Chapter 385: Justice?
Today, Svartalfheim presented a scene of bright sunshine. Artificial Suns were suspended every hundred miles in the air. These Artificial Suns, floating in the sky, simulated the rising and setting of the sun according to predetermined orbits, providing light and heat to Svartalfheim.
Various plants and grains were planted on the formerly damp and dark land. In the areas with the most intense sunlight, large swathes of Magic Plant Sunflowers that could spew sunlight were planted. These sunflowers, with flower heads two sizes larger than an adult's face, were the most widely planted plants in Svartalfheim today. The oil pressed from their mature seeds not only carried a faint fragrance but also, with long-term consumption, could resist the invasion of Cold Qi into the body. Sunflower oil of this quality was not only popular on Earth and throughout the Nine Realms but was also exported to Alien Planets through the East Galaxy Company, becoming a bestseller for the East Galaxy Company. Just from planting these sunflowers, Svartalfheim conservatively estimated an annual output of tens of millions of Galactic Credits.
As the earliest world developed by the Tang Group, Svartalfheim also served as a Transfer Point for the many worlds under the Tang Group.
Ore, Gold, and Magic Gemstones from the Hell Dimension; Ice Gemstones, Beast Cores, Magic Materials, and Beast Hides from Jotunheim; and Fire Demons and Ore from Muspelheim were continuously transported to Svartalfheim. Here, they were refined, processed, and forged into Finished Products such as Firearms, Cold Weapons, and Magic Tools.
Svartalfheim possessed the largest Armory and Military Factory under the Tang Group. After all, compared to Earth, the entire world was a product of the Tang Group, so there was no need to worry about the cost of land.
The difference between the Armory and the Military Factory was that the Armory primarily housed Dwarves from Nidavellir. Currently, Svartalfheim had a full thirty thousand Dwarf households.
Dwarves, with a natural Lifespan of nearly five hundred years, had a lower reproduction rate than Humanity. Thus, the thirty thousand households, a population of nearly two hundred thousand Dwarves, accounted for almost one-third of the Dwarves in Nidavellir.
In Nidavellir, the Dwarves had no need to worry about the risk of foreign invasion, and their food, drink, and daily necessities were top-notch. Here, they could enjoy the strongest alcohol and had the best Ore available for forging Weapons.
They could also be taught the Forging methods for those mysterious Magic Tools. All they had to pay was to sign their name on a Magic Scroll, becoming a Forging Heavenly Soldier.
It could be said that the Dwarves in Svartalfheim had completely become a new Dwarf Tribe independent of Nidavellir.
The Tang Group's behavior of poaching people with high salaries naturally caused dissatisfaction from the Dwarf King of Nidavellir. He even intended to obstruct the Tang Group's recruitment efforts. However, after Hela personally went to Nidavellir and had a friendly exchange with him, the Dwarf King Eitri, bruised and swollen, subsequently became exceptionally reasonable.
He even personally helped the Tang Group recruit some old Dwarves with superb Forging skills and bad tempers.
Of course, the tens of thousands of strong Dwarves were not just doing simple blacksmithing. The high-tech power hammers equipped in the Armory could fully achieve automated assembly line production of batches of Cold Weapons that could cut through iron like mud.
These Dwarves, skilled in Magic Metal smelting, were mainly responsible for the Forging of Magic Weapons and Magic Tools. The Forging of Magic Tools relied on two things: first, Materials, and second, Restrictions composed of Energy Spirit Marks. The Dwarves were responsible for the initial processes. In fact, there was a similar principle between the Forging of Magic Tools and Magic Weapons.
The difference was that the Spirit Rune Restrictions of Magic Tools were more complex and belonged to a completely different System from the Rune Script in Norse Mythology. Furthermore, unlike Rune Script engraved on the surface of Weapons, the Spirit Rune Restrictions of Magic Tools were fused with the entire Weapon, like Blood Vessels within the Human Body, allowing Spiritual Energy to pass through and activate the Restriction Runes on the Magic Tool to kill enemies.
Although the principles of the two types of Weapons were different, for these Dwarves who had forged Weapons their entire lives, these problems could still be solved. They didn't need to understand the meaning of these Restriction Spirit Marks; they only needed to copy them. As for how to solve the problem of Spirit Rune Restrictions, this required the cooperation of Nanobots.
Extremely tiny Nanobots used Magic Gemstone powder in the middle of the Magic Tool to engrave the Spirit Marks in advance according to the Blueprint/Diagram. These Magic Gemstones were also the best conductors of Spiritual Energy. Batches of forged Magic Tools were then transferred to a Spirit Nurturing Ground to be nurtured for three days, allowing the Spiritual Energy gathered there to activate the Restrictions within the Magic Tools.
Aside: The so-called Spirit Nurturing Ground was a Cliff ten thousand meters high. The Dwarves inserted the forged Magic Tools into the Mountain Wall. The higher the Quality of the Magic Tool, the higher it was inserted into the Mountain Wall, and the longer it stayed there.
