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"Oh, Josie, my dear friend, what brings you here?" Dracula greeted him very warmly.

“Yes, Your Highness Vlad, a group of petty thieves attacked one of my bases and stole one of my ships. I feel it’s necessary to teach them a lesson, but I’ve lost track of them. As you know, I’m currently in dire need of intelligence, so I need your help. Of course, I’m willing to pay a price for it!” Dracula’s enthusiasm was even greater than when the two of them were on Contrasia, which surprised Josie. However, she didn’t think too much about it and directly stated her request.

"Haha, there's no need to talk about costs for such a small matter. We're all from Earth and good friends, aren't we? Give me the information on those people, and I'll have my men take care of it!" Upon hearing Josie's request, Dracula agreed without the slightest hesitation, even refusing any reward, which surprised Josie.

It almost gave Josie the feeling that the other person genuinely considered her a friend.

But... is that really possible?

Josie didn't believe it.

However, it would be foolish not to take advantage of a good deal, so Josie didn't force the other party to agree.

"Thank you, Your Highness Vlad. Here is their information!" Josie quickly sent over the information on Star Eagle and his team.

"Huh? Ryan Ogd? They're the ones who attacked you and stole your spaceship??" Dracula on the other side was also somewhat surprised after seeing the information Josie sent.

After all, the attack on the Kree fleet was not long ago, and because Ryan Ogder did indeed organize the attack on the Kree fleet and disappeared afterward, almost the entire universe now blames Ryan Ogder for the incident.

So Dracula didn't expect that this group would offend Josie after just offending Kerry.

What a ruthless gang of thugs!

Because of limited intelligence, he didn't connect the attack on the Kree fleet to the fact that it was Josie who did it.

Even if he knew, he wouldn't care. After all, Dracula and Kree weren't on good terms, and given his pride, it was highly unlikely that he would proactively reveal this information to Kree.

“Yes, I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence!” Josie shrugged. “These guys have caused me a lot of losses, so please be sure to inform me immediately if you have any information about them!”

“No problem!” Dracula immediately took on the task. As a new force that rose to power by selling cosmic hemp in the universe, intelligence was a strong point of his Blood Territory.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Josie ended her call with Dracula.

“With the help of this Blood Lord, I believe we will soon be able to find out the exact whereabouts of those guys. However, we can’t rest on our own. If I remember correctly, Ryan Ogd and his son are both from Arcturus, right?” Josie asked Talonnicus, who was waiting nearby.

“That’s right, it was a middle-level civilization affiliated with the Shia!” Talonnicus replied immediately.

"Send men there to search and see if Ogder has any family or friends left. We must seize every advantage we can!" Josie ordered.

If he's not mistaken, Ryan Ogder should have another daughter, the one who appears at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, played by Michelle Yeoh.

If they can capture her, then the Augard father and son will have to be hesitant to act rashly in many matters.

As for saying that one shouldn't harm one's family? Are you kidding me? This kind of struggle affects the future of the entire civilization; it would be a mercy if your entire civilization wasn't destroyed!

"Yes, Chief, I'll go prepare right away!" Talonnicus immediately accepted the order and went to make arrangements.

Although Arcturus was a subordinate civilization of the Shia, neither Josie nor Talonnicus paid much attention to it.

Because unlike the Kree Empire, which had stricter control over its subordinate civilizations.

The Shi'ar Empire had a very lenient approach to managing its vassal civilizations.

Basically, if you apply to the Shi'ar Empire and the Shi'ar Empire's influence can indeed cover your area, then in most cases, as long as you don't actively violate the terms set by the Shi'ar Empire, you can obtain the Shi'ar Empire's protection.

These clauses mainly consist of things like prohibiting the instigation of disputes.

Therefore, the Shia Empire had a great many affiliated civilizations.

But because of this, Shi'ar generally doesn't get involved in minor security incidents unless it's a large-scale invasion of civilization.

Josie was only trying to kidnap a few people in Arcturus; it was by no means an offense against Shia.

As for Arcturus himself... who cares?

Not long after Talonnicus left, Josie's desk received another beep from the communication system.

The initiator was Megatron, captain of the USS Nemesis and vice-commander of the Viktor Second Fleet.

That's right, it's Megatron who was traded to Josie after being killed by Starscream.

Because he obtained the AllSpark from Starscream and learned how to use it correctly, Josie easily resurrected the former Decepticon emperor and gave him new consciousness, turning him into a powerful henchman.

However, the reason he was only the deputy commander of the fleet was because Josie used more AllSpark energy and an alloy mixed with a small amount of vibranium to create an even more powerful Transformer—Skyfall!

Megatron is now contacting Josie, presumably because he has already received Reach's first guest, Loki.

As mentioned before, there are no wormholes around Reach, so it would be very difficult for Loki to reach Reach on his own unless he used the Bifrost.

However, Loki's contact with Josie was already a secret, and he deliberately used magic to cover his tracks. Using the Rainbow Bridge would have made him a suicide bomber.

Therefore, if he wanted to come to Reach, he could only first reach the outer wormhole jump point, and then have Josie send someone to pick him up.

"Great leader, I have not failed you. I have received Lord Loki!" Sure enough, after activating the holographic communication, Megatron's image appeared, and standing next to him was a "little guy." Who else could it be but Loki?

"Heh, I didn't expect meeting you would be so troublesome!" Loki said with a hint of sarcasm, but his tone immediately drew a glare from Megatron, who stood to the side, making his back tense.

