Though Ye Li thought about many things, for executable plans, it's actually simple—————
First, find a patsy to obtain the Stone, then snatch it from them.
Second, let Gwen and the others wait at the cliff while he jumps down...
Both plans carry certain risks.
The first: the patsy would gain the powerful Soul Stone's power, and it was highly likely that they would get mentally inflated, resist, and refuse to give up the stone.
Second: It goes without saying, they would definitely be attacked by the soul stone's power directly...
To avoid the risks of both plans, the key condition was to have the strength to suppress the soul stone.
…..
After consideration.
Ye Li still cautiously decided—
—to choose the first plan.
If he went himself, he wasn't sure what kind of unknown risks there would be...
If he didn't die, the stone might not appear at all, and that would have been a waste...
So, it was unnecessary to take that risk.
…..
'Then where do I find a patsy....'
Standing by the porthole, Ye Li looked toward the desolate planet Vormir and pondered for a few seconds.
[Hmm... I'd rather not harm the people from Earth... I'll ask Xandar if they have a suitable candidate...]
…..
Xandar.
Prison Space Station—Kyln.
"You want us to produce a pair of criminals with numerous crimes to their name?"
The prison warden respectfully confirmed with the honored guest Ye Li, "And the sort who are in love?"
Though his manner was respectful, his eyes were odd—after all, the request was too bizarre....
The last time the warden heard a similar request was a few years ago, shortly after he took office.
Back then, a bigwig with special tastes asked the prison for a husband-and-wife bandit duo; rumor had it he liked the kink of 'offending in front of the husband'....
Could this gentleman be the same....
…..
"Seems you still didn't hear me clearly."
Ye Li corrected the warden, "They don't need to be in love—so long as one loves the other. Preferably, loves deeply."
"Oh, that makes it much simpler—there are plenty. I'll take you inside to pick."
Leading Ye Li toward the detention area, the warden asked as they walked, "Er… any restrictions on gender? Must it be male-female… or can it be same-sex?"
"Uh… that..."
Understanding what he meant, Ye Li's expression turned a bit odd. "Gender doesn't matter—should all be fine... don't define it too narrowly; even a genderless lifeform… wouldn't be out of the question...."
"What?!" The warden's pupils jolted; he unconsciously edged a bit farther away from him....
That taste is a bit too heavy...
"...."
Ye Li explained, speechless, "I think I failed to explain clearly—the love doesn't have to be romantic love… it can be familial love, friendship, etc....."
"Oh, so that's it......"
The warden sighed in relief and apologized, "Sorry, my misunderstanding."
During their conversation, the two had already entered the cell blocks.
Standards seemed looser here; regardless of a prisoner's gender, they were all housed in this sector.
In the rows of cells were species of all shapes and forms, dazzling Ye Li's eyes.
One cell, in particular, made his gaze pause for a moment—————
It wasn't a beautiful prisoner, but a burly man with a dull, somewhat dopey expression.
His stiff, bluish skin was covered in faint red scars, looking almost like full-body tattoos.
Seeing Ye Li's gaze fall on that cell, the warden introduced him.
"His name is Drax, nicknamed 'the Destroyer,' a formidable sort with at least dozens of lives on his back....
However… his wife and daughter were killed by Ronan, so he should be someone with no one left to love."