Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

The middle-aged man with a resolute face looked completely unwilling, making one feel that if it weren't for his military uniform, he would have jumped up and fought with those heartless maggots sitting on the high platform.

The final result was obvious: the man in military uniform, with a dark expression, carried out the orders of those heartless maggots.

One after another, ships belonging to the Nova Legion took off from Xandar and headed toward the destination that Sherlock and his group's ships had originally marked on the star map.

Looking at the scene before him, Sherlock simply smiled, raised an eyebrow at Akahoshi, and then said in a cheeky tone.

"See, see! I told you I was right! I won, Akahoshi, don't forget your promise!"

Seeing Sherlock's smug look, Akahoshi snorted in annoyance and turned to walk directly towards his room inside the ship.

As for Zhang Zhi, who was with Chi Xing, he simply pulled down his blindfold in silence and casually made an ice recliner to lie down. Huang Mian didn't say much throughout the whole process and kept using her light nail clippers to trim her nails.

On the contrary, both Sister Fluttershy and Gandalf seemed completely unfazed.

The reason for this situation is quite simple; ultimately, it's because of Akahoshi.

Although he looks like Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants, Akahoshi is practically a carbon copy of Akainu's personality.

Despite valuing Lilith more now after the destruction of the planet, he still has his own understanding of justice and a basic trust in the authorities.

That is why, although Akahoshi did not resist when Sherlock sent her out to find the dark side of Xandar, she believed from the bottom of her heart that Xandar should be given some trust.

At the very least, someone like Sherlock leaving without saying goodbye should absolutely not exist.

In the end, the grand drama orchestrated by Sherlock was nothing more than an attempt to make Akahoshi, or rather the three Seafood Admirals, let go of their pursuit of so-called 'justice'.

After all, reality is not like anime or the conflict between pirates and the navy. Moreover, in their world, the navy is not necessarily a good guy, and the pirates are not necessarily a bad guy. It's just that they are in high positions and often can't see what's below.

However, there was nothing that could be done about it. After all, they were captured during the Marineford War. If these three guys had been captured even a little later, allowing them to see what those five old geezers really looked like, this situation probably wouldn't have happened today.

Seeing that the three Seafood Generals had largely put aside their pursuit of justice and established the most basic principles of being an interstellar person, Sherlock didn't say anything more.

Seeing an invisible crisis dissipate in Sherlock's seemingly playful manner, Gandalf's smile deepened. Looking at the projection of those heartless maggots plotting what to do with Sherlock after bringing him back, Gandalf stroked his beard before speaking to Sherlock.

"Our spaceship is still too high-profile. The style of Xandar is too obvious and it is easy for Xandar's allies to spot it."

“That’s right, so we have to modify the spaceship. Don’t worry, I have a general understanding of Xandar, so modifying the spaceship shouldn’t be a problem. We just need to follow the plan.”

Sherlock immediately agreed with Gandalf and walked toward the cockpit of the spaceship.

However, before Sherlock's raised foot could even touch the ground, Gandalf swiftly grabbed him and pulled him back down.

Hana and Doro reacted very quickly. Hana instantly appeared at the door of the driver's cab, her hand already on the hilt of the sword in the stone despite her gentle smile.

Doro, on the other side, reacted even more excitedly, standing directly next to Hana and holding the Mini Meow Hammer in his hand, hissing at Sherlock like a kitten, with tiny sparks even flashing on the Mini Meow Hammer.

Behind the two, above the door leading to the driver's cab, a custom-made plaque was neatly inlaid, with several large characters written on it.

'Sherlock and dogs are not allowed!'

Not only did Sister Hua and Doro react strongly, but even the lazy Zhang Zhi raised his blindfold, and Huang Mian stood up and stared intently at Sherlock.

It could be said that, apart from Akahoshi who had already returned to his room, everyone was ready for battle, all in order to prevent Sherlock from entering the cockpit.

Seeing the somewhat unusual reaction of his 'teammates', Sherlock's lips twitched violently.

"No, is it really that serious? You guys didn't help me back then, and I didn't know how to fly a spaceship. So you can't blame me for the spaceship exploding, right? Besides, I learned how to fly a spaceship on Xandar, so there won't be any more problems. I swear! You have to believe in the abilities of an alchemist!"

Sherlock spread his hands and made a very aggrieved accusation to everyone.

Honestly, it's one thing for Sister Hua and the others to inexplicably oppose me piloting the spaceship, but Doro, you actually betrayed our revolutionary friendship? Is that really right?

