บท 355: Chapter 229 Visitors from Asgard_1
"Ah, dammit, test that part again!" Thor stands up from the ground, kicks a tire, and the colleague next to him passes him a wrench. Thor crouches down to continue fiddling with the tire,
After a long time fiddling, he throws the wrench away, pats the top of the car and says, "That should be the last one for today, right?"
"Hey! Benjamin! What's wrong with you? Someone! Quick, we need help!! Benjamin has fainted!!!" A loud shout comes from outside the workspace. Thor turns his head to see one of his colleagues shouting outside, another colleague named Benjamin collapsed on the ground.
Thor walks out quickly and asks, "What's the matter? What happened to Benjamin?"
"Damn it! It seems like he's having a heart attack! Call emergency quickly!"
The colleagues all run out. Some start to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation for Benjamin, and some pull out their mobile phones to call an ambulance, while Thor also helps.
Not long after, the ambulance arrives. A few nurses rush down from the car, see Benjamin lying on the ground, one female nurse says, "Give a hand, let's move him to the car first!"
Thor walks over, picks up Benjamin all by himself. The female nurse glances at him, then points at the stretcher next to him, "Put him on it, hurry up!"
When Thor comes back from the hospital, the boss of the car repair shop doesn't look too well. He says to Thor, "You saw, Benjamin fell by himself, right? It has nothing to do with my car repair shop..."
Thor's expression darkens, he says: "If it wasn't you scheduling him for night shifts for more than ten nights in a row, how would he have died suddenly?"
"What has that got to do with me!" The bearded boss shouts loudly: "He is a poor soul, eats junk food every day, that's why he isn't healthy! He deserved to die, even causing trouble for me by making it hard for me to find workers for tomorrow night!"
Thor stares at him, eyes brimming with anger, like a lion. The boss is shocked by his imposing manner but soon starts waving his fists again, saying: "What are you looking at? You stupid ox! You have to continue working night shifts too, do you know why? Because you're a dumb hick from Texas, you're brainless! You can't even speak properly!"
"I will tell them that if one day you fall to the ground, I will make sure they stay far far away!"
"Why do you have no sympathy for your own colleague?" Thor stands his ground, says solemnly: "He is dead, do you understand?"
"Colleague? Fool!" The boss of the car repair shop spits saliva and says: "He is just a washed-up black boxer, sleeps in garbage piles all day eating leftovers, it's already a favor giving him a job. His death is still causing trouble for my work tomorrow night, he really is a waste of space!"
After saying that, he turns around to leave, perhaps fearing Thor might hit him. Just then, a burly man barges in through the back door of the car repair shop. Armored and wielding a large sword, he delivers a punch to the boss of the car repair shop, and shouts: "You dare disrespect Odin's son!"
"Volstagg, how did you end up here?" Thor rushes over to stop the burly man from continuing to punch the car repair boss, and says: "Stop, don't beat him anymore! He's just an ordinary person!"
"But he insulted you! Thor, how can we stand by while you're being insulted?!"
"Enough, stop!" Thor roars: "This is complicated, but first you guys need to tell me, how did you all end up here??"
"Oh my god, and Sif!" Thor, noticing the figure walking over from behind, says: "How long has it been since we last met?"
Sif walks up to Thor and says: "You've been fighting wars outside for what must be centuries now."
"Let's not talk about that now, Volstagg? Fandral... and Hogun! What brought you guys here?"
"We'll find a safe place to talk." Sif says in a steady tone: "Where's your camp here? We'll go there."
Thor scratches his head and says: "Camp... there is one, but you might... Okay, I'm living with Loki now, I know, the two of you have a grudge."
"Loki?" Sif suddenly becomes serious and says: "We came precisely to talk to you about Loki."
Thor glances at the clock hanging on the wall and says: "Loki should still be at work now, it should be okay for us to go back."
"Also, can you guys use divine power to transform these clothes? It's too conspicuous, we can't take the bus like this."
"Bus? What is that?"
"It's like the public horse-drawn carriage in Asgard."
"What's wrong with how we are dressed then?"
Thor feels a headache coming on, he suddenly realizes the naive feeling he had when he first came to Earth, not knowing what to do, he can only take out his phone to call for help.
After a while, Steve and Hill come over together. Seeing a group of people dressed similarly to Thor, Steve holds his temples and says: "I beg you, why are there four people like this here???"
As a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Hill is used to big scenes, she says: "Should I be thankful to you for at least giving Earth a heads up after smuggling your companions over?"
"I'm sorry, I don't know why they would come here either," Thor said somewhat awkwardly, "By right, we're not supposed to just come to Earth like that."
