The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 437, 790, and 791: Background and Strategy
“Mr. Carl, thank you so much for your generosity and kindness…”

Gamora's attention was clearly not on Ronan's corpse. No matter how cold and ruthless she appeared to the outside world, she couldn't hide her concern for her sister Nebula.

Hearing that Karl was willing to entrust the Nebula to her care, she finally relaxed and breathed a long sigh of relief.

She knew that the 'favor' Karl had just mentioned was most likely referring to the incident where she had Star-Lord send a danger warning to Earth.

Thinking of this, Gamora's smile became even more genuine once again.

To be honest, in all these years, she seems to have only met one strong person who is so reasonable, approachable and kind: Karl.

The others were almost all like her adoptive father Thanos... insane and inhuman!
"My God, look! It really is Ronan's corpse?"

Upon seeing the corpse that had suddenly appeared on the ground, Rocket Raccoon's eyes lit up, and it rubbed its little paws greedily, but still looked at Carl with a hint of suspicion and asked:

"Guardian, are you really going to send Ronan's body to us to claim the reward? But I'm a little confused, why don't you go yourself if there's such a good thing?"

Star-Lord and the others couldn't help but nod. In their view, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

If so, it's most likely a trap!

After all, they've suffered this kind of loss countless times.

Carl seemed to have anticipated their question, and smiled meaningfully, saying, "Because in my hometown there's an old saying that contains profound wisdom: money isn't earned by one person alone; you have to give to receive!"

Money isn't earned by one person alone?

How many people earned that?
Star-Lord and his friends were completely bewildered.

For these idiots who can't even muster a single normal brain, sentences like these that require thinking to understand their deeper meaning are like a century-old puzzle!
"Oh, although I don't understand what you're talking about, if you really decide to give us Ronan's body, then we're friends from now on..."

Rocket Raccoon put on an air of having met a 'kindred spirit' and said seriously, "If you ever need our help in the future, just let us know."

After saying that, he looked at Ronan's corpse with eager anticipation, rubbing his little paws together incessantly. If he could get Ronan's bounty, he would really make a fortune this time.

Needless to say, Star-Lord had already begun planning in his mind how to upgrade the equipment of his beloved ship, the Milano, after receiving the bounty.

Whether they are raiders or anyone else, the first priority for anyone wanting to establish a foothold in the universe is to ensure that their spaceship's performance is always at its best!
To achieve this, a significant amount of money will inevitably be required for repairs and maintenance.

So, at least half of the money Star-Lord has earned through trickery and deception over the years has been spent on his spaceship.

Of the group, only Drax stared at Ronan's corpse, looking sullen and even somewhat dejected.

Because he had always wanted to avenge his deceased wife and daughter with his own hands.

However, in his last direct confrontation with Ronan, even though Ronan had not yet obtained the Power Gem, he still easily humiliated him.

This made Drax acutely aware of the enormous gap in strength between himself and Ronan.

Even so, he still did not give up his dream of taking revenge himself.

However, fate played a cruel trick, and Ronan ultimately did not die at his hands.

He failed to fulfill the vow he had made at the tombstones of his wife and daughter.

This inexplicably instilled a deep sense of frustration and loss in Drax, as if his life had lost its purpose and direction.

"Ronan was just one of Thanos's many vanguard officers."

Karl, seated on the Golden Throne, seemed to read Drax's thoughts and said calmly:
"And the tragedy that happened to your wife and daughter is still being repeated in every corner of the universe."

"You couldn't save your wife and daughters in the past, but now you can choose to save more people..."

Drax abruptly looked up at Karl, and though he didn't speak, a fighting spirit rekindled deep within his eyes.

That's right, Ronan may be dead, but his path of 'revenge' has not ended.

This matter won't be over until Thanos is defeated!

On the contrary, Gamora's body trembled slightly when she heard Karl mention her adoptive father Thanos's name, and she quickly said:
“Mr. Carl, now that Ronan is dead and the crisis has been averted, there’s no need for us to stay here any longer. We’ll meet again someday…”

Having said that, she bowed slightly to Karl, who was sitting gracefully on the Golden Throne, then reached out and pulled up the silent Nebula, preparing to walk out of the office.

But at that moment, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Karl said to Star-Lord, who was about to turn and leave:
“Peter Quill, there’s something I need to correct you on. You can’t really be considered a pure-blooded Earthling!”

"Ok?"

Star-Lord paused, looking at Karl with some confusion, and said, "Mr. Karl, what do you mean by that?"

"Although I was taken to space by Yondu when I was young, my parents are both real Earthlings, so I should be considered a pure-blooded Earthling!"

As the two were talking, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and the others stopped in their tracks, wondering why Carl would suddenly bring up this pointless topic.

However, to everyone's surprise, Karl said something astonishing: "Actually, you're only half right... Your mother is indeed an Earthling, but your father is some kind of mysterious being from ancient times."

Star-Lord's biological father is Ego, a living planet with self-awareness that can create human avatars to interact intimately with other races and manipulate energy.

The reason Carl chose to contact Star-Lord was to use him as bait to lure out Ego, the big fish!
Carl was very interested in this ambitious being who could exist as a living planet and who was attempting to devour all life-bearing planets in the universe through a 'seedling project'.

If given the chance, he would naturally want to capture it and bring it back to the [subspace] for a thorough study.

