Chapter 277 Loki who sent out the battle invitation
Chapter 277 Loki sends an invitation to fight (please order the full version!)
Although Russell was accustomed to living the life of a degenerate capitalist on earth, he had no intention of letting his life slip into a feudal and decadent life.
In this regard, he is still very principled.
After hearing his words, the maids in white dresses in the palace looked at him doubtfully.
Then, he bowed slightly to him and silently exited the palace.
After the maids left the palace, Russell, who was standing on the balcony admiring the scenery of Asgard, sighed helplessly.
He had a pretty good impression of Asgard, but he still couldn't get used to Asgard's typical feudal mentality of superiority and inferiority.
However, he has no idea of promoting the concept of "everyone is equal" in Asgard.
This is Asgard's "family matter" and it is not his turn as an outsider to take care of it.
Besides, the Asgardians themselves had no objections, so of course there was no need for him to say anything.
After standing on the balcony and admiring the scenery for a few minutes, Russell turned back to the magnificent palace and put on the Asgardian clothes sent by the maids.
Although putting on Asgard's traditional clothes makes you feel like you are playing cosplay, I have to say that things exclusively provided by the royal family are better.
Although the styles of the clothes sent by the maid are not the same as those currently popular on Earth, the materials and materials are no worse than those expensive handmade custom-made clothes.
Strictly speaking, it is even one or two levels higher.
But if you think about it carefully, this is normal.
The average lifespan of an Asgardian is five thousand years.
Such a long life is enough for an Asgardian to elevate his mediocre tailoring skills to the level of a work of art.
What's more important is that compared to Earth, which currently has no way to conduct real interstellar navigation, the time Asgard has embarked on interstellar navigation and communicated and traded with other planets and civilizations is longer than the history of Earth's civilization.
Trade between different planets and civilizations brings not only wealth, but also various impacts such as technology and culture.
Although the current Asgard looks a bit like a "backward" medieval feudal country, it is really better than the level of civilization. Asgard is at least several levels higher than the earth.
If nothing else, Asgard's medical level is much higher than that on Earth.
The level of medical care on earth cannot even solve many physical injuries and cancers.
Asgard's medical level has developed to the point where it can heal soul damage.
Although there are not many Asgardians who can enjoy such high-end medical care, at least the upper limit for them has reached this level.
However, from a universal perspective, Earth is much better than Asgard in this regard.
As long as you have relatively decent economic conditions, you can basically enjoy the upper limit of medical services on earth.
It will not be like Asgard, where only members of the royal family can enjoy top-notch medical services.
After putting on the pale gold outfit in front of him, which was somewhat similar to a warrior's robe, Russell came to the huge floor-to-ceiling mirror in the bedroom and took stock of his current imagination.
good!
Just looking at his appearance, he looks no different from other Asgardians now.
And in terms of appearance, he is no worse than Thor with blond hair and Loki with black hair.
But soon, Russell found that something was missing from him.
Sidearm!
As a martial nation, it is a daily habit for Asgardian men to carry weapons with them.
For those who are more formal, they will be as inseparable as Thor and the Three Warriors of Asgard.
Although Russell's Zhenglian uniform refers to the style of Diana's armor, his Zhenglian uniform is still not armor.
To be precise, he has never worn the so-called armor.
After thinking for a few seconds, he took out the mantra lasso and Vulcan sword that Diana had specially given to him from the system space.
After wearing the Lasso of Mantra and the Sword of Vulcan on the left and right sides of his waist respectively, he nodded with satisfaction.
The one on the left side of the waist is the Vulcan Sword, and the one on the right side is the Lasso of Mantra.
Except that the sword of Vulcan has no scabbard, he now looks like a pure Asgardian.
After admiring his new image, Russell left the palace.
After taking him to the palace and arranging several maids for him, Thor left with the three warriors of Asgard and others.
