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Chapter 439: Returning to Earth (First Update)
Chapter 439: Returning to Earth (First Update)
"Drax, stop stabbing. He's already dead. Drag the body over here!"
After a brief greeting to everyone, Jerry waved to Drax, who was still repeatedly stabbing Ronan's chest with a dagger.
Ronan's physical strength far exceeded that of an average Kree. If he were to become a zombie, he would certainly be much stronger than an ordinary Kree zombie.
"Alright, I'll bring it over!"
Drax was still immersed in a mix of satisfaction and emptiness after avenging his past grievances. Hearing Jerry's voice, he got up somewhat dazedly and dragged Ronan's body toward Jerry.
Although Drax was a bit thick-skinned, he knew that he could only kill Ronan thanks to Jerry's help. Therefore, Jerry was someone he was deeply grateful to.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to the ship!"
Jerry stored Ronan's body in the ring world and waved to everyone.
Stakar, leading all the Ravagers, raised his right hand, formed a fist, and tapped it to his chest, performing a unique Ravager gesture of respect.
On Contraxia, strength was the ultimate measure of respect. Jerry had clearly proven how powerful he was, and he had also destroyed Ronan's fleet, saving Contraxia. Therefore, he deserved the respect of all the Ravagers.
It wouldn't be long before the news of Jerry's defeat of Ronan and his fleet would spread through the mouths of the Ravagers and bounty hunters to every corner of the universe.
Perhaps soon, Jerry would earn a special title in the cosmos.
"You can come back to the ship when you're done exploring. We'll return to Earth then!"
After saying this to Star-Lord and the others, Jerry used a Phantom Shift to return to his room on Yondu's ship.
The first thing he did upon returning to the room was to open his Panel.
"Fifteen thousand?"
Seeing the additional fifteen thousand red stars on his Panel, Jerry felt a bit disappointed, but it was also expected.
Contraxia was different from a regular planet. There were no large numbers of commoners; everyone was a Ravager, bounty hunter, fugitive, or black market trader.
Even combined, they probably didn't equal the population of a single city on a normal planet.
Moreover, many were away on missions and not on the planet.
Most crucially, even if he hadn't intervened, a real battle would have resulted in significant casualties among the Ravagers, while the fugitives, bounty hunters, and black market traders would have likely fled the planet in their ships as soon as the fighting started.
Thus, he ended up with only fifteen thousand red stars.
However, fifteen thousand was still a decent amount for him, enough for his immediate needs. After spending ten years in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", he had grown accustomed to conducting magic research and battles with minimal reliance on red stars.
Red stars played a crucial role in his early growth, but these ten years had also taught him a valuable lesson.
Red stars were important, but he shouldn't become overly dependent on them. If his Panel were to suddenly disappear during a battle, and he lost the assistance of red stars, his combat effectiveness might drop significantly.
Magic was the foundation. He needed to use magic to replace the role of red stars as much as possible.
This way, even if he no longer had his Panel, he would still be just as powerful and could continue to grow stronger. He would just be unable to access other Mini Worlds.
He could conserve the fifteen thousand red stars, earn more once back on Earth, and then explore a new Mini World once the one-month cooldown period was over.
Jerry closed the panel and began to summarize the recent battle.
Although the entire battle lasted only a brief half-minute, compared to the previous one on the red planet, his strength had indeed improved significantly.
Ten years of Magic practice had not only increased the power of his Magic but also made it much more efficient.
For example, the Enlargement Spell, which could previously only make him grow to a hundred meters tall, now allowed him to reach two hundred and thirty-five meters. Moreover, the Magic Power required to grow to two hundred and thirty-five meters now was less than what was needed to reach a hundred meters before.
Therefore, after casting that series of Magic, he still had a considerable amount of Magic Power left in his body.
Additionally, the number of Carmen Bracelets he had distributed to the Holy Fire Miao Miao Sect in his ring world had reached twelve hundred. Along with the initial group of Miao Miao who started practicing Magic, like Princess Xiao Huang, their levels had also improved significantly.
Even without meditating, his total Magic Power continued to grow at a very good rate.
In the future, as he distributed more bracelets, the rate of Magic Power growth each day might become even faster, possibly surpassing the speed at which he gained Magic Power through meditation.
One week later.
A newly modified and specially upgraded raider ship slowly lifted off from the surface of Contraxia.
It was the Milano, Star-Lord's ship.
Jerry had become too famous in the universe. Not only had the story of him single-handedly destroying Ronan's fleet spread widely through the mouths of the raiders, but the Nova Empire had also publicly thanked Jerry the previous day.
They thanked him for selling the empire a galaxy-class battleship and for helping the empire eliminate Ronan, the butcher who had slaughtered many of the empire's planets.
At the same time, the empire rescinded the bounty on Star-Lord and his companions and welcomed Jerry as a permanent ally of the Nova Empire.
Therefore, when returning to Earth, Jerry chose not to use his Divine Realm, as it was too conspicuous.
However, Star-Lord's Milano was now also excellent.
After receiving the 1.3 billion reward from Jerry, Star-Lord spent 1.2 billion to have the Milano upgraded by black market merchants, turning it into one of the best combat ships in the universe.
"Yondu still cares about you a lot!"
Standing in the ship's cabin, Jerry pointed to Yondu, who had said he wouldn't come to see them off but had secretly appeared among the raiders, and patted Star-Lord on the shoulder.
Star-Lord looked down at Yondu, who was hiding in the crowd, and his expression became unusually serious:
"He's the only family I have left!"
"No, you have me too!"
The one who said this was Drax, standing behind Star-Lord, bare-chested.
Star-Lord turned to Drax with a look of disgust:
"Can't you at least put on a shirt? There are two ladies on this ship!"
Star-Lord then pointed to where Gamora and Nebula were sitting together, chatting.
Yes, Nebula had also joined Star-Lord's Guardians of the Galaxy, becoming one of the team.
The reason for this went back to five days ago, when Gamora and the bound Nebula were arguing, and Jerry secretly put two drops of Truth Serum into their cups.
The two sisters actually cared deeply for each other, but one was stubborn, and the other was a bit too straightforward, compounded by Thanos's twisted upbringing from a young age, which led to their current situation.
Under the influence of the Truth Serum, they opened up to each other and reconciled.
After reconciling, Nebula wanted to leave and go back to assassinate Thanos on her own, but Jerry stopped her.
He thought that while her intention was good, it was too reckless and would be a waste, as it was completely unnecessary.
(End of Chapter)
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