Thanos, Honest and Trustworthy

"My name is Aura..."

Svartalfheim, coordinates 361.250.

The woman, bound hand and foot by The Other, was in a daze, talking about everything she knew, or rather, everything Beckett wanted to know.

It's about Malekith, about the Aether, and about the twelve Kurse.

The jet-black armor is standard equipment for their Kurse, and the power of the Aether is the source of their increased strength. As for the purple Dreamflower, that is a question that even Aura herself does not understand to this day, so naturally she cannot explain it to Beckett.

As for the question of the identities between Ur and Kortian, Aura explained that it originated thirty-two days ago.

Kortian, who served as Hela's adjutant and led the army on campaigns for many years, was a target that the Twelve Cursed Warriors had long been eyeing.

Thirty-two days ago, they struck when Kortian arrived at the Asgard outpost on the border of Svartalfheim. They brutally murdered Kortian while he was resting alone in his room eating roast meat, and stole his face, allowing Ur to openly live in the sunlight as Kortian.

After returning to Asgard, Ur, who intended to use his new identity to investigate the specific situation in Asgard, was unexpectedly sent by Odin to Midgard to assist Hela.

Aura didn't say what happened next, but Beckett and Hela both knew.

Because after that, this Kortian, who was transformed from Ur, did indeed continue to act with them.

"Do you believe what she said?"

After watching Beckett have the Chitauri soldiers take the bound and gagged Aura away and lock her up, Hela turned her gaze to Beckett.

"I don't believe it."

Beckett didn't believe a single word the woman said.

"And you?"

The information on the warship's Main Control Screen was extremely clear, showing that Beckett had already entered the coordinates given by Aura.

"My father once said that whether you believe or not has nothing to do with your actions, but only with your own judgment."

For Beckett, even if something went wrong at the location Aura had given him, he was absolutely confident that he could handle any trouble that came his way.

Although Beckett's intuition told him that this Kurse Aura must have some ulterior motive, otherwise she wouldn't have needed to give a real location, let alone the specific coordinates.

Aura knew that Beckett wouldn't believe her, so she made it clear beforehand that their Dark Elves king lived there, and whether Beckett went or not was his own choice.

"The Other, five reconnaissance teams were withdrawn."

"Yes, Your His Highness Beckett."

Holding the scepter, The Other nodded respectfully and then randomly selected five reconnaissance teams to rush to their destination.

After issuing the order to conduct preliminary reconnaissance, Beckett then instructed Woz to start the warship.

"Your His Highness Beckett, the video materials have been compiled. Would you like to watch them?"

"... Play." Beckett paused for a moment.

"Yes, Your His Highness Beckett." Woz's words fell immediately, and the scene of Beckett and Hela falling into the so-called world of the dead appeared on the huge Main Control Screen.

"What is this?" Hela had been silent on the side, looked at the screen, a flash of surprise crossing her face.

"This is the ship's flight data recorder, which is always on, Ms. Hela," Woz replied in a friendly manner.

The purpose of activating the warship's navigation recorder is to prevent the previous situation from happening again. After all, there are all sorts of strange and wonderful abilities in the universe, and only with a navigation recorder can accurate analysis be performed.

The large Main Control Screen is divided in two from the middle. The left side displays the specific data of energy Spectrum, while the right side shows the actual situation that Beckett and Hela encountered at that time.

"A distorted, other-dimensional space."

The playback from the ship's data recorder clearly shows that the large amount of Infinity Stones isotopes did not directly alter the real space around Beckett and Hela, but rather pulled them into a distorted alternate dimension.

"Woz."

"Your His Highness Beckett, Woz is gradually analyzing the composition of the energy Spectrum. Once the analysis is successful, Woz will extract the power of the Mind Stone to create two protective gears for you and Lady Hela that are strong enough to resist this power."

The simple and unadorned conversation between the master and servant left Hela speechless, filled with questions but no one to answer them.

In the distant Centaurus Galaxy, in the Dark Order, in the base's data room.

Thanos, standing with his hands behind his back, looked at the footage from the ship's voyage recorder playing on the screen in front of him, a satisfied look in his eyes.

This was a device he deliberately placed on his adopted son's bracelet to prevent a repeat of the scenario where Beckett couldn't be found after the explosion of U40 Planet.

Even after experiencing the golden-haired form after unleashing her potential, she had absolutely no intention of relying on the Mind Stone.

Even if pulled into another dimension, he can still defeat an opponent who has fused with a large number of Reality Stone isotopes by relying on his own increased power.

At this rate, it seems that the golden-haired form when his potential is unleashed is not far away.

"Lord Thanos."

Ebony Maw's voice rang out from outside the door.

"Come in."

"Lord Thanos, the people of Vanaheim request to speak with you."

Upon hearing this, Thanos turned around, stared at the respectful Ebony Maw before him, and after a long silence, said, "Vanaheim?"

"Yes, Lord Thanos."

Ebony Maw, his spine drenched in cold sweat, became even more respectful, not even daring to take out his communication device without Thanos's approval.

Just a moment ago, Thanos's tone was calm, but it terrified Ebony Maw.

"However, I have ordered the communications department to begin fixing the vulnerability discovered by Vanaheim, and this situation will absolutely not happen again."

Ebony Maw, with his head bowed respectfully, waited a long time for Thanos's response.

"What did the people from Vanaheim say?"

Ebony Maw breathed a sigh of relief upon finally receiving a response from Thanos, which meant that Thanos wasn't particularly annoyed with him.

"The people of Vanaheim say they're willing to trade you a branch of the World Tree for an Infinity Stones."

After bowing, Ebony Maw, whose back was already soaked with cold sweat, composed himself and recounted in detail the contents of the deal that the King of Vanaheim had mentioned.

The branches of the World Tree held no interest for Thanos, whose ambitions lay elsewhere. As for information about the Infinity Stones ...

"It seems Odin's secrecy wasn't very effective." Thanos's expression remained unchanged after quietly listening to the deal proposed by the King of Vanaheim.

He would never betray any ally, even if that ally possessed a complete Infinity Stones.

I'm so sleepy, I keep dozing off while writing this chapter.

One chapter is still owed out of five; I'll make it up tomorrow. (_)

It's so frustrating how slow my typing speed is! I'm already slow at typing, and my roommate's noise when she comes home at night makes it even slower. (__)