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Upon hearing Depp's words, Rocket Raccoon immediately said, "Okay, for the sake of four billion, I'll forgive that big oaf this time."

"Drax, and you?"

Depp turned and asked.

Subtly, Depp's leadership qualities have led the Guardians of the Galaxy to begin to regard him as their leader.

Of course, the fact that the Orb of Depp was in his possession also contributed to this.

Drax, however, had absolutely no interest in the so-called four billion and still roared, "Drax will not be bought with money! No one can stop Drax's revenge!"

"That's fine."

After Depp finished speaking, he raised his hand and delivered a powerful blow to Drax, knocking him unconscious.

Upon seeing this, Rocket Raccoon immediately jumped up and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha, that was a cool slap! You're really my good buddy!"

"Stop joking around, we should go get that Collector guy to open the Cosmic Orb."

As he spoke, Depp walked toward the secret room where the collector was located.

Gamora quickly followed, asking with a suspicious look, "Open the Cosmic Orb? You mean... there's something important sealed inside that makes the Cosmic Orb the focus of contention among various forces?"

“Smart!” Depp nodded and whispered, “And what’s inside has the power to destroy the world.”

Upon hearing this, Gamora immediately asked, "What... is inside?"

Depp lowered his head and said mysteriously, "What's sealed inside... is my love for my wife."

Gamora: "???"

Are you fucking crazy?

I'll just stab you to death!

Wait, you actually have a wife!

hateful!!

However, Depp doesn't think he was wrong.

After opening the Cosmic Orb and obtaining the Power Stone, he will take it back to the DC universe as before and give it to Selena as a gift.

Add another Infinity Stone to the necklace around Selena's neck.

In a sense, the Power Stone does indeed represent Depp's love for Selena.

However, this immediately caused Gamora's budding feelings for Depp to vanish without a trace.

Entering the Collector's exhibit room, Depp and his companions were amazed by the variety of unheard-of items and creatures.

However, Depp knew that the Collector was a complete old pervert.

Everything here is part of his collection, including the red-skinned alien waitress who greeted them.

For these intelligent beings, they are less like collectibles and more like slaves and playthings of the collectors.

To the collectors, they are no different from a dog or a bouquet of flowers.

If he is even slightly displeased, he will inflict extreme torture on these slaves who belong to him.

When Depp saw this guy get killed by Thanos, he didn't feel a single bit of sympathy.

Here, in addition to all sorts of novel objects from the universe, there are also all kinds of magical creatures.

For example, a Howard the Duck from another dimension of Earth.

This is a talking, charming gentleman duck.

In his universe, the highest-ranking intelligent species are a group of ducks that have evolved to be clever.

After being accidentally transported to Earth in this dimension, Howard the Duck was bought by the Collector at a high price.

In addition, they also have a Russian space dog named Cosmo who wears a spacesuit.

This dog was originally a Laika sent into space by the former Soviet Union.

Later, he was abandoned in a desolate place, where Cosmo's genes mutated, granting him extraordinary mental abilities.

This includes mental shields and telekinesis.

Cosmo, whose abilities have been fully awakened, is even stronger than Adam the Anti-Witch.

Adam the Wizard is also one of the collector's items.

In the future, this guy even became the new Living Tribunal, ruling over the universe he inhabited.

However, Depp was somewhat unsure about the Collector's true strength.

If it's similar to what happened in the movie, then the guy who was instantly killed by Thanos wasn't exactly top-tier in strength.

However, if he is the collector of comic books, as one of the oldest beings in the universe, this guy's strength is quite terrifying, even enough to crush Thanos without the Infinity Stones.

Of course, given the current situation, it's more likely that this character will be the same as the movie version.

Rocket Raccoon, seeing the dazzling array of collectibles, suddenly had a wicked idea.

He reached for a small box containing a cloud of colorful mist, then quickly stuffed it into his pocket.

Afterwards, Rocket Raccoon, having landed a successful blow, whistled and appeared completely unfazed.

Soon, the collector with white hair and dressed in fine clothes came out from the innermost room.

The waitress immediately said respectfully, "My Lord Collector, Gamora and her teammates have arrived with the Orb of the Universe for the trade."

Upon hearing this, the collector nodded, then raised his hand and slapped the waitress.

