Rocket: I'm Not a... Wait, I Really Am a Raccoon?

No, buddy?

We fought a small squad for ages, and you, a mere garrison commander, wiped out their base?

Not just Steve, everyone was stunned for a moment.

It's like a football team's striker battling the enemy for ages, finally breaking through their defense, only to have the ball stolen. Returning home disappointed, they find their own goalkeeper has kicked the ball across the entire field and scored.

You're making us look silly.

"How did you do that?" Felicia asked.

But Steve's first concern was for his safety. "Are you alright, Bucky?"

"I didn't... wait, what are you doing?"

Before the Winter Soldier could finish speaking, it seemed as if something unexpected had happened. But before Steve could even feel nervous, a somewhat shrill voice came through the communicator.

"Hey, hey, hey, this is Rocket!"

"I did most of the work of shooting down this spaceship," Rocket said.

Meanwhile, Steve and the others also heard a heavy, indistinct voice coming from afar. Rocket replied impatiently:

"I know you've killed the most Groot, but shut up now!"

Then Rocket said in a shrewd businessman's tone, "I know you're from the Galactic Plumbers. I can't get the Spirit Orb, but I wonder if you'd take this spaceship?"

As one of the Three Great Empires in the universe, the Kree's technology is quite advanced.

Ronan's Accuser Corps is one of the most powerful armies in the Kree Empire; in other words, the technological sophistication of this spaceship is among the most advanced in the Kree Empire.

Peter and his team couldn't make the decision, but Ben did overhear the conversation.

He immediately replied, "One price, two billion."

The Rocket were not satisfied with this. "Two billion? I could sell the whole thing for scrap metal and it would be worth more than two billion!"

While saying it's for scrap metal is an exaggeration, if the Kree fleet were dismantled and sold in parts, the advanced technology involved would definitely cause a sensation on the black market, and the entire spaceship could easily fetch billions.

Before Rocket knew what the Universal Orb actually was, he really didn't think a broken ball could be more valuable than Kree spaceship.

Boom!

By this time, Ben had traveled thousands of kilometers and returned to the Sakaaran Messenger.

And it deactivated its transformation before entering the spaceship.

After all, T'Challa and Steve still don't know his secret of being able to transform into an alien.

Although Ben no longer cares about it, he still does it subconsciously.

Felicia opened the hatch and let him in.

"Perhaps you're right, Rocket, but the credit for capturing the Kree ship isn't yours alone. Barnes is a member of the Galactic Plumbers, so I can only offer you half the price."

The Rocket agreed without much hesitation after hearing his words.

After all, the value of the Kree ships is one thing, but whether anyone dares to openly buy them is another.

Such a large spaceship, it's a small matter if we can't get a single penny out of it, but it would be a big problem if the Kree really came knocking on our door.

The three of them were able to take down the spaceship entirely because the corridors inside were narrow, limiting the number of enemies they could face at once. Groot could wipe them all out with a flick of his finger.

Moreover, since they were already on the spaceship, the other side dared not use weapons that were too powerful.

"Two billion, it's a deal!" Rocket said, rubbing his hands together. "Cash, or...?"

"Cash!" Ben activated the Messenger, and the small spaceship instantly soared into space.

"Come with me to Sakaar to collect your money."

Inside the spaceship, Star-Lord heard that the guy named Rocket had received two billion from the Galactic Plumbers, and he immediately became envious.

You know, he worked hard all day, but he didn't get anything in return.

Not only that, because Ronan pulled the temple directly from the seabed, his spaceship was destroyed, making him lose both his money and his resources.

So he immediately rubbed his hands together and walked awkwardly to Ben, adopting a disgustingly effeminate manner.

"Um... I also helped during the fight for the spirit orb..."

Before Ben could react, Peter, furious, pounced on Star-Lord and beat him to the ground.

"How dare you say that! If it weren't for you, I would have already obtained the Universal Orb!"

If Star-Lord has any merit, it's in helping Ronan!

"Stop, stop, stop! Don't hit my face!"