It's not that I'm afraid, after all, Megatron is just a high-tech Transformer. As long as Loki isn't foolish enough to fight him head-on, Megatron will have a hard time hurting him.

However, it must be said that Megatron's tall stature was still quite intimidating.

And then there were the Vrykul who served as soldiers.

After seeing these powerful troops, Loki had more expectations and confidence for his meeting with Josie.

If he could possess such a fleet, although he wouldn't be able to rival the mighty Asgard, he would be able to contend with most civilizations in the universe, except for a few major empires.

Chapter 283 Loki "Submits"

On Reach, in the training grounds of the new Chicago City Hall, Loki slumped weakly to the ground.

"The number one sorcerer in the Nine Realms? Is that all?" Talonnicus, standing in front of Loki who was lying on the ground, looked at him with disdain.

Loki lay on the ground, clenching his fists, but dared not utter a word of anger.

Looking around, there were towering Transformers like Skyfall and Megatron, Vereesa carrying an Elven longbow and several human girls (Yuriko) in school uniforms beside her, Jedi, special warriors wielding lightsabers, or those tall Vrykul officers.

He couldn't defeat any of these formidable opponents head-on; at most, he could only stall them with a little magic.

He even had a hard time winning against those soldiers in armor.

But the truth is that, thanks to the guidance of mages from Azeroth and the exchanges with Kamar-Taj over the years, the Ouroboros organization has made it a compulsory course on how to fight mystical enemies like mages.

Loki's magic, in reality, didn't have much effect.

Loki, however, always prefers to fight head-on like a warrior, but his weapon is a dagger, which is completely unsuitable for direct combat.

Simply.

"Enough, Talonnicus, step down!" Just then, a mobile throne similar to Thanos floated down from the high platform at the side of the arena, stopping Talonnicus from humiliating Loki, and sitting on it was Josie.

This floating antigravity seat isn't actually high-tech; it's a very common technology in the Star Wars universe.

When the Galactic Republic's parliament holds meetings, hundreds of thousands of members sit in similar contraptions, which are not much different from ordinary chairs, except for the degree of decoration.

However, it's quite comfortable to sit in, and it's also great for showing off. Frieza in the anime sits on a similar thing.

So not long ago, Josie had his engineers customize one for him.

"Yes, Chief!" Upon seeing Josie leave the arena, Talonnicus bowed respectfully and then stepped aside.

"How does it feel?" Josie asked Loki, looking down at him.

"Heh, laugh if you want, you're right, I'm just a piece of trash!" Upon hearing that it was Josie, Loki looked up at him and then mocked himself.

Once upon a time, having followed the Asgardian legions, he had been through countless battles, quelling rebellions throughout the Nine Realms with resounding victories each time, and had never encountered any truly formidable opponents.

Furthermore, due to his status as the prince of Asgard, he was treated with utmost respect wherever he went in the universe.

This gave Loki the illusion that although he was not as strong as Thor, he should still be considered a powerful figure in the universe.

Now, after fighting against Josie's men, he realized just how weak he was.

"Useless? Heh, if you really think you're useless, then it won't be long before you really become useless!" Josie scoffed when she heard Loki's somewhat self-deprecating words.

“…What do you mean by that?” Loki frowned.

“Do you remember what I said? As a frost giant, you were born extraordinary!” Josie said leisurely.

"...Extraordinary? Is it because you were adopted by Odin? The truth is, I can hardly even defeat the soldiers under your command!" Loki said angrily, of course, he was angry at his own incompetence.

“Really? Then what do you think of my soldiers compared to the soldiers of Asgard?” Josie asked.

“More elite than ordinary Asgardian soldiers!” Loki hesitated for two seconds before uttering a fact that he found somewhat hard to accept.

"Thank you for the compliment, but what I want you to know is that these soldiers are not ordinary either. I only have about 200,000 human soldiers of this caliber under my command. Most of them have experienced the most brutal wars in Earth's history, then received my most rigorous training, underwent genetic enhancement and modification, and then underwent corresponding brutal training again, ultimately becoming what you see now. With their level, I'm not bragging, in any civilization in the universe, they would at least be at least elite officers, and if it were the Earth you once knew, they would be more than capable of being legendary heroes... After I've said all this, do you still think they are ordinary?" Josie said slowly.

This is no exaggeration on Josie's part. The human soldiers in the entire Ouroboros combat force, namely the Stormtroopers, are mostly carefully selected from veterans of World War II. They are trained using methods from the Red Alert and Star Wars universes, supplemented with super soldier drugs and various nutrients. Each one is meticulously cultivated and equipped with the best weapons and equipment.

Not long ago, Peggy Carter, a veteran super soldier from Earth, launched a similar challenge to Loki after arriving on Reach.

But the result was only a narrow victory in a one-on-one fight—this was only because Carter had the advantage of vibranium weapons and a stronger belief in the weapon.

After all, vibranium is quite valuable to Josie, except for the special Jedi Order.

While ordinary stormtroopers are also valuable, their equipment consists of the most powerful warship-grade alloys in the Star Wars universe, mixed with a small amount of vibranium.

Although its strength is also very formidable, it is still slightly inferior to Carter's pure vibranium armor.

In other words, if the equipment were equal, it would be a big question whether Captain Carter, who had a distinguished record on Earth, could defeat a Stormtrooper.

Carter at that time was just as disheartened as Loki is now.

Only after Josie promised to provide a better enhancement plan did the other party's morale slowly recover.

However, it was precisely because of this challenge that Peggy Carter became even more determined to support Josie in becoming the leader of all human civilization.