Chapter 312: Collector's Treasure
"Ah, Nebula, long time no see - look what you brought me? A creature I've never seen before!"
When the Collector saw Xingyun come in, a hint of joy appeared on his face.
He liked hunters like Xingyun, who were capable and knowledgeable and could often bring him some rare treasures, unlike some hunters who would come to him with some scrap metal to try their luck.
Just like now, the collector's eyes wish they could grow on Bant's body, and his two dirty hands can't wait to touch the Ice Ghost all over to check the goods.
But he touched nothing, as Bant directly put his body into another phase space. At this moment, he was just a projection without substance, and the Collector passed directly through him.
At the same time, Bant also looked at the appearance of this elder of the universe.
He has white hair and a face that looks very much like a human. He doesn't look old, but it seems that he doesn't have much power.
But Bant will not underestimate him.
A long lifespan might just be a racial gift, but the fact that he has lived so long, collected so many treasures, and can still live so freely and comfortably is enough to prove that he is very strong.
"Another dimension, this is awesome!"
Not touching Bant's body did not annoy him. On the contrary, the Collector became more excited.
He said to Xingyun excitedly: "You know, I collected those special races before because your father wanted to destroy the universe and start a massacre of life. But now he is dead, so I don't have to do it, at least not in a hurry."
He seemed to be trying to lower the price, but then he turned his words and looked at Bant with eager eyes: "But this is an exception. I have never seen such a creature. He may be the only one in the universe. I am willing to pay a high price!"
"Sorry, I'm not for sale."
Bant said hoarsely with a frown on his face.
The collector doesn't seem to be aggressive, but he is too obsessed with his collection.
"Not a prisoner?" He was surprised and found that Bant did not have any restraints on him. Then he confirmed that the "rare species" in front of him was also one of Nebula's companions. But he did not give up. Instead, he came up to discuss with Bant.
"Sorry, I made a mistake. I thought you were a prisoner of Nebula. But it doesn't make any difference. This..."
"Just call me Ice Ghost."
"Okay, Ice Ghost, are you interested in becoming one of my collections? Don't worry, I'll offer a high price, and I respect the autonomy and human rights of the collections. You can move freely, and I'll recycle your body after you die. How about that? It should be a good deal for you?"
The Collector tempted.
"..."
Bant was silent for a moment, and suddenly realized that it was indeed a good deal.
As long as I don't die, it means that nothing happened and I can get a large sum of money or something else from the collector for free.
The collector saw that he seemed to be thinking, so he said, "You see, not long ago, someone made this deal with me. That person was called Beta Ray Bill, a Corbin man. He used his dead body to exchange with me for the Corbin man's huge battleship.
"I didn't restrict him at all. Later, he joined the Tiangong Association with a huge warship and became a famous Tiangong Association security officer. He was very successful! Why don't you exchange something from me and then go out and make a name for yourself?"
Bill was exchanging his body for the collector's after his death for a huge battleship?
Bant had just learned about this, and he looked at the collector with a slightly unfriendly look.
Isn't it a bit too much for you, old man, to think of taking the corpses of your own subordinates?
Of course, he had no intention of coming into conflict with the collector right now, but no matter what, even if Bill died for various reasons in the future, his body would not be sent here for the collector to use as a specimen.
Even if Bill thought it was nothing, Bant would not agree.
Xingyun frowned, took two steps, walked in front of Bant, blocked the Collector's sight, and interrupted: "We are here to look for someone."
"Gamora should have looked for you, right?"
"That's true." The collector nodded. His trading service did not include keeping client confidentiality. Besides, Gamora hadn't left yet. When Nebula walked a little further in, the two would run into each other.
"What does she want from you?"
"Why don't you ask her yourself." The collector pointed to the inside of the house. Two alien maids with strange eye shadow and makeup on their faces led them inside, but Eunice did not follow them. She was more interested in the collector's collection.
The collector also liked to have guests who could appreciate his collection, so he accompanied her on the shopping spree.
"You also collect small animals?"
Eunice found a dog in a space suit and a duck in a business suit among the collection.
"I accept everyone who comes," the collector said intoxicatedly, waving his hands.
When he collects things, he doesn't just look at their value. Sometimes he is willing to pay a high price for some junk, or spend time to get it.
In fact, he is not really obsessed with collecting, but his life is too long. If he does not cultivate some interests and hobbies, he will probably go completely crazy in no time.
"This dog comes from Earth, a small and backward place. Can you believe that they only started exploring space a few decades ago and sent a dog into the universe? This duck has a very special origin. It comes from another world and has the thinking ability of a higher life form. It is also very dangerous!"
"Why not take a look at this, the life-saving device of the Vildora people!"
The collector took Eunice for a tour, and the two of them walked to a counter with metal hooks.
"Showing a specimen of a biological organ to a girl? You are amazing!"
"The point is that it's very precious. The Vildora people had already perished before I decided to become a collector. Two hundred thousand years ago, I finally found a rotten corpse. I didn't expect that this was the only one that was still relatively intact." The collector said with nostalgia on his face.
"I thought you were interested in my collection!"
"Not all..." Eunice said helplessly, "You should have the ores mined in the void, right?"
"You mean that? Of course! I knew they would suck all the marrow out of this place one day." The collector walked around and took Eunice to another place.
What is placed in that display case is the ore, or rather the genes of the God Group.
It looks like a piece of metal.
Eunice's purpose is to help Bant get this.
"how much is it?"
"Money? No, I'm just showing you!"
The collector immediately blocked Eunice's sight and glared at her a little unhappily: "This is not a department store, girl!"
