Chapter 276 Guardian of the Space Gem (please order the full version!)
Although Heimdall's "Heimdall's Eye" is not the same as super vision in the conventional sense, it is more focused on the fields of magic and divine power.
But in terms of ability, "Heimdall's Eye" is a powerful ability not much worse than the Kryptonian's super vision.
It's just that the focus of the two is slightly different.
Heimdall's Eye is more biased towards the realm of mystery, while the Kryptonian's super vision is more biased towards the realm of reality.
It is said that Heimdall's Eye can also "travel through time and space" and see the future development of certain things.
For example, Heimdall could clearly see an army marching on a distant planet trying to invade Asgard, and accurately predicted that this army would arrive in Asgard two days later.
Not only that, Heimdall can also clearly detect the flapping wings of a butterfly a thousand worlds away, and can also establish contact with other Asgardians far away in the corners of the universe.
This is also the main reason why he can respond to other Asgardians calling the Rainbow Bridge at any time.
Although the ability of "Heimdall's Eye" is very powerful, it is not impossible to prevent its detection and induction.
As long as you find the right method, there are many magic and divine spells that can prevent the observation of Heimdall's Eye.
For example, the Ancient One on Earth has dozens of ways to isolate himself from the observation of Heimdall's Eye.
When Russell looked at Heimdall, Heimdall, who was standing at the console in the center of the hall, was also looking at him.
After discovering that they were observing each other, Fandal came to Heimdall and said to Heimdall: "His Majesty invited him here."
"Um!"
Heimdall replied expressionlessly.
After receiving Heimdall's response, Fandral took Russell outside the Rainbow Bridge Hall and rode on the horse that had been prepared.
"Let's go, don't keep your Majesty waiting!"
Fandal took the lead in getting on his horse, turned around and said to Russell.
"good!"
Although riding a horse is not a very efficient way to get around, Russell doesn't see any problem.
If Fandral and the others had prepared a car from Earth outside the Rainbow Bridge Hall, he would feel something was wrong.
After riding on the Asgardian horse, which looked no different from the horses on Earth, but whose physique and lifespan far exceeded those of Earth's horses, Russell followed Fandral and galloped towards the Golden Palace at the end of the Rainbow Bridge.
Golden Palace.
The most splendid building in Asgard is also the palace of the Asgardian royal family.
While still galloping on the Rainbow Bridge, Russell used his super telescopic vision to carefully observe the Golden Palace.
Worthy of being a landmark building in Asgard, Asgard's Golden Palace is indeed dazzling and magnificent.
Although there are many famous palaces on the earth, compared with the Golden Palace, they all seem a little less grand.
To be precise, even those modern high-rise buildings that are hundreds of meters high still don't look grand enough compared to the Golden Palace.
Asgard's Golden Palace vividly demonstrates the two words huge and magnificent.
If the Asgardians weren't all about the same size as Earthlings, the Golden Palace would have felt like a giant palace from myths and legends.
This feeling is even more obvious after arriving at the huge palace gate that is tens of meters high in the Golden Palace.
The four Russells dismounted, and the surrounding Asgardian guards wearing golden armor quickly stepped forward and took the reins from their hands.
After climbing the steps in front of the Golden Palace gate, the huge square-like Golden Palace hall appeared in front of Russell.
There are huge stone pillars that can be hugged by five or six people, splendid walls and ceilings with exquisite oil paintings.
Russell can be regarded as someone who has seen big scenes, but after walking into the Golden Palace, he still felt the ubiquitous luxury and splendor.
With the earth's current technology, it is not particularly difficult to build a building as magnificent as the Golden Palace.
But what is rare is the sense of luxury inside the Golden Palace and the sense of time accumulated over the long years.
Russell didn't know how long it took to build the Golden Palace.
But one thing he was sure of was that even in Asgard, which possessed magic, the construction of the Golden Palace was definitely not an easy task.
