I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

--split line--

Belfast Labs is a research breakthrough laboratory specifically established by Belfast to help Laura complete the main quest.

Laura has learned from her experience with the Noah civilization that living as a ship spirit with a human soul is a continuation of human civilization.

Having realized this, Laura could have ended her time in the Marvel Universe at any time.

Before she knew it, the main quests were no longer an overly serious constraint for Laura.

However, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) still holds immense value for Laura, and she has no immediate plans to leave. Just as Noah said when she first became a ship girl, the dangers of the future universe will only increase.

Therefore, Laura needs to obtain as much technological advancement as possible from the existing universe.

Therefore, Belfast Labs' function changed, becoming dedicated to researching how to achieve reverse penetration of the Marvel binary universe.

Inside the laboratory, Belfast was taking notes by herself.

"The eldest young lady's past seems to hold many secrets, but the second young lady hasn't delved into it. For now, the Noah Ship Spirit System still prioritizes the continuation of human civilization."

"This means that the burden on the Second Miss's shoulders has been completely lifted, and the plan can officially begin."

"The idea of ​​the Second Miss's universe reverse overlay is valuable, but based on the clues I learned in Asgard from the Pen of Prophecy, this universe may have a deeper self-protection mechanism."

"From the perspective of the Fountain of Wisdom, a reboot is the most likely outcome. The universe coverage is very likely to accelerate the reboot mechanism of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and may even make the second young lady an enemy of the entire universe."

"When the Second Miss was carrying out the Noah Universe mission, I unexpectedly obtained the coordinates of the desolate planet where the Soul Gem was stored. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the work of the Dimensional Demon God."

"Their goal is to imprint the Second Miss's soul into the Soul Gem. Based on previous speculations, a Dimensional Demon God with an independent dimension may be the key to controlling the restart of order."

Belfast paused slightly at this point. If her guess was correct, it meant that within the main Marvel universe, no one could escape the reboot of the order.

Furthermore, based on historical facts, the Asgardian gods also spent a period of time frantically collecting the Infinity Stones, but ultimately gave up for unknown reasons.

If we follow the previous line of thought, then perhaps it's because Odin also wanted to become the player of the game, but ultimately, because he had already sacrificed himself to the World Tree and could not escape his fate, coupled with the targeting of other players, he had no choice but to give up.

Furthermore, due to the Asgardians' past actions, the other players in the game orchestrated Ragnarok, preparing to completely destroy this variable.

The key to restarting should be the Infinity Stones.

"The universe overlay plan has a huge flaw. Before it is resolved and restarted, we must not allow the second young lady to use the Dawn to overlay the Marvel Universe in reverse."

"Besides, we may not have many potential enemies, but their strength is at least at the top of the Heavenly Father level, and they have mastered a cosmic rule and a sub-dimension."

"We must find a way to solve this problem. We can try to win over Odin, and even the Ancient One, or even the Vishanti, are potential targets."

"These tasks must be completed before the Second Miss undertakes her next inter-universe mission. After that, I will sacrifice myself, and the Soul Gem will return to Earth to await the Second Miss through the connection between the auxiliary intelligence and the ship spirit."

"To the most adorable second young lady, it is Belfast's lifelong honor to be your maid."

"May good fortune prevail in war—Belfast, stay."

Belfast locked the notebook, stood up, and a hint of regret flashed in her eyes before turning into determination.

But before Belfast could do anything, a familiar voice came from behind her.

"Hmm~ Is Laura really that great in Belfast's heart?"

Click—

For a moment, Belfast felt her lower back hurt.

It was flashing (not really).

I just finished a game of StarCraft yesterday, and then encountered some strange elements including the following.

1. The timing of the mid-term events was misremembered, resulting in the Great Khan's collective appearance just after the fleet that caused our country's energy currency to decline was dismantled.

2. In the later stages, the combined fleet was too small to intercept the split-and-gun combined fleet. Just as they were about to give up, the combined fleet opened a portal to a closed star sector. The main force happened to be nearby, and then they blocked the portal and killed the combined fleet.

3. Adhering to the path of pacifism, it acquired four vassal states, then completely ignored them. In the finale, when it returned sovereignty, everyone became disloyal and hostile, and thirteen propaganda messages from various star systems popped up within five minutes.

Someone recommended the Colorful Galaxy mod to me, but I'm too busy to look into it right now. Has anyone played it?

92. The Secret to Rebooting

PS: Some aspects of the world-building have been modified and supplemented; please take note.

It's like having one night left before summer vacation starts but not having done any homework at all. After frantically finishing the homework and returning to school, you find that you forgot to bring it, and all your efforts are wasted.

Now, Belfast understands that feeling very well.

Having paved the way and prepared to sacrifice himself, he suddenly discovered that his second young lady was silently watching everything from behind.

That's a long story.

"Second Miss, what brings you here?"

Caught red-handed by Laura, Belfast didn't try to hide it. Instead, she took out her notebook, placed it on the table, and sat down in her chair with an air of nonchalance, as if asking and answering questions.

As Laura's AI assistant, Belfast knew very well that concealing the truth was unrealistic. Inheriting Laura's wisdom, Belfast changed her strategy the moment she realized her plan had been exposed.

Whatever the second young lady wants to do, just go along with it.

"I just felt that our maid seemed to be hiding something from Laura lately, so I came to check on her."

With her left hand behind her back, Laura bent down to look at the notes on the table with a curious expression, while flipping through Belfast's summary of future plans.

