I Thought This Was Scientific
Chapter 179

Will it ever end?

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After saying goodbye to Kraft on Vormir, Peter Quill piloted his Milano back to the Ravagers' ship alone.

"Quill? You're still alive." Yondu was as sarcastic as ever. "I thought that kidnapper would've chopped you into little pieces by now."

There had been far too many witnesses to what happened on Contraxia, so Yondu had long since learned that a green-skinned woman had abducted Peter Quill.

But given Peter Quill's romantic history, Yondu instinctively assumed that one of his former lovers had probably come looking for him. After getting a rough idea of what had happened, he put the matter out of his mind.

Judging by Peter Quill's appearance now, he must have escaped from his old flame.

"Give it a rest, Yondu." Peter Quill waved a hand, looking exhausted. "I'm not in the mood to argue with you right now..."

His recent experiences had certainly been eventful, but for a veteran Ravager like Peter Quill, they really weren't that big a deal...

Sure, cracking open a planet with bare hands was a little thrilling, but it wasn't the first time Star-Lord had seen it.

The main reason Peter Quill looked so utterly deflated was that he knew he had lost nearly four billion in wealth...

It hurt too much!

At the thought, Peter Quill became even more listless.

"What's with that face?" Yondu teased. "Did that kidnapper suck you dry these past few days?"

"Ooh-ooh-"

"Quill, didn't you say you had a gun with unlimited ammo?"

"Maybe our little Quill changes girlfriends so often because he can't satisfy them, so he has to keep finding new ones to fool?"

The surrounding Ravagers all began to jeer.

Peter Quill's success with women had always made these ugly mugs incredibly jealous. With such a rare opportunity to mock him, every last

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