Fua~Fua~
Beautiful blossoms were shaken until petals fell, drifting with the breeze.
Some were even more unfortunate... grabbed tightly by Clea's small hands and tugged until they were a complete mess...
And Ye Li was also vigorously 'ruining' a delicate little flower, making its pink petals drip with dew, giving it a rather tragic, beautiful feel.....
After he was done messing up this flower.
He immediately shifted to the next target————a daisy that had just bloomed.
"Don't...." Seeing Ye Li treat the flowers so carelessly, Clea grabbed his hand to stop him.
"It's fine...."
Ye Li didn't care about her persuasion, stubbornly continuing toward the little daisy.
He believed he wasn't harming the flowers, but nourishing them.
Gorgeous flowers were meant to bloom—he was just prying the petals open ahead of time, that's all....
...And besides.
It wasn't like he wasn't giving anything back—at the very least, he watered the flowers with nutrient-rich 'fertilizer,' enough to make up for the moisture they'd lost..
"Stop messing them up...."
Seeing Ye Li refuse to listen and still keep 'outputting' on the little flowers.
With no other choice, as a protector of the natural environment, she could only use her cherry lips to comfort and soothe him~
"Enwu...."
Seeing Ye Li refuse to listen and still keep "outputting" on the little flowers.
With no other choice, as a protector of the natural environment, she could only use her cherry lips to comfort and soothe him~
…..
Susi.....Susi.....
Clouds and mist shifted.
The wind changed direction.
After a long while.
"Mu...."
Although it was Clea's first time teaching someone and she was a bit inexperienced, she still finished guiding Ye Li.
She made him fully realize his mistake, and he gave her some precious compensation.
…..
As for Ye Li, he also had a bit of an unexpected surprise——————
[Triggered "Mysterious Silver-Haired Girl" Clea "Insider-Connections Quest": Clea wants to obtain the qualification to enter and exit the Divine Kingdom.]
[Complete the quest to stack the "Clea" template]
Even though the reward wasn't very useful, it was still a basic physique boost, after all.
However.
This quest is very simple, and the reward is within easy reach.
So Ye Li wasn't in a hurry to do the quest, but felt... Clea's earlier lesson wasn't thorough and profound enough.....
Thus, he began instructing her as well on how to properly achieve perfection—————
Clea: "Enwu....!"
…..
Mu~————
The Milano set out from Xandar, slicing across the far side of the galaxy toward Knowhere.
And inside the ship.
"Hey! Hey! Rocket, what are you doing?"
Seeing Rocket Raccoon fiddling around, Star-Lord walked over in annoyance, "Why are you taking my ship apart without my permission?"
Ka-da~
Rocket Raccoon, sitting on the floor, didn't answer; his little paws set a newly assembled component off to the side.
"And what's this?" Star-Lord was about to nudge the thing with his boot.
Rocket warned, "I suggest you don't touch that—that's a bomb."
Star-Lord: "What?! And you're just leaving a bomb lying around like that?"
Rocket Raccoon: "I was going to find a box to put it in."
Star-Lord spread his hands speechlessly, "Huh? And putting it in a box helps how?"
Wuen~—— thud! thud!
Just then, two dull thuds of something hitting the floor suddenly rang out.
Startled, Star-Lord's foot jerked, and he almost thought the bomb was about to explode.
Ka-cha!
Rocket immediately grabbed a gun he'd swiped from Star-Lord's stash and aimed toward the source of the sound—————
"Let me see... a big, blockheaded lump, and an even bigger cloaked lump.... how did you get on board?"
"Who are you?" Star-Lord also drew his two Element Guns, looking at Drax and at Solus, who was shrouded in a red cloak.
"It's Drax the Destroyer... don't know the other one... maybe his assistant...."
Gamora recognized Drax, raised her twin blades, and demanded, "What are you doing here?"
Three people asked three different questions; only the tree-man Groot called out guilelessly, "I am Groot!"
"Gamora!?"
Drax was looking around for any trace of Ronan; seeing Gamora—the one who used to do jobs for Ronan—his eyes reddened a little as he roared at her.
"Where is Ronan!!"
…..
Weaver's Divine Kingdom.
Vormir.
A sea of flowers stretched endlessly, brocade-like leaves clustered in ridges.
"Cough, cough...!"
After clearing her throat, Clea pointed at her torn purple dress, her eyes full of resentment. "Compensate me for my battle skirt! This one has magic runes engraved on it! It's very valuable!"
"Don't rush, what's the hurry..."
Ye Li guided a few strands of destiny's spider silk to coil toward her, and said, "Didn't you want to come and go here freely? I'll give you the key for entry and exit right now; that's much better than that 'precious' rag of a dress."