"Hey, Karl, you're here!"
"You have no idea what we've been doing!"
Tony exclaimed excitedly the moment he saw Karl enter the cockpit.
"We've been studying the ship's systems, and it's incredible!"
"This data-analysis function is unbelievably powerful!"
"With this, I'll be able to invent even more advanced technology in the future!"
Tony was practically dancing with excitement.
Even Howard Stark looked extremely pleased.
Watching the two of them, Karl couldn't help thinking silently:
Country bumpkins…
"Alright, alright."
Karl waved his hand.
"The data extrapolation capability of a Celestial computer is far more powerful than what you're using it for right now."
"As long as the computer has enough computational power and sufficient energy supply, it can do far more."
"It can extrapolate the future development of entire civilizations."
"It can even predict what you're about to think in the next second."
Karl then added seriously:
"But let me warn you."
"This thing consumes huge amounts of energy."
"With the amount of energy you currently have, it won't last long."
"If you push it too hard, the warship could run out of power entirely."
Tony stared at him in disbelief.
"You can actually use it like that?!"
"My God…"
"This is unbelievable!"
Then Tony suddenly thought of something.
"By the way…"
"When are you going to start capturing more stars?"
He looked at Karl with hopeful eyes.
"While you're doing that, how about giving me some energy too?"
"I don't need much."
"Just 100,000 stellar units will do."
Karl immediately looked at him in disbelief.
"What?"
"100,000 stellar units?"
"No, no, no!"
"At most I'll give you 10,000 stellar units."
Karl felt completely speechless.
Tony had clearly been plotting against him.
"Deal!"
Tony replied instantly.
"10,000 stellar units it is!"
Karl immediately realized he had been tricked.
Tony had never intended to ask for 100,000 units.
He had simply started with an absurdly high number so Karl would bargain downward.
Ever since Tony learned that Karl had spent 1,000,000 stellar energy units constructing the warship—
He had labeled Karl as a cosmic-level big spender.
After all, Karl had even burned an additional 500,000 stellar units just to shorten construction time by a few hours.
Originally, the warship could have been completed using only 500,000 stellar units, but it would have taken 24 hours.
Karl simply didn't want to wait.
So he doubled the energy consumption.
Because of that, Tony now considered Karl a ridiculously wealthy energy tycoon.
Karl had once complained about being poor.
Tony didn't believe it for a second.
Realizing he had fallen into Tony's trap, Karl could only sigh helplessly.
He instructed Haohan to link Jarvis to the stellar energy reserves in his dimensional space.
Jarvis was restricted to using only 10,000 stellar energy units.
"By the way," Karl suddenly said.
"Have Jarvis grant Haohan control authority over both warships later."
"Once we enter the wormhole travel corridor, you might get lost if Haohan isn't guiding the route."
Karl continued calmly.
"I've already asked Vast Knowledge Treasury to search for suitable star systems."
"We should have results soon."
"Once that happens, we'll leave the Milky Way Galaxy."
"Alright."
Tony nodded casually.
"Jarvis, grant control authority to Haohan."
Then Tony looked at Karl with a smug expression.
"Let's go."
"We're already outside Earth."
"Hurry up and enter the wormhole corridor."
"I want to study it myself."
He crossed his arms proudly.
"And don't just explain everything to me."
"I need to figure it out myself."
"Otherwise it won't be fun."
Tony smirked confidently.
"I'll prove to you that even after leaving Earth…"
"I'm still a super genius."
Karl laughed.
"Fine."
"I wasn't planning to give you the answers anyway."
Then he added one more reminder.
"Oh, and remember something."
"You should take Pepper and Maria to receive the Kryptonian gene serum injection."
"Just have Vast Knowledge Treasury guide you."
"Morgan doesn't need the injection yet."
Karl smiled.
"I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of surprises Tony the genius will create."
After saying that, Karl left.
When he returned to his own warship, he appeared in the central living room.
Karl dropped onto the sofa and closed his eyes.
Soon, two small hands began massaging his shoulders.
Karl naturally knew who it was.
But he didn't turn around.
He simply lay there quietly and allowed it.
Behind him, Helen Zhao smiled gently.
Then she also began massaging Karl's shoulders.
The two women worked silently.
The living room remained peaceful.
Meanwhile—
Far beyond the outer regions of the Milky Way Galaxy, a fleet of blue-and-white warships arrived.
These vessels belonged to the Kree Empire.
The Kree were the same alien race connected to Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers.
Their fleet had come to the Milky Way for one purpose.
Revenge.
Carol Danvers had not returned to the Kree homeworld for a very long time.
After repeated calculations, the Supreme Intelligence eventually concluded that she had died.
Many Kree soldiers who had once fought beside Carol demanded revenge.
They wanted to travel to Earth and avenge her death.
However, the Supreme Intelligence had refused to authorize such an operation.
For a long time, it blocked any attempt to launch a full-scale invasion of Earth.
Only after the Supreme Intelligence was removed from power did the Kree Empire finally dispatch a fleet.
The Dai-Zhen Fleet was sent toward the Milky Way.
Before stepping down, the Supreme Intelligence left only a single warning:
"If the Kree Empire goes to Earth seeking revenge for Carol…"
"Then the Kree Empire will be destroyed."
The Supreme Intelligence had ruled the Kree for a very long time.
It was an advanced supercomputer constructed using the most sophisticated Kree technology.
It possessed abilities such as:
Massive computational capacityPsychological influenceStrategic prediction
However, the Kree were an inherently warlike civilization.
Over time, many of them began viewing the Supreme Intelligence's refusal to attack Earth as cowardice.
Eventually, opposition grew strong enough that a new generation of Captain Marvel–class warriors forced the Supreme Intelligence to step down.
The AI itself did not resist.
After all, it had been created to serve the Kree.
Even if it used its abilities, it could not change their nature.
If the Kree insisted on attacking Earth, then fate would decide the outcome.
Now—
The Kree fleet was approaching rapidly.
Directly in the path of Karl's and Tony's warships.
A collision might occur at any moment.
Because the Kree had no idea the two warships were there.
Under the concealment of the Vast Knowledge Treasury, their stealth technology was completely undetectable.
To the Kree fleet—
The space ahead looked completely empty.
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