The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 372 371. Gems and Collectors
Thanos' next target is the Reality Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones.

The Reality Stone, or the Aether, was originally discovered by Thor's girlfriend Jane and eventually taken to Asgard.

Later, the Asgardians gave the Reality Stone to The Collector for safekeeping.

And this "collector" has a very powerful background.

Rumor has it that the Collector is one of the Elders of the Universe and although he looks like an ancient human, he is actually an alien human with great powers, possessing the abilities of immortality, time travel, and foreseeing the future.

The "Elders of the Universe" are composed of a group of ancient alien beings who seek to achieve immortality by pursuing a certain lifestyle of personal interest.

They are members of the first highly intelligent humanoids to evolve in the universe and one of the oldest life forms in the universe, having existed after the Big Bang.

They lived in the first galaxy formed when the universe was born, and their respective racial civilizations had reached extremely high levels before their extinction.

The members of the Elders are the last survivors of their respective races. Each Elder has virtual immortality and access to a variety of incredibly advanced technologies, allowing them to escape their homes.

Not only did the Elders of the Universe survive the extinction of their own races, they were even able to survive the destruction of galaxies, and have survived to this day as new galaxies such as the Milky Way were formed.

The currently known elders of the universe include builders, astronomers, caregivers, collectors, explorers, gardeners, law enforcers, runners, and more.

The Elders of the Universe have nearly unlimited lifespans, are immune to aging and all diseases, cannot be harmed by physical attacks, and have powerful regenerative abilities.

They can even convert cosmic energy into various super powers such as levitation, power projection, telepathic ability, material reorganization, time and space jumping, etc.

After realizing that they were the first survivors of life in the history of this universe, the elders of the universe began to contact each other.

Although they belonged to different races and had almost no biological connection, they had come to regard each other as brothers and sisters. They discovered that if they lived long lives without a hobby to amuse themselves, they would easily lose the will to live, and thus their immortality.

"So, these guys called 'Elders of the Universe' are the final bosses of this plane?"

After listening to Doctor Strange's lengthy description of the mysterious humanoid group called the "Elders of the Universe", Liu Qi couldn't help but start asking questions.

"That's not the case. These cosmic elders have no interest or motivation in conquering other civilizations.

Because their lives are close to immortal in this plane.

So time is their most powerful weapon.

Over countless years, they have witnessed the rise and fall of countless civilizations.

Whether it is the Chitauri civilization, the forces of Thanos, the human civilization on Earth, or even the existence of superhuman gods like Asgard.

They are just passing by in their long lives.

There is absolutely no need to risk injury or even death by engaging in unnecessary hostile actions."

"Got it? The purpose of their existence is to have fun?"

"Fun?"

Doctor Strange was stunned for a moment.

"Isn't it?

What these universe elders did was to prove the significance of their existence, so that they would not get lost in the nearly immortal river of time..."

Liu Qi's statement made Doctor Strange unsure of how to refute it.

Compared to the easily accessible information and intelligence provided by human civilization on Earth.

Doctor Strange's news is more valuable to the advance troops.

The purpose of the advance army entering the alien dimension is to carry out equal revenge on the Chitauri.

As the mastermind behind the Chitauri invasion, no one is more worthy of being targeted by the Advance Force than Thanos.

But until now, Liu Qi still hasn't figured out one thing.

“Why would Thanos want to collect these… things called Infinity Stones?
In order to pursue the improvement of your own strength?"

“Yes, and not entirely.

According to the information I obtained.

Thanos wants to collect the six Infinity Stones to perform an unprecedented and horrific operation.

Eliminate half of the population of the current universe to avoid resource scarcity caused by overpopulation. "

After hearing the reason, Liu Qi was also a little stunned.

“How could it be such an outrageous excuse?

Doesn't he know that when the population cap is at half its size, the population's fertility rate will reach its peak?
This is a completely temporary solution, and it may not take many years for the population to expand to its current size again.”

In Liu Qi's eyes, Thanos has changed from a "pure leader of evil forces" to "a stubborn person with simple anti-scientific cognition and working hard for it."

