Xandar
A figure in a golden cloak suddenly appeared above the square, and the blue vortex gradually disappeared without a trace.
"Spatial chaos has occurred over the square. The magnetic field tore open a crack, and surveillance shows a strange figure appearing there."
"Send the Nova Corps immediately and take him down!"
Rhomann Dey looked at the large screen monitoring Renzo from every angle, especially when he saw the gem on his forehead. His face suddenly darkened. In his opinion, this intruder wanted to rob them of the Power Stone they were keeping.
As a centurion of the Nova Corps, he had once been a superhero who could stand against all others, the guardian of Xandar, and the leader of the Nova Corps. In his prime, he had been no weaker than anyone in Thanos's Black Order. His individual strength had even been close to Thanos's.
But now... Rhomann Dey looked at his slightly bulging belly and increasingly round face reflected on the screen, and sighed passively.
A few years ago, he had been fatally injured in a battle with the interstellar pirate Zorr. Although he had finally been revived, he had also lost the Nova Force and could no longer continue leading the Corps into battle. He could only retreat behind the scenes and silently direct the Nova forces from the monitors.
This was the pain of Rhomann Dey's life and also the darkest chapter of his history.
Renzo slowly landed in the center of the square. Various races were strolling through the beautiful plaza. It was a hodgepodge of species, and Renzo was overwhelmed by what he saw.
However, these aliens looked at him strangely. Cowardice, greed, gloating... all kinds of gazes focused on Renzo. Many people stopped where they were and watched to see what kind of show would happen next.
Renzo was still looking for the Nova Corps headquarters. The super Stark computer in his brain was completely useless on an alien planet. Their firewalls were hundreds of years more advanced than Earth's.
"Intruder, stop where you are immediately and do not resist."
At that moment, several star-shaped aircraft flew across the sky, and faint yellow light waves poured down over Renzo like smoke, pulling him slowly into the air.
The drone scanned Renzo's body. The soldiers were surprised to discover that the intruder was not human. He was not even listed on the biological map of the universe. His body structure was completely mechanical, with dense mechanical circuits spread throughout his body. The scan appeared before Rhomann Dey's eyes.
"Synthezoid? Intelligent life? This is amazing!"
Rhomann Dey looked at the large screen in surprise. Xandar could also achieve this kind of technology, but the energy source and body materials were difficult to obtain.
"Again, stop where you are immediately and do not resist!"
The voice coming from the drone made Renzo a little confused. How had he become an intruder?
"You have violated the laws of Xandar. Unauthorized use of spatial devices to jump to Xandar is prohibited. I repeat, you have violated the laws of Xandar. Unauthorized use of spatial devices to jump to Xandar is prohibited!"
Rhomann Dey's voice kept repeating in Renzo's ears. He only found it noisy and wanted to shoot down the drones above his head.
But in the end, he did not. First, he had to find the location of the Power Stone. It was best not to cause trouble. Making more friends was better than making enemies.
Renzo obediently raised his hands and surrendered, which surprised Rhomann Dey. He had originally thought this intelligent life-form would fight back and that even the Nova Corps might not be able to catch him.
"What is his purpose?"
Rhomann Dey narrowed his eyes and looked thoughtfully at the screen.
When the people around the square saw that there would be no good show, they left one by one with sighs. On this extremely tolerant planet, the embarrassing affairs of other aliens were often objects of ridicule. However, it was a pity that ever since that group of fools more than two years ago, no one had dared to cause trouble in Nova Corps territory, even though their current strength was very weak.
Back then, Ronan had used the Power Stone to massacre most of the Nova Corps. As a result, their numbers were now extremely scarce, and various interns had to rush in to help maintain Xandar's basic order.
Renzo was easily handcuffed, but he was not sent to Xandar's prison. Instead, he was taken to Rhomann Dey's office.
When he opened the door, Renzo saw a man with a fat head and large ears. At first glance, he looked like a typical side character, someone no one would remember even after watching the movie.
But as a deep Marvel fan, not only of the movies but also of many comics and settings, it was impossible for Renzo to miss Rhomann Dey, the leader of the Nova Corps.
Rhomann stared at Renzo with burning eyes—or, to be precise, at the gem on his forehead, the Mind Stone, one of the Infinity Stones.
His greed was almost written across his face. The power of the Power Stone was not enough to control the Nova Corps, but the Mind Stone was much more docile. If he could control the Mind Stone, then whether it was the Kree Empire or the Black Order, under the power of the Infinity Stones, they would be nothing more than a swarm of ants.
"Centurion of the Nova Corps? I still have quite a lot of face."
Renzo spoke half-jokingly.
"Where are you from? Where did that Infinity Stone come from?" Rhomann stood up unsteadily and carefully observed Renzo's body. The material had never appeared in their records at all. It was extremely hard.
"It seems there's no famous person like you in the universe." Rhomann was a little confused. A person with an Infinity Stone embedded in his forehead could not possibly be unknown. Someone capable of controlling an Infinity Stone had to at least be famous throughout the universe. In the past two years, that gang of street thugs had now become somewhat famous mercenaries, though they seemed to have gotten into a lot of trouble and were probably being hunted recently.
"No comment." Renzo shrugged, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Where is the Power Stone? I need it."
The water Rhomann had just put into his mouth sprayed out. He could not stop coughing from choking, and tears came out of his eyes.
"You... what did you say? Did I hear you correctly... you actually want the Power Stone?"
At that moment, Rhomann Dey felt that the guy in front of him was a little too arrogant. He actually wanted to control two Infinity Stones at the same time. What was he thinking? Was he not afraid of attracting the pursuit of every force in the universe?
However, he had heard that the Black Order also seemed to be looking for the Infinity Stones, and Xandar was now in a precarious situation. In front of them was the watchful eye of the Kree Empire, and behind them was the ambition of the Black Order.
Rhomann said that being the leader of the Nova Corps was difficult.
But looking at Renzo's serious expression, Rhomann's eyes suddenly sharpened. He sneered, pressed the communication bell, and ordered the soldiers to take him to the prison—to a separate room!
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