"It's quite surprising to hear you say that."
Hela sneered, mocking him without mercy.
"Then what are your ideals?"
"To let all those slaves die?"
"To prevent them from overthrowing your rule after gaining power, just like you did thirty million years ago?"
Robin remained silent, his eyes fixed on Hela for a long time before he finally spoke, "Do you know how many resources the Flower of Life cultivated by the Collector draws from this planet every year?"
Hela raised an eyebrow, saying nothing.
"Besides a large amount of life force, it also consumes the resources of an entire planet."
"This is also why the Collector wants you to seize Ego's Star Core."
Robin paused, turned, and looked out the window again.
"This planet is still prosperous now, simply because the Flower of Life has not fully bloomed yet."
The entire resources of Knowhere had always been one of the conditions for the Flower of Life to bloom, but the Collector had never revealed it.
The Collector wouldn't care if a rich planet became barren because of him, but Robin would.
He didn't want to see his own race live such a miserable life; what was the difference between that and the slaves?
The biggest reason for suppressing the Xiangluo Tribe for thirty million years was not resentment from the outside world, but because Robin wanted to use the lives of those slaves to delay the Collector's progress as much as possible.
Delay his progress in making this planet barren.
Robin had spent tens of millions of years transforming his race to create a prosperous and superior living environment for them, and he would not allow anyone to disrupt it.
For this, he was willing to lower himself before the Collector.
There was no other way; his greatest reliance in battle—the mechanical behemoth, strong enough to destroy stars when its power was fully unleashed—was a gift from the Collector.
And when it came to facing the Collector directly, Robin found it difficult to fully trust it.
However, the Soul Stone map in Hela's hand was different.
As long as he obtained the Soul Stone, coupled with the two Infinity Stones in Beckett's possession, he would have the leverage to make the Collector leave Knowhere with the Flower of Life.
For this, he would not hesitate to offend Asgard and the Dark Order.
Moreover, the Nine Realms were in chaos right now. As long as he didn't harm Hela, it was uncertain whether Odin would bother him.
As for Thanos, with three Infinity Stones in hand at that time, he wouldn't be afraid of him.
"Are you so confident you can deceive the Collector?"
Hela put away the mockery in her eyes and gazed at the man looking into the distance, asking in a deep voice.
"What if I deceive him, and what if I don't?"
"Knowhere's resources are just one of the conditions for the Flower of Life to bloom. Before he fulfills the other conditions, he still needs a stable environment to cultivate it."
"All I need to strive for is this period of time."
"Tomorrow, I will set out to find the Soul Stone, so someone else will escort you onto the spaceship and send you back to Asgard."
Robin knew the principle of "night is long and dreams are many," especially when it came to such a major event as acquiring Infinity Stones.
"Tomorrow?"
"It seems I'm not the only one who knows the location of the Soul Stone."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entrance to the hall turned into dust and vanished into thin air.
"?"
The sudden attack made Robin frown.
As the dust settled, Beckett, dressed in a loose black combat suit, appeared at the doorway, arms crossed over his chest. His crimson tail was wrapped around a fainted Knowhere guard, and his face was filled with disdain.
The figure that followed closely behind him eased the frown on Robin's brow.
Jennifer, with short, golden, ear-length hair.
"Beckett?!"
Hela, bound to a cross by chains, looked at the figure appearing at the doorway, her eyes filled with surprise.
"Hela?"
"You have this hobby?"
"..." Hela's face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
If she could, she really wanted to throw the cross behind her at Beckett's face.
"You have this hobby," did he even speak like a human?
Huh?!
"Your hobby is also quite unique," Hela retorted without hesitation, her gaze fixed on Jennifer beside Beckett.
Isn't that the female lead from Ego's video? Does she really think I haven't seen the footage?
"Let go of that woman! Robin!" Jennifer roared, believing she had stumbled upon Robin's "crime," purple light gathering in her fists.
Hela's expression darkened further.
What bizarre thought processes these two have. It's no wonder they ended up together.
"Beckett, Son of Thanos, you shouldn't interfere in this matter."
Robin didn't even bother to glance at Jennifer, his gaze fixed firmly on Beckett.
Everything was unfolding exactly as he had predicted.
Beckett, holding two Infinity Stones, had been personally brought before him by Jennifer.
"Your gaze irritates me."
Beckett frowned, feeling an inexplicable aversion to Robin's stare.
Hummm!
As the atmosphere hung in tense silence, an energy shield suddenly materialized around the perimeter of the Knowhere Control Center, completely enclosing the entire building.
"Oh, this familiar energy… has that old immortal also arrived?!"
Robin raised an eyebrow, his expression showing not fear, but a touch of nostalgia.
"Shut your mouth! You shameless old thief!"
Jennifer could not tolerate Robin's verbal insults towards Gubo.
He was the sage who had raised her!
The purple energy enveloping her fists slammed into the ground, sending two shockwaves that instantly swept across the surface beneath Robin's feet. They collided with his purple armor but were nullified without a trace the next second.
"What?!"
Disbelief washed over Jennifer's face.
"Your skill at teaching disciples has declined."
"Jennifer's talent is second only to yours, Robin." After a sigh, Gubo, leaning on his cane, slowly appeared in the center of the action.
"Is that so? Then perhaps I should say,"
"Thank you for the compliment, Teacher."
Looking down from above at the frail, short figure before him, Robin's gaze was as pure as it had been thirty million years ago when they parted ways.
"T-Teacher?"
Jennifer, who had intended to continue her attack, looked utterly bewildered.
"It seems you haven't told Jennifer about me."
"That's right, after all, we are no longer connected." Robin's eyes shifted, and his overwhelming aura instantly broke through the energy barrier's restraint, pointing directly at the sky!
"The helmet I forged myself can nullify your mind-reading abilities."
"So, Teacher, I've come to kill you!"
Crack!
As soon as the words left his mouth, Beckett's figure appeared before Robin, blocking his path. He leaned to the side, his left hand firmly gripping Robin's right arm.
"To kill someone in front of me,"
His pitch-black pupils instantly turned a shade of emerald green, his golden hair fluttering as his indifferent voice echoed!
"You're still far from it."
There won't be a third chapter today. I haven't quite recovered yet, and my mind is a bit jumbled
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