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The environment in The Klyn could not be described as good.
Kevin found it hard to believe that in a highly technologically advanced universe, a prison of such a large area, built outside a separate planet, had such a terrible environment inside.
It was even dirtier and more chaotic than prisons in America!
Kevin couldn't stand the smell here and even began to regret why he had chosen to open the career change option.
Wouldn't it be much more comfortable to lie at home, enjoy the service of beauties, eat the freshest fruit, and play the latest games on the market, than to be here?
But luckily, he wouldn't have to stay here for long; he just didn't know when Rocket Raccoon would break out of prison.
Should he go over and try to get close to him?
Forget it, he'd see how things went then.
Kevin was a bit fed up with Rocket Raccoon and their chatter, especially when they were with Star-Lord; their mouths never stopped, making Kevin's ears buzz.
So, Kevin didn't plan to approach Rocket Raccoon now; instead, he intended to stay quietly in prison for now and sort out the current intelligence.
But he didn't remain quiet for long.
Kevin had just sat down and hadn't even started sorting out the intelligence when another person appeared in his open cell.
It was Star-Lord.
"Hey, buddy, you don't mind sharing, right?"
"Don't you have your own room?"
Facing Star-Lord, who greeted him right away, Kevin asked with a deadpan expression, his disdain unconcealed.
Star-Lord sat down opposite Kevin with extreme familiarity, a slightly fawning smile on his face, and said:
"I feel safer with you. You don't know, there's a shark-faced guy downstairs who looks like he wants to eat me, I mean, in that sense of eating, you know."
Star-Lord's expression was very lewd when he said this.
Honestly, Kevin didn't really want to understand what kind of 'eating' he meant, nor did he want to ask.
He glanced at Star-Lord, then continued to close his eyes and rest:
"If you want to stay, stay, just don't bother me. I'm very tired right now."
His heart was very tired.
What kind of transmigrator gets thrown directly into prison the moment he transmigrates, and has to endure the chatter of a chatterbox...?
"No problem! I won't disturb you, I'll just ask you one thing."
Star-Lord said, looking left and right to make sure no one was coming, then moved from opposite Kevin to sit beside him, whispering:
"You know what's inside that Water Ball, right? Can you tell me? I promise I won't tell anyone else!"
"Why are you asking this? What's inside the Water Ball has nothing to do with you, right?"
"How can it have nothing to do with me! It's because of this Water Ball that Ronan sent that green-skinned woman to find me! And that middleman, as soon as he heard it was Ronan, didn't even pay me the reward!
"I painstakingly brought this Water Ball out of a godforsaken place, but I didn't even see a single coin! I even got locked up in here! If I don't know what's inside this Water Ball, wouldn't that be too much of a loss?!"
As soon as this was mentioned, Star-Lord poured out his grievances to Kevin.
He had escaped from Ronan's subordinates with his life, originally thinking he could get the reward for the cosmic orb before Yondu, and then live a carefree life in the universe after getting a large sum of money.
But in the end, this was the result.
Star-Lord couldn't accept it, so he thought, at least he had to know what was inside this Water Ball.
"Even if you knew, what then?"
Kevin lay down on the bed in the cell, kicking Star-Lord, who was taking up space, off, then said:
"Trapped here, with the Water Ball not in your hands, knowing it won't do you much good, right?"
"Hmm, that's not necessarily true."
Star-Lord said, then suddenly grinned, looking down at his feet.
Kevin followed his gaze, only to see that Rocket Raccoon had also come here at some point, and behind him was the inseparable Groot.
Seeing Rocket Raccoon and Groot behind him, Kevin couldn't help but retort:
...What, is my cell some kind of tourist attraction? Are you coming in groups?
"Don't look at me, I followed him. This guy is our prey, we have to keep a close eye on him."
Rocket Raccoon raised his thumb and pointed at Star-Lord.
Star-Lord shamelessly chimed in:
"That's right, I'm their 'cargo' now, so he has to take me out with him, and this one, our genius Rocket Raccoon, is said to have escaped twenty-one prisons?"
"Twenty-two!" Rocket Raccoon emphasized, "To me, prison is like home, I can leave whenever I want, but why would I take someone who isn't my target out with me?"
Rocket Raccoon and Groot's target had always been Star-Lord.
Because they had taken on the bounty mission issued by Yondu.
Kevin was not their target, and they had no obligation to take Kevin out with them.
"Because he can make us money." Star-Lord found a reason for Kevin, he looked at Kevin: "You know what's inside the Water Ball, so you definitely know how much this thing is worth. You just need to tell us where to sell this thing, and we'll take you out with us!"
"I see, that's why you came to ask about this."
Kevin understood now.
Star-Lord's little scheme was quite clear.
He saw that Kevin was very persistent about what was in the Water Ball, so he guessed that Kevin knew what was inside.
Knowing what was inside, he would naturally also know the value of what was in the Water Ball.
Thinking that even Ronan the Accuser was so obsessed with this Water Ball, and even sent Gamora specifically to snatch this cosmic orb, Star-Lord guessed that what was inside was definitely valuable!
When the Water Ball was sold, Star-Lord would give Rocket Raccoon a sum of money higher than the bounty Yondu offered to redeem himself, and then Star-Lord would take the remaining money to live a carefree life.
