Inside the conference room, a crowd of historical researchers sat, arguing incessantly.
Outside the conference room, a sign hung: "Osborn Special Research Group on Norse Mythology."
In the past, Norse mythology was just a myth; historians would typically unearth artifacts and combine them with the myths and legends of the time to reconstruct the living environment of ancient humans and unravel the mysteries of these legends.
But now, it's different; Norse mythology is no longer a myth—it is history.
Because he contracted the post-war cleanup of London, Harry frequently appeared on television. Using broadcast channels, he recruited a large number of relevant professionals from around the World, and right now, they were arguing loudly inside.
"I told you, the Light Elves and Dark Elves must have been born at the same time; there must be more than just Light Elves in Alfheim!"
In Norse mythology, Ymir was the first humanoid creature born and the ancestor of the later giants. Odin and the gods killed this guy and used his corpse to create the World.
And the Dark Elves and Light Elves were just maggots born from Ymir's corpse; those touched by light became Light Elves, and those not touched became Dark Elves.
A bald man wearing glasses shouted, his face red.
Another expert shouted back, refusing to be outdone: "Why do you think that theory is correct? They must be heretics or fallen Angels; only the evil ones are Dark Elves, while the others must be friendly. How could they possibly live together?"
This expert was clearly incorporating some Icelandic legends—now, the historical community generally believes that myths from different regions are just different descriptions of these Aliens.
In Icelandic legends, elves are fallen Angels or heretics who lacked sufficient good deeds to ascend to heaven.
It's just that this myth is a Christian legend and is really far removed from the Norse pantheon.
Thor opened his mouth on the side, wanting to say something, but another expert shook his head pretentiously and said:
"'Maggots born from Ymir,' 'Angels'? Please, that's just the foolish imagination of Earthlings. They are Aliens; failing to keep up with their technology doesn't mean we have to return to the Dark Ages!"
Harry hoped Thor could come here to educate them on the basic knowledge of the Nine Realms, especially regarding some of the more outrageous legends and myths.
This might turn into a new discipline, something like Alien sociology.
Watching the experts' argument, Harry shook his head secretly and clapped his hands, causing everyone to stop.
"Everyone quiet down. Thor is right here; why don't you ask him directly?"
Because he had a friendly deal with Harry, the big guy Thor didn't mind educating these Earthlings about their history.
However, based on Harry's judgment, the big guy's understanding would also have many errors—the historical education of Asgardians is not good, and sometimes they even treat their own history as legends.
Furthermore, gods like Bor and Odin would use selective recording methods; for instance, regarding the Dark Elves, Bor left no records whatsoever about these remnants and the Aether.
Although this was done to prevent people with ulterior motives from finding those buried weapons, it clearly had a major impact on their educational endeavors.
But regarding the Light Elves, Thor should still be able to offer a few pointers.
Seeing that they had all quieted down, Thor spoke: "Dark Elves and Light Elves did not evolve from maggots. Dark Elves were born in Svartalfheim, and Light Elves were born in Alfheim."
It was a bombshell right from the start, and the historians present were stunned.
In legends, Svartalfheim was supposed to be the territory of the dwarves. If the Dark Elves' home was here, then where did the dwarves live?
Hearing this question, Thor said: "Nidavellir, my dwarf friends live in Nidavellir."
Hearing this answer, many historians hurriedly noted down in their notebooks: Nidavellir and Svartalfheim are two different places, not aliases.
Thor continued: "The home of the Dark Elves is Svartalfheim—though before this, I always thought they had been wiped out long ago."
In the records here, Svartalfheim was just another way of saying Svartalfheim.
However, the "I thought" in Thor's words was keenly captured by the experts.
An expert raised a hand and asked: "I noticed you seem to be using an uncertain tone. May I ask if this history is also missing in Asgard?"
This question stumped Thor; on one hand, he wasn't very good at history, and on the other hand, Odin really hadn't mentioned it.
Thor thought for a moment and brushed it off: "The history of the Nine Realms far exceeds your human history, so..."
The experts didn't refute it and hurriedly noted this point down in their notebooks.
Thor, however, felt a bit guilty when he saw them writing that down—as the dignified Thor, he had actually shown hesitation about his own history in front of Earthlings.
Thinking of this, Thor thought he had to restore some of his divine image.
"The Nine Realms are Asgard, Midgard, Vanaheim, and Alfheim..."
"Today, I will mainly introduce Alfheim. These Light Elves are all very kind, and their ruler is Queen Elsa Featherwind."
Based on Thor's description, these Light Elves generally didn't possess very strong aggression. If they had Thor's help, they should be able to accept Earthlings carving out a piece of land in their territory to be their neighbors.
The territories of the Nine Realms were all very vast, but the populations of the Worlds outside Midgard were not large, and there were many strange and exotic resources, making life very prosperous. Places like Alfheim and Asgard were not particularly xenophobic.
Of course, that was on the condition that Earthlings didn't go too far.
Alfheim was just such a fertile and prosperous World; its environment could allow Earth's science to advance further.
The strange-looking plants and soil in his memory might be able to help Harry fix the shortcoming in food production.
Not only that, but Alfheim was also full of magic; perhaps he should establish a research department related to magic.
But before that, he had to deal with the residual Asgardian items on Earth; it was just right that Thor was here now.
In the video, a middle-aged man arrived downstairs.
Elliot Randolph, a Professor of Norse mythology from a university in Serbia.
But Harry knew this Professor wasn't that simple—he was an Asgardian who, when Odin was conquering the Nine Realms, grew tired of war and stayed on Earth.
Many myths and stories had his Shadow in them. At first, he wasn't very willing to accept Harry's invitation, but under the temptation of Harry's high salary, he decided to come and take a look.
After all, such a wealthy patron was indeed rare, and this was an opportunity to gain both fame and fortune; it would seem very strange if he just refused like that.
So when he opened the door and saw Thor explaining the Nine Realms inside, he was stunned.
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