The sky of Sakaar was still gray.
Thick leaden clouds brewed into the semblance of a storm, but in reality, they were passages from different parts of the Cosmos.
In the past, the endless garbage that fell from them gave the Sakaar People, struggling to survive under the Red King's rule, a chance to eke out an existence.
At the same time, it brought hope to the entire planet.
Now, Sakaar had not yet emerged from its ruin, but the once precarious Totem Tower was being rebuilt.
The difference was that besides the Champion totems originally carved on it, a special emblem now hung above.
It was a black and green emblem, with a black triangle and a green triangle separated, resembling an hourglass.
Inside the Totem Tower.
Seated before a long silver table was the new leader of Sakaar—the Sakaar King.
Yes, under the shared faith of all the Sakaar People on the planet, Ben had become the new king of this world.
However, the Old Power that erupted during the battle with the Red King was now difficult to summon again.
That was the life force of all the people of Sakaar itself, in other words, the power of Sakaar itself. To put it simply, it was a bit like Star Voice Zoffy from some Ultraman series.
However, Ben didn't seem to mind. The seed had been planted, and sooner or later, he would completely master that ancient power.
At this moment, he stood up and said:
"Then, I declare, the Galactic Plumbers are established today!"
Everyone present couldn't help but cast their gaze towards him. A few weeks ago, no one would have believed that this seemingly frail person would bring such immense change to Sakaar.
"Looma, Brunnhilde, Bill, Caiera, and Loki..."
"Huh? Am I involved too?" Loki, who had been spacing out in his seat, looked up with a surprised expression.
His sudden interruption immediately drew dissatisfaction from everyone. Looma even clenched her fists and glared at him threateningly.
Loki quickly raised his hands in surrender.
Ben pressed his hands down, signaling them to quiet down, and then said, "For now, you five will serve as Security Officers."
"The goal of our Galactic Plumbers is to maintain peace throughout the Cosmos, but for now, Sakaar is in ruins and needs rebuilding. There's no need to rush. First and foremost, we must build up Sakaar properly."
"But..."
Bill hesitated to speak.
Ben naturally saw his hesitation and knew what Bill was worried about. He immediately reassured him, "Bill, ensuring the survival of the Korbin Race is also part of our duty. You can lead a team to search for your people."
"Thank you so much!"
Bill was so moved to tears that he even felt like kneeling down and kowtowing to Ben.
"I believe the gladiators who were in the same situation as you in the Arena back then will be willing to help you."
"I can help too!" Looma said immediately, afraid that Ben would think she was useless. "Don't forget that the engines built by the Tetramand are the best in the entire Cosmos!"
Then, she changed her tone, her twenty fingers shyly intertwined, and said, "Also, I have a little personal matter."
"Personal matter?"
"You know, the Engagement Gift isn't complete yet!" Looma said. "The first few items were easy to find, but the Ice and Snow Creature... there are none on this planet. Do I have to leave Sakaar to look for it?"
"Ice... Snow Creature?" Loki's tone was a little off. He glanced sideways at Looma, looking wary.
"A cold, living thing."
Looma nodded, then asked, "Do you happen to know where I can find one?"
"No, not at all..."
Loki shook his head frantically, not daring to meet Looma's gaze.
Ben sighed, "Looma, I've already told you, I'm not an adult yet."
"It's okay, no rush," Looma said casually, resting her feet on the table. "But the Betrothal Gifts need to be prepared first. I don't want to just find any seemingly suitable items to make do. It's best to find real treasures."
Things like severed limbs or blue objects were everywhere on the garbage-strewn Sakaar, but Looma didn't want to be so casual.
"I plan to find a Golden Arm, and the blue objects need to be magnificent gems," she mused. "The target of conquest also needs to be significant... How about we just conquer a planet?"
"Have you forgotten the purpose of our Galactic Plumbers?" Ben pinched the bridge of his nose with two fingers.
The battle-loving Looma and the Galactic Plumbers really didn't seem to fit.
Then, Ben looked at Brunnhilde, hoping that this Valkyrie would be a bit more reliable.
But he soon realized he was wrong, very wrong.
"Why are you looking at me?" Brunnhilde's eyes showed a clear kind of foolishness. "I agreed to fight for the promise of endless alcohol. You actually want me to work for you? Dream on!"
"You really can't count on any of you," Ben sighed.
"Ahem," Loki coughed a couple of times, attracting Ben's attention. He puffed out his chest, as if waiting to be called upon by Ben.
His eagerness made Ben feel very strange.
"What? Aren't you planning to return to Asgard and make your brother and father proud?"