If he remembers correctly, it seems that the Cinematic Universe changed this guy's character from a "Cosmic Elder" to a member of the "Celestial Race"?

That makes it even more worthy of research!

"What did you say... my father isn't from Earth?"

Star-Lord was momentarily stunned, but then became somewhat smug and turned to Gamora and the others behind him, boasting:

"Did you hear that? My father was some kind of ancient being, the kind that sounds incredibly powerful, so... I'm powerful too!!"

This idiot.

Gamora and the others couldn't help but take a step back, increasing the distance between themselves and Star-Lord.

There was no way around it; being with this idiot was incredibly embarrassing. But Star-Lord remained oblivious, looking at Karl with eager anticipation and asking, "Mr. Karl, how do you know about my father?"

"This is not important."

Carl smiled mysteriously, then used the power of the Reality Stone to conjure a small gadget that looked like a pager out of thin air, tossing it to the other person as he said:

"What I want to tell you is that it won't be long before you are reunited as father and son... When that time comes, if you encounter any insurmountable danger, you can use it to send me a distress signal."

"Of course, I only offer paid assistance, but new clients get a 50% discount on their first visit."

This pager was naturally a replica of the one Captain Marvel left for Nick Fury, but its functions were much more powerful than the former.

With the power of the Reality Stone, the signal could be transmitted to Karl almost instantly, regardless of distance.

Even without the pager, Carl could still monitor Star-Lord using the mental imprint he had previously placed on him.

However, Carl always strives for absolute certainty in everything he does.

"Huh? Mr. Carl, what did you mean by what you just said?"

Star-Lord stared blankly at the pager in his hand.

The amount of information was so great that his mind couldn't process it all at once.

However, seeing that Karl on the other side didn't seem to want to continue, Star-Lord, full of questions, had no choice but to reluctantly follow Gamora and the others outside.

Soon after, the Milano rose into the sky once again, heading towards the jump point outside the atmosphere.

However, just as Carl was about to tally up the gains from this incident, he seemed to suddenly realize something, looked up in a certain direction outside the window, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. "Oh ho, what's she doing here?"

……

A few minutes later.

Carol Danvers followed her blonde secretary into Carl's office with a complicated expression.

"Miss Danvers, I've heard so much about you."

"what?"

Carol Danvers looked at Carl with surprise, pointed to her square face, and said incredulously, "You know me?"

"Of course."

Karl chuckled, a half-smile playing on his lips, and teased, "Looking across the entire universe, who wouldn't recognize the famous Captain Marvel?"

"But I wonder what brings Miss Danvers here this time..."

"Did Nick Fury send you to kill me?"

Carole Danvers' eyes widened in surprise. "You... how do you even know this?"

But she quickly realized the flaw in her words and hurriedly tried to cover it up: "Ah, please don't misunderstand, what I actually meant was that I didn't come here to fight you!"

Then, Carroll fixed his gaze on the familiar warhammer that Karl was toying with in his hand, and said with a complicated expression:
"I'm just a little curious, how exactly did you take down Ronan and his fleet?"

"After all, he possesses a powerful [Power Gem]. In the previous battle, even I was easily defeated by him."

Karl, of course, couldn't explain the specifics, as that involved his own secrets, so he said with an air of dominance:
"Perhaps to you, Ronan wielding the Power Stone is very strong..."

"But for me, someone as insignificant as Ronan isn't even a worthy opponent."

Karl was definitely not bragging.

After all, his true identity is a Dimensional Demon God who 'doesn't like going home'!
Also, Karl deliberately didn't put Ronan's warhammer away because he had already guessed Captain Marvel's purpose for this trip.

However, with his current strength, there is absolutely no need for him to pretend to be weak and deliberately hide anything.

Even without the power of the [subspace], he has at least a 7% chance of winning against [Captain Marvel] based solely on his own strength.

Carol Danvers stared at Carl for a while. If it were in the past, if anyone dared to say such arrogant things to her face, she would definitely beat them to their knees and beg for mercy on the spot.

However, although she couldn't tell how strong the man was in the short term, one thing was certain: what he had just said was definitely not a bluff.

After a moment of silence, he uttered a few words in a solemn tone, "I can sense that you are very strong..."

Then, changing the subject, "Now that Ronan is dead, does that mean the Power Stone is now in your possession?"

However, Karl did not answer her question directly, but instead asked meaningfully, "I'm sure Miss Danvers is well aware of the true power of the Infinity Stones, isn't she?"

Although Carol Danvers didn't understand what Carl was trying to say, she nodded nonetheless.

“I know, that black guy… oh, sorry, I slipped up, Nick Fury has always considered me the biggest threat to S.H.I.E.L.D.”

Karl looked at the other person and continued with a half-smile, "But actually, the person he should really be worried about is not me... but a Titan madman who is trying to wipe out half of all life in the universe."

"What did you say?"

Carol Danvers' eyes widened in shock, her usually stern face contorted with surprise and astonishment. "You're saying someone wants to wipe out half of all life in the universe?"

"Don't joke around there, how could that be?"

"And even if someone really wanted to do that, there's absolutely no chance of them succeeding..."

"Is that so?" Karl asked calmly, "What if someone could collect all the Infinity Stones?"

Carl snapped his fingers lightly in front of Carol and continued:

"At that time, the other party only needs to snap their fingers like this, and half of the life on every planet in the universe will disappear randomly in an instant!!"

(End of this chapter)