dmims Chapter 615 Oil will breed...
Chapter 615 Oil will breed...
Chapter 615 Oil will breed...
Svartalfheim, the land of mist, home of the dark elves.
A magical carriage sped along here. Dario Agger, CEO of Roxon Energy, greedily inhaled the air. In this world, which was no smaller than Earth, there were swamps and forests everywhere, and all kinds of magical creatures lived here. However, they were not immortal. Birth, aging, sickness and death still existed in this world, and this had been the case for millions or even hundreds of millions of years.
Does Svartalfheim experience earthquakes and volcanoes?
Amora didn't quite understand the mortal's question, but she still answered this trivial detail: "Svartalfheim has no volcanoes, but earthquakes still occur. The Land of Mist is not a peaceful and tranquil country. The dark elves have waged long wars here, against the trolls, against the light elves, and against the dwarves. In short, war has always been taking place here."
Very good, geological activity is still ongoing.
Agger nodded in satisfaction. Such a favorable environment, coupled with long-term geological activity, was enough to create rich and easily exploitable oil fields underground in Svartalfheim. The oil reserves here might even surpass those of the entire Earth.
Imagine what would happen if Roxon Energy controlled oil fields that exceeded the entire Earth's oil reserves.
"You previously said you would persuade Lord Malekith to allow us to mine the magical minerals of the worlds he has conquered in the Nine Realms—I hope to gain a bargaining chip in return." Ager looked at the land and smiled with satisfaction: "I hope you can persuade him to allow me to obtain unrestricted oil mining rights in his kingdom."
"oil?"
Amora raised an eyebrow, not particularly interested: "Is something like this more important than various magical metals?"
"That depends on how you interpret it. For example, we have a common enemy, Tony Stark." Seeing Amora's uninterested expression, Agger continued, "He is the leader of the Avengers, Thor's ally on Earth."
Amora finally raised an eyebrow in slight surprise, then gestured for Agger to continue. Agger then began to explain his point of view: "With the further rise in energy prices in our world, and some other miscellaneous reasons, in short, traditional fossil fuels are gradually being replaced by new energy forms, and the most outstanding new energy tycoon is Tony Stark, who is promoting the large-scale commercialization of his Arc Reactor."
"And if you had all that oil, you could stop him?"
"So we can further drive down energy prices? No, why would we do that?" Agger smiled slightly. "Why don't we use it as leverage to bring our government into these negotiations? Svartalfheim is not just a place name, but a political entity. We can easily tie the entire United States to our chariot. For Mr. Malesky, oil may be a completely useless commodity, but it may not be so for us."
Next, Agger spent a lot of time explaining his plan to Amora.
Indeed, Amora's initial intuition suggested that Roxon could drive down energy prices and engage in a commercial war with Stark Industries by extracting high-quality, cheap oil in Svartalfheim, but this was a thankless and arduous endeavor. Conversely, if they could facilitate diplomatic relations between the United States and Svartalfheim and then bring the US government into the picture, the situation would be entirely different.
They control a massive oil market. The United States could even establish its own OPEC to control the price of international energy. They could even raise international energy prices while giving the Americans free rein.
Even if Matthew Ellis wasn't a Hydra agent—no, no politician could refuse this, wouldn't refuse an opportunity to revitalize or even strengthen the petrodollar's hegemony. And this opportunity would allow Hydra to further, or even completely, control the entire country.
When that time comes, who will be Tony Stark's enemy, given his constant advocacy for new clean energy and his desire to replace traditional fossil fuels?
The only possible drawback to this plan is whether Malekith will bring in other countries to act as a counterbalance. However, this will still take time. The reason is simple: due to the alliance between the various pantheons, Malekith cannot attack Atlantis, otherwise it could easily turn into a joint war between the Nine Realms and Olympus.
Odin might consider attacking Svartalfheim due to his increasingly long slumber and the presence of other Asgardian enemies, but Zeus has no such concerns. And at least for now, Malekith is no match for the two of them.
Therefore, they need a force that dares to wage war against Atlantis, or even gain the upper hand, to help them achieve their goal: to exhume the remains of Laufey, the Frost Giant King, and resurrect him. In the short term, only Roxon Energy Corporation can do this.
The carriage stopped, and they stepped out, gazing at Malekith's palace in the distance. Before becoming king and ruling all of Svartalfheim, Malekith was the leader of the Blackheart Clan, a clan with an even more terrifying name in the history of the earth, known to the locals as the Wild Hunt for their use of fearsome warhounds, riding terrifying demon horses, and invading Northern Europe and Britain with storms.
Malekith is the King of the Wild Hunt.
Under the watchful eyes of the Wild Hunt hounds and riders, they ascended the palace steps, step by step, until they reached the main hall, where only a cold voice could be heard.
"Amora, the Enchantress, Loki's lackey."
Malekith, the Dark Elf King, was not seated on his throne but had already approached the two men. Ager even knelt on one knee before Amora, and after Amora had calmly followed suit, Malekith chuckled and said, "Speak, what message does your master have for me?"
"My master congratulates you on conquering all of Jotunheim, and he has a grand plan to help you control the frost giants who are now scattered and are still attacking the Wild Hunt army."
Malekith, the Dark Elf King, was not seated on his throne but had already approached the two men. Ager even knelt on one knee before Amora, and after Amora had calmly followed suit, Malekith chuckled and said, "Speak, what message does your master have for me?"
"My master congratulates you on conquering all of Jotunheim, and he has a grand plan to help you control the frost giants who are now scattered and are still attacking the Wild Hunt army."
Amora looked up at Malekith with a smile: "I can find Laufey's body for you, and with your magical skills, you will surely be able to resurrect Laufey and make him your servant. At that time, you will have the most powerful army in the Nine Realms."
Malekith ignored the details of how he was going to get Laufey's body and simply asked Amora a question.
"Where's Loki? What does he want?"
"Him? All he needs is revenge."
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