Chapter 206: God Descends! (1)
Under the cover of night, Asgard is a city of dazzling gold, with the rainbow light of the setting sun shining on the high-rise buildings in a scale-like pattern. From above, the classical arches cast shadows like dense combs, and Viking-style patterns and sculptures can be seen everywhere, adding wild and passionate charm to the city.
The tavern owner leaned against a barrel, dozing off, while a big guy took off his helmet with horns and placed it on the table, making a light sound that woke up the tavern owner. He pulled his braided beard and looked up, seeing the light of the sunset shining through the narrow doorway, sharp like a shining sword.
Outside the door, a carriage flew low along the street, and the neighing of the celestial horses echoed, causing many people to open their windows and watch as the royal carriage stirred up dust.
Arriving at the entrance to the palace, the towering guards were dressed in golden armor and held weapons that were taller than the archway. When they saw someone coming, the two palace guards crossed their weapons and blocked the gate.
Loki walked out of the carriage, and the two palace guards knelt down and bowed to him. The sound of armor collision mixed with their deep voices rang out, "Your Highness, welcome back."
Loki nodded and got off the carriage, then walked through the archway of the bridge.
The bridge leading to the palace was so long that it couldn't be seen at a glance. Compared with the tall buildings of Asgard, Loki's figure appeared very small. He walked through the shadows of one arch after another and arrived at the stairs of the palace before the radiance completely dissipated.
Climbing up the layers of stairs, the water from the fountain lightly touched his cheeks with the coolness of the night. The fairies flew out of the fountain on the platform and bowed to Loki.
The laughter of the goddesses in the distance came over. These goddesses who showed bravery on the battlefield were now weaving flower crowns with laurel branches. When they saw Loki walking up, one of the goddesses bowed to him and said, "Your Highness, the father of the gods invites you to go directly to the highest level's living room."
The goddess wore a pure white long dress. After she walked up to him, she whispered to Loki, "The Supreme Sorcerer from Earth is also here. The god king asks you to change clothes first and then go."
Loki smiled and nodded at her. His handsome appearance made the nearby goddesses blush, giggling and hiding behind the fountain.
Arriving at the entrance of the palace, the two armored statues at the main entrance moved and then returned to calm when they saw that it was Loki.
Walking into the incredibly spacious and magnificent hall, dozens of pillars extended forward one after another. The glass facing the setting sun was covered with golden grids, and the shadows on the ground were cut into golden fragments.
Loki walked through the hall and turned right into a corridor where two rows of green plants were placed. After passing through the passage, a pointed arch slowly opened, and the floor began to rise after Loki walked up.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com
Standing in the elevator, Loki looked out through the transparent elevator cabin. On the square on the side of the palace, many Asgardian warriors were sparring.
As night fell, hot grilled meat was brought on trays, and the goddesses carried baskets of bread and fresh fruit on their heads. Children carried water pots filled with spring water. When the bonfire was lit, the noise became even louder. Even though it was so far away, the lively atmosphere could still be felt.
Loki had been busy for a long time and hadn't stayed in Asgard for a while. Returning here again, he felt that nothing had changed, but it seemed that everything had changed.
The elevator shook lightly, and the door in front of Loki slowly opened. He walked out, and his boots made a light sound on the smooth floor.
Coming to his own bedroom door, two court guards opened the door for him. After Loki walked in, he looked at the unchanging bedroom and felt a little relaxed.
He couldn't say when he began to tire of everything here and began to urgently seek excitement for himself. But he also couldn't say when he began to miss the peaceful life of Asgard.
When he came out of the dressing room, Loki changed out of his dusty travel clothes and put on his robe instead.
"What about his power?"
"It did overflow a little. I tampered with the cage and destroyed its stability, making it easier for Knull's power to break through."
"You did a good job."
Odin's voice came, and Loki felt his heart almost jump out of his chest. He had never been praised like this by the Allfather before.
"When the seed of Knull's power entered, you should have noticed it, right?" The Ancient One asked Odin.
"When that symbiote brought Knull's power into the Nine Realms, I originally wanted to intercept it directly. But later, I found that if he opened the channel and projected his power, I would gain more. So I didn't stop him. Later, the cosmic agents found me and wanted to enter the Nine Realms. I knew that they would have to fight each other."
"I originally planned to cut off the channel and intercept part of Knull's power projection to use it for myself, but your student came up with a big plan..."
Odin glanced at the Ancient One and continued, "Just cutting off the channel and intercepting the power is not enough for our appetite."
"The development of things is faster than I imagined," the Ancient One exclaimed, "I sensed that a power was directly attacking Earth's defense system, but I couldn't guess who dared to do so."
"Then I called you," Odin smiled and said, "and it turned out to be an ancient relic that had been asleep for thousands of years, but only such a person dares to come up with an idea here, right?"
"He came at a good time," the Ancient One also smiled, "if it was before, I would have the same plan as yours, waiting for him to project part of his power before cutting off the channel."
Loki listened below and was a little confused, but he didn't dare to ask. At this moment, the Ancient One suddenly moved and took out a mobile phone from her robe, saying to the other side, "Really?... No, I'm fine. I'm at Asgard's palace. Do you want to come over?... Forget it, just come over."
Hanging up the phone, the Ancient One said to Odin, "My student Strange is coming over. Can you use the Rainbow Bridge to pick him up?"
A few minutes later, the guard led Strange to the reception room. Seeing his more bewildered expression than his own, Loki knew that the automatic questioning machine had arrived.
"What's going on?" Strange looked around and found that the other three seemed to be confident.
"Loki, you explain it to him," Odin said.
Loki was stunned for a moment. He really wanted to say that he was busy running his business during this time and didn't understand what the plan was.
But he had just been praised by Odin, he couldn't drop the ball now, right?
So the brain of this deceitful god began to work frantically, the Totem Wealth Project, Knull's Seed of Power, Odin sending him to investigate the Valkyrie constellation, the arrival of the Ancient One...
All things were linked together, and soon Loki figured out a general idea.