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He rubbed his body with his hands; the skin and flesh in those places were still throbbing. Thanos's fists were truly hard, and he hadn't recovered even after being back for so long. However, Thanos himself wasn't in good shape either, having taken two swords from Yang Qiu, and was probably recovering from his injuries now.

Moreover, his injuries are likely more severe than Yang Qiu's; otherwise, why would he have chosen to retreat first?

Yang Qiu looked up at the sun. This incident served as a wake-up call for him. Ever since he started building the framework of the mystical side, Yang Qiu had been thinking about doing big things and had been accumulating energy. Now it seemed that this was a mistake.

Taking things one step at a time, with a down-to-earth approach, is far better than this kind of large-scale but incomplete and unrefined approach. At least that way, the legendary professionals who came to support us wouldn't be just a few. It's fair to say that if Mephisto hadn't been so self-serving, the Human Alliance would have suffered much greater losses this time.

However, this possibility may not come to pass. Would the selfless Mephisto still be the ruler of hell?

After rubbing for a long time, the pain still hadn't subsided, so Yang Qiu had no choice but to look up at the sun. His mental energy began to vibrate, and the script settlement began.

Script Twelve: The Revival of the Sun

Synopsis: The sun, with its heat, nurtures life throughout the entire star system. Civilizations born beneath this cosmos have held a profound reverence for the sun since their earliest days. It is these emotions that guided the birth of two mythical beings...

Script evolution result: Good

Script evolution products: Dawn Goddess, Three-Legged Golden Crow, Solar Wind Energy Gathering System

Leona, the goddess of dawn: a sub-legendary professional born from the sun, possesses the accompanying artifacts Zenith Blade and Golden Shield. As one of the symbols of the sun, she has higher moral standards and a spirit of dedication than ordinary professionals. As a newborn, she is still unable to control the immense power within her, but with the support of her outstanding learning talent and tireless efforts, the day when she can perfectly control it is not far away.

Three-Legged Golden Crow: A sub-legendary life form born from the sun, the Three-Legged Golden Crow is one of the noblest birds in the world. With the blessing of mysterious concepts, it can control all the fire in the world. After Leona's voluntary withdrawal, its influence on the sun has reached its peak. Through meditation and the construction of laws, it has built a solar wind energy gathering system for the Human Alliance.

Solar Wind Energy Gathering System: An energy circulation system with the sun as the core of transformation and the solar wind as the boundary. It greatly increases the upper limit of the cosmic power retained in the solar system and provides a continuous storm gathering blessing for all intelligent life within the solar wind. Those who have not reached the peak will recover themselves at a higher rate, while those who have reached the peak will receive a temporary energy blessing after each solar storm, which will dissipate after use.

The feedback after the script was finalized made Yang Qiu feel as if he were in the sun. The "warm" sunlight flowed into his body, driving away the lingering power left by Thanos, while replenishing some of the energy that had been consumed. Even the Book of Time benefited greatly, as the traces left on it during the battle began to fade, and the blurry text began to become clear.

"Mom, look! That panda is trying to pop out!"

"Its head seems to be stuck, hahaha."

Yang Qiu opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the speaker. He saw a panda with its paws on the railing, its two short legs waving in the air. The small eyes on its big head were full of confusion, as if it did not understand why it could not move.

Looking at He Hua's silly appearance, Yang Qiu felt a little better. This panda's energy talent was much higher than that of its kind. It could even sense the energy emanating from Yang Qiu's mood after the script was settled.

Amidst the laughter of the crowd, the zookeeper quickly ran out and braced himself against Hua's short legs, giving her a foothold to prevent her from falling and injuring herself due to gravity.

Hehua seemed to sense the zookeeper's arrival, and her attitude suddenly became arrogant. She pounded on the railing with both hands, as if threatening it to let her go.

"Stop messing around, how could this happen? Why are you sticking your head out like that!"

While complaining about Kaori, the zookeeper reached out and hugged Kaori's neck, then gently spun her around.

As we all know, giant pandas have round heads, but they are not completely round; there are always some relatively flat areas.

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The flower made a sound as its head collided with the railing, and then its entire head finally slid out of the railing, while it also sat down on the ground with a thud.

The bear was still bewildered, seemingly not understanding how it had managed to escape from the fence.

"You're so cheeky, huh? You won't dare do it again next time."

