Chapter 813: Land of Nothingness

Xandar, the headquarters of the Nova Corps, is a planet that is quite famous in the entire interstellar civilization.

Although the Nova Corps generally prefers peace, its own force value is not weak and it will also provide protection for nearby areas.

Thanks to this reputation, many different cosmic groups have chosen to settle on Xandar.

This also gives this planet that orbits three stars a population of up to 12 billion.

Recently, Xandar has also entered into its third conflict with the Kree Empire, and is about to enter the end of negotiations.

In terms of the absolute combat power of both sides, the Kree Empire, one of the three major empires, has a clear advantage.

It's just that the Nova Corps is not weak, and mindless fighting will only benefit others, so in the end they all tend to negotiate peace.

After this news came out, the entire Xandar planet gradually emerged from the haze of war, and there were a lot more people on the streets.

In the landmark Fountain Square, there are also people of all races, relaxing and enjoying the cool weather.

There are all shapes, hair colors, and skin colors.

But for the most part, they are still human-like images, but there are many differences in details.

The occasional small raccoons and tree men are also in the minority.

"Oh, it's really bad. The war is about to end. We are running out of food. We haven't been able to open our doors recently."

A small raccoon walking upright, carrying a very funny kind of armed backpack, said with some complaints.

Beside him, there was a tree man over three meters in size, walking slowly.

Although this tree man looks very slow, due to his height, every step he takes requires the little raccoon to trot to keep up.

"Groot."

Groot, the tree man, seemed to only speak slowly, but the little raccoon seemed to be able to understand what he meant.

"But if there is peace, we will have nothing to eat. We are bounty hunters. We will go wherever there is unrest."

The little raccoon cooed.

"Some time ago, I heard that the Zirita people's rag-picking group went to provoke Asgard. Maybe there is business there as well."

Little Raccoon Rocket's information source is quite good, and it seems that he has found the next place.

"But recently, Asgardians seldom act seriously outside. I don't know if there is something wrong. Their reputation is not there..."

Almost as soon as Rocket shook his head and said this, a cloud layer suddenly appeared in the sky of Xandar Star, which seemed quite unexpected.

The next moment, a colorful stream of light cut through the void and hit the fountain square directly!

One after another figures appeared from the rainbow bridge, and then the light pillar was seen moving. The moving place seemed to be refreshed, and new figures continued to appear.

Soon, a group of 500 heavily armed Asgardian warriors appeared in Fountain Square, directly causing a burst of exclamations from nearby.

"The Asgardians are coming!"

"Oh my God!"

"Xandar is finished..."

"..."

Some people kept running, allowing the small Rocket to dodge awkwardly, and then had to climb on top of Gruul's head, relying on Gruul's size to look at the Asgardians in front.

The raccoon also had a surprised look on his face

"Oh, crap, didn't they hear what I said and come to arrest me?"

Rocket's two little paws gnawed on his hand, seeming a little nervous.

Even though he has always acted like he is not afraid of anything, in many cases it is actually a disguise of himself.

"Oh, maybe I'm just here to catch you."

Rocket was startled by the sudden sound, and then he turned around and saw a handsome figure wearing a white robe, elegant and seemingly immortal.

Just standing here, this person is filled with a sense of greatness and righteousness, seeming to reveal the beauty of the world, holding a scepter in his hand.

But for some reason, despite almost perfect performance in all aspects, the Rockets feel that the positive and sunny feeling of the opponent is always mixed with a strange feeling that things must turn against each other.

This made Tao Yu glance at him sideways, and her deep eyes seemed to see through Rocket's heart, making him immediately nervous.

"Don't be nervous, you are bounty hunters, right? I don't know whether to accept employment."

As Tao Yu spoke, he raised his head. At this time, there was also a Nova Legion aircraft in the sky, flying nervously towards this side.

Although the battle with the Kree has come to an end and the two sides have begun to enter the stage of peace talks, Xandar is still on alert.

Even though the Rainbow Bridge was so unexpected, defensive forces still came over immediately.

"Oh, as long as the price is right, we can still consider it."

Although Rocket was a little nervous, he still acted calmly on the surface, and also aimed at the Nova Legion's aircraft.

When he was a bounty hunter, he hated these kind of law enforcers, but now he just wants these guys to be stronger.