As the palace of the royal family, the building materials used in the Golden Palace must be the best materials that Asgard can find.
Maybe some of them are materials that Asgard specially obtained from the Earth known as "Middle Garden", or Jotunheim, the country of the Frost Giants, and Vanaheim, the country of the Vanir Protoss.
After walking for a while in the hall, which was wide enough to accommodate 100,000 people at the same time, Russell finally met Odin, the current king of Asgard and known as the "Father of the Gods."
At this time, Odin was wearing golden armor and sitting on the throne at the end of the hall with a calm expression.
The famous Spear of Eternity was held in his hand, and two ordinary-looking crows stood quietly on the back of the throne.
On the left and right sides of Odin, there stood Thor, the god of thunder, with smooth blond hair, wearing silver armor, and a red cape, and Loki, the god of thunder with black hair, wearing golden armor, and a dark green cape.
In addition to Thor and Loki, there were two teams of Asgard royal guards wearing golden armor and holding golden spears standing on the left and right sides under the steps of the throne.
Although there were not many people, it was obvious that this meeting was of a high level.
Otherwise, Odin would not have specifically called Thor and Loki over, let alone let the Three Warriors of Asgard go to Earth in person to invite Russell.
Compared with Odin, Thor and others who were wearing armor, Russell, who was wearing a casual suit, now seemed a little out of place.
However, Russell didn't see anything wrong with this.
As an earthling, it is normal for him to wear earthly clothes to meet Odin.
Besides, Odin didn't specifically ask anyone to prepare Asgard's traditional clothes for him.
Otherwise, Russell wouldn't mind changing into Asgard's typical medieval-style armor and clothing.
From another perspective, Asgard's armor style has something in common with Diana's armor style, both with some medieval warrior aesthetics.
After arriving under the throne, Fandral and the other three took the lead in bowing to Odin on the throne.
Do as the Romans do, and Odin is indeed a pretty good guy.
After Fandral and the other three bowed, Russell also bowed slightly and bowed to Odin.
Then, he looked up at Odin, who had white hair but didn't feel old at all.
"I suddenly invited you to Asgard, I hope I didn't disturb you!"
Odin glanced at Russell and said softly.
"Your Majesty, you are welcome!"
Russell smiled and replied.
Although he still doesn't know why Odin wants to see him, judging from the current situation, Odin probably doesn't have any ill intentions.
Odin nodded kindly and continued: "You handled the Chitauri and Vanguard invasion of New York well and did not let it develop into a planetary war."
"I am an Earthling, and it is my unshirkable duty to protect the Earth from invaders from alien armies."
Russell answered calmly.
"Anyway, you handled this matter well. Otherwise, the Asgardian army, which has not been to Earth for a while, would have to go to Earth."
"Since you are from Earth, you should know how much impact this will have on ordinary people on Earth."
Russell nodded to express his understanding.
Although the Battle of New York made ordinary people on earth aware of the existence of aliens, it does not mean that people can now accept that the Nordic gods in Norse mythology and legends are also aliens.
These are two completely different things.
"Okay, enough of the gossip."
"The main reason I invite you to Asgard this time is to talk to you about the space gems."
Odin's tone became a little more serious.
"I wonder what your Majesty wants to talk about?"
Russell was not surprised that Odin would mention the space gems.
If it weren't for Odin, the space gems would never have strayed to the earth.
In terms of time, Odin is the previous owner of the Space Stone.
As for why Odin let the Space Stone, the Cosmic Cube, wander to the earth instead of keeping it in his own treasure house, only Odin himself knows what he thinks.
"You are a student of the Supreme Mage Ancient One. You must be familiar with the origin and ability of the space gem."
"Your teacher Ancient One is the guardian of the Time Stone. I wonder if you are interested in becoming the guardian of the Space Stone?"
Become the guardian of the Space Stone?
After hearing Odin's words, Russell frowned slightly.
In terms of ownership rights, the space gems are now his private property.
