Chapter 231: Arrogant Xandar
Inside the Sakaar laboratory.
Xingyun took off all his clothes and lay on the test table.
However, she was not shy at all. Instead, she looked at Bant with some surprise as he suddenly turned into a frog-like creature.
"Is this your true nature?"
Nebula asked.
Bant looked at the analyzed body structure of Nebula displayed on the computer. The virtual graphics dissected her layer by layer, and almost all the secrets were revealed before Bant's eyes.
"This is just one of my many looks," Bant said softly.
He ignored Nebula's offense.
As he transformed into a little warrior more and more times, he became more rational, and even began to develop in the direction of Azmis.
Although the little warrior may not be as smart as Azmis, since he is the healthiest individual, his brain IQ cannot be too bad.
"There really is a backup plan left by Thanos in your body."
He said: "That's why your sister Gamora was able to find you so easily."
"You seemed to have betrayed him and left him, but in fact you were always under his surveillance."
The more Bant spoke, the sadder Nebula felt.
She said dejectedly, "It has always been like this. I am just his tool. If he really loved me, I would not be like this now."
Nebula gestured with her body.
About 35 percent of her body has been replaced with machines.
No matter how cruel a father is, he would never do such a thing.
But Thanos will.
Bant didn't say anything about this.
After all, Thanos's thinking is different from that of ordinary people. He personally admitted that he has a preference for Gamora, but he never said that he doesn't love Nebula at all.
The most important thing is that he was ruthless even when transforming himself. It is possible that he really thought that everything he did was for the good of Xingyun.
"Can you please help me get rid of his backhand?"
Nebula begged.
"You don't have to tell me, of course I will do it."
Bant jumped towards the test bench. He was only slightly bigger than Nebula's head, and even his eyes looked a little dull.
"I have two treatment options for you. The first one is that I can directly replace the machine parts on your body, and even install more advanced equipment."
Bant said.
He was not speaking nonsense.
The transformation technology of the Corbin people gave him a lot of inspiration. The guardian of the huge battleship can even arm wrestle with Thor, which is much stronger than Nebula.
"Are there any other options?"
Xingyun asked curiously.
To be honest, she was already very happy when she heard Bant say that he could give her a new set of equipment.
If she could become stronger, perhaps she could really defeat Gamora once and impress Thanos.
If this could really be achieved, Xingyun would not hesitate even if it meant replacing all his flesh and blood with machines.
"What's the alternative?"
"Take away these mechanical parts, and then you can be yourself again."
Bant said.
Xingyun was stunned for a moment.
"What did you say……"
"I mean, Primus's healing serum can do that. You should be thankful that Thanos didn't touch any of your vital organs when he transformed you, otherwise the healing serum would be useless."
Judging from the results of the examination, the parts of Nebula that were modified were mostly the torso and limbs, with only a small part of the head as an exception.
As for that part, except for the eyes which are a little difficult to deal with, you don't have to worry too much about the rest.
"But I need to use your genes to make an adaptation first. The current self-healing potion is generally ineffective for races other than Earthlings."
Gene adaptation needs to be done in advance, which is an important reason why self-healing serum has not been promoted in Saka Star.
The races here are too diverse. In addition to the two native Sakaar races, there are countless other alien races that came to this world from the Holy Gate.
Moreover, there is a local spring here that can heal injuries, so the demand for self-healing potions is not very great.
"Becoming myself again..."
Bant hadn't yet realized how shocking everything he said was to Nebula.
Ever since she was transformed by Thanos for the first time when she was young, she had cried countless times while hugging her own cold body, over and over again, until she was completely numb.
Showing now, Bant's words seemed to have reignited the fire in Nebula's cold life, bringing her who had died at a young age back to life.
"You, can really do this?"
She asked cautiously, as if she was worried about disturbing the dream.
"It's your choice. If you want to change parts, that's fine too. I'll turn into a Crab Armor Mastermind and make sure nothing goes wrong." Xingyun shook his head frantically, "No, don't do it!"
"Then it's still a little surprise soldier."
Bant said nothing more and began to genetically adapt Nebula.
Then he removed most of Nebula's body parts, stuffed a respirator in her mouth, and threw her into a recovery chamber.
Looking at Nebula soaking in the sanatorium, Bant thought, it would be great if he had Vilgax's technology.