"You really disappoint me, managing to have something stolen right under your nose."

"It seems you're not even as good as your useless older sister."

"It seems I need to re-train you two after this deal is over."

Upon hearing the collector's words, the waitress's face showed fear, and she involuntarily clenched her legs and trembled.

The Collector then looked at Rocket Raccoon, extended his palm, and gently hooked his four fingers together.

Seeing this, Rocket Raccoon turned his head away, handed the colorful mist he had just put in his pocket to the other person with a helpless look, and then said to Depp, "This guy is a real freak. Look at what he just said, he scared this red-skinned woman so much that she peed her pants!"

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately looked between the waitress's legs, then asked doubtfully, "You peed your pants? No, you didn't..."

“It definitely peed, I could smell it.” Rocket Raccoon twitched his nose slightly and said, “It’s just that this woman inhaled it back later.”

Upon hearing this, Star-Lord covered his face and said, "Enough! You're disgusting!"

"It's not like I wet my pants, why are you saying I'm disgusting!" Rocket Raccoon said. "Are you deliberately picking a fight?"

"Alright, now's not the time for bickering." Depp took out the Orb of Destiny and said, "Now, we can proceed with our deal."

The Collector rubbed his hands together, carefully took the Cosmic Orb, and said, "It seems you're the leader of this team. So... how would you like me to pay you?"

Depp pointed at Star-Lord and said, "You can just transfer four billion to this guy's account."

Upon hearing this, Star-Lord immediately grasped Depp's hand and said, "You're truly my best brother! Damn it, I'm about to have four billion!"

Rocket Raccoon and Groot immediately patted Star-Lord on both shoulders and said:

"It's our four billion."

“I…am…Groot…”

Seeing this, Star-Lord shrugged and said, "That's right, that's right, it's our four billion."

The collector then placed the Cosmic Orb onto the pre-prepared unlocker.

As the unlocker spun wildly, the collector immediately transferred the money to Star-Lord.

"Star Treasure has arrived, 4 billion yuan."

A emotionless, mechanical voice came from Star-Lord's personal terminal, yet it invigorated everyone.

Looking at the number four in his account, and the countless zeros that Star-Lord couldn't count, the loss left this veteran space pirate somewhat bewildered.

"Now that the deal is done, shouldn't we be leaving?"

"Rocket Raccoon asked."

Now that he had the money, his biggest concerns were how to divide the spoils and how to prevent Star-Lord from sneaking away.

However, compared to the impatient Rocket Raccoon, Gamora was more interested in something else.

She walked to the table where the Cosmic Orb unlocker was located and whispered, "Aren't you... curious about what's inside the Cosmic Orb?"

"Not curious!"

"Not interested!"

"I am...Groot!"

Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot all said in unison.

These three guys were so idiotic and greedy that Gamora was speechless.

She looked at Depp, the only one who didn't refute her, and asked, "It seems... only you and I are curious about what's inside the Sphere."

Upon hearing this, Depp shook his head and said, "No, I'm completely different from you. I know what's in here."

"I don't believe it. You're not going to tell me again that what's inside is your love for your wife, are you?"

Gamora immediately retorted.

Upon hearing this, the Collector chuckled dismissively: "Heh, how could you mere space pirates possibly know what's sealed inside the Cosmic Orb?"

Depp plopped down in a chair and said, "Oh right, I had no idea that the Power Stone was sealed inside."

The Sphere of the Universe is about to be opened, the Power Stone will soon appear before everyone, and the Collector, that show-off, will surely introduce everyone to what the Infinity Stones are.

Therefore, Depp no ​​longer needed to hide anything and directly stated that the Power Stone was inside the Orb.

"Heh, you guys obviously don't know what's inside the Sphere of the Universe..." The Collector started to say, then suddenly realized what he'd said and exclaimed in shock, "Wait, how do you know the Sphere of the Universe contains the Power Stone? Just who... are you?"

Depp didn't reply, but the words "Power Stone" caught Gamora's attention.

After all, Thanos's desire for the Orb of Destiny was not just something the Collector wanted to hide.

Now it seems that what Thanos needs is not the Orb itself, but the Power Stone sealed inside it.

Gamora asked, "What is the Power Stone? I think you two could perhaps explain it to us."