From ancient times to the present, there is almost no royal family of any dynasty or generation that has been passed down for dozens of generations without any conflicts regarding succession rights. This is the so-called "no relatives in the heavenly family".
When there is only one throne and many candidates for succession, it is almost impossible to bridge their conflicts. No matter how they disguise their ambitions and desires, in the end, everyone wants to be the emperor.
Moreover, sometimes, it is not your own character that you don't pursue power, so you don't have to participate in the fight for the right to inherit the throne. Even if you don't want to participate, there are still people who want you to participate.
Moreover, once the battle for the right to inherit the throne breaks out, and the fight continues, the fight is no longer for the throne, but for one's own life. As long as there is a little bit of trouble, if you can't win, you will die.
As for whether there is any possibility of a breakthrough in such an almost completely unsolvable deadlock, Schiller thinks that there is, but it is not easy to realize in ancient times.
The approach is to do the same as Odin did, maintain the choice of a successor from beginning to end, never waver, and tell everyone else that you have no chance.
It sounds a bit cruel and unfair, but this is indeed the best way to resolve the bloody battle for the inheritance.
In this kind of matter, if everyone is given the same opportunity, the outcome is that the fight will not stop until one person wins and everyone else is wiped out. It is better to declare the winner early and use the resources of the royal family to support a few idlers.
Isn’t it easy for the prince?
When human medical conditions were not good enough in ancient times, it was actually very difficult to implement this approach.
It is not that there are wise kings who start to cultivate their heirs early, but once the heir has an accident, it will usher in a complete collapse.
However, Asgard almost does not have this problem. Each of their individual strengths is strong enough. As the biological son of Odin, Thor's talent in strength is no less than that of his father, so the possibility of an accident is very small.
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It can only be said that Odin is worthy of the title of the father of the gods. As early as when the two brothers were still young, he had already found a good way to solve the dispute over the inheritance from the root.
However, this is not unexpected. Odin led the Asgardian fleet and dominated the universe for several years with almost no defeat.
If Asgard had not had a very small population and could not have taken the violent route, it is still unclear whether the universe would be divided into three or four empires.
As soon as Schiller opened his mouth to ask, Odin seemed to see through his thoughts again and said: "I guess, you want to ask, why I chose Thor, is it because Loki is not my biological child?
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"I can tell you, yes."
"I know that you humans may think that it is not very important whether you are related by blood, as long as you are close enough, but the premise is that the power gap between you humans is very small."
"In my opinion, the difference between the strongest human being and the weakest human being is the same as whether an ant is missing a leg. But this is not the case in Asgard. The upper limit of our power is determined by our talent."
"You may have heard that Asgardians get stronger as they get older. However, the speed at which Asgardians increase their power depends on their talents. Some people may have lived for a thousand years, and some have not.
People who live two hundred years are more powerful, and the gap is very large."
"Although we are all very strong as a whole, my bloodline is the strongest among Asgardians, so it stands to reason that Thor will also be the strongest among the next generation of Asgardians."
Odin sighed deeply and even helplessly covered his incomplete eye. He said: "Loki is a frost giant, but the reason why he was abandoned in the first place was because he was weak and sick."
"Although Asgard also respects strength, we know very well who we are fighting for. If we can't protect women, children, old and young, then why should we board a battleship?"
"But the frost giants are different. The hearts of those blue-skinned people are as cold as their body temperature. The weak do not deserve to live."
"When I picked Loki back, he was almost dead." Odin turned his mouth to one side and said, "You don't know how bad his condition was at that time. Neither Frigga nor I thought he could survive."
Survive.”
"The strongest person from the Asa clan and the weakest person from the Frost Giant clan. The power gap between the two of them is terrible. Maybe you think that Loki's magic can be used very well to make up for his lack of strength."
"But the problem is that as time goes by, Thor will accumulate power faster and faster, but Loki's power will stagnate sooner or later."
Odin changed his hands, put them on his knees, and explained to Schiller: "Now, you can't see the difference between Thor and Loki because at this age, their accumulation of strength has not yet formed a substantial form.
difference."
"At the same time, Loki's control of power is more precise, so in terms of performance, there doesn't seem to be much difference between the two of them."
"But one day, Thor's power will usher in a qualitative breakthrough. At that time, no matter how fancy Loki uses magic, there will be no way to make up for this gap. That day will come sooner or later."
Odin sighed deeply and said: "When I was young, I had many playmates who could fight me hundreds of times on the martial arts field. We were evenly matched, and sometimes I even couldn't beat them.
them."
"But after adolescence passed, the speed of my strength accumulation began to increase rapidly. Since then, I have not encountered many opponents in the entire universe. Moreover, after I entered old age, my strength has gradually increased.
The increase is even more terrifying.”