But it is obvious that the guardian Odin talks about is not just as simple as ownership.
"I don't quite understand what you mean, Your Majesty?"
Russell asked rhetorically.
"There are many people in the universe who are interested in space gems, and many of them are powerful beings."
"You should also understand this."
Russell said nothing and nodded to express his understanding.
After seeing his actions, Odin continued: "On Earth, your strength is not bad, you can even be considered one of the top ones."
"But if you expand the scope to the entire universe, your current strength is not considered top-notch."
"If you want to become the guardian of the space gem, you need to further improve your strength."
After hearing this, Russell roughly understood what Odin meant.
To put it simply, Odin doesn't mind if the Space Stone falls into his hands, but Odin doesn't think he has the strength to protect the Space Stone now.
"I have not given up on improving my own strength, but Your Majesty, you should also know very well that this is not something that can be solved in a short time, especially for me as an earthling."
Russell is telling the truth.
Although he has never given up the idea of improving his strength, it is not something he can achieve immediately if he wants to.
Even if you put him in the sun and "soak in hot springs", he won't be able to improve too much in a short period of time.
Unless the system activates new rewards, and the rewards are of a high level, he can only spend a lot of time improving little by little.
"Of course I know what you're talking about, otherwise I wouldn't invite you to Asgard."
Upon hearing Odin's words, Russell's eyes suddenly lit up.
Could it be that Odin wants to...
It seemed that he had predicted his thoughts in advance. After seeing his expression, Odin continued: "Yes, it is just as you thought. If you don't mind, I hope you can stay in Asgard to study for a while.
time."
"The divine power in your body is only used as a source of magic power. It would be too wasteful."
"Although I don't know where you got your divine power from, your divine power has obviously not been fully developed."
"Asgard has rich experience in this regard."
Divine power?
After hearing Odin's words, Thor and Loki, who were standing on his left and right sides, showed puzzled expressions at the same time.
They didn't doubt Odin's judgment, they just couldn't figure out why Russell, a human on earth, had divine power.
You know, even in Asgard, there are still not many Asgardians who can awaken their divine power.
To give a simple example, apart from Odin, the only person in the hall who has truly awakened his divine power is Thor.
Loki, the three warriors of Asgard, and the surrounding royal guards, all without exception, have not awakened their divine power.
"Since Your Majesty has such good intentions, of course I will not refuse."
Russell smiled and replied.
Being able to stay in Asgard to further develop the divine power in his body would be of no harm to him.
Unless Odin has some ulterior motive, otherwise, this is a good thing for him and there is no need to doubt it.
"Since you agree, then you can live in Asgard for a while."
"Saul, you are responsible for arranging Russell's daily life and preliminary study."
Odin turned to Thor beside him and said.
"Okay, Father!"
Sol answered respectfully without any hesitation.
After seeing Thor's current performance, Russell discovered that the Thor here and the Thor in the movie universe are completely different people.
If the Thor in the movie universe is a minor who has not grown up, then the Thor in this world is an extremely mature adult.
After giving orders to Thor, Odin stood up and left the hall.
After Odin left with the palace guards, Thor walked down the steps, came to Russell, and looked at Russell carefully.
Although Thor looked at it very seriously, he was not Odin and could not see anything special about Russell at all.
"Thor Odinson!"
After looking at Russell, Sol introduced himself.
"Russell Bradley!"
Russell replied calmly.
"This is my brother Loki. Like you, he is also a mage."
"The three of them are Fandral, Hogan, and Volstagg."
After introducing Loki and others to Russell, Thor began to take Russell to the interior of the Golden Palace.
Inside a bedroom in the Golden Palace.
Russell stood on the balcony of the palace, looking at the scenery outside.
After bringing him to this dormitory, Sol took the people away.
Not long after, several maids came to the palace carrying Asgard's traditional clothes.
"You all go down!"
After seeing that these maids planned to change his clothes personally, Russell said silently.