"Are you Talos?"
Luke finished welding the last part with Heat Vision and stopped the work at hand.
Skrulls, who hopes to meet him, has been standing aside waiting for a long time.
"Yes, Your Excellency Superman."
Leader Skrulls named Talos nodded and replied.
"In your opinion, this may be a very presumptuous visit, but I do have a good reason to see you."
Very polite.
This is Luke's first impression of Talos.
certainly.
Since he unilaterally crushed Shi'ar Empire Captain of the Guards Gladiator, no one should dare to show their arrogant side.
In the vast galaxy, countless seniors have long proven a truth with their lives. It is reasonable to remain humble in the face of the strong.
Even Collector, who is Cosmic Elder, is no exception to this ironclad rule.
"Tell me about it."
Luke smiled, he could probably guess the reason why the other party came to him.
"I heard that Mr. Superman is from Earth?"
Talos did not answer directly, but raised another question.
This is not a secret. Knowhere's intelligence brokers are all-pervasive, and Luke himself does not deliberately hide it.
Superman's name, strength, and hometown... these news flew all over the galaxy like wings.
"Yes."
Luke affirmed.
"Then I didn't find the wrong person!"
After receiving the confirmation, Talos looked excited.
It was as if a big stone had been dropped in my heart, and my tone became much lighter.
It seemed that he was worried when he spoke before.
"Sir Superman, you may not know that the earth is about to face a crisis!"
Talos said it directly without any hesitation.
No one knows how patient Luke is. If he has an impatient personality, delaying deliberately may annoy the other party.
"To tell you the truth, there is a huge list of infiltrations and occupations inside the Skrull Empire, which lists many... undeveloped civilized planets that have not yet entered the space age."
Glancing at Luke calmly, Talos considered his words and said carefully, "According to the priority, the empire's advance team will gradually penetrate the core class, control power, provoke internal conflicts everywhere, and create large-scale wars... thus consuming the power of the target planet so that we can occupy it."
"The earth is also your target?"
Luke is not surprised. Secret Invasion of Skrulls happened before on the original timeline.
That major incident had a far-reaching impact. Avengers was suspected by the government and Iron Man was forced to step down.
Green Goblin Norman-Osborn replaced the other party and reorganized S.H.I.E.L.D. into "H.A.M.M.E.R." to take over the power.
"Not us, Your Excellency Superman."
Talos quickly corrected him, saying that he did not want Luke to confuse himself with the invading Skrulls.
"I am different from those Skrulls. They are invaders and conspirators, and we are just victims, a group of homeless refugees."
In a sense, Talos can be regarded as "Skrulls".
He is not loyal to the empire and has no good impressions of the reigning Queen Skrull.
Because the home planet where he and his tribe are located has been turned into scorched earth by that madman Ronan the Accuser.
The endless imperial war destroyed Talos's homeland and took away everything from the people.
After that, Queen Skrull, whom everyone admired, did not show mercy or sympathy to them.
Therefore, Talos did not accept the placement treatment of Skrulls.
Instead, he led his tribe to wander around, living a precarious life.
He hates Kree Empire, but he no longer trusts Queen Skrull.
"You would rather risk treason to tell me this news, Talos, what is your purpose in doing this?"
Luke smiled kindly and looked at Skrulls who came to inform him.
"Kree Empire previously invested a huge amount of resources to launch Light-Speed Engine's research plan. The leader is Dr. Mar-Vell. She is completely unlike other Kree and has incomparable enthusiasm for war."
Talos told everything, hoping to impress Superman in front of him.
"Dr. Mar-Vell sheltered us and promised to help my people find a new home after the research on Light-Speed Engine is completed."
"However, Kree Empire noticed something was wrong and sent Starforce to inspect the results in advance."
"The leader was named Yong-Rogg. He shot and killed Dr. Mar-Vell, but he didn't get Light-Speed Engine. He only took away a woman, an Earth woman."
Luke frowned, Captain Marvel Carol-Dan Vers has appeared?
It seems that the timeline hasn't jumped too far back yet.
"Now, Starforce is hunting us, and Kree Empire also wants to get the energy core caused by the speed of light. At the same time, Skrulls's advance troops have also penetrated into the earth, looking for clues about Light-Speed Engine..."
