infinite hero

A brown dwarf orbits silently in its own orbit.

Because its surface temperature is extremely low (no more than 150 Kelvin), it cannot emit a considerable amount of infrared or other rays, so it is difficult to be found in the vast universe.In fact, it was precisely because of its uncontrollable and rapid drop in temperature that the original residents on it were relocated and the buildings turned into ruins.

Because of this, Peter Quill shuddered as he climbed out of his ship, the Aurora.But in fact, he was wearing a full set of equipment—a mask capable of analyzing the energy spectrum, clothes capable of resisting absolute zero and vacuum, two elemental guns pinned to his waist, and thrusters under his feet—actually he couldn’t feel the cold, He's just out of habit to have some fun for himself, even if he's the only one in the place.

"It's not easy to support yourself." This very famous interstellar bandit complained in such a low voice, with a hint of self-pity.But contrary to the content of the words, with a tap of his toes, the whole person left the ground and flew straight towards the depths of the ruins. "As long as I make this money, I can do anything I want! Like buying the entire Andromeda galaxy dance hall? I think this is a great idea."

That's right, the thoughtful Peter is looking for the cosmic sphere.He saw the news with the highest reward in the Interstellar Auction House, and was going to take those bounties before others.

For a cosmic bastard who was taken off Earth at the age of nine and exiled to space, he was brilliant and doing well.Because of his "extraordinary talent" in stealing things, he was given the nickname "Star Lord".

And Peter himself enjoyed it.He has never seen his father since he was born, and his mother died before he left the earth, so he never returned to the earth.He is alone on the left and right, so naturally he can come as he wants!

Shortly after Peter went in, another spaceship hit the ground.From its color, which is close to the dark stone surface, it can be accurately judged its source - the small warship of the Cree!

It has to be said that, as a notorious interstellar robber, Peter does have some strength.For example, without spending too much time, he successfully unlocked the mechanism in a room that had not yet collapsed and found the cosmic sphere that was said to be worth over [-] million.

"What can this thing do?" Peter almost stared at the silver ball, which was no bigger than his fist.At best, that thing has some patterns, and there is nothing special about it... I really can't tell it at all!

Peter doesn't really want to get to the bottom of it, though.Some secrets are better not known, and he has a deep understanding of this.So, after confirming that this sphere is that sphere, he conveniently stuffed the sphere into the butt pocket of his jeans, still thinking about how to avoid being tracked by the destroyer——

The destroyers are the group of interstellar robbers who kidnapped him from the earth, and they are also looking for the cosmic sphere.They were all in it for the money, but he didn't want to be with them for long.In this way, he thought, this time he will be the big one, and he will never have to hang out with them again.

However, the ideal is plump, and the reality is skinny——

"Put your hands up!"

Peter has always been very sensible, especially when he turned around and found himself being pointed at by several black holes. "Don't shoot, I'm very cooperative." He said, but his eyes rolled imperceptibly, "Who are you?" He was startled, thinking it was a saboteur!

Several Cree soldiers who broke into the door were all armed with live ammunition, and did not answer Peter's questions at all. "Hand over the sphere," they roared, "Ronan wants it!"

The name Ronan is simply a gold-lettered signboard. It is a must-have for house robbers. When you say it, you can immediately hand over your wallet with both hands. When you say it at night, it has such a powerful effect as to stop children from crying at night.So, under normal circumstances, the soldiers say so, and the next step is to see the opponent kneel down.

But Peter is an anarchist, and spends most of his time wandering around in a spaceship, so that he doesn't even have this kind of common sense: "... who is Ronan?"

Peter was a rare honest question, but it sounded provocative to the Kree soldiers.Besides, Peter didn't want to turn around and give away a fat duck he got.

So, you can imagine what happened next.After a brief scuffle, Peter had a slight upper hand, jumped on his spaceship and drove away.However, he didn't kill anyone, so his name was soon made famous by Ronan.

And just when Peter wanted to go to the trading house on Xandar (although he is a wanted criminal, Xandar has the best law and order, which can effectively prevent him from being robbed halfway) to complete the task, Sid and Tony are dealing with a cosmic rift.

"As we said before," Tony yelled—because all the instruments in the cabin were alarming, he had to raise his voice to override them—while pressing his hands quickly on the dashboard, "We are not going through a wormhole ? Why is there still a cosmic storm inside?"

