Thor looked away and turned to look at America was standing to the side.
" Chavez."
He raised his arm and pointed to Valeria, who was sitting at the control panel typing on the holographic keyboard.
"You should prioritize cooperating with her and input your multiverse travel data into the terminal."
America immediately crossed her arms over her chest, shook her head violently, and took a half step back to increase the distance between herself and Valeria.
"No way! I don't want to be someone else's guinea pig."
America her chin slightly, adopting a defensive stance.
"I've wandered through so many universes, and I've seen far too many of these researchers who tie people to operating tables to dissect tissues and draw blood."
Thor stood up from the sofa, strode over to America, and looked down at her.
"I can help you fully master the ability to teleport across universes."
America's arms, which had been wrapped around her, instantly loosened and fell to her sides.
"You wouldn't want your abilities to be inconsistent every time you encounter danger, would you?"
Thor put his hands in his pockets and leaned forward slightly.
"It's always better to control power than to be controlled by it."
America bit her lower lip and rubbed her toes hard on the metal floor twice.
"Can you really help me control the portal?"
Thor nodded, and blue Law of Space energy flashed across his fingertips, causing visible ripples to spread through the surrounding space.
"This is a good deal. You pay a little, cooperate with her to do a few painless tests, and I'll do the work, teaching you how to channel spatial energy."
America turned to look at the two mothers standing behind her.
Amalia stepped forward, put her arm around America's shoulder, and gently patted her back.
Elena nodded encouragingly at her, her face full of affection.
"Okay, I promise."
America lowered her hand, completely giving in.
Thor pointed to the laboratory's exit.
"Go outside and find any patrol team in Frost City, tell them your name, and they will take you to the East End."
Thor paused for a moment, then added.
"There are accommodations I've prepared specifically for your family there."
America nodded, then turned and took the arms of her two mothers.
"Come on, Mom, let's go see our new house."
The sound of three people's footsteps gradually faded away in the corridor, and the heavy metal door slowly closed behind them.
Thor turned around, his gaze sweeping over the remaining people in the hall.
Reed was looking down at his personal terminal, writing something, while Susan stood beside him, one hand on his shoulder.
Johnny and Ben were shoving each other, and Ben's rough, rocky hand slapped Johnny's back with a dull thud.
Doom, draped in a green Cloak, stood in the shadows of a corner, arms crossed, his metal mask reflecting a cold light.
Valeria remained seated at the control panel, the data stream on the holographic screen scrolling rapidly.
Dr. Banner leaned against the wall, flipping through a thick paper book, turning a page every now and then.
Strange, dressed in a blue mage's robe and sporting huge dark circles under his eyes, was dozing off against a pillar, his head nodding off.
Thor walked straight up to Strange, raised his foot, and kicked him lightly in the shinbone.
Strange was jolted awake, his body swaying forward, nearly falling to the ground.
He waved his hands wildly a couple of times before he could barely stand.
Strange.
Thor extended his right hand, palm up, and brought it close to Strange's nose.
"You owe me a hundred million US dollars, when are you going to pay me back?"
Strange raised his hand and vigorously rubbed his messy hair, letting out a heavy sigh, his face full of exhaustion.
"Okay, okay, stop rushing me. I have to work for you, pay off my debts, and deal with all sorts of weird troubles with you guys. I don't have enough time!"
Strange raised his right hand, drawing circles in the air with the two fingers wearing the Sling Ring.
Golden sparks flew out, and a portal quickly formed, leading to the ancient and elegant library of Kamar-Taj.
Several heavy magic books were floating above the desk, their pages moving without any wind.
Strange stepped into the portal, but stopped halfway through, turned around, and spoke with a tone full of resentment.
" Thor, I think you should be hanging from a lamppost instead."
The portal shrank rapidly, cutting off the second half of Strange's sentence, leaving only a string of sparks dissipating in the air.
Thor withdrew his hand and shrugged nonchalantly.
He turned around, walked to the coffee table, and sat back down on the sofa.
With his hands folded on his knees, Thor looked at the Fantastic Four and Doom opposite him.
"Let's get down to business."
Thor's gaze fell on Reed.