Star-Lord immediately begged for mercy.

But at this moment, after hearing Peter's words, everyone on the spaceship's impression of Star-Lord instantly plummeted to rock bottom.

The Power Stone was their sole objective on this trip, and now that this guy had interfered and Ronan had gotten his hands on it, no one was going to give Star-Lord a friendly look.

"So, the Power Stone still ended up in the hands of the Kree?" T'Challa, frowning.

They were unaware of the intricate relationships within the universe, only knowing that Thanos and Ronan were allies, and that the enemies they encountered today were a coalition of the Black Order and the Accusers.

If the gems fall into Ronan's hands, it's practically the same as them Thanos's hands.

Thanos's intentions...

"Hacker?" Steve looked over with a hint of worry.

"Don't worry."

Ben reached out, and the black sphere opened, the nanomolecules dissolving to reveal the Power Stone within.

Felicia leaned closer, her silver eyes reflecting a purple light.

She instinctively reached out to touch the gem, but fortunately Ben reacted quickly and stopped her.

Gemstones are not something just anyone can touch.

Even her thin protective suit might not last.

"Wait, is that the Power Stone? And what's that?"

Peter pressed his face against the airplane window, looking down.

Everyone followed his gaze and saw that on Morag, purple light was bursting forth, and the enormous energy index had not decreased at all.

By this time, Ronan had completely escaped from the icy sea, and the fake Power Stone was still radiating a strong light from his weapon!

"That's Power Stone too," Ben smiled slightly.

The others didn't fully understand what he meant, but he didn't explain further, simply saying, "Let's go back to Sakaar first."

So the Messenger set off to lead the way, and the Kree ships, which had been occupied by the Winter Soldier and Rocket, also moved along. Under the strange gazes of the other fleets, they turned around on their own and disappeared from Morag in the blink of an eye.

Planet Sakaar.

After several spatial jumps, Ben companions finally passed through the Great Portal and arrived at the outer edge of Sakaar.

Currently, the entire Sakaar is completely enveloped by a massive Energy Shield.

The power of the Space Stone is on full display across the planet.

This protective shield cannot be broken by brute force alone. It may seem thin, but it has actually transported Sakaar to another dimension.

Upon suddenly seeing such a massive Kree warship, Caiera and the others who remained on Sakaar were genuinely surprised and even immediately prepared to counterattack.

Fortunately, Ben contacted the other side in time, which disarmed Sakaar's defense system and opened a passage.

"This is Sakaar..." Peter looked on in surprise.

Today, Sakaar has transformed from a barren, reddish planet into a lush, life-filled world.

When Ben defeated the Red King, the entire planet resonated with him, and after the fire of Sakaar was ignited, the entire planet radiated vitality from the inside out.

"It seems like a good place to retire."

Steve said with a smile.

Seeing the lush greenery of Sakaar calmed them down.

Peter found it hard to believe that such a place had once been a world ravaged by war and filled with oppression.

At this moment, Caiera arrived with the Royal Guard to greet them.

Rows of Messenger unfolded before the crowd like wild geese, each bearing the emblem of the Galactic Plumbers.

Ben landed in the wilderness. Normally, he could have easily steered the Messenger to the tower of the Galactic Plumbers Headquarters, but now there was an enormous Kree ship following behind.

After the group disembarked from the spaceship, Caiera rushed to greet them. Not only her, but Loki Brunnhilde also came along.

"Caiera, take this Kree warship to Bill and have him dismantle it and put the parts onto the Giant Battleship."

"Ben instructed.

"Yes!"

Caiera nodded obediently.

For the Sakaar People, who have been scavenging garbage for thousands of years, this is what they do best.

Caiera immediately ordered her warriors to study the Kree warships.

At this moment, Winter Soldier, Rocket, and Groot also disembarked from the warship.

The Rocket quickly reminded him, "Don't forget my money!"

"Give this raccoon four billion," Ben said casually, even doubling the original price.

On Earth, he might just be an ordinary business owner with immense wealth, but on Sakaar, two billion, four billion, or even four hundred billion are all insignificant.

