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Depp had a vague feeling that, if he wanted, he could immediately contact any living being in this world, even a god...

"That guy got away."

Namor said.

Depp knew this guy was talking about Tony, and he asked, "Is a mere piece of vibranium really that important?"

Upon hearing this, Namor looked into the distance with a worried expression: "But if I don't do this, they will think that Atlantis is a country that can be invaded at will, and then my people will be in big trouble."

“Maybe you’re right, but Tony is a good guy overall,” Depp said. “Perhaps you could try to get in touch with the Stark Group; I think they would be very happy to help you protect the ecological security of Atlantis and the entire ocean.”

"Perhaps, but I don't trust people from the mainland."

Namor picked up the trident and said, "You can come to Atlantis to find me anytime. After all... you also possess Neptune's Trident."

After saying this, Namo's ankle wings began to flutter rapidly, and in response, Namo returned to Atlantis at an extremely fast speed.

On a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean, countless blue-skinned Atlanteans are peeking half their heads above water, awaiting the return of their king.

Only after Namo fell from the sky did they feel safe enough to dive back into the water.

Namor glanced back at Depp before slowly sinking into the water.

New York, Stark Tower.

Depp leaped through the floor-to-ceiling window into Tony's lab and said to Tony, who was rubbing his hands in shock at the huge lump of stuff, "You've got to give me half of this!"

"half?"

Tony exclaimed, "Oh my god, I went through so much trouble to find this little bit, and you want half of it all at once!"

Chapter 293 Cosmic Orb

“But if I hadn’t come to save you, you might have already been caught by Namor, so I only need half, which isn’t much.”

Wearing goggles, Tony carefully used the laser to cut the vibranium bit by bit, saying, "Okay, you're right, but let's wait until I've cut this thing up first. You know, vibranium isn't something you can cut in a short time."

"No problem. By the way, how have you been lately?"

Depp casually picked up a half-eaten bag of semi-cooked cheese from the table and lay back in his chair to eat it.

Upon hearing this, Tony opened his welding helmet, and sweat from the high temperature dripped down his forehead.

He pointed the welding torch at Depp and said, "Nothing different from before, eating and drinking every day, and taking care of some supervillains on the side. But... the stuff you ate expired two weeks ago."

Why didn't you say so sooner!

Depp spat the half-chewed cheese into the trash can and then asked, "What about Peter? Has he managed to perfectly balance his school life and superhero activities lately?"

Tony tossed his welding helmet aside, straddled the chair, and casually pulled an unopened bag of snacks from the drawer. He said, "Because of you, that kid is a complete celebrity now. Whether it's Peter Parker at school or the superhero Spider-Man, they're incredibly popular."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Depp asked, puzzled.

Tony tossed a Spider-Man comic book onto Depp's desk and said, "It's all because of your comic book company's Spider-Man solo issue! Now, Spider-Man and three other superheroes have become national icons."

"The other three?" Depp said. "Could it be Batman, Superman, and...you?"

"That's right, thanks to you, Stark Industries' stock price has risen by more than 20 percent during this period."

Tony said confidently.

Upon hearing this, Depp's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Then shouldn't you give me half of that twenty percent?"

Tony rolled his eyes: "You're dreaming! I can only give you two boxes of semi-baked cheesecake at most!"

“You used to be so generous!” Depp mocked. “But now… do men really become incredibly frugal after they get married?”

Tony looked up: "You know that's good, so don't try to swindle money from me again!"

"Okay, then I'll go trick Little Chili!"

Depp said it naturally.

But soon, Depp received another call.

"You've arrived?"

The Ancient One's compassionate and ethereal voice appeared in Depp's mind.

Depp was taken aback; it was quite rare for the Ancient One to reach out to him on her own initiative.

Under normal circumstances, unless there is something important, the Ancient One does not like to contact him first.

Of course, if Depp were in the DC universe, the Ancient One wouldn't be able to contact him even if she wanted to.

Even the powerful Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, could not communicate between two completely separate comic book worlds.

"Yes, Master Gu Yi, what are your instructions?"

Depp asked respectfully.

He held his master in high esteem.

The Ancient One's voice came again, "I sensed a certain power emerging from the depths of the universe. Perhaps you could try to find that power and take it away in advance. This might... prevent certain disasters from happening."

Some kind of force?

