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Chapter 208 Let's sell him.
"What's going on?" Tony asked as soon as Levi ended his call with Star-Lord.

“It’s nothing, that spaceship that appeared belongs to Star-Lord,” Li Wei replied.

“Star-Lord? Peter Quill? That idiot who has the body of a god but is on par with mortals?” Tony said with some surprise upon hearing Li Wei’s words.

However, these adjectives were not given to Star-Lord by him, but rather were the words Levi used when he was telling Tony about the Battle of Titan.

After all, with Mantis's abilities, Tony and his crew almost managed to steal the Infinity Gauntlet.

As a result, Star-Lord destroyed everything due to his emotional breakdown.

While it is not wrong to have an emotional breakdown due to the death of a loved one from a personal perspective.

However, when the other end is connected to half of all life in the universe, personal feelings seem somewhat insignificant.

In this respect, Star-Lord's performance is far inferior to that of Tony, Doctor Strange, Thor, and others.

This led to Star-Lord, who was originally quite popular among superheroes, plummeting in popularity after the release of Avengers: Infinity War and becoming one of the most deserving heroes.

“Yes, that’s the guy,” Li Wei replied.

"What's he doing here? Is it for the Orb of Destiny?" Because there were other people around, Tony didn't reveal any information about the "future."

When others overheard the two talking about Star-Lord, they simply assumed that the two had special intelligence channels.

After all, all sorts of information that seemed absurd to the members of the alliance were "collected" by Levi and Tony.

As for how they found out, neither of them has ever revealed it, and others shouldn't ask too much, since it's a matter of privacy, and their intelligence has been virtually flawless so far.

“I don’t think so. I think he came for us,” Li Wei said.

"For us?" Tony and the others were puzzled.

“Yes!” Li Wei then explained that Sovereign had placed a high bounty on his group and what he had to say about Star-Lord’s actions.

"So, this guy wants to infiltrate our ranks as an Earthling and then betray us?" Everyone's expressions were somewhat peculiar after hearing Li Wei's speculation.

This guy really dares to dream...

"So what are you going to do with him?" Tony asked.

“I do have a few ideas, and it might even solve a potential problem.” Li Wei thought of the Power Gem in his spatial bag. “And if it works, we might not need to sell the Cosmic Orb to the Collector, but there is a bit of risk.”

"How so?" Levi's words piqued Tony's interest.

“He wants to sell us out, but we can sell him out too.” A strange smile appeared on Li Wei’s face.

"Huh? Sell him?" Tony looked confused. Star-Lord, a grown man, what kind of money could he fetch? Could it be more than selling the Orb to the Collector?

After all, according to Levi, the Orb of the Universe could fetch at least four billion Niues if sold to the Collector—which is also the price the Collector gave Gamora in the movie.

What does 4 billion Niues mean?
To put it simply, it's questionable whether a habitable planet in the Milky Way, roughly the size of Earth, could normally sell for 400 million.

As for why we don't use Earth as a direct comparison, it's because Earth has too many unique characteristics. Not to mention vibranium, the undeveloped gods lying in the Earth's core alone are beyond the scope of monetary value.

This is why it's said that once Li Wei and his team sell the Cosmic Orb, they won't have to worry about money to buy technology anymore.

With that kind of money, they could easily build a fleet several times more powerful than the Chitauri fleet.

This is why, in the movie, Gamora says that this money is her only chance to get rid of Thanos.

Of course, this was also because she underestimated Thanos's power at that time and was unaware of the true secret of the Orb. However, this also illustrates just how terrifying the Collector's wealth truly is, given that he is the richest person in the galaxy.

But now Li Wei is actually saying that Star-Lord is worth that much money?

Tony was a little confused.

Wait a minute, Tony suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered what Levi had told him about Star-Lord's background.

"Ugh, you're not thinking of selling this guy to his dad, are you? Are you crazy? With Ego, he'll devour the entire universe! Earth won't be spared either," Tony said, getting a little angry.

“That’s right, but things aren’t that serious. I’ve already dealt with the spores Ego left on Earth—actually, even if I hadn’t dealt with them, Ego wouldn’t have been able to devour the Earth, but a lot of people would have died, and besides, we have this now!” Li Wei took out the Sphere of the Universe and waved it at Tony.

That's right, it was a sudden thought that popped into Levi's head. Star-Lord wanted to sell them out, so they could turn around and sell Star-Lord to his biological father, the final boss of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, who was trying to devour all intelligent life in the universe and create the supreme life planet Ego.

First, squeeze some money out of Ego—as someone who has traveled through countless eras and planets, Ego is absolutely top-notch in terms of wealth.

And Star-Lord is the son who meets Ego's requirements and can withstand his power.

The other party would definitely be willing to pay a large sum of money to buy this "son".

During this process, Li Wei reveals to Star-Lord that the real cause of his mother's death was actually a brain tumor implanted by Ego.

Then they can work together to deal with Ego—in this respect, Star-Lord's emotionality isn't entirely a bad thing.

If it weren't for this emotional reaction, he probably wouldn't have even considered confronting Igor.

With the Power Stone in hand, Levi didn't believe that his group couldn't kill Ego.

As for the risks involved, there is no doubt that they exist.

However, Ego was an existence that had to be eliminated and posed a huge threat to Earth—although, as he told Tony, Ego did not actually have the ability to devour the Earth.

After all, even if the Ancient One is still alive on Earth, the Eternals and the Celestials behind them cannot stand by and watch Earth be devoured by Ego. If Ego were to devour Earth, Tiamat would also be doomed.

But as Li Wei said, it is also true.

Earth may not be in any major danger, but if Ego really does unleash his Devouring attack, the death toll will certainly be high.

So even without Star-Lord, it was probably only a matter of time before Levi and his team faced off against Ego.

After all, with Li Wei's arrival, many things have changed, and it's uncertain whether the Guardians of the Galaxy will even exist anymore.

Since that's the case, it's better to eliminate this hidden danger as soon as possible.

As for killing Star-Lord?
This is only a temporary solution and does not address the root cause of the problem.

Because Ego is a cosmic stud, constantly spreading his offspring throughout the universe.

Although in the movie, only Star-Lord was able to inherit his power.

But that doesn't mean there won't be a second one in the future.

Therefore, the correct answer is to eliminate Igor, the source of all problems.

“You’re right, the threat must be eradicated at its source!” After hearing Levi’s plan, Tony, who understood what kind of threat Ego was, immediately agreed with Levi’s idea. “That kid is coming!”

(End of this chapter)