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Chapter 166 The Unexpected Dark Elf

As the communication was connected, a dark elf with sharp ears and white hair was projected in front of Roger.

Although Malekith was a dark elf, his complexion looked no different from that of ordinary elves, it was still fair.

To be precise, there is a pale white color caused by not having been in the sun for a long time and being weak.

"I'm Malekith, the king of the dark elves, what's your name?"

When Roger looked at himself, Malekith spoke first.

"My name is Roger."

After Malekith reported his name, the image of him taking Sol Lightning with his handsome face suddenly appeared in Roger's mind.

However, that is what happened in other universes.

Malekith in this world obviously hasn't endured the pain of being caught in the face by lightning.

"Roger, on your body, I can feel the breath of ether particles. I don't know if the ether particles are on your body?"

At this time, Malekith was extremely polite.

"Your perception is correct, the ether particles are indeed on me."

After getting Roger's affirmative answer, Malekith showed a happy expression on his face, and then said: "Ether particles used to belong to my family, do you know this?"

"Know!"

I don't know if it's his own illusion, Roger always feels that the current Malekith is not at all like the crazy careerist trying to bring the entire universe back to darkness.

"Now that you understand this, our next conversation will undoubtedly be much more convenient."

Malekith showed a relaxed expression, and continued: "Although the ether particles once belonged to the dark elves, all we have done is to transform the ether particles into weapons."

"The Aether is one of the six Infinity Stones, the Reality Stone within it."

Perhaps because he was worried that Roger didn't quite understand what the Infinity Stones were, Malekith patiently explained what the Infinity Stones were.

Roger did not interrupt Malekith, and listened patiently.

After explaining what the Infinity Stones are, Malekith finally revealed the purpose of his trip.

"If you don't mind, Roger, we hope you can use ether particles to help us restore our hometown Svartefheim."

"Of course, if you need anything in return, we can try our best to satisfy you."

After Malekith finished speaking, Roger frowned slightly.

Before assimilating the Reality Gem, he considered that the dark elves might come to him.

But he didn't expect that Malekith's request would be this.

Is this still the dark elf trying to bring the universe back to the dark ages?

Something is wrong with this development!
"You came here specifically to find me, just for this matter?"

Roger asked Malekith.

"Yes, that's what we're here for."

Malekith replied solemnly.

"I have a question, if I don't agree, will you rob me?"

"No! Although this is a pity, we are willing to accept this result."

If the one in front of the Thousand Miles of Sunshine wasn't the only remaining invisible warship of the Dark Elves, Roger would definitely suspect that Malekith was impersonated by someone else.

When did the dark elves become so civilized?
This is not right, very wrong!
"As far as I know, this should not be in line with the dark elves' usual practice?"

Although Malekith is very sincere now, Roger still doesn't particularly believe him.

The reason is simple, the dark elves are a race that dares to fight head-on with the Asgardians.

How could such a race full of martial arts be so civilized.

If the dark elves had really become so civilized, they wouldn't have used ether particles as weapons back then, and they wouldn't have had the idea of ​​plunging the entire universe into darkness.

More importantly, the person who tried to darken the universe and implement it was Malekith.

"If we hadn't been expelled from Svartelfheim, it's really unlikely that we would have chosen this course of action."

"Times have changed, and so have we."

"After a long career in exile, I learned one thing, that is, the continuation of the race is obviously more important than the conquest of the universe."

Speaking of this, Malekith sighed helplessly, and then continued: "The dark elves at that time were in an unprecedented prosperity, with talents coming out in large numbers and possessing inexhaustible resources."

"When a civilization develops to its peak, it will inevitably have stronger ambitions."

"We at that time were the best proof."

"But now, we are the last batch of dark elves in the universe. If we perish, the dark elves will completely become history."

"I'm old, and I don't want the dark elves who once had a brilliant civilization to be ruined in my hands."

During Malekith's explanation, Roger didn't say a word, but just listened silently.

Although the current Malekith is completely different from what he remembered, but he is not unable to understand Malekith's thoughts.

And from the perspective of the king of the clan, Malekith's idea cannot be said to be wrong.

"I still don't understand one thing. Even if it's for the continuation of the race, you can consider snatching ether particles instead of asking for my help."

Roger continued.

"Since I have come to this point, I might as well tell you directly that there are only 630 dark elves left, including me."

"The battleship in front of you now is the last battleship of the dark elves."

"Although I don't know why Odin gave you the ether particles, but I know that since Odin will make such a decision, it proves that he recognizes your ability to protect the ether particles."

"Although robbery is also an option, the current dark elves can't afford to gamble."

Malekith did not hide anything, and said directly.

"I can help you, but the specific details need to be discussed in detail."

"If you don't mind, come over to my battleship!"

Roger invites Malekith.

Holographic projections, while realistic, are never as good as real face-to-face chats.

More importantly, he wanted to confirm Malekith's strength face to face.

"no problem!"

Malekith agreed without hesitation.

More than ten minutes later, a small dark elf spaceship landed in the cabin of the Wanli Sunshine.

Malekith did not bring many men over.

Except for the tall Algrim, he left the other dark elves in the spaceship.

In the conference room of the Miles of Sunshine, Roger met Malekith and Algrim.

"sit!"

After signaling Malekith to sit down, Roger perceived the strength of the two of them with his knowledge and arrogance.

Maybe it's because of sleeping for too long, or maybe it's because of old age, Malekith's strength is weaker than he imagined.

If you only look at the life signal, Algrim's life signal is stronger than Malekith's.

However, this does not mean that Algrim will be stronger than Malekith.

