Odin's Request

This is probably the day Heimdall has used the Bifrost the most since becoming the goalkeeper; he's already crossed it three times in about half an hour.

Fortunately, Heimdall had a good temper. If it were Xia Yu, he would definitely have refused to provide the service. What a joke! This is the Bifrost, not a subway.

Heimdall still snorted to express his dissatisfaction with Xia Yu. Besides Xia Yu introducing him to a cataract doctor earlier, Xia Yu often raised his middle finger at the sky and shouted, "Heimdall, look at my finger!" on Earth.

Xia Yu followed closely behind Thor, who was carrying Jane, towards the Golden Palace. After taking several steps, he turned back and gave Heimdall two tall middle fingers.

In truth, Xia Yu genuinely believed that he was being kind by calling out to Heimdall a few times out of the blue. Otherwise, standing motionless like a pillar in the Bifrost Hall would be incredibly boring.

Fortunately, Xia Yu didn't share his thoughts with Heimdall, otherwise Heimdall would have definitely drawn his sword and killed Xia Yu. Does he really think he wouldn't get angry every time he was interrupted while peeping at some beautiful woman in space taking a bath?

A blank expression and poor speech don't mean Heimdall is without desires, right?

Thor hurriedly carried Jane into the Golden Palace and quickly summoned Asgard's best witch doctor. He needed to determine exactly what was wrong with Jane before he could be sure how to cure her.

In the movie, Thor appears when Odin is treating Jane. Odin is very unhappy that Thor is so attached to this Earth woman. It's not until he discovers that Jane has the Reality Stone that Thor takes Thor to learn about it.

However, Xia Yu's arrival changed many things, including Thor knowing about the existence of the Infinity Stones all along, and Odin's illogical behavior no longer occurring.

As Xia Yu watched with great interest as Thor was being treated, a crow silently landed beside Xia Yu.

Xia Yu recognized it. Odin had two raven pets, one named Huginn and the other named Muninn, which roughly translate to "one is called Thought" and "the other is called Memory."

In The Avengers, when Thor kidnapped Loki from the plane, the two brothers were talking on a cliff, with two crows watching below. The director even gave it a special shot; not many people know this little Easter egg, which suggests that Odin was always watching these two mischievous kids.

This aligns with many people's analysis of the film: all the trouble in Asgard is nothing more than a few mischievous kids in Odin's household causing a ruckus.

Xia Yu recognized the crow, but he didn't know which of the two it was.

The crow that landed next to Xia Yu gave Xia Yu a very expressive look that said, "Come with me," before silently flying away.

Everyone's attention was focused on Jane; even Thor didn't notice that Xia Yu had gone out with Odin's raven.

Xia Yu followed the slowly flying crows all the way to a small balcony high up in the Golden Palace. Odin was standing on the balcony, holding onto the railing and looking at the view of Asgard below the Golden Palace.

The raven obediently landed on Odin's shoulder, nuzzled Odin face with its little head to indicate that it had completed its task, and then spread its wings and flew away.

"Look, Asgard, what a beautiful place! It's the place that everyone in the universe dreams of living in," Odin said proudly, gesturing downwards.

This scene reminded Xia Yu of many movies and TV series he had watched in his previous life. The big shots in those movies, whether they were business tycoons or power-hungry villains, always liked to stand on high places and look down, enjoying the feeling of having the world under their feet.

A line suddenly popped into Xia Yu's mind. "Look at the vast empire I have conquered for you."

Forcibly suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Xia Yu came to Odin's side, took a deep breath, and cooperated with Odin's words.

"It is indeed a very beautiful place, at least the most beautiful place I have ever seen."

"What a pity, such a beautiful place, destined to face utter destruction."

Odin had talked to Xia Yu about many things, such as the inevitable Ragnarok, which shows that Odin already had some knowledge of certain things in the future.

Xia Yu remained silent for a long while before cautiously asking, "Do you know what will happen next?"

Odin waved to Xia Yu, signaling Xia Yu to stop talking.

"I've said it before, child, many things are predestined. For Asgard to be preserved to the greatest extent possible, individuals with too much power must perish, or rather, the vast majority must perish. Frigga has been with me for thousands of years; she's just going ahead. I will soon join her."

Odin really does know everything.

"Uncle, how will we know there aren't other possibilities if we don't try? We can try; many things can be changed." Xia Yu was getting anxious. Odin had been good to him, and he was very fond of his younger brother, Thor.

Although he hadn't had much contact with Frigga, Xia Yu Xia Yu extremely guilty for watching Thor's mother being murdered.

Odin sighed deeply. "My child, you are not strong enough yet. You will change many, many things in the future, but there are some things that absolutely cannot be changed now. Forcing them will only bring about greater disaster."

"At that time, not only Frigga, but also me, Thor, Loki, and all of Asgard will be plunged into utter destruction. You don't want to see that happen, do you?"

Seeing the reluctance in Xia Yu's eyes, Odin patted Xia Yu's shoulder gratefully and said, "You really are a good boy. Keeping Thor by your side is the best protection for Asgard. If there's an opportunity in the future, try to put Loki by your side as well. Consider this my last request."

Xia Yu nodded without saying anything; he didn't know what to say.

Words of comfort now seem like nonsense. Forcibly changing everything? He certainly doesn't have that ability right now, and he doesn't dare to risk everything. It's only because he came to Asgard and met Odin that he's able to succeed. If he were on Earth, Xia Yu might really grit his teeth and pretend he knew nothing.

"Ancient One came to see me once, and I've already said everything I needed to say. She'll definitely come looking for you again, but don't worry, at most she'll fight you, she won't really hurt you. She might not even be able to hurt you, even though you can't fully control the energy within you right now."

"Go back, child. This time the battlefield isn't in Asgard. Go back to Earth. Nothing here needs to be changed."

Xia Yu suddenly remembered that in Avengers: Endgame, Thor returned to Asgard in this timeline, and Frigga stopped Thor from revealing his death, as if everything was already destined.

Odin forcibly sent Xia Yu back to Earth, leaving Thor and Jane in Asgard. Everything was going according to Odin and Frigga's plan, proceeding as scripted.

Before leaving, Xia Yu clenched his fists as he looked in the direction of the Golden Palace. The feeling of watching something about to happen and being unable to change it was truly unbearable.