The zookeeper patted the dirt off Hehua and began to speak. Hehua realized something was wrong and thought she was about to be scolded, so she immediately started wailing as if she were crying. At the same time, she glanced at the zookeeper with her little eyes, observing the zookeeper's expression.

"Alright, alright, stop pretending. Let's go back and check."

The zookeeper gently patted Hehua's head. Having spent so many years with Hehua, she could tell at a glance whether the chubby guy was genuinely aggrieved or just pretending.

Just as the zookeeper struggled to pick up Hehua, Hehua suddenly twisted her bottom and jumped down. Then, she rushed to the fence in three quick steps, raised her right hand, and slammed it down hard, making the fence vibrate and even bend slightly.

After doing her mischief, Hehua seemed afraid of being retaliated against by the fence, so she immediately turned around and hugged the zookeeper's leg tightly, refusing to let go.

"This panda is quite vengeful."

"Not only does it hold grudges, but it also tries to shift the blame, even though it was the one that started it."

While the crowd was laughing, Yang Qiu was a little surprised. He Hua's slap just now was quite something; there was a hint of spiritual light on her palm. Fortunately, He Hua was just retaliating in a small way and was quite measured. Otherwise, the iron railing would have been slapped into a C-shape, which would have been a small matter.

"Stop fooling around." The zookeeper struggled to get Hehua off his lap, held her in his arms, and started walking back.

Kazuha, whose head was resting on the zookeeper's shoulder, suddenly looked up and waved to the crowd.

This action immediately ignited the crowd, and shouts of goodbye echoed around the panda enclosure.

Yang Qiu waved with a smile, then disappeared into the crowd without making a sound.

Hehua kicked its little legs twice, and only quieted down after the zookeeper patted its bottom. It tilted its head and looked at the spot where Yang Qiu had left with a bit of confusion. It clearly saw a warm light there just now, so how could it have disappeared all of a sudden?

That evening, the Clock Tower conference room was the most full it had been in five hundred years.

Artoria arrived just before the meeting was about to begin. She had just finished, with the help of other technicians, extracting Karma's remnant soul from Avalon and placing it in a special nurturing pool for further nurturing.

Karma self-destructed her body. Before the self-destruction, she had led the Avengers to escape for so long despite Thanos's deliberate leniency. Her current condition is extremely poor, perhaps only slightly better than Dumbledore's, since Dumbledore directly detonated the timeline, causal lines, and dimensional anchors he gained after becoming a legend.

When~~~

The clock trembled, and the multi-story conference hall fell silent as Master Kiran slowly walked onto the stage.

"I will be chairing today's meeting..."

Thor and Olaf sat together, looking around but not seeing any sign of the Heavenly Emperor. This made him a little worried; could it be that the Heavenly Emperor had also suffered some hidden injury?

"First, I'd like to brief you all on the situation following the recent skirmish..."

"Ms. Karma, the Clock Tower Councilor, Head of the Security Department, and legendary psionic master, paid a heavy price in adversity to protect her companions, colleagues, and the innocent, and to thwart the plot of the terrorist Thanos and his henchmen. Now, upon the proposal of the Clock Tower Council and with the approval of the Supreme Command Center of the Human Alliance, Ms. Karma is hereby awarded the Human Alliance Second Class Combat Hero Badge, the title of Radiant Sun - Apocalypse, and the title of Celestial Saint."

"Mr. Dumbledore, a member of the Earth Education Committee of the Multi-Humanity United Civilization, Headmaster of Hogwarts, and a legendary Charms Master, fought tenaciously and never gave up in the face of the conspiracies of evil forces. At the most critical moment, he sacrificed his own legendary anchor point to expose the conspiracy of the terrorist Thanos and his henchmen in advance, thus mitigating the damage to the Multi-Humanity United Civilization and directly saving many professionals who were imprisoned. Now, upon the proposal of the Earth Education Committee and with the approval of the United Civilization's Supreme Command Center, Mr. Dumbledore is hereby awarded the United Civilization's First-Class Combat Hero Badge, the title of Radiant Sun, and the title of Celestial Saint!"

Hearing this, Artoria couldn't help but nudge Merlin, "Did you hear that?! Did you hear that?!"

Merlin nodded slowly, an unexpected smile on his face. "No need for posthumous conferment, no need for martyrdom, Dumbledore is still alive!"

Indeed, just as the people in the meeting room thought, Dumbledore is still alive, living in the Book of the Elements. A portion of his remaining concepts have replaced the original position of the Fire Elementals in the book. However, whether this small amount of remaining concepts can pull Dumbledore back from the dead remains to be seen.

