No matter which universe it is in, the night in Asgard seems quiet and deep. Loki carried Helen to the sink in the bathroom and let her get water from the faucet to wash her face, while he turned around and went out to the dressing room to change.
Put on pajamas.
When he was tying the belt on his nightgown, Helen's laughter came from the direction of the bathroom. Loki quickly tied the belt. When he walked out, he found that Helen had covered her face with foam and drew a picture on the mirror with foam.
Smiley face.
Loki leaned against the door with his hands on his hips. When Helen found him, not only did she not show the panic after getting into trouble, but she formed a circle with her hands and blew a series of bubbles at Loki.
Loki hurriedly waved his hand in front of his face to prevent the foam from getting on his newly washed hair. He turned his head and wanted to look for a towel in the bathroom, but found that Helen had also dropped the towel on the floor.
Loki sighed, turned around and went out. As soon as he opened his door, he showed a hesitant expression. He instinctively turned his head to look at the window in the corridor. The window frame cut the moonlight into pieces and scattered them on the ground.
, like a mirror shattered on the floor.
It was very quiet outside the window, and even the fire in the martial arts arena was extinguished, which meant that it was already late at night.
In the past, Loki would never have called the ceremonial officer or attendant, because he didn't want these people to think that he was someone who couldn't even handle such a trivial matter and wanted to trouble others.
Loki, who was standing by the door, took a deep breath, exhaled it, cleared the memories from his mind, and then shouted at the stairs of the corridor: "Here comes someone!"
Ten seconds later, two attendants in armor ran up. Loki cleared his throat and said to them: "Bring me two towels."
Although his tone was very calm, the hand on the door frame was slightly tightened until the veins were clearly visible. However, the two attendants did not even raise their heads. They bowed and said: "Please wait a moment, etiquette."
The officer will be here soon."
Loki frowned and said, "Where has he been? Why isn't he at the night watch?"
The two attendants looked at each other, both looking a little surprised. They didn't know why Loki knew so much about the manpower arrangements for Asgard's night watch.
The Immortal Palace is a comprehensive place that combines accommodation and work. It is similar to Buckingham Palace in the UK. The royal family lives and works here. In addition to the royal family, there are also generals, messengers, diplomats and housekeepers who are allowed to stay.
And so on, they will also live here.
Because there are many people living there, three attendants and one etiquette officer are arranged on each floor to facilitate the various needs of the royal family or overnight guests. The attendants are mainly responsible for ensuring safety, while the etiquette officer is responsible for daily logistics and notification of work and rest arrangements.
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Loki stood at the door and waited for five or six minutes before the etiquette officer came belatedly. Loki said he wanted to get two towels. Before he could frown, the etiquette officer frowned first.
Although he finally turned around to do something, Loki could clearly see the impatience in his attitude, as if "I still have to do this little thing."
After the attendants and etiquette officers left, Loki's frown deepened. In fact, these people did not recognize him as Loki at all, but thought that he was Thor's guest.
Now, Loki lives on the 6th floor of the Asgard. According to what he knows about Asgard's hospitality etiquette, this is where distinguished guests live. But even so, he asked the etiquette officer to help get two towels.
Not even reluctantly.
Loki, who has lived on earth, knows that let alone a royal butler, any five-star hotel in New York will not provide this level of service. Even the waiters on the night shift will have better attitudes, because
Guests tip more during this time.
Immortal Palace does not pay attention to tipping, but the etiquette officers and attendants here are actually the children of fleet commanders or officers. They come here just to compete for a place in front of Odin or Thor. There are some comparisons
Fortunately, he can also follow behind the God King and learn how to lead troops.
But why do they have such an attitude? Even if the night shift is tiring, the manpower of the Immortal Palace is very sufficient. A person can work night shift for at most two days a month. If he is late and loses face, isn't this?
Does Asgard offend anyone?
Loki's heart sank more and more. Since Thor succeeded to the throne, Asgard has begun to engage in frequent diplomatic activities.
In addition to summoning various fiefdom lords within the nine major kingdoms, other interstellar civilizations are also invited to watch the ceremony. Afterwards, Thor may have to hold a grand wedding, which are very important diplomatic activities.
But if all the attendants and etiquette officers in the Immortal Palace have this attitude, is this diplomacy? Isn’t this going around the universe to offend people?
Loki had already closed the door, shook his head, and turned back to the room.
Now, he finally understood that it was not him who was abnormal at all, but Thor.
As a monarch, Thor is too tolerant, careless, and informal. The people below him also follow the same example, and they may even complain that other guests are too troublesome and have too many things to do.
In other words, actually, Asgard is special.
After all, there are few civilizations in the universe with fists bigger than their brains. The vast majority of civilizations do not have a body as strong as the gods of Asgard. If they want to develop, they will inevitably have to rely on geopolitics and diplomatic relations. Therefore, in this regard,
Be extra cautious.
But the Asgardians are used to being careless. They feel that there was no diplomacy before and there will be no need for it in the future. The people on the opposite side are either defeated by their subordinates or defeated by their subordinates in the future. Why should they give them a good look?
This reminded Loki of a saying he saw in the human world: the most terrifying thing is not weakness, but arrogance.
If Asgard is compared to a human being, he must be very arrogant, always following his own way and unwilling to change. If others don't act in their own way, they will be pretentious and troublesome.