But he changed his tone and revealed his true colors: "If Mr. Ice Ghost changes his mind, I don't mind exchanging collections."
"no."
Eunice left without looking back.
On the other side, Bant and Nebula had already walked into another room. As soon as they opened the door, they saw Gamora sitting on the ground, meditating. Her sword was placed on the ground next to her. The fluctuations of meditation made her suspended in the air, with a painful look on her face.
But more importantly, the flowing ether particles surrounded her like a river of blood, forming an area that was difficult to approach.
"You'd better not touch those things, otherwise you might get hurt."
A maid warned sympathetically.
"This is?"
"It seems that the ether particles have entered her body." Bant said seriously.
It is said that the energy of the Infinity Stones is so powerful that mortals cannot touch it directly, but in fact this is not entirely true.
The energies of the gems are different. The most violent one is the power gem. Anyone who touches it will die. Even the planets cannot withstand the power of the power gem.
However, there are also things like ether particles that not only do not harm the user's body, but can instead merge into one with the user.
Perhaps this is also because Malekith made some modifications to the ether particles.
But no matter what, how to safely remove the ether from the other party's body has become the current problem.
"The Asgardian magic I learned should be able to work, provided she is willing to cooperate."
"Don't even think about it!"
Gamora suddenly opened her eyes, and the energy of the ether particles filled her eyes with blood-red power!
"The Reality Stone belongs to me!"
The energy of the ether instantly began to spread like a circular current, attacking Bant and Nebula. At this moment, Bant's spider sense sounded, reminding him not to touch these overflowing ether particles.
In less than a second, Bant realized how to respond.
He quickly grabbed Nebula and the maid's arms, then used his Ice Ghost ability to bring them both into another phase in an instant.
The energy of the ether particles passed through their bodies, scaring the maid so much that her face turned pale—if that smoky makeup could be considered a face—and then the energy hit the wall, causing a violent explosion.
boom! ! !
The walls of the room collapsed instantly, but the ether particles continued to spread.
"Hey!"
The Collector outside shouted in panic, his eyes turning white, and he released a powerful mental force, controlling the energy of the ether particles and guiding it to slowly retract.
"Don't make trouble here. My collection was almost destroyed by you, Requiem!"
Gamora came back to her senses as if suddenly awakened, and the energy of the ether particles dissipated.
"I'm sorry... Are you, Nebula? Why are you here?"
Bant came back from another phase with Nebula and the maid. The maid was so scared that she knelt on the ground. The Collector was amazed and looked at Bant with more and more envy.
"For the Reality Stone in your body." Nebula said, "But you, Gamora, why did you collect the Infinity Stones and change the name to Requiem?"
"This...is a long story."
Gamora sighed. She didn't hide anything but told him everything about her experience.
"That King Sakaar didn't really kill my father. He is immortal. In order to completely destroy him, I had to take his body to Vormir. I learned the location of the Soul Gem a long time ago. At that time, I thought that the Soul Gem might be able to destroy my father's soul."
"But I miscalculated. Not only did he not die, but he merged with the Soul Stone. He appears in my ears day and night and torments me." Gamora covered her face sadly, tears streaming from her eyes.
During this time, she has been very repulsive to Thanos' soul, but in fact she is suffering in her heart.
Thanos is indeed the murderer of her family in her hometown, but he is also the father who raised her.
When she met her sister Nebula, Gamora could no longer control herself.
"There is such a thing. No wonder Thor and Coulson said you seemed to have mental problems." Bant said in surprise.
Although his nickname is Ice Ghost, he is not a real ghost, so it is impossible to tell that there is any spiritual problem with Gamora at the moment.
"Those two plumbers...my father has always tried to persuade me to kill them, but I didn't." She shook her head and said tiredly.
When Nebula saw the usually strong Gamora become like this, she felt a little sympathy in her heart, and she also understood Gamora's feelings. Thanos is an enemy, but also a relative. It takes a lot of determination to kill him.
She walked up to Gamora, gave her a hug, and asked comfortingly: "Is he still here now? I mean, father..."
"I'm everywhere."
Thanos' voice sounded in Gamora's ears. He stroked his striped purple chin and looked at Nebula, with an expression of half guilt and half joy on his face.
"It looks like she's doing well in Tiangong. Bant Parker actually repaired her body. Tell her, Gamora, tell her I'm sorry. Tell her that she looks great now."
He tried to reach out and grasp Nebula, but the illusory body could not hold anything.
"He's touching your face, saying he's sorry and that you're better than before," Gamora said. "He's being so gentle now, which is a little bit unlike him, but he's still just as crazy as before."
"That's really weird!" Nebula and Gamora looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Thanos didn't speak for a while. He looked at Gamora and thought, I want to say sorry to you too, my daughter.
The atmosphere has relaxed a lot.
To be honest, Bant thought they were going to fight at first.
Xingyun didn't forget the important matter: "So, he asked you to collect the gems? He hasn't given up that crazy idea yet?"
"No."
Gamora shook her head and said painfully, "It's me. He is a little better than before, but he is still himself after all. He wants me to kill everyone he meets. I really can't stand it anymore."
"I thought I could destroy him by using the power of the gem, but I failed again."
Kamona said helplessly that she had concealed a little bit of information - when she tried to use the Reality Stone to destroy Thanos' soul, not only did she fail, but her own soul was injured and a gap appeared.
"In that case, you should just leave the gem to me," said Xingyun.
Gamora shook her head and said, "No!"
"The Infinity Stones cannot be kept together for a long time, or else something terrible will happen."
(End of this chapter)