Whoosh!
The atmosphere in the room became incredibly strange after the new question appeared. Everyone couldn't help but turn their gazes towards a certain goofball.
Save the Galaxy?
Really?
Was the system joking?
This guy looked unreliable at first glance, and the longer you knew him, the more unreliable he seemed.
And yet, this guy saved the Galaxy?
Even though the question system had never been wrong, everyone present still felt a strong sense of unreality.
"Save the Galaxy? Me?"
Forget the others; even Star-Lord himself was stunned.
He was just a small fry, tagging along with Yondu to make a living. He constantly called himself a legendary thief, but all he did were petty thefts, a complete nobody.
Insignificant, inconsequential.
Yet now the system was telling him he would save the Galaxy?
It felt absurd.
It was as if a beggar on the street was suddenly told he was actually a super-rich second-generation heir, and the reason he was so poor all these years was because his old man was testing him.
Bullshit.
"Save the Galaxy? That's the Galaxy!"
Even Tony Stark's voice rose a few decibels, finding it all so damn ridiculous.
They struggled so hard to save Earth, and in the end, he even gave his life. And yet, this seemingly unreliable guy saved the Galaxy?
"Mr. Star-Lord, this is truly astonishing. It seems you're quite the figure," Black Widow said, looking at Star-Lord with surprise.
"I told you, I'm the legendary outlaw, Star-Lord."
Star-Lord was also bewildered, but he reveled in the attention. He couldn't help but grin smugly.
"Alright, everyone, let's get back on topic."
Seeing things starting to go off the rails, Captain America immediately reminded everyone, bringing them back to the main point.
"Ronan the Accuser? Who is he?"
Tony Stark couldn't help but ask first, "Saving the Galaxy by defeating him… Can we understand it this way? This Ronan can threaten the entire Galaxy?"
Everyone at the scene couldn't help but gasp.
Whether it's Thanos or Dormammu, they only threatened the entire Earth. This guy, on the other hand, is directly threatening the entire Galaxy! Undoubtedly, he's another interstellar big shot.
"Thor, do you know Ronan the Accuser?" Captain America asked, looking seriously at Thor.
Thor shook his head. He hadn't even heard of Thanos, let alone Ronan, who was far inferior to Thanos.
"And you, Mr. Star-Lord?" Captain America turned his gaze to Star-Lord.
"Uh… Sorry, I don't know who this guy is either." Star-Lord also shook his head.
He was just a small fry, a low-level thug. His circle of contacts was extremely limited; he hadn't even heard the name Ronan.
"Fine! Since no one knows who Ronan is, let's not worry about it," Tony Stark said, shrugging. "We just need to know he's a cosmic overlord; that doesn't affect our answers."
Speaking of which, Tony Stark officially began his analysis.
He turned his gaze to option A: "Defeat Ronan head-on? Star-Lord, no offense, but you probably don't have the strength for that, do you? You don't look like a strong person."
"My strength isn't weak, okay!" Star-Lord would never admit he was weak, immediately retorting righteously, "You people might not even be my match!"
It was just that Star-Lord's words were a little weak, because through the quiz, he understood what kind of strength this group of people in front of him possessed.
If they really fought, he would definitely be the one getting beat up.
But in terms of momentum, he absolutely could not be weak.
"Really?" Tony Stark raised an eyebrow, seeing through Star-Lord's bluff at a glance, "Mr. Star-Lord, you don't seem to have introduced yourself properly. Do you mind showing us your abilities?"
"There's no need. I'm afraid I'll scare you all." Star-Lord waved his hands repeatedly and immediately started to divert everyone's attention, "Although I'm very strong, but..."
There's always a "but."
"But, since this Ronan can threaten the entire Galaxy, it's only natural that I can't beat him."
Star-Lord spoke with such a matter-of-fact tone.
Losing to a cosmic overlord wasn't a disgrace, it was an honor, alright?
"Alright, it seems we can rule out Option A."
Thor made the final decision, signaling the end of the analysis for Option A, and it was time to move on to the next option.
"Steal the Power Stone from Ronan?"
Black Widow spoke up at this moment, "Everyone, Option C also mentions the Power Stone. Doesn't this mean that Ronan has an Infinity Stone?"
"Although the question doesn't explicitly state it, I think that's likely the case," Captain America nodded in agreement.
The others present didn't raise any objections either.
This was a natural and logical conclusion.
"Steal the stone?" Tony Stark couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly. "Let's not even discuss that option, shall we? Does anyone think some idiot would be tricked by Star-Lord? Thor, would you?"
This goofy guy wasn't even as good as Thor. At least Thor was all brawn and no brain, but at least he was good at fighting.
But this Star-Lord?
To Tony Stark, he seemed both slow-witted and simple-minded.
Anyone could see he was intellectually challenged.
Ronan was a powerhouse who could even threaten the Galaxy. Would he be tricked by someone with such a low IQ?
Tony Stark couldn't believe it.
"Stark, you!" Thor almost lost it.
If Thor hadn't gotten to know Tony Stark, and understood what he was like, Thor would have punched Tony Stark in the face a long time ago.
"What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on my intelligence?" Star-Lord was also very unhappy.
But with a glance, he saw that everyone around him was looking at him with a look of deep agreement!
What the hell?
What's with that look?
"First, let me correct something. My IQ is beyond your imagination. You don't know how I've dealt with Yondu and those people all these years, but..."
And of course, there was a "but."
"Playing tricks, playing small cleverness, that's indeed not my style, not my strong suit," Star-Lord explained to everyone.
"Sounds like option B can also be ruled out," Doctor Strange summed up for everyone.
Everyone didn't spend much effort on option B and began discussing option C.