How to prevent certain disasters in advance?

Depp immediately understood: the fact that the Ancient One described it in these two ways must be related to Thanos's plan to destroy the world.

And that power... is most likely the Power Gem that has not yet truly appeared in the world.

Or rather... the cosmic orb.

Depp closed his eyes, sensing the Ancient One's call: "Is the teacher referring to... the Power Stone?"

At Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One sat cross-legged on the mat, and when she heard Depp bluntly utter the words "Power Stone," she sighed silently.

She had seen the past and the future countless times, but could not find any information about Depp's origins, nor could she figure out why Depp seemed to know more about the future than she did, who possessed the Time Stone.

Is it really possible for someone to be born knowing everything about the world?

Gu Yi couldn't figure it out, and now he's too lazy to bother.

Anyway, Depp is on my side.

“That’s right, I’ve sensed the location of the Sphere, and Thanos seems to have sensed it as well.”

"Gu Yi said."

Depp hesitated for two seconds, then asked, "So, what the Ancient One means is... that she wants me to get my hands on the Power Stone ahead of time, and then... bring it back to another place to preserve it?"

The Ancient One said, "That's right. I will send you the location of the Orb of Destiny. I believe that with your abilities, you should be able to use the portal correctly to get there after a few more attempts."

To use a portal to reach a certain location, the caster needs to know the specific appearance of that location.

If the distance is too far, it is also necessary to know the coordinates of the destination in the corresponding universe.

However, all Gutts currently know is the coordinates of the cosmic orb in the universe, but he doesn't know what it's like there. So he can only let Depp try more and hope that he can find the right place.

“That’s really a lucky way to win…” Depp said.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yi looked embarrassed and said, "Perhaps you could ask Tony if there's a spaceship that can travel to that abandoned planet."

However, Depp had no such idea at all.

Because the Ancient One only knew the coordinates but not the exact location and appearance of the Orb of Destiny, she could not use the portal to travel there directly.

But Depp is completely different; after all, he has seen the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.

Depp knew that the Orb of the Universe was in an ancient temple on some abandoned planet, and he only needed to close his eyes and try to recall what that planet looked like.

All Depp needed was the coordinates of that location in the universe, and the Ancient One just happened to provide that.

To be honest, if Depp hadn't been unaware of the coordinates of the Orb, he would have retrieved it himself long ago, and Thanos wouldn't have had the chance.

"Don't worry, Master, I'll take care of this!"

Depp severed his connection with the Ancient One and looked up to meet Tony's gaze.

At this moment, Tony asked like a curious child, "Are you having a spiritual conversation with someone?"

"It's the Ancient One. He has a new task for me."

Depp replied.

He then closed his eyes and began to carefully recall the appearance of the location of the cosmic orb.

The familiar Depp brand media player appeared once again before Depp's closed eyes.

This time, however, the movie playing wasn't a passionate scene between him and Starlight, but a movie he had watched years ago... "The Adventures of Star-Lord the Fool".

Oh no, I mean *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1*.

The film opens with a young Star-Lord standing outside a hospital, looking like a complete idiot, clutching an old-fashioned Walkman and listening to the classic 10cc hit "I'm Not in Love" with headphones on.

Depp shook his head. No, not this part.

If you mentally click the fast-forward button, the movie will immediately start accelerating forward.

Soon, unable to cope with the pain of his mother's death, Star-Lord ran out of the house and was subsequently captured by Yondu's spaceship.

The screen continued to flicker, and soon, after several shifts, it appeared on a rather unfamiliar and desolate abandoned planet.

The name of this abandoned planet also appeared in the upper right corner of the video... Morag.

This is it!

Depp immediately slowed down the playback and began to memorize every scene from that moment on.

The abandoned planet Morag is a rather humid and rainy planet.

Dark clouds that blot out the sun keep this planet in perpetual darkness, like Gotham City.

Crimson lightning flashed incessantly within the dark clouds, and the air was thick with moisture, both on the ground and in the sky.

And it also occasionally sprays scalding water from underground cracks into the air.

Here, you might accidentally be hit by a sudden gush of scalding hot water and then be mercilessly boiled.

At that moment, a spaceship, spewing purple flames, slowly landed.

Star-Lord, who had just landed, was still wearing his signature helmet as he struggled through the torrential rain. On the front of the helmet, two red lanterns gleamed.