Talos presented the complex situation in front of Luke through words.
"I am providing this information because I want your protection."
Luke blinked and replied, "What If...?, everything you said is true. On behalf of the Earth government, I can accept Skrulls and live there temporarily."
Sure enough, it was just as he guessed.
Superman comes from the earth, plus strong strength as a guarantee.
For Talos, it is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.
Taking in the Skrull refugees like Talos is just a piece of cake for Luke.
Anyway, Kree Empire definitely doesn't have the guts to ask for someone from him.
"Uh... thank you, Mr. Superman."
Talos originally thought that the other party would think carefully for a while before giving an answer.
That was Kree Empire, the largest military regime in the galaxy.
"Whether it's Skrulls or Kree, I treat them all equally."
Luke smiled, and the implication was, "It's not directed at anyone, everyone here is rubbish."
Thinking of Superman's amazing record, Talos was speechless.
There didn't seem to be any sense of violation when the other party said such arrogant lies.
"Vers, I stress again, no matter what happens, you must remain calm and obey orders."
Yong-Rogg led a team and entered the starport of Knowhere in a spaceship.
After walking out of the dock, he stared at Vers, who was looking around with curiosity written all over his face, and solemnly reminded him.
The woman from Earth who was brought back to planet Hala by him was an unstable factor.
Yong-Rogg's task is to supervise her, use her, and forge it into the Kree Empire's most effective weapon.
But once it is not used properly, it will hurt others first.
"I understand. I will follow the team closely and obey all instructions from my superiors."
Vers said this, but did not take Yong-Rogg's words to heart.
Finally left the planet Hala and came to a new place.
She was looking forward to it, it would be best if a few decent opponents would appear and some interesting stories would happen.
This is considered a qualified adventure.
"Welcome to Knowhere."
Before Kree Empire's Starforce could show off their skills and collect the whereabouts of the Skrull refugees, a heavily armed patrol team surrounded them.
The person taking the lead is Collector Tanya, the pink-skinned maid of Difan.
She received an order from her master to invite these "guests" to the core area.
"What does this mean?"
Yong-Rogg's expression changed and he asked in a deep voice.
This is not an infiltration or assassination mission, and Knowhere is not a dangerous forbidden area.
Therefore, Starforce did not put on much disguise and went out directly under the name of the Kree Empire.
After all, he is one of the three major powers in the galaxy. When he goes to other places, he will show some respect.
"Can I take this as a provocation to the Kree Empire?"
Yong-Rogg revealed his identity and said fiercely, "Without Accuser's trial and without the empire's ruling, you tried to arrest the empire's soldiers. This is the greatest insult to Kree, and it is also contempt for Supreme Intelligence!"
The pink-skinned maid, with a sweet business smile on her face, replied, "You misunderstood, the master just wants to invite you to come and meet."
Meet?
Yong-Rogg narrowed his eyes and turned his head to look at Vers.
"I haven't had time to do anything yet."
The latter said innocently.
After thinking for a while, Yong-Rogg felt that he might be too nervous.
It is impossible for Tivan Group to dare to provoke Kree Empire. Even if Collector is Cosmic Elder, he must succumb to the will of Supreme Intelligence.
Otherwise, Knowhere will cease to exist and turn into scorched earth.
Thinking of this, Yong-Rogg regained his confidence.
He held his head high, with a haughty look in his eyes, and waved to Tanya Difan's maid to lead the way.
Three hours later.
Yong-Rogg and the other men were put into a cell.
The leader of Starforce seemed to have been beaten severely. There was a circle of bruises around his eyes, and he was extremely depressed.
"I'm so stupid. I didn't expect Superman to still be in Knowhere, and he's still an Earthling."
Yon-Rogg murmured.
He followed Collector's maid into the core area and was then taken to a private area.
It was not Tanlia Difan who greeted Starforce.
Superman seemed to have been prepared for it. As soon as they met, he told all the twists and turns that happened to Vers.
Moreover, the mental control exerted by Supreme Intelligence was easily erased.
Vers who restored his memory... oh no, it should be Carol, severely beat Yong-Rogg who deceived him.