Chapter 1378 The Call of the Stars (IV)

Chapter 1371 The Call of the Stars (IV)

"Seriously, how long have you not showered?" On the highway in Colorado, Star-Lord Quill looked at the raccoon in the passenger seat with his brows raised. He shrugged his nose hard and said with disdain: "I feel that your body is a little fermented, with a strange smell."

"It's worse than that. Maybe I just passed out in the bar last night and was covered in vomit."

"Ugh! Damn it, get out of the car quickly, I'm going to the lake next to you to rinse you off!" Quill stepped on the brakes and almost hit the raccoon who was not wearing a seat belt on the windshield, but even if he didn't really fly up, Rocket Raccoon's head hit the car hard.

"Oh my God!" Rocket Raccoon cursed in a language Star-Lord couldn't understand, and then said, "I lied to you, I'm a raccoon, raccoons love cleanliness, don't you know?"

"No, you have to get out of the car, I have to check your hygiene and make sure you don't have any infectious diseases... Oh my God, is there any wildlife inspection and quarantine law here? Someone come and save me."

Quil got out of the car without saying a word. He walked along the front of the car and wanted to go around to the co-pilot side, but Rocket Raccoon jumped onto the driver's seat with his hands and feet, rushed under the seat, stepped on the accelerator hard, and the car "whooshed" out.

"Hey, my car! Wait, don't run, you damn raccoon!"

A few minutes later, Star Lord Quill held the front hood of the car and panted heavily. Rocket Raccoon sat in the driver's seat and picked his ears and said, "Who did you say was an uninspected and unquarantined wild animal?"

"You are so cruel!" Quill gave Rocket Raccoon a middle finger, opened the driver's door, threw the raccoon into the passenger seat, sat back and said, "Stop it, we have to get to the NASA base in Colorado before dark, Lisa is still waiting for us there."

Just after closing the door, Quill wrinkled his nose again and said, "Whether it is for people or wild animals, keeping hygiene is good for health. I will ask them to find a place for you to take a bath."

There was actually a kind of concern in his tone, which made Rocket Raccoon turn his head away awkwardly. He found out. Star Lord Peter Quill is actually a very common good man with a sharp tongue and a soft heart. He seems careless, cynical, and a little stupid, but he can always express his concern for others inadvertently without making others feel panic and embarrassment.

Rocket Raccoon held his two little paws, looked at the endless road in front of the car and said: "I have a hunch, you can understand it as the intuition of a beast. This matter may not be so simple. Are you really ready?"

Quil's hand holding the steering wheel tightened for a while, but he still pretended not to care and said: "I have been in the interstellar society for so many years. What dangers have I not seen? Have I told you? This notorious interstellar pirate leader Yondu can actually be regarded as my adoptive father and master."

Rocket Raccoon widened his eyes, staring at Quill and said: "Oh my God, do you know that he chased me up and down in the past few months, don't tell me that you have a share here!"

"Of course not, I have been independent for a long time. Yondu has an extremely bad temper. In addition to scolding and beating people, he only gets drunk. Be quiet, I can't stand him, so after I grow up, I won't work with the Marauders. "

"I dare say. This is the best decision you've made." Rocket Raccoon sighed and said, "The interstellar situation is going to be reshuffled. Asgard wants to join the game and show its sincerity in maintaining interstellar security. It always needs to set a target. Who do you think is the most suitable?"

"I don't care whether the Marauders die or not." Quill shook his head and said, "But I know very well. Yondu can't die. In addition to his first-class ability to save his life, who do you think he was working for before? Without a backer, how could the Marauders survive so long?"

One person and one raccoon kept chatting, occasionally revealing some of their views on interstellar society, and just like that, the car soon drove to NASA's space base in Colorado.

Lisa is a very common successful career woman. She is not only an employee of NASA, but she was even the commander before Quill left the earth.

Seeing this lady again, Quill had mixed feelings. What made him happy was that Lisa was in good shape, which meant that her life in recent years should be smooth sailing. What made him feel a little sad was that from the way others addressed Lisa, she should have been married and even had children, and her face had aged a lot.

Quill and Lisa hugged each other. Lisa looked at Quill with red eyes and said, "That's great, Peter, you're still alive. After that incident, I thought you were dead."

"I'm really sorry, Lisa, I shouldn't have been so impulsive at the time. My youth and ignorance made you pay the price for me, but fortunately there is still a chance to make up for everything. I heard that you encountered some troubles, and I think I can definitely help."

"Don't say it, Peter, I have never blamed you, but I did encounter some troubles. It would be great if you could come to help me."

The two of them came to the office while reminiscing about the past. Rocket Raccoon pretended to be Quill's pet and didn't speak all the way, but Lisa still instinctively saw the difference in his eyes. After entering the office, she set her eyes on Rocket Raccoon's face.

"Your friend?" Lisa asked, looking at the raccoon.

"That's right." Quill nodded slightly. He sat down on the chair, put his hands in front of him, and said: "Thanks to my original impulse, I have been wandering in the interstellar society for a long time. I didn't expect that I After returning, the earth has changed so much, and humans have begun to explore interstellar society.”

After saying that, Quill looked up and looked at the scene in the office. There were too many weird items here that had never appeared in the era he left.

Lisa lowered her head and said: "When you and Mandro had a dispute, I know it was not your fault, but the director who was airborne at that time didn't want me to get too involved in this matter. I couldn't change your fate of being fired. ”

"And you impulsively drove away from the Kree spaceship and sailed deep into the stars. I can't imagine what kind of danger you went through before you finally came back here, but I have always felt guilty."

