Chapter 53: I Admit I'm Taking a Gamble
The Warriors Three and Sif successfully arrived on Earth with the help of a certain police officer who pretended not to see them. Upon their arrival, the energy fluctuations from the Bifrost Bridge successfully caught the attention of our good old friend, Coulson.
Considering that these energy fluctuations were similar to when Thor and the hammer came down, Coulson didn't dare to be negligent.
"Send two people to check it out. If it's an object like the hammer, seal off the area. If it's people, track them first," Coulson deployed. After all, in Coulson's mind, since the other party's fists were bigger, to maximize Earth's protection, it was better not to make contact lightly.
"Forget it, a few of you come with me. I'll go personally. Report the situation!" Coulson thought for a moment; it would be safer if he went in person.
"We're not very clear yet, sir. We suddenly received a massive energy signal, and then it disappeared immediately, fifteen miles to the northwest," an Agent reported.
"Then let's head out. Once we get there, make sure no one acts rashly," Coulson emphasized.
After all, if it were people, there was a high probability they would go looking for Tony and the others. If they were ill-intentioned, it might just draw out the mysterious force protecting Earth that Tony had mentioned.
An unknown factor is always frightening, not to mention their Director, who had a case of persecution mania, had already given the order to mobilize all resources to find information on that mysterious force.
For the highly controlling Nick, the existence of an unknown power on Earth that he knew nothing about made him very anxious. Since they claimed to protect Earth, why didn't they appear during the Kree invasion? Would they do something to harm Earth, or were there traitors among them? These questions deeply troubled our Director Braised Egg.
But it must be said, despite Nick's flaws, he truly wanted the best for Earth. He even predicted that traitors would appear among the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj.
Upon arriving on Earth, Sif and The Warriors Three knew that the location Heimdall teleported them to must be near Thor. Thus, Sif said, "Let's go, we'll head to the town ahead to find Thor." After speaking, she looked up and set off.
At this moment, Lan Xingyu and his group had already gathered for breakfast. Don't ask me why they were still eating; it was because only Thor was still eating.
Now Lan Xingyu finally understood why Thor could transform from a hunk with an explosive physique into a tanky shut-in fatty in just five years.
Seeing Thor eat so happily, Lan Xingyu's appetite was also piqued. Whether he ate or not didn't matter anymore; regardless of how much he consumed, it would be decomposed by the vast energy within his body.
Therefore, no matter how much he ate, he wouldn't get fat. Similarly, eating could no longer give him a sense of fullness, although he could simulate it with energy. But it always felt like something was missing.
So now, Lan Xingyu somewhat understood the troubles of Saiki Kusuo, the Great Saiki. Sometimes being too invincible is also a kind of trouble.
However, Tony and Pepper Potts on the side were stunned. They only realized today how much Lan Xingyu could actually eat. Then they became a bit worried; Lan Xingyu had been eating with them for months, could he have been going hungry?
After all, they didn't know yet that Lan Xingyu no longer needed to eat. But that didn't affect Tony's determination to feed his child. Are you kidding? Since I, Tony Stark, might have let my child go hungry, I simply cannot forgive myself.
He immediately bought the restaurant, closed it to the public for the day, and had one group of people cooking while another group went out to buy Materials.
Today, Tony put it out there: "I admit I'm taking a gamble. Today, either this town runs out of food, or my son gets full. One of these must happen today."
Tony wasn't just talking nonsense. With Lan Xingyu's strength, how could he get stronger without a good energy source? Now that Lan Xingyu was so powerful and, in his own words, getting stronger every day, yet his food intake was the same as an ordinary person's.
This didn't follow the conservation of energy at all. Energy doesn't just appear or disappear out of thin air. Seeing Lan Xingyu's appetite today, Tony finally had a vague answer, even though this answer was far from the truth.
In his eyes, Lan Xingyu had become a sensible child who saw him busy every day and didn't want to cause extra trouble. He might have been going hungry every day...
Feeling guilty, Tony and Pepper Potts exchanged a glance, realizing the other probably thought the same. Thus, Tony's action of buying the shop occurred.
Just as Lan Xingyu and Thor were competing in their eating capacity, a knock sounded at the door. It was Sif and The Warriors Three who had been searching for Thor.
"We found you, Thor!" Volstagg greeted Thor happily through the door.
Tony and Pepper Potts also recognized Sif and knew they were allies.
Sif and the others opened the door, and Volstagg opened his arms to the happily approaching Thor, saying, "My friend, I found you! This is great!" The two shared a hug.
Sif saw Lan Xingyu eating a chicken leg and greeted him, "Hello there, little Xingyu."
