Zhu Tian started by deceiving his father-in-law from the perspective of pirates.

“I need to talk to him about something,” Rod said with a smile.

"Hush! Hush!"

A whistle rang out, and a small red arrow suddenly flew out from Yondu's clothes, heading straight for Rhodes' face.

Then it makes a ding-dong sound.

"Please, what are you trying to do with this toy? Try to tickle me." Rhodes picked up the little red arrow from the ground and said with a speechless expression.

With his current physical defenses, this weapon really wouldn't have any effect on him, let alone him.

It was useless against Sargeras and Azeroth, even though they were using other people's bodies.

You can use this to clear out some grunts, but if you want to deal with beings of our caliber, Rhodes can only laugh.

"How could this be! What do you want from me?" Yondu and a large group of space scavengers drew their weapons and pointed them at Rhodes and the others.

Despite being held at gunpoint by hundreds of cosmic scavengers, Rhodey remained completely unfazed. To put it bluntly, the interstellar weapons of the Marvel universe are not as powerful as those of superpowered beings!

"You're planning to turn against us? Think it over." Rhodes looked at Yondu with a playful expression.

"If you don't want to be blasted to smithereens, tell the truth! What exactly is your purpose?" Yondu picked up his laser gun and aimed it at Rhodes' head.

"Hehe! Actually, your biggest role is just to point out a path, as long as you are willing to hand over that kid."

Then give us the exact coordinates, and you'll all be fine.

After Rhodes finished speaking, he looked at Yondu and the others, waiting for their choice.

Just as tensions were running high, an extremely arrogant voice rang out.

A raccoon walking upright and a tree-man are standing on the mountaintop. The raccoon is holding a laser cannon cobbled together from some unknown junk and is aiming it at Yondu and the others.

"Ahem! Gentlemen, it seems you've run into some trouble. You only need 10,000 star coins."

"I'll solve your problem. The weapons I made are incredibly powerful; they can blast them to smithereens in one shot."

“.” Yondu.

Oh no, there's an ambush on the other side.

"Rhodes, isn't that Rocket and Groot? When did they get here?"

"I'm extremely unhappy that you scavengers snatched such a big order."

Isn't it just about taking them to find a living planet and catching a kid?

"I'll do anything as long as you pay me." Rocket grinned at the scavengers below and raised an eyebrow at Rhodes.

That's 100,000 star coins! He and Groot were taking on bounty missions all over Xandar when they stumbled upon this cheap way to make money.

After sending out his job application, Rocket was largely ignored and instead selected a bunch of third-rate interstellar scavengers, which made him very unhappy.

Are you kidding me? You actually didn't value me, the most advanced intelligence in the universe.

"So, you know where that living planet is?"

"I don't know, but if these scavengers have done business with him, then they must have the detailed coordinates of his location. All I need to do is crack their spaceship's operating system."

"Then I'll get the coordinates, and I'll help you take care of these idiots. I'll charge you 110,000 star coins in total, how about it?" Rocket said.

“That’s a good idea. I happen to be lacking a technical talent, and I think you’re the one I’m looking for.” Rhodes smiled at Rocket.

Since you, little raccoon, have actually delivered yourself to my doorstep, then I won't be polite. The Rockets are no small fry; their intelligence is even above that of Iron Man.

It's cosmic-level intelligence, top-tier scientists who can conjure up a whole bunch of high-tech weapons from a pile of junk.

The Rockets' potential is no less than Vegapunk's, and may even be far greater. With such a talented player, Rod should definitely try to recruit him.

"Oh, you know your stuff, buddy!" Rocket gave a smug smile.

The other person was looking at him with admiration, not with disdain, or even with the look of someone looking at a pet, which made Rocket feel very pleased.

"You can try," Yondu scoffed, "I can blow your boss's head off before your laser cannon hits us." He aimed his laser gun at Rhodes.

"Hehe! That won't do. They're my clients now. Here's a gift for you: the Cosmic Scavenger."

Rocket casually took out a small metal-like object from his pocket and tossed it at the feet of Yondu and the others.

The small piece of metal immediately emitted an extremely strong magnetic force, and with a bang, it destroyed all the guns in the hands of the scavengers in an instant.

"Alright, fellow scavengers, the situation has reversed now." Rocket jumped down from the mountaintop, carrying his laser cannon, and looked at Yondu and the others with a smug expression.

"I'm Groot."

Dealing with you bunch of idiots was a piece of cake.

"Rhodes, is that guy a treant? It's on that little guy."

"I sensed a trace of artificial creation; it wasn't a life form born naturally." Azeroth whispered as he approached Rhodes.

"Yes! This little guy is amazing, he's incredibly intelligent."

After saying that, Rhodes immediately released his Conqueror's Haki, and hundreds of scavengers instantly rolled their eyes and passed out. The only one who remained conscious was their leader, Yondu.

This was because Rhodes showed mercy; otherwise, a mortal would not have been able to withstand his Conqueror's Haki.

"Looks like even if I don't make a move, these idiots won't be able to hurt you in the slightest." Rocket looked at Rhodes.

This guy is really strong! I wonder where they come from.

"It's just a useful ability. Here's the money for you, a total of 50,000 star coins."

