Thor's weird behavior attracted a lot of boos. He also knew that his arrogant behavior just now seemed to be even more embarrassing when Li Congxin raised a hammer, so he could only use a smile to cover up his inner embarrassment. At the same time, he said to Li Congxin, "Uncle Emperor, you are back."
Nodding, Uncle Li said calmly, "Don't be nervous. Although I can pick up your hammer, I can't get its approval. So when it comes to qualifications, I am also not qualified. The situation is probably similar to that of an elevator."
In front of outsiders, Li Congxin still saved enough face for his eldest nephew. As he spoke, his eyes fell on the two people sitting in the corner.
They were a young man and woman, they looked about twenty years old, the man was handsome and the woman was pretty.
The man has a strong build and looks very similar to Kick-Ass, but his hair is silver-white, which makes him look particularly different.
The woman has long golden hair, good looks, and a fierce figure. Wearing a fiery red fur coat, he was looking towards Li Congxin with a pair of curious big eyes.
What really aroused Li Congxin's interest in them was not the resemblance between the silver-haired man and Kick-Ass, or the hot figure of the girl in red, but the aura of the two of them, which made Li Congxin feel a sense of déjà vu.
Where have you seen such a breath?
"Clark." When Li Congxin's mind fell into memories, Captain America stood up at the right time and introduced Li Congxin: "These two are both The people of Daisy once had some misunderstandings with the alliance after awakening their abilities, but that is over now. Their abilities are very strong and they have now accepted my invitation to join Avengers."
With that said, Captain America patted the silver-haired man on the shoulder and said with a smile, "This is Pietro·Maximoff. His ability only has one word, fast! It is so fast that it exceeds the limit of the human world's ability to capture. And his code name is also related to his ability, called Quicksilver."
"And this beautiful lady's name is Wanda·Maximoff. Her abilities are also very powerful, but I can't explain exactly what it is. Anyway, she is very powerful. In Avengers, her code name is Scarlet Witch. It is worth mentioning that the two of them are actually twin siblings."
Quicksilver!
Scarlet Witch!
Hearing these two names, the memory of the Quantum Realm immediately came to Li Congxin's mind.
When he tried on Ant-Man Suit and mistakenly entered Quantum Realm, he had seen two groups of energy and a mean red figure before encountering Dormammu.
And their auras just match those two masses of energy!
Could it be that the abilities of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch come from those two energy bodies from Parallel Universe?
If analyzed according to this principle, is the Parallel Universe that is being swallowed by Dormammu a Parallel Universe that has X-Men?
Also, in the X-Men story, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are siblings, but in Marvel Cinematic Universe they become brother and sister. Is the reason for this just because Quicksilver ran faster when he was reincarnated?
And that mean red figure...
"Clark, is there any problem between the two of them?" The speaker was Nebula. Seeing Li Congxin's uncharacteristically rude behavior, she immediately showed strong hostility towards the brother and sister, and immediately asked Li Congxin why.
Li Congxin, who was deep in thought, was awakened by her words. Then he realized that his previous reaction was very rude. They hurriedly explained, "It's nothing, I just happened to think of something. I was rude just now. I'm sorry. Also, you are welcome to join Avengers!"
With one sentence, the previous embarrassment was resolved. Li Congxin immediately changed the subject and said, "In order to welcome the new members of the alliance, let's continue the previous game and let's lift the hammer together."
Upon hearing this, Thor's face, which was originally smiling like a chrysanthemum, suddenly collapsed. "Uncle Emperor, that game is over."
"No!" Li Congxin this time shook his head and said without giving him face, "The hammer-raising game has just begun, but you already have a hammer. You don't have to join in the game this time. Let's play while we're at it."
After saying that, with a casual move, he took out a hammer similar in size to Mjolnir, put it on the table and said, "This hammer is an artifact war hammer that I went to Nidavellir when I came back from the alien world and asked Short King Eitri to build it. I named it 'Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer'."
Following Li Congxin's words, everyone focused their attention on the hammer in his hand. They saw that although the hammer was similar in size to Mjolnir, it was still somewhat larger. Hammerhead is an octagonal structure with sharp edges and corners. Each face has a five-petal plum blossom pattern, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite.
But just like Mjolnir, this "Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer" also doesn't have anything special in appearance.
At this time, I heard Li Congxin continue to say, "When creating this 'Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer', because Asgard's secret method of casting the artifact was used, the requirements for the user are also extremely strict."
After hearing this, everyone has probably guessed that this may be another hammer that no one can lift?
Li Congxin smiled slightly and then said, "Actually, compared to Thor's Mjolnir, its usage requirements are slightly lower. In order to thank everyone for your long-term support For its contribution to Avengers, I will regard it as a lucky draw. Except for Thor who already has a hammer on his body, whoever can lift it will have this artifact as his weapon!"
Hearing what Li Congxin said, Black Widow couldn't help but look at him with amusement.
On the surface, Li Congxin actually took out an artifact that can increase a person's strength and rewarded Avengers with a bet. It looked like he was very wealthy.
