In Richard's impression, Odin is just a sleepyhead. He is usually so awesome that he dares not disobey orders from the Nine Realms, but when the critical moment comes, he loses control. I remember that in the original work, Odin, a god-level boss from the Nine Realms, has always been there. They are all fishing in the water, either the person who comes is too awesome and he can't beat him, so he can only give up treatment by saying "Twilight of the Gods is coming" every day; or the person who comes is not as awesome as him, but in that paragraph He happened to be sleeping again during this period...
When Mr. Odin falls asleep, it's different from ordinary people's dozing off. It's called "Odin's Sleep", and it's still a skill. There are many effects and functions of this trick that I won't go into details here, but its most significant one is The characteristic is that once the old man closes his eyes, he has to sleep until he wakes up naturally, otherwise even if Thor thunders near his ears, it will not work.
But didn’t the old man fall asleep not long ago? Why did he fall asleep again so soon?
Seeing that he seemed puzzled, Thor explained patiently: "This is a normal situation. My father often has to enter 'Odin's Sleep'. The main purpose is to use his Odin power to supplement Asgard's magic power and strengthen Asgard." Garder’s defense. But whenever he enters Odin’s Sleep, Asgard’s power becomes unprecedentedly weak, so I need to personally guard him.”
Brother Zhui paused and said to himself: "But today's situation is really abnormal. Although we have had many frictions and conflicts outside the city wall before, it has never been as violent as today, even with Yi. Mirdu rushed over in person. There is no doubt that they want to take advantage of the 'Odin's Sleep' period to attack Asgard. Fortunately, you are here this time, otherwise this victory will inevitably require greater sacrifices..."
Richard frowned and said nothing.
Is Odin's Sleep normal?
There should be nothing wrong with this in itself, after all, Odin in both mythology and Marvel comics is a sleepyhead.
But how long has it been since he last slept? Is Mr. Odin planning to hibernate?
Richard felt that there might be something that Asgard was inconvenient to tell him as an outsider, but he had already vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
The same goes for Odin in the movie. He seems to be a top-notch fighter. However, if you look at all the movies in the four stages, you will find that this old man is paddling all the time. In the end, in the Thor 3 movie, the old man didn't even do anything, but somehow he just... Even if it fails, the casualness of his lunch is on par with another big boss in the movie, Master Gu Yi.
All signs indicate that the old man really seems to be unable to hold on any longer.
Immortality is an extremely rare thing in the Marvel system. Only big bosses like the Elders of the Universe and the Creation Gods who can control the energy of the universe are the closest to immortality. In addition, even the arcane who can destroy the nine realms with just a raise of his hand are the closest to immortality. After all, Mr. Ding cannot escape the sanctions of time.
Richard could only estimate in a very pessimistic way that the old man's end was approaching and he would soon be heading west.
Since the old man was not there, Richard could only do the next best thing and discuss it with His Majesty the Prince. So he briefly explained the purpose of his visit, mentioned that he destroyed Skadi's Hammer in Antarctica, and wanted to invite Austrian Mr. Ding went to confirm whether Jörmungandr, which was sealed by him back then, was safe, and whether the seal needed to be strengthened or something.
Jörmungandr is Thor's old enemy in mythology, and both parties are destined to perish together, so Thor has naturally heard of this story. Richard's description quickly attracted his attention, but unfortunately Thor said that the big snake was sealed Only his father Odin knows about it, so we still have to wait until the old man wakes up and gets up before talking about it.
Richard asked how long the old man would have to sleep? He wouldn't sleep for ten and a half years or something, right? Thor waved his hand and said, don't worry, our dad is not that lazy. He can only sleep for a week at most.
It's just that he will get up soon.
Thor also cordially invited him to stay and participate in the post-war victory celebration. Post-war celebrations are the most important aspect of the fighting nation Asgard. Even if the sky falls, the banquet must not be skipped. Thor said that if he is the MVP of this battle,
Without Richard, their celebration would be less interesting.
"Don't worry." Thor comforted, "Just wait for a week, just treat it as a trip to Asgard. The serpent has been sealed for thousands of years, what can go wrong in just this week? Besides, we have Heim.
Dahl monitors everything that happens in the nine realms at all times. Heimdall is the guardian of Asgard. He has an omnipotent 'all-seeing eye', and no one can escape his eyes."
Richard thought about Heimdall, who seemed to be a pretty reliable guardian. However, he failed to guard when the Frost Giants came, he failed to guard when the Dark Elves came, and he even failed to guard when Hela came. It was really...
People can't help but want to ask, "Look what you are protecting?"
But what Thor said is not unreasonable. Jörmungandr has been sealed for thousands of years and there is no movement at all. It is impossible that he has only been gone for less than a week and the big snake has come out to rule the world, right?
If it was such a coincidence, then Richard suspected that he might be an African chief from Ultraman, with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot.
So Richard agreed and decided to stay in their palace for a week, waiting for the old man to wake up before asking questions.
Asgardian banquets don't have so many complicated etiquette and preparations, and the banquet is relatively simple to hold. All the tables in the house are filled with big fish and meat, and a few tanks of wine are dragged over. Many people don't even bother to change their clothes.
The shiny armor was served directly to the table, and no one thought there was anything wrong with it.
But one thing that is the same as the banquets on earth is that the theme of the banquet is also about eating and drinking. The Asgard brothers ate fish and meat, and some even directly held a big vat to fight with each other, full of the bold atmosphere of ancient knights.
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At first, Richard was not used to the fish, chicken legs, etc. that were cut into big pieces on the table, but once he accepted this setting, he found that the cooking skills of the barbarians seemed to be pretty good. Some of the food had some added
Asgard's unique sauce has a unique taste.
Richard felt that some of the sauces would be delicious when he took them home for cooking. He also wanted to take such good things back to his two tenants to try, so he casually asked Thor if he could bring two bottles back for him.
After hearing this, Thor waved his hand generously and said, "No problem. I will have someone pack you up and send a carriage back in a few days..."
Richard was also mentally prepared. Since he came to Asgard for dinner, he would definitely not be able to escape the wine aspect. Sure enough, not long before the banquet started, the big man Volstagg, whom he had met once before, rushed towards him.
Toast: "Here's to the warrior from Midgard, the warrior with the power of an interstellar giant!"
All the Asgardian warriors cheered together. Soon someone filled a glass of wine and handed it to him. The smell was quite strong.
Richard glanced at the wine glass, thought about it, and then reached out to take it.
What a joke, can I still be knocked down by a mere glass of wine?