We have to thank Zhao Ling'er for this. After returning, she still felt something was wrong. It seemed that the existence of the Elemental Clan was no different from its non-existence.

In Zhao Ling'er's memory, Dumbledore wouldn't waste his emotions on meaningless commotion when it came to serious matters. So, she applied to return to Earth. After a second encounter with the phantom left by Dumbledore, the Book of Interpretation of the Elements changed.

The text that originally indicated the element of fire among the elements was transformed into Dumbledore's own biography, and the magic circle that summoned the fire element was changed into a formation that looked like a sealing magic circle.

After confirming the change, Zhao Ling'er immediately returned to the Heavenly Court with everything. After reporting the news, she used the spiritual land of the Nuwa clan to stabilize the concepts in the entire book, thus preserving a sliver of hope for rescuing Dumbledore.

During the meeting, Kiran paused for a few seconds, looked around at the participants, tapped the table, and continued speaking.

"Secondly, we hereby announce the punishment decisions for the Heavenly Emperor and Kiran, who committed errors such as dereliction of duty, chaotic command, and carelessness in this chain of events!"

This was Yang Qiu's self-punishment. He had tampered with the Infinity Stones in the hands of the Avengers heroes, originally intending to trick Thanos who coveted them. Who knew that Thanos wouldn't fall for it? Instead, he used the entire Avengers, Karma, Dumbledore, and all the Infinity Stones as a bait, setting a trap for himself.

If Thanos's previous setbacks were due to his underestimation of Earth, then a large part of the responsibility for this incident stems from Yang Qiu's contempt for Thanos and his group after his continued victories, which is extremely wrong.

In war, every act of contempt and carelessness can lead to irreparable mistakes and consequences.

"...The Heavenly Emperor and Kieran, according to the assessment of the Supreme Command Center of the Human Alliance, bear primary responsibility for the numerous mistakes they made during this incident."

The legendary mage, Kiran, is hereby temporarily stripped of his status as Chairman of the Clock Tower and a permanent councilor, and the Heavenly Emperor is temporarily stripped of his position as the highest leader of the Heavenly Court...

Upon hearing this, even the solemn conference room erupted in gasps of surprise.

Although Kieran and the Heavenly Emperor possess considerable strength, even without those two identities, they would still be among the de facto highest leaders of the Human Alliance. However, publicly and temporarily stripping them of these high-ranking identities still shocked everyone.

This is exactly the effect Yang Qiu wanted to achieve. Thanos taught him a good lesson, and now he wants to pass on everything he learned from this lesson to his subordinates.

To put it simply, since even the highest-ranking boss has slapped himself in the face, he wants to see who else would dare not seriously reflect on their actions or implement the spirit of the meeting under such circumstances. Honestly, if such a person does appear, then Yang Qiu shouldn't blame him for being ruthless and making an example of them.

Yang Qiu's actions were very effective. After the punishment results were announced, even Sun Wukong and Olaf, who usually hated and didn't care about these kinds of meetings, sat up straight in the meeting room, remembering every word spoken.

As time passed, the meeting gradually drew to a close.

"At the end of the meeting, the decision of the Supreme Command Center of the Human Union was announced: from now on, the entire territory of the Human Union, including Earth and the Sun, will enter a Level 2 combat readiness state, and the border areas, including the Oort Cloud and the outer gravitational belt, will enter a Level 1 combat readiness state. All overseas members will be in a state of combat by default when carrying out any action. When facing members identified as Thanos and his henchmen, they may launch direct attacks without responsibility or conditions."

Meeting adjourned!

Chapter 384, Script Fourteen: The Stars Resurrect

As soon as the meeting ended, Yang Qiu rushed to Jotunheim, the world of the Frost Giants. As for why he didn't go to the Dark Elves' territory, the reason was simple: Yang Qiu had tried to explore it once and found that it was full of traps. Some of these traps were made with technology that Thanos had obviously taken from other civilizations. Their technology was completely incompatible with the Dark Elves' own.

Furthermore, given Heimdall's daily updates on the Dark Elves' unusual movements, it's clear that Thanos has completely convinced the Dark Elves.

Yang Qiu pondered this situation for a moment and immediately thought of Jotunheim. The Frost Giants, like the Dark Elves, were Odin's old rivals, both of whom had been thoroughly defeated by Odin in his prime.