At this time, the aircraft flying over also had an external loudspeaker.

"Asgardians, tell us your purpose and suddenly came here. This violates the traditional agreement between interstellar civilizations."

This time, in addition to the 500 Asgardian warriors teleported over, there were also two people, Thor and Sif, leading the team.

Sol also smiled after hearing the external sound.

"I'm sorry, we have always done this. We have never signed the traditional agreement you mentioned."

Although Asgard has always been digging for food on one-third of an acre of their own land, their reputation also gives them the confidence to be willful!

"But we don't have any bad intentions when we come here, otherwise there wouldn't be such a small number of people. You can think that we want to find arguments with the Qirita people and temporarily use your planet to rest. Is that okay?"

After experiencing Tao Yu's training, Sol's bad temper has calmed down a lot, and he even managed to calm down afterward.

At this time, Sif also stood up and said with a red face to lighten the atmosphere.

"We apologize for disturbing you."

With just a swish, five hundred soldiers fell at the door of his house, and the individual abilities of Asgardian warriors are famous among the civilizations in the universe.

Now willing to lower their attitude and step down, the Nova Corps did not say that they wanted to fight back directly, but accepted this rather unexpected 'visit'.

"Are you with the Asgardians?"

Rocket said to Tao Yu who was divining something next to him.

"So be it."

Tao Yu glanced at Rocket with a raised eyebrow. There seemed to be clues that interested him in this guy, which was quite surprising.

"We are willing to accept your employment..."

Rocket seemed to have considered something. After Sif expressed her 'peaceful' attitude over there, she directly agreed...

——

The headquarters of the Nova Corps is a landmark building in Xandar, which looks majestic and full of a sense of science fiction.

The legion's logo is also very conspicuous hanging outside.

Tao Yu, Rocket and Treeman Gruul were all staying in a corner of the legion's reception hall, while Rocket was jumping around here.

The Nova Corps medical soldier next to them who was originally responsible for receiving them also felt that his expression was a little subtle.

I can only stand aside with a smile.

"Wow, I love your reward."

Rocket looked at the close-fitting soft armor on his body and seemed quite excited, constantly looking around.

A layer of silver-white metallic soft armor perfectly fit his body, which made Rocket very satisfied.

"Just like it."

Tao Yu has Sauron's [Gift Craftsman], plus the Uru Kobelco from Asgard. He forcibly uses the power of the space gem to crush Kobelco and then reshape it.

It is not difficult to form a set of small, close-fitting soft armor.

At this time, Thor and Sif also walked out of the Nova Group headquarters.

As a representative of Asgard, he has also completed the conversation with the Nova Corps. Five hundred Asgard warriors are now temporarily settled on Xandar.

At the same time, the Nova Corps is also willing to sell several spaceships to them.

Asgard has many souvenirs, and even though it is relatively closed, it can easily complete this kind of transaction.

"It's been negotiated. This is our identity card. We can move freely in Xandar. It also contains some local currency."

Xif handed the magnetic card to Tao Yu, and then glanced at Rocket next to her.

I don’t know why Master Jack hired two freaks after he came over.

Although he is a bounty hunter, it seems he can find someone more reliable.

"I don't know if Master Jack has any ideas now or has any clues. We in Asgard have relatively little communication with the outside world. Although we can help with certain exchanges, there are also shortcomings in some places."

Xif patiently explained to Tao Yu.

This time she was ordered to assist Tao Yu. She was just looking for an excuse to cause trouble for the Kirita people, so that the Asgardians' departure from the Nine Realms would be more logical and not too abrupt.

After all, Asgard is too powerful. Even if Odin has cultivated his character for thousands of years, suddenly breaking his past habits may still cause panic and resistance.

The current situation is almost a more appropriate level.

But for the clues about the other two cosmic rough stones, there is really nothing I can do.

"I need to find two people now, one is the predator Yondu, and the other is Thanos' adopted daughter Gamora. I also want to find a suitable channel to send a message to Thanos."

Tao Yu slowly stretched out her finger and stated her purpose.

"Oh, do you want to teach Thanos a lesson? He is indeed so hateful that he doesn't take us Asgardians seriously."

Thor said confidently.

The Kirita attack on Earth is also a shame for Asgard.

