Chapter: 243

Although Star-Lord's overall abilities were quite average, besides having extraordinary talent in charming girls, he possessed another skill he was good at but hadn't realized himself - the famous Talk-no Jutsu in the ninja world.

With this technique, he could incapacitate enemies without using force and even persuade them to join his side. Such a powerful Jutsu not only required the user to have certain talent but also required the protagonist's halo to be present to fully utilize the effects of Talk-no Jutsu.

Luckily, both of these conditions were present in Star-Lord, so when he stepped forward, the destinies of both Drax and Gamora were already decided.

"Listen, big guy, if your ultimate goal is to take down Ronan, killing her now isn't a wise decision."

"Isn't this the guy that wench wants to kill?" Drax looked at Star-Lord and asked.

Star-Lord raised an eyebrow at the question and answered with pride, "There are quite a few women who want to kill me—"

As he spoke, Star-Lord lifted his shirt, revealing a wound. "This is from a Sister of the Ravagers. She stabbed me with a fork because she was upset that I left without saying goodbye. And here, a Kree girl tried to stab my heart; she worked in the Nova Corps archive, and I approached her to gather information.

Have you seen Kree people? They have tentacles, and their teeth are like needles. If you think I'm interested in someone like that—"

Seeing Drax becoming increasingly impatient, Star-Lord voluntarily stopped boasting. "Alright, you don't care about that. Let's get back to the point. The key is that Gamora betrayed Ronan, so Ronan will come looking for her. Once he comes, you can—"

Star-Lord dragged out the ending, making a throat-slashing gesture with his hand.

"Why should I put my fingers on his neck?"

"Uh... okay, that's just a figure of speech, meaning you can cut his throat," Star-Lord patiently explained, ignoring Drax's exasperation.

"I won't cut his throat, I will chop off his head!"

"No problem, you can do whatever you want. What I mean is, you have to let her live. Don't be Ronan's executioner. She can be used as bait to lure Ronan to you."

"You better be telling the truth, or else I'll—" Saying that, Drax released his grip on Gamora's neck and imitated Star-Lord's previous gesture, running his finger across his throat.

After Drax left, Rocket finally came out with Groot and Baymax. "You scared me! I thought you were done for. Then I wouldn't get that bounty."

Rocket patted his chest, knowing that he and Groot wouldn't have had any chance against Drax.

"Rest assured, everything is in my plan!" Star-Lord said confidently, forgetting his cautious demeanor when facing Drax just a moment ago.

At this moment, Gamora, who had recovered, also came up to Star-Lord and asked, "Why did you save me?"

"Hey, listen, girl, I don't care if you live or die," Star-Lord replied stubbornly. Of course, he couldn't directly tell Gamora about his plan.

"Then why did you stop the big guy just now?" Gamora continued to inquire.

Star-Lord responded, "It's simple. Because you know where to find buyers for the Cosmic Orb."

"We're already locked up in prison. How can we sell it?"

On this matter, Star-Lord looked confidently at Rocket beside him. "Don't underestimate this furry little guy who can talk. He has had 22 successful jailbreaks."

"Exactly!" Rocket proudly puffed out his chest. "We will escape from here and then take you to Yondu to collect the bounty."

Star-Lord didn't refute Rocket's plan but directly asked Gamora, "How much is the buyer you know willing to pay for the cosmic Orb?"

Gamora: "4 billion."

Rocket: "What!?"

Star-Lord: "Oh my God!"

Groot: "I am Groot!"

The enormous number stunned everyone except for Baymax.

"The Comic Orb is my only chance to get rid of Ronan and Thanos. If you guys can take me with you when you escape, I will take you directly to the buyer, and we can split the profits among us."

Gamora proposed a trade to Star-Lord and Rocket, without doubting that Star-Lord didn't actually possess the Cosmic Orb.

"Deal!" Star-Lord and Rocket said in unison without hesitation, reaching an agreement in this three-party transaction...

"I am Groot!" Groot didn't want to be left out either and responded.

In fact, the success of this trade was entirely part of Star-Lord's plan. He was well aware that he didn't actually have the Cosmic Orb, and even if he successfully escaped from the Kyln with Rocket's guidance, he couldn't avoid the fate of being handed over to Yondu. In the end, he would still lose his freedom.

To break this deadlock, he needed to introduce a third party to disrupt the current balance, thus changing the outcome. And this third party was Gamora, who firmly believed that the Cosmic Orb was with Star-Lord.

Gamora needed the Cosmic Orb to change her own fate and escape from prison to gain her freedom, while Rocket and Groot wanted to obtain a large sum of money.

In this way, a new balance could be formed among the three of them, with each party getting what they wanted and mutually benefiting each other. At the same time, having Gamora as an ally would significantly increase their chances of a successful jailbreak.

That's why Star-Lord was so concerned about Gamora's situation from the beginning, and after confirming that she was trustworthy, he stepped forward to save her. All of this was part of his jailbreak plan since he arrived there.

Of course, all of this relied on the premise that he actually possessed the Cosmic Orb.

Therefore, even though he didn't have the Cosmic Orb, he still took the blame for it to regain his freedom. As long as he could successfully escape from here and find the right moment when they let guard down after the jailbreak, he could ditch Rocket and Gamora and continue his interstellar adventures.

Among all the people there, the only one who knew the truth that Star-Lord didn't actually have the Cosmic Orb was Baymax.

Knowing this fact, Baymax easily deduced the purpose behind his captain's actions. While astonished that Star-Lord could come up with such a brilliant idea, Baymax silently gave him a thumbs-up for his rare display of intelligence.

"It seems that the jailbreak plan I calculated earlier needs to increase by 25 percentage points to be viable. But now, this plan can be considered flawless."

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