Reborn with Steve Stand

Chapter 287: Steve

"Master Mage, sir..."

Carina reacted quickly upon seeing Fang Mo. She was only briefly startled, then quickly put on a flattering smile: "What brings you here?"

"Where is Tivan?"

Fang Mo was clear-headed: "This has nothing to do with you. I'm here to settle accounts with Tivan."

"He's dealing with some mine issues."

Carina hurriedly said: "Please calm down, Master Mage. The collections here are extremely valuable. If you need anything, you can wait in the guest area. The master will be back soon."

"Why don't you just run away?"

Fang Mo glanced at Carina: "Every member of the Universal Elders Council is insane. Staying with this guy will get you killed sooner or later."

"..."

Carina also fell silent. It's not that she didn't want to run, but Tivan's influence in the universe was too great. Where could she run to? Being caught would probably lead to a worse fate.

Before the two could speak further, the collector rushed back in haste.

"Carina, what are you doing? Why are there intruders here?"

Collector Tivan cursed as he ran from a nearby corridor. However, when he saw Fang Mo and Yondu's group, he froze.

"I'll give you a chance to guess why I'm here?"

Fang Mo smiled at Tivan.

"Uh..."

Tivan's face changed several times before he managed to force a smile uglier than crying: "Why... Master Mage, you're here too?"

"If I hadn't come, you'd almost be snapping your fingers with the Infinity Gauntlet."

Fang Mo glanced at Collector Tivan and then walked towards his valuable collection area: "Ah, I didn't pay much attention last time I was here. I didn't expect you to have so many nice things..."

"Master Mage..."

The collector was startled and hurriedly tried to stop him.

But the next second, Fang Mo suddenly turned around and called out to everyone: "Let me introduce you to this friend here. He is my brother of Taneleer Tivan, the Universal Collector... the Universal Philanthropist Tivan! Tonight, feel free to take anything here. His favorite thing is doing charity. Let's all enjoy a free shopping spree!"

"Ha, I won't be polite then."

Rocket Raccoon was the first to react: "Hmm, I want to see if there are any prosthetics here. Groot, let's go, let's enjoy a free shopping spree!"

"I am Groot (Thanks to the great universal philanthropist)."

Groot said and then followed Rocket Raccoon to the collection area.

"Can we really take anything?"

Star-Lord looked around, still a bit hesitant, but Yondu directly pulled him forward. Who wouldn't take advantage of a free offer? Especially since the collector had scolded him earlier, and he was already angry.

In the end, Drax also silently headed towards the collection area.

"No... this... don't!"

The collector Tivan became anxious upon seeing this, much like a nerd working overtime in a factory during the New Year, video chatting with his mother, only to see a bunch of mischievous kids led by relatives kicking open his bedroom door. His heart almost stopped. He quickly said, "Master Mage, we can talk about this, please... Please don't do this, okay?"

While the collector was persuading, the sound of breaking could already be heard from the collection room.

"Hahaha!"

Drax excitedly waved the ancient rune double-edged sword in his hand: "This thing is much stronger than my original weapon, I'm sure I can kill Ronan with one strike. I'm taking this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another crisp breaking sound was heard.

Rocket Raccoon picked up an eyeball, which didn't look like an ordinary bionic electronic eye, but more advanced, resembling some ancient biological tissue.

"This is quite unusual," Rocket Raccoon fiddled with the eye: "The material of this optic nerve is special, it seems it can connect to metal. I plan to replace the sight on my gun with it"

"Bang!"

Meanwhile, Yondu kicked open a collection cabinet and took out a small piece of metal, examining it briefly before pocketing it.

Collector Tivan watched this scene, feeling as if his heart was bleeding.

These people had no idea of the preciousness of these collections, like spoiled kids using their newly equipped 4090 graphics card computer to play small games on 4399, and then downloading a bunch of Greedy Blue Moon, Legend of Blood, and other similar games.

It was enough to make one spit blood.

And when he opened the toolbar at the bottom right of his computer, he found it filled with all sorts of junk like Jinshan Antivirus, 2345 Toolbar, 360 Toolbar, Baidu Toolbar, P2P downloader, etc.

One second his blood pressure was through the roof, the next his heart rate dropped to zero.

It was even more effective than Xiong's old remedy.

"Master Mage, I beg you, don't let them continue like this."

