Marvel: I became an ancestor by sacrificing offerings.

Hearing Sif's teasing, Lao Dai and the others merely smiled.

Star-Lord and Drax the Destroyer were instantly disarmed.

They were laughing so hard they couldn't stop!

"That's good, I'll write that down in my notebook."

Seeing how happy they were, Groot chuckled along with them.

That appearance left the Nova Corps members, including Lao Dai, completely bewildered.

No, aren't you guys together?

Is it really okay to mock your teammates like this?

Rocket's defenses were thus breached, and he even forgot about targeting Sif, jumping up to tickle Star-Lord's knee:

"Idiot! I shouldn't have agreed to that stupid deal you made!"

Gamora looked at the four unruly guys, sighed, and subconsciously took a step to the side, as if to say, "I don't know them."

"alright!"

After a few laughs, Peter looked at Star-Lord and said:

"Let's make a deal. Leave the cosmic orb, and I'll let you go."

Gamora's expression changed instantly.

The Rockets member immediately exploded: "What did you say? That's worth four hundred million..."

"Shhh."

Star-Lord immediately covered the ruffled raccoon's fur and smiled at Peter:

"make a deal!"

……

Not long after, Peter, who was playing with the "Cosmic Orb", led Sif out of the Chann Prison.

"That's it? That went too smoothly."

Sif couldn't help but frown, unconsciously recalling an old Chinese proverb she had read on Earth: "When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on!"

Click!

As soon as she finished speaking, Peter crushed the cosmic orb in his hand.

As expected, it was completely empty!

"Of course, it won't be that easy for us to get what we want."

At this point, he couldn't help but add in his mind:

If he were to hand over the Orb of Destiny so easily, he wouldn't be Star-Lord.

"Fake?!"

Sif was startled, then unconsciously narrowed her eyes, a chilling killing intent flashing within them:

"They actually dared to play you?"

"I'm going to capture them and hang them all on the bow of the 'Destiny'!"

"Hey~" Peter casually pulled Sif into his arms, gently patting her back as he spoke:

"Don't be so irritable. Don't you think about what kind of person your man is? How could he possibly be deceived by them?"

Upon hearing this, Sif was taken aback for a moment, then belatedly realized what she meant:

"You let them escape on purpose?!"

"What else?" Peter gently tapped Sif's nose, a playful smile appearing on his face.

"The game will be more fun if they get away."

"What do you mean?" Sif asked, puzzled.

"Sometimes, you have to learn to create your own fun."

As he spoke, Peter took Sif's hand and said:

"Let's go, let's see how Xandar differs from Earth or Asgard!"

Looking at Peter's confident expression, Sif decisively took his hand, her heart overflowing with love.

Isn't this confidence and strength of "having everything under control" the reason why she is so addicted to it and unable to extricate herself?

……

Sure enough, Peter spent the whole afternoon shopping with Sif.

That very night, Lauder contacted Peter in a great hurry:

"Mr. Parker! Something terrible has happened!"

"What's wrong?" Peter asked, still maintaining a leisurely demeanor.

The sound of the clapper trembled incessantly:

"Just received news that Ronan the Accuser attacked those fraudsters' ship, and the Sphere of Deception... is now in Ronan's hands!"

Shortly after, in the Nova Corps' operations room.

When Peter entered the operations room, the atmosphere was somber.

Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot, and Rocket were seen kneeling on the judgment platform below, their faces covered in dust.

"Sorry, we messed everything up!" Star-Lord plopped down on the ground, looking dejected.

"It's all your fault! If you hadn't insisted on going to that Void to sell that piece of junk!" Rocket couldn't help but point at Star-Lord's nose and curse.

"What's the point of saying all this now!" Gamora's face was extremely grave. "Once Ronan gets the Power Stone, he'll definitely come to destroy Xandar first! We must stop him!"

The centurions, trembling with rage at the sight of the culprits, instinctively drew their energy guns, ready to kill them.

"Stop? What makes you think you can stop us! Because of you bunch of idiots, the entire planet Xandar is facing annihilation! In the name of the Nova Corps, I hereby sentence you to death!"

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

Just then, a mocking whistle came from the doorway.

A blue-skinned alien wearing a dark red trench coat and a metal fin on his head swaggered in, leading a large group of similarly dressed space pirates.

It was Yondu, Star-Lord's adoptive father.

"Hey kid, looks like you've gotten yourself into bigger trouble than I thought."

Yondu whistled and pointed his telekinetic arrow at Quill. "Speaking of which, shouldn't you pay me back the money you owe me?"

For a time, the Nova Corps, the nascent Guardians of the Galaxy, and the Space Raiders were crammed into this small room, creating a chaotic scene like a pot of boiling porridge.

Everyone was arguing, shirking responsibility, and calculating their own interests.

That's enough.

A calm voice rang out, not loud, but clearly drowning out all the noise.

It's Peter.

The room fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes were fixed on him.

Whether it was the furious Roman Day or the arrogant Yondu, they both instinctively felt a chill when they met Peter's calm and unwavering gaze.

"Ronan has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Lao Dai was taken aback and hurriedly ran to the technical table to start operating the equipment.

Immediately afterwards, the space projection appeared in front of everyone.

In space, a massive, black warship, shaped like a cross and exuding an aura of death and destruction, was slowly approaching Xandar.

It's the Dark Star—Ronan's ride!

Upon seeing the Dark Star appear, the crowd once again descended into chaos.

"Run!" The space pirates were the first to panic!

"It's over! Ronan has gained immense power with the Power Stone, and our defense system can't stop him at all." The Nova Corps members couldn't help but clutch their heads in despair.

Star-Lord instinctively wanted to speak up and encourage everyone, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know how to begin.

He caused all of this, so what right does he have to demand that everyone unite?

Just as everyone was unconsciously falling into chaos and disarray in the face of the crisis,

A lazy and casual voice rang out:

"What's the panic? He's just Ronan."

Who else could be speaking but Peter?

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened involuntarily, and they looked at Peter as if he were a madman.

Dude, are you out of your mind?

That's Ronan!

What do you mean by "just Ronan"?

That's all?