"The taste is unexpectedly good."
Adam picked a few fruits to try. The taste was unique but also very delicious, surpassing the flavor of most fruits on Earth.
And when everyone was halfway through eating, Star-Lord returned.
"It seems he succeeded!"
Feeling the Celestial power awakening within Star-Lord, Adam smiled.
Star-Lord raised his hand, and an energy orb condensed from Celestial power appeared before him.
"I followed your instructions and pretended to agree with his plan. He was very happy to draw out the power within me.
Then I told him that once I had mastered this power, I would work with him to activate the seeds and assimilate the Planets."
Just now in the temple, he had confirmed from Ego that the tumor in his mother's body was indeed Ego's doing.
So now, he fully trusted Adam.
"Very good. For the next few days, you will learn how to control the Celestial power from him. Once you are proficient, we will continue our operation."
Adam nodded.
The energy of Ego Planet was extremely vast. Although he had absolute confidence in his own strength, it was always better to be cautious.
What he wanted was not to destroy Ego Planet, which would be simple: find Ego's main brain, transform into a giant ape, open the Eight Gates, and unleash a full-power Mouth Cannon.
He believed that even if Ego reacted, he probably wouldn't be able to stop it.
But what he wanted was to completely control Ego, to make him obediently absorbed by the God Tree. That would not be so easy.
Only with Star-Lord's homologous Celestial power and Mantis's assistance could they guarantee that there would be no problems.
"Have some food."
At this moment, Gamora uncharacteristically took the initiative to hand Star-Lord a fruit that looked somewhat like a watermelon.
Because she, being observant, noticed that although Star-Lord had gained Celestial power, he didn't seem to be in a very good mood and was constantly trying to restrain himself.
To be honest, at first, she really disliked Star-Lord, this philandering thief.
Later, after learning about Star-Lord's background, she realized that the outwardly optimistic, always cheerful Star-Lord actually had another side.
Moreover, a good woman is afraid of a persistent man. Star-Lord pestered her every day and even took her to listen to wonderful Earth music, which indeed added something to her heart, which had been sealed for many years.
"Thank you!"
Taking the fruit Gamora handed him, Star-Lord didn't take the opportunity to lean in and talk to Gamora as he usually would. He just sat down silently and began to eat.
In fact, he originally held a tiny bit of hope for Ego, no matter how slim.
When he was a child, his mother often spoke of how wonderful his father was, and before she died, she even said he was like his father, an Angel-like figure, and his mother firmly believed his father would return.
However, it wasn't until just now, when he personally heard Ego admit to killing his mother, that his last bit of fantasy about his father was completely extinguished.
If it weren't for the safety of the Milky Way Galaxy and Adam's repeated admonitions, he would have almost lost his mind and pulled out his elemental gun to blast Ego's clone on the spot.
"It seems that even with my appearance, some things have changed, but this pair will not be separated."
Adam saw Gamora's worried gaze and knew that Gamora and Star-Lord would likely end up together, just like in the movie Universe.
Star-Lord is a bad boy with a kind nature and a humorous, funny personality. In fact, his personality is very popular with girls, which is why he successfully hooked up with so many women of different races and social strata.
Men who are not bad are not loved by women; this is often the case.
At the end of the movie Universe, why didn't Gamora from another Universe end up with Star-Lord? The main reason was that that Gamora knew Star-Lord didn't love her, but another Gamora.
Even if they are the same person, different Universes are different.
Adam had also asked himself if, in the future, he were to go to another Universe and meet another Universe's Wanda, would he compare that Universe's Wanda with his own Universe's Wanda?
That would naturally be impossible.
He loved this Universe's Wanda, the Wanda who grew up with him and shared many experiences and emotions.
Other Universe's Wandas merely had the same appearance and name, just like Wolverine Logan and the cloned X-23; even with identical genes, they are not the same person.
At most, because of the same appearance and name, he would give them a little more care based on his feelings for this Universe's Wanda.
Three days later, Adam, who was undergoing gravity training inside the spaceship, received a reminder from Orion.
"Master, Peter Quill sent a message saying that the seeds are about to sprout."
"It seems Ego can't wait."
Adam got up, wiped the sweat from his body, changed his clothes, and came to the spaceship's main hall.
"Begin the operation."
Peter Quill's message indicated that Ego could no longer wait for Peter Quill to fully Master the Celestial power. He planned to work with Peter Quill now to activate the power, causing the seeds buried in various Planets to sprout and begin assimilation.
And for this, Adam had already prepared a counter-plan.
He formed a hand seal, and a Shadow Clone immediately appeared out of thin air, then disappeared from the spot with Gamora and the others.
His main body, after storing the spaceship in the Primordial Space, directly used Apparition to arrive outside the temple, becoming invisible, concealing all his energy, and quietly walking inside.
"Father, do we really have to act now?"
In the temple hall, Star-Lord looked troubled.
"But I haven't fully controlled the Celestial power within me. I'm afraid of making a mistake and causing problems for such a grand plan."
"Peter, don't worry. The main control will be by Father. You just need to continuously inject Celestial power into my body, and I believe you can do it."
Ego placed his hands on Star-Lord's shoulders, his tone firm.
For some reason, he had felt an uneasy sensation in his heart for the past few days, which prevented him from waiting any longer.
He wanted to immediately complete his plan, assimilate all the Planets, and truly rule this Universe.
"Okay, I will do my best to complete it with Father."
Knowing that he could no longer delay, Star-Lord went behind Ego and used both hands to fully inject Celestial power into Ego's clone.
"Yes, just like that, just like that!"
Feeling the continuous flow of Celestial power entering his body, Ego was overjoyed. He stirred the Celestial power of the entire Planet and merged with it, then began to control his seeds buried in various intelligent Planets, causing them to rapidly expand and grow.
Unfortunately, just then, Ego suddenly noticed something was wrong.
"Peter, what's going on with your friends? Why are they breaking through the ground and approaching my core?"
Because all his energy was currently focused on controlling the seed assimilation, he temporarily couldn't spare the ability to stop them.
Star-Lord calmly explained:
"Father, they might be curious about what it's like underground and want to go down and see."
Now, the longer he could stall, the better.