After some fierce bargaining, the American soldiers and innocent America people who died in the war were sold to Li Congxin for five artifacts.
What would Egghead's expression be like if he knew that Li Congxin only used some Chitauri trophies to make him give up the pursuit, but Li Congxin harvested a full five pieces of Odin's treasured artifacts from Odin?
But apart from being helpless, he probably didn't have any other options, right?
In fact, in the final analysis, the losses caused by the war to the earth and Asgard's fault are not the reasons why Odin is willing to take out five artifacts to compensate Li Congxin.
There is actually only one real reason why Odin is willing to bleed heavily, and that is that he wants something from Li Congxin.
Otherwise, when Asgard's strength far exceeds that of the earth, if Odin insists that it was just due to a moment of negligence, and then apologizes to him with infinite sincerity, what will Li Congxin do even if he is unwilling to accept it?
Don't forget, he can't beat Odin yet.
After expressing that he was quite satisfied with Odin Tuogu's commission, Li Congxin changed the subject and said, "Next, let's talk about the details of the specific cooperation. After all, even if I want to help, I still need the cooperation of Thor and Asgard. In the words of our planet, rights and obligations are relative."
"We can discuss this in detail later." What Li Congxin didn't expect was that when Odin opened his mouth, what he said was indeed, "Before discussing the specific details of cooperation, I think it's better to make the remuneration clear first. After all, I, as a brother, ask you for help, so I can't get nothing, right?"
"Wait a minute!" Li Congxin was stunned when he heard this. "Didn't I just promise me five artifacts? Jun Wuxi, are you planning to go back on your word?"
Odin smiled calmly, shook his head and said, "We just made it very clear that the five artifacts are to make up for Asgard's previous mistakes, and the compensation made to you is not a reward for your help, and cannot be confused."
But the problem is that when Li Congxin was negotiating with him before, he mixed these two things together to bargain with him!
If it is just as compensation, then Odin only needs to bring out an artifact, which is enough to satisfy Li Congxin.
Odin is also a smart person. Of course, Li Congxin cannot treat him as a fool, so after hearing the conditions proposed by the other party, he fell silent for a while.
Odin then continued, "If you can help Thor resist Hela and save the people of Asgard, you can get five more artifacts as reward."
"If you can stop Ragnarok and protect the land of Asgard from destruction, then the number of artifacts you can choose again will become ten."
"If you can live the fate of completely stopping Ragnarok... then my treasure house will be your treasure house!"
Hearing the conditions proposed by Odin, even Li Congxin couldn't help but take a breath. Old Brother Odin really spent a lot of money this time!
He first threw out five artifacts without blinking an eye, letting Li Congxin experience the value of the artifacts for himself, and then made such a promise. Naturally, he was not afraid that Li Congxin would no longer put his best effort into this matter.
However, compared to the original plot of the movie where his treasure house was destroyed together with Asgard, except for Loki who took away a Tesseract, all other artifacts were destroyed together with Asgard. It is undoubtedly a better choice to hand these things into the hands of Li Congxin.
Maybe Odin also saw it in the previous prophecy. The unfilial son Thor didn't even care about the treasures he collected so hard!
After realizing Odin's good intentions, Li Congxin hesitated for a moment and finally reluctantly agreed.
The rewards for this mission are rich, and the difficulty is within an acceptable range. Li Congxin certainly has no reason not to take it. As for the specific extent that can be achieved, it depends on the situation. Anyway, in the worst case scenario, half of the population will not be wiped out by Thanos, right?
With Li Congxin's current strength, and Tesseract in hand, if Thor is added as a helper, even if he faces Thanos, he may not be incapable of fighting.
What's more, Odin said that he doesn't have much time left, but after all, there is still a buffer time. With the artifact Odin promised him, his strength can definitely be further improved.
As for the specific extent to which this task can be completed, it depends on how long Odin can persist, his strength at that time, and other external factors.
The remuneration was completely finalized, and the next step was naturally to negotiate some details. The two people talked for a whole day in the imperial garden before finally finalizing all relevant matters.
After finishing talking about the business, Odin suddenly looked at Li Congxin with some confusion, and asked with some confusion, "According to my previous observations, you seem to have immortality?"
Being mentioned again by Odin, Li Congxin also thought of the terrifying recovery ability he showed when fighting Hyperion before.
Thinking back to some of the things that had happened before, a bold guess emerged in his mind.
However, this guess is a bit too bold, and Li Congxin cannot confirm it for the time being. He would not risk his own life to find out whether he really could not die.
Therefore, this issue can only be dropped.
Shaking his head and saying that he couldn't figure out what was going on, Li Congxin turned to Odin and asked, "Old Brother Odin, is Thor really your biological son?"
Odin was startled when he heard this. What are you talking about? He is not my biological son. Could it be that he belongs to Lao Wang next door?