The perception of knowledge and domineering is not omnipotent, and the perceived life signal is not completely equivalent to the actual combat power.

Some people's life signals are particularly poor, but their actual combat power has increased dramatically.

"Roger, what else do you want to know?"

After sitting down, Malekith asked directly.

He knew very well that Roger specially invited him here, definitely not to give him a special opinion.

"It's nothing, I just want to know about the specific situation of Svartefheim, and talk about the issue of compensation by the way."

Roger wouldn't mind giving Malekith a hand, as long as Malekith paid him enough to attract him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't bother to care about whether the dark elves would perish completely.

To put it bluntly, there are countless races in the universe that once had brilliant civilizations but became extinct.

"We don't have many things now, why don't you tell me what you want specifically?" Malekith said calmly.

"It's very simple, I want all the technology of your dark elves, and half of the territory of Svartefheim."

Although the dark elves are ruined, no matter what, the dark elves are a race that has developed an interstellar civilization.

Compared with the level of technology on Earth, the technology of the dark elves is not to say crushed in all aspects, but it is at least one or two levels higher.

"no problem!"

Malekith didn't have any intention of bargaining, so he agreed directly.

Whether it is the technology of the dark elves, or half of the territory of Svartefheim, for the current dark elves, they are absolutely not an existence that cannot be abandoned.

Malekith's decisiveness slightly exceeded Roger's expectations.

But that's not a bad thing for him.

Because of Malekith's sincerity, the subsequent communication was extremely smooth.

In less than half an hour, Roger reached a verbal cooperation agreement with Malekith.

He helps the dark elves restore Svartefheim.

The dark elves handed over half of the territory and all the technologies they owned to him.

After sending Malekith away, Roger asked Nami to pick up the three broken teeth from the Dark Star.

Afterwards, he returned to Wakanda and brought the scientific research team led by Su Rui to the Wanli Sunshine.

Su Rui is still the chief scientist of Wakanda, but unlike before, Roger didn't let Su Rui do all the research tasks alone.

Although Su Rui has been brainwashed, he doesn't need to worry about betrayal.

But he still has certain wariness towards Wakanda people including Su Rui.

After bringing along the research team, the Thousand Miles of Sunshine followed the Dark Elf's stealth warship to Svartefheim.

As for Ronan and the Dark Star, after Broken Tooth and the other three left, they couldn't wait to go to the Kree Empire to have fun.

Although Svartefheim is also one of the Nine Realms, the distance between Svartefheim and the earth is not ordinary.

In terms of the number of interstellar jumps, Svartefheim is even farther than Xandar.

Although the distance is not close, the process of going to Svartefheim was extremely smooth.

I didn't meet interstellar pirates, nor did I meet other enemies who didn't open their eyes...

The whole voyage was calm and somewhat boring.

Led by the invisible warship, the Wanli Sunshine finally came to Svartefheim, the hometown of the dark elves.

Compared with the earth, the environment of Svartefheim is not particularly harsh.

In addition to the poor lighting conditions.

The daytime in Svartefheim is similar to the cloudy sky on Earth, and it is also a cloudy day when a heavy rain is about to come.

“The environment is not bad!”

After setting foot on the land of Svartalfheim, Roger expresses his views.

Malekith looked back at Roger, said nothing, squatted down silently, and grabbed a handful of black soil.

It was his first return to Svartalfheim since the loss to Asgard.

If he hadn't sensed the signal that the ether particles were activated, he would still be sleeping in the invisible battleship.

"Look what I've left behind, I can barely remember the days before the light."

Looking at the black soil in his hand, Malekith said with great emotion.

The tall Algrim came to Malekith, patted him on the shoulder, and said slowly: "The continuation of our race is the best legacy you leave to future generations."

Malekith and other dark elves were lamenting about the past, while Nami, Su Rui and the others observed everything around them curiously.

Especially the three of Broken Tooth, they transformed into leopard form at this time, running wildly around the Wanli Sunshine and the invisible battleship.

When Malekith finally calmed down, Roger came to his side and said slowly, "Is there any problem with the usage method and information you gave?"

Regarding how to restore Svartefheim to its original appearance, Roger communicated with Malekith more than once.

In order to ensure the final effect, Malekith gave Roger a large number of images of Svartefheim.

Of course, Malekith didn't dare to ask Roger to restore the entire planet to its original state. He only asked to restore a small area so that this area could become suitable for the survival and reproduction of the dark elves again.

This requirement sounds quite arbitrary, but from another angle, it is easy to understand.

Simply put, it is environmental restoration.

Restoring Svartefheim, which has been overdeveloped and is no longer suitable for the survival of the dark elves, to its original appearance.

"It's just the recovery of one area. It shouldn't be a problem for you, and it won't consume a lot of energy."

Since Malekith was able to take the initiative to find Roger, he must have made relevant assessments.

And to a certain extent, the dark elves are the race that knows best how to use the power of particles.

At this point, even the Asgardians are inferior to them.

"I hope so!"

Roger said silently.

Until now, he has not told Malekith that the ether particles have been assimilated by him.

After adjusting himself to the best condition, he walked forward slowly under the watchful eyes of Malekith and others.

After walking a distance of hundreds of meters, he stopped.

Afterwards, he opened his hands and began to activate the ability of the Reality Gem.

Because of the assimilation, the Reality Gem and the Thread Fruit were fused together.

This also caused a small problem, that is, his ability to use the Reality Gem alone would be a little more difficult than in the normal state.

The moment he opened his hands, Malekith frowned suddenly.

wrong!

This is not a normal reaction to using ether particles!

(End of this chapter)