Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Yes, on the afternoon Ronan turned to ashes, the swarm of heartless maggots in the prison community vanished without a trace, and the entire community instantly became quiet again.

As for where they went?

It's very simple. Anyone with a brain could guess that they're probably arguing fiercely about Ronan's legacy right now.

Perhaps the most important of these legacies is the Power Stone that was pulled from Ronan's hammer.

Indeed, Sherlock was almost certain that leaving this thing on Xandar wouldn't be a good thing. On one hand, it would attract Thanos's attention, and on the other hand, those greedy guys would definitely try every means to study it.

Just like S.H.I.E.L.D. back then.

Even the Xandar, which is considered to have a relatively high moral standard in the entire universe, is not immune to such situations.

As for Sherlock, it would be nonsense to say that Sherlock had no interest in the Infinity Stone. Having obtained the Space Stone, Sherlock naturally coveted the Power Stone.

Furthermore, given Sherlock's control over the Infinity Stones, if he were to obtain the Power Stone, he might be able to cosplay as the bald-headed, caped hero on the spot.

However, after much deliberation, Sherlock ultimately abandoned his plan to plunder the Power Stone.

The reason is simple: it was forced by circumstances.

After all, Sherlock is still hoping to return to Earth from Xandar. Most importantly, Xandar has a good relationship with the Guardians of the Galaxy. There's no need for Sherlock to risk many unknown dangers on his way home and make things more difficult for himself.

Regardless of how Sherlock obtained the Power Stone, if it falls into his hands, he will likely offend the Guardians of the Galaxy, Xandar, and other planets that are on friendly terms with him, and may even attract Thanos's attention.

As a novice about to embark on his first space voyage, Sherlock simply didn't want to increase these uncontrollable risks too much.

To minimize unnecessary risks, Sherlock and his team had started planning several days in advance.

Do you remember the two homecoming options Xandar offered Sherlock?

After discussion, the group chose the second option, but they didn't actually give up on the first one. In fact, they even had their own ulterior motives regarding the second option.

With Sherlock and Ronan drawing the attention of the wicked maggots, the Seafood Trio's trip was essentially a way to take advantage of the chaos and get some things needed for the plan.

The first thing is an interstellar map.

Unlike star charts, this thing is essentially like a world map, only able to roughly depict some known planets and forces, and it may not be accurate, but it can provide Sherlock and his companions with the most basic guidance.

It was through this so-called interstellar map that Sherlock learned what the Nine Realms were all about.

Although the Nine Realms in Asgard are depicted as resembling the World Tree, in reality, the so-called Nine Realms are merely galaxies within nine empty bubbles of universes.

In other words, by the standards of interstellar civilization, the Nine Realms are essentially nothing more than a complete 'countryside'.

Doesn't it seem a bit exaggerated that Asgard, which only governs nine so-called rural areas, could become a powerful force known throughout the universe?

But what if I told you that the formation of these nine so-called cavitation bubbles was actually due to a war that took place in Asgard?

Most importantly, almost every planet in the Nine Realms is home to a powerful civilization capable of easily destroying another planet. Do you still think Asgard is not qualified?

That's enough already, isn't it?

At least on Xandar, Sherlock currently has no idea what other technologies or powerful individuals besides the Power Stone possess that could destroy a planet.

Aside from this ubiquitous interstellar map, which is even used in teaching materials, the three seafood generals have other tasks these days.

It means going out to inquire about the black market on Xandar.

Indeed, although the entire planet Xandar appears to be a glorious and righteous one, and even the entire Legion City exudes an aura of absolute positivity, it feels as if the sun shines on every inch of the land without leaving a single shadow.

However, in reality, the more such an environment is, the more likely places like black markets will emerge. The fact that Star-Lord and his crew were able to sell the Power Stone's orb on Xandar already illustrates this point.

Although the three admirals of the Seafood Kingdom are Marines and upright figures on their own planet, Akahoshi, like Akainu from One Piece, adheres to absolute justice.

However, that absolutely does not mean that these three people are completely unaware of the dark side. On the contrary, as the Navy's top combat force, they are arguably one of the few people who have the most thorough understanding of the world's dark side.

