Chapter 152: Strength Gem
He didn't mention the matter of the rocket raccoon to anyone, the next part of the voyage was relatively calm, the speed of the Milano was very fast, and the Sandar Star was not particularly far away from the Morag Star where the cosmic spirit ball was stored, and he didn't even need to jump in space, and he could arrive quickly by sailing normally.
After locking the course, Star-Lord didn't need to sit in the driver's seat all the time, and began to introduce his Milano to everyone after setting up the autopilot.
Although Thor explained to everyone how to bring out food and drinks, many things still need to be explained by Star-Lord to know what they do, or how to use them.
Most of the equipment on the Milano was very advanced, which was why Tony was fumbling around at first, and there was only one item that caused him to complain.
"Where did you get this thing? Do you like collecting antiques?"
What made Tony even more speechless was that the tape that Star-Lord played was full of songs from decades ago, which also made Tony guess the origin of Star-Lord.
Peter's very common name for the earth, coupled with listening to the pop music of the earth decades ago, still uses a cassette player.
Of course, that's not the point, and what Tony can't accept is that this tape still works after all these years!
Ethan was on the sidelines at the time, listening to Tony wanting to reach out and take the tape down to see if it was using any black technology that he didn't understand, otherwise how could this thing still play songs without any flaws after all these years?
In fact, Tony is not the only one who wants to complain about this.
This tape is often taken out by Star-Lord for playback, and he can also be regarded as Star-Lord's careful maintenance, with all kinds of advanced technology in his hand, it is not difficult to ensure that this tape is free of problems.
What he wanted to complain about the most was that at the end of the first part, Star-Lord opened the gift box given to him by his mother, and the tape that had been sitting for decades and was suspected of not having any care and maintenance could still be heard!
"Where are you from?"
"Missouri. ”
“......”
Tony was sure that the thing was indeed an earthling, and he was curious about how Peter Quill got into the universe, and that he had obviously lived in the universe for many years, and that he remembered that he was from Missouri, so he should not have been too young when he left Earth.
After knowing that Peter Quayle is also an earthling, the others are a little less nervous than before, and a few of Ethan's friends are self-acquainted, so they quickly chatted together.
After getting along like this for a while, Star-Lord's relationship with everyone became a little closer, and he also learned that the big man Thor was not an earthling, but a Norse god in the legend of the earth.
"So Norse mythology is actually a bunch of aliens?"
The galaxy is so big that Peter Quill has lived in the universe for so many years and doesn't know where Asgard is.
"Many of the so-called myths and legends are some deeds left by the high-level life forms of some high-level civilizations and some backward civilizations. ”
"When you tell me that, I suddenly feel that those legends and stories have become a little boring. ”
If he was just an ordinary earthling, then he might feel 'the same excitement' when he heard that the so-called gods were aliens, but now he is driving a spaceship through the universe, and the aliens have no sense of mystery in his eyes, and he himself is an alien in the eyes of many civilizations.
"The truth of a lot of things is inherently boring. ”
"You'd better find a place to sit, this planet isn't a good environment. ”
After a period of sailing, they finally arrived at their destination, which was the planet called Morag.
This is a planet that has entered the 'end of life', and the original civilizations on it have long since been destroyed, or have left the planet en masse before the planet's climate changes dramatically.
Reminded by Star-Lord, people like Evelyn, who are 'weaker', sit down honestly, or grab something, to ensure that they don't have a problem.
Like Thor and Ethan, they stood calmly next to Star-Lord in the driver's seat, watching Star-Lord drive the spaceship into the planet's atmosphere.
Tony was also sitting in the other driver's seat, and instead of controlling the ship, he used the ship's instruments to test the planet's environment.
After staying on the spaceship for so long, he had already figured out the role of most of the facilities on the ship, and he also knew how to use it, including the way to drive the ship, he had already learned a little bit, but he didn't have the opportunity to practice.
What's more, Tony also learned the language displayed on the ship, and although he could only understand the words and couldn't use the language to converse himself, it was amazing enough.
Through the instruments on the ship, Tony has a relatively clear understanding of the planet's environment.
"The environment is terrible, at least ordinary people can't move directly outside, and if Peter doesn't have enough protective clothing here, we can only wait for him to come back on the boat. ”
Thor could also read the data above, he glanced at it and patted Tony on the shoulder: "It's okay, this environment has no effect on me, I'll go with Peter and promise nothing will happen." ”
"You mean, you don't use hazmat suits?"