Hill drove these folks to Thor's apartment, then said, "Remember to report to the S.H.I.E.L.D tomorrow, or they'll be deported as illegal immigrants."
Opening the door, taking the elevator up, and entering the apartment, Thor's companions finally began to chatter, saying, "Your place isn't bad at all, even if it's not as grand as Asgard, it's still quite curious."
"What is this? A sofa? It looks a bit different from Asgard's."
"Humans have progressed rather quickly. What is this for? A lamp, huh, the switch is so peculiar?"
Thor, hands on his hips, standing in the center of the room, said, "You guys need to explain why you're here, right?"
Sif sheathed her sword, saying, "We're here to warn you and, at the same time, to warn the people of Earth."
"A warning? What happened?"
"Recently, Heimdall noticed something amiss from Loki. He seems to be shuttling frequently between Asgard's weapon warehouse and the Heavenly Palace Warehouse. According to Heimdall, Loki might be eyeing the Destroyer."
"The Destroyer..." Thor frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Are you talking about that big machine in the Heavenly Palace? What is it for?"
Hogun stepped forward to say, "That's a weapon, the former mount of the Father of Gods, who faced many formidable enemies with it."
"But what does this have to do with Loki and Earth? I'm a bit confused..."
"Actually, we've been suspecting Loki." Sif's voice became heavy as she said, "Thor, sometimes, you're a bit too naive. You're upright and kind, but not everyone is the same. We've always suspected that Loki was behind the troubles you stirred up in Jotunheim."
"I know, you trust your brother, and we don't want to ruin your relationship, so we didn't directly tell you, but while you were exiled, we've been keeping an eye on Loki."
"We did catch him red-handed!" Fandral exclaimed, "We don't have the right to enter the Heavenly Palace's warehouse, but Heimdall, as the Head Steward of Asgard, does. He discovered that Loki's been in and out of the warehouse very often, something he never did before."
"The Destroyer is a weapon of the Father of All Gods, Odin. But as you know, the Father of All Gods had been in a deep sleep a while ago. We suspect that Loki is trying to meddle with the Destroyer."
"Heimdall also has such suspicions, but he can't question a prince of Asgard. Instead, he sent us to the palace to watch Loki."
"We discovered that Loki seems to be preparing a portal to transport the Destroyer to Earth!"
"He wants to kill you, Thor." Sif stepped up to Thor with a serious face, saying, "He knows you're powerless now. Such a formidable weapon of the celestial palace, once it's on Earth, would be a danger to you and ordinary Earthlings."
"Impossible!" Thor immediately denied it, "I've been getting along just fine with him recently. Plus, why would he want to kill me? We're brothers."
Sif helplessly held her forehead, saying, "But you both are princes as well, and there can be only one king in Asgard. To become the king of Asgard, he would have to kill you."
"He wants to be the king of Asgard?" Thor exclaimed shockedly, "Why would he want to be the king of Asgard?"
The others all shot Thor peculiar glances, causing him to be stunned. He then said, "Oh, alright, it's indeed possible that he wants to ascend the throne of Asgard. Everyone wants to, but he wouldn't... No, don't tell me such things, Loki wouldn't do that."
Sif sighed, patted Thor's shoulder, saying, "Like we've said, we had no intention of ruining your relationship with your brother. But this is the reality. Even if you don't care for your own safety, there're so many ordinary people on Earth who would be in danger once the Destroyer arrives."
Thor hesitated, Sif further persuaded him, "This is not just for your own safety, but also for the safety of Earth. The Destroyer is an incredibly powerful magical weapon, and we're not sure we can handle it, so you have to come up with a way to regain your divine power and weapon."
Thor sighed, saying, "I don't have any clue, where is my divine power?"
He turned around, sat down on the sofa, and leaned against it, "Mjölnir is under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance. I've tried to retrieve it once, but couldn't lift it at all."
"Not just me, Loki and several S.H.I.E.L.D. agents have tried too, all to no avail. The enchantment that the Father of All Gods put on it is immensely strong. No matter applying force or using magic, we couldn't break it."
"And all the clues he left for me, I still haven't figured them out. I asked Loki, but Loki wouldn't tell me either."
"Of course, he wouldn't tell you." Volstagg groaned, saying, "If you regained your divine power and weapon, what would he do? He wants to take your life while you're at your weakest."
"No matter what..." Sif walked to Thor's side, saying, "...We're with you. But you must pull yourself together. You're the future master of Asgard, the successor that the Asgardians recognize. You have the duty to protect all beings from the Nine Major Kingdoms, including Earth."
"Don't let us feel that, in the face of a crisis, you can only run away, Thor."
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