As for the so-called absolute justice ideals of Akahoshi and Akainu, they were no longer a major problem after their planets were destroyed.

To be honest, right now Akahoshi is only really concerned about Lilith.

Therefore, sending the three of them out to find the black market and try to infiltrate it to search for illegal star maps is not a big problem; in fact, they would thrive in it.

On the day Ronan arrived, everyone except Sherlock left the prison for the sake of that so-called illegal star map.

That's right, Sister Flower, Gandalf, and the three Seafood Generals were essentially just taking advantage of the chaos to rob someone.

The facts proved one thing: that going to rob someone at this time was absolutely the right thing to do. When the group returned, they brought back a huge number of star maps that the official authorities of Xandar would never have, or would never provide.

Many of these are star maps leading to lawless, lawless zones.

What Sherlock wanted was precisely this kind of star map, because in reality, the amount of intelligence possessed by such a place far surpassed that of a formal organization like Xandar.

Most importantly, those unlucky guys whose star maps were stolen by Sister Hua and her group couldn't even find Sister Hua and her group at all.

After all, who would have thought that Sister Hua and her gang's headquarters would be inside a prison?

Just as no one would doubt that someone imprisoned could escape and commit a crime, even if all the evidence points to the prisoner in jail.

Sherlock and his accomplices only need to stay obediently in prison, and they will naturally clear themselves of all suspicion.

After all, during the initial testing, although everyone's race was identified, their abilities were not detected at all. Moreover, the group had disguised themselves during their actions. Even if those black market guys were truly powerful and influential, they would only be left with a lot of questions.

Chapter 380 Running away

This wasn't just Sherlock making things up; after they went outside, Flora and her group really did disguise themselves. Flora carried Gandalf's staff the whole time, pretending to be a wizard and unleashing demonic powers, while Gandalf charged around wildly with Flora's sword in the stone.

The Seafood Trio was even more outrageous. Red Star followed Gandalf, clutching Yellow Cotton's Skyfall Sword, while Yellow Cotton, holding an ice shield, became the front row like Braum. The most outrageous of all was Zhang Zhi.

This guy is holding a tube that can spew out magma from the Crimson Star, and he already looks like a heartbreaker.

Most importantly, these people were all wearing masks while working, and they were Avengers masks, and even more importantly, they were Sherlock Holmes' alchemical artifacts.

Wearing this thing doesn't have any other effects; its biggest effect is that it allows you to transform into something similar to the Avengers.

With that kind of grotesque appearance, you wouldn't believe it, not even the Xandarians would be stunned for a long time.

And this was the result after Akahoshi and the others fought against it. You should know that at the beginning, Sherlock's plan was to have Akahoshi and the others cosplay as Whitebeard, Roger and Rocks, have Hana cosplay as Aizen, and have Gandalf cosplay as Sauron.

If this proposal hadn't met with strong opposition, they probably would have been playing even more elaborate tricks by now.

Fortunately, the result was not bad; at least no one could have guessed it was them.

On the contrary, the Avengers are in real trouble. They probably never imagined that they would be on the wanted list of underground forces light-years away before they even left Earth.

They gained quite a bit from this trip, although most of the star maps were useless. The good news was that after a night of verification, they actually found a few usable routes.

To be fair, Sister Hua and her group were really shrewd. This time, they not only retrieved the star map, but also stole a lot of universal currency, leaving Sherlock completely dumbfounded.

After all, the fact that Sherlock went from having nothing when he arrived on Xandar to being incredibly wealthy without even leaving the planet was quite amazing, and even made Sherlock feel somewhat unreal.

After stuffing their loot into their four-dimensional pockets, the group resumed their prison routine.

Unfortunately, this regular schedule did not last for half a month as expected. After only a few days, Sherlock and his group were properly asked to leave by the people of Xandar.

Sherlock was given a luxurious new life, from his small cell in the prison to a penthouse in a high-rise building, and even a high-end flying car.

The reason is simple: after the battle for Ronan's legacy was over, these heartless maggots naturally wanted Sherlock to repair the so-called alchemical legacy.