Most of that guy's body was blown off, but he was able to recover in the sanatorium. Although the recovery period is a little longer, the effect is stronger than that of self-healing potion.
Meanwhile, on Xandar.
Steve and others ran into trouble.
They originally came to seek cooperation with Xandar, hoping to join forces with the Nova Corps in the name of the Heavenly Union to resist Thanos and the Accusers.
But the Nova Corps seemed to not care about their warnings.
"Sakaar? The Celestial Beings?"
The Centurion Director shook his head in disdain.
He had never even heard of this planet and organization. All kinds of people were so presumptuous in front of them.
You know, although Xandar is not respected as one of the three great empires like the Kree Empire, the fact that it was able to fight with the Kree Empire for so long without falling is enough to prove the strength of Xandar.
However, although they looked down on Sakaar in their hearts, Queen Adora and Director Centurion did not express it openly.
They did receive Steve and the others, but they were dismissive of the crisis they talked about.
After Queen Adora motioned for Kaila to sit down, she said calmly, "A peace agreement has been signed between Xandar and the Kree Empire. The Accuser army will not attack us."
Kaila said slowly, "Ronan, the leader of the Accuser Corps, lost his parents in the war with Xandar. He did not fight for the Kree Empire, but for hatred."
What peace treaty?
That kind of thing has no binding force at all.
"He doesn't dare to do that." said the Centurion Director.
Of course he knew that the so-called peace treaty was like paper handcuffs that could be easily torn apart, but the Kree people could not afford the cost of tearing it apart.
Otherwise, why don't they just capture Xandar?
Is it because you don’t want to?
Of course, once the Kree Empire is caught up in war again, it will become very passive. Maybe they will win in the end, but it will only be a miserable victory.
Not to mention, who knows whether the Shi'ar Empire and the Skrull Empire will intervene?
Especially the green-skinned Skrulls, there has been an old conflict between them and the Kree.
Although the war is almost over now, they will surely not refuse the opportunity to give the fallen dog a beating.
"The Kree don't dare, but Thanos does!"
Steve said.
However, even if Thanos is brought up, the people of Xandar cannot be persuaded.
"If Thanos and his Black Order dare to invade Xandar, we, the Nova Corps, will naturally deal with them." Director Centurion said proudly and arrogantly.
The Nova Corps is very powerful.
Although the total number of people is only about 500, they all possess the power of the Nova, which is the power allocated to them by a supercomputer on Xandar - the Universe.
Nova power is nearly inexhaustible, allowing the Nova Corps to defeat countless powerful enemies.
In the previous war with the Kree, it was the Nova Corps' tremendous power that prevented Xandar from being defeated.
"In any case, you have come all the way from Sakaar to remind us to be careful, and we are very grateful." Adora said this, but her expression was full of politeness.
But this is not surprising. After all, Sakaar is not well-known in the universe nowadays, and what it says is not taken seriously at all.
Steve felt helpless, the Winter Soldier was a little annoyed, but Kaila was calm.
She had known this would happen.
Because Bant told her from the beginning that this trip would not go smoothly.
But it doesn’t matter. I’m talking to you nicely now but you don’t listen. When you need help from Sakaar later, the price will be different.
Therefore, instead of feeling unhappy at all, Kaila was looking forward to the next development.
Not only that, she is also very interested in the super-intelligent computer called Universe and the nova power on Xandar. If Tiangong can also master the so-called nova power, then the strength of the plumber will also be enhanced.
Of course, it is almost impossible to get Xandar to hand over such power.
After all, the power of the nova can be said to be what they rely on for survival. Even if all the Xandar people are destroyed, they may still defend it to the end.
Besides, the Nova Corps is also a force that maintains peace in the universe, and Keila doesn't want to take it by force.
It's not a big problem. She believes that sooner or later, King Sakaar will develop the eternal power to a similar level, and that is the power that represents the planet Sakaar.
"If you don't mind, you can stay on Xandar for a while and experience the customs of Xandar."
Queen Adora seemed enthusiastic, but in fact she was issuing an order to expel them all from the palace.
However, they also kept a watchful eye and began to investigate the movements of Thanos and Ronan, and summoned back all the Nova members who were carrying out missions in the universe.
Soon, they learned that what Keila and others said was true, Thanos' Sanctuary and the Accuser's Dark Star were approaching.
But even so, they never thought of cooperating with Sakaar.
(End of this chapter)