Clearly, Sherlock's accusations did not elicit any sympathy from anyone. On the contrary, after hearing Sherlock's accusations, everyone sneered. Sister Hua even rolled her eyes at Sherlock in her heart before gently complaining.

"It's really not your fault. If the spaceship hadn't had the minimum level of automatic protection back then, we would have been crushed into mincemeat when we entered faster-than-light transition."

Although I was lucky enough not to be crushed into mincemeat that time, I never want to go through that experience again.

"That's right, that's right! Doro doesn't want to turn into a little pancake anymore! As long as he doesn't get into the cockpit, he'll still be Doro's favorite person!"

As Sister Hua's voice faded, Doro also stepped forward to chime in, completely ignoring the heartbroken expression on Sherlock's face.

Seeing Sherlock standing there as if abandoned by the whole world, Gandalf sighed helplessly, patted Sherlock on the shoulder, and then walked towards the cockpit.

When Sister Hua saw Gandalf's actions, she withdrew her hand from the hilt of her sword and walked into the driver's seat with Gandalf.

After the two were seated in the driver's and passenger's seats, Zhang Zhi put his blindfold back on. Huang Mian turned around and left, returning to his room. Doro glanced at Sherlock before pulling Lilith to go play in the cabin.

The entire spaceship was quickly covered by a golden light membrane, and in the blink of an eye, it entered a faster-than-light jump, heading towards their target, the Eternal Night Star.

Chapter 382 Eternal Night Star

Eternal Night Star, a star in the nebula containing Xandar that is on par with the Lawless Land.

If the lawless land became lawless because of the profits from fighting over that enormous head and corpse, then Eternal Night Star is a 'logistics center' that gathers all the evils you can imagine in the universe.

The reason it is called the Eternal Night Star is quite simple: because the Eternal Night Star is not in any celestial system, it is like an abandoned child, and the sun will never rise.

When Sherlock and his crew's ship left the faster-than-light jump and actually saw the so-called Eternal Night Star, they were still speechless with astonishment at the sight it presented.

It was a moon-sized planet entirely pieced together by man-made structures, with dozens of spaceports like sharp knives stuck into the planet, which was entirely made of steel.

Although named Eternal Night Star, the entire planet is illuminated by artificial lights, making it resemble a giant light bulb. In the vast, empty, and black expanse of space, it stands out like a star, captivating all who look away.

The entire Eternal Night Star is like a super interstellar version of Kowloon Walled City. Here you can see skyscrapers, all kinds of illegally constructed pipes, and even buildings formed from the wreckage of a flagship, and even corridors.

The Eternal Night Star has almost every man-made object you can imagine, but it has no natural creations whatsoever, including roads.

The entire Eternal Night Star is like a planet that a child has haphazardly built with all sorts of toys. The so-called roads might be someone else's roof, the interior or outer shell of a crashed flagship, or even the security bars on someone else's balcony, or simply two rickety steel cables.

Everywhere were dark, abyssal crevices, so terrifying they seemed like predatory beasts, and not even a ray of artificial light could penetrate them.

Aside from the 'locals,' probably no one knows what's hidden in that abyss-like darkness, or perhaps it's an abyss that even the 'locals' wouldn't dare to set foot in.

The so-called 'Eternal Night Star' before their eyes completely overturned Sherlock and his companions' understanding of interstellar civilization in the blink of an eye.

The people on the spaceship, looking at the enormous artificial planet-like 'Kowloon Walled City' before them, were at a loss for words.

Sherlock eventually came to his senses and remarked something.

"This is truly spectacular!"

This remark drew the attention of the three seafood generals, Sister Flower, and Gandalf.

Although none of them said anything, the scene before them clearly reminded them of the absolute 'dark side' of their own past worlds.

Fortunately, none of this affected the thoughts of the people present. After a moment of reflection, the group began to put on the protective suits intended for use in space, as originally planned.

After everyone was dressed, Sherlock took out a landing pod, which was actually a miniature spaceship.

After the group silently entered the landing capsule, they stopped outside the spaceship. The spaceship, which originally resembled an eagle, was stored away by Sherlock using a space capsule.

The reason for choosing a homemade landing pod instead of landing directly in the spaceship is quite simple. On the one hand, Sherlock and his crew's spaceship is too conspicuous, and no one knows whether there are any Xandar informants in a place like Eternal Night Star, which is full of all sorts of people.

On the other hand, it's also for convenience. After all, if the spaceship needs to be modified, it's better to carry it with you than to fly there directly and leave people on board to guard it.

You should know that there are no laws in such places. Whether it is the Eternal Night Star or the lawless land, there is only one principle that always prevails: the strong prey on the weak.

