Frost Giants and Asgardians were assessing the Xenomorph's combat power and adaptability, and were amazed by it.
Duval was doing the same thing, except he already knew it in his heart, and now he could "see with his own eyes" the performance of the Xenomorphs in extreme environments.
"Five thousand Xenomorphs, able to hold out to this extent, is already very good. If they were on a planet with suitable temperature and harsh environment, they would perform even better."
Few of the many planets on the border between the two realms were proper life planets, and the natural environment was more severe than the last.
This, to some extent, limited the Xenomorphs' performance, after all, the Xenomorphs had no high technology, magic, or Godly Power to use.
"Hmm, some Frost Giants have already noticed the Xenomorphs' super resistance to extreme environments, and want to take the Xenomorphs in as an affiliated race?"
Duval knew what was happening on the front line through the Xenomorphs' vision, and immediately smiled.
How strong is the Xenomorph's resistance? The answer is, measured by the standards of carbon-based creatures without extraordinary power, it is very, very terrifying.
As the second-to-last level in the Xenomorph social hierarchy, the Drone Xenomorph, which is born from parasitizing ordinary humans, is a Xenomorph that can walk upright and can withstand the temperature of boiling Lead Water, which is more than 1,700 degrees.
And in the Xenomorph prequel system, the first batch of Xenomorphs hatched from eggs and parasitized ordinary humans could physically withstand the flames spewed out by the Controllable Nuclear Fusion Engine of a spaceship.
Therefore, the Xenomorph's resistance to extreme environments is terrifyingly high, and don't forget, this is a Xenomorph without extraordinary power, purely born from parasitizing ordinary Earth humans.
Many of the Xenomorphs Duval sent to the battlefield were born from parasitizing Vampires and biochemical monsters, and their adaptability was even stronger.
What Duval was not satisfied with was that the Xenomorphs did not have the ability to fight in space. As soon as they fell into space, they would be frozen immediately, and could only exhaust their nutrients little by little in the endless cold and silent vacuum and die.
This was also the original intention of the Ascension Project.
Duval slowly stood up, cracked his head, making a series of kacha kacha sounds, he came to the window, overlooking the empty outside.
"Ordinary Xenomorph eggs, as long as they don't 'bloom', rely solely on the nutrients stored in the egg itself, enough to survive for more than a hundred years. If they still haven't found a suitable host after more than a hundred years, the egg will create tentacles to absorb the surrounding nutrients to maintain survival."
"However, for adult Xenomorphs, they can't last that long. They will die completely after drifting in space for decades."
The Xenomorph Ascension Project has a long way to go, even though Duval has already set his sights on the World Tree, wanting to absorb the Godly Power of the World Tree and strive to create a branch of the Xenomorph God system.
Creating a God race for his own race is undoubtedly very difficult, but considering the real cases of the Skrulls creating the Skrull Gods and Thanos' grandfather becoming the God of Time, Duval's approach is not whimsical.
It's just that starting with the core of a systematic God system: the World Tree, is the craziest thing.
As for what to do, send a bunch of Xenomorphs to climb on the World Tree and gnaw on it? This is a good idea, Duval would like to try it.
"I have captured about two hundred Frost Giants, and can obtain more than two hundred people with Frost Giant bloodlines, presumably to leverage the Godly Power that the World Tree bestows on the Frost Giants."
Duval played with the Thunder God's Hammer. Through the example of the Thunder God's Hammer, he initially understood the energy system of Godly Power.
According to his memory from his previous life, Thor, after becoming extremely powerful, could bless a weapon like Odin, thereby passing on the Thunder God Power to those he recognized.
Then, Duval would send out Xenomorphs that could seize the host's strongest bloodline to replace the original batch of Frost Giants, fill the original quota, and thereby steal the Godly Power of the World Tree system.
"I can't share the power of the Thunder God's Hammer with others yet, mainly because my position in the Godly Power chain is too low. Strictly speaking, I'm an intruder who has cut in halfway."
"Then, I just need to parasitize more hosts and occupy more positions. When the number is large enough, my Xenomorphs will have thousands, or even tens of thousands, who can use the Godly Power of the World Tree. At that time..."
