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Chapter 179 Galaxy Sand Sculpture Team

After a period of rectification and development, Sokovia, a country ravaged by war, has finally begun to get back on track.

The buildings that were previously ravaged by artillery fire have now been mostly demolished and rebuilt.

Walking on the streets of the capital, all you see are brand-new buildings, clean and tidy streets, and green trees planted along the roadside. You can't tell at all that this place was once a war-torn place.

People's lives are much more stable now. They no longer have to live in constant fear. The government has ensured the supply of basic necessities, and their basic needs for food, clothing, housing, and transportation are guaranteed.

Most importantly, now as long as they are willing to work hard, they can receive their due compensation on time, and no one dares to arbitrarily plunder the fruits of their labor.

In addition, all children in Sokovia enjoy free education provided by the government, with a focus on science. Outstanding adult students have the opportunity to receive personal guidance from Hydra researchers and various practical opportunities.

These were things we wouldn't have dared to even imagine a few months ago!

In the eyes of the Sokovians, all these changes are due to the blessing of the god Doom.

The cathedral, which was originally located in the center of the capital Novigrad, has now been completely demolished.

Instead, there is a giant human figure that is tens of meters tall.

Clad in an ancient hooded robe and wearing a mysterious magic mask, the entire statue exudes an awe-inspiring aura.

This colossal structure stands in the center of the city, like a god descended to earth, silently overlooking the entire Sokovia with its indifferent stone-carved eyes.

This giant human figure is naturally the image of Du Mu's god Du Mu.

Every day, many Sokovians spontaneously come to the statue to worship and thank Du Mu for bringing them peace and hope.

Du Mu felt that this was too high-profile, so he ordered that a statue be erected in every city to prevent people from traveling long distances to worship.

There was nothing he could do; after all, he was a good king who cared about his people.

Although Sokovia's overall strength is still somewhat inferior to that of the world's powerful nations, this does not mean that it is backward.

High-tech products can be seen everywhere in the city. Some of them come from the research team under Baron Strucker, while others were purchased by Du Mu from the Nova Empire. Even the common people of Sokovia have a lot of useful and convenient civilian technology devices.

Since they were all on his side, Du Mu naturally wouldn't treat them unfairly.

He would never deliberately make his people pretend to be poor and backward, hiding away and suffering, just because he was worried that advanced technology would attract outside spying. In his view, there was no need to make his own people suffer in order to cover up their misdeeds.

Du Mu dares to provoke even those interstellar powers, so why would he be afraid of these countries on Earth?

Besides, Sokovia is not a pushover.

Although Sokovia's population is not large now, with a stable life and improved nutrition for its citizens, coupled with the boost from the title of "King of the Nation," the physical condition of Sokovians is getting better every day, surpassing the level of ordinary people on Earth.

Not to mention the specially trained soldiers in the Sokovian army, whose amplification effects are even more pronounced.

If this trend continues, the Sokovians might one day be able to rival the Asgardians and shout "For Sokovia!"

With their superhuman physical abilities and equipped with a full array of alien technology, the Sokovia army is now capable of easily defeating most military forces on Earth.

Of course, Du Mu's gaze had long since moved beyond Earth and was now fixed on the vast starry sky.

In his view, it's pointless to fight with other countries on Earth; compared to the entire universe, it's just a beginner's village.

However, if you want to conquer the universe, you definitely can't rely on just two legs.

Before that, he must first build a spaceship that can break through the atmosphere and travel freely among the stars.

Although he had a ready-made spaceship parked in the New Star Empire, it was too far from Earth.

If they were to actually sail back, it would take countless days just for a one-way trip. As for the pile of spaceships hidden in Vanaheim, forget about it; they're much farther away than the Nova Empire.

Moreover, Du Mu knew very well that relying on stolen spaceships was not a long-term solution. If Sokovia wanted to truly gain a foothold in the universe, it had to learn to build its own spaceships.

Nova Empire, Xandar!

Du Mu navigated the streets with practiced ease, turned into an inconspicuous alley, and found the old broker who had once traded the Cosmic Spirit Orb.

