Three days earlier, while Project Radiance was in full swing in the Solar System, the Symbiote-Mutant squad standing by at the edge of the Milky Way Galaxy had not been idle either.
Originally, according to the plan, they should have prepared to return after gathering the information and taking the photos. But people had a strange mindset. It would be complicated to explain from a psychological perspective, but in the end, it could be summed up in four words—"We're already here."
Not to mention Venom, who had inherited part of Batman's way of thinking and had already come up with hundreds upon hundreds of contingency plans at the sight of that fleet. Peter alone could barely restrain himself.
If he had never entered that Planet Battleship, it would have been one thing. But after getting inside, he wanted to inspect every corner of it. The entire Planet Battleship was a moving exhibition of advanced civilization technology. Once Peter arrived, he did not want to leave.
On top of that, the Agents of the Cosmos had been helping humanity all along. It was not purely out of kindness, though. Their home was beset by troubles both within and without: Knull wanted to break free every day, while the Sulphur Dwarves watched them like hawks from outside.
If they could win Earth's favor, they would gain another ally. Humans might not be advanced yet, but they had limitless potential. Who knew when they might suddenly take off? The more they invested, the greater the returns.
The three Mutant students were young and fearless. They had no concept of whether a civilization was advanced or not. They merely thought the cosmic fleet was cool and wished they could bring one home.
All sides hit it off immediately. Since they were already here, they