. "

Schiller raised his glass and covered his expression, but Thanos wanted to know what Schiller's suggestion was, but he also knew how greedy Schiller was. If he didn't play a trump card first, Schiller would not speak.

So, Thanos paused and said as if talking to himself:

"The location of the dark quadrant is indeed good, and the biggest advantage is... close to the edge star area of ​​the Shi'ar Empire."

"I am afraid that searching for the queen's soul in the nine kingdoms will not yield any results." A voice came from the edge of the dance floor.

Thanos came over with a wine glass and said, "Have you forgotten that the Shi'ar Empire also has a pantheon? When the emperor or queen of the Shi'ar Empire succeeds, they need to swear faith in the Shi'ar twin gods."

In the banquet hall, Hela, whose hands were wrapped in the breath of death, remained silent, but turned her head slightly to look at Thanos who was walking over.

"Your Highness Hela, even if your power comes from death, it still carries the mark of Asgard. If you touch the souls of believers of other pantheons, it will inevitably cause misunderstandings in the Shi'ar pantheon, right?"

"Is it the time to entangle such things now?!"

A high-pitched voice sounded, and everyone looked at the husband lying next to the queen's body. He said with a sad look: "We have to find the murderer who killed the queen as soon as possible and avenge her!... Your Highness Hela, please hurry up, what if the queen's soul is in danger?"

"No, Your Highness Hela, you can't do it." Another younger voice sounded, and everyone turned their eyes to one side, and then found that the one who spoke was a young guard standing behind the husband of the Queen of the Shi'ar Empire.

He cleared his throat and said, "The Shi'ar gods are a couple. They have equal power and share their strength, so they value loyalty and faith. If the queen's soul is polluted by the power of other gods, she will probably be abandoned by the Shi'ar gods." Schiller saw that the muscles at the corners of the king's mouth were tense as he lowered his head, as if he wanted to continue to wail. But Thanos said again, "I think, as the monarch of the Shi'ar Empire, the queen must want to set a good example for her people and maintain a devout faith. Even if she dies, she must ensure the purity of her soul. This is what a king should do." "A devout believer, whether in life or after death, , they absolutely cannot accept being abandoned by the gods they believe in. "Thanos walked forward and looked down at Wang Fu, saying: "As her husband, you must be able to implement your wife's will, right?"

"But..."

"Or is it that you and your wife have different beliefs, and you are not as devout as the queen in believing in the gods of the Shi'ar Empire, so naturally you don't care whether your wife's soul is polluted?"

Everyone present was silent. Once it comes to the issue of faith, no one can be so sure. If someone now proposes that no matter whether the queen's soul will be polluted by the power of Asgard, she must be found and resurrected.

What if the Queen of Shi'ar really angers her gods after her resurrection, and she vents her anger on others because of her impurity, then the person who proposes this countermeasure will have to face the anger of the head of one of the three major empires?

Everyone didn't want to bear this kind of anger, but they also knew that they had no right to force others to take this risk.

So, the atmosphere in the field became quiet again, but at this time, Schiller set his sights on the young guard who had spoken before.