Time flies, and it is June 2018 in a blink of an eye.
Over the past six months, criminals around the world have suddenly felt that life has become much easier.
In the past, there were often reports of colleagues mysteriously disappearing or dying, and they have basically disappeared.
With the absence of competitors, business naturally became much better and income increased significantly.
For a time, many sensitive criminal bosses who had disappeared quietly came out of retirement and tentatively resumed their old business, with very good feedback.
The underground world is once again in turmoil and is beginning to enjoy their own blue ocean period.
But some people who know the truth know why.
Because the Justice League and the new SHIELD suddenly reduced their actions by more than 90%, the underground world was given a new lease of life.
Their news was indeed correct.
During the past six months, Luke himself and his clone have been extremely busy and rarely went out to gain points.
The result was the discovery of ordinary mineral deposits on the desert planet, which, combined with the special materials purchased from the chaotic planet, was enough to meet the production needs of small fighter jets.
The manufacturing plants over there are churning out small fighter jets in a steady stream.
The operators are tools, they are cannon fodder, so any vibranium is useless.
With the technology Luke has now, this fighter can cause damage to the small units of Thanos' army, which is enough.
The production of large and medium-sized warships remains slow.
In just a few years, from the earliest junk prototypes to today's qualified products, the number of more than 130 ships is considered considerable.
No matter how rubbish the prototype is, it can be pulled to the battlefield and used as a floating turret, which can output firepower while also attracting firepower.
Therefore, these warships have good protection performance.
The cost of large-scale third-generation Ark reactors is relatively low, and the interior of a warship is large enough, so placing several of them can provide both energy and protection.
Ivan's armor likes to play this trick, and Luke has absorbed this advantage very well, and can make use of garbage.
At the same time, the battleship command system was transformed.
Mental remote control + strong artificial intelligence assistance basically realizes unmanned operation of the entire ship.
The people who were telekinetically controlled were the old members of the Justice League and the young members of the Ursa Minor.
For a squad commander like Frank, having him go out shooting in armor is definitely not as lethal as driving a large battleship.
The same goes for others who don't have superpowers, or whose superpowers aren't enough to play a huge role in this kind of war. They all switch to operating warships.
This method of operating battleships cannot, of course, be used in a formal space war.
However, Luke is only facing a defense station at his doorstep, so it doesn't matter even if all the warships and fighters are destroyed, so he can play like this.
Actual combat is the best test.
After actual combat testing, these fighter jets and warships that were rushed to production will definitely have a lot of problems, and replacement is imperative.
He has his own manufacturing planet, and this consumption can be replenished in one or two years at most.
With money and resources, one can be so willful.
In fact, Luke was certain that Thanos would land directly on the ground to grab the gems.
If Thanos' fleet really dared to directly bombard the earth, Luke would not be stupid enough to stay on Earth and be wiped out, and the Space Stone would be given to Thanos.
He would send his friends and family away without hesitation, and then fight a protracted war with Thanos.
With the Space Stone and the clone, he can always find a chance to kill Thanos.
Of course, this is just the worst possible scenario.
If possible, he still plans to accomplish his goal in one go.
With an enemy like Thanos eyeing the Earth, life would be unbearable.
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It was not until June 25 that the second-level clone Beidou received news from the "branch" on Xandar: Thanos' fleet raided Xandar, defeated the Nova Corps guarding the place, went straight into the Nova Empire's treasury, and then retreated calmly.
The people at the branch didn't find out what Thanos did after entering the treasury. They only knew that the Nova Corps suffered heavy losses, and the casualty rate was conservatively estimated to be more than 30%.
Luke took a deep breath, knowing that Thanos was beginning to act.
Quill and Rocket said that they gave the Cosmic Orb to the Nova Empire's top brass on Xandar for safekeeping, and with their contribution to the death of Ronan, they gained a legitimate status in the Nova Empire.
Luke, who has been to 2023, knows better that the so-called cosmic spirit ball is a container that isolates the energy of the power gem from leaking out.
Thanos went to Xandar to steal the Power Stone.
Judging from the miserable state of the Nova Corps, Thanos must have succeeded.
Otherwise, according to convention, he should have "controlled birth" half of the population of Xandar before leaving.
The remaining Reality Stone was stolen by Loki, the Mind Stone is in Thor's possession, and the Soul Stone is said to be on Vormir.
On Earth, Luke holds the Space Stone and Strange holds the Time Stone.
Beidou's clone on Chaos Planet frowned: "Will Thanos follow Thor and the others here?"
This is not Luke's chosen home ground, so the support he can get will be much smaller.
But it is unknown whether Thanos will chase here, and Luke does not have time to get everyone here.
According to the itinerary, it will take Thor and his large spaceship more than ten days to reach the Chaos Planet.
We can only wait until they arrive and then send them to Earth.
Now that Thanos has begun to act, his trip to Earth will come sooner or later.
It doesn’t really matter that the brothers Dothor and Rocky attract attention.
Two days later, on the afternoon of June 27, it was sunny in New York.
Luke was busy in the living room. Suddenly he frowned and turned to look at the sky outside the window.
There, a colorful beam of light was falling from the sky, landing near... Um, the New York Temple
This appearance, this energy fluctuation, how come it looks so much like the Rainbow Bridge transmission? But Asgard is gone. Confused, he raised his hand and called up the surveillance footage of the light column falling just now. After just a few glances, he was sure: Yes, this is indeed the light column transmitted by the Rainbow Bridge.
Because it fell directly into the New York Temple, the trace of the small building was vaguely visible.
Apart from the Rainbow Bridge teleportation, Luke currently didn't know what else with the same appearance and vibration could fall into the New York Temple.
Thinking about the source of the colorful light column without the Rainbow Bridge, the knight's clone has already set out and headed straight for the New York Temple.
A few minutes later, Luke raised his hand and knocked on the door.
Before the second blow hit the door, he felt a blur in front of his eyes and found himself standing in the hall of the New York Temple.
He only had time to nod at Strange and call out "Dr. Strange" before a man quickly stepped forward and reached out to hug him.
Luke looked at that honest face, which was full of grievance, and reluctantly reached out to hug him back, then asked Strange with his eyes: What's going on
Strange looked serious, as if he was attending a memorial service: "This is very serious. I'll go get Tony Stark first, and then we can discuss it together."
Luke nodded, and watched Strange circle, open the door and walk over. Then he patted Dr. Banner who hadn't let go of him yet: "Okay, Dr. Banner. I believe we can solve all the problems."
Dr. Banner let go of his hand, and his aggrieved expression finally improved a lot.