Knowhere and the Corpse of a God

Universe.

In the endless darkness, a small spaceship flew by.

Although no jump was performed, the spaceship was still very fast.

"Bill, are you sure your people are around here?"

Looma piloted the spaceship, her four scarlet eyes scanning the dark space, but she found no trace of anything.

Upon hearing her question, Horse-Faced Demon, who was not yet Thor, stepped forward and said in a slightly frustrated and anxious tone, "I parted ways with them here. After that, my squad and I provoke the Fire Demon Warrior of Surtur, and then we completely lost contact with them."

However, logically speaking, all the Korbin People on the Giant Battleship should have been frozen and asleep, and the warship should have only moved along the route set by Bill.

However, they hadn't seen a trace of them along the way, which made Bill feel a little uneasy.

"Could it be that someone woke up early and changed their route?" Korg asked.

"Possibly."

The possibility is slim, but for now, that's the only way Bill can console himself.

Then he looked at Looma and said respectfully, "Princess Looma, thank you very much for your help. I will take care of the rest of the search myself."

Initially, Looma didn't plan to take Bill along.

She's busy preparing the Betrothal Gifts for her wedding with Ben, so United States simply doesn't have the time to do these things.

However, upon further reflection, she realized that since she was now a member of the Galactic Plumbers, mutual assistance was Ben would be happy to see. So, after building the engine, she decided to take Bill to rescue the Korbin People first.

In addition, fighting those demons of Surtur was also part of her plan.

It now appears that the battle is completely lost.

With no fight to be had, Looma lost interest. Although she wanted to help Bill, she couldn't find anyone to help her.

But at that moment, the spaceship's communication system rang.

Looma pressed the button, and a short-haired green figure was projected onto the screen.

It's Loki.

Looma pouted, clearly not fond of Loki, that weakling.

What are you doing?

"I'm here to warn you to be careful." Loki didn't care about those looks at all; to be honest, most Asgardian thought of him the same way.

"Alert?"

"The spaceship detected a peculiar energy lingering in the surroundings; if I'm not mistaken, it's very likely left behind by the Collector," Loki said.

Loki knew a bit about the Collector, one of the Elders of the Universe.

In the movie, after Thor retrieved the Aether Particle, which is the Reality Stone, he specifically sent it to Collector for safekeeping.

It is evident that, in the eyes of the Asgardian, Collector were guaranteed in terms of both financial strength and reputation.

"Collector? Who is that?"

Upon hearing this, Looma's eyes immediately lit up like rubies.

Just by hearing this name, you can tell that the person comes from a family with a lot of good things. Maybe you can get Betrothal Gifts you want directly from them!

Thinking of this, Looma's expression became excited.

Loki clearly noticed this and quickly said, "Don't tell me you're planning to rob the Collector..."

Even Loki was shocked by Looma's insane idea.

He had intended to emphasize how terrifying and dangerous the Collector was, but he quickly realized that if he said that, it would sound to Looma like he was talking about how tempting the prey was.

So he immediately decided to change the subject, saying, "As far as I know, Collector have always been very interested in endangered species. If those Korbin People were discovered and taken away by them, then they should be safe."

In the comics, the Collector collects endangered creatures because Thanos wanted to sacrifice life to death and carry out a Carnage throughout the universe.

The Collector placed them in his exhibition hall in order to preserve the fire of different creatures.

From this perspective, his actions almost perfectly align with the purpose behind the existence of the Little Broken Watch.

However, there may be some discrepancies in different universes.

Perhaps Collector in this universe want is simply biological specimens.

"In that case, let's go find that Collector." Looma had already made her decision and said immediately, "Loki, send me that guy's coordinates."

"The Collector's current location should be in the Knowhere, but..."

Loki glanced at Looma, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.

He remembered that most of the Elders of the Universe possessed powerful abilities; immunity to physical attacks was just a basic requirement. He figured Looma wouldn't fare well against the Collector.

Moreover, as one of only two Tetramand in the universe, she herself might end up as Collector's item.

Although he didn't particularly like Looma's arrogant attitude, Loki couldn't let her take the risk, given her relationship with Ben.

So, after a brief moment of thought, he made a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes.

"Princess Looma Your Highness, actually, I recently learned about a planet inhabited by a large number of ice and snow creatures..."

As Loki spoke, he silently apologized to his own father.

Of course, he was not sincere at all.