Before leaving, he specifically told Russell that he could move around freely as long as it was not in certain special places in the Golden Palace, such as Odin's bedroom, Odin's treasure house, and the Wang family library.
After pushing open the door of the palace, Russell saw the maids he had just "kicked out" of the palace.
These maids stood on both sides of the gate like guards.
Forehead……
After seeing these maids, Russell frowned slightly.
Then, he said to the maids: "I don't need your service for the time being, you can go down first."
"His Highness Thor requires us to serve His Majesty. Without His Highness's order, we cannot leave our posts without authorization."
One of the maids answered quickly.
"Okay, then you just stay here."
"By the way, where is the training ground of Golden Palace?"
Russell continued.
"Sir, are you going to the royal family's training ground or the guard's training ground?"
The maid who spoke just now continued.
"The training ground for guards."
Although the royal family's training ground is of a higher standard than the guard's training ground, it doesn't take much thinking to know that only a few people can use that training ground.
Compared with the royal training ground, which is not used by anyone most of the time, the guard's training ground is obviously more suitable for observing the regular fighting level of Asgardians.
"If you want to go, I can take you there."
The maid continued.
"May I have your name?"
Russell looked at this young and good-looking maid and asked slowly.
She answers her own questions every time. If nothing else, she should be the one with a higher status among these maids.
"Sir, my name is Luna!"
Luna, who looks like she is in her early 20s but is actually at least several hundred or even a thousand years old, said with a respectful look.
"Luna, take me to the guard's training ground, the others stay here."
Russell looked at Luna and said slowly.
Although Luna looks young on the outside, if you really think of her as one of those little girls on Earth who have just grown up, you would be looking down on her too much.
Being a maid is not an easy task, especially being a maid with vision and ambition.
Although Luna's appearance gives people a sense of innocence, Russell sees in her the same strong "career" as Ally.
This maid has an unlimited future!
"Okay, my lord!"
The blond Luna showed a charming and not frivolous smile and said quickly.
Then, he bowed slightly towards Russell and pointed in the direction of the guard training ground.
Although she was taking Russell there, Luna did not walk in front of Russell, but followed him step by step.
Only when she reached the point where she needed to turn, Luna would take a slight step forward to parallel Russell, and then point out the right direction.
Under Luna's "leadership", Russell quickly arrived at the guard training ground outside the Golden Palace.
As soon as he arrived at the training ground, he heard the sound of metal weapons hitting each other and the shouts of the guards.
Not only that, he also heard some special sounds similar to those caused by energy emission and energy shields resisting attacks.
In the corridor next to the guard training ground, Russell was condescendingly observing the royal guards who were undergoing daily training on the training ground.
Although it is daily training, these royal guards basically wear a full set of armor and equipment, and judging from the fighting situation, it is not much different from a formal battle.
During the training process, from time to time you can see some royal guards being injured by their "opponents" and bleeding bright red blood.
After seeing this scene, Russell sighed silently in his heart.
Asgard is worthy of being a martial artist. This training style looks almost like that of Sparta.
Although it is a little bloody, it has to be said that the guards trained in this way are definitely not weak in actual combat capabilities.
The experience gained through injuries and blood is not easy to forget even if you want to.
Just as Russell was standing in the corridor observing the fight between the guards, Loki, who had changed into civilian clothes, suddenly came next to him.
"Asgard's training methods shouldn't be any worse than those of warriors on Earth, right?"
On the surface, he was asking Russell, but the tone in Loki's words was not a question at all, but a kind of undisguised pride.
"It's true. Basically no warriors on Earth use this kind of training anymore."
Russell turned to look at Loki and said slowly.
Although this was his second meeting with Loki, Loki's tone just now revealed a lot.
For example, Loki still doesn't know that he is not an Asgardian.
Otherwise, there would not be such obvious pride in his tone.
"My father has a high opinion of you, and you are also a mage. I wonder if you are interested in playing tricks with me?"