"I'm curious, what major events have occurred in your universe so far?"
Reed pushed up his glasses, leaned forward slightly, and opened his mouth to answer.
" Knull, the God of Symbiotes, has invaded."
A clear, crisp girl's voice came from the direction of the control panel, abruptly cutting Reed off.
Valeria spun around in her chair, holding a holographic tablet in her hand, her fingers rapidly swiping across the screen.
" Age of Ultron, Infinity War, the Celestials Descend."
With each name Valeria uttered, the air in the hall seemed to freeze a little longer.
Banner closed the book in his hand, straightened up, and stared intently at Valeria.
Having experienced the Infinity War, he knew all too well how terrifying that purple sweet potato spirit was.
The arrival of the Celestials was an even greater cosmic catastrophe than Earth's scale; those colossal beings could crush a planet with a mere flick of their fingers.
" Galactus, Fear Itself, Avengers vs. X-Men "
A soft grinding sound came from the metal arm beneath Doom's cloak.
His chin was slightly raised, and his eyes behind the mask gleamed with a dangerous light. He was clearly not disgusted by Valeria's quick answer; on the contrary, he seemed to condone it.
Reed leaned back in his chair, pinched the bridge of his nose, and those difficult years clearly flashed through his mind.
Susan pressed her fingers firmly on Reed's shoulder.
" Inhumans vs. X-Men, Secret Invasion, Civil War."
Valeria looked up and waved the tablet in her hand at Thor.
"Oh, and the Kang Dynasty, and Ragnarok."
After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
Thor's facial muscles twitched slightly, and the tapping of his fingers on his knees stopped completely.
With so many world-ending disasters, any one of them could destroy a single universe.
Although the God of Symbiotes Knull killed the Celestial through a sneak attack, he was still quite powerful.
The Galactus, needless to say, is one of the Five Cosmic Entities, a being that feeds on planets.
The Kang Dynasty represents Multiverse Level spacetime war in which timelines are manipulated at will.
And yet, this group of people actually went through it all and are still alive and well.
Not only did they survive, they even developed technology and created threat detectors that span the universe.
This demonstrates that their overall combat power in the universe is absolutely outrageously high.
Thor stared at Valeria's face, a famous cosmic designation flashing through his mind.
"Your universe..."
Thor leaned forward, placing his hands on his knees.
"Could the number be 616?"
The Prime Universe 616 is the most famous disaster hotspot in the Marvel Multiverse, and it faces the fate of being rebooted every now and then.
Valeria slammed the tablet onto the control panel with a loud "thud".
No, that's not it.
She rested her chin on her hands and winked repeatedly at Thor.
Our universe's designation is Earth-2027.
Thor paused for a moment.
This number was completely unfamiliar to me.
"Where you are..."
Thor asked tentatively.
"Won't it be exactly 2027?"
Johnny, who was standing behind Susan, suddenly took a step forward and exclaimed.
"Huh?"
Johnny pointed at Thor, his face full of surprise.
" Thor, how did you guess?"
The facts speak for themselves.
Thor leaned back on the sofa, tapping his knees with his fingers again.
I just said it offhand, and it actually came true.
Based on the timeline, by 2027, most of the crises that could have destroyed the universe have indeed occurred.
To have survived so many Hell dungeons, the Earth-2027 universe must possess unfathomable depths of power.
But thinking about it, it makes sense. The kid's Franklin in her universe is already an adult. In the Marvel Multiverse, while Franklin isn't exactly rare, an adult Franklin is quite rare.
Thor sat up straight, ready to press for more details about their universe.
For example, how did they deal with the arrival of the Celestials, and how did they withstand the God of Symbiotes Knull?
Suddenly, a familiar, slightly chilly spiritual energy seeped into his brain through his nerve endings.
"Come to the top floor of Asgard."
Emma Frost's voice rang directly in Thor's mind, carrying a strong sense of command.
Immediately, right away.
I have something very important to tell you.
Emma Frost severed the mental link instantly, giving Thor no room to refuse.
Thor stood up from the sofa and stretched.
It has indeed been a while since I last saw Emma Frost and Betsy. I wonder what they wanted to see me about?