"No one ever said that there is no cosmic storm in the wormhole!" Sid shouted back with the same volume.He was strapped to the passenger seat, and the helmet that was originally pressed had already judged the emergency and put it on him automatically. "If the gravity of the worlds connected on both sides of the wormhole is different, I think it is normal to have storms!"

Obviously, the two of them are now involved in a trouble -

Not long after sailing out of the known star field, Sid and Tony discovered that the idea of ​​relying on the undead to find the kingdom of death was correct, but it was very difficult to implement—

Because this method needs undead first.But the universe is vast, and life is not everywhere.In fact, there are more planets in the Barrens!It is impossible for them to chase an undead forever, because the speed of their spaceship cannot be compared with that of the undead (the speed of the undead in the universe is simply fleeting); they cannot wait in place, because their fuel and time are all limited!

In this case, the two can only agree to move in a predetermined general direction.As long as Sid could see that the undead passed them later, they were on the right track.

However, there is also a big problem with this - not all undead can go to places, they can go there too!

Obviously, the undead are dead, they no longer have a physical body, and they are no longer afraid of low temperature, vacuum, and radiation; moreover, only they can hear the call from the kingdom of death, and time-space confusion is not a problem on their side—as long as If the goddess of death does not refuse to accept them, they will reach the kingdom of the dead with unimaginable efficiency!

But for the living, such success cannot be replicated.

Sid and Tony must try to keep the spaceship from damage, because that is the basic guarantee of their survival.For this reason, we must avoid complex asteroid belts, the edge of black holes with strong gravitational force, and space junk floating from nowhere (you can tell from the appearance that it is definitely not man-made by the earth, so Tony scolded some aliens. Stars have no sense of public morality).

There are many problems, and the speed is of course not fast enough.

And if it is said that encountering the above-mentioned problems can at most take a long way and can be barely solved, neither can wormholes or cosmic cracks.Even if Sid can use his own characteristics to know which planet the other side leads to before entering those passages, it is useless; to keep up with the undead, one must cross the past with people and boats, which is called success!

Because no one has ever really tried to travel through a wormhole (especially people on Earth), Sid and Tony paused the progress of the spacecraft, turned on the transceiver, connected to the Avengers Building, and opened an audio conference.

After the two Starks went to the sky, the Avengers Building became more and more lively.

After the Hydra incident, S.H.I.E.L.D. suffered a lot and has disintegrated on the surface.So, Natasha and Hawkeye, who were originally Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., had no better options and moved in.So did Steve, but he asked for an extra room, supposedly reserved for his old friend.

Then there is Peter.After he figured out what the Avengers Building was for, he was very eager to try it, so Tony also prepared one for him.It's just that Peter takes classes in the next state most of the time, so the room is often empty.

As for the Fantastic Four, there is no need to mention it.As a direct participant in Tony's spaceship program, Mister Fantastic Reed felt they needed to keep in touch because he was partly responsible for the quality of the spaceship.In addition, this plan was agreed to by him and Bruce, so he was also responsible for persuading others.

A done deal, even if other people still disagree, there is no way to change the fact.It's just that, after knowing that Tony and Sid still need to cross the space crack——

"Wait, you're not joking?" Hawkeye was the first to speak out, his face full of disbelief. "Tie Can, I don't know how time flows in the universe, but it's not yet April Fool's Day on Earth, really!"

"What does it have to do with April Fool's Day?" Tony scoffed. "If we don't follow, we will lose our direction; if we follow, we may face some dangers, that's all."

"Is that some danger?" Natasha objected next. "Can't you make a detour?"

This proposal actually makes sense.A wormhole or a space crack connects two or more worlds, which is a short circuit; and a short circuit means that there are other ways to reach them, but they are longer.

"Do you know how far that is?" Tony retorted again, "We're going to run out of fuel before we get there! Clearly, Deathland is farther than we thought!"

Then there's Bruce.He had said his objection in front of Tony and Sid before, so this time he asked a key question: "How far are you from the earth now?"

"About twenty light years." It was Sid who answered this time. "It may be a remarkable breakthrough for Earthlings, to reach such a distance in such a short time; but we can't guarantee that it will be the same for others."