The rocket next to him had also heard of Thanos' reputation, and he trembled when he heard their conversation.

"Let me declare first that although I am willing to accept employment, I will not risk my death. You Asgardians are indeed powerful, but it is still too young to challenge Thanos with just these five hundred people."

Rocket's words made Sol also turn his head and look over.

"Adults speak, children don't interrupt."

Rocket's hair immediately exploded after hearing this, and he immediately wanted to fly towards him, but he was fixed by Tao Yu while he was in mid-air. He was showing his teeth and claws, which actually looked quite cute.

"Okay, we are not challenging Thanos now, we are just bringing him good news."

"Good news? You don't know that the Ziritas are Thanos' lackeys, right?"

Rocket said with some confusion.

"It must be good news. We have a clue to something he thinks about day and night."

After hearing this, Sif pondered for a moment and said.

"Is there a rough stone that he needs to get?"

"perhaps."

"Haha, Brother Jack, I like how you do this. Let him get it first, and then we will take it away from him."

Thor also understood the meaning and laughed loudly. At the same time, he bumped his fists with both hands, bringing out some electric light.

This made Rocket, who had been baring his teeth and claws, stop for a moment.

This big guy doesn’t seem to be easy to mess with either…

"I know an information dealer. Anyway, if you have good stuff, you can definitely get the information you want from him."

After all, Rocket is a veteran bounty hunter, and he has quite a few channels...

…

The intelligence merchant that Rocket mentioned actually opened his shop very openly, located in the most prime location next to the Fountain Square.

It looks like it is an arms dealer. After entering the store, there are all kinds of interstellar individual weapons.

There are even some three-dimensional projections of spaceships, and it seems that even spaceships are for sale.

"Hey man, big business."

Rocket climbed onto Gruul's shoulders to make himself appear taller.

"Oh, I hope that brings some good news."

The blue-skinned clerk standing behind the sales counter seemed to be familiar with rockets. After hearing his call, he directly pressed a button, and then the store began to be quickly sealed and temporarily isolated from the outside world.

Tao Yu and Saul were not surprised. Anyway, they were not afraid of being cheated.

"We need intelligence from two people and then a solid subpoena."

"No problem, you know me. I have a good reputation in this industry. You have already handed in many bounty tasks with me."

The informant shrugged.

However, the main gaze fell on Tao Yu and the others behind them, or to be precise, on Saul.

"Thor Thor Odinson, Crown Prince of Asgard, if you want to collect information, it seems to be quite normal. I can buy some information about the current situation of the Zirita people and even Thanos. arrive."

He has also been paying attention to the Asgardians parachuting into Fountain Square.

To complete the closure so simply, the rocket is just an introduction, and the focus is on the business of these Asgardians.

After Sif expressed her request, the intelligence businessman inserted a piece of his hair directly into the computer and nodded.

"I know Yondu's information. He used to be a member of the Marauders, but he was expelled because he kidnapped underage cubs and broke the Marauders' rules.

"He probably hasn't been in the nearby star field recently. He's flying a Predator spacecraft. It's difficult to locate it specifically, but he probably took over the mission of 'Collector' recently and often appears in the void..."

It has to be said that people who can be intelligence dealers still have a lot of skills.

Yondu is just a expelled raider. Although he is famous, he has been wandering around without a fixed residence.

But the other party can roughly grasp the position.

But from this point of view, it is most likely that the other party relied on the bounty hunter's mission system to complete its positioning. It was through the interweaving of the mission system that they roughly understood the other party's location.

It's possible that the 'Collector' has also issued a mission on their side.

Similarly, others can definitely buy some information about the Asgardians from him...

"So, do you know what mission the 'Collector' gave him?"

"This is against the rules."

The intelligence dealer said with some embarrassment.

"I think this should be in line with the rules."

Sif took out a bag of precious metals and placed it in front of the other party...

——

"I know that the Collector is an ancient immortal. He even existed during my grandfather's time. He is a very mysterious person."

After leaving the shop, Sol couldn't wait to tell Tao Yu the information he knew.

In the original work, after obtaining the Reality Stone, Thor and the others gave the things to the Collector for safekeeping, so it is normal for them to know something about the Collector.

"As an ancient immortal, it is not surprising that he knows about the original stones of the universe and wants to collect them."

