Thanos had no idea how the motherboards and storage devices worked.
Specialized problems were best left to specialists.
The ship's captain soon brought in more experts, and they began their research.
A few hours later, they connected the motherboards and storage devices to the ship's computer.
The lights in the control room suddenly flickered. When they steadied, a mechanical voice spoke.
"Hello, gentlemen."
This time, it spoke not the Chinese Thanos knew, but a language of the Marvel Universe.
Its ability to learn was remarkable. It had mastered multiple languages in an instant.
Smiles spread across the room at the successful result.
But with Thanos present, no one dared make much noise for fear of displeasing the emperor.
Thanos stepped forward and looked around. "Everyone, out."
His next questions might touch on secrets. There was no reason to let anyone else hear them.
No one objected. Some even looked relieved as they promptly left the control room.
The captain left too. The emperor had said everyone, and that included him.
Thanos then released a surge of omnipotent energy, sealing the room against all eavesdropping.
"Now tell me everything you know."
"Mr. Thanos, what would you like to know?"
"Everything. How many years have passed since the last universe was destroyed? Why hasn't that star gone out? Why haven't you decayed? What are the Celestials looking for? What exactly happened in the previous era?"
He had too many questions.
He also had a feeling that an immense opportunity lay hidden in all this. If he could seize it, reaching Multiversal Level might not be impossible.
Of course, the feeling was too vague for him to be sure.
At his questions, the Artificial Intelligence fell silent, as though it had crashed.
But Thanos could see the machine was still running. The Intelligent