"So Peter, if the situation wasn't really serious, I would never ask you for help."

"Of course, I understand you, Lisa. If you are not too self-reliant and don't ask for anything, then the position of NASA director is not enough to showcase your talents. I have always felt guilty for interfering with your career, but if The two of us just feel guilty, so don’t do anything else.”

Quill pretended to be joking, and he also succeeded in making Lisa laugh. She shook her head and said: "I am not so emotional when facing others. Okay, we really have to talk about business."

Lisa smiled, walked to sit across from him, and said, "The good news is that due to the development of aerospace technology, I also have a broader career space."

Lisa handed over a business card, and after Quil took it, he found that the title on it read "Chief, NASA Accident Report Investigation Section."

Quill raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't remember that the space agency has this department. Is it newly established?"

Lisa nodded and said: "Yes, the development of aerospace technology will inevitably bring more aerospace accidents. I am responsible for handling these accidents and I am already too busy. But recently, the head of NASA gave me another warning This department adds a tougher job.”

Lisa put her hands on the table and looked at Quill and said: "You should have heard before you left. Over the years, countless UFOs have crashed on the earth. It's like this is some kind of spaceship cemetery. During the peak period, there are more than one in a week." More than 40 UFO investigation reports need to be handled by me."

"Originally, I was used to it, but recently, this thing has become more and more unusual. I'm very stressed about this, but I can't find any clue. Quil, I won't say those polite words anymore. As your friend, I have to ask for your help."

Quill nodded and said, "My abilities are limited, but if there is anything I can do to help, I will do my best to help you."

Lisa sighed, but Quil was a little surprised. He had never seen this strong woman showing such a sad face. Then he heard Lisa say: "Most of the UFOs that crashed on the earth have completely disappeared." The pilot, passengers, and important parts of the spacecraft were all burned up due to the high-speed fall through the atmosphere.”

"But among so many UFO crashes over the years, there are always a few lucky people who can still save something after falling to the ground."

Quill nodded. When he was working, he had also heard that something new had been found in the remains of a certain UFO, but most of the time those things were useless. At that time, human technology was too backward and advanced. The creations of alien civilizations can only be piled up in warehouses to gather dust.

"Most of these lucky people don't carry any dangerous goods. What can be dug out are only spacecraft parts, but that small part is very bad...Have you heard of the Mandarin?"

Quill didn't respond to the rapid change of topic, but Lisa didn't seem to expect him to answer. Instead, she explained to herself: "He is a notorious fugitive who has been entrenched on the remote borders of Eastern countries for a long time. , and the reason why he has been able to survive for so long is because of the mysterious Ten Commandments."

"The Ten Commandments are one of the treasures brought by an alien spacecraft when it landed on the earth. If it is taken away by people with evil intentions, it will bring terrible disasters."

"You mean..." Quill had a bad feeling.

"The director of the space agency who fired you has now secured his position. Unfortunately, another UFO crashed in the Rocky Mountains and was well preserved. The director believes that, There may be treasures like the Ten Rings in this spaceship.”

Lisa closed her eyes and said in a sad tone: "He thinks that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration should have comprehensive authority to investigate this UFO, and thinks that we should take the initiative and work with the FBI, S.H.I.E.L.D. or something similar. agencies compete for the right to investigate the spacecraft.”

"To this end, he has sent two scientific expedition teams, but they were all wiped out. The team members also included Captain Couch, Old Ruiman, and Professor Delta, who you were familiar with before, and he is about to retire in just a few months."

Quill's eyes widened. He stared at Lisa and raised his voice and said, "How dare he?! They are just scientific expedition personnel, not agents. How could he send them to die?!"

Lisa covered her eyes and said, "I have emphasized this to him a long time ago, but I can't stop him at all. He has been blinded by a powerful force. He believes that in this era when everyone is heading towards the stars, NASA should occupy a more important position and he should have a greater voice. If no one gives him, then he will fight for it himself."

"But he is doing stupid things, too stupid!" Quill gritted his teeth and cursed, then he looked at Lisa and said, "Do you want me to investigate that spaceship?"

"No, on the contrary, I am against anyone investigating that spaceship. My rich professional experience tells me that there are no treasures on it, only endless dangers, so. I hope you can stop anyone who wants to investigate it, especially our colleagues, and don't let them die again."

Lisa looked at Quill's The eyes said: "I will send you to the forward base for the investigation of the spacecraft crash under an official reason that makes sense, but what you need to do is not to approach the spacecraft, but to stop the people sent by the subsequent director, using any method, even kidnapping them."

Quill also looked into Lisa's eyes and said: "I understand your good intentions, Lisa, but you should know that this is not the solution to the problem."

"The solution to the problem should not be given by us." Lisa's eyes were full of meaning. She looked at Quill and said: "This matter should be under the jurisdiction of SHIELD. Do you understand what I mean?"

The light outside the window dimmed, and the reflection on the surface of the Hudson River shone into the house through the thin gauze curtain. The hand holding the feather pen finished writing another paragraph. The light outside the window fell on the end of the last stroke of ink, like a faint light coming through a door that had just opened a crack.

"I understood what Lisa meant. Of course, in my short career, I have dealt with SHIELD agents, and I know exactly which part of the world they are responsible for security - the part that ordinary people, that is, me at that time, would never be able to touch, the part buried deep under the water by the extremely cold iceberg.

There must be something in that spaceship.

I am so sure because I saw unspeakable fear in Lisa's eyes, in the eyes of this lady whose every wrinkle is engraved with strength."