After leaving Alfheim, Luke returned to Earth.
Seeing him, Thor was perplexed and couldn't help but ask, "You came back so quickly? Is the matter resolved?"
Luke nodded. "It's finished. It was just a group of Ravagers."
Thor rubbed the back of his head. He had heard there were tens of thousands of Ravagers scattered across the vast Alfheim, yet they had been completely cleaned up in less than half a day.
He could only conclude that this was indeed Luke.
"Did Heimdall discover anything? What is the current situation in Jotunheim and Muspelheim?"
Thor immediately snapped back to attention. "I'll ask first."
As brilliant golden light burst from his eyes, Thor once again completed psychic synchronization with Heimdall.
A few minutes later,
Thor looked at Luke with eyes full of shock.
He had thought Luke spent half a day suppressing the Ravagers, but he realized that it only took him one minute to eliminate the enemies, and the rest of the time was spent overseeing the Light Elves' Royal Court.
Suppressing the distracting thoughts in his heart, Thor focused and said, "The situation is still pretty good right now. Laufey and Surtur are behaving, and there are no other unusual movements."
"Svartalfheim is also normal. Heimdall thoroughly scanned the area three times over and found no sudden bridges or unknown entities."
"However, Nornheim has been acting strangely lately."
When Thor mentioned Nornheim, he couldn't help but frown.
"Nornheim is nominally part of Asgard, but due to certain historical issues, the people there hold some prejudice against us."
"However, the two sides generally maintain peace and stability. But around Nornheim, there are some ancient races that were conquered and defeated by the Divine Realm's army in ancient times."
"Among them are the Storm Giants, Mountain Giants, and Stone Giants. They have clashed with us several times and were driven to a remote corner of Nornheim."
"These former losers have been stirring lately. Perhaps they have been incited by the Dark Elves and are preparing to declare war on us again."
The Giant race possesses unique advantages, and these giants share the same ancestor, Ymir.
Although they have some blood relation to the Frost Giants, in Jotunheim, where the Frost Giants dominate, even they, who are also giants, cannot endure the biting cold winds and extreme weather.
This is why they clashed with Asgard, attempting to steal this chosen land.
But they failed and retreated to Nornheim to linger on.
"Oh, right, near Nornheim there is also a race called the Rock Trolls. They declared war on Asgard, were personally defeated by Father, and banished to live underground."
"They were strictly forbidden from leaving the underground and coming to the surface. But recently, Heimdall has repeatedly seen signs of the Rock Trolls active on the surface."
"Someone must have promised them something behind the scenes for them to be so bold."
Luke's eyelids twitched upon hearing this.
Odin truly made many enemies when he unified the Nine Realms.
More importantly, if you fight, you fight.
If you win, you should exterminate the entire race!
Don't claim that Odin is benevolent; if he were truly that kind, he wouldn't have launched the war of unification and killed countless enemies.
Now look, the former enemies are popping up one by one.
Having a common enemy, they seamlessly joined forces.
No promises were needed, because the hatred value for the Aesir is already maxed out.
As long as they beat the Aesir, everyone is a good friend.
Thor clearly realized the seriousness of the problem.
Thinking that Heimdall also mentioned that Vanaheim seemed to be stirring lately, he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
Looking around, dead enemies surrounded them on all sides.
"Father, oh Father, why weren't you a little more ruthless back then?"
If things go badly, they might truly become the rulers of a fallen nation.
"Wait!"
Luke suddenly shook his head and said, "Jotunheim and Muspelheim have problems!"
"Since Nornheim is already taking action, those people definitely wouldn't ignore Asgard's two most troublesome enemies."
"Someone must have reached an agreement with Surtur and Laufey right under Heimdall's watch!"
Thor immediately denied it. "That's impossible. No one can hide from Heimdall's eyes."
"No, one person can."
Luke thought of a name, and Thor, enlightened, thought of it too.
"Loki!"
Thor's face darkened. "Impossible! No matter what, he is my brother, he is an Asgardian, and he would never betray Asgard!"
"Is that so? Besides him, who else has a precedent for successfully sneaking past Heimdall? And who is planning to kill you and take the throne himself?"
Thor looked serious and immediately drew a line with Loki. "He is my father's adopted son."
"Alright. If it's Loki, with his ability, he could certainly hide from Heimdall. I think things are troublesome."
Luke shook his head again. "Troublesome? This is just the beginning. Wait, I can guarantee there are more surprises waiting for you."
Even the proud Thor felt uncertain now.
"Stop talking. The more you talk, the more I feel like Asgard is doomed."
Luke patted Thor's shoulder and said earnestly, "Don't worry. Considering our relationship, I will reserve a piece of excellent geomantic land for you on Earth when the time comes."
Thor said gratefully, "I really can't thank you enough!"
For some reason, Thor felt the words were strange, but he didn't dwell on it.
Earth might truly be Asgard's last retreat.
"By the way, if the situation truly becomes irreversible, there is one thing you might consider."
Luke spoke in a low voice. Thor went from initial confusion to utter disbelief.
Thor had only one thought in his mind: "You're not kidding me, are you!"
"Go talk to Odin. He will tell you everything."
Luke didn't say much, only proposing an idea.
Asgard's situation seems critical, having reached a point of no return.
But actually, there is still one person they can try to win over.
That person is Hela!
Hela, like Loki, dreams of becoming the King of Asgard.
As long as Odin is willing to release Hela and hand the throne over to her,
given Hela's nature, all those damn Frost Giants, Dark Elves, and Fire Giants are just miscellaneous fish trying to infringe upon her authority.
Whether for the glory of Asgard or for her own authority, Hela will inevitably stand on the front lines against the enemies.
As the saying goes: Hela guards Asgard's gate, and the Undead protect the state.
This way, even if they lose in the end, Hela will be the ruler of the fallen nation.
All of the above was Luke's dark humor.
He was very much looking forward to how Odin would choose.
When Thor told Odin what Luke had said, even the usually unflappable Odin couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.
What kind of terrible idea was this!
If this works, then he..
Wait, although it sounded outrageous, it seemed... feasible!
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