The Ring Sector was as busy as ever in the early morning. Countless standard-issue spacecraft darted back and forth, their pale blue exhaust trails weaving together and carving graceful arcs through space. Private ships from the Three Great Empires were mixed among them. The Kree Empire's and Skrull Empire's vessels were plain and unadorned, mostly gray or black shuttle-shaped craft. Though their interiors were tastefully decorated with a mechanical sense of order, when it came to sheer splendor, the Shi'ar Empire's private ships still reigned supreme.
The ship Strange had taken to the election had not even been one of the Shi'ar Empire's most luxurious vessels. It could only be considered a noble's ship. The grandest royal vessels were not only far larger than that one, but even more lavishly decorated. Their arches were made of solid gold. Gold might not have been as valuable in the universe as it was on Earth, but it was still a rare precious metal. Every star system lacked the stuff. One such arch could buy an entire set of ore-mining equipment or a civilian-grade gravity tractor.
Not to mention the 360-degree panoramic skylight in the ship's lounge. It was not glass, but some kind of high-strength transparent Crystal. It was bright and clear without compromising the hull's strength in the slightest.
Even more outrageous, the metal beneath the bedroom bed was Vibranium alloy. Vibranium was several times rarer than gold. Earth was not Vibranium's homeworld, but so far, even the Three Great Empires had not found any place with more Vibranium than Earth. Although Earth's Vibranium alloy exports had now been opened up and all three empires had some stockpiles, it was still exceedingly scarce. Using it for a bedframe was practically sacrilege.
Still, Vibranium was also known as sound-absorbing steel, and its