owlsbooks Chapter 1851 The Great Universe Era (Please give me a monthly ticket!!! Please subscribe!!! Please r
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Star-Lord's visit was not a big deal for Kai. Just like what Star-Lord said, he was visiting his family, and you are not his relative, so why are you so active? So Kai did not take it to heart.
As for the matter of the dark elves, Kai just gave a reminder and that was no more.
First of all, when Star-Lord tells this story, whether others believe it or not is a question. After all, Star-Lord is just a person who has nothing to do with the earth. He was born on the earth but grew up in outer space. After the example of Captain Marvel, the earth naturally has a sense of distrust towards such wanderers who wander outside.
Just because you were born on Earth doesn’t mean you have to care about the Earth! Just look at the many Mangosteen and Banana people and you will know that other people’s hearts are not with you at all, and their thinking is also biased towards their own spiritual homeland, rather than a so-called birthplace... If this thing is really useful, it is a little, but really not much.
Captain Marvel grew up on Earth and worked for so long, but she still thinks she is an alien after she goes out. She even blames the Earthlings for not being more generous. It is tragic that the Skrulls lost their homes, and they had no choice but to invade your Earth. Can't you be more understanding?
Yes! Their demands are a bit excessive, but don't you look at how they lived before and how they live now? They just want to maintain their living standards, what's wrong with that? Why can't you be more understanding?
Yes! Earth is your home, but the Skrulls are advanced! Their arrival on Earth can promote the development of Earth, isn't that a good thing? If you want something, you have to pay for it. You only lost your freedom, but you gained development! Why can't you be more understanding?
Yes! They invaded you, so you have to go to war with them? How can you be so barbaric? They are the last Skrulls! This is a great civilization, and you want to completely exterminate them? You are so barbaric! And why did they invade you? It takes two to tango, you must have your own reasons! Can't you be considerate of these poor people?
Well, that's probably the tune.
British scholar Zilgert Bauman mentioned in Thinking Through Sociology that, in general, traitors and rebels are more strongly hated than open enemies. Throughout history, those who have betrayed others are indeed easily despised by people.
For the enemy, there is no trust or emotional investment. But it is different with traitors, because it represents the blasphemy of the emotions you have invested in yourself, and there will be anger. It is like someone telling you that it is a cup of bitter medicine, and you are prepared to drink it, it tastes bad but you will be fine after drinking it; but someone lying to you that it is a cup of chocolate, and you swallow it without any precautions.
Anyway... the Earth is still very wary of these returning wanderers. Of course, there aren't many wanderers on Earth, so there's no need to worry too much.
……
Star-Lord arrived on Earth very quickly, and his spaceship stopped at a certain SHIELD base. Of course, since he was here, he had to dismantle it for research, and Star-Lord was prepared for this, so he didn't have much resistance.
"Hello, Quill. I didn't think you'd be back so soon."
Star-Lord is a member of S.H.I.E.L.D., so his arrival must be taken seriously. Director Hill personally came to the base to welcome Star-Lord. This is just like the early days of reform and opening up, when no matter what overseas Chinese returned home, they would be received by leaders, and what they valued was what they had in their hands.
For those overseas Chinese, the leaders value the investment, while for Star-Lord, what they value is his intelligence and technology.
"Hello, Ms. Hill. I didn't expect to come back so soon, but something happened, so..." Star-Lord didn't intend to explain what it was, after all, it was a private matter. But Hill didn't ask about it, after all, it was just a precious thing, and it would not be good for anyone if they had a falling out. So Hill didn't ask any more questions: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back, we still hope you can come back more often, after all, you're also an Earthling."
Then Hill looked at Xingyun and said, "I haven't asked who this person is yet..."
"Oh, she is Nebula, Gamora's sister. Due to some personal reasons, she plans to relax on Earth with me." Star-Lord still did not explain further.
"Enough! Peter! How long are we going to stay here? It's so boring here!" Nebula interrupted rudely.
