The Mysterious Guest

After selling the storage device he was carrying, Xia Yu obtained a unique Glory Card from Sakaar, which featured a picture of the Grandmaster with outstretched arms and a halo of divine light on his back.

Below are two more sentences: The Grandmaster protects Sakaar, and the Grandmaster loves everyone in Sakaar.

With its strong self-deification, blatant religious overtones, and the Grandmaster's somewhat affected and comical attire, this card looks more like a cult's propaganda card.

Xia Yu covered his eyes, somewhat unwilling to look.

In my previous life, I didn't have much exposure to Marvel comics; I mainly watched the movies. From the movies, the Grandmaster, the Collector, or Ego, Star-Lord's father, were all three so-called Celestials, each one more twisted than the last.

If Xia Yu were to bring out the fan slogans of Chun Ge and Zeng Ge from his past life, someone like Grandmaster would probably be laughing his head off.

After glancing at the card, Xia Yu casually swiped a rather substantial tip for Hayden.

Hayden couldn't stop smiling; he had never seen such a generous spender before.

"Your generosity is truly unparalleled, sir. Shall I take you to the hotel first?"

Hayden's tone became even more respectful; the money Xia Yu had just given him was enough for him to enjoy a year's stay in Sakaar.

The hotel was a bit of a distance from where Xia Yu exchanged currency.

Hayden was a very perceptive person, noticing the way Little Tate stared intently at the tall buildings along the roadside.

They very considerately asked the driver to slow down and patiently explained to Little Tate what all these places were.

Tate, who grew up in a garbage dump since he could remember, entered the civilized world for the first time. Here, it was bright and clean, and the people's faces did not have vicious expressions.

Tate felt like he was in heaven.

Xia Yu followed Hayden's explanation with great interest, looking around with Little Tate.

It must be said that the Grandmaster is quite capable. Regardless of the situation outside, Sakaar City is indeed very prosperous, and it seems that the public security is also quite good.

The architectural style is also very high-tech, but the ubiquitous small statues of the Grandmaster himself and the murals on the walls made Xia Yu feel a little tired of it.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Tate was once again stunned by the magnificent lobby.

Hayden went to check in, and Xia Yu sat down on the sofa next to him with Tate.

"We'll stay here tonight?"

Hayden wiggled his buttocks vigorously on the sofa.

He had never sat on such a comfortable sofa, nor seen such clean floors and walls.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?"

Xia Yu said to him with a smile.

Tate glanced at the endless stream of guests around him and whispered to Xia Yu.

"It's really great, but with so many people, will I be able to sleep on this sofa tonight? The floor is beautiful too, but it seems too hard."

Although Tate grew up in a garbage dump, he never lacked things like mattresses and never had the habit of sleeping on the hard floor.

"Silly child, "Xia Yu smiled but didn't say anything.

The suite was fantastic, probably because Hayden had been so attentive in explaining things to Tate throughout the journey.

Little Tate, ignoring Hayden's presence, exclaimed in surprise and began to tour the entire room.

Clean and tidy; huge floor-to-ceiling windows; soft carpets; a bathtub and even a toilet that shone brighter than a mirror— Tate felt like he was dreaming.

"Xia, are we staying here tonight? Am I dreaming?"

"Of course you're not dreaming. By following Mr. Xia, you can live in a place like this every day from now on."

Hayden looked at Tate and said something somewhat ambiguous.

Xia Yu rolled his eyes.

Hayden definitely meant something else with his words.

"Don't talk nonsense. Tate is the child I'm planning to adopt. It's not the kind of relationship you're thinking of. My orientation is perfectly normal."

Xia Yu said seriously.

Hayden quickly apologized a few times. He had already sensed on the way that the child was definitely a scavenger. He had even thought that Xia Yu had some kind of peculiar fetish for taking a liking to the child.

I never imagined it was just adoption; this child is really lucky.

Judging from the amount of energy Xia Yu casually produced, he must be no ordinary person in the universe; he might be the son or daughter of a noble family from a great empire.

"I misunderstood, I'm sorry, Mr. Xia. Would you like me to arrange a few beautiful women for you tonight, of all skin colors? Or perhaps we could go to the casino for a few rounds?"

Hayden quickly took on his role as a tour guide.

"No need. Go buy Tate some suitable clothes. Isn't there a gladiator arena here? Are there any gladiators tonight? Get me two good tickets. You can come with us."

Xia Yu gave the instructions and looked out the window. He hadn't noticed it when he got out of the car, but now that he was upstairs in the hotel, Xia Yu saw the huge statue from the movie, which depicted the most powerful gladiators.

Of course, it's different from the one in the movie; there's no Hulk icon here yet.

There were still several days before they arrived, so Xia Yu decided to find an opportunity to get close to the Grandmaster, whether by fighting on his own or by becoming a friend of the Grandmaster, like Loki.

Anyway, I'll go check on things tonight first.

Hayden told Xia Yu that the great Grandmaster had a large number of gladiators, who were all powerful races from various parts of the universe who had been sold into slavery.

Everyone in Sakaar City loves watching gladiatorial combat, especially the Contest of Champions, but it's rare to find someone willing to challenge the Champion. So, the usual battles are life-or-death struggles between gladiators strictly ranked by skill.

Two gladiators enter the arena for a final, life-or-death battle. The winner receives better treatment: delicious food, beautiful women—whatever you desire, the Grandmaster can grant it.

However, there is one crucial point: every gladiator is the private property of the Grandmaster, and becoming a gladiator means losing one's freedom for life.

Xia Yu wasn't particularly interested in these things. His main purpose was to liberate these gladiators and increase the Avengers' fighting strength, but Thor and the others hadn't arrived yet, so he didn't want to start a war immediately.

I'm not afraid of myself, the key is that I also have to take care of Tate.

That's why I thought I'd go to the arena first to see if there were any particularly powerful ones, or to find an opportunity to get close to Grandmaster, or to look for the whereabouts of the Valkyrie.

Hayden was very reliable; he got Xia Yu three front-row tickets.

Unfortunately, the gladiatorial combat tonight was not very appealing to Xia Yu. It was a fight between several ordinary races with very average combat strength.

Xia Yu was somewhat disappointed that he didn't find Grandmasters or Valkyries at the scene.

Hayden, fearing Xia Yu would be angry, sent Xia Yu to the hotel entrance and then made a series of promises to Xia Yu that there would definitely be a very exciting fight in a couple of days, but as for the Contest of Champions, there wouldn't be one anytime soon.

After saying goodbye to Hayden, they returned to their room with Little Tate. As soon as they entered, a voice came from inside.

"Hello, esteemed Mr. Xia, welcome to Sakaar!"