In fact, in most comics, the Three Great Empires were more than just background boards. There was not only the Skrull Empire's Secret Invasion; the Kree Empire had also made a heavy appearance in the Movie Universe. The Shi'ar Empire was relatively more mysterious, but that was because the film and television adaptations of Mutants had not touched on Professor X's romantic history. Back then, the Mutants had caused a tremendous ruckus in the Shi'ar Empire, and there were also characters like Dou Jian who had deep ties to the Shi'ar Empire.
Relatively speaking, the Skrull Empire and the Kree Empire, these two civilizations, had stopped even pretending. They were openly set on invading Earth and occupying the galaxy. The Shi'ar Empire was somewhat more civilized, but that did not mean they would not stir up trouble in the shadows.
Unfortunately, the United States government in Marvel comics accepted every disaster and dangerous object of unknown origin with a smile, as if terrified of slighting any faction that wanted to invade Earth. They simply had to welcome all comers and spread their favors evenly.
When Stark learned that Orchis Forge was not entirely human technology, he had already become suspicious. It was not that humans could not use alien technology. After all, Earth's technological level in this universe was fairly high, so it was not strange for them to participate in interstellar society. Exchanging for some useful technology with other aliens was perfectly normal.
The problem lay in the nature of Orchis Forge. One had to remember that this was a factory that produced superweapons, and superweapons specifically targeting Mutants at that. Given the strength of Mutants, it could be said without exaggeration that a superweapon capable of defeating Mutants would probably be unmatched throughout the entire universe. How could