Here you can do whatever you want, and the only thing you need to consider is whether you can withstand the retaliation from those behind you after you've done it.

In other words, murder and robbery are normal occurrences here, and the only thing that can maintain a semblance of harmony is the rule set up by the various gangs, large and small.

Sherlock didn't want his spaceship to end up as a pile of parts on the black market before it even had a chance to be modified.

Therefore, after careful consideration, it is undoubtedly the safest solution to create landing pods that can be manufactured at will. Most importantly, the landing pods can hide their identities to the greatest extent possible. In fact, Sherlock had planned to use the method of 'smuggling' to land from the very beginning.

It's important to know that this chaotic place, which is on par with lawless areas, sees smuggling happening almost every moment. Those so-called airports are actually mostly used by 'customers' and 'business partners'.

As the group flew towards Eternal Night Star aboard the landing pod, Huang Mian, who had been in charge of the investigation, gave everyone a brief overview of the planet's information.

"Although this place, like the lawless land, is a hub for black market activities and even a well-known 'logistics center' in this star system, Eternal Night Star also has its own unique characteristics."

The three main industries supporting Eternal Night Star are illegal drugs, illegal car modifications, and the sex industry. All three are family-run monopolies. Unfortunately, the three families are extremely vigilant, and I couldn't get any more information, only that it's very dangerous here.

Hearing Huang Mian's words, everyone became wary, but not overly nervous. After all, none of the people present were pushovers, so there was no need to be too tense.

As the landing module drew closer to the so-called Eternal Night Star, and after passing through the entirely artificial 'atmosphere,' Sherlock and his companions finally saw the true nature of the Eternal Night Star.

They landed in a huge, factory-like area, with countless pipes stretching as far as the eye could see and chimneys lying haphazardly in the air forming the landscape.

The smoke emanating from those haphazardly placed chimneys was almost the highest concentration of pollutants in the area.

Even Sherlock, an alchemist with some knowledge of interstellar space, couldn't tell what these so-called factories were. The only thing he could tell was that there wasn't a single person in sight!

Apart from the sounds of machinery, the entire factory area was deathly silent, like a scene from the aftermath of the apocalypse. There was no sign of 'life' at all, making one wonder if there were any living people left on this eternal night star.

Just as the group was feeling puzzled, three basketball-sized drones, resembling the Death Star from Star Wars, quietly appeared behind Sherlock and his group's landing pod. Before they could even react, the drones used their blue field nets to directly detect Sherlock and his group's landing pod.

After some attempts, the group gave up and squeezed into the cockpit to watch quietly as the three drones tried to take them somewhere.

Chapter 383 No, is that right?

Although the group looked like caged birds, none of them actually felt panicked. Instead, they huddled together, chattering about their destination.

As the three spherical drones advanced, they soon arrived in front of a rather huge blue light screen. The moment they passed through the blue light screen, a trace of life finally appeared in the originally cold and lifeless factory area.

Indeed, Sherlock and his companions finally saw living beings on Eternal Night Star, instead of the cold, apocalyptic scene of only machines.

After passing through the light curtain, they are now in what should be considered a residential area within this region.

Compared to the factories that seemed to be piled up, this so-called residential area was more like the Kowloon Walled City. After seeing the three spherical drones, the aliens of all sizes hid with expressions of fear on their faces.

Those on the landing module could clearly see that the aliens living near the light screen were all dressed in rags, and there were even dark red bloodstains left in this dilapidated area.

Sewage and garbage were the main features here. Although they did not open the landing pod to breathe in the outside air, the pungent stench was already lingering in Sherlock and his companions' minds as they looked at the environment.

As the three drones advanced, the environment quickly changed after they passed a high wall.

If the world outside the high walls is a stinking slum, then the world inside the high walls is like entering a normal world.

Although the style still had the chaotic feel of Kowloon Walled City, at least the people who appeared in Sherlock and his group's sight were no longer scantily clad or emaciated.

There was one question that left everyone in the landing module, except for Gandalf, with a sense of inexplicable doubt.

Although the buildings outside are in the dilapidated and chaotic style of Kowloon Walled City, with haphazard additions and alterations almost everywhere, the style of these buildings is remarkably uniform.

That's right, the style of these buildings is damn Japanese style from Earth!

Most importantly, the further you go, the more obvious this strange Japanese style becomes, and even the clothing of the pedestrians below begins to resemble the style of the Japanese.

A strangely eerie cyberpunk version of the kimono feel.

Seeing this scene, not only Sherlock, but even Sister Flower and the three seafood generals had a strange feeling on their faces.