"Tell me, in this situation, how do you want me to choose Loki? What if he is killed by someone else after I put him on the throne? Even if he is not killed, it will not work if he is injured!"
Odin touched his beard and said helplessly: "Asgard's fleet can win every battle because of its vigor. They firmly believe that their king is invincible, so they will always move forward bravely and never
Back off."
"If one day, they find that their king has been defeated, it will no longer be a matter of one or two defeats. The entire faith of Asgard may collapse."
"Asgard is going to change its course, but at least we have to ensure that our God-King is strong enough, at least stronger than everyone in Asgard."
"Tell me, if Loki is halfway through becoming king and discovers that the ordinary Aesir who were not as strong as him have surpassed him, what will he do?"
Odin slowly shook his head and said: "After I learned about the prophecy of Ragnarok, I became more determined in my choice. No matter what, Asgard must fight with a real sword. I can't
Choosing a weak person to be the king, no matter how smart he is, is not big enough, everything will be in vain."
Schiller had been listening quietly without giving any reply, but unexpectedly, Odin's topic surprised him again, and Odin said directly:
"Actually, among my children, Hela has the best talent. She is even stronger than his younger brother, but her brain is not normal, or Frigga and I didn't teach her well."
Odin showed a somewhat troubled expression and said, "But you have to understand, I am a father for the first time, how do I know how to teach him the right way?"
"I told him that he should be stronger, bolder, and move forward more courageously. I didn't expect that this is all she has learned in her life."
When he said this, all the wrinkles on Odin's face were squeezed together, and he sighed again and said:
"You may think that I locked up Hela because she wanted to usurp the throne, but in fact, I really want her to usurp the throne. If she can really defeat me head-on, Frigga and I will move back to the World Tree immediately to retire."
"The problem is that the way she wants to overthrow me is not to defeat me head-on, but to be coerced by those militants, and she wants to gain power in a way that is not suitable for the God King of Asgard at all."
"Besides, it's useless to defeat me. She only learned the part of war that involves moving forward without hesitation, but she didn't learn the part of assessing the situation, formulating strategies carefully, and retreating when necessary."
"In that case, by handing Asgard into her hands, I was letting a powerless child get a naval gun, and she would kill everyone."
"Anyway..." Odin leaned forward, put his elbows on his knees and looked at Schiller, and said, "That's the situation. If you think I did something wrong, he can point it out directly and I won't be angry.
Yes, even if I get angry, there should be nothing I can do to you."
Then, Schiller sighed deeply.
From an objective point of view, Odin has done almost everything he can do. If you want to give a score to his life, he must have reached above 90 points.
He plays two roles in his life, one is the God King of Asgard, and the other is the father of the Odin family. Of these two roles, being the God King is indeed more successful, but his score as a father is actually
Not low either.
Some people may think that turning against Hyrule, not properly handling the relationship between Thor and Loki, and finally failing to successfully break through Ragnarok, isn't this enough of a failure?
But in fact, it also depends on the difficulty of his exam. Gods, royal families, military states, many children, and doomed to destruction, this is many orders of magnitude more difficult than an ordinary human family.
What Odin handed over is even considered a relatively good answer. If it were a stupid, short-sighted and hesitant king, Hela would first shake his prestige and rule, and then in the next few hundred years,
Deal with all kinds of human turmoil.
Then, give the two brothers unrealistic expectations, let them each pull together a team, and compete with each other until the last chess piece. Without Ragnarok, the dynasty will perish.
The conflict of interests in the fight for the throne is the most deadly, but in this case, Thor and Loki actually have a sincere brotherhood, and at the same time they both love Asgard and are willing to fight for their own.
The country and hometown shed every last drop of blood.
When thinking of this, Schiller felt that there was no need to adjust the royal dispute. After all, no amount of adjustment could create a second throne, and as long as there were no two thrones, there would be no absolute fairness.
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Schiller thought for a moment, then looked at Odin and said: "I can't guarantee that if I were you, I could do better. However, although the logic and formulas are correct, I still want to point out that you
We are not good enough in certain details, such as consideration, companionship and comfort, and the accumulation of these details has led to the somewhat embarrassing situation now..."
What Schiller didn't expect was that Odin nodded directly and said: "Indeed."
"But it's just because I knew I had to fight outside and didn't have much time to spend with Thor that I picked Loki back. It's okay if the two of them have a good relationship. It doesn't matter if they don't like me. Anyway, they can't beat me."
Schiller opened his mouth, then closed it. After a few seconds of silence, he opened his mouth again. Then, he looked at Odin with a sincere look and said: "Your Majesty, you are not sick, how about you?"
You'd better please come back."
"This is definitely not a compliment." Schiller stretched out his hand to stop Odin from speaking. He said: "Of all the people who come to me for help, you are already the most open-minded."
"You are too arrogant, even more arrogant than me, a doctor."
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