Arthur's thoughts first turned to the Power Stone, naturally linked to a certain Thanos.
After a few days of "interactions" with Yondu's subordinates, Arthur felt that his mental state had gradually recovered and stabilized. This allowed him to calmly think and carefully plan again.
What Arthur found interesting was that he could clearly perceive his mental state, whether he was mentally breaking down or recovering.
The difference was that this calmness wasn't enough to dictate his actions.
It was as if he were observing his mental state from a god-like perspective, having everything clearly under control while intentionally refraining from interfering.
This peculiar mental state was something Arthur himself couldn't quite interpret.
He hadn't looked into the mental breakdown states of others, so he didn't know if they experienced similar phenomena.
His self-interpretation made him feel that the mental breakdown he experienced after escaping might have been a release of his emotions.
Rather than causing more mental disturbances, it seemed to have alleviated his frayed nerves.
However, this was only something Arthur realized after these few days; he hadn't been aware of it at the time.
This led Arthur to question whether the true use of the Battle Soul obtained from Disassembling Mark I was to address this issue.
Without any evidence, Arthur could only continue to speculate.
He then started to consider planning his future travels. If the opportunity arose, he needed to go to Morag.
This abandoned planet hid the Power Stone.
Even if he couldn't use it or Disassemble it… Given that even the Tesseract couldn't be stored in the Disassembler Space, he thought the Power Stone probably couldn't be either.
But this didn't prevent Arthur from obtaining it.
If he could get the Power Stone ahead of time, Thanos would clearly be unable to collect all six Infinity Stones, and the sunset finger snap would be eradicated.
"However, this operation must be conducted secretly. If possible, even Peter Quill shouldn't know."
Arthur murmured to himself. It wasn't that he didn't trust Peter Quill; he just doubted the guy's ability to keep secrets.
Given his personality, it was likely that after celebrating with some alien woman, he might use this as bragging material and reveal everything.
And if a third person knew, it would be like the whole universe knowing.
Thanos was incredibly powerful in the universe, and with the omnipresent cosmic will, it was inevitable that it would be detected, leading to potential disaster.
Once he settled this in his mind, Arthur had another thought.
But he quickly frowned… In the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, the so-called "The Orb" was the Power Stone. It had a precise outer packaging.
This wasn't revealed until Peter Quill and the others took it to the Collector.
"If I can't unlock it, then it won't be of much use to me."
Arthur pondered for a while before shaking his head. Regardless of whether he could use it, he had to get his hands on it. There was no doubt about that!
He even started to consider whether he should make a fake to deceive Peter Quill in a few years.
Thinking about this made him chuckle to himself.
Muttering, he said, "So mischievous, I am really too mischievous! Hmm, let's do it!"
Playing with the "earpiece," he had a new guess: "The Tesseract represents spatial energy, so there was an error when the Disassembler tried to store it. But the Power Stone represents the aspect of power. The Disassembler might still be able to store it. If it can be placed in the Disassembler Space then it would be foolproof."
With a gentle sigh, he set this guess aside for now.
"Next, the Purple Quality Disassemble items…"
"I need to get as many as possible! Once my strength reaches a certain level, I won't have to worry about getting squashed even if the Disassembler upgrades."
"Besides that, there's the cost of the return trip and buying a Spaceship… Hmm, I can steal a Spaceship, but fuel must be bought. I can't just keep stealing fuel along the way, right? It would be quite undignified if the whole universe ended up hunting for a 'fuel thief' or 'fuel hijacker.' Even if I return to Earth, it wouldn't be good for bragging material."
"Lastly… should I visit Thanos before going back?"
Arthur expanded his thoughts, then quickly shook his head: "Too early, that's way too early! Even without the Infinite Gauntlet, Thanos is not someone ordinary people can handle. If I went now, the Black Order alone would be enough to kill me. I shouldn't recklessly court death, even as a protagonist— reckless behavior can lead to death!"
After organizing all this, Arthur suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
In the vast universe, amidst the stars, looking out through the cabin's suspended window, Arthur's eyes reflected the shimmering starlight: "This is… the real world!"
He reached out and lightly touched the glass, as if a dream shattered, a world apart!
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Time passed quickly, and the day of the agreed-upon meeting with Peter Quill was approaching.
According to the Raiders, they would reach their destination within the next twelve hours at most.
Arthur was quite eager. If he weren't already prepared to work with Peter Quill, he'd be really interested in seeing how these Raiders operated.
Peter Quill, who had promised to sleep for three days, couldn't keep his eyes closed after sleeping for a whole day.
He constantly pulled Arthur into idle chatter, building rapport, supposedly to lay the foundation for their future assignment on a spaceship.
After just seeing Peter Quill off, another visitor arrived shortly after, and Arthur saw it was a blue-headed man.
Opening the cabin door, Yondu walked in with a smile and said, "How's the rest these days? Getting used to space travel?"
Arthur nodded, "I really like your subordinates."
"Haha, they say the same about you."
"Really?" Arthur smiled.
"Not really." Yondu said, "They can't wait for you to leave."
"That's more like it." Arthur shrugged, "Nobody likes getting beaten up all the time."
"Yes, if you're being beaten, you should fight back!" Yondu said seriously. "If you can't win, gather your strength. Whatever you do, you must think and judge calmly to avoid mistakes. This universe, this galaxy… is incredibly beautiful and dazzling, but beneath its magnificent light lies endless danger!"
Arthur looked at Yondu with some confusion. Were these words really meant for me?
Then he saw Yondu stand up and say, "Rest well. Tomorrow will be an exciting show."
With that, Yondu strode out of the cabin.
(End of this chapter)
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