Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 686 The Collector, the Elder of the Universe (First Update)

"Several hundred years ago, the collector Divan discovered this skull and occupied the place, having his men collect all the organic matter inside the skull, including bones, brain tissue, and spinal fluid."

These organic substances have been found to have a wide range of uses, including healing diseases, strengthening the body and brain, and conducting various biological experiments.

As a result, people from various factions in the universe flocked here to buy the organic materials that had been mined from Difan.

The entire skull has long since been extracted, but this place has become the location of the largest black market in the universe.

After the spaceship docked at the designated location in the Void, Gamora looked at the countless spaceships from various planets flying overhead and the diverse architectural styles, and introduced them to Star-Lord and the others who were visiting for the first time.

"It seems you're quite familiar with this place. The person who spent four billion to hire you to obtain the Cosmic Orb must be this collector!"

Jerry knew that Gamora's original plan was to sell the Orb of Destiny to a collector for four billion, then use the money to escape Thanos and be free from his control.

Gamora nodded.

"Yes, so if you want to find Difan, I can take you there directly, but I don't think that guy will necessarily be willing to sell this place."

After all, he wasn't short of money; his greatest hobby was collecting all sorts of rare and extinct items, including those from nearly extinct races.

As a super cosmic spy, this wasn't the first time she had dealt with Di Fan, and she was quite familiar with his situation.

Jerry smiled upon hearing this:

"I know he's not short of money and doesn't intend to buy the Void right now. Our mission today is to sell him two things."

Collector Di Fan and his brother, Grandmaster Gao Tianzun, are both cosmic elders with eternal life.

The Cosmic Elders are survivors among the first intelligent human beings to appear after the Big Bang. Their respective races reached an extremely high level of civilization before their extinction.

Each of them possesses eternal life and some special abilities. The powerful ones can fight a single universe-level expert, while the weak ones cannot even defeat a Celestial-level being.

Fearing the loss of self over endless years, each cosmic elder has cultivated a hobby to keep themselves sane.

Collector Di Fan collects rare items and nearly extinct races, while Grandmaster Gao Tianzun gambles by building arenas where the strongest beings in the universe fight.

Caregivers enjoy nurturing and caring for others; astronomers understand all the routes in the universe; builders can construct all the buildings in the universe; annihilators excel at killing and destroying species; gardeners are proficient in all the planting knowledge in the universe; explorers explore all the unknown areas of the universe, and so on.

Jerry didn't want to offend this series of cosmic elders with various abilities, not because he was afraid of them, but because these guys were all granted immortality by death and could never be killed.

In other words, unless one day his strength surpasses that of the other side of eternity, death will occur, offending their faction will be very troublesome.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he will not use force against the collector; it would be better to use strategy instead.

"Selling two items?"

Star-Lord, Gamora, and the others looked puzzled.

Didn't they say they were coming to acquire the Void Land? Why are they selling things again?

"The Orb of the Universe and the Soul Stone. Gamora, tell Divan we're going to sell these two items."

Jerry turned to Gamora and said.

Upon hearing that the items to be sold were the Cosmic Orb and the Soul Gem, everyone was even more confused.

However, Jerry's next words made them all stop in their tracks in horror.

"After you sell the two gems, Nebula, contact Thanos and tell him that the Collector bought the Power Stone and the Soul Stone from me. Tell him to come and take them right away."

Everyone knows that Thanos plans to collect the six Infinity Stones and wipe out half of all life in the universe.

Instead of protecting the gem in his hands, Jerry actually told Thanos the news, letting him come and steal the gem. Isn't this like a lamb entering a tiger's den, aiding and abetting evil?

Seeing Star-Lord and the others suddenly stop, Jerry shook his head and explained:

"It's not what you think. This is just an excuse to lure Thanos here, and also to more easily acquire the Void from Devan."

His strategy was actually quite simple: he used two Infinity Stones to lure Thanos and his cosmic army to the Void.

Thanos isn't as easy to talk to as he is, nor does he have many scruples. He will definitely use force to take the gems from Devan.

Divan wasn't known for his strength among the Elders of the Universe, so he was no match for Thanos and his cosmic army. Not only were the Infinity Stones stolen, but if he dared to resist, he would probably be beaten half to death.

Although the Elder of the Universe is immortal, he still feels pain when hit and needs a lot of time to recover after being seriously injured.

Once Divan is half-dead from Thanos's attack, he will step in to finish off Thanos and save Divan. Given his power and the help he can provide, Divan would find it difficult to refuse his request to acquire the Void.

Because he remembered that in the movie, after Thanos was killed, Star-Lord led the Ravagers to buy the Void from the Collector.

Of course, the worst-case scenario is possible: that Divan refuses to sell the Void. In other words, finding another planet as a base for the Avengers to contact the universe isn't out of the question.

Xandar, with whom he has a good relationship, is a potential candidate.

As for Thanos's strength, he doesn't need to consider it at all now. Even if Thanos obtained all six Infinity Stones and had the Infinity Gauntlet, he would still be no match for him now, let alone with only two stones and no Infinity Gauntlet.

The reason for establishing the Avengers Space Base is actually to connect the Avengers on Earth with the universe, which will be more beneficial to their future development.

Actually, the main reason is to broaden Elsa's horizons and broaden her knowledge.

Upon hearing Jerry's explanation, everyone realized his good intentions and continued walking towards the collection building where Divan was located.

Ten minutes later, led by a red-skinned female alien named Karina, Jerry and his friends passed through many obstacles and finally arrived at a huge exhibition hall.

The huge exhibition hall was filled with countless transparent boxes made of special materials, each containing a strangely-looking alien. Jerry also saw a golden retriever wearing a spacesuit.

"Oh, Miss Gamora, I thought you weren't coming!"

At that moment, a white-haired man standing in the center of the exhibition hall turned around, took off his distinctive glasses, and walked towards Gamora with a fake smile.

Gamora replied without any hesitation:

"Di Fan, there's no need for such hypocrisy. I brought the Cosmic Spirit Orb you asked for before, and I also brought the Soul Gem along with it."

(End of this chapter)