On the Ravagers' ship, after Star-Lord fell into Yondu's hands, Yondu first gave him a beating to vent his anger over being betrayed by him again, then subjected him once more to the threats and lectures he had listened to for over twenty years.
Things like how, if Yondu had not stopped them, he would have been eaten by others when he was a child.
Just as Star-Lord was racking his brains for a way to escape, a familiar figure suddenly flashed into existence beside Yondu. Star-Lord was instantly overjoyed.
It's the commander! He came to save me again!
The anxious Gamora also let out a sigh of relief.
But they soon realized something was wrong.
After appearing, Chen Mo did not make any move. Moreover, Yondu and the Ravagers did not react as violently as they had imagined to Chen Mo's sudden arrival. Most merely glanced at him and did not even draw their weapons.
Upon seeing Chen Mo, Yondu said helplessly,
"You came too early. I was planning to scare this brat a little longer!"
"What?"
Star-Lord was utterly baffled, and Gamora was equally full of question marks.
What was going on?
Before long, Star-Lord and Gamora learned the truth. Yondu and his Ravager team had already been hired by Chen Mo, and Yondu had received the payment Chen Mo had promised them—one hundred million!
Watching the Ravagers grow wildly excited at the sight of the hundred million in cash, Star-Lord could not help rolling his eyes and secretly looking down on them.
A bunch of bumpkins. What's a hundred million? I've still got tens of billions in my bag!
Not long after, Rocket Raccoon and the others piloted the Milano to the Ravagers' ship, and the Guardians of the Galaxy gathered once again.
"Ronan has the Orb.