"We'll do it right away... wait? Why do you know English?" Star-Lord suddenly discovered that Nebula spoke authentic English.
Hill was also surprised... Could it be that English has spread throughout the universe? This is good news, which means that when humans leave the earth, communication will become very simple.
And it’s in English, which means that English-speaking countries can still have a lot of advantages after the arrival of the cosmic age!
After several alien invasions, the whole world knows that the space age has arrived. Any country with a little bit of ambition knows that this is a new track, just like the Age of Exploration.
A weak country can become a strong country in an instant if it can seize the opportunity.
Just like Spain and Portugal.
You have to know that before the Age of Exploration, these two countries were typical poor countries in Europe! The land in the country was basically controlled by the church, and a large number of farmers were serfs and tenants, and they were all owned by the church. The land did not produce much, and they were extremely poor.
But when the Age of Discovery came around, it took off and became one of the richest countries in Europe at that time.
Spain even laid the foundation for the first generation of the British Empire!
On the planet, the three major countries are now basically stable, and the European Union is actually just getting by. Not many people believe that Europe and the United States can become a world power. The influence of a political or economic entity on the global situation does not depend entirely on the amount of wealth, but on the following three aspects: influence on global logistics (transportation lines), influence on global resource allocation, and its own ability to act. These three aspects happen to be Europe's geographical disadvantages, which are Europe's three major weaknesses.
The first is that Europe is geographically small.
In terms of maritime power, the United States has the advantage of two oceans. To the east and west, it can influence the two major shipping routes of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. China faces the Pacific Ocean and has the potential to exert influence in the Indian Ocean in the future, and the Indian Ocean is a key channel connecting the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. After the European countries lost their overseas colonies, the only areas they could influence were the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean.
From the perspective of land power, the territories of Russia and China extend to the central areas of Asia, Europe and Africa, which means that both countries have the conditions to connect the three continents through railways - this is also the reason why China's high-speed rail diplomacy has become an important means to connect the world and enhance national influence. On the other hand, the location of European countries on the entire continent is also too remote. Since the geographical location is not good, can European countries go out to rob like they did hundreds of years ago? Times have changed, the dream of colonization has long gone, and there is no value in robbing some small island countries. What about the big countries? From the perspective of military security, Russia has 1700 million square kilometers of land that can be used as a strategic depth for buffering, and China has more than % of its land area as a strategic support for mountains and plateaus. Europe is small in area, mostly flat plains, easy to attack and difficult to defend, and it is not easy not to be remembered by others.
Secondly, their resources are controlled by others.
If we take Russia out of Europe, we will find that Europe has almost nothing left in terms of natural resources. But European countries simply refuse to admit that Russia is a European country... They have automatically and consciously expelled it, and it has been like this for a long, long time.
The great Russian scholar O. Cherkovich once gave an estimate of the natural resources of several economies. Roughly speaking, the ratios of Russia, the United States, China, and Europe are 3:1:0.5:0.25. Europe's disadvantage in resources is evident from this. For example, Germany, the main "engine" of the European economy, needs to import more than half of its mineral resources, of which 36% of natural gas and 39% of oil come from Russia, with which it now has a bad relationship.
In Europe's heyday, resource issues were solved by overseas colonies. To some extent, the biggest blow to the European economy during World War II was not how many industrial facilities were blown up, but the surging national liberation movements in various colonies. The former colonies of European countries have become independent sovereign states, on an equal footing with the former colonial powers. Today, Europe has two major sources of resources, one is the Middle East and the other is southern Africa. However, in these two regions, Europe's influence is fading rapidly, which means that in the future, Europe must increasingly look to other major powers for resource issues.
Finally, there is a lack of internal unity.