This plan couldn't be more perfect!
Kevin nodded with his hands:
"That plan sounds good."
"Then the answer..."
"I do know who to sell it to, and I know what's inside, but there's a very crucial problem, and that is I don't know the way to the buyer."
"What?"
Star-Lord was stunned, Kevin's gaze turned to him, and the Rocket Raccoon and Groot beside him:
"I'm asking you now, who among you knows how to get to Knowhere?"
As Kevin's words fell, the three of them, including Star-Lord, looked at each other.
Well, clearly, they didn't know the answer.
...
Knowhere, a large settlement formed from the remains of a Celestial's head.
It is currently the Collector's territory, specifically for housing the most heinous criminals in the universe.
Because Knowhere is not a planet and is constantly drifting, very few people know its exact coordinates.
Even criminals like Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon, who have committed many crimes in the universe, are completely ignorant of this location; at least, they have never been there.
They didn't know the exact location, so Kevin naturally couldn't know either.
But fortunately, someone among them knew where Knowhere was.
Gamora, she knew about the Collector's bounty on the cosmic orb, which is why she chose to take the cosmic orb and sell it, intending to use the money to escape Thanos.
From this perspective, Gamora and Star-Lord's goals were the same.
Both were for making money and then escaping their adoptive fathers.
To know where Knowhere was, they had to rescue Gamora first.
But the problem was that Gamora's situation was not very good; she was being targeted by many criminals, and as soon as Gamora showed a weakness, they would dare to tie her up and kill her.
The reason the prisoners here hated Gamora so much was because of her adoptive father, Thanos.
Thanos, jokingly referred to by netizens in his previous life as the 'Director of the Universal Family Planning Office', had been diligently pursuing his ideal before acquiring the Infinity Stones.
Wherever his army went, only half of all life survived.
Many planets, many countries, many races, countless trillions of people died because of him.
Many of the criminals here had their families, relatives, and loved ones killed by Thanos; they were full of hatred for Thanos, and since Gamora was Thanos's adopted daughter, she naturally became a target for the prisoners.
Kevin was not interested in these grudges and enmities.
From the perspective of this world, Kevin was an illegal immigrant, without a formal identity.
And from the perspective of Star-Lord and the others, Kevin was an 'adventurer' who appeared out of nowhere, and there was even less reason for him to get involved in this matter.
But the problem was that Gamora knew the location of Knowhere and how to contact the Collector.
So, when Gamora was dragged into the shower room by a group of burly men late at night, Kevin and his group had no choice but to follow them in.
"Although I really don't want to disturb your pleasure, I'm sorry, this lady now belongs to us, please step aside."
Unlike the sneaky Star-Lord.
Kevin entered the shower room openly and calmly said to the group of burly interstellar men who were pressing down on Gamora.
Among the few people in front of him, one shifty-eyed fellow looked Kevin up and down and asked with a smile:
"What? Do you also have a grudge against this guy?"
"It's none of your business."
Kevin didn't want to waste words with these people; he slightly raised his hand, and the water droplets gathered on the shower room floor condensed in the air, forming sharp, transparent cones pointed at them:
"I just want you to release her now. Agree or not, think it over before you speak."
"..."
The entire place fell silent.
Perhaps because they had never seen anyone perform such 'magic', the burly men pressing Gamora were startled and dared not act rashly for a moment.
But they were still hesitating whether to release Gamora.
Seeing this, Kevin raised an eyebrow slightly, controlled the water needles, and instantly pierced through a rather thick iron plate.
"Well, the answer?"
"Here! We give her to you! Now she's yours!"
The criminals wisely retreated; they released Gamora, made way, and spoke to Kevin with respectful postures, handing her over to Kevin.
"Very good."
Kevin nodded slightly and slowly walked towards Gamora.
Gamora stared intently at Kevin.
When she was captured by these people, Gamora didn't appear overly nervous or vigilant, because she actually had a way to escape from their hands.
But when facing Kevin, Gamora had to be vigilant.
She still vividly remembered Kevin throwing her around in the Water Ball in the square today, which reminded her of Ebony Maw, who controlled telekinesis, by her adoptive father Thanos's side.
Most people who can perform such feats are not easy to deal with.
Ebony Maw was like that, and Kevin was like that too.
"What do you want to do? Do you want to kill me too?"
Face to face with Kevin, Gamora asked coldly, every muscle in her body ready for battle.
Kevin carefully examined Gamora's appearance and shrugged, saying:
"If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it in the square today. There's no need to wait until now. You should be very clear about why I saved you."
...The cosmic orb?
"Yes, you know who to sell it to, right?"
Kevin stated his purpose, and Gamora felt relieved upon hearing it.
If it was for money, then Kevin really didn't need to kill her.
She breathed a sigh of relief and nodded:
"Yes, I do know... Watch out!!!"
Gamora hadn't finished speaking when she sharply saw a burly man with reddish skin in the darkness behind Kevin, holding a knife and roaring as he charged towards them.
And just after her warning, Kevin was hit squarely by the red-skinned brute.
Bang!!!
Their bodies collided, and in the next instant, they both tumbled to the ground.
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