"Of course I have to go back, but not now. Sakaar needs talented people right now, and coincidentally, I've dabbled in many fields. Rebuilding Sakaar is my responsibility." Loki put on a righteous and indispensable air.
But Ben noticed that his eyes flickered upwards unconsciously as he spoke.
"Are you sure?"
"Alright, that old man cut my hair into a buzz cut. If I go back now, Thor will laugh his head off at me..."
Hair was the second life of an Asgardian!
Caiera watched the people making a spectacle of themselves at the Galactic Plumbers' meeting with a motherly smile. At this moment, she spoke, "With everyone's help, I believe Sakaar will soon regain its former prosperity. No, it will be even more glorious than before!"
"That's right!" Loki nodded in deep agreement, then posed a sharp question, "So, great King of Sakaar, what are you going to do?"
He spread his hands, waving them back and forth like a fortune-beckoning machine at the entrance of a shop: "Be admired by the Sakaar People like a mascot? Offer them spiritual support?"
"Is that even a question?"
Ben said as a matter of course:
"I'm going back to Earth to go to school, do you think my vacation is that long? If the school hadn't been demolished, I wouldn't even have this month-long break!"
As he said this, Ben mentally thanked Dr. Connors.
Great Connors!
For a moment, the entire conference room fell silent.
It was hard to imagine that the words "I'm going back to school" would come from someone who had just conquered a planet.
You couldn't understand it, but you were deeply shocked.
"I have another question."
Loki raised his hand and said.
"Do you know that the time flow on Sakaar is actually different from other places in the Cosmos?"
He looked at Ben and posed a fatal question.
"You think you've been here for a few weeks, but perhaps a year has passed on Midgard."
Upon hearing this, before Ben could speak, Caiera shook her head first.
"Actually, the areas with chaotic time flow are all near the Great Portal. The time flow within the planet is not much different from most of the Cosmos." she said.
Sakaar's chaotic time was originally caused by the countless wormholes, and after moving away from that area, the distorted space-time would slowly normalize.
"That's good, I don't want to disappear for a year and then go home only to be scolded by Uncle Ben and Aunt May..."
Ben breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then let's get to work."
"Caiera, I'll leave this planet in your care for now. Gather the surviving Sakaar People, and let any aliens who accidentally ended up on Sakaar choose whether to stay or go."
"Bill, you organize the Korbin rescue team. Looma, you go and modify the spaceship engines..."
"Loki, contact Heimdall and have him open the Bifrost to send me back to Earth."
It hadn't been that long since he left Earth, but Ben felt as if a century had passed.
Between conquering the world and going back to school, the immense sense of disconnect made him feel as if he wasn't in the same universe at all.
"It would be a miracle if I could contact him," Loki said, shaking his head, but he still closed his eyes and began to call out to Heimdall.
A few seconds later, he opened his eyes.
"Damn it, I actually contacted him. And even more damnably, he's actually planning to open the Bifrost for you, a mortal!"
He really couldn't understand when the Divine Realm had become so tolerant of Midgardians.
But no matter what, Loki was also quite happy.
Heimdall's willingness to respond proved at least that his past crimes were not truly taken to heart by Odin.
When he returned to Asgard, at most he would serve two years in prison and then be released.
Serving time, he was familiar with that!
Although they were now comrades-in-arms, Ben paid no mind to Loki's inner turmoil.
He designed a series of battle suits in the style of plumbers and equipped Loki and the others with Galactic Plumbers Badges.
These badges allowed for instant, cross-distance communication, enabling contact and signal transmission even across countless light-years.
Loki and the others didn't mind wearing these badges.
"But forget about the battle suits," Brunnhilde said. "They're ugly and inconvenient. Give them to the regular Plumber members..."
As everyone knew, uniform battle suits were the standard issue for background characters.
After finishing these tasks, Ben was finally ready to return to Earth.
"I wonder how Peter is doing..."
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"I wonder how Benny is doing?"
Peter sighed, stuffing the phone, its screen shattered into a flower pattern, into his backpack.
So much had happened this past month.
For instance, the Osborn Corporation announced they'd developed a self-healing serum together with a small company called Primus, which would bring salvation to countless people.
Afterward, Osborn's stock, which had plummeted, suddenly skyrocketed.
Peter was genuinely happy for Harry about Osborn's comeback.
But the good times didn't last. During a media interview with Norman Osborn, a supervillain clad in green armor, riding a glider, who called himself the Green Goblin, ambushed Norman and Harry.
Since then, Peter had been fighting that monster.
On top of that, Hell's Kitchen wasn't peaceful either.
"One Spider-Man, and I'm stretched too thin!"
Peter sighed again.
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