Loki was not polite to Russell and said straightforwardly.
"Strictly speaking, I am a warrior, magic is just my minor."
After speaking, Russell gestured towards Loki with the Vulcan Sword he wore on his waist.
This is?
After seeing the Vulcan Sword worn by Russell on his waist, Loki couldn't help but frowned.
Although he is not a craftsman, as the second prince of Asgard, he still has basic vision.
Just by looking at it, he could tell that the Vulcan sword on Russell's waist was not a product of the earth.
The reason is very simple, because the Vulcan Sword has obvious traces of forging with divine power.
Weapons of the gods?
Upon discovering this, the confusion on Loki's face became even more obvious.
Although the forging process of the Vulcan Sword is not necessarily better than Asgard's top weapons, such as Odin's Eternal Spear and Thor's Thor's Hammer.
But it is obvious that the Vulcan Sword is not a weapon that can be forged casually by craftsmen.
In the words of the dwarves living in Nidalville, a royal craftsman of the Asgardian royal family, the Vulcan Sword is a weapon only a king can possess.
There are only a handful of weapons of this level even in Asgard.
"Where did your sword come from?"
Loki asked immediately.
"This is not my sword, it is my girlfriend's sword."
Russell answered simply.
Although this was not the answer he wanted, Loki did not continue to ask, but silently recorded this matter in his heart.
Russell was not surprised that Loki could see the specialness of the Vulcan Sword at a glance.
Although in the movie universe, Loki's only name is "The God of Trickery".
But Russell will never forget that in Norse mythology, Loki is not only the god of trickery, but also the god of fire.
And it just so happened that the Vulcan sword he wore was forged by Hephaestus, the god of fire among the Olympian gods.
From this perspective, Loki and Hephaestus, who forged the Sword of Vulcan, can be considered "fellow companions".
Of course, whether he can become a true "companion" with Hephaestus, the God of Fire in Olympus, depends on whether Loki in this world can obtain the priesthood and divine power of the "God of Fire".
"By the way, I forgot to tell you, actually I am not just a mage, I am also a very good warrior!"
Loki said with pride.
Strictly speaking, what Loki said was not wrong.
Although his fighting skills are not as good as Thor's, they are not far behind those of the Three Warriors of Asgard and others.
More importantly, in Asgard, where everyone advocates melee combat, Loki is one of the few people who combines melee combat with magic.
At this point, he fully inherited the style of his mother, Queen Frigga.
"Really, then it seems that you are quite knowledgeable and talented, Your Highness."
Russell replied calmly.
Although he said that, he didn't think Loki's fighting skills were really good.
Rather than saying that Loki's fighting skills are very good, it is better to say that he has a lot of experience in stabbing people in the kidneys with a knife in the back.
Especially stabbing Thor in the kidney with a knife!
"You look like you don't really believe it. Anyway, you have nothing to do now, so why not play with both hands?"
Loki once again invited Russell to fight.
"Since your Highness has said so, I will play some tricks with you!"
Russell did not refuse and agreed immediately.
In fact, he now also wants to see how far Loki's strength has reached.
This world is not the movie universe he is more familiar with, which means that Odin, Thor and others may be stronger than he imagined.
This can be seen from Thor defeating Gnar, the symbiote god who possessed Grendel.
Competing with Loki will not only let him know Loki's strength.
Moreover, the strength of Thor and Odin can also be inferred through Loki's strength.
Although it is impossible to make precise reverse inferences, it can give him a rough idea of the level of Thor and Odin's strength.
"Don't worry, you are my father's guest, I will keep it!"
Loki said with confidence.
Keep it?
After hearing what Loki said, Russell smiled and shook his head.
When fighting, you really need to keep your hands open.
However, the one who kept his hand was not Loki, but him.
He didn't want to seriously injure Loki, the second prince of Asgard, on his first day in Asgard, which would not be conducive to his subsequent studies in Asgard.
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