A Team-Building Trip to Asgard

After intense bargaining between Xia Yu and General Ross, the two sides finally reached the following agreement:

1. The government held a press conference to publicly apologize for the friction between Earth and Asgard caused by former President Trump's personal actions.

2. The government will prosecute former President Trump for his illegal actions and provide appropriate compensation to the Avengers.

3. The government will allocate a piece of land outside New York to Thor as a foothold for the Asgardians coming to Earth. That land will then be considered Asgard territory (equivalent to an alien consulate).

4. The government provided Thor with one billion US dollars as funding for the construction of Asgard's territory on Earth.

Tony directly allocated the land to the original Avengers Compound, and then asked the government for another piece of land.

"Tony, here's the billion dollars. We need you to rebuild the base anyway," Thor said in a simple, honest way.

Tony waved his hand dismissively, "I'm the richest man on Earth, Thor. A mere billion dollars? Go ahead and spend it. Buy Jane some houses and cars."

"Thor, ignore him. Tony swapped the land in the suburbs with the one the government allocated to you. He used a piece of land that was originally used as a warehouse in the suburbs to exchange for a piece of commercial land in New York City. He made billions."

Xia Yu ruthlessly exposed Tony's pretentious behavior.

"Brother, I'll give you the money. I don't need so much money." Thor then said, looking rather simple-minded.

"Alright, Thor, you have the ID Nick made, so open a bank account and deposit a hundred million dollars. You can spend it as you see fit. Give the rest to Peggy; she and the Captain will need it in Europe."

Xia Yu is using Peggy Carter as an accountant. In fact, Peggy Carter has already made a lot of money for the Avengers through business means, earning hundreds of millions of dollars from just a few of their endorsements.

The government's press conference caused another global uproar. Trump went from being a president to a pariah. If he weren't under the close control of government agents, he might have been beaten to death by the angry crowd.

Even so, on the day Trump appeared in court, the government still deployed a large number of troops to protect him, for fear that he might be beaten to death in court.

Under the threat of Xia Yu's Life and Death Talisman, Trum recounted everything in detail, including his contact with Baron Sitterkel.

Intelligence agencies from various countries frantically searched for Strucker's whereabouts, but unfortunately, he seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.

The Avengers no longer cared about any of this, because once it was over, they went to Asgard, and Xia Yu was focused on absorbing the Tesseract.

In the Bifrost Temple of Asgard, Heimdall still stands like a statue at the entrance, unchanged for thousands of years.

However, the Bifrost Hall was much more lively than usual today, with Betty Ross, Peggy Carter, and Bucky all standing in the hall eagerly waiting.

As Heimdall inserted the sword into the control panel, a needle-like object made of an unknown metal on the top of the Bifrost Hall shot out a beam of seven-colored light, which shot into the vast depths of the universe.

With a sound like electricity, the Avengers appeared in the main hall.

"Thor, Odin said he wanted to give a proper welcome to all our friends from Earth, and has specially prepared a grand banquet for you," Heimdall said without looking up.

"Gentlemen, my father has prepared a feast. Don't rush back; please savor our Asgard cuisine before you depart."

"I'm always happy when friends come to my place, especially since my father has prepared a feast, "Thor said excitedly to everyone.

"One banquet isn't enough. We're planning to have a good time for a few days before we leave. I want to thoroughly explore the sights and beautiful women of Asgard before I go," Tony with great enthusiasm.

The group had arrived in a hurry earlier, only managing to take a quick look around the Rainbow Hall. They had long been fascinated by Asgard, and now that they had nothing important to do, they naturally wanted to enjoy themselves for a few days.

So Thor led the group slowly toward the Bifrost.

Xia Yu turned around and gave Heimdall two straight middle fingers, then enthusiastically became the tour guide for everyone.

"Everyone, the bridge you're stepping on right now, the one that looks like glass and is glowing beneath your feet, is the Bifrost. It's one of the core components of the Asgard Bifrost teleportation system. Last time I came here, Thor and Loki shattered the Bifrost. Below it is the Endless Sea, whose water flows directly into the cosmos. I even peed here last time, Tony. You should be interested in trying it out..."

Listening to Xia Yu and Thor's intermittent explanations, everyone was filled with curiosity about this floating continent in the universe.

Asgard is a society with an exceptionally advanced magical civilization, but its technological civilization is almost non-existent. In some aspects, the magical civilization it displays is far more advanced than Earth's technological level by countless years.

However, the standard of living for most people was extremely low, remaining at the level of medieval Europe on Earth. They had magic-powered airships, which were equipped with magic-powered high-density energy weapons.

However, most people in rural areas still rely on animal power, such as horse-drawn carriages or horses, for transportation.

This stark contrast gives Asgard a unique charm; it is both highly developed and highly primitive.

The group slowly walked up to the Golden Palace, and everyone marveled at its magnificence.

"Thor, I must say your palace is magnificent, but the colors and design are too monotonous. I can help you with the design."

Tony made a brief comment about the Golden Palace's design, then went to the guards at the Golden Palace gate and pointed to the bull horns on their heads, saying:

"I've never understood why people like to put two pairs of horns on armor. They serve absolutely no practical purpose. Are you going to bend over and use those horns to kill the enemy during battle?"

Seeing the increasingly hostile look in the guard's eyes, Tony probably would have been stabbed to death with a spear if Thor hadn't been there.

Tony patted the guy on the shoulder. "I'm not targeting you, friend. Actually, it's not your fault. The horns on your head are quite nice."

Thor quickly pulled Tony inside, afraid that Tony's foul mouth would cause some trouble. Xia Yu was also foul-mouthed back in Asgard, but he was different from Tony; he always had a smile on his face, making it impossible for people to get angry.

Chatting and laughing, the group entered Odin's hall.

On both sides were two rows of neat Golden Palace orderly guards, their heights even being exactly the same, their golden helmets and armor giving them a somewhat divine air.

Odin was also dressed in golden armor, even his eye patch was golden, and he held the Gungnir in his hand, his body radiating a faint golden light.

He possessed the stature befitting the All-Father.

"Oh my god, I met the All-Father from Norse Mythology! He's the king of the gods! Do I have to kneel before him?"

Banner nervously asked Xia Yu in a low voice.

Xia Yu nodded without showing any emotion.

Banner stepped forward and knelt on the ground, loudly proclaiming, "Great Odin All-Father..."

Everyone stared at Banner in surprise, while Tony and Hawkeye chuckled.

"Haha!" Xia Yu and Thor gave each other a high five and burst into carefree laughter.