Duval had no good method, winning by quantity was the right way.
As long as the number is large, it will always trigger the attention and response of the World Tree in the darkness.
Just as Duval was closely formulating a plan, someone called him.
"Tony Stark, I remember I cleared my debt to you," Duval said casually.
"What, you regard the one-dollar payment record as the money for renting a helicopter and hiring a doctor?"
"Your doctors also got Thor's gene samples from me. Don't think I don't know. Even if you're not very interested in the field of biology, you'll be curious about the body of a God. I haven't settled this bill with you yet," Duval said.
"That's right, the richest man in the world never owes anyone money! Jarvis, give the guy I'm talking to money, one dollar."
Tony's voice was very excited, and he turned to say: "Do you know, I have developed a new set of armor, this is an epoch-making product! The name has not been thought of yet, but you will be surprised."
"Is that so, that's great, will this armor clip hair?"
"?"
I said my armor is super strong, and you ask me if it clips hair?
But I'm talking about armor? Damn it, all models of armor don't clip hair!
Tony's mentality was a little fried, and he felt that his great personality had been greatly insulted.
"Duval, honestly, I didn't want to have to use this armor—what you've done has already provoked some dissatisfaction." Tony abandoned his desire to show off, holding a glass of a strange drink, taking occasional sips.
"Dissatisfaction because of what? Have I done something unforgivable? Or have I harmed ordinary humans? Of course, if you consider the Ghoul Clan who have sided with the Vampires as ordinary humans, then I have nothing to say."
Duval didn't take it to heart at all. Even Tony had come to remind him, which meant the situation outside was already very serious.
Obviously, after he had gathered five thousand troops and sent them to Asgard, people outside naturally thought he would calm down for a while, but he intensified his efforts, striking out in all directions with even more madness, plundering more host bodies for his troops.
This trend of development made people uneasy.
"I heard you joined the battlefield of the Gods?"
Tony took a sip of his drink, grinned, and emphasized the word 'Gods', clearly dismissive, and continued, "They think you're crazy. This will allow dangerous guys to see the entire Earth, and Earth isn't ready to enter the universe yet."
"With Earth's size, it absolutely is."
"Ha, are you saying that Earth has guys who are no less powerful than Odin, Zeus, and those supreme Gods of mythology?"
"Tony, do you want to guess why I insist on doing this, even though I know it's crazy and dangerous? And if I'm going to do it, why not go to the battlefield myself? Staying in Asgard should theoretically be safer than staying on Earth, right?"
As soon as he said that, Tony immediately understood. He put down his glass, a look of doubt on his face.
Could there really be such ruthless characters on Earth? So strong that even those so-called Gods didn't dare to invade? "Jarvis, create a new secret document, codename: Earth Gods, and monitor the network at all times." Tony realized that his past understanding of this planet was still very shallow.
"Tony, there aren't many guys who can talk to me. I can tell you clearly: I will absolutely not stop gathering troops, no matter who tries to stop me, until the war ends. The price is that more Vampires will die, and Earth will be watched by people from many worlds. Sooner or later, they will know that the Xenomorphs came from Earth, from me." Duval's voice was very calm.
Tony understood: "A wonderful declaration of war. Well, my duty to remind you is complete. I hope you can withstand the external pressure. I guess those guys will try to stop you from continuing to participate in the war, but they're worried that cutting off support will anger Asgard. They're not sure about Asgard's attitude, and they don't know how far the war has progressed."
"To put it more bluntly, they don't even understand who Asgard is fighting. But that's right, the war has only just begun. Maybe in time, those guys who have contact with aliens will know what's happening."
Duval hung up the communication.
Stark Tower.
Tony put down his glass with an impatient look: "I've done what you wanted me to do. If you're smart, leave quickly. I really don't know why you Strategic Defense Organization guys wanted me to do such meaningless stupid things."
The refined Coulson didn't move at all, his gaze shifting to Tony's glass.
In order to deal with the person he was about to meet, and just in case, he had specifically studied some Eastern history and etiquette, knowing that in Eastern etiquette, there was a saying about serving tea to see guests off. But with Tony, it was the opposite. The fact that he could chat with someone while doing other things meant that he was very interested in something.
