American Comic Dimensional Trading Device

As the outer shell was unscrewed, a dazzling purple light shone on everyone's face.

At the same time, the intense energy fluctuations emanating from the gemstone caused everyone to feel a shiver from the depths of their souls.

“…What terrifying power! Even the Sunwell has never given me this feeling!” Talonnicus, who was closest to Josie and Margot, couldn’t help but exclaim.

When it comes to sensitivity to energy, apart from Josie and Margot, who were blessed by Tiamat, only he, an elf who has been immersed in the energy of the Sunwell for thousands of years since childhood, is truly sensitive.

At this moment, Josie did not speak, but solemnly covered her hands with layers of divine energy and elemental power, and then reached for the Power Gem.

Although his power is extraordinary now, to be honest, he still doesn't have much confidence in whether he can withstand the all-annihilating power of the Power Stone.

But just before he touched the gem, a fair, delicate arm rested on the back of his hand.

It belongs to Margot.

He looked at his wife, who simply nodded at him.

Josie understood what she meant: she wanted to share everything with him.

Josie did not refuse.

Soon, their hands joined together, and they grasped the Power Gem.

Instantly, a powerful energy attempting to destroy everything surged into Josie and Margot's bodies.

Fortunately, the power of the gods was extraordinary.

They withstood the impact of that force.

At this moment, Josie did not hesitate for long, and the sword Ea had already appeared in his hand.

So, just like Ronan did in the movie, Josie forcibly embedded the Power Gem into Ea.

The power of the Ea is far beyond what Ronan's broken hammer could match.

After Ronan's vertical piece was inlaid with the Power Gem, it was barely undamaged, but it was also basically cracked, barely not broken.

But the sword of discord only let out a slight groan before enduring the pain completely.

Even so, when Josie held the Ea sword, she could still feel the annihilating power emanating from the Power Gem.

Fortunately, Josie was able to withstand the remaining strength.

"What terrifying power!" Margot, who had been on tenterhooks the whole time, breathed a sigh of relief as she felt the power of the Power Gem subside.

Meanwhile, Talonnicus, standing to the side, had an even more fervent gaze.

To be able to easily control such a powerful and terrifying force, he knew he hadn't followed the wrong person—and the Stormtroopers around him and on the ship had the same expression on their faces as Talonnicus.

"Master?" In space, on a spaceship hidden in the shadows, Sebastian cautiously looked at the silent Dracula in front of him and asked.

"Let's go!" Dracula shook his head and gave the order, watching the purple light on Morag dissipate.

Just like that old hag from the Ancient One, this Josie Kahn is someone you shouldn't mess with!

Chapter 274 The Collector

After the power of the Power Stone had completely subsided, Josie prepared to leave Morag with her men.

"Josh, what are you going to do with them?" Just as they were about to leave, Peggy Carter noticed the few Dekronians being held captive by the Stormtroopers and couldn't help but ask Josh.

“They are Dracula’s enemies, so naturally they should be left to Dracula to deal with!” Josie glanced at the several disarmed Draculas and answered almost without thinking.

Just as Dracula didn't want to offend Josie, Josie also didn't want to fall out with Dracula over a trivial matter.

After all, there was no conflict of interest between the two.

This answer surprised Carter somewhat, yet it made perfect sense.

"Or do you have some other opinion?" Josie asked Carter.

"No...no, I was just asking!" Carter wanted to say something, but looking at the slightly stern expression on Josie's face, he couldn't say anything.

But deep down, she still couldn't quite accept Josie's sudden change.

Seeing this, Josie didn't say anything more, nodded, and led Margot onto the spaceship first.

Seeing this, Carter silently followed.

“I know you have a lot of questions. Now, ask whatever you want!” After returning to the spaceship, they arrived at the lounge. Once the three of them were seated on the sofas, Josie looked at Carter and said this.

"...That's great, Josie. What's the deal with this army? And why are you searching for something as dangerous as the Power Stone?" Carter was still as decisive as ever. As soon as Josie agreed, she immediately asked the questions she wanted to ask.

“It’s actually quite simple. The army you see here is one I built over the past few years. After the Mar-Vell’s arrival on Earth, I gradually acquired many alien relics and technologies. My power also came during this period. As for the Power Stone, I started searching for clues about it after learning about the legend of the Infinity Stones and confirming their authenticity. The purpose of searching for it is also very simple: I don’t like anything that can threaten me or is not under my control… Do you understand now? Think about it, if an enemy of Earth… no, not an enemy of Earth, even just my personal enemy, possessed this stone, what do you think the result would be?” After explaining, Josie asked Carter in return.

Josie's words left Carter speechless.

This reason may sound a bit far-fetched, but it is undeniably flawless in some respects.

That's right, I want to control anything that can threaten me, and that makes perfect sense.