Loki didn't care about Laufey at all.

That was nothing more than a giant who abandoned him; he didn't deserve to be called a father at all.

He never wanted to acknowledge his identity as Frost Giant.

"Ice and snow creatures!"

Looma became incredibly excited, her whole body surging with energy, as if she'd been injected with adrenaline.

"I've already sent you the location. It's in Asgard, in that dimension called Jotunheim. Besides the Frost Giant, other types of giants also live there. Similarly, if you can conquer that planet, it's equivalent to obtaining the Blue Object."

"Forget it."

Looma shook her head, rejecting Loki's suggestion.

This pleased Loki; it seemed that the other party hadn't lost their senses in their excitement and thought they could take on the entire planet single-handedly.

But he soon realized he was wrong.

Looma said disdainfully, "Fighting is fine, but what's the value of conquering an icy planet? I want a more valuable treasure, one that's worthy of my incredibly brave husband!"

She clenched her fists and shouted.

"Alright, Bill, I'll leave you here." Looma turned around decisively and strode out of the control room.

"This ship is yours; I'll depart in a small spaceship."

Loki breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Looma turn to fight Jotunheim.

He calculated that Looma's combat strength was arguably even greater than Thor's before he lost the Hammer of Thor, and even if something went wrong, she could hold out until reinforcements arrived.

In fact, it can be said that as long as the real big shots in the universe don't personally intervene, Looma can move freely without any obstacles.

To be honest, the power that the Galactic Plumbers is enormous even in the entire universe.

Before long, Looma piloted her small spaceship away, following Loki's instructions.

Inside the spaceship, Loki's projection was still inputting the coordinates of the Knowhere for Bill.

He cautioned, "Although I haven't been to the Knowhere, it's a chaotic place, so you'd better be careful. The reason I sent Looma away is because she's too prone to getting into conflicts with others; if it escalates into a melee, that would be troublesome."

Upon hearing this, Bill nodded.

Unlike Looma, he was much more composed.

So the team split into two groups and headed in different directions.

Before cutting off the communication, Loki seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, by the way, when you get to the Knowhere, remember to bring back some soil from there."

After saying that, he didn't explain further and simply cut off the communication.

Sakaar.

Caiera was also puzzled by Loki's last words.

Loki explained, "Legend has it that it was the head of a Celestial whose body turned into that Knowhere after his death."

Upon hearing this, Caiera roughly understood what he meant.

"Last time, when the King of Sakaar fought me, he transformed into Sakaaran. Do you believe he possesses the power to incarnate as other races?"

Upon hearing this, Loki nodded.

Ben hadn't mentioned the secret of the Little Broken Watch to them, but Loki and Caiera figured out some of the mysteries themselves.

However, they didn't believe it was the effect of a mere watch; they thought it was Ben's Superpowers.

"Is the power of the Celestial very strong?"

Caiera asked.

Upon hearing this, Loki leaned against the wall.

"I don't know about that, but in any case, such a huge creature, even if its actual combat strength is not strong, its sheer size is enough to be intimidating."

However, although Loki had a good plan and was indeed considering Ben.

In reality, the soil of the Knowhere may not contain the genes of the Celestial.

The Knowhere is as large as a planet, and it has been there since time immemorial. Over the long term, countless cosmic dust particles have been captured by its gravity and turned into soil covering it.

Those soils are nothing but cosmic dust; the only things that could truly contain the genes of the Celestials are the minerals of the Knowhere.

After all, another name for the Knowhere is "the mine".

Those mineral veins are the true remains of the gods.

Regardless of the actions of the members of the Galactic Plumbers in the universe, an attack quietly occurred on Earth.

"Boom!!"

With a deafening roar, the walls of the Daily Bugle office were shattered by the immense impact.

Kraven the Hunter, his fur resembling that of a wild beast, leaped into the hole, grabbed Jameson by the collar, and lifted the old man who constantly blasted Spider-Man in the newspapers, carrying him to the edge of the building.

Jameson's feet dangled in the air, his old face flushed red with fear.

But he didn't seem timid; instead, he asked loudly:

What do you want to do?

Outside the office, all the employees watched in fear. After hesitating for a long time, Robbie rushed inside.

"Jameson, tell me, who's taking pictures of Spider-Man?"

Who knows Spider-Man's identity?

Thank you Firefish for the 100-point reward.

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