Of course, after Odin lost external support, he also lost control of Jotunheim, which was then reclaimed by the Frost Giants.

Another interesting fact is that Loki is a genuine prince of the Frost Giants, possessing the purest Frost Giant bloodline, which is why he can use the Box of Frost.

Jotunheim is still nominally a subordinate civilization of Asgard. Since Thanos has persuaded the Dark Elves, he naturally cannot let the Frost Giants go.

The Frost Giants have not made any moves so far, most likely because the two sides have not yet reached an agreement.

This is a good opportunity for the UN to intervene. We absolutely cannot continue to develop on our own. Prematurely intervening in other countries may result in casualties, but if we do not intervene, it is foreseeable that we will have more and more enemies in the future.

Of course, Yang Qiu didn't intend to directly contact Laufey, the current Frost Giant King, like Thanos did. The Alliance of Humans is different from Thanos and his terrorist group. In principle, they are allies of Asgard, so they cannot obviously make direct contact, as that would cause diplomatic problems. And it is even more impossible to make contact through Asgard, their suzerain state.

The Frost Giants' hatred for Asgard is not much less than that for the Dark Elves. Taking the Asgardian route would most likely push the Frost Giants directly to the opposite side of the Human Alliance. At that time, the Frost Giants might make their move even sooner than the Dark Elves, who have always been on standby.

On the main planet Jotunheim, heavy snow falls year-round, and the highest temperature in a year is around minus twenty degrees Celsius. White is the main color here, and ice is the most common substance. However, in this extremely harsh environment for the Human Alliance, their native life still exists.

These beings are not entirely frost giants. In fact, frost giants are just one type of giant in Jotunheim. Besides them, other giant races such as mountain giants and storm giants also live on this planet.

However, due to the nature of their environment, these giants were far less numerous and powerful than the Frost Giants, and their status was extremely low, making them a truly second-class giant race.

Upon entering Jotunheim, Yang Qiu's first sight was a standoff that seemed poised to erupt.

A small troop of frost giants, riding tamed mounts, eyed the mountain giants, who were only a few hundred meters away. Behind the mountain giants were some dead prey. Judging from their injuries, these prey were clearly the mountain giants' spoils, but now they had caught the attention of the frost giants.

"Dal, this is our hunting ground. According to the agreement, we have the freedom to hunt here. What do you want to do?!" A giant among the mountain giants, who looked like the leader, walked to the front of the group and stared at his "old acquaintance" and questioned him loudly.

"Morling, I am here on behalf of Lord Laofei to deliver a message. Starting today, your hunting grounds will be reduced by one-third. I hereby declare that you have crossed the line!" Dahl shouted, brandishing Zhou Zhong's weapon.

Behind Dahl, frost giants stirred up the wind and snow, roaring at the mountain giants. This posture made their attitude very clear: disobedience meant death!

"Whatever you say goes! The hunting grounds were shrunk just six months ago!" Moyalin shouted angrily at Dahl. Originally, the location of these hunting grounds was agreed upon by custom, but since the Frost Giants' power grew, the agreement has become a one-sided notification.

"Oh, you ate last time, and you still want to eat this time?" Dahl's eyes swept over Moya Lin's body. This guy probably hasn't reached adulthood yet, but his size is already comparable to that of an average adult mountain giant. If a fight breaks out, this guy must be nipped in the bud before he grows up.

Mo Yalin was making a rumbling sound all over his body. He just wanted to punch the guy in front of him into pieces. Mo Ling, who was next to him, grabbed his shoulder before Mo Yalin could make a move. If a conflict broke out now, he would probably be the only one in the entire hunting team who could go back, and when he did, he would have to face the army of frost giants.

Dahl looked at Mo Yalin expectantly, waiting for him to make the first move. "Give me a straight answer, Old Stone, will you accept this order or not?!"

"Let's go." Mo Ling gave Da Er a deep look and gave the order.

Mo Yalin suppressed his anger, reached out and, like the other mountain giants, picked up his prey from the ground, preparing to leave the area with Mo Ling.

"Huh? Did I say you were allowed to take our prey away?" Dahl leaned forward, one hand on his mount's head, toying with the creatures before him as if they were prey. His mount even barked twice, displaying a swaggering, arrogant attitude.

"This is clearly the prey we hunted!" Mo Yalin stomped his foot hard, making the ground vibrate, and turned around to say fiercely to Dahl.