"Hehe!" Rocket's face was half excited, but the other half was angry. "No matter how much money you offer, you can't call me Raccoon!"

"I'm not a raccoon!"

Ben didn't say anything, but simply tossed his phone to it without turning around.

Rocket caught the phone deftly, then looked at it with a puzzled expression. "What is this?"

But then, he was completely stunned, his black eyes wide open.

"Hey, I really am a raccoon..."

He stroked the phone screen, which displayed several photos of raccoons that Ben had found for him.

This creature, which had never appeared in the universe before, immediately caught Rocket's attention.

Ben ignored Rocket's reaction; after arriving on Sakaar, even his demeanor seemed to have changed.

In his small home in Queens, he was just Ben Parker; in the Primus Tower, he was the Security Officer of the Galactic Plumbers; and here, he was the King of Sakaar.

How is Looma doing?

"The Red Wind Queen is still recovering," Caiera replied. "Her Soul Stone suffered minor damage, and it will take some time for her to fully recover."

Ben was naturally aware of this.

Corvus Glaive inhabits the blade with his own Soul Stone, giving the weapon a power to harm the Soul Stone to some extent.

Looma had been ambushed by him, so her situation was naturally not very good.

Fortunately, the situation is not very serious.

"Let her recover properly; we won't take her with us in this war," Ben said firmly.

Caiera nodded.

The group returned to the Imperial Capital together.

Along the way, everything on Sakaar attracted everyone's attention.

Many cities have already been built. Based on the technology that Sakaar already possessed, as well as the knowledge from different races in the universe, the infrastructure development of Sakaar has been very rapid.

The capital Imperial Capital used to be a cyberpunk metropolis with a huge economic gap, but now it's completely different.

The Imperial Capital is now a city of the future.

It's like the future 2077 in Spider-Man: Within the Across the Spider-Verse, except the buildings aren't actually that tall; the population of Sakaar doesn't really need to build too many skyscrapers.

Therefore, apart from the landmark Totem Tower, most of the other buildings are very low.

But looking around, the whole city is full of futuristic style, and hovercars, which have not yet been popular on Earth, are already a common sight here.

Peter could almost see what the future of New York would look like from here.

Today, the Totem Tower is bustling with activity, much like a festival.

Countless Saka people gathered here, cheering wildly.

"This is?"

"It's a combat sports competition," Caiera replied with a smile.

"This Totem Tower is not only a royal palace and the headquarters of the Galactic Plumbers, but also a massive Gladiator Arena. The cruel tyrant who once ruled Sakaar forced slaves to fight to the death here for his amusement. Only the champions could enjoy honor and praise; the Totem of the Totem Tower represents the champions of each generation. Of course, now the Gladiator Arena has evolved into a place for selecting members of the Galactic Plumbers."

"It's never been this lively before, has it?" Ben was also a little surprised.

The last time I came, there were battles in the Gladiator Arena, but it wasn't as intense as it is now.

"Because of the impending war, the Galactic Plumbers Galactic Plumbers is expanding; everyone wants to join," Caiera explained. "The addition of the Korbin People has also fueled some of their fighting spirit."

The Korbin People warriors are formidable, and unlike other alien races, they are numerous. Neither the Red Sakaaran nor the Blue Sakaaran want to lose to the Korbin People easily.

Of course, they don't exactly reject outsiders.

After all, even their King of Sakaar wasn't entirely a native of Sakaar.

Upon hearing this, Ben nodded.

It's a good thing that the warriors are fighting spirit, regardless of whether the enemy they face next is the Kree or the Black Order.

In the Marvel Universe, there are always countless world-ending crises, and those who are not powerful enough can only be treated as appetizers.

Peter seemed very interested in the arena; he wanted to see how the alien warriors fought, and whether each of them possessed different Superpowers like the Alien Hero Ben transformed into.

"Go if you want, we'll meet up again later."

Ben said.

So Loki volunteered to take the others to Sakaar for a visit.