Tao Yu nodded. He had already confirmed from the other party that according to the description, it was indeed the power gem.

It is located on a deserted planet and has many institutions, but the specific location is uncertain.

Yondu should have found a clue about this.

"So, it's not surprising that he has clues about the Power Stone, and it's likely that he commissioned more than one team."

Ronan, Thanos, and the Collector are all looking for the Power Stone.

Extending downward is the most direct battle between Yondu, Star-Lord, and Gamora.

If Rocket and Gamora didn't get in the way, there's a high probability that it would still fall into Star-Lord's hands.

But for now, Star-Lord should not have betrayed Yondu yet. Yondu received the mission first, and then Star-Lord made a second request from Yondu.

It's just that after Star-Lord got the goods, he wanted to keep it all...

"What about us now?"

Sif made sure again.

"According to the original plan, you took the Asgard warriors to discuss the explanation with the Kirita people, while I went to the land of nothingness."

It is definitely impossible for Thor and Sif to defeat Thanos, but now that Odin is alive and Thanos has not lost his mind, if it does not involve a conflict like the Infinity Stones, they will not directly attack Thor for the time being.

According to Tao Yu's divination, there was no problem with their safety.

Mainly, they put some pressure on Thanos that Asgard is paying attention to, so that Thanos can accelerate his actions to collect the Infinity Stones.

At this time, with the clues and required information of the soul gem, even if Thanos has doubts, he will definitely try it.

Otherwise, this Purple Sweet Potato Essence has quite a lot of patience, and delaying getting the information after knowing it would be a waste of time.

"As long as Thanos takes Nebula as a hostage, Gamora will eventually compromise. As for whether Thanos can do nesting dolls in the end, that's his business."

Tao Yu looked at the little raccoon and then said to him

"Will the spaceship fly?"

"Don't underestimate me!"

The Rockets seem to feel that they are being questioned. They are very confident about mechanical modifications and some controls.

"Ah, I also said that I would go to the Land of Nothingness with you."

Thor looked a little disappointed.

"You are the God of Thunder. What if Asgard's warriors suffer without your leadership?"

Tao Yu coaxed Sol casually and asked him to puff up his chest.

"You are right. The Qirita people did that kind of thing, and I do want them to give an explanation."

The Qirita people's fleet of three motherships headed for Earth, but were almost wiped out instantly without even sending a signal back.

Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf, and the Mind Scepter are all missing, which is a tragic loss for Thanos.

At this time, if the Asgardians come to the door aggressively, the possibility of the Kiritas getting angry is very low, and the most likely thing is to blame it on Loki.

After all, after involving Loki, it will become Asgard's own business. They can at most be considered as foreign aid, which will make it easier to explain...

…

A small spacecraft with delta wings was parked directly on the roof platform of a building.

The overall length of the spacecraft is only about forty meters, and it is silver-white in color. It has no tires and is only supported by simple brackets.

In terms of size, it is not as good as those passenger planes, it looks relatively compact.

The streamlined hull looked very beautiful. As Tao Yu approached, the spacecraft's recognition system slowly lowered the landing ladder.

Rocket said excitedly as he climbed up the stairs.

"It's very good. It's the latest model. It's not easy to buy. The Nova Corps is very respectable to the Asgardians. It won't take long to reach the land of nothingness with this."

Rocket rubbed his hands in excitement.

Then he quickly ran around the spacecraft on all fours and jumped onto the control console.

Relatively speaking, the control handle is larger than the rocket itself.

But this did not trouble him, and he immediately began to take out various disassembly tools and dismantle the control rod.

Although his movements were very irritable, Tao Yu, who had studied with Tony for a long time, could still feel Rocket's proficiency.

This guy is very talented in mechanics. After dismantling the original console in a few moments, he directly modified it himself.

Finally, he used a few wrenches and metal poles to complete a small joystick that fit his body better.

"Cool, sit down boss, it's Rockets Moment next!"

The rocket monster screamed, and then quickly opened rows of buttons on the spacecraft panel, and lights and various indicator sounds sounded one after another.

After the instrument lights flashed regularly, he pushed the joystick with both hands and pulled hard.

The spaceship docked on the rooftop apron rose into the sky with a burst of flames and accelerated instantly!

