X-MEN- CH-64. Can you lend me some money.

Around noon, the two of them found some food to eat and then wandered around the spaceship. They had been on the ship for a day, but they hadn't explored other areas yet. The two were amazed at the various high-tech features of the spacecraft, especially the power system, which relied on just a few batteries. Although they didn't know what materials it was made of, the size of the batteries in relation to the spacecraft made it clear how powerful it was.

"Maybe we can take something back with us." Raven suggested.

"Why take it back?" Martin replied.

"Uh..." Raven looked at Martin, speechless.

"My dear, we have to proceed step by step. Earth develops at its own pace. It may not be a good idea to suddenly bring back something more advanced. You don't want our lives to become unstable in the future, do you? Besides, who should we give this to? I'm not familiar with those who have the ability to conduct research. With their greed, they'll immediately think of monopolizing and possessing it, and then... well, forget it."

"Our company can also conduct research." Martin countered.

"But we don't have an energy department. Besides, this thing is a product of the universe. If it can be used on the predator's spacecraft, then it can't be that valuable. We've entered the universe now. If we need it in the future, we can just come back and buy it or... hehe."

"If you're lazy, then you're lazy. What excuses are you looking for?" Raven said unhappily.

"I don't care about the development of science on Earth. I only care about you. Even if the world is destroyed, it doesn't matter to me. As long as the destruction of the world does not affect me, if anyone hurts you, no matter where the enemy is, I will use everything I have to retaliate against them."

"Okay, you're good at talking. I won't bring anything back, but I still have to prepare a gift."

"It's a must…"

A few hours later, Yondu asked the two to go back.

Arriving at the control room where Yondu was, he pointed ahead and said, "Look, we're almost there."

"So big…" Martin said, looking at Raven, "Don't praise other people's things like that, dear."

Raven lost her amazement in an instant and turned to look at Martin unhappily.

Martin said quickly, "I was kidding."

Raven responded, "Ah...you..."

Yondu didn't understand what was happening and looked at the two curiously.

"Uh... it's okay, we were just joking." Martin explained.

Yondu nodded and went about his business. Martin and Raven continued to look ahead.

In the starry sky not far away, a huge skull was suspended, surrounded by colorful and dazzling lights like a nebula. If you imagined this skull in proportion to the original size of its owner, it would be even larger than the entire Earth.

Martin turned his head and saw Raven wearing some unknown device and filming the front.

"What's this?" He asked.

Raven said as she filmed, "Yondu gave it to me. I wanted to capture the scene I encountered and bring it back to show them."

Martin smiled and pointed to his brain, "I wrote it all down."

"What you record is yours, and what I take is mine. Mine is more convenient."

"Okay, let's take the photo."

As the spacecraft got closer, they could see that the back half of the skull had disappeared. The surface of the skull, along with the eyes, mouth, and other areas, was covered with various structures.

"The Tiwan Group is almost hollowing this place out. Maybe one day in the future, the Zhiwu Realm will disappear." Yondu commented.

"Tell me about this Tiwan Group." Martin said.

"Okay, the Tiwan Group was founded by Tanlia Tiwan. He is known as the 'Collector.' He likes to collect all kinds of creatures and items. The rarer the item, the more valuable it is. No one knows how powerful he is; we only know that he has lived for a long time. It is said that he has ruled this place since it was discovered millions of years ago. Fortunately, he is only interested in collecting and does not care about the order here at all."

"Did you hear that, little brat? I've lived for millions of years, and it's well-known." Raven teased Martin after hearing that.

"Pah…" Raven reached behind her and rubbed her hands, then rolled her eyes at Martin and continued to record her movements.

The others here didn't dare to look at the two, and the only one who dared was Yondu, who kept his eyes ahead. So in this scene, only Martin and Raven felt it, but in different ways.

When the spacecraft came closer, it stopped.

"You're not going in?" Yondu said, "This ship is too big; let's change to a smaller boat to go in. After we buy the supplies, someone will bring them up. But for safety reasons, in case someone sneaks in, we will bring them back ourselves."

Martin and Raven followed Yondu and changed to a small spaceship that could carry only a few people. After the spaceship flew out, several transport ships followed behind.

The spaceship flew into the port, landed, and docked. Yondu said, "You can go shopping after you get off. We will rest here for one night and set off again tomorrow. If you don't want to play, you can come back here and take the spaceship back up."

"Okay, uh... Yondu, if you don't mind, could you lend me some money? Or, is there a scrapped spaceship I can pick up and sell?" Martin asked.

Yondu looked back at Martin and said, "I'm a plunderer, and you want to borrow money from me?... But we are friends after all; take this. It's enough for you to have fun."

Taking a card, Martin winked and smiled, "Don't worry; I'll pay you back."

"Well... just don't sell my ship."

"Don't worry, he's just joking." Raven said in relief.

After saying goodbye to Yondu and getting off the spaceship, Raven looked at Martin and said, "You actually threatened him."

"Is there?"

"You said you were going to sell his ship."

"I clearly said a useless ship. Please note that it is useless."

"Hehe..."

"Okay... I'll pay him back, I promise."

"Didn't you become friends yesterday? Is this really okay?"

Martin looked at Ravenc, "You believe this too?"

"…"

"True friendship is not that easy. I have lived for so many years, and I only have one friend. Besides, they are plunderers—robbers in the universe. It is even harder to be friends with them. Without sufficient benefits, we can't even be 'bad friends.'"

Raven asked, "Will they abandon us and run away?"

"No." Without waiting for her to ask again, Martin said, "I've felt it. Yondu is telling the truth. He likely needs my help with something, but I haven't seen the details."

"That's good; let's go and have a look."

The two held hands and walked on the crowded, messy street. This place didn't feel like a bustling city, but more like a market in the countryside.

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