Decision and Brainwashing

After receiving a reply from Fandral, Thor didn't say anything more, nor did he release Fandral directly; instead, he chose to leave.

The reason is simple: the other three might not agree to Thor's request. If Hogun, Volstagg, and Sif could eventually agree to Thor's request and stay on Earth, that would be a happy ending for everyone. However, Thor also knew that such a thing was not guaranteed to succeed.

Moreover, if it actually succeeds, Thor won't suffer any loss. Keeping Fandral imprisoned will actually prevent many unexpected events from happening. It can only be said that Thor's current style of doing things is completely different from the Thor of the past.

"..." Fandral watched Thor leave, then glanced at the door of his cell, and fell silent. He now understood why Thor had said he was no longer the same person he had been before.

If it were the old Thor, he wouldn't have even spoken to me through the cell; he would have released me long ago. But this Thor, after negotiating the terms, showed no intention of releasing me; instead, he turned and left.

Even though Thor didn't say anything, Fandral guessed where Thor was. However, faced with this situation, Fandral just sighed and didn't seem upset.

Fandral even felt that the current Thor was more like a qualified emperor than before, when Thor was merely a brute warrior with adequate fighting ability.

On the other side, Thor soon met Hogun and Volstagg. Although the Warriors Three had different personalities, their life plans were basically the same. Therefore, Thor didn't even need to change his lines. He used the same set of words to persuade Hogun and Volstagg one after the other.

However, while this tactic worked on the Warriors Three, Thor had no effect on Sif.

"You want to create a completely new Asgard, one that surpasses Asgard?" Faced with Thor's empty promises, Sif immediately frowned and looked at Thor as she asked.

"That's right! It's not that I want to create a completely new Asgard, but that we want to create a completely new Asgard together!" Thor nodded at Sif, making a solemn promise.

"Then why do you think you can do that? Let alone constructing an Asgard that surpasses Asgard, even constructing a completely new Asgard is easier said than done," Sif said, giving Thor a deep look.

"A completely new Asgard, with a new World Tree, a new Bifrost, a new pantheon, and a new divine realm—can you create all of that?"

"I don't think you can do it. You are not an omnipotent god, you are not even a polytheistic god, you are just the God of Thunder. Only after becoming the All-Father Asgard will you be able to unleash the Odinforce to a greater extent and make your power more complex and versatile..."

"But unfortunately, if you don't return to Asgard and instead remain in Midgard, eventually becoming the All-Father Asgard, Loki will be the one to inherit Odinforce. It's completely impossible for you, a God of Thunder, to create a new Asgard!"

Sif didn't directly refute Thor. Instead, she listed a series of things Thor couldn't do to show Thor that he was just making empty promises and that she wasn't buying it!

Upon hearing Sif's words, Thor slightly opened his mouth. Creating a completely new Asgard was indeed Thor's wishful thinking, but creating a new and truly his own empire was indeed what Thor wanted to do...

However, after hearing Sif's words, Thor realized that doing so might not be so easy!

"Even if I am only the God of Thunder, it doesn't mean I can't do what you're talking about. Asgard was created from nothing, wasn't it? Does that mean that if our predecessors could do it, we, their successors, can't?" Thor quickly came to his senses, took a deep breath, and looked at Sif seriously as he retorted.

"That's one of the reasons why I didn't agree to your request. You only have a superficial understanding of these things and you're trying to do things without figuring out the reasons..." Sif said with a sigh as she looked at Thor.

"You say you're different from before, that you've been affected by some kind of brainwashing and become a completely new Thor, but in my eyes, only the you who fought with us before is truly different. The you now is actually no different from before!"

"You're still making assumptions. I don't know why you want to stay in Midgard, or why you want to create a completely new Asgard, but it's clear you haven't considered how difficult it will be, nor do you understand how to actually accomplish these things. You're just wishfully thinking you can do them..."

"I..." Upon hearing Sif's words, Thor instinctively wanted to refute them, but he didn't know how. He frowned, momentarily at a loss for words.

"You think that what our predecessors could do, our successors may not be unable to do. That may be true. But the problem is that this era is completely different from the era in which our predecessors lived!" Sif's eyes were filled with a hint of melancholy, and there was even a faint divine power surging in her eyes, as if a mysterious force was rising from her body.

"You should also be able to see that the Midgard of today is a completely different world from the Midgard recorded in Asgard history. Not to mention how many powerful beings Midgard has now, Midgard has already passed the era when it was necessary to have faith and gods to survive!"

"Asgard and many other pantheons were able to emerge because the timing of human civilization's emergence coincided with a need for faith and gods. But in Midgard today, while some may still need faith and gods, faith and gods are no longer necessities for humanity..."

"Creating a completely new Asgard isn't impossible, but you can't do it on Earth. Even if all the powerful beings on Earth didn't stand up to stop you, you still couldn't do it, because the times have completely changed..."

"So, if you really want to do what you've said, you can go back to Asgard, travel across the Bifrost to a backward planetary civilization, and rebuild a completely new system of gods and beliefs..."

"Huh? No! You're not Sif! Who are you?!" Thor was pondering Sif's incessant chatter when Thor realized something was amiss.