After all, it is an interstellar civilization. The spacecraft provided by Xandar can easily switch between the inside and outside of the atmosphere.

It also has high resistance to gravity capture.

Although it looks small, the technical content is still quite high.

For example, although the Qirita mothership is huge, it lacks the ability to directly enter the earth's atmosphere and is easily captured and torn apart by gravity.

"Yo ho~"

As soon as the rocket accelerated, the pushing feeling on his back was so strong that Gruul had to extend his roots to tie himself up. Because he was a little caught off guard, he even muttered a complaint.

"Gruul."

However, Rocket was a little stunned when he saw that Tao Yu was not sitting on a chair, nor was there any protection, just floating beside him so casually.

"You individuals with extraordinary abilities are really unreasonable. Are all Asgardians like this?"

Under the roar of the rocket, the spacecraft crashed directly into the nearby space channel, like a diamond-shaped square flashing, and began to jump quickly.

In terms of driving skills, Rocket and Star-Lord are both the best.

It was the first time for Tao Yu to experience this kind of space jump on a spaceship, and she had a completely different feeling from the Rainbow Bridge.

Although he can do better with the space gem, it does not prevent him from collecting relevant data. Looking at the colorful texture when jumping, to a certain extent, it is similar to the same shuttle principle of the Rainbow Bridge.

The only difference is that the Rainbow Bridge absorbs the energy of the World Tree and can be regarded as a weapon in itself, penetrating space directly from the source, and the jump of this interstellar channel is more reinforced by using some naturally formed weak points in space.

Different waterways have different requirements for the mass and speed of passing spacecraft.

"Actually, the teleportation that is closest to the essence is the teleportation formed by the will of the world. It is similar to the one in the Marvel Universe. You can't play it if you leave here. It can only be regarded as collecting some data and experience."

There were streams of data flashing in Tao Yu's eyes. He tried his best to record them by force with his talent. At the same time, he said to Rocket

"Actually, I'm a little curious about your existence. Do you mind talking about it?"

Tao Yu divined that Rocket could bring him some useful things, and since the divination was quite obvious and there was no sense of obscurity, it should not be the Infinity Stones this time, but other secrets of him.

It seemed that Rocket had some secrets hidden in him, such as his life experience, which also made Tao Yu quite interested.

Since I'm here, I might as well ask him.

But after hearing Tao Yu's words, Rocket's excitement when he touched the spaceship suddenly cooled down, as if he recalled something he didn't want to remember at all.

"Boss, I just accepted your employment and have no obligation to answer topics outside of this mission."

Rocket's voice was a little dry.

"Oh, it seems that you mentioned your sad things."

"No, what should I be sad about? I'm Rocket, the best bounty hunter."

Rocket denied it, but Tao Yu could still feel the fluctuations in his emotions.

But it is true, a talking raccoon, and there are traces of transformation on its body, maybe it has encountered something unspeakable.

"If Rocket is really a man-made product, then the other party's biological research is quite solid. Is it because of the 'Life Equation' that it brings good luck?"

Tao Yu thought of the unsolved monument of life.

If this is not solved after getting all the infinite gems, it will be quite funny.

Maybe it can be dug deeper...

Just as Tao Yu recorded various jumping parameters along the way, and at the same time cooperated with his own space talent and the linkage of space gems, leaving a series of Flying Thunder God coordinates, Rocket did not break his promise.

Relying on the latest high-speed spacecraft of the Nova Corps, it took him only a few days to reach the land of nothingness.

Zizi~

Accompanied by a burst of diamond-shaped colorful light flashing in the deep starry sky, a spacecraft jumped out of the passage.

Fine meteorites floated around, and the light of the stars in the distance made the overall environment here look a little dim.

Looking over, a space station formed by a huge skull skeleton appeared in front.

Even though the distance was quite far, the outline of this giant skull skeleton could be clearly seen, suspended in the dark starry sky, looking a little creepy.

Searching for traces of the spacecraft, it kept going in and out of the eyes and mouth of the skull, as if the skull of this unknown giant creature had been transformed into a space station.

Tao Yu also stared at the huge strange skull in front of him.

Even though it was unknown how many years it had been dead, there was still a strong breath left.

The head of a member of the God Group...