"I'll give you the rest of the money after we reach our destination." Rhodes took out some Skrull supplies and tossed them to Rocket.

"Let's go, buddy! We'll go to their main control ship. I'll find the planet's coordinates, and then we'll fly there." After Rocket got the money, he immediately pulled Groot into the interstellar scavenger's ship and began operating it.

In just a few minutes, they cracked the scavenger's spaceship defense system and began searching for information about the living planet and Ego.

"Alright, let's talk. Don't worry, your men are just unconscious. Now can you tell me where Star-Lord is?"

If you answer honestly, I will not harm you or your men.

"If you don't answer honestly, believe me, you'll experience what it means to wish you were dead in a moment." Rhodes approached Yondu, patted him on the shoulder, and asked.

“Quill has taken on a mission to find the Orb of the Universe, and I don’t know its exact location,” Yondu said.

"A cosmic orb? Heh! That's really good news! You're starting the search now?" Rhodey's face lit up with surprise. The Guardians of the Galaxy storyline has already begun?

While Rhodes was with the Ancient One, he learned that the Battle of New York was over.

After Thor 2 is over, the Reality Stone will be delivered to the Collector.

“We just received the mission and are searching for his exact planetary location. You, you also want the Orb of the Universe?” Yondu looked at Rhodes with surprise.

“That’s right, I am indeed interested. How much money will they give you if you find the Cosmic Orb and hand it over?” Rhode asked.

“We can offer 200,000 Star Coins, and if you offer a higher price, I might sell it to you.” Yondu grinned, revealing his large gold teeth.

"Hehe! You got really ripped off. To be honest, do you know the price the other party paid for this spirit orb? The price the real buyer would pay for this thing?" Rhodes patted Yondu on the shoulder and said.

"How much? Did I run into a middleman?" Yondu asked, puzzled. Had he, an interstellar scavenger, been scammed?

I hate middlemen the most. If anyone dared to be my middleman, Yondu would definitely blow their head off.

"That's right, the other party offered four billion, a full four billion, but the introducer is only willing to give you two hundred thousand. You're really in a bad situation."

Collectors in the Void can afford to pay high prices.

"Do you know who the buyer is? It can't be you, can it?"

"It wasn't me, but I know the buyer's exact location. Do you want to make four billion? After you pull off this, you can retire and enjoy life."

"Are you also looking for Star-Lord because of the Orb of Destiny? No problem, I can call that kid over, as long as you give us a billion dollars afterward, or even a billion dollars."

"The Cosmic Orb was just a pleasant surprise. I have other business with him, but don't worry, we won't kill him, and we'll even tell him a secret." I really enjoy seeing fathers and sons being kind and filial.

It would be really interesting to have Star-Lord personally see his father off.

Moreover, such a descendant of a god has great potential. The Burning Legion has many female demons, whether succubi or the little hooves of the Eredar.

They should all be very much to Star-Lord's liking; he prefers girls with green or red skin.

Rhodey believed that Star-Lord would definitely come with him, after all, he hadn't met Gamora yet! His personality was a complete carbon copy of Stark's.

"Hey buddy, I think I just heard about a big business deal. Want a piece of the pie?" Rocket then emerged from the scavenger's spaceship.

"I'm Groot."

Looks like I've struck gold today.

“No problem, we don’t care about money, we can even afford a higher price. Have you found the coordinates?” Rhodes said.

Chapter 200 Life Energy, Taming Rocket Raccoon

The currency in the Marvel Universe is completely useless to Rhodes, Sargeras, and others.

However, Rhodes's main goal was to take the raccoon away. Coercion wouldn't work, so he had to resort to bribery.

“Of course, I’m Rocket, and I’ve already locked onto that kid named Star-Lord’s spaceship and his planet,” Rocket said.

"So, do you want to go see Quill first to get the Orb of the Universe and find that mysterious buyer, or do you want to go find Ego first?" Yondu asked.

To be honest, he's starting to wonder what exactly this so-called cosmic orb is.

He hadn't paid much attention when someone asked them to look for it before, but now Yondu was quite concerned, after all, it was 40 billion!

All those scavengers combined over the years haven't earned that much money.

“You don’t need to know this right now. Knowing too much about the things inside the Cosmic Orb won’t do you any good,” Rhodes said.

Rhodes, along with Yondu himself, the raccoon, Groot, and a captive named Yondu, boarded his spaceship. As for the remaining scavengers...

Rhodes left them locally, saying they would take off on their own once they woke up. Yondu, who had left the spaceship, had already left them some messages beforehand.

The gist of it is that I need to accompany some people to run some errands, and they should go back to the scavengers' base first. I will go back to them after I finish running the errands.

“I have a question for you two. How did you get to this desolate planet? There shouldn’t be any other ships around here besides my two scavenger ships,” Yondu asked, looking at Rocket and Groot.

"Oh! You mean this? Your men are a bit too stupid. I just managed to sneak onto your ship," Rocket said nonchalantly.

"Hmph! Looks like I'll have to teach the gatekeeper a lesson when we get back."

“Absolutely! We need to find a reliable person for the goalkeeper job. The big oaf you picked, haha!” Rocket Yondu and Groot were chatting enthusiastically in the outer compartment.

Meanwhile, Rhodes, Sargeras, and the others from Azeroth were in the inner cabin.