But if we think more deeply, are only the so-called leaders of a certain group qualified to reward others based on their merits?
Li Congxin's seemingly inadvertent approach once again placed himself in the position of Avengers's true leader, intentionally or unintentionally.
And judging from everyone's appearance, no one seems to object?
Even Tony... well, Tony had the big hole in his chest healed by Li Congxin, so he owed Li Congxin a big favor.
In addition, he is not very keen on power, so it is impossible to argue with Li Congxin on this matter.
In this way, Li Congxin's leadership position among Avengers is now unshakable, and no one is willing to challenge it?
At this time, I saw Li Congxin put the hammer on the coffee table and made a "please" gesture to everyone, indicating that everyone could start trying to lift.
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you. In the end, it was Hawkeye who stood up first. "It's the same as last time, let me try first, but if I can lift it up, you won't have a chance."
While talking, Hawkeye stepped forward, grabbed the handle of the hammer and pulled hard, but Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer didn't move at all.
The attempt failed. Hawkeye shrugged indifferently, returned to his seat, picked up the beer and took a leisurely sip.
Followed by Hulk, Tony, War Machine, Quicksilver, Luke Cage, Yi Long, Daredevil, Kick-Ass... After everyone tried and failed one by one, they couldn't help but start to wonder whether Li Congxin's previous statement that "the demand for users is lower than Mjolnir" was just a polite comment...
Seeing that the male heroes present tried it one by one, only Captain America and a few female heroes were left. Everyone's eyes couldn't help but focus on Captain America.
All the other men stopped lifting. Even if they followed the order, it was Captain America's turn to try lifting. If he doesn't do it, it will be time for the heroines to show their talents.
Under the gaze of everyone, Captain America stepped forward and grabbed the handle of the hammer with both hands, but in his heart he was thinking about whether he should be polite and give those heroines a chance.
While thinking, the left and right hands holding the hammer handle exerted force at the same time. One hand pulled up, and the other pressed down. The forces canceled each other out, and the hammer remained motionless.
Seeing Captain America's hammer-raising posture, Nebula, who was standing next to Li Congxin, suddenly spoke again and said abruptly, "This man's buttocks are so perky!"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of everyone present could not help but turn to the indescribable part behind Captain America. Captain America, who was pretending, was also instantly defeated when he heard these extremely lethal words. He couldn't control the strength of his hand and directly lifted Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer up.
After listening to Nebula's words, Li Congxin couldn't help but feel a little funny.
As we all know, Captain America's chest muscles are the most developed among all superheroes. Now after being reminded by Nebula, everyone has just discovered that his gluteus maximus muscles are also the most muscular among all male superheroes.
In this way, doesn't it correspond to an idiom?
It's called... lordosis and kyphosis?
Looking at the hammer in his hand, Captain America was not only a little dazed. At this time, Li Congxin smiled and said, "Congratulations to you, captain. It seems that you are quite destined to be with this 'Eight-Edged Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer'. This hammer is attached with air magic that is completely different from Mjolnir. It can release powerful attacks such as air shock waves and air explosions. You can figure out the specific usage by yourself."
After a slight pause, he turned to everyone and said, "Actually, the limitation of this hammer is that only those with almost perfect character can hold it. Let's drink to the captain's noble character!"
After hearing this, everyone expressed their congratulations to Captain America.
After everyone put down their wine glasses, Li Congxin came out with a long metal stick. "You don't need to try lifting this. I made it specially for brother Yi Long."
"He was the first teammate I came into contact with. During the nine years when I was away, he protected my family for me. This Great Sage Staff is the thank you gift I specially prepared for brother Yi Long!"
Li Congxin gave the second magic weapon to Yi Long, and naturally no one present would object.
They are superheroes after all, and unreasonable jealousy will never happen to them.
Especially Li Congxin's words are reasonable and well-founded. During the nine years when he disappeared, it was indeed Yi Long who always stood by Old Pi's side and helped him protect his family.
Of course, Yi Long is definitely not the only one who contributed to this.
As the leader of the Hand, Matthew also provided a lot of help in secret.
However, Matthew will never compare with Yi Long on this matter. Long before Battle of New York, he had already received the most precious gift from Li Congxin that he had ever received in his life.
That is, light!
For a blind man, how can a powerful artifact be more precious than a pair of bright eyes?
After the two artifacts were divided up, everyone entered the carnival stage again.
After Thor discovered that where Li Congxin was around, there was no chance for him to steal the limelight. He consciously picked up his glass and walked to sit down next to Jane Foster in front of the bar. Compared to those rough men, Thor was still more willing to stay with his little girlfriend.
"Want something to drink?" The staff member saw Thor coming over with an empty wine glass and immediately asked politely.
Thor smiled arrogantly when he heard this, and shook the metal flask in his hand. "I have a special wine brought from Asgard. This is a delicacy that no mortal can bear."
At this time, a white-haired old man wearing a gray peaked cap happened to pass by, and when he heard Thor showing off, he immediately stopped and said, "I want to drink some of this stuff too.