Chapter twenty-fifth, malicious malice without hatred
Earth time, three days later.
Centaur Galaxy, NGC 5128 galaxy, an asteroid belt.
The Destroyer turned on the stealth mode and floated quietly on the back of the asteroid belt. In the cabin, Yongdu looked at the stars and sea with a stern expression, saying nothing.
Star-Lord has never seen this guy look so serious.
In his mind, this was a wild and unruly gangster from the Western Gold Rush era, a maniac who carried a lot of rewards and had time to pick up girls and drink.
Such a... deep look reminded him of the way his grandfather looked when he was notified that his mother was critically ill when he was a child.
The solemn atmosphere infected everyone on the spaceship. Unable to bear the seriousness of the atmosphere, Star-Lord stood up and said, "What's going on, Yondu?!"
"Who is Egg? Who is the big shot the Collector is talking about? What are you hiding from us?"
There are also two "bodyguards" sent by the Collector on the ship. If they leave the agreed place without authorization or the two lose contact, a reward worth tens of billions will fall on their heads.
No matter how immature Star-Lord was at this moment, he knew they were in big trouble.
And this trouble is related to the "Ego" in the collector's mouth!
Hearing this, Yondu shook his whole body as if he had been awakened from a nightmare.
Three days without sleep made his eyes sunken and his lips dry. He glanced at Star-Lord and opened his mouth, but he was too hoarse to make a sound.
"Let me tell you."
The adjutant stood up. He was the only person on the ship who knew the truth. There were not many good people among the plunderers. If everyone knew Yondu's true face, he would lose all his prestige.
But Yondu raised his hand to stop him. Just when he frowned and wanted to say something, Yondu spoke in person.
"That's your father."
"...What?"
Star-Lord was stunned on the spot, as were the other members.
At most, they only know that Star-Lord is a child kidnapped by Yondu, and he was even removed from the robbers' list for this... but they have no idea who Star-Lord's father is!
"Your biological father, Egg."
After saying it, Yondu's face gradually turned red.
He thought about this matter for a long time, and thought he could keep it hidden forever, but he didn't expect it to be discovered by outsiders.
In this case, it doesn't matter whether you say it early or later.
Maybe, I won’t have a chance to talk about it in the future.
"...I was secretly hired by him to find his children scattered all over the universe for him. Kidnapping children is against the laws of the plunderers, but for the sake of money, I agreed." Yondu
Taking a deep breath, he looked at Star-Lord's dull expression.
"That's why I never use my Raider account because I have been removed from the list. To them, I am a traitor and even more of a disgrace."
"What about Egg...my father?" Star-Lord was a little excited.
Before her death, her mother said that her father would definitely come to pick him up, and that was indeed the case. This adoptive father named Yondu abducted him.
But he never thought that his father would be an alien!!
"Yes, an alien, the ruler of the dark galaxy."
"Then why did you never tell me?!"
Star-Lord almost collapsed and roared: "You know what I have been thinking, Yondu! I thought he was dead, but now you tell me he is still alive?!"
"Calm down Quill, don't forget you are not the leader of this ship!" the deputy stood up and stopped the agitated Star-Lord and asked.
"And aren't you curious why Yondu didn't hand you over to him?"
"..."
Star-Lord was stunned.
Yes, why?
Having been removed from the Marauders' list, does Yondu have anything to worry about?
As a robber, who would have trouble with money?
Seeing the two people looking at him, Yondu took a deep breath.
"Because your brothers and sisters are dead."
The faint reply echoed in the cabin, but it did not belong to any one person.
Everyone turned around and saw a very... quaint wooden sailboat floating quietly in the deep universe less than a kilometer away from the Destroyer. A group of strange creatures dressed as sailors on the deck were furling the sail and tying it up.
On the mast.
No one would be surprised to see such a sailing ship on the planet.
But this is space!
What the hell is a sail?!
However, this was the case. It was as if the group of people were really in the ocean. The wooden sailboat, which was less than one-tenth the size of the Destroyer, slowly approached. After a "bang" sound, the deck was aligned with the hatch in the belly of their ship.
Then, the instruments on the ship began to flash signals uncontrollably, the hatch automatically opened, and the two figures who were still on the ship disappeared in an instant and came to them.
"Yondu searched for Egg's children throughout the universe. When he found one, he sent one back. But the strange thing is that after sending him back, he never saw them again."
Facing the shocked eyes of a bunch of grotesque alien marauders, Lovett took off his cane and placed his hands on top of it.
"So he discovered Egg's true identity... In terms of blood relationship, you are indeed Egg's children, but from Egg's perspective, you are just a group of experimental embryos."
"There is no need to keep the incomplete and inferior ones."
"That's why you've never been near there all these years, isn't it, Yondu?" Lovett looked directly at Yondu.
"To protect this little guy from being discovered by Egg."
"For me?" Star-Lord's eyes widened.
Unexpectedly, Yondu shook his head and grinned.
"No, I just think that since even a mysterious big man like Yi Ge attaches great importance to these children, they must have some special abilities... I am a plunderer, Your Excellency, how can I use something so easy to use?
Giving up tools?”
Star-Lord gritted his teeth: "Asshole!!"
He didn't know who to trust, and didn't care whether to protect or use him. He only knew that he was feeling aggrieved now, and everyone was fooling him like a fool.
Fortunately, Lovett quickly helped him make a decision.
Bo!
With a slight snap of his fingers, whether it was the Marauder who couldn't believe what he wanted to say or the Star-Lord who was hesitant to speak, he suddenly felt that his throat was blocked by something, and his innate ability of "language" was blocked.
Deprived of their invisible power, a biting chill shrouded everyone's heads, and the sense of imminent danger made them sweat.
"Okay, let's end the family ethics drama here. I am not here to help you mediate family conflicts across tens of millions of light years."
"The dark galaxy where Ego is located is very complicated. If you break in easily, you will be easily discovered by him. But I think if you lead the way, it shouldn't be difficult to hide it from him."
Ego's galaxy expansion plan is only progressing slowly externally. In fact, slowness is only relative. The birth and maturity of Star-Lord and others are just a leisurely act like a cup of afternoon tea for him. The so-called "slowness"
It was nothing compared to his endless time.
Therefore, it is conceivable that the dark galaxy that he has controlled for millions of years has become as watertight as an iron bucket. If he breaks in with great fanfare, Egg, who senses the suspicious arrival, will definitely take more precautions and even run away.
To be on the safe side, Lovett needed Yondu's presence.
Yondu was silent about this.
He did have a way to make Egg approach him without suspicion, but that method went against his original intention.
But resistance is impossible.
Not to mention the person in front of me, just offending the Collector is a big problem. In addition, he just offended the Kree people not long ago, so he is the enemy of the whole world.
If they don't agree, there will be no place for them in this universe.
Die early or die late?
That is the question.
Glancing at Star-Lord, he asked with some expectation: "Your Excellency... seems to have a grudge against Ego?"
"No grudge."
Yondu's eyelids twitched.
"Is that a grudge?"
"No complaints."
Yondu: "..."
You have no grudges and you still hide it from him?
What a fool!
But at this time, Lovett smiled and asked: "Do you have any grudge against the ants that were trampled to death on the roadside?"
Yondu was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled like Lovett: "Of course not!"