The more Loki thought about it, the more he felt that a heavy boulder was weighing on his heart. He couldn't solve it, but he couldn't find a good way to solve it. Who made Thor have such a character?
But when he thought about this, Loki suddenly had an idea. Thor has such a character, but what about Odin? Will Odin be dissatisfied with this?
As soon as this idea came up, Loki was shocked. Why would he think of Odin? Aren't Odin and Thor carved from the same mold?
But reason is telling Loki that this is not actually the case.
When Thor was still a prince, his behavior was quite reckless and he liked to go on a rampage. It was during his succession to the throne that he began to learn how to make prudent judgments and deal with things rationally.
But according to Loki's understanding of Odin, from beginning to end, this seemingly wild father of the gods was definitely not a reckless person. On the contrary, he was more cautious than anyone else.
During the period after Thor succeeded to the throne, Odin still stayed in Asgard to take over the work. Would he not have noticed the strange behavior of the attendants and etiquette officers in Asgard?
In his heart, Loki came up with an answer that surprised and frightened him. He was unwilling to let his logic follow this line and continue to infer downwards.
After a while, the etiquette officer brought the towels. When Loki took the towels, he found that the towels were not folded neatly, and the two towels were of different sizes. They looked a little funny, which made him feel even worse.
Walking back into the room, Loki took Helen off the sink and wiped the foam off her face with a towel. However, because he was upset and his actions became more irritable, Helen sneezed twice hard.
Loki picked up the towel that was wiping Helen's face and took a look. The towel was obviously over-dried and began to lose lint. He shook it gently with his hand, and the lint in the air was clearly visible.
Loki threw the towel away angrily, then squatted on the ground and covered his face with his hands. Helen rubbed her nose, turned to look at him and said: What's wrong? You seem to be very angry..."
"These damn idiots!" Loki gritted his teeth and cursed: "I went to the inn to find two pegasus and used their hooves to do things, and they did better than them!"
Helen didn't seem surprised at all. She shrugged and said, "It hasn't been a day or two. Last time, the clothes they found for me didn't have the pin on the collar. When Pepper took me back, it happened to be
I found out and complained for two or three days."
Loki looked up at her, and he realized that the worst outcome he had imagined had come true, and Asgard was really in a state of disgrace.
But Helen smiled and said: "I guess you must be worried about this. You feel that they are really careless and have offended many people in subtle ways. But in fact, it is not as serious as you think..."
Helen looked up at Loki and said, "Perhaps you know something about Tony and Pepper, so why do you think they were still willing to send me here when they found out that a group of people didn't care about me at all?"
Loki was stunned. He looked at Helen and asked, "Why?"
He was indeed a little confused about what Helen meant. It seemed that Pepper had discovered this a long time ago, but after that, Helen still traveled between Asgard and Earth, and the relationship between the two parties was not affected.
When working in the Holy Sanctuary, Loki also got to know Pepper. Pepper was not called "Pepper" for nothing. This housekeeper was resolute, strict, and unwilling to tolerate any flaws.
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So, why was she willing to send Helen here when she found out that Asgard had not actually taken good care of her?
When he just thought about this question, Helen gave the answer: "Of course because she feels that what I can gain from Asgard is much more than what I lose."
"I can learn how to use divine power and hone my martial arts here. In addition, I am also very happy here. Frigga and other goddesses are willing to play with me, and the warriors of Asgard are also willing to take me out.
shop."
"Compared with this, it's okay to have some flaws in life. If you don't handle the clothes well, the worst thing you can do is bring your own clothes. Pepper often said that she shouldn't expect a civilization like Asgard, which is full of brains and only muscles, to take care of it.
child……"
Loki stared directly at Helen, who shook her head slightly and said: "Asgard's style is known to the whole universe, and because you are strong enough, even if the other party is dissatisfied, they dare not say it, or they know it and say it
It’s useless, you just do it.”
Loki pursed his lips, looking a little dissatisfied. Helen grabbed his hand, shook it and said, "Don't be sad. I have to admit that having a big fist has its benefits. As long as you are strong enough, everyone will forgive you."
"But if this continues, there is no solution. It's not like we can't do a good job. Or, if we work a little more seriously, won't they be exhausted to death?"
As soon as Loki finished saying this, the expression on his face became a little hesitant. He said: "I want to change my mind, but I know that I can't find Thor. He will only advise me not to worry about this..."
After saying that, he turned his eyes to the towel he threw out and said: "This can no longer be explained by personality problems. It is completely overly laid-back and lazy."
"When there are wars every day, these details are indeed not too important, as long as the martial arts are strong, but now, Asgard has stopped the pace of the war and allows them to continue to indulge like this, sooner or later there will be internal cracks
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"Then what are you going to do?" Helen asked.
Loki bit his finger gently again, and then said: "I have a bold idea, so bold that it's a bit scary."
"God...how could I ever think of going to the Father of the Gods...No, this definitely won't work...he can't possibly..."
At this moment, there was a series of hurried sounds from the door. Helen rushed to open the door. Standing outside the door was Sylvie with a tear-stained face and an anxious expression. She shouted!
"Let's get out of here quickly! If the director of the Time Administration finds here... I can't cause Thor any more trouble!"