"However, Laura never expected to discover such a big secret."

"It is my duty, please understand, Miss."

Sitting upright, Belfast spoke with righteous indignation, though a hint of insecurity always lingered in her voice. Making this decision behind Laura's back—if it succeeded, Belfast could imagine how heartbroken Laura would be when she learned the truth.

But in Belfast's calculations, this was the best protection for Laura. Belfast was willing to make such a sacrifice—trading a universe for an insignificant auxiliary AI.

As for the future, perhaps other AI assistants will take care of the second young lady in her place and accompany her through that time?

Unfortunately, before the regret in her heart could completely dissipate, Belfast's plan completely failed.

"It's alright. Laura is very touched that Belfast went to such lengths for her."

Laura gently shook her head and hugged Belfast: "However, I wouldn't trade Belfast for ten universes."

Overclocking mode is a unique mindset exclusive to ship girls. Once activated, the ship girl's computing power will be fully utilized and used entirely for calculating the future.

The most obvious manifestation of this is that it allows Laura to be meticulous in everything she does, just like easily deciphering the worldview in the Noah universe.

If the hardware is advanced enough, it could even achieve the omniscience of Laplace's demon.

After acquiring Astra, this ability underwent a leap forward.

However, forced calmness would temporarily cause the ship girl to lose her normal psychology, making her more like a machine. Therefore, Laura would not enter this state unless absolutely necessary.

In the Noah universe, Laura only used it once. Even now, some remnants of the overclocking mode remain, allowing Laura to inadvertently discover Belfast's subtle actions.

This could probably be considered a different kind of underworld soul-chasing.

"However, since Belfast can do this, then the previous plan is not impossible."

Turning to the page in the notebook where Belfast was preparing to sacrifice herself for the Soul Gem, Laura transformed into a Sherlock Holmes costume and licked a pipe-shaped lollipop.

"What is certain now is that, when facing dimensional demons, a powerful Skyfather-level being with an Infinity Stone can temporarily put up a fight."

Laura shook her head, recalling the scene of Doctor Strange endlessly reloading saves and negotiating with Dormammu. It was only because Strange hadn't fully matured yet that he wouldn't have needed to resort to such methods.

To avoid the cosmic reboot process, Laura must obtain the key to the reboot beforehand.

After thinking it over, it seems that only the Infinity Stones have this ability.

Moreover, after returning, Laura went to see the Ancient One again and subtly obtained some information.

By using a secondary dimension, the dimensional daemons can remain unaffected by the Infinity Stones within the Marvel Universe, but their power will return to the peak of the Skyfather level. Just as Belfast wrote, Laura must be prepared to be besieged by several Skyfathers.

However, the number of Infinity Stones is limited, and there certainly won't be many Daedric Lords who possess them. In addition, Odin is a variable, so the situation is not as difficult as it seems.

After all, although they are not numerous, there are still later-emerging Celestials like Agamotto and Odin in the universe. It's just that without their own secondary dimensions, Celestials will also die of old age.

Agamotto became one of the Vishanti Trinity, while Odin ultimately died in Asgard—that's what fate is all about.

"Moreover, the key to restarting is not so much the demon god, but rather the quota."

The rebooting process is a rotating one; whoever gets it gets to keep it, and if they don't, they have to wait for the next cosmic era. In other words, Laura is actually just participating in the struggle for the rebooting qualification.

The current Infinity Stones belong to this era. To usher in the next era, we must destroy them with the same power and use the power of the universe itself to propel the start of the next era.

Just like in Avengers: Endgame, after Thanos destroyed the Infinity Stones, the Avengers and others obtained new stones and saved the universe, but it also gradually brought Marvel to its end.

To put it simply, it's the grand finale.

However, dimensional demons that do not belong to this era cannot enter the main universe to compete without restraint; they can only use special means to obtain them.

For example, Dormammu wanted to invade Earth, a cosmic node, to expand the Dark Dimension into reality.

However, Dormammu did not expect that an Agamotto would emerge from Earth, not only becoming the Vishanti but also leaving behind the Time Stone, ultimately being tightly controlled by the Ancient One.

Even though the Ancient One died in the end, Doctor Strange forced Dormammu to agree to the terms and abandon his invasion.

Dormammu thought it was better to give up on this era and wait for the next one than to be constantly annoyed by Strange.

In any case, for a dimensional demon whose thoughts transcend time, it's just a matter of taking a nap.

This, ironically, became Laura's opportunity.

"After collecting the other five Infinity Stones, Belfast can exchange them for the Soul Stone, and then at that moment unleash a reverse universe overlay, allowing Belfast to take control of the Marvel Universe."

"During that time, leave everything else to Laura."

Laura rolled up her non-existent sleeves and gave Belfast a reassuring look.

Compared to Noah, who actually created the universe, those dimensional demons at most used tricks to exploit the rules of the universe; their methods were still rather naive.

With the entire Noah technology tree as a backing, plus the advantages of the plot, and even some demons secretly pushing for Laura's soul to be recorded into the universe.

Once the dust settles, wouldn't it be easy for Belfast to master the six cosmic rules and become the omnipotent Living Tribunal of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

With the dragons charging right at our face, how could we possibly lose?

93. He's here, he's here! Loki has arrived with the Mind Stone.

In the period that followed, Laura and Belfast carefully planned their next steps, preparing to officially put the universe coverage plan on the agenda.