This allowed the Magic Tools to absorb more Spiritual Energy.
Because the Dwarf Forging Factory was located in a narrow valley between two mountains ten thousand meters high, this place was also called Heavenly Soldier Valley by people within the Tang Group.
Heavenly Soldier Valley primarily forged Magic Weapons and Magic Tools, mainly Cold Weapons. These Great Sabers and Axes, Cruciform Swords, and Military Knives were mainly equipped to the "people" from the Dark Races of the Dark Council, the Angelic Legion of the Heavenly Court, and the Armed Internal Security within the Tang Group. The Werewolves, Vampires, Orcs, and Black Wizards of the Dark Council were now the second-largest ethnic group in Svartalfheim, second only to the Employee Family Members of the Tang Group who had immigrated here, the Believers of the Heavenly Court, and the Miners.
These "people" immigrated to Svartalfheim in large numbers. After all, compared to Earth, these Dark Races could live openly under the Sunlight without having to hide from Humanity. To date, the number of Dark Races in Svartalfheim was no less than five hundred thousand.
Besides planting and hunting for self-sufficiency for their daily needs, some chose to become Mercenaries for the Tang Group. These Dark Races were also the main force for the East Galaxy Company's immigration and pioneering efforts. After all, compared to Ordinary Humans, these thick-skinned Dark Races who possessed Supernatural Abilities had more tenacious Adaptability.
Take the recent occupation of the Sovereign Homeworld, for example. Elder Mandel borrowed three thousand Ghost Wolf Soldiers, two thousand high and mid-level Vampire Clan members, and nearly twenty thousand other Dark Races from Selene in one go. Corresponding to Heavenly Soldier Valley was the modern Tang Military Industrial. The modern Military Factory primarily produced Firearms, Energy Weapons, Spaceships, and Starships. Tang Military Industrial had nearly eight factories in Svartalfheim, with a total of over eighty thousand Ordinary Workers and Engineers. Moreover, this was on the basis that Tang Military Industrial implemented extensive mechanization and intelligence, equipped with a large number of engineering Robots. With the increasing number of Alien Engineers joining, the Tang Military Factory is now capable of independently producing Tier 2 Warships. The President/CEO responsible for the entire Tang Military Industrial is currently Ivan Vanko. He is also the Leader of the Weapon Design Department. The Heavenly Justice Meteorite Strike, known internally within Tang Military Industrial, came from this Weapon Design Department.
Those working in the Weapon Design Department were a group of Madmen. Here, these Weapon Fanatics could freely unleash their imaginations. Even the most insane Weapons, as long as they could design them and prove their Practical Combat Value, would be manufactured.
With the Expansion of the subordinate East Galaxy Company, the Tang Group had no shortage of places to use these Weapons.
In Svartalfheim, another place comparable to Tang Military Industrial and Heavenly Soldier Valley was The Hive!
The newly constructed Hive Base Two was also located Underground, but compared to the Hive Base in Raccoon City, this The Hive was no less than ten times larger.
This new The Hive was located in a Mine Pit three hundred miles deep underground. Hive Base Two was even more heavily guarded than Hive Base One. Sentinels could be seen patrolling the Tunnels with heavy footsteps everywhere. In some heavily guarded Experimentation Areas, the Guards at the Entrance Corridors were actually Gold Armored Corpses, solid gold and covered in Plate Armor. Within the pure white Tunnels, gusts of Yin Wind blew. That was Great Ghosts of the Ghost King level patrolling everywhere using the Ghost Evasion Technique. The Loyalty of these Great Ghosts, whose Souls resided within the Ghoul White Bone Banner, was naturally beyond doubt.
The only drawback was that these Great Ghosts, flying back and forth within the experimental corridors, brought with them gusts of Yin Wind and Ghostly Sounds.
This made the pure white Laboratory appear like a Demonic Lair.
Rocket Raccoon stood in the Rail Car, and along the way, seeing the cold Gold Armored Corpses, Rocket Raccoon inexplicably felt a chill down his spine.
In his unseen Field of Vision, a Vengeful Ghost with a long tongue draped its head over his Shoulder, its long tongue hanging down to the Carpet of the Rail Car.
*Whoosh!*
The Vengeful Ghost leaned close to Rocket Raccoon's ear and exhaled a breath of cold Ghost Qi. Instantly, Rocket Raccoon jumped up with a startle. "What was that?"
A chill ran down Rocket Raccoon's spine. He could feel something leaning on his back but couldn't see it. This terrifying aspect, if he had a Gun in his hand, Rocket would have already sprayed fire everywhere.
"A Ferocious Vengeful Ghost. He's checking if you're carrying any Weapons! This is the Rules for entering and exiting the Laboratory!"
Tang Song sat on the Sofa in the Rail Car with his Legs crossed, his Palm resting on the Railing beside him. With a single Gaze, the Vengeful Ghost leaning on Rocket Raccoon's spine immediately retreated and vanished within the Compartment.
