The Scheme Succeeded

"Marvel's Magnetic Field Rotation"

"Father."

Loki only tried to dissuade Odin after he had dealt with Thor, but by then he was speechless.

He had just experienced the wrath of the God King half a minute ago, which was more terrifying than thunder, and dared not provoke him at this moment.

Looking at his second son, Odin remained silent for a long time. Although this son was not his biological son, but rather the descendant of Laufey, the King of the Frost Giants and his mortal enemy, everything about him was so similar to him.

Both the cunning nature and the storm-like inner turmoil are inherited from oneself.

After all, in mythology, Odin used many schemes and tricks to steal mead made from the blood of the wise men created by the gods.

If Loki's divine power was not inherited through bloodline, he would not have been the best choice to succeed the Asgard's God King.

Unfortunately, while various power struggles are necessary to secure this position, the most important thing is still strength. Only with sufficient strength can one continuously repel external enemies and safeguard the stability of the Nine Realms.

"Hey!"

With a loud shout, Odin threw the spear Gungnir at Loki. It wasn't a throw to kill an enemy; Loki instinctively reached out to catch it and then held it firmly in his hand.

"Father?"

Holding Gungnir, the symbol of supreme authority in Asgard, in both hands, Loki looked nervously at the God King, wondering what his father's purpose was.

"From this moment you hold Gungnir, until your brother passes the trial and reclaims his own glory and power, or until I awaken from Odin's Sleep, you are the acting God King of Asgard."

After speaking, Odin's weariness deepened, and the imposing aura that had intimidated Laufey into abandoning his pursuit of Thor with a single roar vanished. He spoke like an ordinary old man in Midgard: "I am very tired. It is time for me to sleep. Entrusting Asgard to you is the best option right now... If you have any questions, you can ask your mother; she will give you advice..."

"Perhaps now... is the time for me to go to sleep..."

After speaking haltingly, All-Father Odin, closed his eyes, sat on his throne, and fell into the deepest sleep to regulate his body and power.

Holding Gungnir and standing before the throne, Loki quietly gazed at Odin. Even in his sleeping state, the God King was more powerful than anyone else he knew.

This is the image Odin has always cultivated in everyone's hearts, and it is also the essence revealed by the power that naturally emanates from him.

After a long while, a cunning smile appeared on Loki's face, as if some conspiracy had succeeded.

He had already determined the time of Odin's Sleep; he knew that using too much of his power would force Odin to enter a slumber sooner.

His plan was to instigate Thor to go to Jotunheim to challenge the Frost Giant, forcing Odin to go himself.

Even the very cause of it all— the Frost Giant bypassing Heimdall's watchful eye and storming into Odin's vault during Thor's coronation—was orchestrated by him. As Magician, it was perfectly normal for him to discover several secret passages from Jotunheim to Asgard.

In the end, Loki achieved his goal: to become the God King of Asgard, even if it was just as a proxy.

At some unknown time, he discovered his true nature: he was not Odin's youngest son, but a Frost Giant, a Frost Giant than the others.

His true form was concealed by Odin's divine power, giving him the appearance of an Asgard. If he hadn't secretly followed Thor into Odin's vault and inadvertently come into contact with the Frost Giant's treasure Casket of Ancient Winters, he probably wouldn't have discovered this now.

Because of this unexpected discovery, Loki experienced a severe identity crisis, fearing that one day his true identity would be exposed and he would be banished from Asgard.

He Asgard, he loved the majesty of the God King, he loved the mercy of the Queen of Heaven — Loki didn't want to lose any of it.

The best way to gain recognition from others is to become the God King of Asgard, then destroy the Frost Giant and make a name for yourself with unprecedented military achievements.

Loki hadn't expected the God King to so readily hand over the reins of God King to him, even though it would have been most appropriate for the Queen of Heaven to take over. Instead, he believed he was the best choice.

This inexplicably made Loki feel somewhat flattered.

"My dear brother, you should stay in the Midgard and never come back."

Loki had plenty of ways to deal with Thor. That muscle-bound guy didn't need a meticulous plan; a few words were enough to deceive him, especially after being stripped of his divine power. He lost the ability to communicate with Heimdall, the opportunity to verify his claims was gone, and his information channels were cut off. Loki's plan would then have no flaws.

Earth, S.H.I.E.L.D.. Triskelion.

Nick Fury, Black Eggplant, sat at his desk, his eyes glued to the monitor in front of him. The screen showed a group of people busy with the later reinforcement work on the Old North Church. Among them, many people were digging in the middle of the church with shovels, their positions directly above the underground space.

Although Wei Xiuming had said that once the device maintaining the stability of the space was destroyed, everything inside would also be destroyed, and nothing would be found, Black Eggplant still sent people to try.

Wei Xiuming only managed to salvage less than a third of the information about God Slayer II from the underground space, and it was written in a script not belonging to Earth's civilization. He is now fully committed to translating that information and supplementing it with the knowledge in his mind.

"Sir, based on the coordinates you provided, I've found a crashed plane under the ice. According to the records, it's the same plane that Red Skull, the leader of Hydra, used when he escaped during World War II," Coulson reported to Black Eggplant upon returning from a business trip to the Arctic.

"Furthermore, we found Captain America frozen inside, still alive... The ultra-low temperature instantly froze him, without damaging his overall physiological structure due to the freezing of his cellular fluid, just like the cryopreservation technology we use to imprison supervillains... The power of the Super Soldier Serum allowed him to maintain his Life Force even without the necessary life support equipment."

Mentioning his idol, whom he had personally unearthed, Coulson was overjoyed, to the point that he couldn't even maintain the most basic professional conduct of a secret agent.

"So, is it possible to wake him up?" Nick Fury asked, this was his biggest concern.

"Experts are examining Captain America's condition... they haven't reached a conclusion yet."