Thanos's Speculations and Associations

"Your His Highness Beckett, I still don't understand why you would give the scepter inlaid with the Mind Stone to Loki."

After leaving the dungeon, The Other, who had been following closely behind Beckett, finally voiced the question that had been lingering in his mind.

In his view, Loki was completely unworthy of holding the Mind Scepter.

Furthermore, what if Loki discovers the true power of the Mind Stone during his trip to Midgard and decides to seize it for himself?

The Other had sensed the terrifying energy Beckett had unleashed in the main hall of the base, but even so, the Mind Stone's status as one of the six Infinity Stones remained revered in his heart.

Referring specifically to strength.

While Beckett is undeniably strong, The Other still cannot fathom the actions of this proactive and destabilizing factor.

Asking questions when you don't understand has always been one of The Other's strengths.

He's just a backward Midgard; we can let him go there with the Mind Scepter.

"No need."

"Whether he has ulterior motives or not is irrelevant."

"His only role is to serve one purpose."

Loki was the tempting bait; the arrival of the second prince of Asgard with the Mind Stone in Midgard was, in Beckett's eyes, a complete dimensional attack.

Beckett didn't believe that the successor of the Sorcerer Supreme, as mentioned by his adoptive father Thanos, wouldn't intervene after Midgard suffered a dimensional reduction attack. And once he did, it would be Beckett's time to step in.

Beckett was making his own plans.

Thanos had previously referred to himself as "The Other," but Beckett believed that with Loki as a better option, there was absolutely no need for him to choose this simple-minded subordinate.

"I see."

"His Highness Beckett's plan is indeed flawless!"

Excitement gleamed in The Other's eyes, and the flattery that slipped out revealed his sycophantic nature, which had been hidden for thousands of years.

"Plan?"

"What plan?"

Beckett, having escaped the dungeon, encountered Proxima Midnight, who had come with her apprentice Gamora to retrieve someone from the dungeon.

More than a thousand years have not left any trace of time on this woman's face or figure.

It still looks the same as it did back then.

"None of your business." Beckett's response was exactly the same as before.

"Beckett, we haven't seen each other for over a thousand years, and this is how you treat me?" Proxima Midnight wasn't angry, but rather reached out and blocked Beckett's path with interest.

Of the Black Order, if we're talking about feelings for Beckett, perhaps only Proxima Midnight can offer any real insight.

Cull Obsidian, that idiot, does nothing but follow Ebony Maw around with an axe all day long, hacking people down. Corvus Glaive and Beckett also have a bad relationship, which was once so tense that they were almost stabbing each other in the back.

The reason, of course, was that Proxima Midnight, that woman, would tease Beckett every now and then when he was on a mission, making their married life less than harmonious a few times a year.

As for the most insidious Ebony Maw...

In the battle at the execution grounds, Beckett almost accidentally buried that old dog alive. If it weren't for Thanos, the king, keeping the situation under control, it's questionable whether Ebony Maw would have survived this long.

"I won't say the same thing a third time. This is my business and has nothing to do with you, understand?" Beckett's sharp gaze did not startle Proxima Midnight, but instead made Gamora, who could be considered a veteran of many battles, take a few steps back.

Pure instinct, the instinct of fear.

"Your sister, one of my students." Proxima Midnight not only didn't try to shield Gamora from the view, but instead pushed her in front of Beckett.

"...You, hello, Beckett." Gamora was finally able to utter the word "brother," a word that held special family significance.

"Your mental fortitude is lacking. Is this the kind of student you trained?" Beckett was very dissatisfied with Gamora's submissive behavior under his death stare.

In his view, this was a complete disgrace to Thanos.

Do you think everyone is like you?

Proxima Midnight felt he shouldn't have impulsively stopped Beckett.

"By the way, Beckett."

"We just received news that Odin has removed all the planetary observers we have placed throughout the Nine Realms."

"Asgard has also entered a state of war alert."

"Be careful not to fall for their tricks again this time."

Just as Beckett brushed past him, Proxima Midnight revealed the urgent news he had just received.

Beckett paused for a moment, then left without looking back, while The Other bowed politely to Proxima Midnight in thanks.

"This guy... hasn't changed at all."

After watching Beckett's figure gradually disappear from sight, Noctis withdrew his gaze and led Gamora into the dungeon.

"Instructor, I— Beckett, just how strong is he...?"

"You only need to remember one Gamora: although your training with Nebula is extremely rigorous, in terms of intensity, it is not even one-thousandth of Beckett's when he was young."

Proxima Midnight gave Gamora an extremely shocking answer.

"How... is this possible...?"

"Remember Gamora, the word 'impossible' never applies to her."

Inside the main hall of the base, Thanos, seated on his throne, carefully read the top-secret report submitted by the Artificial Intelligence Woz to the Dark Order system database.

This document details Beckett's experiences over the past "more than a thousand years".

Mera, the woman Beckett was willing to risk warping timelines to resurrect, caught Thanos's attention.

Of course, besides that, there's the being called Darkseid.

"Did they learn the coordinates of the universe from Beckett?"

"So much confidence that Beckett couldn't kill him means that the one Beckett killed was a double?"

"Or a clone?"

Thanos's mind, supposedly cursed by knowledge, was racing with thoughts, and several highly probable truths gradually materialized in Thanos head.

"Detonating the three Mother Boxes will forcefully open a portal to the Multiverse..."

Does Darkseid still have the Mother Box?

Faced with this outsider who was very likely to follow Beckett into invading the universe, Thanos began to make connections.

Logically, there shouldn't be Mother Box; otherwise, there would be no need to fight over it...

"Lord Thanos, Ronan the Kree is very unhappy with your breach of contract."

Ronan was very unhappy as the base system informed him that Thanos had stood him up at the last minute after their agreed meeting.

"Let Beckett talk to him."

Thanos waved his hand dismissively, his mind already preoccupied with the report Woz had handed him.

"Yes, Lord Thanos."