The collector's face was completely pale: "Can you talk to them? I'll pay them, just don't let them touch my collections... I beg you, okay?"

"Why are you begging me?"

Fang Mo cheerfully said to him: "Where is that spirit you had when you were covertly searching for the Universal Orb? Bring out your determination and courage... Come on, give it your all!"

"This..."

The Universal Collector, pointed out by Fang Mo, showed an embarrassed expression, but then suddenly changed his tune: "No, Master Mage, you misunderstood!"

"Oh? How so?"

Fang Mo curiously asked.

"I was indeed collecting the Universal Orb, but... it was to give to you!"

Tivan quickly said: "I know you want the Infinity Stones, so I thought of collecting this to give to you. How dare I compete with you? You've already collected three Infinity Stones, defying you would be seeking death."

Tivan spoke faster and faster, as if clarifying his thoughts: "You know, I love collecting precious things, and the treasures in your hands are endless. So, I came up with a plan... to exchange other precious items with you for the Infinity Stones! Yes, that's it!"

"Your ability to argue is quite impressive, who did you learn it from?"

Fang Mo looked at Tivan, amused: "You didn't learn it from Teacher Luo Xiang, did you? Are you Zhang San?"

"I don't know who you're talking about."

Tivan shook his head anxiously: "But what I said is true, I really mean well towards you, I have no other intentions, please... Please stop these lunatics!"

As they were talking, another explosion sounded.

Collector Tivan didn't even dare to look anymore, closing his eyes in pain, feeling as if his heart was bleeding.

"You say... you have goodwill towards me?"

Fang Mo smiled and looked at the collector, then slowly pulled out the Infinity Gauntlet from his storage space, putting it on his hand, and aimed the four stones on the back of his hand at the collector: "Come, take a good look at these stones before you speak."

"Four... four stones!?"

Tivan was surprised to see the four stones on the Infinity Gauntlet, even for him.

Even in his knowledge, no one had ever collected so many Infinity Stones. It was like holding half the universe in his hand, which was just too exaggerated. And after seeing these four Infinity Stones.

Honestly, Collector Tivan also calmed down slowly.

Yes, the other party had the Mind Stone, which had the power to control minds and thoughts. It would be too easy to use it as a lie detector, so it seemed meaningless for him to lie anymore.

"This... that"

So, Tivan's eyes started to wander again.

After a slight hesitation, he continued cautiously: "That... Master Mage, I did indeed want to give you the Infinity Stones. You may be dissatisfied with this, but think about it, although I sent people to collect the Infinity Stones, I didn't collect them, right?"

"Actually, it's like this, I was just momentarily mesmerized by the beauty of the Infinity Stones and had an irrational thought."

Tivan explained with a shrug: "I initially sent Yondu to find the Orb for me, but... but I regretted it immediately. I wanted to stop Yondu from this mission, but then I got obsessed with my other collections and forgot about it!"

"I didn't get the Infinity Stones, so it's as if my attempt to collect them never happened"

Tivan said, awkwardly showing a smile to Fang Mo: "So... Master Mage, can we discuss this matter again? Please make them stop first, and I assure you I won't covet the Infinity Stones anymore, and will also help you obtain the remaining stones with all my strength."

"I only have two stones left to collect, I already know where the Soul Stone is, and the Power Stone has recently evaporated from the human realm, do you know its whereabouts?"

Fang Mo retorted.

"Although I don't know the whereabouts of the Power Stone, the Tivan Group's network spans the entire universe"

"That's useless." Fang Mo rolled his eyes: "What's the use of your network spanning the entire universe, you still didn't get the Orb"

However, before Fang Mo could finish speaking, the entire collection room shook violently.

"Boom!!!"

A huge explosion sound came from afar, making it feel like even the light source in the collection room paused for a moment. The people who were happily shopping for free also came over with puzzled faces, seemingly not understanding what had happened.

"What's going on?"

Rocket Raccoon asked, holding a large sack.

"It's an attack" The collector Tivan's face darkened: 'It seems some fool is attacking the Void, Carina, ask about the guard's situation.'

"Yes."

Carina quickly ran out, tapped a few times on a nearby console, and then a dark warship, too large to see its edges, appeared on the screen. Carina seemed stunned for a moment, hesitantly looking up at Collector Tivan not far away.

"Master... it's Ronan's Necrofleet"