"Ferocious Vengeful Ghost!?" Rocket Raccoon repeated Tang Song's words, inexplicably feeling hair-raising just reading the words.
"Don't forget the Conditions you agreed to. As long as I help you with your Research, you'll release Groot and the others. Also, you have to help me rescue my Friends from the High Evolutionary!"
Rocket Raccoon stood on tiptoe and walked in front of Tang Song, looking up at him, his Eyes filled with Unyielding spirit. "Otherwise, even if I die, I won't help you!"
"Little guy, how long have you even lived to talk about Life and death!" Tang Song stroked his head. "Don't worry, although I don't have many good points, I keep my word! As long as you can help me analyze Doomsday's Physical Body and create twelve Doomsday Physical Bodies, I will release your Friends and give you a large sum of money, allowing you to freely roam the Star Sea!"
"However, at that time, I will erase this part of your Memory. Hmm, the process will be slightly Painful, but I think you can endure it!"
Rocket Raccoon forcefully shook off Tang Song's hand from his Head. He wasn't afraid of death; his only fear was this guy going back on his word. Hearing Tang Song's words, his suspended heart finally settled down.
Following the Tunnel downwards, after traveling about two to three hundred miles, was a Giant Laboratory Complex with nearly a hundred floors, each covering an area of nearly a hundred square kilometers and equipped with extremely advanced facilities.
Rocket Raccoon followed behind Tang Song, and along the way, everything he saw instantly brought back some very bad memories.
At the same time, on one of the Employee Walls, he saw some familiar figures. They were several scientific perverts famous in the Milky Way Galaxy, whose cruel scientific experiments had once landed them on the wanted lists of several major Empires.
Tang Song, leaning on his Cane, inspected this new Hive Base accompanied by Professor Connors. Compared to the small scale before, with the development of the Tang Group, the Research within the Hive Base had also grown accordingly.
Previously, the Hive Laboratory, under the Lead of Professor Connors, researched Lizardmen cell structure, Alien Nurturing, and the Perfect Serum. Now, the Laboratory was researching New Gods, Doomsday Cells, and Artificial Gods.
Therefore, the Security here was hundreds of times stricter than the Hive Base on Earth. In a Laboratory on one floor, suddenly, a Researcher from an Electronic Life Civilization whose Body was composed of plasma state electron cloud mist, shaped like a large Octopus, started waving his arms and legs and screaming:
"I need fresh Materials here! Dammit, fresh Materials, the sturdiest kind of Consumable Type One!"
Heavy footsteps sounded. Four Gold Armored Corpses carried a Cross into the Laboratory.
A Deity from the Pantheon's subordinates was bound to the Cross with crimson Iron Chains. Thumb-thick Iron Chains pierced his shoulder blades and limb joints. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free from the restraints of this torture device.
The four Gold Armored Corpses carried the constantly struggling and squirming Ancient God to an Operating Table, forcefully twisted off his limbs, suppressed his Divine Soul with Talismans, and pressed him onto the Operating Table.
More than a dozen pitch black thin Chains emerged from beneath the Operating Table, carrying bone-chilling cold, and entered several of this god's Acupressure Points.
Bone-chilling Corpse Qi entered his body. This god was frozen solid, unable to struggle any further.
The Electronic Life Researcher shouted excitedly: "Guys, let's get to work! Ha, today our topic is the equation for Consumable Type One's internal Energy Level and defense limit. We need to find the optimal optimization equation. Oh, our work is very meaningful!"
Dozens of mad Researchers swarmed forward. That Deity let out terrified, death-like howls. In the blink of an eye, he shattered into countless small pieces.
"Hmm, you sympathize with Him! If I told you that this god, who ruled a habitable planet, for decades after becoming a god, in order to please himself with his Believers, made hundreds of millions of lives on an entire planet slaughter each other for entertainment, and the planet's population was reduced to less than a million, would you feel better?"
Tang Song saw the pity and anger in Rocket Raccoon's Eyes. Hmm, this won't do. If this little guy doesn't help diligently, when will the Physical Bodies for the twelve Ancestral Witch True Forms be completed?
"So you're telling me that everything you're doing is Justice!" Rocket Raccoon looked up at Tang Song, questioning him with a sharp Gaze.
"Justice?! I don't need this. I just want you to work without distractions, without so many burdens. Those fortunate enough to become an Experiment Subject here have more Human Lives in their hands than you've ever seen!"
Tang Song raised the silver Cane in his hand and pointed towards an Experiment Subject whose blood was constantly being taken for Research. From the layers of Chains binding his Body, one could tell his Danger level.
"Look, that guy is Steppenwolf. As a New God, He once commanded the Parademon Legion and destroyed over ten thousand habitable planets, plundering the Resources of several Parallel Universes! For evil people like this, you don't need to worry about your conscience being condemned. The only thing you need to worry about is whether your Scalpel is sharp enough!"
"What about you? Are you a good person?"
"Me!" Tang Song smiled. "I'm a mundane person!"
(end of chapter)