"Dance a cringe-worthy dance to attract attention? Seriously?"
Tony Stark was utterly dumbfounded by this option. He thought it was a joke the question system had come up with.
What kind of person would use a cringey dance to attract attention?
And while facing a cosmic overlord?
This joke was a bit much.
"Genius idea! This is truly a genius idea!" But Star-Lord couldn't help but exclaim with sparkling eyes.
Tony Stark: "..."
Captain America: "..."
Doctor Strange: "..."
Black Widow: "..."
Thor: "..."
Well then.
Tony Stark glanced at Star-Lord and just wanted to cover his face.
He retracted his previous thought; it seemed there were indeed some weirdos in this world capable of such things.
Like the one in front of him.
But then again, even if this guy really did a cringe dance during a serious moment, was Ronan the Accuser also an idiot?
He was actually attracted by a cringe dance, and then even lost the Power Stone?
Especially... the one dancing wasn't a hot, gorgeous babe, but a burly, rough-looking dude!
This... it was simply unimaginable.
Ugh, my eyes!
"Using dancing to attract attention… that's certainly a… unique approach," Black Widow said, searching for the right word. She finally settled on "unique" to describe the method.
"But… if we ignore everything else, theoretically, it's not entirely impossible. So, let's keep it at 'pending.'"
Although Black Widow found the scenario in option C absurd, she needed to set aside her subjective biases.
After all, Ronan was a big shot in the galaxy, and Star-Lord wasn't even from Earth.
Applying Earth culture to these two might not be appropriate.
For example, Star-Lord actually thought that incredible method was brilliant and praised it highly. This just showed the cultural gap due to their different backgrounds.
"Natasha is right, let's keep option C pending."
Captain America also agreed with Black Widow's point, turning his attention to option D, "Destroy Ronan's Mothership? That would probably require a powerful interstellar fleet."
Speaking of which, Captain America turned his gaze towards Star-Lord, "Mr. Star-Lord, do you belong to any particular faction? Can you summon the power of a fleet?"
Although Star-Lord didn't seem like that kind of character, Captain America still asked for the sake of caution.
"I am indeed a member of the Ravagers, but... how should I put it..." Star-Lord began to consider his words.
How could he explain the fact that the Ravagers wouldn't listen to his summons with dignity, without being awkward?
"But... you're just a small fry within the Ravagers, aren't you?" Tony Stark interjected mercilessly from the side.
Star-Lord: "..."
This guy, Tony Stark, really deserves a beating!
"I'm a legendary thief, I'm a big shot!" Star-Lord immediately corrected Tony Stark's words righteously, "I just..."
"Okay! We understand, understand!"
Doctor Strange cut off Star-Lord, looking understanding. "In short, for some reason, you can't summon a fleet, right?"
"You could say that," Star-Lord finally nodded.
"That's not important," Thor objected. "Even if Star-Lord doesn't have any interstellar forces now, it doesn't mean he won't in the future."
Now that's what I call sense!
Star-Lord immediately gave Thor a grateful look; he found that out of everyone here, this guy was the most pleasing to the eye.
"Thor's right," Captain America also nodded. "So, option D, we also can't analyze at the moment."
Shooting down a mothership, that could also have a myriad of possibilities, and this question didn't give any clues related to it.
Everyone couldn't be sure, and there was no way to rule it out, so they could only tentatively decide.
"I don't think it's D," Star-Lord said with certainty.
Others didn't know the real situation, but Star-Lord himself knew himself very well. He was just a small fry, a complete interstellar hoodlum.
Someone like him, would have to be out of his mind to go head-to-head with a fleet of an interstellar big shot?
He must be crazy! If someone really did that, it definitely wouldn't be him!
"It seems that Mr. Star-Lord has some information that the rest of us don't know," Black Widow glanced at Star-Lord and asked slowly, "I wonder if you can tell us about this information?"
"It's not really information... it's just that option D isn't my style," Star-Lord shrugged, without going into too much detail.
"So, have we finished discussing this question? ABD have all been ruled out?"
Tony Stark couldn't help but shrug, leaving only one unreliable option, C?
This was a joke, right?
If it were Tony Stark, he'd eliminate option C without a second thought, then choose between options A and D.
After all, intelligence is set in stone, but strength isn't.
Star-Lord's intelligence was currently lacking. The possibility of him pulling a fast one and swiping the stone in the future was low. However, the possibility of Star-Lord gaining some kind of opportunity and his strength skyrocketing, allowing him to defeat Ronan the Accuser head-on, was definitely there.
Even though it didn't seem like a huge possibility, it was still more reliable than a dance-off.
But…
According to the order everyone had tacitly agreed upon for answering questions, this question should have been Star-Lord's turn.
Star-Lord, however, was singing the praises of option C and didn't seem like he would listen to Tony Stark's advice.
Tony Stark didn't say anything more, just glanced at Star-Lord. "Star-Lord, this question is about you. Are you going to answer it?"
"Of course, why wouldn't I?"
Star-Lord said matter-of-factly. Seeing everyone else getting all sorts of benefits, he'd be lying if he said he wasn't itching to get in on the action.
He'd been waiting for this moment.
Now that the opportunity had arrived, Star-Lord certainly wouldn't miss it.
Moreover, Star-Lord was also very interested in the reward for this question.
"I choose C, the dance-off to steal the Power Stone!"
Star-Lord immediately announced his answer to the big screen.
This method was exactly what Star-Lord wanted. The other options seemed either impossible or didn't fit his situation, so he immediately dismissed them.
No hesitation at all.
Tony Stark facepalmed.
I knew it.
I knew it! [Correct Answer!]
But then, the system suddenly chimed with this prompt.
Thanks to "Jie~Jin" for another tip!
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