Liu Qi thought that if Thanos had received compulsory education from the United Government, he probably wouldn't have been able to think of such a stupid way to solve the problem.

Alleviate the resource scarcity by wiping out half of the universe's population.

Only an extremely anti-intellectual person could do this.

But it is undeniable that Thanos' brain may not be working well because of his original family or childhood trauma.

But his strength is indeed unusually strong.

Especially after seizing the Power Stone and the Space Stone (Cosmic Cube), its strength was further enhanced.

What if he were to seize the Reality Gem from the Elder of the Universe: The Collector?

You can imagine how difficult he will become.

After learning about the secret information about the various forces in the other dimension, Liu Qi knew that this was beyond his ability to make decisions.

Through communication with the United Government, the mission objective of the advance force was changed from simply taking revenge on the Chitauri.

It became a way to stop Thanos from obtaining the Infinity Stones.

Liu Qi and the advance army's mission was to take revenge on the Chitauri.

But the coalition government's goals go beyond this.

The ultimate goal of the coalition government is to conquer and rule this newly discovered plane.

This also led to irreconcilable contradictions between the United Government and Thanos' forces.

Liu Qi still remains skeptical about the specific abilities of the Infinity Stones.

After all, for him, collecting six so-called magical gems can instantly destroy half of the life in a plane of the universe.

Regardless, this sounds ridiculous.

However, judging from the intelligence intercepted by quantum intelligent computers, the human civilization on Earth in this dimension does have many magical phenomena that cannot be explained by science.

Each plane of the universe has its own operating rules and standards.

Although Liu Qi couldn't understand sometimes, he had no choice but to accept it in the end.

Conquering and ruling the human civilization forces on the current plane of Earth is something that is bound to happen in the future.

But that is not the focus at the moment. The Thanos force, which poses a huge threat to the future rule of the United Government in the secondary plane, is the core issue that really needs to be paid attention to.

In order to deal with possible super-power battles, the United Government arranged for the interstellar legion of super-powered people to go to the other dimension to assist the advance troops in combat.

And when the rotating commander of the Superpower Interstellar Legion: Scarlet Witch led a group of Interstellar Legion soldiers to the alien dimension and appeared in front of all forces of human civilization on Earth.

An incident occurred that no one expected.

There is actually another "Scarlet Witch" in another dimension.

Even this "Scarlet Witch" has a blood relative "Quicksilver".

However, he died in the previous "Sokovia incident".

The Scarlet Witch from the mutant dimension is extremely similar in appearance and body shape to "Wanda" from the other dimension.

This attracted the attention of the advance troops and various forces of human civilization on Earth.

However, the knowledgeable Sorcerer Supreme: Doctor Strange gave his own guess about this phenomenon.

In the multidimensional universe, each has its own unique operating rules, but there are also certain similarities and connections.

"Wanda" and Scarlet Witch may be projections between two different dimensions.

This phenomenon is not uncommon for Doctor Strange, who frequently travels across dimensions.

After the incident, the two sides began to discuss how to prevent Thanos from obtaining the Reality Stone.

The Reality Stone is the most powerful of the six Infinity Stones and also the most difficult to use. It allows the holder to ignore any scientific laws and fulfill their wishes, even if these wishes seem extremely impossible.

It also allows the holder to create an alternative reality in certain circumstances, and even rewrite and reverse all realities and phenomena in the universe.

If Thanos obtains this miraculous effect, it will be bad news for the advance troops and human civilization on Earth.

Fortunately, the Elder of the Universe who currently holds the Reality Stone: The Collector, is also extremely powerful.

In fact, every elder of the universe, with a nearly eternal lifespan, has mastered many incredible abilities through long years of cosmic travel.

It won't be easy for Thanos to seize the Reality Stone from the Collector.

But at the same time, for the advance troops and the human civilization on Earth, finding the "realm of nothingness" where the collector is in the vast universe is also a headache.

Just as the two sides were discussing the next steps.