Sherlock didn't tolerate these heartless maggots. He wouldn't act until he saw something tangible. If they didn't produce something practical, they shouldn't expect Sherlock to repair their so-called alchemical heritage.

Having become somewhat arrogant and corrupted by the Power Stone, the maggot-like Sherlock was helpless against her and ultimately had no choice but to compromise and offer substantial benefits.

A small spaceship capable of accommodating about ten crew members, specializing in defense and agility to facilitate Sherlock's travels, was also provided with a tablet that could connect to the Xandar database for Sherlock's learning.

Of course, these heartless maggots weren't stupid. Although they gave Sherlock the spaceship, they didn't provide it with any supplies it needed, whether it was energy or food.

These heartless maggots took advantage of Sherlock and his group, who were just arriving on Xandar and were a bunch of penniless bastards.

After all, leaving without supplies is no different from courting death.

Sherlock wasn't in a hurry about this. Every day, he would have the three Seafood Generals disguise themselves and sneak off to the black market to get some supplies, while he went to check out the so-called alchemical legacy of Xandar.

After all, Sherlock wasn't stupid. If this so-called alchemical legacy was really some kind of powerful weapon, Sherlock would naturally try to stall for time, and if he couldn't stall any longer, he would just run away.

Fortunately, after Sherlock's investigation, he concluded that this thing was actually a starch synthesis device. Compared with starch synthesis devices made with normal technology, the biggest advantage of this thing was that it was not picky about raw materials.

To put it simply, this thing is a complete recycling machine that can turn anything into food.

With Sherlock's skill level, repairing this thing shouldn't have been difficult, but it still took him a long time to finish.

The reason for this was twofold: firstly, to give myself more time to study the technical data of Xandar; and secondly, to give the three Seafood Generals more time to prepare supplies, and even to give Sister Hua time to familiarize herself with everything on the spaceship.

It also gives them time to inspect and modify the spaceships provided by Xandar.

After all, one should always be wary of others. Sherlock never truly trusted the so-called Xandar, especially after coming into contact with that group of black-hearted maggots.

No one can guarantee that these guys won't do something underhanded to weaken Asgard.

The good news is that Sherlock's biggest fear did not come true.

The bad news is that this so-called food recycling machine is just the beginning.

Indeed, the food converter that Xandar asked Sherlock to repair was just an appetizer, a test of Sherlock's abilities. And while slacking off, Sherlock also discovered some hidden agendas in the information Xandar gave him.

While Xandar claimed to have made all its technological information available to Sherlock, it's clear those bastards lied.

Sherlock discovered that a large portion of his data was missing information about weapons, and based on this, he could roughly deduce what these heartless maggots were up to.

It's very simple. After being tested by the food converter, these bastards actually tried to trick Sherlock, the alchemist, into repairing the alchemical weapon by not giving him the weapon information!

All I can say is that these maggots are really out of their minds, actually trying to deceive an alchemist!

Of course, Sherlock didn't hold back. After repairing the food converter, he and everyone decisively fled that very night using the spaceship provided by Xandar.

As for the GPS and other tracking devices inside the spaceship, Sherlock simply left them behind, a blatant mockery of those heartless maggots.

Even the first reaction of those heartless maggots after discovering Sherlock's escape was to lead people to intercept Sherlock along the route on the star map.

Unfortunately, Sherlock had already seen through the thoughts of those heartless maggots and did not use the star map that came with the spaceship. Instead, he had already replaced it with the star map that he had stolen from the black market.

Those heartless maggots thought they were plotting against Sherlock on the third level, but little did they know that Sherlock was already above the atmosphere.

Chapter 381 Sherlock and dogs are not allowed!

In the vast expanse of space, a spaceship, its overall color a striking gold and white, resembling an eagle spreading its wings, rests quietly in mid-air. Inside the spaceship, Sherlock and his companions are gathered in the cabin, staring at a 3D projection.

The content projected was none other than the current situation on Xandar.

The group could almost clearly see the black-hearted maggots in the Xandar Council roaring as they gave orders to a man in military uniform with a resolute face to pursue Sherlock.