Thor also began introducing his friends: "These are my friends. This is Lady Sif, whom you might already know. These three are our Asgardian Warriors Three: Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg."
Then he turned to introduce them to Sif and the others: "These three are friends I met on Earth: Tony, Pepper, and Happy. They are also Lan Xingyu's family."
Lan Xingyu didn't object. Now, Tony and Pepper were indeed family members he acknowledged. During this journey, Tony and Pepper had given him a feeling he had never obtained in his previous life—the feeling of family.
For example, watching TV with them yesterday or playing games with Tony. Although Tony was quite bad at games, Lan Xingyu really liked this feeling of being with family.
Of course, Lan Xingyu only saw Tony and Pepper as an older brother and sister. After all, where was the boundary? No matter how close you are to a friend, you wouldn't call them your parent. Although this friend was indeed old enough, Lan Xingyu wasn't willing to be dropped a generation for no reason.
As a result, when The Warriors Three heard that Tony and the others were Lan Xingyu's family, they were shocked and immediately said to Tony and the others, "So you are Prince Lan's parents! Please excuse our lack of respect."
Hearing this, Lan Xingyu spat out a mouthful of soda. What was going on? How did Tony get mistaken for his father? Looking at the genuinely Happy Tony, Lan Xingyu felt depressed. People who didn't know better would really think he was Tony and Pepper's child...
Tony was very Happy now, feeling like it was the happiest moment of his life. Someone actually acknowledged him as Lan Xingyu's father. Although he couldn't admit it right now, he was delighted.
Instantly, Tony's favorability toward The Warriors Three was maxed out. He urged them to sit down and told them to order whatever they wanted to eat.
In Lan Xingyu's eyes, this action was Tony taking advantage of him. Isn't there a question like this?
Question: "Why are the relationships in male dorms generally better than in female dorms?"
Answer: "Would you ever suspect your five sons?"
So in Lan Xingyu's view, Tony was blatantly taking advantage of him.
Fortunately, Thor explained in time, otherwise Lan Xingyu would have gone berserk seeing Tony's smug face.
Pepper Potts, who took in the whole scene and understood the context, smiled silently on the side.
Having cleared up the misunderstanding, The Warriors Three sat down and realized they had come to Midgard for an important matter. They said to Thor, "We've come to take you home."
"You know I can't go back. I was banished by my father. By the way, how is Father now?" Thor asked with some concern.
"We're not quite sure. The God King Odin suddenly entered the Odinsleep. It seems the situation isn't good. The Queen is staying with him," Sif said.
Hearing Sif's words, Thor confirmed what Lan Xingyu had said. He didn't expect Loki to have lied to him again. This made him fall silent for a moment. But while he was silent, the atmosphere on Asgard's Bifrost Bridge was heavy.
———— I am a divider ————
On Asgard's Bifrost Bridge, Heimdall was standing at the entrance with a solemn expression, as if waiting for something.
Sure enough, before long, Loki walked over aggressively.
"Tell me, Loki, how did you let the Frost Giant into Asgard?" Heimdall said, intending to take the initiative.
"Did you think the Bifrost Bridge was the only way in and out of here?" Loki seemed to have completely shed his mask and stopped pretending.
"There are actually many secret passages that even someone as gifted as you wouldn't know about. But I no longer need them, because I am King," Loki continued.
"I hereby declare that because you have committed treason, you are no longer the gatekeeper, nor are you a citizen of Asgard," Loki handed down the final judgment to Heimdall.
"Then I no longer need to take orders from you." After speaking, he raised the Guardian Sword and swung it at Loki.
Loki didn't hesitate either, the Casket of Ancient Winters appearing in his hand. A blast of cold air sprayed toward Heimdall. Though its power was slightly weaker than in the original story, it didn't matter. Loki stepped back to avoid Heimdall's strike and froze him solid.
At this moment, Loki, who had transformed into his Frost Giant form, could clearly see the shock in Heimdall's golden pupils.
———— I am a divider ————
Returning to Earth, Coulson arrived at the Bifrost Bridge's landing site and looked at the patterns on the ground. These were the same marks the Director had seen on the lawn of Tony's house during his last visit.
It seemed Tony might have some connections with these extraterrestrial civilizations. It looked like he needed to have a good talk with Tony.
Just as he was wondering whether to call a philologist first or go find Tony, another change occurred in the sky.
A tornado appeared and landed on the pattern from before. A beam of colored light descended from the sky, striking the circular pattern that looked like a magic circle once again.
As the storm dissipated, a massive steel figure appeared before the Agents. That's right, the arrival was indeed Odin's armor—Destroyer!
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