Luo Xia had originally thought that even if he dragged Star-Lord into this, the worst that would happen would be release on bail. He had not expected to be brought out directly. It looked like he was going to meet one of Xandar's high-ranking officials.
Though surprised, Luo Xia was not nervous in the slightest. Instead, he felt somewhat excited. This counted as a formal exchange with an extraterrestrial civilization—something worthy of being recorded in history.
Perhaps wary of Luo Xia's metal body, they had removed his restraints but still assigned quite a few fully armed Nova Corps soldiers to escort him. After leaving the detention center, Luo Xia was taken to what seemed to be a council hall.
"Looks like the more advanced a nation is, the bigger and emptier its government buildings become."
Luo Xia looked at the dome, forty to fifty meters high, and the ground-floor hall, four to five hundred meters across. Either land on Xandar was dirt cheap, or this planet was truly incredibly wealthy.
Of course, that judgment was somewhat hasty. Xandar was not the entirety of the empire, but a capital planet, somewhat like the relationship between Washington and the United States.
Using an entire planet as its capital showed just how vast this empire was. Its population was likely countless times that of Earth.
"This is the Supreme Commander of our Nova Corps," said the curly-haired fat man leading the way to Luo Xia.
She was a woman who appeared to take excellent care of herself, with impeccably styled platinum-blonde hair. Years spent in a position of power had cultivated an air of authority around her, making her look every bit the formidable career woman.
Beside her stood another man in a Nova Corps uniform. His narrow face and sharp gaze made