Wanda and Vision, who were invited to the meeting, were attacked on a flight to New York.

The people who came were none other than the leader of Thanos' "Black Panther" generals: Corvus Glaive, and his wife: Proxima Midnight.

General Corvus Glaive is the leader of the Black Ops and Thanos's favorite subordinate. He possesses super strength and speed, as well as a blade that houses his soul. As long as the blade is not broken, he can be resurrected again and again.

As the wife of General Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight is also very powerful. Her weapon is a spear forged by Thanos himself, which can fire deadly high-energy beams.

Different from the last Chitauri attack led by Loki.

This time, the attack on Wanda and Vision was obviously more covert and more targeted.

It began with an attack by a large number of Zetavio soldiers in Brooklyn, a suburb of New York City.

The sudden appearance of the Chitauri led to a fierce conflict with the conventional military forces of various forces patrolling the area.

This sudden situation immediately attracted the attention of all forces including the advance troops and human civilization on Earth.

A large number of military forces surrounded the area where the incident occurred.

And unnoticed by everyone, over the Atlantic Ocean, Wanda and Vision, who were on a Nordic-North American flight, were also attacked by Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight.

In fact, the riots in Brooklyn, New York, North America were merely a "prop" used by Thanos' forces to cover up the appearance of Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight.

The real purpose of Thanos' forces is the Mind Stone above Vision's head.

As an advanced artificial intelligence, he was given a mechanical body by Ultron.

With the blessing of the Mind Stone, Vision possesses human-like emotions.

And later, he fell in love with Wanda.

The thousands of interstellar battleships deployed by the United Government's advance forces in outer space outside the Earth did not completely scare off Thanos's five Black Order generals.

Thanos, who controlled the power of the Space Stone, easily teleported the Chitauri troops and their generals to Earth.

In a confined space flying at an altitude of ten thousand meters, a hideous-looking alien suddenly appeared.

Wanda, with alarm bells ringing in her heart, was still trying to protect the ordinary passengers on the plane.

However, the next second, the blade that contained the soul of General Corvus Glaive pierced directly into Vision's chest and abdomen without any fuss.

The moment he was injured, Vision, who was disguised as an ordinary person, was forced to reveal his mechanical body.

A team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents on the flight responsible for transporting Wanda and Vision to each other quickly drew their weapons and tried to stop General Corvus Glaive.

But the next moment, a series of high-energy beams appeared from behind everyone.

After being hit by a beam of annihilating energy, these SHIELD agents were turned into ashes on the spot.

Wanda turned around and found that it was Proxima Midnight, holding a special spear, who launched a sneak attack.

Just as Wanda and Vision were struggling to hold on at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

SHIELD, which was responsible for inviting Wanda and Vision to the meeting and sent a team of agents to see them off, soon received news of the attack.

After realizing that these Chitauri troops were just a decoy and that the real target of Thanos' forces was the Mind Stone above Vision's head.

Both the advance troops and the human civilization on Earth became nervous.

Liu Qi immediately ordered a support fleet to enter the Earth's atmosphere immediately.

A rough and tumble cleanup mission against the Chitauri "decoy force" in Brooklyn.

At the same time, the Super-Power Star Legion also received orders to go to the target airspace to participate in the rescue of Wanda and Vision.

As Wanda and Vision are members of the Avengers, it is certainly impossible for the other members to just stand by and watch.

Captain America, Hawkeye, War Machine, Black Widow and other Avengers boarded the aerospace mothership and quickly rushed to the target airspace.

Before this, Iron Man had already been eager to summon his armor.

In just one minute, the Stark Industries building in New York transmitted dozens of sets of nano armor to the sky above the venue.

Before everyone was away from the sky over New York.

A series of earth-shaking starship main gun cluster bombardments appeared in the Brooklyn area.

In an instant, the sky and the earth changed color.

There was no time to calm down the shock of the United Government's advance fleet.

The advance forces have announced on the joint communications channel that they have locked onto the plane carrying Wanda and Vision.

(End of this chapter)