"Welcome...it's you!?"

The broker recognized the person who walked in, and his words caught in his throat. His face turned pale with shock and fear.

How could he forget Du Mu, the man in front of him? Last time, he swindled 400,000 universe coins from him, which was almost half of his savings accumulated over many years. Every time he thought about this debt, his heart ached.

But no matter how much it hurt him, he didn't dare to tell the Nova Corps about it.

The reason was simple: he later heard some terrible news on the streets. It was said that a ruthless man had not only killed many predators, but even Ronan's most capable subordinate, Coras, had died at his hands.

Anyone with a brain knows that this ruthless person must be Du Mu, who possesses the Cosmic Spirit Orb.

As for why it's not Quill?

Don't be ridiculous, that guy looks like an idiot, how could he possibly have that kind of strength!

Du Mu dared to provoke even predators and Ronan; how could a mere broker like him dare to challenge such a ruthless person?

"Relax, I'm here to discuss a business deal with you," Du Mu said cheerfully.

The broker was inwardly groaning.

If he could, he would never want to have any further contact with Du Mu.

But under Du Mu's intimidation, the broker still had to bite the bullet and ask, "Please... what kind of business is it?"

Du Mu stated bluntly: "I want to buy the blueprints for building spaceships."

Upon hearing this, the donor's face immediately contorted into a bitter expression: "You've really come to the wrong person. My small business wouldn't dare touch spaceship blueprints. The Nova Empire is extremely strict about exporting this kind of technology; if caught, it's a serious crime, and you'd be in an interstellar prison for at least a decade!"

"Is it that serious?"

Du Mu frowned upon hearing this.

Although the Nova Empire is relatively safe and has good public security, its regulations are also relatively strict, making it extremely difficult to obtain sensitive technology there.

The broker, observing Du Mu's expression and fearing he might anger him, quickly moved closer and lowered his voice: "However... if you really need it urgently, I do have a suggestion: you can go to the Void."

"The Void?"

"That's right. That place is on the edge of the universe, a lawless land, not governed by any power. It's the largest black market exchange in the entire galaxy. As long as you have enough money, you can basically get anything."

"There are such wonderful places."

Upon hearing this, Du Mu immediately became interested and requested, "Send me the coordinates of the Void Land."

The broker didn't dare to delay for a moment and quickly operated on his data panel to send a string of interstellar coordinates to Du Mu's personal device.

After obtaining the interstellar coordinates, Du Mu did not make things difficult for the broker and turned to leave the shop.

He quickly returned to his spaceship docked at the port of Xandar, entered the coordinates he had just obtained into the navigator, and then set the spaceship to autopilot mode.

The spaceship slowly ascended into the air, then burst out of Xandar's atmosphere and headed towards the void.

The journey to the Void is not short; it is estimated to take about three days.

During this time, Du Mu took out the Dark Book compiled by the Ghost Cult, put on the Dumb Ring, played the Emma CG animation, and started his study mode.

A void!

This place is not a planet at all, but a giant head floating in space. It is said to be from an ancient god, and the diameter of its eye sockets alone is enough for several spaceships to pass side by side.

It's hard to imagine how enormous the owner of this head must have been when he was alive!

What's even more chilling is, what kind of being could possibly be able to cut off the head of such a god?

Du Mu piloted the spaceship, passing through the eye sockets of the skull and entering its interior without encountering any obstacles, demonstrating his indiscriminate acceptance of all comers.

Soon, the view ahead opened up.

This is a completely hollowed-out world. The towering skull forms a natural dome, and countless mining ships, like swarms of bees, cling to those huge bones and the remaining brain tissue, constantly mining the organic matter left in this ancient skull.

Du Mu found a secluded corner and parked the spaceship.

With a wave of his hand, several steel robots appeared in the cabin, their eyes glowing red, and began to automatically perform their guard duties.

In this chaotic place, if some fool were to steal the spaceship while he was away, where would he put his face?

As Du Mu stepped off the spaceship, the noise from all directions instantly filled his ears, with all sorts of alien creatures moving through streets made of giant skeletons.

