The Death Knell

Difan's store is obviously much more upscale than the one he went to before, at least in terms of area. Although it is a mess, there is no pile of goods on top of each other, the air is circulated, and the smell of dust is very light.

The lighting in the store is very average, with some dim colored lights scattered irregularly throughout the store, making it look like a nightclub, with only one shining light ball missing.

But this is not a nightclub, not even a store or a pawn shop, it's more like a museum or an exhibition hall.

The Collector receives and buys anything he likes, but it is almost impossible for a regular customer to take anything from him.

To put it bluntly, you can only get in but not get out.

The exhibits are not only various dead objects, but also many living creatures. They are kept in large cabinets made of transparent materials not far away. There are rare aliens that can emit fire all over their bodies, and many external appearances with legs and claws. The Star Zerg tribe also has the more common...dog.

Yes, a dog wearing a Soviet spacesuit, whose breed looked like a cross between a Great Dane and a fox terrier, was squatting in the glass cabinet with a pitiful expression, looking at the rare human being.

Daisy was attracted by it, and she approached the glass cabinet, clapped her hands at the dog, made faces, and wanted to play with it.

But the dog didn't react and looked at her as if she was mentally retarded.

The little look in her eyes was so human that the female Thor suddenly felt a little embarrassed. In order to find a way down the stairs, she turned her head and said to Deathstroke: "There is a dog here, and he is wearing a space suit. He is so cute."

Su Ming glanced at the transparent cabinet that looked like ordinary glass. In fact, that thing was actually a very high-tech cage. As long as it was not an attack at the cosmic energy level, it was basically impossible to break it, and it could also isolate various abilities. leaked.

"It's called Cosmo, which you can think of as Moscow spelled backwards. It was launched into space by the Soviet Union through a rocket in 1957 to collect data for future manned spaceflight." Su Ming knows this dog, Difan can be said to be An animal lover, he has collected many dogs here: "It's just that two days after launch, both it and the satellite lost contact with the ground, and they were collected by collectors."

Difan just smiled. Before Deathstroke explained his intention, he would not speak easily and would only maintain high-end etiquette.

"Really? According to you, it is 45 years old. How can an animal like a dog live that long?" Daisy put her hand on the glass, squatted down and looked into the big dog's eyes. It didn't look old at all. Instead, he looked like he was only two or three years old: "Isn't it possible that the spacesuit is the original only and a random dog was put on it?"

"Would you know if you try it?" Su Ming shrugged and said to Di Fan, "Do you mind if I take a look at your dog?"

"Of course I don't mind. Collections should always be appreciated by those who understand." Di Fan was very polite and knew very well what kind of strength he had. Since his good friend Gao Tianzun said that Deathstroke was not easy to mess with, he reluctantly gave up his love. It’s not impossible.

The man in yellow and black armor smiled and glanced at the Elder of the Universe:

"Relax, I am the Supreme Mage, not a robber. I respect the elders of the universe. After all, you have witnessed the growth of the universe."

The collector got a friendly answer. He couldn't help but relax a lot. He twisted his body enchantingly, resting his elbows on the counter while fanning his face with his palms.

"Huh, that's good."

Like Gao Tianzun, he has a bit of a transgender personality. Not only does he wear lipstick and nail polish, he also puts on beautiful eye shadow and wears a gorgeous sequined robe.

Su Ming walked to Daisy's side and looked at the dogs in the glass cabinet with his hands behind his back. Difan didn't seem to know how to raise dogs. He put a few sticks of nutritional paste in the dog food bowl, which was produced by the Kree Empire. Military supplies.

Cree food is tasteless because enjoyment is sin.

"Cough, cough, stand at attention!"

Su Ming cleared his throat and sang to the glass cabinet:

“Союзнерушимыйреспубликсвободных…”

Seeing that it was being treated as a collection, the big dog who had looked numb just now was stunned for a moment, and then shed tears. It actually squatted up, put its two front paws in front of its chest, and supported its body with its two hind legs.

Its body was as straight as a javelin, its head was raised with a solemn expression, and it sang "Unbreakable Alliance" with the death knell in a whining voice.

"I believe it, it's really that dog." Daisy rolled her eyes. This dog is so amazing. It actually knows to stand up and salute when it hears this song, and it also sings along: "It's so smart. Like words."

"Really? I thought all dogs on earth were similar to it." Difan interjected curiously, holding a small brush to apply powder on his face: "It has very powerful psychic abilities and super physical fitness. , an intelligence level similar to that of humans.”

The female Thor rubbed her face: "You mean psychic abilities?"

"Yes, oh, but don't worry, my equipment can perfectly block its ability, so it won't cause any trouble." The collector touched up his makeup, and the red-skinned alien woman who happened to go to make tea also came back, and he himself He took the two teacups and walked around from behind the counter to serve tea.

The cup is actually made on Earth. It looks like it was made in England in the 19th century. However, the so-called tea is just two cups of clear water with a green fresh leaf floating on it. Who knows what kind of alien plant this is, but it stings after being soaked in water. Nose smells like gasoline.

Su Ming took the teacup, not intending to drink it anyway. He stopped singing and told Daisy something else:

"Due to the 'Space War' plan, in the years after the Soviet Union launched space dogs, the United States also launched dozens of space monkeys on low-orbit voyages. Each voyage lasted one or two weeks, and then they received the return cabin and found that all the monkeys inside were dead. So American politicians had evidence and believed that Cosmo was also dead. It was the Soviets who covered up the truth of his death and began to publicize the cruelty of fur bears in the country."

"Huh?" Daisy tilted her head, she didn't understand.

"It's OK to kill more than a dozen monkeys because they are used as materials for animal experiments. It's not OK to kill a dog because dogs are humans' friends."

Su Ming told an old joke from back then. To be honest, since that era, the double standards of American politicians have been very obvious:

"At that time, the American media was in a carnival, condemning the inhumanity of the woolly bear and killing a dog. For this reason, politicians also tried to launch a human rights investigation into the Soviet Union at the United Nations, but the Soviet Union, as a permanent member of the Security Council, vetoed it with one vote."

Daisy sighed, as if she was speechless at what people did in the past: "Oh, it's really ridiculous."

"What's even more ridiculous is that later, many Americans who believed the media's claims took to the streets and held a sit-in demonstration in front of the White House in Washington to protest the U.S. President's lack of control over the Soviet Union. They believed that Kennedy was too weak and should be removed from office. The national level stated that if the Soviets did not love dogs, then the United States should teach them a lesson on behalf of dog lovers.”

"Do they think the President of the United States is the President of the Earth? This is too arrogant." After hearing these words, the female Thor's mouth was completely tilted to one side. She looked at the big dog in the glass box: "It was because of this little guy that the Cold War almost ended War becomes hotter?"

"Almost, but you should also know what happened later. Before the United States and the Soviet Union went to war, the Vietnam War brought back the inflated mentality of the Americans. People who couldn't accept the cruel reality became hippies, but the timeline is so interesting , many of the hits that Star-Lord likes were brought about by the hippie era.”