Because that's how countries on Earth, especially the strongest ones, have always done it.

“But why did you…” Carter asked again.

"Why not hand it over to the government? Why not contribute it to all of humanity? Please, the Peggy Carter I know isn't this naive—if these technologies were really exposed, Peggy, tell me, is it more likely that all countries on Earth would work together to develop outwards, or that Russia and the United States would go to war to compete for them?" Josie retorted.

Carter was speechless once again.

Indeed, the confrontation between East and West has become increasingly apparent and intense over the past few years.

Whether it was during his time at the CIA or after taking over the IMF team, Carter had clashed with the Russian intelligence agencies countless times.

“I’m sorry, Josie, I know I shouldn’t be so suspicious, but what’s happened recently has really hit me hard…” After a long silence, Peggy Carter sighed.

“Of course, I understand. Okay, we still have a lot of time to get to where we’re going next, you can go to your room and get some rest!” Josie got up and patted Carter on the shoulder to comfort him.

"...Thank you, perhaps I should get some rest!" Cardi nodded, did not refuse, and got up to go back to his room.

“Compared to Mar-Vell, she clearly cares more about you! Even now that Captain America has reappeared, he probably doesn’t compare to your status in her heart.” Margot said after Carter left.

"What? Are you jealous?" Josie sat down next to his wife, put his arm around her shoulder and said with a smile.

"No, it's just that, is it really okay to keep it from her all this time? She is, after all, our friend... and..." Margot said with some reluctance. They were clearly good friends, but she felt bad about having to keep so many things from her.

“Of course I understand that, but some things require someone to make sacrifices…” Josie said quietly… In fact, after spending so much time together, how could he really not have any other feelings for Carter?

But as he said, some things require someone to make sacrifices.

The sacrifices here are not limited to concealing the truth.

There are some others...

For example... the Soul Gem, which requires the soul of your loved one to exchange for!

Josie couldn't possibly sacrifice Margot in exchange, could she?

Although Josie could also obtain the Soul Gem by letting someone else acquire it and then stealing it, that doesn't stop her from making some preparations for it.

Thanos trained Gamora for a full twenty years in preparation for that day.

Why can't Josie?

However, now is far from the right time, since he doesn't even know where the planet Vormir is.

No records of this planet have been found in either the Kree Empire's archives or in star charts sold to foreign entities such as Contrasia.

Clearly, before Gamora discovered this planet during her mission in the story, its location was a mystery.

But at this point in time, Gamora hasn't even been born yet.

Even after Gamora was born, before Gamora was adopted by Thanos and the planet Vormir was discovered, Josie would try to avoid the Gamora storyline to ensure that Vormir could not be found.

Of course, Josie wouldn't tell Margot about these things regarding the Soul Stone.

After spending some time with his wife and comforting her, Josie went to the bridge.

"Leader!" Upon seeing Josie's arrival, Talonnicus, who had been busy, hurriedly stood up to greet her.

"Take it easy. How's the investigation going with Vera regarding the missing raiders?" Josie waved her hand and then asked.

He was asking about the remaining Kree slaves, excluding the centaurs, among the two ships of Kree slaves intercepted by the Ranger Fleet.

The information Josie had received from Dracula indicated that, in addition to the raiders who had been confirmed to have been killed in battle, another raider group was listed as missing. This made Josie suspicious, so she contacted Vera and asked her to investigate what was going on.

"It's been investigated. There were some raiders who, after witnessing the strength of our fleet, realized they were no match for us. So they disarmed themselves and hid among the Kree slaves. After being captured by us, they have been plotting to escape. However, our defenses are tight enough, and the star system where our fleet is stationed is not on any space route. They have no chance of escaping at all!" Talonnicus replied immediately when Josie asked about this.

“Very good. Notify Veresa to send all the non-centaur slaves, including those raiders, over here. Hmm, let them meet at the Land of No Return. I will arrange a good place for them!” Josie nodded and gave the order after hearing Talonnicus’s answer.

They were heading to the lair of the Collector, Tanlia Tivan.

Josie wants to expand her influence in the universe, but she doesn't want to reveal her strength too early and cause too many conflicts with large cosmic civilizations like the Kree.

After all, he is different from Dracula. Dracula only occupied a territory and ruled as king, but he did not actually pose much of a threat to those large cosmic civilizations.

What Josie wanted, however, was for Earth's civilization to have a place in the universe.

This is a completely different concept.

Therefore, the best approach in the early stages is to follow the path of neutral cosmic business conglomerates.

However, it is clear that this method requires a great deal of funding.

Although Josie possesses a dimensional trading device and has more than a dozen different universes behind her, along with a vast amount of resources, exchanging them for the currency circulating in her own universe is not an easy task.

After all, trade is a complex process, especially interstellar trade.