In fact, according to Frigga's description, he suspects that both the spaceships of the Xandars and the Kree are capable of space jumping!Otherwise, judging from the facts that have happened (the distance between the home stars of the two races is more than 200 million light years, and the two races have had dozens of wars, large and small), it is impossible for them to be on their way all the time, right?

That also means that the seemingly insurmountable distance for people on earth may only take one step in the eyes of the enemy.The ether, is not far enough from the earth.

Everyone present is not a fool, so they can naturally hear the hidden meaning.

"Honestly, I thought there were four of you on the other end?" Tony broke the brief silence. "Time is limited, I'm waiting to hear the last objection. Then we will be three against three, and the decision is still in my hands." Obviously, Sid's support does not need to be asked, and Bruce's question is also automatically acquiesced by him Became support, so there are only three.

And the fourth person is Steve who has returned to New York.He hadn't made a sound since Tony explained the current situation, so he was named by Tony at the moment.And after receiving the six gazes from Natasha, Hawkeye, and Bruce, he felt that the pressure inside had almost become substantive—is it support or opposition?

"Before I make my statement, can I say a few words?" Steve asked.

"Hurry up!" Tony said impatiently.With the effort to ask for opinions, maybe I can finish my talk early!Anyway, he has to do it!

Steve recognized the tone, but he didn't take it seriously. "At the beginning, I didn't have a good impression of you, maybe you know?"

The topic was so odd, at least in the context of it now, that Tony and Sid exchanged a silent glance.

"If you don't answer, it should be the default." Steve said, with a slight sigh, "I think, I probably used Howard's standard on you at that time. If I ever made you feel uncomfortable because of this If you are comfortable, I apologize to you now."

"Oh, I don't know what you're talking about, I don't feel anything anyway." Tony heard a little taste now-he felt that what Steve was saying now was like a funeral eulogy-he felt bad, just wanted to let the other person Don't go on.

However, no one can stop what Steve is going to do, let alone Tony is beyond his reach now. "After I came back, I knew that you didn't need to go to this matter."

Sid and Tony exchanged another look.The translation of Sid's eyes is "Look, the captain is also on my side", while Tony's expression is "There is no turning back, both of you, save yourself"!

"That's when I knew that my judgment was completely wrong." Steve said, with a heavy tone, "I once thought you were frivolous, sophisticated and irresponsible, and now I solemnly withdraw this prejudice."

"Don't stop!" Tony's goosebumps were about to rise.In fact, he likes to listen to other people's compliments, but he can't bear this kind of seriousness. "If you really know the inside story, you will know that I did this out of selfishness!"

"For your brother?" Steve asked back. "But every one of us knows that Sid actually has nothing to do with Stark. If you want to say you're doing it for some kind of personal relationship, it's really selfish to keep us in the dark about everything about the ether." drum, rather than agreeing to embark on a space adventure."

Tony put one hand to his forehead and wiped his face vigorously. "No, Captain, I really don't think you need to go any further. Because I realize that if it's what you say it is, then Sid and I are the heroes of a tragic hero story. To be honest, I really don't I like this kind of setting. Can we change the script? The one that upgrades and fights monsters all the way to become a cosmic hero?"

It must be said that this gag did not have the effect it should have.

"But it seems that's how it is... Ouch!" Hawkeye's words turned into a cry of pain halfway, as if Natasha gave him a sudden blow.

But Steve ignored the episode.When he really said it, there seemed to be a smile in his voice. "None of you are soldiers." He said solemnly, "But sometimes, everyone has to do things that only soldiers should do."

Tony blinked, then blinked again.After making sure that Steve didn't have another sentence, he realized what he should say: "We won? Four to two! Unbelievable!"

"Good luck on your journey," Natasha said, resignation in her voice.

"The same goes for you." Sid took up the conversation. "Well, I mean, I hope that when we go back, we will see the same earth as we left."

"Isn't that for sure?" Steve laughed.

After knowing this, let us rewind the camera to the present—all the instruments in the cockpit are showing red lights, and the LCD screen shows that they are in a space where the gravitational field changes drastically, resulting in a powerful storm; The crew seat has turned on the adaptive mode, and as the spaceship tilts, it shakes up and down, left and right, and the people on it are also shaking——

"I regret it," Tony yelled, "I shouldn't have designed the seat like this - now I'm going to be shaken out!"