"Mr. Stark, we've sent you a brand new element that can repair your body and provide more abundant energy for the nuclear fusion device in your chest. Now we're just asking you to talk to that person. I don't think that's too much to ask."
"That's something my father left behind!"
"But your father was a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. With your investigative abilities, you must know that our S.H.I.E.L.D. wasn't born in the last century. Your father once joined us. There's no doubt about that." Coulson's tone was gentle, his firm gaze fixed on Tony.
Tony looked at Coulson coldly. For the first time, he felt such genuine annoyance towards someone. Even with Duval, he had approached him with a complex mix of dislike, admiration, and a desire to show off.
"I know, the Holy Shield Brotherhood and organizations like that, you're just a branch..."
"You'll see another branch soon. S.H.I.E.L.D. China Branch is coming to New York."
Coulson's gaze became meaningful: "The Global United Summit is about to be held. S.H.I.E.L.D. China Branch and S.H.I.E.L.D. will both participate. And Professor X and Magneto have jointly recommended Duval to attend the meeting..."
"What kind of terrifying joke are you telling? Letting Duval into the Global United Summit venue? Wait, has everyone suddenly figured out that Duval's true identity is a Mutant? He used the X-Gene to create the Xenomorphs?"
Tony was shocked, thinking these guys must be crazy.
"It's both because of his participation in the Asgard war as an Earthling. Everyone is waiting for his statement, wanting to understand why he did this. This is an unprecedented global event. No one has ever done this before."
The problem here was huge. What was Duval after by joining the battlefield? The genes of the Gods? What kind of reward did Asgard pay Duval? And some equally warlike guys would definitely mutter to themselves, what exactly was the reward, was the benefit big enough...
As for the rest, even pure astronomy enthusiasts and historians would definitely want to know about the cosmic situation and the movements of mythological creatures.
"That Mutant—"
"Eternals and Deviants."
Coulson replied.
Yes, it couldn't be hidden anymore.
Magneto had been silent for so many years, but now he was launching a series of heavy punches. Any fool would know there was a problem here, the benefits were so great that even a tough guy like Magneto couldn't sit still.
Plus, with the appearance of Ikaris and others, it was even more eye-catching. Even the Thunder God Thor's affairs were once overshadowed by these events, because the Eternals and Deviants were related to human history.
And also related to the origin of Mutants.
What puzzled Coulson was that Magneto doing this was already unexpected, but why was the usually low-key Professor X also involved? As far as he knew, Professor X had no friendship with Duval.
"I always feel like there's something wrong between these two, like they've discovered something, to the point where even their style of doing things has changed... Is it really just because of the Eternals and Deviants?"
...
Not to mention Coulson, who had been notified in advance by Bipolar.
Even Duval was a little surprised when he saw the invitation in his hand.
"Asking a warmonger like me to give a lecture at the United Nations Summit?"
He didn't even finish his doctorate, only got a master's degree in biology. It can only be said that powerful people always get special treatment.
"They're afraid to break the vase for fear of hitting the rat, unsure of the situation in Asgard, and wary of Odin and other mythological figures' relationship with me, so they don't dare to directly use force against me, and are taking this roundabout approach." Duval immediately judged the truth.
Well, the Mutant side shouldn't be so complicated, it's obvious they want to take the opportunity to announce something.
He immediately called Mystique and glanced at her tall chest.
Meeting Duval's gaze, Mystique thought that Duval had finally seen the light, and deliberately puffed out her chest, tempting him, "From what I've observed, you don't necessarily like human women, so I've specially researched transforming into a Xenomorph—"
"Shut up, connect me to Erik, I want to talk to him, don't think about fooling me together, I can sense your state through the larvae!"
Duval suspected that the old geezer wanted to do something at the Global Summit, like turning everyone into Mutants, but seeing that even the core members of S.H.I.E.L.D. and S.H.I.E.L.D. China Branch would be attending, he didn't think Magneto would be so arrogant as to take on the two strongest organizations on the planet at the same time.
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