"Yes. ”
Peter looked at Thor again, and it wasn't clear if this guy was bragging or not, but he still had a protective device before leaving the ship - the protective suit on the Star-Lord ship was actually just a metal disk-like object, which was directly attached to his body when used, and then this metal disk would release an energy layer to protect the user.
This kind of protective device has no restrictions on the user's clothing, nor does it affect the movement, which is very convenient.
Seeing how easy it worked, and how many more there were on board, Tony couldn't sit still again.
However, he was stopped by Ethan, the environment of this planet is not stable, there may be strong winds, earthquakes, ground cracks at any time, high-pressure water jets will be sprayed out of the cracks, and at the same time, there are some extremely aggressive creatures living in the extremely harsh environment, this environment is not suitable for Tony to go out and hang out without armor, even if there is a protective device, Tony's safety cannot be guaranteed.
"I think you're underestimating me. ”
"No, there is nothing to see on this planet in the first place, and we won't stay here for long, Thor and Peter will go to find the Cosmic Spirit Ball together to ensure that there are no accidents and at the same time, it can also make Peter's movements faster. ”
With Thor following, Star-Lord certainly wouldn't be jumping and jumping slowly, and he still had the heart to grab an unknown creature as a microphone to sing a song.
The speed of the two of them increased, not only could they get the cosmic spirit ball faster, but they might also be able to avoid the group sent by Ronan.
According to Ethan's calculations, they must have come here much earlier than in the original plot, and if Star-Lord's actions were a little faster, the gang sent by Ronan would not even encounter Ethan and them.
Ronan, who couldn't get the cosmic spirit ball, didn't know how to explain to Thanos.
But this guy didn't get the power gem, maybe he won't have the idea of betraying Thanos again, and he won't attack Sandar with the power gem, in addition to letting Sandar escape, it seems that he saved the villain's life by the way?
While Ethan was thinking about it, and Tony was still tinkering with the guard, Thor and Star-Lord had already returned.
Star-Lord has a lot of instruments in his hands, which is why Ethan clearly knows that things are in Morag, and he still has to hire Star-Lord to help him, otherwise a whole planet with such a harsh environment, he is not in the mood to search slowly.
It was with the instruments in his hand that Star-Lord was able to find his target in a short time and then rush back directly.
After returning to the spaceship, Star-Lord held the cosmic spirit ball in his hand and watched it over and over.
"This is the gem you were talking about?"
No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see that this thing was so dangerous.
"The Cosmic Spirit Ball is actually a cipher mechanism, which locks the power gem inside to prevent people from getting it, and if you want to unlock it, you either know the 'password' or have a special cracking device. ”
Collectors use special cracking equipment to crack the 'code' layer by layer, and this device is not a stall that anyone can have.
"So you're going to get one of these devices next?"
Ethan gave a smug smile: "My approach is different from everyone else's. ”
Instead of taking the Cosmic Spirit Orb, Ethan reminds Star-Lord to leave the planet first. In such an unstable environment, this is not the time to talk about these things.
"And what are you going to do?"
Even when he sat in the pilot's seat, Star-Lord, who started the spaceship and was about to leave, still asked Ethan, his curiosity was already great.
At the same time, I also want to see with my own eyes what is so special about a gem that can easily destroy a civilization.
After Milano was a certain distance away from Morag, Ethan asked Thor to hold the cosmic spirit ball while he took out the space gem.
Ethan's method is very simple, which is to use the space gem to 'virtualize' the cosmic spirit ball, and then take out the power gem inside. This method requires good enough control to 'virtualize' the cosmic spirit orb without affecting the power gems inside.
But it wasn't a problem for Ethan, and he did it easily.
Watching the purple gem emerge from the cosmic spirit ball that glowed with a slight blue light, slowly floating into the air, everyone gathered around and looked at this infinite gem that represented power.
Strength, a very attractive word, symbolizes the power of the Infinity Stone, what is so special about it? Everyone turned their eyes to Ethan, as if he alone could explain the problem.
As a result, Ethan was seen taking a big step back and distanced himself from the Power Gem. Seeing his action, everyone unconsciously took a big step back.