"That isn't very convincing. He just turned us into a pile of sludge." Peter Quill still sounded shaken.
"But he turned you back as well. It was only a temporary alteration of reality, so it naturally wouldn't drain your lives." The Collector Tivan explained patiently. "Also, I must remind you that Thanos is a Titanian, and the strongest among them.
"Though he doesn't possess immense energy, he truly has a physique at the peak of the Sub-Celestial level. With his long lifespan, the Power and Reality Stones don't affect him all that much."
"Unfortunately, those two Infinity Stones with minimal side effects are both in his hands." Rocket spread his hands helplessly. "So the remaining four Infinity Stones are on Quill's homeworld and Asgard?"
"Not four. Three." Tivan drained the wine in his glass and burped contentedly. "As far as I know, the Time Stone has always been guarded by Earth's Sorcerer Supreme.
"Kamar-Taj's magic comes from the great Vishanti, and the Sorcerer Supreme is Kamar-Taj's strongest mage."
"Good news." Rocket snapped his fingers. "Thanos will definitely go after the Time Stone. This mage from Quill's homeworld will be our natural ally."
"Thanks, but I don't know the Sorcerer Supreme.
"Yondy kidnapped me when I was eight. I didn't even know Earth had mages."
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. You don't understand something that simple?"
"Of course I understand. I'm just asking you not to be so optimistic.
"I lived on Earth for eight years and never knew mages existed. Even if we go to Earth, we don't even know where Kamar-Taj is."
"Hahaha!" Tivan laughed and opened another bottle of wine. A hazy, multicolored vapor rose from it, giving off an intensely sweet scent. "You really can't be that optimistic, because the Sorcerer Supreme died not