Chapter 74

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Regarding the Cosmic Cube, Liu Rui'an's plan was simple.

He intended to use this transaction to conduct some research on the Cosmic Cube. Even if it wouldn't be easy to achieve significant results, at the very least, he could extract some of the Cosmic Cube's energy, similar to what Animo Sola did.

As for the issue of ownership of the Cosmic Cube, Liu Rui'an had no intention of directly seizing it, at least not before the Chitauri army appeared.

Joking aside, while the Chitauri, the alien warrior race from "The Avengers," might seem weak in the movie, that's not the case in reality.

Well, whether they are weak or not isn't the main issue.

The key is that the technology possessed by this race interests Liu Rui'an.

Apart from energy weapons and various spacecraft that can operate in space, Liu Rui'an is even more interested in the mental network technology that this alien warrior race uses, similar to a "hive mind."

Of course, more importantly, he wants to see if he can obtain the interstellar map of this world from this race.

In Liu Rui'an's eyes, Earth in this world indeed has many good things, but compared to the entire universe, it is insignificant, such as the Nine Realms.

Accompanied by Phil Coulson, Liu Rui'an came to a certain device and, looking at the cube in the center that emitted a crystalline blue light, couldn't help but praise it:

"It's truly beautiful."

"Indeed, it is beautiful," Phil Coulson, standing beside him, agreed.

"It's not just beautiful; it's a gift from the gods," Erik Selvig, who had walked up, said.

"Liu, this is Dr. Erik Selvig, an astrophysicist," Phil Coulson, who was also the host to some extent, quickly introduced.

"Dr. Selvig, this is Liu. You should have heard of his other name, the Prophet."

Dr. Erik Selvig, who was initially surprised that S.H.I.E.L.D. would bring an outsider to such a confidential location, looked excited after a moment of shock and said:

"You are the Prophet? The Prophet that Imiparisi mentioned?"

"It's me, Dr. Selvig. Imiparisi has told me about you," Liu Rui'an, extending his hand, pretended to be unaware and looked around, then asked:

"Imiparisi mentioned that Dr. Selvig has a friend named Jane Foster. I wonder if I can meet her."

"Unfortunately, you'll be disappointed. Jane isn't here," Erik Selvig, shaking his head, said.

"Not here? Isn't she in the same field as Dr. Selvig? Why?" Liu Rui'an, continuing to feign ignorance, asked.

"Jane has a friend named Thor, the legendary Thor," Erik Selvig, spreading his hands, said with a double meaning.

At this point, Phil Coulson, standing beside him, took over the conversation:

"Dr. Foster has her own research work, so she's not here."

"I see. But I'm not disappointed at all," Liu Rui'an, shaking his head, said in a mystic manner: "Because in my premonition, we will meet one day."

After saying this, he didn't give the two in front of him a chance to continue the topic but directly said:

"Phil, since I have been authorized, I need some equipment to conduct related research. I believe this shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"No problem, just tell me," Phil Coulson, who had already received the relevant instructions, answered straightforwardly.

Liu Rui'an, not surprised by this reaction, didn't hesitate. After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. was a large organization, and his research results would be shared with them.

So, he listed a series of equipment and raw materials that left Dr. Erik Selvig speechless.

If it were any other organization or individual, it would be difficult to gather so many things in a short time.

But for S.H.I.E.L.D., which was responsible for Earth's security, it wasn't a big deal.

"Understood, I'll have the materials sent over as soon as possible," Phil Coulson, who had memorized the entire list thanks to the benefits of the genetic optimization serum, answered promptly.

"OK, besides this, I have another request."

Liu Rui'an then turned to Dr. Erik Selvig, who was subconsciously pondering the purpose of the incomplete list, and smiled:

"Dr. Selvig, I'm here to study the gift from the gods you mentioned."

"I won't ask about the confidentiality of your research, but I hope you'll let me join in during the process."

