Fighting on someone else's doorstep always made logistics a problem. Even with Asgard's Bifrost for transportation, far more convenient than ancient armies, once the war began, Asgard's expenses still exceeded its income.
After all, Jotunheim produced practically nothing. Other than ice, there was only more ice.
Fighting in a place like this was not only exhausting and thankless—even if they won, there would be little to gain.
But to preserve its prestige as ruler of the Nine Realms, once the Frost Giants issued their challenge, Asgard had no choice but to fight—and it had to win beautifully.
Otherwise, its already somewhat unstable rule might directly turn into independence for the Nine Realms, leaving Asgard a commander without an army.
Yet even under such circumstances, Odin still refused to allow the Bifrost to be used for attacks. It was truly hard to understand.
Thus, if Thor wanted to defeat the Frost Giants in the bitter cold of Jotunheim, he could only find another way.
Establishing the first magic array had actually been quite easy. Asgard's army truly possessed the greatest combat strength in the Nine Realms. With their forces concentrated, the Frost Giants were no match for them.
Laufey was likely counting on the advantages of fighting at his own doorstep, with the right terrain, timing, and popular support. He had no intention of clashing head-on with Asgard and planned to wear them down with the cold.
For that reason, Laufey showed no reaction to the construction of the first magic array. Instead, he watched as if waiting for a joke.
But once the heat from the underground magma began to be drawn out, Laufey could no longer laugh.
Laufey did not know Thor's exact plan, but the climate changes in Jotunheim could not escape the notice of the King of