Seeing Odin's doubts, Li Congxin asked again, "I just expressed some doubts about your method of handling the problem. Thor made a mistake. You were deprived of your divine power and exiled to Earth as a soldier. Loki first almost blew up Asgard, and then went to Earth to cause various troubles. In the end, he was locked up in a small dark room by you."
Shrugging, Li Congxin said, "Judging from this difference in treatment, I really have to wonder which one, Thor or Loki, is your biological child."
Odin laughed when he heard this, "Little brother, you are still too young. When you have your own children, maybe you will understand what I do."
After chatting for a while, the atmosphere became more relaxed from the previous seriousness when discussing business matters. While talking and laughing, Thor came to report that the banquet had been prepared.
In order to thank Li Congxin for its previous help to Thor and Asgard, Odin made an exception and attended the banquet in person.
The old man announced in public at the banquet that Li Congxin, as Asgard's eternal friend, would personally grant Asgard the title of prince, enjoying rights and status second only to the king. In the absence of the king, he had the right to mobilize all resources of Asgard, including but not limited to human and material resources.
Asgard's prince is different from the kind of princes in ancient times on earth. Apart from the word "prince", there are no other additional titles. For example, terms such as Prince Yong and Prince Gong do not exist at all.
Because there is only one prince of Asgard, Li Congxin, there is no need to make any additional distinctions. Even according to Odin's memory, the same prince as him has never appeared in the history of Asgard.
And it didn't happen before, and it never will happen again.
As for his rights as a prince, if it were replaced by the title of Dongfang, it would probably be equivalent to the title of King Side by Side?
It seems that Li Congxin didn't like those red tapes, so the ceremony of conferring the king was simple. Just one oral instruction from Odin completed the complicated process that originally took several days. After that, everyone celebrated him. Naturally, there were various programs such as chatting and drinking, which really made Li Congxin feel the enthusiasm of Asgardians people.
Compared with the high-level society on earth that pays attention to gentlemanly demeanor, the "gods" of Asgard are full of heroism. They basically belong to the image of a hero who drinks a lot of wine and eats large pieces of meat, and can put down his wine glass and fight hand-to-hand. Even Sif and Goddess are generally of this type.
This is also the main reason why the impulsive and reckless Thor is more popular than the gentle and thoughtful Loki.
In addition to having the most orthodox right to inherit the throne, Thor can completely integrate himself into this group. Loki, who is good at conspiracy, seems to be an alien among this group of heroes, and is out of tune with everyone.
Although Li Congxin didn't like this kind of atmosphere full of martial arts, he still understood the principle of doing as the Romans do. Simply relying on his terrifying strength in the middle stage of Sub-Celestial, he would not refuse the toasts of those Tiangong warriors, and just relied on his own power to let all the male and female "gods" except Odin and his wife.
The first time he drank so much wine, Li Congxin also became slightly tipsy.
After all, the strength of Asgard's wine is not comparable to that of the so-called spirits on earth. If you put a drop of it into Stan Lee, it is an inherent plot that has appeared in the movie!
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, all the "gods" had been carried down. Odin greeted Li Congxin with a smile and returned to his palace with Queen Frigga.
After finishing the care today, Odin was relieved of his worries. After closing the door, he immediately smiled and asked his wife beside him, "My dear, do you want to have sex?"
Frigga: "Get out!"
After leaving the banquet hall, Li Congxin was pulled by Ava to Bifrost.
During the day, this little girl heard Frigga talking to her about how beautiful the night was on Asgard and how bright the stars were, especially the best viewing effect on Bifrost. She then made up her mind to come and see it in person, and she acted like a coquettish girl and insisted that Li Congxin accompany her.
In this regard, although Li Congxin had no choice but to accompany him.
The two people came to Heimdall at Caihou Bridge, and after saying hello to Heimdall, they sat down on the bridge with the flowing light. Ava naturally leaned his head on Li Congxin's shoulder, quietly admiring the beautiful scenery that could never be seen on earth.
Received Impression Points+999 from Heimdall!
Heimdall feels so depressed.
I didn't go to the party or anything like that. It's not enough for me to hide on Bifrost alone. You still have to chase me and torture me!
Is there any royal law or law?
Seeing the young lovers in front of him chatting unscrupulously, Heimdall felt uncomfortable all over his body, as if he was being abused to the point of being abused.
Seeing that they had no intention of leaving for a while, he took the initiative to step forward and said, "Your Highness, you continue to enjoy the scenery here, I want to go back and rest first."
If it were normal times, Li Congxin would definitely find that Heimdall's expression was wrong, but today he was somewhat drunk, so how could he notice those details?
He nodded casually and said, "You have worked hard too. Go back and rest early and don't worry about us."
Received Impression Points+999 from Heimdall!
Heimdall turned and left.
If I can't afford to offend him, can I still afford to hide?
Thanks to book friend [Lucky Heart] for the 500 starting coins!