"Eternal!"
"Come out!"
At this moment, Aron didn't care about playing games.
He shoved several USB sticks containing super AI data into Tony's hands.
Gave his word: after quickly finishing the game, he urgently summoned the cosmic entity Eternal.
"Here I come!"
Eternal, as always, appeared at the call.
Only compared to the last time Aron saw him, Eternal at this moment was somewhat different.
In one sentence, it was arrogance all around!
It's hard to imagine a cosmic entity whose body is made of stars
showing such a self-satisfied smile.
"What are you smiling at!"
"Explain what the current situation is!"
"Why are so many multiversal intruders suddenly appearing?"
Aron asked.
"Friend."
Eternal put away his smile.
"First, let me correct you: they're not intruders."
"Strictly speaking, they should be… multiversal refugees."
"Because their own universe has been destroyed."
Eternal briefly explained what happened during Aron's absence.
The exact cause of the event is also unclear.
But one thing is certain…
The cause of the whole matter is definitely connected to Kang the Conqueror of the multiverse.
In a word:
Marvel's infinite multiverse has encountered an unprecedented collision crisis!
The collision force has become so strong that the physical avatars of the two universes can no longer stop themselves!
Universes are destroying each other!
The number of Marvel multiverses is exponentially decreasing!
And these people who have come to the main universe 19999–FL are those whose own universes were destroyed in the collision.
Hence the refugees who came fleeing.
"Ugh… Doesn't sound like a good thing."
Aron exhaled deeply after hearing it.
Because if the cause of the incident is Kang, it'll be easily resolved.
After all, Kang…
His strength is what it is his power level is limited.
But anyway, it's not a pleasant thing, is it?
"It truly isn't a good thing."
"Many universes have been destroyed in the collisions."
Eternal nodded.
"Then why were you smiling?"
Aron was even more confused, if it's not a good thing, then what are you smiling about?
"Aron, haven't you realized yet? Our universe has been upgraded."
"Upgraded?"
Hearing Eternal,
Aron seemed to notice something around him was different.
But he couldn't pinpoint exactly what had changed.
What he could do before, he can still do now, as if nothing has changed.
"No, upgrading the universe as I understand it should be a comprehensive improvement,"
"even the rocks on the ground should be 10 times harder than before."
"The same force that could blow up stars before, after the upgrade can only destroy at most one city."
"Even space should be more 'resilient'."
"People who once could tear open space for teleportation with bare hands can now only open a small crack."
"That fits my understanding of universe upgrades."
Aron said as he tore a spatial rift.
The strain was exactly the same as before.
He didn't feel a bit of effort.
So it didn't fit Aron's understanding of universe levels; it's known that in the low-end world of the Matrix, Aron could tear space even with a breath from his mouth and nose.
If the low-end world is more fragile…
shouldn't the high-end world be tougher?
"First, you're right."
"Our universe has indeed been upgraded in every way, just as you said."
"Even Miss Wanda can now come in person."
"Don't worry that her multi-level power will break our universe."
Eternal first confirmed Aron's claim.
And also mentioned…
Wanda, who previously came by energy projection, can now descend with her actual body;
this little one, after absorbing the power of the Lord of Chaos,
was ontologically residing outside the universe.
Now she can finally return.
This means that the 19999–FL universe has grown to the point where it can contain multiversal-level powers.
"Then why do I feel nothing?"
Aron spread his arms.
His current normal power isn't like Wanda's.
Without borrowing the power of the Vishanti and others, he's still a pitiful, weak, and helpless single-universe level.
Logically, as the universe upgrades,
the expressiveness of his own single-cosmic level should drop sharply.
It would descend almost to the level of the former Heavenly Father.
But the result is… nothing has changed.
"Don't you understand yet?"
"It's because you hold a part of the universe."
"So, in a certain sense, you, like me, are the physical incarnation of this universe."
Eternal pointed to the cosmic fragment in Aron's hand.
Even though that little piece doesn't look like much, it's the solid source of the universe.
"And, don't forget that the reason our universe is being upgraded, fundamentally, is because you're getting stronger and absorbing source powers from other universes."
Eternal finished.
Aron roughly understood the reason.
Simply put, he's bound to the main universe.
His own power is still universe-level.
And very likely will stay at that level for a long time.
"Got it."
"So it's all been thanks to me all along."
Aron showed an expression: it had to be me.
But luckily, he hadn't forgotten the task.
"Let's leave upgrades aside."
"Let's talk about these multiversal refugees."
Aron changed the topic:
"I'm curious what you think, letting these people in?"
So many refugees from parallel universes swarmed in at once.
Eternal couldn't possibly be unaware of it.
So the only explanation is that He tacitly agreed to it, allowed it, and even took the initiative to accept these people.
Actually, Aron didn't find it unacceptable to accept some multiversal variants of superheroes.
For example, Spider-Men from different universes.
Like the bully Maguire version of Spider-Man, Garfield's version of Spider-Man… and so on.
This type of superhero variant, a few more, won't cause chaos.
At most it'll just be a little awkward when you have to find someone.
Spider-Man One, Number Two, Number Three, and so on.
But the problem is…
"What's with accepting so many villains?"
"With this many Thanoses, is there enough Death to go around?"
Aron unreservedly mocked the goddess Death in Marvel's four abstractions.
And Eternal, who is also one of the four abstracts, could only listen in silence.
In the end, he whispered in reply:
"How am I supposed to tell who's good and who's bad…"
"I'm a cosmic entity…"