Dr. Erik Selvig had already received the relevant instructions, but as a true expert, he couldn't help but ask:

"Can you tell me your research direction?"

Liu Rui'an, who understood the researcher's obsession, smiled and explained:

"My research direction is simple. The main goal is to figure out the manufacturing principles of the Cosmic Cube."

"Of course, I know this goal is somewhat unattainable."

"So, the initial goal is to study and utilize the energy of the Cosmic Cube."

Seeing the two quickly engage in an academic discussion about the Cosmic Cube, Phil Coulson, who couldn't join in, listened for a while before leaving to attend to his own business.

The list was soon passed to Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. After reading it, he was silent for a moment before assigning the task of procuring and allocating the materials.

It must be admitted that although S.H.I.E.L.D. was almost destroyed by HYDRA in the original plot, its strength was still formidable.

Indeed, the task of allocating materials was completed in less than a day, and all the equipment and raw materials were delivered to Liu Rui'an.

With his exceptional memory, Liu Rui'an spent less than a day assembling the Cosmic Cube energy extraction device, which had been modified by the Protoss.

When Phil Coulson saw the first Cosmic Cube energy battery being removed from the device, he immediately contacted his superior, Nick Fury.

Joking aside, while they had expected to gain some benefits from allowing someone to study the Cosmic Cube, they didn't expect the benefits to come so quickly.

Playing with the energy battery in his hand, which looked almost identical to the fuel cells in "Oblivion," Liu Rui'an was very happy.

It wasn't just because the energy battery was successfully created, or rather, not entirely.

Mainly, it was because during the research process, when he intentionally came into contact with the Cosmic Cube, he discovered a surprising and unexpected joy.

Upon touching the Cosmic Cube, his telepathic transmission ability instantly surged to an astonishing level.

So astonishing that as long as Liu Rui'an held the Cosmic Cube, he could teleport to almost any place he had been to, not just the moon.

Additionally, the size and weight of items he could carry during teleportation seemed to have increased to a terrifying degree.

However, after the initial surprise, Liu Rui'an wasn't too surprised by this gain.

After all, according to the official setting of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Cosmic Cube is actually the Space Stone.

Even in "Captain America: The First Avenger," the Space Stone had already demonstrated its power by teleporting Red Skull to an unknown star system.

In "The Avengers," it allowed Loki to easily summon the Chitauri army to Earth, and if not for the combined efforts of the superheroes, the outcome in New York would have been much worse.

What disappointed Liu Rui'an was that this unexpected joy only occurred when he was in contact with the Cosmic Cube.

Simply holding the energy battery created from the Cosmic Cube's energy didn't have the same effect.

However, despite the disappointment, the value of the energy battery itself was still significant.

Unfortunately, the Cosmic Cube couldn't be taken away for the time being.

Otherwise, who knows when Loki might use it to "Biu~" appear on his territory and cause trouble.

So, after confirming that the energy battery production was successful, Liu Rui'an, knowing he only had a month, began to accelerate the extraction of the Cosmic Cube's energy.

Initially, Erik Selvig was shocked by the research efficiency of a certain person when he saw the energy battery. But when he saw that the person didn't continue the research but instead started mass-producing energy batteries, he immediately had a bad feeling.

Before he could raise any objections, Phil Coulson, following his superior's instructions, had already negotiated the distribution of the energy batteries with the person.

Erik Selvig didn't know the specific results of the negotiation, but he knew that his research time, which was originally unrestricted, was now limited to eight hours a day.

They even claimed it was to prevent him from overworking and affecting his health.

In addition to extracting the Cosmic Cube's energy to produce batteries for sixteen hours a day, Liu Rui'an naturally didn't forget the more important research goal.

Unfortunately, the technology represented by the Cosmic Cube was far beyond his current technical level, a complete black technology.

While it wasn't impossible to understand it, it was impossible to do so within a month, and Liu Rui'an could only chuckle at that.

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