Sif's knowledge base is indeed greater than Thor's and the Warriors Three, but it doesn't reach Loki's level, let alone the point where she can speak fluently about the pantheon and the development of faith on Earth.

Therefore, although it is Sif who is speaking now, the content of her words is definitely not something Sif came up with herself!

"What did you say?" Upon hearing Thor's words, the divine power and mystique in Sif's eyes vanished instantly. Sif frowned, looking at Thor with a face full of confusion, and said, "I am who I am. Who else could I be? Have I been brainwashed like you?"

"So, you know what you were saying before? You didn't want to stay?" Thor paused for a moment, then looked at Sif and asked seriously.

"That's right, I don't want to stay. Asgard is where we should be. You can't raise a dragon by diving. If you want to achieve something great, you won't succeed if you stay in Midgard!" Sif nodded seriously and looked at Thor solemnly.

"As you said before, Midgard is different from before. Even though I don't know much about it now, I know that this is a completely new era, and perhaps this era is just right for me to develop?" Thor slowly shook his head and looked at Sif with a smile.

"You said that when our ancestors created Asgard, they did so by leveraging the belief systems of the people in Midgard- Midgard. So why don't I, their descendant, have the opportunity to ride the wave of this new era and accomplish something new, Father?"

"What father? Your Majesty? His Majesty is here?" Sif was taken aback by Thor's words. She looked around and then cried out, "Your Majesty, please take us back to Asgard! Please have Heimdall lower the Bifrost!"

"..." Sif's voice echoed around the cell, but no one responded to Sif, including Thor, who remained silent.

Thor guessed that the words he had just heard were definitely not spoken by Sif, but by either Heimdall or All-Father Odin. Based on his previous behavior and the tone of Sif's voice, Thor felt that it must have been his father, All-Father Odin, who had spoken.

However, since All-Father Odin, already knew his plans, there was no need to hide them anymore, as long as All-Father Odin didn't forcibly take him back to Asgard.

As for Sif, Thor also made the decision to leave Sif there. After all, Sif's decision to return to Asgard was ultimately Sif own, meaning that Warriors Three were willing to stay, Sif was not.

This rendered Thor's previous efforts futile.

Therefore, Thor ultimately decided to brainwash the entire Asgardian Four, imprint them with new personalities, and make them new Asgardian Warriors just like himself. He then injected them with the Super Soldier Serum to further enhance their strength.

As for why the Warriors Three, having already agreed to stay, still needed to be Asgard Palace, the reason is quite simple.

The Warriors Three and Sif are too familiar with each other. If the Warriors Three stay behind and don't get brainwashed, they will definitely notice something is wrong when they encounter the brainwashed Sif, which will only make things more complicated. So it's better to brainwash all four of them at the same time!

Of course, the brainwashing content and keywords for these four individuals will be entirely in Thor's control. No one else has the right to command them. In fact, in Thor's plan, the Warriors Four's daily behavior will not be any different from before, except that they will be even more loyal to Thor...

With a "whoosh!", after Thor left the cell, a large amount of hypnotic gas was instantly injected into the entire cell. The Asgardian Four's physical abilities far surpassed those of Earthling, and their resistance to drugs was extremely strong. However, unfortunately, there was simply too much hypnotic gas injected now; so much that any animal on Earth entering this cell would instantly faint...

Therefore, unsurprisingly, the Asgardian Four also fell into a coma, and the brainwashing plan for Asgardian Four began.

"Alas!" In Asgard, All-Father Odin, All-Father Odin helplessly. Faced with Thor's act of attacking his companion, he had no intention of stopping him, just as he had not stopped Loki from betraying Thor.

Since his own parenting methods have gone wrong, let Thor choose his own path. Anyway, he can hold on for a few more years, and Asgard is already in a state of extreme decline. It's better if Thor doesn't come back.

The brainwashing of the Asgardian Four is not something that can be done overnight, especially since they need to retain a large amount of memories while implanting absolute loyalty to Thor. It will take a long time.

Meanwhile, following Tony Stark's instructions, Steve happily returned to America with Bucky and left London.

It wasn't that Steve disliked London, nor that Steve disliked Peggy Carter; it was mainly because he had lived there for decades. Although he had grown accustomed to retirement, he still felt a desire to contribute something, remembering his glorious past.

Therefore, when he heard about Hydra again and that Tony Stark and Robet were preparing to form an alliance, Steve happily ran over.

Steve's viewpoint is quite similar to Tony Stark's. Since the Super League of Legends was indeed born to meet the demands of the times, why can't they form their own league? They're all getting on in years; why should they have to work for others?

Back when he became Captain America, Steve had to obey orders from his superiors. Now that he's finally reached this age and has this much experience, does he still have to follow orders from others? Does that mean he'll spend his whole life as someone else's henchman?

Steve, in particular, knew all too well what kind of people these so-called superiors were, and he was definitely unwilling to take orders from others anymore.

What a joke! In this United States, no one has more seniority or status than him, not to mention his connections. If he were truly willing to step forward, he could easily become the top leader, or even the owner of the White House with unprecedented power—that wouldn't be a problem, especially with Stark Industries ' financial backing. Of course, Steve certainly doesn't have that in mind right now...