Joining the Family?

Several days had passed since the Battle of London, Xia Yu spent his days looking at the Armor construction diagrams Tony had given him.

These are the Armor blueprints that Tony specially gave to Xia Yu. The entire Armor has countless variations. Xia Yu uses his imagination to create weapons using Aether, but the Armor itself requires many internal structures.

For example, the laser cannon can not only be used as a weapon, but also as a propulsion device for Xia Yu.

If Tony's Nano Armor was built by uploading all the blueprints to his computer beforehand, Xia Yu memorized every single detail of the blueprints Tony designed for him, and still needed to practice frequently.

Actually, Xia Yu's Nanotechnology, except that the material never wears out and never needs to be replenished.

Moreover, the biggest surprise the Reality Stone gave Xia Yu was that when it transformed into Armor, it didn't need a reactor and could utilize Xia Yu's own energy, which undoubtedly improved the Armor's actual combat power by a significant margin.

Tony dumped the blueprints on Xia Yu, and the Science Team resumed their research. This time, Tony wanted to completely upgrade everyone's equipment.

After studying the blueprints for several days, Xia Yu now feels like he sees everything through lines, and his first thought is how the object is constructed and how it is created using Aether.

Xia Yu felt like he was about to go mad.

I was just thinking about whether to talk to Tony and ask him to bring out that oil tanker so we could all go out to sea and relax.

Then I received a phone call; it was from Norway.

"Uncle Odin?" Xia Yu answered the phone; he already knew who it was.

"Xia, child, I want to see you."

Odin's voice at this moment lacked any of the majesty of the All-Father; it sounded like that of an ordinary old man.

Xia Yu didn't tell Thor, but went secretly on his own.

The meeting place was on the Norway coast, the place where Thor: Ragnarok died in Odin: Ragnarok, and also the place where he later settled in New Asgard on Earth.

When Xia Yu arrived, Odin was standing on the edge of the cliff, staring blankly at the sea.

He was wearing a very ordinary casual suit, and his figure was somewhat hunched.

For some reason, Xia Yu's eyes welled up with tears.

Even Hero grow old. Odin, the All-Father in Norse Mythology, who has dominated the universe for thousands of years, could not escape the erosion of time.

Decades or centuries from now, will I, like Odin now, be alone, reminiscing about the past, wondering who will be by my side then?

"Uncle." This was the first time Xia Yu had addressed Odin so sincerely.

"Oh, you've come, child." Odin turned around shakily and waved to Xia Yu.

"Come here, come to me."

Xia Yu obediently stepped forward, took out a chair from his ring, and helped Odin sit down.

"Sir, if you like the sea, there's a sea in New York, and there's also a small piece of land there that belongs to Asgard, to Thor. You can go and stay for a few days. My friends and Thor's friends are there; you'll like them."

Xia Yu couldn't bear to see Odin all alone in that place.

"More than a thousand years ago, the Frost Giants invaded Earth. It was in this very place that I defeated them, and it was also around that time that I adopted Loki."

Odin did not answer Xia Yu's question, but continued to gaze at the sea before him, lost in deep memories.

"Alright, if you like this place, I'll build you a house here and find a few young and pretty girls to serve you, how about that?" As he spoke, Xia Yu started to get frivolous again.

Odin stretched out his hand and gave Xia Yu a sharp whack on the head.

"If Frigga were still here, she would have used magic to turn you into a turtle if you talked like that." Odin was amused by Xia Yu.

"You met Hela?" Odin continued.

"Yes, when the Nine-Star Alignment, I accidentally entered Hell." Xia Yu didn't say anything about not knowing anything, as it was meaningless in front of Odin never bothered to ask him anything.

"Hela is incredibly powerful. I don't know how powerful you were at your peak, but right Hela, I can only run away from her," Xia Yu said honestly.

"Yes, Hela is indeed very powerful. Even I, thousands of years ago, could only exile and seal her away, but I could not destroy her. To destroy her, Asgard must be destroyed, for that is where her Source lies, and also mine."

"In recent years, I've found it increasingly difficult to control her. Sooner or later, she'll emerge, and at that point, there will be no way to eliminate her except by destroying Asgard."

"But in the last few days, I've had a new inspiration."

Odin looked at Xia Yu with a smile.

Xia Yu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked cautiously, "It's not related to me, is it? I've tried, and I'm no match for her, at least not now."

"I didn't ask you to kill her. We can find a way that doesn't require fighting." Odin's smile became even more sinister.

"Xia Yu, you're Thor's older brother, right?"

"That's right, they kowtowed, although the ceremony wasn't very formal." Xia Yu nodded.

"Since we met, Uncle has always treated you pretty well, right? My treasures, the Eternal Flame, the Tesseract —you can use them and take them as you please, right?"

"Yes, that's right." Xia Yu nodded again.

"Would you be willing to marry me again?" Odin said with a smile.

"No, we're already on a very good relationship. There's no need for any more formalities," Xia Yu, decisively rejecting Odin.

He knew exactly what Odin wanted to say; not a chance.

"Uncle, please stay here. I'll find someone to build you a house in a few days. I have something to do, so I'll head back now."

Xia Yu turned to leave. What a joke!

"What makes Hela unworthy of you? If you marry her, you will become the next king of Asgard, and I believe Thor won't have any objections."

Odin stood up and roared, his eyes wide with fury.

"I have no interest in the throne of Asgard, and even less in your daughter. Besides, I already have a girlfriend, and I'm very loyal." Xia Yu would never agree to this. The throne of Asgard? He'd be lucky to escape Hela's clutches.

"Xia, you've already promised to take care of my two sons, so what's one more daughter? Hela is beautiful and quite powerful, and you're sure to have a very long lifespan. Earth women aren't suitable for you; Hela can spend her whole life with you."

Odin began to explain to Xia Yu the benefits of marrying Hela.

"You're dreaming! Don't even think about it! Uncle, you can't just take advantage of me. I could understand you insisting that I become sworn brothers with Thor, and we had a good relationship. But to force your daughter on me is going too far."

Xia Yu also slammed his fist on the table and stood up, challenging Odin to a stand, even unto death.