PFC Chapter 4189 is about the Supreme Sorcerer (29)
Chapter 4189 is about the Supreme Sorcerer (29)
Chapter 4189 is, The Supreme Mage (Twenty-Nine)
The reason why ministers are predominantly carbon-based life forms is actually to avoid suspicion. Aside from one of the three great empires being carbon-based, it's because emotional life forms are closer to the fundamental nature of existence. They are numerous, well-established, and closely connected to the embodiments of various fundamental laws. Electronic life forms also don't want to cause too much trouble. If they aren't given enough seats, the Interstellar Council cannot become the ruler of the entire universe, which would be unacceptable.
So the supreme intelligence devised this method of first elevating them, and then sidelining them. Because it knew that carbon-based life forms simply didn't have the efficiency to complete these tedious tasks; they could only rely on electronic systems, which meant that electronic life forms were still controlling them.
As a result, they now have to revert to the most primitive form of human calculation. The Supreme Intelligence is no longer disappointed with their computational capabilities, but rather in despair. At this rate, they won't receive the funding before the next Big Bang.
The Supreme Intelligence considered the matter and concluded that it was indeed a trap planted by the Kree Empire. Although there was a suspicion of a mastermind deliberately framing them, they were simply outmatched and had no choice but to accept the loss.
So he decided to pay for it himself, directly using funds from the Kree Empire's budget to resolve the matter. The method was to transfer the funds directly to the Minister of Security, instructing them to send someone to contact and negotiate with the other side.
The money was transferred, but the Minister of Security refused to accept it, and even came to the Supreme Intelligence looking troubled.
“Excuse me, Secretary General. I saw an unauthorized remittance from the Kree Empire. Could you please tell me what this is about? Did you make a mistake?”
"This is the money intended to resolve the strike issue."
The Minister of Security was taken aback. He said, "What? You mean you're going to personally cover the government's operating expenses?"
"It's an expenditure of the Kree Empire."
"No, no, no, that won't do," the Minister of Security said.
"But in the past, the ministry's funding came from the three great empires."
"Yes, what I mean is that the process is wrong. If you think there's a problem with our spending, you can increase the budget for next quarter. After the process is completed, this money will be added to the next quarter's budget..."
"But I need to use it now."
"You can't just call me directly! That's an unauthorized remittance from a private source, I can't accept it! I don't want to end up in jail like the Minister of Propaganda!" The Minister of Security shook his head vigorously.
"Then what do you suggest we do? We need money to resolve the strike, but the finance department won't approve it..."
"I see. Why don't you wait a little longer? The strike has only been going on for a day, they're not in such a hurry, are they?"
Electronic life forms at the level of supreme intelligence certainly understand priorities and the concept of waiting. But the problem is, this isn't something that requires waiting. All the work is straightforward; it simply requires following the established procedures. Why wait?
"No, I need to resolve this matter now," said the Supreme Wisdom.
“I see,” the Minister of Security said somewhat awkwardly, “How about you donate? It might be better to use this as a donation, but donations will probably still have to go through the Finance Department…”
"Not through the finance department!!!"
The Minister of Security frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "The Interstellar Council shouldn't have accepted social donations before, right? This should be the first time, but there may be similar situations in the future. Including this worker welfare issue, this time it's the Ministry of Transportation's workers, what if next time it's a department that the Ministry of Transportation can't handle? We should establish a special department to deal with these kinds of social events."
The Supreme Intelligence actually thought so too. In fact, it was incredible that a council that managed the universe only had seven departments. It felt that each department had too much power, which led to a lack of motivation among them. Moreover, if they wanted to do something, any department could easily block them, which was not good.
The best course of action now is to divide their powers among themselves, with each person only responsible for a small amount of work. This way, they won't have excuses like having too much work or being unable to handle everything, and they won't be completely blocked by a single department.
Donations and worker welfare are actually two separate issues. After careful consideration, the Supreme Wisdom decided that two departments could be established based on this matter: one specifically to handle the funding issues of those outside the three major empires, and the other specifically to serve government officials, so that they would not keep bringing up welfare.
The Supreme Wisdom shared his thoughts with the Minister of Security, who replied somewhat ambiguously, "Actually, I'm not sure if the Supreme Master would accept such a radical proposal. Isn't establishing three departments in one day a bit too much?"
The Supreme Intelligence did not heed his advice. Again, its perception of time was fundamentally different from that of carbon-based life forms; a day was a very long time to it.
So he took a huge pile of documents to Strange, and to his surprise, Strange didn't stop him. He just frowned slightly and signed them anyway.