Although the flat terrain in Western Europe is suitable for living, it makes it difficult to form a unified country. Due to the lack of geographical barriers, the vassal states in ancient Europe had nothing to rely on to ensure their safety except building castles and expanding their armies. As a result, the history of Europe is just like what we see now, with countries fighting each other, and no one has time to breathe and grow stronger. When you are strong, you can attack others everywhere, but once you encounter a natural disaster or a change in regime, the national situation will be reversed, and you will be passively beaten, and all the previous results will be reset to zero.
This situation has continued from ancient times to modern times, all the way to the two world wars. Over the past thousand years, although countries have been separated and united, and borders have changed from time to time, Europe is still a country with many states. As time goes by, there have been obvious differences and distances between countries. Although this sense of distance is not as great as that between China, Japan, and South Korea, it can definitely ruin anything that requires overall coordination and concerted action in Europe.
In addition to the three weaknesses, there is another greater obstacle on the road to development in Europe, that is, their mentality. The domestic problems of each country are actually very serious. For example, in Gaul, their economy is almost dragged down by domestic welfare and pensions. In addition, the proportion of foreign population has seriously affected the population structure. These people are not Gauls. They have their own culture and have not been assimilated at all. They come to Gaul to live a good life. Once life is bad, they can run away at any time without any hesitation.
This kind of thing is very common throughout Europe.
Their mentality has not changed at all. Now is an era of great contention. If a country wants to develop, the people's hearts and morale need to be united. The same goes for resources and the economy, instead of just giving out welfare and wanting to live a comfortable life!
I would only do that if I just wanted to lie down.
The three major countries have done a good job in this regard. They are not welfare states, so resources can be more concentrated!
Why don’t you let the European countries try it?
However, many small countries are eyeing this covetously. In the era of the universe, who knows who will be the first to reap the dividends? Therefore, all countries have begun to invest in aerospace, even the half-dead Japan, but those European countries can do nothing.
Many of them have seen the future, but seeing it does not mean they can follow through. The EU as a whole is fine, but the problem is that they are not a whole. There is a dispute over who pays more and who pays less. There is also a dispute over who enjoys more and who enjoys less!
It's a mess anyway.
But it is undeniable that everyone has some ideas about these things. For example, Hill's idea just now represents the ideas of many people. The earth has never been a whole. Everyone has their own ideas. The earth has always been just a geographical name or the name of a planet, not a whole.
"What's so strange about this? The English you speak is just a backward and primitive language. This is not difficult. The quantum brain in my head only needs to collect some of your language words and then compare them to restore them... Of course, there may be some problems with some words, but as long as there are enough samples, I can perfectly copy your English."
Xingyun was a little dissatisfied with the two people's fuss, which was like those unsophisticated people who had never seen the world.
You have to know that there are really not too many types of languages in the universe. In comparison, human vocal organs are very simple, which makes human language relatively uncomplicated. There are many alien races whose vocal organs are very complex or even weird, and even their pronunciation frequencies are very complex, making those languages difficult to learn.
In comparison, English is not difficult at all.
Hill's original happy mood disappeared in an instant.
"We'll need some disguises... after all, you look like that."
Star-Lord didn't feel unhappy at all. Nebula was just like that, ruthless and even deliberately harsh, but Star-Lord was used to it. She was even more excessive when they were on the spaceship before.
"What's wrong with me?" Nebula looked at Star-Lord unhappily.
Nebula's appearance is actually not bad, even from a human perspective. His facial features are delicate and three-dimensional, but his skin color and hairstyle are a bit fierce.
Blue skin is not uncommon in outer space, and many people even like it. At least Star-Lord thinks it's good, and of course Gamora's green skin is also good.
But her bald head is a bit difficult to handle.
"Ah! No, no!" Hill was a very smart person. He could basically see Nebula's personality in just a moment. He was the type that was very difficult to deal with and he also looked down on the Earth... It was nothing. Others were developed and they were right.
"Although Miss Xingyun's appearance is... well, a little peculiar, it is not uncommon in today's society. There is no need to disguise yourself."
(End of this chapter)