"That's because the self-made gravity failed!" Sid, who was cooperating with Tony to avoid the chaotic airflow, glanced at the instrument in front of his own leg and discovered this unfortunate fact.

"Okay, when I go out, I will definitely change their switches to double-knife control..." Tony gritted his teeth and said, because he was trying hard to turn the control lever, "No, voice control——!"

"Then you have to go out first," Sid replied, and began to check the status of the spaceship indicated by other instruments. "Something at high speed was scratched on the side of the spaceship, and there is a slight crack. The good news is that it won't just crack! "In the case of red, the only consolation is that the shell is still strong, right?

"Well, that at least means we can stay a little longer in this turbulence. If there's a time limit, I hope it's at least after we're able to get out of the... ah!"

Before Tony finished speaking, it turned into a half-cry.Because his seat popped up suddenly, submerging him in the emergency inflatable armor emerging from the top of the spaceship. "...what happened?" Because his face was completely surrounded, his voice sounded muffled.

Sid's luck... I don't know if it is a little better than Tony, or a little worse than Tony.Because the spring under the co-pilot's seat had been damaged in the previous turmoil, the emergency insurance failed, and he was still sitting where he was.However, the spaceship didn't hit anything; to be precise, they were all thrown out of the exit by the space-time turbulence!

However, something else quickly distracted Sid.Everything around them is different, they seem to have crossed a long distance at once...

Looking at the colorful hemisphere reflected in the distance, Sid realized that the colorful light was not the light of stars, but man-made.It's even possible that the hemisphere wasn't naturally formed -- which planet isn't a sphere?

"I think we probably made it." At least, through the wormhole?

Sid froze for half a second, then began to check their positions in the galaxy.Then he discovered, whether it was by necessity or by accident, they were all not far from the back road that Frigg pointed out to them before——

Norwell Star, where Collector Tandia Tiwan lived.

Tony was scrambling to free himself from the airbag when he got Sid's answer. "Are you kidding, Norwell Star?" He didn't think it was a success at all. "If the ether is going to be given to him, then why let us take risks? Asgard can use the rainbow bridge to teleport! And, having said that, I Don't even know what the Collector is... yes, I think the Faerie Queen can be trusted, but look at this place! Is it normal?"

It has to be said that Tony's suspicion is not groundless.

Norwell Star, the original meaning of the name is "a barren land" or "a place that shouldn't exist", or "a place that everyone knows".Just as Sid suspected, it was not formed naturally, but the head of a certain god who was beheaded before ancient times.

From the source, this place is not suitable for survival.However, some people who are good at drilling first discovered business opportunities here-the cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue of the gods contain infinite secrets and energy, and some people are willing to spend a lot of money to buy these unknown things!

As a result, there will be a steady stream of people flocking here.Some people have consumption, and money from unknown sources is more likely to be spent in unknown ways, such as buying murder, whoring, gambling, drug use and so on.

Logically speaking, this kind of place should have been leveled by the Nova Legion long ago.But it doesn't, for obvious reasons.The reason for this is that the entire Norwell star is the property of the Tiwan family.As an immortal human being, Tandia Tiwan holds a transcendent place in the universe.It is also his existence that keeps Norwell Star independent from any planet's jurisdiction.

Therefore, even if these industries are illegal, Norwell is still a thriving scene.Or to put it another way, this is an excellent place for thieves to sell their stolen goods, and it is a paradise for robbers to indulge in lust.

In this case, Tony felt that it would be more appropriate to describe Norwell Star as Tiwan's lair. "Even if there is no choice in the end, I don't want to give things to him!"

"According to the fairy queen, she probably thinks that Tiwan has enough ability to ensure that the ether does not fall into other people's hands." Sid analyzed the reason for him, "because he has many precious collections. Keep it safe in this chaotic place. Good stuff, it's really not easy."

"But there's something wrong with his character." Tony pointed this out bluntly.Even if he wanted to make money back then, he sold weapons openly, not smuggling or drug trafficking.And what about this so-called collector?It's all taken!

Sid couldn't help laughing.Leaving Earth, even Tony can confidently accuse someone of having a bad character.You know, this is the reserved evaluation that other people have always given Tony!

"Anyway, we can go in and have a look." He suggested, "We should repair the spaceship before continuing our journey." And on Norwell, there must be everything like this! "It would be even better if we could ascertain what kind of person that collector is!"