"Alright, to be honest, Secretary General, you've certainly made quite a fuss. You should know that this could all end up pinning the blame on me. So you'd better give me a good result, otherwise..."
Even without him saying it, the Supreme Wisdom knew that if he failed to resolve the strike issue despite his grand gestures and extensive efforts, the entire Speaker's office would lose face.
However, the Supreme Intelligence had absolute confidence in itself. It first used the newly established Ministry of Social Affairs to accept its donation, and then used the Ministry of Labor to specifically initiate a project for this matter, directly bypassing the procedures of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Security, and sent people there to negotiate.
Just when things seemed to be progressing smoothly, these rebellious robots proved to be exceptionally fierce, actually defeating the robots sent by the Ministry of Labor. Yes, they defeated the Supreme Intelligence.
The Supreme Intelligence was also careless, sending out mechs used by government officials. It never expected that the other side would be so unethical, starting a fight as soon as they were talking, resulting in the destruction of seven or eight bodies.
But he wasn't stupid; if the other side attacked first, they were definitely in the wrong. So he went to the Ministry of State Security and demanded that they immediately send people to suppress the attack by force.
The Minister of Security then said to him with a troubled expression, "I'm sorry, Secretary General. Although they did attack the Ministry of Labor members first and even destroyed their machines, since they are all mechanical bodies controlled by the Supreme Intelligence of the Kree Empire, we do not know how to measure their attack."
"What do you mean?"
"Logically speaking, this constitutes an assassination attempt on the highest-ranking officials of the three great empires, and the perpetrators should be arrested and executed immediately..."
“No, no, no,” the Supreme Intelligence quickly denied, “They only attacked the mechanical body, they did not harm the Supreme Intelligence.”
"In that case, it can't be classified as assassination or murder, because virtual threads can't really die. You also said that the real entity controlling these machines wasn't harmed, so it's considered property damage, and we might have to resort to civil litigation..."
The Supreme Intelligence now realized that it was experiencing an unprecedented event.
Previously, all those who damaged his machine were at war with him, and there was no question of murder in war; and if some ignorant mercenaries or humans damaged his machine, there was no need to go to court, since those bodies were worthless and there was no damage, so there was no need to make a big fuss about it.
The situation is similar in the Skrull Empire. Therefore, there are no clear provisions in interstellar law regarding this situation. Whether killing a robot remotely controlled by the user constitutes a crime is not defined, and such cases have never been adjudicated before.
"Why don't you go and ask the Interstellar Court?" the Minister of Security suggested earnestly.
The Supreme Intelligence certainly couldn't ask; being beaten was humiliating enough. The Interstellar Court was almost entirely composed of Shi'ar, those idiots would surely laugh at him mercilessly, wouldn't they? They couldn't do that for the sake of the Kree Empire's reputation.
“Speaking of which, we should also have our own legal department,” the Minister of Security said. “Sometimes I don’t even understand some of the details in the security regulations, and I don’t know whether I should contact the Armed Forces Department. After all, we don’t have your super memory; many times we simply can’t remember the legal details, nor can we think of how to explain them. Wouldn’t it be better to find professionals?”
The Supreme Intelligence pondered this and agreed. This incident revealed that interstellar law was indeed imperfect; after all, electronic life forms didn't need laws, and these laws were primarily designed for carbon-based life forms, hence the large number of carbon-based beings in the interstellar courts. However, the Supreme Intelligence was unwilling to relinquish all power to carbon-based life forms. He could imagine that if he pursued legal channels, the Shi'ar Empire would never grant him a fair trial, and being without a lawyer would be a significant disadvantage.
So, less than a day after the three new departments were established, the Supreme Intelligence came to Strange's office with the documents again.
"Which department is it this time?" Strange was already used to it.
"Ministry of Justice," the Supreme Wisdom replied.
"Honestly, interstellar law really needs a serious overhaul. Have you decided on a ministerial candidate yet?"
Do you have any recommendations?
"What about Loki? Don't let his mastery of loopholes fool you; it's precisely because he has a deep understanding of interstellar law that he can exploit them. Instead of trying to guard against him, we should try to win him over. Isn't Thanos a perfect example?"
“No, thank you,” said the Supreme Wisdom, then he took the signed application and left.
Strange shook his head again. He knew the Supreme Intelligence wouldn't agree; even if Loki was professional enough, he was still a notorious fraudster, and more importantly, he was an Asgardian. Strange knew the latter was more important than the former.
The three great empires did not want Asgard to gain any real influence, not even by serving in the Interstellar Council. For many years, the Protoss had been virtually the only threat to the three great empires, and their only disadvantage against them was that they only knew how to wage war. If they were to truly enter the political arena, the three great empires would likely have no place to stand.