Illegal trade is rampant here, with everything from prostitution and gambling to drugs, all openly displayed. There are even ongoing slave transactions. It's a lawless and sinful place.

Du Mu had only taken a few steps when he clearly felt many ill-intentioned gazes coming from all around him, giving him a sense of familiarity, as if he were back in New York.

We've come to the right place!

Du Mu deliberately feigned nervousness, walking forward while anxiously looking around, clutching his coat tightly, looking like a newcomer afraid of being robbed.

Upon seeing this, more than a dozen figures immediately began to quietly follow behind Du Mu.

Pretending not to notice anything, Du Mu turned into a quiet alley, and the dozen or so figures following him followed without a second thought.

Less than half a minute.

Du Mu walked out of the alley alone, his expression unchanged, and continued to stroll around the street.

After several rounds, Du Mu's equipment arsenal was expanded again, and his wallet also got much fatter.

Unfortunately, his good fortune didn't last long. When he walked into another alley, he found that this time he only heard scattered footsteps behind him, and someone reached out and patted his shoulder.

Without a second thought, Du Mu turned around and threw a straight punch!

"Wait! I'm Kui..."

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boom!

The punch landed squarely on the other person's face, effectively shutting down the rest of his sentence.

Du Mu then followed up with a series of punches, making the opponent howl in pain and terrifying the others who wanted to step forward, who dared not utter a sound.

"Fellow countryman! Stop! It's me, it's Quill!"

The person who was being beaten covered his head and screamed in anguish.

"Quail?"

Du Mu then stopped, carefully examining the bruised and swollen man before him, and exclaimed in surprise, "Are you Quill, the one with the 40,000 cosmic coins bounty?"

Quill:

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Is a bounty the only way to make you remember me?

"it's me."

To avoid further beatings, Quill had no choice but to admit it.

"Jeanne d'Arc, the duck!"

Du Mu quickly stopped and asked curiously, "Quail, it's been a while since I've seen you. You look like a pig's head. I didn't even recognize you."

Quill's lips twitched. "Isn't this all because of the beating you just gave me?"

He asked suspiciously, "You definitely did this on purpose, didn't you?"

"How is that possible?"

Du Mu shook his head; he was doing it on purpose.

However, Quill deserved the beating. Did he really think he didn't know what this guy was thinking? He was probably trying to sneak up behind him and scare him.

Du Mu changed the subject: "Speaking of which, weren't you arrested and imprisoned by the Nova Corps? How come you're out so quickly?"

Quill's expression froze instantly, and he stammered, "Uh, that's a long story, let's not talk about it."

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However, Du Mu was completely uncooperative, looking at Quill with suspicion.

"Quill, you didn't escape from prison...?"

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"Ahem!"

Quill quickly interrupted him, leaning closer and lowering his voice, "Let's not talk about that now. The reason I came to see you is because I have a big deal to discuss!"

"What big deal?"

Du Mu squinted, his intuition telling him that this deal was definitely related to him.

"Move aside, let me talk to him."

Just as Quill was about to explain, he was suddenly pushed away by a healthy-looking, fresh-faced woman.

This person is Gamora, who was sent to prison along with Quill.

Behind them were the same group of nature Du Mu had seen before: Rocket Raccoon and Groot, as well as a burly man who looked fierce.

[NPC: Drax]

Codename: Destroyer

【Favourability: 20】

[Comment: Extremely intelligent, but lacks understanding of metaphors; king of witty banter]

Okay, this is obviously another silly joke.

"Hey, I should be the one to talk about this. I know him better."

Quill was very dissatisfied: "And don't think I didn't notice, when I was getting beaten up just now, all of you were just watching the show!"

"We weren't watching the show, we just didn't realize what was happening."

Rocket Raccoon explained while making no attempt to hide the mockery on his face.

Groot chimed in, "I am Groot."

Drax bluntly stated, "The way you went up there willingly to get beaten up was hilarious, hahaha!"

Quill:

Damn it, I can't stand being in this makeshift team anymore!

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