Peter, though suspicious, didn't voice his doubts.
Since this shape-shifting alien could transform into a human, there was no guarantee that others like him weren't already among them.
It was a pity Richard was still unconscious, and it was uncertain when he would wake up. If he could wake up sooner, they might learn something from him.
Meanwhile, Richard, whom Peter and the others thought was unconscious, found himself in a peculiar space.
Before him was a giant, star-like object. It was hard to say whether it was a sphere or something else entirely, but it was surrounded by structures resembling metal.
At the center, directly in front of him, was a massive, amber-colored crystal formation.
Floating at the very center of the yellow crystal was a giant Nova helmet.
This Nova helmet was almost identical to the one he usually wore, only magnified many times over.
"Worldmind Xandar World Consciousness."
When Richard saw this thing, he instantly understood its meaning.
It turned out that the Worldmind was a supercomputer that stored the data of the entire Xandar civilization.
Xandar civilization had actually been carrying out a "Digital Life Project."
They would preserve the consciousness of those who had made outstanding contributions throughout the ages and store them in this supercomputer, hoping that one day they could reappear.
Even if it was through a body.
When the Nova Corps was destroyed by Thanos, and all the Nova Corps members died in battle, Xandar's Queen Adora transferred this supercomputer to Richard's Space Fighter and uploaded the consciousness of the Nova Corps members as much as possible.
Adora's original intention was to allow Richard to rebuild the Nova Corps elsewhere, carrying on the will of the Nova Corps.
However, Richard was attacked by an unknown force during his space voyage, and not only was his Space Fighter destroyed, but his soul was also severely injured.
Actually, what attacked him was the Soul Stone!
Under the effect of the Soul Stone, the Worldmind and Richard's soul became strangely entangled and fused together. At the same time, it also fused with the consciousness of the Nova Corps members, as well as some mysterious energies existing in outer space and even other dimensions.
Because the Space Fighter was destroyed, the Worldmind simply input all of its data and the Nova Force (that is, the special ability born from the consciousness of the Nova Corps members + mysterious energy) into Richard's body.
The purpose of doing this was, firstly, because Richard was the only survivor and heir of the Nova Corps.
Secondly, it was because both it and Richard also shouldered Queen Adora's final mission: to rebuild the Nova Corps.
It was this newly born Nova Force that greatly enhanced Richard's strength and resistance, allowing him to hold on in a coma until he was found by Star-Lord and Groot.
Later, during his time on Earth, his personality kept changing. Actually, it was because the Worldmind detected that Earth was a good place to rebuild the Nova Corps, so it tried to release the consciousness of those Nova Corps members it had stored.
But Richard instinctively resisted this approach.
Moreover, how could those ordinary Nova Corps members compare to Richard, who had been completely transformed into a "Super Xandarian"?
Therefore, the Worldmind released several of them in a row, but they only affected Richard a little, and could not achieve its goal.
Mainly because Richard's main consciousness was too strong.
And this time, because Richard was hit in the brain by the Skrulls' special energy, his main consciousness fell into a coma.
So, the Worldmind took over Richard's body, released the Nova Force, killed those Skrulls, and took the opportunity to bring Richard into this "Nova Space".
The Nova Helmet in the very center represents the Worldmind.
Those yellow crystal bodies on the edge are the Nova Force.
And those on the outermost edge are each composed of the consciousness of a Nova Corps member.
Richard walked to the edge and a metal box appeared before him.
"This is Anwen Bakang, a Nova Corps Sergeant Major."
"This is Irani Rael, one of the centurions of the Nova Corps."
Richard saw name after name within it. Some were familiar, people he had studied with, people he had seen. Some he had only read about. Others were unknown to him.
But they were all members of the Nova Corps!
And now, they were all stored consciousnesses.
"Child, it is our mission to revive them!" a voice came from the Nova helmet at the center.
Richard withdrew his hand and walked to the giant Nova helmet.
"Are you the Worldmind?"
"Yes."
"Can you control my body?"
"Yes."
"No, I don't want you controlling me! My body is mine!"
"We share a common mission; we must rebuild the Nova Corps." Worldmind's tone was flat. It was, after all, just a machine intelligence, devoid of human emotions, driven only by its mission.
Richard shook his head frantically. "No, if we need to rebuild the Nova Corps, I can try slowly, but I don't want you interfering with my actions anymore! Right, I was knocked out by the Skrulls. They said they wanted to steal my memories and take my form! I have to get out of here quickly!"
"You cannot leave here now," Worldmind stated.
"Why? Did you do something to my body?" Richard was somewhat angry.
"No, your body has reached a critical point and will awaken more of the Nova Force. According to the current fusion progress, the awakening will be complete in approximately 77 hours and 23 minutes. You will be able to leave then." Worldmind replied.
"77 hours? That's over three days! No, I have to wake up quickly, or the Skrulls will kill me!" Richard said anxiously.
"You cannot leave during the energy awakening," Worldmind replied coldly. "The rebuilding of the Nova Corps is above all else."
Richard cursed, "You idiot machine, if I die, rebuilding the Nova Corps is all for nothing!"
Worldmind said, "Those Skrulls are dead. You are currently at the Avengers base. The person beside you is the Earthling Peter Parker, you call him Teacher."
"Teacher Parker!" Richard's expression brightened. "Did you help me solve the crisis?"
"Yes," replied Worldmind.
"Is there a way for me to speed up the fusion process?" Richard asked. "You wouldn't want to see me lying here and wasting time, right?"
Worldmind said, "You can actively accept the Nova Force, which will speed up the fusion process."
"Okay!"
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